No Power Leads to No Water In Sihanoukville
The water shortage that has led to tens of thousands of households in Sihanoukville without running water for the past week occurred after provincial officials decided to limit power to a water pumping facility operated by the tourist town’s privately-owned distributor, a manager at the ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/no-power-leads-to-no-water-in-sihanoukville-16858/
On Independence Day, King Sihamoni Calls for Unity
King Norodom Sihamoni used a speech during celebrations marking the 60th anniversary of Cambodia’s independence from France on Saturday to call for unity amid growing concerns over the long-term harmony of the nation since July’s disputed national election. Government officials, military officers and foreign diplomats turned ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-independence-day-king-sihamoni-calls-for-unity-46800/
Thai company shelves Kampot cement project
Thailand’s second-largest cement company has suspended a cement-plant project valued at about $200 million in Kampot province because of political uncertainty and better investment opportunities in Myanmar, according to a senior executive. Philippe Arto, the managing director of Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC), said ...
Rann Reuy and May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thai-company-shelves-kampot-cement-project
Delays continue to constrain launch of Cambodia Airlines
For Cambodians aspiring to a career in aviation, this weekend looks promising. Almost seven months after its formal establishment, Cambodia Airlines is hosting a career fair in Phnom Penh. The airline is moving forward by looking for staff – from captains, first officers and cabin crew ...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/delays-continue-constrain-launch-cambodia-airlines
មន្ត្រីម្នាក់៖ ដៃគូជាយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រថ្មីជាមួយជប៉ុនមិនធ្វើឲ្យប៉ះពាល់ដល់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយចិន
ពេលត្រឡប់មកពីបំពេញទស្សនកិច្ចផ្លូវរដ្ឋនៅប្រទេសជប៉ុន កាលពីម្សិលមិញ មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលរបស់លោក ហ៊ុន សែន មួយរូបបានបដិ សេធថា ការបង្កើនទំនាក់ទំនងថ្មីជាមួយប្រទេសជប៉ុន និងសេចក្ដី សម្រេចរបស់កម្ពុជា ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/8419/
UN Rights Envoy Subedi Says Electoral Reform Inadequate
Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/un-rights-envoy-subedi-says-electoral-reform-inadequate-40195/
‘Downgrade’ of railway homes
Compensation for Phnom Penh villagers set to be displaced by railway reconstruction may be insufficient due to a “systematic downgrade” of the value of their homes by the government, a report released yesterday said. The report, issued by the NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut, said the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070550186/National-news/downgrade-of-railway-homes.html
Government Awards Land Reform Organizations
Representatives from German, Finnish and Canadian development agencies were awarded honorary medals by Minister of Land Management Im Chhun Lim on Wednesday for their work in the country’s land sector. The awards ceremony comes just weeks after it emerged that the World Bank had frozen ...
Trade unions demand change to draft law
A group of independent trade unions yesterday put forth a list of demands for changes to Cambodia’s first trade union law, which will be finalised by the government in the coming months. Unionists said the revisions were necessary, as the current draft law would undermine unions ...
State borrowing may spike
Cambodia’s draft budget law for 2012 will seek to increase concessional borrowing by about 75 per cent compared to 2011, according to a copy of the draft obtained by the Post. A lack of aid commitment may have led to the increase in proposed borrowing, experts ...
Thailand's second-largest rice exporter invests $47m in mills
Asia Golden Rice (AGR), Thailand’s second-largest rice exporter, will invest $47 million to build milling plants in Cambodia capable of processing up to 1 million tons of rice per year, according to a company representative and reports from the Thai news media yesterday. “This will be ...
US firms eye new markets in the Kingdom
VISA, Mastercard, Dell and Cisco Systems have been added to a growing list of US companies looking to enter the Cambodian market, according to Frances Zwenig, counsellor of the US-ASEAN Business Council. The financial services and information technology companies joined GE, Chevron, Johnson & Johnson ...
Authorities Fire Weapons During Seziure of Rosewood
Forestry officials and police in Siem Reap province’s Banteay Srei district seized a car transporting more than 100 pieces of illegally logged rosewood on Wednesday night, the 10th haul of the luxury wood in the province since January, according to a court official. Despite the efforts ...
