Wood confiscated from timber trader’s land
Authorities in Ratanakkiri province have confiscated about 700 small pieces of luxury-grade wood found on an empty plot of land belonging to Yeay Pralit, a timber trader whom local authorities had long suspected of committing forest crimes, deputy provincial court prosecutor Hak Phoan said on ss='cambodia-color'>...
AUN PHEAP
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wood-confiscated-from-timber-traders-land-127795/
Cambodia’s debt at $5.8 bil
The government signed concessional loan agreements with development partners – both bilateral and multilateral – amounting to about $8.3 billion from 1993 to the end of 2016, official figures show. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37591/cambodia---s-debt-at--5-8-bil/
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 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Matt Surrusco
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/shifting-economy-feeds-nations-uncertain-politics-129465/
Denmark’s Damco launches new head office
The Embassy of Denmark in Cambodia has encouraged more Danish companies and investors to explore investment opportunities in the kingdom, arguing that in an increasingly competitive global market, it is crucial that national governments and individual businesses cooperate to increase business activity. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Chan
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/5085157/denmarks-damco-launches-new-head-office/
Australian filmmaker Ricketson’s bail bid delayed
Australian filmmaker James Ricketson, who has spent more than seven months in Cambodian prison on allegations of “espionage”, had a ruling on his final bid for bail delayed at the supreme Court today. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Erin Handley and Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/australian-filmmaker-ricketsons-bail-bid-delayed
Sen Sok Condo’s second project starts
After the success of its first project, the shangri-La Garden City, sen sok Condo Company is beginning its second project along Road 595, located two kilometres north of the 7 Makara sky Bridge. Construction on the second project, called Maldives City, has begun, and the company ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013013061083/Real-Estate/sen-sok-condo-s-second-project-starts.html
Foreign investment in Cambodia’s property rises
Property experts say foreign companies are coming to invest in Cambodia’s property sector, as they see the growth and potential of the Kingdom. sung Bonna, director of Bonna Realty Group, said that the number of foreign companies in the sector has grown, and most are from ss='cambodia-color'>...
New Year’s price hikes kick in
As many flock to their hometowns today to celebrate Khmer New Year, complaints of price hikes and border bribes have started pouring in like clockwork. Passengers arranging transport to the provinces told the Post yesterday that bus companies and taxies had raised their prices despite a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Police raid home of ‘secessionist’s’ mum
ScoreS of Security forceS yeSterday Stormed the houSe of alleged SeceSSioniSt leader Bun Ratha&rSquo;S mother in Kampong Cham province yeSterday, confiScating mobile phoneS and memory cardS, hiS relativeS told the PoSt. Bun Ratha, the alleged leader of Democratic ASSociation, haS been on the run Since Security SS='cambodia-color'>...
RCAF general’s case back in court
The Supreme Court yeSterday conducted another hearing into the decade-old caSe of a three-Star RCAF general found guilty in 2002 of owing more than US$50,000 for conStruction work. PreSiding judge and vice-preS&Shy;&Shy;&Shy;ident of the Supreme Court Kong Srim Said the court would make a final ruling SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012060556584/National-news/generals-case-back-in-court.html
Man’s death prompts Thai factory walkout
More than 800 Cambodian workers in Thailand were scared to return to work and some had fled their homes yesterday following the violent death of a co-worker outside their factory in songkhla province on Monday, their representative said. Phan Chem said workers wanted the Cambodian embassy ss='cambodia-color'>...
Britain’s Fraud Office Probes Biofuel Scheme
A biofuel company is currently under investigation for fraud in the U.K. after millions of dollars of investors’ money was spent on a jatropha plantation in Banteay Meanchey province that never produced even a single drop of biodiesel. The company, London-based sustainable Agro Energy PLC, had ss='cambodia-color'>...
Supporters Pray for Mam Sonando’s Release
More than a hundred supporters of imprisoned Beehive Radio owner Mam sonando gathered at the Preah Ang Dang Keu shrine in front of the Royal Palace yesterday morning to offer prayers for his release. sporting shirts printed with photos of Mr. sonando, the group lit candles ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia’s Hydro Plans Carry Steep Costs
The Cambodian government has committed to the construction of five dams along the Mekong River in order to meet a huge demand for electricity, but environmental groups warn that severe repercussions loom for this strategy. “While each project proposed in Cambodia comes with a different set ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/nvironment/cambodias-hydro-plans-carry-steep-costs/539293
Cambodia’s trade with Malaysia grows sharply
Cambodia’s trade with Malaysia grows sharply in 1st 4 months of Y 2011 The bi-lateral trade between Cambodia and Malaysia increased by 75% in the 1st 4 months of this year, compared to the same period last year, said a senior commerce official Wednesday. From January to ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.livetradingnews.com/cambodias-trade-with-malaysia-grows-sharply-47229.htm
Garment industry stokes Cambodia’s political growth
Under dazzling white strip-lights, a production line of young Cambodians stitch, iron and fold their way to the day’s target of 820 two-piece children’s pajamas. These garments are destined for the shelves of Los Angeles, shop price $9.97. The workers, mostly women, start at 7:30 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Phnom Penh’s new commune prices steady
Land prices in Meanchey district’s four communes that had been transferred into Phnom Penh municipality’s control from Kandal province have held steady, despite the construction of Prek samroung Bridge and the extension of roads to the area. Meanchey Governor Kuch Chamroeun said that he is ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2012122760489/Real-Estate/phnom-penh-s-new-commune-prices-steady.html
Kratie Village Sealed After Girl’s Killing
Kratie city – soldiers and military police yesterday blocked all access to a village where a 14-year-old girl was shot dead by security forces on Wednesday while the authorities launched a massive operation to evict hundreds of families from the area under a cloak of ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodian port’s cargo rises 10 percent
The cargo of merchandises including clothes, agriculture products, construction, electronics and other products through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) has increased 10 percent in the first five months of this year in comparison to the same period last year, according to PPAP’s statistics. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Sok Siphana’s law firm joins ZICOlaw
Lawyer and government advisor sok siphana has made his law firm, sok siphana & Associates, a member of ZICOlaw, a leading regional law firm based in Kuala Lumpur and focused on the AsEAN region. ss='cambodia-color'>...