The Phnom Penh Post

Wall collapse kills two construction workers

Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wall-collapse-kills-two-construction-workers

ការ​បាត់​អាសនៈ​នៅ​ខេត្ត កណ្តាល​ជា​ទឡ្ហីករណ៍​បញ្ជាក់​របស់​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង

ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារ​តែ​ការ​ច្រាន​ចោល​របស់​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅ​លើ​បណ្តឹង​ទាំង​អស់​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ​កន្លង​ទៅ កាល​ពី​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ភ័ស្តុតាង អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​លើក​យក​មណ្ឌល​មួយ ​ចំនួន​ធ្វើ​ជា​ទឡ្ហីករណ៍​បញ្ជាក់ អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ទាំង​នោះ ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​នេះ​បាត់បង់​អាសនៈ​របស់​ខ្លួន។ នៅ​ក្នុង​សិក្ខាសាលា​មួយ​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​លោក កឹម សុខា រួម​ជាមួយ​នឹង តំណាង​ពី​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ខុម ហ្វ្រែល បាន​រិះគន់​ទៅ​លើ​ដំណើរការ​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​ការ​រាប់​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត របស់ គ.ជ.ប ជា​ពិសេស​កង្វះ​ឆន្ទៈ​របស់​ស្ថាប័ន​នេះ​ក្នុង​ការ​បើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព ដើម្បី​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​ទៅ​នឹង​លទ្ធផល​ដូច​ដែល​ប្រកាស​ដោយ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ បោះឆ្នោត​ឃុំ និង​ខេត្ត។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក៏​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ផង​ដែរ អំពី​ការ​សិក្សា​ករណី​មួយ​នៅ​ខេត្ត កណ្តាល​ដែល​តួលេខ​ផ្ទាល់​របស់​គណបក្ស​បង្ហាញ​ថា គណបក្ស​នេះ​ឈ្នះ​បាន​ចំនួន ៧ អាសនៈ មិន​មែន ៦ អាសនៈ​ដូច​លទ្ធផល​ប្រកាស​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​ទេ ហើយ​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រដូច គ.ជ.ប ទៅ​នឹង​ចោរ​ដែល​បាន​លួច​ហើយ តែ​មិន​ព្រម​បង្ហាញ​អ្វី​នៅ​ក្នុង​កញ្ចប់​នោះ ដើម្បី​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​ថា ...

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http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102562-2013-08-19-03-07-20

Microsoft decries pirated software

Microsoft Cambodia has found that an overwhelming majority of computer retailers surveyed earlier this year failed to offer customers the option to purchase licensed, as opposed to pirated, software. Out of the 54 Cambodian computer retailers included in the May survey, the results of which were ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/microsoft-decries-pirated-software

Subedi: There is room for reform

Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/subedi-there-room-reform

Chamber wants new tax laws

The private sector has called on the government to review Cambodia’s taxation law, a statute that business leaders say is outdated and needs to change if Cambodia wants to continue to attract foreign investment. Led by Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng, a delegation ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chamber-wants-new-tax-laws

Villagers in a drawn-out land fight summonsed

Five Tumpuon villagers have again been summonsed for questioning by the Ratanakkiri Provincial Court in a lengthy dispute after private firm Ly Sokim Co Ltd accused villagers of destroying its property. In the latest summons, dated July 30, villagers are warned that failing to show up ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-drawn-out-land-fight-summonsed

