Cambodia eyes to become region's prominent gems, jewelry market
Cambodia has eyed to become a precious stone and jewelry hub in Southeast Asia region in the near future, Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said Thursday. Speaking at the opening of the 5th international gems and jewelry fair here, the minister said that with the fast ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/13/c_132452793.htm
Poor Inmates Face Worse Conditions Than Those With Money
KANDAL PROVINCE – At Kandal provincial prison on Monday, about 100 male and female prisoners and pretrial detainees assembled to play games and receive fruit and drinks from rights group Licadho, which is visiting 18 prisons around the country this week in a bid to ...
Lauren Crothers and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/poor-inmates-face-worse-conditions-than-those-with-money-48965/
Poll anger simmers in Kandal
Two weeks ago, Kandal erupted. Skirmishes broke out at multiple polling stations where voters were left off the list, and at least one was forced to shut down as locals blocked what they claimed were outsiders from voting. In the end, this hotly contested province swung ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-anger-simmers-kandal
No Demolition Yet as Buildings’ Deadline Nears
There was little sign Wednesday that two new buildings near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, which have been ordered to reduce their height, were any closer to demolition Wednesday, despite the approach of a one-month deadline from City Hall. Phnom Penh municipal officials said last ...
Aun Pheap and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-demolition-yet-as-buildings-deadline-nears-46960/
(English) Garment Workers Go Back on Strike Over Unpaid Wages
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Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/garment-workers-go-back-on-strike-over-unpaid-wages-50580/
(English) Concern over migration chief’s family connections
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Matt Blomberg and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/concern-over-migration-chiefs-family-connections-57202/
ដោយសារកូដកម្មកាន់តែរាលដាល រដ្ឋាភិបាលបញ្ជាឲ្យបិទរោងចក្រមួយរយៈ
រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានបញ្ជាឲ្យរោងចក្រទាំងអស់នៅក្រុងបាវិតបិទទ្វាររហូតដល់ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់មិនឲ្យកូដកម្មរីករាលដាលកាន់តែធំទៅៗនៅទូទាំងប្រទេសខ្លាចគ្រប់គ្រងលែងបាន ...
អូន ភាព និង Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/13707/
សាលាក្រុងព្រមានចុងក្រោយដល់អ្នកភូមិដែលរងការបណ្តេញចេញ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ អ្នកភូមិមួយក្រុមមានគ្នាប្រហែល២០០នាក់មកពីខេត្តក្រចេះ បានបដិសេធមិន ...
អូន ភាព និង George Wright
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14768/
(English) Boy caught up in protests faces 11 years in jail
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Mech Dara and George Wright
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/boy-caught-up-in-protests-faces-11-years-in-jail-59934/
Lueckenhausen elected at IBC
One woman who has been actively involved in the development of Cambodia’s business climate is Janet Lueckenhausen of Functional Engineering. She’s been working closely with Cambodia’s biggest foreign-owned companies since 2008. Now she’s shifted in her role from executive director of International Business Chamber of Cambodia ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050756007/Business/lueckenhausen-elected-at-ibc.html
Property rights threatened, NGOs claim
A draft agricultural land law threatens to eliminate property rights and effectively remove all limitations on the size of economic land concessions, a coalition of civil society groups said in a statement released. The draft of The Law on the Management and Use of Agricultural Land, ...
David Boyle and May Titthara, P. 1
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072457586/National-news/property-rights-threatened-ngos-claim.html
Cambodia election proves Facebook more than just a social network
When the National Election Committee (NEC) released its updated preliminary election results this Monday, confirming a narrow win by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), opposition leader Sam Rainsy posted his reaction to the announcement on his Facebook page. Rainsy questioned the release of the ...
Asian Correspondent.com
http://asiancorrespondent.com/111980/cambodia-election-proves-facebook-more-than-just-a-social-network/
Cambodia Airports Comes Under Attack by a Former Executive
Philippe Laurent became secretary-general of Cambodia Airports in May 2008. He was one of six senior executives in charge of the country’s international airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the little-used facility in Sihanoukville. Mr. Laurent is now carrying out a one-man campaign against ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/selected-features/cambodia-airports-comes-under-attack-17727/
Tax-Free Trade Access Will Stay, Says EU
The European Union has said that it has no plans to suspend Cambodia’s duty-free trade access even though there have been concerns over land evictions as a result of economic land concessions. The EU is seeking that human rights are not the cost of trade ...
Cambodian 'Avatars' Rally to Save Forest
More than one hundred villagers dressed as the forest people from the hit film “Avatar” protested in the Cambodian capital Thursday against the destruction of the country’s Prey Lang forestThey say the forest, which is a source of livelihood for some 200,000 mainly indigenous people, ...
Foreign Minister backs full UN membership for Palestinians
Speaking at the UN General Assembly in New York on Monday, Foreign Minister Hor Namhong backed the Palestinians’ bid for full UN membership and called for the lifting of a decades-old US embargo on Cuba, one of the countries backing Cambodia’s bid for a seat ...
Villagers campaign in Kompong Thom to protect Prey Long Forest
Hundreds of villagers living around Prey Long forest have begun a weeklong campaign in the north of Kompong Thom province to protect Prey Long, one of Cambodia’s largest remaining primary forests, the Prey Long People’s Network said yesterday The group of villagers planned to protest later ...
Silver screen setting up
Sabay Company is set to open a cinema in Sorya Mall on August 4, aiming to become the second cinema in as many months to show licenced films in the Kingdom, Sabay Chief Commercial Officer Abhaya said yesterday. Legend cinema began showing primarily Hollywood movies in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011072950715/Business/silver-screen-setting-up.html
Viettel Dominates Cable Network in Cambodia
Military-run telecom Viettel has deployed more than 16,000km of fibre optics for its Metfone network and is now has the biggest internet coverage in Cambodia. According to a report from the Ministry of Post and Telecommunications of Cambodia (MPTC), cable network coverage in the country ...
http://vietnambusiness.asia/viettel-dominates-cable-network-in-cambodia/
Boeng Kak residents beaten back as homes razed
Excavators flattened eight houses and shops at the north end of Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak lake on Friday as baton-wielding riot police pushed back distraught residents and badly beat one protestor who was among hundreds of locals who rallied against the latest round of demolitions. The ...