Reform talk from CPP
The Cambodian People’s Party is prepared to make sweeping changes during its fifth government mandate, including improving the often-criticised judiciary and prioritising social justice, a government spokesman said. This “period of reform” would see deep-seated changes across a number of ministries in response to grievances expressed ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/reform-talk-cpp
Navy denies logging allegations
A colonel in the Royal Cambodian Navy yesterday denied accusations by the NGO Wildlife Alliance that naval officers opened fire on patrolling rangers on the Tatai River in Koh Kong province as they tried seizing an allegedly illegal shipment of rosewood. Colonel Tep Vuthy instead accused ...
Phak Seangly and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/navy-denies-logging-allegations
Taxi Drivers Block Checkpoint In Poipet to Protest New Tax
Taxi drivers staged a large protest Wednesday at a customs checkpoint in Poipet City over customs officials’ demands for what the protesters said was an exorbitant tax on a small load of goods. At the checkpoint Wednesday, more than 50 taxi drivers blocked the road for ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/taxi-drivers-block-checkpoint-in-poipet-to-protest-new-tax-49159/
Court Charges Missionary With Child Abuse
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Saturday charged Daniel Johnson, an American missionary, with committing indecent acts against five boys under the age of 15 at an orphanage he operated in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, police said. Johnson, 35, was sent to the court on Wednesday ...
Saing Soenthrith and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-charges-missionary-with-child-abuse-49356/
Illegal logging case ‘closed’ against RCAF officer
A brigadier general in the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) whose home and rubber plantation in Mondolkiri province were raided by police last week claimed Sunday that the authorities had apologized to him after he threatened them with a lawsuit. Police had raided Brigadier General Chhit ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/illegal-logging-case-closed-against-rcaf-officer-52343/
Wing Star strike to continue after meeting fails
Thousands of workers at the Wing Star Shoes factory demonstrated Tuesday for the second day in a row outside the factory in Kompong Speu province after a meeting between union and company officials failed to reach an agreement that would end an ongoing strike, worker ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/wing-star-strike-to-continue-after-meeting-fails-54461/
Another New Year fracas at land dispute site
Security guards at the center of a yearlong land dispute between families in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak community and the Khun Sear import Export Company on Wednesday accused the families of attacking them during a late-night Khmer New Year drinking party. Nuon Sokhannara, one of the ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-new-year-fracas-at-land-dispute-site-56626/
UN critical of pending asylum seeker deal
Officials with the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) on Tuesday spoke out for the first time against Australia’s plans to send some of the asylum seekers trying to reach its shores to Cambodia, saying the pending deal was not a “real ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/concern-over-migration-chiefs-family-connections-57202/
UN human rights official wraps visit, ‘saddened’ by violence
U.N. Deputy High Commissioner for Human Rights Flavia Pansieri on Friday wrapped up a five-day mission to Cambodia, saying that she was concerned and “deeply saddened” by the violent beating of bystanders and journalists after a May Day gathering near a cordoned-off Freedom Park. in prepared ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-human-rights-official-wraps-visit-saddened-by-violence-58002/
Battambang official files campaign complaint against CNRP
A deputy commune chief in Battambang City filed a complaint Monday with the provincial election committee (PEC), accusing the CNRP of failing to inform him when they publicly screened a political video in his commune on May 6 and 7. “i have received this complaint,” said ...
Sek Odom and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/battambang-official-files-campaign-complaint-against-cnrp-58600/
Prime Minister appeals to rice millers not to lower paddy prices
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday appealed to rice millers and paddy buyers not to lower prices and to secure better rates for farmers facing difficulties in the early harvest season. The Cambodian Rice Federation (CRF) said the low prices were due to an influx ...
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/prime-minister-appeals-rice-millers-not-lower-paddy-prices
Ministry, KOICA partner on tech skills
In a bold strIde towards boostIng the InformatIon and communIcatIon technology (ICT) skIlls of the KIngdom’s young populatIon, the MInIstry of Labour and VocatIonal TraInIng and the Korea InternatIonal CooperatIon Agency (KOICA) have put pen to paper on a new agreement. ...
