ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
Labour negotiations begin at SL Garment factoy
A meeting between factory management and representatives of more than 5,000 striking workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories yielded no progress. Ken Loo, secretary-general of the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, has called the strike illegal because workers failed to notify the company ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/labour-negotiations-begin-sl-garment-factoy
A big thumbs-down
A Phnom Penh municipal official said yesterday that they would investigate mounting complaints that authorities have been forcing the capital’s residents to thumbprint letters supporting the preliminary election results and promising not to join demonstrations. Residents in Daun Penh and Tuol Kork districts told the Post ...
After poll, deposits at microfinance institutions down
Saving deposits at microfinance institutions (MFIs) this month decreased slightly from the average monthly amount because of a rise in withdrawals, industry officials said. Bun Mony, president of the Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA), and the general manager at MFI Sathapana Limited, said many people have come ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/after-poll-deposits-microfinance-institutions-down
Logging up after poll, NGOs claim
At least a dozen companies including some of Cambodia’s most prominent developers have been illegally logging and transporting rosewood since the election without any action from authorities, a pair of local NGOs alleged. In a report released yesterday, the Coalition of Cambodian Farmer Community and the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/logging-after-poll-ngos-claim
Study charts AIDS progress
Cambodia’s decline in HIV/AIDS mortalities has made it a regional anomaly, according to a new study published today by a global health research centre at the University of Washington. While HIV/AIDS remains a leading cause of disease burden in Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand and Vietnam, and mortality ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/study-charts-aids-progress
The scramble to Siem Reap
As Cambodia’s busy tourism season approaches, domestic and regional airlines are scrambling to offer Siem Reap routes in a bid to capitalise on the growing number of visitors to the Angkor Wat gateway. In the past several months, players have entered the fray at a ...
Court draws more into Sabrina case
Eight people allegedly involved in a worker demonstration that devolved into a violent clash with authorities at a Kampong Speu-based Nike supplier have been summonsed to court. Another eight arrested at the scene already await trial. The clash resulted in significant property damage and left ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/court-draws-more-sabrina-case
Kampot’s famous pepper goes global
When Him Anna started to plant pepper crops seven years ago, she would have never thought that one day it would turn into a profitable business. Today, Anna is the chief executive officer of Bright Starling Holdings Co, which owns Starling Farm Kampot Pepper. Established ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/kampot%E2%80%99s-famous-pepper-goes-global
Land activist to be released
Outspoken land activist Kuch Veng will regain his freedom in 15 days after the Pursat provincial court yesterday handed down a guilty verdict with a one-year sentence, then suspended nearly three quarters of that term. Veng has been in prison since May 19 on charges of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/land-activist-be-released
Cambodia near top of list for expat workers
Cambodia is one of the most attractive countries for expatriates working for US companies in ASEAN, according to a survey of 475 US business executives from throughout the region. Of those surveyed in Cambodia, 65 per cent reported that employees in other locations requested to relocate ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodia-near-top-list-expat-workers
CPP ប្រតិកម្មនឹងការបង្ហោះសារកាត់តសំឡេងអនុប្រធាន
ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានប្រតិកម្មនឹងការបង្ហោះខ្សែអាត់សំឡេងអនុប្រធានគណបក្ស គឺលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលថ្លែងថា បក្សកាន់អំណាចយូរឆ្នាំនេះបានចាញ់ឆ្នោតអាណត្តិទី៥ ហើយគណបក្សស្នើសុំឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរមានសមត្ថកិច្ចចាត់វិធានការម៉ឺងម៉ាត់ ទប់ស្កាត់ការធ្វើសកម្មភាពបំពាន ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102704-cpp-
ខ្មែរក្រៅប្រទេសទាមទារឲ្យ UN មកស៊ើបការលួចបន្លំឆ្នោត
ភ្នំពេញៈ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែររាប់ពាន់នាក់នៅទូទាំងពិភពលោក កាលពីថ្ងៃចន្ទបានចូលរួមធ្វើបាតុកម្ម ទាមទារឲ្យអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ UN ដើរតួនាទីសំខាន់ក្នុងការស៊ើបអង្កេតចំពោះការលួចបន្លំសន្លឹកឆ្នោត ដែលបានកើតឡើងជាទូទៅ នៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតនៅកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102711--un-
Flooding takes a toll
Ten days ago, Loun Somaly, 33, left his house to deliver a deposit to the glass workers he hired to replace a window on his rickety sheet metal-panelled house. Ly Sophal, Somaly’s tenacious three-year-old son, followed him outside, asking if he could join. But with floodwater ...
