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Buildings Up for Demolition Broke Agreement, Not Restrictions
Phnom Penh’s governor on Thursday refused to confirm whether two buildings close to the Royal Palace will be pulled down after local district and commune officials said Wednesday that their demolition due to height violations was imminent. Governor Pa Socheatvong declined to comment on the reports ...
Simon Henderson and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/buildings-up-for-demolition-broke-agreement-not-restrictions-45425/
Demolition Order for 2 Buildings Near Royal Palace
Government officials have ordered the immediate demolition of two buildings located within blocks of the Royal Palace because the structures are taller than the allowed limit for buildings surrounding the palace, officials said Wednesday. One building, owned by Vattanac Properties, is located a block from the ...
Aun Pheap and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/demolition-order-for-2-buildings-near-royal-palace-45306/
Lucky supermarket opens three more branches
Amid growing urbanisation, Lucky Supermarket opened three more branches in Phnom Penh’s suburbs over the weekend, targeting a new consumer base living around the city. With the additional branches, Lucky now counts 10 outlets in Phnom Penh, including one mini-mart at Koh Pich. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lucky-supermarket-opens-three-more-branches
Cambodia's national airline launches daily flights to China's Guangzhou City
SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) — National flag carrier, Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) began regular flights to Guangzhou City in China’s Guangdong province on Thursday, aiming at attracting more Chinese travelers to Cambodia, a company’s senior official said. China is the third largest source ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/26/c_132752788.htm
Cambodia sees 15 pct drop in new business registration in 8 months
Cambodian Ministry of Commerce said Friday that it had issued operating licenses to 1,952 new companies in the first eight months of the year, down 15 percent compared with the 2,300 firms over the same period last year. During the January-August period this year, the ministry ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/20/c_132736133.htm
Local brands standing firm
Inside a shop in a restored building on the corner of Sothearos Boulevard and Street 266, nearly 10 Cambodians wearing the same uniform are walking around and cleaning tables. By the end of this year, Brown Coffee will have a total of eight branches in ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-brands-standing-firm
The slaughterhouse blues
It’s 1am and, as Phnom Penh sleeps, the haunting squeals of distressed animals are all that can be heard in the darkness of a field in Russey Keo district. Pigs in open-air sheds have sensed what’s coming: Hundreds of them are about to be slaughtered for ...
Shane Worrell and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/slaughterhouse-blues