Anco report flawed: auditor
The auditor who submitted a report used to convict a husband and wife of embezzling tens of millions of dollars from a company owned by the wife of a tycoon senator admitted yesterday that the quality of his audit was “poor”. The report was used ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030954952/National-news/anco-report-flawed-auditor.html
Ahead of Vote, Hun Sen Breaks Silence to Make Land Promises
Just days ahead of sunday’s commune elections, Prime Minister Hun sen again broke his pledge to remain silent during his party’s campaign period and sought to ease the concerns of communities whose livelihoods have been threatened by land disputes. speaking to villagers through a mobile telephone, ss='cambodia-color'>...
No Plan to Shut Beehive Radio, Gov’t Says
As questions linger over the fate of the independent Beehive Radio station in the wake of its owner’s arrest, a government official yesterday insisted there were no plans to stop it from broadcasting, despite its often critical stance toward the ruling party. “No plan to shut ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mobile Firms Agree to Stop Price Dumping
Cambodia’s nine mobile phone operators on Friday agreed to refrain from engaging in unfair competition by offering generous top-up bonuses aimed at increasing their market share, officials said. Mao Chakrya, director of the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC), said that all of the country’s operators agreed ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/mobile-firms-agree-to-stop-price-dumping-20689/
New Governor Promises to Solve Land Disputes
Phnom Penh’s new governor used his swearing in ceremony to Friday to boldly vow to solve some of the municipality’s longest-running and most high-emotive land disputes. Pa socheatvong officially took over on Friday from outgoing governor Kep Chuktema, who served as the city’s chief for 10 ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-governor-promises-to-solve-land-disputes-21897/
Ruling Party Confident Ahead of Election Day
WASHINGTON &mdaSh; With Cambodia&rSquo;S national parliamentary electionS juSt dayS away, Senior officialS of the ruling Cambodian People&rSquo;S Party Say they are confident in an election victory, deSpite the return of oppoSition leader Sam RainSy. The ruling party haS campaigned on a number of platformS, eSpecially the SS='cambodia-color'>...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ruling-party-confident-ahead-of-election-day/1708606.html
CNRP Says No Further Negotiations Without Investigation
CNRP leaders sam Rainsy and Kem sokha said Tuesday that the opposition party will no longer negotiate over the political deadlock with the CPP until the ruling party agrees to a transparent election investigation. The CNRP’s 55 lawmakers-elect have been boycotting the National Assembly since it ss='cambodia-color'>...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-says-no-further-negotiations-without-investigation-47383/
China provides 4 container scanners to Cambodia
The government of China on Monday delivered four units of container scanning machines to Cambodia for using at international border checkpoints. speaking after the signing ceremony, Keat Chhon said the four container scanning machines, totally costing 13.8 million U.s. dollars, are China’s grant aid to ss='cambodia-color'>...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/19/c_132643940.htm
CPP fills seats with … CPP
Ruling party lawmakers yesterday unanimously voted to fill each of the National Assembly’s nine commissions with their own members. The vote was made without the presence of the opposition, which has been boycotting parliament since its opening late last month. Among the five Cambodian People’s Party members ss='cambodia-color'>...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cpp-fills-seats-%E2%80%A6-cpp
SISHA internal audit identifies no wrongdoing
Anti-human trafficking NGO SISHA announced the reSultS of itS internal audit yeSterday, attempting to clear financial miSconduct allegationS made earlier thiS year. Retired police detective and founder of the NGO Steve MorriSh came under fire in AuguSt after two of the charity&rSquo;S former employeeS leaked information SS='cambodia-color'>...
Laignee Barron
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sisha-internal-audit-identifies-no-wrongdoing
CNRP Threatens NEC With Suit Over Election Irregularities
The opposition CNRP on Monday threatened to sue the National Election Committee (NEC) over alleged election irregularities during the July 28 ballot—which both the ruling CPP and CNRP claim to have won, though the NEC’s results support a CPP victory. CNRP vice president Kem sokha promised ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-threatens-nec-with-suit-over-election-irregularities-40910/
Fertilizer Scam Referred to Anti-Corruption Unit
The case of a Battambang provincial government official ac­cused of embezzling some $200,000 in state funds has been referred to the Anti-Corruption Unit in Phnom Penh, provincial officials said Thursday. Battambang Provincial Court deputy prosecutor Long Hokmeng said a two-week investigation into the case brought against ss='cambodia-color'>...
Eang Mengleng and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fertilizer-scam-referred-to-anti-corruption-unit-42818/
Disenfranchised Votes Point to Potentially Different Election Result
The Washington-based National Democratic Institute (NDI) on Tuesday shared initial findings from a survey carried out across the country in the wake of July’s national election, which found that one-third of the country’s eligible voters could not vote on election day. Laura Thornton, the NDI’s country ss='cambodia-color'>...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/latest/disenfranchised-votes-point-to-potentially-different-election-result-46254/
Suy Sem Set for Reinstatement as Minister of Mines and Energy
The National Assembly will vote this month to decide whether the ruling CPP’s recently removed Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, suy sem, will be appointed as the new Minister of Mines and Energy, CPP lawmaker Chheang Vun said Friday. Mr. sem’s return to his old, ss='cambodia-color'>...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/suy-sem-set-for-reinstatement-as-minister-of-mines-and-energy-48820/
(English) Number of women in politics back in focus
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Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/number-women-politics-back-focus
Military Police Receive Training for Violent Demonstrations
More than one thousand military police officers on saturday participated in simulated exercises designed to prepare them should demonstrations over the contested results of last month’s national election break out, officials said sunday. The officers, clad in bulletproof vests, were trained in crowd control and riot ss='cambodia-color'>...
Denise Hruby and Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/military-police-receive-training-for-violent-demonstrations-39978/
FTU Requests Week Off for Workers to Join Rally
The Free Trade Union (FTU) requested that the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) permit workers nationwide to take a weeklong holiday in order to participate in the opposition’s planned demonstrations, according to a letter sent by the FTU this week. signed by union president Chea ss='cambodia-color'>...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/ftu-requests-week-off-for-workers-to%E2%80%88join-rally-42214/
(English) For factory, solar power runs show
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Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/factory-solar-power-runs-show
(English) Cambodia's micro-lenders see 44 pct lending growth last year
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Shanghai Daily News Staff
http://www.shanghaidaily.com/article/article_xinhua.aspx?id=199165
(English) Cambodia offers best practices against trafficking
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Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-offers-best-practices-against-trafficking-53731/