The Phnom Penh Post

Thai trafficking alleged

Thai authorities have found five Cambodians employed illegally at a clothing store in Phuket after they were allegedly sold into slave-like conditions by a human-trafficking network, according to Thai media. ...

Amelia Woodside and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-trafficking-alleged

CNRP bashed at CPP’s birthday

A ceremony marking the founding of the Kampuchean People’s Revolutionary Party in 1951 – a forerunner of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party – was used on Saturday to lambaste the opposition for not joining the National Assembly following disputed elections last July. “Taking actions contrary to ...

Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-bashed-cpp%E2%80%99s-birthday

‘Enough jobs’ here, but lure of Thailand abides

As Thailand today opens another fast-track visa office along the border in the hope of reversing the ongoing exodus of workers, Cambodia continues clamouring to find jobs for the returning migrants. The Ministry of Labour remained adamant yesterday that there are enough open positions in the ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98enough-jobs%E2%80%99-here-lure-thailand-abides

Thai junta to fast-track visas for Cambodians

Thailand’s military government has announced plans to fast-track work visas for thousands of Cambodians after a crackdown on illegal workers. Three temporary offices have been set up along the Thai-Cambodian border where migrants will have their work permits processed. ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/thai-junta-fast-track-visas-cambodians

Judge agrees to delay trial

Greg Thomas Fryett, a British businessman arrested by the Anti-Corruption Unit last year for alleged links to a multimillion-dollar Ponzi scheme, went on trial on Friday at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. ...

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/judge-agrees-delay-trial

Japanese chain to open hotel in 2015

Budget business hotel group Toyoko Inn hope to draw East Asian businesspeople and travellers to Phnom Penh The Toyoko Inn, which is a joint venture between the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corporation (OCIC) and a Japanese budget, business hotel chain, is slated to open in May 2015. ...

Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/japanese-chain-open-hotel-2015

Factory reopens amid strike

A packaging factory is back in business, opening its doors after about 200 former employees stopped blocking shipments, which they had been doing since Saturday. Factory management at Harta Packaging Industries acquiesced to a negotiation session with the group, which has been protesting against the company ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/factory-reopens-amid-strike

Locals still off-limits, PM cautions casinos

As Cambodian migrant workers return in droves from Thailand through the casino-laden border town of Poipet, Prime Minister Hun Sen is warning gambling parlour owners this does not mean a jackpot for them. “Casinos in Phnom Penh and along the border are not for Khmer citizens,” ...

Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/locals-still-limits-pm-cautions-casinos

Vendors with a licence to forge

On the side of a well-trafficked street in Phnom Penh’s Daun Penh district, a man with a razor blade bends over a small rectangle of sheet metal overlaid with a vinyl stencil. As letters and numbers are lifted away, the plate begins to take on a ...

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vendors-licence-forge

Despite jail, village chief retains title

A village chief in Siem Reap who was sentenced on Tuesday to a year in prison for levelling private property to construct an office building will retain his position – at least until his appeal hearing is over, a commune official said yesterday. ...

Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/despite-jail-village-chief-retains-title

Court gives village chief jail sentence

Two men, including a local official, were sentenced to a year in prison on Tuesday for clearing privately owned land to construct an office building in Siem Reap nearly two years ago, their lawyer said yesterday. ...

Thik Kaliyann
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-gives-village-chief-jail-sentence

Climate change plan sparse on particulars

The Ministry of Environment yesterday shared its vision for a greener, less-carbon-emitting, climate-resilient Cambodia, but presented few detailed steps towards getting there, and even fewer financial particulars.​ The 10-year strategic initiative did not offer any further financial guidance. Though it identifies eight priority areas and ...

Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/climate-change-plan-sparse-particulars

Evictees abandon new land

About half the Koh Kong province villagers relocated to make way for a Union Development Group resort project have abandoned the new homes provided for them, citing poor conditions and an inconvenient location, a village representative said yesterday. More than 1,000 families living in the province’s ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evictees-abandon-new-land

India’s rice dump may impact local exports

With the Indian government set to inject five million tonnes of rice in to its domestic market, Cambodia’s rice producers fear that any spillover into the global rice trade may impact local exports. David Van, acting secretary-general of a newly established Cambodia Rice Federation, said ...

May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/india%E2%80%99s-rice-dump-may-impact-local-exports

Union boss to appeal $25k bail

Union leader Ath Thorn has been granted an Appeal Court appearance on July 1, in which he will argue against conditions that required him to pay $25,000 bail over an ongoing court case. The Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) president is due to ...

Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-boss-appeal-25k-bail

Ocean reps take case to arbitration

Twenty representatives of workers locked in a monthlong dispute with management at the Ocean Garment factory appeared before the Arbitration Council yesterday, a union official said. A spokesman from the Arbitration Council yesterday told the Post that such cases are typically sorted out within 15 working days. ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ocean-reps-take-case-arbitration

Wedding business a winning proposal

It’s no secret. Weddings in Cambodia are big, colourful and extravagant affairs. Guests drink and eat to their heart’s content, music draws revellers onto the dance floor and the party lasts for hours. But guests aren’t the only people having fun. Rising affluence paired with a ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/wedding-business-winning-proposal

Japanese firm signs agreement with bank

Publicly listed Japanese conglomerate Resona Holdings signed an agreement yesterday with Cambodia Public Bank (Campu) aimed at increasing its customer base in the Kingdom’s banking sector. Resona Holdings subsidiary firms Resona Bank, Saitama Bank and Kinki Osaka Bank are all part of the agreement, which allows ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japanese-firm-signs-agreement-bank

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មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​បន្ទោស​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ចំពោះ​ការ​បន្ត​អូស​បន្លាយ​នូវ​វិបត្តិ​នយោបាយ​ជា​អ្វី​ដែល​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ថា គឺ​ដោយ​សារ​តែ​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ភ័យ​ខ្លាច​មិន​ចង់​កែប្រែ គ.ជ.ប ឲ្យ​ឯករាជ្យ​ពិត​ប្រាកដ។ ដោយ​ប្រាប់ ភ្នំពេញ ប៉ុស្តិ៍ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ការ​សម្ភាស​ជាមួយ​ទូរទស្សន៍ ALJAZEERA កាល​ម្សិលមិញ ប្រធាន​ស្តី​ទី​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក កឹម សុខា បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ការ​ចរចា​មិន​អាច​បន្ត​ទៅ​មុខ​បាន​គឺ​ដោយ​សារ​តែ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ភ័យ​ខ្លាច​ឯករាជភាព​របស់ គ.ជ.ប ឯករាជភាព​របស់​តុលាការ និង​កម្លាំង​សាធារណជន។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា៖ «ប្រសិន​បើ គ.ជ.ប ឯករាជ្យ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​នឹង​ចាញ់​ឆ្នោត។​ប្រសិន​បើ​តុលាការ​ឯករាជ្យ​តុលាការ​នឹង​កាត់​ទោស​ពួក​គេ​ពីព្រោះ​ពួក​គេ​បាន​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ខុស​និង​ប្រព្រឹត្តិ​អំពើ​ពុក​រលួយ​ច្រើន​ណាស់»។ ជាង​នេះ​ទៀត លោក កឹម សុខា លើក​ឡើង​ថា គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​បិទ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​គឺ​ដោយ​សារ​ភ័យ​ខ្លាច​កម្លាំង​សាធារណជន​ដែល​ប្រើ​សិទ្ធិ​តវ៉ា​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​ការ​កាន់​អំណាច​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន។ «ការ​បិទ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ វា​ក៏​ដូចជា​បិទ​សិទ្ធិ​របស់​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​អ៊ីចឹង​ដែរ»។​ ...

មាស សុខជា
http://bit.ly/1sJOPfD

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