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Banteay Meanchey Dam at Risk of Breaking, Inundating Villages
Hundreds of police and soldiers have been working around the clock since Wednesday to prevent a major dam built during the Khmer Rouge period in Banteay Meanchey province from breaking and flooding as many as eight surrounding villages, officials said Thursday. Heavy rains, compounded by floodwaters ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/banteay-meanchey-dam-at-risk-of-breaking-inundating-villages-44409/
Three Charged for $2.3 Million Embezzlement From Banks
The former manager of Canadia Bank’s credit section, along with two accomplices at the bank, were charged Thursday with theft and forgery for allegedly embezzling about $2.3 million from ABA and SBC banks, according to municipal court and police officials. “The deputy [municipal court] prosecutor has ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-2-3-million-embezzlement-from-banks-44403/
Another Court Clerk Arrested for Corruption
A clerk at the Banteay Meanchey Provincial Court was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of corruption and bribe-taking, police and Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) officials said, but rights groups said clerks alone are not in a position to determine the course of court cases and that more ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-court-clerk-arrested-for-corruption-44366/
At the Neak Leung Ferry Terminal, Bribes Pay the Way
Every year, tens of thousands of people cross the Mekong River from Kandal to Prey Veng province to celebrate the Pchum Ben festival with their families. For some, queuing at the Neak Leung ferry terminal breathing in the exhaust fumes of thousands of vehicles can ...
Matt Blomberg and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/at-the-neak-leung-ferry-terminal-bribes-pay-the-way-44330/
Cambodia to feel an energy crunch, but growth to remain stable: report
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 ...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-feel-energy-crunch-growth-remain-stable-report
EU Ambassador Meets Sok An, Says CNRP Should Take Seats
Popular online news website CEN (Cambodia Express News) reported Wednesday that European Union (E.U.) Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain told CPP Deputy Prime Minister Sok An that the E.U. wished to see the opposition CNRP take their seats in the National Assembly. Mr. Cautain’s comments were made during ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/eu-ambassador-meets-sok-an-says-cnrp-should-take-seats-44310/
What does the future hold?
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 ...
Kay Kimsong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/analysis-and-op-ed/what-does-future-hold
Cambodian economy expected to remain buoyant: ADB
Cambodia’s economic growth rate is expected to exceed 7 percent both this year and next, the Asian Development Bank said Wednesday. The ADB maintained its forecast for this year’s economic growth at 7.2 percent, supported by strong exports and robust construction and service sectors. The ...
Global Post News Staff
http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/kyodo-news-international/131002/cambodian-economy-expected-remain-buoyant-adb
Cambodia: Chut Wutty's legacy creates an opportunity for land justice
In Cambodia, there is talk of change. Not just from Hun Sen, the prime minister, who has promised reforms after his party suffered a significant blow in recent elections, but from environmental activists and campaigners, who say there has never before been such an opportunity ...
Kate Hodal
http://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2013/oct/02/cambodia-chut-wutty-land
Oxfam accuses Coke and Pepsi of taking land from the poor
Land covering an area the size of Italy has been taken from indigenous communities around the world by suppliers to the biggest names in the food and drinks industry, according to a major new report. Coca-Cola and PepsiCo are among the companies criticised by Oxfam for ...
Jamie Merrill
http://www.independent.co.uk/environment/green-living/oxfam-accuses-coke-and-pepsi-of-taking-land-from-the-poor-8852161.html
សាលាក្រុងច្រានចោលសំណើបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
ភ្នំពេញៈ សាលារាជធានី កាលពីម្សិលមិញ បានច្រានចោលសំណើរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំង ដែលស្នើសុំធ្វើការប្រមូលផ្តុំជាថ្មីទៀត នៅទីលានប្រជាធិតេយ្យ នៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យដោយមានអ្នកគាំទ្រប្រមាណ ២០០០០ នាក់ ដោយថ្លែងថា ពួកគេមិនអាចផ្តល់សន្តិសុខ សម្រាប់អ្នកចូលរួមច្រើនបែបនេះបានទេ។ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដែលជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំង មានគម្រោងធ្វើ «សមាជគណបក្ស» នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ នឹងគ្រោងធ្វើបាតុកម្ម នៅពេលក្រោយក្នុងខែនេះ។ បន្ទាប់ពីកិច្ចប្រជុំរវាងសាលារាជធានី និងគណបក្សប្រឆាំង អ្នកនាំពាក្យសាលារាជធានី លោក ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ បានថ្លែងថា មន្រ្តីសាលារាជធានី បានថ្លែងថា ពួកគេ អាចអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យយ៉ាងច្រើនបំផុតចំនួន ១០០០០ នាក់ ហើយគណបក្ស ត្រូវសុំការអនុញ្ញាតពីក្រសួង មហាផ្ទៃ ប្រសិនបើពួកគេគ្រោងធ្វើលើសចំនួននោះ។ លោក ឌីម៉ង់ បានថ្លែងបន្តថា៖ «នៅក្នុងការប្រមូលផ្តុំពួកគេមិនត្រូវប្រើប្រាស់វេទិកានោះ វាយប្រហារព្រះមហាក្សត្រឬ រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលទេ»។ លោកបន្ថែមថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិក៏ត្រូវបានណែនាំ មិនឲ្យធ្វើការហែក្បួនផងដែរ។ អ្នកនាំពាក្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក យ៉ែម បុញឫទិ្ធ ...
