ព័ត៌មាន
Promotions few in financial sector
In late 2009, two months after graduating with a degree in economics, Heng Piseth found a job as a credit officer with a microfinance institution in Kampong Thom province. The story reflects a larger trend confronting young Cambodians entering the financial sector’s job market. While ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/promotions-few-financial-sector
Opposition vows mass protest over Cambodian election deadlock
The result remains hotly disputed, but Cambodia’s recent general election has put long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on a collision course with a resurgent opposition and revealed widespread unhappiness with his iron-fisted rule. While analysts aren’t writing off the chances of the politically ruthless Hun Sen ...
http://in.reuters.com/article/2013/08/06/cambodia-election-idINDEE97503K20130806
CNRP to Present Thousands of Election Complaints to NEC
The opposition CNRP will today present the National Election Committee (NEC) with its findings from a nationwide effort to gather election-day complaints—of which the party has received at least 18,400—but believes this represents only a fraction of polling day irregularities. CNRP officials in Phnom Penh, where ...
Matt Blomberg and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-to-present-thousands-of-election-complaints-to-nec-38411/
Vietnamese firm is still logging illegally: Adhoc
Employees reportedly working for the controversial Company 72 have allegedly been illegally felling timber in a community forest in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Yadav district and shipping it across the Vietnamese border, community members and Adhoc said yesterday. Romas Svat, a community representative in Paknhai commune’s Lom village, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/vietnamese-firm-still-logging-illegally-adhoc
Rainsy Says Those Behind Boeng Kak Deserve Jail
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Monday vowed to return Phnom Penh’s beleaguered Boeng Kak neighborhood to its residents and to have those who filled the lake with sand thrown in jail, should the opposition CNRP ultimately prevail in contesting the unofficial results of last month’s ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/rainsy-says-those-behind-boeng-kak-deserve-jail-38399/
Baby milk recalled in Cambodia
Potentially contaminated infant milk powder that had been banned in China, Russia and Vietnam is now being recalled in Cambodia. The Cambodian distributor of a milk powder product that uses a suspect ingredient from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is recalling thousands of units as a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/baby-milk-recalled-cambodia
Halt building of dams on Lower Mekong: NGOs
More than 140 NGOs have called on the Mekong River Commission to freeze all hydropower damn construction in the Lower Mekong River. “The degration of fish production in the river can’t be replaced and the blockage of sediment will affect the fisheries resources in the river’s ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/halt-building-dams-lower-mekong-ngos
រយៈពេលដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹងទៅគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបានបញ្ចប់ហើយ
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) បានលើកឡើងកាលពីម្សិលមិញមុនពេលបញ្ចប់ការដាក់ពាក្យបណ្តឹងជាផ្លូវការនៅយប់នេះថា មានពាក្យបណ្តឹងសរុបចំនួន១២៥ ...
Sar Kheng Warns of ‘Trouble’ if Negotiations Stall
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Monday warned of “trouble” if opposition leader Sam Rainsy does not return to the negotiating table to hammer out a solution to a stalemate between the CPP and the opposition over irregularities during the July 28 national election. Mr. Kheng made ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sar-kheng-warns-of-trouble-if-negotiations-stall-38401/
Cambodian insurance industry sees 25 pct growth in first half
Cambodia’s insurance sector earned a total premium of 22 million U.S. dollars in the first six months of the year, up 25 percent from the 17.6 million U.S. dollars it made over the same period last year, the industry’s figures showed Tuesday. The premiums were from ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/06/c_132607310.htm
CNRP, Comfrel Call for Investigation Into NEC’s Independence
The CNRP and the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) on Monday called for a full investigation into the National Election Committee’s (NEC) independence as well as its possible role in the irregularities the opposition says occurred during the national election on ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-comfrel-call-for-investigation-into-necs-independence-38403/
FAO Predicts Rice Crop to Match Last Year’s
The U.N.’s Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) predicts that Cambodia’s rice crop this year will equal but not exceed last year’s record yield. In its July rice market monitor report, issued quarterly, the FAO said that weather conditions meant this year’s rice crop would not reach ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/fao-predicts-rice-crop-to-match-last-years-38297/
Kratie Floods Displace People, Damage Crops
Hundreds of hectares of farmland have been inundated by the rain-swollen Mekong River in Kratie province’s Bos Leav commune since late last week, officials said yesterday. Bos Leav commune chief Nai Khhy said seven of the commune’s eight villages are flooded affecting more than 800 ...
In Kandal, villager says CPP support is ‘tested’
More than 1,500 Cambodian People’s Party supporters in Kandal province’s Sa’ang district were summonsed by party officials yesterday to be thanked for voting for the party, during a meeting one villager claimed was tacit intimidation. According to a villager speaking on the condition of anonymity, invited ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kandal-villager-says-cpp-support-%E2%80%98tested%E2%80%99
In Cambodia, Cyber Casinos Fall Into a Legal Gray Area
In 2010, the Ha Tien Vegas Entertainment Resort, a casino investment on Kampot province’s border with Vietnam that included luxury karaoke rooms and suites, launched with high hopes of attracting Vietnamese gamblers. At the end of December, Ha Tien Vegas closed down. To the north, in ...
