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Wildlife group busts illegal loggers in Cambodia
May 24th, 2013, Australia Network News, Environment & Natural Resources, Forests, International Relations, Land Tenure, News, Protected Areas, Timber/WoodAn illegal logger in Cambodia has dropped an address book during a bust, leaving behind details of corrupt government officials and spying rangers. The man fled after being intercepted by police over an illegal haul of rare rosewood in Koh Kong province earlier this month. .... "We were able to confiscate the wood, and we stumbled upon this treasure trove of names... continue
Australia Network News
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-05-23/an-wildlife-group-busts-illegal-loggers-in-cambodia/4709882
NGOs Assessing Development Goals for Coming Years
May 24th, 2013, VOA Khmer, Agriculture & Agri-business, Business & Commercial Development, Environment & Natural Resources, Extractive Industries, Farming, Industry, International Relations, News, Social ConcernsAs Cambodia assesses its development goals, a study has found that many Cambodians want to see an improved judicial system, better education, improved agriculture and more human rights. A broad consortium of local and international development agencies spent the early part of the year conducting conferences in the provinces of Battambang and Kampong Cham and surveys in 11 provinces, aimed at... continue
Suy Heimkhemra
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ngo-assessing-development-goals-for-coming-years/1667239.html
Rice Boss in Pre-trial Detention ‘13 Months’
May 24th, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Disputed Land, Land Tenure, News, News SourceThe general director of a local rice wholesaler accused of defrauding business associates in a deal has lashed out at the judiciary – claiming delays in legal processing have left him imprisoned for 13 months without trial. ...
Sovann Veasna is accused of cheating three businessmen – Keo Remy, who is also vice-chairman of the government’s Press... continue
Buth Reaskmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052465829/National/rice-boss-in-pre-trial-detention-13-months.html
Regional pharma producers eye Kingdom
May 24th, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Business & Commercial Development, Foreign Investment, Imports, Industry, News Source, pharmaceuticals, TradeInternational pharmaceutical companies are increasingly looking to sell their products to Cambodia, although the market is full of obstacles, according to experts. After several big international players announced sales expansion plans, two companies from Indonesia, a major manufacturing hub in Southeast Asia, are planning to follow. Kalbe Farma, Indonesia’s largest listed pharmaceutical company, told the Jakarta Globe on Tuesday that it plans... continue
Sarah Thust
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052465819/Business/regional-pharma-producers-eye-kingdom.html
Family Accepts $9000 over Collapse Death
May 24th, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Business & Commercial Development, Construction, Disasters & Disaster Management, Garment Industry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, Labor, Social ConcernsThe family of a worker who was killed when a ceiling collapsed at Kompong Spue province footwear factory lasts week has accepted 9,000 in compensation, and in return has agreed not file a complaint against the company, the deceased’s wife said yesterday. ... Rim Sarouen, 22, was one of two workers who were crushed to death in the ceiling collapse at... continue
Chhorn Chansey, P.19
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Subedi Protest Linked to CPP-Aligned Youth Group
May 24th, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, International Relations, News, Social ConcernsDespite the apparent spontaneity of a protest against U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi at a university in Phnom Penh on Tuesday night, it emerged Wednesday that one of the apparent leaders of the demonstration is associated with a youth organization aligned with the ruling CPP. After Mr. Subedi ended his lecture on international investment law to hundreds of students at... continue
Kuch Naren and Simon Lewis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/subedi-protest-linked-to-cpp-aligned-youth-group-26156/
Electricity co-operation crucial
May 24th, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Business & Commercial Development, Construction, Economics, Electricity, Energy, Infrastructure, International Relations, News, News SourceCo-operation on the exchange of electricity will be very important in making the 10-country ASEAN bloc move forward to a single market by 2015, experts said, but a shortage of power supply in each country remains a challenge. Speaking to reporters yesterday after the opening of the 29th meeting of the Heads of ASEAN Power Utilities and Authorities Council, Keo Rottanak,... continue
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052465820/Business/electricity-co-operation-crucial.html
Families Say Land Was Taken
May 24th, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Disputed Land, Land Tenure, News, News Source, Social Land ConcessionsNearly 90 representatives of 137 families in Battambang province, some of whom include former Khmer Rouge cadres, protested for a second day in Phnom Penh yesterday, claiming authorities had seized land they had held since the late 1990s.
