ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
Union reps claim factory beatdown
Union representatives who claim they were beaten to within an inch of their lives yesterday after they handed out pro-union leaflets in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district have vowed to take legal action. The 10 union members, who represent four different unions – the Union ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-reps-claim-factory-beatdown
Bribes on rise for test takers
More than half a million dollars in bribes were paid to teachers during last month’s national exams by high school students in Phnom Penh alone, the authors of a new study have found. The study, conducted by the Youth Resource Development Program, found that the average ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bribes-rise-test-takers
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញបន្តដោះបណ្តឹង បក្សប្រឆាំងនៅតែមិនស្ងប់ចិត្ត
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ បានបញ្ជាឲ្យគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គ.ជ.ប) ពិនិត្យសន្លឹកឆ្នោតក្នុងកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព «ក» នៅការិយាល័យបោះឆ្នោតចំនួន ៨ ក្នុងក្រុងបាត់ដំបង មួយថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ពីការពិនិត្យនៅក្នុងខេត្តក្រចេះ ដែលគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និង ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103000-2013-08-27-03-31-08
SL Garment workers to protest at City Hall
Following further unsuccessful negotiations with company management, garment workers and union representatives said yesterday that they intend to hold a 6,000-person demonstration in front of the Ministry of Social Affairs and City Hall in Phnom Penh. Demonstrations supporting employees at the two SL Garment factories in ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sl-garment-workers-protest-city-hall
Huge logging group halted at Thai border
Police detained nearly 100 suspected loggers from crossing into Thailand from Oddar Meanchey’s Trapaing Prasat district on Friday to illegally cut timber, Provincial Governor Sar Thavy said yesterday. The 95 would-be border crossers were arrested in several different groups and were in possession of logging equipment, ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/huge-logging-group-halted-thai-border
Recovery in large economies gives exports a boost
Aided by the recovery of large economies in the United States, the European Union and Japan, Cambodia’s exports jumped more than 20 per cent during the first half of the year compared with the same period in 2012. Ministry of Commerce data released at the end ...
May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/recovery-large-economies-gives-exports-boost
Blending may fuel energy sector
A container storage facility off the coast of Preah Sihanouk province that allows Cambodia to blend oil before export could hold the key to sustainable growth in the country’s nascent energy sector, according to a Danish oil and gas expert. With Chevron positioned to lead offshore ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/blending-may-fuel-energy-sector
Report cites election day voter fraud
Voter rolls at several polling stations appear to have been “intentionally manipulated” in advance of the election to allow large groups of individuals to cast fraudulent ballots in communes where they were ineligible, according to a report released Saturday by rights group Licadho. One of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/report-cites-election-day-voter-fraud
NEC examines ballots
The National Election Committee, acting on orders from the Constitutional Council, yesterday examined ballots and original documents taken from 13 polling stations in a Kratie province commune, but the opposition and observers quickly questioned the process’s validity due to apparent irregularities. Despite the fact that “Safety ...
Gem miners ordered to halt excavation by gov’t
The Pailin provincial governor has ordered a gem-mining firm to stop excavating land in a conservation area, local officials said yesterday. According to Lim Bou, chief of Boya-kha commune in Pailin town, local authorities received the order after it came to light that a firm ...
Phak Seangly and Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gem-miners-ordered-halt-excavation-gov%E2%80%99t
RCAF land grab is alleged
Villagers in Oddar Meanchey’s Trapaing Prasat district filed a complaint with rights group Adhoc alleging a military official is using armed forces to claim 90 hectares of their land. In their complaint filed with Adhoc earlier this month, the 13 families who claim ownership of the ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rcaf-land-grab-alleged
Strike after pair fired for aiding other strikers
A thousand employees walked off the job at Nex-t Apparel (Cambodia) Co Ltd in Phnom Penh’s Dangkor district yesterday after two workers were fired for collecting money to buy water for strikers at a neighbouring factory. Demonstrations at Nex-t are set to continue today. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-after-pair-fired-aiding-other-strikers
PTT petrol stations filling up
Thailand’s PTT Cambodia, a subsidiary of the kingdom’s state-owned oil and gas conglomerate PTT Public Company Limited, expects to more than double the amount of petrol stations it manages in Cambodia by the end of 2017, a senior executive in the company said this week. ...
