Integration a priority
When deciding what aspects of their economies to prioritise to grow their economies, ASEAN’s less developed countries, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV), should look to the organisation’s oldest members (the ASEAN-6) for guidance, according to a joint statement following the fourth CLMV Economics Ministers’
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A winning wager
Near the river in Phnom Penh and next to Diamond Island, there’s a huge, bunker-like building that is almost always a beehive of activity. Inside, there are people enjoying an evening concert or strolling around studying the decor, including large stone faces of the Buddha. Others, however, are occupied with more mundane matters-placing
A smooth ride?
It’s not a claim every country can make, but Cambodia builds its own cars. A country known for its low-skilled workforce, the Kingdom exceeded expectations with its January release of the Angkor Car, a mini-electric vehicle able to get up to 300 kilometres per charge.
Workers waiting for a bargain
Informal workers, a class that includes beer promoters, tuk tuk drivers and farmers, are among those who stand to benefit most from the upcoming trade-union law, observers say – and workers say it can’t come soon enough.
Dave Welsh, country director of the American Center for
បទប្បញ្ញ្ញត្តិនៃការបោះឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយត្រូវបានហៅថាការបំភិតបំភ័យ និងការក្រើនរំឭក
ក្រុមមន្ត្រីកាលពីម្សិលមិញបាននិយាយថា គោលការណ៍ណែនាំលើប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយចេញដោយរដ្ឋាភិបាលសម្រាប់ការអំឡុងពេលបោះឆ្នោត ដែលហាមប្រាមការចេញផ្សាយព័ត៌មានដែលប៉ះពាល់ដល់ស្ថេរភាពសង្គម គឺគ្រាន់ជាការរំលឹកនៃច្បាប់ដែលមានស្រាប់ ប៉ុន្តែអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលមួយ
Matt Surrusco និង វណ្ណ រឿន
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/election-rules-media-called-threat-reminder-130159/
Gym membership gets a lift
Two or three times per week Hong Chandara finds the time to unwind from work, family and social responsibilities by exercising at his gym.
Meanwhile, entrepreneurs see potential in the fitness service sector, as gyms gain popularity in Cambodia.
Meas Sok Dany, owner of the
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052965900/Business/gym-membership-gets-a-lift.html
Fighting a different battle
Sok Ren’s eyes dart from side to side as he explains in a hushed tone why he’s been detained at military barracks in Preah Vihear province, rarely allowed to leave and under near constant surveillance, since July 31.
While casting his ballot for the Cambodian People’s
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fighting-different-battle
A factory’s fainting crisis
In a single factory that supplies some of the biggest international brands, faintings occurred every day for five years, a new investigation by the Cambodian Legal Education Centre has found.
Until just weeks ago, when the management installed new fans, three to four garments workers were
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110759624/National-news/a-factorys-fainting-crisis.html
Fish tale: A million released
A million fish formed the front line of the conservation fight yesterday, when Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries officials released them in Kampong Thom provincial waters, celebrating the launching of a national aquaculture institute.
Yesterday’s celebration of National Fish Day in Baray district marks the official start
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070266609/National/fish-tale-a-million-released.html
Rock and a hard place
Sarorn Phi, 39, cautiously stops his moto 20 metres away from the large, signless boom gate blocking his path in Sesan district. He shuffles toward the security guard’s hut at the entrance to a sprawling Chinese rubber plantation and negotiates with the guard to enter
Last days of a valley damned
Yong Yim’s voice rises to a high-pitched quiver when she talks about a planned dam in the Areng Valley that would inundate land her family has inhabited for hundreds of years to form what amounts to a giant battery. Now they are staring at
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យធារ៉ា David Boyle និង Danson Cheong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020861238/National/last-days-of-a-valley-damned.html
ទិវាទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយឆ្នាំ ២០២០៖ ទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយសម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍដោយសមភាព
បន្ទាប់ពីទទួលបានជោគជ័យកាលពីឆ្នាំមុន នៅព្រឹកព្រលឹមថ្ងៃទី០៧ខែមីនាឆ្នាំ ២០២០ ទិវាទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយប្រចាំឆ្នាំលើកទី ៦ ត្រូវបានប្រារព្ធឡើង។ អ្នកចូលរួមប្រហែល ៦០ នាក់ មានមុខងារផ្សេងៗគ្នា និងប្រវត្តិផ្សេងៗគ្នាដូចជា
U.S. and Cambodia Chamber of Commerce Ink Deal on Trade Loan Guarantees
PHNOM PENH — The U.S. Export-Import Bank ( Exim Bank) and the Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) inked the Memorandum of Understanding on trade loan guarantees to boost trade between the U.S. and ASEAN member countries, according to a statement released by the U.S. embassy
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/business/2011-08/25/c_131072977.htm
Cambodia building 248-km national road with Chinese aid
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday broke ground for the construction and enlargement of a 248-kilometer stretch of national road No. 6A, saying that the road is vital for the development of the economy and tourism.
The road will be widened from the current 7
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-03/05/c_132209913.htm
Mfone to File Complaint Against Six Companies
Bankrupt mobile phone operator Mfone is planning to file a complaint with the Phnom Penh Municipal Court against six telecommunications firms it says have failed to pay back more than $1 million in outstanding debt to the firm, the court administrator charged with overseeing Mfone’s
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/mfone-to-file-complaint-against-six-companies-34409/
Homeowners petition ADB
The occupants of 90 Phnom Penh households whose homes were partially or completely dismantled to make way for the Railway Rehabilitation Project partly funded by the ADB have demanded the bank offer them fair compensation.
In a letter submitted to the Inter-Ministerial Resettlement Committee, the ADB,
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052165738/National/homeowners-petition-adb.html
Job fair attracts a big crowd
Officials confirmed there were more than 20,000 participants at the job fair on Saturday organised by the National Employment Agency of the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training, which was held in an effort to educate job seekers about current opportunities.
Sokkhon David, acting director of information
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012110559560/Business/job-fair-attracts-a-big-crowd.html
Active acquisition is a GO
Malaysian-based GO Communications Group signed an acquisition deal to buy out Cambodian based Active Event Management, on Friday, Sept 21, 2012.
Siet Sisopheak, managing director of Active, said GO became interested in the company because of improvements in Cambodia’s economy and how it would benefit the
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012092558890/Business/active-acquisition-is-a-go.html
កម្ពុជា នឹងចាកផុតពីប្រទេស LDC នៅឆ្នាំក្រោយ
អស់រយៈពេលជាពីរទសវត្សរ៍ហើយដែលកម្ពុជាសម្រេចបានកំណើនសេដ្ឋកិច្ចគួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ជាមួយនឹងកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយភាពក្រីក្រ និងការបង្កើនសកម្មភាពឧស្សាហកម្មកំពុងចាប់ផ្ដើម។ ប្រសិនបើវាបន្តលើដំណើរផ្លូវនោះ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជានឹងផ្លាស់
Ananth Baliga
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Playing with a bad hand
It’s been more than a year since union leader Sat Sep was fired from the Tropicana Casino and Resort in Poipet town, a dismissal that sparked strikes and ended in senior members of the Cambodian Tourism and Service Workers Federation being driven from the casino’s
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070166584/National/playing-with-a-bad-hand.html
