Betargo readies for the contruction of its 18,000t per annum feed mill in Cambodia
Betagro (Cambodia) readies for the construction of its new feed mill in Phnom Penh sEZ. The feed mill is to be constructed in the capital’s special Economic Zone, located 12km from the city center. The company is investing UsD$17.2 million in the new project. The plant construction ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia, China's Guangxi pledge to broaden cooperation
Cambodia and China’s Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region on Thursday vowed to further enhance cooperation in trade, investment, and tourism for mutual benefits. The commitment was made during a meeting between Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen and Peng Qinghua, secretary of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region’s CPC Committee, ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-06/13/c_132453081.htm
Policy lost on some campaigners
WHEN the Cambodia National Rescue Party geared up for this election campaign, it was determined its priority would be policy, but the exploits of both major parties in recent weeks have seen public focus shift far from the finer details of governance. “Change or not change?” ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/policy-lost-some-campaigners
NEC Opens Kandal Voter Documents
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Sunday opened official polling recordS for eight StationS in Kandal province&rSquo;S Takhmao City in accordance with complaintS filed by the oppoSition CNRP to the ConStitutional Council of Cambodia over election day irregularitieS in the province. CPP repreSentative Prum So&Shy;kha, Secretary SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-opens-kandal-voter-documents-41562/
Two Explosive Devices Found in Phnom Penh Safely Detonated, Removed
Bomb disposal experts conducted a controlled explosion on a device discovered near the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on Friday morning and safely removed a second explosive device, consisting of three M-79 rifle-launched grenade shells, from a park near the city’s Wat Phnom. The ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-explosive-devices-found-in-phnom-penh-safely-detonated-removed-42261/
Planned rally too large, city officials say
City Hall yesterday rejected the opposition party’s request to hold a sunday rally with 20,000 supporters, saying it was unable to provide security for participants. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has scheduled a “party congress” to be held in Freedom Park on sunday, with a ss='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/planned-rally-too-large-city-officials-say
Thai-Cambodian border trade still normal
Despite the disputed territory near Phra Viharn Temple, Thai-Cambodian border trade is still normal as 150,000 billion baht cash flow is expected by the end of 2013. According to the Thai Chamber of Commerce (TCC), border trade along the disputed area around Phra Viharn Temple ss='cambodia-color'>...
Thailand National News Bureau Staff
http://thainews.prd.go.th/centerweb/newsen/NewsDetail?NT01_NewsID=WNECO5610270010002
Cambodian Opposition Wraps Up Election Protest Rally
Cambodian opposition supporters have wrapped up three days of peaceful protests against the results of this year’s parliamentary elections. Led by opposition leader sam Rainsy, an estimated 20,000 cheering demonstrators marched to several foreign embassies in Phnom Penh asking for international intervention in the Cambodian political ss='cambodia-color'>...
VOA Khmer News Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodian-opposition-wraps-up-election-protest-rally/1777608.html
Californian Winery Enters Cambodian Market
California-based winery E. & J. Gallo has entered Cambodia and is offering four of its more economically priced brands in an effort to introduce locals to wine without breaking their budget, company representatives said Monday. “Cambodia, as well as other markets in Asia, is perfect for ss='cambodia-color'>...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/californian-winery-enters-cambodian-market-46863/
Hundreds in Long Beach protest election results in Cambodia
Chanting in Khmer and gripping homemade signs, a group gathered Monday to protest recent Cambodian election results. The rally aimed to bring awareness to what many Cambodian immigrants believe is a corrupt voting system. More than nine million people were eligible to vote in the July 28 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Police Chiefs Told to Stop Taking Wages
The National Police commissioner has ordered police chiefs to stop taking money from law enforcement officials’ salaries for apparent good causes. A statement signed by General Neth savoeun, dated August 22 but obtained Thursday, said police chiefs at all levels must cease the practice, which takes ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-chiefs-told-to-stop-taking-wages-41449/
Large number of Chinese firms to join Cambodian expo
Eighty-four Chinese companies would have their products displayed for the first time in Cambodia’s annual Imports and Exports Exhibition to be held in Phnom Penh on Dec. 15-18, officials said Tuesday. Ouprum Vorak, deputy chief of the Trade Promotions Department at Cambodian Ministry of Commerce, said ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/831400.shtml#.UqfDKNIW2ls
Union reps claim factory beatdown
Union representatives who claim they were beaten to within an inch of their lives yesterday after they handed out pro-union leaflets in Phnom Penh’s Por sen Chey district have vowed to take legal action. The 10 union members, who represent four different unions – the Union ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-reps-claim-factory-beatdown
Red Cross Gives Aid to Borei Keila Families
Phnom Penh municipality and the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) on sunday donated money and food rations to 176 families from Borei Keila—where thousands of people have been violently evicted from their homes in recent years after the land was sold to a private company. Phnom Penh ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/red-cross-gives-aid-to-borei-keila-families-39096/
CNRP will not attend first session of parliament: Rainsy
Opposition party leader sam Rainsy said on Thursday that his Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will not join the government and attend the National Assembly’s first session on sept. 23, if the hopes of the Cambodian people don’t come into fruition. “The Cambodia National Rescue ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NGIyMDBhYjRiNzI
Putting hospitals on lockdown
The government plans to extend the country’s still-limited capacity to treat ailing prisoners by building more secure rooms inside provincial hospitals. As part of the General Department of Prisons’ 2014-2018 strategic plan, the Ministry of Interior hopes to have rooms specifically designated for prisoners in each ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/putting-hospitals-lockdown
Japan Asked Government to Protect Its Interests During Strike
Japan has expressed its deep concern about the situation in Cambodia following the deadly crackdown on striking garment workers last Friday, and admitted Thursday that it had contacted the government during the protests to ask for protection of Japanese citizens and companies. Military police armed with ss='cambodia-color'>...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/japan-asked-government-to-protect-its-interests-during-strike-50399/
PM decries copyright theft
Prime Minister Hun sen yesterday called on government bodies, local authorities, international organisations and the private sector to dial back Cambodia’s widespread theft of copyrighted works, like film and music, and encouraged the creation of more original, home-grown cultural works. Copying other countries’ cultural output – ss='cambodia-color'>...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-decries-copyright-theft
Construction on triple-tower Times Centre to start in June
Work on a triple-skyscraper complex near Olympic stadium announced in February is due to get under way in June this year and be completed in 2017, according to the project supervisor. With its slogan “The heart of Phnom Penh”, Times Centre is slated to feature three ss='cambodia-color'>...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/construction-triple-tower-times-centre-start-june
Neighbours wary of Laos dam plan
In its race to cash in on hydropower without first addressing its downstream implications, Laos could pitch the region into a water crisis and jeopardise millions of Cambodian’s food security, conservation groups and Cambodian government officials said yesterday. “Lao PDR is exploiting the Mekong River to ss='cambodia-color'>...
Laignee Barron and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/neighbours-wary-laos-dam-plan