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Cambodia's oil imports down 5.6 pct in first half of 2013
Cambodia has imported 871,000 tons of petroleum in the first six months of the year, a 5.6 percent decline compared with the 922,800 tons at the same period last year, the figures of the Ministry of Commerce showed Monday. During the January-June period this year, the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/26/c_132664169.htm
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http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-thai-firms-form-business-alliance
Ratch pulls out of JV for Cambodia power plant
Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding will cancel its joint-venture agreement with KK Power to build a 1.8-gigawatt coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province of southwestern Cambodia. Pongdith Potchana, chief executive of Ratch, said yesterday that the company had revised the plan after its analysis indicated that ...
Study charts AIDS progress
Cambodia’s decline in HIV/AIDS mortalities has made it a regional anomaly, according to a new study published today by a global health research centre at the University of Washington. While HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of disease burden in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and mortality ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/study-charts-aids-progress
Cambodia's rubber export up 32 pct in first half of 2013
Cambodia has seen a 32 percent rise in dry rubber exports in the first six months of the year, according to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. Revenues from the exports valued at 76.5 million U.S. dollars during the first half of ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/20/c_132647504.htm
Flooding takes a toll
Ten days ago, Loun Somaly, 33, left his house to deliver a deposit to the glass workers he hired to replace a window on his rickety sheet metal-panelled house. Ly Sophal, Somaly’s tenacious three-year-old son, followed him outside, asking if he could join. But with floodwater ...
Cambodia to return to former glory
Kuala Lumpur (The star /ANN) — A country once torn apart by war is emerging as a key investment destination for small and medium enterprises. It was once home to a great civilization. In the 12th century, the Khmer empire was South-East Asia’s largest. Angkor was ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NDRhOTI5NzA0Y2E
Speaking in tongues: Young Cambodians learning foreign languages to improve economic opportunities
In the globalised world, being able to communicate in more than one language is becoming essential for many people seeking rewarding careers. Young Cambodians have taken this message to heart and are learning Cambodia is slowly moving up the development ladder but low-wage factory labour still ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/365365/speaking-in-tongues
Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: past trends, current status, possible futures
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are positive, reflecting political stabilization and economic growth following decades of poverty and conflict. But the rate and type of development is ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZjY4MTUzZGZkNmQ
Chamber wants new tax laws
The private sector has called on the government to review Cambodia’s taxation law, a statute that business leaders say is outdated and needs to change if Cambodia wants to continue to attract foreign investment. Led by Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng, a delegation ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chamber-wants-new-tax-laws
Cambodia to host 8th ASEAN Social Welfare Ministers meeting next month
The 8th ASEAN Ministerial Meeting for Social Welfare and Development will be held in Cambodia’s Siem Reap City from Sept. 3 to 7, according to a statement of Cambodia’s Ministry of Social Affairs released Thursday. ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/15/c_132633368.htm
Government Downplays Cuts to US Military Aid
The government on Wednesday insisted that its decision to postpone U.S.-backed military assistance programs following the July 28 election would not have a negative impact on relations between the two countries. Marie Harf, the spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, also said on Tuesday that ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-downplays-cuts-to-us-military-aid-39568/
Clinic aids families cut off by flooding
Families driven from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province by flooding can now receive nearby healthcare, after a clinic opened near an evacuation area over the weekend. The makeshift clinic, set up by the provincial government, makes available medicine and care to about 100 families living ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clinic-aids-families-cut-flooding
Flood death toll hits seven
Relentless floodwater in Banteay Meanchey has killed at least seven people since late last month, when water began inundating the province, national disaster officials confirmed. Fatalities from the deluge in Banteay Meanchey include four adults and three children, National Committee for Disaster Management chief Keo Vy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flood-death-toll-hits-seven
Cambodia dispacthes 11,940 laborers abroad in first 6 months
Cambodia has sent about 11,940 laborers overseas in the first six months of this year, down 29 percent from 16,900 it sent over the same period last year, the figures of the Ministry of Labor showed Tuesday. In January to June period this year, the country ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/13/c_132627422.htm
Gaming outfit reports loss
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc (EGA), a NASDAQ-listed company that supplies NagaWorld Casino with slot machines and operates casinos in Poipet town and Pailin province, reported a net loss of $385,000 from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2013, according to a statement from the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gaming-outfit-reports-loss
Cambodia, Vietnam seen boosting medical tourism offerings
Cambodia and Vietnam are enhancing their medical tourism offerings, the International Medical Tourism Journal reported Friday. “In medical tourism, Southeast Asia is a key and fast advancing market. Cambodia and Vietnam now want a share of the action that Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia have,” the journal ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NjgwOGQwMjBkMzA
Tropical storm wreaks havoc
A tropical storm that raked Vietnam for the past two days has affected five Cambodian provinces, with severe flooding and damage in three of them. Tropical storm Mangkhut descended on Northern Vietnam on Wednesday and yesterday, deluging the Mekong River and flooding areas of Banteay Meanchey, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tropical-storm-wreaks-havoc
Hyundai’s Cambodia plans
After two years of assembling Hyundai vehicles in Cambodia for the domestic market, South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Company is increasing its production to meet rising demand, aiming to reach 800 units in 2013, a company’s representative said. Located in the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hyundai%E2%80%99s-cambodia-plans
Cambodia organizes int'l industrial machinery, garment exhibition
The 3rd international industrial machinery and garment fair kicked off at Cambodian capital’s Diamond Island Exhibition Center on Thursday with the participation of about 240 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions. A variety of industrial machinery for the production of textile and garment, footwear, plastics ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/08/c_132613974.htm
Evacuations amid flooding
Hundereds of families have been evacuated from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province, with about 1,000 more refusing to leave, despite water that is chest-deep in some areas due to Mekong River flooding. The evacuation of more than 500 families began late last week, as heavy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evacuations-amid-flooding
FAO Predicts Rice Crop to Match Last Year’s
The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that Cambodia’s rice crop this year will equal but not exceed last year’s record yield. In its July rice market monitor report, issued quarterly, the FAO said that weather conditions meant this year’s rice crop would not reach ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/fao-predicts-rice-crop-to-match-last-years-38297/
In Cambodia, Cyber Casinos Fall Into a Legal Gray Area
In 2010, the Ha Tien Vegas Entertainment Resort, a casino investment on Kampot province’s border with Vietnam that included luxury karaoke rooms and suites, launched with high hopes of attracting Vietnamese gamblers. At the end of December, Ha Tien Vegas closed down. To the north, in ...
Three brokers arrested for human smuggling
Three brokers were arrested last Friday after allegedly attempting to illegally smuggle nine Cambodians, including an infant, across the Thai border. Lured with promises of employment in Thailand, the group was attempting to illegally cross the border on motos when they were stopped by police ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-brokers-arrested-human-smuggling