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Gov’t warns citizens to respect King online

The government yesterday warned citizens to respect King Norodom Sihamoni in social media commentary. The warning then backpedals, acknowledging the government recognises the rights of expression and freedom of the press outlined in the constitution and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. ...

Meas Sokchea and Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/gov%E2%80%99t-warns-citizens-respect-king-online

US Ambassador Says Corruption Scares Off American Firms

U.S. Ambassador William Todd on Thursday said that despite his efforts to promote Cambodia as an attractive destination for business, major American companies are reluctant to invest here as they still perceive the country as indelibly corrupt. “I believe now is the time for big U.S. ...

Ben Woods and Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-ambassador-says-corruption-scares-off-american-firms-42799/

Norwegian Energy Firm Eltek Demands Mfone Pay Up

Norwegian energy firm Eltek on Thursday demanded $5 million it is owed from bankrupt telecommunications company Mfone by the end of October and blamed the court and the government for stalling payment. During a meeting at Mfone’s headquarters in Phnom Penh’s Boeng Keng Kang III commune, ...

Simon Henderson and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/norwegian-energy%E2%80%88firm-eltek-demands-mfone-pay-up-42823/

Fertilizer Scam Referred to Anti-Corruption Unit

The case of a Battambang provincial government official ac­cused of embezzling some $200,000 in state funds has been referred to the Anti-Corruption Unit in Phnom Penh, provincial officials said Thursday. Battambang Provincial Court deputy prosecutor Long Hokmeng said a two-week investigation into the case brought against ...

Eang Mengleng and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/fertilizer-scam-referred-to-anti-corruption-unit-42818/

Slums in capital decried

Unicef during a discussion yesterday pressured the Phnom Penh Municipality to develop a plan to eradicate slums in the capital, but government officials offered no quick fixes. According to the municipality, there are 281 slum communities in the capital, which 2,033 families call home. Earlier this month, ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/slums-capital-decried

Strike at SL eats into profits

Because of ongoing strikes and an inability to fill orders, SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) says it is shedding cash flow as buyers shift away from one of Asia’s largest producers, factory management confirmed yesterday. International brands H&M and Gap reduced their orders, while Levi’s ceased buying ...

Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/strike-sl-eats-profits

Philippine Airlines plans to add routes to Cambodia

Philippine Airlines plans to launch flights between the Philippines and Cambodia, according to an aviation official. The move would break the monopoly of domestic competitor Cebu Pacific Air, which started flying the route in April last year. Aviation authorities in the Philippines sent a letter to ...

Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/philippine-airlines-plans-add-routes-cambodia

HIV battle still flares

Despite massive reductions in HIV infection rates over the past two decades, HIV-positive Cambodians continue to face a wide array of non-medical challenges, a report released yesterday says. Written by NGOs, aid agencies and the government, the report says that vulnerable groups, including those who are ...

Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hiv-battle-still-flares

In Washington, Hundreds Rally for Election Investigation

Nearly 500 Cambodian-Americans gathered at a rally on Capitol Hill Wednesday, demanding a transparent investigation into Cambodia’s alleged election irregularities. The rally was addressed by three Republican congressmen who called on a change in Cambodia’s governance. Rep. Steve Chabot, a Republican who chairs the House Foreign ...

Sok Khemara
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-hundreds-rally-for-election-investigation/1753204.html

A Year On, Cambodia’s Role as Asean Chairman a Bitter Memory

Resentment is still simmering toward Cambodia for its handling of the contentions South China Sea issue last year, which fractured the unity of Asean, analysts from around the region said Thursday. During the first day of a two-day regional conference in Phnom Penh organized by the ...

Hul Reaksmey and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/a-year-on-cambodias-role-as-asean-chairman-a-bitter-memory-42812/

របាយការណ៍​​សង្កេតការណ៍ការិយាល័យ​សំណាក​​​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​ត្រូវ បាន​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​

