The Phnom Penh Post

In the first nine months of the year, Cambodia’s tax revenue increased more than 17.3 per cent from the corresponding period in 2012, data from the General Department of Taxation show. Total tax revenue rose to $678.1 million from $578 million. ...

Seven unexploded landmines were discovered last week by construction workers building a highway through Banteay Meanchey province, police said yesterday. The mines, which include an anti-tank mine and six Russian-made devices, were found buried in Thma Puok district, Banteay Chhmar commune, after heavy rains helped expose ...

The governments of Australia and France have congratulated Prime Minister Hun Sen on his election victory, becoming the first key Western donors to do so since the official election results were released on September 8. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also offered his congratulations to Hun Sen ...

Ruling party lawmakers yesterday unanimously voted to fill each of the National Assembly’s nine commissions with their own members. The vote was made without the presence of the opposition, which has been boycotting parliament since its opening late last month. Among the five Cambodian People’s Party members ...

The Prey Lang Community Network of anti-logging activists announced yesterday that late last month it had accepted the Alexander Soros Foundation’s $25,000 Award for Extraordinary Achievement in Environmental and Human Rights Activism on behalf of slain environmental crusader Chut Wutty. ...

Dengue-related deaths have dropped 71 per cent during the first nine months of this year when compared to the same period last year, according to officials at the National Center for Parasitology, Entomology and Malaria Control. While 157 died because of dengue in 2012, only 45 ...

With pant legs rolled up to his knees, Hoeuy Mon trudges through a brown and green patchwork of rice fields. His four hectares are in Tkov village, Prey Veng province, about 300 metres from his home. On most of the journey, walkways enclosing each square plot ...

Floods that have ravaged much of Cambodia may lead to a long-requested extension of voter registration, a National Election Committee official said yesterday. Tep Nytha, NEC secretary-general, said the committee was debating whether to extend the 20-day registration period, which is set to end on October ...

Three thousand riot police officers yesterday received certificates of appreciation for their post-election work, which included “controlling the escalation” at the Kbal Thnal overpass last month, where one man was killed and at least nine injured by police who fired live ammunition at unarmed rioters. Interior ...

Eight unionists charged with incitement after a strike at Kampong Speu province’s Sabrina Garment factory will remain in custody after the Supreme Court yesterday denied their request for bail. Presiding Judge Cheum Rithy yesterday said the court is nearly finished questioning witnesses, and that the ...

While the opposition party steps up its efforts to persuade the international community to cut ties with a government it says was formed by a “constitutional coup”, lawyers and analysts yesterday questioned whether the party’s reasoning has any legal basis. In a letter sent to the ...

Raw sewage spewed onto Street 105 from the antiquated discharge canal running parallel to it yesterday as heavy rains continued to create headaches in the capital. The putrid water lipped homes and local business on the street in Chamkarmon’s Boeung Trabek commune, alarming residents. Togo Uchida, ...

A new set of prakases tacked onto a law that regulates overseas employment recruitment agencies is a “step in the right direction” towards protecting some of Cambodia’s most vulnerable citizens from scams and abuse, local and international NGOs said yesterday. But some remain unconvinced that the ...

Flooding continues to ravage 15 of Cambodia’s 23 provinces, acutely affecting Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pailin and Siem Reap, and claiming 83 lives, according to the latest figures released by the National Committee for Disaster Management. Nhim Vanda, first deputy chairman of the NCDM, confirmed that while ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng sent a letter to the National Police last week asking it to step up its search for Chhouk Bandith, the former Bavet town governor convicted of shooting three garment workers at a factory protest last year. Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak ...

Cambodia’s rice exports roughly doubled in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2012, according to government data released yesterday. But the figures aren’t big enough to meet official goals for 2013. The numbers show that exports of fragrant rice ...

Anti-logging activists wrote to the United Nations yesterday to call for the monitoring of a lawsuit in which they accuse hundreds of officials in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary of illegal deforestation. The Natural Resource and Wildlife Preservation Organization (NRWPO) listed 241 officials it ...

A man suspected of robbing and shooting two foreign nationals late last month was shot four times on Monday night during a shootout with police before being taken into custody. Police also apprehended a second, uninjured suspect after the shootout. Chea Sovann, 32, and Sa Ravan, ...

Prisons in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang province have been seriously affected by flooding but have not yet been evacuated, according to local rights groups and prison officials. A clogged sewage system has plagued Battambang’s provincial prison, according to Bun Sorn, but extra pumps have alleviated ...

