ព័ត៌មាន
MUJI Plans Green Dye Factory for Cambodia
Japanese retail company MUJI announced the development of an eco-friendly natural dyeing plant in Cambodia, a press release on Sunday said. The plan is part of the Business Call to Action, a global initiative supported by several international organisations and hosted by the UN Development Programme ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060466031/Business/muji-plans-green-dye-factory-for-cambodia.html
New Battambang Passport Office Caters to Migrant Workers
The government announced Monday that it will open a new passport office in the northwest province of Battambang, the first such office outside Phnom Penh. In a statement, posted to the Ministry of Interior website, the ministry said that the new passport office will serve people ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-battambang-passport-office-caters-to-migrant-workers-28788/
Cambodia Carrier on Track with New Flights
Cambodia Angkor Air will launch routes to China and the South Korean city of Seoul by August while it eyes additional destinations to Singapore and Malaysia, according to a senior official with the country’s national carrier. “Singapore is a hub for Asia, so we have ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060466030/Business/cambodia-carrier-on-track-with-new-flights.html
ពលរដ្ឋបារម្ភពីការចែកប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានបោះឆ្នោត
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋព្រួយបារម្ភពីការផ្តល់ប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានបោះឆ្នោតផ្ដើម ដោយមន្ត្រីពាក់ព័ន្ធ ឬមន្ត្រីក្រោមឱវាទគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ថាមិនបានទូលំទូលាយ និងមិនបានដល់ដៃពួកគាត់ ...
វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/people-worry-about-election-information-card-distribution-06042013034405.html
Mekong Communities Tell of Hardship From Hydropower Dams
About 200 people from Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia affected by hydropower dam projects on the Mekong River and its tributaries gathered in Phnom Penh yesterday to share their experiences of how their lives have been adversely affected since the dams were constructed. Speaking at the ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mekong-communities-tell-of-hardship-from-hydropower-dams-28793/
Try Pheap given OK to harvest yellow vine
Logging baron Try Pheap’s MDS Import Export Co, Ltd has been granted a licence to collect and process the controversial plant known as yellow vine around the Stung Atay hydropower dam in the Cardamom Mountains, according to documents received by the Post yesterday. The vine has ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060466045/National/try-pheap-given-ok-to-harvest-yellow-vine.html
Cambodian rice exports to Thailand rising; Democrat revives allegations
The National Anti-Corruption Commission (NACC) will consider claims of corruption in the government’s rice-pledging scheme made during a recent parliamentary session, a senior official from the agency said. However, it remains unclear when the NACC will conclude its ongoing probe. During screening of the 2014 ...
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/politics/NACC-to-probe-rice-scheme-testimony-30207459.html
7 Cambodian Workers Arrested at Nike Contractor
Cambodian police clashed Monday with workers at a factory that makes clothing for the U.S. sportswear company Nike, arresting seven, in the latest violence linked to a strike over salaries, union organizers and rights activists said. The protest at the Taiwanese-owned Sabrina (Cambodia) Garment Manufacturing plant ...
Agreement to boost construction sector
An agreement was signed between Cambodia’s Constructors Association (CCA) and the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction two days ago, to tighten enforcement on construction companies here in making them meet industry standards. The ministry’s head, Im Chhun Lim, said that Cambodia’s construction and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366007/Business/agreement-to-boost-construction-sector.html
Duty-Free Agreements Worry Minister
Duty-free agreements between regional competitors and foreign importers would put the Cambodian garment industry at risk, Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh said last week. Speaking to reporters after a meeting, Prasidh warned that the Kingdom’s garment sector would not be able to maintain its competitive edge over ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366010/Business/duty-free-agreements-worry-minister.html
Sugar firm under fire
Asia’s largest sugar company has been accused of torching hundreds of homes, orchestrating the imprisonment of a pregnant activist and using security forces to beat villagers – among a raft of other grave human rights abuses – by communities in Oddar Meanchey province. The allegations levelled ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366024/National/sugar-firm-under-fire.html
គជប រំឭកគណបក្សមិនឃោសនានយោបាយដែលនាំដល់ជម្លោះសាសនា ឬពូជសាសន៍
ខណៈដែលការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតកាន់តែខិត ជិតចូលមកដល់ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហៅកាត់ថា គជប បានប្រកាសប្រាប់ដល់គណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងអស់ថា ត្រូវបញ្ចៀសឲ្យបាននូវការឃោសនាទាំងឡាយណាដែលនាំដល់ជម្លោះសាសនា និងពូជសាសន៍។ ការ ...
