Opposition Voters in Preah Vihear Claim Threat of Eviction
Locals and rights groups on Wednesday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied. Residents of Choam Ksan district’s Kom Prak village ...
A Year On, Cambodia’s Role as Asean Chairman a Bitter Memory
Resentment is still simmering toward Cambodia for its handling of the contentions South China Sea issue last year, which fractured the unity of Asean, analysts from around the region said Thursday. During the first day of a two-day regional conference in Phnom Penh organized by the ...
Hul Reaksmey and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/a-year-on-cambodias-role-as-asean-chairman-a-bitter-memory-42812/
Businessman’s Son Has Prison Sentence Cut
The Court of Appeal has reduced to six months the original three-and-a-half-year prison term handed to the son of a wealthy businessman for pistol-whipping a man and damaging restaurant property. Duong Udomchorvin, 24, was sentenced in May, along with his 17-year-old brother, Duong Kimlong, who was ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/businessmans-son-has-prison-sentence-cut-43055/
Farmers Accuse Mining Company of Threatening Land Grab
Some 300 farmers protested for a second day at their local commune office in Preah Vihear province Thursday against a mining company they accuse of threatening to steal their land unless they accepted its compensation offer to relocate. The Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy granted ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/farmers-accuse-mining-company-of-threatening-land-grab-48209/
Thousands Affected by Flooding, More Predicted in Coming Days
Thousands of families continue to be affected by relentless flooding caused by heavy rains and the opening of dams in neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, causing a surge in the Mekong River in Cambodia that has inundated communities along its banks. The floods have claimed at least ...
Ben Sokhean and Lindsey Peterson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-affected-by-flooding-more-predicted-in-coming-days-43416/
គ្រួសារដែលមានវិវាទដីធ្លីជាមួយអភិបាលខេត្តប៉ៃលិនដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹងទៅអង្គការអាដហុក
អ្នកសម្របសម្រួលអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលប្រចាំខេត្តប៉ៃលិនម្នាក់បាននិយាយថា អ្នកភូមិ១៩គ្រួសារនៅក្នុងខេត្តប៉ៃលិនដែលត្រូវបាននគរបាលនិងកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថប្រាប់ឲ្យចាកចេញពីដីរបស់ខ្លួនកាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍នោះ បានដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹងទៅអង្គការអាដហុកកាលពី ...
(English) Scepticism over social land grants
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May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/scepticism-over-social-land-grants
បណ្ដាសហជីពដែលគាំទ្ររដ្ឋាភិបាលអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានការចាត់វិធានការប្រឆាំងនឹងកូដកម្ម
បណ្ដាសហជីពដែលគាំទ្ររដ្ឋាភិបាលរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានចេញសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយកាលពីម្សិលមិញ អំពាវនាវឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាល “ចាត់វិធានការ” ប្រឆាំងមេដឹកនាំសហជីព ដែលពួកគេចោទ ប្រកាន់ថា បានញុះញង់កម្មករឲ្យធ្វើកូដកម្ម និងបាតុកម្មហិង្សា។ សហជីពគាំទ្រគណបក្សកាន់អំណាចទាំងនេះ ...
(English) PAL urged not to pursue deal to form Cambodia Airlines
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Lenie Lectura
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/04/14/pal-urged-not-pursue-deal-form-cambodia-airlines
(English) Sihanouk statue waves down on Royal Palace
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Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sihanouk-statue-waves-down-on-royal-palace-56896/
(English) A solution to the capital’s transit woes?
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Bennett Murray and Vandy Muong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/solution-capital%E2%80%99s-transit-woes
រោងចក្រកាត់ដេរកម្ពុជាព្យាយាមដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាកម្មករមិនទាន់គ្រប់អាយុ
នោះក្នុងទីក្រុងឆ្នេរសមុទ្រស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ លីម លឿង និយាយថា នាងបានចំណាយពេល ៨០ម៉ោង ក្នុងមូយសប្តាហ៏ដោយបិទបាតស្បែកជើងនៅក្នុងរោងចក្រមួយដែលបំរើការអោយក្រុមហ៊ុនជាច្រើនរូមបញ្ចូលទាំងក្រុមហ៊ុនផលិតស្បែកជើងជប៉ុន អេហ្ស៊ិក ខបប៉ូរេសិន។ រោងចក្រនេះជឿជាក់ថាអ្នកនាង លីម គឺមានអាយុយ៉ាងតិច១៨ឆ្នាំ។ ...
Kate O' Keeffe
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303799404579287353595133592
Cambodia's new corporate darling
Industries such as tourism and garment production are booming. Mining is taking off and the Cambodian Stock Exchange (CSX) is finally up and running after a 10-month delay with Phnom Penh Water Supply (PPWS) its first listing. “PPWS is considered one of the best managed state ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/economics/291098/cambodia-new-corporate-darling
Report Shows Rise in Garment Labor Disputes
Increasing discrimination by factories against unions and continued poor wages in Cambodia’s garment sector have resulted in a rise in the number of worker protests, according to a report released yesterday by the International Labor Organization (ILO). According to its periodic synthesis report on working ...
Ban on Radio Broadcasts Lifted Amid US Pressure
The Ministry of Information on Saturday lifted a ban on the broadcast of all Khmer-language foreign radio programs by FM stations during the month leading up to the July 28 national election amid swift and harsh rebuke from the U.S. and the broadcasters themselves. The ministry ...
GI benefits yet to be fully realised
While Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar carry the brand-building Geographical Indication (GI) status, newcomers seeking the same tag continue to wait for funding to get their products off the ground. In 2010, Kampot pepper and Kampong Speu palm sugar were the first Cambodian goods ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gi-benefits-yet-be-fully-realised
Land-Titling Project Denied Minorities of Property Rights
Hundreds of indigenous minorities in Ratanakkiri province are being made worse off by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s land-titling scheme which, rather than securing their property rights, is contributing to the loss of their ancestral lands, according to a new report. The report supports complaints aired since ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/land-titling-project-denied-minorities-of-property-rights-19528/
Protesters Stop Try Pheap Tractor From Clearing Land in Preah Vihear
More than 100 people on Thursday protested and stopped a bulldozer belonging to businessman Try Pheap from clearing their land next to a rubber plantation he owns in Preah Vihear’s Rovieng district, villagers and local officials said. Oeun Sitha said he was among more than 100 ...
City Hall Approves Plan for 5 New Districts in Phnom Penh
The Phnom Penh Municipal Council on Monday signed off on the creation of five new districts for the city and will now pass the proposal to the Ministry of Interior for review, municipal spokesman Long Dimanche said Tuesday. The plan for the new districts, which will ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-approves-plan-for-5-new-districts-in-phnom-penh-47932/
Forest Cleared for Stung Treng Dam Construction
Logging has officially begun in Stung Treng province in preparation for the construction of a massive hydropower dam, but local authorities and villagers said Wednesday that the clearing of forest is going unchecked outside the official dam concession area. The Lower Sesan 2 dam was approved ...
Kuch Naren and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/forest-cleared-for-stung-treng-dam-construction-41693/