Slain activist Chut Wutty's death still a mystery
On Saturday, the family of slain environmental activist Chut Wutty will commemorate the 100 days, or thereabouts, that have passed since his death in a case that remains unresolved even though six eyewitnesses have already been questioned. The official story is that he was killed by ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072757667/National-news/the-chut-wutty-mystery.html
Naga World Boss Acquires Billionaire Status
The Malaysian founder of Phnom Penh’s only licensed casino, Chen Lip Keong, is now a billionaire after seeing his fortune multiply in size in recent years, according to Forbes magazine. The magazine, which calculates the wealth of individuals using company data, published a list of the ...
Combi plans $1.5m factory for baby goods
CONSTRUCTION is progressing on a $1.5 million baby-products factory that will be among the largest in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ). Combi (Cambodia), which owns the factory, announced the plans for its new facility in an online job listing yesterday. The five-hectare factory was scheduled ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032164550/Business/combi-plans-1-5m-factory-for-baby-goods.html
Home for the holidays
Still agitated 20 minutes after the rally in front of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd had dispersed yesterday, Choem Som Im held up seven fingers as she jerked her arms forward and spoke in an equally sharp tone. The dilemma, faced by many garment workers, ...
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/home-holidays
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កម្មករកាត់ដេរជាង១.០០០នាក់បានជួបជុំគ្នា និងហែក្បួននៅក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បីទាមទារ ” ប្រាក់ឈ្នួលសមរម្យ” ពីរោងចក្ររបស់ពួកគេ ហើយនេះគឺជាការហែក្បួនធំបំផុតក្នុងវិស័យកាត់ដេរចាប់តាំងពីកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថ ...
ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា និង ហ្សមប៊រ ភីធឺរ៍
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/19952/
(English) In Cambodia, fake orphanages soak up donations by duping tourists
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Denise Hruby
http://www.dailynews.com/general-news/20140721/in-cambodia-fake-orphanages-soak-up-donations-by-duping-tourists
(English) Cambodian police bust Thais with $7M in fake bills
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The Washington Post News Staff
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/asia_pacific/cambodian-police-bust-thais-with-7m-in-fake-bills/2014/09/19/80bcac08-4060-11e4-a430-b82a3e67b762_story.html
Cambodia Lacks Research Enough To Tackle Its Problems, Analysts Say
Not enough priority is given to research in Cambodia, threatening its long term development, economists and other experts say. Larry Strange, executive director of the Cambodian Development Research Institute, says the country cannot plan for major reform, build its economy, or reduce poverty without proper analysis ...
(English) Cambodia’s Defense of Rights Record at UN Review Slammed
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Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/review-07022014161641.html
Korea trade keeps on climbing
CAMBODIA’S trade with South Korea grew 38 percent in the first half of 2011 on the same period last year, according to Korea Trade-Investment Promotion Agency (KORTA) statistics. The growth is partly due to increasing numbers of South Korean importers seeking business in Cambodia, KOTRA’s ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011080850915/Business/korea-trade-keeps-on-climbing.html
'Land Grabs' Mar Cambodia's Boom, Rattle Investors
Phnom Penh–Kong Song’s farmland was his family’s livelihood for three decades until the bulldozers moved in and tore down his home in rural Cambodia to make way for a multimillion dollar foreign-led business. His family was one of 253 forcibly evicted five years ago in southern ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2011/09/01/cambodia-evictions-idUSL3E8JD2DV20110901
Group Considers Complaint Against Sugar Giant
A London-based sugar trade association aiming to promote a more ethical and sustainable industry will meet early next month to consider a request from Cambodian farmers that it eject U.K.-based sugar firm Tate & Lyle from the group unless it gives them back their land. Some ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/group-considers-complaint-against-sugar-giant-32001/
(English) Cambodian high school students start exams for university entrance
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2014-08/04/c_133529984.htm
(English) Cambodia tells university students to prepare for ASEAN community
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The Philippine Star News Staff
http://www.philstar.com/world/2014/06/12/1334111/cambodia-tells-university-students-prepare-asean-community
Mekong residents voice their concerns
Residents living in the Mekong River basin are expressing concerns over water degradation in the Mekong river and its impact on farming, aquaculture and the livelihood of the millions of people who live in the region. People from Cambodia, Thailand and Viet Nam’s Cuu Long (Mekong) ...
http://vietnamnews.vn/society/242941/mekong-residents-voice-their-concerns.html
Pig production priority
Thailand’s reported move to ban exports of live pigs highlights the need to develop a larger Cambodian pig industry, insiders say. The Bangkok Post reported yesterday that Thailand’s Acting Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai had banned the exports in order to bring down its own prices, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070150113/Business/pig-production-priority.html
Tales of ‘blood-stained’ sugar
The European Union should immediately remove trade preferences it gives to Cambodian sugar companies accused of human-rights violations including land grabs, representatives of the affected communities told a press conference in Phnom Penh yesterday. Community representatives from Koh Kong, Kampong Speu and Oddar Meanchey provinces said ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012070457189/National-news/tales-of-blood-stained-sugar.html
Celestial Tiger Entertainment announces five new carriage agreements
Celestial Tiger Entertainment (CTE), the operator of the largest bouquet of pan-Asian channels dedicated to Asian entertainment, has announced five new carriage agreements on the first day of the 2012 CASBAA Convention, the annual pay TV industry conference held in Hong Kong. The newly-inked deals ...
After vote, land issues heat up
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights yesterday expressed concern at a recent spate of land disputes coming on the heels of last month’s vote, and questioned whether campaign promises of resolving the Kingdom’s ongoing land issues had been forgotten now that the election has passed. The ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-vote-land-issues-heat
(English) Cambodia’s parliament OKs dam compensation plan
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Joshua Lipes
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/dam-06192014195419.html