Prime minister orders armed forces to shoot down drones along Vietnam border
Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered troops stationed along the border with Vietnam to start “shooting down” unidentified drones flying into Cambodia’s territory, in a Tuesday Facebook Live post. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-minister-orders-armed-forces-to-shoot-down-drones-along-vietnam-border/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/prime-minister-orders-armed-forces-to-shoot-down-drones-along-vietnam-border/
Prime Minister Hun Sen shuts down independent media VOD
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the government will revoke the license for media outlet VOD in a Facebook post Sunday evening, after he previously demanded an apology for an article he claimed was inaccurate. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/prime-minister-hun-sen-shuts-down-independent-media-vod/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Jack Brook and Chhorn Chansy
https://cambojanews.com/prime-minister-shuts-down-independent-media-vod/
Cambodia’s GDP and Inflation to Rise This Year, World Bank Says
Cambodia’s GDP growth is estimated to reach 4.8% this year, and continue rising for the next two years while remaining below pre-pandemic levels, and inflation may hit 6%, more than double the rates of the last two years, the World Bank said. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/cambodias-gdp-and-inflation-to-rise-this-year-world-bank-says/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath and Matt Surrusco
https://cambojanews.com/cambodias-gdp-and-inflation-to-rise-this-year-world-bank-says/
With vague details, pro-government unions accuse labor groups of inciting members to form new union
Some 200 unions and federations have accused two prominent independent labor organizations of inciting its members to leave and establish a new union. The claim was denied by one of organizations, which said it has never trained members of any of the signatories — many href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim and Phon Sotthyroth
https://cambojanews.com/with-vague-details-pro-government-unions-accuse-labor-groups-of-inciting-members-to-form-new-union/
Kem Sokha to appeal this week against treason conviction
Ex-opposition leader Kem Sokha plans to submit an appeal this week against his treason conviction and the Phnom Penh Municipal Court 27 year home confinement sentence, according to his lawyers. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/kem-sokha-to-appeal-this-week-against-treason-conviction/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/kem-sokha-to-appeal-this-week-against-treason-conviction/
Report points to inadequate enforcement, legal flaws as reasons for entrenched domestic violence
A new LICADHO report detailing the murders of 26 women and five children between January 2020 and June 2022 by current or former intimate partners reveals the persistence of domestic violence and flaws in law enforcement. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/report-points-to-inadequate-enforcement-legal-flaws-as-reasons-for-entrenched-domestic-violence/
Giant Ibis Union’s fight remains as the company goes back on promise
Living in a small concrete house with his wife and two young children, one kilometer away from Takhmao Bridge, ex-Giant Ibis Transportation employee Or Chanthy, 45, contemplates life’s challenges. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Eung Sea
https://cambojanews.com/giant-ibis-unions-fight-remains-as-the-company-goes-back-on-promise/
STT report: forced evictions in Phnom Penh, Kandal, Takeo pushed people into debt crisis
A report by NGO Sahmakum Teang Tnaut Organization (STT) revealed that people who are forcibly evicted from their homes without proper resettlement are burdened with debt, have low access to food, while children experience disruptive education and are subject to child labor. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kandal-takeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Phon Sothyroth
https://cambojanews.com/stt-report-forced-evictions-in-phnom-penh-kandal-takeo-pushed-people-into-debt-crisis/
សម្តេចហ៊ុនសែន៖ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បង្កើតក្រុមការងារ ចរចាជាមួយបក្សប្រឆាំង
