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Security to Be Boosted on Final Day of Election Campaigning
Phnom Penh authorities said Thursday that all necessary security measures were in place to ensure that today’s final burst of campaigning would be peaceful and cause limited disruption in the city and that Sunday’s national election vote goes ahead without incident. Municipal police chief Heng Chantheary ...
As Election Nears, There’s Little Help for Voters Left Off List
Yim Vivatey has cast his ballot at the same polling station in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district since 2003. He has never moved and has been assigned to the same polling station number each time—351. But when the wiry 35-year-old tried looking up his name on ...
Kem Sokha Concerned Over Post-Election Violence
Opposition vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday said he could not guarantee there would be no violence following Sunday’s vote and appealed to the international community to be on alert and help ensure a peaceful transition after the election results are released. Speaking to reporters after ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/kem-sokha-concerned-over-post-election-violence-36762/
Sam Rainsy’s Last-Minute Efforts to Run Rebuffed
Both the National Assembly and the Constitutional Council of Cambodia, the highest legal authority in the land, convened closed-door meetings Thursday during which they decided not to reinstate opposition leader Sam Rainsy as a voter and parliamentary candidate for Sunday’s national election. According to a copy ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sam-rainsys-last-minute-efforts-to-run-rebuffed-36763/
Party backs out on tuk-tuks
Hundreds of angry tuk-tuk drivers gathered outside the Khmer Economic Development Party’s Phnom Penh headquarters yesterday, after the party pulled out of an ambitious two-day rolling rally at the last minute. The president of the seven-month-old party, Huon Reach Chamroeun, entered into an agreement with about ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/party-backs-out-tuk-tuks
Sam Rainsy’s request for immunity rejected
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s request to have his parliamentary immunity restored before Sunday’s national election was refused yesterday by the National Assembly permanent committee — which consists wholly of ruling Cambodian People’s Party lawmakers. “The permanent committee has unanimously decided that because [Rainsy] has become a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sam-rainsy%E2%80%99s-request-immunity-rejected
Final push to finish line
For a month now, the campaign has grown increasingly frenetic. Supporters have poured into the streets by the tens of thousands for ruling and opposition party rallies alike. On motorbikes and by the truckload, campaigners have overrun cities large and small, chanting party slogans. Today, that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/final-push-finish-line
Brokers arrested after terrified workers flee
Three brokers were arrested and sent to Koh Kong court yesterday, charged with trafficking 17 Cambodians to Thailand with the intention of sending them on to another country, officials and victims said. According to Soa Samnang, 46, he and 16 other villagers, the majority from Andong ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/brokers-arrested-after-terrified-workers-flee
ទូរទស្សន៍ផ្សាយតែចំណុចអវិជ្ជមានរបស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
