Phnom Penh Post - GMAC chief stays
Van Sou Ieng was re-elected as president of the Garment Manufacturers' Association
in Cambodia (GMAC) for another two-year term on March 18. Although under frequent
criticism from unions, Ieng said Cambodia's success in exporting garment products,
worth US$2.9 billion in 2006, had resulted from GMAC's active role and the leadership
of Prime Minister Hun Sen. He promised to reduce Cambodia's high cost of export administration,
which is four to five times higher than Vietnam's.
Prince injured, wife dies after accidentTHE wife of former First Prime Minister Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Ouk Phalla, 39, died while the prince was “severely” injured following a road accident in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nub district on Sunday morning, officials said. Rananriddh, who is also the president of the Funcinpec
Guards protest dismissals, reject claims of sharing naked photos of childSome 20 former security guards at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh protested on Tuesday against their dismissal. They accused their employers of falsely claiming they had viewed and shared child pornography from their mobile phones as grounds for their termination. In total, 32 personnel were dismissed
We’re going to Wisney World!More than 6,000 mostly Chinese attendees witnessed the inauguration ceremony of a $1 billion Sihanoukville resort project called Wisney World in the capital on Wednesday. The event on Koh Pich, attended by several senior Cambodian government officials, is a joint venture between China’s AMC International and
Funcinpec urges probe into deadly Preah Sihanouk accidentTHE Funcinpec party has urged the government, especially the Ministry of Interior, to investigate the traffic accident in Preah Sihanouk province which left Prince Norodom Ranariddh badly injured and his wife Ouk Phalla dead. Funcinpec Vice President You Hokry told reporters at Botum Votey pagoda,