Sand dredging hits eco-resort
An enormous sand dredging operation in Koh Kong province has escalated, a resort owner said yesterday, with boat crews allegedly trespassing onto private land and digging sand within hundreds of metres of the complex. Janet Newman, the owner of the Rainbow Lodge eco-tourism resort, said ...
Oil dispute flares up
Secret meetings between high-ranking Thai and Cambodian officials to solve the demarcation of disputed offshore petroleum resources took place during the administration of Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva, the Cambodian National Petroleum Authority revealed yesterday. In a statement some commentators described as “coordinated attack” by ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011083151353/Business/oil-dispute-flares-up.html
Climate Change Considered as Flooding Hits Cambodia
The wet season had come and gone with almost no rain. Despite the best efforts of the farmers from Tralach commune, in Takeo province’s Traing district, widespread crop failures two years ago brought the community to the economic, and dietary, brinkThis week, farmers in Kratie ...
Tourist arrivals top estimates
The number of tourists to arrive in Cambodia in 2012 was at least 200,000 higher than expectations, possibly reaching 3.5 million, officials said yesterday. Thong Khon, Minister of Tourism, told the Post yesterday that in the first 11 months of 2012, Cambodia received 3.2 million tourists, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013010160559/Business/tourist-arrivals-top-estimates.html
Thousands of Workers Protest For Increase of Minimum Wage
More than 5,000 workers from across seven factories in Svay Rieng province protested yesterday, demanding a doubling of the current minimum wage, a provincial labor official said yesterday. The country’s minimum wage sits at $61, and is supplemented by a $5 health benefit and a ...
Waterways may reduce export costs
Cambodia’s waterways are significantly under-used for the transport of commodities such as rice, and enhanced infrastructure and a review of government fees is needed at the Kingdom’s ports to make exports more competitive, industry experts say. According to figures from the Alliance of Rice Producers and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031261877/Business/waterways-may-reduce-export-costs.html
ADB ups support for region’s trade finance
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the OPEC Fund for International Development have signed an agreement to support trade in emerging Asian countries under the ADB’s Trade Finance Program, according to a news release. The risk distribution agreement will support a projected incremental trade flow between ...
11th World Huang clan convention held in Cambodia
About 3,000 Chinese in Huang clan from around the globe gathered here Wednesday to bridge closer ties among Huang families and to visit Cambodia’s attractive tourism destinations. Speaking at the opening of the 11th World Huang Clan Convention 2nd Session, Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh, ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/culture/2012-12/05/c_132021075.htm
Officials in ‘contract’ farms drive
Officials are seeking expert firms to implement projects on so-called contract farming and the enhancement Of the involvement Of farmers’ organisations in paddy collecting and processing, Officials said. Contract farming is an agreement on agricultural production carried out between a farmer and buyers, which establishes conditions ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052265766/Business/officials-in-contract-farms-drive.html
National silk board planned
A national silk board (NSB) under the Ministry of Commerce is being planned to weave tighter regulations into the Kingdom’s silk industry, the lack of which has deterred investors and hurt its export potential, according to industry representatives. Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said last week ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366008/Business/national-silk-board-planned.html
Tourism not competitive
Cambodia ranks last in travel and tourism competitiveness among eight Southeast Asian countries, according to a recently published study by the World Economic Forum. The Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report 2013, which excluded Laos and Myanmar, said Cambodia comes 106th out of 140 countries this year, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013040964952/Business/tourism-not-competitive.html
Tales of intimidation
When activists Mom Sakin and Sorn Siyan took a stand against illegal logging in Kratie province last month, they were allegedly threatened with violence and lawsuits from officials. “Powerful people who wanted to intimidate us shot their guns into the air to prevent us from going ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013050165357/National/tales-of-intimidation.html
Sugar Firm Files Defense in Cambodian Lawsuit
British sugar firm Tate & Lyle has denied knowing of the alleged abuses at two Cambodian plantations accused of illegally driving hundreds of families off their farms and says that the families have no right to ask the company for compensation, according to the firm’s ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/uk-sugar-firm-files-defense-in-cambodian-lawsuit-21913/
SMC to invest 1.5 billion dollars in Cambodia Airlines
Diversified conglomerate San Miguel Corp. (SMC) will invest $1.5 billion for its airline venture in Cambodia, its top executive said yesterday. Cambodia Airlines will have about 20 aircraft in its fleet and add as much as $400 million revenues per year to Philippine Airlines (PAL), said ...
