ព័ត៌មាន
Cambodian opposition renews protest warning
Cambodia’s long-time opposition leader Sam Rainsy once again threatened to call nationwide demonstrations if an independent committee was not established to look into allegations of poll irregularities. “We strongly insist the establishment of an independent committee to investigate election irregularities before the release of the final ...
Xinhua News Staff
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90777/8377805.html
CAMBODIA: Better Factories goes mobile with labour law app
The Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) monitoring and reporting scheme is launching a mobile app next month to help improve knowledge of the country’s labour law for those working in the industry. Partially funded by Adidas, the ‘Cambodian Labour Law Guide’ app will be available to download ...
Leonie Barrie
http://www.just-style.com/news/better-factories-goes-mobile-with-labour-law-app_id118883.aspx
Cambodia expects double growth in rice exports this year: minister
Cambodia was expected to export as much as 400,000 tons of milled rice in 2013 thanks to rising demand on international markets and the country’s efforts in developing rice industry, Agriculture Minister Chan Sarun said Tuesday. “We project that Cambodia can export up to 400,000 tons ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/27/c_132667860.htm
Landmine casualties in Cambodia down 36 pct in 7 months
Cambodia reported 74 landmine casualties in the first seven months of this year, down 36 percent from the 115 casualties over the same period last year, the figures of the Cambodia Mine Action Center (CMAC) said Tuesday. During the January-July period this year, 12 people were ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/27/c_132666679.htm
Groups seek UN help on health rights issues
Legalisation of same-sex marriage, comprehensive sex education and non-discriminatory guidelines for health workers treating LGBT people and those living with HIV/AIDS are among a handful of ways to bolster human rights in Cambodia, according to a submission delivered to the United Nations ahead of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/groups-seek-un-help-health-rights-issues
Fruit Trucks Block Road In Customs Fee Protest
About 30 truck drivers transporting fruit blocked National Road 5 in Banteay Meanchey province’s O’Chrou district for an hour yesterday after customs officials arrested six of their fellow drivers for refusing to pay fees they thought were unreasonable, drivers said. Nou Sal, 35, who transports ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/fruit-trucks-block-road-in-customs-fee-protest-40925/
B’bang ballots to be examined
The Constitutional Council yesterday ordered the opening of another batch of ballots and original documents, this time from eight contested polling stations in Battambang town, even as opposition members expressed doubt the council had the will to seriously investigate their complaints. Coming a day after the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/b%E2%80%99bang-ballots-be-examined
លីកាដូថាមានការរៀបចំឲ្យមានការបោះឆ្នោតបន្លំ
ភ្នំពេញៈ បញ្ជីឈ្មោះអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត នៅមណ្ឌលជាច្រើន ហាក់ដូចជាត្រូវបានគេរៀបចំដោយចេតនា មុនការបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យបុគ្គលមួយក្រុមធំ ពីតំបន់ផ្សេង បានចូលទៅបោះឆ្នោតបន្លំ ក្នុងឃុំសង្កាត់ ដែលពួកគេគ្មានសិទិ្ធបោះ។ នេះបើយោងតាមរបាយការណ៍ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103003-2013-08-27-03-37-52
បក្សប្រឆាំងគំរាមធ្វើបាតុកម្មមុនប្រកាសលទ្ធផលផ្លូវការ បើការ ដោះស្រាយមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ
ភ្នំពេញៈ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានគំរាមធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងនឹងលទ្ធផល នៃការបោះឆ្នោត មុនពេលគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គ.ជ.ប) ប្រកាសលទ្ធផលចុងក្រោយ នៅថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែកញ្ញា ដរាបណាភាពមិនប្រក្រតី ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102980-2013-08-27-02-43-11
CNRP Threatens NEC With Suit Over Election Irregularities
The opposition CNRP on Monday threatened to sue the National Election Committee (NEC) over alleged election irregularities during the July 28 ballot—which both the ruling CPP and CNRP claim to have won, though the NEC’s results support a CPP victory. CNRP vice president Kem Sokha promised ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-threatens-nec-with-suit-over-election-irregularities-40910/
Union reps claim factory beatdown
Union representatives who claim they were beaten to within an inch of their lives yesterday after they handed out pro-union leaflets in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district have vowed to take legal action. The 10 union members, who represent four different unions – the Union ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-reps-claim-factory-beatdown
Bribes on rise for test takers
More than half a million dollars in bribes were paid to teachers during last month’s national exams by high school students in Phnom Penh alone, the authors of a new study have found. The study, conducted by the Youth Resource Development Program, found that the average ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bribes-rise-test-takers
Police Presence Light at Rowdy CNRP Rally in Freedom Park
Police maintained a subtle, and mostly unarmed, presence at a rowdy opposition rally that filled Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Monday, despite persistent tensions over last month’s contested national election and a beefed-up security presence around the city. Even as the crowd swelled to well over ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/police-presence-light-at-rowdy-cnrp-rally-in-freedom-park-40918/
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញនឹងបើកសវនាការសាធារណៈស្តីពីឯកសារបើកចំហពាក់ព័ន្ធការបោះឆ្នោត
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ បានលើកឡើងថា ខ្លួននឹង បើកសវនាការជា សាធារណៈមួយនៅ សប្តាហ៍នេះរវាងគណៈ កម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បន្ទាប់ពីគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនេះបានប្តឹងតវ៉ាថា គ.ជ.ប. បានប្រើប្រាស់ ឯកសារបោះឆ្នោតដែលបើកចំហ និងអាចមានការ ...
