Archive for October, 2009

Seminar on corporate debt securities

Friday, October 30th, 2009

The first seminar on corporate debt securities with private sectors was held Wednesday by Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) in a session involving 70 companies for building understanding of new instruments of the forthcoming stock exchange. Minister of finance Keat Chhon said that there is no specified schedule for the launch of Cambodia’s [...]

Shrimp to be exported to international market

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Next month, shrimp of 15 tonnes will be exported to South Korean market, being produced in Preah Sihanouk province’s Stung Hav district by Nautisco Seafood Manufacturing Company, which received US$5 million from Canadian investors for the construction of the factory unit. According to the press conference, Pov Sambath, company director, said that the landmark consignment [...]

Cambodia’s Water Festival 2009

Friday, October 30th, 2009

Cambodia always holds annual Water Festival which draws attentions to millions of people from different municipalities and provinces to come into Phnom Penh. This year, Water Festival takes place during three days from November 1 to 3. Touch Naroth, chief of Phnom Penh police, was quoted by the VOA as saying that, “we have enough [...]

Cambodia voted as member of World Heritage committee

Friday, October 30th, 2009

It is the first time Cambodia have been voted to one of 21 permanent member of World Heritage Committee of UNESCO in 17th general assembly in Paris from Oct 23 to 28, 2009, representing 186 countries in the world. Speaking in graduation ceremony of a university in Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s prime minister Hun Sen said [...]

Magazine reporter awarded 2009 Developing Asia Journalism

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

Awards ceremony October 23 was held at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club of Japan in Tokyo, giving a 2009 Developing Asia Journalism Award to Economics Today magazine’s report, Sithav An by focusing on the poverty impact of the global financial crisis. “I was very pleased that I was selected as a finalist of 2009 Developing Asia [...]

Drop in tourists to Preah Vihear temple

Wednesday, October 28th, 2009

During the last three months to the end of September, the number of visitors who have visited at Preah Vihear temple declined by a quarter in comparison with the same period of the last year. The drop in the tourism arrival is because of fears of influenza A(H1N1) and a reaction to Cambodia to be [...]

Smart Mobile launched its Roaming service

Tuesday, October 27th, 2009

In the last few years, the telecommunications sector is increasing after several mobile phone service providers have made investment in Cambodia. In addition, there are completions for control of Cambodia’s mobile phone market. In order to facilitate its users, Smart Mobile recently launched Roaming Service for its users who are using Smart.Corporate postpaid tariffs. All [...]