Neang Sokunthea
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministry-koica-partner-tech-skills
Cambodia attracts $1.39 bln investment in first 2 months of 2024
Cambodia approved fixed-asset investment projects worth $1.39 billion in the first two months of 2024, a significant rise of about 500 percent compared to the same period last year, a Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC)’s report said on Sunday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501454423/cambodia-attracts-1-39-bln-investment-in-first-2-months-of-2024/
សង្គមស៊ីវិល៖ បរិយាកាសឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតមានភាពអាប់អួ
អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល និងគណបក្សប្រឆាំង បានរកឃើញថា បរិយាកាសក្នុងយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ អាណត្តិទី៥ មានបរិយាកាសអាប់អួគួរឲ្យព្រួយបារម្ភ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ការអះអាងនេះ ត្រូវបានថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំស្ថាប័នរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតច្រានចោល និងវាយតម្លៃថា សភាពការណ៍ឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតមានដំណើរការល្អ និងគ្មានឃាតកម្មទៅលើសកម្មជនបក្សនយោបាយណាមួយទេ។ អង្គការឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោត មានឈ្មោះថា ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និងសិទ្ធិមនុស្សក្នុងប្រតិបត្តិការ ដ្រាក (DHRAC) កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៣ ខែកក្កដា បានចេញសេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មាន បង្ហាញថា យុទ្ធនាការឃោសនារយៈពេល ២៦ថ្ងៃកន្លងទៅនេះ មានបរិយាកាសគួរឲ្យព្រួយបារម្ភបំផុត ចំពោះការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរី ត្រឹមត្រូវ និងយុត្តិធម៌នៅកម្ពុជា។ របាយការណ៍អង្គការ ដ្រាក បញ្ជាក់ថា បរិយាកាសអាប់អួទាំងនោះមានដូចជា គណបក្សប្រកួតប្រជែង និងអ្នកគាំទ្រនយោបាយបក្សកាន់អំណាច បានប្រព្រឹត្តផ្ទុយពីក្រមសីលធម៌នៃការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ ដូចជាបានធ្វើសកម្មភាពរារាំងអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតមិនឲ្យចូលរួមនយោបាយ គំរាមម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតមិនឲ្យចូលរួមជាសមាជិកគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ឬគំរាមមិនឲ្យដង្ហែក្បួនឃោសនាគាំទ្រសកម្មភាពរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំង ជាដើម។ អង្គការ ដ្រាក ឲ្យដឹងថា គណបក្សដែលងាយរងគ្រោះខ្លាំងជាងគេចំពោះទង្វើ និងបញ្ហាផ្សេងៗក្នុងពេលឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត គឺគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងគណបក្សតូចៗដទៃទៀត។ ហើយថា គណបក្សនយោបាយដែលប្រើគ្រប់សកម្មភាព ...
ដែន អាយុធ្យា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/dhrac-found-ugly-atmosphere-during-election-campaign-07242013082433.html
អាមេរិកទាមទារឲ្យកម្ពុជាដោះស្រាយភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត
តំណាងរាស្ត្រ និងព្រឹទ្ធសភាសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក បានធ្វើសេចក្តីព្រាងសេចក្តីសម្រេចចិត្តពីរផ្សងគ្នា ទាមទារឲ្យក្រសួងការបរទេស និងទីភ្នាក់ងារផ្តល់ជំនួយសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ពិចារណាកាត់ជំនួយដោយផ្ទាល់ទៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ប្រសិនបើលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតនៅកម្ពុជា មិនបានឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងឆន្ទៈរបស់ពលរដ្ឋ។ ការព្រាងសេចក្តីសម្រេចចិត្តនេះ ធ្វើឡើងស្របពេលដែលពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនៅកម្ពុជា និងនៅបរទេស កំពុងទាមទារឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ដោះស្រាយភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត មុនពេលបង្កើតរដ្ឋសភា និងរដ្ឋាភិបាល។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ដ៏មានឥទ្ធិពលចំនួនពីរនាក់ ប្រកាសគាំទ្រឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា។ ជំហររបស់តំណាងរាស្ត្រទាំងពីរនាក់ ធ្វើឡើងនៅពេលពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ-អាមេរិកាំង និងកាណាដា ប្រមាណ ៥០០នាក់ កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ ទី១៨ កញ្ញា បានតវ៉ានៅមុខវិមានសភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រអាមេរិក នៅរដ្ឋធានីវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន (Washington) ទាមទារឲ្យដោះស្រាយភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត និងដាក់សេចក្តីព្រាងសេចក្តីសម្រេចចិត្តចំនួនពីរ ដើម្បីឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាមេរិក អាចដាក់ទណ្ឌកម្មទៅលើរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ប្រសិនបើលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតមិនអាចជឿជាក់បាន។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក លោក ស្ទីវ ឆាបុត្រ (Steve Chabot) កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ មានប្រសាសន៍ទៅកាន់ក្រុមបាតុករនៅមុខវិមានសភាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ ខេបភីថល ហីល (Capital Hill) ...
Six injured as police, Borei Keila villagers clash
At least six people were injured on Friday when a small group of Borei Keila villagers were evicted from the grounds of an unfinished building in Phnom Penh that they began occupying this week in a bid to draw attention to a years-long fight for ...
Khuon Narim and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/six-injured-as-police-borei-keila-villagers-clash-52325/
Farming’s primacy ‘hinders’
Cambodia’s economic productivity is in trouble, struggling with an inability to turn a youthful population into a skilled workforce and stunted by an over-reliance on agriculture, according to a new World Bank report. in Cambodia and Vietnam, diversification of labour from the farming sector contributed to ...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/farming%E2%80%99s-primacy-%E2%80%98hinders%E2%80%99
Brands Urge Gov't to Act on SEZ Shooting
Some of the world’s largest international clothing brands, along with foreign labor protection groups, have called on the Cambodian government to intensify its investigation of last month’s triple shooting of spectators at a Svay Rieng special economic zone. Signed by several of the biggest customers ...
Cambodian Stock Exchange sees challenges, opportunities
I vIsIted the CambodIan Stock Exchange (CSX) last September In the heart of Phnom Penh. It had offIcIally “opened” a few months prIor but no companIes were lIsted yet. The tradIng room was fIlled wIth new desks and computer monItors, waItIng for someone to power ...
http://www.chinapost.com.tw/business/global-markets/2012/05/07/340280/Cambodian-Stock.htm
Taxes and capital obstacles for small business owners
The exclamations of dismay that come from small-business people in Cambodia when someone tries to take a picture of their shop are to be expected, as they believe the photo will be used to make them pay taxes they cannot afford, but that doesn’t mean ...