Activists see freedom of expression on wane
Threats, intimidation and, in extreme cases, even murder were endangering freedom of expression in Cambodia and leaving human rights at the crossroads, activists and NGO representatives said during a round-table meeting yesterday. The slaying of environmental activist Chut Wutty, the arrest of Beehive radio director Mam ...
Fake potash reduces rice profits and farm output
A senior agricultural official is concerned by the prevalence of fake fertilizers that cause stunted rice crops and reduce farmers’ profits. Ngin Chhay, director of the Rice Crops Department in the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and Forestry, told the Development Research Forum in Phnom Penh yesterday the products were ...
Bandwidth boost underway
Fuelled by downward pressure on internet pricing, state-owned Telecom Cambodia had dramatically increased its fibre-optic link with Vietnam, officials and experts said. The new 10-gigabyte connection would further lower prices and boost the speed of Cambodian internet connections in a market where demand for bandwidth was driven by ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012042655784/Business/bandwidth-boost-under-way.html
Water minister urges Laos to halt Xayaburi
Cambodia has urged Laos to halt construction of the controversial Xayaburi hydro dam project in the country’s north, a letter obtained by the Post yesterday reveals. “Preliminary construction on Xayaburi dam has continued despite the lack of regional agreement,” Minister of Water Resources and Cambodia National Mekong Committeechairman Lim ...
(English) Three convicted in UK over Cambodian biofuel scam
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George Styllis
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-convicted-in-uk-over-cambodian-biofuel-scam-73778/
Tepco និង Toshiba នឹងសហការគ្នាដើម្បីរៀបចំខ្សែបណ្តាញអគ្គិសនីជាតិនៅកម្ពុជា
ក្រុមហ៊ុន Tokyo Electric Power Co. Holdings នឹងសហការជាមួយនឹងក្រុមហ៊ុន Toshiba ដើម្បីរៀបចំខ្សែបណ្តាញអគ្គិសនីជាតិនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដោយសង្ឃឹមថា នឹងធានាដល់ប្រភពចំណូលថ្មី ដើម្បីប្រើប្រាស់សម្រាប់ការចំនាយលើការបោសសម្អាតនៃគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ ...
Nikkei
http://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Deals/Tepco-Toshiba-to-manage-power-grids-in-Cambodia
តុលាការក្រុងភ្នំពេញសម្រេចឃុំខ្លួនមន្រ្តីបក្សប្រឆាំង៣រូបនិងប្រធានសមាគមម្នាក់ជាបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន
សាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញសម្រេចឃុំខ្លួនសមាជិកគណបក្សប្រឆាំងចំនួន៣នាក់ និងប្រធានសមាគមមួយរូប ជាបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន កាលពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ក្រោមបទចោទផ្សេងៗគ្នា ខណៈបក្សប្រឆាំង និងអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលអំពាវនាវឱ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលបើកលម្ហសិទ្ធិសេរីភាពជាមូលដ្ឋាន និងដោះលែងអ្នកទាំងបួន។ ...
Fish output likely to drop
Fishery resources could fall this year because of a lack of flooding along rivers and waterways impeding fish from travelling freely or finding food to encourage their growth, a fishery official says. Sam Nov, deputy general director of Fishery Administration at the Ministry of Agriculture, Fishery and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012102459389/Business/fish-output-likely-to-drop.html
Labour firm staff sentenced
The director and employees of a maid recruitment agency were handed sentences of up to five years by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday and ordered to pay compensation for illegally detaining an under-aged girl. Presiding judge Duch Kimsorn said Century Manpower’s director Oung Sakirin, chief of administration ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012050155893/National-news/labour-firm-staff-sentenced.html
Hun Sen aims to attract more Japanese money
Japan’s Sumi Wiring Systems Co Ltd launched production of automobile wiring this month, a company official said yesterday. Japanese companies such as Sumi and Minebea, a ball-bearings maker, have helped Cambodia’s manufacturing industry diversify away from garments, the country’s main manufacturing product and export, and Prime Minister Hun Sen ...
TNS launches new office in Cambodia
International market- research company TNS has announced the opening of the company’s first office in Cambodia, and has joined forces with MSD, a Cambodian market and social research firm that is a “long-standing partner”, an official company statement said. Ralf Matthaes has been appointed regional managing ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062256943/Business/tns-new-office-cambodia.html
អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិប៉ាន់ស្មានថា មនុស្ស ១០០ ០០០នាក់ត្រូវគេជួញដូរទៅក្នុងប្រតិបត្តិការឆបោកនៅកម្ពុជា, មន្ត្រីសួរថា«តើពួកគេនៅឯណា?»
