Looking back at riel history
For the past decade, Cambodia’s economy has steadily grown with GDP growth surpassing 5% on a compounded annual basis for the past twelve years. Nearly 58% of the populace is engaged in agriculture, while the service sector employs 26% and industry accounts for the remaining ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012071057308/Business/history-of-the-riel.html
Drought Affecting 145,000 Hectares of Paddy
A lack of rain across the country is affecting more than 145,000 hectares of rice paddy and parts of the nation’s crop have already been completely destroyed, according to data released yesterday by the Ministry of Agriculture. Hem Sophal, director of the statistics department at the ...
Rice registration for different strains
In an effort to promote rice exports among Cambodian farmers, government officials said on Tuesday they will register the type of rice seed set for export and the rice seed produced for the national market. Cham Prasidh, Minister of Commerce, said on the closing of the ...
ASEAN to study new ties with six partners
ASEAN says it will study how to implement a proposed economic partnership with its six external partners that might lead to the foundation of world’s largest economic bloc. The proposed bloc, dubbed the Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) or “ASEAN+6” , would integrate ASEAN’s 10 ...
Window for complaints under fire
As the National Election Committee laid out its rules for post-election appeals yesterday, the opposition and election monitors slammed the announcement, raising concerns over the brief window in which to file complaints over the preliminary results. The committee told political parties they would have until 11:30am ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/window-complaints-under-fire
Cambodia's trade with Thailand down 2.3 pct in Q1
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Thailand went down by 2.3 percent during the first quarter of this year, according to the statistics released by [the] Thai Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday. Officials said the drop was due to “Thai baht appreciation, not ongoing border conflict” ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-04/29/c_132349426.htm
Cambodia shrugs at Gambia’s import ban
Gambia’s recent announcement that it would ban rice imports in about three years to spur local demand will only have a small impact on Cambodia, which sends a portion of its annual output to the west African country and other nations on the continent, data ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061866317/Business/cambodia-shrugs-at-gambia-s-import-ban.html
Kem Sokha Concerned Over Post-Election Violence
Opposition vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday said he could not guarantee there would be no violence following Sunday’s vote and appealed to the international community to be on alert and help ensure a peaceful transition after the election results are released. Speaking to reporters after ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/kem-sokha-concerned-over-post-election-violence-36762/
Opposition leader arrives ahead of planned protest
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday after a two-week long campaign abroad to seek support for his Cambodia National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) bid to bring foreign intervention to Cambodia’s election dispute. He returned home just a day before his party’s planned three-day protest ...
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MDNjYTM1NWZjMmN#sthash.ZPVqxJbu.dpuf
ADB funds tourism development in Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a 100 million USD aid package to support the development of tourism infrastructure in the three Mekong River countries of Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia. The decision was made at the annual meeting on tourism development of the Greater Mekong ...
Vietnamnet Bridge News Staff
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/travel/91098/adb-funds-tourism-development-in-vietnam--laos--cambodia.html
Myanmar’s president applauds Hun Sen over reappointment
Myanmar’s president Thein Sein congratulated Hun Sen over his reappointment for a new five-year term as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for the fifth legislature. “I strongly believe that under the wise leadership of Sam Dech, the relation and cooperation between our two countries will ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NzM3MzRlZTY0NTR
Cambodia rivals to meet after protests
Cambodia’s political rivals are set to hold crisis talks as crowds massed for a second day to protest a disputed election, following violence that left one demonstrator dead and several wounded. Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy were due to meet at 9am ...
Sky News Australia News Staff
http://www.skynews.com.au/world/article.aspx?id=906538
Opposition tells CPP: Agree, or talks off
Opposition leaders have given the ruling party an ultimatum: Agree to our demands by the end of the year or the talks are over. Kem Sokha, Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president, said yesterday that after discussing the matter with party president Sam Rainsy, they had ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/opposition-tells-cpp-agree-or-talks
CAMBODIA: H&M calls for annual minimum wage review
The Cambodian government should construct an effective annual review system for the minimum wage to ease worker unrest, according to clothing retail giant H&M. The Swedish company’s comments came after CEO Karl-Johan Persson visited the country in mid-October, meeting Cambodia Prime Minister Hun Sen and other ...
Richard Woodard
http://www.just-style.com/news/hm-calls-for-annual-minimum-wage-review_id119576.aspx
Activists give photos, video as evidence of attack
Land activists who were brutally cracked down on at a protest in September submitted video and pictorial evidence of masked suspects slinging marbles, beating and electric shocking them to Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. The group of 70 Borei Keila and Boeung Kak activists are suing ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-give-photos-video-evidence-attack
Council elections will lack democracy: NGOs
The National Election Committee yesterday announced a date for the election of district and city-provincial council members, a vote that will only be open to current commune council members, a vote that will only be open to current commune council members. NEC Secretary-General Tep Nytha took ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com
(English) UNESCO chief deplores ‘brutal’ killing of Cambodian journalist
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UN News Centre Staff
http://www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=47103&Cr=journalist&Cr1=#.UvX3TNJmi1I
(English) Corruption not rampant: Hun Many
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Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/corruption-not-rampant-hun-many
(English) CPP faces isolation: Sokha
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Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-faces-isolation-sokha
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