Manulife To Use Tuk-Tuks to Promote Services
Canada-based life insurance company Manulife Cambodia will launch a big advertising campaign on tuk-tuks this year to raise awareness of its services. Manulife Cambodia chief executive Robert J Elliott said the campaign would begin with 75 tuk-tuks. He believes between one and two million people ...
Officials to head to US for adoption training
Cambodia’s long-awaited resumption of international adoptions will soon take another tenuous step forward with a US State Department program that will see local adoption officials flown to the United States for training. The initiative, pegged an “informational visitor’s program”, follows on the heels of a January ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/officials-head-us-adoption-training
Family’s world shrinks daily
Dozens of trucks, bulldozers and excavators have pushed Var Sokhoeurn to the edge of his remaining land at the Lower Sesan ii dam site in Stung Treng province’s Srepok district. When Post reporters visited Sokhoeurn’s family last month, much of his land, where he grew cassava and other ...
Phak Seangly and Daniel Pye
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/family%E2%80%99s-world-shrinks-daily
Victim’s kin ‘no right to cash’
The National Social Security Fund (NSSF) has defended its decision not to pay a survivors’ pension to the family of a teenager killed in a ceiling collapse at the Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu province last May. On the anniversary of the collapse on ...
Sen David and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/victim%E2%80%99s-kin-%E2%80%98no-right-cash%E2%80%99
Nutrition projects ‘need funds’
Despite sustained levels of high economic growth, most people in Cambodia are still eating rice at every meal, with little meat, fish or vegetables, meaning undernutrition will remain high and stunting common among children if the government does not scale up targeted health programs, a ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nutrition-projects-%E2%80%98need-funds%E2%80%99
High-level officials to get raises
Prime Minister Hun Sen is set for a monthly salary hike of more than $900 as part of sweeping changes to senior government and high-ranking civil servant bonuses, according to a new sub-decree. The document, dated October 13 and obtained by the Post yesterday, states that ...
Pech Sotheary and Shane Worrell
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/high-level-officials-get-raises
Gov’t stands firm on Montagnards
A UN delegation met with Ratanakkiri province’s deputy police chief yesterday afternoon to discuss the fate of 13 Montagnard asylum seekers who have been hiding in the province in recent weeks. The provincial administration, however, has continued to call for the group’s deportation. Deputy police chief ...
Phak Seangly and Alice Cuddy
http://phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-stands-firm-montagnards
PM mulling emergency as virus cases rise to 96
“I am lookIng at the possIbIlIty In ArtIcle 22 of the ConstItutIon to request the KIng to declare a state of emergency. I don’t want to use It, but If my appeal [to the people] Is IneffectIve, ArtIcle 22 of the ConstItutIon wIll be used. ...
Phuon Chansereivuth and Niem Chheng
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-mulling-emergency-virus-cases-rise-96
Videos
This page compiles all the videos about the budget and information for citizens (i4C) on services, standards, functions, and rights of citizens in the commune administration, primary schools, and health centers to enhance knowledge and awareness of citizens related to the implementation of social accountability ...
បក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិប្ដឹងមេឃុំបក្សប្រជាជននៅបាត់ដំបង
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានប្ដឹងមេឃុំបាយដំរាំ ស្រុកបាណន់ ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ទៅគណៈកម្មការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំ ទាក់ទិនករណីយកសន្លឹកឆ្នោតទៅបង្រៀនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជាច្រើននាក់ ឲ្យចេះគូស និងបង្ខំឲ្យបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានដាក់ពាក្យបណ្ដឹងទៅគណៈកម្មការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ឃុំបាយដំរាំ ហើយបានចោទប្រកាន់មេឃុំមួយរូបពីបទគំរាមកំហែងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ឲ្យបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។ មន្ត្រីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ប្រចាំស្រុកបាណន់ ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង លោក សា សុបិន ថ្លែងថា កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៦ ខែកក្កដា មេឃុំបាយដំរាំ លោក ងុង ឆាន់លី និងសមាជិកក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ បានកោះហៅប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជាង ៥០នាក់ យកទៅបង្រៀនឲ្យចេះគូសសន្លឹកឆ្នោតនៅសាលាបឋមសិក្សាទួលច្រនៀង៖ «ព្រឹក មិញនេះ មេឃុំគេប្រមូលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋបង្រៀនគូសសន្លឹកឆ្នោត។ មេឃុំបាយដំរាំ ហើយនិងសមាជិកក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំចុះទៅប្រមូលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋប្រហែលជា ៥០នាក់ ហើយគេយកសន្លឹកឆ្នោតគំរូហ្នឹងទៅបង្រៀន ហើយចំណុចចុងក្រោយគេថា កុំឲ្យភ្លេចបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យគណបក្សប្រជាជន កុំឲ្យគូសក្រៅតែពីគណបក្សប្រជាជន»។ ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតខេត្តបាត់ដំបង លោក វន ពន គូសបញ្ជាក់ថា តាមគោលការណ៍ច្បាប់ មេឃុំជាអាជ្ញាធរដែនដី ហើយការកោះហៅប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទៅបង្រៀនឲ្យគូសសន្លឹកឆ្នោតនោះ គឺជាការអនុវត្តផ្ទុយនឹងច្បាប់៖ ...