មនុស្សយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ១០០.០០០នាក់ត្រូវបានបង្ខំឱ្យធ្វើប្រតិបត្តិការឆបោកតាមអនឡាញនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា នេះបើយោងតាមរបាយការណ៍សិទ្ធិមនុស្សរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិដែលចេញផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃអង្គារកន្លងទៅនេះ ប៉ុន្តែ មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជានិយាយថា ពួកគេចង់ឃើញភ័ស្តុតាងបន្ថែមទៀតដែលបញ្ជាក់ពីតួលេខប៉ាន់ស្មាននេះ។ ...
ស៊ើង និមល់ និង Leila Goldstein
https://khmer.cambojanews.com/un-estimates-100000-trafficked-into-cambodian-scam-operations-officials-ask-where-are-they/
Kingdom’s logistics firms see diversity
Logistics firms saw a new level of diversity in Cambodian exports, a trend that would protect the economy from external shock, several shipping companies said. The Kingdom is on the right track to diversify and increase the export of agricultural products, while decreasing its reliance on ...
Official pushes for an information access act
Many groups, including the ruling party, would benefit from a proposed access to information law – which would provide transparency when it comes to the government’s development plans and spending – a Council of Ministers official said yesterday. Tuot Lux, a legal expert who has been ...
ការសិក្សា៖ ការផ្ញើរប្រាក់ទៅស្រុកអាចនឹងមានផលប៉ះពាល់ដល់គម្លាតទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិកាន់តែខ្លាំង
កំណើនប្រជាជនក្នុងក្រុងភ្នំពេញបានកើនឡើងទ្វេរដងកាលពីមួយទសវត្សមុនក្នុងសតវត្សទី២១ ដែលនេះជាលិទ្ធផលបានមកពីពលករចំណាកស្រុកមកស្វែងរកការងារក្នុងរាជធានីដោយរំពឹងថានឹងអាចផ្ញើរប្រាក់ទៅកាន់ក្រុមគ្រួសាររបស់ពួកគេវិញនៅឯស្រុក។លោកបណ្ឌិត Laurie Parsons បានធើ្វការសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវមួយក្រោមប្រធានបទ អសមភាពក្នុងការផ្លាស់ទី៖ ការផ្ញើរប្រាក់និងការប្រមូលផ្តុំនៃបណ្តាញសង្គមនៅក្នុងជីវភាពរស់នៅរបស់ពលករក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដែលបានបោះពុម្ពផ្សាយក្នុងទស្សនាវដ្តី Migration Studies ។លោកបានធ្វើការសិក្សាអំពីបន្ទុកនៃការផ្ញើរប្រាក់ទៅកាន់ស្រុកកំណើតក្នុងសហគមពលករខ្មែរដែលរស់នៅជាយក្រុងភ្នំពេញ។ ...
Jack Davies
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/remittances-may-worsen-kingdoms-wealth-divide-study
ASEAN needs more funding
ASEAN needs to seek more funds from development partners to develop infrastructure and connectivity in order to narrow the gap among member states, said Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday at the opening ceremony of the 44th ASEAN Economic Ministers meeting. The Premier said strengthening the connectivity ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012082858311/Business/asean-needs-more-funding.html
លំហូរ FDI នៅក្នុងប្លុកអាស៊ាននៅតែបន្តកើនឡើង
លំហូរវិនិយោគផ្ទាល់ពីបរទេស (FDI) មានកំណើនខ្លាំងនៅក្នុងប្លុកអាស៊ានទាំង ១០ប្រទេសក្នុងឆ្នាំ២០១៤ ដែលភាគច្រើនជាប្រទេសនៅក្រោមតំបន់ទន្លេមេគង្គដោយសារតែការកើនឡើងតម្រូវការហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធ និងសកម្មភាពផលិតកម្ម។ នេះបើតាមរបាយការណ៍ថ្មីមួយបានធ្វើ ...
Ananth Baliga
http://bit.ly/1YCyW7k
Cambodia has potential for social businesses
Despite challenges, Cambodia has potential for the establishment and expansion of social businesses, participants of the Microfinance & Social Business Conference in Phnom Penh said yesterday. While social business in Cambodia is still in an early phase compared to micro-finance “Cambodia is a promising land” for such ...
Prisoners 'utilised' in violent eviction
Twenty convicts in Preah Sihanouk Provincial Prison were employed by military and local authorities to tear apart a nearby village on land slated for a second prison compound, villagers and rights groups alleged yesterday. However, prison authorities denied that any incarcerated people were involved in the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012062557001/National-news/prisoners-in-eviction.html
Locals bypass road projects
As much as local people are benefiting from the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) recovery project following last year’s record floods, they aren’t receiving all the benefits they could, according to some accounts. Operating in five provinces of Cambodia to restore road access to those affected by the floods, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012090658527/Business/locals-bypass-adb-road-projects.html