ភ្នំពេញ: ទីបំផុតទៅ សម្តេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានចេញមុខប្រកាស នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃទី៣១ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជារបស់លោក ដែលឈ្នះការបោះឆ្នោត បានបង្កើតក្រុមការងារមួយ ដែលមានលោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ស ខេង លោក សុខ អាន និងលោក សាយ ឈុំ ដើម្បីចរចា សម្របសម្រួលជាមួយលោកសមរង្ស៊ី និងលោក កឹមសុខា។ ក្នុង ពេលចុះទៅពិនិត្យការដ្ឋានសាងសង់ស្ពានអាកាសស្ទឹងមានជ័យ នារសៀលថ្ងៃទី៣១ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ សម្តេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រាប់ក្រុមអ្នកកាសែតថា ក្រុមការងារនោះ នឹងសម្របសម្រួលជាមួយគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ដើម្បីសម្របសម្រួលលើក្បាលម៉ាស៊ីនដឹកនាំនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា។ សម្តេចនយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ក៏បានបដិសេធនឹងដំណឹងដែលគេផ្សព្វផ្សាយក្នុងហ្វេសប៊ុក ដែលថា សម្តេច បានចាកចេញទៅក្រៅប្រទេស ហើយថា href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%98%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%8f%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%85%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%a0%e1%9f%8a%e1%9e%bb%e1%9e%93%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9f%82%e1%9e%93%e2%80%8b%e1%9f%96-%e1%9e%82%e1%9e%8e%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cen.com.kh/localnews/show_detail/19?token=N2E5NGRjNT
លោក ជាម យៀប៖ រយៈពេល ៣ ខែ ក្រោយពីបង្កើតរដ្ឋសភា បើគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅតែមិនចូលប្រជុំ នឹងមានការបែងចែកអាសនៈទាំង ៥៥ នោះ
ភ្នំពេញ: លោកបណ្ឌិតរដ្ឋ ជាម យៀប បានមានប្រសាសន៍បញ្ជាក់នៅថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ថា សម្រាប់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា នៅតែបើកទ្វារចំហរ សម្រាប់ការចូលតុចរចា ជាមួយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ក្នុងការបែងចែកអំណាចនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាជាតិ គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បើកជើងមេឃទូលាយជូនដល់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ពេលណាក៏បាន។ – ម្យ៉ាងទៀត លោក ជាម យៀប លើកឡើងថា តាមច្បាប់ បើសិនជាតំណាងរាស្ត្រ មិនគ្រប់លក្ខណៈ ( ព្រោះមិនទាន់ស្បថ ) របស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ទាំង ៥៥ រូប នៅតែមិនចូលប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភា រយៈពេល ៣ ខែ គិតចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២៣កញ្ញា នោះគជប នឹងបែងចែកអាសនៈនោះ ដល់គណបក្សនយោបាយ ដែលចូលរួមការបោះឆ្នោត។ លោក ជាម យៀប បន្តថា គណបក្សប្រឆាំង href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%9b%e1%9f%84%e1%9e%80-%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%98-%e1%9e%99%e1%9f%80%e1%9e%94%e1%9f%96-%e1%9e%9a%e1%9e%99%e1%9f%88%e1%9e%96%e1%9f%81%e1%9e%9b-%e1%9f%a3-%e1%9e%81%e1%9f%82-%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
រតនា
http://www.cen.com.kh/localnews/show_detail/19?token=OTkxYWQ5Nz
Transparency International: Cambodia’s budget process lacks transparency and regulation
Cambodia’s budgetary process lacks transparency and sufficient regulation, according to a publication this month from the anti-corruption watchdog Transparency International (TI) Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/transparency-international-cambodias-budget-process-lacks-transparency-and-regulation/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Seoung Nimol
https://cambojanews.com/transparency-international-cambodias-budget-process-lacks-transparency-and-regulation/
World Bank extends $79.5M to improve education quality and access in Cambodia
The World Bank approved an additional $79.5 million to enhance education quality and access in Cambodia. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/world-bank-extends-79-5m-to-improve-education-quality-and-access-in-cambodia/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Ly Rosslan
https://cambojanews.com/world-bank-extends-79-5m-to-improve-education-quality-and-access-in-cambodia/
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ សម្តែងការខកចិត្ត ចំពោះការបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព ក នៅមណ្ឌលខេត្តសៀមរាប
