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Bulldozing of crops reignites dispute

ផលិតកម្មផ្នែកកសិកម្ម / កសិកម្ម និង ការនេសាទ / សម្បទានដីសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងចំការ / សេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម / បរិស្ថាន និងធនធានធម្មជាតិ
Cambodian land brokers / damaged crop / ដីមានជម្លោះ / disputed overlapping claims area / ELCs

Contractors hired by Cambodian land brokers bulldozed through four hectares of villagers’ crops in Poipet town on Monday, breaching a truce contract that protected the villagers’ land until January 1 next year. According to the contract, the families residing on land claimed by 11 independent Cambodian ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090558502/National-news/bulldozing-of-crops-reignites-dispute.html

Cambodia's Trade Grows By 15 Percent

Cambodia’s total trade volume grew 15.41 percent to reach$7.46 billion in the first seven months compared to the same period last year, according to data released yesterday by the Ministry of Commerce. Revenues earned through exports reached $2.9 billion, an increase of 11.82 percent compared to ...

Cambodia records US$1.51-B trade deficit in 7 months

Cambodia reported a trade deficit of 34% in equivalent to US$1.51-B in the 1st 7 months of this year, the report of the Commerce Ministry showed Thursday. During January-July period this year, the country’s total import and export value was US$7.45-B, up 15% from US$6.47-B at ...

http://www.livetradingnews.com/cambodia-records-us1-51-b-trade-deficit-in-7-months-85827.htm

PRASAC increases share capital to US$20 million

PRASAC Microfinance Institution, celebrating its eighteenth anniversary this year in the Cambodia microfinance market, has increased its registered capital from 15-4 billion riel to 80 billion riel. The increase of the share capital has been authorized by the National Bank of Cambodia and the company is now amending its Articles of Incorporation. PRASAC’s share capital is ...

http://www.etmcambodia.com/blog.php?article=505

Lumber Tycoon Denies Allegations of Illegal Deforestation

The assistant of a lumber tycoon accused of major deforestation and forced evictions rejected Thursday the findings of a recent report by local rights groups. The Cambodian Human Rights Task Force said in its report that some 1,400 families had been pushed from their land by ...

 Kong Sothanarith
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/lumber-tycoon-denies-allegations-of-illegal-deforestation-cambodia/1794954.html

Cambodia's special economic zones attract 1.65 bln USD investment since inception

Cambodia’s Special Economic Zones (SEZs) have received a total investment of 1.65 billion US dollars since their inception in 2006, according to a government report released on Friday. Since 2006 to now, the zones have attracted 172 investment projects, mostly from China, South Korea and Japan, ...

 Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/817196.shtml#.Ult7xz_vrbw

Navy loggers opened fire: NGO

NGO Wildlife Alliance has publicly accused members of the Royal Cambodian Navy of opening fire on patrolling rangers on the Tatai river in Koh Kong’s Smach Meanchey district after they tried to seize an allegedly illegal shipment of rosewood. At about 11pm on October 10, a ...

 Phak Seangly and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/navy-loggers-opened-fire-ngo