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Cambodia unveils strategy to attract Chinese tourists
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday finalized its 5-year strategic plan to attract at least 1.3 million Chinese visitors by 2018. Speaking at a seminar on Cambodia tourism marketing strategy targeting China, So Visothy, director of the Tourism Ministry’s Marketing and Promotion Department, said that currently ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-06/19/c_132467692.htm
Foreign visitors to Cambodia's World Heritage Preah Vihear temple rise 39 pct in 5 months
Cambodia’s Preah Vihear temple, a World Heritage site, received 4,710 foreign tourists in the first five months of this year, up 39 percent compared with the same period last year, statistics by Preah Vihear province’s tourism department showed Tuesday. Kong Vibol, chief of the department, said ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-06/19/c_132468531.htm
Thousands block National Road Two
Thousands of workers from the Macau-owned M & V International Manufacturing Ltd on Wednesday blocked National Road Two to demand better working conditions. The protestors have 11 lists of demands including bonuses of 4,000 riel ($1) for food, $3 for holiday pay, and $12 for ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZDEzMTc5YjNiNTc
A Troubled Start for Cambodia’s Carbon Credits
Since 2007, the NGO Pact has been working with the government to turn 68,000 hectares of forest in Oddar Meanchey province into a moneymaking venture for the state just by keeping trees in the area standing. ...
Zsombor Peter and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/a-troubled-start-for-cambodias-carbon-credits-31277/
Thai and Cambodian trade fair on the road
In a joint effort to promote trade ties, government officials in Cambodia and Thailand have organised the first “Caravan Fair” in which producers within the neighbouring countries will showcase their products to one another. The Cambodia-Thailand Caravan Fair 2013, a travelling event starting on June 25 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061966350/Business/thai-and-cambodian-trade-fair-on-the-road.html
គ.ជ.ប. ៖ ទឹកខ្មៅសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតមិនអាចលុបទេទោះដោយវិធីណាក៏ដោយ
នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៩ មិថុនានេះ អគ្គលេខាធិការគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត នៅទីស្នាក់ការគជប បាននិយាយថា ទឹកខ្មៅលុបលាងមិនជ្រះសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតអាណត្តិទី៥ ខាងមុខនេះ មិនអាចលុបចេញបានទេ ហើយគ្មានអ្នកណាម្នាក់អាចបោះឆ្នោតបានទី២ដងនោះទេ។ គួររំលឹកថា នៅទីស្នាក់ការគ.ជ.ប. ព្រឹកមិញនេះ ទឹកខ្មៅចំនួន៤ម៉ឺនដប ដែលមានតំលៃជាង ៨៧ម៉ឺនដុល្លារសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ត្រូវបានប្រគល់ឱ្យគណៈកម្មាធិការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត សម្រាប់ដំណើរការនៃការបោះឆ្នោតអាណត្តិទី៥ខាងមុខនេះ។ អំណោយទឹកខ្មៅលុបលាងមិនជ្រះរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលឥណ្ឌានោះ ត្រូវលោក អឹម សួស្តី ប្រធានគ.ជ.ប.ដែលជាអធិបតីនៃពិធីទទួលនោះ បានបញ្ជាក់ថា ជាសម្ភារៈដ៏សំខាន់មួយក្នុងចំណោមសម្ភារៈសំខាន់ទាំង៥ដូចជា សន្លឹកឆ្នោតត្រាសម្ងាត់ បញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោត និងហិបឆ្នោតជាដើម។ ...
វិទ្យុបារាំងអន្តរជាតិ
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130619-nec-indelible-ink-election
Judge forces sparse settlement on family of beaten children
The Ratanakkiri Provincial Court yesterday forced a family whose three children were allegedly beaten by DM Group firm employees last month to accept only $1,000 in compensation in place of the $40,000 the family initially had demanded, the children’s father claimed. Ry Sarun, 52, said that ...
