ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍

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 ...

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 ...