ព័ត៌មាន
Flood death toll hits seven
Relentless floodwater in Banteay Meanchey has killed at least seven people since late last month, when water began inundating the province, national disaster officials confirmed. Fatalities from the deluge in Banteay Meanchey include four adults and three children, National Committee for Disaster Management chief Keo Vy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flood-death-toll-hits-seven
Tour guides urged to give election OK
Several tour guide associations in Siem Reap received a prepared statement from the Provincial Department of Tourism asking them to sign and thumbprint a note of acceptance of the election results released by the National Election Committee on Monday. At least half a dozen of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tour-guides-urged-give-election-ok
Electric car is still on the charger
What happened to Cambodia’s electric car? The short answer is, the wait continues. More than seven months after its owners unveiled the new and improved Angkor EV 2013 to great fanfare, they are chronically short of funding and assembly is taking place in piecemeal fashion. Seang Chan ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/electric-car-still-charger
Sand-Dredging Boats Active One Day After Ban Announced
Sand-dredging boats were active along the Mekong River in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district on Tuesday, despite the city’s municipal governor, Pa Socheatvong, having ordered a complete suspension of dredging in the city the day before. Phnom Penh City Hall on Monday put in place the temporary ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sand-dredging-boats-active-one-day-after-ban-announced-39522/
Capital governor declares moratorium on dredging
Phnom Penh municipal governor Pa Socheatvong has ordered a complete suspension of all sand-dredging activities while the municipality investigates whether the companies are operating illegally, a spokesman said. The order came during a meeting yesterday between the governor and his subordinates, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/capital-governor-declares-moratorium-dredging
Negotiations Falter After Election Results Released
Negotiations between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over an investigation into election irregularities stalled Monday after the National Election Committee (NEC) released official preliminary election results that supported the ruling party’s claim of victory in the July 28 election. In an initial round of talks ...
Neou Vannarin and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/negotiations-falter-after-election-results-released-39264/
Sam Rainsy Rejects Accusation of Inciting Military Coup
CNRP president Sam Rainsy on Monday defended his recent Facebook posts urging police and soldiers to “stand up” with the people and “demand” a change of government, and dismissed claims from the ruling CPP that he was inciting a coup. “We just want to urge ...
Neou Vannarin and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sam-rainsy-rejects-accusation-of-inciting-military-coup-39276/
Two Cambodian children hospitalized with H5N1
Cambodia’s health ministry today announced two more H5N1 avian flu cases, both in children, the hardest-hit group in that country so far. The patients are a 9-year-old boy from Battambang province and a 5-year-old girl from Kandal province, according to a joint statement today from Cambodia’s ...
http://www.cidrap.umn.edu/news-perspective/2013/08/two-cambodian-children-hospitalized-h5n1
សង្គមស៊ីវិល៖ការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលដោយគ.ជ.ប.មុនមានដំណោះស្រាយអាចនាំឲ្យមានការរំជើបរំជួល
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន — ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលខកចិត្តនឹងការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលឆ្នោតរបស់ គ.ជ.ប.ដោយបារម្ភអំពីភាពរំជើបរំជួលដោយសារតែគ្មានដំណោះស្រាយរវាង ភាគីទាំងពីរទាក់ទងនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត។ ពីរដ្ឋធានីវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន លោកសុខ ខេមរានៃវីអូអេរាយការណ៍ថា ក្រុម ...
Villagers Concerned Over Impact of Gold Mine
More than 700 families living in Stung Treng province’s Siem Pang district have appealed to local authorities, demanding that they intervene to stop a Chinese company mining gold near their homes. Sin Dan, chief of Thma Keo commune, said he had delivered the petition to both ...
ការចរចាជាប់គាំងពេលលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវបានប្រកាស
ការចរចារវាងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានិងគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិជុំវិញការស៊ើប ...
Worker applications eased
Candidates for a government program that sends Cambodians to work in South Korea can file paperwork closer to home this year, as applications will now be distributed in 13 provinces. Applications will be available until Friday in provincial labour offices in Battambang, Kampong Cham, Kampong ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/worker-applications-eased
គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានផ្លាស់ប្តូរជំហរមិនទទួលយកអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលដើម្បីអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃ
គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានឹងមិន ទទួលយកអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលណាមួយដើម្បីចូលរួមអង្កេតតាមដានភាពមិន ប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោតនេះទេ។ លោក ជាម យៀប មន្ត្រីតំណាងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានបញ្ជាក់ថាអ្វីដែលគណបក្សប្រ ជាជនអាចទទួល ...