Ul Yan who was among protesters at Butom Vatey pagoda, near Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house, said district and... continue
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052465825/National/families-say-land-was-taken.html
Subedi Urges Passage of Laws on Judiciary
May 24th, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, International Relations, News, Social ConcernsU.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi met with a senior official at the Ministry of Justice on Wednesday and reiterated a call for new legislation to be passed on governing Cambodia’s judiciary. "He did not ask us much on anything new, but he did ask for an update on the work to the Law on the Organisation and Functioning of... continue
Phorn Bopa and Lauren Crothers
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Judge Denies Coercion Claim in Land Dispute Assault Case
May 24th, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Disputed Land, Land Tenure, News, Social ConcernsA father whose three children were badly beaten by employees of a rubber plantation has accused a Ratanakkiri Provincial Court judge of threatening to send two sons, aged 14 and 21, to jail unless they accept $1,000 in compensation and drop the assault complaint. Ry Saron is attempting to sue the plantation owner DM Group, for $40,000 for the May 5... continue
Aun Pheap,
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/judge-denies-coercion-claim-in-assault-case-26546/
5,000 Protest for Benefits in Kompong Speu
May 24th, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Business & Commercial Development, Garment Industry, Industry, International Relations, Labor, Social ConcernsAbout 5,000 garment workers from a factory in Kompong Speu province, which manufactures clothing for U.S sports giant Nike, yesterday blocked National Road 4 demanding additional allowances, such as transport and maternity bonuses, a union representative said. The protest at Sabrina (Cambodia) Garment MFG Corp., in Samroing Tong district, has been going since Tuesday, said Sun Vanny, a Free Trade Union... continue
Saing Soethrith, P.21
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Massive Power Outage Triggered by Falling Tree
May 24th, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Business & Commercial Development, Economics, Electricity, Energy, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, News, Social Concerns, Tourism, Trade, WaterA massive power outage that left large areas of Phnom Penh without electricity and water and plunged southern Vietnam into darkness on Wednesday was caused by a crane operator knocking a tree onto a high voltage power line, Vietnam’s state-owned energy provider said yesterday. ... “A crane with the registration number 61P-3745 broke safety regulations, which led to widespread outages in... continue
Simon Henderson and Kaing Menghun
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ILO to name unsafe Cambodia garment factories
May 23rd, 2013, Radio Free Asia, Business & Commercial Development, Construction, Disasters & Disaster Management, Garment Industry, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, Labor, Social ConcernsThe ILO is preparing to name Cambodian garment factories failing to comply with local safety requirements. ... The International Labour Organisation says Cambodian garment factories refusing to comply with safety requirements have one last chance before they are named and shamed. Jill Tucker, chief technical advisor for the ILO's Better Factories Cambodia program, has told Radio Australia's Asia Pacific some factories in... continue
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/international/2013-05-23/ilo-to-name-unsafe-cambodia-garment-factories/1134850
ACLEDA capitalises for growth
May 23rd, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Banking & Finance, Business & Commercial Development, Domestic Investment, Financial Services, News, News SourceACLEDA Bank, the largest locally owned commercial bank in Cambodia, said it has raised its current registered capital by $72.5 million, to $185.6 million, for business expansion domestically and internationally. It is the tenth time the bank has done so.... continue
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052365788/Business/acleda-capitalises-for-growth.html
Hun Sen Tells Landowners in Kep to Obey Tax Law
May 23rd, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Business & Commercial Development, Economics, Industry, International Relations, Land Tenure, NewsPrime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday told landowners in the coastal province of Kep to pay their taxes on unused land and increase the amount of investment in the area to attract more visitors. According to the law, unused land is subject to a 2 percent tax that must be paid by the registered owner before September 30 of the relevant... continue
Neou Vannarin
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/hun-sen-tells-landowners-in-kep-to-obey-tax-law-26172/
Rain Provides Small Respite for Families in Koh Kong Drought
May 23rd, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Business & Commercial Development, Climate Change, Construction, Environment & Natural Resources, Industry, Infrastructure, Lakes/Rivers, News, Social Concerns, WaterSeveral days of rain have finally brought relief to hundreds of families in Koh Kong province’s Khemara Phoumint City who had been without water for two weeks because the reservoir that provides their supply dried up during hot season. ... LYP Group, a company owned by Ly Yong Yong Phat, channels water to 4,000 families in Khemara Phoumint City from the... continue
Chhorn Chansy, P.17
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AEON widens HP to farmers
May 23rd, 2013, The Phnom Penh Post, Agriculture & Agri-business, Banking & Finance, Borrowing, Business & Commercial Development, Farming, Financial Services, Foreign Investment, News, News SourceAEON Microfinance (Cambodia) Co Ltd says it has expanded its installment payment services into the agricultural sector, a new business type industry insiders say could be successful, but will still not be enough to strengthen one of Cambodia’s most crucial economic sectors. “We will co-operate with agricultural equipment shops and provide the instalment [sic] for appliances such as cultivators, which cost... continue
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013052365789/Business/aeon-widens-hp-to-farmers.html
Vietnam Power Failure Hits Phnom Penh
May 23rd, 2013, The Cambodia Daily, Business & Commercial Development, Electricity, Energy, Imports, Industry, Infrastructure, International Relations, News, Social Concerns, Tourism, WaterA massive power outage Wednesday in Southern Vietnam brought rolling blackouts that lasted for hours to Ho Chi Minh City, the entire southeastern region of Vietnam and large sections of Phnom Penh. Vietnam’s state-owned Southern Power Corporation said Wednesday that the problem occurred around 2 p.m. following the breakdown of a 500-kilovolt transmission line that also supplies Cambodia with much-needed electricity.... continue
Chin Chan and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/vietnam-power-failure-hits-phnom-penh-26121/