Government

Easier to invest in Cambodia

Chongqing and Phnom Penh will become sister cities, after which it will be more convenient for those Chongqing enterprises to invest in Cambodia. Cambodia is an important trading partner for Chongqing and it has become one of the major countries for the development strategy of “going ...

Daily Economic News Staff
http://www.dailyeconomic.com/2013/Asia-Pacific_0927/1928.html

Hun Sen urges new Finance Minister to eliminate money under the table

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday urged the Ministry of Economy and Finance to eliminate the practice of bribery or greasing the palm to facilitate development projects funded by the Ministry itself or the National Treasury. New Finance Minister, Oun Porn Monirath, successor of Keat Chhon, ...

Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjQ2NTYwYTA4NTI#sthash.XqY6JrsS.dpuf

Cambodian PM Claims Opposition Acknowledged Ruling Party Victory

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday threatened to release an audio recording in which opposition leader Sam Rainsy purportedly acknowledged a ruling party election victory during a meeting between the two leaders aimed at ending a political deadlock. Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ...

Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/recording-09262013165941.html

Investors Play Down Impact of Labor Strikes

Economists and analysts on Thursday shrugged off the opposition CNRP’s threat to stage nationwide labor strikes, arguing that while such a move could lower profits for companies in the short term, it would not significantly deter foreign investors. Mr. Rainsy, who mentioned the possibility of strikes ...

Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investors-play-down-impact-of-labor-strikes-43694/

Democratic Reform Needed to Ensure Growth, Prosperity

With the long-ruling CPP sworn in to govern for another five years despite the opposition CNRP abstaining from sitting in the National Assembly due to election irregularities, a new report argues that imminent threats to Cam­bodia’s future development can only be overcome with significant government ...

Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/democratic-reform-needed-to-ensure-growth-prosperity-43690/

CNRP ready to talk

Following a high-level meeting yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said that his party would seek to restart negotiations with the ruling party and possibly join the government. The move marks an apparent about-turn from a party press conference held on Wednesday when Rainsy ...

Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-ready-talk

Myanmar’s president applauds Hun Sen over reappointment

Myanmar’s president Thein Sein congratulated Hun Sen over his reappointment for a new five-year term as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for the fifth legislature. “I strongly believe that under the wise leadership of Sam Dech, the relation and cooperation between our two countries will ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NzM3MzRlZTY0NTR

Defence minister warns against general strike

Defence Minister Tea Banh yesterday said the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are ready to protect the Kingdom’s constitution should the opposition’s threatened general strike fall on the wrong side of the law. “A nationwide general strike or mass demonstration must be held under the framework of ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-minister-warns-against-general-strike

Latest ELC plan draws scepticism

The government’s latest five-year strategy calls for a complete halt to economic land concessions (ELCs) and an inquiry into those still in the pipeline. But the plan has drawn scepticism from conservationists and rights groups, who pointed out that loopholes have been liberally applied after the ...

May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/latest-elc-plan-draws-scepticism

Japan urges Cambodia's ruling, opposition parties to continue talks over political row

Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties to resume talks to resolve political dispute over the results of the country ‘s July 28 election. “Japan has been actively supporting Cambodia’s nation-building efforts to date,” said the Ministry’s statement released to Cambodian media ...

Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/814239.shtml#.UkTnhdKBmN8

Cambodia’s newly-formed gov’t “legitimate”: PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended that his newly-formed government was ” legitimate” since the nation’s King Norodom Sihamoni had given endorsement. “This government is a legitimate government, which was born from the election and was endorsed by the king,” the premier said during ...

NZweek News Staff
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodias-newly-formed-govt-legitimate-pm-2-82891/

Civil servant wages under new ministry

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday outlined the role of the newly christened Ministry of Public Function, explaining that the body would oversee the reform of the Kingdom’s civil service, including the salaries of its employees – a major plank in the opposition’s campaign platform. As a ...

Chhay Channyda and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civil-servant-wages-under-new-ministry

Ministers Told to Prepare for Public Scrutiny

During an epic speech on Wednesday that lasted for more than six-and-a-half hours, Prime Minister Hun Sen told his newly approved Cabinet that they would be subject to increased public scrutiny as part of a series of reforms to be undertaken by the CPP over ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/ministers-told-to-prepare-for-public-scrutiny-43405/

Opposition Party Threatens Nationwide Labor Strikes

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday announced that his party could stage nationwide labor strikes in protest of disputed election results, and said the CNRP would begin an international campaign to make the CPP government a pariah state. “In the air is an idea of ...

Phorn Bopha and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/opposition-party-threatens-nationwide-labor-strikes-43403/

Cambodian Opp threatens general strike after ‘constitutional coup’

Cambodia’s main opposition party accused long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen of a ‘constitutional coup’ on Wednesday and said it could call a general strike as it steps up protests over its complaints of vote-rigging in July’s general election. “We condemn this National Assembly, this government ...

