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Unions Trade Barbs Over Violent Factory Strike
Two rival workers unions continued to trade barbs Thursday, each blaming the other for a violent clash between striking garment workers and police at a factory in Kompong Speu province on Monday that saw eight people arrested. The Free Trade Union (FTU) has led strikes for ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/unions-trade-barbs-over-violent-factory-strike-29833/
Construction Begins to Repair Phnom Penh’s Destroyed Street 63
Workers with heavy machinery began repairing Phnom Penh’s busy Street 63 on Thursday in order to get rid of the potholes and cracked concrete that has turned the street into a divot-ridden, water-logged throughway since new pipes were laid six months ago. The Japanese International Cooperation ...
Juneyao Airlines tries flights from Shanghai
Private Chinese carrier Juneyao Airlines is planning to launch direct flights from Shanghai to Cambodia as soon as this month. The move – which has been labelled unrealistic – would also see the airline potentially break into the monopolised route from the Chinese city. The Shanghai-based ...
ICT expo is planned for next month
An information and communications technology (ICT) event will be held from July 5-7 this year, offering sales and networking opportunities amid a surge in ICT growth in the Kingdom. Expected to draw about 100 companies, the Mobile Social Commerce International Conference and Expo at Phnom Penh’s ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060766122/Business/ict-expo-is-planned-for-next-month.html
គ.ជ.ប ប្រកាសពីកាលបរិច្ឆេទការធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត កម្ពុជា ហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃសុក្រនេះបានប្រកាសឱ្យដឹងពីកាលគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀប ចំការបោះឆ្នោតកម្ពុជា ហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃសុក្រនេះបានប្រកាសឱ្យដឹងពីកាលបរិច្ឆេទនៃការធ្វើ យុទ្ធនាការបោះឆ្នោតថ្នាក់ជាតិមុនរយៈពេល ៣០ថ្ងៃនៃថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត ២៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ ...
Cambodia's rice exports up 126 pct in 5 months
Cambodia’s exports of milled rice have sharply increased in the first five months of this year thanks to rising international market demand and country’s rice promotion strategy, an official said Thursday. The country had exported 146,800 tons of milled rice during January-May period this year, up ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-06/06/c_132435784.htm
Cambodia urges to boost country's exports
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday urged local producers to increase production in order to boost the country’s exports when the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) turns into a community at the end of 2015. He [Hun Sen] said when ASEAN became [sic] ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/06/c_132436133.htm
Mass Ford recall makes local dent
Some 24 Ford Explorer sport utility vehicles in Cambodia are being recalled to fix a potential fuel leak that could cause a fire, company representatives said. The move comes amid a much larger recall of 465,000 units manufactured by the Dearborn, Michigan-based automaker, raising doubts over ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060666096/Business/mass-ford-recall-makes-local-dent.html
Factory Workers Demand Release of Eight After Protest
About 1,000 garment workers on Wednesday demonstrated outside Kompong Speu Provincial Court calling for the release of eight people arrested during a protest this week over wages at a factory supplying U.S. brand Nike, a union official said. Fighting between the workers on Monday displayed ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/factory-workers-demand-release-of-eight-held-after-protest-29318/
គ.ជ.ប ក្រើនរំឭកដល់ប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយឲ្យឈរលើគោលការណ៍ស្មើភាពគ្នា ពេលឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត
ខណៈពេលដែលការធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការបោះឆ្នោត ជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្រ្ត ខិតជិតមកដល់ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ដែលហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប បានរំឭកដល់ស្ថានីយវិទ្យុទូរទស្សន៍ ដែលផ្សព្វផ្សាយគោលនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្សនានា ត្រូវឈរលើ ...
វិទ្យុអេប៊ីស៊ីអូស្រ្តាលី
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/khmer/radio/onairhighlights/1141852
Satellite cities a solution for overcrowded Phnom Penh
The coming sprawls of Phnom Penh’s new satellite cities will bring about not only opportunities but also challenges for the population. “Any urban area has to sprawl outside the main city areas so that it can keep up with the increasing demand of commercial land,” said ...
