The Phnom Penh Post
គ.ជ.ប កោះអញ្ជើញបក្សឈ្នះឆ្នោតទាំងពីរប្រជុំពិនិត្យភាពមិនប្រក្រតី
ភ្នំពេញៈ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) បានប្រកាសអញ្ជើញជាថ្មីម្តងទៀត ដល់គណបក្សឈ្នះឆ្នោតទាំងពីរ ឲ្យចូលរួមប្រជុំដើម្បី សម្រេចបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការពិសេសមួយ សម្រាប់ត្រួតពិនិត្យ ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់របាយការណ៍អំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីទាំងឡាយ ក្នុងថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត។ នេះបើយោងតាមសេចក្តីអំពាវនាវរបស់ គ.ជ.ប ចេញផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃទី ០៩ ខែសីហានេះ។ គ.ជ.ប បានទទួលពាក្យបណ្តឹងអំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើស តាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ នីតិកាលទី៥ ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី២ ដល់ថ្ងៃទី៦ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ កន្លងមកដែលមានចំនួន ១២៥បណ្តឹង។ ក្នុងសេចក្តីអំពាវនាវបានសរសេរថា ចំពោះមុខការទទួលខុសត្រូវ និងក្នុងស្មារតីស្ថាបនាសំដៅធ្វើឲ្យសម្រេចនូវយន្តការមួយមាន តម្លាភាព គ.ជ.ប មានជំនឿយ៉ាងមុតមាំ ចំពោះសុឆន្ទៈរបស់គណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងពីរគឺ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ក្នុងការចូលរួមប្រជុំបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការនេះ ឲ្យបានឆាប់រហ័ស ដើម្បីដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា ដែលមាននៅក្នុងរបាយការណ៍ នៃភាពមិនប្រក្រតី ដែលគណៈកម្មាធិការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត បានទទួល។ ខណៈតួលេខលទ្ធផលបឋម ប្រកាសដោយ គ.ជ.ប ត្រូវគ្នាទៅនឹងការអះអាងរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ដែលអះអាងថា បានឈ្នះ ៦៨ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/online/102160-2013-08-09-05-31-36
Scant proof found of illegal logging: official
Following an investigation of alleged illegal logging by Vietnamese Company 72 in Ratanakkiri’s O’Yadav district forests yesterday morning, provincial Forestry Administration officials claimed nothing seemed awry. Four villagers patrolling the forest at the border of Vietnam reported they had seen six Vietnamese loggers with two tractors, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/scant-proof-found-illegal-logging-official
Jarai battle for communal titles takes important step
Their work is far from over, but Jarai minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province took another important step forward yesterday in their quest for communal land titles. More than 200 residents of O’Yadav district’s Pate commune signed declarations outlining the ways in which they make use of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/jarai-battle-communal-titles-takes-important-step
Rail gets rice exports on move
For the first time since a railway rehabilitation project was launched in 2006, Cambodian rice is now being transported from Phnom Penh to the Sihanoukville port along the country’s southern line for export, operators Toll said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Phnom Penh cargo loading station, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rail-gets-rice-exports-move
Tropical storm wreaks havoc
A tropical storm that raked Vietnam for the past two days has affected five Cambodian provinces, with severe flooding and damage in three of them. Tropical storm Mangkhut descended on Northern Vietnam on Wednesday and yesterday, deluging the Mekong River and flooding areas of Banteay Meanchey, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tropical-storm-wreaks-havoc
King makes appeal for resolution
n a rare public statement, King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday weighed in on the disputed election, calling for the parties to reach a “peaceful” resolution. “For the interest of the nation and our people, and for peace and national stability, I would like to appeal to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-makes-appeal-resolution
Funcinpec joins call for probe
Royalist party Funcinpec has joined the opposition in calling for international involvement in an investigation into election irregularities. “I have issued a request to ask for the creation of an independent committee to investigate the irregularities,” Funcinpec secretary-general Nhek Bun Chhay said. While the party failed to ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/funcinpec-joins-call-probe
Hyundai’s Cambodia plans
After two years of assembling Hyundai vehicles in Cambodia for the domestic market, South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Company is increasing its production to meet rising demand, aiming to reach 800 units in 2013, a company’s representative said. Located in the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hyundai%E2%80%99s-cambodia-plans
NEC’s verification is questioned by NGO
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) yesterday raised concerns over the ongoing election results verification process, saying the manner in which it was carried out makes it almost meaningless as a tool to check returns. From Saturday to Tuesday, the National Election Committee carried out ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec%E2%80%99s-verification-questioned-ngo
Eviction threats for CNRP voters: villagers
A village chief in Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan district has been accused by 40 villagers of threatening to evict members of Yeang commune who voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. “He threatened to dismiss us from the village, because he found the names of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eviction-threats-cnrp-voters-villagers
Thousands expected to visit Kep sea festival
At least 20,000 tourists and travellers will participate in the so-called “sea festival” at the end of this year, officials at the Kep province tourism department said. The two-day event, which started in 2011 as a tourism booster for the country’s coasts and beaches, was cancelled ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thousands-expected-visit-kep-sea-festival
Inspections over tainted milk start in markets
Government officials began inspecting markets across the country yesterday in search of baby formula containing an ingredient from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra that could cause botulism, quality control representatives at the Ministry of Commerce said. “We informed all our officials directly to collect nationwide some ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/inspections-over-tainted-milk-start-markets
Villagers take on sand pumpers
Villagers in Kandal province have instigated a turf war over a private company they accuse of illegally pumping sand out of Koh Prak River. Fearing riverbank erosion could damage the surrounding community, about 100 residents of Koh Prak village in Kien Svay district’s Phoum Thom commune ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-take-sand-pumpers
Angry factory workers block National Road 6
About 4,000 angry workers crowded National Road 6 for about 10 minutes yesterday morning The striking employees of the Chinese-owned Juhui Footwear Co, Ltd, who walked out on Friday, took to the street and blocked traffic after officials from the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/angry-factory-workers-block-national-road-6
‘We are not afraid’: Rainsy
In a fiery speech attended by thousands, opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday vowed that his party would boycott the National Assembly if a thorough investigation of election results is not undertaken and vowed mass demonstrations if preliminary numbers aren’t revised to reflect a Cambodia National ...