Rice exports already surpass last year’s total
Cambodia exported about 31,000 tonnes of rice in July, a 40 per cent seasonal increase from the average of 22,000 tonnes for first five months of this year. Official data show that Cambodia exported 207,000 tonnes from January through July, an amount surpassing the 205,000 tonnes ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rice-exports-already-surpass-last-year%E2%80%99s-total
Three brokers arrested for human smuggling
Three brokers were arrested last Friday after allegedly attempting to illegally smuggle nine Cambodians, including an infant, across the Thai border. Lured with promises of employment in Thailand, the group was attempting to illegally cross the border on motos when they were stopped by police ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/three-brokers-arrested-human-smuggling
ពាក្យបណ្ដឹងសរុបចំនួន៣៥៩ ត្រូវបានដាក់ប្ដឹងក្នុងដំណាក់កាលការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហៅកាត់ថា គជប បានប្រកាសឲ្យដឹងថា ក្នុងដំណាក់កាលឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត គិតពីថ្ងៃទី២៧មិថុនា ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២៦កក្កដាកន្លងទៅនេះ មានពាក្យបណ្ដឹងសរុបចំនួន៣៥៩បណ្ដឹង ត្រូវបានដាក់ប្ដឹង។ ហើយកម្មវត្ថុនៃពាក្យបណ្ដឹងទាំងអស់ភាគ ...
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130805-%E2%80%8Bnec-05-08-2013
Activist sent fleeing after report on graft
An opposition activist in Siem Reap province’s Varin district said he has fled his home upon receiving word that men in military dress were asking about his whereabouts after he spoke to the press about allegations of military corruption stuffed into a ballot box on ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/activist-sent-fleeing-after-report-graft
អ្នកវិភាគ៖ ការដកអាសនៈពីបក្សប្រឆាំងគ្មានច្បាប់
កណ្តាលៈ ពីរថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ពីលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន បានព្រមានថា ការធ្វើពហិការរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងមិនចូលរួមរដ្ឋសភា នឹងធ្វើឲ្យគណបក្សប្រជាជន លោកកាន់កាប់អាសនៈទាំងអស់ក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា អ្នកវិភាគថ្លែងកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនគ្មានមូលដ្ឋានច្បាប់ និងភាពស្របច្បាប់ផ្នែកនយោបាយ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/101841-2013-08-05-03-43-45
គ ជ ប បង្កើតអនុគណៈកម្មការស៊ើបអង្កេតមួយ
ភ្នំពេញៈ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបានប្រកាសកាលពីម្សិលមិញអំពី ការបង្កើតអនុគណៈកម្មការមួយ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត បន្ទាប់ពីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិធ្វើពហិការមិនចូលរួមក្នុងកិច្ច ពិភាក្សាអំពីអាណតិ្តនៃការស៊ើបអង្កេតរួមគ្នានោះ។ គណបក្ស ប្រឆាំងបានលើក ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/101836-2013-08-05-03-33-30
Investigation Committee Nixed 1 Day After Creation
A joint-party task force that the National Election Committee (NEC) on Saturday announced would be set up to investigate alleged irregularities during the July 28 national election was abruptly abandoned Sunday, with NEC President Im Sousdey announcing that his organization will instead push ahead with ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investigation-committee-nixed-1-day-after-creation-38277/
គណបក្សបែតងអូស្ត្រាលី អំពាវនាវឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សបៃតងអូស្ត្រាលី (Australian Greens Party) បានលើកឡើងថា ខ្លួនបានជំរុញឲ្យលោក ខេវិន រូដ (Kevin Rudd) នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីអូស្ត្រាលី គាំទ្រការស៊ើបអង្កេតករណីចោទប្រកាន់ថា មានភាពប្រក្រតីបានកើតឡើង យ៉ាងច្រើន ក្នុង ...
សង្គមស៊ីវិលបារម្ភពីការគំរាមកំហែងទៅលើសកម្មជនបក្សនយោបាយ
សង្គមស៊ីវិលសម្ដែងការព្រួយបារម្ភចំពោះការគំរាមកំហែង បំភិតបំភ័យ ដែលអាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាននៅកន្លែងមួយចំនួនធ្វើទៅលើសកម្មជន ឬអ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ ការគំរាមកំហែង ឬបំភ័យណាមួយនោះ ជាទង្វើរំលោភច្បាប់ និងរំលោភសិទ្ធិប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ក្នុងសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ។ គណៈកម្មាធិការប្រព្រឹត្តិកម្មសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា នៅ ...