Police Detain Protesting NagaWorld Staff
Nineteen NagaWorld casino employees were detained Tuesday afternoon as police attempted to break up a protest of more than 500 workers who had picketed in front of the casino for the past six days, demanding the company increase their salaries. The workers had been striking non-violently ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-detain-protesting-nagaworld-staff-31336/
New name, same airline
Grounded Tonlesap Airlines has changed its name to Wat Phnom Airlines, an official with Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation said yesterday, about two months after the local chartered carrier suspended all of its flights. Wat Phnom Airlines is now in the process of applying for ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061966352/Business/new-name-same-airline.html
New Coal Plant to Tackle Blackouts
National energy supplier Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) on Monday announced that a 50-MW coal-fired power plant in Preah Sihanouk province is ready to come online this week and will solve Phnom Penh’s chronic blackouts. The statement does not mention which power plant had been completed, ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-coal-plant-to-tackle-blackouts-31220/
Cambodia shrugs at Gambia’s import ban
Gambia’s recent announcement that it would ban rice imports in about three years to spur local demand will only have a small impact on Cambodia, which sends a portion of its annual output to the west African country and other nations on the continent, data ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061866317/Business/cambodia-shrugs-at-gambia-s-import-ban.html
ក្រុមយុវជនស្នើសុំឱ្យគណបក្សនយោបាយបង្ហាញគោលនយោបាយ
នំពេញ — ស្របពេលដែលការបោះឆ្នោតថ្នាក់ជាតិកាន់តែខិតចូលមកដល់ក្រុមសង្គម ស៊ីវិលបានជំរុញឱ្យតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយនីមួយៗបង្ហាញពីកម្មវិធី នយោបាយរបស់ខ្លួនដល់ក្រុមយុវជន។ លោក ជាង សុខា នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃកម្មវិធីអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ធនធានយុវជន(YRDP) បានថ្លែងទាមទារដូចនេះកាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ក្នុងពិធីបើកសិក្ខាសិលា ស្តីពី «ការចូលរួមរបស់យុវជនក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត» ដែលមានការចូលរួមពីយុវជនជាង៣០០នាក់មកពីសកលវិទ្យាល័យចំនួន២០ តំណាងអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល និងតំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ និងគណបក្សហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ដោយសង្កត់ធ្ងន់ពីសារៈសំខាន់របស់យុវជនក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត ព្រោះយ៉ាងហោចណាស់៣៤ភាគរយនៃអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតជាង៩លាននាក់ជាយុវជន ដូច្នេះ«យុវជនជាចលករសំខាន់ក្នុងការសម្រេចលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត»។ ...
វីអូអេ
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/youth-demand-political-platform-from-party-officials/1683599.html
Skyscraper’s woes continue
The saga of the stalled $240 million Gold Tower 42 was revived last week when it emerged that a supplier for the project had accused the owner and builder of failing to pay out nearly $500,000 in fees, according to an injunction request obtained by ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061866319/Business/skyscraper-s-woes-continue.html
Police block Beoung Kak protesters
More than 100 police and security guards, including riot squad members, were deployed to the capital’s Boeung Kak lake community yesterday to block a protest that, at times, involved only three shouting women. About 50 members of the Boeung Kak community tried to march from Village ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061866329/National/police-block-beoung-kak-protesters.html
Australian Police Say Appropriate Steps Taken in BHP Bribery Case
The Australian Federal Police (AFP) said Monday they have taken the necessary steps to investigate claims that the world’s largest mining company, BHP Billiton, bribed officials in Cambodia and played down reports that it had mishandled one the country’s largest cases in corporate corruption. “The ...
