The Phnom Penh Post
Huge logging group halted at Thai border
Police detained nearly 100 suspected loggers from crossing into Thailand from Oddar Meanchey’s Trapaing Prasat district on Friday to illegally cut timber, Provincial Governor Sar Thavy said yesterday. The 95 would-be border crossers were arrested in several different groups and were in possession of logging equipment, ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/huge-logging-group-halted-thai-border
Recovery in large economies gives exports a boost
Aided by the recovery of large economies in the United States, the European Union and Japan, Cambodia’s exports jumped more than 20 per cent during the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2012. Ministry of Commerce data released at the end ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/recovery-large-economies-gives-exports-boost
Blending may fuel energy sector
A container storage facility off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province that allows Cambodia to blend oil before export could hold the key to sustainable growth in the country’s nascent energy sector, according to a Danish oil and gas expert. With Chevron positioned to lead offshore ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/blending-may-fuel-energy-sector
Report cites election day voter fraud
Voter rolls at several polling stations appear to have been “intentionally manipulated” in advance of the election to allow large groups of individuals to cast fraudulent ballots in communes where they were ineligible, according to a report released Saturday by rights group Licadho. One of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-cites-election-day-voter-fraud
NEC examines ballots
The National Election Committee, acting on orders from the Constitutional Council, yesterday examined ballots and original documents taken from 13 polling stations in a Kratie province commune, but the opposition and observers quickly questioned the process’s validity due to apparent irregularities. Despite the fact that “Safety ...
Gem miners ordered to halt excavation by gov’t
The Pailin provincial governor has ordered a gem-mining firm to stop excavating land in a conservation area, local officials said yesterday. According to Lim Bou, chief of Boya-kha commune in Pailin town, local authorities received the order after it came to light that a firm ...
Phak Seangly and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gem-miners-ordered-halt-excavation-gov%E2%80%99t
RCAF land grab is alleged
Villagers in Oddar Meanchey’s Trapaing Prasat district filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc alleging a military official is using armed forces to claim 90 hectares of their land. In their complaint filed with Adhoc earlier this month, the 13 families who claim ownership of the ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-land-grab-alleged
Strike after pair fired for aiding other strikers
A thousand employees walked off the job at Nex-t Apparel (Cambodia) Co Ltd in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district yesterday after two workers were fired for collecting money to buy water for strikers at a neighbouring factory. Demonstrations at Nex-t are set to continue today. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-after-pair-fired-aiding-other-strikers
PTT petrol stations filling up
Thailand’s PTT Cambodia, a subsidiary of the kingdom’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate PTT Public Company Limited, expects to more than double the amount of petrol stations it manages in Cambodia by the end of 2017, a senior executive in the company said this week. ...
Laura Ma
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ptt-petrol-stations-filling
Sealed docs our call: council
The Constitutional Council yesterday said it has the power to order the National Election Committee to open the sealed documents monitors say could prove election irregularities, but stopped short of saying it would actually do so. Election monitors have called on the NEC to open documents ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sealed-docs-our-call-council
Sar Kheng orders an end to CPP support petitions
