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Cambodian Opposition Refuses to Call Off Parliament Boycott

Cambodia’s opposition said it will not attend the scheduled opening of parliament next week despite a request by the king to call off their boycott. The opposition continues to insist that the ruling party agree to an independent investigation into allegations of massive voting fraud ...

Robert ​Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodias-opposition-rejects-offer-to-attend-parliaments-opening/1752326.html

Cambodia records 25,050 malaria cases in 8 months, killing 6 people

Cambodia reported 25,050 malaria cases in the first eight months of this year, down 49 percent from the 48,810 cases over the same period last year, figures from the National Center for Malaria showed Thursday. During the January-August period this year, the disease has killed six ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://search.news.cn/language/search.jspa?id=en&t=1&t1=0&ss=&ct=&n1=Cambodia&x=-494&y=-54

អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ប្តេជ្ញា​មិន​ទទួល​យក​ការ​សម្រុះសម្រួល​ណាមួយ​

ខណៈ​​​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ និងគណ​​​បក្ស​​​​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា បានចរចា​​ ​គ្នា​​​​​​អស់​​​រយៈ​ពេល​ពីរ​ថ្ងៃ​ក្នុង​​​​បំណង​​​​​បញ្ចប់​ភាព​ជាប់​គាំង ​ជុំវិញ​ជម្លោះនៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​កាល​ពី​ខែ​កក្កដានោះ អ្នក​គាំ​ទ្រ​ បក្ស​​ប្រឆាំង​​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំ​ពេញ​ កាលពី​ម្សិល​​​​មិញ​ បាន​បញ្ជាក់​​​​ថា  ពួក​គេ​មិន​អាច​ទទួល​យក​អ្វី​ក្រៅ​​ពី​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​ប្រ​ ជា​ជន​កម្ពុជាកំពុង​កាន់​អំណាច​យល់ព្រមធ្វើ​តាម​ការ​ទាម​ទារ​របស់​គណ​​​បក្ស ​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ទាំង​ស្រុង​ឡើយ​។ រដ្ឋ​សភា​ជាតិ​នឹង​​​​​​​​កោះ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​​ដោយ​​ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រ​  នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី​ នៅ​​​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​ ហើយ​មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំង លោក  សម​ ​រង្ស៊ី និង លោក កឹម សុខា បាន​ប្រាប់​ប្រជា​​ពលរដ្ឋ​​​នៅ​​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ បញ្ចប់​​​នៃ​​​ការ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​រយៈ​ពេល​បី​ថ្ងៃ​ នៅ​​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​​​ថា ខ្លួន​​​នឹង​​​​​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​បន្ត​ទៀត  ​ ប្រ​សិន​​បើ​​​​មិន​​​​បាន​​​​​​​ទទួល​​​​ការ​​​សន្យា​​​ចូលរួម​​​ក្នុង​ កិច្ច​​​ចរចា​​​​បន្ត​​ទៀត​ទេ​នោះ​។ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ក៏​​​បាន​​​​មាន​ប្រ​សាសន៍​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​​​​ផង​ ដែរ​ថា ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិមាន​ពេល “​ប្រាំ​ថ្ងៃ​ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​ការ​សម្រេច​ ” ​​ថា ​តើ​ត្រូវ​ធ្វើ​​តាម​ការ​គំរាម​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​​​​​​​មិន​ចូល​រួម​បើក​​ ​សម័យ​ប្រ​ជុំសភា​លើក​ដំបូង​​​​ឬ​​​សម្រេច​​​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​​​​ជា​មួយ​ បក្ស​ប្រ​ជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​​​​​ចូល​រួម​ប្រ​ជុំ។ ...

