Private property, public greed in Cambodia
Mark Moorstein knew little about Cambodia before he got involved in a lawsuit on behalf of land owners there. But as it’s turning out, the suit could end up affecting most every country in Asia. Moorstein is a land-use lawyer in Northern Virginia who, like many ...
IMF cuts 2011 growth outlook to below 6%
Damage to Cambodia’s rice crop from widespread flooding earlier this year will likely cause economic growth to fall below 6 percent, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), which yesterday offered the lowest gross domestic product (GDP) prediction so far In a statement, the IMF chose ...
Prison move may unravel
Human rights groups are warning that Cambodia’s new Prison Law will create financial incentives for violations of human rights within the Kingdom’s prisons and tarnish the image of the country’s most lucrative export industry: footwear and garments. They point to Article 71 of the new law, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011121253306/National-news/prison-move-may-unravel.html
As US Economy Slows, Investment in Asean Nations Necessary
Siem Reap City – With a host of uncertainties still hanging over the U.S. economy, more than 100 American businesses—the largest delegation to ever visit Cambodia—gathered here over the weekend, and all of them were in agreement about one thing: The slowdown in the U.S. ...
Climate change to affect Mekong production
Climate change will have a significant effect on major industrial and food crops in the Lower Mekong basin countries of Cambodia, Laos, Thailand and Vietnam, says a new study. The study, conducted by the Mekong Adaptation and Resilience to Climate Change Project for the U.S. Agency ...
Cambodia scores high marks for renewable energy
Cambodia’s share of modern biomass in total energy consumption is among the highest in the world, according to a report released Tuesday by the World Bank and the International Energy Agency. The report also found that growth in Cambodia’s dependence on renewable energy excluding traditional biomass ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=MjRiYTU0NzYyNTR
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, ...
Mekong Countries Agree to Expedite Dam Study
The Mekong River Commission’s (MRC) study on the potential long-term effects of large-scale dam building on the Mekong River needs to be expedited, members of the MRC agreed at the Fifth Mekong-Japan Summit in Tokyo on Saturday. However, they did not set a date for the ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mekong-countries-agree-to-expedite-dam-study-49360/
Cambodian police trained to fight money laundering, terror financing
With an aim of facing the growing challenge in Southeast Asia concerning money laundering and the financing of terrorism, the U.N. Office on Drugs and Crime has stepped in to provide Cambodian police with skills in order to curb this threat, according to a statement ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130826/cambodian-police-trained-fight-money-laundering-terror
Dam channel’s classification hotly debated
As Laos pushes toward its goal of becoming the “battery of Asia” through hydropower, its newfound claim that the location for the proposed Don Sahong dam is not on the Mekong River’s main stream is provoking incredulity from some observers. Less than two kilometres north of ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dam-channel%E2%80%99s-classification-hotly-debated
Japan’s Premier Criticized After Visiting Cambodia
Japan’s prime minister failed to address major issues, by leaving aside Cambodia’s political deadlock and its poor human rights record on a visit last week, rights activists say. “It was a missed opportunity for the government of Japan, which has a great deal of leverage with ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/japan-premier-criticized-after-visiting-cambodia/1795737.html
(English) Australia asks Cambodia to take asylum seekers amid violent crackdown
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Lindsay Murdoch
http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/australia-asks-cambodia-to-take-asylum-seekers-amid-violent-crackdown-20140223-33amf.html
(English) Strike justified, suppression not, experts say
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Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/strike-justified-suppression-not-experts-say-53255/
Kem Sokha says Hun Sen misrepresented talks With Sam Rainsy
CNRP Vice President Kem Sokha used a radio interview on Wednesday night to clarify his stance on the talks last week between Prime Minister Hun Sen and CNRP President Sam Rainsy to end the post-election deadlock, in which a date for a new election was ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/kem-sokha-says-hun-sen-misrepresented-talks-with-sam-rainsy-56702/
(English) Hun Sen hits back at judicial reform criticism
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Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-hits-back-at-judicial-reform-criticism-57613/
IMF revises GDP projection for Cambodia upward to 7%
The International Monetary Fund has revised Cambodia’s economic growth projection to between 6.5 and 7 per cent, up from 6.2 per cent in April, saying the country could manage a sound macro-economy because of the growth in four main sectors: manufacturing, tourism, agriculture and construction. According to Ek ...
របាយការណ៍៖ ៦៤% នៃការងារនៅកម្ពុជា ជាការងារងាយរងគ្រោះ
យោងតាមរបាយការណ៍អភិវឌ្ឍន៍មនុស្ស (HDR) ឆ្នាំ ២០១៥ ដែលចេញផ្សាយកាលពីថ្ងៃចន្ទ ដោយកម្មវិធីអភិវឌ្ឍន៍អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (UNDP) បានឲ្យដឹងថា រូបភាពនៃការងារ ដែលគ្រោះថ្នាក់ និងបន្ទាបបន្ថោក នៅតែជាបញ្ហាប្រឈមចម្បងចំពោះការអភិវឌ្ឍក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ក្រោមប្រធានបទ «ការងារដើម្បីការអភិវឌ្ឍ ...
Zoe Holman
http://bit.ly/1Zdcx0L
PPWSA stock to list today
Investors, along with the next two companies expected to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange, will watch carefully this morning the action on the country’s first initial public offering, nine months after the CSX officially opened. After a book-building process that was 17 times over-subscribed, Phnom Penh ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012041855632/Business/ppwsa-stock-floats-today.html
នាយកប្រចាំតំបន់នៃអង្គការយូនីសេហ្វ អំពាវនាវឲ្យបញ្ចប់អំពើហិង្សាលើកុមារនៅកម្ពុជា
មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃមូលនិធិកុមាររបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (UNICEF) កាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្របានអំពាវនាវឱ្យបង្កើនកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងដើម្បីបញ្ចប់អំពើហិង្សាលើកុមារនៅកម្ពុជា ខណៈកុមារចំនួន ៦៦ភាគរយ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានជួបប្រទះនឹងការប្រៀនប្រដៅដោយប្រើអំពើហិង្សា។ ...
សំ សុធារី
https://bit.ly/3uSLL8p
US firms suggest ASEAN improve financial services
Although US businesses across ASEAN have expressed a positive investment outlook towards Cambodia and the other members of the regional group, they are unsure of how to take advantage of the free-trade agreement with China, insiders said at the first-ever ASEAN-US Business Summit, which kicked ...