Cambodian Court Acquits Two in Slaying of Journalist
A Cambodian provincial court today dropped charges against a military police officer and his wife accused of murdering a reporter investigating the country’s illegal timber trade, drawing protests from the journalist’s wife and from human rights and environmental advocacy groups. Hang Serei Oudom, a ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/acquits-08282013145944.html
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/
EU Ambassador Meets Sok An, Says CNRP Should Take Seats
Popular online news website CEN (Cambodia Express News) reported Wednesday that European Union (E.U.) Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain told CPP Deputy Prime Minister Sok An that the E.U. wished to see the opposition CNRP take their seats in the National Assembly. Mr. Cautain’s comments were made during ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/eu-ambassador-meets-sok-an-says-cnrp-should-take-seats-44310/
Bar Association Requests Set Price for Copies of Case Files
The Bar Association of Cambodia has written to Justice Minister Ang Vong Vattana requesting that an official price be set for photocopies of court case files, claiming that court clerks are taking advantage of the current system by charging lawyers extortionate amounts. The letter, dated October ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bar-association-requests-set-price-for-copies-of-case-files-46689/
Orix Investment in Acleda Seen as Exploratory
Orix, a Japanese financial conglomerate, will acquire about $11 million shares in Acleda Bank PLC, Cambodia’s largest bank, by the year’s end, officials announced Wednesday, although industry executives said the investment appears only exploratory and likely won’t make more than a ripple in the banking ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/orix-investment-in-acleda-seen-as-exploratory-46968/
Environment Ministry Denies Issuing New ELC to Logging Firm
The Ministry of Environment on Thursday denied that a private agro-industry firm had been issued an “unofficial” land concession inside Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat Wildlife Sanctuary, as stated on Monday by the provincial governor. In response to claims by local officials that Daun Penh Agrico Co. Ltd. ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/environment-ministry-denies-issuing-new-elc-to-logging-firm-47675/
ភូមិអណ្តែតទឹកនៅកម្ពុជាមិនមានអនាគតច្បាស់លាស់
ច្រើនជំនាន់មកហើយ ដែលអ្នកភូមិអណ្តែតទឹកបានរស់នៅសម្របទៅតាមបឹងទន្លេសាប ដែលជាបឹងទឹកសាបធំបំផុតនៅអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ តែរបៀបរស់នៅបែបទំនើប និងបរិមាណត្រីថយចុះបានបង្ខំឲ្យពួកគេកែប្រែរបៀបរស់នៅតាមទម្លាប់នេះ។ ...
បុគ្គលិកសារព័ត៌មាន New Vision
http://www.newvision.co.ug/news/653084-cambodia-s-floating-villages-face-uncertain-future.html
(English) Union representatives file complaint against leaders over pilfering
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(English) Two Killed, 73 Houses Destroyed by Lightning in Northwest
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Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-killed-73-houses-destroyed-by-lightning-in-northwest-55648/
(English) Villagers say Pailin Governor gave orders to clear land in 1999
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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) 25 found guilty for roles in garment protests; sentences suspended
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The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/25-found-guilty-for-roles-in-garment-protests-sentences-suspended-60092/
(English) New Cambodian Ambassadors Told to Counter CNRP ‘Distortion’
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Sek Odom and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-cambodian-ambassadors-told-to-counter-cnrp-distortion-51099/
(English) Mixed message to UN
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Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mixed-message-un
(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/
(English) Villagers in land dispute are summoned, but not questioned
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-in-land-dispute-are-summoned-but-not-questioned-53334/
សាកលវិទ្យាល័យបញ្ញាជាតិលុបចោលគម្រោងរៀបចំទិវាសិទ្ធិនាទីអន្តរជាតិរបស់អង្គការសីលការ
សាកលវិទ្យាល័យបញ្ញាជាតិក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញបានជូនដំណឹងដល់អង្គការសីលការ ជាអង្គការមិនមែនរដ្ឋាភិបាលក្នុងស្រុកថា អង្គការនេះមិនអាចរៀបចំកិច្ចប្រជុំស្តីពីសិទ្ធិស្ត្រីដែលគ្រោងធ្វើនៅថ្ងៃនេះនៅក្នុងបរិវេណសាកលវិទ្យាល័យបានទេ ពីព្រោះកិច្ចប្រជុំនេះប្រហែលជា ’ ...
ឃី សុវុទ្ធី និង Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/11638/