Malaria deaths dip in first half
A new report from Cambodia’s centre for malaria control shows fatalities from the disease have dropped 85 per cent in the first half of 2013 compared with the same period last year. The total number of malaria cases reduced by 52 per cent during that period, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/malaria-deaths-dip-first-half
Cambodia investment scams rising
The National Consumer Affairs Center of Japan and related bodies are warning of a rise in fraudulent investment schemes involving real estate in Cambodia, where economic growth is boosting foreign investment. The center received 1,312 inquiries between October 2011 and early this month from consumers who ...
The Japan Staff News Staff
http://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2013/08/27/national/cambodia-investment-scams-rising/#.Uh1Rq9KBmN8
After poll, confidence dips: study
Confidence in the Cambodian economy has plummeted roughly 50 per cent in the tense post-election period, according to a market research survey of foreign business leaders working in the country. The survey, conducted by Indochina Research and seen by the Post this week, found that 98 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/after-poll-confidence-dips-study
Company launches digital ad operation
Cambodian Investment Management’s social-media marketing and advertising business has launched Dynamo Innovative Digital Advertising, the group said last week. Dynamo will inherit 10 clients, managing 20 social-media pages, 90 per cent of which are on Facebook and 10 per cent on LinkedIn. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/company-launches-digital-ad-operation
Still at Large, Chhouk Bundith Has Case Sent to Appeal Court
Although the Svay Rieng Provincial Court announced the ex-governor’s sentence in June and ordered his immediate arrest, he has remained elusive to the authorities. His lawyers filed an appeal in July to the Appeal Court challenging the provincial court’s verdict. Sun Bunnarith, Chhouk Bundith’s lawyer, claimed ...
Khy Sovuthy and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/still-at-large-chhouk-bundith-has-case-sent-to-appeal-court-40914/
បក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកំណត់ឱសានវាទពីរសប្ដាហ៍សម្រាប់បាតុកម្ម
ថ្លែងទៅកាន់អ្នកគាំទ្រជាង១០.០០០នាក់ក្នុងពិធីជួបជុំដ៏ធំ មួយកាលពីម្សិលមិញក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងលោក កឹម សុខា មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា ប្រសិនបើគណបក្ស ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាកំពុងកាន់អំណាចមិនធ្វើសហ ...
Court Questions Cambodian, Chinese Businessmen Over Fraud
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday questioned two businessmen over allegations of fraud and using forged public documents, including claims they faked a signature from Prime Minister Hun Sen in a mining transaction, court and police officials said. Deputy prosecutor Var Sakada said Cambodian Al ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/court-questions-cambodian-chinese-businessmen-over-fraud-40923/
អ្នករិះគន់និយាយថា គ.ជ.ប. ត្រូវការកែទម្រង់ទាំងស្រុង
អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោត និងអ្នកវិភាគបាននិយាយកាលពីម្សិលមិញថា ការបន្តបរាជ័យរបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) បាន បង្ហាញថា គ.ជ.ប. គ្មានទាំងឆន្ទៈ និងមិនអាចបំពេញតួនាទីរបស់ខ្លួន ឲ្យបានត្រឹមត្រូវក្នុងនាមជាស្ថាប័នឯករាជ្យ និងមិនប្រកាន់បក្ខ ពួក ដើម្បីធានាឲ្យមានការ ...
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិគំរាមប្ដឹងគ.ជ.ប.ជុំវិញភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានគំរាមប្ដឹងគណៈកម្មាធិការ ជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប. ជុំវិញភាពមិន ប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិកាលពីថ្ងៃទី ...
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញបន្តដោះបណ្តឹង បក្សប្រឆាំងនៅតែមិនស្ងប់ចិត្ត
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ បានបញ្ជាឲ្យគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គ.ជ.ប) ពិនិត្យសន្លឹកឆ្នោតក្នុងកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព «ក» នៅការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតចំនួន ៨ ក្នុងក្រុងបាត់ដំបង មួយថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ពីការពិនិត្យនៅក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះ ដែលគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និង ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103000-2013-08-27-03-31-08