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UN Warns Officials To Stop Remarks Opposing Tribunal Cases
The UN’s top legal representative has warned Cambodian officials to cease public statements in opposition to two cases before the Khmer Rouge tribunal. Patricia O’Brien, UN undersecretary-general for legal affairs, met with government officials Thursday night to discuss UN concerns in the wake of the resignation of international investigating judge Siegfried Blunk Continue reading
Hun Sen talks trade with Sino counterpart
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday led a delegation of businessmen and top government officials to join the eighth China-ASEAN expo and investment summit to be held in Nanning, China, from October 21 to October 26. The Cambodian prime minister planned to meet his Chinese counterpart Premier Wen Jiabao yesterday to discuss the strengthening of bilateral relations and trade, delegate member and senior minister Srey Thamrong told reporters at Phnom Penh International Airport yesterday, before departing for Nanning. Continue reading
MFI opens with $50m loan package
Sonata Microfinance Institution, a joint investment between local and foreign investors, officially started operations in Cambodia yesterday. A US$50 million loan package was signed during the ceremony on Thursday, providing Singapore-based EastWing Group and Japanese firm Grand Cooperation with a 30 per cent stake of the MFI. Continue reading
Kingdom’s fish exports in decline
The Kingdom’s fish exports declined 48 per cent in the first nine months of 2011, as a result of growing local demand, according to Ministry of Commerce figures. The statistics showed that Cambodia’s export of fish totalled 1,099 tonnes from January to September, compared to 2,123 tonnes in the same period last year Continue reading
Long-awaited city mall finally opens its doors
A six-story shopping mall opened yesterday near Phnom Penh International Airport with shop space about 65 per cent rented out, officials said yesterday. The first three floors of Rathana Plaza on Russian Federation Boulevard in Sen Sok district host shopping space, while a 100-room hotel occupies the top three floors, marketing manager Prum Phearun said yesterday. Vendors have rented about 150 of the shopping mall’s 236 shopping units, the manager said Continue reading
A Koh Kong wrong
The King of Koh Kong has done it again. As if Ly Yong Phat’s sand digging weren’t already wreaking enough havoc along the Tatai River, one of his earth-eating monstrosities managed to knock out power to the provincial capital. Continue reading
Economist Sees Potential in Tourism and Beyond
Chheang Vannarith is the executive director of the Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace. Raised by a single mother under the poverty line in Kampong Thom province, he was able to attain a PhD in Asia-Pacific studies. Continue reading