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Pay Off Officials, Risk Prison Stint, New Law Says

10 August 2011
The Cambodia Daily
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The government has brought into force a new law that makes all illegal payments to officials punishable by up to 15 years in jail for those who accept such payments and up to 10 years for those who make payments. Im Oudom, a member of ...

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Australia helps safer roads in Cambodia

H.E. Tram Iv Tek, Minister for Pulic Works and Transport this week hosted a ceremony in Kampong Chhnang to inaugurate the completion on 87 kilometers of maintenance on National Road 5 between Phnom Penh and Kampong Chhnang under the joing Road Asset Management Project. The ...

Brown Coffee Chain Expands With Third Store

30 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce
Australian aid / Bakery / Baristas / Brown Coffee / Cambodia / Chain / Chang Bunleang / Chhoeum Sophqnpqni5h / Chhoung Liv / ChildFund International / Coffee / Gloria Jean’s Coffee / Hok Kang / Hok Kang Architects / Maria Attard / Pannasastra University / Phnom Penh / Shop / Singapore / Sydney

What do three Cambodian teenage girls, a French T-shirt designer, a Japanese doctoral student and a Cambodian businessman have in common? On Thursday afternoon, they were all captured by the appeal of BRow Coffee and Bakery on street 214. The value of this crowd of ...

OZ Minerals Future in Cambodia Still Unclear

20 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Economy and commerce / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Gold / Industrial mining / Minerals and mineral products / Mining
Australian / Australian aid / Cambodia / Explorations / gold / Gold reserve / Okvau Ochung / oz minerals

OZ Minerals, the Australian mining company is reviewing its assets in Cambodia and is so far not planning any further work in the country. Their assessment of gold reserves in the country will be updated by the end of the year at which time the ...

Okvau resource’s value at centre of dispute

7 July 2011
The Phnom Penh Post
Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Gold / Industrial mining / Minerals and mineral products / Mining
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Gold in Mondolkiri is at the center of a dispute between OZ Minerals and Shin Ha Mining Co Ltd after an alleged breach in contract. OZ Minerals bought out Shin Ha Mining Co Ltd from their joint venture without paying the true value of the ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070750240/Business/okvau-resources-value-at-centre-of-dispute.html

Bank Says No Railway Evictee To Be Left Behind

5 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
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The Asian Development Bank announced yesterday that the organizations behind the rehabilitation of Cambodia’s railways, including the government and the Australian development agency, have jointly pledged to address the complaints of people facing eviction from dwellings across the rail lines. The Australian government provided ...

OZ Knew of Gold at M'Kiri Site, Report Shows

4 July 2011
The Cambodia Daily
Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Gold / Industrial mining / Minerals and mineral products / Mining
Australian aid / Cambodia / gold / keo seima / Mondolkiri Province / oz minerals / resources / Shin Ha Mining Co.

OZ Minerals has details revealing the size of gold resources available at its Mondolkiri site and has had them for nearly a year. For withholding the information OZ Minerals could face legal action in Australia. Keo Seima, a partner organization was bought out in 2009 ...

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