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Pay&Go Aims to Streamline Bill Payments With New Services
A local company has begun working in cooperation with ABA bank to streamline payments for services such as electricity bills and mobile phone top-ups by allowing people to pay through its website, mobile applications and electronic kiosks. PayGo SEA (Cambodia) Co. Ltd., which operates under the ...
Joshua Wilwohl and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/paygo-aims-to-streamline-bill-payments-with-new-services-44794/
Heng Samrin urges opposition to negotiate, join parliament
National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin has urged the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to negotiate with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), and join the government’s parliamentary sessions. The appeal was made after the National Assembly kicked off its session on Thursday to elect the ...
The Cambodia News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NGZkZjc2MTdhNGI
ប្រធានបក្សប្រឆាំងស្វែងរកអន្តរាគមន៍ពីអន្តរជាតិ
លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ កំពុងបំពេញទស្សនកិច្ចនៅអឺរ៉ុប ដើម្បីស្វែងរកកិច្ចអន្តរាគមន៍ និងគាំទ្រឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលទាំងនោះ កុំទទួលស្គាល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបច្ចុប្បន្ន ដែលលោកចាត់ទុកថា ជារដ្ឋាភិបាលបង្កើតឡើង ដោយរដ្ឋសភាចេញពីការរំលោភរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មានប្រសាសន៍ថា លោកបានបញ្ចប់ដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ច ពីរជាសំខាន់ នៅប្រទេស អង់គ្លេស និងបារាំង ហើយលោកនឹងបន្តដំណើរទៅកាន់ប្រទេសប៊ែលហ្ស៊ីក ជាទីកន្លែងដែលសភាសហគមន៍អឺរ៉ុបជួបប្រជុំគ្នា។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានជួបអគ្គលេខាធិការសម្ព័ន្ធគណបក្សសេរីនិយមអន្តរជាតិ នៅទីក្រុងឡុង ប្រទេសអង់គ្លេស។ លោកបានប្រាប់មន្រ្តីសម្ព័ន្ធគណបក្សសេរីនិយមអន្តរជាតិថា រដ្ឋសភាបង្កើតដោយខុសច្បាប់ និងផ្ទុយពីរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញកម្ពុជា។ លោកស្នើឲ្យសម្ព័ន្ធគណបក្សសេរីនិយមអន្តរជាតិ គាំទ្រការបង្កើតឲ្យមានគណៈកម្មការអន្តរជាតិមួយ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេត ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មានប្រសាសន៍ថា កាលពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី ១០ តុលា លោកក៏បានជួបនឹងប្រធានគណៈកម្មការកិច្ចការបរទេស នៃសភាអឺរ៉ុប លោក អ៊ីល ...
យន់ សាមៀន
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/rainsy-seeks-international-support-10102013210622.html
Sewage canal bursts its banks
Raw sewage spewed onto Street 105 from the antiquated discharge canal running parallel to it yesterday as heavy rains continued to create headaches in the capital. The putrid water lipped homes and local business on the street in Chamkarmon’s Boeung Trabek commune, alarming residents. Togo Uchida, ...
Phak Seangly and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sewage-canal-bursts-its-banks
លោក ហេង សំរិន៖ ការចរចាផ្នែកនយោបាយផ្លាស់ប្តូរតួនាទីសមាជិករដ្ឋសភា អាចកើតមានឡើង
ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា លោក ហេង សំរិន បញ្ជាក់នៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះថា ការចរចាផ្នែកនយោបាយ ដើម្បីផ្លាស់ប្តូរតួនាទីសមាជិកក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា អាចនឹងកើតមានឡើង ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ចូលរួមប្រជុំសភា។ ឆ្លើយតបនឹងសំណួរអ្នកសារព័ត៌មាន ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា លោក ហេង សំរិន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ការធ្វើពហិការចូលរួមប្រជុំរបស់តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ គឺជាសិទ្ធិរបស់គណបក្សមួយនេះ។ តែលោកបញ្ជាក់ថា ការសម្របសម្រួលផ្នែកនយោបាយ ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការផ្លាស់ប្តូរតួនាទីសមាជិកក្នុងសភា អាចនឹងកើតមានឡើង ប្រសិនបើតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ត្រឡប់មកចរចា និងចូលរួមប្រជុំសភាវិញ ៖ “ប៉ុន្ដែចាំទៅខាងមុខទៀត យើងនឹងដោះស្រាយយ៉ាងម៉េច អាហ្នឹងទាល់តែធ្វើម៉េចឲ្យគេមកចូលរួម បើគេមិនចូលរួម ចាំគិតទៀត។ អារឿងសម្របសម្រួលនយោបាយ អាហ្នឹងវាមានហើយ ឲ្យតែគេមកចូលរួម ហ៊ានចូលរួមចរចាជាមួយនឹងគណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងពីរ អាហ្នឹងឯកភាពគ្នា យើងសម្របឲ្យ” ។ ...