Eight More Charged Over Violent Factory Protest
A court official at the Kompong Speu Provincial Court said Monday that a total of 16 union representatives have been charged with damaging property and inciting violence during a protest outside a garment factory earlier this month, twice the number of arrests previously confirmed. Provincial Judge ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/eight-more-charged-over-violent-factory-protest-31214/
គ.ជ.ប នឹងរៀបចំពិធីប្រគល់និងទទួលទឹកខ្មៅជ្រលក់ដៃសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតតម្លៃជាង៨៣ម៉ឺនដុល្លារជាជំនួយរបស់ឥណ្ឌានៅព្រឹកស្អែក
នៅទីស្នាក់ការកណ្តាលនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គជប) ស្ថិតក្នុងបរិវេណក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ នឹងមានរៀបចំពិធីប្រគល់និងទទួលទឹកខ្មៅជ្រលក់ដៃសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសតំាងតំណាងរាស្រ្តនីតិកាលទី៥ នៅថ្ងៃទី២៨ កក្កដា ២០១៣ ដែលជាជំនួយឥតសំណងរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលនៃសាធារណរដ្ឋឥណ្ឌា គិតជាទឹកបា្រក់ជាង៨៣ម៉ឺនដុល្លារអាមេរិក ។ ...
Kingdom, Hong Kong boost ties
Economic cooperation between Cambodia and Hong Kong is on the rise, while the introduction of a new visa extension is also evidence of strengthening relations, officials say. On June 1, Cambodian officials will be able to travel to Hong Kong without a visa and stay ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061866316/Business/kingdom-hong-kong-boost-ties.html
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រអំពាវនាវឲ្យពលរដ្ឋបោះឆ្នោតតាមសតិសម្បជញ្ញៈ
នៅសល់រយៈពេលជាង ១ខែទៀតទេ ដែលជាថ្ងៃប្រជាពលរដ្ឋត្រូវកំណត់ជ្រើសរើសមេដឹកនាំប្រទេសដែលខ្លួនពេញចិត្ត ស្របទៅតាមប្រព័ន្ធប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ តាមរយៈការបោះឆ្នោតជាសម្ងាត់។ ខណៈដែលថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោតជិតមកដល់នេះ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រខ្មែរ សម្ដេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ព្រះអង្គបានចេញព្រះរាជសារអំពាវនាវឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងអស់កុំឲ្យ មានការព្រួយបារម្ភចំពោះការគាបសង្កត់ គំរាមកំហែងផ្នែកនយោបាយណាមួយឲ្យសោះ។ ...
Japanese Mizuho Bank to Open Representative Office
One of Japan’s largest banks will open a representative office in July due to burgeoning interest in Cambodia most likely by Japanese investors, a bank official said yesterday. Mizuho Financial Group will open a small office in Phnom Penh Tower on Monivong Boulevard on July 8, ...
Cambodia to receive 4.5 million tourists by 2015
Cambodia expects to welcome 4.5 million tourists by 2015, increasing from 3.5 million in 2012, thanks to its cultural properties, Prime Minister Hun Sen said. “Undoubtedly, heritage and cultural tourism are playing a substantial part in this growth. Twenty years ago, when Angkor was inscribed on ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=MDI0MmQ3MGJlNmR
BHP bribery scandal not thoroughly investigated
Reports have today emerged criminal allegations that BHP Billiton employees bribed officials in Cambodia and China were not thoroughly investigated by the Australian Federal Police, with the matter instead being passed over to corporate regulator ASIC, which also ran no in-depth investigation. The documents released ...
http://www.miningaustralia.com.au/news/bhp-bribery-scandal-not-thoroughly-investigated
Troubles for Tonlesap Air
About two months after Phnom Penh-based Tonlesap Airlines suspended its chartered flights, the local carrier’s future seems as cloudy as ever. Vann Chanty, the director of air transport with Cambodia’s State Secretariat of Civil Aviation, said yesterday that the airline had not resumed operations and that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061766300/Business/troubles-for-tonlesap-air.html
Bandith trial ends with prosecutor accusing two
The final day of former Bavet town governor Chhouk Bandith’s trial on Friday saw heated argument between lawyers and witnesses over who was responsible for shootings that injured three garment factory workers at a demonstration last year. More than 20 witnesses testified during the three days ...