អ៊ឹម រចនា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/NEC-ask-parti-politique-not-to-prompt-racism-religious-conflict
National silk board planned
A national silk board (NSB) under the Ministry of Commerce is being planned to weave tighter regulations into the Kingdom’s silk industry, the lack of which has deterred investors and hurt its export potential, according to industry representatives. Minister of Commerce Cham Prasidh said last week ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366008/Business/national-silk-board-planned.html
Pirated Software May Threaten Garment Firms
Garment factories run the risk of having their cargo confiscated by U.S. customs authorities if they continue using pirated computer software in their administrative operations, and may be prosecuted under a law that requires all manufacturers to use licensed digital software, according to a local ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/pirated-software-may-threaten-garment-firms-28459/
$1.3m SEZ Japanese Restaurant Opens Doors
In a $1.3 million investment, a new Japanese restaurant opened in the Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone (PPSEZ) last week amid the large presence of Japanese companies in the area. The 1,000-square-metre Tokyo Restaurant looks to “help to [showcase] the culture of Japanese food, and provide ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366009/Business/1-3m-sez-japanese-restaurant-opens-doors.html
Wing Star Widow in Limbo
Government officials have suggested the widow of the man crushed to death last month at the Wing Star Shoes factory, a supplier to Asics, will still be denied compensation from the National Social Security Fund (NSSF), a labour rights worker said yesterday. American Center for International ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013060366021/National/wing-star-widow-in-limbo.html
គណបក្សប្រជាជន បន្តឃោសនាធំនៅភ្នំពេញ ខណៈគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិធ្វើធំនៅខេត្ត
រហូតមកដល់ថ្ងៃទី៣០ មិថុនា គឺជាថ្ងៃទី៤ នៃយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតរកសម្លេងគាំទ្រនោះ។ គណបក្ស ធំពីរ គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជារបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន និង គណបក្សប្រឆាំងសង្គ្រោះជាតិ របស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងកឹម សុខា ដែលជាគូរប្រជែងដ៏ធំបំផុតសម្រាប់អាណត្តិទី៥ ក៏កំពុងបន្តយុទ្ធនាឃោសនារកសម្លេងគាំទ្ររបស់ខ្លួនជាបន្តដែរ។ ...
ស៊ុន មេសា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/election-cambodia
មានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីមុនការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតចាប់ផ្តើម
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន - នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃអង្គការឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោតមួយក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាគឺលោកបណ្ឌិត ពុទ្ធា ហង្ស និយាយថា ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីមួយចំនួនកំពុងកើតឡើងមុនការបោះឆ្នោត។ តែលោកបញ្ជាក់ថា បញ្ហាទាំងនោះមិនធ្ងន់ធ្ងរនៅឡើយទេ ...
វីអូអេ
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/campaign-season-has-begun-unofficially-monitors-note/1673004.html
Cambodian maids to earn at least RM1,020 a month
Salaries which start at S$420 (RM1,020.76), and no placement fees from employers. These proposals were part of a document the Cambodian government sent to selected maid agents, as Singapore moves ahead with a pilot scheme to see how well Cambodian maids adapt to life here. The ...
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/5/31/asia/13179787&sec=asia
Cambodia, U.S. sign emissions reduction agreement
Cambodia and the United States on Friday signed a Memorandum of Understanding on low emissions and climate resilient development in Cambodia, according to a press statement from the U.S. Embassy to Phnom Penh. The deal was inked between Cambodian Minister of Environment Mok Mareth and Rebecca ...
http://www.china.org.cn/environment/2013-05/31/content_28997411.htm
ពលរដ្ឋជាង១០០គ្រួសារនៅបន្ទាយមានជ័យប្រឈមបញ្ហាបោះឆ្នោត
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋចំនួនជាង ១០០គ្រួសារ រស់នៅភូមិមួយក្នុងតំបន់ជាយដែនខ្មែរ-ថៃ កំពុងប្រឈមទៅនឹងការខកខានពុំបានបោះឆ្នោត ដោយសារតែពួកគាត់ពុំមានឯកសារសម្គាល់ខ្លួនគ្រប់គ្រាន់ សម្រាប់យកទៅប្រើប្រាស់បាន។ ...
Angkor finds visible gold in Ratanakkiri
Canadian miner Angkor Gold has found “visible gold in the soil samples” in the Otray prospect in Ratanakkiri province, which hints at possibly larger reserves, said CEO and chairman Mike Weeks in a press release published on Wednesday. ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165964/Business/angkor-finds-visible-gold-in-ratanakkiri.html
Rice exports to Thailand rise
Exports of Cambodian unpolished rice to Thailand are increasing, and the trend is promising if the Thai government continues its intervention policy to guarantee the minimum paddy price for their farmers, industry insiders said. Government figures show that in the first four months of this ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165969/Business/rice-exports-to-thailand-rise.html
ADB advises region to combine grids
Cambodia is expected to be able to produce about half the energy it needs by 2035, according to the Asian Development Bank (ADB), but the Kingdom – along with its neighbours – should also consider integrating their energy grids, which would bring about more competitive ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013053165966/Business/adb-advises-region-to-combine-grids.html