Cambodian parliament passes fire prevention law
Cambodia’s National Assembly on Tuesday adopted a draft law on fire prevention with jail term punishment for arsonists, neglected firefighters, and false information providers on fires.
Ninety-four out of ninety-seven lawmakers, who were present at the session, passed the law, saying it would help maintain security,
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/07/c_132365226.htm
Japanese bank to boost local investments
Japanese Bank of Tokyo-Mitsubishi UFJ (BTMU) signed an agreement yesterday with local Canadia Bank to shore up Japanese growth in Cambodia and to demonstrate its confidence in the Kingdom’s financial sector.
BTMU’s managing executive officer, Takami Onodera, and Pung Kheav Se, chairman of Canadia Bank, yesterday
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013051065537/Business/japanese-bank-to-boost-local-investments.html
U.S. pledges 20 mln USD to WFP for school feeding in Cambodia
The United States has pledged 20 million U.S. dollars over the next three years to the United Nations World Food Program (WFP) to carry out school feeding program in Cambodia, said a WFP press release on Tuesday.
The statement said the donation, made by the U.S.
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/08/c_132780183.htm
China provides agricultural engines to Cambodia for post-flood rehabilitation
China’s Yunnan province on Monday provided 200 agricultural engines to Cambodia’s northwestern Banteay Meanchey province for post-flood rehabilitation.
A handover ceremony was held here between Yu Dingcheng, vice chairman of the Standing Committee of the Yunnan Provincial People ‘s Congress, and Oung Oeun, chief of the
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-12/02/c_132935757.htm
ADB funds tourism development in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 100 million USD aid package to support the development of tourism infrastructure in the three Mekong River countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia.
The decision was made at the annual meeting on tourism development of the Greater Mekong
Vietnamnet Bridge News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/travel/91098/adb-funds-tourism-development-in-vietnam--laos--cambodia.html
Constitutional Council to resume inquiries Tuesday
Cambodia’s Constitutional Council will resume their inquiries Tuesday into the opposition party’s poll complaints regarding the alleged irregularities of the election, according to the general secretariat of the Constitutional Council.
In a statement issued Saturday, the council had already resolved 14 complaints among the 33 received
The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=N2M1YjgzYmFiMjc
Lao consultants give dam the thumbs up
The controversial Don Sahong hydropower dam, which Laos says it will soon build just a kilometre from the Cambodian border, will not have significant effects on the Mekong River, according to an environmental impact assessment paid for by the dam’s builder.
Obtained yesterday, the report –
Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/lao-consultants-give-dam-thumbs
China to provide $33 mln loan to Cambodia
China has pledged 200 million Yuan (around USD $33 million) to Cambodia in addition to the loans and grants provided in April of this year.
The loan announcement was made during a meeting between Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang.
Hun Sen
The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OWM1YjU3MDNlOGU
Labour Ministry told to keep SL talks alive
In a letter sent to the Ministry of Labour and Vocational Training last week, the Council of Ministers encourages the ministry to facilitate talks between garment factory management and the union representing thousands of workers on strike for nearly two months.
The letter, written by Council
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-ministry-told-keep-sl-talks-alive
Cambodia sees 1.48 bln USD trade deficit in 9 months
Cambodia has seen a trade deficit of 1.48 billion U.S. dollars in the first nine months of 2013, according to the Commerce Ministry’s data on Friday.
The total import and export volume was valued at 11.82 billion U.S. dollars during the January-September period this year, up
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-10/25/c_132830753.htm
Opposition tells CPP: Agree, or talks off
Opposition leaders have given the ruling party an ultimatum: Agree to our demands by the end of the year or the talks are over.
Kem Sokha, Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president, said yesterday that after discussing the matter with party president Sam Rainsy, they had
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/opposition-tells-cpp-agree-or-talks
Villagers prepare for storm
Cambodians in the northern provinces are preparing for the remnants of super-storm Typhoon Haiyan, though forecasts now predict it will only mildly affect the Kingdom.
In a warning issued on Friday, the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology said high winds and heavy rainfall would likely
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-prepare-storm
(English) Protest against new wage of $95 is illegal: Labor Ministry
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The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=Y2RjMDY1MWE5NTl
(English) Crushing protests, CPP has abandoned constitution
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Colin Meyn and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/archives/crushing-protests-cpp-has-abandoned-constitution-50358/
Factory management agrees on pay advance for holiday
Management at the Chhin Chin garment factory yesterday agreed to meet workers’ demands to receive their wages before the Pchum Ben holiday after a 150-worker demonstration briefly blocked National Road 4 in front of the factory.
Workers at the factory, which is located in Phnom Penh’s
Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-management-agrees-pay-advance-holiday
Exports of rice to fall short of 2013 goal
Cambodia’s rice exports roughly doubled in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2012, according to government data released yesterday. But the figures aren’t big enough to meet official goals for 2013.
The numbers show that exports of fragrant rice
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-rice-fall-short-2013-goal
CAMBODIA: H&M calls for annual minimum wage review
The Cambodian government should construct an effective annual review system for the minimum wage to ease worker unrest, according to clothing retail giant H&M.
The Swedish company’s comments came after CEO Karl-Johan Persson visited the country in mid-October, meeting Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen and other
Richard Woodard
http://www.just-style.com/news/hm-calls-for-annual-minimum-wage-review_id119576.aspx
(English) Gov’t: village feedback to be used for reform
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Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-village-feedback-be-used-reform
(English) Opposition leader Sam Rainsy leads protest in Geneva against Hun Sen’s government
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The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZDI2YzUzOGNiMWQ
(English) Cambodia, Vietnam trade bound to hit 5 bln USD in 2015: PM
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Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/841879.shtml#.UvslvPmSxqU
