Agreement reached on Thai trade
After years of discussion, the Cambodian and Thai governments on Tuesday agreed at the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operation Strategy (ACMECS) summit in Laos to establish a Cambodian-Thai Business Council in a bid to enhance trade and investment between the ASEAN neighbours after a decline in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031561964/Business/agreement-reached-on-thai-trade.html
Banong Families Close to Communal Land Titles
An indigenous ethnic Banong community in Mondolkiri province yesterday began the final stage in acquiring a communal land title, setting it up to become only the sixth community in the country to secure one of the coveted documents. Established by the 2001 Land Law, communal land ...
Cambodia's trade with Thailand down 2.3 pct in Q1
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand went down by 2.3 percent during the first quarter of this year, according to the statistics released by [the] Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday. Officials said the drop was due to “Thai baht appreciation, not ongoing border conflict” ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-04/29/c_132349426.htm
Cambodia-U.S. trade flat in Q1
The two-way trade volume between Cambodia and the United States valued at 758 million U.S. dollars in the first three months of this year, up only 0.8 percent compared with 752 million U.S. dollars over the same period last year, the statistics of the U.S. ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-05/03/c_132357935.htm
Japanese bank to boost local investments
Japanese Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) signed an agreement yesterday with local Canadia Bank to shore up Japanese growth in Cambodia and to demonstrate its confidence in the Kingdom’s financial sector. BTMU’s managing executive officer, Takami Onodera, and Pung Kheav Se, chairman of Canadia Bank, yesterday ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013051065537/Business/japanese-bank-to-boost-local-investments.html
Kem Sokha Concerned Over Post-Election Violence
Opposition vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday said he could not guarantee there would be no violence following Sunday’s vote and appealed to the international community to be on alert and help ensure a peaceful transition after the election results are released. Speaking to reporters after ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/kem-sokha-concerned-over-post-election-violence-36762/
Cambodia reports 1.41 bln USD trade deficit in first eight months
Cambodia has witnessed a trade deficit of 1.41 billion U.S. dollars in the first eight months of the year, according to figures from the Ministry of Commerce on Monday. The country’s total import and export volume was valued at 10.45 billion U.S. dollars during the January-August ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/16/c_132725537.htm
US Congressman Says Hun Sen Must Resign
The chairman of the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Foreign Affairs called on Prime Minister Hun Sen to stand down during an event attended by CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha in California on Saturday night. Speaking at a CNRP fundraising event, Ed Royce, a Republican ...
Alex Willemyns and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-congressman-says-hun-sen-must-resign-48243/
ADB funds tourism development in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 100 million USD aid package to support the development of tourism infrastructure in the three Mekong River countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The decision was made at the annual meeting on tourism development of the Greater Mekong ...
Vietnamnet Bridge News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/travel/91098/adb-funds-tourism-development-in-vietnam--laos--cambodia.html
សង្គមស៊ីវិលថា គណៈកម្មការនឹងមិនមានតម្លាភាព
បន្ទាប់ពីរដ្ឋាភិបាលបានសម្រេចឲ្យបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការចំនួនបីទាក់ទិនទៅនឹងការបង្ក្រាបទៅលើកម្មករដែលធ្វើការតវ៉ាដើម្បីដំឡើងប្រាក់ខែគោល ១៦០ ដុល្លារក្នុងមួយខែនៅតាមបណ្តោយផ្លូវ វ៉េងស្រេង ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលនៅតែពុំ ...
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា
http://postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/109118-2014-01-13-03-23-57
Labour Ministry told to keep SL talks alive
In a letter sent to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training last week, the Council of Ministers encourages the ministry to facilitate talks between garment factory management and the union representing thousands of workers on strike for nearly two months. The letter, written by Council ...
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-told-keep-sl-talks-alive
Cambodia sees 1.48 bln USD trade deficit in 9 months
Cambodia has seen a trade deficit of 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2013, according to the Commerce Ministry’s data on Friday. The total import and export volume was valued at 11.82 billion U.S. dollars during the January-September period this year, up ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-10/25/c_132830753.htm
Cambodia's trade with China up 31 pct in 9 months
The bilateral trade volume between Cambodia and China rose by 31 percent in the first nine months of the year thanks to closer ties between the two governments, Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Bu Jianguo said Thursday. From January to September this year, the two-way trade volume ...
ECNS News Staff
http://www.ecns.cn/business/2013/11-15/88574.shtml
China, Cambodia to co-chair intergovernmental committee
Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong will visit China in January at the invitation of Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei announced on Sunday. Hor Nam Hong and Yang will co-chair the first meeting of intergovernmental coordinating ...
People's Daily Online
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/8485533.html
ប្រទះឃើញឈើប្រណីតជាង ៦០ ម៉ែត្រគុបគ្មានអាជ្ញាធរចុះបង្ក្រាប
ឈើប្រណីតជាង ៦០ ម៉ែត្រគុបតម្លៃរាប់ម៉ឺនដុល្លារត្រូវបានក្រុមអ្នកកាសែតប្រទះឃើញនៅនឹងប៉ុស្តិ៍នគរបាលក្នុងស្រុក សង្គមថ្មី ខេត្ត ព្រះវិហារ កាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ខណៈដែលពួកឈ្មួញកំពុងដឹកឈើទំាងនោះចេញទៅលក់នៅប្រទេស វៀតណាម ដោយគ្មានការទប់ស្កាត់ពីអាជ្ញាធរ និងមន្រ្តី ...
ផាក់ ស៊ាងលី
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/108205-2013-12-23-03-14-15
Singapore signs energy-related MOUs with Cambodia, UAE
Singapore signed two energy-related Memorandums of Understanding (MOUs) with Cambodia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), at the Singapore Energy Summit on Monday. This is part of its efforts to strengthen partnerships in the energy sector. Second Minister for Trade and Industry, Mr S Iswaran, ...
Channel News Asia Staff
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/singapore/singapore-signs-energy/865210.html
Cambodian Political Parties Remain Deadlocked
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties returned to the negotiating table Tuesday in Phnom Penh seeking to end a political impasse over disputed elections. The two sides met for three hours at the National Assembly, the legislative body boycotted by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ...
Heng Reaksmey and Sok Khemara
http://www.voanews.com/content/cambodian-political-parties-remain-deadlocked/1784317.html
Cambodia's construction industry looks ahead
Cambodia’s construction industry took a major step forward in its development on Tuesday with the second summit of the Cambodia Constructors Association at DARA Airport Hotel. The summit occurred alongside an exhibition of construction products, materials and services. Association chairman Pung Kheav Se said that was ...
Hin Pisei
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/cambodias-construction-industry-looks-ahead
Construction of port terminal set for early ’14
Construction on a new multi-purpose terminal at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port is expected to begin in early 2014 to support Cambodia’s rising exports, port officials said yesterday. The new terminal, linking sea to shore, will occupy three hectares and is expected to be finished by late 2016. ...
Chan Muy Hong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/construction-port-terminal-set-early-%E2%80%9914
A prison by any other name . . .
Prisons across the country will soon be referred to only as “correctional centres” to change a public perception that they are places where people are simply locked up, the Ministry of Interior announced yesterday. Nuth Sa An, secretary of state at the ministry, said the change ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/prison-any-other-name