ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍

Thousands of striking garment workers are set to return to work today, as more than two weeks of demonstrations at one of Asia’s largest garment factories come to a close. Meas Sotha, a shareholder at SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd, and Kong Athit, vice president of ...

It’s 1am and, as Phnom Penh sleeps, the haunting squeals of distressed animals are all that can be heard in the darkness of a field in Russey Keo district. Pigs in open-air sheds have sensed what’s coming: Hundreds of them are about to be slaughtered for ...

ភ្នំពេញ: គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​សម្តែង​ការខកចិត្ត ចំពោះ​ការបើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព ក ចំនួន ១២ ការិយាល័យ នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង កាលពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី​៣០ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣ ដោយសារ​តែ​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ សម្រេច​ខុសពី​គោលបំណង​របស់​ខ្លួន​។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ប្តឹង​តវ៉ា សុំឲ្យ​មាន​ការបោះឆ្នោត និង​រាប់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​ឡើងវិញ ព្រមទាំង​ផ្តល់​សុពលភាព​លើ​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត​មិនបានការ និង​ស្នើសុំ​ឲ្យមាន​ការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោ​ត​ឡើងវិញ​។ នេះ ​បើ ...

Thailand’s second-largest cement company has suspended a cement-plant project valued at about $200 million in Kampot province because of political uncertainty and better investment opportunities in Myanmar, according to a senior executive. Philippe Arto, the managing director of Siam City Cement Public Company Limited (SCCC), said ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ ជា​តិ ​បា​នធ្វើ​​ការ​បណ្តុះបណ្តាល​ក្រុម ​ការងារ​របស់​ខ្លួន​អំពី​វិធី​គ្រប់គ្រង​បាតុករ ​ដើម្បី​បញ្ចៀស​ការ​បង្ក​ភាព​វឹកវរ​ណា​មួយ​ ហើយ​ប្រកាស​ថា នឹង​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​សាកល្បង​ពីរ​លើក​នៅ​មុន​ថ្ងៃ​កំណត់​ធ្វើ​មហាបាតុកម្ម​ទី​ ៧ ខែ​កញ្ញា​។ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង បាន​ប្រ ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ លោក​ជា ស៊ីម ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​បាន​ទទូច​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​នៅ​តែ​មាន​ឆន្ទៈ​បន្ត​ពិភាក្សា​ជាមួយ​នឹង​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង គឺ​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​ បន្ទាប់​ពី​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី​ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​មាន​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា បន្ត​ទៀត​អំពី​ការ​​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្មការ​ឯករាជ្យ ...

A local Pursat province journalist filed a lawsuit yesterday against a group of wood traders who he alleges beat him up on Tuesday. According to [Krouch] Non [Santre commune police chief], Nhok Yern, a reporter for Prum Bayon newspaper, and another journalist confronted men trafficking wood by cart. ...

Despite the fact that beverage consumption in Cambodia is on the rise, government statistics show that imports of alcohol and non-alcoholic products in the first half of 2013 have declined by 51 per cent year-on-year. The seemingly conflicting figures left some scratching their heads. Meng Saktheara, ...

Although house prices increased sharply in early 2013, they have remained stagnant following the national election last month. Kuy Vat, the President and CEO of VTrust Group, said housing prices in many projects remain unchanged, because most customers are waiting for the formation of the new ...

New projects involving 20 condo complexes are continuing to be built despite an already narrow market sector and a future surplus of condos in the Kingdom. According to research on the condo market by Bunna Reality Group in first half of this year, Phnom Penh now ...

Acting on the orders of the Constitutional Council, the National Election Committee yesterday opened the packages containing ballots and original documents used to tally votes from eight Battambang province polling stations. In contrast to a similar examination of 13 “Safety Packages A” from Kratie on Sunday ...

For the second time in as many weeks, an NGO has accused tycoon Try Pheap of facilitating illegal logging in a protected forest during the election campaign and post-election period, and with the protection of authorities. In a report set to be released today by the ...

As Vietnam takes steps towards legalising gambling for its own citizens, analysts warn of a threat to the bottom line at Cambodia’s premiere casino, NagaWorld, whose patronage depends largely on gamblers from neighbouring countries. Local Vietnamese news agency Thanh Nien reported on Tuesday that the Vietnamese ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) នឹង​ត្រៀម​បើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព «ក» មួយ​ចំនួន​ទៀត​នៅ​មណ្ឌល​ សៀមរាបនៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ​ទី ៣០ ខែ​សីហានេះ នៅ​ទីស្តី​ការ គ.ជ.ប តាម​ការ​បង្គាប់​បញ្ជារ​ពី​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​។ យោងតាម​​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៨ ខែ​សីហា​នេះបាន​សម្រេច អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ ​គ.ជ.ប បើក ...

Ou Seathong sells one of the most expensive foods in the world: edible bird spit. At her shop on Street 182 in Phnom Penh, she sorts edible bird nests on the shelves. Hundreds of years old, the Chinese delicacy is made of the congealed saliva ...

When ballot boxes from Battambang are opened today as part of an ongoing Constitutional Council investigation, any unsealed documents will likely be attributed to insufficient training. That is the excuse National Election Committee secretary-general, Tep Nytha, gave on Sunday amid concerns over the documents’ integrity. But ...

After spending $30 on clothes, Chan Pheavy sat down for lunch in the food court of Sorya Mall, plunking her shopping bags on the floor beside her. “It is very comfortable to do shopping here,” Pheavy, 25, who works for a commercial bank in Phnom ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ មន្រ្តី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​បាន​​ធ្វើ​ការ​ព្រមាន​​ កាល​ពី​ម្សិល​មិញ​ថា រដ្ឋាភិ​បា​​ល​នឹង​មិន​អត់​ឱនឲ្យ​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ឡើយ ក្នុង​ករណី​ដែល​ពួក​គេ​ដឹក​នាំ​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​ក្នុង​បំណង​ផ្តួល​រលំ​ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​។ ការ​ព្រមាន ...

In response to a growing number of strikes in the country’s highly profitable garment sector, the government trained 15 handpicked commune officials yesterday to mediate and resolve factory disputes. The training was designed to teach commune councillors to defuse and resolve conflict, Buth Ji, director of ...

Shouting their demands and trying to force their way through the gate, thousands of striking garment workers rallied in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs to no avail yesterday. The strikes came the morning after management posted a notice saying some 6,000 striking workers ...

Sok Ren’s eyes dart from side to side as he explains in a hushed tone why he’s been detained at military barracks in Preah Vihear province, rarely allowed to leave and under near constant surveillance, since July 31. While casting his ballot for the Cambodian People’s ...

Cambodia’s Independent Civil Servants Association (CICA) has written to the minister of education to request teachers and education officials be given equal access to an exam allowing them to move up the ministry’s pay scale. The association claims the ministry has made recent changes to a ...

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 ...

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 ...