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After Financial Storm, Casinos On Vietnam Border Up for Sale 12-Mar-2010
After taking a major financial hit from the global economic crisis, three casinos in Bavet City on the border with Vietnam worth a combined total of $26 million are now for sale, local realtor Khmer Real Estate announced this week.
Kim Heang, marketing manager for Khmer Real Estate, said the three casinos include a $17 million establishment already in operation as well as two smaller operations, one worth $6.5 million (also in
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Israeli did not engage in sex, he and girl say 10-Mar-2010
A 69-year-old Israeli national charged with soliciting sex from a minor professed his innocence during a hearing at Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday, and his alleged victim denied that the two had ever engaged in a sexual relationship.
Yehuda Aharon Zvi was arrested in December last year as the result of an investigation launched by the child protection NGO Action Pour Les Enfants, which became suspicious after learning that Zvi
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‘Ethical’ Hacker Urges Cambodians To Take Cyber-Precautions 9-Mar-2010
Getting hacked usually inspires dread and panic in organizations— unless the hacker is Sok Yeng.
Mr Yeng is Cambodia’s first certified “ethical” computer hacken a person hired by an organiza¬tion to try to infiltrate its digital networks and systems in order to find weaknesses.
“It’s about finding countermeasures,” said Mr Yeng, who is accredited by the International Cou¬cil of Electronic Commerce Consu¬tants, at his office in Phnom Penh.
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Asean’s Surin Disavows Test-Launch Quote 9-Mar-2010
Asean Secretary-General Surin Htsuwan issued a conciliatory statement yesterday to clarify remarks he made to the media last week that drew a stinging rebuke from Prime Minister Hun Sea.
Mr Surin was quoted by the Malaysian news agency Bemama on Friday as saying Asean was “very concerned” by Cambodia’s test-firing of truck-mounted rockets last week in Kompong Chhnang province. Bernama also claimed the secretary-general said the test could signal to the outside world
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Classical ‘Legend’ Ashkenazy To Perform in Capital 8-Mar-2010
The man who opened the door of the hotel suite at 11 am yester-day had a full head of white hair and a white polo shirt to match. He was also wearing a big smile on his face.
Here was one of the world's most renowned artists—a “living legend” was how one fen described him—in Western classical music, having just landed in Phnom Penh and yet he was relaxed, ready for an interview. Pianist and conductor Vladimir Ashkenazy flew in from Melbourne, Australia, where he
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Revenue from tourism falls around 2pc in difficult 2009 8-Mar-2010
Revenue generated from the Kingdom’s tourism sector fell by about 2 percent last year as the sector suffered a drop in spending amid the fallout from the economic crisis, a Ministry of Tourism official told the Post.
Director of Tourism and Statistics Kong Sophearak said the industry generated revenues of US$1.561 billion in 2009 compared to $1.595 billion the previous year despite an overall 1.7 percent rise in the
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Despite Some Progresses in the Cambodian Women's Social Issues, More is Needed 8-Mar-2010
PHNOM PENH, March 8, 2010 - There has been progressed in a number of social areas for the Cambodian women as well as the legal aspect which have empowered the group to play a vital role in society in the last three terms, but still domestic violence against the group is high, said the Minister of Women's Affairs on the International Women's Day.
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Officials reject ASEAN concerns 8-Mar-2010
GOVERNMENT officials on Sunday rejected the notion that military exercises held last week in Kampong Chhnang province were designed to provoke neighbouring Thailand, re-sponding to comments reportedly made by ASEAN Secretary General Surin Pitsuwan.
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Anlong Veng – From Khmer Rouge Stronghold to Tourism Draw? 8-Mar-2010
The Council of Ministers on Friday approval a draft of a sub-decree to designate Oddar Meanchey province’s Anlong Veng district – the last bastion of the Khmer Rouge – a historical site to attract prospective tourists.
The government “aims to protect, preserve and develop the last political center of Democratic Kampuchea,” according to the sub-decree, in order to help “national and international tourist to
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13 Charged in Nightclub ‘Naked Dancing’ Case 7-Mar-2010
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Saturday charged 13 staff from at Chamkar Mon district nightclub, the White Club, who were among 120 revelers and employees arrested in a Friday raid on the club by military police, Deputy Prosecutor Sok Roeun said yesterday. Mr Roeun, however, said that he “could not remember which charges” the 13 staff now face. The 107 nightclub patrons were release from military police custody early Friday morning while the 13 employees – two dancers related to what Pol Davy, deputy commander for Phnom Penh’s military police, described as “naked
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Call To Break the Silence on Int’l Women’s Day 7-Mar-2010
To coincide with today’s celebration of the 99th International Women’s Day, officials honored the achievements of Cambodian women but drew attention to their continuing vulnerability to violence.
The Ministry of Women’s Affairs marked the public holiday Thursday at the Royal University of Phnom Penh. There, Prime Minister Hun Sen Spoke on the contribution of women to society but also acknowledge challenges. “Any discrimination, violence and trafficking suffered by women is not just a
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Welcome Message from Minister of Tourism of Cambodia for ATF 2011 5-Mar-2010
On behalf of the Ministry of Tourism of the Kingdom of Cambodia and theHost Committee of the 30th ASEAN Tourism Forum, it is my great honour and pleasure to extend our cordial invitation to you to participate in the upcoming 30th ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF 2011) to be held at the newly built Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, Phnom Penh, Kingdom of Cambodia from 15 to 21 January, 2011 under the theme of "ASEAN - A World of Wonders and Diversity".
