State-owned Viet company to grow 70,000 hectares of rubber trees in Cambodia and Laos

State rubber group to divest from non-core sectors

Mon, April 9, 2012
Tuoi Tre

The Vietnam Rubber Group will divest 100 percent of its stakes in companies operating in its non-core sectors, the company CEO-cum-chairman said on Sunday.

VRG will only focus on three main sectors -- planting and exploiting rubber, the rubber industry, and wood processing, said chairman Tran Ngoc Thuan, citing the institution’s newly-developed restructuring plan.

VRG will divest from 40 businesses in the finance, securities, and banking sectors between 2012 and 2013, added Thuan.

“Total divestment is expected to reach VND1.4 trillion by 2015, and an additional VND1.7 trillion in the 2016 – 2020 period,” he said.

“Non-core investment is set to account for only 2 percent of VRG’s equity.”

As of the end of last year, VRG’s rubber planting area amounted to 330,000 hectares, with latex exploitation production of around 279,000 tons.

The state-run group is implementing 25 projects to grow 70,000 hectares of rubber in Laos and Cambodia, added Thuan.

Hundreds block road in Kratie land protest [-Hun Xen's PM defending the Viet land-grabbing companies!!!]

Villagers block road during the land-grabbing by the TTY company

Thursday, 22 March 2012
May Titthara
The Phnom Penh Post

Mititary police arrested a man yesterday during a protest that saw more than 300 villagers from Kratie’s Snuol district block national road 76 for more than four hours over a case of alleged land grabbing, villagers said.

The villagers from Pi Thnou commune are embroiled in a dispute with the Dai Nam company and have seen no progress since being promised a resolution by Environment Minister Mok Mareth in January.

“We just want to get a resolution from the authorities,” said 26-year-old Mom Hai, who took part in the protest yesterday.

He said military police arrested 58-year-old Sles Soet yesterday, but released him a short time later.

On Monday, military police had arrested 42-year-old villager activist Noiy Noeun, he added.

Barging in uninvited

A capsized barge that had been used for transporting sand lies rusting in the Kampong Bay estuary on Saturday. Three barges lie partly submerged in the estuary. WILL BAXTER

Workers use a crane to dredge sand from the bottom of the Kampong Bay estuary, in Kampot province, on Friday. Will Baxter

Fishermen Ham Math (centre) and Y Seu (right), from Kampong Kreng commune in Teuk Chhou district, say dredging is affecting the local environment. will baxter

Monday, 13 February 2012
David Boyle and Phak Seangly
The Phnom Penh Post

A sorry sight pierces the pristine waters of the Kampong Bay estuary, in Kampot province: the rusty hull of a sand-dredging barge that has capsized and been abandoned in the middle of the waterway.

The rusting hulk is one of three upside-down, partly submerged barges that Kampot residents will not be adding to the area’s long list of tourist attractions.

The barges that remain upright are busy plundering the estuary of sand in yet another dredging operation being recklessly conducted on one of Cambodia’s picturesque waterways.

Now, yet another segment of the country’s population find themselves dismayed as the fish stocks they rely on dwindle, seafood prices rise and tourists gaze uncomfortably at the giant eyesores spoiling the serenity.

Ham Math, 60, from Kampong Kreng commune’s Mak Brang fishing village, says most people in his community wouldn’t dare raise their concerns about the dredging because the company is too politically connected.

“Our villagers are afraid of Yuon [a derogatory term for Vietnamese people] and do not dare to blame them. Their boss has power,” he says.

ពល​រដ្ឋ​ចោទ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វៀតណាម​លួច​កាប់​ឈើ​នៅ​តំបន់​ព្រៃឡង់

http://www.rfa.org/khmer/indepth/logging_preylang-01012012065653.html

ពល​រដ្ឋ​ចោទ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វៀតណាម​លួច​កាប់​ឈើ​នៅ​តំបន់​ព្រៃឡង់
Villagers accuse Viet companies of illegal logging in Prey Lang

ដោយ រដ្ឋា វីសាល
2012-01-01
RFA

Synopsis: Prey Lang forest community in Kampong Thom claimed that trees in Prey Lang area are still being illegally logged and transported to Vietnam by the Vietnamese CRCK company which received land concessions in that area. On 01 January 2012, villagers from the Prey Lang forest community called on the government leader to investigate this illegal logging operation.

