Protesting Garment Workers to Resume Work
After four days of protests, which at times grew violent, striking garment workers at the Manhattan Qing Dao Textile Corp in Kompong Cham province said they would be resuming work Monday after reaching a tentative agreement with the company. On Thursday, more than 1000 workers ...
Three Injured by Police During Factory Protest
Three factory workers were injured yesterday during a protest in Phnom Penh’s Pur Senchey district when more than 500 workers clashed with about 100 police officers, according to eyewitnesses and union representatives. Workers from Win Shingtex (Cambodia) Co Ltd had originally planned to march from the ...
Voices divided pre-ASEAN
Protecting human rights, especially those of Cambodian migrant workers traversing borders to countries such as Malaysia, dominated discussions at yesterday’s ASEAN Peoples’ Forum, one of two competing pre-summit forums that claim to be giving a voice to Cambodians. Speaking at yesterday’s forum, Seng Sakda, director-general ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032955323/National-news/voices-divided-pre-asean.html
Two SEZ Shooting Victims Questioned Yesterday
The Svay Rieng Provincial Court yesterday questioned two of the three female garment factory workers who were shot during a protest at a special economic zone (SEZ) in Bavet City in February, the provincial prosecutor said yesterday. Keo Nea, 18; Bun Chenda, 21; and Nuth Sokhorn, ...
Asean Leaders Say Sanctions on Burma Should Be Lifted—Now
Asean leaders urged the lifting of economic sanctions against Burma, while the Burmese president made his first public statement on the nation’s recent by-elections, calling them “very successful” at the Asean Summit in Phnom Penh yesterday. “Asean has consistently spoken of lifting sanctions, but now, more ...
ក្រសួងការងារៈ ជនប្រើពលកម្មកុមារនៅសិប្បកម្មផលិតឥដ្ឋ គឺត្រូវប្រឈមនឹងបទល្មើសព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ
ក្រសួងការងារ និងបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលវិជ្ជាជីវៈ បានជំរុញឱ្យមន្ទីរការងារទាំងអស់ ចុះទៅណែនាំម្ចាស់សិប្បកម្មផលិតឥដ្ឋ អំពីវិធីការពាររបស់ក្រសួងដើម្បីបញ្ចៀសការកើតមានគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចំពោះកុមារនិងត្រូវហាមដាច់ខាត ការប្រើប្រាស់ទាសភាពបំណុល ដើម្បីចងភ្ជាប់ឲ្យគ្រួសារ ...
ខន សាវិ
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កម្ពុជាលុបចោលផែនការបង់ប្រាក់នៅគុកដូចសណ្ឋាគារ
រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជានឹងលុបចោលគម្រោងគុកសណ្ឋាគារដ៏ចម្រូងចម្រាស។ នេះតាមក្រុមមន្រ្តីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ។ រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានប្រកាសនៅដើមខែនេះថា ខ្លួននឹងបើកមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលឃុំឃាំងថ្មីនៅពេលឆាប់ៗនេះ ដែលពួកអ្នកទោសអាចបង់ប្រាក់ស្នាក់នៅទីនោះបាន។ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលឃុំឃាំងថ្មីនោះ ត្រូវបានគេនិយាយថា មាន ...
Leonie Kijewski
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បក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិចូលរួម និងជួួបជាមួយគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ឡើងវិញនៅរដ្ឋសភា
ក្រោយពីលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិសម្រេចឲ្យគណបក្សរបស់លោកចូលរួមជាមួយគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ឡើងវិញដោយប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ននៅរដ្ឋសភាជាជាងការធ្វើពហិការ ...
ឃី សុវុឌ្ឍី
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/28949/
លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ជាអ្នកបញ្ជាឱ្យចល័តទ័ពព័ទ្ធជុំវិញទីស្នាក់ការកណ្តាលបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
អំឡុងសុន្ទរកថាកាលពីម្សលមិញ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកនឹង “កម្ចាត់ចោល” អ្នកប្រឆាំងដែលហ៊ានធ្វើបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងរដ្ឋាភិបាល ហើយក្នុងនោះលោកក៏បានប្រកាសដែរថា លោកជាអ្នកបញ្ជាដោយផ្ទាល់ឱ្យយោធាចល័តជុំវិញទីស្នាក់ការកណ្ដាលរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកាលពីចុងខែមុន។ ក្នុងពិធីប្រគល់សញ្ញាបត្រនៅវិទ្យាស្ថានជាតិអប់រំក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកបានបញ្ជាពីប្រទេសសិង្ហបុរី ឱ្យយោធាធ្វើសមយុទ្ធដើម្បីសាកល្បងសមត្ថភាពបញ្ជារបស់លោកតាមប្រព័ន្ធទូរស័ព្ទ។ ...