ភ្នំពេញ: គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានសម្តែងការខកចិត្ត ចំពោះការបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព ក ចំនួន ១២ ការិយាល័យ នៅមណ្ឌលខេត្តបាត់ដំបង កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ដោយសារតែក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ សម្រេចខុសពីគោលបំណងរបស់ខ្លួន។ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានប្តឹងតវ៉ា សុំឲ្យមានការបោះឆ្នោត និងរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតឡើងវិញ ព្រមទាំងផ្តល់សុពលភាពលើសន្លឹកឆ្នោតមិនបានការ និងស្នើសុំឲ្យមានការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតឡើងវិញ។ នេះ បើតាមការបញ្ជាក់របស់លោកគួយ ប៊ុនរឿន តំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដែលបានថ្លែងប្រាប់ក្រុមអ្នកកាសែត កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នៅគជប។ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត គ.ជ.ប. នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះ បានធ្វើការបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព “ក” នៅការិយាល័យចំនួន ១២ ក្នុងមណ្ឌលសៀមរាប ដោយមានការចូលរួមពីតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយ អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលជាតិ អន្តរជាតិ អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ រួមទាំងមានតំណាងក្រុមប្រឹក្សារដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ដើម្បីធ្វើការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់សំឡេងឆ្នោត ក្នុងទម្រង់ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/%e1%9e%82%e1%9e%8e%e1%9e%94%e1%9e%80%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9f%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%84%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%82%e1%9f%92%e1%9e%9a%e1%9f%84%e1%9f%87%e2%80%8b%e1%9e%87%e1%9e%b6%e1%9e%8f%e1%9e%b7-%e1%9e%9f%e1%9e%98/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ADB sees strong growth for developing Asia in 2015 and 2016
Developing Asia will maintain its strong economic growth in 2015 and 2016 supported by soft commodity prices and recovery in the major industrial economies, says a new Asian Development Bank (ADB) report. ADB’s flagship annual economic publication, Asian Development Outlook 2015 (ADO), released today, forecasts developing href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/adb-sees-strong-growth-for-developing-asia-in-2015-and-2016/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://bit.ly/1DWutVM
Son Chhay found guilty for defamation, ordered to pay CPP $750,000
The Phnom Penh court on Friday ordered opposition Candlelight Party vice president Son Chhay to pay the ruling CPP 3 billion riel ($750,000) in damages, finding him guilty of defamation for saying that voting fraud occurred during the June commune elections. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/son-chhay-found-guilty-for-defamation-ordered-to-pay-cpp-750000/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sorn Sarath
https://cambojanews.com/son-chhay-found-guilty-for-defamation-ordered-to-pay-cpp-750000/
Supreme court upholds 2018 “Adhoc 5” bribery convictions
The Supreme Court on Friday upheld the 2018 bribery convictions of five current and former staffers of human rights group Adhoc, concluding the appeal process in a criminal case that critics have said failed to substantiate the charges. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/supreme-court-upholds-2018-adhoc-5-bribery-convictions/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/supreme-court-upholds-2018-adhoc-5-bribery-convictions/
For overseas Khmer citizens, voting requires a costly trip home
Tuon Sopheara, a Cambodian migrant worker in South Korea, wants to vote in the upcoming July elections but cannot afford the plane ticket home. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/for-overseas-khmer-citizens-voting-requires-a-costly-trip-home/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
https://cambojanews.com/for-overseas-khmer-citizens-voting-requires-a-costly-trip-home/
Policy improves garment workers’ safety but leaves bus drivers deep in debt
An ongoing NGO and Labor Ministry initiative aims to make garment workers’ commute safer by shifting their daily transportation from typically flatbed trucks to enclosed buses, but the costs of the expensive upgrades are being placed on drivers. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/policy-improves-garment-workers-safety-but-leaves-bus-drivers-deep-in-debt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Sovann Sreypich
https://cambojanews.com/policy-improves-garment-workers-safety-but-leaves-bus-drivers-deep-in-debt/
Campaign calls for end to violence against women
A total of 20 civil society organizations, unions and other associations have united to launch a 16-day campaign calling for an end to violence against women and girls for economics, social fairness and justice. href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/news/campaign-calls-for-end-to-violence-against-women/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Yatt Malai
https://kiripost.com/stories/campaign-calls-for-end-to-violence-against-women
