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Although Siem Reap is known as the land of smiles, the growth of the culture, civilization and power, the real estate sector in the province for the first six months of 2013 has not increased a great deal. The buying or selling of properties in Siem ...

Grandis Timber Ltd.’s teak plantation in Kompong Speu province is the fist company in Cambodia to receive a certification from U.S-based Forest Stewardship Council (FSC) for its best practices in forest management, Grandis announced yesterday. “FSC certification recognizes FSC standard’s commitment to sustainable development of ...

While Japanese investment is soaring in Cambodia, Japanese employers say there is a shortage of Japanese-speaking staff available to fill the demand. Kong Solina, assistant to the manager of the Service and Culture Department of the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC), said the purpose of the ...

Cambodian manufacturers on Wednesday received training from Korean designers on how to make apparel in line with current fashion trends in the hopes of assisting them in penetrating the lucrative but difficult Korean market. The event was organized by the ASEAN-Korea Center—an intergovernmental organization that aims ...

Cambodian handicrafts and home decor products could take off with South Korean buyers if certain obstacles – conceptual design, development techniques, and slow delivery services – are overcome, business owners and merchants said yesterday. Speaking at a seminar on Korean Market Access for Cambodia’s textiles at ...

Japan-base Terra Motors said it plans to sell its smartphone-compatible electric scooter in Cambodia by the end of this year. The lithium-battery-powered A4000i, introduced last week in Tokyo, can be connected to an iPhone, delivering live data while driving. “We will start to sell this scooter ...

Mobile firm CooTel, a subsidiary of a large Chinese tele­communications corporation, is making plans to enter Cambodia’s oversaturated mobile phone market, officials said. The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications granted CooTel’s parent company, Xinwei (Cambodia) Telecom Co. Ltd., an operating license in August 2011 and the ...

Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea has reached 329 million U.S. dollars in the first five months of this year, up 12 percent over the same period last year, showed the latest figures from the Korea Trade- Investment Promotion Agency to Phnom Penh on ...

The Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (RISDA) is opening two plantations in Cambodia, its director-general Datuk Wan Mohamad Zuki Mohamad said Wednesday. He said discussions had been held with the companies that would be tasked with managing the plantations last week. “We are now awaiting approval ...

The number of new businesses registering in Cambodia slid 20 per cent in the first half of this year compared with the same time in 2012 as investors fret over putting money into the economy during a potentially instable election year, a senior official said. Data ...

It is almost two years to the day since Cambodia’s stock market launched in Phnom Penh in front of proud government officials, senior financiers and eager investors from across the region. Initial expectations were that a total of three state-owned firms would be listed within six ...

Newly established Wat Phnom Airlines completed its maiden flight to Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport on July 10. But its predecessor, grounded Tonlesap Airlines, is said to owe the same airport more than $50,000 in landing fees. The local chartered carrier “is officially in business after it ...

Four families in Oddar Meanchey province’s Samrong town have filed a complaint with their commune hall, alleging that a military official and a village chief are trying to block them from receiving land titles because the families support the Cambodian National Rescue Party. The families and ...

A lawsuit filed by families in Koh Kong province accusing U.K. sugar giant Tate & Lyle of wrongfully profiting off land stolen from them is heading to trial after efforts to mediate a settlement fell through earlier this month, according to those involved. Law firm Jones ...

In the middle of an election campaign in which wages have been a prominent issue, the Ministry of Education did something out of the ordinary Monday: It made public the official pay scale it uses to remunerate its teachers. The list contains figures that are somewhat ...

ភ្នំពេញ — ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ​កាន់​តែ​ខិត​ចូល​មក​ គេ​សង្កេត​ឃើញ​ថា​ យុវជន​កម្ពុជាបាន​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ​ឃោសនា ​និង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោតមាន​សន្ទុះ​កាន់តែ​ផុសផុល​ឡើង​ខុស​ពី​អាណត្តិ​មុន​ៗ។ ការណ៍​នេះ​មន្ត្រី​ជំនាញ​អះអាង​ថា ​ជា​ចំណុច​របត់​នយោបាយ​ដ៏​វិជ្ជមាន​មួយ​ក្នុង​សង្គម​កម្ពុជា។​ ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​យុវជនជា​ច្រើន​បាន​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​ចលនា​ឃោសនា​នយោបាយ​ មាន​យុវជន​ច្រើន​ពាន់នាក់​ផ្សេង​ទៀត​កំពុង​បម្រើ​ការ​ជា​យុវជន​ស្មគ្រ័​ ចិត្ត​ក្នុង​អង្គការ​នានា​ដើម្បី​ចូលរួម​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​បោះឆ្នោត និង​ណែ​នាំ​ពលរដ្ឋ​មូលដ្ឋាន​ឱ្យ​ទៅ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាដើម។​ ប៉ុន្តែ​លោក​ជាង​ សុខា​ថ្លែង​ថា​ ការ​ចូលរួម​របស់​យុវជន​នៅ​តែ​មាន​កម្រិតនៅ​ឡើយ ​ជា​ពិសេស​អ្នក​ដែល​រស់​នៅ​តាម​ទី​ជនបទ​ ដោយ​សារ​កង្វះ​ព័ត៌មាន​ ធនធាន ​និង​ការ​អប់រំ។​ លោក​គល់ បញ្ញា ​នាយក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​នៃ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ដើម្បី​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​សេរី​ និង​យុត្តិធម៌​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ (ខមហ្វ្រែល)​ក៏​យល់​ដូចគ្នា​ដែរ​ថា​ ការ​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​សកម្មភាព​បោះឆ្នោត​របស់​យុវជននៅ​មាន​កម្រិត​ទាប​នៅ​ឡើយ។​ ...

The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) plans to give its leader, Sam Rainsy, a hero’s welcome when he returns to the country on Friday after nearly four years in self-imposed exile. But unless action is taken quickly, Mr. Rainsy will be forced to deliver his first ...

Construction of a special economic zone (SEZ) near the Vietnamese border in Ratanakkiri province’s eastern O’Yad­aw district is on track, but who exactly will avail of the facility and its services remains a mystery—even for senior provincial officials. The latest announced venture of agro-industry land concession ...

Revenue from foreign tourists buying passes to see temples in Siem Reap’s Angkor Wat complex amounted to about $51 million last year, according to a Post calculation of data that was released Friday in a letter by the Apsara Authority, which manages the site. [Bun] Narith ...

Cambodian students, graduates and jobseekers filled the main hall of the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center on Tuesday looking for employment opportunities with some of Japan’s largest corporations. Organizers said the event aimed to bridge the gap between skilled Cambodian job seekers and companies from the world’s third ...

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U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, William E. Todd returned from a reverse trade mission in the United States to promote trade and investment opportunities in Cambodia. Around 50 Cambodian business representatives accompanied Mr. Todd in meetings with several U.S. businesses, investors, and trade associations in Long Beach, ...

Thai AirAsia (TAA) is breaking into the Bangkok-Siem Reap segment long dominated by Bangkok Airways in a move reflecting Cambodia’s new directive to open up its top destination for mass tourism. TAA secured permission from Cambodian authorities to launch a daily service starting on Oct ...

Welcome to CPP country. On the roads snaking up from Banlung through Ratanakkiri’s lush mountain passes up to O’Yadav district, samdechs peer down from billboards and farmers in dirt-streaked party shirts speed past on dilapidated motorbikes. It is perhaps a measure of how successful the ruling ...