PHNOM PENH, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia has seen a 37.6 percent increase in new business registration in the first half of this year, compared with the same period last year, according to the data obtained from the Ministry of Commerce on Sunday.
Some 1,528 new companies have opened in Cambodia from January to June this year, up 37.6 percent from 1,110 companies at the same period last year, showed the data.
Global economic recovery and better business environment in the country have been attributed to the increase.
Most companies have been opened by Chinese, South Korean, Vietnamese, Malaysian, Thai and local businesspeople.
The foreign firms are mostly dealing with the businesses of garment, agriculture, agro-industry, tourism, transport services, IT and mining.
In 2010, the Ministry had issued license to 2,572 new businesses, up from 2,003 in 2009 - a rise of 28 percent.
Tuesday, August 9, 2011
Saturday, August 6, 2011
Cambodia requests Thailand to return remaining stolen artifacts
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 -- Cambodian government has asked Thailand to return the remaining artifacts stolen from Cambodia in 2000, a senior government official said Saturday.
Him Chhem, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, said he had asked Sompong Sanguanbun, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, to process the remaining artifacts back to Cambodia.
In 2000, Thai authorities seized 43 pieces of artifacts stolen from Cambodia, and following the request from the Cambodian government seven pieces of them were already returned to Cambodia in 2009.
The 7 pieces of artifacts were handed over by then Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during his one-day official visit to Cambodia.
Him Chhem said he had made the request, for returning the remaining of 36 artifacts, to Thai ambassador during a meeting on Thursday in Phnom Penh.
According to Him Chhem, Sompong Sanguanbun responded that he would convey Cambodia’s request to his government in Bangkok.
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has earlier said, in addition to, the 43 stolen pieces of artifacts bounded for Thailand, at least 5 other pieces were stolen and smuggled to Switzerland and another piece to Indonesia.
Cambodia is well-known for richness in cultural heritages, in particular, the ancient temples including Angkor Wat Temple, one of the World Heritage sides.
Him Chhem, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts, said he had asked Sompong Sanguanbun, Thai Ambassador to Cambodia, to process the remaining artifacts back to Cambodia.
In 2000, Thai authorities seized 43 pieces of artifacts stolen from Cambodia, and following the request from the Cambodian government seven pieces of them were already returned to Cambodia in 2009.
The 7 pieces of artifacts were handed over by then Thai Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva during his one-day official visit to Cambodia.
Him Chhem said he had made the request, for returning the remaining of 36 artifacts, to Thai ambassador during a meeting on Thursday in Phnom Penh.
According to Him Chhem, Sompong Sanguanbun responded that he would convey Cambodia’s request to his government in Bangkok.
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has earlier said, in addition to, the 43 stolen pieces of artifacts bounded for Thailand, at least 5 other pieces were stolen and smuggled to Switzerland and another piece to Indonesia.
Cambodia is well-known for richness in cultural heritages, in particular, the ancient temples including Angkor Wat Temple, one of the World Heritage sides.
Cambodia’s garment, textile raw material imports up 19.6 pct in H1
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia had imported garment and textile raw materials in equivalent to 1.22 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of this year, 19.6 percent rise from 1.02 billion U.S. dollars in the same period last year, showed the data from the Commerce Ministry on Saturday.
The garment and textile raw materials include cloth, buttons, threads, and other accessories; they have been imported from China, Taiwan region, Japan and South Korea.
At the meantime, the figure also showed that the country’s garment and textile exports had increased by 45 percent to 1.93 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year from 1.33 billion U.S. dollars within the same period last year.
Cambodia’s purchasers of garment and textile products are the United States, European countries, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and China.
Garment and textile industry represented more than 90 percent of Cambodia’s total exports. The sector has 262 garment factories employing 319,313 workers and 36 foot-wears factories with 56,643 workers.
Last year, the country had exported a total worth of 3.4 billion U.S. dollars of garments and foot-wear products, up 27 percent from 2.67 billion U.S. dollars in a year earlier.
The garment and textile raw materials include cloth, buttons, threads, and other accessories; they have been imported from China, Taiwan region, Japan and South Korea.
At the meantime, the figure also showed that the country’s garment and textile exports had increased by 45 percent to 1.93 billion U.S. dollars in the first half of this year from 1.33 billion U.S. dollars within the same period last year.