អង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុ​ជា​បានបង្ហាញ​ របាយការណ៍​របស់ខ្លួនជា​លើកដំបូង ទាក់ទង​ទៅនឹង​ការសង្កេត​ផែនការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ជ្រើសតាំង​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ ​នៅ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី​ ២៨កក្កដា កន្លងទៅនេះ។ មន្ត្រី​អង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុជា​​អោយដឹងថា លទ្ធផល​​ នៃ​ការ​សង្កេត​ការណ៍​​បែប​ប្រជាសាស្ត្រ ដែល​មិន​ធ្លាប់​អនុវត្ត​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ កម្ពុ​ជា មាន​ភាពជាក់លាក់​រហូតដល់​ទៅ៩៥ភាគរយ។ របៀប​សង្កេតការណ៍​បោះឆ្នោត​តាមបែប​ជឿនលឿនវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រដែល​អង្គការ​ តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុជា​បាន​​យក​មកប្រើ​ប្រាស់​ក្នុងអំឡុង​នៃ​ការបោះឆ្នោត​ ជ្រើសរើស​ តំណាងរាស្ត្រនីតិកាល​ទី៥​កន្លងទៅនេះ​ ត្រូវបាន​បង្ហាញ​របាយ​ការណ៍​ហើយ​នៅ​ ថ្ងៃ​ ព្រហស្បតិ៍​នេះ។ ដូចដែល​បានប្រកាស​កាលពីមុន​បោះឆ្នោតអង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុ​ជាបានដាក់​ ពង្រាយ​អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍​បោះឆ្នោត​ចំនួន៩០៦នាក់ ទៅតាម​ការិយាល័យ​សំណាក​ ចំនួន៤០៩ នៅ​ទូទាំង២៤ខេត្ត-ក្រុងជាមួយនឹង​បច្ចេកទេស​សង្កេតការណ៍​បែប​ សំណាកSBO ដែលជា​វិធីសាស្ត្រ​សង្កេតការណ៍​​បោះឆ្នោត​មួយធ្វើការ​សង្កេត​ទៅលើ​ការិយាល័យ ​បោះឆ្នោតនិង​ផ្តល់ព័ត៌មាន​បែប​ស្ថិតិ​ជាក់លាក់ទៅលើ​ការប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​នៃ​ ការបោះឆ្នោត ​និង​រាប់​សន្លឹកឆ្នោត។ លោកព្រាប កុល នាយក​ប្រតិបត្តិ​អង្គការ​តម្លាភាព​កម្ពុជា ​បាន​ថ្លែង​ នៅក្នុង​ពិធី​មួយ​ដែល​បានរៀបចំ​នៅ​សណ្ឋាគារImperiel ថា វិធីសាស្ត្រ​នេះ​ ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​យើង​ប្រើប្រាស់​ថវិកា​តិច ប្រើ​មនុស្ស​តិចតែមាន​លទ្ធផល​និង​ ប្រសិទ្ធភាព​ខ្ពស់។ ជាក់ស្តែង​សម្រាប់​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការសង្កេត​ការណ៍​នៅក្នុង​ ការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ​នៅពេលនេះ គឺ​លោក​ទទួលបាន​ភាពជាក់លាក់​រហូត​ទៅដល់​ ៩៥ភាគរយ ខណៈដែលអង្គការ​មួយ​នេះ​បានធ្វើការ​សង្កេតការណ៍​ជា​គំរូ​ប្រហែលជា​ ១០ភាគរយ​​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​ នៃ​ការិយាល័យ​បោះឆ្នោត​នៅ​កម្ពុជា។ ...

ញឹម សុផល
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/Rapport-sur-observation-des-bureaux-de-vote

CPP says its lawmakers ready for first session of parliament

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on Thursday said that its 68 elected lawmakers are ready to attend the National Assembly’s first session on September 23. The CPP would like to express gratitude to the King who is a symbol of national unity and stability, and ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=OTEyM2NlYjVmYmR

Cambodian Opposition Refuses to Call Off Parliament Boycott

Cambodia’s opposition said it will not attend the scheduled opening of parliament next week despite a request by the king to call off their boycott. The opposition continues to insist that the ruling party agree to an independent investigation into allegations of massive voting fraud ...

Robert ​Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodias-opposition-rejects-offer-to-attend-parliaments-opening/1752326.html

Cambodia records 25,050 malaria cases in 8 months, killing 6 people

Cambodia reported 25,050 malaria cases in the first eight months of this year, down 49 percent from the 48,810 cases over the same period last year, figures from the National Center for Malaria showed Thursday. During the January-August period this year, the disease has killed six ...

