Rice exporter turns to Cambodia
Capital Rice Ltd, Thailand’s third-largest rice exporter, is shifting some of its business to Cambodia as the Thai market shrinks because of government intervention that has diverted grain into state stockpiles or made it too expensive to ship. “We have built a medium-sized milling house in ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/332629/disillusioned-rice-exporter-turns-to-cambodia
As Soldiers Leave Kratie Village, Problems Remain
After a three-day blockade, soldiers pulled out over the weekend from the Kratie province village where a teenage girl was shot dead last week by government security forces, officials said yesterday. However, human rights workers denied a report by a provincial official that freedom of movement ...
Toll Royal to Restart Rail Services Next Month
Less than four months after suspending work on Cambodia’s dilapidated railway network, Toll Royal Railways (TRR), the network’s operator, has informed the government that it will recommence transporting construction materials needed to build the southern line on Aug. 1, company officials said yesterday. The decision to ...
Accused Manager Put on Leave; Workers Lodge Complaints
The manager accused of abusing female workers at the Ocean Garment factory in Phnom Penh, and who provoked days of public demonstrations by thousands of workers to have him fired, has been put on leave, while his alleged victims have lodged complaints against him with ...
Released Protester Urges for Release of the Boeng Kak 13
Sao Saroeun, a Phnom Penh resident arrested last month for demonstrating against CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin’s Boeng Kak real estate project and released on bail last week, urged the courts to release 13 women still being detained at Prey Sar prison yesterday. The 13 women were ...
Loans from China Still Welcome, Hun Sen Says
The Chinese government is considering loaning an unspecified amount of money to cover the cost of constructing 20 new national roads, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday. Speaking at the inauguration of 128-km stretch of National Road 62 linking Kampong Thom and Preah Vihear provinces, also primarily funded by ...
Angkor Car Reintroduced Without Defects
After delaying mass production of the Angkor Car because of technical difficulties with starting the engine and opening the doors, Heng Development Co. Ltd. on Monday unveiled a new model and said it had severed ties with the Hong Kong-based firm responsible for the original ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/angkor-car-reintroduced-without-defects-7536/
Lao dam unapproved yet under way: NGO
The construction of Don Sahong Dam, the second of 11 potential and controversial Mekong mainstream dams, is moving ahead without approval from Mekong River Commission members, according to a conservationist group report. Located less than two kilometres from the Cambodian-Lao border, the dam has been slammed ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062766515/National/lao-dam-unapproved-yet-under-way-ngo.html
Committee Formed to Sell Off Mfone’s Assets
The administrator dealing with the debts of defunct mobile operator Mfone yesterday established a committee to sell off the company’s remaining assets. Since it filed for bankruptcy in January, more than 1,000 creditors, including former staff, have claimed Mfone owes them a combined $160 million. Mfone’s remaining ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/committee-formed-to-sell-off-mfones-assets-22715/
Ratanakkiri Hydropower Dams Deemed Economically Viable
Two massive hydropower dams planned for the Mekong’s tributaries in Ratanakkiri province have been deemed economically viable by two feasibility studies conducted by a pair of giant Chinese conglomerates, a provincial industry, mines and energy official said yesterday. Despite the feasibility studies having been completed, ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ratanakkiri-hydropower-dams-deemed-economically-viable-23116/
Cambodian anti-riot police hold special training as opposition plans for mass protest
The Phnom Penh Municipal Police of Cambodia conducted a special training at the capital’s Freedom Park on Monday after the opposition set to stage a three-day mass protest from Wednesday against the results of the July’s election that handed victory to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/21/c_132816047.htm
Strike at SL eats into profits
Because of ongoing strikes and an inability to fill orders, SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) says it is shedding cash flow as buyers shift away from one of Asia’s largest producers, factory management confirmed yesterday. International brands H&M and Gap reduced their orders, while Levi’s ceased buying ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/strike-sl-eats-profits
Study calls for halt to dams
A new study and accompanying short film released yesterday call for all lower Mekong dam developers to halt plans until further impact studies can be made. Hydropower dams will have a greater impact on river flows than even climate change, according to research by the University ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/study-calls-halt-dams
Interior Minister Says Electronic ID Cards to Become Standard
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday said that the government had begun formalizing the process for obtaining electronic national identity cards in a bid to reduce graft carried out by local authorities. Speaking on the sidelines of the 10th Government Discussion Forum on Electronic Identity at ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/interior-minister-says-electronic-id-cards-to-become-standard-49161/
(English) Water authority eyes new station for 2017
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Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/water-authority-eyes-new-station-2017
(English) Cambodian union activists banned from entering Freedom Park
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Authint Mail News Staff
https://www.authintmail.com/article/asia/cambodian-union-activists-banned-entering-freedom-park
(English) DVD shops close before raid
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Sen David and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dvd-shops-close-raid
(English) A bridge too far for Sokha?
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Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bridge-too-far-sokha
បណ្តឹងប្រឆាំងលោកហ៊ុន សែនទៅដល់ ICC នៅដំណាច់ខែមករា
មេធាវីអាមេរិកាំងម្នាក់នឹងដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹងព្រហ្មទណ្ឌទៅតុលាការឧក្រិដ្ឋកម្មអន្តរជាតិនៅដំណាច់ខែមករានេះប្រឆាំងនឹងលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែននិងមន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់របស់លោកទាក់ទងនឹងការរំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនិងរារាំងការស្វែងរកយុត្តិធម៌សម្រាប់ជនរងគ្រោះដោយរបប ...
ម៉ែន គឹមសេង
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/hun-sen-court-suit-to-get-to-icc-by-april-cambodia-khmer/1841360.html
(English) Talks could broaden: analysts
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Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/talks-could-broaden-analysts