Poor Education Could Cripple Business Growth
Low-quality education is jeopardizing business growth in Cambodia, and local graduates will not be employable in skilled jobs if the government does not quickly implement educational reforms, business executives warned Thursday at the Cambodian Market Intel 2013 seminar in Phnom Penh. During an hourlong panel discussion ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-listed-as-nsa-collection-point-48188/
សមាគម GMAC៖ រោងចក្របិទទ្វាររហូតទាល់តែមានការធានាសុវត្ថិភាពរោងចក្រនិងបុគ្គលិក
សមាគមរោងចក្រកាត់ដេរ ɛ5;ិងស្បែកជើងកម្ពɟ5;ជា (GMAC) បាɛ5;ឲ្យដឹងកាលពីម្សិលមិɚ5;ថា រោងចក្រកាត់ដេរជាង ៤០០ ɛ5;ɠ5;ក្ɛ5;ɟ5;ងប្រទេសកម្ពɟ5;ជា ɛ5;ឹងɛ5;ɠ5;តែបិទទា្វររហូតទាល់តែរដ្ឋាភិបាលɛ5;ិង សហជីពដែលធ្វើកូដកម្ម<50;ាចធាɛ5;ាសɟ5;វត្ថិភាពរបស់រោងចក្រទាំងɛ5;េះ ព្រមទាំងកម្មករទាំង<50;ស់ដែលចង់ធ្វើការ។ ...
អូន ភាព
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/factories-closed-until-safety-guaranteed-49749/
SUVs Block Pagoda to Keep Out Monks on Peace March
Harassment of monks and their supporters, who are marching to Phnom Penh to participate in International Human Rights Day rallies in the capital, continued Friday when three suburban utility vehicles were used to block the entrance to a pagoda in Kompong Speu province where marchers ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/suvs-block-pagoda-to-keep-out-monks-on-peace-march-48816/
BHP Billiton Faces Bribery Charges After Abandoned Project
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the country’s financial regulator have informed Australia-based mining giant BHP Billiton it could still be charged over allegations the company bribed overseas officials, which include claims of improper payments to members of the Cambodian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen ...
Economy Should Do Well, Despite China Slowdown: Experts
Although China has undergone an unprecedented economic slowdown, Chinese and Cambodian officials believe it will not seriously affect Cambodia’s economy. Over the past nine months, China’s GDP grew slightly above 7 percent, its slowest pace in 13 years, and some economists expect poor performance for the ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/economy-should-do-well-despite-china-slowdown-experts-cambodia-khmer/1748785.html
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
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). ...
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
ក្រɟ5;មហ៊ɟ5;ɛ5; សាជីវកម្ម ស្យាម គូប៊ូតា កំណត់ពង្រីក<50;ាជីវកម្មរបស់ខ្លួɛ5; ដោយបើកសាខាɛ5;ɠ5;ប្រទេសកម្ពɟ5;ជា ɛ5;ិងប្រទេសឡាវ ដែលជាផ្ɛ5;ែកមួយɛ5;ៃការរៀបចំខ្លួɛ5;សម្រាប់ការចាប់ផ្តើមɛ5;ៃសហគមɛ5;៍សេដ្ឋកិច្ច<50;ាស៊ាɛ5; (AEC) ɛ5;ɠ5;ឆ្ɛ5;ាំ២០១៥។ ក្រɟ5;មហ៊ɟ5;ɛ5; 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
បɛ5;្ទាប់ពីការផ្<50;ាកបɚ5;្ជូɛ5;ស្ត្រីជំɛ5;ួយការមេផ្ទះទɠ5;ធ្វើការɛ5;ɠ5;បរទេសរយៈពេលបីឆ្ɛ5;ាំដោយសារតែមាɛ5;ការរំលោភបំពាɛ5;ធ្ងɛ5;់ធ្ងរជាច្រើɛ5;ករណីពីសំណាក់ក្រɟ5;មហ៊ɟ5;ɛ5;ជ្រើសរើសពលករ ɛ5;ិងថɠ5;កែរបស់ពួកគេɛ5;ោះ ស្ត្រីកម្ពɟ5;ជា ...
Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14477/
បេឡាជាតិសន្តិសុខសង្គមដាក់ចេញគម្រោងធានារ៉ាប់រងសុខភាព
កាលពីម្សិលមិɚ5; បេឡាជាតិរបបសɛ5;្តិសɟ5;ខសង្គម បាɛ5;ដាក់ចេɚ5;ɛ5;ូវគម្រោងផ្តល់សេវាធាɛ5;ារ៉ាប់រងសɟ5;ខភាពដល់បɟ5;គ្គលិក-កម្មករɛ5;ɠ5;ទូទាំងប្រទេស។ គួរបɚ5;្ជាក់ថា សមាគមɛ5;ិយោជកធំបំផɟ5;តɛ5;ɠ5;ក្ɛ5;ɟ5;ងប្រទេសកម្ពɟ5;ជាលើកឡើងថា 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/