Phorn Bopha and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5580/

គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ គ្មាន​​​គោល​​​ជំហរ​​​​​​ច្បាស់​​​លាស់​​​ក្នុងការ​​​​​​​​​អញ្ជើញ​​​របស់​​​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​

កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បាន​​​ជំរុញ​​​ឲ្យ​​​គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​ បោះបង់​​​ការ​​​គំរាម​​​របស់​​​ខ្លួន​​​ធ្វើ​​​ពហិការ​​​សម័យ​​​​​​​​​ ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូង​​​ ដែល​​​នឹង​​​ធ្វើ​​​ឡើង​​​នៅ​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ច័ន្ទ​​​ ជាការ​​​អំពាវ​​​នាវ​​​មួយ​ដែល​​​បាន​​​ច្រាន​​​ចោល​​​សំណើ​​​របស់​​​បក្ស​​ ​ប្រឆាំង​​​សុំ​​​ឲ្យ​​​ព្រះមហា​ក្សត្រ​​​​ពន្យារ​​​ពេល​​​បើក​​​សម័យ​​​ ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូងនេះ​​​​​​។ ទោះជាយ៉ាង​​​ណា​​​ គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​នៅ​​​មិន​​​ទាន់​​​​​​មាន​​​គោល​​​ជំហរ​​​​​​ ច្បាស់​​​លាស់​​​នៅ​​​ឡើយ​​​ទេ ដោយ​​​អះអាង​​​ថា ខ្លួន​​​នឹង​​​មិន​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​សម័យ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​នេះឡើយ​​​ ប្រសិន​​​បើ​​​មិន​​​មាន​​​ការ​​​រក​​​យុត្តិធម៌​​​ជូន​​​ប្រជាពល​​​រដ្ឋ​​​ កម្ពុជាជិត​​​ ៣លាន​​​នាក់​​​ ដែល​​​បាន​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​​គាំទ្រ​​​ខ្លួ​​​ន​​​កាលពី​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ទី​​​​​​២៨ ខែកក្កដា ទេនោះ​​​។ តំណាង​​​រាស្ត្រ​​​គណបក្ស​​​ប្រឆាំង​​​ចំនួន​​​៥៥​​​រូប​​​ ដែល​​​ត្រូវ​​​បាន​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​​ជ្រើសតាំង​​​ជា​​​​​​ផ្លូវការ​​​កាលពី​​​ ខែកក្កដា បាន​​​សរសេរ​​​លិខិត​​​ថ្វាយ​​​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​កាលពីថ្ងៃ​​​សៅរ៍ ដើម្បី​​​ច្រាន​​​ចោល​​​ការ​​​បើក​​​សម័យ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូង​​​តាម​​​ ការ​​​គ្រោង​​​ទុក​​​នេះ។ នៅ​​​ក្នុង​​​ព្រះរាជ​​​សារ​​​​​​​​​ឆ្លើយ​​​តប​​​ របស់ព្រះអង្គកាលពីម្សិលមិញ​​ ព្រះ​​​មហាក្សត្រ​​​​​​ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បាន​​​មាន​​​បន្ទូល​​​ថា ព្រះ​​​អង្គ​​​ត្រូវ​​​បាន​​​​​​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញតម្រូវ​​​ឲ្យ​​​​​​បើក​​​សម័យ ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូង​​​ក្នុង​​​រយៈ​​​ពេល​​​៦០​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ក្រោ​​​យ​​​ ពីការ​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​​​​​។ ...

Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5568/

Questions over strike violence

A Kampong Speu judge released the vice-president and a member of the Free Trade Union on bail yesterday after the court questioned the two about their alleged roles in a violent demonstration at Sabrina Garment factory. ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/questions-over-strike-violence

Two more H5N1 cases confirmed

A 5-year-old girl from Takeo province and a 2-year-old girl from Kampot province – who has already died – mark the 19th and 20th confirmed cases of avian influenza this year, a hospital spokesman said. The Ministry of Health is expected to issue a statement ...

Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-more-h5n1-cases-confirmed

Three Charged for Logging Rosewood in Angkor

The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged three men Wednesday with illegally logging luxury rosewood inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco world heritage site, officials said. Provincial prosecutor Heng Pheng said the suspects had been identified as Sun Phearak, 20, Phay Sophea, 18, and Phin Ron, ...

Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-logging-rosewood-in%E2%80%88angkor-42695/

CNRP collects thumbprints, urging King not attend first session

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) began collecting thumbprints from voters nationwide in order to present to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting he not attend the first session of parliament, according to a source. A CNRP senior official on Thursday said that his party held a ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MDc4M2Q3Y2IzYTZ

Beauty Shop Owner Sues CNRP for Vandalism

The owner of a Phnom Penh beauty products shop has filed a complaint against some of the CNRP’s top brass, claiming they incited demonstrators to vandalize her business and caused $200,000-worth of damage on Sunday evening. Chhim Vattey, owner and director of Clinique De Beaute Luxe ...

Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/beauty-shop-owner-sues-cnrp-for-vandalism-42693/

R’kiri floods trap thousands

The number of Ratanakkiri residents trapped in their homes by floodwater that continues to rise amid relentless rain is now estimated by provincial authorities to be at least 4,000. Heavy rain has put five Lumphat district communes – Lbaing I, Chey Uddom, Batang, Seda and Kaleng ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/r%E2%80%99kiri-floods-trap-thousands

Blueprint for a reformed NEC

In the week before the National Election Committee was formed in December 1997, Chheng Phon predicted he had a tough road ahead. “If you ask me personally, I must say I do not want this job,” the inaugural boss told the Post from the banks of a canal ...

Shane Worrell and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blueprint-reformed-nec

សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​ស្នើ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​ពន្យារ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​ដើម្បី​ចរចា​បន្ត

ភ្នំពេញៈ ខណៈ​ដែល​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ពុធ បាន​ជំរុញ​តំណាង​រាស្រ្ត​ជាប់​ឆ្នោត​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម​ក្នុង​ អង្គ​ប្រជុំ​បើក​រដ្ឋសភា​ថ្មី​ដែល​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ក្រុម​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​បាន​ប្រកាស​ជា​សាធារណៈ​ថា ខ្លួន​នឹង​អំពាវនាវ​ដល់​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជវាំង​ទុក​ពេល​បន្ថែម​សម្រាប់​គណបក្ស​ នយោបាយ​ចរចា​គ្នា។ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​និង​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ជួប​ប្រជុំ​តទល់​គ្នា​ចំនួន​ពីរ​លើក​ក្នុង​សប្តាហ៍​នេះ​ដើម្បី​ស្វែង​រក ​ចំណុច​រួម ខណៈ​ដែល​ថ្ងៃ​កំណត់​បង្កើត​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កំពុង​តែ​ខិត​ជិត​មក​ដល់។ កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​លើក ទី១ បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​រួម​ដែល​បាន​សន្យា​ថា​នឹង​ធ្វើ​កំណែ​ទម្រង់​ដល់ ដំណើរការ​បោះឆ្នោត ចំណែក​ឯ​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​លើក ទី២ ពុំ​បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​ទេ ដោយ​គណបក្ស​បាន​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​គ្នា​ធ្វើ​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ផ្ទៃ​ក្នុង​មុន​ពេល​ រៀបចំ​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ថ្មី​ទៀត។ រហូត​មក​ដល់​ពេល​នេះ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​អះអាង​ថា ការ​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ​នោះ នៅ​តែ​អាច​កើត​ឡើង។ ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ បាន​ឡាយ​ក្នុង​រាជសារ​ថា ៖ «យោង​តាម​មាត្រា ៨២ នៃ​រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ខ្ញុំ​សូម​ជម្រាប​ជូន​ឯកឧត្តម និង​លោក​ជំទាវ​ទាំង​អស់​មេត្តា​ជ្រាប​ថា ខ្ញុំ​នឹង​យាង​ជា​ព្រះ​រាជា​ធិបតី​ដ៏​ខ្ពង់​ខ្ពស់ ក្នុង​សម័យ​ប្រជុំ​ដំបូង​នៃ​រដ្ឋសភា​នីតិកាល ទី៥ ដែល​នឹង​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​នៅ ថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។ ...

