Specter of Typhoon Approaching Raises Fears of More Floods
As monthlong flooding that has so far left 122 dead slowly subsides, officials and relief agencies were on Sunday concerned that a powerful typhoon approaching Vietnam may bring more heavy rain and the risk of more floods to provinces where tens of thousands of families ...
Simon Henderson and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/specter-of-typhoon-approaching-raises-fears-of-more-floods-45003/
(English) After strong start, city bus’ future unclear
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Hul Reaksmey and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-strong-start-city-bus-future-unclear-58640/
(English) Not going without a fight
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May Titthara and David Boyle
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/not-going-without-fight
(English) Low salaries stifle education reform efforts
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Emily Wilkins and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/low-salaries-stifle-education-reform-efforts-56752/
ក្រុមហ៊ុនស្យាមគូប៊ូតាបើកដំណើរការនៅកម្ពុជានិងឡាវ
ក្រុមហ៊ុន សាជីវកម្ម ស្យាម គូប៊ូតា កំណត់ពង្រីកអាជីវកម្មរបស់ខ្លួន ដោយបើកសាខានៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងប្រទេសឡាវ ដែលជាផ្នែកមួយនៃការរៀបចំខ្លួនសម្រាប់ការចាប់ផ្តើមនៃសហគមន៍សេដ្ឋកិច្ចអាស៊ាន (AEC) នៅឆ្នាំ២០១៥។ ក្រុមហ៊ុន សាជីវកម្ម ស្យាម គូ ...
Erich Parpart
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Siam-Kubota-launches-Cambodia-Laos-units-30228172.html
Mekong villagers wary of Xayaburi dam
Fishermen bring their boats to shore, pack away their traps and hand over the day’s catch to their awaiting families on the banks of the Mekong River in Kratie province’s Chitra Borei district. “When my husband arrives home each day, we eat some of what he ...
Mekong Dams Threaten Extinction of Giant Catfish
The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/dams-06192013184629.html
Cambodia’s Excess Baggage
“I don’t know what I was expecting, but I wasn’t going expecting to look out the bus window and see all the blue bags along the roads and in the fields,” said 27-year-old Christopher Convery, who is currently backpacking for the first time in Cambodia. ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/selected-features/cambodias-excess-baggage-22003/
Gems in the rough in Ratanakkiri
“These are the best quality stones,” Lat Yun says with a grin. Nestled in his outstretched hand are three unassuming rocks. “I don’t know what they’re called, I just know they’re the best.” The gemstones of Ratanakkiri are a mineral called zircon, but in Cambodia, they ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gems-rough-ratanakkiri
US Ambassador Says Corruption Scares Off American Firms
U.S. Ambassador William Todd on Thursday said that despite his efforts to promote Cambodia as an attractive destination for business, major American companies are reluctant to invest here as they still perceive the country as indelibly corrupt. “I believe now is the time for big U.S. ...
Ben Woods and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-ambassador-says-corruption-scares-off-american-firms-42799/
Strikers, police clash
A woman was killed and at least six others shot yesterday morning when police fired live ammunition into a crowd of hundreds of rioting garment workers in the capital’s Stung Meanchey district. UN reports said police also arrested 37 people, including seven monks, as a result ...
Sean Teehan, Mom Kunthear and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strikers-police-clash
Predictions mixed for post-new year garment strike
Along Phnom Penh’s industry-heavy Veng Sreng Street on Wednesday, garment factories lay idle in observance of Khmer New Year. The dorms around them were empty, save for the few workers who could not afford the bus ticket home for the holiday, which ended Wednesday. Eight unions ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/predictions-mixed-for-post-new-year-garment-strike-56624/
ស្ត្រីជំនួយការមេផ្ទះនឹងបញ្ជូនទៅធ្វើការនៅបរទេសឡើងវិញ ប៉ុន្តែនៅតែមានការព្រួយបារម្ភអំពីសុវត្ថិភាព
បន្ទាប់ពីការផ្អាកបញ្ជូនស្ត្រីជំនួយការមេផ្ទះទៅធ្វើការនៅបរទេសរយៈពេលបីឆ្នាំដោយសារតែមានការរំលោភបំពានធ្ងន់ធ្ងរជាច្រើនករណីពីសំណាក់ក្រុមហ៊ុនជ្រើសរើសពលករ និងថៅកែរបស់ពួកគេនោះ ស្ត្រីកម្ពុជា ...
Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14477/
បេឡាជាតិសន្តិសុខសង្គមដាក់ចេញគម្រោងធានារ៉ាប់រងសុខភាព
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ បេឡាជាតិរបបសន្តិសុខសង្គម បានដាក់ចេញនូវគម្រោងផ្តល់សេវាធានារ៉ាប់រងសុខភាពដល់បុគ្គលិក-កម្មករនៅទូទាំងប្រទេស។ គួរបញ្ជាក់ថា សមាគមនិយោជកធំបំផុតនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាលើកឡើងថា ពេលវេលាសមស្របសម្រាប់ដាក់ ...
អូន ភាព និង Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/12639/
UN Rights Envoy Says Democracy Is Limited in Cambodia
Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rights-envoy-says-democracy-is-limited-in-cambodia-39949/
Cambodian Unions Call for Doubling of Minimum Wage for Factory Workers
Four trade unions on Tuesday demanded that Cambodia’s garment and footwear manufacturers raise the minimum wage of their workers and provide them with additional benefits, threatening a nationwide strike and demonstrations if they do not comply. In a joint letter to the Van Sou Ieng, president ...
Radio free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/wages-11262013151923.html
(English) Impoverished Cambodians for sale
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Michelle Tolson
http://www.ipsnews.net/2014/01/impoverished-cambodians-sale/
(English) Stability, growth require job creation
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Colin Meyn and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/stability-growth-require-job-creation-53317/
កម្មករកាន់តែច្រើនធ្វើកូដកម្មនៅក្រុង បាវិត ដើម្បីទាមទារប្រាក់ឧបត្ថម្ភ
សហជីពប្រហែលជាបរាជ័យក្នុងការធ្វើកូដកម្មដោយការស្នាក់នៅផ្ទះដើម្បីទាម ទារដំឡើងប្រាក់ខែនៅក្រោយថ្ងៃចូលឆ្នាំខ្មែរកាលពីដើមខែនេះ។ ប៉ុន្តែកូដកម្មទាមទារប្រាក់ឧបត្ថម្ភកំពុងមានសន្ទុះកើនឡើងនៅក្នុងខេត្តស្វាយរៀង ...
ម៉ិច ដារ៉ា
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/archives/13553/
Phnom Penh Governor Leaves Behind Mixed Legacy
During his speech last week at the swearing-in ceremony of Phnom Penh’s new governor, Pa Socheatvong, Interior Minister Sar Kheng noted that managing Cambodia’s capital is by no means an easy task. While critics of [former Phnom Penh governor] Mr. [Kep] Chuktema note his failure ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-governor-leaves-behind-mixed-legacy-22697/