Kingdom's first gem-testing lab opens
London-based checker of rare gems and jewellery Intertek has established a laboratory in Cambodia to help regulate and provide guidelines for the gem trade. Officially opening today, it is the Kingdom’s first gem laboratory. Intertek director in Cambodia Khut Sothy said the country had been href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/kingdoms-first-gem-testing-lab-opens/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
US senators raise Mekong dams
US senators are pushing for a resolution that would use US influence within the Mekong basin to ensure that the construction of hydroelectric dams, such as the Xayaburi dam in Laos, would meet exacting environmental standards. The resolution would not be law but rather policy href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/us-senators-raise-mekong-dams/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Cracks Put Future of Historic Buildings in Doubt
Running down the middle of Mak Sitha’s newly renovated fashion boutique in Phnom Penh is a crack that is splitting her floor tiles in two. Yesterday, part of the floor at Lady Penh Designs began to cave into the ground. Like several other business and href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cracks-put-future-of-historic-buildings-in-doubt/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Property tax questions asked
Cambodia’s property tax is to come into effect next month, though experts say the levy is not widely understood and may be too early. The property tax will initially focus on the capital’s properties, comprising an annual payment calculated of 0.1 percent of the value href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/property-tax-questions-asked/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
More rallies against rubber
More than 300 villagers from Kampong Cham province’s Chamkar Leu, Memot, and Stung Trang districts gathered in Phnom Penh on Friday to protest against a plan to relocate them from their land in order to make way for rubber plantations. The villagers contend they have href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/more-rallies-against-rubber/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011082951307/National-news/more-rallies-against-rubber.html
New draft sub-decree aims to bolster dolphin protection
A draft sub-decree sent to the Council of Ministers last week aims to strengthen the protection of the critically endangered Mekong dolphin population by designating key protection zones in the 180km stretch of Mekong River where the dolphins live. Touch Seang Tana, chairman of the Commission href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/new-draft-sub-decree-aims-to-bolster-dolphin-protection/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Medical bills lead many into debt, survey reveals
Small-scale health insurance policies can be an effective way to avoid drowning in debt, according to a survey released yesterday. Fifty-eight percent of 5,275 households surveyed in Kandal, Takeo and Kampot provinces had taken out loans, with health care and medical costs being the chief reason, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/medical-bills-lead-many-into-debt-survey-reveals/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Thais to reconsider oil MoU
Cambodian officials yesterday welcomed statements from Thailand’s foreign minister that an all-important 2001 memorandum of understanding on the Overlapping Claims Area would most likely be renewed. Foreign Minister Surapong Towichukchaikul said the MoU would be sent to Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra’s cabinet on October 18 href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/thais-to-reconsider-oil-mou/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011100551947/Business/thais-to-reconsider-oil-mou.html
S&P downgrades Acleda, keeps outlook stable
Hours after downgrading Cambodia’s long-term sovereign credit rating, ratings agency Standard & Poor’s said it had also decided to lower the credit rating for Acleda Bank to B from B+, though it maintained its outlook for the bank as stable. The decision follows a similar decision href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sp-downgrades-acleda-keeps-outlook-stable/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Banks offer millions to millers
Two Cambodian banks have set aside US$200 million for loans to bolster the Kingdom’s struggling rice-milling industry, officials said yesterday. The move comes as the Cambodian government has called on the private sector to boost loans to rice millers during the harvest season as a way href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/banks-offer-millions-to-millers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011112352914/Business/banks-offer-millions-to-millers.html
Controversial dam: Thailand not objecting to Xayaburi
Thailand will not object to the proposed Xayaburi hydropower dam in Laos, but Vientiane must shoulder responsibility for potential environmental damage caused by the US$3.8 billion project, the Bangkok Post reported yesterday. “Laos has the right to construct the dam as it is located inside Lao href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/controversial-dam-thailand-not-objecting-to-xayaburi/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Koh Kong power to go to Thais
