Tycoon’s dredging tests locals’ patience
Ruling party senator Ly Yong Phat has defied an order endorsed by the Prime Minster to halt his controversial sand dredging activities on the Tatai river in Koh Kong, prompting authorities to request intervention, documents obtained by The Post reveal. The dredging operation on the ...
(English) CPP Parliament Approves Two Ministers, 2014 Budget
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Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cpp-parliament-approves-two-ministers-2014-budget-49542/
Indian Firms Look To Cambodia Industries
A delegation of 15 Indian firms is in Cambodia this week looking to increase the country’s involvement in Cambodia’s economy, particularly in the agriculture and mining sectors. At present, Cambodia does modest trade with India, the second largest country in the world by population. But the ...
Land-grabbing letter hits nerve
The government yesterday lashed out at a letter sent by opposition lawmakers to the World Bank that urged the bank to increase pressure on the government to end forced evictions, land grabbing and threats against community members involved in land disputes with well-connected companies. Council ...
Food, beverage imports rise
Cambodia spent about $200 million on food and beverage imports to supply the domestic market last year – an increase of more than 10 per cent from the previous year, official data from the Ministry of Commerce show. Government officials and representatives of the private sector ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013021361334/Business/food-beverage-imports-rise.html
Villagers Burn Down Soldiers’ Shelter on Disputed Land
Three members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) on Monday filed a complaint with police in Kompong Chhnang province, accusing irate villagers of torching a wooden shelter built for them by the well-connected KDC agro-industry firm. The soldiers have accused local residents, who have been ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/villagers-burn-down-soldiers-shelter-on-disputed-land-23790/
Work underway on 'catastrophic' Cambodian dam
Srekor village has stood on the banks of the Se San River in northeastern Cambodia for generations. In a few years it will be gone, submerged along with more than 300 square kilometres of surrounding farmland and forest. For 37-year-old rice farmer Pa Tou, the ...
http://www.dw.de/work-underway-on-catastrophic-cambodian-dam/a-16803423
Lawmakers to Discuss Sesan 2 Dam Draft Law
The National Assembly has announced that it will discuss a draft law on the financing of a controversial dam project in Stung Treng province on February 15, a move environmental groups called premature. Meach Mean, coordinator for 3S Rivers Protection Network – which has been ...
Hun Sen’s Niece Brings Hard Rock Restaurant to Cambodia
Hard Rock Cafe, the iconic U.S. restaurant franchise known for its collections of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia, will open restaurants in Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, in a deal with a local firm owned by the niece of Prime Minister Hun Sen, company representatives said ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sens-niece-brings-hard-rock-restaurant-to-cambodia-15652/
(English) China's Huaneng takes majority stake in Se San River II hydro project, Cambodia
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Water Power and Dam Construction News Staff
http://www.waterpowermagazine.com/news/newschinas-huaneng-takes-majority-stake-in-se-san-river-ii-hydro-project-cambodia-4183165
Sesan Dam Law Approved
Cambodia’s parliament on Friday approved a law providing financial guarantees for the developers of a planned hydropower dam on a Mekong River tributary, despite opposition from civil society groups seeking to delay the project. Villagers campaigning against the Lower Sesan 2 dam in northeastern Cambodia’s Stung ...
B Kak Firm Seeks Bauxite in Mondolkiri
Bauxite reserves in Mondolkiri province abandoned by Australian mining form BHP Billiton in 2009 are now being explored by China’s Mongolia Erdos Hongjun Holding Group, the same firm that is behind the controversial development of Boeng Kak lake in Phnom Penh. Kong Pisith, director of ...
