Manet set for China-ASEAN expo 2023 as head of gov’t
Prime Minister-in-waiting Hun Manet is scheduled to travel to China in mid-September for the 20th China-ASEAN Expo 2023 in Nanning, the capital city of the Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region – in one of his first official trips seen by analysts as a significant step in ...
Samban Chandara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-set-china-asean-expo-2023-head-govt
Manet highlights importance of regional trade at China-ASEAN expo
Prime Minister Hun Manet addressed the opening ceremony of the 20th China-ASEAN Expo in Nanning, China, on September 16, expressing his belief that amid growing global uncertainties, the expo would provide an opportunity for the attendees to forge closer relations while helping to promote sustainable ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/manet-highlights-importance-regional-trade-china-asean-expo
SERC: CamGSM securities application under review
The Securities and Exchange Regulator of Cambodia (SERC) is currently reviewing the application from CamGSM Plc, the nation’s largest locally-owned mobile operator, which seeks to issue debt securities (sustainable bonds). The move aims to secure around $20 million for network expansion and debt refinancing. ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/serc-camgsm-securities-application-under-review
First two days of voter registration nets over 30K new voters
The National Election Committee (NEC) confirmed that in the first two days of new registration on October 20-21 for next year’s national election, more than 30,000 new voters had registered, while nearly 6,000 people have been de-listed. ...
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/first-two-days-voter-registration-nets-over-30k-new-voters
Hun Manet cheers prominent lawyer groups on for 2023
A high-ranking military official on January 20 called on members of the Royal Government Attorney Group (RGAG) and Samdech Techo Sen’s Voluntary Lawyers Group to remain engaged in government efforts to advance the rule of law, reform the legal and judiciary systems, combat corruption, strengthen ...
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-manet-cheers-prominent-lawyer-groups-2023
NBC: Int’l reserves $17.8B at end-2022
The Kingdom’s international reserves ended 2022 at $17.8 billion, equivalent to seven months of import cover, compared to $20.3 billion and 8.1 months at end-2021, which pundits affirm is still high for a developing country given the recent global financial crisis, signalling positive levels of ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nbc-intl-reserves-178b-end-2022
ADB offers Covid recovery package
Cambodia could potentially benefit from a $20.5 billion financial package for the Asia-Pacific committed by the Asian Development Bank (ADB), and use the funds to support its post-Covid-19 economic recovery, as extreme weather events compounded by a worsening regional food crisis and the still-ongoing Ukraine ...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-offers-covid-recovery-package
Mother Nature Youth urges government to include Koh Kong Krao as Marine National Park
Nearly 20 Mother Nature Movement youths have once again submitted a petition to the Ministry of Environment urging the inclusion of Koh Kong Krao as a Marine National Park and demanding the revocation of the Koh Kong Krao Development License from Tycoon Ly Yong Phat’s ...
Touk Piseth
http://rb.gy/bdav3
Campaign calls for end to violence against women
A total of 20 civil society organizations, unions and other associations have united to launch a 16-day campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls for economics, social fairness and justice. ...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/campaign-calls-for-end-to-violence-against-women
Manet urges improved ASEAN, Gulf State ties
Prime Minister Hun Manet has called for free and open trade, the stimulation of investment and the creation of a conducive environment to promote business between ASEAN and the Gulf states, as the two regions seek to strengthen ties at their historic first-ever ASEAN-Gulf Cooperation ...
Vong Daravady
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/manet-urges-improved-asean-gulf-state-ties
Poor Education Could Cripple Business Growth
Low-quality education is jeopardizing business growth in Cambodia, and local graduates will not be employable in skilled jobs if the government does not quickly implement educational reforms, business executives warned Thursday at the Cambodian Market Intel 2013 seminar in Phnom Penh. During an hourlong panel discussion ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-listed-as-nsa-collection-point-48188/
Rainsy Evokes Gandhi as Example for Opposition
CNRP leader Sam Rainsy on Thursday publicly announced the opposition’s intention to conduct a campaign of civil disobedience in line with peaceful demonstrations organized by the charismatic leader of Indian nationalism Mahatma Gandhi, who helped win independence from Great Britain. Mr. Rainsy made the remarks at ...
Colin Meyn and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/rainsy-evokes-gandhi-as-example-for-opposition-41429/
Home for the holidays
Still agitated 20 minutes after the rally in front of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd had dispersed yesterday, Choem Som Im held up seven fingers as she jerked her arms forward and spoke in an equally sharp tone. The dilemma, faced by many garment workers, ...
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/home-holidays
Agriculture and fishing
Population depends on agriculture 2014 : 73%(Source: The World Bank)Total rice production 2009 – 2012: 7.58 – 9.29 million tons(Source: NSDP, 2014-2081)Total fish catchment 2013: 718,000 tonnes* 73% fresh water* 14% the sea(Source: The Phnom Penh Post, 2014) Rice farmers working in the field, Kandal province, ...
Prisoners 'utilised' in violent eviction
Twenty convicts in Preah Sihanouk Provincial Prison were employed by military and local authorities to tear apart a nearby village on land slated for a second prison compound, villagers and rights groups alleged yesterday. However, prison authorities denied that any incarcerated people were involved in the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062557001/National-news/prisoners-in-eviction.html
Protest for union trio continues
Workers and managers at Cambo Handsome 1 garment factory were continuing discussions last night after a fourth day of protest in which union leaders said more than 20 employees were injured in a confrontation with police. The workers are protesting against the suspension of three union ...
Issues with Kingdom's rice exports
Cambodian rice trader TTY Corporation has said the Kingdom cannot meet a new 200,000-tonne export quota for shipping high-quality rice to China. State-owned Sinograin’s order for three varieties of milled fragrant rice was a deviation from an agreement struck with TTY in August, TTY deputy director-general ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011111552751/Business/issues-with-kingdoms-rice-exports.html
Japan Asks for Tax Breaks, Better Regulations
The Japanese Embassy in Phnom Penh appealed to the Cambodian government Tuesday to help encourage Japanese investment here by providing corporate tax holidays and reducing notoriously high customs tariffs by adopting more transparent and efficient practices. According to a set of requests prepared by the ...
Villagers in Land Dispute Ask Hu Jintao’s Help
In an effort to stop their homes from being swallowed up by a Chinese mega-tourism project, Koh Kong villagers said they will submit a petition to the Chinese Embassy today, calling for intervention from visiting Chinese President Hu Jintao. Villager representative Tith Ten, 54, from Kiri ...
MFIs watch rice loans
The country’s financial institutions are closely monitoring loans that have been made to rice farmers, who say that this year’s fall in rice prices will affect their ability to make repayments, industry officials said yesterday. Last year, farmers were paid around 840 riel ($0.21) per kilogram ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/30035/mfis-watch-rice-loans/