Stung Treng risks losing flooded forest on Mekong River
Experts say Cambodia faces the risk of losing its low-lying “flooded forest” along the Mekong River. They claim that Stung Treng province is the most gravely affected. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501224476/stung-treng-risks-losing-flooded-forest-on-mekong-river/
Opposition councilors bemoan ministry directive
A number of provincial and district councilors aligned with the opposition have not been paid in the past two months following a Ministry of Interior directive in March calling for their salaries to be halted and positions revoked, according to the secretary-general of the Sam ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/opposition-councilors-bemoan-ministry-directive-58131/
Downward Drift - The Week at the CSX
This week the price of Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority Stock dropped continually from KHR 7,000 (US$1.72) on June 7 until it stopped and stayed at KHR 6,8oo (US$1.67) from June 11 to June 13. On June 13, the stock’s price at the market’s opening and ...
Lao dam report blasted by environmental group
An environmental group yesterday refuted the validity of a report commissioned by Laos in September claiming that construction of its controversial Xayaburi dam would not have a significant impact on the Mekong River. The report, completed for the Lao government by Swiss engineer Poyry Energy AG, ...
GMAC is confident the EU won’t suspend EBA scheme
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) has expressed confidence that the probability of the European Union (EU) suspending the Kingdom’s access to its Everything But Arms (EBA) scheme is “very low”. GMAC deputy secretary-general Kiang Monika said his belief is based on the fact ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gmac-confident-eu-wont-suspend-eba-scheme
Families in Kampong Chhnang lose fish in mass die-off
About 70 families who live in floating houses along the Tonle Sap river in Kampong Chhnang province say excessive heat and low water levels have resulted in large-scale die-offs on their fish farms. Van Srey Em, a fishery community representative in both Phsar Chhnang and ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-kampong-chhnang-lose-fish-mass-die
Capital airport train vexes residents
The residents of Street 105K can hear the train before they see it – a low rumble, a blaring horn, an incessant whistle. Motorists swerve out of the way, parting like a school of fish. Children scamper to the side. A railway employee, sitting on ...
Kong Meta and Daphne Chen
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-airport-train-vexes-residents
Bag firm plans to grow local operations
Wah Sun Handbags International Holding unveiled plans yesterday to expand its Cambodia operations, citing the country’s low labour costs as the primary reason for the move. In a filing on the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the handbag manufacturer announced plans to raise up to $18 ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/bag-firm-plans-grow-local-operations
Poor households given $51m in energy subsidies
The government subsidised $51 million worth of electricity across the country in 2017 in a bid to bring down the price of electricity for low-income households, according to the Minister of Mines and Energy. Speaking at the annual conference of the Electricity Authority Cambodia yesterday, Suy ...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50104181/poor-households-given-51m-in-energy-subsidies/
Officials to meet on Mekong crisis as fishing communities suffer
On Cambodia’s Tonle Sap, record low water levels have plunged fishing communities into crisis but with warnings of “severe drought”, there are concerns the situation will get even worse. ...
Leonie Kijewski
https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2019/11/officials-meet-mekong-crisis-fishing-communities-suffer-191125070104119.html
CSX wants more trading sessions
The Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) has requested adding four trading sessions in the hopes of increasing trade volumes. The request, if approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia, could see new sessions added within a month. The CSX has seen low trading volumes over the ...
Hong Kong calls for hike in imports
After a visit to Phnom Penh last week, John C Tsang, finance secretary of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, took to his blog to call for more direct imports of Cambodian rice, which he says comes through a third country. In a post on June ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070266597/Business/hong-kong-calls-for-hike-in-imports.html
Flooding raises fears of polling problems
A weather forecast predicting heavy rain in the next five days is causing some trepidation among election monitors, who fear flooding might keep some voters from the polls. Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology Lim Kean Hor issued a warning Monday that a low-pressure system hitting ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flooding-raises-fears-polling-problems
Ministry forecasts Cambodia to see rainfalls from 25-28 August
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology foretasted Saturday that Cambodia will see rainfalls from 25-28 August due to low pressure weather across Mekong River basin, Thailand and Laos. A statement issued by Water Resource Minister Lim Kean Hour said Phnom Penh capital, and Kandal, Kampong Speu, ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=M2RhODgyOTQyYjJ
Much lower water levels recorded so far in 2020
RAINFALL and water levels in the Mekong river basin are very low this year, compared with 2018 and 2019, said Water Resources Ministry spokesman Chan Youttha ...
Khann Chanvirak
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50753940/much-lower-water-levels-recorded-so-far-in-2020/
Real estate ‘still boasts potential’
Although economic risks from the Covid-19 crisis linger, Cambodian real estate still offers a wealth of potential, as well as reasonably low prices for investments, especially in a handful of key localities marked by burgeoning interest and a gradual pickup in investment activity, according to ...
Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-property/real-estate-still-boasts-potential
Australia commits to beef up Cambodia’s cold chain capacity
Australia has committed to provide Cambodia with another 33 ultra-low temperature freezers to store Covid-19 vaccines, as well as cooperative support in the agricultural sector. ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australia-commits-beef-cambodias-cold-chain-capacity
Cambodia to launch energy efficiency policy soon
Cambodia will soon launch its National Energy Efficiency Policy that aims to create a more resilient and low-carbon energy sector, said Say Samal, Minister of Environment recently. ...
Manoj Mathew
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501173214/cambodia-to-launch-energy-efficiency-policy-soon/
Cambodia's digital journey shows signs of growth
The number of students pursuing Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) majors in higher education in Cambodia has increased in recent years, but the numbers still remain relatively low. ...
Prak Chan Thul
https://kiripost.com/stories/cambodias-digital-journey-shows-signs-of-growth
New Mortgage Program Helps Cambodia's Poor Find Better Homes
If you’ve applied for a mortgage recently, you know how hard it can be. The bank demands all kinds of obscure documents and wants proof of almost every asset you own. But an innovative mortgage program halfway around the world will evaluate your application without ...
http://www.wbur.org/npr/176121367/new-mortgage-program-helps-cambodias-poor-find-better-homes