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 by Sarah Thust
Qatar Airways’ first daily flight from Doha to Cambodia’s capital landed yesterday during a press conference at the Phnom Penh International Airport.
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 by Sarah Thust
Deforestation and Cambodia’s strong economic growth have resulted in an increase in the price of charcoal, an energy source the poor are dependent on, charcoal vendors say.  During recent weeks, the French-owned Sanofi Group, which has been active in Cambodia for 20 years, took a big step forward. Though the pharmaceutical company’s profits in the Kingdom are relatively small, Sanofi is now planning to expand to all 24 provinces, having stepped up its presence in Southeast Asia with a Cambodian subsidiary in March 2011.
The Post’s Sarah Thust spoke with Benoit Martineau, head of Sanofi’s Cambodia and Laos operations.  by Sarah Thust
A national energy efficiency policy is currently in development, officials told the Post last week. Experts at the Ministry of Industry, Mines, and Energy (MIME) and the multi-donor fund EU Energy Initiative Partnership Dialogue Facility (EUEI PDF) are in discussions about details of the policy, which they plan to publish in May.  by Sarah Thust
Cambodians pay about 30 per cent less for domestic flights than foreigners, Cambodia Angkor Air told the Post yesterday.  Northbridge International School Cambodia (NISC) was originally founded in 1997 as a US school. Soon after, the management decided to develop the school to international standards and to offer a fully accredited Western curriculum. Northbridge school head Roy G Crawford talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust about the rapid growth in Cambodia’s education sector.
 by Sarah Thust
Supported by the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy launched a four-year agricultural residue biomass project yesterday, and officials said a government policy on energy efficiency is under development.  by Sarah Thust
For 48-year old Phoun Phoumara, Cambodia is a lucrative country. After 21 years in Germany, he came home hoping to realise his dreams. Within three years, he had set up a spa and a music label, as well as managing a paint shop.  by Sarah Thust and Hor Kimsay
A year from now, 23-year-old Sum Tiara will graduate from the Royal University of Law and Economics with a degree in law.  by May Kunmakara and Sarah Thust
The Taiwanese-owned garment company Grand Twins International (Cambodia) Plc says it intends to list on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX) next month, in a boost for the Kingdom’s nascent stock market.  by Sarah Thust and May Kunmakara
Import duties and limits, as well as rising wages in neighbouring countries, made Cambodia the second largest exporter of bicycles to the European Union after Taiwan, an industry newsletter reports.  by Sarah Thust
Siem Reap International Airport handled more than 340,000 passengers in January, breaking the 300,000 mark for the first time, an airport’s press release said yesterday. |
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The JournalistI traveled continents to discover the world. What I found was a second home. After my Journalism Studies I moved from Leipzig to Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh. Having reported about the country's development for two years, I returned to Germany with a different point of view. 
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