ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
Government promotes clean cities in Cambodia
Tourism officials have launched a new initiative called the Eco-Club designed to promote environmental awareness and improve the image of Cambodian cities through better management and disposal of plastic bags. The program aims to recruit Cambodian youth to spread the word and educate the broader community ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Business/government-promotes-clean-cities-in-cambodia.html
ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចចារ៉ាយ មួយក្រុមប្ដេជ្ញាការពារព្រៃជំនឿ
ជនជាតិចារ៉ាយចំនួន ១០០ គ្រួសារនៅក្នុងស្រុកអូយ៉ាដាវ ខេត្តរតនៈគិរី បានបដិសេដនឹងសំនើររបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលក្នុងការវាស់វែងដីធ្លីរបស់ពួកគាត់ ដោយអះអាងថាការវាស់វែងនេះ អាចនឹងធ្វើឱ្យមានការកែប្រែដីព្រៃជំនឿរបស់ ...
ផាក់ ស៊ាងលី
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jarai-ethnic-group-takes-stand-spirit-forest
Maruhan bank opens Laos office in Vientiane
Cambodian-Japanese bank Maruhan Japan opened an office in Vientiane, the capital of Laos, on Saturday, making it the second Cambodian bank and the first Japanese bank to come to that country. Maruhan’s presence in Laos would boost economic and investment ties between the two ASEAN member ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021861422/Business/maruhan-bank-opens-laos-office-in-vientiane.html
Factory pay protest continues
Workers at the shuttered Yung Wah I and II factories in Kandal province will continue protesting today, despite the government already agreeing to pay them using company funds. Worker Soy Sokchea said yesterday that he and his colleagues would keep demanding benefits and seniority bonuses. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021861414/National/factory-pay-protest-continues.html
Questions follow on heels of hydropower dam Sesan 2 vote
Villagers near the Sesan River in Stung Treng province are a step closer to being forced to make way for a hydropower dam following a National Assembly vote on Friday, but they are no closer to learning the details of such a move, a community ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021861415/National/questions-follow-on-heels-of-sesan-2-vote.html
Nakorn plans to invest $30mln in hotel in Phnom Penh
Pharmaceutical giant Thai Nakorn Patana plans to invest $30 million over the next two years in a three- to four-star hotel in Phnom Penh, as it hopes to cash in on the lack of big names in the capital’s mid-tier hotels market. For the new 200-room ...
Cigarette smuggling from Cambodia to Vietnam abounds
A pair of cigarette brands distributed by two of the Kingdom’s most prominent businessmen are being smuggled from Cambodia to Vietnam at an estimated rate of more than 300 million packs a year, contributing to tobacco manufacturer losses of nearly $200 million annually, according to ...
Malay Hong Leong Bank plans Cambodian branch
Malaysia-based Hong Leong Bank, a subsidiary of Hong Leong Financial Group Berhad, is planning to open a branch in Cambodia sometime this year, which would make it the fourth Malaysian bank and the 33rd commercial bank in Cambodia’s crowded banking industry. Ngoun Sokha, director general of the ...
Prey Lang activists halted on road
More than 300 activists from Kampong Thom province’s Prey Lang Community Network were stopped by district police yesterday as they were marching from the Vietnamese-owned CRCK Company to deliver a lawsuit in Sandan district calling for the postponement of alleged forest clearing and the “invasion” ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021461350/National/prey-lang-activists-halted-on-road.html
Ecotourism in Cambodia up 9.7 per cent
Ecotourism sites in the northeast of Cambodia last year saw visitor growth of 9.7 per cent – a total of 53,374 tourists – compared with 2011, an official said yesterday during the first Workshop on Northeast Ecotourism Development, organised by the Ministry of Tourism. Tith Chantha, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021461366/Business/ecotourism-in-cambodia-up-9-7-per-cent.html
Major Cineplex comes to Cambodia
Thai-based movie theatre company Major Cineplex said it will build “a high-end lifestyle and entertainment complex” at the Aeon mall in Phnom Penh, hoping to capture Cambodia’s youth market in what it believes is a stable business environment for its entertainment products. While it sees prospects in ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021461365/Business/major-cineplex-comes-to-cambodia.html
Angkor Wat sees tourism spike over Lunar New Year
The number of domestic and foreign tourists visiting Siem Reap’s ancient Angkor Wat temple and the Kingdom’s coastal areas increased sharply during this year’s three-day Lunar New Year. Data from the Siem Reap provincial tourism department show that 52,909 tourists visited Siem Reap during Lunar ...
