We are very happy that we have friends who are sponsoring Veasna’s university studies at Build Bright University, Siem Reap campus. He is studying for a Bachelor degree in English and hopes to be able to use his training in helping his…
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More teachers receive rice
From Siem Reap, comes news that KILT have made the December shipment of rice to Khvien village. The rice was sourced from a merchant in nearby Siem Reap. They report: 10 Bags December 2009 Shipment. Please note the extra small…
Price of Cambodian rice increased after exports to Europe
Prices of Cambodian rice went up after Cambodian Millers Association began exporting Cambodian rice to Europe, reports Radio Free Asia. Mr. Soy Sopheap, representative of the Golden Rice Association, said high grade Cambodian rice such as Malis rice, Neang Minh…
RICE4LIFE supplies five tonnes of rice!
This year’s total weight of rice supplied to the village is 4.8 tonnes. Beneficiaries are the teachers at the school and a family suffering from HIV/AIDS. For details on the RICE4TEACHERS program, click here.
December rice delivery to teachers
Teachers at Khvien village primary school will benefit from the regular rice delivery next week. Also to receive rice will be a village family suffering from HIV/AIDS. Karoosh has sourced a grade of rice which is the next highest grade…
KILT milling again soon!
News from Karoosh in Siem Reap is that with rice harvest in January, they’re hoping to be rice milling again ready for deliveries. This will be a marvellous recovery from the devastation in the recent typhoon.
Siem Reap court questions evictee in land row
SIEM Reap Prosecutor Ty Soveinthal on Monday began his questioning of Huoy Mai, a 46-year-old villager from Oddar Meanchey province who has been accused of illegally cutting down trees on land at the centre of an ongoing dispute with the…
Rice Prices May Climb About 50%, Vietnam Food Says
By Van Nguyen and Luzi Ann Javier Nov. 30 (Bloomberg) — Rice prices may climb about 50 percent next year as demand surges, according to a food official in Vietnam, the world’s second-biggest exporter. Import demand is increasing after typhoons…
Chi Kraeng villagers to defy govt ban
MORE than 100 villagers from Chi Kraeng commune in Siem Reap province will attempt to plant dry-season rice on a disputed 475-hectare plot of land today, village leaders said. Tork Ponloek, a village representative, said that he and some of…
Cambodian hotel is a poster child for responsible tourism
The Shinta Mani Hotel and Hospitality Institute is a lovely 18-room boutique hotel in Siem Reap. Facilities include spacious and well-appointed rooms, an atmospheric outdoor restaurant and air-conditioned indoor dining room, and a spa with the elegance and serenity one…