Cambodia, Colombia ink deal for political consultation mechanism
Cambodia and Colombia on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the establishment of a political consultation mechanism in order to strengthen the bilateral relations and cooperation. The deal was inked between Ouch Borith, Secretary of State of Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and Patti Londono, ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/08/c_132292534.htm
Alarm over proposed dam
The Sam Rainsy Party has asked Prime Minister Hun Sen to verify the details of a proposed dam that could inundate about 10,000 hectares of protected forest, citing concerns that it would lead to rampant illegal logging and devastate a traditional habitat of Siamese crocodiles. ...
David Boyle with additional reporting by Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Cassandra Yeap, P. 5
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012022954773/National-news/alarm-over-proposed-dam.html
Land Titles Needed to Drive Investment in Agriculture
The issue of using land titles to encourage banks to boost their lending to the agriculture sector was raised at the “Empower Your Business: Riding on Cambodia’s Growth” seminar in Phnom Penh on July 21. “Seventy percent of the population is undertaking agriculture as their ...
Hun Sen Denies China Influence Over Cambodia
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday hit back at claims that China had influenced Cambodia’s actions as chair of Asean, insisting that the visit of Chinese President Hu Jintao last weekend was not related to this week’s Asean Summit. Speaking at the closing of the summit at ...
Stirrings from B Kak developer
After months of inactivity that has fueled questions about the company’s future, Boeung Kak lake developer Shukaku Inc has launched a recruitment drive, calling for at least half a dozen architects, engineers and other employees. When contacted yesterday, Sok Heng Ly, an administrative employee listed in the ...
Cambodia's Free Trade Union offers minimum wage plan
In the latest bid for an increase in garment-industry wages, Free Trade Union (FTU) president Chea Mony yesterday called on the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) to come to the table and discuss a $120-per-month minimum wage. A few days after Cambodian Confederation of Unions ...
Another major Xayaburi pact
The inking of a €300 million contract for water turbines, and job advertisements marked “urgent” appear to be the latest signs that Laos is powering forward with the Xayaburi hydroelectric dam project on the Mekong River. Assurances the $3.8 billion project was on hold pending further ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103159486/National-news/another-major-xayaburi-pact.html
European body sends a message
The European Parliament, representing one of the country’s largest donors, on Friday called for a moratorium on forced evictions, an overhaul of elections and even went so far as to suggest to the European Union that it suspend tariff-free imports of agricultural goods linked to ...
U.S. imports large volume of organic rice
An unusual report shows that organic rice buyers in the U.S. are getting a large percentage of their rice from Cambodia. The Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) exported 114 tonnes of organic jasmine rice to the U.S. in the first quarter of ...
http://www.agprofessional.com/news/US-imports-large-volume-of-organic-rice-201976661.html
Harvest Fears as Snail Infestation Destroys Crops
An infestation of large snails is destroying rice fields in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district, raising concerns among farmers that yields from this year’s harvest will be much lower than usual. Eng Samol, Prey Nop district agriculture director, said Tuesday that the snails had already ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/harvest-fears-as-snail-infestation-destroys-crops-34215/
Cambodia Wants Sinopec to Build Oil Refinery by 2018
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday urged China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation, or Sinopec Corp, the Asia’s largest oil refining and petrochemical enterprise, to expedite its process to build an oil refinery in Cambodia by 2018, Xinhua reported on October 15, citing a spokesman. ...
Oil and Gas Industry Latest News Staff
http://www.oilandgaseurasia.com/en/news/cambodia-wants-sinopec-build-oil-refinery-2018
Military Denies Receiving Request to Examine News Report
Senior officials at the Military Court and Ministry of Defense said Tuesday that they have not received a request from Council of Ministers Secretary of State Phay Siphan to investigate an article published in an opposition newspaper. Mr. Siphan on Monday said he had submitted a ...
Kuch Naren and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/military-denies-receiving-request-to-examine-news-report-48515/
(English) For Royal Group, sale not desired
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Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/royal-group-sale-not-desired
(English) Trafficking fight goes on: gov’t
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Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trafficking-fight-goes-gov%E2%80%99t
ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់រណឫទ្ធិវាយប្រហារមេបក្សប្រឆាំង
ប្រធានគណបក្សហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់នរោត្តម រណឫទ្ធិ ដែលបាត់បង់ប្រជាប្រិយភាពស្ទើរតែទាំងស្រុងបានអំពាវនាវឲ្យមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កុំសុំឲ្យសហគមន៍អឺរ៉ុបផ្តាច់ជំនួយដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ក៏បានអំពាវនាវឲ្យប្រទេសម្ចាស់ជំនួយនៅពេលធ្វើសេចក្តីសម្រេចអំពី ...
វង្ស សុខេង
http://bit.ly/1XqzaBc
(English) Cambodia’s hydroelectric question: China power and the environment
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Sim Vireak
http://thediplomat.com/2014/07/cambodias-hydroelectric-question-china-power-and-the-environment/
បម្រាមធ្វើដំណើរត្រូវបានលុបចោលសំរាប់អ្នកដំណើរមកពីប្រទេសអាហ្វ្រិកចំនួន ១០
បន្ទាប់ពីមានការលើកឡើងរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន កាលពីសប្តាហ៍មុន ក្រសួងសុខាភិបាលកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានលុបចោលការហាមប្រាមអ្នកធ្វើដំណើរមកពីប្រទេសអាហ្វ្រិកចំនួន ១០ ឬអ្នកដែលមានប្រវត្តិធ្វើដំណើរទៅកាន់ប្រទេសទាំងនោះ ដែលត្រូវ ...
បុគ្គលិក ខ្មែរថាមស៍
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50982926/travel-ban-lifted-on-passengers-from-10-african-countries/
Opposition Party Highlights Illegal Logging Near Dam Site
The Opposition SRP has asked the government to halt plans to proceed with the next hydropower dam slated for Koh Kong, saying that experiences with dams currently in construction in the province suggest the government has been unable to control the attendant illegal logging. In ...
លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រឆាំងគូសបញ្ជាក់ម្ដងទៀតថា បក្សលោកអាចនឹងរឹបអូសដីធ្លី
កាលពីចុងសប្ដាហ៍កន្លងទៅ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រឆាំង បានលើកឡើងជាថ្មីម្ដងទៀតអំពីលទ្ធភាពដែលរដ្ឋាភិបាលអនាគតរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ អាចនឹងធ្វើការបែងចែកឡើង ...
ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា និង អេឡិក វិល្លីមមីនស៍
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/27782/
Donors Criticize Sonando Sentence
Three of the Cambodia’s most important donors have now condemned the 20-year jail term handed down to independent radio station owner Mam Sonando for alleged insurrection activities-a verdict branded as politically motivated by many local and international human rights groups. Despite the tough words from the normally very ...