Meas Sokchea and Abby Seiff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98we-are-not-afraid%E2%80%99-rainsy
បក្សប្រឆាំងគំរាមមិនចូលសភានិងធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្ម
ភ្នំពេញៈ នៅក្នុងសុន្ទរកថា ដ៏ខ្លាំងក្លាមួយដែលមានការចូលរួមពីអ្នកគាំទ្ររាប់ពាន់នាក់ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានប្តេជ្ញាថា គណបក្សលោកនឹងធ្វើពហិការមិនចូលប្រជុំសភាដំបូងទេ ប្រសិនបើគ្មានការស៊ើបអង្កេតហ្មត់ចត់ទៅលើលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ហើយបានប្តេជ្ញាថា នឹងធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មតវ៉ា ប្រសិនបើលទ្ធផលបឋមមិនត្រូវកែតម្រូវដើម្បីបង្ហាញអំពីជ័យជម្នះ របស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានថ្លែងទាំងសំឡេងស្អកៗ នៅប៉ុន្មានម៉ោងមុនពេលលោកឡើងយន្តហោះទៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកដើម្បីចូល រួមពិធីមង្គលការកូនស្រីលោកថា៖ «យើងប្តេជ្ញាមិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យនរណាម្នាក់លួចជ័យជម្នះរបស់ប្រជាជន ខ្មែរទេ»។ «កុំគំរាមកំហែងយើង។ យើងមិនខ្លាចទេ យើងនឹងធ្វើបាតុកម្មដ៏ធំមួយ»។ កាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបានច្រានចោល ជាផ្លូវការ អំពីការចូលរួមរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិនៅក្នុងការស៊ើបអង្កេត ចម្រុះ ដោយថ្លែងថា វានឹងជាការខុសច្បាប់ដែលអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យនរណាម្នាក់ក្រៅពី គ.ជ.ប និងគណបក្សនយោបាយចូលរួម។ បើទោះជារដ្ឋាភិបាលអះអាងថា ការចូលរួមរបស់អ្នកតាមដានបរទេសនិងក្នុងស្រុកក្នុងឋានៈជាអ្នក សង្កេតការណ៍ជាការគ្រប់គ្រាន់ក៏ដោយ ក៏គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានទទូចឲ្យពួកគេចូលរួមនៅក្នុងកម្រិត បច្ចេកទេស។ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានថ្លែងដដែលអំពីចំណុចនោះថា ការស៊ើបអង្កេតដែលមានអ្នកខាងក្រៅចូលរួម គឺជាអ្វីដែលគណបក្សលោកចង់បាន។ លោកបន្តថា៖ «យើងមិនចង់ធ្វើការតវ៉ាទេ។ ប្រសិន [គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា] ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/101971-2013-08-07-03-15-07
Global hotel group sees profits rise 20 per cent
Intercontinental Hotels Group, one of the world’s leading hotel companies and operator of InterContinental Hotels & Resorts – one of whose hotels is located in Phnom Penh – said first-half-of-year profits rose 20 per cent on strong gains in the Americas region. According to a statement ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/global-hotel-group-sees-profits-rise-20-cent
Bulldozers will not move us, families insist
More than 100 families living in Koh Kong’s Kiri Sakor and Botum Sakor districts are on the clock, with an official government decree demanding they vacate their land in less than two months or face the bulldozers of the Chinese firm slated to build a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bulldozers-will-not-move-us-families-insist
Villagers protest hike in electricity expense
More than 60 villagers from Kampong Cham province’s Stung Trang district staged a protest on Monday at Arak Tnort commune hall, demanding answers for a massive price hike that has accompanied the installation of electricity meters ahead of a planned switchover to state-provided power. Private company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-protest-hike-electricity-expense
No protests, please: EU, UK push for peaceful solution
In meetings with Interior Minister Sar Kheng held on Sunday, both the EU and British ambassadors said they did not want opposition demonstrations “which would frighten [the] Cambodian people,” state news agency AKP reported. While the US government has issued a strongly worded statement since ...
The Phnom Penh Post
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-protests-please-eu-uk-push-peaceful-solution
Evacuations amid flooding
Hundereds of families have been evacuated from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province, with about 1,000 more refusing to leave, despite water that is chest-deep in some areas due to Mekong River flooding. The evacuation of more than 500 families began late last week, as heavy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evacuations-amid-flooding
Promotions few in financial sector
In late 2009, two months after graduating with a degree in economics, Heng Piseth found a job as a credit officer with a microfinance institution in Kampong Thom province. The story reflects a larger trend confronting young Cambodians entering the financial sector’s job market. While ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/promotions-few-financial-sector
Vietnamese firm is still logging illegally: Adhoc
Employees reportedly working for the controversial Company 72 have allegedly been illegally felling timber in a community forest in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadav district and shipping it across the Vietnamese border, community members and Adhoc said yesterday. Romas Svat, a community representative in Paknhai commune’s Lom village, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnamese-firm-still-logging-illegally-adhoc
Baby milk recalled in Cambodia
Potentially contaminated infant milk powder that had been banned in China, Russia and Vietnam is now being recalled in Cambodia. The Cambodian distributor of a milk powder product that uses a suspect ingredient from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is recalling thousands of units as a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/baby-milk-recalled-cambodia