Irregular, powerful flooding, the loss of resources and forced relocation were all consequences of hydroelectric dam projects, villagers and environment experts said this week.
In a search for power for a populace that lives mostly off the grid, Cambodia is constructing at least five dams in three provinces, but villagers living along the Se San river, [...]
Villagers Wary of Hydropower Projects
Textiles expected to meet targets
Experts at a recent economic forum on garment exports say the $3 billion target may be met, despite the economic slowdown in the United States.
OFFICIALS and analysts said they remain hopeful Cambodia’s garment exports will reach the targeted US$3 billion by the end of the year, despite growing concerns over possible factory closures due to [...]
Russian businessman on trial for paedophilia in Cambodia
Phnom Penh – The trial of a Russian businessman charged with sexually abusing 18 underage girls began Tuesday after a series of delays in getting legal representation for the defendant, national media reported Tuesday. Alexander Trofimov, 41, was arrested in 2007 on charges of abusing the girls while working in the coastal town of Sihanoukville, [...]
Video exposes trade of rare monkeys in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH – An investigation into the illegal animal trade has revealed graphic evidence of rare and endangered monkey species throughout Cambodia being captured and bred to supply the world’s animal testing industry, national media reported Tuesday.
The British Union for the Abolition of Vivisection (BUAV), a UK- based animal rights group, released photographs [...]
Taiwan’s ‘Lounge chair king’ drowns after falling into sea in Cambodia
Former Legislator Tseng Chen-nung, better known as “Taiwan lounge chair king” for his once leading role in the business, drowned in Cambodia Sunday, according to his family members residing in the southern county of Chiayi.Tseng Mao-chin, Tseng’s son, said he was informed of his father’s death [...]
South Korean investment changes Cambodia
A young Cambodian couple smile for David Kim, the South Korean photographer, as he takes their wedding pictures.
Last November Mr Kim moved with his wife to Phnom Penh, the Cambodian capital, using the proceeds from the sale of his photo shop in Seoul to open Luk Studio. The business has made “a really good start†[...]
Backgrounder: Cambodia-Laos-Myanmar-Vietnam (CLMV) Summit
HANOI, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) – The 4th Summit of Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam (CLMV) will open on Thursday in Hanoi, Vietnam.
The CLMV Summit is an annual event. The first CLMV Summit was held in November 2004 in Vientiane, Laos, with the adoption of the Vientiane Declaration on enhancing economic cooperation and integration among CLMV [...]
Premier To Sign Trade, Visa Deals in Hanoi
Prime Minister Hun Sen left for Hanoi Tuesday for a two-day official visit, where he is expected to improve cross-border trade with visa exemptions for Cambodians.
The premier will discuss the economy, trade, investment and the acceleration of border demarcation with his counterpart, Nguyen Tan Dung.
During Hun Sen’s visit, his first since the July elections, the [...]
Dubai Group in first Cambodia investment plan
INGAPORE: Dubai Group, an investment company managing more than $40bn on behalf of the emirate’s ruler, said it may invest in Leopard Capital’s Cambodia fund, the group’s first investment in the Southeast Asian nation.
“We are interested in Cambodia,†said Lim See Teik, a senior private-equity analyst at Dubai Investment Group, the asset management unit, in [...]
YAMAHA MOTOR SETS UP ASSEMBLY, SALES OPS IN CAMBODIA
TOKYO, Sep 02, 2008 (AsiaPulse via COMTEX) – YAMHF | Quote | Chart | News | PowerRating — Yamaha Motor Co. (TSE:7272) said Monday that it has established a Cambodian assembly and sales unit that will roll out motorcycles using parts produced at a facility in neighboring Thailand.
Yamaha has [...]