Swiss agri-tech firm expresses interest in Kingdom
Prime Minister Hun Manet welcomed the interest of swiss company Bühler Group in introducing new technology into the Kingdom’s agriculture sector. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/swiss-agri-tech-firm-expresses-interest-in-kingdo
Public warned of online loan scams
The Ministry of Interior’s Anti Cybercrime Department has warned individuals seeking online loans to exercise caution and thoroughly vet lending institutions. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chea Sokny
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/public-warned-of-online-loan-scams
Cambodian, Russian ruling parties to mark 25 years of ties
The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the United Russia Party (URP) have agreed to hold events to commemorate the 25th anniversary of their cooperation. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Soth Koemsoeun
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501428090/cambodian-russian-ruling-parties-to-mark-25-years-of-ties/
Aid and development
Following the Paris Peace Accords signed in October 1991, Cambodia has received a significant amount of global support for its development and post-conflict work. In 2014, 30 – 40 percent of the country’s national budget is funded through development assistance, placing Cambodia among the most ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mobile cash gaining traction
Digital cash services in Cambodia showed marked increases in users and cash flow in 2011, and still more growth is expected this year as operators launch new services and partnerships to capture a large but still-untapped rural market. The services, in which customers transfer money via ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030654867/Business/mobile-cash-gaining-traction.html
Kingdom poised to ink deal for first wind farm
The government and French-owned The Blue Circle (Cambodia) Co Ltd will soon sign an agreement to build a wind farm in Kampot province – the first of its kind in the Kingdom. The agreement comes as the government has made efforts to diversify its power ss='cambodia-color'>...
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-poised-ink-deal-first-wind-farm
Fishing nets killed rare river dolphin
Kratie’s provincial Department of Tourism on Tuesday said an illegal fishing net caused the death of an endangered Irrawaddy dolphin in the province’s sambok village. Rangers spotted the 110kg carcass of a female floating in the sea around 2.27m from Anlong Preah sang. “We all ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fishing-nets-killed-rare-river-dolphin
Pavement improvement plan on Mao Tse Toung Boulevard underway
The Phnom Penh Municipal Hall is assessing a pavement improvement project along Mao Tse Toung Boulevard meant to provide ease of travel for disabled persons and pedestrians, Phnom Penh Municipal Hall spokesman Met Meas Pheakdey told The Post on Wednesday. Meas Pheakdey said: “The cost ss='cambodia-color'>...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pavement-improvement-plan-mao-tse-toung-boulevard-underway
Life in the Koh Kong jungle through the eyes of forest rangers
A photography exhibit chronicling the lives of forest rangers working toward the environmental protection of the jungles in Koh Kong province will be displayed on saturday at the capital’s 5 Drunk Men sky bar. The photos are to be sold to, with the profits going to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Raksmey Hong
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/lifestyle-arts-culture/life-koh-kong-jungle-through-eyes-forest-rangers
Pailin land dispute brought to capital
About 100 villagers from Pailin province travelled to Phnom Penh yesterday to ask Prime Minister Hun sen to intervene in their 70-hectare land dispute with the provincial governor, a village representative said. Dem Deam, 40, a resident of Pailin’s stung Trang commune in sala Krao district, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sharp fall in insurance claims
Claims in the Kingdom’s six insurance companies declined dramatically last year, while the total premium revenue sharply increased by more than 20 per cent year-on-year, official data from the General Insurance Association of Cambodia (GIAC) show. GIAC data shows total claims reached $4.8 million, down from ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022061468/Business/sharp-fall-in-insurance-claims.html
Prosecutor Wants Change To Sonando Charges
In a bizarre twist at the Appeal Court hearing of radio station owner Man sonando, the prosecution yesterday asked that judges drop the charge against Mr. sonando of inciting antigovernment violence, but then asked the court to uphold another charge leading to an insurrection. Mr. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Credit in Banking Sector Surpasses $4B in 2011
Loan disbursals in Cambodia’s banking sector increased by 33 percent to more than $4 billion last year, as credit to the housing market and agricultural sector saw the largest amount of growth, the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) said in its annual report, released yesterday. While ss='cambodia-color'>...
Fire Insurance Costs Soar for Garment Sector
Large payouts last year by local insurance companies to two garment factory owners and regional natural catastrophes have resulted in a huge hike in the cost of fire insurance for commercial premises in Cambodia, brokers said. Cambodia’s insurance industry paid out some $24 million in fire ss='cambodia-color'>...
Senate Oks Sesan Dam Payment Deal
After a 60- minute debate, the Senate on Friday voted in favour of a payment guarantee for the private companieS conStructing the controverSial Lower SeSan 2 dam in Stung Treng province. At the Senate SeSSion, 43 out of 48 SenatorS voted to approve the deal which SS='cambodia-color'>...
World Bank Says Credit Growth Still a Risk
The World Bank has warned that the rapid growth of lending by Cambodia’s Banks is still a concern, despite a recent slow-down in credit disbursals. “Credit growth, which has been driven largely by wholesale and retail financing, and starting in 2011 agriculture financing, has eased to ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/world-bank-says-credit-growth-still-a-risk-20690/
The price of land development in Cambodia
Phnom Penh, a city once fabled for its stately colonial buildings and boulevards, and its serene riverside setting, is becoming a city of glaring contrasts. An economy left in ruins by the years of war and violent revolution in the 1970s and 80s grew at a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Decision Pending in Dispute Between Villagers, Businesswoman
Farmers in Kompong Chhnang province locked in a land dispute with a local businesswoman are waiting for the government to make a decision on who owns the property after student volunteers measured the area earlier this month as part of Prime Minister Hun sen’s nationwide ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/decision-pending-in-dispute-between-villagers-businesswoman-20022/
Housing development on Cambodian islands not the right time yet
Although currently there are a lot of development projects for resorts and guesthouses on various islands off Cambodia’s coast, experts say it is not the right time for such developments. Po Eavkong, managing director of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the development activities on islands in ss='cambodia-color'>...
In Campaign, Some Promises Clearer Than Others
AKEO Province – In Takeo province, three political parties are vying for votes in the July 28 election. In interviews with VOA Khmer, villagers in Rovieng district say they are listening to the campaign promises, but many remain skeptical that they will be fulfilled once ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-campaign-some-promises-clearer-than-others/1707642.html