Museum for money planned
In January, officials broke ground on the new $4 million headquarters for the Cambodia Securities Exchange. Situated along a northern stretch of Freedom Park, a short skip from Wat Phnom, the French colonial-era building is a suitable home for the two-year-old bourse, which now operates ...
Show Licences or ship out, sand dredgers told
Phnom Penh municipal officials have ordered owners of eight sand-dredging companies that continued work despite a mandated moratorium to halt operations and show proof of their licences or shut down for good. On Saturday, the municipality informed the owners, whose names they declined to release, that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/show-licences-or-ship-out-sand-dredgers-told
អង្គការ៖ ការចោទប្រកាន់ការធ្វើបដិវត្តន៍ផ្កាកុលាបគឺគ្មានមូលដ្ឋានច្បាស់លាស់
កាលពីម្សិលមិញអង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្សបានទទូចឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលលើក លែងការចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទញុះញង់របស់ខ្លួនលើបុរសបួននាក់ ដែល ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួនកាលពីសប្ដាហ៍មុន និងត្រូវបានចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទ រៀប ...
Kiln owner accused of abusing employee
An employer who stands accused of beating her maid using a stick and the back of a meat cleaver will be summonsed by police in Kandal today for questioning, local officials have said. Son Leanghou, 57, a brick kiln owner, is accused of beating 28-year-old Sok ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kiln-owner-accused-abusing-employee
Strike grows as another factory walks
About 1,000 workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have joined more than 4,000 who began a strike last week, as union workers demanded the company meet nine conditions, including severing ties with a shareholder. Employees at the SL2 factory of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-grows-another-factory-walks
Teen loses both legs in Pailin blast
A landmine blast tore both legs from a 19-year-old man as he searched a wooded area in Pailin province’s Sala Krao district for bamboo shoots. Despite losing his legs, Thean Chin survived the explosion, and is receiving treatment at the Battambang Provincial Hospital, Sala Krao Deputy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teen-loses-both-legs-pailin-blast
Toyota to import used cars
Toyota Cambodia unveiled plans yesterday to add second-hand vehicles to its showroom in response to consumer preference for less expensive cars and a competitive grey market full of unauthorised dealers. Kong Nuon, chairman of Toyota Cambodia, the country’s largest car dealer, said that while demand for ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/toyota-import-used-cars
Funeral payout just ‘sympathy’
The company that paid the funeral costs of two construction workers killed when a fence collapsed on them on Saturday distanced itself yesterday from the accident, saying it doesn’t own the building site. The claim came as Meanchey District Governor Kouch Chamroeun vowed to take action ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/funeral-payout-just-%E2%80%98sympathy%E2%80%99
Verdict today in case of jailed land activist
After more than three months in jail, environmental activist Kuch Veng is set to hear his verdict at the Pursat provincial court. The verdict was originally scheduled to be handed down July 10, but the judge ordered it delayed after some 300 people from 11 provinces ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/verdict-today-case-jailed-land-activist
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញនឹងសម្រេចបណ្តឹងបក្សប្រឆាំងថ្ងៃនេះ
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែលជាស្ថាប័នដោះស្រាយបណ្តឹងបោះឆ្នោតកំពូលរបស់កម្ពុជា នឹងបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំនៅថ្ងៃនេះ ដើម្បីចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការសម្រេច លើបណ្តឹងចំនួន ៣៣ ពីគណបក្សនយោបាយ បើទោះបីជាសមាជិកគណ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102607-2013-08-20-02-16-58
Government orders capital pipe clear-up
A city-wide campaign to clear drainage pipes inundated with garbage build-up aggravated by seasonal rains will begin on Saturday, the municipality announced. All nine districts are to report the number of pipes in need of service, according to a statement released on Friday, which adds that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-orders-capital-pipe-clear