លទ្ធផលបណ្ដោះអាសន្នរបស់គ.ជ.បបង្ហាញថាបក្សប្រជាជនឈ្នះ
លទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតបណ្ដោះអាសន្នដែលចេញដោយគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំ ការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) នៅថ្ងៃទី១២ សីហា បង្ហាញថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ទទួលបានសំឡេងគាំទ្រច្រើនជាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានសំឡេងគាំទ្រចំនួនជាង ៣លានសំឡេង (៣.២៣៥.៩៦៩) ឈ្នះដាច់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដែលមានសំឡេងគាំទ្រជាង ២លាន ...
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/nec-temporary-result-08122013031139.html
គណបក្សដែលមិនបានអាសនៈខកចិត្តនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត
ភ្នំពេញ — គណបក្សចំនួន៤ក្នុងចំណោមគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៦ដែលមិនបានទទួលអាសនៈ ក្នុងសភាក្នុងការប្រកួតប្រជែងនៅក្នុងអាណត្តិទី៥នេះ បានសម្តែងការមិនពេញជាខ្លាំងចំពោះ ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ។ គណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងនោះបានចាត់ទុកថា ការបោះឆ្នោត ...
Cambodia dispacthes 11,940 laborers abroad in first 6 months
Cambodia has sent about 11,940 laborers overseas in the first six months of this year, down 29 percent from 16,900 it sent over the same period last year, the figures of the Ministry of Labor showed Tuesday. In January to June period this year, the country ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/13/c_132627422.htm
Couple say illegal wood is not theirs
Police seized about 600 pieces of luxury-grade rosewood weighing about 2,000 kilograms during a raid in Oddar Meanchey province on Sunday, but are still deciding whether to arrest the owners of the property on which it was found, an official said. Bun Heng, a communal forestry ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/couple-say-illegal-wood-not-theirs
Factory production sluggish
In the wake of last month’s election, production levels at Cambodian garment factories are still below the norm as lingering fears of political unrest keep workers at home and away from the capital. Shrugged off at the outset as a natural byproduct of the election that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/factory-production-sluggish
Information Minister Fears Repeat of 2003 Riots
Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Monday that the deployment last week of armored personnel carriers (APCs) and soldiers is necessary to prevent an outbreak of post-election violence akin to the anti-Thai riots that gripped Phnom Penh more than 10 years ago. Speaking to reporters at the ...
Kuch Naren and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/information-minister-fears-repeat-of-2003-riots-39266/
King to Convene Parliament After Beijing Trip
King Norodom Sihamoni flew to Beijing on Monday, accompanied by Queen Mother Norodom Monineath for a routine medical checkup, but will return to Cambodia to preside over the opening session of the fifth mandate of the National Assembly, according to a statement released by the ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/king-to-convene-parliament-after-beijing-trip-39273/
Cambodia election crisis deepens as opposition rejects results
(Reuters) – A deadlock over Cambodia’s disputed election hardened on Monday as the opposition rejected official results confirming a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s long-ruling party and raised the prospect of further street protests. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) said it would not accept ...
http://uk.reuters.com/article/2013/08/12/uk-cambodia-election-count-idUKBRE97B02G20130812
PAL sets new closing date for investment in Cambodia Airlines
The deal between national flag carrier Philippine Airlines (PAL) and Royal Group of Cambodia (RCG) to form Cambodia Airlines Co. Ltd. is set to be completed within the next two months. This was according to Ma. Cecilia Pesayco, assistant corporate secretary of PAL’s parent firm PAL ...
Flash floods hit parts of Cambodia, killing seven people
Flash floods have been hitting some parts of three provinces in Cambodia and have claimed seven lives so far, officials said Monday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said northwestern Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces as well as ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/12/c_132624526.htm
Cambodia suspends military co-operation with US, other nations amid election standoff
ambodia has suspended international military co-operation programs with the United States and others following that country’s recent, disputed election, the State Department said Monday. The reason for Cambodia’s action was not immediately clear. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters that Cambodia’s Defence Ministry has postponed ...