Sofitel Phnom Penh Wins 2nd Place in Awards
The Sofitel Phnom Penh Phokeethra has won second place among the 25 best hotels of Southeast asia in the 2013 Readers’ Choice awards of the prestigious Conde Nast Traveler publication, which also named Siem Reap City as one of the “Top 10 Cities in asia.” Charles-Henri <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/sofitel-phnom-penh-wins-2nd-place-in%e2%80%88awards/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Michelle Vachon
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/sofitel-phnom-penh-wins-2nd-place-in%E2%80%88awards-45706/
Flooding closes 513 schools
Thousands of students were unable to attend classes yesterday after returning from holiday, as more than 500 schools remained closed due to flooding that has claimed 50 lives so far this year. according to a report released by the National Committee for Disaster Management, 513 schools <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/flooding-closes-513-schools/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flooding-closes-513-schools
State-Owned Properties to Be Sold, Swapped
Six prime government-owned properties in Phnom Penh and Battambang province have been reclassified as privately held state properties in order to pave the way for the land to be sold or swapped with private companies, according to a sub-decree signed November 8. Signed by Prime Minister <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/state-owned-properties-to-be-sold-swapped/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/state-owned-properties-to-be-sold-swapped-48527/
Floods Claim 39 Lives; Crops, Hundreds of Schools Damaged
The death toll from flooding across the country has risen to 39, while the Mekong River remains above emergency levels in Prey Veng and Kandal provinces, a government official said on Friday. Keo Vy, cabinet chief for the government’s National Committee for Disaster Management, said that <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/floods-claim-39-lives-crops-hundreds-of-schools-damaged/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Khy Sovuthy and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/floods-claim-39-lives-crops-hundreds-of-schools-damaged-44434/
‘Dialogues’ set for provinces
They can’t talk in the National assembly, and they can’t talk in the provinces – at least at the parliamentarian level – but a new round of local dialogues held by the National Democratic Institute will see the ruling party and the opposition face off <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/dialogues-set-for-provinces/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98dialogues%E2%80%99-set-provinces
Cambodia hosts int'l vaccine, immunization meeting
The Global alliance for Vaccine and Immunization (GaVI) Board meeting was held here on Thursday to decide which new vaccines will be added to the organization’s portfolio. The two-day meeting brought together 160 people who are representatives of donors and developing countries, civil society organizations, vaccine <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodia-hosts-intl-vaccine-immunization-meeting/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-11/21/c_132906783.htm
Official Charged With Misappropriating Funds
The deputy director of the Preah Sihanouk provincial tax branch who was arrested for corruption last week was on Friday charged with the misappropriation of public funds, an official confirmed Sunday. Phy Rith, who was arrested by the anti-Corruption Unit (aCU) on Wednesday, was charged by <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/official-charged-with-misappropriating-funds/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/official-charged-with-misappropriating-funds-48332/
(English) Indigenous woes probed
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Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/indigenous-woes-probed
NEC: Package K is safe
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Thursday said that they had already took preventative measures in order to maintain the safety of the election documents package labeled K. The package contains documents of all of the original election results from the voting station all across the <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/nec-package-k-is-safe/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OTY1YjVhMGRmMDE
Cambodian King opens new parliament despite opposition boycott
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday presided over the opening session of the fifth legislature of the National assembly, which was attended by only the ruling party’s elected lawmakers as the opposition’s elected legislators boycotted it. Sixty-eight elected lawmakers from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/cambodian-king-opens-new-parliament-despite-opposition-boycott/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Nzweek News Staff
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodian-king-opens-new-parliament-despite-opposition-boycott-81975/
Three Charged for $2.3 Million Embezzlement From Banks
The former manager of Canadia Bank’s credit section, along with two accomplices at the bank, were charged Thursday with theft and forgery for allegedly embezzling about $2.3 million from aBa and SBC banks, according to municipal court and police officials. “The deputy [municipal court] prosecutor has <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/three-charged-for-2-3-million-embezzlement-from-banks/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-2-3-million-embezzlement-from-banks-44403/
Navy denies logging allegations
A colonel in the RoyAl CAmbodiAn NAvy yesterdAy denied AccusAtions by the NGO Wildlife AlliAnce thAt nAvAl officers opened fire on pAtrolling rAngers on the TAtAi River in Koh Kong province As they tried seizing An Allegedly illegAl shipment of rosewood. Colonel Tep Vuthy insteAd Accused <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/nAvy-denies-logging-AllegAtions/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Phak Seangly and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/navy-denies-logging-allegations
SL Workers Demand Representatives Reinstated
About 200 workers protested outside SL GArment FActory in Phnom Penh’s MeAnchey district WednesdAy demAnding thAt mAnAgers reinstAte 19 union representAtives before A 15-dAy deAdline set by the government elApses. The Council of Ministers hAs ordered the fActory to rehire the fired unionists or fAce punitive <A href='https://opendevelopmentcAmbodiA.net/km/news/sl-workers-demAnd-representAtives-reinstAted/ ' clAss='cAmbodiA-color'>...A>
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sl-workers-demand-representatives-reinstated-47539/
Court Charges Missionary With Child Abuse
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Saturday charged Daniel Johnson, an american missionary, with committing indecent acts against five boys under the age of 15 at an orphanage he operated in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district, police said. Johnson, 35, was sent to the court on Wednesday <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/court-charges-missionary-with-child-abuse/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
Saing Soenthrith and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-charges-missionary-with-child-abuse-49356/
អភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញប្រាប់ឲ្យមន្ត្រីក្រោមឱវាទរបស់ខ្លួនជួលជុលការថ្នាំងថ្នាក់របស់ប្រជាជន
កាលពីម្សិលមិញអភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញបានប្រាប់ឲ្យមន្ត្រីសាលារាជធានីបញ្ឈប់អំពើពុករលួយ ហើយខិតខំធ្វើការឲ្យបានខ្លាំងជាងមុនដើម្បីផ្តល់សេវាសាធារណៈក្នុងគោលបំណងស្តារទំនុកចិត្តក្នុងចំណោមប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលមានការថ្នាំងថ្នាក់យ៉ាងខ្លាំងជាមួយគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច ដោយ <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/phnom-penh-governor-tells-officials-to-fix-frustrated-people/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
(English) Silent killer taking toll
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Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/silent-killer-taking-toll
(English) Man acquitted of 2007 murder of union leader Hy Vuthy
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Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-acquitted-of-2007-murder-of-union-leader-hy-vuthy-51637/
(English) Tea Banh denies troop entry
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Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/news/politics/394545/tea-banh-denies-troop-entry
ទំនប់ជាយអារែងកំពុងរៀបចំសាងសង់
ក្រុមហ៊ុន Sinohydro បានទទួលកាន់កាប់បន្តនូវសម្បទានសាងសង់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនី ស្ទឹងជាយអារែង នៅខេត្ត កោះកុង ហើយកំពុងរៀបចំសម្រាប់ដំណាក់កាលដំបូងនៃការសាងសង់។ នេះបើយោងតាមតំណាងក្រុមហ៊ុន និងមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាល។ លោក អ៊ិត ប្រា <a href='https://opendevelopmentcambodia.net/km/news/areng-project-changes-hands-again/ ' class='cambodia-color'>...a>
ឆាយ ចន្ទដានី និង Daniel Pye
http://www.postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/111462-2014-03-05-03-19-56
(English) Families ask Hun Sen for help to reclaim farms
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Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/families-ask-hun-sen-for-help-to-reclaim-farms-58137/