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Korean Adviser To Assist Gov’t In Cambodia 4-Mar-2010
The South Korean government will appoint an adviser to assist the Cambodian government on economic matters for the next three years as part of its international Knowledge Sharing Program, an official at the Korean Embassy said yesterday.
The Korea Times reported on Sunday that the South Korean Ministry of Strategy and Finance will send three “veteran economic policymakers” to three emerging Asian nations—Cambodia, Indonesia
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Cambodian Island Developers Face an Eco-Dilemma 4-Mar-2010
All 61 of Cambodia’s islands are sill pristine and, for the most part, completely untouched, a striking contrast to the heavily developed territories off the coast of Thailand, which, during the course of the past two decades, have been transformed into hotspots for millions of tourists.
But with numerous concession deals having been handed out by the government in recent years to both foreign and Cambodian development firms, the serenity of Cambodia’s offshore locations could soon
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Indonesia trade soars in spite of world crisis 3-Mar-2010
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and Indonesia defied trends within ASEAN to increase by 24 percent in the first 10 months of 2009, data released Tuesday showed.
Two-way trade between the countries reached US$165 million, the Indonesian Embassy figures showed. This compares to US$133 million in the first 10 months of 2008. Figures for the last two months of 2009 have not been released.
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US to help fight child sex trafficking 2-Mar-2010
A senior US law enforcement official has pledged Monday to boost supports aimed at curbing child sex tourism and incidents of human trafficking among American tourists in the Kingdom.
John Morton, assistant secretary of homeland security for US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, said his department has signed a “letter of intent” with the Cambodian National Police pledging to continue efforts to combat child sex tourism and trafficking.
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Banteay Srei villagers discover buried statue of Hindu god Vishnu 1-Mar-2010
Five villagers from Banteay Srei district in Siem Reap province stumbled upon a Hindu religious sculpture last week while returning from looking for wood in the forest, local officials said.
Tieng Sem, the chief of Banteay Srei village, said the villagers had been out in the forest “to collect small pieces of luxury wood left by loggers” and on their return they discovered the statue, a representation of the Hindu god Vishnu, the supreme god in the Vaishnaite tradition of Hinduism.
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Lack of Energy Efficiency Impedes Industrial Profits 28-Feb-2010
A mixture of poor energy efficiency, high operating costs and concerns over Cambodia’s environmental footprint is leading some to look deeper into how the country’s industrial sectors that are heavily energy dependent can save on costs and boost their productivity.
As several sectors—namely garments, rice and rubber production further expand into foreign markets, it is becoming increasingly evident that Cambodia must become more energy efficient in order to
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2011 Cambodian Road Project To Connect Thailand, Vietnam 28-Feb-2010
The government will begin construction in 2011 on a more than $30 million project to pave sections of national roads 31 and 33 in Kampot province, part of a planned coastal corridor connecting Vietnam and Thailand through Cambodia, officials said yesterday.
“We expect to start the civil work in the next dry season of 2011,” said Km Borey, director general for the public works department at the Ministry of Public Works and Transportation, referring to the 105
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Owners of Capital’s FCC in Dispute, Investor Says 27-Feb-2010
After more than a decade of expansion by (he parent company of Phnom Penh’s storied Foreign Correspondents’ Club, its two main investors will restructure or end their partnership as the company’s finances suffer under burdensome real estate debt, one of the investors said yesterday.
The FCC, with its panoramic views of the Tonle Sap and Mekong rivers, opened in 1993 near the end of the Untac era and has long held a place as a key tourist must-see and expatriate staple. Its success
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US Judge Denies Bail in Cambodian Statutory Rape Case 27-Feb-2010
A US federal magistrate has ruled that a convicted sex offender accused of traveling to Cambodia to have sex with a minor must remain behind bars until a preliminary hearing next month. Michael James Dodd, 59, was brought from Cambodia to Los Angeles on Monday to face the charges in the “sex tourism” case. If convicted, he could face up to 30 years in federal prison. Michael Dodd, who taught English in Cambodia, had sex with a 14-year-old girl and was seen with her on several occasions in
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Frenchman Jailed for Sex With Underage Prostitute 26-Feb-2010
Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday found 63-year-old French national Michael Jean Raymond Chariot guilty of purchasing sex from a 16-year-old prostitute and sentenced him to three years in prison. Presiding Judge Din Smithy’s verdict, which took into account that the accused believed the prostitute was of age, stipulated that he should only serve seven months in jail and ordered that he pay $250 in compensation to the victim. “Chariot will be dismissed from Cambodia after his term in jail is
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Phnom Penh To Require Tour Boat Licenses 24-Feb-2010
Phnom Penh tour boat operators along the Tonle Sap river, who were recently relocated and forced to adhere to a new business model, must now apply for licenses and number plates in order to operate, officials said yesterday.
City officials met with owners of 31 boats yesterday to discuss the licenses and their new docking arrangements that result from their January relocation from near Phsar Kandal to an area north of the
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