ក្រុម​អ្នក​ដើរ​ក្បួន​សន្តិភាព​ចង់​បាន​ដំណោះស្រាយ​ដោយ​សន្តិវិធី

ភ្នំពេញៈ «យើង​មិន​ត្រូវ​ការ​បាតុកម្ម​ហិង្សា ហើយ​ក៏​មិន​ត្រូវ​ការ​ការ​បង្ក្រាប​ដោយ​ហិង្សា​ដែរ យើង​ត្រូវ​ការ​ដំណោះស្រាយ​ដោយ​សន្តិវិធី» នេះ​ជា​ការ​អំពាវនាវ កាល​ពី​ល្ងាច​មិញ របស់​ក្រុម​អ្នក​ហែ​ក្បួន​សុំ​សន្តិភាព​ប្រមាណ ៥០០ នាក់​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។ សម្រែក​តាម​ឧបករណ៍​បំពង​សំឡេង​នៅ​ឯ​ព្រះអង្គ ដងកើ មុខ​វាំង ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ក្រុម​ការងារ​ដើម្បី​សន្តិភាព និង​អង្គការ​មួយ​ចំនួន បាន​ផ្ញើ​សារ​ជូន​អ្នក​នយោបាយ ឲ្យ​រក​វិធីសាស្ត្រ​ដោះស្រាយ​ដោយ​សន្តិវិធី កុំ​មាន​ការ​បំភ័យ​ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត ដូចជា ដាក់​រថក្រោះ បញ្ជូន​កង​ទ័ព​បំពាក់​អាវុធ​ទំនើប មក​រាជធានី និង​ខេត្ត​ជុំវិញ។ កញ្ញា ហ៊ន សុភី តំណាង​ម្នាក់​ក្នុង​ក្រុម​នេះ​ថ្លែង​នៅ​មុខ​ព្រះអង្គ ដងកើ ថា៖ «ដោយ​មាន​ការ​ភ័យ​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​ចំពោះ​ការ​ដែល​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ចល័ត​ទ័ព ទើប​យើង​សុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​ដោយ​សន្តិវិធី​នៅ​ក្រោយ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ នេះ»។ លោក ព្រាប កុល នាយក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​អង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុជា ថ្លែង​ថា ដោយ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កំពុង​ចល័ត​ទ័ព ការ​ប្រើ​ហិង្សា​ណា​មួយ​ដែល​អាច​កើត​មាន​ជាយថាហេតុ​មិន​មែន​ជា​ដំណោះស្រាយ​ ល្អ​ឡើយ។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា៖ «ការ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម ឬ​ជួប​ជុំ​គ្នា​ក្នុង​លក្ខណៈ​ទ្រង់​ទ្រាយ​ធំ ដែល​នាំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ហិង្សា​នោះ នឹង​មិន​ចំណេញ​ទាំង​សង​ខាង គឺ​ខាត​ប្រយោជន៍​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ទំនិញ​ឡើង​ថ្លៃ និង​អស្ថិរភាព។ ...

http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102413-2013-08-15-03-34-38

After vote, land issues heat up

The Cambodian Center for Human Rights yesterday expressed concern at a recent spate of land disputes coming on the heels of last month’s vote, and questioned whether campaign promises of resolving the Kingdom’s ongoing land issues had been forgotten now that the election has passed. The ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-vote-land-issues-heat

Sathapana borrows $15m for micro loans

Cambodian microfinance institution (MFI) Sathapana Limited will receive $15 million in loans to provide additional support to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), which make up the vast majority of the country’s businesses. The loan comes courtesy of German Investment and Development Company DEG, a subsidiary of ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sathapana-borrows-15m-micro-loans

Workers claim intimidation

About 4,000 employees at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have stopped work, as union workers demand the company sever ties with a shareholder who ordered a military police presence there. Workers at SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd began demonstrating on Monday, about two weeks after ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-claim-intimidation

Government minimises role of NGOs

A joint investigation into election irregularities may have gone back to square one after the government appeared to have blocked NGO participation in an inquiry, saying yesterday that they could only play a role of observer. “If [NGOs] just join to listen or observe, it’s no ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-minimises-role-ngos

សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ខក​ចិត្ត​នឹង​ការ​ចូល​រួម​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្តី​រំពឹង​របស់​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ដែល​សង្ឃឹម​ថា នឹង​បាន​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​គណៈកម្មការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទំនង​ជា​រលាយ​ទៅ​វិញ បន្ទាប់​ពី​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា លោក ជាម យៀប កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​អះអាង​ថា ពួក​គេ​នឹង​ត្រូវ​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ដើរ​តួ​ត្រឹម​តែ​ជា​អ្នក​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​តែ​ ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ លោក ជាម យៀប បាន​បដិសេធ​មិន​ឆ្លើយ​តប​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​រាយការណ៍​របស់​ប្រព័ន្ធ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​ ដែល​លើក​ឡើង​ថា រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បាន​សម្រេច​មិន​ឲ្យ​អង្គការ​ក្រៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ធ្វើ​ជា សមាជិក​សកម្ម នៃ​គណៈកម្មការ​នេះ​ទេ​ឬ ប៉ុន្តែ​លោក​បាន​ប្រាប់​ផ្ទាល់​មក​ភ្នំពេញ ប៉ុស្តិ៍ ថា ពួក​គេ​នឹង​ដើរ​តួនាទី​នៅ​ក្នុង​កម្រិត​សកម្ម​ខ្លាំង​ជាង​មុន​។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា៖ «ប្រសិន​បើ [អង្គការ​ក្រៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល] គ្រាន់​តែ​ចូល​រួម​ស្តាប់​ឬ​សង្កេត​ការណ៍ នោះ​វា​គ្មាន​បញ្ហា​ទេ»។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ប្រកប​ដោយ​ផ្លែ​ផ្កា​រវាង​ក្រុម​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល ​និង​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​ក្រសួង មហា​ផ្ទៃ​លោក ស ខេង កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​សប្តាហ៍​មុន ក្រុម​អង្គការ​ក្រៅ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បាន​ទន្ទឹង​រង់​ចាំ​នូវ​តួនាទី​មួយ នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​បញ្ហា​នេះ។ លោក អ៊ូ វីរៈ ប្រធាន​មជ្ឈមណ្ឌល​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​កម្ពុជា​ជា​តំណាង​មួយ​រូប​ក្នុង ចំណោម​តំណាង​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ដែល​ជួប​ពិភាក្សា​ជាមួយ លោក ស ខេង បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា លោក​មាន​ការ​ខក​ចិត្ត​នៅ​ពេល​ឮ អំពី​ការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្តូរ​ជំហរ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ដែល​ថា ...

http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102343-2013-08-14-03-12-15

Maternal health gets a boost in 3 provinces

About 300,000 women of reproductive age will receive higher-quality emergency obstetric and newborn-care services thanks to a sizeable handover of medical equipment and supplies to government health centres and hospitals in Kampong Thom, Kampot and Kep provinces. Through a partnership seeking to improve the social healthcare ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maternal-health-gets-boost-3-provinces

An NGO with suspect ties offers wide praise

The Cambodian Democratic Student Intellectual Federation, a self-described “non-governmental and politically impartial organisation”, has declared the elections an unqualified success. “Having directly observed the electoral process in all 24 municipality [sic] and provinces, CDSIF affirms that this general election was smoothly, properly, transparently, freely and ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-suspect-ties-offers-wide-praise

Tour guides urged to give election OK

Several tour guide associations in Siem Reap received a prepared statement from the Provincial Department of Tourism asking them to sign and thumbprint a note of acceptance of the election results released by the National Election Committee on Monday. At least half a dozen of ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tour-guides-urged-give-election-ok

Electric car is still on the charger

What happened to Cambodia’s electric car? The short answer is, the wait continues. More than seven months after its owners unveiled the new and improved Angkor EV 2013 to great fanfare, they are chronically short of funding and assembly is taking place in piecemeal fashion. Seang Chan ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electric-car-still-charger

Capital governor declares moratorium on dredging

Phnom Penh municipal governor Pa Socheatvong has ordered a complete suspension of all sand-dredging activities while the municipality investigates whether the companies are operating illegally, a spokesman said. The order came during a meeting yesterday between the governor and his subordinates, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-governor-declares-moratorium-dredging

Worker applications eased

Candidates for a government program that sends Cambodians to work in South Korea can file paperwork closer to home this year, as applications will now be distributed in 13 provinces. Applications will be available until Friday in provincial labour offices in Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/worker-applications-eased

Couple say illegal wood is not theirs

Police seized about 600 pieces of luxury-grade rosewood weighing about 2,000 kilograms during a raid in Oddar Meanchey province on Sunday, but are still deciding whether to arrest the owners of the property on which it was found, an official said. Bun Heng, a communal forestry ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/couple-say-illegal-wood-not-theirs

Factory production sluggish

In the wake of last month’s election, production levels at Cambodian garment factories are still below the norm as lingering fears of political unrest keep workers at home and away from the capital. Shrugged off at the outset as a natural byproduct of the election that ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/factory-production-sluggish

Poll anger simmers in Kandal

Two weeks ago, Kandal erupted. Skirmishes broke out at multiple polling stations where voters were left off the list, and at least one was forced to shut down as locals blocked what they claimed were outsiders from voting. In the end, this hotly contested province swung ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-anger-simmers-kandal

NGOs, Sar Kheng talk investigation

Interior Minister Sar Kheng sat down with representatives from 10 civil society organisations on Friday for what Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Ou Virak described as a “very frank discussion” of how to handle the investigation into the multitude of alleged irregularities in last ...

The Phnom Penh Post
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-sar-kheng-talk-investigation

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