Inflation Will go Down Later this Year, Economy Minister Said
The Consumer Price Index increased by a total of 7.1 percent in June 2011 compared to the same period last year at the same time. Ministry of Economy and Finance expects that inflation would go down to 6.5 percent at the end of this year ...
Corn prices to rise with new Thai policy
Cambodian officials in provinces bordering Thailand said the price of Cambodian corn would increase as a result of a reduced supply and a new Thai government policy of importing more corn for animal processing. The Bangkok Post reported on Tuesday that the Thai cabinet approved the ...
Radio Ban Sparks Debate of Media Freedom in Cambodia
While observers yesterday accused the government of censorship for ordering radio stations not to transmit international broadcasters over the election weekend, a government spokesman defended the move. On Sunday, a Ministry of Information official said the ministry had ordered local F.M. stations not to transmit Voice ...
Hun Sen Orders Workers Compensated
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen has promised to compensate thousands of garment workers demanding back pay they say they are owed since their factory owner fled the country to escape mounting debt, according to officials. Kandal provincial labor department director Thol Neang told RFA’s ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/workers-02192013184511.html
Cambodia’s total trade worth US$ 2.7-B in first 2 months, + 28%
Cambodia’s import and export trade volume had amounted to US$2.7-B in the 1st 2 months of this year, up 28% compared to the US$2.1-B in the same period last year, the statistics of the Commerce Ministry showed Friday. Main products Cambodia imported are garment and textile ...
Striving to make finance accessible
Access to finance could reduce violence, empower the most vulnerable in society and improve the livelihoods of Cambodia’s poorest people, a conference on community-led funding heard on Wednesday. Sarah Sitts, country manager of the international NGO Pact, introduced the funding model of savings-led micro-finance (SLMF). In ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032964776/Business/striving-to-make-finance-accessible.html
Food prices up 1.6 pct in April
Cambodia saw a one per cent rise in inflation in April compared with the same month last year, according to the latest data from the National Institute of Statistics (NIS). Sim Ly, an official at the NIS said there was a slight increase in food and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070566683/Business/food-prices-up-1-6-pct-in-april.html
Majority of Unions Reduce Wage Demands
Six of the 10 labor unions negotiating with the country’s garment manufacturers over a new minimum wage for factory workers dropped their demands yesterday to $73 per month, breaking previous commitments by unions to stand at $91. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association ...
Cambodia's rice exports up 125 pct in first half of 2013
Cambodia has seen a sharp rise in the exports of milled rice in the first six months of this year thanks to increasing demand on international markets, an official said Wednesday. The figures, from the single window secretariat for facilitating milled rice exports, showed that the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-07/10/c_132529640.htm
ហ៊ុន សែន៖ ឯកជនជាអ្នកសូកមន្ត្រី
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានការពារកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលពីការពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើពុករលួយដោយបានលើកឡើងថា វិស័យឯកជនជាអ្នកសូកប៉ាន់ដល់មន្ត្រីពាក់ព័ន្ធដើម្បីទទួលបានសារប្រយោជន៍ដល់ពាណិជ្ជកម្មរបស់ ...
ចាន់ មុយហុង
http://bit.ly/1w9oXYB
CAMBODIA-NORTH KOREA UPDATE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Cambodia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have inked the agreements to expand bilateral trade, technologies, agriculture, industry, investment and the health sector, and both sides also are trying to boost close ties for mutual benefits while both nations’ trading has been reported to be ...
អ្នកតស៊ូមតិសិទិ្ធមនុស្សជម្រុញការអនុម័តច្បាប់ស្តីពីការឃុំឃាំងអនីតិជន ឱ្យបានឆាប់
ក្រុមអង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បានឱ្យដឹងថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គួរផ្តល់អាទិ ភាពលើការអនុម័តច្បាប់ ដែលនឹងផ្តល់ការណែនាំល្អប្រសើរជាងមុន សម្រាប់ ការចាត់ការលើអនីតិជន ដោយប្រព័ន្ធតុលាការ។ ...
Carbon credit for Seima Area
A carbon credit project is in the works for the Seima biodiversity areas in Kartie and Mondulkiri provinces. During a meeting between Chan Sarun, Minister of Agricultural, Forestry and Fisheries and Colin Poole, Director of Asia Programs for the Wildlife Conservation Society (WLCS) on Sept ...
Oil refinery to be built
Construction on a US$2 billion oil refining plant, the Kingdom’s first, will start in April, according to officials close to the project. The plant, which will be built on 365 hectares across Kampot and Sihanoukville provinces and is expected to be completed in 2014, is a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011120553135/Business/oil-refinery-to-be-built.html
Net widens on fishing trap ban
Less than a week after banning commercial fishing in Tonle Sap Lake, Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a sub-decree on Monday extending the ban to four provinces along the Mekong River. According to the sub-decree, signed March 5 and released publicly yesterday, commercial fishing will be ...
Cambodia targets de-dollarisation, crisis prevention
Cambodia’s financial strategy for the next decade includes de-dollarisation, improved regulations and better crisis prevention and management. The Financial Sector Development Strategy (FSDS) was released by the Ministry of Economy and Finance in partnership with the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and financed by the ...
Thais Feared VN Support, Cable Shows
A US diplomatic cable released by WikiLeaks shows that Thailand feared Cambodia gaining military support from Vietnam over clashes between the two neighboring kingdoms about the disputed Preah Vihear temple. Thailand was also prepared to invoke a treaty with the USA that requires the US ...
Figures Reveal Inflation Increase
CAMBODIA’S prices were 7 percent higher at the end of June compared to the month in 2010, according to National Institute of Statistics official Sim Ly yesterday. Although the organisation was still preparing to release the official figures, Sim Ly said the figures would also ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011082351198/Business/figures-reveal-inflation-increase.html
Sihanoukville flight claims
Two airlines plan to begin regular flights between the tourist towns of Siem Reap and Sihanoukville this year, officials said yesterday. Cambodia Angkor Air aims to begin its regular flights by December, though may delay into 2012 if necessary, said office of the Council of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011083151357/Business/sihanoukville-flight-claims.html
សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកនឹងជួយការបង្ក្រាបការនេសាទខុសច្បាប់
ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកប្រចាំនៅកម្ពុជា លោក William Heidt បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកមានបំណងចង់ចុះហត្ថលេខាលើកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងជាមួយកម្ពុជា ដើម្បីជួយឱ្យប្រសើរឡើងវិញនូវការគ្រប់គ្រងកំពង់ផែរដ្ឋនៅក្នុងព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ក្នុងការបង្ក្រាបបញ្ញាទាក់ទងនឹងការនេសាទខុសច្បាប់ដែលមិនបានរាយការណ៍ និងមិនមានបទប្បញ្ញត្តិ (IUU)។ ...
ទិន សុខាវុទ្ធ
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/29567/us-to-help-tackle-illegal-fishing/