ព័ត៌មាន
Land prices in Siem Reap spike 15 per cent
Strong economic growth and an increase in tourism had driven Siem Reap land prices, according to an industry expert. Sorn Seap, general manager of Key Real Estate who had studied land prices in Siem Reap town, said land prices in Siem Reap town increased about 15 ...
Siv Meng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/land-prices-siem-reap-spike-15-cent
Malnutrition central to health gap: NGO
The gap between Cambodia’s health rich and health poor is “devastating”, according to a report by World Vision issued yesterday. Cambodia is ranked 124 out of 176 countries on the global index based on four indicators used to measure the gap in each listed country: life ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malnutrition-central-health-gap-ngo
Cambodian Opposition Leader Asks King to Intervene in Election Dispute
Cambodia’s opposition leader Sam Rainsy has called on the country’s king to step in to resolve a political crisis over recent disputed polls as time runs out for legal challenges before officials announce final election results this weekend. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) president made ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/elections-09042013175946.html
Cambodia reports 18th human case of bird flu this year
A 15-month-old boy in the capital’s Russei Keo district has been diagnosed with H5N1 virus, bringing the number of the cases to 18 so far this year, a joint statement by the World Health Organization and Cambodian Health Ministry said Wednesday. The latest death case ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-09/04/c_132691671.htm
Evictees sick as rubbish piles up
Evictees of Phnom Penh’s Borei Keila community appealed yet again to municipal authorities for alternative housing yesterday, saying garbage and waste has inundated their current settlement and is making it increasingly difficult to enter and exit the area. Borei Keila residents were evicted from their land ...
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/evictees-sick-rubbish-piles
Limited Trafficking, Rampant Abuse in Thai Fishing Industry
Only one of the 241 Cambodians questioned for the largest survey of the notoriously abusive Thai fishing industry’s workforce to date said he was forced into the job, according to a new report by the International Labor Organization (ILO). Though some of the findings are in ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/limited-trafficking-rampant-abuse-in-thai-fishing-industry-41643/
CNRP Pray-In Gets Backing From Opposition Supporters
Opposition supporters have had varying reactions to the CNRP’s announcement Monday that a mass demonstration planned for this weekend would be framed as a day of prayer rather than protest, but said they would still turn out. And while the CNRP’s efforts to explain their decision, ...
Phorn Bopha and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-pray-in-gets-backing-from-opposition-supporters-41613/
ក្រសួងការងារអំពាវនាវកម្មករកុំឲ្យចូលរួមធ្វើបាតុកម្មនៅថ្ងៃទី៧កញ្ញា
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានកំណត់យកថ្ងៃទី៧ ខែកញ្ញា ជាថ្ងៃធ្វើបាតុកម្មអហិង្សា ដោយមានបន្ថែមការជួបជុំស្មិងស្មាធិ៍ទូទាំងប្រទេស ដើម្បីទាមទារឲ្យបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការ បោះឆ្នោត។ មានស្ថាប័នជាតិធំៗជាច្រើន បានចេញលិខិតបន្តបន្ទាប់ ដើម្បីជំរុញឲ្យពលរដ្ឋរក្សាសន្តិសុខ ស្ថិរភាព ...
បក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិហ្វឹកហាត់ធ្វើបាតុកម្មហិង្សាជាលើកទី២
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានរៀបចំហ្វឹកហាត់ក្បួនធ្វើបាតុកម្មដោយសន្តិវិធី ជាលើកទី២ នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ នៅរៀលថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែកញ្ញា។ ការហ្វឹកហាត់នេះ មានអ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ប្រហែល ២ពាន់នាក់ ចូលរួមហ្វឹកហាត់ ដែលជាការត្រៀមធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មជាក់ស្ដែងនៅថ្ងៃទី៧ កញ្ញា ខាងមុខ ដើម្បីទាមទារឱ្យមាន ...
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រមិនទាន់ទទួលយកសំណើរបស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សម្ដេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បានផ្ញើព្រះរាជសារឆ្លើយតបចំពោះលិខិតរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ប៉ុន្តែពុំទាន់បានទទួលយកសំណើរបស់គណបក្សនេះ ដែលស្នើសុំយាងព្រះអង្គឲ្យធ្វើព្រះរាជអន្តរាគមន៍ និងជាអាជ្ញាកណ្ដាលដោះស្រាយរឿងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត នោះទេ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្ស ...
