Government Approves Dam On Lower Sesan
The Council of Ministers on Friday signed off on the Lower Sesan 2 dam project in Stung Treng province, despite long-standing criticism leveled against the project by environmental groups who say it would adversely affect 100,000 people as a consequence of reduced access to fish. The ...
Farming implicated in climate change
Food production accounts for almost one third of global greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, according to a study published last week by the agricultural research organisation CGIAR. Food systems, from growing crops and raising livestock to storage and transportation, contribute 19 to 29 per cent of global ...
Charcoal prices rise in urban areas
Deforestation and Cambodia’s strong economic growth have resulted in an increase in the price of charcoal, an energy source the poor are dependent on, charcoal vendors say. The price of charcoal in Phnom Penh had increased at least 200 riel ($0.05) a kilogram compared to 2012, charcoal ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022661597/Business/charcoal-prices-rise-in-urban-areas.html
Cambodia's gems and jewelry sector set to shine
Inside a nondescript villa in central Phnom Penh, men and women in white lab coats peer through lenses, carefully studying the magnified objects in front of them. But these aren’t biologists researching cell division or bacteria; these are gem testers concerned with inclusions and refractive indices on rubies, sapphires and other precious stones. They are working ...
Laos taps on single visa door
Lao PDR says it will consider joining Thailand and Cambodia’s single visa scheme launched late last year saying it will help to boost Mekong region tourism. A senior official at the consular department in Vientiane told the Vientiane Times, last week, that the government would hold ...
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/03/laos-keen-to-join-single-visa/
In Washington, ‘Mekong Days’ Puts River in Focus
Advocacy groups, environmentalists and policy-makers have wrapped up five days of events surrounding Mekong River issues in Washington. “Mekong Days,” a series of talks, films and other forums that ended Tuesday, highlighted issues in the region, where some 60 million people live. The Mekong River, a major ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html
Japan provides 36 mln USD grant aid to Cambodia for clean water, education
The government of Japan on Wednesday signed to provide a grant aid of 36 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia for a clean water project and a human resource development project. According to a press statement, the amount of 33.4 million U.S. dollars goes for the ...
Xinhuanet Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/05/c_132432490.htm
Trip to rally leads to beating
Three monks at the Sansam Kosal pagoda were beaten by the deputy chief monk as they left to participate in Saturday’s opposition rally, though the deputy maintained yesterday that the incident had more to do with truancy than politics. The incident came just days after ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/trip-rally-leads-beating
An unsettling prospect
Resettlement studies are being carried out at the site of the proposed Stung Cheay Areng hydropower dam in Koh Kong province, officials said yesterday, amid suggestions that yet another Chinese company is now involved in the controversial project.Tou Savuth, Thma Bang district governor, said staff ...
Shane Worrell and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/unsettling-prospect
Condo market continues to grow despite over-supply
New projects involving 20 condo complexes are continuing to be built despite an already narrow market sector and a future surplus of condos in the Kingdom. According to research on the condo market by Bunna Reality Group in first half of this year, Phnom Penh now ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/condo-market-continues-grow-despite-over-supply
(English) Comprehensive survey maps the lay of land prices in Phnom Penh
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Sum Manet
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/comprehensive-survey-maps-lay-land-prices-phnom-penh
(English) Government works on Australia refugee plea
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Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-works-on-australia-refugee-plea-54044/
(English) Living on a dwindling trade
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Kevin Ponniah and Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/living-dwindling-trade
(English) VisionFund empowering rural women
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Moeun Nhean
http://phnompenhpost.com
(English) Guidelines finalized for child workers in fisheries sector
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Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/guidelines-finalized-for-child-workers-in-fisheries-sector-54260/
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Scrutiny over hotel service fees in Cambodia
Major hotels are under the microscope after a labour rights group found that some have been failing to pass their entire service charge on to their staff, a violation of the Labour Law. Dave Welsh, country manager of the American Center for International Labor Solidarity(ACILS), said yesterday ...
ADB maps Kingdom's needs
The private sector and industry professionals were engaged yesterday in the first consultation with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government in an effort to understand the factors affecting Cambodia’s economy, and ultimately determined that human capital, infrastructure, innovation and regulatory issues as the key areas ...
Possible benefits for Cambodia in Mekong Region trade
Cambodia could benefit more from trade in the Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS) by implementing time and cost, cutting measures and removing constraints on exports, according to a new book by the Asian Development Bank. During a media briefing yesterday, Brimble [senior country economist and author of ...
Thai protesters rally against Xayaburi dam construction
Protests over construction of the controversial Xayaburi hydro dam project in northern Laos could spread from Thailand to Cambodia as communities along the Mekong River begin to feel its negative effects, an International Rivers programme director said yesterday. About 70 Thai villagers who rely on the ...