Lower Sesan 2's Power not worth a dam: NGO
While the humanitarian objections to Mondulkiri’s proposed Lower sesan 2 hydropower dam project are well documented, a report from conservation NGO International Rivers yesterday highlighted an objection of another sort: the Lower sesan wouldn’t be a very good location for a dam in the first ss='cambodia-color'>...
USDA Hikes 2013 Export Projections for Cambodia, India, U.S.
The USDA increaSed itS rice export forecaStS for India, Cambodia and the U.S. mainly due to higher production eStimateS in theSe countrieS. Cambodia&rSquo;S 2013 rice export eStimateS waS increaSed 150,000 tonS to a record 975,000 tonS, up about 21% from laSt year, Said the USDA in SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://oryza.com/content/usda-hikes-2013-export-projections-cambodia-india-us
U.S. Helps $50 Million Finance For Lower Mekon Countries
The U.S. haS declared&nbSp;today that it would help with $50&nbSp;million US dollarS for lower Mekong&nbSp;countrieS to Speed up the integration&nbSp;and connectivity in the region thiS&nbSp;year. SS='cambodia-color'>...
The Southeast Asia Weekly, P. 3
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Cambodia’s Jasmine Rice Awarded World Best Rice for 2012
Cambodia’s aromatic variety of jasmine rice was awarded top prize at the Rice Trader World Rice Conference in Bali, Indonesia, last month Cambodia is now seeking to expand its exports of its jasmine rice and other varieties. Ung Chhengsear, a representative of Cambodian rice export company Lor ss='cambodia-color'>...
Manulife pays out to family over Everest climber’s death
Life insurance company Manulife has compensated its first client since it began operations in Cambodia in June this year, a company official said. Robert J Elliott, CEO and general manager, told the Post yesterday that Manulife disbursed its first claim to the beneficiaries of its client, ss='cambodia-color'>...
At Fuel Pumps, Price and Quality Are Anybody’s Guess
PHNOM PENH – Cambodia imports all of its fuel from abroad, but little regulation in the sector means everyday Cambodians see all kinds of prices at the pumps. Prices are high in Phnom Penh, while sometimes cheaper on the outskirts of the capital and even ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/at-fuel-pumps-price-and-quality-are-anybody-guess/1619374.html
In Koh Kong, Hundreds to Commemorate Chut Wutty’s Death
More than 600 people, including 50 Buddhist monks, who have been affected by illegal logging across the country arrived in Koh Kong province yesterday ahead of a memorial service to be held today at the site where well-known forestry activist Chut Wutty was shot dead ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hun Sen Tells Ratanakkiri’s Minorities Their Future Is Rubber
On the second day of his two-day visit to Ratanakkiri, Prime Minister Hun sen on Friday cajoled indigenous minority members about their ready adoption of new technology amid the shift away from traditional ways of life, and extolled the benefits of rubber plantations over their ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-tells-ratanakkiris-minorities-their-future-is-rubber-6519/
New Siem Reap airport’s progress slow but on track
A senior government official said a new siem Reap International Airport (NsRIA) being developed with $1 billion of investment by two Korean companies is still on track. NsRIA is wholly owned by two Korean companies, Camco Airport Co and Lees A&A, which held 50 per cent each ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010360604/Business/airport-s-progress-slow-but-on-track.html
Construction Begins to Repair Phnom Penh’s Destroyed Street 63
Workers with heavy machinery began repairing Phnom Penh’s busy street 63 on Thursday in order to get rid of the potholes and cracked concrete that has turned the street into a divot-ridden, water-logged throughway since new pipes were laid six months ago. The Japanese International Cooperation ss='cambodia-color'>...
Critics Say Hun Sen’s Land Title Program Is Biased
A controversial land titling program set up by Prime Minister Hun sen has been suspended ahead of the July 28 elections, but critics say the program should not be restarted. The titling program itself began in December 2012 and is expected to end after elections scheduled ss='cambodia-color'>...
Government’s Limits on Information Leaving Voters in the Dark
Reporters in Cambodia seeking statistics from government ministries and departments are used to being given the brush-off from time to time, but in the run-up to the July 28 national election, things appear to have worsened. The Council for the Develop­ment of Cambodia (CDC) has for ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia's trade with S. Korea up 12% in 5 months
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and South Korea haS reached 329 million U.S. dollarS in the firSt five monthS of thiS year, up 12 percent over the Same period laSt year, Showed the lateSt figureS from the Korea Trade- InveStment Promotion Agency to Phnom Penh on SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-07/17/c_132549530.htm
Thai Co-Op Seeks To Boost Cambodia’s Market Access
A delegation from a Thai agricultural co-operative yesterday discussed means of improving agricultural products and market access with representatives of the Ministry of Commerce in Phnom Penh. Kamit Likhitvidhayavuth of the Thai co-operative said his team aimed to strengthen market access for Cambodian goods. No agreement ss='cambodia-color'>...
Hun Sen’s Land Titles Receive Rare Praise From Germany
Since Prime MiniSter Hun Sen announced an ambitiouS new plan Some 10 monthS ago to make nearly half a million familieS official land ownerS, hardly a week goeS by that a rural community doeS not complain of local officialS trying to Scam the project. But when SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sens-land-titles-receive-rare-praise-from-germany-17312/
Worse than Potholes, Street 63 Roadwork Hurts City’s Image
SkyScraperS, SupermarketS and high-end clothing StoreS along Sihanouk Boulevard may reflect the increaSingly affluent Side of Phnom Penh, but turning down buSy Street 63 toward Central Market the Scene iS more warzone than ASean capital, with air thick with duSt and the road peppered with SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/worse-than-potholes-street-63-roadwork-hurts-citys-image-28799/
Cambodia’s Small Businesses Serve as Backbone of Sustainable Economy
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun sen announced in late March that the nation was on target to move from the status of a low-income to a lower-middle-income nation by the end of 2013, ranking it the 15th country that obtained high economic growth in the world in the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Garbage Mounts at Freedom Park Ahead of Rainsy’s Return
The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) plans to give its leader, sam Rainsy, a hero’s welcome when he returns to the country on Friday after nearly four years in self-imposed exile. But unless action is taken quickly, Mr. Rainsy will be forced to deliver his first ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/garbage-mounts-at-freedom-park-ahead-of-rainsys-return-35225/
Wang Yi’s Show of Support for Government Is Applauded
A government spokesman on Thursday welcomed remarks of support for the ruling CPP from China’s foreign minister, saying they showed Cambodia’s main benefactor was an example to other foreign states. Following meetings with Prime Minister Hun sen and Foreign Min­ister Hor Namhong on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign ss='cambodia-color'>...
Simon Lewis and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/wang-yis-show-of-support-for-government-is-applauded-40662/
New Campaign Aims to Clean Phnom Penh’s Drainage System
The Phnom Penh Municipality on Saturday launched a new campaign to clean up the city&rSquo;S drainage SyStem in an effort to alleviate chronic flooding during the rainy SeaSon. The campaign would encourage people to diScard their waSte correctly and would alSo See City Hall cleaning the SS='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-campaign-aims-to-clean-phnom-penhs-drainage-system-40812/