First ‘pra’ fish export for China in process
Hun Ty Co Ltd, the sole company awarded the right to process iridescent shark catfish (Pangasianodon hypophthalmus) for export to China, is currently processing the first batch of 40 tonnes scheduled for Cambodia’s maiden trial shipment to Chinese shores next month, according to a senior ...
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/first-pra-fish-export-china-process
Research travel grants
Grant Opportunities for Bachelor Research SupportBackgroundOpen Development Cambodia (ODC) is an ‘open data’ website, the first of its kind in Southeast Asia. The open data movement is based on the simple premise that data collected for public interest should be publicly available without restrictions. Information ...
Illegal Fishing, Molotov Cocktails, A Daring Escape
The State Department on Tuesday cited abuses in Thailand’s huge fishing industry as part of an annual worldwide report on Trafficking in Persons. The report noted that men from Cambodia and Myanmar, also known as Burma, are trafficked aboard Thai ships and forced to work ...
http://www.npr.org/2012/06/20/155048186/illegal-fishing-molotov-cocktails-a-daring-escape
Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesis
Call for application: Research grant for bachelor’s degree students to write thesisThrough a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the Open Development Cambodia Organization (ODC) and the Institute of Science and Technology of Cambodia (ISTC) in Preah Vihear, focusing on collaborative efforts in education and research, ...
Vietnam visitors drive tourist stats
International tourist arrivals to Cambodia increased nearly 28 per cent during the first quarter of the year compared with the corresponding period of 2011, Ministry of Tourism data shows. The country drew more than 995,000 tourists from abroad during the three-month period, up from 778,467 a year earlier, ...
Dams, climate plague Mekong
Villagers in Kratie province have long feared the proposed Sambor hydroelectric dam and the impact it could have on their subsistence fishing and riverbank agriculture. According to Resilience on the Mekong: A Vulnerability and Adaptation Assessment in North-East Cambodia, a report released by the World Wildlife Foundation on Friday, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012091058600/National-news/dams-climate-plague-mekong.html
Apsara Authority publishes Angkor journal Preah Nokor
The Apsara National Authority (ANA) has released a journal entitled Preah Nokor – a compilation of research carried out in the Angkor Park area and is intended to be a storehouse of knowledge that Cambodians studying Angkor can draw on. ...
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/apsara-authority-publishes-angkor-journal-preah-nokor
Economic diplomacy strategies prioritised
Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Prak Sokhonn on January 18 announced the launch of the “Economic Diplomacy Strategy (EDS) for 2021-2023” as a framework for future diplomatic and cultural initiatives. Sokhonn also unveiled a collection of traditional recipes dubbed The Taste of Angkor. ...
Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/economic-diplomacy-strategies-prioritised
Displaced residents of land for new airport offered land swap
Kandal provincial governor Kong Sophorn told Khmer Times yesterday that 11 families who don’t want to accept a cash settlement for their land within the construction area of the new international airport can choose a “land swap” instead. ...
Son Minea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50924006/displaced-residents-of-land-for-new-airport-offered-land-swap/
Bun Youdy reflects on three years at the National Commercial Arbitration Centre
Established by the 2006 Law on Commercial Arbitration, the National Commercial Arbitration Centre of Cambodia (NCAC) is an independent not-for-profit institution that aims to offer impartial and effective alternative dispute resolution. There are currently more than 60 arbitrators on the NCAC panel. ...
New book delves into dynamics of geo-politics, int’l trade, legal affairs
In a recent book launch at CamTech University in Phnom Penh, former commerce minister Pan Sorasak hailed the release of RCEP: Part 1: Geo-Political, Geo-Economic and Legal Analysis. ...
Van Socheata
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/new-book-delves-dynamics-geo-politics-intl-trade-legal-affairs
Power line markers reveal looming path of destruction in Prey Lang
In early March, Auon Seap noticed a group of unknown men approach his farm on a koyun, an elongated tractor mostly used for farming or logging. Strangers are not so common in his village on the northeastern edge of the Prey Lang Wildlife Sanctuary. ...
