Cambodia's garment export surges 24 pct in first 10 months
Garment industry, Cambodia’s largest income maker, reported a 24 percent rise in exports in the first ten months of 2013, according to figures of the country’s Ministry of Commerce Thursday. The figures showed that the country exported garment products in equivalent to 4.76 billion U.S. dollars ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-11/07/c_132867226.htm
Trade With Indonesia up but Logistics a Hurdle
Trade and tourism between Indonesia and Cambodia is growing but the two countries can still increase cooperation in those fields, according to participants in the 7th Indonesian Trade and Tourism Promotion exhibition on Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich on Sunday. The sale of Indonesian pharmaceuticals, food products ...
George Styllis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/trade-with-indonesia-up-but-logistics-a-hurdle-46146/
Opposition preps plans for demos
The Cambodia National Rescue Party is not done marching. Speaking at party headquarters yesterday afternoon, CNRP leaders said they plan to establish “democracy squares” in provincial towns and cities to regain momentum lost following last week’s deadly attack on striking workers and the violent destruction of ...
Daniel Pye and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/opposition-preps-plans-demos
OZ takes Renaissance scrip for cash
OZ Minerals has emerged with 16 per cent of Cambodia-focused Renaissance Minerals after agreeing to push back a deal that could have forced the gold explorer to stump up a $10 million payment on its Okvau deposit in the South-East Asian nation. Renaissance’s purchase of the ...
The West Australian News Staff
http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/business/a/-/wa/18874668/oz-takes-renaissance-scrip-for-cash/
CPP keeps Funcinpec close, despite no seats
The former president and current party secretary of the struggling Funcinpec party, Nhek Bun Chhay, has been nominated as a government adviser – a position the government ranks equivalent to that of a deputy prime minister. Senior ruling Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker Cheam Yeap said the ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-keeps-funcinpec-close-despite-no-seats
EU's fish import ban not harming Cambodia's export: official
The European Commission’s proposed ban on fish imports from Cambodia would cause no harm to the country’s fish exports since it has never sold fish to European countries, a Cambodian fisheries chief said Wednesday. “The sanctions, announced by the European Commission on Tuesday, do not affect ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-11/27/c_132922402.htm
Gov’t forwards publishing complaint to military court
A military court may pursue legal action against a Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker-elect and newspaper publisher after the Council of Ministers yesterday filed a complaint against him. Dam Sith, editor-in-chief of the pro-CNRP Moneaksekar Khmer newspaper, published the text of a speech given by CNRP ...
Meas Sokchea and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-forwards-publishing-complaint-military-court
Opposition Warns It May Block All Roads to Phnom Penh
The opposition CNRP on Thursday threatened to block traffic in and out of Phnom Penh along all major roads next month unless the government meets its demands, including new elections and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s resignation. Mao Monivann, deputy director of the CNRP’s executive committee, said ...
Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/opposition-warns-it-may-block-all-roads-to-phnom-penh-49500/
Social land concessions climb
More than 40 fresh land rows have emerged across the country – and many more could be going unreported, the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) said yesterday. A study CCHR conducted into land conflicts between 2011 and 2013 has resulted in the rights group publishing ...
Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/social-land-concessions-climb
CPP grassroots diminished in election, observers say
The Cambodian People’s Party is declaring victory in a round of sub-national elections that were held Sunday, but observers say the latest polls diminished some of the ruling party’s power at the grassroots. The CPP on Monday claimed 2,543 seats in leadership positions at the city, ...
Sok Khemara and Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cpp-grassroots-diminished-in-election-observers-say/1917623.html
Buddha relic at palace: gov’t
A golden urn police maintain was the one stolen from Oudong mountain in December – sparking a furore and police investigation – was taken to the Royal Palace on Friday, police have said. Deputy Prime Minister Kong Sam Ol on Friday transported the relics – said ...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/buddha-relic-palace-gov%E2%80%99t
LGBT advocates seek equality
The government must amend legislation to stamp out hate crimes and discrimination against Cambodia’s gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender citizens, rights activists said during a forum in the capital yesterday. During the second day of the first community dialogue dedicated to the advancement and discussion ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lgbt-advocates-seek-equality
CPP faithful ‘burning with hatred’ of CNRP
Ruling party supporters are “burning with hatred” towards the Cambodia National Rescue Party leadership and are ready to take to the streets, according to a Facebook post by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s second-eldest son, Hun Manith. Hun Manith, who is deputy head of the powerful ...
Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-faithful-%E2%80%98burning-hatred%E2%80%99-cnrp
Baby of slain Dutch woman dies in hospital
Dana Beerdsen, a 19-month-old Dutch girl who was critically injured last month in an attack in which her mother was stabbed to death in their Phnom Penh home, died in a Bangkok hospital on Wednesday night, according to police. Lieutenant Colonel Mom Sitha, municipal foreign police ...
Lauren Crothers and Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/baby-of-slain-dutch-woman-dies-in-hospital-58413/
New report sees strong tourism growth
CBRE Cambodia’s latest MarketView report sees strong growth in Cambodia’s international tourism sector, with particularly strong in international arrivals resulting in growth in hotel occupancy rates and durations of stay. According to the May report, international arrivals in 2013 increased 17.5 per cent, to a total ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/new-report-sees-strong-tourism-growth
APLE defends work on case
Child rights groups Action Pour Les Enfants and International Justice Mission have said they carried out a “detailed and impartial” investigation into claims of sexual abuse before removing six young boys from their families against their parents’ wishes last week. In a statement defending their work ...
Alice Cuddy and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/aple-defends-work-case
PM: Media is gov’t development partner
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday commended three ministers for being open to journalists. Addressing some 6,000 attendees during the 4th media correspondents’ gala at the capital’s Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Centre, he said Minister of National Defence Tea Banh, Minister of Interior Sar ...
Mech Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-media-govt-development-partner
Cambodia-Thailand railway a stop nearer being ready
Cambodian and Thailand railway authorities will meet on Friday for final discussions on cross-border rail transportation between the nations. Ly Borin, under-secretary of state of the Ministry of Public Works and Transport, told Khmer Times yesterday that an agreement on cross-border rail transportation had been ...
Sok Chan
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50689585/cambodia-thailand-railway-a-stop-nearer-being-ready
ACU launches campaign to check public service provision
The Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) has launched a campaign to check the provision of public services during the whole of next year. The campaign will be carried out at targeted service units of sub-national level administrations. The ACU has also taken further measures to strengthen the ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/acu-launches-campaign-check-public-service-provision
Sar Kheng: Commune administrations must not be underestimated
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng yesterday urged officials at municipal, provincial, city and district administrations to stay within their jurisdiction and not to interfere with the function of commune administrations. His remarks were made yesterday following notice of officials at sub-national administrations who have the ...
Taing Vida
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/693358/sar-kheng-commune-administrations-must-not-be-underestimated/