ទេព សុរ៉ាវី
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/king-letters-to-samrainsy-09042013081450.html
On politics, silence gold: top monks
Cambodia’s highest monks have called on the clergy to refrain from joining any political demonstrations, calling it an abuse of morals and professional ethics. In a statement issued on Sunday and obtained yesterday, the three top Buddhist leaders liken joining protests to the act of killing. “An ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/politics-silence-gold-top-monks
Gov’t warns unions on demo
At least one union leader is butting heads with the Ministry of Labour as he encourages workers to join the planned opposition party demonstration on Saturday. A letter from the ministry sent to factories on Monday called on workers and unions to avoid participation in the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-warns-unions-demo
Travel Restrictions in Cambodian Province Ahead of Mass Protest
Authorities in Cambodia have imposed unusual travel restrictions in a southeastern province ahead of a planned opposition mass protest against election results this weekend, residents and non-governmental groups said Tuesday, criticizing the move as a violation of freedom of movement. Some of them suspect that the ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/travel-09032013234418.html
Cambodia Tourism Industry Fears Fallout From Election Uncertainty
Enterprises in Cambodia’s biggest tourism hub have called on Prime Minister Hun Sen and opposition leader Sam Rainsy to quickly resolve a festering election dispute that they say is threatening business prospects as tensions rise ahead of mass opposition protests next week. Travel companies ...
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/tourism-08302013144408.html
Planned Mekong dams need environmental assessment
The Cambodian government’s plan to build 20 dams along the Mekong River, with a view to boosting energy security, could harm food security and biodiversity in the region, as well as ignite a regional conflict over sharing of the river’s water, a conference has heard. ...
SciDev.Net News Staff
http://www.scidev.net/asia-pacific/water/news/planned-mekong-dams-need-environmental-assessment.html
Calls for Boeung Kak Activist’s Release Renewed on One-Year Anniversary
Cambodian and international rights groups have renewed their calls for the release of Phnom Penh housing rights campaigner campaigner Yorm Bopha one year after her arrest, urging the public and national leaders not to forget her during the country’s current political deadlock. Global watchdog Amnesty International ...
Radio Free Asia
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/yorm-bopha-09032013201419.html
China to provide $33 mln loan to Cambodia
China has pledged 200 million Yuan (around USD $33 million) to Cambodia in addition to the loans and grants provided in April of this year. The loan announcement was made during a meeting between Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and China’s Prime Minister Li Keqiang. Hun Sen ...
The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OWM1YjU3MDNlOGU
Interior Ministry Issues Instructions to Police on Protest Oversigh
The Ministry of Interior on Monday released guidelines instructing governors and police on how to manage the nationwide demonstrations planned by the opposition CNRP for Saturday. The guidelines, signed by Interior Minister Sar Kheng, say that to ensure that security and public order are maintained, local ...
Storm Kills One, Injures Two, Destroys Homes in Svay Rieng
A storm on Saturday night killed one, badly injured two others and destroyed or damaged hundreds of homes in Svay Rieng province’s Rumduol district, officials said Sunday. Ros Pharith, provincial administration director, said a rainstorm with strong winds hit the province about 8:30 p.m. [Svay Rieng ...
Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/storm-kills-one-injures-two-destroys-homes-in-svay-rieng-41560/
លោកសម រង្ស៊ីប្តូរពីមហាបាតុកម្មមកសមាធិ
ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានប្រកាសកាលពី ម្សិលមិញថា មហាបាតុកម្មរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងគ្រោងធ្វើឡើងនៅថ្ងៃទី៧ ខែកញ្ញា នឹងមានលក្ខណៈស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ ដោយអ្នកចូលរួមរាប់ពាន់នាក់នឹងចូលរួមក្នុងពិធីបន់ស្រន់និង« សមាធិ»។ បើទោះបីជាមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិលើក ឡើងថា សេចក្តីសម្រេចនេះធ្វើតាមព្រះរាជសាររបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ដែល ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103355-2013-09-03-03-42-00
New Project Aims to Help Small Businesses in Cambodia
A new project by the government and Japan’s aid agency seeks to assist small companies in Cambodia that are in need of specialist advice in order to develop and keep up with competitors in neighboring Asean countries. The aim of the two-year program, called “Strategic Strengthening ...
Simon Henderson and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/new-project-aims-to-help-small-businesses-in-cambodia-41534/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=new-project-aims-to-help-small-businesses-in-cambodia
Students Urge All Sides to Keep Election Protests Peaceful
More than 200 students and opposition supporters marched Sunday around Phnom Penh’s Wat Phnom with flowers in hand, urging parties to refrain from violence during Saturday’s protest against last month’s contested national election results and for recent incitement charges against two students to be dropped. The ...
Zsombor Peter and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/students-urge-all-sides-to-keep-election-protests-peaceful-41556/
Thai fishing industry under spotlight
Far stricter monitoring of the recruitment and employment of Cambodians and other migrant labourers is needed to ensure the future of the Thai fishing industry, a new study by the International Labour Organization warns. Two and a half per cent of the 241 Cambodians interviewed ...
Abby Seiff
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/thai-fishing-industry-under-spotlight
Thai policy hits Cambodian cassava exports
Thailand’s restriction on agricultural imports earlier this year caused dramatic declines for Cambodia’s cassava exports during the harvest season, provincial border officials said yesterday. Cambodia’s exports of cassava reached 288,109 tonnes in the first six months of this year, a decline of 55 per cent from ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thai-policy-hits-cambodian-cassava-exports