Sugar Firm Files Defense in Cambodian Lawsuit
British sugar firm Tate & Lyle has denied knowing of the alleged abuses at two Cambodian plantations accused of illegally driving hundreds of families off their farms and says that the families have no right to ask the company for compensation, according to the firm’s ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/uk-sugar-firm-files-defense-in-cambodian-lawsuit-21913/
Old Soldiers Won't Fade Away
“I don’t know how to protect the territorial integrity [of the nearby Cambodian-Thai border] – even my three hectares of land I cannot protect,” said Bun Chanthorn, 54, one of hundreds of retired and active soldiers who since 2010 have been battling the local authorities ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013050765451/National/old-soldiers-won-t-fade-away.html
ផ្ទុះការតវ៉ាដើម្បីទាមទារឲ្យទម្លាក់តម្លៃប្រេងសាំង
រលកនៃការតវ៉ាទាមទារនៅកម្ពុជាបានផ្ទុះឡើងដោយឡែកៗពីគ្នា ស្ទើរគ្រប់មជ្ឈដ្ឋាននៅ ពេលនេះ ស្របពេលដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបង្កើនការតវ៉ាកាន់តែខ្លាំងឡើងៗដើម្បីទាមទារបោះឆ្នោតឡើងវិញ។ កាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញ ចលនាតវ៉ាមួយទៀតបានផ្ទុះឡើង នោះគឺ ...
ហ៊ គីមសាយ
http://postkhmer.com/index.php/business/business/108517-2013-12-30-04-03-09
ស្ថានភាពអាជីវកម្មនៅសួនកាណាឌីយ៉ាស្ងប់ស្ងាត់
នៅរៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃចុងសប្តាហ៍ធម្មតា ផ្លូវធំមួយក្នុងសួនឧស្សាហកម្មកាណាឌីយ៉ាដែលមានរោងចក្រកាត់ដេរជាច្រើនអមសងខាងគឺជាទីដែលមានភាពអ៊ូអរ ដោយសារមានកម្មករ និងកម្មការិនីរោងចក្រជាច្រើនដើរទៅវិញទៅមក។ សួន ឧស្សាហកម្មកាណាឌីយ៉ាដែលប្រមូលផ្តុំដោយរោងចក្រជាង៤០ និងមានកម្មករជាង១៣ ០០០ នាក់បម្រើ ...
ហ៊ គីមសាយ និង Joseph Freeman
http://postkhmer.com/index.php/business/business/108807-2014-01-06-04-17-58
After prison, Bopha undeterred
Shelving any thoughts that 14 months in prison had deterred her from protesting, Yorm Bopha rushed to the capital’s Borei Keila community yesterday morning to try to stop authorities from forcing evictees from an abandoned building. Bopha was one of about 10 Boeung Kak activists called ...
Phak Seangly, Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-prison-bopha-undeterred
Poll anger simmers in Kandal
Two weeks ago, Kandal erupted. Skirmishes broke out at multiple polling stations where voters were left off the list, and at least one was forced to shut down as locals blocked what they claimed were outsiders from voting. In the end, this hotly contested province swung ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-anger-simmers-kandal
‘Patience’ of riot cops praised
Three thousand riot police officers yesterday received certificates of appreciation for their post-election work, which included “controlling the escalation” at the Kbal Thnal overpass last month, where one man was killed and at least nine injured by police who fired live ammunition at unarmed rioters. Interior ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/%E2%80%98patience%E2%80%99-riot-cops-praised
Cobras Thrown Into Land Dispute Family’s Home
Three highly venomous cobras were thrown early Tuesday morning into the Phnom Penh home of a family locked in a dispute with a private company that wants to develop the family’s land in Tuol Kok district. Ly Sreang Kheng, 58, his wife Mok Siv Hong, 51, ...
Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-cobras-thrown-into-land-dispute-familys-home-46359/
ក្រុមហ៊ុន UDG រងការចោទប្រកាន់ថា បានដាំដំឡូងមី និងដូងប្រេងជំនួសឲ្យការបង្កើតរមណីយដ្ឋាន
សមាជិកសភាជាប់ឆ្នោតមួយរូបមកពីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានឲ្យដឹងកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា ក្រុមហ៊ុនអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ Union Development Group (UDG) ដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយចិនក្នុងខេត្តកោះកុង កំពុងឈូសឆាយដីសម្បទានរបស់ខ្លួនដែលដំបូងឡើយត្រូវបានគ្រោងធ្វើជារមណីយដ្ឋានទេសចរណ៍ដ៏ ...
