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Pirated Software May Threaten Garment Firms
Garment factories run the risk of having their cargo confiscated by U.S. customs authorities if they continue using pirated computer software in their administrative operations, and may be prosecuted under a law that requires all manufacturers to use licensed digital software, according to a local ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/pirated-software-may-threaten-garment-firms-28459/
$1.3m SEZ Japanese Restaurant Opens Doors
In a $1.3 million investment, a new Japanese restaurant opened in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) last week amid the large presence of Japanese companies in the area. The 1,000-square-metre Tokyo Restaurant looks to “help to [showcase] the culture of Japanese food, and provide ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366009/Business/1-3m-sez-japanese-restaurant-opens-doors.html
Wing Star Widow in Limbo
Government officials have suggested the widow of the man crushed to death last month at the Wing Star Shoes factory, a supplier to Asics, will still be denied compensation from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a labour rights worker said yesterday. American Center for International ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366021/National/wing-star-widow-in-limbo.html
គណបក្សប្រជាជន បន្តឃោសនាធំនៅភ្នំពេញ ខណៈគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិធ្វើធំនៅខេត្ត
រហូតមកដល់ថ្ងៃទី៣០ មិថុនា គឺជាថ្ងៃទី៤ នៃយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតរកសម្លេងគាំទ្រនោះ។ គណបក្ស ធំពីរ គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជារបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន និង គណបក្សប្រឆាំងសង្គ្រោះជាតិ របស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងកឹម សុខា ដែលជាគូរប្រជែងដ៏ធំបំផុតសម្រាប់អាណត្តិទី៥ ក៏កំពុងបន្តយុទ្ធនាឃោសនារកសម្លេងគាំទ្ររបស់ខ្លួនជាបន្តដែរ។ ...
ស៊ុន មេសា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/election-cambodia
មានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីមុនការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតចាប់ផ្តើម
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន - នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃអង្គការឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោតមួយក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាគឺលោកបណ្ឌិត ពុទ្ធា ហង្ស និយាយថា ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីមួយចំនួនកំពុងកើតឡើងមុនការបោះឆ្នោត។ តែលោកបញ្ជាក់ថា បញ្ហាទាំងនោះមិនធ្ងន់ធ្ងរនៅឡើយទេ ...
វីអូអេ
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/campaign-season-has-begun-unofficially-monitors-note/1673004.html
Cambodian maids to earn at least RM1,020 a month
Salaries which start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement fees from employers. These proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here. The ...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/31/asia/13179787&sec=asia
Cambodia, U.S. sign emissions reduction agreement
Cambodia and the United States on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on low emissions and climate resilient development in Cambodia, according to a press statement from the U.S. Embassy to Phnom Penh. The deal was inked between Cambodian Minister of Environment Mok Mareth and Rebecca ...
http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2013-05/31/content_28997411.htm
ពលរដ្ឋជាង១០០គ្រួសារនៅបន្ទាយមានជ័យប្រឈមបញ្ហាបោះឆ្នោត
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋចំនួនជាង ១០០គ្រួសារ រស់នៅភូមិមួយក្នុងតំបន់ជាយដែនខ្មែរ-ថៃ កំពុងប្រឈមទៅនឹងការខកខានពុំបានបោះឆ្នោត ដោយសារតែពួកគាត់ពុំមានឯកសារសម្គាល់ខ្លួនគ្រប់គ្រាន់ សម្រាប់យកទៅប្រើប្រាស់បាន។ ...
