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The title graphic of the Licadho and Equitable Cambodia-produced quantitative study "Debt Threats" of microloan borrowers in Kampong Speu province. (Licadho and Equitable Cambodia)

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New Study Records Impacts of Overindebtedness in Kampong Speu

29 Aug 2023 2:37 PM|
Jack Brook|

A quantitative study of microloan debt in Kampong Speu province published Tuesday by two human rights NGOs highlights the impacts of “widespread overindebtedness,” including coerced land sales, child labor and families limiting their food consumption.

Workers protested outside the Le Meridien Angkor in Siem Reap in September after the hotel terminated three of their colleagues in July. Panha Chhorpoan

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Major hotel brand shutters temporarily but labor dispute remains unresolved

25 Nov 2020 7:15 PM|

The Le Meridien Angkor Hotel in Siem Reap will temporarily shut down for at least one year starting November 25, according to a hotel representative, even as workers continue to protest the termination of three hotel staff in July.

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Cambodia’s tourist sector in turmoil after Covid-19 travel restrictions

4 Jun 2020 10:38 AM|

Tourist arrivals to Siem Reap province fell by 60 percent year-on-year in the first five months of 2020 due to Covid-19 restrictions, with only eight tourists recorded visiting Angkor Wat during the Khmer New Year break, an official said.

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KrisEnergy says debt won’t affect plan for Cambodia’s first drop of oil by 2020

19 Sep 2019 10:19 AM|

Singapore based oil and gas firm KrisEnergy said on Wednesday that financial setbacks will not affect its plan to produce Cambodia’s first oil by 2020 as scheduled, after being granted a three-month moratorium by a Singaporean court to give the company “breathing space” to restructure its $476-million debt.

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Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to balance trade with Cambodia

4 Sep 2019 11:13 AM|

Malaysian Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad on Tuesday pledged to reduce Cambodia’s trade deficit with Malaysia by looking to import more Cambodian rice and fruit into the Malaysian market.

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Fitch upgrades growth forecast for year but notes oncoming economic challenges

27 Aug 2019 1:07 PM|

Fitch Solutions on Friday slightly raised its 2019 growth forecast for Cambodia but predicted a slowdown over the next two years amid rising headwinds to exports growth.

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Oil exploration license for Chinese firm expected ‘soon’

26 Aug 2019 3:19 PM|

An oil exploration license is expected to be signed “soon” with a Chinese company for the exploration of Block D in the Gulf of Thailand, a government spokesman said on Thursday. Block D is a 5,500-square-kilometer concession formerly licensed to Cambodian firm CPHL. The previous license was revoked in 2016, reportedly due to failure to meet the terms of the agreement.

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Cambodia’s construction sector remained strong

31 Jul 2019 2:20 PM|

Cambodia’s construction sector remained strong during the first four months of this year following a nearly 20 per cent drop last year, according to Ministry…

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Cargo traffic through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port rose 16 percent

31 Jul 2019 2:18 PM|

In the first quarter of this year, cargo traffic through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port rose 16 per cent year-on-year, according to Minister of Public Works…

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New Study Records Impacts of Overindebtedness in Kampong Speu

Major hotel brand shutters temporarily but labor dispute remains unresolved

Cambodia’s tourist sector in turmoil after Covid-19 travel restrictions

KrisEnergy says debt won’t affect plan for Cambodia’s first drop of oil by 2020

Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to balance trade with Cambodia

Fitch upgrades growth forecast for year but notes oncoming economic challenges

Oil exploration license for Chinese firm expected ‘soon’

Cambodia’s construction sector remained strong

Cargo traffic through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port rose 16 percent

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New Study Records Impacts of Overindebtedness in Kampong Speu

Major hotel brand shutters temporarily but labor dispute remains unresolved

Cambodia’s tourist sector in turmoil after Covid-19 travel restrictions

KrisEnergy says debt won’t affect plan for Cambodia’s first drop of oil by 2020

Malaysia’s Mahathir pledges to balance trade with Cambodia

Fitch upgrades growth forecast for year but notes oncoming economic challenges

Oil exploration license for Chinese firm expected ‘soon’

Cambodia’s construction sector remained strong

Cargo traffic through the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port rose 16 percent

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