European Lawmakers Press for Probe of Land Concessions
Lawmakers from the European Union (E.U) are again urging the block’s trade commissioner to investigate Cambodia’s Economic Land Concessions (ELCs) over a raft of alleged rights abuses and consider revoking the duty free access their owners currently enjoy to member states. Going mostly to industrial ...
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/
Sar Kheng Warns NGOs Not to Aid CNRP’s Demonstrations
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday released a statement warning civil society groups that they would be in breach of their operating contracts should they offer support, directly or indirectly, to the opposition CNRP at its planned three-day demonstration beginning Sunday. The warning comes a day ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sar-kheng-warns-ngos-not-to-aid-cnrps-demonstrations-42204/
Japan's Orix to Buy 6% Stake in Cambodia's Acleda Bank
Orix Corp., Japan’s top leasing company, has agreed to buy a 6% stake in Cambodia’s largest bank by assets, Acleda Bank PLC, according to people close to the matter. It would be the first investment by a major Japanese financial institution in the Southeast Asian country, ...
Atsuko Fukase and Chun Han Wong
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304644104579191612248592376
(English) Cambodia Police, Garment Workers Clash Amid Strike
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Sun Narin and Chun Han Wong
http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702303799404579283802423278442
Rainsy slams informal EU monitors
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has rebuked the European Union over two low-profile election experts it sent to monitor July’s elections, claiming their presence had undermined Cambodian democracy. In a letter sent on Tuesday to Ugu Astuto, the EU’s top diplomat for South and Southeast Asia, Rainsy ...
Meas Sokchea and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy-slams-informal-eu-monitors
Floods Claim 39 Lives; Crops, Hundreds of Schools Damaged
The death toll from flooding across the country has risen to 39, while the Mekong River remains above emergency levels in Prey Veng and Kandal provinces, a government official said on Friday. Keo Vy, cabinet chief for the government’s National Committee for Disaster Management, said that ...
Khy Sovuthy and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/floods-claim-39-lives-crops-hundreds-of-schools-damaged-44434/
(English) IFC Ombudsman to help settle Phnom Penh airport land dispute
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Aun Pheap and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ifc-ombudsman-to-help-settle-phnom-penh-airport-land-dispute-53146/
(English) Gov’t orders halt to Koh Pich expansion
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Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/govt-orders-halt-to-koh-pich-expansion-60029/
(English) Royal Group Says Cambodia Air Still on Track
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Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/royal-group-says-cambodia-air-still-on-track-51082/
(English) Man acquitted of 2007 murder of union leader Hy Vuthy
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Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/man-acquitted-of-2007-murder-of-union-leader-hy-vuthy-51637/
មន្ទីរកសិកម្មប្រកាសផ្ដល់រង្វាន់ ចំពោះការប្រាប់តម្រុយអ្នកលួចដុតព្រៃពូជគ្រញូង
មន្ទីរកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ ខេត្តសៀមរាប បានប្រកាសផ្ដល់រង្វាន់លើកទឹកចិត្ត ១០ លានរៀល ដល់អ្នកដែលអាចផ្ដល់ព័ត៌មានដើម្បីឈានទៅដល់ការចាប់ឃាត់ខ្លួនជនសង្ស័យករណីលួចដុតបំផ្លាញព្រៃពូជឈើគ្រញូងជាង ២០ ហិកតា នៅតំបន់ព្រៃពូជឈើគ្រញូង ក្នុងស្រុកបន្ទាយស្រី ខេត្តសៀមរាប។ លោក ទា គឹមសុទ្ធ ប្រធានមន្ទីរកសិកម្ម រុក្ខាប្រមាញ់ និងនេសាទ ខេត្តសៀមរាបបាន ...
ឃុត សុភចរិយា
https://bit.ly/37rsev6
សម្រាប់សកម្មជនដែលត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួន ការផ្តិតមេដៃលើកិច្ចសន្យារបស់នគរបាល គឺជាថ្នូរនៃសេរីភាព
កាលពីពាក់កណ្តាលខែសីហា ឈឿន ដារ៉ាវី និងសកម្មជនប្រាំបីនាក់ផ្សេងទៀតបានបង្ខំចិត្តចរចាជាមួយនគរបាលជុំវិញការប្រើប្រាស់ពាក្យពេចន៍ក្នុងកិច្ចសន្យាសរសេរដោយដៃ។ ដារ៉ាវី បានរំលឹកថា ដំបូងឡើយ ក្រុមមន្ត្រីចង់បានកិច្ចសន្យាមួយដែលសរសេរថា អ្នកទាំង៩នាក់នោះ បានចូល «តំបន់ហាមឃាត់»ដោយ«ខុសច្បាប់» នៅតំបន់ព្រៃភ្នំតាម៉ៅ ដែលរងការកាប់បំផ្លាញនាពេលថ្មីៗនេះនិងបានបង្ហោះដ្រូន ដោយគ្មានការអនុញ្ញាតពីអាជ្ញាធរ។ ...
ង៉ាយ ណៃ និង Matt Surrusco
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/for-arrested-activists-thumbprints-on-police-contracts-are-often-the-cost-of-freedom/
Garment industry stokes Cambodia’s political growth
Under dazzling white strip-lights, a production line of young Cambodians stitch, iron and fold their way to the day’s target of 820 two-piece children’s pajamas. These garments are destined for the shelves of Los Angeles, shop price $9.97. The workers, mostly women, start at 7:30 ...
Cambodia’s Top Court Orders Release of Ballot Records
Cambodia’s highest court on Friday ordered the country’s electoral body to release secured ballot information from more than a dozen polling stations to investigate claims by the opposition of irregularities in last month’s disputed elections. Constitutional Council of Cambodia President Ek Sam Ol issued an urgent ...
http://english.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/ballot-08232013162229.html
នគរបាលនិងកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថរារាំងអ្នកភូមិមិនឲ្យដាក់ញត្តិទៅកាកបាទក្រហម
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ នគរបាលនិងកងរាជអាវុធហត្ថរាជធានីបានរារាំងអ្នកភូមិមួយក្រុមប្រហែល១០០នាក់មក ...
អូន ភាព និង George Wright
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/14712/
Toll may lose rail rights
A company with ties to one of China’s top state-owned firms will look to push Toll Royal Railways and its local partner Royal Group of Companies out of a 30-year railroad concession with pledge to invest nearly US$850 million to revamp existing lines and build an additional ...
ADB and World Bank Help Upgrade External Audit
ADB and World Bank have organized the training Audit workshop on the theme: “Strengthening quality of external audits of ADB and World Bank Funded Projects,” at Phnom Penh Hotel on 29 August 2011 aiming at increasing the auditors’ capacity to establish a good reporting statement ...
Poll Finds Cambodians Generally Happy With Life
It’s one of the world’s 49 least developed countries and almost half of the voting population is unhappy with the current government. But 72 percent of Cambodians are generally happy and spend large amounts of their time laughing, smiling and generally enjoying life. That’s the conclusion ...
Colin Meyn and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/poll-finds-cambodians-generally-happy-with-life-44145/
Firms urged to tap growing middle-class market in GMS
Bangkok Bank has urged Thai businesses to have a more active role in the Greater Mekong Sub-region (GMS) in terms of trading activities and investment, in order to tap the growing middle-class market in those countries. Speaking at the bank’s “Trade Logistics in Greater Mekong Sub-region: ...
Sucheera Pinijparakarn
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Firms-urged-to-tap-growing-middle-class-market-in--30218244.html