Informal lending still thriving
The expanding banking sector and the spread of microfinance institutions (MFIs) in rural areas have failed to elbow informal, unlicensed money lending out of the market, industry experts say. Fast and easy access to money – as well as the fear of “losing face” by borrowing ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070266598/Business/informal-lending-still-thriving.html
Rising Demand Boosts Organic Rice Industry
Production of Cambodian organic rice is rising rapidly as international demand for the product increases, experts said at a forum for growers and other industry members held Tuesday at the Phnom Penh headquarters of agricultural NGO Cedac. “In the first six months of this year we’ve ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/rising-demand-boosts-organic-rice-industry-34216/
(English) Two of 23 jailed protesters granted bail; release date unknown
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-of-23-jailed-protesters-granted-bail-release-date-unknown-51734/
ស្ត្រីបីនាក់ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួនពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងជម្លោះដីធ្លីជាមួយលោក អុី ឈាន អភិបាលខេត្តប៉ៃលិន
បុគ្គលិកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សបានឲ្យដឹងថា អ្នកភូមិដែលពាក់ព័ន្ធក្នុងវិវាទដីធ្លីជាយូរមកហើយជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនមួយ ដែលតាមចោទថាជារបស់លោក អុី ឈាន អភិបាលខេត្តប៉ៃលិន ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួនកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ដោយសារតែមិនគោរពបទបញ្ជាពីលោក អុី ឈាន ឲ្យចេញពីដីដែល ...
ត្រីវៀតណាមមានចំនួនយ៉ាងច្រើននៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា
នៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលចែកចាយត្រីច្រាំងចម្រេះក្នុងខណ្ឌប្ញស្សីកែវ រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ អ្នកជួញ ...
ហ្ចច ស្ទីល្លីស
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/15324/
(English) Lawyers Submit Bail Requests for Imprisoned Protesters
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Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/lawyers-submit-bail-requests-for-imprisoned-protesters-50785/
(English) Unions warn of strikes over gov’t rejection of new branch
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Mech Dara
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/unions-warn-of-strikes-over-govt-rejection-of-new-branches-77031/
Education ushers women into workforce
Gender inequality in education is still palpable in Cambodia, causing women to be undervalued in the workplace and their potential to be untapped, the Under Secretary of State at the Ministry of Women’s Affairs said during the celebration of the United Nations International Day of the ...
(English) CNRP announces People Congress later this month
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The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NTlhNWRmMzJiYzM
Chaotic Scene as Gun Seized During Teachers’ Rally
A small gathering to mark World Teachers’ Day at Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park briefly descended into chaos Sunday when a crowd of rally-goers wrested a concealed gun from a man working for the Ministry of Information after he forced his way to the front of ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/chaotic-scene-as-gun%E2%80%88seized-during-teachers-rally-44997/
Boeng Kak Residents Ask US Embassy For Help
About 200 Boeung Kak residents gathered in front of the US Embassy in Phnom Penh yesterday, seeking help from US Ambassador Carol Rodley in lobbying to have their housing requirements fulfilled. Arrriving at the embassy yesterday at 7:30 am, villager were told by a guard that ...
No Change to Reserve Requirement
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
No room for strike in Siem Reap
Provincial authorities in Siem Reap will demand that the Angkor Village Hotel and Resort respect an Arbitration Council decision, which it has so far baulked at, ordering to reinstate more than 60 workers fired since July. Following protests outside the hotel and at a court hearing ...
As pig imports grow, price of pork drops
A rise in pig imports from Thailand and Vietnam has driven down pork prices by as much as 33 percent in the past month, leaving farmers here worried that an oversupply in the market will cut into profits. Prathna Preap, a swine market expert at USAID, ...
After clashes, tentative agreement for Borei Keila
Following their fourth protest in as many weeks, residents of Phnom Penh’s displaced Borei Keila community yesterday reached a tentative housing agreement with development firm Phanimex, company and village representatives said yesterday. The meeting came after a protest yesterday morning in which more than 100 residents ...
Fears grow for buildings
The colonial-era buildings damaged by a construction site along Phnom Penh’s bustling riverfront are under threat of imminent collapse, a structural engineer who examined the area said yesterday. Local company Vattanac yesterday complied with local authority demands to halt construction at the Sisowath Quay site – ...
Derek Stout and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fears-grow-buildings
(English) Mekong environment ministers talk on sustainable economic development
Cambodia on July 28th hosted the 3rd Greater Mekong Sub- Region Environment Ministers to look forward to sustainable economic development in the region and to talk about current projects to reduce harm for regions and also to minimize several environmental challenges affecting natural resources, forest and ...
(Khem Sovannara and Chhorng Long Heng, p 7)
http://thesoutheastasiaweekly.com/?p=1289
CamGSM deal nixed by Telkom
A TelekomunikasiI Indonesia official said yesterday the company had cancelled plans to acquire a majority stake in Cambodian mobile operator CamGSM, just a month after officials at CamGSM parent Royal Group claimed a deal was imminent. Telkom finance director Sudiro Asno made the statement in Jakarta, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011100651980/Business/camgsm-deal-nixed-by-telkom.html
Strikers used as ‘slave labour’
About 500 of the 600 garment makers at Meroson Cambodia Co Ltd went on strike yesterday, accusing the Taiwanese-owned firm which exports T-shirts to North America of using them as “slave labour” Chey Sovan, vice-president of the Cambodian National Confederation for Labourers’ Protection, said that the main reason ...
Labor Ministry official's link to agency sparks controversy
Amid mounting concerns over labor recruitment agencies’ treatment of migrant workers, new links were discovered yesterday between agencies and the officials that regulate them, as a daughter of a senior Labor Ministry official was found to be running a major recruitment firm. Nhem Chakrya, deputy director ...