Push on for ‘bio-sand’ water filters
Large-scale “bio-sand” filters have been found to be among the most cost-effective water cleaning methods in the Kingdom, according to a recent evaluation by the Trailblazer Foundation, which hopes to start installing them in villages soon. ...
Igor Kossov
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/push-bio-sand-water-filters
Port cargo traffic rises on swelling economy
Container traffic at Sihanoukville Autonomous Port (SAP), which operates the country’s only deep-sea port, increased by almost 10 per cent during the first quarter of the year, compared to a year earlier, while tonnage rose by 11.5 per cent, a company official said yesterday. ...
Sor Chandara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/port-cargo-traffic-rises-swelling-economy
On regional tour, Japanese minister skips Cambodia
Cambodia is conspicuously missing from Japanese Foreign Minister Fumio Kishida’s itinerary for a trip to Southeast Asia this week that will see him visit Burma, Laos, Vietnam and Thailand—where he on Monday pledged $7 billion for the region over three years. ...
Alex Willemyns
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-regional-tour-japanese-minister-skips-cambodia-112052/
Activists request to march on ACU HQ
Land rights activists from 10 communities in the capital yesterday submitted a request to City Hall requesting permission to march to the Anti-Corruption Unit’s headquarters and deliver a petition in support of human rights activists jailed this week. ...
Chhay Channyda and Ananth Baliga
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-request-march-acu-hq
Warnings to be placed on cigarette packs
In what appears to be part of a wider push to cut down on smoking in the Kingdom, cigarette companies will have to publish pictorial and text warnings that take up 55 percent of each packet by the end of July, according to the Ministry ...
Pav Suy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25477/warnings-to-be-placed-on-cigarette-packs/
Push to get SMEs listed on CSX
For small and medium sized Cambodian enterprises hoping to list on the local stock market – the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) – there is now an opportunity to realize their dream of seeing their stocks traded. ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/25721/push-to-get-smes-listed-on-csx/
Russian nuclear agency bullish on Asean outlook
Rosatom, Russia’s state nuclear-energy agency, is bullish on the outlook of its business in Southeast Asia after the speedy development of a project in Vietnam and a range of agreements with every country in the region except Singapore, the Philippines and Brunei. ...
Achara Deboonme
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Russian-nuclear-agency-bullish-on-Asean-outlook-30287441.html
Kingdom scores low on human capital index
A report released yesterday by the World Economic Forum (WEF) underscores Cambodia’s poor performance at educating and training its citizens in order to develop a competitive workforce and put their skills to productive use. ...
Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom-scores-low-human-capital-index
Disabled performers back on city’s streets
Two weeks after police rounded up blind and disabled performers begging for money on streets around Phnom Penh in a bid to prevent traffic congestion, the performers were back on the streets on Wednesday, defiantly defending their right to earn their keep. ...
Ben Sokhean
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/disabled-performers-back-on-citys-streets-115425/
PM Calls for Peace on Korean Peninsula
Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on North Korea to respect the decisions made by the UN Security Council and called for the resumption of six-party talks to maintain peace and stability on the Korea Peninsula. ...
Ven Rathavong
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/28472/pm-calls-for-peace-on-korean-peninsula/
PM: the water festival is on again
The annual boat races in Phnom Penh, marking the Water Festival celebrations, will take place between November 13 and 15 even if water levels in the Tonle Sap are low, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced yesterday. Speaking at a university graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh, the ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29936/pm--the-water-festival-is-on-again/
Capital’s port on course for IPO
Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) will hold a meeting next week to review the submitted financial statements of Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP), Cambodia’s second-largest port, and to consider its eligibility to list and trade its securities on the stock exchange, a CSX official said yesterday. ...
Sorn Sarath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/capitals-port-course-ipo
Health authorities remain on alert for MERS
Cambodian health officials say they remain on alert for Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, or MERS. Cambodia has trained hundreds of health workers to respond to the disease, though no infections have yet been reported in Cambodia, Ly Sovann, a spokesman for the Ministry of Health, ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/health-authorities-remain-on-alert-for-mers/2972400.html
Hanoi briefed on quashed CNRP border efforts
During a closed-door meeting on Monday, Defense Minister Tea Banh told a Vietnamese counterpart of the CPP’s success in suppressing an opposition campaign to highlight border incursions by Vietnam and urged Hanoi to help ensure that the issue does not re-emerge. ...
Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hanoi-briefed-on-quashed-cnrp-border-efforts-97739/
Tax revenue soars on vehicle, tobacco tariffs
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation (GDT) collected $1.09 billion in taxes during the first 10 months of 2015, up 23.9 per cent compared to the same period a year earlier, according to a statement posted on its website. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenue-soars-vehicle-tobacco-tariffs
Dredging resumes on Tatai in Koh Kong
Sand dredging in several areas of Koh Kong province has resumed following protests against the controversial practice earlier this year, local residents and an advocacy group have said. ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dredging-resumes-tatai-koh-kong
Gov’t vows crackdown on lawbreaking contractors
Contractors that dodge requirements to register with the social security fund, leaving workers to foot their hospital bills alone, will start facing harsher legal penalties, the director of the National Social Security Fund (NSSF) said. ...
Jonathan Cox and Tin Sokhavuth
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/18493/gov---t-vows-crackdown-on-lawbreaking-contractors/
Nagacorp could bid on Cyprus casino licence
Nagacorp Ltd, the parent company of NagaWorld, Cambodia’s biggest casino, is expected to bid on a licence to operate the first casino resort in Cyprus, according to a media report from the Mediterranean island. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nagacorp-could-bid-cyprus-casino-licence
Opposition casts doubt on NEC leadership, staff
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday appointed Tep Nytha to another term as secretary general, in a selection process that civil society and opposition party members have criticized as fraudulent and closed from public scrutiny. ...
Taing Vida
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/21786/opposition-casts-doubt-on-nec-leadership--staff/
Muhibbah’s profits rise on Cambodian activities
Malaysian conglomerate Muhibbah Engineering Bhd reported that revenue declined 7.5 per cent last year, but gross profit increased in part due to its stake in the company that operates Cambodia’s three international airports. ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/muhibbahs-profits-rise-cambodian-activities