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Construction of Yamaha motor plan delayed
Due to the global financial crisis in 2008, the construction of Yamaha Motor Cambodia Ltd (YMCL) plant, which is the joint-venture partner between Toyota Tsusho Corp and Kong Nuon Import and Export Co delayed again. The Yamaha motor firm would be built worth US$11.5 million in the Phnom Penh Special Zone (PPSEZ).
Matob Michifumi, YMCL managing [...]
RCAF tested 2000 BM-21 Rockets
After the contentious arm forces have broken out between Cambodia and Thailand along border near Preah Vihear Temple, Cambodian government take more attention to its arm forces until Prime Minister Hun Sen also paid visit to militaries protecting borders and disputed areas.
The military exercise was done yesterday which was overseen by Minister of Defence [...]
Google to review a map of disputed Cambodia-Thai border
After Cambodian government blasted Google, giant search engine, over the Google Earth map which was “devoid of truth and reality” and called for its immediate removal because it was not internationally recognized.
In response to the letter complained by Cambodia, the Google Inc. said that it would look into a complaint from Cambodia that an online [...]
Government filed again opposition leader
The Cambodia’s government lodged a against opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Friday, by accusing him of publishing and disseminating a fake document of a Vietnam border map on his party’s website. The Sam Rainsy Party on website the Cambodia has lost land to Vietnamese encroachment.
The government attorney Ky Tech filed the complaint with the Phnom [...]
Cambodia appealed its citizens not to travel to Thailand
Cambodia’s government has warned its citizens not to travel to Thailand before Thailand’s Supreme Court issue a decision on whether to seize $2.2 billion from former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra.
Koy Kuong, spokesman for the ministry of foreign affair, was quoted by the VOA Khmer as saying that “those who live there should avoid demonstrations and [...]
Government completed first draft acid law
In order to put serious punishment for acid attacker and strictly regulate acid distributor, the government committee, which consists of 11 member ministry of interior task force, completed the first new draft acid law.
The draft legislation also calls for strict controls over all aspects of importing, transporting, production, buying and selling acid. In addition, all [...]
Stalls at Pouk market dismantled
Hundreds of police and military police dismantled successfully local resident’s stalls at Pouk in front of Pouk market in Siem Reap province on Thursday around 5:30 am. This site will be used as car parking, according to the Post.
In late January, local authorities told all vendors to vacate it because their stalls were built close [...]