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Two court officials complained for extortion

Posted by admin on September 3rd, 2010

The corruption is spreading across Cambodia’s court system in Cambodia. Most of Cambodian people feel afraid of the court. They do not hope that the court would serve the common people with fair and justice and they also lost confidence in court.

Recently, the owner of Cobra III Guesthouse and Restaurant in Banbambang province filed a complaint to the Anticorruption Unit (ACU) on Tuesday by alleging a judge and deputy prosecutor who extorted him $13,000 in an exchange for release of his nine employees.

The Guesthouse was raid by police in April 2009 and nine workers was arrested on suspicious of acting as a front for a brothel. And later, those were released in an exchange of $13,000 at the request of the two above officials.

At the mean time, guesthouse owner also said that he has documents and evidence. He added that it is not an exaggeration or an illegal accusation, it is an offence of extortion.

The head of ACU said that so far his body received seven or eight complaints.

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Beeline introduced new mobile top-up service

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2010

Recently, Mobile phone operator, Beeline-Cambodia, introduced a mobile top-up service “Easy Fill”, which allows all Beeline subscribers to be able to top up any amount they would like to have, not required scratch cards to thousands of points of sale.

The new service “Easy Fill” makes its subscribers easier to choose any amount they would like to top up from 50 cents up to $500. And this service is limited to only 11 provinces at present.

Beeline subscribers are able to receive service “Easy Fill” from Beeline sales offices located in 11 provinces: Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kandal, Kampot, Prey Veng, Kampong Chhnang, Kompong Thom and Banteay Mean Chey.

After launch in May 2010, the Beeline distribution network in Cambodia was already comprised of 11 sales offices, more than 6,400 scratch card points of sales and more than 100 branded trade countries across 21 provinces.

Therefore, Beeline subscribers have two options to top up their credit either scratch card or a new mobile service “Easy Fill”. By the way, mobile top-up service of “Easy Fill” is more convenient because customers only have to say what amount they want to top up and denominations start as low as 50 cents.

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Proposed sub-decree banning advertising of tobacco

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2010

Yesterday, Cambodia’s authorities from the Ministry of Health and the inter-ministerial committee for tobacco control were discussing on a proposed sub-decree banning advertising and promotion of tobacco products in the Kingdom of Cambodia. And the proposed sub-decree would be sent to the Council of Ministers soon.

Cambodia ratified the World Health Organization’s Framework Convention Tobacco Control in November 2005, which demands member statutes institute a comprehensive ban on all forms of tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship with five years of ratification.

Man Bunheng, Minister of Health, was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying that “companies that breach the ban on advertising would risk losing their business licenses.” He added that “if any company does not follow, first we will send a letter to warn them, second is to suspend their business and the third is to withdraw licences from running business.”

At the present, there are many advertising of tobacco have been promoted on many ways such as ads on newspapers, television, flyers, and on bus as well.

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Central Bank to plan to purchase $5 m

Posted by admin on September 1st, 2010

In order to protect of the depreciation of value of Cambodia’s currency and stabilize the Cambodia’s macroeconomics, the National Bank of Cambodia has tried to raise the value of Riel by purchasing a further US$5 million. The total of amount of dollars the central bank purchased reached US$48 million for the year.

Since mid-April, Cambodia’s currency goes down nearly 2 percent against dollar but it has held steady after the NBC has taken immediately action to stabilized Riel by purchasing the riel in a bid to create artificial demand for the notes and raising its value against greenback.

Tay Nay Im, The National Bank of Cambodia’s Director General, said that in general, appreciates staring October. She added that “the riel depreciates seasonally. We do not see anything abnormal.”

The NBC will auction the next $5 million in five separate $1 million lots from September 01 to 10 at the Central bank’s headquarters in Phnom Penh.

Last year, NBC purchased $54 million.

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