Cambodia
Civil society demands for more transparent extractive industries
Phonm Penh, March 31, 2012. Society of Southeast Asian nations (ASEAN) was called upon to immediately establish a framework as a standard in managing natural resources in a transparent and accountable manner. Most of the countries in Southeast Asia are abundant with natural resources such as oil, gas and minerals. Unfortunately, the natural wealth has [...]
Escaping Resource Curse in Southeast Asia – workshop invitation
Workshop on Escaping Resource Curse in Southeast Asia Transforming the Extractive Industries in to People’s Prosperity
Southeast Asia Set to Square Off Again on Xayaburi
WallStreet Journal, 5 December 2011. By James Hookway Laos’s plans to establish itself as the hydroelectric powerhouse of Southeast Asia will likely face a fierce challenge this week from neighboring Vietnam and Cambodia which worry that the proposed $3.5 billion Xayaburi dam will devastate fish stocks and disrupt crucial sediment flows to the rice-growing Mekong [...]
PTT wants more exploration More offshore drilling as reserves dwindle
Bangkok Post| PTT wants more exploration More offshore drilling as reserves dwindle| 24 August 2011 As petroleum reserves are fast being depleted in Southeast Asia, PTT Plc is urging the new government to speed up talks concerning overlapping claims with neighbouring countries and open a new round of petroleum concession bids in Thailand. Pailin Chuchottaworn, who [...]
Wai Chun axes plans to buy Kingdom mines
Phnom Pehn Post, 14 March 2011, WAI Chun Mining Industry Group has scrapped the planned purchase of two Cambodian iron mines. According to a filing on Friday with the Hong Kong stock exchange, the company has terminated an agreement over the possible acquisition of the mines together with a 74 percent interest in a South [...]
PM grilled over Cambodian oil rights claims
BangkokPost, 15 February, 2011 The People’s Alliance for Democracy is challenging Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to clarify the group’s claim that Thai political groups have a vested interest in oil wells in Cambodia. PAD spokesman Parnthep Pourpongpan said yesterday the PAD had fresh evidence of Thai political groups’ interests in Cambodia, and it wanted the [...]
Cambodia approves titanium mine in world’s ‘most threatened forest’
Mongabay.com, 15 February 2011, by Jeremy Hance The Cambodian government has approved a mine that environmentalists and locals fear will harm wildlife, pollute rivers, and put an end to a burgeoning ecotourism in one of the last pristine areas of whatConservation International (CI) recently dubbed ‘the world’s most threatened forest’. Prime Minister, Hun Sen, approved [...]
More at stake in overlapping offshore area
The Nation, 9 February 2011, by Watcharapong Thongrung Despite the limited impact on the Thai economy for the time being, the border clash with Cambodia could have more serious repercussions if the conflict escalates and heightens complications over the overlapping offshore area between the two countries. One thing is certain: discussions on the maritime border [...]
Mining update: Brighton begins test drilling
Pnom Penh Post, 24 January 2011 BRIGHTON Mining Group Ltd has begun test drilling for gold at its Antrong project in Mondulkiri province, intending to establish an inferred maiden resource by the second half of 2011. The ASX-listed firm drew parallels to OZ Mineral’s Okvao tenement in the same province, and claimed in a filing [...]
Aspiring miner ends site study
Phnom Penh Post, 6 January 2011 JUNIOR mining company Aspire International Inc has completed a geological survey of prospective mining sites in Pailin and Battambang provinces, with results due shortly according to a company statement. “Reports to assess promising gold, silver and rare earth mineral deposits are being prepared for possible acquisitions” the company said [...]
