The Phnom Penh Post
Angkor Wat revenue at $51 million for last year
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 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/angkor-wat-revenue-51-million-last-year
CPP’s political machine purring in Ratanakkiri
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 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp%E2%80%99s-political-machine-purring-ratanakkiri
Deposits and loans increase
Deposit and loans at major commercial banks have continued to climb over the first half of this year, industry officials say. Grant Knuckey, chief executive officer of ANZ Royal Bank, said yesterday that ANZ continues to see strong growth in trade finance led by the agricultural ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/deposits-and-loans-increase
Officials own land, claim villagers
Local cadastral land officials, a district governor and RCAF personnel all own plots of a social land concession in Preah Vihear originally intended to be distributed to poor villagers, local rights group Adhoc alleged. In 2007, the government granted 556 hectares of land in Choam Ksan ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-own-land-claim-villagers
Workers to get back pay before election
Social Affairs Ministry officials yesterday promised that about 750 workers from the shuttered Pine Great garment factory will receive their overdue salaries before the election. Yesterday Touch Somuth, a member of the Social Affairs Ministry committee formed to resolve the issue, said the committee was ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-get-back-pay-election
GI benefits yet to be fully realised
While Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar carry the brand-building Geographical Indication (GI) status, newcomers seeking the same tag continue to wait for funding to get their products off the ground. In 2010, Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar were the first Cambodian goods ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gi-benefits-yet-be-fully-realised
REDD+ forest clearing unabated: community
Since last year, up to a half of nearly 8,000 hectares of community forest has been encroached upon and cleared in Oddar Meanchey province’s Banteay Ampil district by soldiers, community representatives said yesterday. Din Heng, chief of Ang Dong Bor community, said the army has cleared ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/redd-forest-clearing-unabated-community
Kampot pepper demand dips
Sales of Cambodia’s World Trade Organization-certified pepper from Kampot province fell to 21 tonnes at the end of this year’s harvest season, a slight decline from 22 tonnes after the end of last year’s season. Nguon Lay, president of the Kampot Pepper Association, said fast-changing ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampot-pepper-demand-dips
Chinese bypass the local fare
Hui Tien Jien has eaten at a Chinese restaurant called Old Place Seafood two times – and he’s been in Phnom Penh for only two days. Chinese restaurants in Phnom Penh are spreading in response to a flood of tourists from China: tourists who insist ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chinese-bypass-local-fare
សម រង្ស៊ី វិលមកវិញដោយមានការការពារនិងស្វាគមន៍ពីមនុស្សរាប់ម៉ឺននាក់
ភ្នំពេញៈ កងកម្លាំងនគរបាលនឹងត្រូវដាក់ពង្រាយជាពិសេស នៅព្រលានយន្តហោះអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ និងនៅជុំវិញរាជធានី នៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ ដើម្បីរក្សាសណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់ ដោយសារមានមនុស្សប្រមាណ៤ម៉ឺននាក់នឹងទៅទទួលស្វាគមន៍ ការវិលត្រឡប់របស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងដែលនិរទេសខ្លួន។ កាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រសប្តាហ៍មុន លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានទទួលការព្រះរាជទានលើកលែងទោសពីព្រះមហាក្សត្រ តាមសំណើរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តីហ៊ុន សែន ដែលលើកទោសជាប់ពន្ធនាគាររយៈពេលជាងមួយទសវត្សរ៍ និងដែលបានត្រួសត្រាយផ្លូវឲ្យប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ រូបនេះ វិលត្រឡប់មកប្រទេសកម្ពុជាវិញ នៅមុនការបោះឆ្នោតថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា។ មួយថ្ងៃក្រោយមក លោកសម រង្ស៊ី បានប្រកាសតាម Facebook ថា លោកនឹងមកដល់កម្ពុជានៅថ្ងៃសុក្រ វេលាម៉ោង ៩ និង ០៥ នាទីព្រឹក តាមជើងយន្តហោះ Thai Airways។ យោងតាមលោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នកនាំពាក្យរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានឲ្យដឹងថា អ្នកគាំទ្រ ២ ម៉ឺន ...
