ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍

Phnom Penh Municipal Hall yesterday defended the actions of police and security guards who blocked protesters as they tried to leave the capital’s Boeung Kak area before they stopped and searched an NGO’s vehicle. Dozens of Daun Penh district police, security guards and military police blockaded ...

Cambodia’s biggest international garment brands met yesterday to discuss wage issues, strikes and worker conditions, among other of the industry’s most pressing topics. But in a year marked by a fatal building collapse at the Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu, mass demonstrations, and bankruptcies ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​សម្រេច​ដូច​នឹង​ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ដោយ​ច្រាន​ចោល​បណ្តឹង​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ដែល​ប្តឹង​សុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ ​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​តួលេខ​និង​រាប់​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ឡើង​វិញ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត បាត់ដំបង។ នៅ​ក្នុង​សវនាការ​ប្រហែល ២ ម៉ោង​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា ...

Some of these ASEAN economies are not like the others. Singapore is 80 times richer than Myanmar and its population lives 20 years longer than Cambodia’s, while Myanmar ranks 50 places behind Cambodia in terms of global competitiveness, according to a wide-ranging analysis from the World ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ប្រកាស​កាលពី​ ម្សិលមិញ​ថា មហា​បាតុកម្ម​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃទី​៧ ខែ​កញ្ញា នឹង​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ ដោយ​អ្នក​ចូលរួម​រាប់ពាន់​នាក់​នឹង​ចូលរួម​ក្នុង​ពិធី​បន់ស្រន់​និង« សមាធិ»។ បើទោះបីជា​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​លើក ឡើង​ថា សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​នេះ​ធ្វើ​តាម​ព្រះរាជសារ​របស់​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ដែល ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Pursat Provincial Court has issued a summons to a soldier based on the Thai border for allegedly clearing protected land in Veal Veng district, a move the man believes was orchestrated by a company owned by tycoon Try Pheap, which is embroiled in an ...

The third phase of a project designed to revamp Phnom Penh’s drainage system, currently inundated by seasonal rains, began yesterday. Four areas of the city spanning a total of 369,445 metres will be witness to the next stage of the project’s implementation, part of an ongoing ...

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng yesterday called on authorities in each province and municipality to ease demonstrations in the capital by creating a site for non-violent protests ahead of a planned opposition rally on Saturday. In a two-page letter sent to provincial officials, Kheng – who ...

Citing a lack of public confidence in the official post-election irregularity resolution process – namely, the Constitutional Council’s opening of vote packages – a coalition of leading civil society groups yesterday appealed to the two main political parties to swiftly come back to the negotiating ...

Calls for big-name apparel brands to take more responsibility for working conditions in Cambodian garment factories are growing louder as representatives of retail companies ranging from H&M to Wal-Mart arrive in Phnom Penh for a semi-annual buyers’ forum this week. Since it began three years ...

Since her husband was arrested in June and thrown in provincial prison to await trial, Soam Chantha, 32, has given birth to a baby boy. At the same time the men have been locked up, police have failed to arrest former Bavet governor Chhouk Bandith, ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​បាន​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ត្រូវ​ដាក់​ទោសទណ្ឌ​ចំពោះ​មន្ត្រី​ដែល​មិន​បាន​បិទ​សៀល​ត្រឹមត្រូវ ទៅ​លើ​កញ្ចប់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត បន្ទាប់​ពី​សម្រេច​មិន​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​រាប់​ឡើង​វិញ​និង​មិនមាន​ការ ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​បន្ថែម​ទៅ​លើ​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រត្រី ...

Rulling that neither a recount nor further investigation into voting irregularities in Kratie province was warranted, the Constitutional Council on Saturday ordered only that the National Election Committee punish polling-station workers who had failed to properly seal ballot packages – a punishment NEC officials yesterday ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រោយពី​សមត្ថកិច្ច​នគរបាល​ប្រឆាំង​កុបកម្ម​ប្រមាណ​២ពាន់​នាក់ ហាត់​សមពី​របៀប​គ្រប់គ្រង​ក្រុម​កុបកម្ម​និង​សាកល្បង​កា របាញ់​ទឹក​ទប់ស្កាត់​កុបករ​នៅ​កោះ​ពេជ្រ នៅ​ឯ​សួន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ឯណោះ​វិញ ក្រុម​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ជាង ៧០០ នាក់​ជា​ក្រុម​សមាធិ បាន​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​គ្នា​ធ្វើ​ការ​ហាត់​សម​ត្រៀម​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម ...

A raid on an orange plantation netted more than five cubic metres of illegally logged rosewood and other luxury-grade timber in Pursat’s Kravanh district on Friday, local officials said. More than 25 police officers, forestry administration officials and environment ministry officers conducted the operation, which found ...

After nearly 50 garment workers were killed last year while travelling to or from their respective factories, the Ministry of Labour has urged truck drivers who cram dozens into the back of vehicles each day to take more care on the roads. In an information session ...

Blinded, bloodied and barely conscious, two unionists who were nearly beaten to death after passing out pro-union literature in front of a Phnom Penh garment factory remained in their hospital beds yesterday, awaiting a possible transferral to Vietnam. The vicious attack in front of Dayup ...