Cambodia makes 187 mln USD from rubber exports in H1

STORY: Cambodia makes 187 mln USD from rubber exports in H1 DATELINE: July 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Phnom Penh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of rubber trees 2. various of rubber production plant STORYLINE: Cambodia exported 139,220 tonnes of dry rubber in the first half of 2023, up 2.72 percent from 135,537 tonnes over the same period last year, said a report from the General Directorate of Rubber on Wednesday. The country made 187 million U.S. dollars in revenue from exports of the commodity during the January-June period this year, down 13.5 percent from 216.3 million dollars over the same period last year, the report said. "A tonne of dry rubber averagely cost 1,344 U.S. dollars during the first semester of 2023, about 252 dollars lower than that of the same period last year," Him Oun, director general of the General Directorate of Rubber, said in the report. The Southeast Asian nation exports the commodity mainly to Malaysia, Vietnam, Singapore, and China. The report said Camb

Anti-Thaksin protestors demonstrate over border dispute with Camb

Anti-Thaksin protestors demonstrate over border dispute with Camb

BANGKOK, Thailand - Protestors opposed to former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra stage a rally in Bangkok over the issue of a border dispute with Cambodia on Aug. 7, 2010. (Kyodo)

Anti-Thaksin protestors demonstrate over border dispute with Camb

Anti-Thaksin protestors demonstrate over border dispute with Camb

BANGKOK, Thailand - Thousands of protestors opposed to former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra stage a massive rally in Bangkok over the issue of a border dispute with Cambodia on Aug. 7, 2010. (Kyodo)