The Cambodia Daily

Though U.S.-owned businesses in Cambodia are optimistic of the country’s economy, its appeal as an investment destination lags behind most of its neighbors due to the perception of endemic corruption, a new survey of 475 senior U.S. business executives in Asean shows. The 2013-14 ASEAN Business ...

Beer, whisky and strong, home-brewed moonshine have long been Cambodians’ favorite tipples, but with an ever-growing middle class, tastes are changing and if you’re part of the new elite, it is increasingly important to know your Pinot Gris from your Pinot Noir. To help enhance one’s ...

Rights groups on Wednesday called on authorities to stop circulating petitions asking people to support preliminary results from last month’s national election showing a win for the ruling CPP and promising not to join any demonstration called by the opposition. With both the CPP and opposition ...

The Constitutional Council of Cambodia on Tuesday upheld the decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) to reject four complaints from the opposition CNRP of election irregularities during the July 28 poll. The Constitutional Council sent four separate letters to CNRP representatives Nou Chamroeun and Ruos ...

The CPP on Tuesday threatened legal action against the CNRP if it did not cease its “defamatory rhetoric” regarding the ruling party’s relationship with the National Election Committee (NEC), which the opposition accuses of rigging July’s election in order to keep the CPP in power. The ...

Over the past three weeks, a standoff between the long-ruling CPP and newly strengthened opposition CNRP has made for an increasingly tense political environment. But almost entirely missing from the equation has been Prime Minister Hun Sen, whose last public appearance was 18 days ago when ...

Thousands of Cambodians and Cambodian-Americans staged coordinated mass demonstrations in cities across the U.S. on Monday in support of opposition claims that Cambodia’s closely contested July election was rigged in favor of Prime Minister Hun Sen and his long-ruling CPP. In Long Beach and San ...

Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...

A Singaporean startup is planning to install streetlamps in three villages in Kompong Chhnang province later this year in an effort to enhance safety for people making their way home at night. Fosera Lighting is raising money through an online campaign to construct 75 solar-powered streetlights ...

Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...

The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMAC, ...

The U.S. tax collection agency is this week training Cambodian bank staff as well as anti-corruption officials, police, judges and prosecutors in how to investigate financial activity to detect wrongdoing, officials said Monday. U.S. Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said the program, called Intermediate Financial Investigations Training, ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) said Sunday that it is no longer involved in mediating the dispute between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over the results of last month’s national election. The announcement came after the NEC over the weekend rejected 17 complaints related to ...

Police said Sunday they have arrested four people believed to be involved in a conspiracy hatched by a dissident Khmer-American group plotting to topple the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Two men and two women were arrested on Thursday suspected of at­tempting to hand out ...

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the country’s financial regulator have informed Australia-based mining giant BHP Billiton it could still be charged over allegations the company bribed overseas officials, which include claims of improper payments to members of the Cambodian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

Representatives of the opposition CNRP in Canada have sent a letter to the Canadian government asking that it clarify its stance on the results of Cambodia’s national election after a former Cabinet minister took part in an international observer team that deemed the elections free ...

More than one thousand military police officers on Saturday participated in simulated exercises designed to prepare them should demonstrations over the contested results of last month’s national election break out, officials said Sunday. The officers, clad in bulletproof vests, were trained in crowd control and riot ...

Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...

Cambodia has delayed two of its military cooperation programs with Australia, the Australian Defense Department said Thursday, after it emerged this week that U.S.-backed programs had also been postponed following the July 28 national election. Dave Gordge, first secretary and deputy head of mission at the ...

Provincial authority and humanitarian NGOs are preparing for severe flooding in Kompong Thom province as floodwaters flow south from inundated Preah Vihear province along the Stung Sen River. Leng Vireak, senior manager for disaster response at NGO world Vision, said that the situation was stable ...

The opposition CNRP on Thursday walked out of an election complaints session at the headquarters of the National Election Committee (NEC), claiming the body was investigating complaints improperly and without the presence of its leadership. The CNRP, which has called for a transparent and independent investigation ...