មាស សុខជា
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/104708-2013-10-02-03-37-10
វិភាគ៖ ការមិនមានឯកភាពនយោបាយនាំឲ្យកម្ពុជាប្រឈមទាំងបញ្ហាក្នុង និងក្រៅប្រទេស
ការបោះឆ្នោតថ្នាក់ជាតិអាណត្តិទី៥ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា មករហូតដល់ដើមខែតុលានេះ គឺជាង២ខែហើយតែមិនទាន់មានពន្លឺណា ដែលបង្ហាញពីច្រកចេញនៃការខ្វែងគំនិតរវាងថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំគណបក្ស ទាំងពីរ ដែលទទួលបានអាសនៈក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅឡើយ។ សម្រាប់ លោក កែម ឡី អ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍សង្គមធ្លាប់លើកឡើងថា ការពន្យារពេលជាការប្រសើរព្រោះអាចឲ្យគណបក្សទាំងពីរ មានពេលគ្រប់គ្រាន់ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហានៅសេសសល់ឲ្យអស់ ដើម្បីកុំឲ្យបញ្ហារបៀបនេះ កើតមាននៅពេលបោះឆ្នោតក្រោយៗទៀត។ តែចំណុចចោទត្រង់ថា បច្ចុប្បន្នការចរចារបស់គណបក្សទាំងពីរហាក់ដូចជា ដល់ផ្លូវមួយទាល់ច្រក គឺមួយបង្កើតសភា និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលម្នាក់ឯង ចំណែកមួយទៀតទន្ទេញតែពាក្យបាតុកម្មៗ។ ...
ពៅ មេត្ដា
http://vodhotnews.com/16502
Group Lease aims to raise Bt3.4 bn for expansion
Group Lease plans to raise Bt3.4 billion from shareholders to expand its main motorcycle-leasing business aggressively and enter other types of “small credit” businesses here and in neighbouring countries, especially Cambodia, over the next two years. The company is reportedly negotiating to take over a ...
The Nation News Staff
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Group-Lease-aims-to-raise-Bt3-4-bn-for-expansion-30216061.html
គណៈអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍លើករបៀបវារៈបោះឆ្នោតសមាជិកគណៈកម្មការជំនាញសភាថ្ងៃទី៨តុលា
ក្រោយពីពិធីបុណ្យភ្ជុំបិណ្ឌនេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍រដ្ឋសភានឹងបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំដើម្បី លើករបៀបវារៈស្តីពីការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកក្នុងគណៈកម្មការ ជំនាញទាំង៩របស់រដ្ឋសភា។ លោកជាម យៀបតំណាងរាស្ត្ររបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានអះអាងថា រដ្ឋសភានឹងផ្តើមដំណើរការ ភារកិច្ចរបស់ខ្លួនបានពេញលេញ បន្ទាប់ពីការជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកគណៈកម្មការជំនាញហើយនោះ។ នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃអង្គារទី៨តុលាសប្តាហ៍ក្រោយនេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍នៃរដ្ឋសភានឹងបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំ ដើម្បីលើករបៀបវារៈដាក់ក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំពេញអង្គស្តីពីការ បោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកគណៈកម្មការជំនាញទាំង៩។ នេះបើតាមការបញ្ជាក់របស់លោកជាម យៀប ដែលជាសមាជិកគណៈកម្មាធិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍រដ្ឋសភា។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជារូបនេះបានបន្តថា ស្ថានប័នីតិបញ្ញត្តិមួយនេះនឹងអាចដំណើរការការងាររបស់ខ្លួនបាន ពេញលេញ បន្ទាប់ពីមានសមាជិកនៅតាមគណៈកម្មការជំនាញហើយនោះ។ ...