Energy demand in Southeast Asia is expected to increase by more than 80 per cent by 2035, fuelling some $240 billion in oil spending, a new report from the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) shows. In its “Southeast Asia Energy Outlook” published yesterday, the Paris-based IAEA ...

Officials, business professionals and political analysts have mixed opinions on the leadership of the single-party Cambodian government and what the future hold for the next five years. Sok Touch, a professor of political science at Khemarak University, said the political deadlock won’t help the nation become ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ សាលា​រាជធានី កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​សំណើ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ស្នើ​សុំ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ​ដោយ​មាន​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ប្រមាណ ២០០០០ នាក់ ដោយ​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ​មិន​អាច​ផ្តល់​សន្តិសុខ សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ចូល​រួម​ច្រើន​បែប​នេះ​បាន​ទេ។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល​ជា​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង មាន​គម្រោង​ធ្វើ «សមាជ​គណបក្ស» នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ នឹង​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម នៅ​ពេល​ក្រោយ​ក្នុង​ខែ​នេះ។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​រវាង​សាលា​រាជធានី និង​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​សាលា​រាជធានី លោក ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា មន្រ្តី​សាលា​រាជធានី បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ អាច​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​បំផុត​ចំនួន ១០០០០ នាក់ ហើយ​គណបក្ស ត្រូវ​សុំ​ការ​អនុញ្ញាត​ពី​ក្រសួង មហា​ផ្ទៃ ប្រសិន​បើ​ពួក​គេ​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​លើស​ចំនួន​នោះ។ លោក ឌីម៉ង់ បាន​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ថា៖ «នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ពួក​គេ​មិន​ត្រូវ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​វេទិកា​នោះ​ វាយប្រហារ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​ឬ រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ទេ»។ លោក​បន្ថែម​ថា គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក៏​ត្រូវ​បាន​ណែនាំ មិន​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ហែ​ក្បួន​ផង​ដែរ។ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក យ៉ែម បុញឫទិ្ធ ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ លោក ឧប​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី សុខ អាន បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ឯករាជ្យ​ពីរ​ថា បាន​ឃុប​ឃិត​ជាមួយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដើម្បី​បង្ក​បញ្ហា​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត។ ថ្លែង​នៅ​ទីស្តីការ​គណៈ​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ លោក សុខ អាន ថ្លែង​ថា គណៈកម្មាធិការ​សម្រាប់​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​សេរី​និង​យុត្តិធម៌ ហៅ ខុម ហ្វ្រែល និង​វិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) ដែល​ទទួល​ថវិកា​ពី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​អាមេរិក​ថា បាន​បំប៉ោង​ចំនួន​ឈ្មោះ ដែល​អះអាង​ថា បាត់​ពី​ក្នុង​បញ្ជី​ឈ្មោះ​មុន​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ថ្ងៃ ទី២៨ ខែ កក្កដា។ លោក​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ថា៖ «វា​ជា​ល្បិច​អាក្រក់​មួយ ដែល​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដើម្បី​ចោទ​សួរ អំពី​ភាព​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​នៃ​នីតិវិធី​បោះឆ្នោត ហើយ​ច្រាន​ចោល​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត»។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា៖ «ប៉ុន្តែ បើ​សូម្បី​តែ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​និង​សម្ព័ន្ធ​មិត្ត​របស់​ខ្លួន​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់ ល្បិច​គ្រប់​យ៉ាង ដើម្បី​បំផ្លាញ​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ការ​ពិត​គឺ​នៅ​តែ​ជា​ការ​ពិត ពីព្រោះ​សភា​និង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ត្រូវ​បាន​បង្កើត​ឡើង​ហើយ [ទៅ​តាម​រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ]»។ សវនកម្ម​បញ្ជី​ឈ្មោះ​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​របស់​វិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) មុន​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត បាន​រក​ឃើញ​ថា ១០,៨ ភាគរយ នៃ​ឈ្មោះ​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​បាន​ចុះ​ឈ្មោះ បាន​បាត់​ពី​បញ្ជី​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​ខណៈ​សវនកម្ម របស់​អង្គការ ...

Thousands of students were unable to attend classes yesterday after returning from holiday, as more than 500 schools remained closed due to flooding that has claimed 50 lives so far this year. According to a report released by the National Committee for Disaster Management, 513 schools ...