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,
Inside the Hun family's business empire
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family has amassed a “vast fortune”, with stakes in at least 114 domestic companies spanning most of the Kingdom’s key sectors, including major energy, telecoms, mining and trading firms, according to an investigation by Global Witness, which accuses the Hun
Shaun Turton and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/inside-hun-familys-business-empire
Dam collapse in Cambodia leaves four workers missing
Four workers have gone missing after the collapse of an in-progress hydropower dam in Western Cambodia, apparently due to a leak in the structure.
The Associated Press reports that the Saturday collapse occurred at the Stung Atay Hydroelectric Project, a $255-million dollar dam on the Atay
Climate change threatens Asian birds
Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam are among the six countries whose bird species will suffer, in the future, from the effects of climate change, according to a research conducted by two British scientist institutions.
The document, published by Global Biological Change magazine, assesses a future distribution
Job security low as unemployment drops
The International Labour Organisation (ILO) released the latest data from its EU-funded project Monitoring and Assessing Progress of Decent Work this week, showing that despite an improving environment, including low rates of official unemployment , 75 per cent of workers are in vulnerable jobs.
This includes the self-employed or ‘own
Burma, Bangladesh and Cambodia have world's lowest labour costs
Businesses with supply chains and operations in Burma, Bangladesh and Cambodia are benefiting from the world’s lowest labour costs, according to a new global ranking.
Risk analytics company Verisk Maplecroft’s Labour Costs Index measures a combination of wages, employment regulations, social security contributions and labor productivity
Marino Donati
http://www.supplymanageme
Inflation low in 2012: IMF
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) projected that Cambodia will have a very low inflationary rate to 3.5 per cent this year, which is 0.1 per cent below the goverment’s new revision but 0.5 per cent higher than the Asian Development Bank (ADB).
Cambodia’s government in August also revised inflation
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012100859161/Business/inflation-low-in-2012-imf.html
Conflict-ridden land concession moved to new forest area
A decade-old rubber plantation project beset with disputes with local residents has had its 9,000 hectares relocated to an intact forest in Stung Treng. A sub-decree signed by the Council of Ministers in March said 9,787 hectares would be provided to Horizon Agriculture Development as “compensation”
Mech Dara
https://vodenglish.news/conflict-ridden-land-concession-moved-to-new-forest-area/
Shifting economy feeds nation’s uncertain politics
The country is set to embark on local elections that promise to highlight the economic hardships faced by many Cambodians despite a sustained annual growth rate and continued poverty reduction, economic and political observers said this week. A report from Future Forum released on Tuesday
Matt Surrusco
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/shifting-economy-feeds-nations-uncertain-politics-129465/
Canada couple bring Chinese, Indians into Cambodia gold company
Mike Weeks and Delayne Weeks of Canada had a dream five years ago: create a gold mine. Do it in a nation that has never produced gold commercially. Use the process to educate and enrich an impoverished population.
The country is Cambodia. The mine is in northeast
Thom Calandra
http://www.equities.com/editors-desk/futures-commodities/canada-couple-bring-chinese-indians-into-cambodia-gold-company
Little spark for electric motos
Battery-powered scooters are capturing an increasing share of the Asia Pacific’s two-wheeled transport market, according to a recent study, but scooter retailers in Phnom Penh yesterday said Cambodians still opt for the petrol-burning version.
By 2018, about 65.5 million electric scooters worth some US$382 million will
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050756009/Business/little-spark-for-electric-motos.html
Yingluck vows to halt Xayaburi
The Thai company set to build Laos’s Xayaburi hydropower dam will not begin construction until a study determines the dam’s environmental effects on the Mekong River, Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said on Friday.
Yingluck reaffirmed her commitment to the study, which Mekong River Commission countries
World Bank raps dam study firm
The World Bank has blacklisted an arm of the company that carried out a much-criticised study into the Xayaburi hydro dam project, it has confirmed.
According to the bank’s website, Pöyry Management Consulting Oy Finland has been banned from conducting business with the bank for three
Rubber Industry Growth
While many have characterized the rubber industry as changing hands but not methods, one new firm is showing a level of increased accountability that may help to set a new standard for the sector. Romdoul Rubber in Ratanakiri has
While many have characterized
Parliamentary committee to investigate illegal logging
A parliamentary committee will look into allegations of illegal logging and timber exports, where big money and deep corruption have led to conflict, deforestation and tax fraud.
Opposition lawmaker Ho Vann, who leads the National Assembly committee, told VOA Khmer he is looking into evidence and
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/parliamentary-committee-to-investigate-illegal-logging/2650379.html
NGOs feel ignored by ASEAN rights council
Despite renewed criticism from civil society and a call for its drafting to be postponed, finalisation of the ASEAN Human Rights Declaration (AHRD) was well under way, officials said yesterday at the beginning of a week of ASEAN meetings.
Speaking to reporters after a meeting between
Cambodia's cheap labour attracts interest
TK Garment Co Ltd, a leading Thai original equipment manufacturer for fashion lines in Thailand, is relocating its largest production site to Cambodia to escape high wage costs, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday.
According to Ken Loo, secretary general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in
EU assists land reform
The European Union had provided more than US$265,000 to a land reform project that aimed to shift political will and opinion towards land and human rights in Cambodia, development partners said yesterday.
The Cambodian Centre for Human Rights will spearhead the Cambodian Land Law Reform Project,
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032655241/National-news/land-reform-gets-eu-assist.html
Cambodian King returns from visit to France
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni arrived in Phnom Penh, capital city of Cambodia, on Monday morning after the tour to France for two weeks to strengthen and expand bilateral ties and cooperation.
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/12/c_133327201.htm
China Exim Bank to put $235m in steel, media
The Export-Import Bank of China (Exim Bank) planned to invest US$235 million in two Cambodian mega projects, one of which was the modernisation of a TV station that one analyst said might not be necessary given the country’s level of development.
During a meeting with Prime Minister
