Cambodia to export rice 1 million ton per year

Cambodia planned to export one million ton of rice in 2015. Current markets for Cambodia are Germany, Australia, Canada, Singapore, France, Italy, and Hong Kong. Rice’s price in international market is starting from $ 860 to $ 1 000 per ton. Cambodia had exported 12 000 ton of rice for fist 6 months in 2010. 

Source: Radio Free Asia

Harry Potter books in Khmer

The new Harry Potter book in Khmer available from July 29, 2010 at Monument Books, other book outlets, Peace Book Center, International Book Center, Carnets d' Asie and at the reception desk of The Cambodia Daily. Find and buy them for $7 per volume.

Source: The Cambodia Daily

Google re-correct Cambodia map

Google re-correct Cambodia map for its map services on internet based on international court's decision in 1962 to give Preah Vihear temple to Cambodia. Google updated its map of about other 60 countries last week. Cambodia government complain to Google in February this year because of Cambodia map on Google which border of Cambodia and Thailand across on Preah Vihear temple. 

Cheapest Laptop in the world for only $35

India announced a touch screen laptop which made by Indian and going to sell for $35 only for first step and for only $20 then $10 in the short future.

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Fly over Preah Monivong BVD

Did you ever drive on it yet?

Cambodia and Laos exchanges delayed

The launches of the first stock exchanges in Cambodia and Laos have been pushed back until the second half of next year. A source at the Korea Exchange, which holds stakes of 45% in the CSX and 51% in the Laos Stock Exchange, said both launches had been delayed from this year. Both exchanges are in the process of formulating their rules and regulations.

(Source: IFR Asia)

Write and read Khmer Unicode with Nokia

Nokia models with Khmer Unicode edition 

All Nokia models in this picture is Khmer Unicode Edition. So we can use all these models to write and read Khmer Unicode and can use to read Khmer website on internet. We can read and post comments on Facebook in Khmer as well. These models provided by KTH, Nokia authorized distributor in Cambodia.

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Marina Bay Sands in Singapore

Now you know why Singapore imported sands from Cambodia.

Srey Thy: Living a better life as a Cambodian rock singer

Srey Thy is an artist struggling to make ends meet, but her confidence and beaming smile suggest that after years of difficulty she is finally on the right track. Hailing from Prey Veng, one of Cambodia’s poorest provinces, life has thrown Thy some curve balls.

At 19, she was kidnapped and brutally forced into the sex trade. She says her escape is one of the defining moments in her life. Another moment was a chance meeting with Australian musician Julien Poulsen. Together they formed The Cambodian Space Project, and their 1960s Cambodian-rock Western fusion has been rocking the capital ever since. 

Having played 20 gigs in the kingdom, Thy, at 31, recently received her first passport -- to Hong Kong -- where The Cambodian Space Project played its first international gig. 

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(Source: CNN GO)

Cambodia Angkor Air plans to buy two Airbus 321

Cambodia Angkor Air (CAA), a join venture airline company between Cambodia Government and Vietnam Airline plans to buy two new planes for flights to South Korea, China and Japan. CAA will buy two Airbus 321 which have 168 seats for each plane with a cost about $95.5 million for each.

International recognition for Cambodia’s Koh Rong

 Koh Rong (Photo: matadortips.com)

International business magazine Forbes has recognised three pristine Cambodian beaches – including Koh Rong – in its ranking of “Asia’s Best Beaches”.

On the list of the top 22 were O’Tres Beach in Sihanoukville, nearby Ream Beach in Prey Nop, and the sands of Koh Rong, an idyllic island just 30 minutes off the Cambodian coast which is being developed as the region’s first environmentally planned resort island.

Although largely unknown to international tourism, Cambodia’s 443 kilometre coastline is studded with ‘paradise’ islands bordering Thailand to the north and Vietnam to the south. It is being touted as the “next Asian Riviera” to rival Phuket and Koh Samui.

Tourism in Cambodia has developed strongly over the past decade, reaching 2.16 million last year, but by far the main attraction is Angkor Wat. Unlike neighbouring Thailand, where most tourism concentrates around beach resorts, a mere 7.7 per cent of Cambodia’s tourism is so far “coastal”. Visitors to Cambodia tend to combine Angkor Wat with a beach holiday elsewhere in Asia, overlooking the unspoiled beauty of the country’s undeveloped coast.

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(Source: Property Report)

Mobile banking service launches in Cambodia

ACLEDA Bank operates the largest bank branch network in Cambodia. The bank has just announced that it has launched mobile banking services for retail consumer. The service is called "Unity". It provides mobile subscribers with the ability to view account balances, obtain a mini-statement, transfer between their accounts, make payments to other people, make bill payments and top-up their mobile phones. 

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 (Source: Mobile Financial)