Villagers Petition Against Dam
Ethnic minority villagers expecting to be displaced by a proposed Chinese-built hydroelectric dam in northeastern Cambodia are asking the country’s parliament not to approve a law providing financial guarantees for the project. Villagers living along three rivers that will be affected by the dam spoke ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/villagers-02142013163955.html
Spate of abuses continues
Nearly two dozen fishermen were repatriated to the Kingdom yesterday after being trafficked aboard Thai fishing boats where they endured forced labour and rampant abuse. The 11 men bring to 30 the number of fishermen repatriated from Malaysia and Indonesia this year. They were visibly shaken ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2012030954949/National-news/spate-of-abuses-continues.html
រដ្ឋាភិបាលនឹងបិទស្ថានីយ៍ប្រេងឥន្ធនៈដែលមិនមានសុវត្ថិភាព
រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងរ៉ែ និងថាមពល ស៊ុយ សែម បានដឹកនាំថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំរាជធានី ខេត្ត និងបានដាក់បញ្ជារឱ្យពួកគេធ្វើការបិទភ្លាមៗចំពោះស្ថានីយ៍ប្រេងឥន្ធនៈណាដែលមិនមានប័ណ្ណបញ្ជាក់សុវត្ថិភាព។ ...
ប៉ិច សុធារី
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/37651/unsafe-fuel-stations-must-close--says-government/
មន្ត្រីក្រសួងចោទសួរពីកិច្ចខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងក្នុងការបំផ្លាញកេរ្តិ៍ឈ្មោះអគ្គីសនីកម្ពុជា
កាលពីថ្ងៃចន្ទ មន្ត្រីក្រសួងរ៉ែនិងថាមពល លោក ស៊ុយ សែមបានឆ្លើយតបទៅកាន់អ្នករិះគន់បន្ទាប់ពីមានការកើនឡើងគួរឱ្យកត់សម្គាល់នៃតម្លៃប្រើប្រាស់ភ្លើងអគ្គីសនី ដោយអះអាងថា មតិរិះគន់នោះជាការវាយប្រហារមួយក្នុងគោលបំណងបំផ្លាញទំនុកចិត្តអតិថិជនទៅកាន់អគ្គីសនីកម្ពុជា(EdC)។ ...
អូន ភាព
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/minister-alleges-effort-to-sully-edcs-reputation-88156/
China investment in energy 'crucial' to Cambodia
Cambodian Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy on Thursday hailed Chinese companies for hugely investing in the country’s energy sector, which is a key element to support the sustainable social and economic development. Suy Sem’s appreciation was made during a bilateral meeting with Wu Yin, ...
http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2012-09/13/content_15756465.htm
រដ្ឋមន្ដ្រីក្រសួងរ៉ែ៖ អ្នកភូមិមិនត្រូវបានបំពុលដោយសារធាតុហ្សានីដ
លោក ស៊ុយ សែម រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងរ៉ែបានច្រានចោលការអះអាងរបស់ លោក ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងឧស្សាហកម្មដែលបានលើកឡើងថា អ្នកភូមិក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះត្រូវបានបំពុល និងសម្លាប់ដោយទឹកដែលមានសារធាតុហ្សានីដ (cyanide) ហូរមកពីកាក ...
ឃី សុវុទ្ធី
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50492555/villagers-not-poisoned-by-cyanide-mines-minister/
ការស្លាប់របស់អ្នកភូមិបានជំរុញឱ្យមានកិច្ចប្រជុំអំពីរ៉ែ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ លោក ស៊ុយ សែម រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងរ៉ែបានបញ្ជាឱ្យក្រុមហ៊ុនអណ្តូងរ៉ែធ្វើតាមច្បាប់ ដើម្បីទប់ស្កាត់កាកសំណល់រ៉ែចេញពីទន្លេដែលបំពុលបរិស្ថាន បន្ទាប់ពីអ្នកភូមិជាង ១០ នាក់បានស្លាប់ដោយសារតែប្រើប្រាស់ទឹកមានជាតិពុលនៅខេត្តក្រចេះ។ ...
ឃី សុវុទ្ធី
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50492837/villagers-deaths-prompt-mines-meeting/
Border provinces request more energy from Thailand
Thailand had been asked to supply more electricity to those Cambodian provinces close to the shared border, according to officials. Suy Sem, Cambodian minister of Industry, Mine and Energy, talked to reporters after a bilateral meeting with his counterpart, Thai Minister Arak Chonlatanon last week, a ...