Cambodian tycoon Ly Yong Phat has signed a US$3 billion joint-venture agreement with Thai energy firm Ratchaburi Electricity Generating Plc on what would be the Kingdom’s largest power station. Just under 90 per cent of the power, however, would be sold to Thailand. The 1,800 megawatt href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/koh-kong-power-to-go-to-thais/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032955308/Business/koh-kong-power-to-go-to-thais.html
‘New deal’ eyed for migrant workers
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s call on Tuesday to strengthen cooperation among ASEAN members to protect the rights of migrant workers echoed recent comments by rights groups who say further protections are necessary as the 2015 deadline for an integrated economic community looms. As that deadline approaches, href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/new-deal-eyed-for-migrant-workers/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
កម្ពុជា នាំចេញសម្លៀកបំពាក់កើន ១១ ភាគរយ
ការនាំចេញសម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងស្បែកជើងរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានមើលឃើញកំណើនយ៉ាងខ្លាំងដល់ប្រមាណ ៤ ពាន់លានដុល្លារនៅឆមាសទី ១ ឆ្នាំនេះជាកំណើន ២ ខ្ទង់ធៀបនឹងរយៈពេលដូចគ្នាកាលពីឆ្នាំមុន។ នេះបើយោងតាមរបាយការណ៍របស់ NBC។ ជាមួយនឹងកំណើនដ៏ខ្លាំង href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/clothes-exports-kick-into-high-gear/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ហ៊ គីមសាយ
https://bit.ly/2uJHZvl
កសិករនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជាអាចជួបគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ
កសិករកម្ពុជាចំនួនកន្លះលាននាក់អាចនឹងសំលឹងមើលចានបាយទទេរបស់ពួកគេ ប្រសិនបើសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបជំរុញការដកនូវការអនុគ្រោះពាណិជ្ជកម្មអ្វីគ្រប់យ៉ាងលើកលែងតែអាវុធ (EBA) ។ ខណៈដែលវិស័យកាត់ដេរសម្លៀកបំពាក់ និងស្បែកជើងប្រឈមនឹងការខាតបង់ច្រើន href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodias-rice-farmers-in-serious-danger/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Jason Thomas
https://theaseanpost.com/article/cambodias-rice-farmers-serious-danger
ចំនួនប្រជាជនបានកើនដល់ជាង ១៥ លាននាក់ ត្រឹមដើមឆ្នាំ ២០១៩ តាមតួលេខបណ្តោះអាសន្ន
តួលេខបណ្តោះអាសន្ននៃការធ្វើជំរឿនពលរដ្ឋទូទាំងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គិតត្រឹមថ្ងៃទី ៣ ខែ មីនា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៩ ប្រជាជនសរុបមានចំនួន ១៥ ២៨៨ ៤៨៩ នាក់ ក្នុងនោះមានប្រុស ៧ ៤១៨ ៥៧៧ នាក់ និងស្រី ៧ ៨៦៩ ៩១២ នាក់ ។ បើប្រៀបធៀបនឹងតួលេខជំរឿនឆ្នាំ ២០០៨ ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានកើនឡើងប្រមាណជាង ១ លាន ៨ សែននាក់ ឬស្មើ ១៤,១ ភាគរយប៉ុណ្ណោះ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/kingdoms-numbers-rise-as-census-puts-population-at-over-15-million/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ឡុង គីមម៉ារីតា
https://bit.ly/2M6XDf8
GDT ជំរុញក្រុមហ៊ុនចិន បន្តអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចបង់ពន្ធដាឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ
អគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានពន្ធដារ (GDT) បានចាត់ទុកការវិនិយោគរបស់ចិនកំពុងតែចូលរួមចំណែកយ៉ាងច្រើនក្នុងការបង្កើនចំណូលពន្ធនៅកម្ពុជា ខណៈបានជំរុញឲ្យក្រុមហ៊ុនចិនបន្តអនុវត្តកាតព្វកិច្ចបង់ពន្ធដារឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវ។ នេះបើតាមអគ្គនាយកនៃអគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានពន្ធដារ។ ក្នុងឱកាសចូលរួមក្នុងវេទិកាស្តីពី «យន្តការនៃកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/gdt-chinese-companies-must-fulfil-duty-obligations/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ហ៊ឹន ពិសី
https://bit.ly/2LfDSPG
ក្រសួងបរិស្ថានៈ ក្តីបារម្ភពីគុណភាពខ្យល់ ត្រូវបានបំផុសបំផុល
ក្រសួងបរិស្ថាន បានថ្លែងថា ក្តីបារម្ភអំពីគុណភាពខ្យល់ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ត្រូវបានបំផុសបំផុលដោយ «ព័ត៌មានក្លែងក្លាយ» នៅក្នុងប្រព័ន្ធផ្សព្វផ្សាយសង្គម ដោយក្រុមហ៊ុនមួយចំនួនដែលមានគោលបំណងផ្សព្វផ្សាយការលក់ឧបករណ៍ធ្វើតេស្តគុណភាពខ្យល់។ លោក នេត្រ ភក្ត្រា រដ្ឋលេខាធិការ និងជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងបរិស្ថានបានប្រាប់ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍ថា៖ «មានព័ត៌មានក្លែងក្លាយ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/fake-news-fuels-smog-fears/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
Husain Haider
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fake-news-fuels-smog-fears
រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ សិក្សាពីកាមេរ៉ាសុវត្ថិភាពវៃឆ្លាត ដែលថតបានចម្ងាយ ១០គីឡូម៉ែត្រ
ស្នងការនគរបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កំពុងសិក្សាស្វែងយល់ពីឧបករណ៍បច្ចេកវិទ្យាទំនើប ជាពិសេស ការប្រើប្រាស់កាមេរ៉ាសុវត្ថិភាពដែលថតបានចម្ងាយឆ្ងាយសម្រាប់ពង្រឹងសន្តិសុខ និងសុវត្ថិភាព នៅប្រទេសចិន ដើម្បីយកមកប្រើប្រាស់ក្នុងការដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/capital-police-consider-installing-cctv-cameras-from-china/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ប៉ិច សុធារី
https://bit.ly/2VnjyyZ
មន្ត្រីថា ជំងឺគ្រុនឈាមកើនឡើង ៦ ដង នៅខេត្តសៀមរាប
មន្ត្រីជំនាញបានលើកឡើងថា ក្នុងរយៈពេល ២៣ សប្ដាហ៍ក្នុងឆ្នាំនេះ អ្នកជំងឺគ្រុនឈាមដែលមកព្យាបាលតាមមន្ទីរពេទ្យទាំងអស់ក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាបគឺមានជាង ៦ ពាន់នាក់ រីឯអ្នកស្លាប់មាន ៨ នាក់ ដែលតួលេខនេះបង្ហាញពី href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/siem-reap-sees-sixfold-rise-in-dengue-fever/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...
ខន សាវិ
https://bit.ly/2KF5Jeg