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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 ...

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’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 ...

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 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 ...

ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត​ជាង ១.៣០០​នាក់ មក​ពី​ខេត្ត​ក្រុង​ចំនួន​៧ បាន​ជួបជុំ​គ្នា​នៅ​ក្នុង​សមាជ​ប្រជាជន នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ដើម្បី​ចោទ​សួរ​តំណាង​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ចំនួន​៣ គឺ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ និង​គណបក្ស​ហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ពី​បញ្ហា​ទំនាស់​ដីធ្លី បញ្ហា​នេសាទ បញ្ហា​បាត់​បង់​មុខ​របរ បញ្ហា​សុំ​ដំឡើង​ប្រាក់​ខែ​ជាដើម ដែល​ជា​កង្វល់​របស់​ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត។ ពួក​គេ​ស្នើសុំ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​មាន​វត្តមាន​ចូលរួម​ប្រជុំ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នោះ ជួយ​ដោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា​ដែល​បាន​លើក​ឡើង នៅ​ក្រោយ​ជាប់​ឆ្នោត។ សមាជ​ប្រជាជន​ក្រោម​ប្រធាន​បទ​ស្ដីពី​ការ​ចូលរួម​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​គោរព​ សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស និង​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ពិត​ប្រាកដ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា បាន​ប្រារព្ធ​នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៩ ខែ​មិថុនា។ ក្នុង​សមាជ​នោះ មាន​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​មាន​បញ្ហា​បាត់​បង់​ដីធ្លី ការ​បណ្ដេញ​ចេញ ការ​បាត់បង់​ចំណូល​ពី​របរ​នេសាទ របរ​ដឹក​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ ជាដើម បាន​បង្ហាញ​កង្វល់​របស់​គេ​ជូន​តំណាង​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ចំនួន​៣ មាន​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង និង​គណបក្ស​កំពុង​ដឹកនាំ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល សុំ​ឲ្យ​ដោះស្រាយ​ក្រោយ​ចូល​កាន់​តំណែង។ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ជាង ១.៣០០​នាក់ មក​ពី​ច្រើន​សហគមន៍​នៃ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ខេត្ត​កណ្តាល តាកែវ កំពត កោះកុង កំពង់ស្ពឺ និង​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ បាន​លើក​ពី​បញ្ហា​កង្វល់​នោះ។ ...

គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​មួយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍​​នេះ ស្តី​អំពី​ការ​ផលិត​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ប្រកប​ដោយ​សុវត្ថិភាព និង ការ​ការពារ​សន្តិសុខ​យ៉ាង​តឹងរ៉ឹង។ ប៉ុន្តែមន្ត្រី​អង្គការ​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​បោះឆ្នោត​នៅ​តែ​សម្តែង​ការ​មិន​ទុក​ចិត្ត​ចំពោះ​សុវត្តិភាព​នៃ​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​នោះ​ឡើយ។ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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” ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៩ មិថុនានេះ អគ្គលេខាធិការ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត នៅ​ទី​ស្នាក់ការ​គជប បាន​និយាយ​ថា ទឹក​ខ្មៅ​លុប​លាង​មិន​ជ្រះ​សម្រាប់​ការបោះឆ្នោត​អាណត្តិ​ទី​៥ ខាងមុខ​នេះ មិន​អាច​លុប​ចេញ​បាន​ទេ ហើយ​គ្មាន​អ្នកណា​ម្នាក់​អាច​បោះឆ្នោត​បាន​ទី​២​ដង​នោះ​ទេ។ គួររំលឹកថា នៅ​ទីស្នាក់ការ​គ.ជ.ប. ព្រឹកមិញ​នេះ ទឹកខ្មៅ​ចំនួន​៤​ម៉ឺន​ដប ដែល​មាន​តំលៃ​ជាង ៨៧ម៉ឺន​ដុល្លារ​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក ត្រូវ​បាន​ប្រគល់​ឱ្យ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​រៀបចំ​ការបោះឆ្នោត សម្រាប់​ដំណើរការ​នៃ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​អាណត្តិ​ទី​៥​ខាងមុខ​នេះ។ អំណោយ​ទឹក​ខ្មៅ​លុបលាង​មិនជ្រះ​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ឥណ្ឌា​នោះ ត្រូវ​លោក អឹម សួស្តី ប្រធាន​គ.ជ.ប.​ដែល​ជា​អធិបតី​នៃ​ពិធី​ទទួល​នោះ បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ថា ជា​សម្ភារៈ​ដ៏​សំខាន់​មួយ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​សម្ភារៈ​សំខាន់​ទាំង​៥​ដូចជា សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​ត្រា​សម្ងាត់ បញ្ជី​បោះឆ្នោត​ និង​ហិប​ឆ្នោត​ជាដើម។ ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...