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Chinese Arrivals To Cambodia Continue To Grow
Cambodia’s Tourism Ministry said about 231,000 Chinese visited Cambodia in the first six months of the year, up 55 percent over the previous year. Cambodia received 334,000 Chinese visitors in 2012, up 35 percent year-on-year, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry saying in a report. Kong Sopheareak, ...
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=970883
Speaking in tongues: Young Cambodians learning foreign languages to improve economic opportunities
In the globalised world, being able to communicate in more than one language is becoming essential for many people seeking rewarding careers. Young Cambodians have taken this message to heart and are learning Cambodia is slowly moving up the development ladder but low-wage factory labour still ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/365365/speaking-in-tongues
Four Arrested In Attempt to Inspire ‘Rose Revolution’
Police said Sunday they have arrested four people believed to be involved in a conspiracy hatched by a dissident Khmer-American group plotting to topple the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Two men and two women were arrested on Thursday suspected of attempting to hand out ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-arrested-in-attempt-to-inspire-rose-revolution-39976/
Government orders capital pipe clear-up
A city-wide campaign to clear drainage pipes inundated with garbage build-up aggravated by seasonal rains will begin on Saturday, the municipality announced. All nine districts are to report the number of pipes in need of service, according to a statement released on Friday, which adds that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-orders-capital-pipe-clear
Wall collapse kills two construction workers
Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wall-collapse-kills-two-construction-workers
BHP Billiton Faces Bribery Charges After Abandoned Project
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the country’s financial regulator have informed Australia-based mining giant BHP Billiton it could still be charged over allegations the company bribed overseas officials, which include claims of improper payments to members of the Cambodian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen ...
ការបាត់អាសនៈនៅខេត្ត កណ្តាលជាទឡ្ហីករណ៍បញ្ជាក់របស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារតែការច្រានចោលរបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅលើបណ្តឹងទាំងអស់ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត កន្លងទៅ កាលពីចុងសប្តាហ៍ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានបង្ហាញភ័ស្តុតាង អំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីពាក់ព័ន្ធទៅនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតដោយលើកយកមណ្ឌលមួយ ចំនួនធ្វើជាទឡ្ហីករណ៍បញ្ជាក់ អំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីទាំងនោះ ដែលធ្វើឲ្យគណបក្សនេះបាត់បង់អាសនៈរបស់ខ្លួន។ នៅក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលាមួយពីម្សិលមិញមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងលោក កឹម សុខា រួមជាមួយនឹង តំណាងពីអង្គការឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោត ខុម ហ្វ្រែល បានរិះគន់ទៅលើដំណើរការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ការរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត របស់ គ.ជ.ប ជាពិសេសកង្វះឆន្ទៈរបស់ស្ថាប័ននេះក្នុងការបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព ដើម្បីផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ទៅនឹងលទ្ធផលដូចដែលប្រកាសដោយគណៈកម្មាធិការ បោះឆ្នោតឃុំ និងខេត្ត។ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិក៏បានបង្ហាញផងដែរ អំពីការសិក្សាករណីមួយនៅខេត្ត កណ្តាលដែលតួលេខផ្ទាល់របស់គណបក្សបង្ហាញថា គណបក្សនេះឈ្នះបានចំនួន ៧ អាសនៈ មិនមែន ៦ អាសនៈដូចលទ្ធផលប្រកាសបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះទេ ហើយលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រដូច គ.ជ.ប ទៅនឹងចោរដែលបានលួចហើយ តែមិនព្រមបង្ហាញអ្វីនៅក្នុងកញ្ចប់នោះ ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលថា ...
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102562-2013-08-19-03-07-20
CNRP Asks Canada to Clarify Stance on Election
Representatives of the opposition CNRP in Canada have sent a letter to the Canadian government asking that it clarify its stance on the results of Cambodia’s national election after a former Cabinet minister took part in an international observer team that deemed the elections free ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-asks-canada-to-clarify-stance-on-election-40006/
Malaysia's Dataprep considers presence in Cambodia
Malaysian information technology service provider Dataprep Holdings Bhd is considering establishing a presence in Cambodia, the Malaysian Reserve reported Monday. “We are currently looking at increasing our presence in Indochina, ASEAN and China,” chief executive Ahmad Rizan Ibrahim was quoted as telling reporters Friday. ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZjViNjdmMjg5ZTc
Microsoft decries pirated software
Microsoft Cambodia has found that an overwhelming majority of computer retailers surveyed earlier this year failed to offer customers the option to purchase licensed, as opposed to pirated, software. Out of the 54 Cambodian computer retailers included in the May survey, the results of which were ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/microsoft-decries-pirated-software
Subedi: There is room for reform
Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/subedi-there-room-reform
Military Police Receive Training for Violent Demonstrations
More than one thousand military police officers on Saturday participated in simulated exercises designed to prepare them should demonstrations over the contested results of last month’s national election break out, officials said Sunday. The officers, clad in bulletproof vests, were trained in crowd control and riot ...
Denise Hruby and Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/military-police-receive-training-for-violent-demonstrations-39978/
Feature: Slum dwellers in Cambodian capital want to benefit from development
Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital and largest city, has seen rapid development in the last decade — numerous high-rises, large shopping malls and business centres as well as public parks are beautifying this city — in the meantime, slum-dwellers are also on the rise. According to the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/18/c_132641165.htm
Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: past trends, current status, possible futures
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are positive, reflecting political stabilization and economic growth following decades of poverty and conflict. But the rate and type of development is ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZjY4MTUzZGZkNmQ
After Cambodia’s election: Stand-off
NEARLY three weeks after Cambodia’s general election, which both the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition claim to have won, life in Phnom Penh remains tense. Tanks have been deployed, although only on the outskirts, and queues have formed at banks and supermarkets ...
