Environment and natural resources

Pollution and waste

New project aims to lower levels of industrial pollution

19 October 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Environment and natural resources / Infrastructure / Pollution and waste / Rivers and lakes / Transport and shipping / Urban sanitation infrastructure / Urban water and sanitation infrastructure / Water and sanitation / Water and sanitation infrastructure and facilities / Water pollution / Waterways and ports
eco-friendliness / hot spots / Industrial pollution / industrial waste / Kandal / Kompong Cham / lakes / Phnom Penh / rivers / sewage systems / Sokchea Hak / UN Industrial Development Orgnisation / water quality / waterways

Industrial pollution ‘hot-spots’ have been identified in waterways in Phnom Penh, Kandal and Kompong Cham provinces following a five-month period of research as part of a UN-backed effort to encourage companies to adopt cleaner practices. The hot spots – defined as a source of pollution where ...

Sanya Motorcycles Officially Enter Cambodian Market

24 August 2011
China Daily
Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Pollution and waste
bilateral trade / Cambodia / Cambodian market / Chinese aid / Distributor / Economic and Commercial Counselor of Chinese Embassy / Honda / Jin Yuan / motorcycles / Pan Sorasak / Phnom Penh / rapid economic growth / Sanya / SCI Company Limited / Secretary of State for the Ministry of Commerce / Yamaha

PHNOM PENH– The China-made Sanya-branded motorcycles have officially entered Cambodian market on Wednesday to compete in the country’s crowded motorcycle market. Pan Sorasak, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Commerce, expressed congratulations to the SCI Company Limited for being selected to be the exclusive distributor ...

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/bizchina/2011-08/24/content_13181497.htm

Sand for Singapore's Growth Comes at Environmental Cost to Poorer Neighbors

22 August 2011
Associated Press
Economy and commerce / Environment and natural resources / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Industrial mining / Industries / Land / Marine and coastal areas / Mining / Pollution and waste / Tourism / Water resources
AZ Kunming Singapore / AZ Orchid / barges / Benalec Holdings / Cambodia / Cambodian Government / Changi / Chea Manith / Chinese aid / Construction and Building Authority / Corruption / Dredging / ecotourism / emerging economies / environmental damage / environmental groups / environmental regulations / Environmentalists / exploitation / Exports / Fishing / Global Witness / Government officials / Gulf of Thailand / Hong Kong-register group / Illegal mining / King of Koh Kong / Koh Kong Province / Las Vegas Sands Corp / Laws / Ly Yong Phat / LYP Group / Malaysian aid / mangrove / Marina Bay complex / miners / Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology / Ministry of Industry Mining and Energy / Myanmar / National Development Ministry / Nature Tourism Community of Tatai / Nipah Island / Oliver Courtney / Philippines / Police / pollution / Prime Minister Hun Sen / reclamation / restrictions / rivers / Sand / sand extraction / sand mining / sand pirates / sand trade / seabeds / Singapore / Siphan Phay / smuggling / sustainable development / Tatai river / Tourists / Trade / Vietnamese company / villagers / wilderness areas / Winton Enterprised

KOH KONG, Cambodia (AP) — Round a bend in Cambodia’s Tatai River and the virtual silence of a tropical idyll turns suddenly into an industrial nightmare. Lush jungle hills give way to a flotilla of dredgers operating 24 hours a day, scooping up sand and piling ...

http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/A/AS_CAMBODIA_SELLING_SAND?SITE=CALAK&SECTION=HOME&TEMPLATE=DEFAULT

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Environment and natural resources

Pollution and waste

New project aims to lower levels of industrial pollution

Sanya Motorcycles Officially Enter Cambodian Market

Sand for Singapore's Growth Comes at Environmental Cost to Poorer Neighbors

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