ភ្នំពេញៈ យុវជន រាំច្រៀងលេងសប្បាយ តាមផ្លូវ «ដូចអ្នកញៀនថ្នាំ»។ «ក្មេងទំនើង» បង្កបញ្ហាអនាធិបតេយ្យ ក្រោមរបាំងធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាឲ្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំង បុរសម្នាក់ស្រែកថា បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច ដូចជា បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យ«យួន»។ ទាំងនេះគឺជាឈុតខ្លីៗ និងការរិះគន់ ដែលគេផលិតរយៈពេល ១៤ នាទី ដោយច្បិចយកតែចំណុចអាក្រក់ អវិជ្ជមាន របស់ក្រុមយុវជន ដែលចូលរួមឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត ឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ចាក់ផ្សាយតាមទូរទស្សន៍ CNC ដែលជាទូរទស្សន៍គាំទ្ររដ្ឋាភិបាលកាលពីថ្ងៃអង្គារ ហើយត្រូវបានចាក់ផ្សាយតាមស្ថានីយទូរទស្សន៍គាំទ្រគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច ជាច្រើន ព្រមទាំងដាក់បង្ហោះនៅលើវេបសាយជាច្រើនទៀត កាលពីម្សិលមិញ។ ទូរទស្សន៍ទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលគាំទ្រគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច មិនដែលឃើញចាក់ផ្សាយ ពីចំណុចវិជ្ជមាន របស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងទេ សូម្បីតែការវិលត្រឡប់របស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែកក្កដា ដែលមានអ្នកគាំទ្រយ៉ាងច្រើន ដែលគេប៉ាន់ប្រមាណថា អាចលើសពី ១០ ម៉ឺននាក់ កកកុញចាប់តាំងពីព្រលានយន្តហោះអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ រហូតដល់ទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/101430-2013-07-26-03-39-49
Shops to close, limit hours
Many restaurants, shops, supermarkets and tourist sites in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap will operate at a limited capacity or close entirely this Sunday as Cambodians line up at voting stations to elect a new government. Despite the closures, Ang Kim Eang, president of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/shops-close-limit-hours
Union wins benefits for garment workers
Most demands made by workers at a Takeo province garment factory were met following a large protest and five hours of negotiation. Asia Dragon (Garment) Co Ltd mediated with the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), making concessions on most of the workers’ 16 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-wins-benefits-garment-workers
Shops to close, limit hours
Many restaurants, shops, supermarkets and tourist sites in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap will operate at a limited capacity or close entirely this Sunday as Cambodians line up at voting stations to elect a new government. “We will close the whole day on the 28th,” Kong ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/shops-close-limit-hours
The battleground seats
A guide to the provinces where the fighting may be fiercest. Siem Reap 6 seats Though Siem Reap has long been a ruling-party stronghold (the CPP won four of six seats here in 2003, increasing their spoils to five of six seats in 2008), if recent opposition rallies ...
In Cambodia, Shifting Allegiances Shape a Tougher Than Usual Election
ANLONG VENG, Cambodia — A decade and a half after the last remnants of the Khmer Rouge capitulated in this northwestern town, the streets are festooned with images of their erstwhile enemy, Prime Minister Hun Sen, who is seeking to prolong his 28 years in ...
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ស្ថានីយវិទ្យុ អេ.ប៊ី.ស៊ី អេហ្វ.អឹម ១០៧.៥ (ABC FM 107.5MHz) ដែលបានផ្សព្វផ្សាយថានឹងមានរដ្ឋប្រហារយោធាកើតឡើង ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ឈ្នះឆ្នោតដឹកនាំប្រទេស បានសម្រេចផ្អាកកម្មវិធីទទួលទូរស័ព្ទស្ដីពីព័ត៌មានទាន់ហេតុការណ៍ ដូចសព្វដង ក្រោយពីមានការព្រមានពីគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ឲ្យបញ្ឈប់រាល់ការផ្សាយព័ត៌មានដែលមានចរិតញុះញង់បំភិតបំភ័យអ្នក បោះឆ្នោត។ មន្ត្រីអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោត ទទូចសុំឲ្យមន្ត្រីយោធាកម្ពុជា បង្ហាញជំហរសន្តិភាព និងសុវត្ថិភាពគ្មានហិង្សា និងរដ្ឋប្រហារនៅក្រោយការបោះឆ្នោត។ មួយថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ពីមានការព្រមានពីគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) លោក សេង ប៊ុនវ៉េង ដែលមានរហ័សនាម អាចារ្យ អេ ក្នុងស្ថានីយវិទ្យុ អេ.ប៊ី.ស៊ី អេហ្វ.អឹម ១០៧.៥ សម្រេចបិទការទទួលហៅទូរស័ព្ទចូលរួមក្នុងកម្មវិធីព័ត៌មានទាន់ ហេតុការណ៍ដូចសព្វមួយដង និងជំនួសមកវិញនូវការចាក់ផ្សាយបទចម្រៀង និងឃោសនាពាណិជ្ជកម្ម។ លេខារបស់នាយិកាស្ថានីយវិទ្យុ អេ.ប៊ី.ស៊ី បដិសេធមិនប្រាប់ឈ្មោះ បញ្ជាក់ថា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែកក្កដា ក្នុងកម្មវិធីរបស់ អាចារ្យ អេ ដែលមានរយៈពេល ...