Keat Soriththeavy and Danielle Keeton-Olsen
https://vodenglish.news/power-line-markers-reveal-looming-path-of-destruction-in-prey-lang/
PM marks Westerdam 3 year anniversary
Prime Minister Hun Sen said February 13 marked three years since Cambodia was lauded as a “small country with a big heart” for its humanitarian action in allowing the cruise ship MS Westerdam to dock during the early days of the Covid-19 outbreak. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-marks-westerdam-3-year-anniversary
Ministry of Economy and Finance
National Bank of Cambodia, Cambodia. Photo by Stephen McGrath, taken on 21 June 2010. Licensed under CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 In 1996, the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) was established by law.1 Its organization and functioning is defined by a sub-decree of the Royal Government ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new map layer on "Public Universities of Cambodia"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on Public Universities of Cambodia in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the map illustrates the 29 locations of “Public Universities” with address, contact information, and faculties available in each university in nationwide.=>The page can ...
Open Development Cambodia publishes a new map layer on "One Window Service Offices"
Open Development Cambodia (ODC) has just published a new online resource detailing on One Window Service Offices in two languages, Khmer and English. With this new resource, the map illustrates the 54 locations of “One Window Service Offices” with address, and contact number in nationwide.=>The page can be ...
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នឹងមិនចូលរួមសច្ចាប្រណិធាន នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះទេ
អ្នកនាំពាក្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ ប្រាប់ VOD នៅថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះថា តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្ស នឹងមិនចូលសច្ចាប្រណិធាននៅព្រះបរមរាជវាំង នៅរសៀលម៉ោង៤នេះទេ ។ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ បញ្ជាក់ថា៖«បាទមិនចូលរួមទៅព្រះបរមរាជវាំងទេ ព្រោះយើងខ្ញុំទាំង ៦៣នាក់ កំពុងតែនៅខេត្តសៀមរាប»។ តាមសេចក្តីព្រាងកម្មវិធីរបស់រដ្ឋសភា នៅពេលល្ងាចថ្ងៃចន្ទ វេលាម៉ោងប្រមាណ៤រសៀល សមាជិកសភាដែលជាប់ឆ្នោត នឹងទៅសច្ចាប្រណិធាននៅព្រះបរមរាជវាំង ក្រោមអធិបតីភាពរបស់សម្តេចសង្ឃទាំងពីរគណៈ។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទាំង ៥៥រូប នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះ មិនមានវត្តមានក្នុងការបើកសម័យប្រជុំនៃរដ្ឋសភាលើកដំបូងនេះទេ។ ...
ឡាយ សាមាន
http://vodhotnews.com/?p=article&id=16298&lang=kh
ព្រះសង្ឃមួយអង្គប៉ុនប៉ងដុតខ្លួននៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ព្រះសង្ឃមួយព្រះអង្គព្រះនាម សេង ឌីណា បានប៉ុនប៉ងយកសាំងចាក់ដុតសម្លាប់ខ្លួននៅលើឆាកនាទីលាន ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែកញ្ញា នេះ។ មុនពេលចាក់សាំងបម្រុងដុតព្រះកាយ ព្រះអង្គបានអានសារលាតត្រដាងអំពើអយុត្តិធម៌ក្នុងសង្គមដែលព្រះអង្គ ចោទថា ប្រព្រឹត្តដោយលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។ ព្រះសង្ឃ សេង ឌីណា និមន្តមកពីខេត្តតាកែវ មានថេរដីកាថា ការធ្វើដូច្នេះ គឺដើម្បីជាសារឲ្យលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ភ្ញាក់រឭក ហើយឈប់ប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើអាក្រក់តទៅទៀត។ ប៉ុន្តែការព្យាយាមនេះមិនបានសម្រេចទេ ដោយសារមានការរារាំងទាន់ពេលវេលា។ ...
ដែន អយុធ្យា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/monk-attempt-to-commit-suicide-09172013002608.html
Logging baron claims tree-felling days over
Preah Vihear province Try Pheap wants to turn over a new leaf.In an exclusive interview with the Post at the opening ceremony of his vast plantation in Preah Vihear province on Sunday, the media-shy tycoon spoke of a desire to cultivate a new image – ...
May Titthara and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-baron-claims-tree-felling-days-over
Urn theft weighs on guards, families
Seang Sarin swears he only fell asleep for a moment. It’s a moment he has cursed and played over in his head for nearly 20 months now.Speaking to the Post in a detention room at the Kandal Provincial Court this week, the former guard at ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/urn-theft-weighs-guards-families