Villagers Claim Intimidation in Land Settlement
Villagers being questioned in relation to a land dispute with a powerful company said on Friday that a Ratanakiri court official had intimidated them by urging them to accept an out-of-court settlement with the firm or face a countersuit. Court officials denied the claims and said ...
Former Borei Keila Residents Protest Apartment Rejections
About 40 evictees form the Borei Keila community blocked a road in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district for nearly two hours yesterday, protesting a letter written by municipal governor Kep Chuktekma stating that they had no right to state-provided housing. According to a copy of ...
Building 10 rises at Borei Keila
Another building is rapidly rising on the plot of land reserved for the tenth and last building promised to evicted Borei Keila residents. Behind 100 protesting evictees, construction workers continued pounding away yesterday at a steel structure that started coming up last week, along ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012022854753/National-news/building-10-rises-at-b-keila.html
Informal Pharmacies Continue To Operate Despite Crackdown
There are no reliable figures on the number of illegal pharmacies operating nationwide, but the government insists that the problem is a thing of the past. At the launch of an anti-drug campaign at the US Embassy in Phnom Penh on Monday, Chou Yin Sim, secretary ...
Hu's visit in Cambodia boosts ties
The upcoming visit of Chinese president Hu Jintao to Cambodia next week will build closer ties between the two countries, China and ASEAN as the visit is coincided with the 20th ASEAN Summit, said a senior official Sunday. The visit will also create more confidence among ...
http://en.ce.cn/National/Politics/201203/26/t20120326_23188224.shtml
Draft Law Aims to Combat Price Dumping
The government is finalizing a draft law that will aim to prevent importers from price dumping and protect local producers by allowing authorities to raise tariffs on goods, according to a copy of the draft law. In the past, local producers have been negatively affected by ...
Families Evicted by Railway Project File Complaint With Bank
More than 150 residents evicted from Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district to make way for a railway rehabilitation project filed a complaint yesterday with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) office in Phnom Penh, one of two principal financiers for the project, saying their relocation site ...
អ្នកស្រុកសម្តែងសេចក្តីព្រួយបារម្ភទោះបីទទួលបានការសន្យាពីក្រុមហ៊ុន
ក្រុមហ៊ុនឥណ្ឌាមួយមានផែនការដើម្បីទាញយកថ្មប្រមាណ៥០០តោនក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃពីក្រោមដីរបស់ភូមិភ័ក្រក្នុងស្រុកអូរ យ៉ាដាវ ខេត្តរតនគិរីនាឆ្នាំនេះ និងបានសន្យាជាថ្មីម្តងទៀតថាការជីករបស់ពួកគេនឹងមានផល ...
Aisha Down
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20549/villagers-worry-despite-mining-company-promises/
កម្ពុជាមិនពេញចិត្តសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិ ជ្រៀតជ្រែកនយោបាយ
តបទៅនឹងក្តីបារម្ភក្នុងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់រដ្ឋទាំង ៣៩ ទៅលើស្ថានភាពនយោបាយ និងបញ្ហាសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនៅកម្ពុជា លោក ណី សំអុល ឯកអគ្គរាជទូត និងជាតំណាងអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍របស់កម្ពុជាប្រចាំអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិបានឆ្លើយថាលោកមិនស្វាគមន៍ទៅនឹងសកម្មភាពជ្រៀតជ្រែកណាមួយនៅក្នុងស្ថានភាពនយោបាយរបស់កម្ពុជា ឡើយ។ តាមរយៈសម័យប្រជុំទៀតទាត់លើកទី ៣៣ នៃក្រុមប្រឹក្សាសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស នៅទីក្រុងហ្សឺណែវ ប្រទេសស្វីស កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែកញ្ញា បន្ទាប់ពីបានស្តាប់សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ និងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍រួមរបស់គណៈប្រតិភូ នៃបណ្តាប្រទេសមួយចំនួន ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងបញ្ហាសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនៅកម្ពុជា រួចមក លោក ណី សំអុល បានលើកឡើងថា គណបក្សនយោបាយ និងអង្គភាពមួយចំនួន គ្រាន់តែធ្វើសកម្មភាពដើម្បីអត្តប្រយោជន៍ផ្នែកនយោបាយរបស់ពួកគេ តាមការរៀបចំ ការញុះញង់ និងការសម្ដែងល្ខោន ធ្វើឲ្យមានអស្ថិរភាពនៅកម្ពុជា តែប៉ុណ្ណោះហើយក្នុងនាមជាប្រទេសលទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ រដ្ឋាភិបាលមានកាតព្វកិច្ចក្នុងការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ ដើម្បីរក្សាស្ថិរភាព និងសន្តិសុខសម្រាប់ផលប្រយោជន៍សាធារណៈ និងឯកជន។ ...
