Photographer Tim Page Swaps War for Land in New Project
The job couldn’t have been more different from the kind that drew Tim Page to Cambodia and Vietnam in the 1960s. The mud, wet boots and sleepless nights described in several of his books were cast aside for an air-conditioned sUV, a laptop and a phone. ss='cambodia-color'>...
Loans, deposits mirroring growth
Loans and deposits at Cambodia’s 32 commercial banks rose by more than 30 per cent and 20 per cent, respectively, year-on-year in the first half of 2012, which the central bank governor and economists said reflected the growth in economic activities even as export growth ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072457572/Business/loans-deposits-mirroring-growth.html
Land row trial delayed
Four villagers accused of masterminding the theft and intentional damage of property belonging to Cheat Aphiwat Co Ltd in a land dispute will have another month to prepare for trial after right groups Adhoc garnered them a delay yesterday. A village chief and three other villagers ss='cambodia-color'>...
Joint venture will take part in oil explorations
Malaysia-based Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad has tied up with Rex International Holding Pte Ltd to participate in exploration opportunities in Cambodia and 10 other countries across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement released last Thursday. Hibiscus’s wholly owned subsidiary Orient Hibiscus sdn Bhd and Rex International ss='cambodia-color'>...
Cambodia, Russia sign deal to boost bilateral cooperation
Cambodia and Russia on Tuesday signed a Memorandum of Understanding, aiming at promoting bilateral cooperation in all fields, particularly trade, investment, tourism and education, officials said. The deal was inked between sun saphoeun, secretary of state of Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, and ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-04/02/c_132280019.htm
Cambodian maids to earn at least RM1,020 a month
SalarieS which Start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement feeS from employerS. TheSe propoSalS were part of a document the Cambodian government Sent to Selected maid agentS, aS Singapore moveS ahead with a pilot Scheme to See how well Cambodian maidS adapt to life here. The SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/31/asia/13179787&sec=asia
Japanese Mizuho Bank looks into Cambodian financial sector
Mizuho Bank, one of Japan’s largest banks, opened a representative office here Monday thanks to increasing interest in Cambodia by Japanese investors, a bank official said. To date, Cambodia has five foreign banks’ representative offices, 34 commercial banks, seven specialized banks and 37 microfinance institutions, ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/08/c_132522621.htm
MFone workers told to wait
Former employees of the failed telecommunications company MFone have been told they can expect a decision next month on their claims for more than $4 million in compensation. Former Mfone section manager Bou Kunthea said after a meeting yesterday with offic-ials from the Ministry of social ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032062036/Business/mfone-workers-told-to-wait.html
Ratanakkiri Clean Water Facility to Open in May
Ratanakkirri province’s first privately owned water treatment facility will begin to supply clean drinking water to thousands of households in Banlung City on May 1, but residents will have to pay a premium for its use, officials said yesterday. The $1.7 million facility being built ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mortgage Lending Rises for New Home-Buyers
Cambodians, particularly young adults, are more often turning to banks to help them buy their homes, according to figures obtained from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) yesterday. From $179 million in 2008, the total sum lent out to those buyers fell to $94.5 million ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/mortgage-lending-rises-for-new-home-buyers-20083/
Youth Representatives Debate Party Policies
PHNOM PENH – Youth representatives from six political parties running in the upcoming elections joined an International Republican Institute-organized debate over the weekend to show their respective parties’ policies. The candidates came from Funcinpec, the Cambodian Nationality Party, the League for Democracy Party, the Anti-Poverty Party, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Voice of America
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/youth-represenatives-debate-party-policies/1708776.html
Koh Kong cashes in on conservation
Koh Kong province’s mangrove forests have changed from being a source of charcoal to serving tourists who help to protect their biodiversity. The forests have now become a popular destination for Cambodian tourists. Yem Yan, Peam Krasorb commune chief in Koh Kong, said gradually visitors ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013051465588/Business/koh-kong-cashes-in-on-conservation.html
Factory Workers Demand Release of Eight After Protest
About 1,000 garment workers on Wednesday demonstrated outside Kompong speu Provincial Court calling for the release of eight people arrested during a protest this week over wages at a factory supplying U.s. brand Nike, a union official said. Fighting between the workers on Monday displayed ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/factory-workers-demand-release-of-eight-held-after-protest-29318/
NEC Says Final Election Results Will Be Released in Two Weeks
The final results of sunday’s national election will not be announced until mid-August, the secretary-general of the National Election Com­mittee (NEC) said Monday. The latest possible release date would be early september, Tep Nytha said, adding that the speed with which they were announced depended on ss='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-says-final-election-results-will-be-released-in-two-weeks-37399/
(English) Strikers fired in Svay Rieng
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Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strikers-fired-svay-rieng
(English) Still much to learn about Times Centre
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Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/still-much-learn-about-times-centre
Cambodia's rubber export surges 46 pct in 10 months
Cambodia has seen a 46 percent rise in dry rubber export in the first ten months of 2013 thanks to rising global demand, said the report of the Commerce Ministry on Friday. The country exported 62,915 tons of dry rubber during the January-October period this year, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-11/08/c_132870615.htm
School resources for disabled scarce
Kimseang spent much of his childhood enduring harassment and verbal abuse, with teachers and other children dismissing him because of a visual and physical impairment. While the kingdom has seen overall access to education improve from a 69 per cent net enrollment rate in 1991 ss='cambodia-color'>...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/school-resources-disabled-scarce
Bribes on rise for test takers
More than half a million dollars in bribes were paid to teachers during last month’s national exams by high school students in Phnom Penh alone, the authors of a new study have found. The study, conducted by the Youth Resource Development Program, found that the average ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bribes-rise-test-takers
Outsider party urges CNRP to ‘take a seat’
The head of the tiny Khmer Economic Development Party (KEDP), which failed to win a single seat in the July 28 elections, yesterday called on the opposition to take its 55 seats at the National Assembly and form a coalition with the ruling Cambodian People’s ss='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/outsider-party-urges-cnrp-%E2%80%98take-seat%E2%80%99