Cambodia very lucrative for investors
Economic diversification is attracting substantial sums of FDI from China and beyond. Rich in history and culture and blessed with wonderful natural and human resources that are driving its impressive economic growth and attracting record sums of foreign direct investment (FDI), the Kingdom of Cambodia offers ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZTk3NDYwNTAyZjc
UN Envoy Subedi Shares Concerns Over Post-Vote Violence
The U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia, Surya Subedi, on Tuesday presented a report to the Human Rights Council (HRC) in Geneva and expressed his grave concern about post-election violence and the failure of the government and National Election Committee to properly investigate widespread electoral ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/un-envoy-subedi-shares-concerns-over-post-vote-violence-43145/
Government Downplays Cuts to US Military Aid
The government on Wednesday insisted that its decision to postpone U.S.-backed military assistance programs following the July 28 election would not have a negative impact on relations between the two countries. Marie Harf, the spokeswoman for the U.S. State Department, also said on Tuesday that ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-downplays-cuts-to-us-military-aid-39568/
Rise of the bureaucrats
When the ruling Cambodian People’s Party promised civil servants a pay rise earlier this year, some suggested it was also trying to give them a reason to vote for it in July’s national election. The 20 per cent increase came amid the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ...
Daniel Pye and Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rise-bureaucrats
Elephants at centre of tourism tiff
For the ethnic Bunong people in this northeastern province, animals are an integral part of the local economy. Pigs, chickens and water buffaloes offer a variety of sustenance and labour. But it’s the elephants that bring foreigners – and foreigners bring cash. “When I get tours, the ...
Laura Ma
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/elephants-centre-tourism-tiff
Cambodia's Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy 'Narrow Differences' in Election Stalemate
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties are “narrowing their differences” in talks aimed at ending a standoff over recent elections, officials said Tuesday, as protesters ended three straight days of mass demonstrations against poll results. Both the leaders led their parties in the discussions, which were ...
Radio Free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/talks-09172013181436.html
Shaping the leaders of tomorrow
In a lush, gated compound 12 kilometres south of central Phnom Penh, the young minds that will one day lead Cambodia are being shaped – or at least that’s what one philanthropic foundation, which is investing millions of dollars in a unique, long-term project, hopes. “When ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/shaping-leaders-tomorrow
Siem Reap’s Secret Multimillion Dollar Land Swap
Inside the grounds of this city’s old provincial hall, past a green corrugated iron fence, municipal street cleaners and their families are squatting in what was once a bustling government office filled with civil servants. Across the road, the former department of rural development is a ...
Phorn Bopha and Simon Marks
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/selected-features/siem-reaps-secret-multimillion-dollar-land-swap-42375/
A raft of complications
Riun Pau ran out of food last week. For the 13-year-old and her family, that moment was the culmination of weeks of distress caused by flooding that had already ravaged their Battambang home and farmland. Pau’s neighbours are experiencing similar problems. In Battambang, 67.3 per cent ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/raft-complications
In Cambodia, Cyber Casinos Fall Into a Legal Gray Area
In 2010, the Ha Tien Vegas Entertainment Resort, a casino investment on Kampot province’s border with Vietnam that included luxury karaoke rooms and suites, launched with high hopes of attracting Vietnamese gamblers. At the end of December, Ha Tien Vegas closed down. To the north, in ...
Investigation Committee Nixed 1 Day After Creation
A joint-party task force that the National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday announced would be set up to investigate alleged irregularities during the July 28 national election was abruptly abandoned Sunday, with NEC President Im Sousdey announcing that his organization will instead push ahead with ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investigation-committee-nixed-1-day-after-creation-38277/
ជនបរទេសត្រូវមានលិខិតអនុញ្ញាតការងារសម្រាប់សុំទិដ្ឋាការរយៈពេលវែង
មន្ត្រីនាយកដ្ឋានអន្តោប្រវេសន៍កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានអះអាងថា ជនបរទេសដែលស្នើសុំពន្យារពេលទិដ្ឋាការជំនួញនឹងត្រូវមានលិខិតអនុញ្ញាត្តិការងារដាក់ភ្ជាប់មកជាមួយ។ ការអនុវត្តច្បាប់នេះនឹងចាប់ផ្តើមពីថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែកញ្ញាតទៅ។ ...
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-confirms-foreigners-will-need-work-permits-long-term-visas
កម្ពុជាឆ្លើយតបនឹង UN អំពីការរិះគន់បរិយាកាសនយោបាយកម្ពុជា
កាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញ ស្ថានបេសកកម្មអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍របស់កម្ពុជាប្រចាំអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិនៅទីក្រុងហ្សឺណែវ បានតបត្រឡប់ទៅការិយាល័យសិទ្ធិមនុស្សរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ(OHCHR) អំពីការរិះគន់របស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិថាបរិយាកាសនយោបាយរបស់កម្ពុជាមានភាពកាន់តែយ៉ាប់យ៉ឺន ដោយអះអាងថាការរិះគន់នេះមិនមានការបញ្ជាក់ច្បាស់លាស់ និងទាក់ទងនឹងនយោបាយ។ ...
Leonie Kijewski
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mission-hits-back-un-criticism-cambodias-deteriorating-political-climate
ដេលីហៅសកម្មភាពរដ្ឋាភិបាល ជាការវាយប្រហារលើសេរីភាពសារព័ត៌មាន
កាសែត ឌឹ ខេមបូឌា ដេលី កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានថ្លែងថា ខ្លួនកំពុងស្ថិតនៅក្នុងការ «ឡោមព័ទ្ធ» ហើយបន្តហៅការតម្រង់ទិសដៅរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលទៅកាសែតនេះថា ជាការវាយប្រហារទៅលើសេរីភាពសារព័ត៌មាន ខណៈម្ចាស់ស្ថានីយវិទ្យុប្រាំនាក់ដែលត្រូវបានបញ្ជាឲ្យបញ្ឈប់ប្រតិបត្តិការ ...
Ananth Baliga និង នៀម ឆេង
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