ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
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
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
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
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
Wall collapse kills two construction workers
Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wall-collapse-kills-two-construction-workers
ការបាត់អាសនៈនៅខេត្ត កណ្តាលជាទឡ្ហីករណ៍បញ្ជាក់របស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារតែការច្រានចោលរបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅលើបណ្តឹងទាំងអស់ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត កន្លងទៅ កាលពីចុងសប្តាហ៍ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានបង្ហាញភ័ស្តុតាង អំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីពាក់ព័ន្ធទៅនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតដោយលើក ...
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102562-2013-08-19-03-07-20
Microsoft decries pirated software
Microsoft Cambodia has found that an overwhelming majority of computer retailers surveyed earlier this year failed to offer customers the option to purchase licensed, as opposed to pirated, software. Out of the 54 Cambodian computer retailers included in the May survey, the results of which were ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/microsoft-decries-pirated-software
Subedi: There is room for reform
Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/subedi-there-room-reform
Chamber wants new tax laws
The private sector has called on the government to review Cambodia’s taxation law, a statute that business leaders say is outdated and needs to change if Cambodia wants to continue to attract foreign investment. Led by Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng, a delegation ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/chamber-wants-new-tax-laws
Villagers in a drawn-out land fight summonsed
Five Tumpuon villagers have again been summonsed for questioning by the Ratanakkiri Provincial Court in a lengthy dispute after private firm Ly Sokim Co Ltd accused villagers of destroying its property. In the latest summons, dated July 30, villagers are warned that failing to show up ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-drawn-out-land-fight-summonsed
Clinic aids families cut off by flooding
Families driven from their homes in Banteay Meanchey province by flooding can now receive nearby healthcare, after a clinic opened near an evacuation area over the weekend. The makeshift clinic, set up by the provincial government, makes available medicine and care to about 100 families living ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/clinic-aids-families-cut-flooding
ក្រុមអ្នកដើរក្បួនសន្តិភាពចង់បានដំណោះស្រាយដោយសន្តិវិធី
ភ្នំពេញៈ «យើងមិនត្រូវការបាតុកម្មហិង្សា ហើយក៏មិនត្រូវការការបង្ក្រាបដោយហិង្សាដែរ យើងត្រូវការដំណោះស្រាយដោយសន្តិវិធី» នេះជាការអំពាវនាវ កាលពីល្ងាចមិញ របស់ក្រុមអ្នកហែក្បួនសុំសន្តិភាពប្រមាណ ៥០០ នាក់នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។ សម្រែកតាមឧបករណ៍បំពងសំឡេងនៅឯព្រះអង្គ ដងកើ មុខវាំង ពីម្សិលមិញ ក្រុម ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102413-2013-08-15-03-34-38
After vote, land issues heat up
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights yesterday expressed concern at a recent spate of land disputes coming on the heels of last month’s vote, and questioned whether campaign promises of resolving the Kingdom’s ongoing land issues had been forgotten now that the election has passed. The ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-vote-land-issues-heat
Sathapana borrows $15m for micro loans
Cambodian microfinance institution (MFI) Sathapana Limited will receive $15 million in loans to provide additional support to small- and medium-size enterprises (SMEs), which make up the vast majority of the country’s businesses. The loan comes courtesy of German Investment and Development Company DEG, a subsidiary of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/sathapana-borrows-15m-micro-loans
Workers claim intimidation
About 4,000 employees at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have stopped work, as union workers demand the company sever ties with a shareholder who ordered a military police presence there. Workers at SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd began demonstrating on Monday, about two weeks after ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/workers-claim-intimidation
Government minimises role of NGOs
A joint investigation into election irregularities may have gone back to square one after the government appeared to have blocked NGO participation in an inquiry, saying yesterday that they could only play a role of observer. “If [NGOs] just join to listen or observe, it’s no ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-minimises-role-ngos
សង្គមស៊ីវិលខកចិត្តនឹងការចូលរួមស៊ើបអង្កេតការបោះឆ្នោត
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្តីរំពឹងរបស់សង្គមស៊ីវិលដែលសង្ឃឹមថា នឹងបានចូលរួមក្នុងគណៈកម្មការស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតី នៃការបោះឆ្នោតទំនងជារលាយទៅវិញ បន្ទាប់ពីតំណាងរាស្រ្តគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា លោក ជាម យៀប កាលពីម្សិលមិញអះអាងថា ពួកគេនឹងត្រូវអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យដើរតួត្រឹមតែជា ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102343-2013-08-14-03-12-15
Maternal health gets a boost in 3 provinces
About 300,000 women of reproductive age will receive higher-quality emergency obstetric and newborn-care services thanks to a sizeable handover of medical equipment and supplies to government health centres and hospitals in Kampong Thom, Kampot and Kep provinces. Through a partnership seeking to improve the social healthcare ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/maternal-health-gets-boost-3-provinces
An NGO with suspect ties offers wide praise
The Cambodian Democratic Student Intellectual Federation, a self-described “non-governmental and politically impartial organisation”, has declared the elections an unqualified success. “Having directly observed the electoral process in all 24 municipality [sic] and provinces, CDSIF affirms that this general election was smoothly, properly, transparently, freely and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-suspect-ties-offers-wide-praise
Flood death toll hits seven
Relentless floodwater in Banteay Meanchey has killed at least seven people since late last month, when water began inundating the province, national disaster officials confirmed. Fatalities from the deluge in Banteay Meanchey include four adults and three children, National Committee for Disaster Management chief Keo Vy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/flood-death-toll-hits-seven