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/local-fm-radio-abc-stop-broadcast-07252013084750.html
Cambodia’s Opposition Leader Runs Out of Options To Contest Polls
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy appears to have run out of options in his bid to contest in Cambodia’s national polls, as the country’s political parties prepared to wrap up their election campaign amid allegations by independent observers of “arrests, threats and intimidation” by the ruling ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/rejections-07252013164156.html
Polling stations set for soldiers at Preah Vihear
Soldiers stationed around the Preah Vihear temple on the Thai-Cambodian border on Election Day won’t have to forgo the opportunity to vote, military officials in Preah Vihear province said. Men Sophea, a military official posted at Phnom Trop, several kilometres away from the temple complex, said ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/polling-stations-set-soldiers-preah-vihear
CNRP complaint: Poll station moved from CPP domain
The National Election Committee has moved a Kandal province polling station at the request of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, who complained it was located in an area heavily occupied by Cambodian People’s Party supporters. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-complaint-poll-station-moved-cpp-domain
Polling station, police directives handed down
All logos, numbers or signs emblematic of party affiliation are forbidden at polling stations on Election Day, according to a directive released yesterday by The National Election Committee. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/polling-station-police-directives-handed-down
បញ្ជីអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតមានលើសពីចំនួនមនុស្សពិតប្រាកដ
ភ្នំពេញៈសង្កាត់ស្ទើរតែទាំងអស់ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ មានអត្រាអ្នកចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតលើសពី ១០០ ភាគរយដែលស្មើនឹងឈ្មោះបន្ថែមជាង ១៤៥ ០០០ នាក់ ដោយសង្កាត់មួយ មានចំនួនលើសពី ២០០ ភាគរយ។ នេះបើយោងតាមការវិភាគលើទិន្នន័យប្រជាជន ដែលមិនដែលបានឃើញកន្លងមកត្រូវបានគេបញ្ចេញឲ្យដឹង។ ការវិភាគបន្ថែមទៀតលើបញ្ជីឈ្មោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត របស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ដែលមានជាសាធារណៈរួចហើយ បានបង្ហាញថា មានឈ្មោះជាន់គ្នាជាង ២៥ ០០០ នាក់ ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ បើទោះបីជា គ.ជ.ប បានធានាកន្លងមកថា ឈ្មោះជាន់គ្នានោះ បានលុបចោលរួចហើយក៏ដោយ។ ទិន្នន័យនោះ ព្រមជាមួយនឹងតួលេខថ្នាក់ឃុំ ដែលលេចចេញដែលភ្នំពេញ ប៉ុស្តិ៍ ទទួលបាន បានគូសផែនទីលម្អិត អំពីការចុះឈ្មោះហួសកម្រិត។ តួលេខចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតបំប៉ោងទាំងនេះ បានធ្វើឲ្យមានក្តីបារម្ភថា ការក្លែងបន្លំសន្លឹកឆ្នោត អាចធ្វើទៅបានក្នុងតំបន់ជាក់លាក់តាមរយៈវិធីសាស្រ្តជាច្រើនគឺ ការប្រើឯកសារអត្តសញ្ញាណអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតបែបទំនើបនិងការបោះឆ្នោតច្រើន ដង។ ដូចចំនួនឈ្មោះច្រើនក្នុងរាជធានី ដែលសង្កាត់ ៨៣ នៃសង្កាត់ទាំង ៩៦ មានអត្រាចុះឈ្មោះលើសពី ១០០ ...
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/101331-2013-07-25-02-56-02
New Chinese envoy pledges to further enhance ties with Cambodia
Newly-designated Ambassador of China to Cambodia Bu Jianguo on Thursday vowed to help further deepen all rounds of cooperation with Cambodia for the benefits [sic] of the two countries and peoples. Paying a courtesy call on Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Bu ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-07/25/c_132573145.htm
Rainsy, Sokha Draw Large Crowds in Siem Reap
SIEM REAP CITY/KOMPONG THOM CITY – Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha led a parade of more than 20,000 supporters on Wednesday through the streets of Siem Reap City in what was the second-largest turnout for an opposition rally since Mr. Rainsy landed in ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/rainsy-sokha-draw-large-crowds-in-siem-reap-36614/
Workers paid out on doorstop of election
A month-long battle to secure back pay waged by 750 garment workers has ended only days before the national election – with the government footing the bill. The $450,000 payout to the Pine Great (Cambodia) factory workers – whose factory owner skipped town in April – ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-paid-out-doorstop-election
Philippine, Cambodian rice deal still on hold
Four months after the Philippines and Cambodia signed an agreement to increase rice trade, the plan is stuck in limbo. Philippine Ambassador to Cambodia Noe Wong and Cambodian Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh signed a deal in April for the Philippines National Food Authority to import ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/philippine-cambodian-rice-deal-still-hold