Laura Ma
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/ptt-petrol-stations-filling
Sealed docs our call: council
The Constitutional Council yesterday said it has the power to order the National Election Committee to open the sealed documents monitors say could prove election irregularities, but stopped short of saying it would actually do so. Election monitors have called on the NEC to open documents ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sealed-docs-our-call-council
នគរបាលរារាំងពលរដ្ឋមិនឲ្យចូលរួមវេទិកាសម្តែងមតិ
បាត់ដំបងៈ យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ បុរសពីរនាក់ បានរងរបួស ហើយស្ត្រីអ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំងម្នាក់ ក៏ត្រូវបានកម្លាំងសមត្ថកិច្ច ប្រើខែលរុញច្រានផងដែរ នៅក្នុងការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នាមួយប្រាវ កាលពីព្រឹកម្សិលមិញ នៅពេលដែលកងកម្លាំងនគរបាល ប្រដាប់ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102858-2013-08-23-03-25-19
Sar Kheng orders an end to CPP support petitions
The Interior Ministry has ordered local authorities to stop collecting thumbprinted letters of election support, echoing NGOs who alleged earlier this week that the practice amounts to intimidation. “Municipal and provincial governors shall stop immediately making petitions to support the results of the fifth mandate of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sar-kheng-orders-end-cpp-support-petitions
ក្រសួងឲ្យបញ្ឈប់ប្រមូលមេដៃគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត
នំពេញៈ ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ បានស្នើឲ្យអាជ្ញាធររាជធានី ខេត្ត ត្រូវបញ្ឈប់ជាបន្ទាន់ នូវការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដើម្បីគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត ខណៈដែលចលនានៃការប្រមូលស្នាមមេដៃ នេះ បានកើតឡើងកាន់តែច្រើនឡើងៗ ហើយត្រូវអង្គ ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102852-2013-08-23-03-08-11
នគរបាលមិនទាន់វែកមុខអ្នកប្រឌិតសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី
ភ្នំពេញៈ អ្នកនាំពាក្យនគរបាលជាតិ ឲ្យដឹងម្សិលមិញថា សមត្ថកិច្ចមិនទាន់ធ្វើការស្រាវជ្រាវរកអ្នកប្រឌិតកាត់ តសំឡេងខ្សែអាត់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន ដែលថ្លែងថា ចាញ់ឆ្នោត នៅឡើយ ដោយសារគ្មានបញ្ជាពីថ្នាក់លើ។ លោកឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ គៀត ច័ន្ទថារិទ្ធ អ្នកនាំពាក្យស្នងការដ្ឋាន ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/online/102826-2013-08-23-03-04-56
Forum leads to clashes
Police officers, some of them armed with batons and shields, clashed with Cambodia National Rescue Party lawmaker Mu Sochua and villagers yesterday as authorities cracked down on a public election forum at a private home in Battambang town. Sochua said she and others were left with ...
Another construction worker killed
An 18-year-old man became the third construction worker in three days to be killed on the job after part of a building collapsed on him and three co-workers – including two 15-year-olds – on Monday, police said. Yu Bunrong, from Kampong Cham province’s Koh Sotin district, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/another-construction-worker-killed
Council accepts first complaint in process
Though most of the opposition complaints reviewed by the Constitutional Council have been dismissed so far, one has been deemed credible and appropriate, a council spokesman said. According to spokesman Uth Chhorn, one complaint regarding a campaign-period clash between supporters of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/council-accepts-first-complaint-process
SBI ចុះកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនថៃ
ក្រុមហ៊ុនមូលបត្រ SBI Royal Securities Plc ដែលជាបុត្រសម្ព័ន្ធរបស់ក្រុមហ៊ុន SBI Holding ,Inc មានមូលដ្ឋាននៅជប៉ុនបានចុះកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងជាមូលដ្ឋានក្នុងការបង្កើតសម្ព័ន្ធអាជីវកម្ម និងមូលធនជាមួយ Finansia Syrus Securities Pcl ដែលជាក្រុមហ៊ុនមូលបត្រ ...
ម៉ៃ គុណមករា
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/cambodian-thai-firms-form-business-alliance
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 ...