ប្រជា​សហគមន៍​តំបន់​ព្រៃឡង់​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ​អះអាង​ថា ឈើ​មូល​នៅ​ក្នុង​តំបន់​ព្រៃឡង់​នៅ​តែ​មាន​គេ​លួច​កាប់ ហើយ​ដឹក​ជញ្ជូន​ចូល​ដី​សម្បទាន​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​វៀតណាម ស៊ីអរ​ស៊ីខេ (CRCK)។

ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​សហគមន៍​ព្រៃឡង់ នៅ​ស្រុក​សណ្ដាន់ ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ ទី​១ ខែ​មករា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ បាន​អំពាវនាវ​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ប្រមុខ​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ចាត់​វិធានការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ទៅ​លើ​ករណី​បន្ត​លូច​កាប់​ឈើ​មូល​ពី​ក្នុង​ព្រៃឡង់។

សមាជិក​បណ្ដាញ​ព្រៃឡង់​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ គឺ​លោក ហឿន សុភាព។ លោក​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ថា កាល​ពី​ដើម​សប្ដាហ៍​នេះ ក្រុម​សហគមន៍​បាន​ចុះ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​សកម្ម​ភាព​លួច​កាប់​ឈើ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ព្រៃឡង់់​ជាប់​ភូមិ​សាស្ត្រ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ សង្កេត​ឃើញ​មាន​សកម្ម​ភាព​អារ​រំលំ​ឈើ​មួល នៅ​ក្នុង​ព្រៃ​ចំណុច​អូរជាំវិល អូរ​ឆ្នូ និង​អូរ​ច្រោក នៅ​ចម្ងាយ​ប្រមាណ ៣​គីឡូ​ម៉ែត្រ​ពី​តំបន់​ដី​សម្បទាន​របស់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា ឈើ​ដែល​គេ​អារ​រំលំ​រួច​ហើយ ត្រូវ​បាន​រថយន្ត​អម​ដោយ​ក្រុម​ប្រដាប់​អាវុធ​ជា​អ្នក​ការ​ពារ​ដឹក​ជញ្ជូន​ឈើ​នោះ នៅ​វេលា​យប់​ចូល​រោង​អារ​ឈើ​មួយ ដែល​មាន​ទីតាំង​នៅ​ក្នុង​បរិវេណ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​សម្បទាន ស៊ីអរ​ស៊ីខេ ហើយ​អារ​ច្រៀក​ដឹក​ជញ្ជូន​ចេញ​តាម​ផ្លូវ​មក​ស្រុក​សណ្ដាន់ ឆ្ពោះ​មក​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ធំ ៖ "គេ​ដឹក​ឡាន​អា​រ៉េវ ហើយ​ក្នុង​នោះ​មាន​មួយ​ក្រុម​គេ​មាន​គ្នា​បី បួន ប្រាំ​នាក់ មាន​កាំភ្លើង​ពីរ​ដើម។ បាទ​គេ​កាប់​ក្រៅ​ព្រៃ​សម្បទាន ហើយ​គេ​ដឹក​ចូល​ស៊ី​អរ​ស៊ី​ខេ ចម្ការ​កៅស៊ូ​នោះ"។

Viet Co. Metfone cheat Khmer customers of promised "iPhones" ... what do you expect from a CHEATING Vietcong company?

CHEATING Metfone is owned by the Viet army

Angry Cambodians demand iPhones after competition "system error"

Dec 7, 2011
DPA

Phnom Penh - Two dozen Cambodians staged a protest after a leading mobile phone company texted them they had won iPhones and then refused to hand over the prizes, citing a technical error, media reports said Wednesday.

Metfone, Cambodia's largest mobile phone company with more than 6 million subscribers, texted dozens of subscribers telling them they had won Apple's latest model, the iPhone 4S, but when the winners, who had each paid 30 cents to enter the contest, came to claim the phones, Metfone refused to honour the claims, The Phnom Penh Post newspaper said.

One winner, Oung Sopheak, said he would not leave until he received his prize.

SRP MP and councilor met with Kachak indigenous people in Ratanakiri who were evicted from their lands by Vietnamese companies

08 August 2011
By Son Chhay

On August 8, 2011, SRP MP Son Chhay met with indigenous Kachak community in Kanard village of Taleav district, Ratanakiri to listen to their complaint over land lost and the destruction of the forest by Vietnamese companies.

There has been at least three Vietnamese companies operating under the name of Heng Development, Veasna Investment and Heng Brothers. All these companies received forest land concessions from Hun Sen government in Andong Meas district where many indigenous communities such as Jarai, Tompun and Kachak have been forced out off their ancestor land and forest.

SRP MP Son Chhay took note on a complaint from Kachak man on how the Viet company took away his land.

Son Chhay listen to another Kachak man on Viet intrusion on his land

SRP provincial councilor Seng Mardi was showing photos he took to Kachak women in Kanad village, in Ratanakiri.
Seng Mardi has been working tirelessly  as Party technical official to help MP Son Chhay on Agriculture and Health projects to enable SRP party to draw up policy in these areas.

