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.
Government denies claims former Thai PM Yingluck issued Cambodian passportGovernment officials on Thursday denied claims that a Cambodian passport was issued to former Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, who reportedly used it to register a company in Hong Kong. The Hong Kong-based English language South China Morning Post (SCMP) on Wednesday reported Hong Kong
US’ Cambodian ambassador appointment blockedThe US Senate returned the nomination of Patrick Murphy as Ambassador to Cambodia back to US President Donald Trump on Thursday, as the American government shutdown entered its third week. The US Senate website announcement said it returned Murphy’s nomination as ambassador as his
Diplomatic passports issued to foreigners to be annulled The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation will move to annul diplomatic passports issued to those not born in Cambodia. Analysts say the move may be in relation to reports that former Thai prime minister Yingluck Shinawatra used a Cambodian passport to register as
Hun Sen warns Irish MP of EBA ‘mistake’Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday told former Irish premier Enda Kenny, still a member of the EU nation’s parliament, that the 28-nation bloc should not make a “third mistake” regarding Cambodia by using the preferential Everything But Arms (EBA) agreement to “take 16 million