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Flood forces Cambodia to cancel Water Festival

Cambodia announced Sunday to cancel the annual Water Festival next month since the country has been hit hard by Mekong flash floods, the government said in a statement on Sunday. “This year, Mekong floods have been severely hitting Cambodia, claiming human lives and inundating houses, schools, ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/06/c_132775489.htm

សមាជមហា​ជន​​គណបក្ស​​សង្គ្រោះ​​ជាតិ សម្រេច​ទាមទារ​១០​ចំណុច​​

សមាជមហា​ជន​​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​​០៦​​ខែ​តុលា​នេះ បាន​សម្រេច​នូវ​ការទាមទារ​ចំនួន ១០​ចំណុច ដោយ​រក​យុត្តិធម៌​ជូន​ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត និង​ទាម​ទារ​​ឲ្យមាន​ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ​តាម​រយៈ​កែទម្រង់​នូវ​គោលនយោបាយ និង​ស្ថាប័ន​ជាតិ​សំខាន់ៗ ដើម្បី​ធានា​ការពារ​ផលប្រយោជន៍​ជាតិ និង​ផល​ប្រយោជន៍​​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​។​ ​នៅក្នុង​សេចក្តីសម្រេច​របស់​សមា​ជ​មហាជន ដែល​ធ្វើឡើង​តាំង​ពី​ម៉ោង​២​រសៀល​រហូត​ដល់​ម៉ោង​ជាង​៥​ល្ងាច​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​០៦​ខែ​ តុលានេះ នៅទីលាន​ប្រជា​ធិបតេយ្យ រាជ​ធានីភ្នំពេញ បានឲ្យដឹងថា បន្ទាប់​ពី​បាន​ស្តាប់​នូវ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​គោលជំហរ​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ ជាតិ និង​យោបល់​របស់​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ជុំវិញ​ស្ថានភាព​នយោបាយ​បច្ចុប្បន្ន អង្គ​សមាជ​​មហាជន​បានសម្រេច ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បន្ត​​ស្វែងរក​យុត្តិធម៌​ជូន​មហាជន​ជា​ ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត តាមរយៈ​ការ​​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ជា​ទ្រង់​ទ្រាយ​​ធំ​ទូ​ទាំង​​ប្រទេស ធ្វើ​នយោបាយ​ការទូតឲ្យ​ទូលំទូលាយ ធ្វើ​ញត្តិ​រាប់​លាន​ស្នាម​មេដៃ ដាក់ជូន​អង្គ​ការ​សហ​ប្រជា​ជាតិ និង​ប្រទេស​ជា​ម្ចាស់​ហត្ថ​លេខី​​នៃ​កិច្ចព្រមព្រៀង​ទីក្រុង​ប៉ារីស​២៣​តុលា ​១៩៩១​។ ...

ពេជ្រ សុធារី
http://vodhotnews.com/16536

ILO Initiative Could Unravel Cambodia’s Garment Industry: Manufacturers

A move by the International Labour Organization to name and shame garment producers in Cambodia that flout workers’ rights and safety standards could damage the industry’s reputation and result in a drastic reduction in orders from buyers abroad, according to a senior manufacturing official. Last week, ...

Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/initiative-10042013150820.html

លោក ជាម យៀប៖ តំណែង​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋសភា​រង់ចាំ​វត្តមាន​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង

មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា បាន​អះអាង​ថា តំណែង​គណៈកម្មការ​ជំនាញ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋសភា​នីតិកាល​ទី៥ មួយ​ចំនួន កំពុង​រង់ចាំ​សមាសភាព​ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង។ ប៉ុន្តែ មន្ត្រី​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ថ្លែង​ថា នៅ​បន្ត​រក្សា​ជំហរ​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​មិន​ចូល​ប្រជុំ​រដ្ឋសភា​ដូច​ពេល​មុន ដរាប​ណា​មិន​មាន​កែ​ទម្រង់​ស្ថាប័ន​រដ្ឋសភា​នោះ​ទេ។ លោក ជាម យៀប សមាជិក​រដ្ឋសភា និង​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណៈកម្មការ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ ធនាគារ និង​សវនកម្ម​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា។ លោក​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍ ទី៥ ខែ​តុលា ថា គណៈកម្មាធិការ​អចិន្ត្រៃយ៍​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា ត្រៀម​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ ទី៧ ខែ​តុលា មុន​នឹង​បើក​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​រដ្ឋ​ពេញ​អង្គ​រដ្ឋសភា នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១០ ខែ​តុលា ដើម្បី​ជ្រើស​តាំង​សមាជិក​គណៈកម្មការ​ជំនាញ​ទាំង​៩ នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា​អាណត្តិ​ទី៥។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា តំណែង​ក្នុង​គណៈកម្មការ​ជំនាញ​រដ្ឋសភា​នីតិកាល​ទី៥ បាន​បើក​ទ្វារ​ស្វាគមន៍​បេក្ខភាព​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដើម្បី​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​ការ​ជ្រើស​តាំង​នេះ៖ «ខ្ញុំ​មាន​ការ​សោកស្ដាយ​ណាស់ គេ​លើក​ឡើង​ថា រដ្ឋសភា និង​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល ដែល​បាន​ជ្រើស​តាំង​មក​នេះ សុទ្ធតែ​សភា និង​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​មិន​គ្រប់​ទឹក។ ខ្ញុំ​ថា ទៅ​មិន​គ្រប់​ទឹក​យើង​ទៅ​បង្គ្រប់​ទឹក​ជាមួយ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​នៅ​តាម​មូលដ្ឋាន ហើយ​ទៅ​គ្រប់​ទឹក​ទៅ​តាម​ច្បាប់។ អា​អ្នក​ថា​មិន​គ្រប់​ទឹក​ហ្នឹង គឺ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​ទេ ដែល​មិន​គ្រប់​ទឹក ...

ដែន អយុធ្យា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/Positions-in-the-National-Assembly-to-wait-for-the-presence-of-opposition-party-10052013064921.html

CNRP Calls for Paris Peace Agreement Signatories to Intervene

CNRP vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday renewed the opposition party’s calls for the 18 signatories of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement to intervene in Cambodia, saying that the more than two-decades-old agreement had still not been properly implemented. The opposition has announced that October 23—the ...

Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-calls-for-paris-peace-agreement-signatories-to-intervene-44432/

Opposition’s Demand for TV Access Crucial, Futile

Speaking on the first day of the op­position’s three-day mass demonstration in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park last month, CNRP spokesman Yim Sovann announced to an electrified crowd that the party would be seeking its own television station in negotiations with the ruling CPP. With the ...

Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/oppositions-demand-for-tv-access-crucial-futile-44423/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=oppositions-demand-for-tv-access-crucial-futile

Floods Claim 39 Lives; Crops, Hundreds of Schools Damaged

The death toll from flooding across the country has risen to 39, while the Mekong River remains above emergency levels in Prey Veng and Kandal provinces, a government official said on Friday. Keo Vy, cabinet chief for the government’s National Committee for Disaster Management, said that ...

Khy Sovuthy and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/floods-claim-39-lives-crops-hundreds-of-schools-damaged-44434/

Pchum Ben Prayers for Peace, Prosperity and Reconciliation

Some prayed for their businesses to prosper and for the CPP and CNRP to reconcile, others for peace and development. These and other wishes were made at pagodas across Phnom Penh and the rest of the country on Thursday, as the Pchum Ben festival got ...

Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/pchum-ben-prayers-for-peace-prosperity-and-reconciliation-44421/

Cambodia's rice output forecast to be similar to last year

Cambodia’s production of paddy rice is forecast at about 9.3 million tonnes this year, unchanged from last year’s estimate but up from 8.8 million tonnes in 2011, the Food and Agriculture Organisation said Thursday. In its latest quarterly Crop Prospects and Food Situation report, the UN ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZmYxZmI5NTFjZWM

Cambodia sees steady growth in tourist arrivals despite disputed election result

Cambodia registered steady growth in international tourist arrivals in the first nine months of the year although the political dispute between the ruling and opposition parties over contested elections in July remains unsolved, officials said Thursday. Tith Chantha, secretary of state at the Ministry of Tourism, ...

Nguon Sovan
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/04/c_132772459.htm

With Only 10 Units, National Blood Bank Hits Year’s Lowest Level

Phnom Penh’s National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) has dropped to its lowest level of the year, with only 10 units in stock and doctors relying heavily on patients’ family members and friends to donate in emergency situations, health officials said Thursday. NBTC Director Dr. Hok Kim ...

Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/with-only-10-units-national-blood-bank-hits-years-lowest-level-44405/

Banteay Meanchey Dam at Risk of Breaking, Inundating Villages

Hundreds of police and soldiers have been working around the clock since Wednesday to prevent a major dam built during the Khmer Rouge period in Banteay Meanchey province from breaking and flooding as many as eight surrounding villages, officials said Thursday. Heavy rains, compounded by floodwaters ...

Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/banteay-meanchey-dam-at-risk-of-breaking-inundating-villages-44409/

Three Charged for $2.3 Million Embezzlement From Banks

The former manager of Canadia Bank’s credit section, along with two accomplices at the bank, were charged Thursday with theft and forgery for allegedly embezzling about $2.3 million from ABA and SBC banks, according to municipal court and police officials. “The deputy [municipal court] prosecutor has ...

Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-2-3-million-embezzlement-from-banks-44403/

Another Court Clerk Arrested for Corruption

A clerk at the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of corruption and bribe-taking, police and Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officials said, but rights groups said clerks alone are not in a position to determine the course of court cases and that more ...

Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-court-clerk-arrested-for-corruption-44366/

At the Neak Leung Ferry Terminal, Bribes Pay the Way

Every year, tens of thousands of people cross the Mekong River from Kandal to Prey Veng province to celebrate the Pchum Ben festival with their families. For some, queuing at the Neak Leung ferry terminal breathing in the exhaust fumes of thousands of vehicles can ...

Matt Blomberg and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-the-neak-leung-ferry-terminal-bribes-pay-the-way-44330/

EU Ambassador Meets Sok An, Says CNRP Should Take Seats

Popular online news website CEN (Cambodia Express News) reported Wednesday that European Union (E.U.) Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain told CPP Deputy Prime Minister Sok An that the E.U. wished to see the opposition CNRP take their seats in the National Assembly. Mr. Cautain’s comments were made during ...

Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/eu-ambassador-meets-sok-an-says-cnrp-should-take-seats-44310/

What does the future hold?

Officials, business professionals and political analysts have mixed opinions on the leadership of the single-party Cambodian government and what the future hold for the next five years. Sok Touch, a professor of political science at Khemarak University, said the political deadlock won’t help the nation become ...

Kay Kimsong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/analysis-and-op-ed/what-does-future-hold

Cambodian economy expected to remain buoyant: ADB

Cambodia’s economic growth rate is expected to exceed 7 percent both this year and next, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. The ADB maintained its forecast for this year’s economic growth at 7.2 percent, supported by strong exports and robust construction and service sectors. The ...

Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131002/cambodian-economy-expected-remain-buoyant-adb

Cambodia: Chut Wutty's legacy creates an opportunity for land justice

In Cambodia, there is talk of change. Not just from Hun Sen, the prime minister, who has promised reforms after his party suffered a significant blow in recent elections, but from environmental activists and campaigners, who say there has never before been such an opportunity ...

Kate Hodal
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/oct/02/cambodia-chut-wutty-land

សាលាក្រុង​ច្រាន​ចោល​សំណើ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ

ភ្នំពេញៈ សាលា​រាជធានី កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​សំណើ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ស្នើ​សុំ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ​ដោយ​មាន​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ប្រមាណ ២០០០០ នាក់ ដោយ​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ​មិន​អាច​ផ្តល់​សន្តិសុខ សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ចូល​រួម​ច្រើន​បែប​នេះ​បាន​ទេ។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល​ជា​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង មាន​គម្រោង​ធ្វើ «សមាជ​គណបក្ស» នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ នឹង​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម នៅ​ពេល​ក្រោយ​ក្នុង​ខែ​នេះ។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​រវាង​សាលា​រាជធានី និង​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​សាលា​រាជធានី លោក ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា មន្រ្តី​សាលា​រាជធានី បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ អាច​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​បំផុត​ចំនួន ១០០០០ នាក់ ហើយ​គណបក្ស ត្រូវ​សុំ​ការ​អនុញ្ញាត​ពី​ក្រសួង មហា​ផ្ទៃ ប្រសិន​បើ​ពួក​គេ​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​លើស​ចំនួន​នោះ។ លោក ឌីម៉ង់ បាន​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ថា៖ «នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ពួក​គេ​មិន​ត្រូវ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​វេទិកា​នោះ​ វាយប្រហារ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​ឬ រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ទេ»។ លោក​បន្ថែម​ថា គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក៏​ត្រូវ​បាន​ណែនាំ មិន​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ហែ​ក្បួន​ផង​ដែរ។ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក យ៉ែម បុញឫទិ្ធ ...

មាស សុខជា
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/104708-2013-10-02-03-37-10

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