ព័ត៌មាន
Floods prompt NEC to debate extending registration
Floods that have ravaged much of Cambodia may lead to a long-requested extension of voter registration, a National Election Committee official said yesterday. Tep Nytha, NEC secretary-general, said the committee was debating whether to extend the 20-day registration period, which is set to end on October ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/floods-prompt-nec-debate-extending-registration
Anti-Eviction Protesters Clash With Security Forces
Protesters, including a band of angry monks, clashed with military and riot police on Thursday in Phnom Penh as authorities tried to prevent a local housing rights group from carrying out a rally against forced evictions. Housing Rights Task Force (HRTF), a coalition of five local ...
Alex Willemyns and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-eviction-protesters-clash-with-security-forces-44882/
Officials Breach Dam to Stop It From Bursting
Hundreds of families in Battambang province have been evacuated as authorities ordered a section of a dam to be cut away to release pressure on a reservoir that was threatening to burst and engulf the communities beneath it, as heavy rain continues to cause havoc ...
Ben Sokhean and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/officials-breach-dam-to-stop-it-from-bursting-44790/
Cambodia's parliament calls for emergency relief for flood-affected victims
The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday called on national and international charitable groups to provide emergency reliefs to flood-affected people throughout the country, a statement said. The National Assembly of Cambodia on Thursday called on national and international charitable groups to provide emergency reliefs to ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-10/10/c_132785542.htm
មន្ត្រីគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច៖ការមិនទទួលស្គាល់ពីប្រទេសខ្លះមិនមែនជាកង្វល់
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន៖ នៅពេលមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សជំទាស់គឺលោកសម រង្ស៉ីបើកយុទ្ធនាការរបស់លោក លើឆាកអន្តរជាតិដើម្បីសុំឲ្យបណ្តាប្រទេសនានាកុំទទួលស្គាល់ រដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មីរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែននោះ មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់គណបក្សគ្រប់គ្រងប្រទេស គឺលោកជាម យៀបបានអះអាងថា កម្ពុជាមិន ...
តើបក្សប្រឆាំងមានលទ្ធភាពកម្រិតណាក្នុងការទាមទារឲ្យអ.ស.បព្យួរអាសនៈកម្ពុជា?
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ កំពុងធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការកៀរគរការគាំទ្រពីពលរដ្ឋជាម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតឲ្យបាន យ៉ាងតិច ៣លាននាក់ គឺច្រើនជាងពាក់កណ្ដាលនៃចំនួនអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតសរុប ក្នុងគោលដៅដាក់ញត្តិទៅអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (អ.ស.ប)។ ពួកគេចង់ឲ្យអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ យកចិត្តទុកដាក់ ...
សុជីវី
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/CNRP-wants-UN-vacant-Cambodia-seat-10102013010924.html
Opposition Asks ADB To Suspend Funding to Cambodia
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has asked the Asian Development Bank to suspend funding to Cambodia, whose government he says was not formed legally following the July elections. In a letter to ADB President Takehiko Nakao, Sam Rainsy, president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, said the ...
Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-asks-adb-to-suspend-funding-to-cambodia/1766436.html
Anti-Corruption Unit Head Tells Donors to Stop Asking Questions
Anti-Corruption Unit (ACU) chief Om Yentieng on Wednesday told donor countries to keep their noses out of how the institution goes about its work while at the same time informing the public that he was powerless to stop the courts from dropping corruption cases. In a ...
Lauren Crothers and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anti-corruption-unit-head-tells-donors-to-stop-asking-questions-44781/
‘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
Unionists to await trial from jail cell
Eight unionists charged with incitement after a strike at Kampong Speu province’s Sabrina Garment factory will remain in custody after the Supreme Court yesterday denied their request for bail. Presiding Judge Cheum Rithy yesterday said the court is nearly finished questioning witnesses, and that the ...
Mom Kunthear, P.3
http://www.phnompenhpost.com
Cambodia’s Manufacturers Shift to Higher-Value Clothing
Cambodia’s factories are moving away from producing the most basic clothing items and diversifying to manufacture more intricate products for international buyers. As the garment sector has grown over the past decade, most garment factories have stuck to producing items such as T-shirts and jeans due ...
Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/cambodias-manufacturers-shift-to-higher-value-clothing-44792/
រដ្ឋសភាបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកគណៈកម្មការទាំង៩
រដ្ឋសភាក្រោមការដឹកនាំរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានបើកសម័យប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភាលើកទី១ នីតិកាលទី៥ រួចហើយ នៅថ្ងៃទី១០ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ដើម្បីបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងសមាជិកគណៈកម្មការជំនាញទាំង៩នៃរដ្ឋសភា។ ចំណែកគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅតែបន្តចោទប្រកាន់រដ្ឋសភាថាខុស ...
យាង សុជាមេត្តា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/national-assembly-elected-members-of-the-nine-parliamentary-committees-10102013071350.html
City Hall Denies Teachers’ Day, International Habitat Day Rallies
Phnom Penh City Hall has turned down two requests by non-governmental groups to hold rallies and marches to mark both International Teachers’ Day and the international day for housing rights. Housing Rights Task Force (HRTF), a local NGO, was denied permission to organize a rally at ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/city-hall-denies-teachers-day-international-habitat-day-rallies-44785/
Phnom Penh Bans Cambodia Opposition’s Thumbprint Campaign
Authorities in Phnom Penh on Wednesday banned Cambodia’s opposition party from using public spaces to collect thumbprints for a petition calling for U.N. and foreign intervention in the country’s political crisis following disputed polls. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) plans to collect at least 3 million ...