តាំង វីដា និងស៊ុន ណារិន
http://vodhotnews.com/16633
Canadia Bank’s Credit Chief Aided $2.3M Embezzlement
One of the four suspects who have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the theft of $2.3 million from Canadia Bank was the head of the bank’s credit section during the time that the embezzlement scheme was carried out, according to a senior adviser ...
Colin Meyn and Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/canadia-banks-credit-chief-aided-2-3m-embezzlement-44777/
Koh Kong’s Rainbow Lodge Plans on Paying It Forward
KOH KONG – The dullness of a rainy day accentuates the lush shades of green rainforest of the Cardamom Mountains in Koh Kong province. Float down the Tatai River and you see bobbing turquoise, red and yellow canoes tied up along the banks—in their vivid ...
Lindsey Peterson and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/koh-kongs-rainbow-lodge-plans-on-paying-it-forward-44775/
Floods kill 104, affect 1.5 million people in Cambodia
Floods from Mekong River and heavy rainfall have killed at least 104 people and affected about 1.5 million people in Cambodia in the last three weeks, a senior disaster control official said Wednesday. “The latest figures showed that the floods have killed 104 people and ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/09/c_132783531.htm
Opposition party wants equal committee posts in parliament: Sar Kheng
Acting Prime Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday said that opposition leader Sam Rainsy, now doesn’t want the parliament chairmanship chair post, but equal committee posts within the parliament. Speaking to reporters after delivering certificates to 3,000 police officers, he said Sam Rainsy phoned him and told ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NGUwNzE2ZmZkYjA#sthash.zE5aIsK1.dpuf
CPP Readies for One-Party Vote On Assembly Committees
Senior CPP members selected nominees for the National Assembly’s nine permanent committees behind closed doors on Tuesday, while the opposition CNRP, which has continued to boycott the Assembly over July’s disputed election, urged some of Cambodia’s foreign donors to immediately sever ties with the government ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-readies-for-one-party-vote-on-assembly-committees-44695/
អគ្គលេខាធិការដ្ឋានរដ្ឋសភា ប្រកាសជាផ្លូវការបើកសម័យប្រជុំបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសគណៈកម្មការជំនាញ
អគ្គលេខាធិការដ្ឋានរដ្ឋសភា ប្រកាសជាផ្លូវការ នៅថ្ងៃពុធនេះ ក្នុងការបើកសម័យប្រជុំសភាលើកទី១នីតិកាលទី៥ នៅថ្ងៃទី១០ខែតុលា ស្អែកនេះ បើទោះជាមានការបដិសេធចូលរួមពីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ សេចក្តីជូនដំណឹងរបស់អគ្គលេខាធិការដ្ឋា នរដ្ឋសភា ចេញផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃទី០៩ ខែតុលា ឲ្យដឹងថា សម័យប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភាលើកទី១នេះ នឹងត្រូវប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅវេលាម៉ោង៨ព្រឹក ក្រោមមអធិបតីភាពរបស់ លោក ហេង សំរិន ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា។ ...
ស៊ុន ណារិន
http://vodhotnews.com/?p=article&id=16615&lang=kh
Minister Says Challenges Remain in Achieving Gender Equality
Women’s Affairs Minister Ing Kantha Phavi on Tuesday defended the government’s policies on promoting gender equality and preventing discrimination against women, but conceded that challenges remain in achieving principles set out in the U.N.’s convention to stop discrimination against women. Speaking in Geneva to the U.N. ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-says-challenges-remain-in-achieving-gender-equality-44708/
Court Hears Garment Heist Case Involving Port Workers
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday heard the case of two port workers and a military police officer charged with stealing more than 8,000 articles of clothing from a shipping container while it was being driven to the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port. The three suspects—Sorn ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-hears-garment-heist%E2%80%88case-involving-port-workers-44718/
Tougher laws for recruiters
A new set of prakases tacked onto a law that regulates overseas employment recruitment agencies is a “step in the right direction” towards protecting some of Cambodia’s most vulnerable citizens from scams and abuse, local and international NGOs said yesterday. But some remain unconvinced that the ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tougher-laws-recruiters
សាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ស្នើឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបញ្ឈប់ការដើរប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃនៅទីសាធារណៈ
សាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ស្នើសុំប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការប្រតិបត្តិរាជធានីភ្នំពេញនៃគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ បង្វែរការដើរប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃអ្នកគាំទ្រតាមទីផ្សារ ទីសាធារណៈ និងគេហដ្ឋានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ទៅប្រមូលនៅតាមទីស្នាក់ការគណបក្សថ្នាក់សង្កាត់ ខណ្ឌ រាជធានី ឬទីស្នាក់ការកណ្តាលគណបក្សវិញ ដើម្បីជៀសវាងការបាត់បង់សណ្តាប់ធ្នាប់សាធារណៈ និងរំខានពលរដ្ឋ។ ...