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/05/10/13/smc-invest-15-billion-dollars-cambodia-airlines
(English) Strikers fired in Svay Rieng
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Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strikers-fired-svay-rieng
Ahead of aid meet, NGOs urge reform
More than 100 NGOs and human rights groups yesterday urged foreign donors to flag issues regarding land policies, democratic processes and human rights during today’s Government-Development Partner Coordinating Committee (GDCC) meeting. Intended as a preparatory meeting for Cambodia’s main government and donor summit, the GDCC is generally ...
Making Digital Maps Using Free and Simple Mapping Applications
“There may be times when you want to explain things through maps, but you don’t know how to create the maps. With the currently available technology, creating map has become relatively easy. You no longer need to be an expert to develop maps, provided that ...
លោកស្រី ស៊ីន គីមស៊ាន
លោកស្រី ស៊ីន គីមស៊ាន គឺជានាយករងកម្មវិធី និងជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងជំនួយឥតសំណងនៃគម្រោងស្តីពីការពង្រឹងសមត្ថភាពសង្គមស៊ីវិលកម្ពុជា (CCSS) នៃអង្គការវិទ្យាស្ថានគ្រប់គ្រងបូព៌ា-បស្ចិម (East-West Management Institute)។ លោកស្រី គឺជាមេធាវី ជាអាជ្ញាកណ្តាលខាងវិស័យការងារ នៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សាអាជ្ញាកណ្តាល និងជាអាជ្ញាកណ្តាលខាងវិស័យពាណិជ្ជកម្មនៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌល ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាអាជ្ញាកណ្តាលជាតិនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងនៅវិទ្យាស្ថានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាអាជ្ញា កណ្តាលនៃប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី (SIArb)។ បទពិសោធន៍ការងារពីមុនរបស់លោកស្រី គឺជាមន្ត្រី កម្មវិធីនៅអង្គការមូលនិធិអាស៊ី គ្រូបង្រៀនផ្នែកច្បាប់នៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យសាន់ហ្វ្រាន់ស៊ីស្កូ ហើយក្រោយមកនៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអប់រំច្បាប់សម្រាប់សហគមន៍ ជាសមាជិកស្ថាប និកនៃក្រុមការងារពិសេសសិទ្ធិមនុស្សក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ហើយក៏ជាអ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវនៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលស្រាវជ្រាវឯកសារច្បាប់ នៃរដ្ឋសភាជាតិ។ លោកស្រី ក៏បានបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សាថ្នាក់ អនុបណ្ឌិតផ្នែកច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ និងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច ពីវិទ្យាស្ថានពាណិជ្ជកម្មពិភពលោកនៃ ប្រទេស ស្វីស បរិញ្ញាប័ត្រច្បាប់ពីវិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិគ្រប់គ្រង និងសាកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទ នីតិសាស្ត្រ និងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រសេដ្ឋកិច្ចពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា វិញ្ញាបនប័ត្រទទួលស្គាល់ពីសាកល វិទ្យាល័យ សាន់ហ្វ្រាន់ស៊ីស្កូ វិញ្ញាបនប័ត្រទទួលស្គាល់ជាបញ្ញាវ័ន្តស្រាវជ្រាវផ្នែកច្បាប់ពី សាកលវិទ្យាល័យមីឈីហ្កាននៃសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។ នៅក្នុងតំណែងទាំងនេះ លោកស្រី ...
លោក ហ៊ុន សែន៖ ប្រទេសនីមួយៗមិនគួរត្រូវបានបង្អាក់ដំណើរ ដោយសារតែការដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្មទេ
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានថ្លែងនៅចំពោះមុខអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (អ.ស.ប.) ថា ប្រទេសធំ និងតូចតែងតែមានការរៀបចំនយោបាយខុសៗគ្នា ហើយប្រទេសនីមួយៗមិនគួរត្រូវបានបង្អាក់ដំណើរដោយសារតែការដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្ម ឬវិធានការបង្ខិតបង្ខំផ្នែកសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនោះទេ ដែលជាការរំលោភលើច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ។ ...
រី សុចាន់
https://www.postkhmer.com/national/2021-09-27-0903-224244.html
Hun Sen says Wage Changes Are Not Up To The Government
Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that the government has no role in setting the minimum wage, as Cambodia is a market driven economy, and shot down unnamed people who have been calling for the government to significantly raise the country’s floor wage of $61. “For ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-says-wage-changes-are-not-up-to-government-14455/