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UN Security Council vote up
Cambodia will know by the early hours of tomorrow whether its bid for a seat on the UN Security Council has been a success. The Kingdom is up against South Korea – the home country of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon – and Bhutan for the Asia-Pacific ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012101859285/National-news/un-security-council-vote-up.html
A nation pays respects
They came from down the road and from across the country, trailing flags and portraits in their wake. They paused to pin thin black ribbons and coarse patches of cloth onto blazing white shirts. And, one by one, starting early yesterday morning, Cambodian mourners lined the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012101859295/National-news/a-nation-pays-respects.html
ADB cites weaknesses of microfinance sector
THE PHILIPPINES is one of the leading countries in microfinance policy and regulation in Asia but it still lags in terms of scale and reach to the poor, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) said. “Of the 21 countries with ADB support during 2000-2010, ADB’s efforts were ...
Cambodia denies it plans to build a nuclear power plant
The Cambodian government says reports that it is planning to build a nuclear power plant are untrue. Cambodia denies it plans to build a nuclear power plant (Credit: ABC) A report originating in the Bangkok Post newspaper has been replicated internationally. It says the Prime Minister Hun ...
Unexplored Cambodia Shines For Angkor Gold
On top of impressive growth, the Royal Government is opening the country to international investment As for mining: the country is now open for international business. The stable, democratic government passed anti-corruption laws in 2011 and has dedicated itself to working with private business The most active ...
http://www.marketwatch.com/story/unexplored-cambodia-shines-for-angkor-gold-2012-10-17
100,000 Expected to Welcome King Father’s Body
Authorities in Phnom Penh are expecting at least 100,000 people to line the city’s streets today as the body of King Father Norodom Sihanouk arrives back in Cambodia and embarks on a 10-km procession from the airport to the Royal Palace. The return of the retired King—who died ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/sihanouk/100000-expected-to-welcome-king-fathers-body-4095/
Sihanouk's body returns to Phnom Penh
The plane carrying the body of late King Father Norodom Sihanouk touched down this afternoon. The body made its way to the Royal Palace in a procession attended by more than 100,000 mourners. Even hours before the Boeing 747 carrying the late King Father arrived from Beijing, ...
Singapore's TA Corporation eyes China & Cambodia
Singapore-listed property and construction group TA Corporation has managed to post stellar increase in earnings in the first half of this year, despite the government’s property cooling measures TA Corporation is also aiming for further growth overseas through joint ventures in China and Cambodia “China has big ...
http://www.channelnewsasia.com/stories/singaporebusinessnews/view/1231696/1/.html
Cambodia ratifies agreement on visa exemption for Asean nationals
The Royal Government of Cambodia has deposited their instrument of ratification to the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) Framework Agreement on visa exemption for Asean nationals last week with Surin Pitsuwan, secretary-general of Asean, in accordance with the Article 8 of the agreement The agreement ...
Condolences for King Sihanouk Arrive From Home and Abroad
Local and foreign dignitaries offered their condolences to the royal family on news of the death in Beijing yesterday of King Father Norodom Sihanouk, who led his country out of colonial rule in the 1950s and went on to play a leading role in the country’s ...
The CSX at six months
Every day, thousands of people drive past a big electronic billboard showing market data from the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), the first securities market in the Kingdom’s history. While waiting for the traffic light, those Cambodians who are interested can get a glimpse of the ...
Indonesian Trader Close to $1.5b Cambodia Sales Deal
Trading company Galuh Prabu Trijaya is closing in on a deal with Cambodia that could boost sales of Indonesian fertilizer and agricultural machinery by $1.5 billion over five years. The deal would double Indonesia’s annual exports to the Mekong country, as the largest economy in Southeast ...
http://www.thejakartaglobe.com/business/indonesian-trader-close-to-15b-cambodia-sales-deal/550207
Cambodia might benefit from Japan-China row
A lot of Japanese companies have been making inquiries about investing in Cambodia. And a good number of them are companies who are considering relocating from China. This was revealed by Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone manager Hiroshi Uematsu in the Japanese newspaper Asahi Shimbun. Recent ...
http://japandailypress.com/cambodia-might-benefit-from-japan-china-row-1515865
Rice mills need to show solidarity, minister says
At the Cambodian Rice Forum 2012, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said that if the Kingdom wants to reach the government’s goal of exporting 1 million tons of rice annually by 2015, rice mills need to join forces and work closely together. Such an association [of rice ...