ពេជ្រ សុធារី
http://vodhotnews.com/16599
Flood toll expected to rise further, gov’t warns
Flooding continues to ravage 15 of Cambodia’s 23 provinces, acutely affecting Banteay Meanchey, Battambang, Pailin and Siem Reap, and claiming 83 lives, according to the latest figures released by the National Committee for Disaster Management. Nhim Vanda, first deputy chairman of the NCDM, confirmed that while ...
Sen David and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flood-toll-expected-rise-further-gov%E2%80%99t-warns
Villagers in Land Row Complain of Death Threat
Four representatives of villagers locked in a land dispute with the well-connected KDC company have filed a complaint with the Kompong Chhnang Provincial Court after they received death threats. “The anonymous letter was a threat against our lives,” said Reach Seima, one of the representatives, adding ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-in-land-row-complain-of-death-threat-44714/
Cambodia's Preah Vihear heritage site receives less visitors in first nine months
The number of tourists visiting Cambodia’s Preah Vihear Temple, a world heritage site, has declined by 30 percent in the first nine months of the year, tourism data showed Wednesday. The figures provided by Preah Vihear provincial tourism department said a total of 54,000 domestic and ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/travel/2013-10/09/c_132782239.htm
Top cop told to catch Bandith
Minister of Interior Sar Kheng sent a letter to the National Police last week asking it to step up its search for Chhouk Bandith, the former Bavet town governor convicted of shooting three garment workers at a factory protest last year. Interior Ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak ...
May Titthara and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/top-cop-told-catch-bandith
Exports of rice to fall short of 2013 goal
Cambodia’s rice exports roughly doubled in the first nine months of this year compared with the same period in 2012, according to government data released yesterday. But the figures aren’t big enough to meet official goals for 2013. The numbers show that exports of fragrant rice ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/exports-rice-fall-short-2013-goal
ឃុំប្រមាណ៩០ត្រូវពន្យារពេលក្នុងការចុះឈ្មោះ និងពិនិត្យបញ្ជីឈ្មោះព្រោះតែទឹកជំនន់
គ្រោះទឹកជំនន់បានរារាំង ការពិនិត្យនិងចុះឈ្មោះសម្រាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋក្នុងបញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះ ឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ គ.ជ.ប បានឲ្យដឹងថាឃុំចំនួនប្រមាណ៩០នឹងត្រូវពន្យារពេលសម្រាប់ការពិនិត្យ និង ចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ក៏ប៉ុន្តែការពន្យារពេលនេះបានច្រើនបំផុតតែបីថ្ងៃប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ លោកទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការនៃ គ.ជ.ប បានថ្លែងថា យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ឃុំចំនួនជាង៩០នៅក្នុងចំណោមឃុំចំនួន១៦៣៣ឃុំ ទូទាំងប្រទេសនឹងត្រូវបន្ថែមរយៈពេលសម្រាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ទៅចុះឈ្មោះនិងពិនិត្យបញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ដោយសារឃុំទាំងនោះរងនូវគ្រោះទឹកជំនន់។ ...
Activists seek UN monitors
Anti-logging activists wrote to the United Nations yesterday to call for the monitoring of a lawsuit in which they accuse hundreds of officials in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary of illegal deforestation. The Natural Resource and Wildlife Preservation Organization (NRWPO) listed 241 officials it ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activists-seek-un-monitors
Flooding Spreads to Svay Rieng; 17 Provinces Now Affected
Svay Rieng became the latest province to declare emergency water levels as storms continued in the west of the country, prolonging deadly nationwide flooding that has killed at least 83 people and affected tens of thousands of families over the past month, officials said. Keo Vy, ...
Ben Sokhean and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/flooding-spreads-to-svay-rieng-17-provinces-now-affected-44702/
Cops nab 2 in foreigner shootings
A man suspected of robbing and shooting two foreign nationals late last month was shot four times on Monday night during a shootout with police before being taken into custody. Police also apprehended a second, uninjured suspect after the shootout. Chea Sovann, 32, and Sa Ravan, ...
Kim Sarom
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cops-nab-2-foreigner-shootings