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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
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Tagged cambodia, cases, council, country, government, indictment, khieu-samphan, khmer, khmer-rouge, news, prime-minister, thursday, urged-the-royal
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GE, Kingdom sign development MoU for energy projects
American conglomerate General Electric and the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy yesterday signed a memorandum of understanding, forming a development partnership to enhance industrial infrastructure and research alternative energy use in the Kingdom. GE, one of the largest companies in the US, plans to work alongside MIME to promote energy initiatives involving advanced gas turbine technology and efficient smart grid technology, according to GE Vice Chairman John Rice. “As one of the dynamic countries in ASEAN today, Cambodia’s location between Vietnam and Thailand means it plays a strategic role in the rapidly growing cross-border trade,” he said. Continue reading
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Tagged assistance, business, cambodia, chairman, council, country, deputy, development, health, ministry, possibilities, secretary
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Kingdom factory goes for the gold
Photo by: Will Baxter A garment worker lays out cloth to be cut at the ShenZhou (Cambodia) Co, Ltd factory on the outskirts of Phnom Penh yesterday. The factory, which employees more than 4,300 workers, is now making Adidas apparel for the 2012 Olympics, which are to be held in London. Continue reading
China provides Kingdom security scanners
China has donated 17 secur-ity scanners worth about US$12.5 million to Cambodia in the run-up to the Kingdom’s ascension to the 2012 ASEAN chairmanship. Continue reading
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Tagged asean, business, cambodia, china, chinese, country, deputy, inspection, kingdom, minister, penh-on-sunday, prime-minister, sihan-oukville, sihanoukville, transport
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High-output rice seed factory set to be built
Photo by: Heng Chivoan A worker unloads bags of rice near the corner of Street 108 and Sisowath Quay in Phnom Penh over the weekend. The Kingdom is set to build a new rice seed factory. Cambodia firm Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding with a Singapore-based company to develop a high-output rice seed factory in the Kingdom. Continue reading
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Tagged agriculture, business, cambodia, cambodia-rice, country, development, forestry, investment, near-the-corner, president-pung, singapore-based, study
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Despite Ban, Cambodian Maids Still Being Sent to Malaysia
Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen signed an order in recent days that bars recruitment firms from sending domestic workers to Malaysia after numerous reports of abuses. But a prominent rights group says the ban was quickly violated when at least two firms sent more women abroad on Monday Continue reading
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Tagged banned-the-flow, cambodia, cambodian, companies, country, director, government, jobs, malaysia, malaysian, news, pilorge, rights, says-the-ban
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IMF’s Cambodia outlook upbeat
Tokyo The International Monetary Fund has upgraded its outlook on Cambodian GDP growth in 2011 from 6.5 per cent to 6.7 per cent just days after government officials announced a full percentage-point reduction in economic expectations. Continue reading
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