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Rainsy Says King Has Not Set Date for Assembly

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday he refused to believe King Norodom Sihamoni had officially announced the date he will open the National Assembly later this month, despite the King having signed a letter announcing he would convene the inaugural session on September 23. Speaking to ...

Alex Willemyns and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/rainsy-says-king-has-not-set-date-for-assembly-42120/

Taiwanese bank now owns 70 pct of UCB

Taiwan’s E. Sun Commercial Bank has purchased a 70 per cent stake in Cambodia’s Union Commercial Bank. The deal, planned for months but announced yesterday at a press conference at the Sofitel hotel in Phnom Penh, will bring technology upgrades and more loan capital to the ...

Kimsay Hor
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/taiwanese-bank-now-owns-70-pct-ucb

Apsara Authority Moves to Offices Far From Siem Reap City

Apsara Authority officials on Tuesday began moving to their new offices far outside of Siem Reap onto land within the Angkor Archaeological Park as part of a swap with the city’s provincial government, officials said. The move comes after Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered Siem Reap’s ...

Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/apsara-authority-moves-to-offices-far-from-siem-reap-city-42132/

Singapore Invests in New Cambodian Bank

An investment company owned by the Singaporean government is a minority partner in a fully licensed commercial bank set to open later this month in cooperation with Canadia Bank PLC and the country’s postal service, a source familiar with the deal confirmed Tuesday. Fullerton Financial Holdings, ...

Joshua Wilwohl and Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/singapore-invests-in-new-cambodian-bank-42137/

Protest to include marches: Rainsy

Marches through the capital will take place as part of the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s days-long sit-in, scheduled to begin on Sunday, opposition leader Sam Rainsy said. “We will march through Phnom Penh. We will stay [at Freedom Park] day and night,” Rainsy told thousands of ...

Meas Sokchea, Shane Worrell and Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/protest-include-marches-rainsy

Ethnic Minorities File Illegal Logging Complaint

A group of 12 ethnic minority villagers in Ratanakkiri province have filed a complaint with the provincial court over what they claim is collusion between other villagers and local authorities to illegally log luxury timber from 193 hectares of land inside a community forest. The Prov ...

Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ethnic-minorities-file-illegal-logging-complaint-42145/

After shift, still few women in NA

The number of women serving as lawmakers in the next mandate has dropped from last term, even after parties made final adjustments that saw more women moved up into key positions. According to official results released by the National Election Committee on Sunday, women will hold ...

Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/after-shift-still-few-women-na

Damage control for Dumex

While New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra is working overtime to restore its damaged brand in the wake of a contaminated baby milk scare that triggered a global recall, local distributors whose products included the suspect ingredient are defending their own reputations. Local supplier Dumex Cambodia ...

Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/damage-control-dumex

Tanks sit between villagers, farmland

Villagers in Oddar Meanchey province’s Samroang town filed a complaint to Adhoc yesterday after local authorities repeatedly failed to budge a nearby military unit, which the villagers say has stationed six tanks on their farmland and refused to grant residents access to their crops, or ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tanks-sit-between-villagers-farmland

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ថាព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​មិន​ទាន់​កំណត់​ថ្ងៃ​ប្រជុំ​សភាទេ

លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំគណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​កាល​ពីម្សិល​ មិញ​ ថា លោក​​មិន​ជឿថា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​ នរោត្តម​ សីហមុនី  ​បាន​ប្រកាស​ជាផ្លូវការ ​ពីកាល​បរិច្ឆេទ​ដែល​ព្រះ​​អង្គ​នឹង​បើក​សម័យ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​នៅ​ចុង​ខែ​នេះ​ទេ​  ថ្វីបើ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​បាន​ឡាយ​ព្រះ​ហត្ត​​លេខា​លើ​ព្រះសារ​លិខិត​មួយ​ ប្រកាស​ថា ព្រះ​​អង្គ​នឹង​កោះប្រជុំ​សភា​លើក​ដំបូង​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៣​ ខែកញ្ញា​ ក្តី។ លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ថ្លែង​ទៅកាន់​អ្នក​យក​ព័ត៌មាន​ បន្ទាប់​ ពីធ្វើ​ដំណើរ ​ទៅផ្សារ​អូរ​ប្ញស្សី ដើម្បីជួប​អាជីវករ​ និងអ្នក​គាំទ្រថា លិខិត​​ដែល​ចេញ​ ដោយ​គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ​រៀប​ចំការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ (គ.ជ.ប.) នោះគឺគ្រាន់តែ​ជាលិខិត ​ឆ្លើយ​ឆ្លង​រវាង​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​ និង​លោក​ អ៊ឹម សួស្តី ប្រធាន​ គ.ជ.ប. តែ​ ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​ មិន​មែន​ជា​ការ​កោះ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​​លើក​ដំបូង​​ទេ​។ លោក​បាន​ មាន​ប្រសាសន៍ថា “ខ្ញុំមិន​ជឿ​ថា វាជា​សារលិខិត​របស់​ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​កោះហៅ​សមាជិក​សភា​នោះទេ​” ដោយ​លោក​ពន្យល់ថា ប្រសិន​បើ​ព្រះ​ មហា​ក្សត្រ​ សីហមុនី ចង់​កោះ​ប្រជុំសភា​​លើក​ដំបូង​នេះ​ ព្រះអង្គ​មិន​ធ្វើ​ តាម​រយៈ​ គ.ជ.ប. ​ដូច្នេះ​ទេ​។ លោក​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍ថា “ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រ​មិន​ទាន់​បាន​កោះ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​ទេ​។  ប្រសិន​បើ​ព្រះ​អង្គ​ត្រូវ​កោះ​ប្រជុំ​សភា​នោះ ​ព្រះ​អង្គ​​នឹង​ឡាយ​ ព្រះសារលិខិត​ជូន​សមាជិក​សភា​ ​ទៅ​ហើយ ព្រះអង្គនឹង​មិន​ឡាយ​ព្រះសារ​លិខិត​ តាម​រយៈ​ចោរ​ដូច អ៊ឹម សួស្តី ទេ​”។ ទោះជាយ៉ាង​ណា​ លោក​ សម រង្ស៊ី បាន ​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍ថា ប្រសិន​បើ​ព្រះ​មហា​ ក្សត្រ​បាន​ស្នើ​សុំ​ដោយ​ផ្ទាល់​​ឲ្យ​សមាជិក​សភា​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ទទួល​យក​ អាសនៈ​របស់​ខ្លួន​នោះ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ​នឹង​ពិចារណាពី​សំណើ​​នេះ​ គឺ​អា​ ចមានការ​ផ្លាស់​ប្តូរពីការ​សន្យា​របស់​ខ្លួន​ជាយូរ​មក​ហើយ​​ ដើម្បីធ្វើ​ ពហិការ​សម័យ​ប្រជុំសភា​ ប្រសិនបើ​មិន​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ឲ្យ​បាន​ត្រឹម​ ត្រូវ​លើការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពីភាព​មិន​​ប្រក្រតី​នៃការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទេនោះ​។ ...

Alex Willemyns and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5296/

Newspaper threatened over child labour story

A Thai-owned sugar company has threatened legal action against a newspaper that ran a story and video depicting the use of child labour at its Koh Kong province plantation, but advocates on the ground there say the children are indeed used as employees. The Bangkok Post yesterday reported ...

Sean Teehan and Cheang Sokha
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/newspaper-threatened-over-child-labour-story

Cambodia's tax revenue up 17 pct in 8 months of 2013

Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation said Monday it had collected 606 million U.S. dollars of tax [sic] in the first eight months of the year, up 17 percent compared with the same period last year. The revenue came from tax on profit, withholding tax, tax on ...