Pakistan Daily Times News Staff
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C09%5C26%5Cstory_26-9-2013_pg4_4

លោក​សម រង្ស៊ី​គ្រោង​សុំឲ្យ​អ.ស.ប​.ព្យួរ​អាសនៈ​កម្ពុជា

វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន — មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​គឺ​លោក​សម រង្ស៉ី​គ្រោង​នឹង​ស្នើសុំ​ឲ្យ​អ.ស.ប.ព្យួរ​អាសនៈ​កម្ពុជា​ឲ្យ​នៅ​ទំនេរ​ ហើយនឹង​ស្នើសុំ​សហគមន៍​អន្តរជាតិ​មិនឲ្យ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មី​របស់​ ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។ ​លោក​សុខ ខេមរា​ នៃ​វីអូអេ​បាន​រាយ​ការណ៍​ថា​ ការ ស្នើ​សុំនេះ​គឺ​ដោយសារ​គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​អះអាង​ថា​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​ថ្មី​មិន​ស្របច្បាប់។​ មេ​ដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​គឺ​លោក​សម​ រង្ស៉ី​បាន​ព្រមាន​ថា​ លោកនឹង​ធ្វើ ចលនា​ជា​អន្តរជាតិ​ក្នុង​ពេល​ឆាប់ៗ​ខាងមុខ​ដើម្បី​កុំឲ្យ​សហគមន៍​អន្តរជាតិ​ ទទួល​ស្គាល់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មី​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ ជាពិសេស​គឺ​ស្នើ​សុំ ​ដល់​អ.ស.ប.​ឲ្យ​ព្យួរ​អាសនៈ​កម្ពុជា​នៅ​ឯ​អ.ស.ប.នៅ​ទំនេរ​ជា​បណ្តោះ​ អាសន្ន។​ គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​ធ្វើ​របៀបនេះ​ដោយ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មី​និង​រដ្ឋសភា​ថ្មី ​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ជារដ្ឋាភិបាល​និង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​មិន​ស្របច្បាប់​ និង​មិន​តំណាង​ឲ្យ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​កម្ពុជា​ទាំងមូល​ទេ។ ​នេះបើ​តាម​ការ​អះអាង​របស់​លោក​សម រង្ស៉ី ​ដែល​បាន​ថ្លែង​ប្រាប់​វីអូអេ​ប៉ុន្មាន​នាទីមុន​នេះ។​ ...

សុខ ខេមរា
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/cambodia-opposition-leaders-sam-rainsy-call-for-un-to-strip-cambodian-seat/1757227.html

សហ​រដ្ឋ​​​អា​មេ​​រិក​​ស្នើ​​គណ​បក្សជាប់ឆ្នោតទាំងពីរធ្វើ​កា​រ​​​រួ​ម​គ្នា​ដើម្បី​ប្រជា​​ជ​ន​

កា​ល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​​អ​ង្គារ ​ក្រ​សួ​ង​កា​រ​បរទេ​ស​​​​អា​មេរិក​បា​ន​អំ​​​ពា​ វ​នាវ​​គណ​បក្ស​​ប្រ​ជាជន​កម្ពុជា​​គ្រប់​​​គ្រង​​អំណា​​ច​ និង​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​ដែល​​ជា​​គ​ណ​​បក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំ​ង​ឲ្យ​ “ធ្វើ​​កា​រ​​​រួ​ម​​ គា្ន” និង​​​​អំ​​ពាវ​នា​វ​ម្ត​ង​ហើយ​ម្តង​ទៀត​ឲ្យ​មា​ន​ការ​​​ពិ​និត្យ​​​ឡើង​វិ​ ញប្រកប​ដោយ​តម្លាភាពលើ​ភា​ព ​​មិ​ន​ប្រ​ក្រ​តី​​​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោតជ្រើ​ស​ ​រើស​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​ក្នុ​ងខែ​កក្កដា​​​។ ​លោក​ស្រី​ ចិន ផ្សាគី (Jen Psaki)  អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ក្រសួង​ការ​ បរទេសសហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ក្នុង​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​​ថា “សហ​រដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​មេដឹកនាំ​គណ​បក្ស​​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​​ ដែល​កំពុង ​​គ្រប់​គ្រង​អំណាច​ និង​គណបក្ស​​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ធ្វើ​ការ​រួ​ម​គ្នា​ ដើម្បី ​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​ការ​ខ្វែង​គំនិ​តគ្នា​ដោយ​យក​ប្រយោជន៍​របស់​ប្រជាជ​ន​កម្ពុជា​ជា ​​ធំ​”។ សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍នេះ​ ​ក្រោយសម័យ​ប្រជុំ​ រដ្ឋសភា​​កាល​ពីថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​ ​ដែល​មា​​ន​តែ​សមាជិក​សភា​មកពីគណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ កម្ពុជា​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​បាន​ចូល​រួម ខណៈ​ដែលគណ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ធ្វើ​ ពហិការ​​​សម័យ​ប្រជុំ​នេះ ពី​ព្រោះ​ខ្លួន​ចង់​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ ឯករាជ្យ​មួយ​ក្នុង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រ​តី​នៃការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​។ ...

