Thailand and Cambodia in talks over demand for migrant labor
Thailand has appealed to Cambodia to send more migrant workers to the country due to a high demand for labor following last year’s devastating floods, while Cambodia has in turn asked that Thailand render the migration process safer, speedier and cheaper, Choub Narth, deputy director ...
Dwindling water supplies put dry-season rice haul in danger
Dry-season rice farmers in some areas west of the Tonle Sap River and in eastern provinces are appealing to the government for help as the reservoirs they rely on for irrigation are drying up faster than usual, farmers and officials said yesterday. Officials at the ministries ...
Still No Arrest in Shooting of Special Economic Zone Workers
A day after Interior Minister Sar Kheng revealed that authorities had identified a suspect in the shooting of three female factory workers at a special economic zone (SEZ) in Svay Rieng province, officials yesterday refused to reveal the identity of the gunman, who had still ...
Thai Firm Moves in to Build Koh Kong Power Plant
A Thai Company is conducting a feasibility study to build a coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province and has already invested in a local firm with permission to develop the plant, according to officials and the company. In an announcement to the Thai Stock ...
Cambodia expects 7 pct GDP growth in 2012: Finance Minister
Cambodia’s Finance Minister Keat Chhon said Monday that the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth is expected at 7% this year. Cambodia’s forecast was based on the increases in garments exports, tourist arrivals, and agriculture as well as a gradually recovered real estate sector, the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-03/12/c_131462003.htm
60,000 Evicted in 2011 Alone; Majority From Phnom Penh
Nearly 60,000 people were forcibly evicted from their homes last year alone, often being moved to inadequate relocation sites where they face unemployment and rising debt levels, according to a report by rights group Adhoc released yesterday. A total of 59,904 people from 127 communities were ...
Supreme Court Wants $200K Cash Deposit in Renakse Case
The Supreme Court has requested that the owner of Phnom Penh’s shuttered Renakse Hotel deposit $200,000 with the court as proof that it is able to pay compensation to the hotel’s former manager, a lawyer said yesterday. In 2008, the ruling CPP sold the French colonial-era ...
Net Profits at Acleda Bank Increased by 86% in 2011
Net profits at Acleda Bank increased by 86% to $49.4 million in 2011 as the company grew both its deposits and loan portfolio. In a statement released on Friday, Acleda said that loans grew by 35.4 percent to $989.4 million, while deposits at the bank ...
Maybank Cambodia aims to be in top 5 by 2015
Maybank launched yesterday its locally incorporated company in Cambodia, Maybank (Cambodia) Plc, and will also build a 10-storey corporate office with the aim of becoming one of the top five banks there by 2015. Currently ranked seventh in terms of assets among 33 banks operating ...
Gov’t Launches Body in Effort to Up Rice Exports
The Ministry of Commerce is setting up a National Confederation for Rice Exporters to achieve Prime Minister Hun Sen’s target of exporting 1 million tons of milled rice by 2015. ...
Two Arrested, Three Detained For Maid’s Death in Malaysia
Two Malaysian employers of a Cambodian maid were arrested and three others detained this week in Malaysia in connection with the woman’s death, Malaysian police officers said yesterday. Assistant police superintendent Suriman bin Shahrim, said Mey Sichan, 24, was discovered dead on Sunday, and her Malaysian ...
បន្ថែមផ្លូវជាតិសម្រាប់សេវាកម្មរថយន្តក្រុងឆ្នាំថ្មីឥតគិតថ្លៃ
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រកាសកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាអាចជិះឡានក្រុងសាធារណៈដោយឥតគិតថ្លៃដល់ស្រុកកំណើតរបស់ពួកគេក្នុងអំឡុងពេលពិធីបុណ្យចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរតាមផ្លូវជាតិចំនួន ៥ ជំនួសឱ្យផ្លូវជាតិត្រឹមតែ២ប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលបានប្រកាសកាលពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ។ ...
មុំ គន្ធា
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50299277/more-national-roads-included-in-free-new-year-bus-service/
ដំរីដែលចូលចម្ការអ្នកភូមិបានគេចទៅភ្នំដងរែក
ក្រុមមន្ត្រីបាននិយាយថា សត្វដំរីញីមួយក្បាលដែលបានចូលលុកលុយក្នុងចម្ការអ្នកភូមិរំដួលចាស់ ឃុំអម្ពិល ស្រុកបន្ទាយអម្ពិល ខេត្តឧត្តរមានជ័យ កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនោះ បានគេចខ្លួនចូលទៅក្នុងតំបន់ជួរភ្នំដងរែកវិញហើយ ខណៈដែលក្រុមមន្ត្រី ...
ឃុត សុភចរិយា
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/authorities-oddar-meanchey-hunt-wild-elephant