King Father Norodom Sihanouk passed away
King Father Norodom Sihanouk passed away today in Beijing at the age of 89, 59 years after he declared Cambodia’s independence from France. Sihanouk was a greatly charismatic leader revered as something of a God King during the height of his power in the 1950s and ...
King Father Norodom Sihanouk Dies at 89
Retired King Norodom Sihanouk, whose name for half a century was synonymous with Cambodia on the world stage, died in the early hours of Monday morning in Beijing. The former monarch, who was about to celebrate his 90th birthday on October 31, died peacefully in a ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/sihanouk/king-father-norodom-sihanouk-dies-at-89-3865/
Govt urged to detail link to Cambodia's nuclear plan
Anti-nuclear activists have called on the Thai government to clarify its involvement in Cambodia’s controversial plan to construct a nuclear power plant in the border province of Koh Kong. The activists doubted Phnom Penh’s capacity to single-handedly build and manage such a vast and risky project. Santi ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/316888/govt-urged-to-detail-link-to-cambodia-nuclear-plan
Cambodians falling prey to perils of migrant labour
The future remains uncertain for many Cambodian workers seeking jobs in Thailand. Most feel the process of gaining employment in the country is akin to playing the lottery, with exploitation in the job placement industry rife, and legal protection scarce ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/316884/cambodians-falling-prey-to-perils-of-migrant-labour
Cambodian Scholar Suggests Pernicious Effects of Aid Dependence
For political economist Sophal Ear, this view is more nuanced. In his book ‘Aid Dependence in Cambodia: How Foreign Assistance Undermined Democracy‘, published by the Columbia University Press (2012), years of dependency are not showing positive results in the rehabilitation of Cambodia, its democracy and war ...
http://asiancorrespondent.com/90669/cambodian-scholar-suggests-pernicious-effects-of-aid-dependence/
Aviation in the Kingdom soaring with new flights and airport plans
Cambodian aviation continues its ascent with the Oct. 1 launch of Singaporean low-cost carrier Tiger Airway’s daily direct service to Phnom Penh, ongoing airport expansions and the announcement of several new airport projects. Currently, there are more than 20 international airlines offering service to Cambodia for a ...
Cambodia has Annual Bunker Sales Potential of 720,000 mt
Bunker supplier Go4 Bunker Denmark’s new Cambodian bunker venture, Go4 Bunker (Cambodia) Co., Ltd (Go4BC), has said that Cambodia has an annual bunker sales potential of 720,000 metric tonnes (mt). The comments came during the firm’s official opening ceremony at Hotel Cambodiana in Phnom Penh, which ...
http://shipandbunker.com/news/world/596768-cambodia-has-annual-bunker-sales-potential-of-720000-mt
Russian border guards seize vessel flying Cambodian flag off coast of Primorye
The coastal guard has seized a fishing vessel flying the flag of Cambodia off the cost of Primorye, the press service for the Border Guard Department of the Federal Security Service for the Primorye Territory has reported. The vessel Anteus (registered in Cambodia, owned by the ...
H&M meets NGOs and factories to improve working conditions
H&M Hennes & Mauritz’s head of sustainability Helena Helmersson was in Cambodia last week to meet with ILO/Better Works Cambodia on how to improve working conditions in export garment factories. Helmersson said in a blog post that the lack of dialogue between workers and factory management ...
Gunslinger Tycoons
PM Hun Sen’s September 20 cri de couer beseeching powerful officials and their friends and families to not fire or wield their weapons in restaurants and other public places, especially those haunts frequented by foreigners, threatens to spoil the sport most enjoyed by the Kingdom’s well-heeled elite. ...