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Wang Yi’s Show of Support for Government Is Applauded
A government spokesman on Thursday welcomed remarks of support for the ruling CPP from China’s foreign minister, saying they showed Cambodia’s main benefactor was an example to other foreign states. Following meetings with Prime Minister Hun Sen and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Wednesday, Chinese Foreign ...
Simon Lewis and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/wang-yis-show-of-support-for-government-is-applauded-40662/
Peace a Priority as Officials Prepare for CNRP Rally Security
With the opposition CNRP expecting at least 10,000 people to turn out for a rally in Phnom Penh on Monday, a military police official said Thursday that any attempt to disturb the peace would not be tolerated. Brigadier General Kheng Tito, spokesman for the military police, ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/peace-a-priority-as-officials-prepare-for-cnrp-rally-security-40678/
ក្រសួងឲ្យបញ្ឈប់ប្រមូលមេដៃគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត
នំពេញៈ ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ បានស្នើឲ្យអាជ្ញាធររាជធានី ខេត្ត ត្រូវបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់ នូវការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដើម្បីគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត ខណៈដែលចលនានៃការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃ នេះ បានកើតឡើងកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងៗ ហើយត្រូវអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលរិះគន់ថា បានបង្ហាញពីភាពមិនឯករាជ្យរបស់អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន។ នៅក្នុងសេចក្តីប្រកាស មួយដែលបានចុះហត្ថលេខាដោយលោក ស ខេង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ចុះថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែសីហាដែលទើបតែធ្លាក់ដល់ដៃអ្នកសារព័ត៌មាន កាលពីម្សិលមិញ សរសេរថា ការបញ្ជាឲ្យបញ្ឈប់នូវការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដើម្បី គាំទ្រលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ គឺជាការរក្សា«ពង្រឹងអព្យាក្រឹតភាព របស់អាជ្ញាធរសាធារណៈនៅគ្រប់ថ្នាក់»។ លោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ស ខេង បានសរសេរទៀតថា៖ «អភិបាលរាជធានី ខេត្ត ត្រូវបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់នូវការធ្វើញត្តិគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ នីតិកាលទី ៥ និងបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់ នូវការណែនាំដល់អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន ដើម្បីចលនាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ឲ្យផ្តិតមេដៃគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត»។ ចំណាត់ការរបស់ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃនេះ បានធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីមានសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ជាច្រើនថា អាជ្ញាធរនៅតាមភូមិ សង្កាត់ ឃុំ ទាំងនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ និងនៅតាមខេត្តមួយចំនួន បានដើរប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃនៅតាមផ្ទះប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ធ្វើឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមានការថ្នាំងថ្នាក់ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102852-2013-08-23-03-08-11
នគរបាលមិនទាន់វែកមុខអ្នកប្រឌិតសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី
ភ្នំពេញៈ អ្នកនាំពាក្យនគរបាលជាតិ ឲ្យដឹងម្សិលមិញថា សមត្ថកិច្ចមិនទាន់ធ្វើការស្រាវជ្រាវរកអ្នកប្រឌិតកាត់ តសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន ដែលថ្លែងថា ចាញ់ឆ្នោត នៅឡើយ ដោយសារគ្មានបញ្ជាពីថ្នាក់លើ។ លោកឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ គៀត ច័ន្ទថារិទ្ធ អ្នកនាំពាក្យស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលជាតិថ្លែងថា ទោះបីមានការអំពាវនាវពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ឲ្យចាត់វិធានការវែកមុខអ្នកប្រឌិតខ្សែអាត់សំឡេង ក៏នគរបាលមិនទាន់ចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការដែរ។ លោកថ្លែងថា៖ «ខ្ញុំសាកសួរទៅអ្នកជំនាញមានសមត្ថកិច្ចហើយ ពួកគេមិនទាន់ដំណើរការទេ ហើយក៏មិនទាន់មានបញ្ជាពីថ្នាក់លើដែររឿងនេះ ទោះគណបក្សអំពាវនាវក៏ដោយ»។ លោកបន្តថា ៖ «ណាមួយ មិនទាន់មានពាក្យបណ្តឹងពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាទេ»។ ទោះយ៉ាងណាលោក ជៀម យាប តំណាងរាស្ត្រមកពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានប្រាប់ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍នៅដើមសប្តាហ៍នេះថា មេធាវីបក្សនឹងសិក្សាពីផ្លូវច្បាប់ ដើម្បីដាក់ពាក្យប្តឹងឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរវែកមុខអ្នកប្រព្រឹត្តការ កាត់តសំឡេងនេះ។ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/online/102826-2013-08-23-03-04-56
Forum leads to clashes
Police officers, some of them armed with batons and shields, clashed with Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker Mu Sochua and villagers yesterday as authorities cracked down on a public election forum at a private home in Battambang town. Sochua said she and others were left with ...
រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីការបរទេសចិនទទួលស្គាល់ថាបក្សប្រជាជនជាអ្នកឈ្នះឆ្នោត
ក្រុមមន្ត្រីបាននិយាយថា លោក វ៉ាង យី រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេសចិន កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានទទួលស្គាល់ជ័យជម្នះរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ខែកក្កដា បន្ទាប់ពីមានការ ជួបពិភាក្សាជាមួយលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និងលោក ហោ ណាំហុង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជានៅក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។ បើតាមលទ្ធផលបឋមដែល គ.ជ.ប. និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានផ្សព្វ ផ្សាយ គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាឈ្នះបាន៦៨អាសនៈទល់នឹង៥៥អាសនៈ គឺ បង្ហាញពីការធ្លាក់ចុះសំឡេងគាំទ្ររបស់លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ចាប់តាំងពីការ បោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ១៩៩៣ ដែលរៀបចំដោយអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិមក។ ប៉ុន្តែ គណបក្សប្រឆាំង គឺគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិដែលបានអះអាងថា មាន ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីច្រើននៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតនេះបានតវ៉ានឹងលទ្ធផលនេះ ហើយទាំងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក និងសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបបានអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានការ ស៊ើបអង្កេតដោយឯករាជ្យលើការបោះឆ្នោតនេះមុនពេលខ្លួនទទួលស្គាល់ លទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ។ លោក វ៉ាង យី បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “នៅក្នុងការបោះប្នោតនេះ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាដែលជាគណបក្សកាន់អំណាចទទួលបានសំឡេងភាគច្រើន ដាច់ខាតនៅរដ្ឋសភា ហើយមេដឹកនាំចិនបានសរសេរលិខិតអបអរសាទរ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ...
NEC: Package K is safe
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Thursday said that they had already took preventative measures in order to maintain the safety of the election documents package labeled K. The package contains documents of all of the original election results from the voting station all across the ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OTY1YjVhMGRmMDE
Cambodia’s Top Court Says Key Election Records Open for Review
Cambodia’s election authorities may be ordered to check key voting data to investigate opposition claims of widespread election irregularities in recent national widespread election irregularities in recent national polls, the country’s highest court ruled Thursday. The Constitutional Council said in a statement that it could call ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/elections-08222013182016.html
CNRP Calls For Large Rally in Phnom Penh
The opposition CNRP has called on its supporters to gather in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Monday for a large rally, though party leaders insisted that the event would be peaceful and not considered to be a demonstration against contested national election results. In a statement ...
Colin Meyn and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-calls-for-large-rally-in-phnom-penh-40499/
Cambodia reports 17th human case of bird flu this year
A six-year-old boy from Cambodia’s southern Kandal Province has been confirmed for the H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 17 so far this year, a joint statement by the World Health Organization and Cambodian Health Ministry said Wednesday. “The boy has now ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-08/21/c_132651265.htm
Election Observers Call for Recount of Votes in Kandal
Election observers on Wednesday released a joint statement regarding the fallout from the disputed national election, calling for a recount of votes in Kandal province’s Takhmao City, where a particularly large number of irregularities were reported. The Situation Room, a conglomerate of NGO’s and election monitors ...
Neou Vannarin and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/election-observers-call-for-recount-of-votes-in-kandal-40509/
Another construction worker killed
An 18-year-old man became the third construction worker in three days to be killed on the job after part of a building collapsed on him and three co-workers – including two 15-year-olds – on Monday, police said. Yu Bunrong, from Kampong Cham province’s Koh Sotin district, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/another-construction-worker-killed
Council accepts first complaint in process
Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/council-accepts-first-complaint-process
US investors cite corruption as major issue
Though U.S.-owned businesses in Cambodia are optimistic of the country’s economy, its appeal as an investment destination lags behind most of its neighbors due to the perception of endemic corruption, a new survey of 475 senior U.S. business executives in Asean shows. The 2013-14 ASEAN Business ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-investors-cite-corruption-as-major-issue-40520/
Cambodian Sommeliers Head to Singapore for Regional Contest
Beer, whisky and strong, home-brewed moonshine have long been Cambodians’ favorite tipples, but with an ever-growing middle class, tastes are changing and if you’re part of the new elite, it is increasingly important to know your Pinot Gris from your Pinot Noir. To help enhance one’s ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodian-sommeliers-head-to-singapore-for-regional-contest-40504/
Cambodian, Thai firms form business alliance
SBI Royal Securities, a subsidiary of Japanese-based SBI Holdings, has concluded a basic agreement to form a business and capital alliance with one of Thailand’s leading securities firms, in a move that could attract more investment from Cambodia’s northern neighbour. The agreement with Thailand’s Finansia Syrus ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-thai-firms-form-business-alliance
Labour negotiations begin at SL Garment factoy
A meeting between factory management and representatives of more than 5,000 striking workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories yielded no progress. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, has called the strike illegal because workers failed to notify the company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-negotiations-begin-sl-garment-factoy
A big thumbs-down
A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...
After poll, deposits at microfinance institutions down
Saving deposits at microfinance institutions (MFIs) this month decreased slightly from the average monthly amount because of a rise in withdrawals, industry officials said. Bun Mony, president of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA), and the general manager at MFI Sathapana Limited, said many people have come ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/after-poll-deposits-microfinance-institutions-down
Council accepts first complaint in process
Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ...
Logging up after poll, NGOs claim
At least a dozen companies including some of Cambodia’s most prominent developers have been illegally logging and transporting rosewood since the election without any action from authorities, a pair of local NGOs alleged. In a report released yesterday, the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community and the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-after-poll-ngos-claim
A big thumbs-down
A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...
Rights Groups Rebuke Petitions Endorsing CPP Election Win
Rights groups on Wednesday called on authorities to stop circulating petitions asking people to support preliminary results from last month’s national election showing a win for the ruling CPP and promising not to join any demonstration called by the opposition. With both the CPP and opposition ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/rights-groups-rebuke-petitions-endorsing-cpp-election-win-40506/