Asean-China Center News Staff
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-09/10/c_132708061.htm

មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​​​បានបោះបង់​តំណែងនៅ​ក្នុង​​រដ្ឋ​សភា​​

កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​​ (គ.ជ.ប.)  បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​មួយ​ចំនួន​ធំ​​របស់​គណ​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ ​បាន​លាលែង​ពីតំណែង​នៅ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​របស់​ខ្លួន​ ដើម្បី​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​​ បេក្ខ​ជន​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​ ដែល​មាន​លេខ​រៀង​ក្រោម​​គេ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​ កម្ពុជា​ទទួល​បាន​អាសនៈ​​នៅ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​។ លោក​ ទេព​ នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការ​គ.ជ.ប.​​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា “គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន ​កម្ពុជា​​បាន​បញ្ជូន​លិខិត​ស្ដី​ពី​ការ​លាលែងពី​​​តំណែង​​​​របស់​សមាជិក​ ខ្លួន​មក​​ឲ្យ​យើង​​ បន្ទាប់​ពី​​គណ​បក្ស​ទទួល​បាន​លិខិត​លាលែង​តំណែង​”។ ក្នុង​ចំណោម​​ក្រុម​មន្ត្រី​​របស់​គណ​បក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា​ ដែល​បាន​ លាលែង​តំណែង​​នៅ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​របស់​ខ្លួន​ ដើម្បី​បើក​ផ្លូវ​ឲ្យ​សមាជិក​​ សភា​វ័យ​ក្មេង​ទទួល​បាន​តំណែង​​នៅ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​ គឺ​មាន​ រដ្ឋ​ មន្ត្រីចំនួន​១៤​រូប​ ក៏​ដូច​ជា​ លោក​ ជា ស៊ីម​ ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​​ប្រជា​ជន​ កម្ពុជា​ និង​លោក​ សាយ ឈុំ​ អគ្គ​លេខា​ធិ​ការ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​​ផង​ ដែរ​។ បុគ្គល​ទាំង​ពី​រ​រូប​នេះ​ គឺ​ជា​​បុគ្គល​ដែល​​មាន​តំណែង​ខ្ពស់​បំផុត ​​នៅ​ក្នុង​​ឋានានុក្រម​គណ​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​។ ជាង​ពាក់​កណ្ដាល​​នៃ​​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ចំនួន​២៦​រូប​​​នៅ​​​ខុទ្ទ​កាល័យ​ របស់​​លោកនាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​​ ដែល​ភាគ​ច្រើន​​សុទ្ធ​តែ​ទទួល​ បាន​អាសនៈ​នៅ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​ផ្អែក​លើ​​​តំណែង​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​ក្នុង​បញ្ជី​ បេក្ខ​ជន​តំណាង​​រាស្ត្រ​​​ជា​ផ្លូវ​ការ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា​ ក៏​ បាន​លាលែង​ពី​តំណែង​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋ​សភា​ផង​ដែរ​ នៅ​មុន​លទ្ធផល​ជា ​ផ្លូវ​ការ​​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​​ត្រូវ​បាន​ប្រកាស​ដោយ​ គ.ជ.ប. ​​​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ ​អាទិត្យ​។ ...

Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5254/

SBC Bank Signs JCB Card Issuance MOU in Cambodia

Singapore Banking Corporation Ltd. (SBC Bank), a leading commercial bank in Cambodia, signed a memorandum of understanding with JCB International Co., Ltd. (JCBI), the international operations subsidiary of JCB, for the issuance of JCB cards in Cambodia. A ceremony to commemorate the milestone moment was held ...

The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=YWI4OTU3NmNkYmR#sthash.uvnJElMQ.dpuf

