Chinese bank to invest in Cambodia's TV, steel sectors

2012-05-05
Xinhua

PHNOM PENH - The Export-Import Bank of China has planned to invest in two mega-projects in Cambodia, the bank's vice president Zhu Xinqiang said on Friday.

Speaking in a meeting with Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen at the Peace Palace, Zhu said that the bank would partner with a local TV station in order to modernize its TV system to a digital one with internet and telephone system, Eang Sophallet, spokesman for Prime Minister Hun Sen, told reporters after the meeting.

Zhu said the project is estimated to cost about $235 million.

The other project is to build a steel plant by importing raw materials from overseas to manufacture in Cambodia and supply the finished products to local and regional markets, he said without giving the details of investment cost.

Negotiation between the Cambodian and Viet gov’ts to allow Khmer Krom people to watch Khmer TV

05 April 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

A high-ranking Cambodian government official is looking for a resolution with Vietnam so that Khmer Krom people living in Vietnam could watch Khmer-language TV stations. Khieu Kanharith, minister of Information and government spokesman, told RFA on 02 April: “In the past, a lot of people said that Khmer Kampuchea Krom people are not allowed to watch Khmer TV stations, in fact, it is not true, because to able to watch Khmer TVs, they need satellite system. In their country (Vietnam), you are not allowed to install satellite dish unless the government installs them for you, that’s all. Right now, Vietnam is working with a French satellite company, like Decho TV for us. Therefore, we are talking with them to include Khmer TVs in their programming. At that time, we will get them.” However, up to now, the Viet reply to this request by Cambodia is not known yet.

Hun Sen orders 2 TV stations to improve international news broadcast

Thursday, December 26, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Prime minister Hun Sen issued an order to two Cambodian TV stations to improve their information broadcasting, especially international news which are stale news. During a speech given at a diploma distribution ceremony to students in Phnom Penh, on Wednesday, Hun Sen said that TVK, the national TV station, and Apsara, a pro-CPP station, are usually broadcasting old news. Hun Sen asked these two stations to improve the quality of their international news broadcasts by spending money to buy the information from news agencies such as Reuters, AFP, AP, and CNN, so that their news broadcasts are up to date. However, Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information, complained that TVK does not have money to buy news from foreign news agencies because his ministry is spending a lot of money to broadcast debates at the National Assembly already. Currently, TVK broadcasts international information it gleaned from French and Chinese TV channels.

Khmer Intelligence News - 23 May 2007

23 May 2007

Commemoration: First democratic elections organized in Cambodia exactly 14 years ago (1)

Today is the 14th anniversary of the first democratic elections ever organized in Cambodia. On May 23, 1993, the United Nations, through the United Nations Transitional Authority in Cambodia (UNTAC), held general elections as stipulated by the October 23, 1991 Paris Peace Agreements. In 1993, there were facilities given to overseas Cambodians to take part in the poll. Special polling stations were organized in New York, Paris, Geneva and Canberra for Cambodians living in North America, Europe and Australia.

Most additional MP seats would go to SRP (2)

The ruling CPP and the government are reluctant to increase the number of National Assembly seats for the 2008 election in accordance with the election law because they know that most additional parliamentary seats would go to the opposition SRP. In particular, in several constituencies with only one seat each that is controlled by the CPP (Sihanoukville, Preah Vihear), the creation of a second seat as legally justified by the increase in the population over the last ten years, would benefit the SRP, which has become the country's second largest party. Documents in English and French by clicking here.

All TV stations are controlled by the CPP (2)

All the seven TV stations operating in Cambodia are directly or indirectly, politically and/or financially controlled by the ruling CPP, which wants to make sure that no rival political parties have access whatsoever to the electronic media. CPP top leaders or their close relatives have a significant portion of the equity of most of the following television companies/stations: TVK (State-owned; channel 7); Phnom Penh Municipality (channel 3); Army (channel 5); Bayon (channel 27); Apsara (channel 11); Khmer TV (channel 9); CTN (channel 21).

Funcinpec to expel other parliamentarians (2)

After Prince Norodom Ranariddh, Prince Norodom Chakrapong, former Funcinpec Secretary-General Chhim Seak Leng, a number of other prominent Funcinpec members could be expelled from the oldest royalist party and would ipso facto lose their parliamentary seats. They are former Interior Co-Minister You Hockry, former CPP Interior Vice-Minister Sin (Pin) Sen who defected to Funcinpec in 1998, and Prince Norodom Sirivudh. Princess Norodom Vacheara has declared that she would leave politics soon.

Cambodian MP in Pakistan (1)

National Assembly member Tioulong Saumura was in Islamabad last week as a member of a team led by the Washington-based National Democratic Institute and charged with assessing the pre-election situation in Pakistan. General elections are expected to be held in that country by the end of this year. The delegation was received by the Prime Minister. More information at www.samrainsyparty.org

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