Water plant means eviction for families in Sihanouk
Despite authorities turning a blind eye to their villages for more than 15 years, about 2,000 families living near Preah Sihanouk province’s Kbal Chhay waterfall face imminent eviction to make way for a clean-water processing plant, officials said yesterday. Prime Minister Hun Sen’s recent bold move ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062156930/National-news/water-plant-means-eviction.html
PTT signs agreement to set up retail oil venture in Myanmar
PTT Plc, the national energy conglomerate, is moving forward with plans to establish a retail oil business in Myanmar by working with a local partner Currently, oil consumption per head in the neighbouring country is very low at 38 litres annually, compared to 140 litres in ...
Maid’s Death Believed Linked to Abuse
A Cambodian maid who recently returned home from work in Malaysia fell ill and died over the weekend, highlighting ongoing concerns over the treatment of impoverished Southeast Asian women who seek work abroad but are often abused by their employers. Kuy Lyda, 17, died at a ...
Sok Serey
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/maid-06252012155226.html
National Road 1 prices on the rise
Land prices along National Road 1 have climbed between 20 and 30 per cent after the road was extended in response to the increasing amounts of vehicles using it. The land that surrounds National Road 1 can be divided into three locations according to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/Real-Estate/national-road-1-prices-on-the-rise.html
Villagers Pray to Spirit to Delay Dam Construction
More than 500 villagers from Stung Treng and Ratanakiri provinces held a traditional sacrificial ceremony yesterday, calling on a local spirit to help in postponing the construction of a 400-megawatt hydropower dam in Stung Treng’s Sesan district. Siek Megong, Srekor commune chief, said the villages ...
Long hair a luxury for evictees
Kheng Chen had her hair cut in January and sold it to a broker for just under US$8. She isn’t happy with the close-cropped style because it makes her look older than her 48 years. But when Kheng Chen grows her hair back in a few ...
Push for trade in yuan increasing
Slowly but steadily, demand to do cross-border business in Chinese yuan is pushing its way into one of Asia’s dollar-dominated strongholds. As China continues to liberalise the yuan – or at least hint at when some capital controls could be lifted – Cambodian businesses that import ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012072557593/Business/push-for-trade-in-yuan-increasing.html
As Phnom Penh's buildings rise, safety scales back
Vatha, a 42-year-old construction worker, has been toiling for four years at numerous building sites across Phnom Penh. He knocks down dilapidated dwellings and in their place builds houses and apartments that are bigger, better – and increasingly higher – as demand for residential property, especially ...
CEDAC plus honey makes for a sweet deal
Honey collectors from four provinces in Cambodia signed an agreement with the Cambodian Center for Study and Development in Agriculture (CEDAC) in order to bring more honey to the capital. CEDAC has encouraged farmers from four provinces – Preah Vihear, Kratie, Koh Kong and Mondulkiri – ...
Joint venture will take part in oil explorations
Malaysia-based Hibiscus Petroleum Berhad has tied up with Rex International Holding Pte Ltd to participate in exploration opportunities in Cambodia and 10 other countries across the Asia-Pacific region, according to a statement released last Thursday. Hibiscus’s wholly owned subsidiary Orient Hibiscus Sdn Bhd and Rex International ...
Titles near as students finally on way to district
Nearly 50 families in Koh Kong province’s Kiri Sakor district will finally receive official titles after repeatedly requesting – and being denied – student volunteers to measure their land, the villagers’ commune chief said yesterday. Koh Pol commune chief Ev Kosal, who participated in the meeting ...
Arrests Threatened In Ratanakkiri
Provincial authorities in Ratanakkiri have warned ethnic Jarai villagers that they will be arrested if they continue to stop bulldozers belonging to a Vietnamese company from clearing forest in O’Yadav district’s Paknhai commune, community leaders said yesterday. Sav Finh, leader of Lom village’s forestry protection committee, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013051565625/National/arrests-threatened-in-ratanakkiri.html
Bail Requests Denied for All Eight Unionists
The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has denied bail for eight unionists accused of instigating violence at the Sabrina Garment factory last Monday. Kampong Speu Provincial Court judge, Cheum Rithy said yesterday that he had not approved the bail request because significant work remained in questioning ...
Authorities, NGOs Brace For Floods
Provincial authority and humanitarian NGOs are preparing for severe flooding in Kompong Thom province as floodwaters flow south from inundated Preah Vihear province along the Stung Sen River. Leng Vireak, senior manager for disaster response at NGO world Vision, said that the situation was stable ...
(English) Firm ordered to stop clearing land
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Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/firm-ordered-stop-clearing-land
តំណាងរាស្ត្រអូស្ត្រាលីថ្កោលទោសការប្រើហិង្សាលើកម្មករកម្ពុជា
ការពិភាក្សាស្តីពីបញ្ហាសិទ្ធិមនុស្សក្នុងប្រទេស កម្ពុជា ត្រូវបានធ្វើឡើងនៅក្នុងសភា អូស្ត្រាលី កាលពីថ្ងៃចន្ទបន្ទាប់ពីតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្ស ការងារ (Labor Party) ដែលជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានលើកឡើងអំពីសំណើអំពាវនាវឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាល អូស្ត្រាលី ធ្វើការថ្កោលទោសចំពោះអំពើហិង្សា ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/111614-2014-03-07-03-27-32
(English) Buses Attract 20,000 Passengers in Two Weeks
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Sek Odom and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/buses-attract-20000-passengers-in-two-weeks-52465/
សង្គ្រោះជាតិនឹងធ្វើសមាជប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានប្រកាសថា ខ្លួននឹងរៀបចំសមាជប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលមានមនុស្សចូលរួមរាប់ពាន់នាក់ នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ទី៣០ ខែមីនា ខាងមុខនេះ បើទោះបីជាមានការហាមឃាត់លើការប្រមូលផ្តុំនៅទីនោះក៏ដោយ។ បន្ទាប់ពី ...
មាស សុខជា និង Daniel Pye
http://www.postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/112469-2014-03-27-03-56-59
(English) Cambodian woman dies, 5 others injure after old mortar shell explodes
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Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2014-05/23/c_133355659.htm
(English) ‘Tiger’ falls prey to linguistics
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Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98tiger%E2%80%99-falls-prey-linguistics