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម

កណ្តាលៈ មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ប្រាប់​ទៅ​ក្រុម​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត កណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​រៀបចំ កន្ទេល ខ្នើយ អង្ករ និង​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​សម្រាប់​ការ​តវ៉ា​រយៈ​ពេល​យូរ​ជាង​មុន ខណៈ​ដែល​លោក និង​លោក កឹម សុខា ដែល​ជា​ប្រធាន និង​អនុ​ប្រធាន​បាន​គូស​បង្ហាញ​អំពី​ផែនការ​សម្រាប់​ការ​តវ៉ា​នៅ​ទីលាន​ ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ដែល​អាច​អូស​បន្លាយ​រយៈ​ពេល​ច្រើន​ថ្ងៃ​ឬ​យូរ​ជាង​នេះ។ ថ្លែង​ទៅ​កាន់​ប្រជាជន​ប្រមាណ ២០០០ នាក់​ក្នុង​ស្រុក ខ្សាច់កណ្តាល មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​បន្ទាប់​ពី​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​បាន​ប្រកាស​ លទ្ធផល​ផ្លូវ​ការ​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​ការ​ឈ្នះ​របស់​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​នៅ ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ខែ កក្កដា លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​លោក កឹម សុខា បាន​អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ទាំង​អស់​ចូល​រួម​នៅ​ក្នុង​បាតុកម្ម ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ដោយ​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៥ កញ្ញា និង​បន្ត​យ៉ាង​ហោច​ណាស់​រហូត​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៧។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា៖ «យើង​នឹង [ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម] ច្រើន​ថ្ងៃ​ច្រើន​សប្តាហ៍។ ប្រសិន​បើ​ចាំ​បាច់​នឹង​ដើរ​ហែ​យើង​នឹង​ហែ»។ ...

មាស សុខជា និង Stuart White
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103700-2013-09-10-04-02-02

Cambodia sees fewer female lawmakers in upcoming parliament

Twenty-five out of the 123 lawmakers elected during the July 28 national election are female, the official election results have shown. Sunday. The figures indicated that the number of women-lawmakers in the upcoming fifth legislature of the National Assembly is lower than that of the previous ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/10/c_132708901.htm

US renews concern about Cambodia polls

The United States reiterated its concern Monday over the outcome of Cambodia’s parliamentary polls after the country’s elections committee handed victory to the ruling party. “We do still believe that a transparent review of irregularities in the July elections would help efforts to assess and address ...

AFP News Staff
http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jDR8yl8l_7WdUJv2QDogFpG_FNDQ?docId=CNG.57b1e73f97bfc9c11ac2f3f75999a7f9.5c1

Cambodia's construction continues strong growth in H1: minister

Investments in Cambodia’s construction sector have continued to grow sharply in the first six months of the year thanks to sound economic growth and investors’ trust in the country’s political stability, Im Chhun Lim, the country’s Minister of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, said ...

Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/810044.shtml#.Ui69otKBmN8

Organic rice exports rise in first half

Responding to growing demand in US and EU markets, organic rice exports have surged, reaching 200 tonnes in the first six months of this year, compared with 100 tonnes for all of last year. Exports of organic rice are meagre compared with other varieties, such ...

Rann Reuy
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/organic-rice-exports-rise-first-half

Rice plots blocked at dam site

In a first step toward clearing villagers from land intended for a planned Koh Kong provincial hydroelectric dam, a Chinese development firm has blocked a road leading to plots where villagers have continued to harvest rice. Officials from Tianjin Union Development Group, which was awarded a ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rice-plots-blocked-dam-site

King To Invite Both Parties to Open Assembly

Following a weekend of opposition demonstrations and rejection of official election results, King Norodom Sihamoni on Monday called for the two political parties embroiled in Cambodia’s post-election deadlock to open a legislative meeting on the Sept. 28 deadline. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has said ...

Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodian-king-to-invite-both-parties-to-open-assembly/1746288.html

Water Authority Share Price Hits New Low

The usually static share price of the Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA), still the only company listed on the Cambodia Securities Exchange (CSX), fell Monday to its lowest price since it began trading more than two years ago. At the close of business Monday, the ...

Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/water-authority-share-price-hits%E2%80%88new-low-42002/

Mizuho bank links up with Maybank and Canadia

Japan-based Mizuho Bank (MHBK) has signed an agreement with two well-established banks in Cambodia that is designed to help Mizuho leverage a wider range of financial services when dealing with Japanese clients. The memorandum of understanding was inked on Friday in Phnom Penh between Mizuho’s president ...

May Kunmakara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/mizuho-bank-links-maybank-and-canadia

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