Oknha Mong Reththy: introducing Cambodian pork meat in Cambodia By Ros Dina 26-01-2009 Phnom Penh (Cambodia).12/01/2009. Mong Reththy, businessman, at his office. © Vandy Rattana The small scale of pig farms, high pig-food prices, the often steep fees…
Month: January 2009
Cambodia Seeks Overseas Buyers for Bumper Rice Crop
Whilst many nations are facing food shortage, Cambodia is enjoying record yields of rice. In the 1960’s the nation was one of the world’s key rice exporters but the civil war decimated rice production forcing Cambodia to import much of…
$12 billion satellite city project protested by Siem Reap residents
Two companies plan a massive ecotourism destination and satellite city to ease congestion, but residents are saying ‘no’ the projectMORE than 500 residents of Varin district in Siem Reap province have lodged complaints over a proposed multibillion-dollar satellite city and…
Mercurial hospital chief hangs expense to heal sick
THE controversial, much-loved, yet much-maligned, cello-playing hospital boss, Dr Beat Richner – Swiss Man of the Year in 2002 – slides his glasses down his nose so he can get a better look at the figures on the piece of…
Funding plan targets failing schools
A US$25-million partnership between Belgium and Cambodia is funding refurbishments and teacher training at 200 schools across the Kingdom, with 50 school targeted in Siem Reap IN conjunction with the government’s goal of ensuring that by 2015 all school-aged children…
Cambodia opens new entry points to attract foreign tourists
Cambodia has announced establishment of nine border entry points with Vietnam, six with Thailand and one with Laos, said the Lao Ministry of Tourism. This is part of a plan to attract more foreign tourists to the country, said Pak…