វង្ស សុខេង-មាស សុខជា
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/104135-2013-09-19-03-00-23

First hedging deal transacted

ANZ Royal Bank has transacted a landmark commodities hedging deal with a local oil importer, officials at the bank said yesterday. The deal allows the company, whose name ANZ Royal would not disclose, citing confidentiality agreements, to lock in an agreed price for the future sale ...

Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/first-hedging-deal-transacted

Hun Sen Offers ‘Back Pay’ to Ousted Opposition Lawmakers

Prime Minister Hun Sen has offered to pay back the lost salaries of opposition lawmakers who were stripped of their parliamentary posts in June by the then CPP-led National Assembly, a CNRP official said. The offer to back-pay the 27 lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy Party ...

Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/hun-sen-offers-back-pay-to-ousted-opposition-lawmakers-42679/

Punished At the Polls, Cambodia’s Long-Serving PM Is Smiling Again

His party is reeling from its worst-ever election result. His political opponents have grown bold and vocal. His people are protesting on the streets. So why is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen smiling? The long-ruling autocrat emerged beaming from lengthy closed-door meetings this week with his ...

The Irrawaddy News Staff
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44319

Opposition Gives Hard Deadline for Political Negotiations

The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for ...

VOA Khmer Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-gives-hard-deadline-for-political-negotiations/1751659.html

Parkson's Cambodia expansion seen boosting earnings in the long term

Parkson Holdings Bhd (PHB)’s expansion into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via its proposed Parkson Mallwould provide it with a steady income stream in the long term, mainly from rental yield, according to Affin Investment Bank. The proposed location of the mall – directly opposite the Phnom Penh International ...

Cheryl Poo
http://www.thestar.com.my/Business/Business-News/2013/09/18/Parksons-Cambodia-expansion-seen-boosting-earnings-in-the-long-term.aspx

Cambodia's rice exports up 107 pct in 8 months

Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in the exports of milled rice in the first eight months of the year due to increasing demand on international markets, official figures showed Wednesday. The data, from the single window secretariat for facilitating milled rice exports, recorded that the ...

Xinhuanet News Staf
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/18/c_132731824.htm

Threat of National Assembly Boycott Presents Royal Conundrum

Despite the opposition CNRP’s ongoing threats to boycott the opening of parliament next Monday, the National Assembly on Tuesday officially announced that King Norodom Sihamoni will open the first session of the new legislature as scheduled. “On Monday, September 23, at 8 o’clock in the morning, ...

Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/threat-of-national-assembly-boycott-presents-royal-conundrum-42593/

Six Charged With Assault in Wake of Clashes With Police

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged six men with assault and destruction of property for their role in clashes Sunday night between security forces, protesters and angry commuters, which resulted in a 29-year-old construction worker being shot dead. Sanh Samoeun, 28; Nguyen Thi Dek, ...

Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/six-charged-with-assault-in-wake-of-clashes-with-police-42600/

Cambodia, US Extend Artifacts Trade Agreement

Cambodia and the U.S. have signed an extension to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that imposes strict import restrictions on artifacts dating from the Bronze Age to the end of the Angkor Empire. Hab Touch, director-general for tangible heritage at the Ministry of Culture and ...

Simon Henderson
https://cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/wp-admin/post.php?post=34061&action=edit&message=1

IBBM Launches Chartered Banker Qualifications In Cambodia

The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched the Chartered Banker qualification for the Cambodian banking industry to develop talents in the banking industry in that country. The launch of the Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by the National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...

Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=978465

King Sihamoni and Queen Mother Donate to Sunday’s Victims

Two days after the killing of an unarmed man near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge, officials on Tuesday offered little information on the progress of an investigation into the killing, and rights workers expressed concerns that the inquiry would lack credibility. King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother ...

NGO says commander smuggled timber, tip-off ‘ignored’

A conservation group yesterday accused a military commander in Kampong Speu of smuggling two tonnes of illegally cut rosewood to Vietnam on Monday night. Chea Hean, director of the Natural Resources and Wildlife Preservation Organisation, said the commander had cut the timber in the protected Oral ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-says-commander-smuggled-timber-tip-%E2%80%98ignored%E2%80%99

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