Korea envoy claims gov’t probe a ‘setup’
Cambodia’s controversial ambassador to South Korea, Suth Dina, has released a public plea to Prime Minister Hun Sen to safeguard his job, amid what appears to be an investigation by the Foreign Affairs Ministry into his office, it emerged yesterday.
Mech Dara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/korea-envoy-claims-govt-probe-setup
MFI joins effort to push a Riel economy
Prince Finance Plc is moving to support the efforts of the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) to promote the use of the riel by using the domestic currency in all transactions, fees, loans and staff salaries, the microfinance institution’s managing director, Hon Sorachana, told a
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22971/mfi-joins-effort-to-push-a-riel-economy/
Acleda e-commerce hits $500,000 a month
Acleda Bank Plc., the country’s largest commercial bank by branches, has seen rapid growth in online transactions – now about $500,000 a month – since it launched its e-commerce payment gateway late last year, a senior executive at the bank said yesterday.
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24022/acleda-e-commerce-hits--500-000-a-month/
Regulators keeping a close eye on derivatives market
Cambodia’s capital market regulator held a forum yesterday on regulations and safeguards for the derivatives market, laying out the inherent risk and reward of the poorly understood financial instrument that has until recently operated with no oversight.
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/regulators-keeping-close-eye-derivatives-market
A country in love with injections and drips
In Cambodia almost anyone who sees a doctor or goes to hospital, is given an injection or put on an intravenous drip. This is what patients want, and what medical staff give them – it has become part of the healthcare routine. But it has
John Murphy
http://www.bbc.com/news/magazine-35111566
405 get an A in high school exams
The ministry of Education announced the results of the grade 12 high school exams on Saturday afternoon, noting that 405 of the 89,661 students who enrolled to take the exam received an A grade, a marked improvement on the previous year and a “surprise” for
Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29612/405-get-an-a-in-high-school-exams/
What’s in a name? SRP faces rebranding
Controversial amendments to the Law on Political Parties have steamrolled through the legislative process and are likely to be signed into law this week, kicking up a chorus of concerns from the opposition, civil society and international rights groups.
Ben Sokhean and Ben Paviour
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/whats-in-a-name-srp-faces-rebranding-132969/
Cambodian rice exports cause a stir in Italy
Ente Nazionale Risi (ENR), Italy’s national rice agency, has raised concern over increased European rice imports from countries such as Cambodia, according to rice industry publication Oryza.
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-rice-exports-cause-stir-italy
Commune Elections a big test for Hun Sen
Cambodians go to the polls early next month to elect more than 12,000 district officials, but the ballot is also shaping-up as a showdown between the two major parties amid threats of civil war and a crackdown on political dissent in the lead-up to national
Luke Hunt
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/commune-elections-a-big-test-for-hun-sen/3866975.html
GMS gets closer to a food safety strategy
A draft five-year strategy for promoting safe and environment-friendly agriculture products in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) that would enhance regional food safety and promote trade is expected to be finalised today, according to the Asian Development Bank.
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/40334/gms-gets-closer-to-a-food-safety-strategy/
Various wild animal horns confiscated after a raid
Officials from the forestry administration raided a home in Mondulkiri province’s O’Raing district on Tuesday, confiscating the remains and horns of various endangered animals and making one arrest.
Ros Chanveasna
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5078537/various-wild-animal-horns-confiscated-raid/
UN: Cambodia ‘approaching a precipice’ amid threats, fear
The U.N.’s human rights envoy to Cambodia condemned the government’s recent violent rhetoric, court action against politicians and attacks against NGOs that have ramped up ahead of a key national election next year, arguing that the country appeared to be “approaching a precipice.”
Janelle Retka
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-cambodia-approaching-a-precipice-amid-threats-fear-133853/
Cambodia seeing a solar surge as prices drop
Cambodia is lighting up with solar power as international politics gluts the world market with inexpensive equipment options, according to industry insiders.
The lowering or complete end of subsidies for US, European and Australian firms, along with China’s backing of the renewable energy sector, has seen
Government Says Constitutional Amendment Is Not a Change
The government has taken exception to language used to refer to its plan to amend the Constitution dealing with Cambodia’s borders, saying that the planned “amendment” does not constitute a “change”.
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday said that he had launched a study to amend
City Orders Removal of a Dozen Newspaper Stands
Phnom Penh authorities have ordered 12 newspaper kiosks to leave a major road in the capital, saying they need them to relocate for 12 months for construction but giving them no other place to go.
Owners of the kiosks, which are popular in the sale of
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/city-orders-removal-of-a-dozen-newspaper-stands/1575403.html
Trade fair a chance to improve Thai relations
Thailand and Cambodia are making moves to repair trade relations as 30 of Thailand’s provincial commerce departments hold a three-day trade fair in Phnom Penh’s Diamond Island Convention Center this week, according to Jiranan Wongmongkol, director of the Foreign Trade Promotion Office (FTPO) at the
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070457176/Business/trade-fair-thai-relations.html
Hun Sen Says Land Program Proving a Success
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said that the government had identified nearly 100,000 families who are now considered eligible for land titles, and that plans were in store to locate hundreds of thousands more in the coming month.
Speaking at the inauguration of a new 128-km stretch of
Slain activist Chut Wutty's death still a mystery
On Saturday, the family of slain environmental activist Chut Wutty will commemorate the 100 days, or thereabouts, that have passed since his death in a case that remains unresolved even though six eyewitnesses have already been questioned.
The official story is that he was killed by
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072757667/National-news/the-chut-wutty-mystery.html
World Bank Says Credit Growth Still a Risk
The World Bank has warned that the rapid growth of lending by Cambodia’s Banks is still a concern, despite a recent slow-down in credit disbursals.
“Credit growth, which has been driven largely by wholesale and retail financing, and starting in 2011 agriculture financing, has eased to
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/world-bank-says-credit-growth-still-a-risk-20690/
NagaWorld a no-show at arbitration meeting
A strike involving hundreds of casino workers – many who have been told their contracts have been terminated – reached an impasse yesterday after NagaWorld officials did not attend a conciliation session at the Arbitration Council, a union leader said.
“The Arbitration Council could not immediately
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062566463/National/nagaworld-a-no-show-at-arbitration-meeting.html
