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US broker partners with Korea's Tongyang Securities in Cambodia
US-based broker Decker and Co has announced a partnership with the Cambodian unit of South Korea’s Tongyang Securities Inc, one of only seven underwriters licensed by the Cambodia Securities Exchange. In a statement late Tuesday, Decker said partnerships with Tong Yang in Cambodia and BPI Securities ...
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Political parties charged not to use upcoming election campaign for protests
The National Election Committee on Monday has asked political parties not use campaign of upcoming municipal, provincial, city and district council election, and transform it into protest. The calls were made by Mean Sati, member of the National Election Committee, in a meeting with political parties ...
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Phnom Penh Water to hold annual meeting this week
Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority is scheduled to hold this week its annual general meeting of shareholders, the second since its shares were listed two years ago. The meeting is due to take place at the authority’s headquarters in Daun Penh district on Thursday morning. ...
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CPP vows to increase monthly wage to 250 dollars for civil servants and 160 dollars for garment workers by 2018
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has issued nine points of its policies for upcoming local council Election which will be held on May 18, 2014. According a statement issued on Saturday, the policies included a promise to increase the monthly salary to 1,000,000 riel or ...
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NGOs welcome negotiation of top leaders
Civil society organizations applauded and welcomed the return to negotiation of the top leaders of the two winning parties. The opposition leader Sam Rainsy phoned Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday to discuss the current political issues. ...
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Opposition Senators boycott session
11 Senators of Sam Rainsy Party on Friday boycotted the extraordinary session of the Senate, insisting that the two political parties urgently discuss the independence of the National Election Committee. ...
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Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar seen offering big investment opportunities
Business International Monitor said Thursday that Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar were expected to outperform their regional peers in terms of real economic growth in the longer term. In a statement, the London-based firm said the three countries would offer ” substantial opportunities for investors over the coming decade, ...
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Nippon Express launches Japan service via Ho Chi Minh City
Nippon Express Co Ltd says its has launched a combined transport service from Phnom Penh to Japan which reduces shipping time by about six days. The Japanese logistics company said the new service started on April 1, transporting cargo by truck from Phnom Penh to Ho ...
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Sam Rainsy, Hun Sen agree on new election dates, Kem Sokha disagrees
Prime Minister Hun Sen said today that he and Sam Rainsy agreed to choose Sunday of third week of February 2017 and 2018 for the commune and national elections respectively. However, he added that Kem Sokha disagreed. ...
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Phnom Penh Authority decides to run public buses
Phnom Penh City Hall decides to run public buses by itself after Chinese-owned Global withdrew itself due to internal issues. Long Dimanche, spokesman for the City Hall, said that the Global withdrew itslef from the public bus service project after two-month trial from February 5th to ...
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IMF projects further acceleration in Cambodian growth
The International Monetary Fund is projecting further modest acceleration in Cambodia’s rate of economic expansion over the next five years. In the latest World Economic Outlook released Tuesday, the IMF projects that Cambodia’s gross domestic product will grow from an estimated 7.0 percent last year to ...
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About 500 prisoners to be released, to have their term reduced
Cambodia will pardon the prisoners or reduce the punishment for to mark annual Khmer New Year celebration from 14-16 April. ...
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Thailand trains workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar
Thailand has begun training workers from Cambodia, Laos and Myanmar ahead of the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) next year, the National News Bureau of Thailand reported Wednesday. ...
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CPP not worried over merger of CNRP, NP: Cheam Yeap
Senior official of Cambodian People’s Party said that his party was not worried over the merger of Nationalist Party and opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. ...
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Sar Kheng and Sam Rainsy to meet soon: CPP official
The working groups of the Cambodian People’s Party and Cambodia National Rescue Party are working together in order to arrange a meeting for the two parties, according to senior official from Cambodian People’s Party today. ...
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Nationalist Party joins CNRP
Nationalist Party joined the Cambodia National Rescue Party, a coalition of Sam Rainsy Party and Human Rights Party. ...
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World Bank raises growth forecast for Cambodia in 2014
The World Bank upwardly revised Monday its GDP growth forecast for Cambodia this year to 7.2 percent, up from its October projection of 7.0 percent. In explaining the higher forecast, the bank’s East Asia and Pacific Economic Update pointed to “the expectation of renewed confidence and ...
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Interior Minister to negotiate with Sam Rainsy on post-election crisis
Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sar Kheng, is to meet Sam Rainsy, the opposition leader, this morning to find a solution to a current political deadlock, Prime Minister Hun Sen said today. ...
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World Bank says Cambodia has most liberal foreign investment regime in ASEAN
The World Bank says Cambodia has the most open foreign direct investment regime in ASEAN while Thailand has the most restrictive. In a report released Monday, the bank also said that Cambodia had recently emerged as ASEAN’s second-biggest recipient of foreign direct investment in the agricultural ...
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Sam Rainsy fears that the CPP-led government’ accusation can lead to court’s harsh punishment against him
The Opposition leader Sam Rainsy expressed his concern that the accusation by the government led by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party may aim to silence the opposition and to punish him by using the Cambodian courts. ...
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Union leader: Workers to hold protest after New Year
Labor union leader expressed pleasure and welcomed the study of minimum wage for footwear and garment factory workers. However, he said that the workers will hold protest after the New Year. ...
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Hun Sen says he is ready to negotiate with Sam Rainsy
Prime Minister Hun Sen said today that he is ready to have a summit with Sam Rainsy, the president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, to break the current political deadlock. ...
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Hun Sen pushes rice export to Brunei
Prime Minister Hun Sen said that he would like to see the stronger economic and trade cooperation between Cambodia and Brunei. And Cambodia want to increase the rice export to Brunei. ...
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GMAC to explain Cambodian behavior to foreign managers
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia says it will hold a workshop next month to explain to foreign managers why Cambodians behave in certain ways. “This workshop will provide the participants with relevant cultural information about the Cambodian workers and will show the different perspectives from ...
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