ផ្ទះលក់ គ្រឿងបន្លាស់ រថយន្ត នៅខាងត្បូង ផ្សារទួលទំពូង ត្រូវភ្លើងឆេះ
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ផ្ទះលក់គ្រឿងបន្លាស់ រថយន្តធំមួយ ដែលមានយីហោ យឹម សាគុណ (២៧៧) មានទីតាំងស្ថិត នៅតាមបណ្តោយ ផ្លូវលេខ៤៦០ ក្នុងសង្កាត់ ទួលទំពូងទី២ ខណ្ឌចំការមន ត្រូវបានភ្លើងឆេះ នៅវេលាម៉ោង ១ និង ១០ នាទីថ្ងៃត្រង់ ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ទី២១ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០០៩ នេះ ។
គេនៅមិនទាន់ដឹងថា អគ្គីភ័យឆាបឆេះ ផ្ទះលក់គ្រឿងបន្លាស់ រថយន្តនេះ ផ្តើមមកពី មូលហេតុអ្វីនោះទេ ហើយក៏គេនៅមិនទាន់ ទទួលសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ថា គ្រោះអគ្គីភ័យនេះ បណ្តាលឱ្យខូចខាត នូវទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ អស់ប៉ុន្មាននោះដែរ ។
រហូតមកដល់ម៉ោង ២ៈ៣០នាទីរសៀលនេះ ភ្លើងត្រូវបានក្រុមពន្លត់អគ្គិភ័យបាញ់ ពន្លត់ជាស្ថាពរហើយ បន្ទាប់ពីមានការអន្តរាគមន៍ពីក្រុមរថយន្តពន្លត់អគ្គិភ័យជាច្រើន គ្រឿងរួចមក ។
យោងតាមសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍បានឱ្យដឹងថា ក្រៅតែពីផ្ទះលក់គ្រឿងបន្លាស់រថយន្ត នេះ គឺនៅមានផ្ទះជាប់ៗនោះមួយចំនួនទៀតក៏រងនូវការឆាបឆេះខ្លះៗដែរ ។

De Castle Diamond bucks talk of property sector slump

De Castle Diamond bucks talk of property sector slump  


Despite talk of some projects being put on hold, Tuol Kork district is still seeing brisk development.

When the 18-storey De Castle Diamond is finished, expected around the end of this year or beginning of next, it will be the largest condominium complex in the capital, with 178 units set on 2,500 square metres of land.

Located on the west side of Tuol Kork, on Street 315 just north of Russian Boulevard, the complex is situated within easy access of the new Rattanak Hospital as well as several new schools and is only 15 minutes from the airport.

Growing stable
This is the third De Castle project by Technology Innovation Construction Co Ltd (TIC) of South Korea, which is partnering with two of its own subsidiaries on the development: project-management firm Hi Sun Group and main contractor CNKC.

The people running TIC are not new to big investment projects in Phnom Penh. Its chairman, Kim Byung Hak, was the first chairman of the Camko City satellite city developed by fellow South Korean firm World City, and he also oversaw the building of De Castle's first two projects. He said he expects the third and largest to be finished on schedule.

Begun in 2007, the condominium complex is marketed primarily to the Cambodian middle class and South Korean expats.

The building offers four layouts: The basic one-bedroom, one-bathroom model covers 109 square metres and is going for between US$87,000 and $89,000; three-bedroom, three-bathroom units go for $170,000 for the 212-square-metre option and $200,000 for the 243-square-metre option; and the 270 square-metre four-bedroom, four-bathroom units cost around $220,000. There are still 25 units available, TIC said.

Added value
Every condo will come with cable TV and Internet access, and will be furnished with whiteware.

"Most of the materials we use here are imported from Germany and South Korea, like the dishwashers and stoves," said Chuck Villar, the sales and marketing director of the De Castle Diamond project. Also imported are the double-pane, sound-proof windows that help to cut down on outside noise.

The designer's plan was to have amenities right inside the building to provide added value for residents. The third floor houses a swimming pool, indoor driving range, spa, fitness centre, business centre and children's play area. On the rooftop is a garden area for relaxing or entertaining.

There are also quarters for 36 staff members on the mezzanine between the second and third floors for the residents' maids, cooks and drivers. The 6-square-metre rooms have shared bathroom facilities.

Four storeys of parking spaces reach from the basement up to the second floor, each housing unit having its own parking space. As the city fills up, secure reserved parking is becoming a welcome luxury.

Villar said TIC would retain ownership of the land and manage the property. "We're looking at having a 24-hour maintenance staff of cleaners, engineers, electricians and plumbers on call. This would be included in the package."