សួន សុផលមុន្នី
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/law/cnrp-sue-commune-chief-of-cpp-07062013072436.html
Bank exits rubber firm: NGO
Global Witness, a United Kingdom-based NGO, has alleged that Deutsche Bank has dropped the majority of its holdings in a Vietnamese company that operates rubber plantations in Cambodia, amid accusations the firm is involved in land grabbing and illegal logging. in a statement released today, Global ...
Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bank-exits-rubber-firm-ngo
High interest rates on loans remain a big hurdle for Cambodian farmers
Sitting in front of her small house in the Chey Thorn commune of Kandal province, 35-year-old Sokhun’s face is etched with worry. She would like to plant crops on her four hectares of land, but she only has enough money to cultivate two of them. She could go to a microfinance finance institution ...
Cambodian opposition supporters protest against PM Hun Sen
An estimated 20,000 supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) took to the streets in capital Phnom Penh Sunday afternoon to call on Prime Minister Hun Sen to hold a reelection or to step down following allegations of serious irregularities during the July ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/833497.shtml#.UreXdtIW2ls
Rainsy Considers International Complaint Over Election Result
Opposition CNRP President Sam Rainsy on Friday expressed his intention to take his dissatisfaction with the outcome of the July national election, over which his party is boycotting its National Assembly seats, to an international stage. Speaking at the launch of a detailed election report by ...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rainsy-considers-international-complaint-over-election-result-49327/
Company digs trench around family’s home
Hang Chantha watched in horror last weekend as a private company battling to take her land dug a four-meter-deep trench around the perimeter of her home. “After the company dug, i could not sleep at night; i was afraid my house would fall,” she recounted Thursday, ...
Ben Sokhean and Alex Consiglio
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/company-digs-trench-around-familys-home-60031/
Mfone Employees Demand Unpaid Salaries
More than 100 former employees of the bankrupt mobile telephone company Mfone protested outside the firm’s shuttered offices in Phnom Penh yesterday, demanding that they receive salaries for working the month of February despite the company having already gone out of business. Mar Samoeun, 64, ...
ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ថ្ងៃ១០កក្កដា
មេភូមិបក្សប្រជាជនរងការចោទថាគំរាមកំហែងសិទ្ធិអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត ដោយ អ៊ុក សាវបូរី ខេត្តតាកែវ៖ ក្រោយពីមានការអំពាវនាវរបស់គណៈកម្មការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតខេត្តតាកែវ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៥ ខែកក្កដា កន្លងមក មេឃុំព្រែកផ្ទោល ស្រុកអង្គរបុរី និងឃុំកំពែង ស្រុកព្រៃកប្បាស ខេត្តតាកែវ បានបញ្ជាឲ្យមេភូមិគ្រប់ភូមិ ប្រមូលអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណ និងលិខិតបញ្ជាក់អត្តសញ្ញាណសម្រាប់បម្រើឲ្យការបោះឆ្នោត ដែលគេនិយមហៅថា ប័ណ្ណខៀវពីពលរដ្ឋ។ ប៉ុន្តែសកម្មភាពនេះ ត្រូវតំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ចោទថា ជាការគំរាមកំហែងសិទ្ធិអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត។ ប្រធានប្រតិបត្តិគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិអះអាងថាមានការគំរាមផ្នែកនយោបាយច្រើននៅខេត្តកំពត ...
Fear still lingers in Pro Ma
A year to the day since armed soldiers stormed into the remote village of Pro Mar in Kratie province, killing a 14-year-old girl, arresting her husband and evicting hundreds of families, Sreng Pho still has nightmares. “i’m really scared when i think back to that day ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013051665654/National/fear-still-lingers-in-pro-ma.html
Raising a stink in Siem Reap
Piles of waste stinking up Siem Reap’s Chreav commune are causing serious health problems and making the area unlivable, according to local residents. The site in Knar village, which is run by refuse company Global Action for Environment Awareness (GAEA), is plagued with flies and a ...
Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/raising-stink-siem-reap
Mu Sochua to restart Freedom Park campaign
Mu Sochua, a lawmaker-elect for the opposition CNRP, announced Thursday that she will on Sunday morning resume her campaign to enter Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park. Last month, Ms. Sochua appeared at the park alone for four straight days—each day being physically barred by authorities—in an effort ...
Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mu-sochua-to-restart-freedom-park-campaign-56712/