តាំង វីដា
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សាលាក្រុងឲ្យពលរដ្ឋមានជម្លោះជាមួយ OCIC ទៅទទួលយកប័ណ្ណដី
សាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ បានជូនដំណឹងជាថ្មី ដោយទុកពេល ២ខែ ជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលរស់នៅស្ថិតក្នុងតំបន់អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ទីក្រុងរណបជ្រោយចង្វារ របស់ក្រុមហ៊ុន OCICឲ្យទៅទទួលយកប័ណ្ណប្រគល់ដីជាគោលនយោបាយចំនួន១០ភាគរយនៃទំហំដីកាន់កាប់បើពុំនោះទេសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញនឹងមិនទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះការបាត់បង់អត្ថប្រយោជន៍ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងក្បាលដីនេះឡើយ។ អភិបាលរងសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ឃួន ស្រេង បានចេញសេចក្តីជូនដំណឹងមួយចុះថ្ងៃទី១៤ ខែកញ្ញា ដោយលើកឡើងថា កន្លងមក រដ្ឋបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ បានផ្តល់ជម្រើសជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជាម្ចាស់ក្បាលដី ដែលទទួលរងផលប៉ះពាល់ពីគម្រោងអភិវឌ្ឍនេះ ឲ្យមកទទួលប័ណ្ណប្រគល់ដីជាគោលនយោបាយចំនួន ១០ភាគរយ នៃទំហំដីកាន់កាប់ ប៉ុន្តែនៅមានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមួយចំនួន ពុំទាន់បានមកទទួលយកប័ណ្ណនេះនៅឡើយ។ ...
ប៉ិច សុធារី
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រដ្ឋាភិបាលបង្កើតរបៀងដើម្បីអភិរក្សជីវៈចម្រុះ
រដ្ឋាភិបាលសម្រេចបង្កើតរបៀងអភិរក្សជីវៈចម្រុះ ដើម្បីតភ្ជាប់ពីតំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិមួយទៅតំបន់ការពារធម្មជាតិមួយទៀតដោយមានផ្ទៃដីជាងមួយលានហិកតាបន្ថែមទៀតដើម្បីធានាស្ថិរភាព សុវត្ថិភាពប្រព័ន្ធអេកូឡូស៊ីសម្រាប់ផ្តល់ប្រយោជន៍ដល់សង្គមជាតិគ្រប់ជំនាន់រក្សាលំនឹង ...
ទូច សុខា
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KFC In Cambodia Takes Hit as Losses Continue
Fast food chain KFC lost more than half-a-million dollars in the first half of 2012, according to a statement to the Malaysian stock exchange last week by the majority owner of KFC Cambodia, QSR Brands. The statement said that the company suffered losses of $578,000 in ...
Cambodia’s garment workers to get pay rise for 2013
Garment Manufacturers Association of Cambodia (GMAC) on Monday agreed to increase salaries for the workers in the kingdom’s garment and footwear industries, according to a press release after a closed door meeting. The meeting was attended by Minister of Social Affairs Ith Samheng, Minister of Labor ...
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodias-garment-workers-to-get-pay-rise-for-2013-43866/
Obama's chief trade advisor to visit Cambodia, meet ASEAN ministers
The United States Trade Representative Ron Kirk, President Obama’s Chief Trade Advisor, will be visiting Cambodia’s Siem Reap province on Aug. 30-31 to participate in the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers’ meetings and the ASEAN-U.S. Business Summit, according to a press release from the U.S. Embassy ...
ADB may back disputed dam
The Asian Development Bank is considering providing funds to a controversial 400 megawatt dam project in Laos that could have adverse impacts on the Mekong River in downstream Cambodia. Conservation group International Rivers wants the Lao government to pull the plug on the $1 billion Xe ...
Cambodia factory monitoring “needs urgent reform”
The long-running Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) monitoring programme is in urgent need of reform, according to a new report, which suggests the country’s reputation as a standard-bearer for apparel workers’ rights is “wearing thin”. The report, “Monitoring in the Dark – an evaluation of the International Labour ...
http://www.just-style.com/analysis/cambodia-factory-monitoring-needs-urgent-reform_id117121.aspx
Less palm sugar due to production delay
Kampong Speu palm sugar production is projected to decrease slightly this year due to a late start, though prices are expected to rise thanks to the sugar’s growing popularity following its geographical indication certification. Despite the drop in production, Hong Hoeung, director of Kampong Speu Palm ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/Business/less-palm-sugar-due-to-production-delay.html
Retail space to triple: report
The supply of shopping centre space in Phnom Penh is set to triple in the next five years, according to a CBRE Cambodia report, and one insider said the jump in higher-end retail venues would come even sooner. A Parkson Corporation Sdn Bhd shopping centre, one ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012060456561/Business/retail-space-to-triple-report.html
Acleda HQ Expansion to Start in Three Months
Acleda Bank will break ground on a 20-story tower directly behind its current headquarters on Monivong Boulevard in September to become the third bank in the country to push ahead with a high-rise property in the capital, officials at the bank said yesterday. John Brinsden, Acleda’s ...