Phnom Penh Governor Says Lake Families to Get Land Titles
For the first time since Phnom Penh municipality slated some 4,000 mostly poor families for forced eviction in 2007 to make way for a CPP senator’s controversial real estate project, City Hall yesterday promised them what they have always wanted most: titles to their land. ...
Decision on first Mekong dam delayed
The Mekong River Commission (MRC) agreed yesterday to delay a decision on Laos’ proposal to build the first hydropower dam on the Lower Mekong River in order to allow Japan to conduct further environmental impact studies on the dam project. Although Cambodian officials welcomed the outcome, ...
More fishermen repatriated
Another 30 Cambodian men among 65 rescued in indonesia after being trafficked into work on fishing boats in Thailand were repatriated to the Kingdom yesterday, following the return of 30 such workers last week. The remaining five workers are set to be repatriated next month, Chiv ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011121353326/National-news/more-fishermen-repatriated.html
Doubt lingers despite Kratie dispute accord
About 160 villagers from Kratie province’s Meanchey village cancelled plans to block National Road 7 yesterday after provincial authorities and a Vietnamese rubber company agreed to their requests regarding an ongoing land dispute, but some expressed skepticism that the agreement would last. Village representative Saren ...
Koh Kong intervention sought
The provincial office of rights group Licadho has called on Koh Kong provincial politicians to help more than 1,000 families being forcibly evicted to make way for a sprawling gambling resort and other development, representative said yesterday. More than 130 families, from three villages in Kiri ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030954950/National-news/koh-kong-intervention-sought.html
Illness strikes Borei Keila evictees
Woes continued for 26 relocated former Borei Keila residents, who fainted after vomiting and suffering diarrhoea at Tuol Sambo Village in Dangkor district’s Prey Veng commune on Saturday. Khum Khern, village chief of Tuol Sambo, told the Post that most of the villagers who had fainted ...
CAMBODIA-NORTH KOREA UPDATE BILATERAL AGREEMENTS
Cambodia and Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) have inked the agreements to expand bilateral trade, technologies, agriculture, industry, investment and the health sector, and both sides also are trying to boost close ties for mutual benefits while both nations’ trading has been reported to be ...
Court Sets Date for Questioning Bavet Victims
Svay Rieng Provincial Prosecutor Hing Bunchea said yesterday that he had summoned two of the three women shot at a Bavet City special economic zone (SEZ) for questioning next week, and denied accusations that investigators were dragging their feet on the case. Rights groups continued to ...
JICA បញ្ចប់ការសិក្សាលើរោងចក្រប្រព្រឹត្តិកម្មទឹកស្អាតនៅក្រុងតាខ្មៅ
ទីភ្នាក់ងារទទួលបន្ទុកគម្រោងបានបង្ហើបឱ្យដឹងថា ការសិក្សាលទ្ធភាពសម្រាប់រោងចក្រប្រព្រឹត្តិកម្មទឹកស្អាតនៅក្រុងតាខ្មៅ ដែលគាំទ្រថវិកាដោយប្រទេសជប៉ុន បានបញ្ចប់ជាស្ថាពរ ហើយការសាងសង់នឹងចាប់ផ្តើមនៅខែមេសាឆ្នាំក្រោយ។ ទីភ្នាក់ងារសហប្រតិបត្តិការអន្តរជាតិជប៉ុន ...
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50662436/jica-concludes-study-on-takhmao-city-water-plant/
កម្ពុជា នឹងចាកផុតពីប្រទេស LDC នៅឆ្នាំក្រោយ
អស់រយៈពេលជាពីរទសវត្សរ៍ហើយដែលកម្ពុជាសម្រេចបានកំណើនសេដ្ឋកិច្ចគួរឲ្យចាប់អារម្មណ៍ ជាមួយនឹងកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងក្នុងការកាត់បន្ថយភាពក្រីក្រ និងការបង្កើនសកម្មភាពឧស្សាហកម្មកំពុងចាប់ផ្ដើម។ ប្រសិនបើវាបន្តលើដំណើរផ្លូវនោះ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជានឹងផ្លាស់ ...
