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Opposition Asks Donors to Stop Work With Government
Lawmakers from the opposition SRP and Human Rights Party who were expelled from Parliament earlier this month have called on the foreign diplomatic corps and international donors to stop signing agreements and conducting other business with the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. In a letter ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/opposition-asks-donors-to-stop-work-with-government-31421/
Gov’t revenues rise 11 pct
Government revenues totalled more than $700 million over the first four months of the year, an 11 per cent year-on-year increase, data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) show. In total, the revenue made by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) rose by about ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166406/Business/gov-t-revenues-rise-11-pct.html
Villagers call for state electricity
About 200 protesters clamoured yesterday in front of a Kandal province commune chief’s office, demanding the state take control of providing their electricity. Yong Phany, a 32-year-old protester from Ang Snuol district’s Poeuk commune said Peoun Sambat, the private company contracted to provide electricity to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166410/National/villagers-call-for-state-electricity.html
Despite Law, Minority Rights Receive Very Few Protections
The government does little to protect the rights and livelihoods of the country’s many ethnic minorities who are under constant threat from rapid development, representatives of indigenous groups said yesterday. “We have polices laws and guidelines to protect indigenous people, but we see that it doesn’t ...
Cambodia PM says garment firms may quit over wage rows
Cambodia’s strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday warned garment workers that protests demanding higher wages could push manufacturers to quit the country. His appeal came after unions last week said hundreds of workers had been fired from a factory making sportswear for US giant Nike ...
In Mondolkiri, Political Candidates Address Ethnic Minority Concerns
Human rights workers and other civil society groups on Wednesday urged the competing political parties for July’s election to address the ongoing land crises and illegal deforestation that are hurting indigenous populations. About 100 people from various ethnic minority groups from five provinces attended a forum ...
Cambodia posts sharpest increase in rice output among major producers
Cambodia posted the sharpest increase in production among the world’s major rice producers between 2000 and 2010, the Food and Agricultural Organization said in a report released Wednesday. The 2013 edition of the UN agency’s Statistical Yearbook showed that Cambodia was the world’s 12th largest rice ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OTRlZjk2Yzg3OTd
វេទិការវាងពលរដ្ឋម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតនិងគណបក្សនយោបាយនៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ
ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតជាង ១.៣០០នាក់ មកពីខេត្តក្រុងចំនួន៧ បានជួបជុំគ្នានៅក្នុងសមាជប្រជាជន នៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ដើម្បីចោទសួរតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៣ គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ និងគណបក្សហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ពីបញ្ហាទំនាស់ដីធ្លី បញ្ហានេសាទ បញ្ហាបាត់បង់មុខរបរ បញ្ហាសុំដំឡើងប្រាក់ខែជាដើម ដែលជាកង្វល់របស់ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត។ ពួកគេស្នើសុំឲ្យគណបក្សនយោបាយមានវត្តមានចូលរួមប្រជុំនៅថ្ងៃនោះ ជួយដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាដែលបានលើកឡើង នៅក្រោយជាប់ឆ្នោត។ សមាជប្រជាជនក្រោមប្រធានបទស្ដីពីការចូលរួមធ្វើឲ្យមានការគោរព សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស និងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យពិតប្រាកដនៅកម្ពុជា បានប្រារព្ធនៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែមិថុនា។ ក្នុងសមាជនោះ មានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលមានបញ្ហាបាត់បង់ដីធ្លី ការបណ្ដេញចេញ ការបាត់បង់ចំណូលពីរបរនេសាទ របរដឹកភ្ញៀវទេសចរ ជាដើម បានបង្ហាញកង្វល់របស់គេជូនតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៣ មានគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងគណបក្សកំពុងដឹកនាំរដ្ឋាភិបាល សុំឲ្យដោះស្រាយក្រោយចូលកាន់តំណែង។ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជាង ១.៣០០នាក់ មកពីច្រើនសហគមន៍នៃរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ខេត្តកណ្តាល តាកែវ កំពត កោះកុង កំពង់ស្ពឺ និងខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ បានលើកពីបញ្ហាកង្វល់នោះ។ ...
គ.ជ.ប ប្រកាសពីសុវត្ថិភាពនៃការបោះពុម្ពសន្លឹកឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបានចេញសេចក្តីប្រកាសមួយនៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះ ស្តីអំពីការផលិតសន្លឹកឆ្នោតប្រកបដោយសុវត្ថិភាព និង ការការពារសន្តិសុខយ៉ាងតឹងរ៉ឹង។ ប៉ុន្តែមន្ត្រីអង្គការសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតនៅតែសម្តែងការមិនទុកចិត្តចំពោះសុវត្តិភាពនៃសន្លឹកឆ្នោតនោះឡើយ។ ...
រិទ្ធិ ម៉ូនីកា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130620-election-Cambodia
Tourists in trouble rise
Crimes and traffic accidents of which tourists were the victims increased by 33 per cent in the first six months of 2013, compared with the same period last year. Tourism Police Department director Nhearn Vibol said that 396 tourists had fallen victim to crime and motor ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066385/National/tourists-in-trouble-rise.html
Discount shops attracting crowds
Two thousand five hundred – for Mom Dalin, this is more than just a random number or the price of a coffee, it is her way of making a living. The 55-year-old sits at a small desk in her son’s shop on Sihanouk Boulevard, within sight ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066378/Business/discount-shops-attracting-crowds.html
Demand for cheap rentals outnumbers supply
The boom in high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh indicates the robust economic growth of the Kingdom, but this trend does not include the lower-end accommodation where most economic migrants to Phnom Penh rent.“Cheap rental accommodation plays a crucial role in providing appropriate settlements to those ...
Sam Sopanharith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/demand-cheap-rentals-outnumbers-supply
Housing development on Cambodian islands not the right time yet
Although currently there are a lot of development projects for resorts and guesthouses on various islands off Cambodia’s coast, experts say it is not the right time for such developments. Po Eavkong, managing director of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the development activities on islands in ...
Business chambers merge with Eurocham
The French and German chambers of commerce have both merged into the larger European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia in order to gain combined strength and be more effective as an interface between European business and the Cambodian government. The agreement is set to be formalised ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066376/Business/business-chambers-merge-with-eurocham.html
Mekong Dams Threaten Extinction of Giant Catfish
The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/dams-06192013184629.html
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