គណៈ​​​កម្មា​​​ធិការ​​​ដើម្បីការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ដោយ​​​សេរី​​​ និង​​​យុត្តិធម៌នៅ​​​កម្ពុជា​​​ ហៅ​​​កាត់​​​ថា (ខុមហ្វ្រែល) ដែល​​​ជា​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​ការណ៍​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ឯក​​​រាជ្យ​​​ធំ​​​បំផុត ​​​នៅ​​​ក្នុង​​​ប្រទេស​​​កម្ពុជា បានរក​​​ឃើញ​​​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ច្រើន​​​ជាង​​​ការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ ឆ្នាំ​​​២០០៨ប្រហែល​​​បួន​​​ដង​​​។ លោកស្រី គង់ រ៉ាវីន ជាប្រធាន​​​ក្រុម​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​​​​ការណ៍​​​របស់​​​ខុមហ្វ្រែល​​​ បាន​​​ឲ្យ​​​ដឹង​​​ថា ​​​ក្រុម​​​ការ​​​ងារ​​​របស់​​​ខុមហ្វ្រែល​​​ បាន​​​រក​​​ឃើញ​​​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ជាង​​​មួយ​​​ម៉ឺន​​​ករណី​​​​​​តាម ​​​ការិយា​​​​​​ល័យ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​នានា​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ខែ​​​មុន​​​ ធៀប​​​នឹង​​​ចំនួន​​​២.០១២ករណី​​​ក្នុង​​​ឆ្នាំ​​​២០០៨ ទោះ​​​បី​​​ជា​​​ខ្លួន​​​មាន​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​ការណ៍​​​នៅ​​​នឹង​​​កន្លែង​ ​​ផ្ទាល់​​​តិច​​​ជាង​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ប្រាំ​​​​​ឆ្នាំ​​​មុន​​​ក៏​​​ដោយ​​​។ លោកស្រី រ៉ាវីន បានឲ្យ​​​ដឹងថា “ [ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី] ធំ​​​បំផុត​​​គឺ​​​រឿង​​​អ្នក​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​បាត់​​​បង់​​​សិទ្ធិ​​​របស់​ ​​ខ្លួន​​​ក្នុង​​​ការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​។ ​​​អំឡុង​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ ពួក​​​គេ​​​រក​​​ឈ្មោះ​​​ក្នុង​​​បញ្ជី​​​មិន​​​ឃើញ​​​ ឬបើ​​​មិន​​​ដូច្នេះ​​​ទេ​​​ ឈ្មោះ​​​របស់​​​ខ្លួន​​​ត្រូ​​​វ​​​អ្ន​​កបោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​​​​ផ្សេ​​ងទៀត​​​យក ​​​ទៅប្រើ​​​រួច​​​ទៅ​​​​​​ហើយ ឬ​​​បើ​​​មិន​​​អ៊ឺចឹង​​​ទេ​​​ គឺ​​​ខុស​​​ឈ្មោះ​​​​​​ ដូច្នេះ​​​មិន​​​អាច​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​បាន”។ ក្រុម​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​ការណ៍​​​របស់​​​ខុមហ្វ្រែល​​​ បាន​​​រក​​​ឃើញ​​​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ចំនួន​​​១០.៣៩៨​​​ករណី​​​​​​នៅ​​​ ទូ​​​ទាំង​​​ប្រទេស​​​ក្នុង​​ថ្ងៃ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​។ ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រ​​​ក្រតី​​​ច្រើន​​​បំផុត​​​ត្រូវ​​​បាន​​​រក​​​ឃើញ​​​នៅ​​​ ​​​មណ្ឌល​​​ធំ​​​បំផុត​​​ទាំង​​​ពីរ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​គឺ​​​មណ្ឌល​​​​​​កំពង់​​​ចាម​​​ដែល​​​មាន​​​៣.១៣៨ករណី​​​ និង​​​​​​មណ្ឌល​​​ភ្នំ​​​​​​ពេញ​​​ដែល​​​មាន​​​១.៨២២​​​ករណី​​​​​​។ លោក​​​ស្រី​​​បាន​​​បន្ត​​​ថា “ខ្ញុំ​​​គិត​​​ថា [ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​] ១០.០០០ករណី​​​ គឺ​​​ជា​​​បញ្ហា​​​ដ៏​​​ធំ​​​មួយ​​​ បើ​​​ប្រៀបធៀប​​​នឹង​​​ការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​អាណត្តិ​​​មុន​​​​​ ដែល​​​មាន​​ ​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ត្រឹម២.០០០ ឬ​​​៣.០០០ ករណី​​​។ ...

