Exchange officials explain IT system
Stock exchange officials were conducting a five-day workshop on the IT system that will allow trading, Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia director-general Ming Bankosal said yesterday. The workshop, held in conjunction with the Cambodia Securities Exchange, would also seek feedback on the system’s functionality ...
Revenues from trade inspection climbing
Camcontrol Directorate General revenue from goods inspections during the first half of the year increased by more than 32 percent compared to the same period last year, according to Ministry of Commerce data. Camcontrol, or the Cambodia Import-Export Inspection and Fraud Repression Directorate General, which regulates ...
Revenues for first seven months double to $1.6bn
The government has collected 6,557 billion riel, or about $1.6 billion, in revenues in the first seven months of 2011, a figure that is twice that of the $801 million in revenues that were collected during the same period last year, data released by the ...
Laos dam looms over fish quota
A new government plan has set a goal for an annual 1.2 million tonnes of fish by 2019, but officials and environmentalist have said the construction of Xayaburi dam in Laos could stymie Mekong fisheries. The plan would push fish exports to 500,000 tonnes of fish ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011120953255/Business/laos-dam-looms-over-fish-quota.html
Informal Pharmacies Continue To Operate Despite Crackdown
There are no reliable figures on the number of illegal pharmacies operating nationwide, but the government insists that the problem is a thing of the past. At the launch of an anti-drug campaign at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, Chou Yin Sim, secretary ...
First Trial Involving Minister’s Wife Commences
The first trial in a long-running land dispute with the wife of Industry, Mines and Energy Minister Suy Sem will start today at the Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court, a human rights worker and court officer said yesterday. Court prosecutor Penh Vibol confirmed that the court would ...
Rural women vital to society: UN
Ahead of International Women’s Day, the United Nations’ Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) issued a statement highlighting the important roles rural women and girls play in society while stressing the need to protect and promote their rights. ...
Michael Light
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/22402/rural-women-vital-to-society--un/
ADB to muscle up its lending with pledge of $1B
Cambodia could receive over $1 billion in developmental aid and grant funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) in the coming four years as the multilateral financial institution consolidates its lending arms and scales up operations across the region – a move that some analysts ...
Kali Kotoski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-muscle-its-lending-pledge-1b
Preah Sihanouk factories close
Two garment and textile factories in Preah Sihanouk province have signaled their insolvency, and called on creditors to file for compensation with their administrators before Monday. ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31366/preah-sihanouk-factories-close/
Experts call on gov’t to encourage garment workers to vote
With the commune elections just around the corner, the government has yet to come up with a plan to help garment workers get to the polls.Many have come forward with concerns that they may be unable to get time off work or be able to ...
Hean Socheata
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/experts-call-on-government-to-encourage-garment-workers-to-vote/3877544.html
Telecom tax in pipeline
Future growth of telecom networks in rural Cambodia will be funded by a three percent tax on gross revenue for the country’s telecom operators, due to begin within the first half of 2017. Im Vutha, spokesperson for the Telecom Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) told Khmer Times ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/31245/telecom-tax-in-pipeline/
Cambodian Sweet Treat Showcase
At least 100 varieties of cakes and desserts were displayed at the riverside park in front of Wat Ounalom, drawing in hundreds of locals and tourists eager to sample the local delicacies. The three day event, which concluded on Saturday, was organised by Phnom Penh City ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090358433/Lifestyle/cambodian-sweet-treat-showcase.html
Flash Floods, Heavy Rains Expected in 14 Provinces This Week
The government warned residents of 14 provinces yesterday to take precautions against possible flash floods caused by heavy rain, while the homes of almost 1,000 families have already been flooded in Banteay Meanchey province. The Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology issued a statement yesterday calling ...
Farmers of crocodile say no to skin exports
Cambodian crocodile farmers prefer selling young live crocodiles directly rather than raising crocodiles and selling their skins for export as they believe there is no market, despite officials encouraging crocodile farming for skin exports. Heng Chheng, a crocodile farmer from Battambang, has raised crocodiles since 1984. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013030761796/Business/farmers-of-crocodile-say-no-to-skin-exports.html
Boats seized in dredging crackdown
More than 100 sand-pumping systems and 40 boats have been impounded by the Kandal provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology in order to prevent riverbank collapse as water levels continue to rise. Chun Penglong, the provincial department director, told the Post yesterday that navy police and the ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/boats-seized-dredging-crackdown
Cambodia bourse to get second IPO in April
Taiwanese garment factory Grand Twins International will be the second company to go public on Cambodia’s fledgling stock exchange, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) confirmed yesterday. ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-bourse-get-second-ipo-april
No Government Meetings for International Trade Unions
International buyers and trade union representatives have been unable to meet with Prime Minister Hun Sen or other government officials, despite a request following deadly worker demonstration crackdowns last month. Major international buyers signed on to a joint letter condemning the violence and urging the government ...
Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/no-government-meetings-for-international-trade-unions/1844164.html
Mirach Energy updates on upstream operations in Cambodia, Indonesia
Mirach Energy Limited disclosed Friday that its associate company CPHL (Cambodia) has submitted the final draft of Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) for Cambodia offshore Block D to the country’s Ministry of Mine and Energy’s unit Cambodian National Petroleum Authority (CNPA) for approval. ...
Rigzone News Staff
http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/131886/Mirach_Energy_Updates_on_Upstream_Operations_in_Cambodia_Indonesia
Foreign Minister: Cambodia committed to human rights, democracy
The Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Hong said that Cambodia is committed and willing to improve the country’s human rights and democracy record. Namhong said during a meeting yesterday with Ms. Flavia Pansieri, the UN Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights, at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OGUzMTA2MmFiNTE
Smart posts midyear gains
Mobile service provider Smart has outperformed its fellow Axiata Group subsidiaries in the first half of the year, according to the Malaysian conglomerate’s latest financial report. Driven by a 115 per cent increase in data traffic revenue, Axiata’s results show Smart’s gross revenue totalled 270 million ...
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/smart-posts-midyear-gains