In April, at KILT they will be ready to re-mill the rice for the first time after the floods and not only will this end any problems of short changing us by a few kilos as many market traders are…
Author: Martin
Martin and Margaret planning to make April’s rice delivery with KILT
Our associate in Siem Reap writes: (Re Funds being available 18 days before delivery) This will give us time to go to the countryside and find and buy the husked rice and then bring it to Siem Reap for milling…
Price of rice creeping up
Our correspondent in Siem Reap reports: There is a growing drought in Cambodia and the price of all foodstuffs including rice is creeping up. Also Vietnam has been buying Cambodian rice in force and this seems to have also pushed…
March rice delivery made (March 3rd)
KILT have made another delivery of rice for the teachers. Each teacher received a bag of rice (50 kg) as part of the Rice4Teachers program. Deliveries are made in the first week of every month. For pictures, click here, here,…
Pig sales increase ahead of Chinese New Year in Cambodia
Pigs sales in Cambodia are almost doubled ahead of Chinese New Year which falls on Sunday, compared to the normal days of the year. Srun Pov, president of Association of Pigs Raising in Cambodia, said Friday that on normal daily…
US Policy Remains Unforgiving of 1970s Debt
The US expects Cambodia to repay $300 million in loans from the Lon Nol era, despite hopes in Phnom Penh the debt will be canceled, a US State Department official said Tuesday. “We think Cambodia should begin to make payment…
We’ve heard from R__________. She tells us that New York International School have changed their lessons timetable and her class has been re-scheduled to the evenings. This, of course, is very difficult. Travelling home from Siem Reap in the dark…
Cambodia Seeks End to Child Labor
Poor families in poor health, the loss of land and the legacy of war are all contributing to a child labor problem in Cambodia, the country’s national International Labor Organization coordinator said Monday. “The latest studies we have show that…
KILT suffering since the typhoon
Our associate Kourosh reports: Last month another house for landmine victims (Akira – Japanese funded) folded due to lack of funding and Bel the manager at KILT took on as many as he could give shelter to. But his own…
15 Bags of rice delivered on January
Our associate, Kourosh reports: 15 bags of rice were given to Mr. Houn today. I was not at the handover but all went well. This month we had to buy 15 bags in order to get the same price as…