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Businesswomen meet
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:00 Ellie Dyer
THE first event held by a new group representing Cambodia’s businesswomen has taken place, attracting an audience of 75 female professionals to Phnom Penh’s Intercontinental Hotel on Friday. The networking and discussion session, organised by the International Finance Corporation (IFC), came just three days before Monday’s International Women’s Day. Organisers described it as the first opportunity for the Kingdom’s independent businesswomen, many of whom are members of a specialist “Cambodian Women in Business” group on social networking site Facebook, to meet one another. Among the issues discussed was the lack of business information, personal support and links to the marketplace available for new commercial start ups. Problems challenging social norms – for example, having a one-to-one meeting with a male client – were also discussed, the IFC told the Post in an email Monday. The possibility of starting a new business association for women was also a topic of conversation. The meeting was a precursor to a workshop to be held in partnership with the Ministry of Women’s Affairs later this month.
New packaging rules
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:00 Soeun Say
FOOD packaging is subject to new directives aimed at improving the quality of Cambodian goods, the Ministry of Commerce (MoC) has announced. According to a report obtained by the Post Sunday, the ministry has issued guidelines in order to define a clear legal responsibility for products on sale to the general public. It wants packages of multiple wares, like those sold together in gift packages, to be labelled with the name and address of a trader. Invoices must also be provided by sellers, the new rules state. “The MoC will observe and control all goods in the Cambodian market in order to strengthen the quality of goods, services and safety. It will protect users from using goods which have expired,” the report stated.
Anlong Veng :Soldier suspected in shooting Police in Oddar
Tuesday, 09 March 2010 15:03 Tep Nimol
Anlong Veng
Meanchey’s Anlong Veng district are searching for a soldier suspected killing a villager who was transporting wood to build his house, a district police official said Sunday. The soldier, 53, stopped the victim’s truck and demanded a payment of 20,000 riels (US$5) on Saturday, Anlong Veng district police Chief Nguon Rithy said, and when the man refused, the soldier shot him three times in the stomach. Nguon Rithy added that the soldier is likely hiding in the forest. “I think we will be able to catch the man when he is out of food.”
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