ខេមបូឌា ដេលី
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/
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/
Six Sent to Court Following Clashes With Police
Officials at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Monday questioned six men accused of using violence against authorities when protesters clashed with security forces near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge in fighting that saw a 29-year-old man shot dead. The men were arrested Sunday night, at the ...
Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/42515-42515/
Victims Describe Deadly Clash at Monivong Bridge
Victims of the violent clashes that broke out between security forces and stone-throwing youths in Phnom Penh on Sunday night recounted the event Monday, with some saying they sustained injuries while battling against riot police and others saying they were simply unfortunate commuters trapped in ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/victims-describe-deadly-clash-at-monivong-bridge-42503/
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទាមទារបង្កើតស្ថានីយទូរទស្សន៍ នឹងកែទម្រង់ គ.ជ.ប.
មុនពេលចរចារវាងគណបក្សទាំងពីរកាលពីព្រឹកមិញនេះ គណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានដាក់លក្ខខណ្ឌថ្មីមួយទៀត ដើម្បី បញ្ចប់ភាពជាប់គាំងផ្នែកនយោបាយរយៈពេលជិតពីរខែ ជុំវិញការ ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5460/
US Calls for Transparent Investigation Into Protester Shooting
The U.S. on Monday called for a full and transparent investigation into the killing of a 29-year-old man by security forces on Sunday night during a heated clash around Monivong Bridge, while the European Union said that the police should show more restraint in the ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/us%E2%80%88calls-for-transparent-investigation-into-protester-shooting-42512/
CNRP Touts Success on Second Day of Demonstrations
As leaders from the CPP and CNRP sat down for a round of top-level negotiations aimed at breaking the country’s prolonged political impasse on Monday, opposition supporters once again poured into Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park for the second day of demonstrations against alleged fraud in ...
Aun Pheap and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-touts-success-on-second-day-of-demonstrations-42529/
Tourists in Phnom Penh Find Novelty Among Demonstrations
Despite the demonstration at Freedom Park, razor-wire barricades, blocked streets and clashes between citizens and police in the past two days, it appears that the camp-in and security presence in the city are merely a novelty for some tourists. On Monday afternoon, one couple, Australians John ...
Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/tourists-in-phnom-penh-find-novelty-among-demonstrations-42535/
Siem Reap’s Secret Multimillion Dollar Land Swap
Inside the grounds of this city’s old provincial hall, past a green corrugated iron fence, municipal street cleaners and their families are squatting in what was once a bustling government office filled with civil servants. Across the road, the former department of rural development is a ...
Phorn Bopha and Simon Marks
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/selected-features/siem-reaps-secret-multimillion-dollar-land-swap-42375/
Government to Consider New Minimum Wage
The Ministry of Social Affairs on Friday established four sub-committees tasked with finding a new minimum wage for the country’s 300,000-plus garment factory workers, Minister Ith Sam Heng said on Friday. “The sub-committees have a limited time of five weeks for research before they have to ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-to-consider-new-minimum-wage-42317/
CNRP Demands TV Station, NEC Reform, New Voter Registry
The opposition CNRP on Sunday set new conditions for ending nearly two months of political deadlock over the national election that both it and the ruling CPP claim to have won, ahead of scheduled negotiations between the two parties this morning. The opposition is now demanding ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
https://cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/wp-admin/post.php?post=33872&action=edit&message=9
Security for Demonstration Brings Parts of City to Standstill
Parts of Phnom Penh came to a standstill Sunday as security forces closed off major and minor roads with razor wire and metal barriers and at one point even denied an ambulance access to a local children’s hospital. The measures were put in place for the ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/security-for-demonstration-brings-parts-of-city-to-standstill-42383/
CNRP Confirms Attendance at Royal Palace Meeting With CPP
Opposition president Sam Rainsy will lead a delegation to attend talks with CPP leaders led by Prime Minister Hun Sen, and officiated by King Norodom Sihamoni, at the Royal Palace on Saturday, but a mass demonstration scheduled for Sunday would go ahead as planned, the ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cnrp-confirms-attendance-at-royal-palace-meeting-with-cpp-42323/
ស្លាប់ម្នាក់និងរងរបួសច្រើននាក់នៅពេលអ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំងប៉ះទង្គិចជាមួយនគរបាល
ការធ្វើបាតុកម្មនៅថ្ងៃដំបូង ដែលដឹកនាំដោយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបាន បញ្ចប់កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ដោយមានការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាដោយហិង្សារវាងកង រាជអាវុធហត្ថ នគរបាលប្រឆាំងកុបកម្ម និងអ្នកតវ៉ានៅជិតស្ពានព្រះ មុនីវង្ស ដែលបណ្តាលឲ្យមនុស្សម្នាក់ ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5439/
Cambodian TV Fails to Cover Protests
Viewers of local television on Sunday would have had no idea the opposition CNRP was staging a mass protest, during which violent clashes with police occurred and water cannons and tear gas were used. Instead, anyone tuned into state-owned TVK or the pro-government broadcasters CTN, CNC, ...
