(English) Iffy factory supplying LA’s finest
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Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/iffy-factory-supplying-la%E2%80%99s-finest
(English) Ministry swapped in deal with timber magnate
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Aun Pheap and Alex Consiglio
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ministry-swapped-in-deal-with-timber-magnate-59216/
FAO Raises Paddy Production Outlook
The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) has raised its forecast of global paddy production in 2012 by about 1.5 million tonnes to 730 million tonnes (487 million tonnes, milled). The scaling up of production mainly concerned Asian countries, in particular Cambodia, ...
Cambodia’s Economic Challenge
Even as the skyline of Phnom Penh grows with the symbols of modern architecture, Cambodia’s economy still faces a host of challenges. On the surface, Cambodia’s economy is certainly improving. In September, the IMF raised its 2012 GDP growth forecast from 6.3 to 6.5 percent ...
http://thediplomat.com/2013/01/03/cambodias-failed-trickle-down-economy/
Preah Vihear Families' Land Issues Go Unheard
About 50 families living on the site of the long-discussed Preah Vihear airport went to the provincial hall yesterday to request that local officials reconsider their earlier decision to refuse them land titles on the grounds that the airstrip would soon be rebuilt. Villagers attended ...
Cambodia's economy to grow by 6.7% this year: WB
Cambodia’s economy is expected to grow by 6.7 percent in 2013 thanks to anticipating increases in agriculture, foreign direct investment (FDI) and tourism, the World Bank said in its latest outlook Wednesday. “The growth is based on achieving the dividends from focus on higher rice ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-01/16/c_132106591.htm
Cambodia, Among Others, Feeding China's Demand for Timber
The growing market for timber in China is leading to widespread logging around the world, including in Cambodia, according to a report released yesterday. The report from London-based NGO the Environmental Investigation Agency (EIA) – entitled Appetite for Destruction: China’s trade in illegal timber – outlines ...
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
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 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032062036/Business/mfone-workers-told-to-wait.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 ...
Satellite system will save fuel and routes
Phnom Penh International Airport’s navigation system will be upgraded today with the installment of a new satellite-based system that aims to improve efficiency and reduce fuel usage, an aviation official said. Chhun Sivorn, director of the Air Navigation Standards and Safety Department of the State Secretariat ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/satellite-system-will-save-fuel-and-routes
No consensus on next move in SL drama
After the management of an embattled garment factory this week refused to follow a government order to reinstate 19 dismissed union leaders and activists, unionists and observers are at a divergence of opinion over how the state should respond. “It’s fairly unprecedented,” Dave Welsh, country director ...
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-consensus-next-move-sl-drama
អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានគយនិងរដ្ឋាករប្រមូលចំណូលរដ្ឋបានជាង១ប៊ីលានដុល្លារនៅក្នុងរយៈពេល ៩ខែដំបូង
យោងតាមទីភ្នាក់ងារសារព័ត៌មានរដ្ឋ AKP បានឲ្យដឹងថា នៅក្នុងរយៈពេល ៩ខែដំបូងនៃឆ្នាំ២០១៥នេះ អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានគយនិងរដ្ឋាករ (GDCE) នៃក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ ប្រមូលចំណូលរដ្ឋបានប្រមាណជា ៤,៦៤៩ ប៊ីលានរៀល ឬស្មើនឹង ១.១១ប៊ីលាន ...
បុគ្គលិកសារព័ត៌មាន The Cambodia Herald
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/gdce-collects-more-than-1-billion-state-revenue-in-first-9-months-9024
Cambodian state-owned telecom firm sees 5% revenue drop in H1
The state-owned Telecom Cambodia reported a 5 percent decline in revenues in the first half of this year due to tough competition in the country’s telecommunication industry, company director general Lao Saroeun said Friday. During the January-June period this year, the firm earned a gross revenue ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2012-08/17/c_131792460.htm
(English) King: Chea Sim to be acting head of state during his absence
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The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjNlMDliYjdmZmV
រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្មកម្ពុជាដឹកនាំកិច្ចប្រជុំ CLMVនៅប្រទេសម៉ាឡេសុី
យោងតាមសេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានរបស់លេខាធិការដ្ឋានអាស៊ាន បានឱ្យដឹងថា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី ២៥ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥ កិច្ចប្រជុំរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីសេដ្ឋកិច្ចកម្ពុជា-ឡាវ-មីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា-វៀតណាមលើកទី៧ ត្រូវបានប្រារព្ធធ្វើឡើង នៅទីក្រុងគូឡា ...
បុគ្គលិកសារព័ត៌មាន The Cambodia Herald
http://thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/cambodian-secretary-of-state-of-commerce-chaired-the-clmv-meeting-in-malaysia-8884
Cambodia sees 2.65 bln USD trade deficit in 2012
Cambodia recorded a trade deficit of 2.65 billion U.S. dollars in 2012, according to the government’s statistics on Wednesday. The country’s total import and export volume had reached 13.63 billion U.S. dollars last year, up 19 percent from 11.48 billion U. S. dollars in a year ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-01/09/c_132091653.htm
Riot Police Stop March on Last Day of Summits
A group of roughly 100 anti-eviction protestors were blocked by riot police yesterday from marching to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Peace Palace to appeal to U.S. President Barack Obama for help in reforming Cambodia’s land rights policy. The protest, which took place at the Boeng Kak ...