Phnom Penh’s garment factories are operating at a greatly reduced capacity as workers return home to the provinces in droves in response to the government’s decision to increase security after the opposition warned they plan to hold mass demonstrations against the election results. Ken Loo, secretary-general ...

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ លោក កឹម សុខា អនុ​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ បាន​ ប្រកាន់​​​ជំហរ​​​ថា គណបក្ស​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​នឹង​អំពាវ​នាវ​ឲ្យ​មាន​​​​ការ​​ ​ធ្វើ​​​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ និង​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​​រដ្ឋ​សភា​​​​ប្រសិន​​​បើ​​​អង្គការ ​សហ​ប្រជា​ជាតិ​​​មិន​​​​​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ឯករាជ្យ​​​​លើ​​​ ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជ្រើស​តាំង​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​ដ៏​ចម្រូង​ចម្រាស​កាល​ពី​ខែ​មុន​​​ ​ទេ​​​នោះ​​​។ ​មក​ទល់​​​​នឹង​​​ពេល​នេះ គ្មាន​ការ​ប្ដេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​ណាមួយ​ពី​អង្គការ​សហ ​ប្រជា​ជាតិ​ក្នុងការ​​​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​​នោះ​ទេ​ ហើយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​រាល់​​​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​​ដែល​មិន​ស្ថិត​ ​​ក្រោម​​​ការ​​​ដឹកនាំ​របស់​​​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) ដែល​មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន​ទូទៅជឿ​​​​​​​ថា ​​​មាន​​​ភក្តីភាព​​​ចំពោះ​​​​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​។ ថ្លែង​ទៅ​កាន់​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ជាង​២០០​នាក់​នៅ​ទី​ស្នាក់​ការ​គណបក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក្នុង​រាជ​ធានី​​ភ្នំពេញ​ លោក កឹម សុខា បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​ពាក្យ​​ចចាម​អារ៉ាម​​តាម​អុីន​ធើណិត​​​​ដែល​​​ថា បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​កំណត់​យក​​​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២០​ ខែ​សីហា ​ជា​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ធ្វើ​ មហាបាតុកម្ម​។ ​ប៉ុន្តែ លោក​​​​ថ្លែង​​​ថា បាតុកម្ម​នឹង​កើត​មាន​​​ឡើង​ ប្រសិន​​បើ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​នៅ​តែ​​​​បន្ត​​​ច្រាន​ចោល​លក្ខខណ្ឌ​របស់​បក្ស​ ប្រឆាំង​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​មិន​លម្អៀង​លើ​​​អ្វី​ដែល​ខ្លួន​ជឿ​ថា ជា​ ភាព​​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​​​​ជា​​​ទូទៅ​​​​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​។ លោក​បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា “ជំហាន​​​​​ចុង​​ក្រោយ​ គឺ​​​​ការ​​​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម។ យើង​នឹង​ស្នើ​ទៅ​​​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​​ ហើយ​ប្រសិន​បើ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​មិន​យល់​ ស្រប​​នឹង​ដំណោះ​ស្រាយ ​[របស់​​​គ.ជ.ប.] ទេ​​​​នោះ​​​ ពួក​គេ​នឹង​ក្រោក​​​​ឈរ​ឡើង​​​ដើម្បី​​​​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​។ យើង​នឹង​គាំទ្រ​​​​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​​​​ឲ្យ​​​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ ហើយ​យើង​នឹង​សុំ​ ឲ្យ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​​​​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​អហិង្សា​”។ ...