While some view Valentine’s Day celebrations as un-Cambodian, the younger generation embraces the occasion through buying gifts and spending time with their loved ones.“I don’t think Valentine’s Day is a bad day, as some people say. On this day, all…
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Number of new businesses opening declines in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 4 (Xinhua) — The number of businesses that opened in 2008 declined after years of steady growth, Cambodian national media reported Wednesday. In 2008, 2,744 new businesses registered with the Commerce Ministry, compared to 2,826 new openings…
Siem Reap villagers released
Local residents call off sustained protests THE Siem Reap provincial court on Friday released two community representatives and a journalist from jail after the Appeal Court overturned an earlier decision to remand the men in custody following their arrest in…
Cambodia’s private sector exports of milled rice expected to rise 10 folds in 2009
PHNOM PENH, Feb. 2 (Xinhua) — Cambodia may see a 10-fold increase in private sector milled rice exports this year, up to 200,000 tons from 20,000 tons in 2008, due to greater milling capacity and emergence of new markets, national…
Out of luck?
Just as the stage seemed set for further growth, the four drivers of Cambodia’s economy—agriculture, garment exports, tourism and construction—were hit by changes in external conditions. “Unlucky.” This was the assessment of the Cambodian economy by Vikram Nehru, the World…
Cambodia farm land sold to wealthy nations
By: Nick Paton Walsh (Channel4 News) Countries who are unable to produce enough food for themselves are scouring the world for cheap farmland to grow food and export it home, reports Nick Paton Walsh. Never mind the food miles: when…
UN criticises forced evictions in Cambodia
GENEVA, Jan 30 (Reuters) – The Cambodian government is forcing tens of thousands of poor people from their homes in a grave breach of human rights, a U.N. investigator said on Friday. Raquel Rolnik, United Nations special rapporteur on…
Cambodia to deploy 30,000 police for upcoming local election
PHNOM PENH, Jan. 30 (Xinhua) — The Cambodian government plans to deploy 27,133 police forces to safeguard the commune councils election in all its towns, districts, cities and provinces in May, national media said on Friday. The deployment aims to…
Forced re-location of the poor in Phnom Penh
From a friend in Phnom Penh comes this eye-witness report of events last Saturday morning: Some of us were out jogging before dawn near the centre of the city, only to run into hundreds of men marching in formation, with…
Cambodia Reports Increase in Antiretroviral Treatment Access
More than 92% of people living with HIV/AIDS in Cambodia had access to antiretroviral treatment in 2008 — a 7% increase in the number of people who had treatment access compared with the previous year — Xinhuanet reports. The increase…