SRP provincial councilor and a senator candidate Seng Mardi showing the photos to Kachak women at a remote village of Kanard in Taleav district.

RFA's Ratha Visal (second from left) was interviewing Kachak people over their loss land.

A school which was built by an international organization to provide education to Jarai people was abandoned after all the villagers were removed by a Viet company. The land around the school is now ready for plantation. Without land and a village to go to,  indigenous Tompuon now have to hide themselves in the forest a few kilometers away which will be cleared by the companies also.

Prey Lang deforestation by the DAMNED Viet companies [-The Viets are allowed to conduct deforestation, Khmers are threatened with jail]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aWwxyRN6OZw&feature=player_embedded


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfjT47BEQHo&feature=player_embedded

Ethnic minority in Ratanakiri sue a Yuon company for land-grabbing

14 Sept 2010
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Ko Theak
Click here to read the article in Khmer

About 20 families of Cambodian ethnic minority living in Ratanakiri province are preparing a lawsuit against a Viet company that is clearing and grabbing their farmlands.

Bou Vit, the Ta Veng village chief, indicated that a company by the name of Crong Bok(?) that received a land concession grant from the government in 2009 cleared up farmlands belonging to local villagers. He added: “The company cleared [the villagers’] rice fields, cashew farmlands and community forest. They destroyed everything. A few months ago they even bulldozed down a house.”

A representative of the villagers indicated that the Viet company brought in dozers to clear rice fields, cashew farmlands and forests belonging to Jaran (Jarai?) ethnic minority villagers and grabbed the land for itself. The representative indicated that about 40 to 50 villagers met with the village chief and the commune chief, asking them to help find a resolution after the villagers sent two complaints to the provincial authority and to the civil society to no avail.

Viet company PFVC eying Cambodian market

PVFC opens office in Phnom Penh

May, 06 2010
Vietnam News (Hanoi)

PHNOM PENH — The PetroVietnam Fertiliser and Chemicals Company (PVFC) yesterday held a press conference in Cambodia's capital of Phnom Penh on the launch of their first official representative office in the country.

Speaking at the event, PVFC General Director Phan Dinh Duc underlined the developing relationship with urea importers and distributors in 2010, adding that he planned to establish a company that specialise in supplying the product in Cambodia and to expand the market for other agricultural products.

Vietnam-US joint venture to build cement plant in Cambodia

HANOI, Jun 8, 2009 (Asia In Focus) -- A joint venture between the PAUL CHAM CO LTD and the US-based PHI GROUP will invest US$51 million in a cement plant in Cambodia's Stung Treng Province, it was announced on Wednesday. Phnom Penh-based Paul Cham is 51 per cent-owned by the Vietnam-headquartered T&T COMPANY.

* Paul Cham director Nguyen Thi Cham said the feasibility study for the cement project had been completed and that construction of the plant would start in July.

* The cement factory and limestone quarry in Stung Treng Province's Thala Barivath District will turn out its first products early next year, she added.

Sok Kong handed down the prime Cambodian beach of O'Chheuteal

Petroleum giant plans to develop prime Cambodian beach resort

Wed, 23 Jan 2008
DPA

Phnom Penh - An offshoot of the company in control of Cambodia's most powerful petroleum group, Sokimex, plans to develop a top-end resort on a beach in the coastal province of Sihanoukville, the area's deputy governor confirmed Wednesday. Sokha Hotel Group would construct a 1,000-room hotel and golf course over 54 hectares around O'Chheuteal beach, the largest and most popular of the municipality's pristine white sand beaches.

"This is a great boost for our economy. It will create employment and solve the crisis of hotel rooms we have every holiday season," deputy governor Sboang Sarath said by telephone.

With Sihanoukville expanding its port to attract the lucrative cruise ship tour industry and readying to reap expected oil reserves offshore from the municipality, 240 kilometres south-west of the capital, within two years, the once sleepy coastal town has scrambled to increase its top-end accommodation.

Currently Sihanoukville has just two 5-star hotels, including Sokha Beach Resort, also owned by Sokha Hotel Group, which also has a private beach and claims its bookings double every year.

Last Chinese New Year, an estimated 20,000 people flocked there, and many were forced to sleep on the beach because of room shortages.

The formerly impoverished Angolan capital Luanda has thrived since oil was discovered there and its tourist industry has boomed - a phenomenon Cambodia is hoping also follows its expected oil wealth.

Sokha Hotel Group has also announced plans for a 500-room hotel on a peninsular opposite the capital Phnom Penh and Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to another coastal province, Kampot, this week for the announcement of a 1-billion dollar plan by the group to develop the former French hill station resort of Bokor.

Sihanoukville's beaches have been compared to Thailand's famously beautiful beaches for their clear waters and fine white sand.