Former Anti-Drugs Chief Says He Is a Victim, Not a Criminal
At his appeal hearing yesterday, former anti-drug police chief Moek Dara railed against what he said was injustice of his incarceration for a slew of drug-related crimes, for which he continues to deny his guilt.
Mr. Dara, former chief of the National Authority for Combating Drugs,
A Year On, Cambodia’s Role as Asean Chairman a Bitter Memory
Resentment is still simmering toward Cambodia for its handling of the contentions South China Sea issue last year, which fractured the unity of Asean, analysts from around the region said Thursday.
During the first day of a two-day regional conference in Phnom Penh organized by the
Hul Reaksmey and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/a-year-on-cambodias-role-as-asean-chairman-a-bitter-memory-42812/
Trafficked fishermen released-for a price
A group of eight Cambodians held for ransom on a Thai fishing boat were freed over the weekend after their families paid 1,000 baht (US$32) per person to a human trafficker in Thailand who is still holding another nine victims, victims and police said yesterday.
The
Rubber to give economy a bounce
Cambodian officials say they will focus on nine different sectors in a bid to diversify and ensure continued national economic growth.
Among the nine priorities, rubber will play a crucial role in Cambodia’s trade integration strategy.
After opening a workshop on Cambodia’s trade strategy for the coming
អ្នកជួលផ្ទះក្រីក្រក្នុងក្រុងជា ‘ប្រជាជនត្រូវគេបំភ្លេចចោល’
នៅពេលដែល អ្នកស្រី ហៃ ប៊ុននី ចាកចេញពីផ្ទះរបស់អ្នកស្រីនៅខេត្តព្រៃវែងប្រហែល៥ឆ្នាំកន្លងទៅនេះ ដើម្បីស្វែងរកការងារធ្វើនៅក្រុងភ្នំពេញ អ្នកស្រីមិនរំពឹងថា ធ្លាក់ខ្លួនមករស់នៅក្នុងផ្ទះខ្ទមស័ង្កសីតូច ព័ទ្ធជុំវិញដោយលំនៅសឹងតែដូចគ្នារាប់សិប
ហ៊ូលលី រ៉ូបិនស៊ិន និង អ៊ួច សូនី
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/20597/
Villagers Petition Against Crematorium’s Removal
More than 1,000 villagers in Phnom Penh’s Russei Keo district have signed a petition protesting the removal of a crematorium that is currently on land slated for a large development project.
According to a letter from the Council of Ministers addressed to the Ministry of Cults
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-petition-against-crematoriums-removal-27487/
In Washington, ‘Mekong Days’ Puts River in Focus
Advocacy groups, environmentalists and policy-makers have wrapped up five days of events surrounding Mekong River issues in Washington.
“Mekong Days,” a series of talks, films and other forums that ended Tuesday, highlighted issues in the region, where some 60 million people live.
The Mekong River, a major
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html
Shooting suspect a governor no more
Triple-shooting suspect Chhouk Bandith has been sacked as Bavet town governor to prevent him from interfering in court proceedings, the Svay Rieng deputy provincial governor said yesterday.
The high-profile suspect is accused of shooting three garment factory workers at a protest outside the Kaoway Sports Ltd
សម្រាប់ស្ត្រីខ្លះ ការងារផ្លូវភេទគឺជាជម្រើស មិនមែនជាបញ្ហាជួញដូរទេ
ជាញឹកញយ អ្នកបម្រើផ្លូវភេទនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ត្រូវបានគេមើលឃើញថា ជាជនរងគ្រោះនៃការជួញដូរ។ ការយល់ឃើញដូច្នេះ គឺត្រឹមត្រូវសម្រាប់តែស្ត្រីខ្លះប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ទោះបីយ៉ាងណា សម្រាប់ស្ត្រីខ្លះទៀត ការងារនៅក្នុងវិស័យកំសាន្តទាំងនេះ
តែន សុខស្រីនិត
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/for-some-women-sex-work-is-a-choice-not-a-matter-of-trafficking/3065664.html
(English) NGOs deem sanitation effort in rural Cambodia a success, albeit a partial one
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Chea Takihiro
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/20589/ngos-deem-sanitation-effort-in-rural-cambodia-a-success--albeit-a-partial-one/
(English) Treating a common but misunderstood disability
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Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/treating-a-common-but-misunderstood-disability-53425/
Mfone's towers are a hard sell
Nearly a decade ago, Meng Chor inherited a rooftop rental agreement with a telecommunications firm after buying a property on Mao Tse Toung Boulevard.
