Troubled Village Embroiled In New Land Disputes
A year after a massive military raid here that left a 14-year old girl dead and hundreds of families evicted, there remains little sign of the original land dispute that turned this rural village into a hotbed of agitation. But a new firm and a government-issued ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/troubled-village-embroiled-in-new-land-disputes-25184/
Bruised but Not Beaten, Protesters Return to Wat Phnom
Anger over the violent attack on peaceful protesters at Wat Phnom on Sunday night simmered at the site Monday morning, with the same demonstrators returning to confront their alleged attackers and detaining a police official they accused of spying. Shortly before 11 p.m. on Sunday night, ...
Ben Woods and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/bruised-but-not-beaten-protesters-return-to-wat-phnom-43049/
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 និងស្បែកជើងកម្ពុជា (GMAC) បានឲ្យដឹងកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា រោងចក្រកាត់ដេរជាង ៤០០ នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា នឹងនៅតែបិទទា្វររហូតទាល់តែរដ្ឋាភិបាលនិង សហជីពដែលធ្វើកូដកម្មអាចធានាសុវត្ថិភាពរបស់រោងចក្រទាំងនេះ ព្រមទាំងកម្មករទាំងអស់ដែលចង់ធ្វើការ។ ...
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
Sorry, this entry is only available in អង់គ្លេស (ស.រ.អ). ...
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/