$2m missing: telecom staff
More than 200 employees of Telecom Cambodia demonstrated yesterday morning, demanding the company’s general director step down and that the Anti-Corruption Unit investigate the company. The strikers claimed general director Lao Saroeun had been involved in large-scale embezzlement, other forms of corruption and disrespect ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021461353/National/2m-missing-telecom-staff.html
តម្លៃដីធ្លីតាមបណ្តោយផ្លូវធំ ៗ កើនឡើងយ៉ាងខ្លាំង
តម្លៃដីធ្លីតាមបណ្តោយមហាវិថីចំនួន ៤ នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញបានកើនឡើង ១៦ ភាគរយនៅដើមឆ្នាំ ២០១៣ នេះបើយោងតាមអ្នកជំនាញអចលនទ្រព្យ បើប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងរយៈពេលដូចគ្នាកាលពីឆ្នាំ ២០១២ ។ លោកឌិត ចាន់ណា ប្រធានក្រុមហ៊ុនអចលនទ្រព្យ VMC និយាយថា ...
ស៊ឺន សុន
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/land-prices-along-major-roads-increase-sharply
More workers join Svay Rieng strike
Workers from at least six more factories in Bavet town’s Manhattan and Tay Seng Special Economic Zones joined about 5,000 workers who had been on strike since yesterday for a minimum wage increase and better working conditions. Va Sarorn, director of the Svay Rieng ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021461351/National/more-workers-join-svay-rieng-strike.html
Gold rush in Prey Lang forest
For four years now, this mineral-flecked land deep inside the Prey Lang forest has drawn thousands of small-scale seasonal miners. There are perks to working the dry season: space is one, avoiding the unofficial “taxation” system is another. For years, development agencies have urged a sweeping ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021361348/National/gold-rush-in-prey-lang-forest.html
Food, beverage imports rise
Cambodia spent about $200 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic market last year – an increase of more than 10 per cent from the previous year, official data from the Ministry of Commerce show. Government officials and representatives of the private sector ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021361334/Business/food-beverage-imports-rise.html
Scrutiny over hotel service fees in Cambodia
Major hotels are under the microscope after a labour rights group found that some have been failing to pass their entire service charge on to their staff, a violation of the Labour Law. Dave Welsh, country manager of the American Center for International Labor Solidarity(ACILS), said yesterday ...
Cambodia business embraces Facebook advertising
With an average of 1,100 additions every day, a new user joins Facebook in Cambodia every two minutes, according to estimates from social media marketing and advertising agency Social Media Plus. Founder of Social Media Plus Anthony Galliano said more and more companies operating in Cambodia ...
EZECOM and Thai partner interconnect
Thai telecommunications network provider United Information Highway (UIH) and Cambodian internet service provider EZECOM said they established an interconnect agreement last month to offer improved service to customers conducting business with neighbouring countries. “We have UIH as a partner for our connection to Thailand; the connection ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021261303/Business/ezecom-and-thai-partner-interconnect.html
Forest activists, firm facing off once again
The Prey Lang Community Network yesterday delivered a letter to authorities in Kampong Thom province’s Sandan district calling for the postponement of a Vietnamese concessionaire’s forest clearing and notifying authorities of their intention to deliver a lawsuit to the provincial hall tomorrow, network activists said. According ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021261309/National/forest-activists-firm-facing-off-once-again.html
Graduates fear career jobs woe
A year from now, 23-year-old Sum Tiara will graduate from the Royal University of Law and Economics with a degree in law. At the moment, however, she needs to earn a living and pay for her studies by working in bars and restaurants in Phnom Penh. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021261305/Business/graduates-fear-career-jobs-woe.html
Manulife To Use Tuk-Tuks to Promote Services
Canada-based life insurance company Manulife Cambodia will launch a big advertising campaign on tuk-tuks this year to raise awareness of its services. Manulife Cambodia chief executive Robert J Elliott said the campaign would begin with 75 tuk-tuks. He believes between one and two million people ...
Land Investors Should "Play Fair"
Companies that invest in land and resources in emerging economies risk financial and public relations disasters if local inhabitants feel they are getting ripped off, consultants warned in a report last week. The report was released by a group known as the Munden Project The ...