ព័ត៌មាន
Six Charged With Assault in Wake of Clashes With Police
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged six men with assault and destruction of property for their role in clashes Sunday night between security forces, protesters and angry commuters, which resulted in a 29-year-old construction worker being shot dead. Sanh Samoeun, 28; Nguyen Thi Dek, ...
Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/six-charged-with-assault-in-wake-of-clashes-with-police-42600/
Cambodia, US Extend Artifacts Trade Agreement
Cambodia and the U.S. have signed an extension to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that imposes strict import restrictions on artifacts dating from the Bronze Age to the end of the Angkor Empire. Hab Touch, director-general for tangible heritage at the Ministry of Culture and ...
Simon Henderson
https://cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/wp-admin/post.php?post=34061&action=edit&message=1
IBBM Launches Chartered Banker Qualifications In Cambodia
The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched the Chartered Banker qualification for the Cambodian banking industry to develop talents in the banking industry in that country. The launch of the Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by the National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=978465
King Sihamoni and Queen Mother Donate to Sunday’s Victims
Two days after the killing of an unarmed man near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge, officials on Tuesday offered little information on the progress of an investigation into the killing, and rights workers expressed concerns that the inquiry would lack credibility. King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother ...
NGO says commander smuggled timber, tip-off ‘ignored’
A conservation group yesterday accused a military commander in Kampong Speu of smuggling two tonnes of illegally cut rosewood to Vietnam on Monday night. Chea Hean, director of the Natural Resources and Wildlife Preservation Organisation, said the commander had cut the timber in the protected Oral ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-says-commander-smuggled-timber-tip-%E2%80%98ignored%E2%80%99
CNRP’s Next Challenge—How to Compromise
Over the past three days, the CNRP conducted one of the most significant campaigns of mass demonstrations against Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government in years. For three days, more than 20,000 people packed into Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for daily appearances from opposition leaders Sam Rainsy ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrps-next-challenge-how-to-compromise-42580/
Travel group calms visitors
In an apparent bid to reassure jittery visitors watching the country’s political scene, the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (CATA) said in a statement yesterday that post-election tensions would not harm tourists. Addressing its members – tour operators and travel agencies – as well as national ...
Anne Renzenbrink and Laura Ma
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/travel-group-calms-visitors
Flash Floods Leave Villagers Trapped on Roofs
Flash floods left hundreds of families trapped in their villages, destroyed properties and killed livestock in Ratanakkiri province’s Lumphat district Tuesday, officials said. Heavy rain had softened the walls of a canal, which gave way to the pressure, according to Khlem Sovann, chief of Lbaing I ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/flash-floods-leave-villagers-trapped-on-roofs-42611/
EU Under Fire for Policy Linked to Land Grabbing in Cambodia
KAMPONG SPEU PROVINCE— Three years ago, Pao had a farm and a charcoal stove near a stream in a community called Omlaing in western Cambodia. The farm gave her rice, charcoal sales gave her extra income and the nearby forest provided edible and medicinal plants. Pao ...
The Irrawaddy News Magazine Staff
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44202
Battambang Pepsi factory torn down to make facility
A long-abandoned Pepsi bottling factory that became a part of the tourist trail in Battambang province has been razed to make way for a water-treatment facility, according to officials. On June 19, JICA signed off on a $33.5 million water-supply-system project in Kampong Cham and ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/battambang-pepsi-factory-torn-down-make-facility
King reminds CNRP once again to attend first parliamentary session
King Norodom Sihamoni on Wednesday appealed once again to the 55 elected lawmakers of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) to attend the first session of the National Assembly to be held on September 23. “I asked His Excellencies, and Her Excellencies to attend the first ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=ZWM1MjE3ZjNlOGM
លោកហ៊ុន សែន និងលោកសម រង្ស៊ីគ្រោងជួបគ្នាជាថ្មីទៀត
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន — ក្រុមមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងពីរគឺលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន និងលោកសម រង្ស៉ីគ្រោងនឹងជួបប្រជុំគ្នាដើម្បីព្យាយាមបន្តដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាជាប់ គាំងនយោបាយក្រោយការបោះឆ្នោត។ លោកសុខ ខេមរានៃវីអូអេពីរដ្ឋ ធានីវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន បានរាយការណ៍មកថា លទ្ធផលនៃ ...
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/sam-rainsy-and-hun-sen-plan-next-meeting/1751087.html
មហាបាតុកម្មបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានបញ្ចប់តាមគម្រោង
ភ្នំពេញ៖ លោកសម រង្ស៊ីប្រកាសថា៖ «សូមអរគុណបងប្អូនដែលបានអញ្ជើញមកយ៉ាងច្រើនកុះករ។ សូមអរគុណអ្នកឧបត្ថម្ភបាតុករយើង»។ មហាបាតុកម្មរយៈពេលបីថ្ងៃរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានបិទបញ្ចប់ ជាស្ថាពរហើយនៅរសៀលថ្ងៃអង្គារនេះ បន្ទាប់ពីថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំគណបក្សឈ្នះឆ្នោត ...
សាយ មុន្នី
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/mass-protest-by-cnrp-in-cambodia-concluded-as-planned/1751813.html
CNRP Vows More Protests if Demands Not Met
Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha on Tuesday ended the CNRP’s three-day demonstration in Phnom Penh, but vowed to hold further demonstrations if the National Assembly is convened on Monday without an agreement having been reached with the ruling CPP over the disputed results ...
