ព័ត៌មាន
Cambodian King urges newly-elected lawmakers to see national interest as top priority
Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday called on all newly-elected lawmakers to see the country’ s interest as the top priority and unify for the nation’s prestige. Speaking at the opening session of the fifth legislature of the National Assembly, the king congratulated all lawmakers for ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/23/c_132742276.htm
សមាជិកសភាគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិធ្វើពហិការកិច្ចប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភា
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ សមាជិកសភាបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានស្បថនៅមុខប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តថា ខ្លួននឹងធ្វើពហិការសម័យប្រជុំបើករដ្ឋសភានៅថ្ងៃនេះ ហើយ សន្យាថា “មិនក្បត់ឆន្ទៈរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋឡើយ”។ ដោយគណ ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5665/
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រនឹងកោះប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភាដូចការគ្រោងទុក
យោងតាមទីប្រឹក្សាម្នាក់នៃព្រះបរមរាជវាំង និងសមាជិក រាជវង្សានុវង្ស មួយអង្គ បានឲ្យដឹងថា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី នឹងយាងធ្វើ ជាព្រះរាជអធិបតីនៅក្នុងសម័យប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភាលើកដំបូងនៅព្រឹកនេះ ថ្វីបើមានសំណើពីគណបក្ស ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5656/
Flooding’s toll still growing
Nearly 2,000 families have been evacuated from their homes and thousands of hectares of crops flooded in the wake of continuing rains and the opening of dams in Vietnam and Thailand. At least two people have died since Friday in the flooding, which has affected at ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flooding%E2%80%99s-toll-still-growing
After Violent Demonstrations, Hun Sen Encourages Peace
In the wake of last week’s mass demonstrations and heavy-handed police response, Prime Minister Hun Sen has called on Cambodians to promote a state of peace for the sake of the country’s social and economic development. In a letter written to mark the U.N.’s International Day ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/after-violent-demonstrations-hun-sen-encourages-peace-42913/
‘SolarTuk’ coming in March
Solar-powered tuk-tuks could be rolling off the assembly lines in Phnom Penh as early as March next year, allowing local tuk-tuk drivers a cost-effective and greener alternative to using petrol, according to the company manufacturing the vehicle. Star 8, the Australia-based alternative energy firm behind the ...
Daniel de Carteret and Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/%E2%80%98solartuk%E2%80%99-coming-march
CNRP says parliament's first session violates constitution
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) criticized the first session of the National Assembly because it was held with only one party in attendance. “Citizens voted for the Cambodian People’s Party and the Cambodia National Rescue Party, but the National Assembly held its first session ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NWFhMmM4N2U2NDY
Cambodia, Vietnam look to enhance legislative ties
There should be stronger legislative co-operation between Vietnam and Cambodia, agreed Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam National Assembly Tong Thi Phong and the second Vice President of the Senate of Cambodia Tep Ngorn. During a meeting on Saturday during the 34th General Assembly of the ASEAN ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=M2ViNzExYWI2MDI
Riot at Garment Factory Leaves 11 Injured
Nine garment workers and two Chinese managers were injured on Friday in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district after a riot broke out among 300 workers protesting for higher wages and improved working conditions, officials said Sunday. Commune police chief Mao Sovann said workers at the SL Garment ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/riot-at-garment-factory-leaves-11-injured-42917/
CNRP Lawmakers in Siem Reap as Boycott Starts
CNRP lawmakers on Sunday took an oath in front of Angkor Wat swearing they would boycott today’s opening session of the National Assembly and promising “not to betray the conscience of the people.” With the opposition in Siem Reap, the ruling CPP—which officially won a majority ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-lawmakers-in-siem-reap-as-boycott-starts-42886/
Cambodian maids raring to go
At 5am, without any alarm clock going off, a dozen Cambodian maids wake up with near-military precision. Over the next hour, the women sweep, wash and scrub spotless their two-storey training centre in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh. They all want to be maids in Singapore, eager ...
The Star Online Staff
http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Regional/2013/09/23/Cambodian-maids-raring-to-go.aspx
Canadian for-profit pre-school to open up
Canada-based Learning Jungle School, an early learning and child care provider, will enter the expanding Cambodian pre-school market, planning to start operations in January 2014. Ly Virak, Learning Jungle School franchisee for Cambodia, said there is an increasing number of young Cambodian parents who understand the ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/canadian-profit-pre-school-open
Evening the odds with Mother Nature
About 20 people grinned for the camera as they posed in front of a flagpole-like structure located just off a muddy dirt road in Kampong Chhnang province’s Samaki Meanchey district on Thursday morning. While a rather unimpressive visual, the agrometerological station is a first-of-its-kind device in ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evening-odds-mother-nature
Interior Ministry Releases Its Account of Monivong Bridge Clashes
Interior Minister Sar Kheng has chastised the opposition CNRP for holding its demonstration in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park last week for longer than authorized, and blamed the party for the deadly violence that took place near Monivong Bridge. A 29-year-old construction worker was shot dead while ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/interior-ministry-releases-its-account-of-monivong-bridge-clashes-42909/
Violent Mob, Police Attack Peaceful Protesters
Riot police and groups of men in plain clothes armed with sticks, Tasers and slingshots violently attacked a group of anti-eviction protesters conducting a hunger strike at Wat Phnom late last night, injuring several people. Protesters from Phnom Penh’s Boeng Kak community began the hunger strike ...
