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New Coal Plant to Tackle Blackouts
- 18 June 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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National energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) on Monday announced that a 50-MW coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province is ready to come online this week and will solve Phnom Penh’s chronic blackouts. The statement does not mention which power plant had been completed, ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-coal-plant-to-tackle-blackouts-31220/
Sugar Firm Staff Protest Over Unpaid Wages
- 10 June 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
- Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Industries / Labor / Labor policy and administration / Sugar
- Adhoc / Cambodian Government / Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chay Ly / Economic growth / energy / ethanol distillery / Factories / Heng Soha / Indochina Food Pte Ltd / Investment / Kompong Cham / Kompong Cham Province / kratie / Kratie district governor Heng Soha / Kratie Province / labor / low wages / O'Kreing commune / power plant / Prey Veng / Prey Veng Province / protests / Renewable Energy / RGC / Royal Government of Cambodia / Sambor district / sugar / sugar factory / sugar plantations / sugar refinery / sugarcane / Svay Reing / Svay Reing province / thermal energy / thermal energy plant / unpaid wages / wages / Yim Chay Ly
About 250 laborers working at a newly opened $90-million sugar factory complex in Kratie province-hailed by the government as a boon to Cambodia’s economy-staged a protest last Saturday morning demanding to be reimbursed for two weeks worth of unpaid wages. District governor Heng Soha acted ...
Report shows lack of information on Chinese-Funded Railway
- 6 March 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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With locals demanding dialogue with the Chinese firms behind a proposed multibillion dollar rail line to Preah Vihear province, an NGO report released yesterday highlights the dearth of information that has been made available on the project. Chinese company Cambodia Iron Steel Mining Industry Group (CISMIG) ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/report-shows-lack-of-information-on-chinese-funded-railway-12723/
France Ready for Talks on Gas Power Plant
- 7 February 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
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Utilities giant Electricite de France (EdF) is preparing to enter negotiations with Cambodia over the construction of a power plant to use up natural gas locked up in disputed waters off the country’s coast, France’s ambassador-in-waiting to Cambodia said on Tuesday. Serge Mostura, who is still ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/france-ready-for-talks-on-gas-power-plant-9596/
Chinese Mining Firm Plans Siem Reap Extraction
- 22 January 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
- Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Copper / Economic land concessions and plantations / Economy and commerce / Energy / Extractive Industries / Extractive industries policy and administration / Generation and distribution facilities / Gold / Industrial mining / Investment / Land / Minerals and mineral products / Mining / Public land lease / Siem Reap
- Anlong Veng District / Cao Yunde / Chea Bunlong / Chea Sim / Chi Kreng / Chi Kreng district / Chi Kreng mining licence / coal mine / copper / deparment of industry mines and energy / gold / Hong Kong / Khmer First Wealth Holding / Khmer Holding / Khmer Resources / Khmer Resources Investment / Khmer Resources Investment Holding Group / Khmer Resources Investment Holding Group Co. Ltd / mining licences / mining license / Ministry of Industry Mine and Energy / Nim Meng / Oddar Meanchey / Oddar Meanchey Province / Oddar Meanchey's Anlong Veng District / Phnom Penh / power plant / Preah Sihanouk Province / Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) / Senate President Chea Sim / Siem Reap / Siem Reap Province / Taiwan
A Chinese conglomerate headed by an adviser to Senate President Chea Sim plans to begin extracting gold and copper in Siem Reap province in two months, the firm’s chairman said yesterday. Khmer Holding, a group of companies that claims vast mineral interests in Cambodia, opened an ...
Australian Investor Jailed After Business Dispute
- 17 January 2013
- The Cambodia Daily
- Economy and commerce / Investment / Judiciary and courts
- Australian businessman / Australian Embassy / Baker & McKenzie / Cristal Caritas Trust / Czarist Russia / Digital Star Media / Emaxx / Indonesia / Internet connections / joint venture / Law Firm / mobile firm / Phnom Penh Municipal Court / power plant / Prey Sar Prison / Primavera Capital Group Limited / Princess Romanova / Romanova Des Jacob Trust / Signature Capital / Singapore / telecommunications firm / the U.S. / United Overseas Bank (UOB) / Vattanac Bank
An Australian businessman who once fronted a telecommunications firm in Cambodia has been sent to Prey Sar prison on fraud charges in a case one of his associates said was triggered by a disgruntled partner in a failed business venture. Frank May, 63, the former chief ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/australian-investor-jailed-after-business-dispute-7759/
Rice husk power plant deal signed
- 6 July 2012
- Economics Today
- Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economy and commerce / Energy / Energy policy and administration / Generation and distribution facilities / Investment
- Ankur Scientific / biomass-to-energy company / Cambodia / Indian aid / Indian company / Kampong Cham Province / power plant / rice husk / rice husk power plant / SOMA group
Cambodia’s Soma Group yesterday signed a US$3-million deal with Indian company Ankur Scientific, the largest biomass-to-energy company in India, to construct a 1.5-megawatt rice husk power plant in Kampong Cham province. ...
Cambodia and China Ink Aid, Trade Deals
- 22 August 2011
- The Cambodia Daily
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- agriculture laboratory / bauxite mines / business deals / Cam GSM / Cambodia / Cambodia International Investment Development Group / Cambodian Government / Chhum Sucheat / China’s Political Bureau / Chinese aid / Chinese Communist Party / coal / Defense Ministry / Defense Ministry spokesman / foreign investors / Huawei Technologies / Inner Mongolia Erdo Hongjun / Kith Meng / loans / military assistance / military deals / military helicopters / Ministry of Finance / mobile telecommunications / mondolkiri / Phnom Penh / power plant / Prime Minister Hun Sen / RCAF / rice mills / road renovations / Royal Group / satellites / UI Navy / US Embassy / wikileaks / Z-9s / Zhou Yongkang
Prime Minister Hun Sen and a visiting top Chinese official on Saturday presided over the signing of 29 letters and memoranda covering a broad range of business and military deals, including a $195.5 million loan for Cambodia to purchase Chinese-made military helicopters. A summary of ...