The Interior Ministry has ordered local authorities to stop collecting thumbprinted letters of election support, echoing NGOs who alleged earlier this week that the practice amounts to intimidation. “Municipal and provincial governors shall stop immediately making petitions to support the results of the fifth mandate of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-orders-end-cpp-support-petitions
នគរបាលរារាំងពលរដ្ឋមិនឲ្យចូលរួមវេទិកាសម្តែងមតិ
បាត់ដំបងៈ យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ បុរសពីរនាក់ បានរងរបួស ហើយស្ត្រីអ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំងម្នាក់ ក៏ត្រូវបានកម្លាំងសមត្ថកិច្ច ប្រើខែលរុញច្រានផងដែរ នៅក្នុងការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាមួយប្រាវ កាលពីព្រឹកម្សិលមិញ នៅពេលដែលកងកម្លាំងនគរបាល ប្រដាប់ដោយអាវុធ ដំបងឆក់ និងខែលប្រមាណពី ៥០ ទៅ ៦០ នាក់ បានទប់ស្កាត់មិនឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ទៅចូលរួមវេទិកាសម្តែងមតិ ដែលរៀបចំឡើង ដោយអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល នៅផ្ទះប្រជាពលរដ្ឋម្នាក់ នៅក្នុងភូមិអង្គ សង្កាត់អូរចា។ សមត្ថកិច្ច បានអះអាងថា ការដាក់កម្លាំងទប់ស្កាត់ គឺដោយសារតែវេទិកា ដែលរៀបចំឡើងដោយមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលកម្ពុជា ដើម្បីប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយឯករាជ្យ ដែលបង្កើតវិទ្យុសំឡេងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (VOD) នេះ ពុំមានច្បាប់អនុញ្ញាត។ ប៉ុន្តែមន្ត្រីអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល បាននិយាយថា ប្រសិនបើការរៀបចំវេទិកាសាធារណៈ ឬពិធីអ្វីមួយ នៅតាមទីសាធារណៈ ទើបត្រូវសុំច្បាប់ពីអាជ្ញាធរ ប៉ុន្តែបើពិធីនោះ ធ្វើនៅក្នុងផ្ទះឬនៅក្នុងដីកម្មសិទ្ធិរបស់ឯកជន មិនចាំបាច់ត្រូវសុំច្បាប់ទេ។ ការប្រតាយប្រតប់គ្នា រវាងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និងកម្លាំងនគរបាល ដែលប្រដាប់ដោយខែលនោះ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102858-2013-08-23-03-25-19
ក្រសួងឲ្យបញ្ឈប់ប្រមូលមេដៃគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត
នំពេញៈ ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ បានស្នើឲ្យអាជ្ញាធររាជធានី ខេត្ត ត្រូវបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់ នូវការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដើម្បីគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត ខណៈដែលចលនានៃការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃ នេះ បានកើតឡើងកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងៗ ហើយត្រូវអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលរិះគន់ថា បានបង្ហាញពីភាពមិនឯករាជ្យរបស់អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន។ នៅក្នុងសេចក្តីប្រកាស មួយដែលបានចុះហត្ថលេខាដោយលោក ស ខេង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ចុះថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែសីហាដែលទើបតែធ្លាក់ដល់ដៃអ្នកសារព័ត៌មាន កាលពីម្សិលមិញ សរសេរថា ការបញ្ជាឲ្យបញ្ឈប់នូវការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដើម្បី គាំទ្រលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ គឺជាការរក្សា«ពង្រឹងអព្យាក្រឹតភាព របស់អាជ្ញាធរសាធារណៈនៅគ្រប់ថ្នាក់»។ លោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ស ខេង បានសរសេរទៀតថា៖ «អភិបាលរាជធានី ខេត្ត ត្រូវបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់នូវការធ្វើញត្តិគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ នីតិកាលទី ៥ និងបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់ នូវការណែនាំដល់អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន ដើម្បីចលនាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ឲ្យផ្តិតមេដៃគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត»។ ចំណាត់ការរបស់ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃនេះ បានធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពីមានសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ជាច្រើនថា អាជ្ញាធរនៅតាមភូមិ សង្កាត់ ឃុំ ទាំងនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ និងនៅតាមខេត្តមួយចំនួន បានដើរប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃនៅតាមផ្ទះប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ធ្វើឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមានការថ្នាំងថ្នាក់ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102852-2013-08-23-03-08-11
នគរបាលមិនទាន់វែកមុខអ្នកប្រឌិតសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី
ភ្នំពេញៈ អ្នកនាំពាក្យនគរបាលជាតិ ឲ្យដឹងម្សិលមិញថា សមត្ថកិច្ចមិនទាន់ធ្វើការស្រាវជ្រាវរកអ្នកប្រឌិតកាត់ តសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន ដែលថ្លែងថា ចាញ់ឆ្នោត នៅឡើយ ដោយសារគ្មានបញ្ជាពីថ្នាក់លើ។ លោកឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ គៀត ច័ន្ទថារិទ្ធ អ្នកនាំពាក្យស្នងការដ្ឋាននគរបាលជាតិថ្លែងថា ទោះបីមានការអំពាវនាវពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ឲ្យចាត់វិធានការវែកមុខអ្នកប្រឌិតខ្សែអាត់សំឡេង ក៏នគរបាលមិនទាន់ចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការដែរ។ លោកថ្លែងថា៖ «ខ្ញុំសាកសួរទៅអ្នកជំនាញមានសមត្ថកិច្ចហើយ ពួកគេមិនទាន់ដំណើរការទេ ហើយក៏មិនទាន់មានបញ្ជាពីថ្នាក់លើដែររឿងនេះ ទោះគណបក្សអំពាវនាវក៏ដោយ»។ លោកបន្តថា ៖ «ណាមួយ មិនទាន់មានពាក្យបណ្តឹងពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាទេ»។ ទោះយ៉ាងណាលោក ជៀម យាប តំណាងរាស្ត្រមកពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានប្រាប់ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍នៅដើមសប្តាហ៍នេះថា មេធាវីបក្សនឹងសិក្សាពីផ្លូវច្បាប់ ដើម្បីដាក់ពាក្យប្តឹងឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរវែកមុខអ្នកប្រព្រឹត្តការ កាត់តសំឡេងនេះ។ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/online/102826-2013-08-23-03-04-56
Forum leads to clashes
Police officers, some of them armed with batons and shields, clashed with Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker Mu Sochua and villagers yesterday as authorities cracked down on a public election forum at a private home in Battambang town. Sochua said she and others were left with ...
Another construction worker killed
An 18-year-old man became the third construction worker in three days to be killed on the job after part of a building collapsed on him and three co-workers – including two 15-year-olds – on Monday, police said. Yu Bunrong, from Kampong Cham province’s Koh Sotin district, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/another-construction-worker-killed
Council accepts first complaint in process
Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/council-accepts-first-complaint-process
Cambodian, Thai firms form business alliance
SBI Royal Securities, a subsidiary of Japanese-based SBI Holdings, has concluded a basic agreement to form a business and capital alliance with one of Thailand’s leading securities firms, in a move that could attract more investment from Cambodia’s northern neighbour. The agreement with Thailand’s Finansia Syrus ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-thai-firms-form-business-alliance
Labour negotiations begin at SL Garment factoy
A meeting between factory management and representatives of more than 5,000 striking workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories yielded no progress. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, has called the strike illegal because workers failed to notify the company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-negotiations-begin-sl-garment-factoy
A big thumbs-down
A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...
After poll, deposits at microfinance institutions down
Saving deposits at microfinance institutions (MFIs) this month decreased slightly from the average monthly amount because of a rise in withdrawals, industry officials said. Bun Mony, president of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA), and the general manager at MFI Sathapana Limited, said many people have come ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/after-poll-deposits-microfinance-institutions-down
Logging up after poll, NGOs claim
At least a dozen companies including some of Cambodia’s most prominent developers have been illegally logging and transporting rosewood since the election without any action from authorities, a pair of local NGOs alleged. In a report released yesterday, the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community and the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-after-poll-ngos-claim
Study charts AIDS progress
Cambodia’s decline in HIV/AIDS mortalities has made it a regional anomaly, according to a new study published today by a global health research centre at the University of Washington. While HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of disease burden in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and mortality ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/study-charts-aids-progress
The scramble to Siem Reap
As Cambodia’s busy tourism season approaches, domestic and regional airlines are scrambling to offer Siem Reap routes in a bid to capitalise on the growing number of visitors to the Angkor Wat gateway. In the past several months, players have entered the fray at a ...