Xinhuanet News Staff
http://search.news.cn/language/search.jspa?id=en&t=1&t1=0&ss=&ct=&n1=Cambodia&x=-494&y=-54

អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ប្តេជ្ញា​មិន​ទទួល​យក​ការ​សម្រុះសម្រួល​ណាមួយ​

ខណៈ​​​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ និងគណ​​​បក្ស​​​​ប្រជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា បានចរចា​​ ​គ្នា​​​​​​អស់​​​រយៈ​ពេល​ពីរ​ថ្ងៃ​ក្នុង​​​​បំណង​​​​​បញ្ចប់​ភាព​ជាប់​គាំង ​ជុំវិញ​ជម្លោះនៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ជាតិ​កាល​ពី​ខែ​កក្កដានោះ អ្នក​គាំ​ទ្រ​ បក្ស​​ប្រឆាំង​​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំ​ពេញ​ កាលពី​ម្សិល​​​​មិញ​ បាន​បញ្ជាក់​​​​ថា  ពួក​គេ​មិន​អាច​ទទួល​យក​អ្វី​ក្រៅ​​ពី​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​ប្រ​ ជា​ជន​កម្ពុជាកំពុង​កាន់​អំណាច​យល់ព្រមធ្វើ​តាម​ការ​ទាម​ទារ​របស់​គណ​​​បក្ស ​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ទាំង​ស្រុង​ឡើយ​។ រដ្ឋ​សភា​ជាតិ​នឹង​​​​​​​​កោះ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​​ដោយ​​ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រ​  នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី​ នៅ​​​ថ្ងៃ​ច័ន្ទ​ ហើយ​មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំង លោក  សម​ ​រង្ស៊ី និង លោក កឹម សុខា បាន​ប្រាប់​ប្រជា​​ពលរដ្ឋ​​​នៅ​​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ បញ្ចប់​​​នៃ​​​ការ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​រយៈ​ពេល​បី​ថ្ងៃ​ នៅ​​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​​​ថា ខ្លួន​​​នឹង​​​​​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​បន្ត​ទៀត  ​ ប្រ​សិន​​បើ​​​​មិន​​​​បាន​​​​​​​ទទួល​​​​ការ​​​សន្យា​​​ចូលរួម​​​ក្នុង​ កិច្ច​​​ចរចា​​​​បន្ត​​ទៀត​ទេ​នោះ​។ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ក៏​​​បាន​​​​មាន​ប្រ​សាសន៍​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​​​​ផង​ ដែរ​ថា ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិមាន​ពេល “​ប្រាំ​ថ្ងៃ​ដើម្បី​ធ្វើ​ការ​សម្រេច​ ” ​​ថា ​តើ​ត្រូវ​ធ្វើ​​តាម​ការ​គំរាម​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ​​​​​​​មិន​ចូល​រួម​បើក​​ ​សម័យ​ប្រ​ជុំសភា​លើក​ដំបូង​​​​ឬ​​​សម្រេច​​​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​​​​ជា​មួយ​ បក្ស​ប្រ​ជា​ជន​កម្ពុជា ហើយ​​​​​ចូល​រួម​ប្រ​ជុំ។ ...

Phorn Bopha and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5580/

គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះជាតិ គ្មាន​​​គោល​​​ជំហរ​​​​​​ច្បាស់​​​លាស់​​​ក្នុងការ​​​​​​​​​អញ្ជើញ​​​របស់​​​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​

កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បាន​​​ជំរុញ​​​ឲ្យ​​​គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​ បោះបង់​​​ការ​​​គំរាម​​​របស់​​​ខ្លួន​​​ធ្វើ​​​ពហិការ​​​សម័យ​​​​​​​​​ ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូង​​​ ដែល​​​នឹង​​​ធ្វើ​​​ឡើង​​​នៅ​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ច័ន្ទ​​​ ជាការ​​​អំពាវ​​​នាវ​​​មួយ​ដែល​​​បាន​​​ច្រាន​​​ចោល​​​សំណើ​​​របស់​​​បក្ស​​ ​ប្រឆាំង​​​សុំ​​​ឲ្យ​​​ព្រះមហា​ក្សត្រ​​​​ពន្យារ​​​ពេល​​​បើក​​​សម័យ​​​ ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូងនេះ​​​​​​។ ទោះជាយ៉ាង​​​ណា​​​ គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្រោះ​​​ជាតិ​​​នៅ​​​មិន​​​ទាន់​​​​​​មាន​​​គោល​​​ជំហរ​​​​​​ ច្បាស់​​​លាស់​​​នៅ​​​ឡើយ​​​ទេ ដោយ​​​អះអាង​​​ថា ខ្លួន​​​នឹង​​​មិន​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​សម័យ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​នេះឡើយ​​​ ប្រសិន​​​បើ​​​មិន​​​មាន​​​ការ​​​រក​​​យុត្តិធម៌​​​ជូន​​​ប្រជាពល​​​រដ្ឋ​​​ កម្ពុជាជិត​​​ ៣លាន​​​នាក់​​​ ដែល​​​បាន​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​​គាំទ្រ​​​ខ្លួ​​​ន​​​កាលពី​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ទី​​​​​​២៨ ខែកក្កដា ទេនោះ​​​។ តំណាង​​​រាស្ត្រ​​​គណបក្ស​​​ប្រឆាំង​​​ចំនួន​​​៥៥​​​រូប​​​ ដែល​​​ត្រូវ​​​បាន​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​​ជ្រើសតាំង​​​ជា​​​​​​ផ្លូវការ​​​កាលពី​​​ ខែកក្កដា បាន​​​សរសេរ​​​លិខិត​​​ថ្វាយ​​​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​​កាលពីថ្ងៃ​​​សៅរ៍ ដើម្បី​​​ច្រាន​​​ចោល​​​ការ​​​បើក​​​សម័យ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូង​​​តាម​​​ ការ​​​គ្រោង​​​ទុក​​​នេះ។ នៅ​​​ក្នុង​​​ព្រះរាជ​​​សារ​​​​​​​​​ឆ្លើយ​​​តប​​​ របស់ព្រះអង្គកាលពីម្សិលមិញ​​ ព្រះ​​​មហាក្សត្រ​​​​​​ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បាន​​​មាន​​​បន្ទូល​​​ថា ព្រះ​​​អង្គ​​​ត្រូវ​​​បាន​​​​​​រដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញតម្រូវ​​​ឲ្យ​​​​​​បើក​​​សម័យ ​​​ប្រជុំ​​​សភា​​​ដំបូង​​​ក្នុង​​​រយៈ​​​ពេល​​​៦០​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​ក្រោ​​​យ​​​ ពីការ​​​បោះឆ្នោត​​​​​​។ ...

Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5568/

Questions over strike violence

A Kampong Speu judge released the vice-president and a member of the Free Trade Union on bail yesterday after the court questioned the two about their alleged roles in a violent demonstration at Sabrina Garment factory. ...

Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/questions-over-strike-violence

Two more H5N1 cases confirmed

A 5-year-old girl from Takeo province and a 2-year-old girl from Kampot province – who has already died – mark the 19th and 20th confirmed cases of avian influenza this year, a hospital spokesman said. The Ministry of Health is expected to issue a statement ...

Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-more-h5n1-cases-confirmed

Three Charged for Logging Rosewood in Angkor

The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged three men Wednesday with illegally logging luxury rosewood inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco world heritage site, officials said. Provincial prosecutor Heng Pheng said the suspects had been identified as Sun Phearak, 20, Phay Sophea, 18, and Phin Ron, ...

Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-logging-rosewood-in%E2%80%88angkor-42695/

CNRP collects thumbprints, urging King not attend first session

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) began collecting thumbprints from voters nationwide in order to present to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting he not attend the first session of parliament, according to a source. A CNRP senior official on Thursday said that his party held a ...

The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MDc4M2Q3Y2IzYTZ

Beauty Shop Owner Sues CNRP for Vandalism

The owner of a Phnom Penh beauty products shop has filed a complaint against some of the CNRP’s top brass, claiming they incited demonstrators to vandalize her business and caused $200,000-worth of damage on Sunday evening. Chhim Vattey, owner and director of Clinique De Beaute Luxe ...

Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/beauty-shop-owner-sues-cnrp-for-vandalism-42693/

R’kiri floods trap thousands

The number of Ratanakkiri residents trapped in their homes by floodwater that continues to rise amid relentless rain is now estimated by provincial authorities to be at least 4,000. Heavy rain has put five Lumphat district communes – Lbaing I, Chey Uddom, Batang, Seda and Kaleng ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/r%E2%80%99kiri-floods-trap-thousands

Blueprint for a reformed NEC

In the week before the National Election Committee was formed in December 1997, Chheng Phon predicted he had a tough road ahead. “If you ask me personally, I must say I do not want this job,” the inaugural boss told the Post from the banks of a canal ...

Shane Worrell and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blueprint-reformed-nec

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