លាង ដឺលុច
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia-national-assembly
លោក សុខ អាន ចោទអង្គការពីរថាឃុបឃិតបង្កបញ្ហាការបោះឆ្នោត
ភ្នំពេញៈ លោក ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី សុខ អាន បានចោទប្រកាន់អង្គការឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោតឯករាជ្យពីរថា បានឃុបឃិតជាមួយគណបក្សប្រឆាំងដើម្បីបង្កបញ្ហាការបោះឆ្នោត។ ថ្លែងនៅទីស្តីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្រ្តីកាលពីថ្ងៃចន្ទ លោក សុខ អាន ថ្លែងថា គណៈកម្មាធិការសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរីនិងយុត្តិធម៌ ហៅ ខុម ហ្វ្រែល និងវិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) ដែលទទួលថវិកាពីរដ្ឋាភិបាលអាមេរិកថា បានបំប៉ោងចំនួនឈ្មោះ ដែលអះអាងថា បាត់ពីក្នុងបញ្ជីឈ្មោះមុនការបោះឆ្នោតថ្ងៃ ទី២៨ ខែ កក្កដា។ លោកថ្លែងបន្តថា៖ «វាជាល្បិចអាក្រក់មួយ ដែលរៀបចំឡើងដោយគណបក្សប្រឆាំងដើម្បីចោទសួរ អំពីភាពស្របច្បាប់នៃនីតិវិធីបោះឆ្នោត ហើយច្រានចោលលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត»។ លោកបន្តថា៖ «ប៉ុន្តែ បើសូម្បីតែគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនិងសម្ព័ន្ធមិត្តរបស់ខ្លួនប្រើប្រាស់ ល្បិចគ្រប់យ៉ាង ដើម្បីបំផ្លាញលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត ការពិតគឺនៅតែជាការពិត ពីព្រោះសភានិងរដ្ឋាភិបាលត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើងហើយ [ទៅតាមរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ]»។ សវនកម្មបញ្ជីឈ្មោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតរបស់វិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) មុនការបោះឆ្នោត បានរកឃើញថា ១០,៨ ភាគរយ នៃឈ្មោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតដែលបានចុះឈ្មោះ បានបាត់ពីបញ្ជីអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតខណៈសវនកម្ម របស់អង្គការ ...
វង្ស សុខេង-Kevin Ponniah
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/104718-2013-10-02-04-07-05
Flooding closes 513 schools
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 ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flooding-closes-513-schools
Violence begets violence
A mob of 500 villagers beat a man to death in Kampong Cham province yesterday after he allegedly slaughtered his wife and stepdaughter with a pair of scythes and reportedly taunted the assembled crowd with his wife’s severed hand. Police said Laing Pises, 48, used the ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/violence-begets-violence
Sar Kheng Commends Armed Forces for Peaceful Election
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has commended the country’s security forces for creating a safe environment during the July 28 election and the post-election period leading up to the convening of the National Assembly last week, according to a letter received Tuesday. In his “letter of appreciation,” ...
Hul Reaksmey and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sar-kheng-commends-armed-forces-for-peaceful-election-44161/
Sok An: conspiracy apparent between opposition, Comfrel, NDI over election figures
Cabinet Minister, Sok An on Tuesday has accused the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party of conspiring with Comfrel and the National Democratic Institute (NDI) over the forgery of the election figures. Speaking at the fifth general election book launching ceremony, he said the opposition party ...
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NDFiOWU1NDFiZjI
Monitor, GMAC at odds over plan
The head of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program said yesterday that consultations on its new public-disclosure initiative have been going on for more than a year, contrary to claims by a garment factory representative who characterised the process as hasty. Jill Tucker, chief technical adviser ...
Daniel de Carteret and May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/monitor-gmac-odds-over-plan
No motion in shooting probe
More than two weeks after the slaying of 29-year-old Mao Sok Chan in clashes at Phnom Penh’s Kbal Thnal overpass, police have yet to launch an internal investigation into the use of force, officials said yesterday. National military police spokesman Kheng Tito said he had no ...
Amelia Woodside and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/no-motion-shooting-probe
Governor Takes to the River to Promote Flood Response
A fleet of five speedboats set off from Sisowath Quay on Tuesday afternoon carrying Phnom Penh’s governor, 19 local officials, several bodyguards and a press team, as the municipal authorities’ plan to deal with flooding in several districts of the city switched into first gear. Over ...
Ben Sokhean and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/governor-takes-to-the-river-to-promote-flood-response-44147/
Court Hears Anti-Government Movement Case
The Court of Appeal on Tuesday began hearing the appeal of six men sentenced to between 15 and 17 years jail in 2011 for forming an armed anti-government force called the Sovanna Phum, or Golden Village, in 2006. The men‚ Chea Sarann, 51; Liv Soksovann, 51; ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-hears-anti-government-movement-case-44155/
Lao Airlines set to resume flights to Phnom Penh
After a five-year break, Lao Airlines will revive the Phnom Penh-Vientiane route with direct flights three times a week starting in November, the company’s representative said yesterday. Ek Narun, assistant to the general manager of Lao Airlines in Phnom Penh, said tickets will be available for ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lao-airlines-set-resume-flights-phnom-penh