voanews.com - An investment group out of Australia has unveiled a $600 million plan to create a massive farm project in Cambodia. However, human rights workers are concerned that this deal, and others like it, will do little to help Cambodia's rural poor. Robert Carmichael in Phnom Penh has more. BKK Partners, an Australian financial advisory firm, has a client that wants to buy 100,000 hectares of Cambodian land on which to grow crops such as rice, … [Read more...]
Cambodia: new Asian gaming destination?
gamblingplanet.org - In light of the increase in casino revenues in the Chinese territory of Macau and the recent opening of the first casino in Singapore, a new player in Southeast Asia is looking to get dealt into the game. A billionaire from the small Asian nation of Cambodia is planning to open a new casino resort near the Vietnam border to attract new visitors for its growing tourism industry. … [Read more...]
Cambodia Angkor Air purchases first aircraft
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The Phnom Penh Post - New national carrier Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA) has bought its first aircraft, which is now flying from Phnom Penh to Siem Reap, aviation officials said Thursday. CAA purchased the new ATR-72 aircraft, manufactured by a French-Italian company, and obtained its Air Operating Certificate (AOC) from the government’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation (SCAA) last week. We brought a brand-new ATR-72 to get it registered for an AOC on … [Read more...]
OSK Investment ventures to Cambodia
OSK INVESTMENT BANK BHD subsidiary OSK Indochina Bank Ltd has established a public limited company called OSK Indochina Securities Ltd (OSKISL) in Cambodia to undertake stockbroking, corporate finance, underwriting, placement and other related activities in the country. OSKISL has an issued and paid-up share capital of US$10 million divided into 10 million ordinary shares of US$1.00 each, which are fully subscribed by OSK Indochina Bank. Source: BERNAMA … [Read more...]
Phnom Penh Images Gallery by John Lander
Phnom Penh Images Gallery - Images by John Lander … [Read more...]
Millions of landmines still scattered across Cambodia
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Agence France-Presse | 02/17/2010 PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen warned on Wednesday that thousands of families are living at risk from millions of landmines still scattered across the kingdom. Around 670 square kilometres (258 square miles) still needs to be cleared of explosives left over from a long-running civil war, Hun Sen said during a ceremony to hand over demining equipment from the Japanese government. "This is the … [Read more...]
In February, One More Casino
Posted By Terry Goodwin Staff Editor, CasinoGamblingWeb.com There is no part of the world that is being left without casino gambling in the latest effort to create a global industry. The latest country to receive a new casino will be Cambodia, where the Titan King Casino will open at the end of the month. The casino will be located in Bavet on February 26th. The casino will employee over 6,000 workers, and will be located near the border of Vietnam. It … [Read more...]
More Flights to Cambodia
FLIGHTS from Brunei to Cambodia may begin this year which shows Asean's tourism framework plan on further improving connectivity and transportation to facilitate intra-region travel. Cambodia's Minister of Tourism Dr Thong Khon told The Brunei Times in a telephone interview yesterday that they are indeed pushing for more flights going into Phnom Penh starting from Borobudur in Java, Indonesia in April, followed by flights from Brunei. "It will take time … [Read more...]
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