Arrested Land Officials Now Free on Bail
Four Land Management Ministry officials charged with corruption last week were released on bail yesterday, less than five days after arriving at Prey Sar prison for detention ahead of trial, officials said.
Srung Leang, director of the prison’s center no. 1, said he received the written release order
Eviction Protest Held Outside Donor Meeting
Anti-eviction activists from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak and Borei Keila neighborhoods, dressed as white doves, protested yesterday in front of the Council for the Development of Cambodia, where the country’s donors were meeting with top government officials to discuss the country’s reform targets.
Donning paper helmets
Cambodia has great potential for FDI
An assistant to former US president Bill Clinton said Cambodia has many potential areas for foreign direct investment (FDI) from many countries, including the US.
Karen Tramontano, founder, along with Clinton, and president of the Global Fairness Initiative and CEO at Blue Star Strategies, met with
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010960687/Business/cambodia-has-great-potential-for-fdi.html
Cambodia Organizes Real Estate Exhibition
A 3-day Cambodia-Real Estate Exhibition 2013 kicked off [in Phnom Penh] on Monday as the country’s construction sector is rapidly growing in the last couple of years.
The event, held at the Diamond Island Exhibition Center, brought together 68 exhibitors who are real estate developers, real
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-04/08/c_132292162.htm
Evictees back on land
Dozens of families at Borei Keila have moved back on to land they were evicted from last year, despite intimidation and threats of arrest by security forces employed by developer Phan Imex.
Earlier this month, security guards tore down the shelters of 12 families who had
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032664678/National/evictees-back-on-land.html
France looks to increase exports to the Kingdom
France said it plans to boost its exports to Cambodia as French foreign direct investment in the country – worth $3.18 million in 2012 – continues to rise, officials said on Wednesday.
Among this year’s investments, concessions and construction company group Vinci, the largest building
Airports operator looks to expand
While Cambodia Airports, of which France-based Vinci Group is major stakeholder, sees tourist numbers taking off, eviction issues are gnawing at the company’s image. Emmanuel Menanteau, chief executive of Cambodia Airports, talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust about the expansion plans.
How many tourist arrivals do
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165965/CEO-Talk/airports-operator-looks-to-expand.html
Workers Get Benefits, Not Jobs
India’s ambassador to Cambodia, Dinesh Patnaik, said yesterday that his government will pay outstanding benefits to about 30 restoration workers who lost their jobs at Siem Reap province’s Ta Prohm temple in February – but will not reinstate them.
The entire restoration team – more than
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013050965505/National/workers-get-benefits-not-jobs.html
Aeon Insurance eyes Cambodia
Aeon Insurance Service (Thailand), the insurance broker of Aeon Thana Sinsap (Thailand), will study doing business in Cambodia as part of its synergy with Aeon Group, which is constructing its first mall in Phnom Penh.
Managing director Sakarabhop Dhivarakara said yesterday that even though there were
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Aeon-Insurance-eyes-Cambodia-30209477.html
BUSINESS IN BRIEF 26/8: Cross-border trade with Cambodia on the rise
Cross–border commodity exchange between Vietnam and Cambodia is thriving thanks to 1,270km of shared border, 10 international gates, 37 main and auxiliary border gates, and nine border economic zones.
The southern province of An Giang, which lies on the Cambodian frontier, has two international and two
Vietnamnet News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/82610/business-in-brief-26-8.html
(English) Cambodia sees 22 pct rise in garment export in 11 months
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-12/19/c_132981486.htm
Clinic aids families cut off by flooding
Families driven from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province by flooding can now receive nearby healthcare, after a clinic opened near an evacuation area over the weekend.
The makeshift clinic, set up by the provincial government, makes available medicine and care to about 100 families living
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clinic-aids-families-cut-flooding
Three more populations of Indochinese hog deer found in Cambodia
Fauna and Flora International says its has found three previously unknown populations of the endangered Indochinese hog deer in Cambodia.
“This is a remarkable discovery given not only the species’ vulnerability to hunting, but also because all of the sites were outside the existing protected area
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=YzRmOWQ0M2JiNzU
Chinese TV station to launch
Cambodia could soon get its first Chinese-run digital television station, the latest local project hailing from a country that represents one of the Kingdom’s largest foreign investors.
Yu Hua, deputy director of Yunnan Mobile Digital TV Corporation, based in China’s Yunnan province, met with Cambodia’s Minister
Eddie Morton
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/chinese-tv-station-launch
Cambodia bans march in celebration of Int'l Human Rights Day
Cambodian Interior Ministry has allowed the opposition party to hold a rally at the Freedom Park in the capital Phnom Penh to mark the International Human Rights Day on Tuesday, but march was not permitted.
The CNRP announced Thursday to stage mass rallies in both
The Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/xinhua-news-agency/131208/cambodia-bans-march-celebration-intl-human-rights-day
Approved investment triples
In the first six months of 2013, the total amount of government-approved investment in Cambodia jumped more than 200 per cent year-on-year, according to the most recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
Released on Friday, the numbers show that $2.3 billion was earmarked
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/approved-investment-triples
Cambodia reports 21st bird flu case in 2013
An eight-year-old girl from Cambodia’s eastern Kampong Thom province has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 21 so far this year, a joint statement by the World Health Organization and the Cambodian Health Ministry said Tuesday.
The little girl
Xinhunet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-10/22/c_132820754.htm
(English) Untrained guards rule at protests
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Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/untrained-guards-rule-protests
(English) Clean water access ‘improves’
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Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clean-water-access-%E2%80%98improves%E2%80%99
(English) Office space demand up slightly in Q4 2013
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Sum Manet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/office-space-demand-slightly-q4-2013
