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Flash floods hit parts of Cambodia, killing seven people
Flash floods have been hitting some parts of three provinces in Cambodia and have claimed seven lives so far, officials said Monday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said northwestern Banteay Meanchey and Preah Vihear provinces as well as ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/12/c_132624526.htm
Cambodia suspends military co-operation with US, other nations amid election standoff
ambodia has suspended international military co-operation programs with the United States and others following that country’s recent, disputed election, the State Department said Monday. The reason for Cambodia’s action was not immediately clear. State Department spokeswoman Marie Harf told reporters that Cambodia’s Defence Ministry has postponed ...
Poll anger simmers in Kandal
Two weeks ago, Kandal erupted. Skirmishes broke out at multiple polling stations where voters were left off the list, and at least one was forced to shut down as locals blocked what they claimed were outsiders from voting. In the end, this hotly contested province swung ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/poll-anger-simmers-kandal
Revenues Down at Pailin’s Dreamworld Casino
U.S.-listed firm Entertainment Gaming Asia’s (EGA) Dreamworld casino in Poipet province has seen revenue drop by almost 18 percent this year, according to financial results released by the company. Results issued on Thursday from Hong Kong said the casino, which opened in May 2012, made revenue ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/revenues-down-at-pailins-dreamworld-casino-39102/
Red Cross Gives Aid to Borei Keila Families
Phnom Penh municipality and the Cambodian Red Cross (CRC) on Sunday donated money and food rations to 176 families from Borei Keila—where thousands of people have been violently evicted from their homes in recent years after the land was sold to a private company. Phnom Penh ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/red-cross-gives-aid-to-borei-keila-families-39096/
គ.ជ.ប. ប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបឋមមុនពេលដោះស្រាយពាក្យបណ្ដឹង
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) ប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះ ឆ្នោតបឋមនៅម៉ោង៩ព្រឹកថ្ងៃនេះ ថ្វីបើកំពុងមានការចរចារវាងគណបក្ស ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិអំពីរបៀបស៊ើបអង្កេតភាព មិនប្រក្រតីដែលគេចោទថា បានកើតមាននៅពេលបោះឆ្នោតក៏ដោយ។ គ.ជ.ប. បានលើកឡើងនៅក្នុងសេចក្តីប្រកាសមួយថា “ នៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ទី១២ ខែ សីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នៅម៉ោង៩ព្រឹក គ.ជ.ប. នឹងប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបឋមនៃ ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រអាណត្តិទី៥នេះ តាមទូរទស្សន៍ និង វិទ្យុជាតិ”។ គ.ជ.ប.ក៏បានប្រកាសដែរថា ខ្លួននឹងមិន ស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានលើកឡើងនោះទេ ព្រោះគណបក្សនេះមិនបានផ្ដល់ភ័ស្តុតាងគ្រប់គ្រាន់អំពីការបន្លំ បញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងការលួចបន្លំសន្លឹកឆ្នោត ដែលត្រូវបានចោទ មកលើគ.ជ.ប. និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានោះទេ។ សេចក្ដីប្រកាសនោះបានលើកឡើងថា “ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិមិនបាន ផ្ដល់ភ័ស្តុតាងគាំទ្រដល់គ.ជ.ប.ទេ ព្រោះគណបក្សនេះនឹងផ្ដល់ភ័ស្តុ តាងទៅឲ្យតែគណៈកម្មាធិការពិសេសមួយ ដើម្បីស៊ើបអង្កេតពីភាពមិន ប្រក្រតី និងវាយតម្លៃផលប៉ះពាល់នៃការបោះឆ្នោតនេះតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ដូច្នេះហើយ គ.ជ.ប. មិនអាចត្រួតពិនិត្យសេចក្ដីរាយការណ៍ទាំងនេះ បានទេ”។ លោក ទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការគ.ជ.ប. បានមានប្រសាសន៍កាលពីម្សិលមិញថា លទ្ធផលនៅថ្ងៃនេះមិនរាប់បញ្ចូលការបែងចែកអាសនៈនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាទេ។ លោកបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “ យើងនឹងមិនប្រកាសពីការបែងចែកអាសនៈទេ។ លទ្ធផលបឋមនេះនឹងប្រកាសតែចំនួនសន្លឹកឆ្នោតសរុបនៅតាម មណ្ឌលនីមួយៗប៉ុណ្ណោះ ហើយយើងនឹងរង់ចាំទទួលពាក្យបណ្ដឹងពីគណបក្សនយោ បាយ បន្ទាប់មកយើងនឹងដោះស្រាយពាក្យបណ្ដឹងទាំងនោះ មុនពេលប្រកាស លទ្ធផលចុងក្រោយជាមួយអាសនៈរដ្ឋសភា” មុនថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែកញ្ញា។ ...
