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More NGOs Scrutinised
- 19 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Economy and commerce
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International NGO Bridges Across Borders and umbrella group NGO Forum met yesterday morning with officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs who accused both of making “false” and “unfair” claims to the Asian Development Bank about the death of two children relocated by a railway ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011081951151/National-news/more-ngos-scrutinised.html
No Change to Reserve Requirement
- 18 August 2011
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Cambodia has decided not to increase its reserve requirement for banks to tackle inflation, National Bank of Cambodia Director General and spokeswoman Nguon Sokha said yesterdayThe Kingdom’s reserve-requirement rate for banks stands at 12 percent, meaning 12 percent of total deposits at banks must be ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011081851125/Business/no-change-to-reserve-requirement.html
HLH to Expand With Corn, Rice Plantations
- 18 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
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Singapore-listed firm HLH Group is planning to expand its presence in Cambodia with 90,000 hectares of corn, rice and soybean plantations planned over the next decade in Kompong Speu and Koh Kong provinces, an official at the company said yesterday. HLH Group came under scrutiny ...
(Simon Marks and Kuch Naren, p 29)
http://www.camnet.com.kh/cambodia.daily/
Cambodian 'Avatars' Rally to Save Forest
- 18 August 2011
- AFP
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More than one hundred villagers dressed as the forest people from the hit film “Avatar” protested in the Cambodian capital Thursday against the destruction of the country’s Prey Lang forestThey say the forest, which is a source of livelihood for some 200,000 mainly indigenous people, ...
WWF calls for action to save Mekong dolphins
- 17 August 2011
- AFP
- Environment and natural resources
- Cambodia / Cambodian Government / Commission to Conserve Mekong River Dolphins and Develop Eco-tourism / conservation zones / conservationists / dolphins / Eco-tourism / extinction / fishing nets / illegal fishing / Irrawaddy dolphins / Laos / Li Lifeng / Mekong river / Phnom Penh / pollution / Touch Seang Tana / World Wildlife Fund / WWF
Conservation group WWF on Wednesday called for urgent action to prevent the extinction of freshwater dolphins in the Mekong River, including the creation of special conservation zones. Entanglement in fishing nets, low calf survival rates and a steady degradation of the creature’s habitat are threatening ...
Comprehensive Land Policy Is Under Construction
In response to the vision of land policy in Cambodia, which is to administer, manage, use and distribute land in an equitable, transparent, efficient, and sustainable manner in order to contribute to achieving national goals of poverty alleviation, ensuring food security, national resources and environmental ...
Asean to forge ahead through global crises
- 11 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Southeast Asia needs to push ahead with a regional free trade bloc and policies to cope with global financial crises, Indonesia’s government said yesterday. Indonesia’s Vice President Boediono, addressing trade ministers from the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN), said it was evident since the ...
Building water links to Vietnam
- 11 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Authorities are planning upgrades to effectively double the capacity of boats travelling from Phnom Penh Autonomous Port to Vietnam, according to port Director General Hei Bavy. A 2009 agreement with Vietnam authorities allows ships travelling down the Mekong from Cambodia to offload at Cai Mep ...
Exports Rise, but Value of Goods Remains Weak
- 11 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
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- agricultural products / Cambodia / Director of the Ministry of Commerce’s statistics department Kong Putheara / Economic Institute of Cambodia / Electricity / exported goods / Exports / garment products / Imports / Infrastructure / infrastructure cost / Khin Pisey researcher at the Economic Institute of Cambodia / Kong Putheara / Kong Putheara director of the Ministry of Commerce’s statistics department / Malaysian aid / Ministry of Commerce / Ministry of Commerce’s statistics department / oversea exports / overseas exports / Production / regional exports / regional trade / Singapore / South Korean aid / Thailand / Trade / trade partners / Transportation / water
Cambodia saw significant percentage gains in regional trade in the first six months of the year, though the gap between imports and exports remained large, according to data released yesterday by the Ministry of Commerce. According to the figures, the country saw regional exports to ...
Petroleum imports surge on economic growth
- 11 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Agriculture and fishing
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A resurgent economy and efforts to crack down on smuggling have led to a large increase in petroleum imports, according to experts. Cambodia has imported 756,139 tonnes worth US$692 million in the first half of the year, from 440,607 tonnes worth $296 million in the ...
Tycoon’s dredging tests locals’ patience
- 10 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
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Ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat has defied an order endorsed by the Prime Minster to halt his controversial sand dredging activities on the Tatai river in Koh Kong, prompting authorities to request intervention, documents obtained by The Post reveal. The dredging operation on the ...
World Bank fund halt irks officials
- 10 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Aid and development / Economy and commerce / Multilateral development assistance / World Bank
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THE government expressed disappointment yesterday with the World Bank’s announcement that it had halted new country loans due to the ongoing land dispute at Boeung Kak lake in Phnom Penh and vowed to raise the issue with the bank’s executive board. “We are very dissatisfied ...
Villagers Face Hefty Court Fees in Land Dispute
- 10 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
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Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court has ordered 40 families embroiled in a long-running land dispute with the wife of Minister of Industry Suy Sem to pay court fees of up to $155 each, or have their complaints dropped. The villagers, however, say they are too poor ...
Property Tax to Generate $6M for Phnom Penh
- 10 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
- Phnom Penh
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Phnom Penh City Hall has estimated it could receive about $6 million in revenue next year from property tax collection, which started recently. City Hall released some tax calculation methods on its website last week and said that “based on the estimation of the technical ...
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 ...
Defiance Greets World Bank's Funding Freeze
- 10 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
- Aid and development / Economy and commerce / Multilateral development assistance / World Bank
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Government officials yesterday dismissed the World Bank’s recently revealed decision to freeze funding for new projects in Cambodia to protest a Phnom Penh real estate project that has forced thousand of families out of their homes. A housing rights group closely following the evictions said ...
