ខេមបូឌា ដេលី
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/
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/
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/
CPP Rejects New NGO Proposal to Break Election Impasse
The CPP on Monday quickly dismissed the latest proposal from NGOs aimed at breaking the political impasse over how to investigate irregularities surrounding last month’s contested national election. To break the deadlock, the NGOs, who have dubbed the group they formed to monitor the election ...
Khy Sovuthy and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cpp-rejects-new-ngo-proposal-to-break-election-impasse-41572/
Government Raises Salaries for Commune, Village Officials
The government has decided to double the salaries of local government officials at the commune and village level from the beginning of next year, according to a government sub-decree signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen shortly before the national election. The sub-decree, released in the Royal ...
Khy Sovuthy and Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-raises-salaries-for-commune-village-officials-41574/
Blood Bank Says More Stocks Are Needed to Meet Demand
The National Blood Transfusion Center (NBTC) will launch a website this month aimed at encouraging more people to donate blood as stocks at the center are still critically low and hundreds of units short of meeting demand, the center’s director said Monday. Dr. Hok Kim Cheng ...
Phorn Bopha and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/blood-bank-says-more-stocks-are-needed-to-meet-demand-41586/
NEC Opens Kandal Voter Documents
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Sunday opened official polling records for eight stations in Kandal province’s Takhmao City in accordance with complaints filed by the opposition CNRP to the Constitutional Council of Cambodia over election day irregularities in the province. CPP representative Prum Sokha, secretary ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-opens-kandal-voter-documents-41562/
King Calls on Parties to Respect Constitution
King Norodom Sihamoni announced Friday that the political impasse that has been formed in the wake of the July 28 national election should be resolved by “competent institutions stipulated by the Constitution and laws” of the country. Both the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP claimed that ...
Colin Meyn and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/king-calls-on-parties-to-respect-constitution-41551/
Resurgent mobile deals could hurt margins, analysts say
‘Top up $2 and get 30 free minutes daily for 20 days. Top up $5 and expand the same offer for a month. And, for a $10 recharge, that half-an-hour freebie lasts 50 days.” Mobile operator Beeline, which announced the promotion in August, called it “another ...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/resurgent-mobile-deals-could-hurt-margins-analysts-say
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព “ ក” ចំនួនប្រាំបីនៅខេត្តកណ្តាល
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គ.ជ.ប.)បាន បើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព “ ក” នៅការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតចំនួនប្រាំបីនៅក្រុងតាខ្មៅ ក្នុងខេត្តកណ្តាល ដោយយោងទៅតាមពាក្យបណ្តឹងរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងដែលបាន ...
និស្សិតទទូចឲ្យចៀសវាងអំពើហិង្សាអំឡុងពេលធ្វើបាតុកម្ម
និស្សិតនិងអ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំងជាង២០០នាក់បានដង្ហែ ក្បួនជុំវិញវត្តភ្នំក្នុងទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញកាលពីម្សិលមិញ និងមានកាន់ផ្កានៅក្នុងដៃផង ដោយទទូចឲ្យគ្រប់ភាគីចៀសវាងអំពើហិង្សា អំឡុងការធ្វើ ...
In Contrasting Styles, Police, Opposition Prepare for Protests
With planned protests against last month’s contested national election results fast approaching, the opposition CNRP and police each held separate training events in Phnom Penh on Sunday, aimed at staving off the violence many fear may erupt. The CNRP says it will start mass protests beginning ...
Phorn Bopha and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/in-contrasting-styles-police-opposition-prepare-for-protests-41545/
CNRP Pledges Legal Action Against NEC
The CNRP has pledged to take legal action against the leadership of the National Election Committee (NEC) after the Constitutional Council of Cambodia announced on Saturday that election irregularities in Kratie province were not significant enough to alter preliminary results released by the NEC. Despite the ...
Eang Mengleng
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-pledges-legal-action-against-nec-41549/
New Concerns as NEC Releases More Unsealed Polling Records
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday publicly opened 12 official polling records from Siem Reap province, but seven of them had been either torn or improperly sealed, sparking fresh concerns from the opposition CNRP that they had been tampered with. The unsealed packages—known as “safety ...
Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/new-concerns-as-nec-releases-more-unsealed-polling-records-41524/
Startup Promises a Future for Former Boeng Kak Residents
In mid-August, on day seven of production at the Coco Khmer social enterprise, the team experienced a setback. Temperatures in the fermenting room must remain between 35 and 40 degrees to produce the organization’s virgin coconut oil, but the temperature on that rainy day refused to ...
Devon Geary and Mech Dara
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/startup-promises-a-future-for-former-boeng-kak-residents-41532/
Phnom Penh Fares Poorly in Livability Index
Phnom Penh is one of the least-livable cities in the world, but has also seen relatively strong improvement in quality of life over the past five years, the Economist Intelligence Unit’s annual Global Livability Ranking released this month has found. The analysis of 140 cities, which ...
David Kaner
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/phnom%E2%80%88penh-fares-poorly-in-livability-index-41445/
Prosecutors Meet to Discuss Treatment of Incarcerated Minors
The judiciary has signed off on a new set of guidelines designed to regulate the work of prosecutors in many areas, including the rights of minors in the judicial system. Ouk Savuth, general director of the Court of Appeal, signed off on the guidelines on August ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/prosecutors-meet-to-discuss-treatment-of-incarcerated-minors-41526/
Sokimex Group Plans 15-Story Hotel Near Royal Palace
Local conglomerate Sokimex Group plans to construct a 15-story hotel as well as a supermarket and high-end shops on a more than 15,000-square-meter plot of land behind Phnom Penh’s Wat Ounalom, the firm’s founder, Sok Kong, said Thursday. Mr. Kong said his company had applied for ...
Aun Pheap and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sokimex-group-plans-15-story-hotel-near-royal-palace-41433/
Phnom Penh Governor Expresses Disapproval of CNRP Rally
Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatvong on Thursday rebuked opposition CNRP president Sam Rainsy for allegedly breaking his promise to keep Monday’s CNRP rally at Freedom Park to 6,000 people and bar the participation of supporters from outside of the city. Well over 10,000 CNRP supporters attended ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/phnom-penh-governor-expresses-disapproval-of-cnrp-rally-41439/
មានការព្រួយបារម្ភអំពីការចេញលិខិតបញ្ជាក់អត្តសញ្ញាណទៅឲ្យអ្នកគ្មានអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណ
ក្នុងចំណោមលិខិតបញ្ជាក់អត្តសញ្ញាណជិត៨០០.០០០លិខិត ដែលត្រូវ ចេញទៅឲ្យអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត ដែលគ្មានអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណសម្រាប់ ប្រើប្រាស់នៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា មាន លិខិតប្រហែល២៧០.០០០ ...
Government Ties CNRP to Bombings, ‘Terrorist’ Group
A package of documents and DVDs sent from the Ministry of Interior to foreign embassies and NGOs this week uses speeches made by opposition leaders Kem Sokha and Sam Rainsy, criminal acts that have occurred since the election and a letter from an alleged terrorist ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/government-ties-cnrp-to-bombings-terrorist-group-41431/