Spate of abuses continues
Nearly two dozen fishermen were repatriated to the Kingdom yesterday after being trafficked aboard Thai fishing boats where they endured forced labour and rampant abuse. The 11 men bring to 30 the number of fishermen repatriated from Malaysia and Indonesia this year. They were visibly shaken ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030954949/National-news/spate-of-abuses-continues.html
Trucks Banned on Phnom Penh Streets for Duration of Summit
Phnom Penh City Hall has banned all trucks transporting goods and gasoline from traveling on the city’s roads in daytime hours to ease traffic during the Asean Summit, according to a notice placed on the municipality’s website Saturday. The Ministry of Education has also told 12 ...
Stocks’ excellent first quarter
Preservation of capital is fast losing ground to increased risk-taking as global equity markets close the quarter with a stellar performance. Investors are concerned that they will miss the accelerating upside move. Out of the 78 major financial markets around the world, the score is 66 positive ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012040455410/Business/stocks-excellent-first-quarter.html
អ្នកភូមិស្រុកព្រៃនប់ ឡើងតវ៉ាស្នើឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរដោះស្រាយជម្លោះដីធ្លី
អ្នកភូមិជិត១០០នាក់មកពីភូមិអូរត្រជាក់ចិត្ត ឃុំសំរុង ស្រុកព្រៃនប់ ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ បានប្រមូលគ្នាឡើងមកតវ៉ានៅមុខសាលាខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ដើម្បីស្នើឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរពន្លឿនដោះស្រាយលើជម្លោះដីធ្លីរាំរៃច្រើនឆ្នាំ ជាមួយរដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើខេត្ត។ គ្រួសារប្រជាសហគមន៍ ...
ជា វណ្ណៈ
http://bit.ly/1U4S0uh
ធនាគារស្រូវឲ្យកសិករឈប់លក់ស្រូវក្នុងតម្លៃ ក្រោម៨៤០រៀល
ដោយមានកិច្ចសហការគាំទ្រហិរញ្ញប្បទានពីធនាគារអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ជនបទនៃរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយនិងទប់ស្កាត់ការធ្លាក់ចុះនៃតម្លៃស្រូវសែនក្រអូប នាពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ ធនាគារស្រូវ (កម្ពុជា) ភីអិលស៊ី បានប្រកាសជូនដំណឹងដល់ប្រជាកសិករទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ពោធិ៍សាត់ និងបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ឈប់បន្តលក់ស្រូវសែនក្រអូបសើមនៅក្នុងតម្លៃក្រោម៨៤០រៀលក្នុងមួយគីឡូក្រាមមិនតែប៉ុណ្ណោះធនាគារស្រូវនឹងចុះទៅទិញស្រូវប្រជាកសិករនៅនឹងកន្លែងក្នុងតម្លៃ៨៤០រៀលក្នុងមួយគីឡូក្រាម។ នេះបើយោងតាមសេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានរបស់ធនាគារស្រូវដែលបានចេញផ្សាយកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ ...
សុខ ចាន់
http://bit.ly/2cBd9NU
តើការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើកំណត់ត្រារបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាកំពុងនាំឱ្យមានគ្រោះរាំងស្ងួតយ៉ាងខ្លាំងយ៉ាងដូចម្តេច?
ការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃឈើដ៏សម្បើម កំពុងតែដើរតួយ៉ាងសំខាន់នៅក្នុងបញ្ហាគ្រោះរាំងស្ងួត ដែលបានកើតមានឡើងនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ យ៉ាងណាមិញ បើទោះជាមានការហាមប្រាមផ្លូវការស្តីពីការនាំចេញឈើក៏ដោយ ព្រៃឈើជាច្រើននៅ ...
Euan Black
http://sea-globe.com/deforestation-drought-cambodia/
Court Drops Complaint against Garment Factory Union Workers
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday dropped a complaint against five union representatives at the Ocean Garment factory in Pur Senchey district who were accused by management at the firm of inciting weeks of protests. Workers have been demonstrating since Aug. 11, demanding the factory fire a manager ...