Kim Chan and Dene-Hern Chen
http://Cambodian TV Fails to Cover Protests
Landmark Hopeful of Future Retail Agreements
A 20-story retail and office building development opposite Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park by U.K.-based Hongkong Land Ltd. (HKL) is being built without pre-existing rental agreements, the company’s general manager, Daniel Parkes, said Thursday. Land Management Minister Im Chhun Lim last Friday hosted the groundbreaking of the ...
Alex Willemyns and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/landmark-hopeful-of-future-retail%E2%80%88agreements-42254/
FTU Requests Week Off for Workers to Join Rally
The Free Trade Union (FTU) requested that the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) permit workers nationwide to take a weeklong holiday in order to participate in the opposition’s planned demonstrations, according to a letter sent by the FTU this week. Signed by union president Chea ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/ftu-requests-week-off-for-workers-to%E2%80%88join-rally-42214/
Anonymous Hacks Government Websites
Anonymous Cambodia, a group of local computer hackers, has claimed responsibility for disrupting at least three government websites since Saturday and vowed additional hacking attacks to protest against July’s “unfair” election, according to the group’s Facebook page and Twitter account. Since Saturday, the hackers have attacked ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/anonymous%E2%80%88hacks-government-websites-42250/
CNRP to Forge Ahead With ‘Camp-In’ Despite Prohibition
The opposition CNRP said Thursday it is forging ahead with plans to hold a three-day demonstration, which the party has dubbed a “camp-in,” despite a letter from the Ministry of Interior that says the protests can only go on for one day. The Interior Ministry letter, ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-to-forge-ahead-with-camp-in-despite-prohibition-42242/
ខុមហ្វ្រែលរិះគន់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញចំពោះការដោះស្រាយពាក្យបណ្តឹរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ គណៈកម្មាធិការដើម្បីការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរីនិង យុត្តិធម៌នៅកម្ពុជា (ខុមហ្វ្រែល) បានចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយ រិះគន់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញចំពោះការដោះស្រាយពាក្យបណ្តឹង របស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិពាក់ព័ន្ធ ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5342/
Two Explosive Devices Found in Phnom Penh Safely Detonated, Removed
Bomb disposal experts conducted a controlled explosion on a device discovered near the National Assembly building in Phnom Penh on Friday morning and safely removed a second explosive device, consisting of three M-79 rifle-launched grenade shells, from a park near the city’s Wat Phnom. The ...
Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/two-explosive-devices-found-in-phnom-penh-safely-detonated-removed-42261/
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញព្រមានប្តឹងអ្នករិះគន់សេចក្តីសម្រេចរបស់ខ្លួន
ដោយមិនយល់ស្របនឹងការរិះគន់កាន់តែច្រើនឡើងៗជាប់ជានិច្ចចំពោះ វិធីដែលខ្លួនដោះស្រាយពាក្យបណ្តឹងពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ ដែលមានការប្រកួតប្រជែងដ៏ជូរចត់កាលពីខែកក្កដានោះ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញបានគំរាមប្តឹងអ្នករិះគន់ ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5397/
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅបន្តផែនការធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មរយៈពេលបីថ្ងៃ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានឲ្យដឹងថា ខ្លួននឹងបន្តផែនការ ធ្វើបាតុកម្មរយៈពេលបីថ្ងៃ ដែលគណបក្សនេះហៅថា “ការអង្គុយដោយ ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5411/
Sar Kheng Warns NGOs Not to Aid CNRP’s Demonstrations
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Wednesday released a statement warning civil society groups that they would be in breach of their operating contracts should they offer support, directly or indirectly, to the opposition CNRP at its planned three-day demonstration beginning Sunday. The warning comes a day ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sar-kheng-warns-ngos-not-to-aid-cnrps-demonstrations-42204/