Demand for cheap rentals outnumbers supply
The boom in high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh indicates the robust economic growth of the Kingdom, but this trend does not include the lower-end accommodation where most economic migrants to Phnom Penh rent. “Cheap rental accommodation plays a crucial role in providing appropriate settlements to those ...
Sam Sopanharith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/demand-cheap-rentals-outnumbers-supply
Workers Say Large Military Police Presence at SL Factory
More than 100 military police officers stood guard outside a garment factory in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Monday and prevented workers from returning to work, employees and local officials said. Workers from Singaporean-owned SL Garment Factory—which makes clothing for U.S. brands Levi’s and Gap—have been ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/workers-say-large-military-police-presence-at-sl-factory-43060/
Former Manager Admits Stealing $2.3M From Canadia Bank
The former manager of Canadia Bank’s credit section has admitted to stealing $2.3 million from the bank’s accounts, the suspect’s lawyer said Tuesday, in what is one of the largest embezzlement schemes ever undertaken in Cambodia’s nascent banking industry. The testimony from Yeth Sopheaktra, 30, to ...
Eang Mengleng and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/former-manager-admits-stealing-2-3m-from-canadia-bank-44689/
Electric car is still on the charger
What happened to Cambodia’s electric car? The short answer is, the wait continues. More than seven months after its owners unveiled the new and improved Angkor EV 2013 to great fanfare, they are chronically short of funding and assembly is taking place in piecemeal fashion. Seang Chan ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electric-car-still-charger
Laos Pushes Ahead With Second Mekong Dam Project
Laos is pushing ahead with construction of a second dam on the Mekong River despite objections from environmental and civil society groups. Work on the main part of the Don Sahong hydropower dam near the Cambodian border in southern Laos will begin by the end of ...
Radio Free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/don-sahong-11122013185743.html
Blood Stocks Drop to Critically Low Level
Stocks at the National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) are critically low and hundreds of units short of meeting demand, leading management at the center to publicly appeal for people to come forward and help restore the depleted reserves. Dr. Hok Kim Cheng, the NBTC’s director, said ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/blood-stocks-drop-to-critically-low-level-41240/
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
Rubber Farmers Accuse Big Firm of Encroaching on Their Land
Roughly 100 rubber farmers in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Chum district blocked National Road 78A on Wednesday, demanding that authorities take action against a pair of laborers they accuse of stealing resin from their land. The laborers—Math Las, 40, and his wife, Nos Yas, 38—who are reportedly employed ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rubber-farmers-accuse-big-firm-of-encroaching-on-their-land-41712/
(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) 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
ក្រសួងការងារ និងអង្គការពលកម្មអន្តរជាតិដាក់ចេញនូវផែនការសម្រាប់កែទម្រង់ប្រាក់ខែកម្មករ
ដោយប្រឈមនឹងសម្ពាធជាសាធារណៈពីក្រុមហ៊ុនយីហោសម្លៀកបំពាក់ធំៗ និងសហជីពកម្មករនោះ ក្រសួងការងារនិងអង្គការពលកម្មអន្តរជាតិក្នុងរយៈពេលប៉ុន្មានខែខាង ...
អូន ភាព និង Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/12886/
(English) A solution to the capital’s transit woes?
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Bennett Murray and Vandy Muong
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/post-weekend/solution-capital%E2%80%99s-transit-woes
កម្ពុជាស្វាគមន៍កូនផ្សោតចំនួន ១៣ ក្បាលនៅឆ្នាំ២០១៩
យោងតាមមូលនិធិសត្វព្រៃពិភពលោកបានឱ្យដឹងថា រហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាបានស្វាគមន៍កូនផ្សោតចំនួន ១៣ ក្បាលនៅខេត្តក្រចេះ និងខេត្តស្ទឹងត្រែង100; កាលពីម្សិលមិញអង្គការ WWF បាននិយាយនៅក្នុងរបាយការណ៍របស់ខ្លួនថា ក្រុមស្រាវជ្រាវរបស់ខ្លួនបានប្រទះ ...
ប៉ិច សុធារី
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50669819/kingdom-welcomes-13-newborn-irrawaddy-dolphins-in-2019/
ជនជាតិភាគតិចបារម្ភពីការកាប់ព្រៃទន្ទ្រានកាន់កាប់ដីជិត ១០០ ហិកតា នៅតំបន់ការពារភ្នំព្រះ
ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នងបានលើកឡើងថា ដីព្រៃរបស់ភ្នំមួយនៅក្នុងភូមិមេប៉ៃ ឃុំពូជ្រៃ ស្រុកពេជ្រាដាខេត្តមណ្ឌលគីរីត្រូវបានគេកាប់ដើមឈើផ្ដួលរំលំដែលមានទំហំជិត ១០០ ហិកតា ដើម្បីយកដីនោះទុកធ្វើជាកម្មសិទ្ធិឯកជន100; ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចចោទថា សកម្មភាពកាប់បំផ្លាញដីព្រៃបែបនោះគឺ ...
ខន សាវិ
https://bit.ly/2QE8K0f
កម្ពុជា ទទួលបានចំណាត់ថ្នាក់អាក្រក់ ក្នុងរឿងពុករលួយ
កម្ពុជាគឺជាប្រទេសដែលទទួលបានចំណាត់ថ្នាក់អាក្រក់ជាងគេបំផុតក្នុងការប្រព្រឹត្តអំពើពុករលួយក្នុងចំណោមប្រទេសអាស៊ានទាំង ១០ ដោយកម្ពុជាទទួលបានចំណាត់ថ្នាក់លេខ ២១ ដូចកាលពីឆ្នាំមុនដែរក្នុងចំណោមប្រទេសចំនួន ១៧៦ នៅលើពិភពលោកដែលត្រូវបានវាស់ស្ទង់ ...
ឡាយ សាមាន
http://bit.ly/2j6NocP
Shaping the leaders of tomorrow
In a lush, gated compound 12 kilometres south of central Phnom Penh, the young minds that will one day lead Cambodia are being shaped – or at least that’s what one philanthropic foundation, which is investing millions of dollars in a unique, long-term project, hopes. “When ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/shaping-leaders-tomorrow
EU Under Fire for Policy Linked to Land Grabbing in Cambodia
KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE— Three years ago, Pao had a farm and a charcoal stove near a stream in a community called Omlaing in western Cambodia. The farm gave her rice, charcoal sales gave her extra income and the nearby forest provided edible and medicinal plants. Pao ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine Staff
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44202
After Deadly Factory Collapse, Safety Improvements Scarce
On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide inspection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-deadly-factory-collapse-safety-improvements-scarce-39041/
MobiTel, Smart Fight It Out Over Prices
With competition rife in Cambodia’s telecommunication market, two of the country’s largest mobile phone operators have engaged in a battle over prices and are at odds over the tactics being used to gain market share. On Friday, the Telecommunication Regulator of Cambodia (TRC) ordered all mobile ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mobitel-smart-fight-it-out-over-prices-21085/
Rail gets rice exports on move
For the first time since a railway rehabilitation project was launched in 2006, Cambodian rice is now being transported from Phnom Penh to the Sihanoukville port along the country’s southern line for export, operators Toll said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Phnom Penh cargo loading station, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rail-gets-rice-exports-move