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 ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec-examines-ballots

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

នគរបាល​រារាំង​ពលរដ្ឋ​មិន​ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម​វេទិកា​សម្តែង​មតិ

បាត់ដំបងៈ យ៉ាង​ហោច​ណាស់​ បុរស​ពីរ​នាក់​ បាន​រង​របួស ហើយ​ស្ត្រី​អ្នក​​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ម្នាក់ ក៏​ត្រូវ​បាន​កម្លាំង​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ ប្រើ​ខែល​រុញ​ច្រាន​ផង​ដែរ នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​ប៉ះទង្គិច​គ្នា​មួយ​ប្រាវ​ ​កាល​ពី​​ព្រឹក​ម្សិលមិញ នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​កង​កម្លាំង​នគរបាល​ ប្រដាប់​ដោយ​អាវុធ ដំបង​ឆក់ និង​ខែល​ប្រមាណ​ពី​ ៥០ ​ទៅ ៦០ នាក់ ​បាន​ទប់​ស្កាត់​មិន​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ទៅ​ចូល​រួម​វេទិកា​សម្តែង​មតិ ដែល​រៀបចំ​ឡើង ​ដោយ​អង្គការ​ក្រៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល នៅ​ផ្ទះ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ម្នាក់ នៅ​ក្នុង​ភូមិ​អង្គ សង្កាត់​អូរចា។ សមត្ថកិច្ច បាន​អះ​អាង​ថា ការ​ដាក់​កម្លាំង​ទប់​ស្កាត់ គឺ​ដោយ​សារ​តែ​វេទិកា ដែល​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​មជ្ឈ​មណ្ឌល​កម្ពុជា ដើម្បី​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​ឯករាជ្យ ដែល​បង្កើត​វិទ្យុ​សំឡេង​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (VOD) នេះ ពុំ​មានច្បាប់​អនុញ្ញាត។ ប៉ុន្តែ​មន្ត្រី​អង្គ​ការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល បាន​និយាយ​ថា ប្រសិន​បើ​ការ​រៀបចំ​វេទិកា​សាធារណៈ ឬ​ពិធី​អ្វី​មួយ នៅ​តាម​ទី​សាធារណៈ ទើប​ត្រូវ​សុំ​ច្បាប់​ពី​អាជ្ញាធរ ប៉ុន្តែ​​បើ​ពិធី​នោះ ធ្វើ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ផ្ទះឬ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ដី​កម្ម​សិទ្ធិ​របស់​ឯកជន មិន​ចាំបាច់​ត្រូវ​សុំ​ច្បាប់​ទេ​។ ការ​ប្រតាយប្រតប់​គ្នា រវាង​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ និង​កម្លាំង​នគរបាល​ ដែល​​ប្រដាប់​ដោយ​​ខែល​នោះ ...

http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102858-2013-08-23-03-25-19

ក្រសួង​ឲ្យ​បញ្ឈប់​ប្រមូល​មេដៃ​គាំទ្រ​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត

នំពេញៈ ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ ​បាន​ស្នើ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​រាជធានី​ ខេត្ត​ ត្រូវ​​បញ្ឈប់​ជា​បន្ទាន់​ នូវ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ស្នាម​មេដៃ​ពី​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ដើម្បី​គាំទ្រ​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត ​ ខណៈ​ដែល​ចលនា​នៃ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ស្នាម​មេដៃ ​នេះ​ បាន​កើត​ឡើង​កាន់​តែ​ច្រើន​ឡើងៗ ​ហើយ​ត្រូវ​អង្គ​ការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​រិះ​គន់​ថា ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ពី​ភាព​មិន​ឯក​រាជ្យ​របស់​អាជ្ញាធរ​មូលដ្ឋាន​។ នៅ​ក្នុង​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស មួយ​ដែល​បាន​ចុះ​ហត្ថលេខា​ដោយ​លោក​ ស ខេង រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ ​ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២០ ​ខែ​សីហា​ដែល​ទើប​តែ​ធ្លាក់​ដល់​ដៃ​អ្នក​សារព័ត៌មាន​ កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ សរសេរ​ថា ​ការ​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ​បញ្ឈប់​នូវ​ការប្រមូល​ស្នាម​មេដៃ​ពី​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដើម្បី​ គាំទ្រ​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការបោះ​ឆ្នោត​នេះ គឺ​ជា​ការ​រក្សា​«ពង្រឹង​អព្យា​ក្រឹតភាព​ របស់​អាជ្ញាធរ​សាធារណៈ​នៅ​គ្រប់​ថ្នាក់​»​។ លោក​ឧប​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ ស ខេង បាន​សរសេរ​ទៀត​ថា៖ «អភិបាល​រាជ​ធានី​ ខេត្ត​ ត្រូវ​បញ្ឈប់​ជា​បន្ទាន់​នូវ​ការ​ធ្វើ​ញត្តិ​គាំទ្រ​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ​ជ្រើសតាំង​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ​នីតិកាល​ទី ​៥​ និង​បញ្ឈប់​​ជា​បន្ទាន់​ នូវ​ការ​ណែនាំ​ដល់​អាជ្ញាធរ​មូលដ្ឋាន​ ដើម្បី​ចលនា​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ ឲ្យ​ផ្តិត​មេដៃ​គាំ​ទ្រ​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត»។ ចំណាត់​ការ​របស់​ក្រសួង​មហាផ្ទៃ​នេះ បាន​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​បន្ទាប់​ពី​មាន​សេចក្តី​រាយការណ៍​ជា​ច្រើន​ថា​ អាជ្ញាធរ​នៅ​តាម​ភូមិ​ សង្កាត់​ ឃុំ ​ទាំង​នៅ​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ និង​នៅ​តាម​ខេត្ត​មួយ​ចំនួន​ បាន​ដើរ​ប្រមូល​ស្នាម​មេដៃ​នៅ​តាម​ផ្ទះ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​មាន​ការ​ថ្នាំងថ្នាក់ ...

http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102852-2013-08-23-03-08-11

នគរបាល​មិន​ទាន់​វែក​មុខ​អ្នក​ប្រឌិត​​​សំឡេង​ខ្សែ​អាត់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី

ភ្នំពេញៈ អ្នកនាំ​ពាក្យ​នគរបាល​ជាតិ​ ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា​ សមត្ថកិច្ច​មិន​ទាន់​ធ្វើការ​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​រក​អ្នក​ប្រឌិត​កាត់​ តសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់​នាយ​ក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន ​សែន ​ដែល​​ថ្លែង​ថា ចាញ់​ឆ្នោត​ ​នៅ​ឡើយ​ ​ដោយ​សារ​គ្មាន​បញ្ជា​ពី​ថ្នាក់​លើ។ លោក​ឧត្តម​សេនីយ៍​ គៀត ច័ន្ទថារិទ្ធ អ្នកនាំពាក្យ​ស្នងការ​ដ្ឋាន​នគរបាល​ជាតិ​ថ្លែង​ថា ទោះបី​មានការ​អំពាវនាវ​ពី​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា​ ឲ្យ​ចាត់វិធាន​ការ​វែក​មុខ​អ្នកប្រឌិត​ខ្សែ​អាត់​សំឡេ​ង​​ ក៏​នគរបាល​មិន​ទាន់​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​ធ្វើការ​ដែរ​។ លោក​ថ្លែង​ថា៖ «ខ្ញុំ​សាកសួរ​ទៅ​អ្នក​ជំនាញ​មានសមត្ថកិច្ច​ហើយ ពួកគេ​មិនទាន់​ដំណើរ​ការ​ទេ ហើយ​ក៏​មិនទាន់​មាន​បញ្ជា​ពីថ្នាក់លើ​ដែរ​​រឿងនេះ​ ទោះ​គណបក្ស​អំពាវនាវ​ក៏​ដោយ​»។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា ៖ «ណាមួយ មិន​ទាន់​មាន​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​ពី​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ទេ​»។ ទោះយ៉ាងណា​លោក​ ជៀម យាប តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​មក​ពី​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា បាន​ប្រាប់​ភ្នំពេញ​ប៉ុស្តិ៍​នៅ​ដើមសប្តាហ៍​នេះ​ថា មេធាវី​បក្ស​នឹង​សិក្សា​ពី​ផ្លូវ​ច្បាប់​ ដើម្បី​ដាក់​ពាក្យ​ប្តឹង​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​វែក​មុខ​អ្នក​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ការ​ កាត់តសំឡេង​នេះ​។​ ...

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 ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/forum-leads-clashes

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 ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/big-thumbs-down

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

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

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