Strikes in Cambodian factories may hit orders
Officials of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) are concerned that recent strikes could delay delivery to customers, and factories are looking for solutions to meet buyers’ demands. About 10,000 workers in seven or eight garment factories have gone on strike recently demanding higher wages ss='cambodia-color'>...
Moto imports jump 55 per cent
IMPORTS of motor ScooterS reached 264,085 unitS, with a total value of $139 million in the firSt 11 monthS of laSt year &ndaSh; a 55 per cent jump from 170,380 unitS worth $86.5 million in the correSponding period of 2011, according to data from the SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013022761643/Business/moto-imports-jump-55-per-cent.html
Land Dispute Body Blames Concession Troubles on Ministries
The head of the country’s National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution on Wednesday said his authority was unable to resolve land disputes and that the responsibility for settling such disputes rested with the ministries responsible for handing out economic land concessions (ELCs) in the first ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/land-dispute-body-blames-concession-troubles-on-ministries-12099/
Senator Offers Cash Compensation to Evictees
CPP Senator and buSineSS tycoon Ly Yong Phat laSt week continued to offer familieS in Koh Kong province caSh compenSation to get them to drop out of a lawSuit againSt two Sugar cane plantationS he once owned, according to villagerS. But villager Phann Khly yeSterday SS='cambodia-color'>...
ADB Smothers Report On Families Hit by Rail Project
The Asian Development Bank has refused to release a critical study on the impacts its $141.6 million railway project is having on thousands of Cambodian families because disclosure of the report could hurt its relationship with the government, an ADB spokeswoman said. Raising concerns about the ss='cambodia-color'>...
‘Master Plan’ Drawn for Phnom Penh Public Transport System
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) met with Phnom Penh municipal authorities last month to present the first stage of a “master plan” for the construction of a much-needed public transport system for the capital. Masato Koto, chief of mission for JICA’s transportation planning group in ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/master-plan-drawn-for-phnom-penh-public-transport-system-32712/
Kingdom’s crafts can be hit in Korea
Cambodian handicrafts and home decor products could take off with south Korean buyers if certain obstacles – conceptual design, development techniques, and slow delivery services – are overcome, business owners and merchants said yesterday. speaking at a seminar on Korean Market Access for Cambodia’s textiles at ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kingdom%E2%80%99s-crafts-can-be-hit-korea
Agreement reached on Thai trade
After years of discussion, the Cambodian and Thai governments on Tuesday agreed at the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Co-operation strategy (ACMECs) summit in Laos to establish a Cambodian-Thai Business Council in a bid to enhance trade and investment between the AsEAN neighbours after a decline in ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013031561964/Business/agreement-reached-on-thai-trade.html
France looks to increase exports to the Kingdom
France said it plans to boost its exports to Cambodia as French foreign direct investment in the country – worth $3.18 million in 2012 – continues to rise, officials said on Wednesday. Among this year’s investments, concessions and construction company group Vinci, the largest building ss='cambodia-color'>...
Lao dam unapproved yet under way: NGO
The construction of Don sahong Dam, the second of 11 potential and controversial Mekong mainstream dams, is moving ahead without approval from Mekong River Commission members, according to a conservationist group report. Located less than two kilometres from the Cambodian-Lao border, the dam has been slammed ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062766515/National/lao-dam-unapproved-yet-under-way-ngo.html
Flooded Forest Gets Protection
A Northeastern section of the Mekong River that is home to a number of endangered species has been designated a conservation site by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. A prakas issued by Minister Chan sarun on April 23 officially declared a 56-kilometre section of ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013050765443/National/flooded-forest-gets-protection.html
Committee Formed to Sell Off Mfone’s Assets
The administrator dealing with the debts of defunct mobile operator Mfone yesterday established a committee to sell off the company’s remaining assets. since it filed for bankruptcy in January, more than 1,000 creditors, including former staff, have claimed Mfone owes them a combined $160 million. Mfone’s remaining ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/committee-formed-to-sell-off-mfones-assets-22715/
Japan signs a $90m loan deal to improve highway
After reaching agreement late last month, the contract for a $90 million concession loan from Japan to Cambodia was officially signed in Phnom Penh yesterday to improve 83.5 kilometres of National Road 5. The construction is scheduled to start in June 2015 and will be ss='cambodia-color'>...
Climate Change Poses Major Threat to Cambodia’s Rural Poor
The Cambodian economy faces major problems for its predominantly rural population in the event of more erratic climate shifts, according to the United Nations Development Programme’s 2011 Cambodian Human Development Report. “This is an agrarian economy that depends very much on weather. And we are among the ss='cambodia-color'>...
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កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធនេះ មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់មួយរូបរបស់គណបក្សកាន់អំណាចនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បានបង្ហើបថា មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំង សម រង្សុី មិនស្មោះត្រង់ បន្ទាប់ពីបានសន្យាថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិរបស់លោក នឹងកាត់បន្ថយការរិះគន់លើរដ្ឋាភិបាល សម្រាប់ការដោះស្រាយជម្លោះព្រំដែន ជាមួយនឹងប្រទេសវៀតណាម ss='cambodia-color'>...
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Cambodia: Mineral, Metal and Fuel Resources
Cambodia, with a total population of 14,952,665 as of July 2010, is located in southeastern Asia, bordering the Gulf of Thailand, between Thailand, Vietnam, and Laos. The country mostly has a tropical climate and covers a total area of 181,035 km2 Cambodia’s key natural resources include ss='cambodia-color'>...
Minister’s appeal to listed companies
The opening of the Cambodia SecuritieS Exchange (CSX) waS marked by a Speech from MiniSter of Finance Keat Chhon, who urged three State-owned companieS to Speed up their initial public offeringS. No companieS, State-owned or otherwiSe are currently trading on the new market. Telecom Cambodia, SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Business/lets-get-the-ball-rolling.html
Mfone’s pricing plan draws controversy
The launch of Mfone’s new unlimited calling plan has drawn criticism from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications. It is said that the price scheme contravenes Cambodia’s minimum pricing rules introduce in 2009. Hello, another mobile phone provider, has already introduced an unlimited calling plan ss='cambodia-color'>...
Tycoon’s dredging tests locals’ patience
Ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat has defied an order endorsed by the Prime Minster to halt his controversial sand dredging activities on the Tatai river in Koh Kong, prompting authorities to request intervention, documents obtained by The Post reveal. The dredging operation on the ss='cambodia-color'>...
Chasing China’s rice import potential
China National Cereal, Oil and Foodstuffs Corporation (COFCO) is the latest mainland Chinese company to sign a deal to export Cambodian rice. COFCO is one of a number of Chinese companies that have signed similar deals with their Cambodian counterparts, but direct rice exports to China ss='cambodia-color'>...