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Russian debt emerges as billion-dollar question
An unsettled, decades-old $1.5 billion loan from the then-Soviet Union to Cambodia’s Vietnam-backed 1980s government emerged as the key talking point during a meeting between Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and Russia’s new ambassador to Cambodia yesterday, a ministry spokesman said. The meeting between Namhong and Russian ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/russian-debt-emerges-billion-dollar-question
Cambodia Airports Comes Under Attack by a Former Executive
- 8 April 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Philippe Laurent became secretary-general of Cambodia Airports in May 2008. He was one of six senior executives in charge of the country’s international airports in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and the little-used facility in Sihanoukville. Mr. Laurent is now carrying out a one-man campaign against ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/selected-features/cambodia-airports-comes-under-attack-17727/
Detained Russian's Company Under Investigation for Fraud
- 7 January 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
- Economy and commerce / Industries / Investment / Manufacturing / Marine and coastal areas / Real estate / Water resources
- Construction projects / Global Financial Crisis / Investors / Koh Dek Kuol / Koh Tang / London / Military Police / Mirax Group / Moscow / Potok / Potox / Preah Sihanouk Province / real estate company / Russian businessman / Russian Embassy / Russian Interior Ministry / Sergei Polonsky / Sihanoukville / The Independent / tourism development / Wellington International
The company of Russian businessman Sergei Polonsky, who is currently being detained by Cambodian authorities after a maritime incident off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province last week, is being investigated by the Russian Interior Ministry for fraud, according to a statement on the ministry’s ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/detained-russians-company-under-investigation-for-fraud-7333/
Key joins Asian free trade talks
- 21 November 2012
- Stuff.co.nz
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- Agro-business company / ASEAN countries / ASEAN leaders / Asian free trade talks / Asian markets / Auckland / Australian aid / Brunei / Cambodia / Canada / Chile / Chinese aid / closed-door talks / East Asian Summit / Exports / FTAs / Indian aid / Indonesia / Japanese aid / Korea / Laos / Malaysian aid / Mexico / Middle East crisis / Moscow / Myanmar / New Zealand / New Zealand Prime Minister / Philippines / Phnom Penh / Prime Minister John Key / Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership (RCEP) / Russia / Singapore / Thailand / The US / TPP / trading partner / Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) / U.S. President Barack Obama / US-backed deal
Prime Minister John Key has joined a launch of Asian free trade talks – but made it clear he favours a US-backed deal. The East Asian Summit wrapped up in Phnom Penh yesterday with Asian leaders formally announcing a start to negotiations towards a Regional Comprehensive ...
http://www.stuff.co.nz/business/7978019/Key-joins-Asian-free-trade-talks