For $300 a month over a 10-year lease, the contract allowed the company that later became Mfone to keep the cell tower
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mfones-towers-are-hard-sell
សន្និសីទជាតិទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយស្តីពីទិន្នន័យរដ្ឋាភិបាលបើកទូលាយដើម្បីការអភិវឌ្ឍប្រកបដោយបរិយាបន្ន
អង្គការទិន្នន័យអំពីការអភិវឌ្ឍ (ODC) និងអង្គការមូលនិធិអាស៊ី សហការគ្នារៀបចំ "សន្និសីទជាតិទិន្នន័យបើកទូលាយឆ្នាំ២០២៤៖ ទិន្នន័យរដ្ឋាភិបាលបើកទូលាយដើម្បីការអភិវឌ្ឍប្រកបដោយបរិយាបន្ន" នៅថ្ងៃទី២៦ និងទី២៧ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០២៤ នៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលនវានុវត្តន៍ឌីជីថល រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា។
A refuge for river dolphins
The government yesterday moved to protect endangered Irrawaddy dolphins in the Mekong River, announcing plans for a 180-kilometre-long conservation area that would stretch from the Lao border through Stung Treng province to Kratie town.
Touch Seang Tana, chairman of the Commission for Conservation and Development of
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030154794/National-news/a-refuge-for-river-dolphins.html
Rubber industry growth a priority
Cambodia aimed to become one of the region’s main rubber producers over the next few years despite the industry’s low international recognition, officials said during the second Global Rubber Conference, held in Phnom Penh on Friday.
To that end, the Kingdom had encouraged companies and investors
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011112852994/Business/rubber-industry-growth-a-priority.html
Living wage a ‘Human Right’
Panellists at the first “Permanent People’s Tribunal” on wages and conditions for Cambodian garment workers yesterday released their findings, declaring that a living wage for workers should be considered a “human right”.
The hearing included two days of testimony by workers, labour experts and brand-name buyers.
While
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012020954412/National-news/living-wage-a-human-right.html
Railway project suffers a blow
The contractor in charge of rebuilding Cambodia’s national railway has been cutting corners on the health and safety of its workers, according to a report published yesterday by the Asian Development Bank.
TSO-AS & Nawarath, a French-Thai joint venture, was reportedly found to have grossly violated
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012032355214/Business/railway-project-suffers-a-blow.html
កសិដ្ឋានខេត្តក្រចេះជាច្រើនបានត្រូវកម្ទេចចោល
អាជ្ញាធរខេត្តក្រចេះកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានកម្ទេចកសិដ្ឋានលក្ខណៈគ្រួសារជាច្រើនដែលចាត់ទុកថាខុសច្បាប់ក្នុងឃុំឃឹម ស្រុកស្នួល។ អ្នកភូមិម្នាក់ដែលសុំមិនបញ្ចេញឈ្មោះបាននិយាយថា ការវាយកម្ទេចនេះត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងដោយអាជ្ញាធរខេត្ត និងស្រុករួមជាមួយមន្រ្តីប៉ូលិស និងកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថ។
ឃី សុវិទ្ធី
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50538880/a-dozen-kratie-farms-demolished/
គ.ជ.អ.ប បង្ហាញពីវឌ្ឍនភាពឆ្នាំនេះ និងសកម្មភាពបន្ដនៅក្រោយ
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិសម្រាប់ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍តាមបែបប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅថ្នាក់ក្រោមជាតិ (គ.ជ.អ.ប) កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានបង្ហាញពីវឌ្ឍនភាព និងការរៀបចំផែនការសកម្មភាព និងថវិកាសម្រាប់ការបន្ដសកម្មភាពរបស់ខ្លួនក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០១៩ ខាងមុខ។
វ៉ន ដារ៉ា
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ក្លឹបអ្នកកាសែតកម្ពុជា បានអះអាងថា «ព័ត៌មានមិនពិត ឬព័ត៌មានក្លែង (Fake News)» កំពុងតែរីករាលដាលខ្លាំងឡើង នៅលើបណ្ដាញសង្គម ខណៈដែល គ.ជ.ប បានបង្កើតក្រុមតាមដានព័ត៌មានមិនពិតនេះ ដែលអាចនឹងមានការផ្ទុះឡើងកាន់តែខ្លាំង នៅក្នុងការ
វ៉ន ដារ៉ា
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