Cambodia’s purchasers of garment and textile products are the United States, European countries, Canada, Japan, South Korea, and China.
Garment and textile industry represented more than 90 percent of Cambodia’s total exports. The sector has 262 garment factories employing 319,313 workers and 36 foot-wears factories with 56,643 workers.
Last year, the country had exported a total worth of 3.4 billion U.S. dollars of garments and foot-wear products, up 27 percent from 2.67 billion U.S. dollars in a year earlier.
Cambodian PM not yet congratulate Thailand’s new PM
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 6 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has not sent an official letter to congratulate Yingluck Shinawatra for being elected by the House of Representatives to be Thailand's 28th Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Thailand, Koy Kuong, spokesman for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, said Saturday.
“So far, Prime Minister Hun Sen has not yet sent any letter to congratulate Mrs. Yingluck Shinawatra for being elected as Prime Minister of Thailand,” he said.
The spokesman has rejected the online publication of the state-owned Agency Kampuchea Press (AKP) that reported that the premier sent a congratulatory message to Yingluck Shinawatra on August 5.
On August 5 in the evening, an official at the AKP, which is under the control of the Information Ministry, had sent out the unsigned premier’s congratulatory message to the media by e-mail.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, is the sister of the Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and Pheu Thai PM Candidate.
The Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3 and it has formed a coalition government with four small parties, making the coalition control about 60 percent of the House seats. Enditem
“So far, Prime Minister Hun Sen has not yet sent any letter to congratulate Mrs. Yingluck Shinawatra for being elected as Prime Minister of Thailand,” he said.
The spokesman has rejected the online publication of the state-owned Agency Kampuchea Press (AKP) that reported that the premier sent a congratulatory message to Yingluck Shinawatra on August 5.
On August 5 in the evening, an official at the AKP, which is under the control of the Information Ministry, had sent out the unsigned premier’s congratulatory message to the media by e-mail.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, is the sister of the Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and Pheu Thai PM Candidate.
The Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3 and it has formed a coalition government with four small parties, making the coalition control about 60 percent of the House seats. Enditem
Friday, August 5, 2011
Cambodian PM congratulates Thailand’s new-elected PM
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday wrote a letter to congratulate Yingluck Shinawatra for being elected by the House of Representatives to be Thailand's 28th Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Thailand.
In a letter, dated Aug. 5, sent to Yingluck Shinawatra, Hun Sen said on behalf of the government of Cambodia and Cambodian people, he expressed his heartfelt and sincere congratulation to Yingluck for being elected by Thai lawmakers to be the Prime Minister of Thailand.
“I am optimistic that with a joint commitment, Your Excellency and I will obviously be able to restore our traditional friendship, good neighbors, and fruitful cooperation between our two countries’ peoples,” said the premier.
“I am ready to work closely with Your Excellency to serve the interests of our two countries and peoples, and to solve all issues peacefully in order to bring good harmonization to our nations and to contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the region,” he said.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, is the sister of the Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and Pheu Thai PM Candidate.
The Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3 and it has formed a coalition government with four small parties, making the coalition control about 60 percent of the House seats.
Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 square miles) of scrub next to the temple.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
In a letter, dated Aug. 5, sent to Yingluck Shinawatra, Hun Sen said on behalf of the government of Cambodia and Cambodian people, he expressed his heartfelt and sincere congratulation to Yingluck for being elected by Thai lawmakers to be the Prime Minister of Thailand.
“I am optimistic that with a joint commitment, Your Excellency and I will obviously be able to restore our traditional friendship, good neighbors, and fruitful cooperation between our two countries’ peoples,” said the premier.
“I am ready to work closely with Your Excellency to serve the interests of our two countries and peoples, and to solve all issues peacefully in order to bring good harmonization to our nations and to contribute to peace, stability and prosperity in the region,” he said.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, is the sister of the Thailand’s former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra, and Pheu Thai PM Candidate.
The Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3 and it has formed a coalition government with four small parties, making the coalition control about 60 percent of the House seats.
Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Thailand claims the ownership of 4.6 square kilometers (1.8 square miles) of scrub next to the temple.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday instructed all ministries and troops along Cambodian-Thai border to build a "trustful environment" with Thai counterparts in order to restore the two countries’ bilateral cooperation in the context of the Pheu Thai-formed government, according to a press release after the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers. “The premier also noticed that since the Pheu Thai Party was announced the victory in the general election, the situation along Cambodian-Thai border has turned good,” added the statement. The former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3. Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, sister of Thaksin and Pheu Thai PM candidate, was elected by the House of Representatives on Friday morning to be Thailand's 28th Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Thailand. Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008. Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides. Cambodia hopes that with the Pheu Thai-formed government, the two countries’ border conflict will be solved out peacefully.
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday instructed all ministries and troops along Cambodian-Thai border to build a "trustful environment" with Thai counterparts in order to restore the two countries’ bilateral cooperation in the context of the Pheu Thai-formed government, according to a press release after the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers.
“The premier also noticed that since the Pheu Thai Party was announced the victory in the general election, the situation along Cambodian-Thai border has turned good,” added the statement.
The former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, sister of Thaksin and Pheu Thai PM candidate, was elected by the House of Representatives on Friday morning to be Thailand's 28th Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Thailand.
Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
Cambodia hopes that with the Pheu Thai-formed government, the two countries’ border conflict will be solved out peacefully.
“The premier also noticed that since the Pheu Thai Party was announced the victory in the general election, the situation along Cambodian-Thai border has turned good,” added the statement.
The former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra's Pheu Thai Party won a landslide victory-265 out of the 500 parliamentary seats-in the general election on July 3.
Yingluck Shinawatra, 44, sister of Thaksin and Pheu Thai PM candidate, was elected by the House of Representatives on Friday morning to be Thailand's 28th Prime Minister and the first female Prime Minister of Thailand.
Cambodia and Thailand have had sporadic border conflict over territorial dispute near the Preah Vihear temple since the UNESCO listed the 11th century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site on July 7, 2008.
Since then, both sides have built up military forces along the border and periodic clashes have happened, resulting in the deaths of troops and civilians on both sides.
Cambodia hopes that with the Pheu Thai-formed government, the two countries’ border conflict will be solved out peacefully.
Cambodian gov’t passes rule to control dispatch of laborers abroad
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Council of Ministers on Friday approved a sub-decree to control the dispatch of Cambodian laborers abroad via private recruitment agencies in order to ensure them safe jobs.
There have been 33 private companies licensed to dispatch laborers abroad.
Since 1995 to June this year, the country has dispatched 136,958 laborers to work in Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and Japan; in return, they have remitted about 195 million U.S. dollars home every year.
“The sub-decree aims at looking for jobs and providing jobs to Cambodian migrant workers in order to uplift their living conditions,” said a press release after the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers. “It will ensure safety for Cambodian laborers abroad.”
Currently, Cambodian workers in Malaysia are female, working as maids, garment workers, baby-sitters and shop assistants.
Those in Thailand are working in agriculture, construction, fishery and industries, while in South Korea and Japan are in the sectors of manufacturing industries, constructions, and services.
Cambodian workers in Malaysia and Thailand have often been reported for labor law violation and torture from their employers.
Cambodian laborers working in Thailand and Malaysia earn about 200 U.S. dollars per month, whereas in South Korea and Japan is between 800 and 1,000 U. S. dollars per month.
There have been 33 private companies licensed to dispatch laborers abroad.
Since 1995 to June this year, the country has dispatched 136,958 laborers to work in Malaysia, Thailand, South Korea and Japan; in return, they have remitted about 195 million U.S. dollars home every year.
“The sub-decree aims at looking for jobs and providing jobs to Cambodian migrant workers in order to uplift their living conditions,” said a press release after the weekly meeting of the Council of Ministers. “It will ensure safety for Cambodian laborers abroad.”
Currently, Cambodian workers in Malaysia are female, working as maids, garment workers, baby-sitters and shop assistants.
Those in Thailand are working in agriculture, construction, fishery and industries, while in South Korea and Japan are in the sectors of manufacturing industries, constructions, and services.
Cambodian workers in Malaysia and Thailand have often been reported for labor law violation and torture from their employers.
Cambodian laborers working in Thailand and Malaysia earn about 200 U.S. dollars per month, whereas in South Korea and Japan is between 800 and 1,000 U. S. dollars per month.
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