Armed Security Doubled for Human Rights Day Rallies
The government will deploy double the usual number of armed security personnel on the streets of Phnom Penh on Tuesday to keep control of the large number of rallies planned in the city to celebrate International Human Rights Day, a military police official said Monday. “We ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/armed-security-doubled-for-human-rights-day-rallies-48954/
‘Land for vote’ deal backfires
Before casting their ballots, residents in three communes in Kulen district carefully mulled their options. On one hand, many have found themselves locked in a land dispute with the government – forced to farm their land in secret from the forestry administration. On the other, ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98land-vote%E2%80%99-deal-backfires
Specter of Typhoon Approaching Raises Fears of More Floods
As monthlong flooding that has so far left 122 dead slowly subsides, officials and relief agencies were on Sunday concerned that a powerful typhoon approaching Vietnam may bring more heavy rain and the risk of more floods to provinces where tens of thousands of families ...
Simon Henderson and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/specter-of-typhoon-approaching-raises-fears-of-more-floods-45003/
មន្ត្រីសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជាទទួលការគំរាមសម្លាប់ពេលបំពេញការងារ
មន្ត្រីសម្របសម្រួលគម្រោងកំណែទម្រង់ដីធ្លី នៃមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា លោក វណ្ណ សូផាត ចោទថា កងសន្តិសុខក្រុមហ៊ុន ឃុន សៀ បានគំរាមសម្លាប់ ក្នុងពេលលោកចុះបំពេញការងារនៅភូមិបឹងកក់ ១ ខណ្ឌទួលគោក រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ជាមួយក្រុមការងារ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៤។ សេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មាន របស់មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា ចុះថ្ងៃទី១០ ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ ឲ្យដឹងថា លោក វណ្ណ សូផាត ត្រូវបានក្រុមបុរស ...
វោហារ ជាតិ
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/land/force-eviction-05122014044411.html
(English) During ‘Free the 23’ Protests, Where Was CNRP?
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Colin Meyn and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/during-free-the-23-protests-where-was-cnrp-52228/
(English) Hun Sen Says More Die on Roads Than in War
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Khy Sovuthy and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sen-says-more-die-on-roads-than-in-war-53853/
(English) Low salaries stifle education reform efforts
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Emily Wilkins and Sek Odom
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/low-salaries-stifle-education-reform-efforts-56752/
អ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលកោះហៅនិស្សិតម្នាក់ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការសរសេរតាមហ្វេសប៊ុក
លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន អ្នកនាំពាក្យទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី បានហៅនិស្សិតម្នាក់នៅសាលាសារព័ត៌មានរបស់រដ្ឋមួយឲ្យ ...
Alex Willemyns និង ផន បុប្ផា
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14277/
Locals bypass road projects
As much as local people are benefiting from the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) recovery project following last year’s record floods, they aren’t receiving all the benefits they could, according to some accounts. Operating in five provinces of Cambodia to restore road access to those affected by the floods, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090658527/Business/locals-bypass-adb-road-projects.html
(English) In Cambodia, culture shapes identity, spurs economic growth
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Julia Chen
http://asiafoundation.org/in-asia/2014/02/12/in-cambodia-culture-shapes-identity-spurs-economic-growth/
Pig production priority
Thailand’s reported move to ban exports of live pigs highlights the need to develop a larger Cambodian pig industry, insiders say. The Bangkok Post reported yesterday that Thailand’s Acting Commerce Minister Porntiva Nakasai had banned the exports in order to bring down its own prices, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011070150113/Business/pig-production-priority.html
Land-grabbing letter hits nerve
The government yesterday lashed out at a letter sent by opposition lawmakers to the World Bank that urged the bank to increase pressure on the government to end forced evictions, land grabbing and threats against community members involved in land disputes with well-connected companies. Council ...
SRP calls to suspend Prey Long rubber firm
Opposition party lawmaker Son Chhay has sent a letter to Deputy Prime Minister Sok An asking for the immediate suspension of a Vietnamese rubber plantation in the endangered Prey Long forest, accusing the firm of illegal deforestation. In the letter dated Wednesday, Mr Chhay also asked ...
Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam Discuss Ways to Boost Tourism
Tourism ministers from Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar and Vietnam held a meeting in Ho Chi Minh City to discuss ways to boost tourism in all the four countries, creating a four country tourist destination. at the meeting on September 13, attended by over 200 delegates and investors, ...
Cambodia to fall short in rice exports due to flooding
Phnom Penh–Cambodia’s rice exports to foreign countries this year will fall short from the amount that was expected earlier, due to the flooding, said President of the Federation of Cambodian Rice Millers Association Phou Puy on Tuesday. The flooding has hit the country since August, will ...
Residents seek market price
Representatives of 32 families living in the capital’s Chamkarmon district staged a protest yesterday in Tonle Bassac commune, pleading with Prime Minister Hun Sen to intervene on their behalf against the Thai Bun Roong company, which they say is forcing them to sell their land ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2011102052253/National-news/residents-seek-market-price.html
Cambodia, China willing to further enhance cooperation in all fields: officials
Cambodia and China are willing to further promote bilateral cooperation in all fields in the framework of ASEAN-China relations, officials said Monday. The commitment was made during the official visit of Ma Mingqiang, secretary general of ASEAN-China Center, to Cambodia. In a meeting with Cambodia’s Minister ...
Protesters try new tactics
Rocks were hurled, fires lit, hostages taken and the message delivered in no uncertain terms last week: Cambodians are increasingly willing to use violence against companies that intimidate them or ignore their demands. Twice – in Svay Rieng and Kampong Cham provinces – garment workers pelted ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012022754739/National-news/protesters-try-new-tactics.html
Conference Highlights the Country's Math Deficiency
Education experts and professors from around the world gathered over the weekend in Phnom Penh to discuss ways to strengthen mathematics in Cambodia and other developing countries. the problem is not a lack of student capability, said Lin Mongkolsery, a mathematics teacher at the Institute ...
Protesters successful; water prices decrease
Authorities in Prey Veng province yesterday agreed to cut the price of water from 1,800 riel to 1,200 riel a cubic metre after more than 1,000 people blocked National Road 11 for the fourth consecutive day. Acting provincial police chief Dim Yarum said yesterday an ...