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Government prepares housing plan for poor

The Royal government through Ministry of Land Management, Urban and Construction held a workshop with local and international organizations and real estate companies to design strategic and financial planning for housing project for low-and-medium-income people, especially vulnerable group. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/government-prepares-housing-plan-for-poor-8992

Government prepares housing plan for poor

The Royal government through Ministry of Land Management, Urban and Construction held a workshop with local and international organizations and real estate companies to design strategic and financial planning for housing project for low-and-medium-income people, especially vulnerable group. ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/government-prepares-housing-plan-for-poor-8992

Airline shifts blame for ‘disabled’ fee

The Disability Action Council (DAC) said yesterday it would conduct an investigation of Bassaka Airlines and the Cambodian Airport Management Service Ltd (CAMS) to determine whether a $240 surcharge for a wheelchair-bound passenger qualifies as discrimination under the country’s disability law. ...

Jonathan Cox
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16267/airline-shifts-blame-for----disabled----fee/

Gov’t eyes private sector for help with national housing plan

The government yesterday took another step towards completing an affordable housing plan for low- and mid-income families by seeking private-sector partners to help develop and implement it. ...

Sum Manet
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16254/gov---t-eyes-private-sector-for-help-with-national-housing-plan/

HLH Group to develop public housing projects in Cambodia

HLH Group has become the first Singaporean company to develop public housing projects in Cambodia, with the launch of a residential development in the port city of Sihanoukville. ...

Channel News Asia News Staff
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/news/business/singapore/hlh-group-to-develop/2156286.html

Singaporean developer targets middle-class market

As the middle class here expands and the government seeks to boost home ownership, Singapore-based developer HLH Group Ltd is expanding into the market with Camhomes, a brand that aims to tap rising demand from the country’s middle class. ...

Terry Friel
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/16213/singaporean-developer-targets-middle-class-market/

Ford targets the Kingdom’s lucrative emerging economy

Ford expects sales of its passenger vehicles in Cambodia to surge 30 per cent this year on rising purchasing power and strong brand appeal, a company representative said yesterday. Speaking at a luncheon organised by the Amcham Cambodia, Loflin said the US carmaker sees the ...

Cam McGrath
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ford-targets-kingdoms-lucrative-emerging-economy

Steering away from the grey market

While the Kingdom’s automotive sector has seen the entry of authorised dealerships, grey market dealers still make up the bulk of car sales.Dealerships are trying to lure prospective customers to purchase new vehicles, but grey market used cars still enjoy a substantial cost advantage given ...

Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/steering-away-grey-market

SCCC to take 40% of Cambodia firm

Siam City Cement (SCCC)’s board of directors has approved a 40-per-cent share in a joint-venture company in Cambodia, Chip Mong Cement Corporation, a first step in its strategy to take advantage of the upcoming Asean Economic Community. ...

The Nation News Staff
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/SCCC-to-take-40-of-Cambodia-firm-30269342.html

Crystal expands sustainability with Cambodia jeans plant

Hong Kong based garment manufacturing giant Crystal Group is hoping to replicate the success of its “Chinese role model sustainable denim jeans factory” with its new facility in Cambodia. ...

Just-Style News Staff
http://www.just-style.com/news/crystal-expands-sustainability-with-cambodia-jeans-plant_id126235.aspx

Cabinet approves MoU with Cambodia for cooperation in tourism

The Union Cabinet today approved an agreement signed between India and Cambodia for bilateral cooperation in the tourism sector that aims at enhancing investment and promoting exchange of experience in marketing, destination development and management in this field. ...

The Economic Times News Staff
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/services/travel/cabinet-approves-mou-with-cambodia-for-cooperation-in-tourism/articleshow/49059030.cms

EuroCham to work with government on tourism

The European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (EuroCham) signed a memorandum of understanding with the Tourism Ministry yesterday aimed at promoting and developing the Kingdom’s tourism sector.Emmanuel Menanteau, chairman of EuroCham, said the partnership would enable the chamber to promote Cambodia as a tourist destination, ...

Cheng Sokhorng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/eurocham-work-government-tourism

A King’s temple remembered

The elders of Banteay Village have a favorite comparison when discussing the temple perched above a floodplain on the outskirts of town. ...

James Reddick and Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15951/a-king---s-temple-remembered/

Gov’t eyes data gaps to ensure stable foundation for construction industry

A survey of foreign direct investment by the National Bank of Cambodia due to be completed at the end of this month will help fill data gaps in the construction industry and could lead to new regulations in the property market that will pave the ...

Tim Vutha
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15853/gov---t-eyes-data-gaps-to-ensure-stable-foundation-for-construction-industry/

Employee allegedly hit at protest

A protest over attendance bonuses among workers at a factory in southern Phnom Penh turned violent yesterday morning, after the factory owner’s driver allegedly assaulted a worker. ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/employee-allegedly-hit-protest

Five-country visa may take effect next year

Ten years in the making, the “Five Countries, One Destination” single-visa program may finally kick off next year, encouraging and facilitating tourism between Siem Reap and Southeast Asian hotspots in Myanmar, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam. ...

Naomi-Collett Ritz
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15754/five-country-visa-may-take-effect-next-year/

Tien Tien workers find jobs, seek pay

About 90 per cent of workers from the Tien Tien factory in Kandal province, whose Chinese owner disappeared leaving some $30,000 in unpaid wages last month, have found new jobs according to staff and union officials. ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tien-tien-workers-find-jobs-seek-pay

First Phnom Penh street fair at Toul Tom Poung

Phnom Penh’s first ever non-profit community street fair will be held in Toul Tom Poung, also known as the Russian Market, tomorrow. ...

Srey Kumneth and Nou Sotheavy
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15703/first-phnom-penh-street-fair-at-toul-tom-poung/

City governor cautions officials on building codes

Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong on Monday warned local construction and cadastral officials that they would be fired if they failed to ensure that buildings throughout the city are constructed to the size specified in their plans. ...

Kang Sothear
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-governor-cautions-officials-on-building-codes-94210/

Cambodia hosts int'l expo on construction, real estate

Cambodia’s largest international exhibition on construction and real estate kicked off here on Thursday, bringing together 350 exhibitors from 23 countries and regions, officials said. ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2015-09/10/c_134610499.htm

Vietnam signs bilateral tourism cooperation agreements with Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar

Tourism officials from Vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Cambodia and Myanmar discussed solutions for luring tourists to their region and integrate their tourist industry as they met in Ho Chi Minh City on Wednesday. ...

Tuoitrenews.vn News Staff
http://tuoitrenews.vn/business/30317/vietnam-signs-bilateral-tourism-cooperation-agreements-with-cambodia-laos-myanmar

Vice President of India to pay official visit next week

The vice president of India Mohammad Hamid Ansari will pay an official three-day visit to Cambodia next week. ...

The Cambodia Herald​ News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/vice-president-of-india-to-pay-official-visit-next-week-8936

Construction standards on the way

The International Business Chamber of Cambodia (IBS) on Friday took a step to formulate industry-wide construction standards by signing a memorandum of understanding with the UK’s Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS), an accreditation agency that monitors quality and safety across the property market.  ...

Igor Kossov
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15449/construction-standards-on-the-way/

India gives up Angkor Wat replica: Cambodian spokesman

The Indian government is giving about $4 million to conserve the Preah Vihear temple complex, according to Foreign Ministry spokesman Chum Sounry. ...

Ban Sokrith and Phun Chan Ousaphea
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/15492/india-gives-up-angkor-wat-replica--cambodian-spokesman/

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