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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/
បក្សជាប់ឆ្នោតទាំងពីរព្រមព្រៀងលើការថែរក្សាសន្តិភាព
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។ ...
បន្ទប់ស្ថានការណ៍នៃការបោះឆ្នោតវាយតម្លៃថា មានភាពមិនប្រក្រតី ច្រើនជាង១ម៉ឺនករណី
បន្ទប់ស្ថានការណ៍នៃក្រុមអង្គការ និងសមាគមមិនមែនរដ្ឋាភិបាលវាយតម្លៃថា បានរកឃើញមានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីច្រើនជាង ១ម៉ឺន១ពាន់ករណី។ ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីទាំងនេះ បានបណ្ដាយឱ្យមានការបាត់បង់សិទ្ធិ អ្នកបោះឆ្នោតជាច្រើន និងកង្វះនូវភាពយុត្តិធម៌ក្នុងការចាត់ចែងការបោះឆ្នោត។ តាមការអង្កេតរបស់អង្កការខុមហ្វ្រែល ទៅលើអ្នកមានសិទ្ធិបោះឆ្នោតដែលគ្មានស្នាមទឹកខ្មៅនៅលើចង្អុលដៃ បង្ហាញថា មាន៤៦% បានទៅដល់ការិយាល័យ បោះឆ្នោត ប៉ុន្តែ ពួកគាត់មិនបានបោះឆ្នោត ដោយសារតែរកឈ្មោះ ឬការិយាល័យមិនឃើញ គ្មានឯកសារបញ្ជាក់អត្តសញ្ញាណប្រើប្រាស់ ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត និងខុសទិន្នន័យក្នុងបញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោត។ នៅក្នុងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍រួមមួយ រវាងក្រុមអង្គការ និងសមាគមមិនមែនរដ្ឋាភិបាល ដែលបានចេញផ្សាយ ក្នុងថ្ងៃទី២១ សីហានេះ បន្ថែមដែរថា តាមការអង្កេតមួយទៀត បានរកឃើញ មាន៦០% នៃការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោត ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមានឯកសារបញ្ជាក់អត្តសញ្ញាណត្រឹមត្រូវ ប៉ុន្តែ មិនអាចរកឈ្មោះឃើញក្នុងបញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោត។ សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា បន្ទប់ស្ថានការណ៍ថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត ជាកន្លែងរាយការណ៍ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីផ្សេងៗ ដែលមានក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ជាង៣០ រង់ចាំទទួលព័ត៌មានពីអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោត។ ហើយបន្ទាប់ពីមានការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន ក្រុមសង្គមស៊ីវិលខាងលើយល់ថា ជាលទ្ធផលជាមួយផលវិបាកចេញមកពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីជាច្រើន ក្នុងកំឡុងពេលបោះឆ្នោត។ បន្ថែមលើនេះដែរ ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីជាច្រើនបានកើតមាន ឡើង ត្រូវបានបន្ទប់ស្ថានការណ៍បញ្ជាក់បន្ថែមថា មានច្រើនក្នុង ខេត្តចំនួន បី គឺខេត្តកណ្ដាល បន្ទាយមានជ័យ ...
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/Irregularites-plus-de-dix-milles-cas-selon-security-room-election
China vow to help Cambodia prevent "disturbance from outside"
Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi vowed Wednesday, while visiting Cambodia three weeks after a general election that both the ruling and opposition parties claim to have won, to support whatever measures its government takes to ensure stability and offered to help “prevent any disturbance from ...
Kyodo News International
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/130821/china-vow-help-cambodia-prevent-disturbance-outside
Constitutional Council Upholds Rejection of Election Complaints
The Constitutional Council of Cambodia on Tuesday upheld the decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) to reject four complaints from the opposition CNRP of election irregularities during the July 28 poll. The Constitutional Council sent four separate letters to CNRP representatives Nou Chamroeun and Ruos ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/constitutional-council-upholds-rejection-of-election-complaints-40383/
Cambodian, Chinese top diplomats pledge to advance ties
Cambodian and Chinese top diplomats on Wednesday pledged to maintain and further heighten bilateral ties and cooperation for the mutual benefits of the two countries and peoples. The pledge came after a bilateral talk between Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong and visiting ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/21/c_132650650.htm
Ratch pulls out of JV for Cambodia power plant
Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Holding will cancel its joint-venture agreement with KK Power to build a 1.8-gigawatt coal-fired power plant in Koh Kong province of southwestern Cambodia. Pongdith Potchana, chief executive of Ratch, said yesterday that the company had revised the plan after its analysis indicated that ...
CAMBA Business Expo Looks to Invigorate Cambodian Businesses Both Home and Abroad
The fourth annual Business and Culture Expo hosted by the Cambodian American Business Association, an event designed to bring together business owners, entrepreneurs and Cambodian community members, will be held Sunday August 25 in the parking lot of the Mark Twain Library. However, the event that ...