China Loans Cash for Irrigation, Power Projects
Finance Minister Keat Chhon has signed a deal with China’s ambassador to Cambodia to secure a concessional loan of $121 million to fund irrigation and power projects. In the latest promise of cash from Cambodia’s biggest donor, China will fund a power transmission line connecting Phnom ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/china-loans-cash-for-irrigation-power-projects-39098/
Sok An, US Ambassador Discuss Formation of National Assembly
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An met with the top U.S. diplomat in Cambodia on Friday to discuss the formation of the country’s National Assembly following the disputed July 28 election. Both the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP claim to have won the ballot, and the opposition ...
Simon Lewis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sok-an-us-ambassador-discuss-formation-of-national%E2%80%88assembly-39090/
Feature: Slum dwellers in Cambodian capital want to benefit from development
Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital and largest city, has seen rapid development in the last decade — numerous high-rises, large shopping malls and business centres as well as public parks are beautifying this city — in the meantime, slum-dwellers are also on the rise. According to the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/18/c_132641165.htm
A big thumbs-down
A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...
Japanese Investor in Talks to Take Stake in TV3
Japan’s TriAsia Group is in talks to acquire a majority stake in local television station TV3 and plans to broadcast Japanese-language shows, the television channel’s owner confirmed Wednesday. According to TV3’s owner, Khampun Keomony, revenues at the channel have been dropping, which prompted him to look ...
Hul Reaksmey and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/japanese-investor-in-talks-to-take-stake-in-tv3-41707/
Activists Blame Short Contracts for Strikes
Labor activists at the bi-annual Buyers Forum in Phnom Penh on Thursday said that short-term contracts in Cambodia’s garment industry were fueling the high number of strikes affecting the industry. “Most of [the disputes] are over dismissals or dismissals of union leaders and the reason why ...
Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/activists-blame-short-contracts-for-strikes-41832/
Further JICA Support Hinges On Fertilizer Scandal
The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has said that its future support of agricultural development in Cambodia depends on the outcome of an investigation into a provincial official accused of embezzling funds from JICA-donated fertilizer. The accused, deputy bureau chief of Battambang’s department of agriculture Seng ...
Matt Blomberg and Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/further-jica-support-hinges-on-fertilizer-scandal-42143/
Thousands Affected by Flooding, More Predicted in Coming Days
Thousands of families continue to be affected by relentless flooding caused by heavy rains and the opening of dams in neighboring Thailand and Vietnam, causing a surge in the Mekong River in Cambodia that has inundated communities along its banks. The floods have claimed at least ...
Ben Sokhean and Lindsey Peterson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thousands-affected-by-flooding-more-predicted-in-coming-days-43416/
Court Hears Garment Heist Case Involving Port Workers
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday heard the case of two port workers and a military police officer charged with stealing more than 8,000 articles of clothing from a shipping container while it was being driven to the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port. The three suspects—Sorn ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-hears-garment-heist%E2%80%88case-involving-port-workers-44718/
CNRP Rejects Marching Ban During 3-Day Protest
CNRP vice president Kem Sokha said Sunday that the opposition will not heed an order by Phnom Penh City Hall banning marches in the city, and will push forward with plans to march with thousands of supporters to the offices of the U.N. and at ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-rejects-marching-ban-during-3-day-protest-45507/
(English) Malaysia Fails to Guarantee Cambodian Maids’ Human Rights
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Matt Blomberg and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/malaysia-fails-to-guarantee-cambodian-maids-human-rights-49629/
ការសិក្សាមួយរកឃើញថា ការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ស្តីពីការទប់ស្កាត់ការប្រើអំពើហិង្សាក្នុងគ្រួសារមានតិចតួច
យោងតាមការសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវបឋមនៅក្នុងខេត្តចំនួនពីរ បានរកឃើញថា កង្វះការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ស្តីពីការទប់ស្កាត់ការប្រើអំពើហិង្សាក្នុងគ្រួសារ គឺជាកត្តាដែលធ្វើឲ្យស្ត្រីនៅតែបន្តរងការរំលោភបំពាន ហេតុ ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/9640/
(English) Hun Sen Hands More Four-Star Promotions to 6 Police Chiefs
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Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-hands-more-four-star-promotions-to-6-police-chiefs-51541/
(English) Phnom Penh governor on crusade to shut down shisha cafes
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Phann Ana and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom-penh-governor-on-crusade-to-shut-down-shisha-cafes-53247/
(English) Union representatives file complaint against leaders over pilfering
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(English) Giant Development in Cambodia Hinges on Chinese Buyers
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Chris Horton
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/05/07/realestate/commercial/giant-development-in-cambodia-hinges-on-chinese-buyers.html?_r=1
(English) Sonando Fans to Stage Protest for TV License
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Kuch Naren and Denise Hruby
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sonando-fans-to-stage-protest-for-tv-license-50686/
(English) Mixed message to UN
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Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mixed-message-un
(English) PAL urged not to pursue deal to form Cambodia Airlines
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Lenie Lectura
http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/business/02/04/14/pal-urged-not-pursue-deal-form-cambodia-airlines
(English) Councilors to Get Payouts Before Vote in Upcoming Elections
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/councilors-to-get-payouts-before-vote-in-upcoming-elections-52704/