Ratanakkiri Dispute Case Drags on
A village chief and an ethnic minority Tompuon villager were the latest people brought before the Ratanakkiri court for questioning after a private company accused villagers of destroying its property. Kvas Cheav, 57, village chief of Par Or in Keh Chung commune, told the Post that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060666099/National/ratanakkri-dispute-case-drags-on.html
Visas on Myanmar agenda
In a move to facilitate a more unencumbered travel experience in the region, Cambodia, Myanmar, Indonesia and the Philippines plan to develop a mutually beneficial system that would allow tourists to enter the four countries with one single visa. Collaborating with relevant government agencies and stakeholders, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060666095/Business/visas-on-myanmar-agenda.html
Cambodia feels drop in Asian rubber prices
The end of export restrictions in Thailand and a lowering of economic growth forecasts out of top rubber importers China, the United States and Germany have caused natural rubber prices around Asia − and in Cambodia’s local industry − to fall from a two-month high. Future ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060666093/Business/cambodia-feels-drop-in-asian-rubber-prices.html
On World Environment Day, a Call to Save Cambodia’s Forests
About 200 people celebrating World Environment Day on Wednesday gathered in front of the National Assembly to submit a petition asking the government to stop the destruction of Cambodia’s forests. A report released by the WWF last month said that Cambodia has lost almost a ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/on-world-environment-day-a-call-to-save-cambodias-forests-29329/
Room for Improvement in Cambodia’s Bank Sector
While Cambodia has made considerable strides in its banking sector, it still lags behind countries in the region in the areas of e-banking and access to services, industry experts attending the Fifth Banking and Microfinance Conference at the Intercontinental Hotel in Phnom Penh said yesterday. ...
Japanese Funder Blames City Hall
Japan’s aid arm, the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA), which is funding a drainage project along Phnom Penh’s Street 63, said yesterday that while it was true sections of the busy road remained in a deplorable condition, responsibility lay with City Hall. “This is [a] ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/japanese-funder-blames-streets-ruin-on-city-hall-29321/
អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតធ្លាក់ចុះយ៉ាងខ្លាំង
ភ្នំពេញៈ រហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទើបតែទទួលបានអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោត អន្តរជាតិចំនួនត្រឹមតែ ២៦នាក់ប៉ុណ្ណោះ គឺមានការធ្លាក់ចុះយ៉ាងខ្លាំង បើធៀបទៅនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ដែលមានរហូតដល់ ៦០០ នាក់។ មិនមែនតែអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍អន្តរជាតិទេ ដែលថយចុះនោះអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ជាតិក៏ធ្លាក់ចុះយ៉ាងខ្លាំងផងដែរ គឺមាន ៧៧២០ នាក់ ខណៈដែលឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ មានរហូតដល់ ៣១២៦២ នាក់។ លោក នីថា បានឲ្យដឹងទៀតថា នៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិឆ្នាំ២០០៨គ.ជ.ប បានទទួលអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍អន្តរជាតិចំនួន ៦០០ នាក់ និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ជាតិចំនួន ៣១២៦២ នាក់ហើយនៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ ២០០៣គ.ជ.ប បានទទួលអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍អន្តរជាតិចំនួន ១១៥៦ នាក់និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ជាតិចំនួន ២៩៦៣៧ នាក់។ ...
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/election-watch/98901-2013-06-06-03-43-00
Japan provides 36 mln USD grant aid to Cambodia for clean water, education
The government of Japan on Wednesday signed to provide a grant aid of 36 million U.S. dollars to Cambodia for a clean water project and a human resource development project. According to a press statement, the amount of 33.4 million U.S. dollars goes for the ...
Xinhuanet Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/05/c_132432490.htm
Cambodia’s garment exports grow 17.5% in Jan-March’13
The exports of garments and textiles from Cambodia have grown by 17.5 percent year-on-year to reach US$ 1.34 billion during the first three months of the current year, data released by the Ministry of Commerce shows. Last year, Cambodia exported apparels worth US$ 4.61 billion, ...
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=146951
British trade minister to visit Cambodia next week
British minister for trade and investment Lord Green would visit Cambodia next Monday in order to boost bilateral trade and investment ties, according to a media statement from the British Embassy to Cambodia on Wednesday. Mark Gooding, British Ambassador to Cambodia, said trade between UK ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-06/05/c_132433361.htm
តើគ.ជ.បមានដំណោះស្រាយឲ្យពលរដ្ឋចំណាកស្រុកចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោតឬទេ?
អាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋានមួយចំនួន និងមន្ត្រីគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) បង្ហាញកង្វល់ថា ចំនួនអ្នកទៅបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសតំណាងរាស្ត្រអាណត្តិទី៥ ដែលនឹងធ្វើឡើងនៅចុងខែកក្កដា ខាងមុខ នឹងថយចុះ បើទោះបីជាបញ្ជីឈ្មោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតបានកើនឡើងជាងកាលពីការបោះឆ្នោតមុនៗក៏ដោយ ...
វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/migration-and-election-06052013070952.html
Forest officials involved in logging, villagers say
Communities living in the protected Snuol wildlife sanctuary in Kratie province said yesterday that the sanctuary was being destroyed by private companies acting in collusion with local wildlife officers. Snuol forest community representative Mom Sakim said private interests were claiming large areas of the sanctuary without ...
Families Left Worse off After Railway Project
Phnom Penh families being pushed to the city’s outskirts to make way for a $142.6 million railway renovation project funded by Australia and the Asian Development Bank (ADB) are falling into debt and finding it harder to earn money and access healthcare according to a ...