Sri Lankan company to plant 20,000 hectares of rubber in Cambodia
Sri Lankan agricultural group Lankem Ceylon PLC says it plans to plant 20,000 hectares of rubber in Cambodia as part of a diversification strategy. Lankem chairman A Rajaratnam disclosed the strategy in the company’s annual report for the year to March, 2012, released by the company ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OGEzOGYyMjJhYTI
UN Rights Envoy Says Democracy Is Limited in Cambodia
Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rights-envoy-says-democracy-is-limited-in-cambodia-39949/
លោក គល់ បញ្ញា៖ គេមិនអាចបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាពទាំងអស់បានទេ តែគេអាចបើកផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ខ្លះបាន
ភ្ញៀវប្រចាំថ្ងៃរបស់វិទ្យុយើងសម្រាប់ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍នេះគឺ លោក គល់ បញ្ញា នាយកអង្គការសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតខុមហ្វ្រែល ( Comfrel)។ ឆ្លើយតបនឹងសំណួរបស់ ប៉ែន បូណា លោក គល់ បញ្ញា អះអាងថា អ្វីដែលលោកសង្កេតឃើញក្នុងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីមួយចំនួននោះ គឺជាកង្វះខាត បច្ចេកទេសប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លោកសំណូមពរឲ្យ គ.ជ.ប បើកទូលាយជាងនេះបន្តិច ដោយយល់ព្រមឲ្យមានការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ឯកសារក្នុង កញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាពមួយចំនួន ដើម្បីដឹងអំពីទំហំនៃភាពមិនប្រក្រតី។ ...
Australia Admits Cambodia Postponed Military Cooperation
Cambodia has delayed two of its military cooperation programs with Australia, the Australian Defense Department said Thursday, after it emerged this week that U.S.-backed programs had also been postponed following the July 28 national election. Dave Gordge, first secretary and deputy head of mission at the ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/australia-admits-cambodia-postponed-military-cooperation-39885/
Authorities, NGOs Brace For Floods
Provincial authority and humanitarian NGOs are preparing for severe flooding in Kompong Thom province as floodwaters flow south from inundated Preah Vihear province along the Stung Sen River. Leng Vireak, senior manager for disaster response at NGO world Vision, said that the situation was stable ...
Flood death toll rises to 9 in Cambodia
Flash floods have claimed nine lives and affected about 5,300 families in Cambodia since last week, a disaster control spokesman said Friday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said five of the dead were children. ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/16/c_132635976.htm
Chamber wants new tax laws
The private sector has called on the government to review Cambodia’s taxation law, a statute that business leaders say is outdated and needs to change if Cambodia wants to continue to attract foreign investment. Led by Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng, a delegation ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chamber-wants-new-tax-laws
CNRP Walks Out of NEC Complaints Hearing
The opposition CNRP on Thursday walked out of an election complaints session at the headquarters of the National Election Committee (NEC), claiming the body was investigating complaints improperly and without the presence of its leadership. The CNRP, which has called for a transparent and independent investigation ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-walks-out-of-nec-complaints-hearing-39840/
ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតកើនឡើងធៀបនឹងអាណត្តិមុន
គណៈកម្មាធិការដើម្បីការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរី និងយុត្តិធម៌នៅកម្ពុជា ហៅកាត់ថា (ខុមហ្វ្រែល) ដែលជាអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតឯករាជ្យធំបំផុត នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បានរកឃើញភាពមិនប្រក្រតីច្រើនជាងការបោះឆ្នោត ឆ្នាំ២០០៨ប្រហែលបួនដង។ លោកស្រី គង់ រ៉ាវីន ជាប្រធានក្រុមអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍របស់ខុមហ្វ្រែល បានឲ្យដឹងថា ក្រុមការងាររបស់ខុមហ្វ្រែល បានរកឃើញភាពមិនប្រក្រតីជាងមួយម៉ឺនករណីតាម ការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតនានាកាលពីខែមុន ធៀបនឹងចំនួន២.០១២ករណីក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០០៨ ទោះបីជាខ្លួនមានអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍នៅនឹងកន្លែង ផ្ទាល់តិចជាងកាលពីប្រាំឆ្នាំមុនក៏ដោយ។ លោកស្រី រ៉ាវីន បានឲ្យដឹងថា “ [ភាពមិនប្រក្រតី] ធំបំផុតគឺរឿងអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតបាត់បង់សិទ្ធិរបស់ ខ្លួនក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត។ អំឡុងថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត ពួកគេរកឈ្មោះក្នុងបញ្ជីមិនឃើញ ឬបើមិនដូច្នេះទេ ឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្លួនត្រូវអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតផ្សេងទៀតយក ទៅប្រើរួចទៅហើយ ឬបើមិនអ៊ឺចឹងទេ គឺខុសឈ្មោះ ដូច្នេះមិនអាចបោះឆ្នោតបាន”។ ក្រុមអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍របស់ខុមហ្វ្រែល បានរកឃើញភាពមិនប្រក្រតីចំនួន១០.៣៩៨ករណីនៅ ទូទាំងប្រទេសក្នុងថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត។ ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីច្រើនបំផុតត្រូវបានរកឃើញនៅ មណ្ឌលធំបំផុតទាំងពីរ គឺមណ្ឌលកំពង់ចាមដែលមាន៣.១៣៨ករណី និងមណ្ឌលភ្នំពេញដែលមាន១.៨២២ករណី។ លោកស្រីបានបន្តថា “ខ្ញុំគិតថា [ភាពមិនប្រក្រតី] ១០.០០០ករណី គឺជាបញ្ហាដ៏ធំមួយ បើប្រៀបធៀបនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតអាណត្តិមុន ដែលមាន ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីត្រឹម២.០០០ ឬ៣.០០០ ករណី។ ...