Khuon Narim and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-vows-more-protests-if-demands-not-met-42577/
Tuk-tuks to be solar-powered
Australian green energy company Star 8 has designed a solar-powered tuk-tuk and is in the process of building a factory in Cambodia to make the vehicles, according to a report in Australian newspaper The Age. The vehicles’ makers said the tuk-tuks will cost between A$2,000 (US$1,865) ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/tuk-tuks-be-solar-powered
គជប ស្នើឲ្យរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងពាក់ព័ន្ធដាក់វិន័យរដ្ឋបាលលើអ្នកប្រព្រឹត្តល្មើសច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោតចំនួន ៤រូប
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គជប) ស្នើរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ និងរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងអប់រំ យុវជន និងកីឡា ដាក់វិន័យរដ្ឋបាលលើមន្ត្រីក្រោមឱវាទចំនួន៤រូប ពីបទល្មើសនឹងច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោត នៅអំឡុងពេលឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត បោះឆ្នោត និងរាប់សន្លឹក ...
ពេជ្រ សុធារី
http://vodhotnews.com/?p=article&id=16174&lang=kh
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ បដិសេធលិខិតគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ សុំពន្យារពេលប្រជុំសភា
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រព្រះបាទនរោត្តមសីហមុនី បដិសេធលិខិតស្នើសុំរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដែលសុំពន្យារពេលការប្រជុំសភា ដោយស្នើឲ្យតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សទាំង៥៥ររូប ចូលរួមប្រជុំនៅថ្ងៃទី២៣ខែកញ្ញា ខាងមុខ។ ព្រះរាជសាររបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ឡាយព្រះហត្ថលេខានៅថ្ងៃទី១៨ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ឲ្យដឹងថា យោងតាមមាត្រា ៨២ថ្មីនៃរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ព្រះអង្គ នឹង ...
ស៊ុន ណារិន
http://vodhotnews.com/16177
សង្គមស៊ីវិលថ្កោលទោសចំពោះករណីប៉ូលិសប្រើអាវុធបាញ់បង្ក្រាបបាតុករ
អង្គការសង្គមសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនានា បានចេញសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍ថ្កោលទោសដល់អាជ្ញាធរ រដ្ឋាភិបាល ដែលប្រើប្រាស់អាវុធបាញ់បង្ក្រាបទៅលើបាតុករ និងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ កាលពីយប់ថ្ងៃទី១៥ កញ្ញា។ សង្គមស៊ីវិលចាត់ទុកទង្វើនេះជាការរំលោភសិទ្ធិមនុស្សធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ និងទាមទារឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលទទួលខុសត្រូវក្នុងករណីនេះ។ ទន្ទឹមនឹងនេះ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នៅ ...
ទីន ហ្សាការីយ៉ា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/Civil-society-condemns-police-use-weapons-fire-suppression-protesters-09162013072119.html
ព្រះសង្ឃមួយអង្គប៉ុនប៉ងដុតខ្លួននៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ
ព្រះសង្ឃមួយព្រះអង្គព្រះនាម សេង ឌីណា បានប៉ុនប៉ងយកសាំងចាក់ដុតសម្លាប់ខ្លួននៅលើឆាកនាទីលាន ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែកញ្ញា នេះ។ មុនពេលចាក់សាំងបម្រុងដុតព្រះកាយ ព្រះអង្គបានអានសារលាតត្រដាងអំពើអយុត្តិធម៌ក្នុងសង្គមដែលព្រះអង្គ ...
ដែន អយុធ្យា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/monk-attempt-to-commit-suicide-09172013002608.html
Hun Sen, opposition in second day of talks
Cambodian strongman Hun Sen met leaders of the country’s main opposition party again on Tuesday, the second day of crucial talks aimed at finding a way out of the country’s post-election deadlock. After demonstrations over the weekend triggered clashes with security forces that left one man ...
The Bangkok Post News Staff
http://www.bangkokpost.com/breakingnews/370122/hun-sen-opposition-in-second-day-of-talks
Cambodia's Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy 'Narrow Differences' in Election Stalemate
Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties are “narrowing their differences” in talks aimed at ending a standoff over recent elections, officials said Tuesday, as protesters ended three straight days of mass demonstrations against poll results. Both the leaders led their parties in the discussions, which were ...
Radio Free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/talks-09172013181436.html
Cambodian textile workers who supply UK clothing stores ‘starving’ and suffering 'mass faintings'
By the time London Fashion Week comes to a close, 58 high-end designers will have shown their collections. Rail-thin models will have walked the runways. Debate will have raged over size zero. In Cambodia, meanwhile, garment workers stitching clothes that supply the UK high street are ...
Shuttered schools, factories
With only about 10 per cent of its 1,000-person workforce at their stations by 8am yesterday, management at Hoyear (Cambodia) Garment Ltd cut its losses and announced that the factory would close for the next two days. Thousands across the capital opted out of work ...
Sean Teehan, Laignee Barron and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/shuttered-schools-factories
Protest gets injection of energy
What had been a relatively subdued gathering at Freedom Park yesterday became a jubilant celebration as opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha delivered the news of fruitful discussions with the government to party faithful. Despite much-diminished crowds – and the sobering events of Sunday night ...
Stuart White and Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protest-gets-injection-energy