Wednesday, 11 August 2010

The Phnom Penh Post News in Brief


via Khmer NZ

Drugs in the mail: Two charged with mailing heroin packs


Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:02 Chrann Chamroeun

Drugs in the mail

PHNOM Penh Municipal Court yesterday charged two Cambodian men with cross-border drug trafficking after police arrested them on suspicion of mailing 3 kilograms of heroin packaged as chocolate to Australia, court officials said.

An Interior Ministry official who asked not to be named said police arrested the men on August 7 after receiving a tip from Australian police, who said they had received the package in May. The package was mailed from Siem Reap province and bore Mao Sokha’s name and contact information, the official said.

Te Sam Ang declined to provide details of the case, citing the ongoing investigation, but said the men had been placed in pretrial detention. He said that they each faced up to 30 years in jail if convicted.
Construction: Materials rise slightly in first half

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:00 Soeun Say

Construction

THE value of construction material imports increased a modest 3.14 percent in the first six months of the year, compared to 2009, according to figures released by the Ministry of Commerce yesterday.

According to a CamControl report, 254,839 tonnes of construction materials worth US$92.9 million entered the country in the first half, up from 233,586 tonnes worth US$90.1 million in the first half of 2009.

General Manager of Khmer Construction Building Materials, So Chandara, said yesterday that sales had improved, as some construction projects had restarted after a difficult year.

Lao Tip Seiha, director of construction department at the Ministry of Land Management, emphasised that smaller developments of less than 3,000 square metres were seeing growth.

OSK province roll-out

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:00 Jimmy Ellingham

MALAYSIA-owned OSK Indochina Bank is to open branches in Battambang, Kampong Thom, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville by December this year. Sivkim Sent, secretary to the chief operating officer for Cambodia, said OSK already had four branches in Phnom Penh. The bank was recruiting workers for the new locations, she said.

Thai Airways’ contract extended at airports

Wednesday, 11 August 2010 15:00 Ellie Dyer

THAI Airways’ contract to handle air maintenance services at Phnom Penh and Siem Reap airports has been extended by four years, according to a press release. A previous contract had been signed in 2004. The airline offers handling services to 10 international carriers, including technical checks, refueling and provision of spare parts.

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