Simon Marks and Kevin Doyle
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/violent-mob-police-attack-peaceful-protesters-42892/
Petitions piling up for King
Pressure on King Norodom Sihamoni to delay today’s planned opening of the National Assembly ratcheted up a few notches over the weekend as the Royal Palace received two rounds of petitions allegedly representing close to 500,000 citizens requesting more time for party negotiations. The Cambodia National ...
May Titthara and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/petitions-piling-king
Investigation Into Man Shot Dead During Protest Yields Nothing
A week after one man was shot dead and several others injured during a standoff between the armed forces and protesters, an investigation into who was responsible is no closer to conclusion, an Interior Ministry spokesman said Sunday. Security experts last week said the armed ...
Kuch Naren and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investigation-into-man-shot-dead-during-protest-yields-nothing-42911/
ABC Radio Owner Calls Off Mass Rally at Olympic Stadium
Phnom Penh City Hall has asked the owner of a popular radio station to delay a mass rally in support of King Norodom Sihamoni’s call for the opposition CNRP to attend this morning’s opening session of the National Assembly, asking him to wait until the ...
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រទទួលយកញត្តិសុំពន្យារកិច្ចប្រជុំសភាដំបូងពីសង្គមស៊ីវិល
ពលរដ្ឋ និងព្រះសង្ឃជាច្រើនរយនាក់បានដង្ហែញត្តិទៅព្រះបរមរាជវាំងនៅព្រឹក ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះ ដើម្បីស្នើសុំព្រះមហាក្សត្រពន្យារពេលនៃបើកប្រជុំសភាដំបូង ដែលគ្រោង ធ្វើនៅចន្ទស្អែក។ តំណាងរបស់ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងបានចេញមកយកញត្តិពីតំណាងសង្គមស៊ីវិល នៅក្រៅរបងព្រះ ...
លាង ដឺលុច
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/king-receives-petition-civil-parties
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅទីជនបទយល់ឃើញផ្សេងៗគ្នាពីការបើកសម័យប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភាដំបូង
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅតាមទីជនបទបានយល់ឃើញផ្សេងៗគ្នា ពីការបើកសម័យប្រជុំរដ្ឋសភា នីតិកាលទី៥ ដំបូង នៅថ្ងៃចន្ទ ២៣កញ្ញានេះ។ ពលរដ្ឋខ្លះថា ការប្រជុំសភានោះគួរត្រូវលើកពេលតាមសំណើរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆំាង សង្គមស៊ីវិល និងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋមួយចំនួន ដើម្បីទុកឱកាសឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត បានត្រឹមត្រូវជាមុនសិន។ ចំណែកប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្លះទៀតបានមើលឃើញ ថា គណបក្សឈ្នះឆ្នោតទំាងពីរគួរ ...
អ៊ឹម ណាវិន
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130922-cambodian-in-countryside-want-general-assembly-open-on-monday
កូដកម្មអត់អាហាររបស់ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ធម្មិកោចប់ហើយ តែការតវ៉ាកំពុងបន្តធ្វើ
ព្រះអង្គម្ចាស់ស៊ីសុវត្ថិ ធម្មិកោបានសម្រេចបញ្ចប់កូដកម្មបង្អត់អាហារហើយកាលពីយប់មិញក្រោម ហេតុផលថា អាជ្ញាធរសមត្ថកិច្ចបានរំខានភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់របស់ព្រះអង្គ។ ប៉ុន្តែ កសកម្មភាពតវ៉ារបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅតែបន្ត។ ក្រុម អ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សនេះបានដង្ហែញត្តិតវ៉ាដាក់ថ្វាយព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ...
ប៉ែន បូណា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/thormico-fin-greve
Cambodia's per capita GDP to reach 1,036 USD this year: PM
Cambodia’s per capita GDP was projected to hit 1,036 U.S. dollars in 2013, up from nearly 1,000 U.S. dollars in a year earlier, Prime Minister Hun Sen said Saturday. The premier said the country has enjoyed full peace and political stability in the last 15 ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/21/c_132737987.htm
Sam Rainsy Wants Ruling and Opposition Parties Declared Joint Winners
Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy called Friday for election officials to declare his party and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party joint victors in recent polls saying the move would be a first step toward resolving a deadlock over the disputed election. With the opposition Cambodia National ...
Radio Free Asia News Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cnrp-09202013174129.html
Government ‘White Paper’ Brands CNRP Leaders as ‘Hopeless’
The Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit on Friday released a scathing, official “white paper” on the opposition party’s conduct in the lead-up to, during and after the hotly contested July 28 national election, accusing it of trying to destabilize the country to ...
Khy Sovuthy and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/government-white-paper-brands-cnrp-leaders-as-hopeless-42866/