Angkor finds visible gold in Ratanakkiri
Canadian miner Angkor Gold has found “visible gold in the soil samples” in the Otray prospect in Ratanakkiri province, which hints at possibly larger reserves, said CEO and chairman Mike Weeks in a press release published on Wednesday. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165964/Business/angkor-finds-visible-gold-in-ratanakkiri.html
Rice exports to Thailand rise
Exports of Cambodian unpolished rice to Thailand are increasing, and the trend is promising if the Thai government continues its intervention policy to guarantee the minimum paddy price for their farmers, industry insiders said. Government figures show that in the first four months of this ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165969/Business/rice-exports-to-thailand-rise.html
ADB advises region to combine grids
Cambodia is expected to be able to produce about half the energy it needs by 2035, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), but the Kingdom – along with its neighbours – should also consider integrating their energy grids, which would bring about more competitive ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165966/Business/adb-advises-region-to-combine-grids.html
Homes, Trees Destroyed, Villagers Say
About 50 police, soldiers and environmental officials yesterday demolished two houses and cut down thousands of trees belonging to families who are locked in a land dispute with MDS Import Export Co, owned by tycoon Try Pheap, villagers in Pursat province claimed. Fellow villager Khouch ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165987/National/homes-trees-destroyed-villagers-say.html
Mine Safety Law on Agenda
The government plans to draft a law designed to govern safety standards in the Kingdom’s mining industry, an official said yesterday, little more than a week after at least one gold miner went missing when a shaft collapsed in Preah Vihear province. Khieu Muth, a secretary ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165981/National/mine-safety-law-on-agenda.html
Airports operator looks to expand
While Cambodia Airports, of which France-based Vinci Group is major stakeholder, sees tourist numbers taking off, eviction issues are gnawing at the company’s image. Emmanuel Menanteau, chief executive of Cambodia Airports, talked to the Post’s Sarah Thust about the expansion plans. How many tourist arrivals do ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165965/CEO-Talk/airports-operator-looks-to-expand.html
Jarai Villagers Ask UN for Help in Land Fight
More than 300 ethnic Jarai families from Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district in longstanding land disputes with two Vietnamese land concessionaires submitted a petition to UN human rights officers yesterday asking for help. Village representative Romas Chvat said locals were participating in an NGO-led workshop on protest ...
Ethnic Banong Thwart Group of Illegal Loggers in Mondolkiri
More than 100 Banong ethic minority villagers in Mondolkiri province on Wednesday stopped and briefly apprehended a group of 11 outsiders who they say were caught illegally logging timber in the area, villagers said yesterday. The villagers say that they took it upon themselves to stop ...
Cambodia's trade with foreign countries up 25 pct in four months
Cambodia’s trade volume with foreign countries had reached 5.12 billion U.S. dollars in the first four months of this year, a 25 percent rise compared with 4.1 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, according to a report from the Ministry of Commerce’s ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-05/30/c_132419210.htm
Against the Grain
On the palm-studded plains of Cambodia, rice farmers’ eyes light up with the prospect of sending their crop northward to China. The poor Southeast Asian nation had been trying for several years to export rice to the mainland but only last year did it gain ...
http://www.chinaeconomicreview.com/china-rice-demand-market-import
CEDAC Introduces Guidlines
The Cambodian Centre for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) yesterday introduced techniques to prepare a good rice harvest for farmers ahead of the rainy season, CEDAC announced. Yang Saing Koma, president of CEDAC, said farmers could improve their harvests if they follow the seven steps. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053065930/Business/cedac-introduces-guidlines.html
Villagers Say Company Deceived Them in Deal
Five Koh Kong families embroiled in an ongoing land dispute with Heng Huy Agriculture Company were accompanied by more than 50 villagers yesterday as they went to court to clarify why they are asking for contracts signed with the company to be annulled. Pok Yon, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053065936/National/villagers-say-company-deceived-them-in-deal.html
គ.ជ.ប.ចាប់ផ្តើមចែកប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត
ភ្នំពេញ — គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ឬគ.ជ.ប.នឹងចាប់ផ្តើមយុទ្ធនាការចែកប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានដល់អ្នកបោះឆ្នោតរយៈពេល២៥ថ្ងៃចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី១ ខែមិថុនាខាងមុខនេះតទៅ។ ប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតនេះនឹងអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដឹងពីឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្លួននៅក្នុងបញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោត មណ្ឌលបោះឆ្នោត និងពេលវេលានៃការបោះឆ្នោត ...
វីអូអេ
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/nec-prepares-voter-information-cards/1671356.html
Families seek to Farm Land Claimed by RCAF
Some 300 families from Bantey Meanchey province’s Preah Netr Preah district-embroiled in two separate long-running disputes with Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF)-yesterday submitted complaints to the provincial governor asking for permission to temporarily farm on the land until the ownership dispute is resolved, villagers and ...
NagaCorp rolls dice on $15 million VIP terminal
A private VIP terminal costing $15 million is being planned at Phnom Penh International Airport by NagaCorp, which hopes that once it is ready – likely by early next year – high-rollers would flock to its casino and double their spending to $8 billion. NagaWorld, the ...
Loans and deposits up 30%
Outstanding loans and deposits made at Cambodian banks grew by 32 per cent and 28 per cent respectively at the end of March this year from a year earlier, according to data from the National Bank of Cambodia (NBC). The data from the NBC that the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053065929/Business/loans-and-deposits-up-30.html