BUSINESS IN BRIEF 27/2: Cambodia, Laos Rubber
The area under Viet Nam Rubber Group’s cultivation in Laos and Cambodia totals 100,000 ha, including 27,000 ha under the group’s seven rubber projects in Laos. By the end of 2012, VRG had 21 rubber projects in Cambodia, including 19 rubber tree plantations and ...
http://english.vietnamnet.vn/fms/business/67334/business-in-brief-27-2.html
Foreign activists detained
Police arrested five activists from labour-rights group Clean Clothes Campaign yesterday outside the E Garment factory in Kandal province. Neuv Sakhan, deputy director of the Kandal provincial immigration police, told the Post four women and one man, from Norway, Belgium, England and Austria, had been taken ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013030661780/National/foreign-activists-detained.html
Majority of Unions Reduce Wage Demands
Six of the 10 labor unions negotiating with the country’s garment manufacturers over a new minimum wage for factory workers dropped their demands yesterday to $73 per month, breaking previous commitments by unions to stand at $91. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association ...
Japanese grants set to aid local farmers
The Japanese government has provided $118,996 for constructing a cassava propagation and distribution centre in Battambang province. The fund comes in response to the recent challenges facing farmers in the province who are facing a shortage of cassava trees to plant. Kumamaru Yuji, Japanese ambassador to ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013032864733/Business/japanese-grants-set-to-aid-local-farmers.html
Adhoc defends Staffer in Incitement Claim
Human rights group Adhoc yesterday criticized a commune official in Pursat province’s Veal Veng district for accusing one of its staff of incitement and spreading disinformation after villagers traveled to Phnom Penh in March to protest over a land dispute with well known businessman Try ...
Chevrolet autos aim to tap into demand for new cars in Cambodia
Chevrolet, one of America’s iconic brand autos, officially launched its first dealership here on Monday, aiming at tapping into the country’s growing market for new vehicles. Martin Apfel, president of the US’ General Motors to Southeast Asia Operations, said at the launching ceremony at the cars’ ...
SL reps, unionists to sign deal to end strike
A nearly four-month strike, punctuated by a violent clash between unionists and police that left one bystander dead, could come to an end this afternoon. Officials from SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd and the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) – which represents a ...
Sean Teehan and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sl-reps-unionists-sign-deal-end-strike
Buildings Near Palace to Be Partially Demolished
Phnom Penh municipal governor Pa Socheatvong maintained Wednesday that the city would partially demolish two buildings near the Royal Palace because they exceed the height limit stated in their contracts, though he did not specify when the demolition would occur. One building, owned by Vattanac ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/buildings-near-palace-to-be-partially-demolished-48635/
Opposition party wants equal committee posts in parliament: Sar Kheng
Acting Prime Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday said that opposition leader Sam Rainsy, now doesn’t want the parliament chairmanship chair post, but equal committee posts within the parliament. Speaking to reporters after delivering certificates to 3,000 police officers, he said Sam Rainsy phoned him and told ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NGUwNzE2ZmZkYjA#sthash.zE5aIsK1.dpuf
Barricades led to chaos: NGOs
Following two dramatic incidents of violence in the capital on Sunday evening, rights groups yesterday pointed to heavy police blockades at dozens of streets around Phnom Penh, including at several city arteries, as being partly to blame. Clashes broke out at Sisowath Quay on Sunday afternoon ...
Kevin Ponniah and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/barricades-led-chaos-ngos
ILO-BFC unveils worker mobile phone call-in project report
The International Labour Organisation’s Better Factories Cambodia program (BFC) releases the first report from its mobile phone call-in project aimed at educating garment and footwear workers. The mobile phone project entitled Kamako Chhnoeum (‘Outstanding Worker’ in Khmer) received 3,245 valid phone calls in its first two ...
Fibre2Fashion News Staff
http://www.fibre2fashion.com/news/apparel-news/newsdetails.aspx?news_id=154799
A confronting force on streets
As protests against land grabbing have increased in Phnom Penh in the past five years, so too have violent crackdowns by the authorities. Police have been criticised for their treatment of protesters – which has included beatings with electric batons and kicks to the stomach of ...
Shane Worrell and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/confronting-force-streets
(English) CPP wants leash on watchdogs
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Vong Sokheng and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-wants-leash-watchdogs
(English) Buddha relic at palace: gov’t
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Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/buddha-relic-palace-gov%E2%80%99t
ក្រុមអន្ធពាលកាងដីឲ្យក្រុមហ៊ុនគំរាមសម្លាប់មន្ត្រីសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស
ជម្លោះដីធ្លីដ៏សាហាវមួយនៅក្នុង ខណ្ឌទួលគោក កាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរបន្ថែមទៀតកាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ នៅពេលក្រុមអន្ធពាលបានគំរាមសម្លាប់បុគ្គលិកអង្គការសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស ដែលកំពុងថតវីដេអូឯកសារស្តីពីវិវាទដីធ្លីនោះ។ លោក វ៉ាន់ សុផាត អ្នកសម្របសម្រួលគម្រោងនៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទិ្ធមនុស្សកម្ពុជា បានថ្លែង ...
Amelia Woodside
http://postkhmer.com/national/1-national-news/114223-2014-05-13-03-01-14
(English) Y Chhien to be replaced as Pailin Governor
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Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/y-chhien-to-be-replaced-as-pailin-governor-after-18-years-60027/
លោក វន់ ពៅ កាន់តែល្បីឈ្មោះពេលចេញពីឃុំ
នៅពេលលោក វន់ ពៅ ចាកចេញពីពន្ធនាគារ នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ លោកដើរចេញមកមិនត្រឹមតែជាមនុស្សដែលមានសេរីភាពទេប៉ុន្តែ ថែមជាសកម្មជនល្បីម្នាក់ ក្នុងចំណោមសកម្មជនជាច្រើននៅក្នុងប្រទេស។ លោក វន់ ពៅ ឲ្យដឹងថា សមាគមសេដ្ឋកិច្ចប្រជាធិបតេយ្យឯករាជ្យក្រៅប្រព័ន្ធ (IDEA) មានសមាជិកថ្មីជាង ១ ពាន់នាក់ ...
Kevin Ponniah, ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា និង សែន ដាវីត
http://bit.ly/1mUU9pe
ក្រុមហ៊ុនចិនផ្តល់សេវារថយន្តក្រុងបន្តដោយមិនបានដេញថ្លៃ
ក្រុមហ៊ុនចិនមួយឈ្មោះថា Global (Cam- bodia) Trade Development នឹងអនុវត្តប្រតិបត្តិការរបស់ខ្លួនជាក្រុមហ៊ុនផ្តល់សេវារថយន្តក្រុងដឹកអ្នកដំណើរក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញក្នុងថ្ងៃនេះ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែ សាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញបានឲ្យដឹងកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា ក្រុមហ៊ុននេះមិនបានឆ្លងកាត់ដំណើរ ការដេញថ្លៃ ...
Simon Henderson និង សេក ឧត្តម
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/11507/
(English) De Castle Royal partners with The Place for first-class gym workout
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Post Staff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/de-castle-royal-partners-place-first-class-gym-workout
(English) Gov’t as legit as junta: premier
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Vong Sokheng and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-legit-junta-premier