From the daily archives:

Thursday, July 15, 2010

Post image for NTT Communications plans to offer services in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH — NTT Communications Corp., which opened an office Phnom Penh last week to become the first ‘‘global carrier’’ in Cambodia, expects companies from Japan, Thailand and Singapore to welcome its services, Hajime Miyazaki, country manager for Cambodia, said Tuesday. Miyazaki said his company will both invest in Cambodia and cooperate with local partners [...]

{ 0 comments }

Post image for Cambodian officials required to declare assets

Some 100,000 government officials in Cambodia will be required to declare their assets this year in an effort to combat corruption, a senior official said Wednesday. Under an anti-corruption law passed in March, any official found guilty of taking bribes could face up to 15 years in prison. Cambodia, a poor country heavily dependent on [...]

{ 0 comments }

Post image for Cambodia’s First Biofuel Plant to Reopen

CAMBODIA - The sole biofuel production plant is set to reopen in October having closed earlier in the year because of high crop prices. The plant will reopen at the start of the cassava harvest. Accordinf to a report in the Phnom Penh Post the plant needs at least 10,000 tones of cassava a month [...]

{ 2 comments }

Post image for PhilWeb seals joint venture deal in Cambodia

MANILA, Philippines - Listed online technology firm PhilWeb Corp. has concluded a joint venture agreement with 5P Corporation Ltd. of Cambodia for the license to operate Internet and mobile-based games of chance in that country. 5P Corporation is a diversified company, which is controlled by Madam Hun Sen Ny, the sister of Cambodian Prime Minister [...]

{ 0 comments }