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/petition-10092013174335.html
Cambodia parliament holds session as opposition continue to boycott
Cambodia’s ruling party- controlled National Assembly on Thursday convened its first plenary session to elect members for the body’s nine commissions, while the opposition party has continued to boycott the parliament over July’s disputed election. Sixty-eight lawmakers of the Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party on ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/816822.shtml#.UldrLdKBlxI
Rainsy’s reasoning questioned
While the opposition party steps up its efforts to persuade the international community to cut ties with a government it says was formed by a “constitutional coup”, lawyers and analysts yesterday questioned whether the party’s reasoning has any legal basis. In a letter sent to the ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rainsy%E2%80%99s-reasoning-questioned
Court to Hear Bundith Case Later This Month
The Court of Appeal will hear the case of former Bavet City governor Chhouk Bundith, who was convicted for shooting and injuring three garment workers but remains at large, at the end of this month, a court official said Wednesday. Although the Svay Rieng Provincial Court ...
Joshua Wilwohl and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-to-hear-bundith-case-later-this-month-44788/
លោក ស ខេង៖ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបន្លំស្នាមមេដៃ ភូតភរព្រះមហាក្សត្រ
រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ អះអាងថា ស្នាមមេដៃដែលមន្ត្រីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដាក់ថ្វាយព្រះមហាក្សត្រ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២១ខែកញ្ញា ដើម្បីសុំពន្យារពេលប្រជុំសភានោះថា មានការបន្លំ គឺម្នាក់ផ្តិត៤ទៅ៥ដង។ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ លោក ស ខេង បានប្រកាសប្រាប់អ្នកសារព័ត៌មានបន្ទាប់ពីពិធីចែកប័ណ្ណសរសើរ ដល់មន្ត្រីប៉ូលិស នៅថ្ងៃទី០៩ ...
ពៅ មេត្តា
http://vodhotnews.com/16628
Pay&Go Aims to Streamline Bill Payments With New Services
A local company has begun working in cooperation with ABA bank to streamline payments for services such as electricity bills and mobile phone top-ups by allowing people to pay through its website, mobile applications and electronic kiosks. PayGo SEA (Cambodia) Co. Ltd., which operates under the ...
Joshua Wilwohl and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/paygo-aims-to-streamline-bill-payments-with-new-services-44794/
Heng Samrin urges opposition to negotiate, join parliament
National Assembly Chairman Heng Samrin has urged the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to negotiate with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP), and join the government’s parliamentary sessions. The appeal was made after the National Assembly kicked off its session on Thursday to elect the ...
The Cambodia News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NGZkZjc2MTdhNGI
ប្រធានបក្សប្រឆាំងស្វែងរកអន្តរាគមន៍ពីអន្តរជាតិ
លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ កំពុងបំពេញទស្សនកិច្ចនៅអឺរ៉ុប ដើម្បីស្វែងរកកិច្ចអន្តរាគមន៍ និងគាំទ្រឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលទាំងនោះ កុំទទួលស្គាល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាបច្ចុប្បន្ន ដែលលោកចាត់ទុកថា ជារដ្ឋាភិបាលបង្កើតឡើង ដោយរដ្ឋសភាចេញពីការរំលោភ ...
យន់ សាមៀន
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/rainsy-seeks-international-support-10102013210622.html
Sewage canal bursts its banks
Raw sewage spewed onto Street 105 from the antiquated discharge canal running parallel to it yesterday as heavy rains continued to create headaches in the capital. The putrid water lipped homes and local business on the street in Chamkarmon’s Boeung Trabek commune, alarming residents. Togo Uchida, ...
Phak Seangly and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sewage-canal-bursts-its-banks
លោក ហេង សំរិន៖ ការចរចាផ្នែកនយោបាយផ្លាស់ប្តូរតួនាទីសមាជិករដ្ឋសភា អាចកើតមានឡើង
ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា លោក ហេង សំរិន បញ្ជាក់នៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះថា ការចរចាផ្នែកនយោបាយ ដើម្បីផ្លាស់ប្តូរតួនាទីសមាជិកក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា អាចនឹងកើតមានឡើង ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ចូលរួមប្រជុំសភា។ ឆ្លើយតបនឹងសំណួរអ្នកសារព័ត៌មាន ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា លោក ហេង សំរិន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ការធ្វើពហិការចូលរួមប្រជុំរបស់តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ គឺជាសិទ្ធិរបស់គណបក្សមួយនេះ។ តែលោកបញ្ជាក់ថា ការសម្របសម្រួលផ្នែក ...
តាំង វីដា និងស៊ុន ណារិន
http://vodhotnews.com/16633
Canadia Bank’s Credit Chief Aided $2.3M Embezzlement
One of the four suspects who have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the theft of $2.3 million from Canadia Bank was the head of the bank’s credit section during the time that the embezzlement scheme was carried out, according to a senior adviser ...
Colin Meyn and Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/canadia-banks-credit-chief-aided-2-3m-embezzlement-44777/