មាស សុខជា Shane Worrell និង វង្ស សុខេង
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/100760-2013-07-15-03-42-27
Rice husk to power agriculture
Cambodia-based SOMA Energy will construct two bio-mass power-generating plants that convert rice husks into electricity to supply Cambodian farmers working in the provinces. SOMA energy, a subsidiary of SOMA group, has invested nearly $3 million in the construction of the plants, one of which is located ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-husk-power-agriculture
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?” ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/policy-lost-some-campaigners
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រឡាយព្រះហត្ថលេខាលើកលែងទោសលោកសម រង្ស៊ី
នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី១២ ខែកក្កដានេះ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រខ្មែរ ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បានឡាយព្រះហត្ថលេខាលើកលែងទោសលោកសម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ តាមការស្នើសុំរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។ នេះបើយោងតាមលិខិតរបស់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ចុះហត្ថលេខាដោយលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និង ព្រះរាជក្រឹត្យលើកលែងទោសឲ្យលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដែលឡាយព្រះហត្ថលេខាដោយ សម្តេចព្រះនរោត្តម សីហមុនី ព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា។ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/online/100725-2013-07-12-09-02-42
Sales of palm sugar not so sweet
Sales of Cambodia’s World Trade Organization-certified palm sugar from Kampong Speu province dipped to 12 tonnes at the end of the harvest season this year, about a 30 per cent decline from 2012. Two districts with palm trees in Kampong Speu province were granted geographical indication ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sales-palm-sugar-not-so-sweet
No bail for Sabrina unionists
According to defence lawyer Kao Ty, the court decided to uphold the decision of the provincial court in a closed-door hearing last Friday. “They said if those eight members and workers were released on bail, they would cause a problem again,” he said, adding that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-bail-sabrina-unionists
Land complaint filed
Four Preah Vihear villagers filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc yesterday, requesting help in gaining permission to farm 93 hectares of land the Provincial Forestry Administration barred them from last year. The four complainants represent 65 families who have farmed the area in Kolen district ...
Anti-Corruption Unit seeks response over Information Ministry complaint
The government’s Anti-Corruption Unit has sent a letter to the Ministry of Information asking it to respond to allegations that its officials demanded bribes to let applicants pass exams for jobs in the ministry, a letter published on the ACU’s website reveals. ACU President Om Yentieng’s ...
Korea trade nears $1 billion
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea nearly reached the $1 billion dollar realm in 2012, a hike of nearly 100 per cent from the year before, senior officials said yesterday. According to official data from the Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency, total bilateral trade between ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/korea-trade-nears-1-billion
Families complain over visas
Three families lodged complaints with authorities in Banteay Meanchey on Monday, requesting that action be taken against a recruitment firm that sent their family members to work in Thailand on tourist visas, a move that subsequently led to their arrest. Leng Yen, a monitor with ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/families-complain-over-visas
Tax revenues rise, but aren’t reflective of overall GDP growth
While the country’s tax revenue grew about 20 per cent in the first half of this year compared to the same period in 2012, experts say the amount still isn’t high enough to accurately reflect the country’s GDP growth. Stephen Higgins, former CEO of ANZ ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tax-revenues-rise-aren%E2%80%99t-reflective-overall-gdp-growth
គណបក្សប្រជាជនបង្កើនចំនួនស្រីក្នុងជួរមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាល
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្នុងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាតែងតាំងរដ្ឋលេខាធិការស្រ្តីម្នាក់និង អនុរដ្ឋលេខាធិការស្រ្តីម្នាក់ទៀត ក្នុងក្រសួងរដ្ឋាភិបាលនីមួយៗ ប្រសិនបើខ្លួនឈ្នះការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិនៅថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា។ លោក ជា ស៊ីម ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានចុះហត្ថលេខាឯកភាព នៅលើការសន្យារបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការអចិន្រៃ្តយ៍គណបក្សដែលបានបង្ហាញ នៅលើគេហទំព័ររបស់គណបក្សនេះកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បីបង្កើនចំនួនស្រ្តីក្នុងតួនាទីតំណែងជាន់ខ្ពស់។ ក្នុងឯកសារនោះបានបង្ហាញថា៖ «យើងត្រូវ[ធ្វើឲ្យមានចម្រុះ]ដើម្បីបង្ហាញអំពីសេចក្តី ប្រាថ្នារបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ក្នុងការបង្កើនចំនួនស្រ្តីក្នុងថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំនៅគ្រប់ស្ថាប័ន ជាតិទាំងអស់។ ...
វង្ស សុខេង
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/100535-2013-07-10-03-31-34
Myanmar rice is back
While exports of Cambodian rice have been booming, analysts are predicting that new competition from Myanmar could eventually rain on the parade. Cambodia exported nearly 176,000 tonnes of rice in the first six months of the year, a 125 per cent increase from the same period ...
Bribes remain rampant: TI
Despite facing a rampant graft problem that has seen Cambodians paying bribes far more often than their regional neighbors, they have growing faith in the government’s ability to fight it, a Transparency International survey has found. TI’s 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, which measures perceptions of corruption ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bribes-remain-rampant-survey
Families complain governor’s crooked
More than 30 families evicted from a former airport site in Preah Vihear province’s Chea Ksan district have filed four complaints with the provincial court since April against district governor Sok Hay. Lor Chan, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said a total of 31 families ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070966736/National/families-complain-governor-s-crooked.html