Gym membership gets a lift
Two or three times per week Hong Chandara finds the time to unwind from work, family and social responsibilities by exercising at his gym. Meanwhile, entrepreneurs see potential in the fitness service sector, as gyms gain popularity in Cambodia. Meas Sok Dany, owner of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052965900/Business/gym-membership-gets-a-lift.html
Eighth Communal Land Title Awarded in Mondolkiri
Land Management Minister Im Chum Lim awarded a community of ethnic minority Banong in Mondolkiri province a communal land tile to their ancestral land last week, only the eighth communal land title to be handed out since the 2001 Land Law made them available. The title ...
Villagers call for state electricity
About 200 protesters clamoured yesterday in front of a Kandal province commune chief’s office, demanding the state take control of providing their electricity. Yong Phany, a 32-year-old protester from Ang Snuol district’s Poeuk commune said Peoun Sambat, the private company contracted to provide electricity to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166410/National/villagers-call-for-state-electricity.html
Tough Telecom Market Sees qb Downsize
Mobile phone operator qb has shuttered “a number” of retail showrooms in an effort to improve its business in Cambodia’s oversaturated telecommunications market, the company confirmed Wednesday. And former employees have also revealed the telecom—which is operated by Cambodia Advance Communications Ltd. (CAC)—has lost nearly half ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/tough-telecom-market-sees-qb-downsize-33329/
MUJI Plans Green Dye Factory for Cambodia
Japanese retail company MUJI announced the development of an eco-friendly natural dyeing plant in Cambodia, a press release on Sunday said. The plan is part of the Business Call to Action, a global initiative supported by several international organisations and hosted by the UN Development Programme ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060466031/Business/muji-plans-green-dye-factory-for-cambodia.html
Illegal logs found in TTY truck
Conservation officials have confiscated a truck containing 20 cubic metres of illegally cut, luxury-grade timber from an economic land concession owned by the firm TTY Corporation, a district official said yesterday. Kratie provincial officials seized the logs, along with two trucks and two cars on Monday ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266220/National/illegal-logs-found-in-tty-truck.html
Police seize illegal rosewood; suspect escapes
Nearly a tonne of rosewood was uncovered in a raid yesterday in Kampong Speu in which the suspect successfully fled after injuring an officer, police officials said. “According to the quality assessment, I can say a rough value of that rosewood is $300,000,” he [Keo ...
Japan signs a $90m loan deal to improve highway
After reaching agreement late last month, the contract for a $90 million concession loan from Japan to Cambodia was officially signed in Phnom Penh yesterday to improve 83.5 kilometres of National Road 5. The construction is scheduled to start in June 2015 and will be ...
Huge UXO stash found by farmer
A potato farmer who unearthed old bullets as he ploughed his field on Friday in Oddar Meanchey province discovered more than 500 pieces of unexploded ordnance, anti-mine officials said yesterday. Farmer Hun Kren, 29, alerted authorities to the discovery in Banteay Ampil district, where Cambodian Mine ...
Kim Sarom and Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/huge-uxo-stash-found-farmer
Schoolkids find mine under tree
Primary school students playing outside their school in Oddar Meanchey province discovered an exposed landmine in the school yard on Wednesday. Students at Hun Sen Anlong Veng Primary School found the mine poking out of the ground “like a custard apple” while they were playing near ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/schoolkids-find-mine-under-tree
China's Taiwanese bank looks into Cambodian financial sector
The Shanghai Commercial & Saving Bank (SCSB), one of the leading banks in China’s Taiwanese region, opened a representative office here on Monday thanks to increasing interest in Cambodia by Taiwanese business people, a bank official said. To date, Cambodia has six foreign banks’ representative ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/829199.shtml#.Up2E2cQW2Dt
Siem Reap hotel gets new owner
Minor Hotel Group Ltd (MHG), a wholly owned subsidiary of Thailand-listed Minor International Public Company Limited (MINT), has acquired majority ownership of Siem Reap-based Sothea Boutique Resort to strengthen MINT’s presence in Southeast Asia. After the $6.4 million deal, the Sothea Resort will be rebranded ...
Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/siem-reap-hotel-gets-new-owner
(English) Protest over Khmer Rouge land dispute
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Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protest-over-khmer-rouge-land-dispute
(English) More Chinese humanitarian aid reaches Cambodia
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Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/844146.shtml#.UwqmPPmSxqU
(English) Operation ‘urgent’ for strike detainee
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Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/operation-%E2%80%98urgent%E2%80%99-strike-detainee
ជនជាតិភាគតិចរកអន្តរាគមន៍ទប់ក្រុមហ៊ុន វៀតណាម ឈូសដីចម្ការ
សហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើម ចារ៉ាយ ក្នុង ស្រុកអណ្តូងមាស កំពុងស្វែងរកកិច្ចអន្តរាគមន៍ដើម្បីបញ្ឈប់ក្រុមហ៊ុន វៀតណាម ៧២ ដែលកំពុងឈូសបំផ្លាញចម្ការដំណាំរបស់ពួកគាត់អស់ជាង ៥០ ហិកតាចាប់តាំងពីពាក់កណ្តាល ខែមករា មក។ លោក ឆាយ ធី អ្នកសម្របសម្រួលអង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស អាដហុក ខេត្តរតនគិរី បានឲ្យដឹងថា តំណាងជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច ចារ៉ាយ ក្នុង ភូមិបរខាំ ឃុំញ៉ាង ស្រុកអណ្តូង ...
ផាក់ ស៊ាងលី
http://postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/112995-2014-04-09-02-59-33
(English) Brands ‘violating contract rights’
Exclusive use of short-term contracts continues to impede progress in Cambodia’s garment sector, with major brands still sourcing from factories violating the statutory two-year limit on temporary employment, labour rights groups have warned. According to a report released last week by the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC), ...
Alice Cuddy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/brands-%E2%80%98violating-contract-rights%E2%80%99
(English) Officials show Areng families relocation plan
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Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-show-areng-families-relocation-plan-distribute-food-62348/
សត្វក្រៀលកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងហើរពី វៀតណាម មក កម្ពុជា
សត្វក្រៀលក្បាលក្រហមកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងកំពុងនាំគ្នាហើរទៅទិសខាងលិចពី ប្រទេសវៀតណាម ទៅតំបន់ព្រៃអភិរក្សក្នុង ស្រុកកំពង់ត្រាច ខេត្តកំពត។ នេះបើតាមរបាយការណ៍មួយក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយ វៀតណាម និងក្រុមអ្នកអភិរក្សដែលសង្កេតអំពីនិន្នាការនៃ ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/112710-2014-04-02-02-48-08
(English) Talks over political dispute still underway secretly: Cambodian PM
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-04/07/c_133243802.htm