Phorn Bopha and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5807/

Hun Sen’s 6-Hour Reform Promise Met With Yawns

Residents of Phnom Penh on Wednesday expressed boredom and disbelief as Prime Minister Hun Sen passed his previous record-breaking five-hour speech on border demarcation last year with a more than six-hour-long monologue on government reforms he says are planned. Evoking images of elaborate self-criticism sessions the ...

Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sens-6-hour-reform-promise-met-with-yawns-43401/

US Asks Parties to ‘Work Together’ for the People

The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called for the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP to “work together” and repeated its call for a transparent review of irregularities in July’s national election. “The United States urges leaders of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the CNRP ...

Phorn Bopha and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/us-asks-parties-to-work-together-for-the-people-43407/

គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​​គំរាម​ធ្វើ​​​មហា​​​កូដ​​​កម្ម​ការងារទូទាំង​​​​ប្រទេស

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​​បាន​ប្រកាស​ ថា គណ​បក្ស​​របស់​លោក​​អាច​នឹង​​រៀប​ចំ​​ឲ្យ​មាន​​កូដ​កម្ម​ការងារ​ទូទាំង​ ប្រទេស​​ ដើម្បី​តវ៉ា​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​​មាន​​​ភាព​ ​​​​​ចម្រូង​​​ចម្រាស​ ហើ​យ​លោក​​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា គណ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ ជាតិក៏អាច​​នឹង​​ចាប់​ផ្ដើម​យុទ្ធនា​ការ​​ជា​អន្តរជាតិ​ ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ រដ្ឋា​​​ភិបាល​របស់​​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ក្លាយ​ជា​រដ្ឋាភិ​បាល​មិន​ស្រប ​ច្បាប់ផង​ដែរ​​។ ការ​លើក​ឡើង​របស់​លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី នេះ​​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​  បន្ទាប់ពី​​សមា​ជិក​សភា​​​​​មក​ពី​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​កំពុង ​កាន់​អំណាច  ​​បោះឆ្នោត​​គាំទ្រ​​លោក​ ហ៊ុន សែន​ ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ជា​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​មួយ​ អាណត្តិ​ប្រាំ​ឆ្នាំ​ទៀត​ និង​បាន​អនុម័ត​លើ​ការ​រុះរើ​​គណៈរដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ដ៏ ​ធំ​របស់​លោក​។ លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ថ្លែង​នៅ​ឯ​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត​មួយ​នៅ​​ទីស្នាក់​ការ​ កណ្ដាល​របស់​​​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក្នុង​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ថា “គំនិត​​ផ្ដួចផ្ដើម​ធ្វើ​កូដកម្ម​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​​គឺ​អាច​​ទៅរួច​​  ហេតុដូច្នេះ​ថ្ងៃ​ណា​មួយ​​ យើង​នឹង​អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​មាន​កូដកម្ម​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស ​។ គ្រប់​រោង​ចក្រ​ មន្ត្រី​រាជការ​គ្រប់​រូប​ និង​​ហាង​លក់​​ដូរ​ទាំង​អស់​ ​ នឹង​ឈប់​​ធ្វើ​ការ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ថ្ងៃ​នោះ​ នេះ​គឺ​ជា​គំនិត​មួយ​ដែល​អាច​ទៅរួច ​​”។​ ...

Phorn Bopha and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5803/

Russian PM greets Cambodia's Hun Sen for being re-elected as PM

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev extended his congratulations to Hun Sen for being re- elected as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for another five-year term after his ruling party won the July 28 election. “I congratulate you on taking up the post of Prime Minister of ...

Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/813932.shtml#.UkOSutKBmN8

UN Rights Envoy Subedi Vows to Continue Work in Cambodia

U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi on Wednesday wrapped up his appearance before the Human Rights Council in Geneva with a vow to continue assisting Cambodia in improving its judicial system as NGOs provided withering testimony of the situation of rights in the country. A dialogue ...

Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rights-envoy-subedi-vows-to-continue-work-in-cambodia-43410/

Intimidation charges levelled

Three officials from Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district were charged on September 10 for threatening and intimidating a villager after he filed a lawsuit related to the corrupt sale of community land in 2011, according to a letter obtained by the Post yesterday. Romas Svang, 47, of Yatung commune, received ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/intimidation-charges-levelled

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