NEC releases new voter turnout rate for local election
The new voter turnout rate for Sunday’s Commune/Sangkat Council Election is 80.19 percent or 7,382,449 of the total 9.2 million eligible voters, according the National Election Committee (NEC). ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501089435/nec-releases-new-voter-turnout-rate-for-local-election/
NEC prepares nearly 13 million ballot papers for Commune Election
The National Election Committee (NEC) announced on Friday that over 11.6 million ballot papers have been printed to add to an existing 1.2 ballots for the upcoming Commune Council Election on June 5. ...
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501070704/nec-prepares-nearly-13-million-ballot-papers-for-commune-election/
PM Hun Sen highlights three main points in 2022 to Cambodians from Europe while in Brussels
Prime Minister Hun Sen held a a get-together with some 2,000 Cambodian nationals residing in Europe during his stay in Brussels yesterday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501201548/pm-hun-sen-highlights-three-main-points-in-2022-to-cambodians-from-europe-while-in-brussels/
Cambodia’s business establishments increase 50 pct in 10 years
Cambodia has 753,670 business establishments, employing 2.98 million people, the preliminary results of the 2022 Economic Census said here on Wednesday. ...
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501222359/cambodias-business-establishments-increase-50-pct-in-10-years/
Trade Deficit Up 34 Percent On Last Year
Cambodia’s trade deficit in the first half of the year grew 34.31 percent compared with the same period in 2011, reaching $1.36 billion, according to data released by the Ministry of Commerce. Though revenues earned from exports grew 12.13 percent to about $2.50 billion, a growing ...
Construction Sector Faces Chronic Labor Shortage
Cambodia’s construction sector is facing a massive labor shortage due to a recent boom in construction projects throughout the country and workers migrating en masse to Thailand in search of higher wages. In 2012, the construction sector expanded rapidly with the total value of approved projects ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/construction-sector-faces-chronic-labor-shortage-19742/
Timing of stats questioned
For the first time in recent memory, the Ministry of Economy and Finance has released growth projections for the first half of the year, and the numbers are good. The ministry’s preliminary data claims that from January through June, economic growth stood at 7.6 per ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/timing-stats-questioned
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គ្មានការវិវត្តន៍ថ្មីដែលត្រូវបាន រកឃើញដោយគណបក្សជាប់ឆ្នោតទាំងពីរ ក្នុងដំណោះស្រាយនៃបញ្ហា ការបោះឆ្នោតឡើយ នៅក្នុងជំនួបទ្វេភាគី នៅថ្ងៃរសៀលថ្ងៃអង្គារ ម្សិលមិញ។ ប៉ុន្តែ បើតាមការអះអាងរបស់លោកមន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា គណបក្សទាំងពីរបានឯកភាពគ្នាលើចំនុចសំខាន់មួយ គឺការថែរក្សាសន្តិភាព។ អ្នកនយោបាយនៃគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដែលបានជួបគ្នាកាលពីរសៀលថ្ងៃអង្គារ ម្សិលមិញនោះ មិនបានថ្លែងប្រាប់អ្នកកាសែតច្បាស់លាស់ថា ពួកគេបាននិយាយអំពីប្រធានបទអ្វីពិតប្រាកដឡើយ។ ក្រោយជួបគ្នាលើកទី៣ តំណាងគណបក្សទាំងពីរបានត្រឹមតែបញ្ជាក់ឡើងវិញថា ពួកគេបានផ្តើមស្វែងយល់ជំហរពីគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។ ប៉ុន្តែ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃពុធនេះ មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា លោកជាម យៀប បានប្រាប់វិទ្យុបារាំងអោយដឹងថា ចំនុចរួមសំខាន់មួយដែលគណបក្សទាំងពីរបានឯកភាពជាមួយគ្នា គឺការថែរក្សាសន្តិភាពរបស់កម្ពុជា។ លោកជាម យៀប មិនបានមានវត្តមាននៅក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំទ្វេភាគីដែលគណបក្សប្រជាជន កម្ពុជា បានដឹកនាំដោយលោក ព្រុំ សុខានោះឡើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ប្រសិនបើគេជឿប្រសាសន៍របស់ ជាម យៀបនោះ គណបក្សទាំងពីរបាននិយាយអំពីបញ្ហាសន្តិសុខសង្គម ខណៈដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅប្រកាន់ជំហរចុងក្រោយដោយការដឹកនាំមហា បាតុកម្មអហិង្សា ហើយអាជ្ញាធរនៃរដ្ឋាភិបាលចាំផ្ទះរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាក៏បាន ត្រៀមកំលាំងបង្ក្រាប ក្នុងករណីហិង្សាដែរ។ ...