The staff on hand will fix any problem a resident might run into, whether it's an electrical or plumbing issue, or simply that they have run out of gas and need a new tank. Management fees will be charged by the size of each unit, but it is expected they will run between $0.40 and $0.90 per square metre per month.

There has also been a focus on security. Along with the 24-hour security guards, there is a closed-circuit television system throughout, and each unit has a security camera watching the front door.

"Once you have the reputation, people are more interested in working with you, and De Castle 1 is already a landmark," Villar said, referring to the company's first completed project, also on Street 315. Source: The Phnom Penh Post

Beeline follows 'Boom' with zero-cents tariff

Beeline follows 'Boom' with zero-cents tariff  


MOBILE operator Beeline has launched an aggressive new pricing plan from today in which customers will only be charged for the first minute of any calls they make of up to 15 minutes' duration within the Beeline network.

Under the "Super Zero" plan, the per-minute charge will kick in again after 15 minutes, while calls across networks will be charged at US$0.06 per minute, compared with $0.05 per minute at all times on all networks on the controversial "Boom" plan, Beeline Commercial Director Benoin Janin told a press conference Friday.

SIM cards will be available for just $0.50 under a promotion running until December 31, though the Super Zero tariff will continue for already-qualified users indefinitely, or until the company changes its pricing policy.

The new pricing policy had been planned as part of the company's expansion strategy - Beeline will extend coverage to eight new provinces this month - General Director Gael Campan told the Post last week, but it comes amid an ongoing feud with market leader Cellcard Mobitel over pricing and connectivity across networks.

Campan said Friday that the new pricing structure was "more aggressive" than the Boom plan at the heart of the Mobitel dispute. Under the Boom plan, calls within and across networks were charged at $0.05 per minute, below the $0.0595 cost that industry officials say networks incur for one-minute domestic calls to other networks.

Mobitel and other operators say the Boom policy amounted to price dumping, and Beeline has in turn accused Mobitel of blocking calls from its service to Mobitel subscribers.

Mark Hanna, chief financial controller of Royal Group, which has a stake in Mobitel, told the Post last week that technicians were still working to connect Beeline to Mobitel, but added that it was unlikely to finish the job while the pricing dispute continued.

Campan said Friday he hoped to resolve the dispute, but added that the connectivity issue would not help Mobitel in the long run.

"It is a very fragmented market right now, and nobody has the majority of subscribers," he said.

"Mobitel is not the biggest part of the market; the majority of subscribers are with the other operators. We want to work with them as much as possible, and if Mobitel does not want to give their subscribers access to Beeline customers, it's their problem, not ours."

Beeline announced last week that Takeo, Kampong Chhnang, Kampong Speu, Kompong Thom, Banteay Meanchey, Pursat, Kampot and Prey Veng provinces would be connected to its network one by one between September 2 and September 24.

Campan said the expansion of coverage to 18 provinces, which together account for 64 percent of the country's population, combined with the new pricing policy would remove any more "excuses" people might have for not joining Beeline. "We are adding benefits for customers by reducing the within-network tariff and encouraging them to bring more of their families to join us," he said.

Cambodia Technical Director Rodrigo Araujo said the company was sharing towers with other operators, which he said was "a completely new approach for Cambodia".

The network equipment, provided by Huawei of China, contains batteries to keep services running even in the event of electricity outages.
Beeline is owned by Sotelco, the local subsidiary of Russian telco Vimpelcom Group. Source: the phnom penh post

Trade body seen as key to exploring new markets

 
Trade body seen as key to exploring new markets



Cambodian officials are eyeing membership of a regional trade body involving China and India as part of efforts to reduce the country's reliance on traditional export markets in the United States and Europe.

Senior government minister Ly Thuch said the Ministry of Commerce was well advanced in discussions with member countries of the Asia-Pacific Trade Agreement (APTA).

"Joining APTA will help us integrate further in the Asia-Pacific region as well as give us more access to the most dynamic markets in Asia," he said, referring specifically to India, China and South Korea.

APTA, previously known as the Bangkok Agreement, is a preferential tariff arrangement signed in 1975 as an initiative of the UN's Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) to promote intra-regional trade through concessions between member countries.

It is open to all developing ESCAP member countries, but only China, India, South Korea, Bangladesh, Laos and Sri Lanka have joined. Members are currently participating in the fourth round of tariff concessions, which are expected to conclude in October 2009. Ministry of Commerce Undersecretary of State Em Sophoan said admission would help Cambodia boost exports. "If we join with APTA, we can cut down trade barriers and open big markets among the member countries," he said.

Marc Proksch, an economic affairs officer in ESCAP's Trade Policy Section, agreed, saying regional cooperation was necessary to reduce Asia's reliance on struggling export markets in the West. Source: the phnom penh post