គុច ណារ៉េន
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/34383
CPP ចាត់ទុកបាតុកម្មខ្មែរ នៅប៉ារីសថា ជាការជ្រៀតជ្រែកកម្ពុជា
គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយកាលថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ដោយហៅបាតុកម្មដែលរៀបចំឡើងដោយក្រុមជនជាតិកម្ពុជាមួយក្រុមនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងប៉ារីសថាជ្រៀតជ្រែកកិច្ចការអធិបតេយ្យភាពផ្ទៃក្នុងរបស់កម្ពុជា និងជាឥរិយាបថនៃការរើសអើង និងបង្កអស្ថិរភាព ...
វង្ស សុខេង
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ក្រសួង៖ ការដំឡើងបៀវត្សមិនទាន់បំពេញតម្រូវការឡើយ
ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា បានទទួលស្គាល់ថា ការដំឡើងប្រាក់បៀវត្សជាបន្តបន្ទាប់នាពេលនេះ នៅមិនទាន់អាចបំពេញតាមតម្រូវការជាក់ស្តែងរបស់គ្រូបង្រៀននៅឡើយ ប៉ុន្តែក្រសួងពិនិត្យលើកត្តាហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និងការលើកទឹកចិត្តផ្សេងៗទៀត ដើម្បីពង្រឹងគុណភាពគ្រូបង្រៀន។ ក្នុងការ ...
ប៉ិច សុធារី
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CAMBODIA: Gap calls for probe into supplier strike
US retailer Gap Inc says it has “demanded an immediate investigation” in response to allegations of harassment at one of its suppliers in Cambodia. A strike at the Ocean Garment Factory in Phnom Penh has now entered its third week, despite a court ordering the 2,500 ...
http://www.just-style.com/news/gap-calls-for-probe-into-supplier-strike_id115380.aspx
B Keila, B Kak continue petitioning
Free of the police resistance that thwarted their march the previous day, about 65 Borei Keila and Boeung Kak community supporters marched to the Ministry of Justice yesterday in another effort to have land dispute activists Tim Sakmony and Yorm Bopha freed from pre-trial detention ...
One Million Line the Streets in Final Farewell to King Father
The late King Father Norodom Sihanouk made his final journey back to Cambodia yesterday to be greeted by an estimated 1 million people who lined the streets in reverential silence to witness the return of the country’s much-loved monarch. Cambodians of all ages stood silently on ...
Cops crack down on faux shampoo
Seven sellers of fake shampoo have been detained for questioning at the Kampong Speu provincial police station after being arrested this week while plying their sub-par wares at the Chbar Mon town market. Seoung Savuth, deputy police chief of anti-economic crime in the province, said police ...
Cambodia could tap up to 10,000 MW from hydroelectric dams
Cambodia has great potential in hydropower development and the country could build and tap up to 10,000 megawatts from hydropower dams, said an energy official on Thursday. “at the present, about 10 percent of the hydropower potential is under construction,” Heng Kunleang, chief of the energy ...
Corridor towns to see $37 million in ADB loans
Battambang, Bavet, Neak Loeung and Poipet are among several towns that will benefit from a $37 million loan from the the first quarter of next year after funding was approved at the 18th Greater Mekong Sub Region (GMS) meeting in Nanning, China. The loan comes from ...
Think Tank Says Investment Needed to Balance Growth
Government action is needed if Cambodia is to reach its potential for economic growth and address growing inequality, according to a new report from a leading local think tank. The recommendations were included in the Cambodian Development Resource Institute’s (CDRI) annual development review 2012 to ’13. ...
Adidas Denies Allegations of Low Wages for Factory Workers
German sports brand Adidas yesterday denied allegations that its Cambodian factory, which produces Olympic merchandise, was not paying workers a sustainable living wage. The London Organizing Committee for the 2012 Olympic Games (Locog) said on Sunday it would investigate claims that Adidas has violated its agreement ...
Hun Sen Announces Tax on Land Concessions
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday amended a directive on economic land concession (ELC) taxes, which will mean that owners of agricultural ELCs must pay tax of $5 on every hectare of land after the fifth year of ownership, according to the Council of Ministers. Mr. ...