Lauren Crothers និង ហ៊ុល រស្មី
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/11099/
ប្រជាជនដែលរងផលប៉ះពាល់ដោយសារទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនីចង់ឲ្យក្រុមហ៊ុនផ្ដល់ដីនិងសង់ផ្ទះថ្មី
បន្ទាប់ពីតំណាងក្រុមហ៊ុនចិនដែលមានគម្រោងសាងសង់ទំនប់វារីអគ្គិសនីកម្លាំង១០៨មេហ្គាវ៉ាតនៅស្ទឹងអារ៉ែង ក្នុងខេត្តកោះកុង បានចុះទៅមើលតំបន់នោះ ក្រុមមន្ត្រី និងប្រជាជនមូលដ្ឋាននិយាយថា ពួកគេបារម្ភថា ការសាងសង់ ...
សានី ស៊ីណារី
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-chinese-companys-visit-villagers-fear-dam-construction-53409/
រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាសន្យាទីក្រុងនានាមានទឹកស្អាត១០០%ត្រឹមឆ្នាំ២០២៥
លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន សន្យាថា ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលរស់នៅក្នុងទីក្រុង និងទីប្រជុំជនរបស់កម្ពុជា ១០០% នឹងមានទឹកស្អាតប្រើប្រាស់នៅឆ្នាំ ២០២៥។ ...
សុវណ្ណ ស្រីពេជ្រ
https://cambojanews.com/cambodian-government-promises-cities-100-clean-water-by-2025/
គម្រោងព្រែកជីកហ្វូណនតេជោដ៏មហិច្ឆតារបស់កម្ពុជា បង្កក្តីកង្វល់ដល់ពលរដ្ឋ
អ្នកស្រី ហៀង ណាំងអេង អាយុ ៦០ឆ្នាំ មានការព្រួយបារម្ភ នៅពេលអ្នកស្រីបានឮពាក្យចចាមអារ៉ាមលើកដំបូងអំពីគម្រោងព្រែកជីកដែលនឹងប៉ះពាល់ដល់ព្រែកតាហ៊ីងដែលនៅជិតកន្លែងអ្នកស្រីរស់នៅ។ ...
ស៊ើង និមល់ និង លី រូស្សឡាន
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/cambodias-ambitious-funan-techo-canal-project-sparks-concerns-near-and-far/
Cambodian greens see red in upcoming dams
For Meach Mean, a veteran campaigner against hydropower dams in Cambodia’s northeast, this year has brought a double dose of bad news. First, he says, two Chinese hydropower companies have begun feasibility studies into a pair of dams planned for tributaries of the Mekong River ...
http://www.gulf-times.com/environment/231/details/353963/cambodian-greens-see-red-in-upcoming-dams
Garment Exports Booming Despite Concerns
Despite criticisms over safety, outbreaks of sometimes violent industrial action and a raise in the minimum wage that it was warned would scare off manufacturers, Cambodia’s garment sector is booming, according to government figures. A report on state newswire Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) on Friday said ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/garment-exports-booming-despite-concerns-34035/
Work Begins on Controversial Cambodian Dam
As work begins on Cambodia’s biggest dam, those advocating against its construction have warned that the region’s rush for hydropower will have a disastrous effect on millions of people who rely on the Mekong River to survive. Last month, workers began preparing an area in northeastern ...
http://www.voanews.com/content/work-begins-on-controversial-hydropower-dam/1656035.html
Cambodia Plantations Not IFC’s First Controversy
In the wake of a new report from environmental rights group Global Witness rebuking the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) and Deutsche Bank for investing in rubber plantations accused of illegal logging and forced evictions, both institutions have denied responsibility and deflected the blame ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-plantations-not-ifcs-first-controversy-23793/
Lao Dams, Mining Ruining Sekong Water Quality in Cambodia
Dam-building and gold mining in southern Laos are ruining water quality downstream on the Sekong River in Cambodia, where villagers are no longer able to drink or use the water, according to an environmental group. The activities undertaken by Lao and Vietnamese companies on the Sekong’s ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/sekong-06252013190742.html
Climate report paints dismal picture for region
As much of the country grapples with crippling floods, a comprehensive report on global climate change released yesterday predicts the situation could be poised to get even worse. According to the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as the planet grows warmer, cyclones making ...
Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/climate-report-paints-dismal-picture-region
Land-title program ‘Ineffective’
Land certificates handed out by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s youth volunteers have been seized by local authorities in some parts of the country and sold on to companies, a forum on land rights was told yesterday, amid reports of rising numbers of land conflicts. Speaking at ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-title-program-%E2%80%98ineffective%E2%80%99
Evictees, Activists Scuffle With Police in Front of City Hall
Evictees and anti-eviction activists on Wednesday briefly scuffled with police and security guards after cutting off traffic in front of Phnom Penh City Hall to demand that businesswoman Suy Sophan compensate them for homes that were bulldozed early last year. Human rights group Adhoc said at ...
Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/evictees-activists-scuffle-with-police-in-front-of-city-hall-46362/