The Phnom Penh Post

While Cambodia has made considerable strides in its banking sector, it still lags behind countries in the region in the areas of e-banking and access to services, industry experts attending the Fifth Banking and Microfinance Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Phnom Penh said yesterday. ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ រហូត​មក​ដល់​ពេល​នេះ គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទើប​តែ​ទទួល​បាន​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​បោះឆ្នោត អន្តរជាតិ​ចំនួន​ត្រឹម​តែ ២៦​នាក់​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ គឺ​មាន​ការ​ធ្លាក់​ចុះ​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង បើ​ធៀប​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ដែល​មាន​រហូត​ដល់ ៦០០ នាក់​។ មិន​មែន​តែ​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​អន្តរជាតិ​ទេ ដែល​ថយ​ចុះ​នោះ​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​ជាតិ​ក៏​ធ្លាក់​ចុះ​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​ផង​ដែរ គឺ​មាន ៧៧២០ នាក់ ខណៈ​ដែល​ឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ មាន​រហូត​ដល់ ៣១២៦២ នាក់។ លោក នីថា បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ទៀត​ថា នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៨​គ.ជ.ប បាន​ទទួល​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​អន្តរជាតិ​ចំនួន ៦០០ នាក់ និង​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​ជាតិ​ចំនួន ៣១២៦២ នាក់​ហើយ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជាតិ ២០០៣​គ.ជ.ប បាន​ទទួល​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​អន្តរជាតិ​ចំនួន ១១៥៦ នាក់​និង​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​ជាតិ​ចំនួន ២៩៦៣៧ នាក់​។ ...

Communities living in the protected Snuol wildlife sanctuary in Kratie province said yesterday that the sanctuary was being destroyed by private companies acting in collusion with local wildlife officers. Snuol forest community representative Mom Sakim said private interests were claiming large areas of the sanctuary without ...

The hunt for oil around northwestern Cambodia has unearthed “positive” results for Japan Oil, Gas and Metals National Corporation (JOGMEC), which intends to continue exploring the area in a project that could last at least six more years, a government spokesman said. JOGMEC’s survey on the ...

The parent company behind a firm constructing the Lower Sesan 2 dam in Stung Treng has repeatedly violated Chinese law by building “massive” power projects without prior approval, China’s national auditor has found. State-owned China Huaneng Group, of which Lower Sesan 2 partner Hydrolancang International Energy ...

After the listing of Taiwanese-owned garment company Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc on the Kingdom’s stock exchange was delayed indefinitely, its underwriter said yesterday that the firm hopes to list before the national elections in late July. According to the underwriter, Phnom Penh Securities (PPS) Plc, ...

Both exports and imports of garment materials rose more than 17 per cent in the first quarter of the year compared with the same period last year, reflecting a growth in Cambodia’s biggest industry. Exports of garment and textile materials went up by 17.5 per cent ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត គ.ជ.ប បាន​អំពាវនាវ ដល់​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ទាំង​អស់​កុំ​ឲ្យ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​គោល​នយោបាយ​ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​រើស​អើង​សាសនា ឬ​ជាតិ​សាសន៍​.. ...

When 46-year-old Than Thol got a $900 loan from Samic Microfinance last year, he took advantage of a little-known and  lengthily worded insurance program called Measure for Economic and Accelerated Development for All, or MEADA. MEADA provides coverage for families of mostly lower-income borrowers in the ...

The number of fixed-line telephone subscribers in Cambodia increased by four per cent in 2012 compared to 2011, standing in sharp contrast to a mobile phone subscriber growth of 22 per cent in the same period, statistics show. According to figures from the Ministry of Posts ...

Japanese retail company MUJI announced the development of an eco-friendly natural dyeing plant in Cambodia, a press release on Sunday said. The plan is part of the Business Call to Action, a global initiative supported by several international organisations and hosted by the UN Development Programme ...

Cambodia Angkor Air will launch routes to China and the South Korean city of Seoul by August while it eyes additional destinations to Singapore and Malaysia, according to a senior official with the country’s national carrier. “Singapore is a hub for Asia, so we have ...

Logging baron Try Pheap’s MDS Import Export Co, Ltd has been granted a licence to collect and process the controversial plant known as yellow vine around the Stung Atay hydropower dam in the Cardamom Mountains, according to documents received by the Post yesterday. The vine has ...

Duty-free agreements between regional competitors and foreign importers would put the Cambodian garment industry at risk, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said last week. Speaking to reporters after a meeting, Prasidh warned that the Kingdom’s garment sector would not be able to maintain its competitive edge over ...

An agreement was signed between Cambodia’s Constructors Association (CCA) and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction two days ago, to tighten enforcement on construction companies here in making them meet industry standards. The ministry’s head, Im Chhun Lim, said that Cambodia’s construction and ...

Asia’s largest sugar company has been accused of torching hundreds of homes, orchestrating the imprisonment of a pregnant activist and using security forces to beat villagers – among a raft of other grave human rights abuses – by communities in Oddar Meanchey province. The allegations levelled ...

A national silk board (NSB) under the Ministry of Commerce is being planned to weave tighter regulations into the Kingdom’s silk industry, the lack of which has deterred investors and hurt its export potential, according to industry representatives. Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said last week ...

In a $1.3 million investment, a new Japanese restaurant opened in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) last week amid the large presence of Japanese companies in the area. The 1,000-square-metre Tokyo Restaurant looks to “help to [showcase] the culture of Japanese food, and provide ...

Government officials have suggested the widow of the man crushed to death last month at the Wing Star Shoes factory, a supplier to Asics, will still be denied compensation from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a labour rights worker said yesterday. American Center for International ...

Canadian miner Angkor Gold has found “visible gold in the soil samples” in the Otray prospect in Ratanakkiri province, which hints at possibly larger reserves, said CEO and chairman Mike Weeks in a press release published on Wednesday. ...

Exports of Cambodian unpolished rice to Thailand are increasing, and the trend is promising if the Thai government continues its intervention policy to guarantee the minimum paddy price for their farmers, industry insiders said. Government figures show that in the first four months of this ...

Cambodia is expected to be able to produce about half the energy it needs by 2035, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), but the Kingdom – along with its neighbours – should also consider integrating their energy grids, which would bring about more competitive ...

About 50 police, soldiers and environmental officials yesterday demolished two houses and cut down thousands of trees belonging to families who are locked in a land dispute with MDS Import Export Co, owned by tycoon Try Pheap, villagers in Pursat province claimed. Fellow villager Khouch ...

The government plans to draft a law designed to govern safety standards in the Kingdom’s mining industry, an official said yesterday, little more than a week after at least one gold miner went missing when a shaft collapsed in Preah Vihear province. Khieu Muth, a secretary ...