Ananth Baliga
http://bit.ly/1LQuMRp
ភាពមិនច្បាស់លាស់នៃអនាគតរបស់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនី និងទន្លេមេគង្គ
ពីខ្ពង់រាបទឹកកកទីប៉េនៃជ្រលងភ្នំប្រទេសចិនក្នងខេត្ត Yunnan ហើយហូរចាក់ដល់ដែនព្រៃនៃប្រទេសមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា ថៃ ឡាវ ហើយធ្លាក់ចុះដល់តំបន់ទំនាបនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងតំបន់វាលកសិកម្មដំនាំស្រូវប្រទេសវៀតណាម-ទន្លេមេគង្គ គឺដើរតួយ៉ាងសំខាន់សម្រាប់ជីវិតរបស់ប្រជាជន ១០លាននាក់។ ប្រទេសចិនបានសាងសង់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនីចំនួន ៦ នៅលើដងទន្លេមេគង្គ ដែលត្រូវបានស្គាល់ថា ទន្លេ Lancang របស់ប្រទេសចិន។ ប្រទេសឡាវ ពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះកំពុងសាងសង់ទំនប់ពីរ នៅ Xayaburi និង Don Sahong ហើយប្រទេសនេះក៏មានគម្រោងសាងសង់ទំនប់បន្ថែមចំនួន ៧ទៀតដែរ ហើយវាត្រូវបានគេប៉ាន់ប្រមាណថា នៅមានសំណង់ទំនប់ជាច្រើនទៀតដែលទើបនឹងសាងសង់ ឬគ្រោងនឹងសាងសង់នៅលើដៃទន្លេមេគង្គនៅក្នុងប្រទេសមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា ថៃ កម្ពុជា និងវៀតណាម។ មានការព្រមានជាច្រើនពីផលអវិជ្ជមាននៃទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនីដោយសារទំនប់ទាំងនេះធ្វើឱ្យមានការប្រែប្រួលលំហូរតាមធម្មជាតិរបស់ទន្លេនានា ការផ្លាស់ប្តូរនៃការហូរចាក់កំណរល្បាប់នៅកន្លែងដែលត្រីហែល រស់នៅ និងពង ហើយរួមទាំងសីតុណ្ហភាពរបស់ទឹក។ ...
ទែន សុខស្រីនិត
http://www.voacambodia.com/a/river-of-change-hydropower-dams-and-the-mekong-river-uncertain-future/3436827.html
បណ្តាប្រទេសមេគង្គយល់ព្រមពង្រឹងកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការទេសចរណ៍
បណ្តាប្រទេសនៅមហាអនុតំបន់ទន្លេមេគង្គ (GMS) បានព្រមព្រៀងជំរុញកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការទេសចរណ៍ រួមមានការកែលម្អហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងបច្ចេកទេសទីផ្សារ និងការអភិវឌ្ឍធនធានមនុស្ស។ ក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំក្រុមការងារផ្នែកទេសចរណ៍នៃមហាអនុតំបន់ទន្លេមេគង្គលើកទី ៤៤ ដែលបានធ្វើឡើងកាលពីសប្តាហ៍ ...
សុខ ចាន់
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50665908/mekong-countries-agree-to-strengthen-tourism-cooperation/
The Week at the CSX
The price of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority stock over the Aug. 30-Sept. 5 period fluctuated from KHR 6,350 (US$1.57) to KHR 6,450 (US$1.59), but trading volumes went down to zero again on Aug. 31, the second time in the bourse’s short history. With ...
Cambodia to hold River Festival to attract tourists
THE [sic] Ministry of Tourism plans to organize an annual River Festival along the Mekong and Tonle Sap in a move to attract tourists, officials said. Additionally, it wants to raise awareness for environmental protection with a “Clean City Day” on February 27. The Minister of ...
Rice mills need to show solidarity, minister says
At the Cambodian Rice Forum 2012, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said that if the Kingdom wants to reach the government’s goal of exporting 1 million tons of rice annually by 2015, rice mills need to join forces and work closely together. Such an association [of rice ...
CSX: Six months down the line
Trading on the Cambodian Securities Exchange remained low yesterday, which also marked six months of operation for the bourse. An official said this is due to a lack of public awareness and listed companies. Ming Bankosal, General Director of the CSX, said that as listed companies ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012101959319/Business/csx-six-months-down-the-line.html
Cambodia 'must admit to logging'
At a meeting with Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen had admitted Cambodians were conducting illegal logging and that Thai authorities were right to attempt to defend their territory. On Saturday, 20 natural resource protection officials from Si Sa Ket province which borders ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/292142/cambodia-must-admit-to-logging
Civil servants' union dilemma
The American Center for International Labor Solidarity has set its sights on the Herculean task of unionizIng Cambodia’s civil service, a move that, were it successful, could have profound implications for the country’s political landscape. The term civil service In Cambodia has unusually broad application, referrIng to bureaucrats, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012103059469/National-news/civil-servants-union-dilemma.html
Officials Draft Sub-Decree to Develop the Silk Sector
Officials at the Ministry of Commerce met on Friday to draft a sub-decree for the promotion and development of the Cambodian silk sector, but industry experts say the draft does not do enough for the local products used in the production of silk. The main ...
PM's land titling scheme full of ambiguity
Adorned in new military uniforms, about 400 more young volunteers who have been enlisted into Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ambitious national land-titling scheme departed from Diamond Island yesterday armed with measuring tapes, computers and GPS units. The budding surveyors are the latest group of some 2,000 ...
