New provider CooTel launches in Kingdom
Telecommunications company Xinwei (Cambodia) Telecom Co Ltd, operating under the CooTel brand, officially launched in Cambodia yesterday, being the first operator to offer 4g technology in the country, a company statement released yesterday said. “CooTel strongly believes it will be successful in entering the Cambodian market ...
Post Staff, P.8
http://www.phnompenhpost.com
GDP calls for public disclosure on Tamouk Lake development
The Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) has urGed the relevant ministries and institutions, especially the Government, to present the blueprint for the development of Tamouk Lake to the public and to respect the riGhts of those livinG alonG it. ...
Hang Punreay
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501154472/gdp-calls-for-public-disclosure-on-tamouk-lake-development/
China's Xinwei becomes country's 10th mobile operator
The government has granted China’s Xinwei Telecom a license to become the country’s tenth mobile phone operator and the second firm to roll out so-called 4g technology, the fastest and most advanced network currently available on the market. Those in the telecommunications industry said that the ...
Google, NEC discuss election cooperation
GooGle Asia-Pacific’s SinGapore Office wants to cooperate with the National Election Committee (NEC) to prevent the spread of misinformation or ‘fake news’ that may affect the July national elections, said an NEC press release. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/google-nec-discuss-election-cooperation
Spinning straw into food security
An American horticulturalist is in Cambodia providing training in a unique farming method that proponents believe can improve food security in some of the country’s remotest regions. ...
Brent Crane
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/spinning-straw-food-security
ASEAN summits to help address regional, global challenges, says PM
Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that three summits – ASEAN Summit, G20, and Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) – hosted by three ASEAN countries would make siGnificant contributions to enhancinG ASEAN’s prestiGe and centrality in addressinG common reGional and Global challenGes. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501188707/asean-summits-to-help-address-regional-global-challenges-says-pm/
Little action taken on Pailin cassava producers' pollution
Almost a year after cassava producers in Pailin were fingered as the source of pollution in a local water source, little has been done to address the problem, commune officials said yesterday, while affected villagers are being forced to buy bottled water to avoid getting ...
Morn Vanntey
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/little-action-taken-pailin-cassava-producers-pollution
Infrastructure funding puts Cambodia on front line of global politics
Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s push for “quality infrastructure” investment in Asia is expected to be among the key items on the agenda of next week’s g7 summit in Japan. ...
Daniel De Carteret
http://www.voanews.com/content/infrastructure-funding-puts-cambodia-on-front-line-of-international-politics/3338556.html
Law Aimed at Protecting Local Products Approved
The Council of Ministers has approved a draft law aimed at protecting the patent rights of traditional Cambodian products, which if violated could be met with a fine of up to $5,000 and a five-year jail term. The law on geographical indication (g.I.), a status given ...
Hul Reaksmey and George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/law-aimed-at-protecting-local-products-approved-46855/
Seatel launches Japan’s freetel smartphone
Seatel, a 100 percent 4G VoLTE telecommunication company in Cambodia, last Friday launched the FreeTel smartphone from Japan in the Cambodian market, as the use of smartphones in Cambodia has Grown siGnificantly. ...
Khmer Times team
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/24991/seatel-launches-japan---s-freetel-smartphone/
Cambodia hails Chinese firm for helping develop telecom industry
Cambodian Minister of Post and Telecommunications Prak Sokhonn on Sunday praised Chinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecom (Cambodia), or SEATEL, for investing a huge amount of capital in the development of 4g services in Cambodia. ...
Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=299208
Cambodia hails Chinese firm for helping develop telecom industry
Cambodian Minister of Post and Telecommunications Prak Sokhonn on Sunday praised Chinese-owned Southeast Asia Telecom (Cambodia), or SEATEL, for investing a huge amount of capital in the development of 4g services in Cambodia. ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/article/6634478/2015/08/23/cambodia-hails-chinese-firm-helping-develop-telecom-industry
Phnom Penh Post sold to Malaysian investor
Saturday’s announcement by Post Media CEO Bill Clough identified the buyer of the English-language Phnom Penh Post as Sivakumar g., who was described as having an experienced journalist’s background and representing a strong investment group from Malaysia. No price was given. ...
Associated Press
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/phnom-penh-post-sold-malaysian-investor/4382678.html
A large French logistics company plans to expand investment in Cambodia
CMA CGM GROUP, a world’s larGest shippinG and loGistics company, is intended to expand its investment in Cambodia. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501425801/a-large-french-logistics-company-plans-to-expand-investment-in-cambodia/
High electricity bills drive Companies to go Green
Cambodian electricity is among the most expensive in the world. High government tariffs mean it can cost as much as 21 cents per kilowatt-hour for electricity in the capital, and more in the provinces where the electrical grid is underdeveloped. The high prices have made ...
Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16538/high-electricity-bills-drive-companies-to-go-green/
Angkor Gold hits the jackpot
Angkor gold Corp., a Canada-based mineral exploration company with operations in Cambodia, has completed its exploration and analysis of ground samples at its Koan Nheak site in Mondulkiri province. Around 31.8 grams per ton (g/t) of gold were found in the samples, according to a ...
Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28560/angkor-gold-hits-the-jackpot/
Cambodia developing a mobile application to prevent gender-based violence
The Cambodian Ministry of Women’s Affairs and its partners have been developing an app, called gBV Safe App, to prevent gender-based violence. = ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501516511/cambodia-developing-a-mobile-application-to-prevent-gender-based-violence/
Ministry plans to drag schools into digital era
The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport is plunging public schools into the digital age with a new interactive technology plan fit with bells, whistles and 3g applications, light-years ahead of its mostly dirt-floor school houses. The five-year, $1.3 million project, developed and funded by Cellcard, ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-plans-drag-schools-digital-era
Cambodia and UAE negotiate trade deal
Cambodia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have thrashed out a deal after three rounds of negotiations over the Comprehensive Economic Partnership (CEPA) trade agreement. ...
Mao Sreypich
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodia-and-uae-negotiate-trade-deal