Rice exports face challenges from foreigners in Cambodia
- 9 August 2011
- VIET NAM BUSINESS NEWS
- Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce
- Asia Golden Rice Co / Cambodia / Cambodia-Viet Nam Foods Co / Cambodian farmers / Cambodian Government / Cambodian rice market / Cavifoods / Chinese aid / Chinese investors / COFCO / EBA / Econet / EU / European Union aid / Everything But Arms / Export / farm produce / Farmers / Green Trade Co / Huay Chuan Group / Huay Chuan Rice Co Ltd / IDCC / International Development Co / Investors / Kampong Cham / Kampong Cham Province / Kampong Svay / Kampong Svay Province / Kompong Cham / Kompong Cham Province / Kompong Svay / Kompong Svay Province / Malaysian Investors / Ministry of Agriculture / Phnom Penh / rice / rice cultivation / rice exporters / rice mill / rice production / Sihanoukville / Southern Food Corp / Takeo / Takeo Province / Takmoa Cambodia / Tariffs / Thai Thini Co / Toyota / Toyota Motor Corp / Tsusho / US Department of Agriculture / Viet Nam Embassy / Vinafood II / Vu Thinh Cuong
Vietnamese rice exporters will face tough competition from foreign countries looking to exploit advantages that Cambodia presents as a beneficiary of the the EBA (Everything But Arms) initiative, says an Econet report. Under the EBA, Cambodia, as a least-developed-country, enjoys zero tariffs and no quotas ...
http://vietnambusiness.asia/rice-exports-face-challenges-from-foreigners-in-cambodia
Kith Meng re-elected
- 9 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Economy and commerce
- ANZ Royal Bank / bank / business / businessmen / Cambodia / Cambodian Chamber of Commerce / Cambodian Chamber of Commerce president Kith Meng / foreign investors / governm / Investment / Kith Meng / Kith Meng chairman Royal Group / Kith Meng president of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce / Mao Thora / Ministry of Commerce Secretary of State / Ministry of Commerce Secretary of State Mao Thora / MobiTel / Nguon Meng Tech / prime minister / Royal Group / Sok Kong / Sokimex Group / Theng Bunma / Toll Royal Railways / wikileaks
PROMINENT businessman Kith Meng was re-elected unopposed yesterday as president of the Cambodian Chamber of Commerce. Kith Meng, the only contender who declared his candidacy for the three-year mandate, received support from all 11 candidates eligible to stand. Kith Meng, who is also chairman and chief ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011080950932/Business/kith-meng-re-elected.html
Economic Census Sheds Light on Businesses
- 9 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
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The Ministry of Planning yesterday released the preliminary results of the 2011 economic census, which found that Cambodia has a total of 503,008 businesses nationwide, of which nearly 20 percent are based in Phnom Penh. The census, which began on March 1 and was financed ...
Microfinance Deposits and Loans Grow
- 9 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
- Economy and commerce
- ACLEDA / ACLEDA Bank / bank / borrowers / Cambodia / Cambodia Microfinance Association / Deposits / finance / financial statements / Hattha Kaksekar Ltd / Hout Ieng Tong / Hout Ieng Tong general manager of Hattha Kaksekar Ltd / Hout Ieng Tong vice president of the Cambodia Microfinance Associantion / lenders / loans / Microcredit / Microfinance / Microfinance Institution / Microlenders / National Bank of Cambodia / Ngoun Sokha / Ngoun Sokha director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia / non-performing loans / offshore loans
Outstanding loans among micro-credit institutions increased by 6.7 percent to $505.46 million in the second quarter of this year compared to the first quarter, figures from the Cambodia Microfinance Association show. According to the data, deposits held by Cambodia’s 27 microlenders grew by 33.2 percent ...
President of Chamber of Commerce Is Re-Elected
- 9 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
- Economy and commerce
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The Cambodia Chamber of Commerce re-elected Royal Group chairman Kith Meng for his second three-year term as president yesterday. The presidents of 11 provincial chambers of commerce voted for Mr Meng, who is also president of the Phnom Penh Chamber of Commerce. ...
World Bank Halts Funds Over Evictions
- 9 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
- Aid and development / Economy and commerce / Multilateral development assistance / World Bank
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The World Bank has frozen funding to Cambodia, making good on its threat in March to reconsider aid levels to Cambodia in response to the ongoing eviction of thousands of Phnom Penh families from Boeng Kak lake, a Bank official confirmed yesterdaySome 3,000 families have ...
World Bank stops funds for Cambodia over evictions
- 9 August 2011
- Reuters
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The World Bank said on Tuesday it had stopped providing loans to Cambodia and would not resume lending until the government did something to help hundreds of families facing eviction from land around a lake in the country’s capital, Phnom Penh. “The World Bank’s last ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/08/09/cambodia-worldbank-idUSL3E7J920D20110809
Fashion retail enters the online era
- 8 August 2011
- The Phnom Penh Post
- Economy and commerce
- boutiques / business / Cambodia / Cambodians / Chinese aid / consumers / Facebook / Fashion / H&E Collection Fashion Shop / Hong Kong / Huat Sok Eng / internet / Khun Keomoly / Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications / Online / online retailing / online shopping / Phnom Penh / retail / retail outlets / retailers / shopping / shopping online / Soursdey Fashion / Technology / website
SOURSDEY Fashion occupies a small shopfront near the Russian Market. It looks similar to many of the small boutiques sprouting up across Phnom Penh, packed with the latest in fashion aimed at young, trendy consumers. But the shop’s business plan differs from that of many ...