របាយការណ៍សង្កេតការណ៍ការិយាល័យសំណាកបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវ បានផ្សព្វផ្សាយ
អង្គការតម្លាភាពកម្ពុជាបានបង្ហាញ របាយការណ៍របស់ខ្លួនជាលើកដំបូង ទាក់ទងទៅនឹងការសង្កេតផែនការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី ២៨កក្កដា កន្លងទៅនេះ។ មន្ត្រីអង្គការតម្លាភាពកម្ពុជាអោយដឹងថា លទ្ធផល នៃការសង្កេតការណ៍បែបប្រជាសាស្ត្រ ដែលមិនធ្លាប់អនុវត្តនៅប្រទេស កម្ពុជា មានភាពជាក់លាក់រហូតដល់ទៅ៩៥ភាគរយ។ របៀបសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតតាមបែបជឿនលឿនវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រដែលអង្គការ តម្លាភាពកម្ពុជាបានយកមកប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងអំឡុងនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសរើស តំណាងរាស្ត្រនីតិកាលទី៥កន្លងទៅនេះ ត្រូវបានបង្ហាញរបាយការណ៍ហើយនៅ ថ្ងៃ ព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះ។ ដូចដែលបានប្រកាសកាលពីមុនបោះឆ្នោតអង្គការតម្លាភាពកម្ពុជាបានដាក់ ពង្រាយអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតចំនួន៩០៦នាក់ ទៅតាមការិយាល័យសំណាក ចំនួន៤០៩ នៅទូទាំង២៤ខេត្ត-ក្រុងជាមួយនឹងបច្ចេកទេសសង្កេតការណ៍បែប សំណាកSBO ដែលជាវិធីសាស្ត្រសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតមួយធ្វើការសង្កេតទៅលើការិយាល័យ បោះឆ្នោតនិងផ្តល់ព័ត៌មានបែបស្ថិតិជាក់លាក់ទៅលើការប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៃ ការបោះឆ្នោត និងរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត។ លោកព្រាប កុល នាយកប្រតិបត្តិអង្គការតម្លាភាពកម្ពុជា បានថ្លែង នៅក្នុងពិធីមួយដែលបានរៀបចំនៅសណ្ឋាគារImperiel ថា វិធីសាស្ត្រនេះ ធ្វើឲ្យយើងប្រើប្រាស់ថវិកាតិច ប្រើមនុស្សតិចតែមានលទ្ធផលនិង ប្រសិទ្ធភាពខ្ពស់។ ជាក់ស្តែងសម្រាប់លទ្ធផលនៃការសង្កេតការណ៍នៅក្នុង ការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិនៅពេលនេះ គឺលោកទទួលបានភាពជាក់លាក់រហូតទៅដល់ ៩៥ភាគរយ ខណៈដែលអង្គការមួយនេះបានធ្វើការសង្កេតការណ៍ជាគំរូប្រហែលជា ១០ភាគរយប៉ុណ្ណោះ នៃការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតនៅកម្ពុជា។ ...
ញឹម សុផល
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/Rapport-sur-observation-des-bureaux-de-vote
‘SolarTuk’ coming in March
Solar-powered tuk-tuks could be rolling off the assembly lines in Phnom Penh as early as March next year, allowing local tuk-tuk drivers a cost-effective and greener alternative to using petrol, according to the company manufacturing the vehicle. Star 8, the Australia-based alternative energy firm behind the ...
Daniel de Carteret and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/%E2%80%98solartuk%E2%80%99-coming-march
Organizations Push for Employment of Disabled Persons in Provinces
Local and international organizations on Tuesday marked International Day of Persons With Disabilities by calling on the government to extend its efforts to employ more disabled people beyond Phnom Penh’s environs. A sub-decree attached to the government’s Disability Law, enacted in July 2009, states that the ...
Matt Blomberg and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/organizations-push-for-employment-of-disabled-persons-in-provinces-48540/
Flooding could affect growth
When the extent of flood damage becomes clear, the Asian Development Bank may lower its economic growth forecast for Cambodia to reflect the severity of the aftermath, a senior official with agency’s local office said yesterday. “It is possible that we will have to revise downward ...
Joe Freeman and Sen David, P.7
http://www.phnompenhpost.com
Insurance claims through the roof
Partly triggered by recent flood damage and an increase in road accidents, claims filed with the six general insurance companies in Cambodia spiked more than 160 per cent in the nine months through to September compared with the same time last year, the latest data ...
Chan Muy Hong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/insurance-claims-through-roof
Cambodia's progress cannot be separated from China's support: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that the country’s development in all fields could not be detached from China’s aid and vowed to further deepen ties between the two countries. According to the figures recorded by the Cambodian Finance Ministry, to date, China has ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/829836.shtml#.Up_pgtIW2ls
Increased residential, office and retail demand fueling rise in construction imports
Cambodia spent more than $414 million on imported construction materials to meet increasing demand in the local construction and property sectors last year – a rise of 7 per cent compared to 2012. According to officials and industry insiders, the increased value of imports reflected steady ...
For Union Leader on Run, Militant Attitude Prevails
Tax revenue increased 9.5 percent to $353.46 million in the first quarter of the year, compared to the same period last year, according to a statement released Friday by the Ministry of Finance’s general department of taxation. Kong Vibol, general director of the taxation department, said ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/tax-revenue-up-9-5-percent-in-first-quarter-58489/
PM orders ministries to step up in battle against pollution
To ensure public health and safety, Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday signed a directive calling on relevant ministries, institutions and sub-national administrations to lead the charge on reducing air pollution in the Kingdom. The directive said that measures carried out by the authorities to ...
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/pm-orders-ministries-step-battle-against-pollution
Thai firm says Xayaburi project has begun
The controversial Xayaburi hydro-electric dam project in northern Laos may have already begun, despite countries, including Cambodia, requesting further studies to assess possible negative effects on Lower Mekong communities.Thai development firm Ch.Karnchang said it was due to begin building the dam on March 15 after finalising a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012041955661/National-news/worrying-dam-claims.html
Kingdom sees boost in foreign reserves
Cambodia’s total foreign reserves jumped to US$3 billion in the first half of 2011, up from $2.7 billion at the end of last year, according to the National Bank of Cambodia. The reserves help to bolster the Kingdom’s financial standing, which in turn draws investor interest ...
US Debt Woes Could Affect Cambodia, Conference Told
Cambodia is concerned that US debt could lead to rising import costs. US lawmakers are currently trying to pass a deficit-cut deal before Aug. 2 when the US reaches its own debt ceiling of $14.3 trillion. Without a deal the US would default on its ...