Hundreds fall ill at Cambodian garment factory
PHNOM PENH — Hundreds of workers were hospitalised after falling ill on Monday at a Cambodian garment factory — the latest in a string of such incidents in the industry, police and union officials said. Nearly one thousand employees at the Anful Garments Factory (Cambodia) Ltd ...
លោក ស ខេង៖ កម្ពុជាកំពុងដោះស្រាយការព្រួយបារម្ភរបស់សហគមន៍អឺរ៉ុបអំពីបញ្ហាទំនាស់ដីធ្លី
លោក ស ខេង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលបានធ្វើឱ្យមានវឌ្ឍនភាពរួចហើយលើចំណុចមួយដែលត្រូវបានចុះបញ្ជីនៅក្នុងរបាយការណ៍បឋមរបស់គណៈកម្មការអឺរ៉ុបស្តីពី ការព្យួរបណ្ដោះអាសន្ននៃការផ្តល់ប្រព័ន្ធអនុគ្រោះពន្ធ ...
MP urges government to scrap Koh Kong dam project
A dam project set to flood thousands of hectares of protected forest and displace about 1,500 indigenous minority villagers in one of Koh Kong province’s most precious ecosystems should be scrapped, opposition Sam Rainsy Party MP Son Chhay said yesterday. The 109-megawatt dam project in the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042055676/National-news/dont-dam-minority-mp-says.html
CPP Claims 72% of Seats In Communes
The CPP yesterday declared victory in Sunday’s commune election, saying it had taken 72 percent of the country’s commune councilor seats and all but 41 of the country’s 1,633 powerful commune chief positions. The SRP in turn said it took 19 percent of the available councilor ...
Cambodia enters global marketplace, stock trading begins
After a string of false starts, Cambodia’s stock market finally started trading on Wednesday, marking a significant step forward for an impoverished country blighted by corruption and scarred by decades of civil war. But on Wednesday, traders were reaping fast gains as the price of ...
http://www.reuters.com/article/2012/04/18/cambodia-bourse-idUSL3E8FH30X20120418
Focusing on a good user experience
Companies and individuals need to do more than just create technology. They need to optimise the services and goods they provide, especially when introducing new concepts to developing markets such as Cambodia. That was the message from one presenter at last weekend’s T3CON12-ASIA conference in Phnom ...
Government tells telcos off
The Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) of the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications issued warning letters to mobile operators Beeline and Smart over their recent advertisement, stating it violates the Inter-Ministerial Prakas, or edict, signed in 2009. The separate letters, obtained by the Post last week, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013040864932/Business/government-tells-telcos-off.html
Mobile Payments Set for Phnom Penh Eateries
Diners may soon be able to leave their wallets at home the next time they decide to eat at a restaurant in Phnom Penh. Starting next week, WING, a Cambodian mobile payment service provider, will introduce a new service that allows people to pay their restaurant ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/mobile-payments-set-for-phnom-penh-eateries-30765/
Draft of New Public Land Policy Is Released
The government on Friday released a draft of a new public policy guide on the county’s contentious land sector, a move that was welcomed by NGOs, who also called for the government to hold further consultations on the draft. Local rights groups have singled out ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/draft-of-new-public-land-policy-is-released-20672/
Porsche seeks niche among Cambodia’s newly-rich
The wizened cyclo driver, cigarette in mouth, muscles taut from pedalling up and down French-style boulevards, is one of Indochina’s enduring romantic images. But cyclos on the streets of Phnom Penh are now outnumbered by another means of transport: the luxury car. But with the urban ...
Boost For Animal Healthcare
Cambodia’s promising animal feed sector will soon see support from a big pharmaceutical manufacturer which is now studying local demand for animal healthcare – a nearly untapped market. “We intend to introduce animal health business in Cambodia for our farm products and feed mills,” Khalid Baig, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013051365566/Business/boost-for-animal-healthcare.html
‘No Rush’ For Cambodia on Trans-Pacific Trade Agreement, Experts Say
Two ambitious trade negotiations are moving forward in the Asia Pacific, but Cambodia should first pursue a regional partnership before joining in with all of the Asia Pacific, trade experts say. Cambodia should build momentum on the existing Regional Comprehensive Economic Partnership, an Asean-driven agreement, before ...
Khoun Theara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/no-rush-for-cambodia-on-trans-pacific-trade-agreement-experts-say-cambodia/1794961.html
Lender singled out after documentary
Some 1,000 employees from one of Cambodia’s largest microfinance institutions gathered in the Koh Pich exhibition hall yesterday to watch A River Changes Course, the award-winning documentary about three Cambodians from different backgrounds all struggling to eke out a living in fast-changing times. Why Angkor Mikroheranhvatho (Kampuchea) ...
Joe Freeman
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lender-singled-out-after-documentary
Youth Support for Protests Cools as Fears Mount
One of the most significant and memorable aspects of the fiercely contested July 28 national election was the explosion of youth engagement during the campaign season, with hordes of young Cambodians driving through the streets on motorbikes calling for change. The youth vote has been widely ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/youth-support-for-protests-cools-as-fears-mount-39518/
(English) Of Fish, Monsoons and the Future
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Chris Berdik
http://www.nytimes.com/2014/06/10/science/of-fish-monsoons-and-the-future.html?_r=2
Another New Year fracas at land dispute site
Security guards at the center of a yearlong land dispute between families in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak community and the Khun Sear Import Export Company on Wednesday accused the families of attacking them during a late-night Khmer New Year drinking party. Nuon Sokhannara, one of the ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/another-new-year-fracas-at-land-dispute-site-56626/
(English) Cambodia's Muslims and minorities in land grants battle
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Abby Seiff and Chhorn Chansy
http://www.ucanews.com/news/cambodias-muslims-and-minorities-in-land-grants-battle/71874
New governor in Kratie
Prime Minister Hun Sen appointed former Kratie deputy governor Sar Chamrong, one of his personal advisers, as the new governor of the province in a ceremony there on Friday, the government’s official news agency said over the weekend. The Post reported earlier this month that Kratie ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012052156281/National-news/new-governor-in-kratie.html
Villagers to continue road block
About 700 villagers in Kratie province’s Kampong Damrei commune will continue their protests today to persuade provincial authorities to release one of their representatives, villagers said yesterday. Representative Bun Sithet said the villagers, who are involved in a land dispute with Kasotim company, would protest outside ...
ក្រុមហ៊ុន យូញៀន ឌីវីឡុបមិន គ្រុប ផ្តល់សំណងសម្រាប់ដំណាំដែលខូចខាត
កាលពីថ្ងៃអង្គារ ពលរដ្ឋសរុបចំនួន ១៣ គ្រួសារក្នុងចំណោម ១៤ គ្រួសារបានជាប់គាំងក្នុងជម្លោះដីធ្លីជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុន យូញៀន ឌីវីឡុបមិន គ្រុប នៅខេត្តកោះកុង បានទទួលយកការផ្តល់សំណងលើផលដំណាំដែលក្រុមហ៊ុនបានបំផ្លាញកាលពីខែមករា។ ការ ...
ប៉ិច សុធារី
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50500685/udg-to-pay-for-damaged-crops/