Police seeking arrest warrant to widen search for Sok Bun
Sok Khemarin, the police official leading the investigation into Sok Bun, said Wednesday that he was waiting on an arrest warrant so that he could call on the assistance of Interpol and deflected suggestions of police collusion with the disgraced real-estate magnate, who remains at ...
Khy Sovuthy
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-seeking-arrest-warrant-to-widen-search-for-sok-bun-88539/
Cambodian, Chinese firms ink deals to jointly invest in agriculture
Two Cambodian companies on Monday signed Memorandums of Understanding (MoU) with Chinese companies to invest in the agricultural sector. One deal was inked between Chan Sothea, general director of Cambodia’s Century Rice Group, and Ivan, managing director of Shengen Yonglongxin Industrial Company. Under the agreement, the two ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/16/c_132972733.htm
Powerless Phnom Penh Struggles With Hot Season
As air-conditioning units slow to a halt, computers die and the lights go out, the frustration of local business owners and organizations in Phnom Penh is boiling over once again as the annual hot season blackouts have arrived. The 190-megawatt, Chinese-built Kamchay hydropower dam in ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/powerless-phnom-penh-struggles-with-hot-season-15655/
Fertilizer Scam Referred to Anti-Corruption Unit
The case of a Battambang provincial government official accused of embezzling some $200,000 in state funds has been referred to the Anti-Corruption Unit in Phnom Penh, provincial officials said Thursday. Battambang Provincial Court deputy prosecutor Long Hokmeng said a two-week investigation into the case brought against ...
Eang Mengleng and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fertilizer-scam-referred-to-anti-corruption-unit-42818/
Riversgold to use IPO proceeds in its search for Mondulkiri gold
Riversgold, an Australian gold exploration startup, will use the proceeds of its upcoming initial public offering (IPO) to acquire and develop mineral exploration projects in Australia, the US and Cambodia, according to a company prospectus. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/riversgold-use-ipo-proceeds-its-search-mondulkiri-gold
Cambodia Organizes Real Estate Exhibition
A 3-day Cambodia-Real Estate Exhibition 2013 kicked off [in Phnom Penh] on Monday as the country’s construction sector is rapidly growing in the last couple of years. The event, held at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center, brought together 68 exhibitors who are real estate developers, real ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-04/08/c_132292162.htm
Giant Development in Cambodia Hinges on Chinese Buyers
There is an island in Cambodia that, unlike others in Southeast Asia, is not the object of an ownership dispute. But it is equally clear whom its current owners would like to land there: Chinese property buyers. If all goes according to plan, Koh Pich — ...
Chris Horton
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/realestate/commercial/giant-development-in-cambodia-hinges-on-chinese-buyers.html?_r=1
Demand for engineers, architects ‘outstripping’ supply
Industry analysts have highlighted a shortage of architects and engineers as a potential issue for the Kingdom’s construction sector, as the number of projects underway begins a steady return to pre-Covid-19 levels. ...
Sem Pisey
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/demand-engineers-architects-outstripping-supply
Shopping shapes up in Phnom Penh
With demand for shopping space in Cambodia on the rise and investor interest growing, the Japanese developer Aeon Mall (Cambodia) Co Ltd last week broke ground on the construction of a US$205-million mall in Phnom Penh. “We are happy to contribute to the development of ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/retail/326570/shopping-shapes-up-in-phnom-penh
Value of construction in Cambodia skyrockets
The amount of money spent on construction in Cambodia soared by 72 per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, according to data from the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. The ministry said it had issued 1,694 construction patents covering 6.5 million square metres ...
Harvest Fears as Snail Infestation Destroys Crops
An infestation of large snails is destroying rice fields in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district, raising concerns among farmers that yields from this year’s harvest will be much lower than usual. Eng Samol, Prey Nop district agriculture director, said Tuesday that the snails had already ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/harvest-fears-as-snail-infestation-destroys-crops-34215/
Giant development in Cambodia hinges on Chinese buyers
There is an island in Cambodia that, unlike others in Southeast Asia, is not the object of an ownership dispute. But it is equally clear whom its current owners would like to land there: Chinese property buyers. If all goes according to plan, Koh Pich — ...
Chris Horton
http://www.property-report.com/cambodias-mega-development-lures-chinese-investors-34672
Vietnam, Cambodia to step up search for Vietnamese soldiers’ remains in Cambodia
Vietnam and Cambodia have agreed to increase cooperation in searching for the remains of Vietnamese soldiers having died in Cambodia. The Specialized Committees of Vietnamese and Cambodian Governments attended a bilateral meeting in Ho Chi Minh City on Monday to review the search for these remains. ...
Tuoi Tre News
http://tuoitrenews.vn/politics/36177/vietnam-cambodia-to-step-up-search-for-deceased-vietnamese-soldiers-remains-in-cambodia
Cambodia ‘searching for new export markets’ in case of U.S. Sanctions
Giving a speech to high-ranking officials on Wednesday, Borith spoke of the rising tensions between Washington and Phnom Penh following the arrest of opposition leader Kem Sokha and the closure of U.S.-linked media outlets and a democracy promotion NGO. ...
Kann Vicheika
https://www.voacambodia.com/a/cambodia-searching-for-new-export-markets-in-case-of-us-sanctions/4050024.html
Cambodia sends 4 helicopters, 2 ships to search for missing Malaysian plane
The Cambodian Ministry of Defense on Tuesday afternoon sent four helicopters and two ships to search on its sea for the missing Malaysian Airlines flight MH370. The plane vanished over south Vietnam on March 8. “At the behest of the head of the government, the Navy ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-03/18/c_133195701.htm
NGOs urge Gov’t to keep searching for missing Veng Sreng teen
A group of 54 local and international non-government groups said Sunday that the state may be behind the disappearance of a 16-year-old boy last seen bleeding from a bullet wound at a garment worker protest in January, and urged the government to investigate. Five garment workers ...
Mech Dara and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-urge-govt-to-keep-searching-for-missing-veng-sreng-teen-54760/
China to help conserve Cambodia's Angkor World Heritage Site
Cambodia’s Apsara Authority and China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation on Thursday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the project of sustainable management of the existing resources for conservation and sustainable development in Angkor World Heritage Site and Siem Reap region. The deal was inked between ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-06/27/c_132492881.htm
Two power plants in Kandal start their engines
The heavy fuel oil-fired power plants in Kandal province’s Lvea Em district have started their engines and are generating power to the national grid, according to the Ministry of Mines and Energy. ...
Chea Vanyuth
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50803643/two-power-plants-in-kandal-start-their-engines/
Teenager rescued after trafficked to China for marriage, police search for ringleader
Interior Ministry police are searching for the ringleader in a human trafficking case following the rescue of a 16-year-old who was trafficked to China. ...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/teenager-rescued-after-trafficked-to-china-for-marriage-police-search-for-ringleader/
Hun Sen, Tan Dung Sign 9 Agreements During Vietnam State Visit
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday signed off on nine wide-ranging deals with his Vietnamese counterpart Nguyen Tan Dung during a state visit that ends Saturday, including arrangements to tighten media, public security and trade cooperation, according to Cambodian and Vietnamese state media. Cambodian state news ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-tan-dung-sign-9-agreements-during-vietnam-state-visit-49735/