Sok An, US Ambassador Discuss Formation of National Assembly
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An met with the top U.S. diplomat in Cambodia on Friday to discuss the formation of the country’s National Assembly following the disputed July 28 election. Both the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP claim to have won the ballot, and the opposition ...
Simon Lewis
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sok-an-us-ambassador-discuss-formation-of-national%E2%80%88assembly-39090/
Facebook safe: government
Although some of its users have made a habit of posting content critical of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, Facebook will be not be banned or restricted in any way, Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said on Saturday. Just days after Metfone customers were not able ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/facebook-safe-government
Project Aims to Make Subsistence Farms Profitable
BATI DISTRICT, Takeo province – At a farming school here last week, 150 poor agricultural workers gathered to celebrate graduating a two-month training course. The new group of educators will now set out with their newly acquired skills to help transform the country’s poorest rural ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/project-aims-to-make-subsistence-farms-profitable-39081/
NGOs, Sar Kheng talk investigation
Interior Minister Sar Kheng sat down with representatives from 10 civil society organisations on Friday for what Cambodian Center for Human Rights president Ou Virak described as a “very frank discussion” of how to handle the investigation into the multitude of alleged irregularities in last ...
The Phnom Penh Post
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngos-sar-kheng-talk-investigation
Gaming outfit reports loss
Entertainment Gaming Asia Inc (EGA), a NASDAQ-listed company that supplies NagaWorld Casino with slot machines and operates casinos in Poipet town and Pailin province, reported a net loss of $385,000 from continuing operations in the second quarter of 2013, according to a statement from the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/gaming-outfit-reports-loss
Mortgage loans see extension
CIMB Bank announced over the weekend that it will enlarge mortgage loans provided to clients, going from 70 per cent last year to 80 per cent financing of the total purchase price of properties for 2013. Heng Thida, head of retail financial services for the Malaysia-based ...
Official NEC Election Results Show CPP Victory
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Monday morning released its first official election results, which were nearly identical to unofficial results released by the NEC in the days following the election, showing a clear CPP victory in the July 28 poll. The official preliminary results showed ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/official-nec-election-results-show-cpp-victory-39106/
China Loans Cash for Irrigation, Power Projects
Finance Minister Keat Chhon has signed a deal with China’s ambassador to Cambodia to secure a concessional loan of $121 million to fund irrigation and power projects. In the latest promise of cash from Cambodia’s biggest donor, China will fund a power transmission line connecting Phnom ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/china-loans-cash-for-irrigation-power-projects-39098/
Officials Warn Rainsy Over Military Comments
Government officials over the weekend warned that opposition leader Sam Rainsy could face legal action for comments he made on his Facebook page that called on the public to woo the country’s armed forces into supporting the CNRP and put an end to decades of ...
Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
http:// Khuon Narim and Zsombor Peter
គ.ជ.ប.ទទួលបានរបាយការណ៍ចំនួន៤៨ ស្ដីពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតី ជុំវិញការបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប. ទទួលបានរបាយការណ៍សរុបចំនួន ៤៨ពីរាជធានី និងខេត្ត ចំនួន ១១។ ដែលករណីជាច្រើន ក្នុងរបាយការណ៍ គ.ជ.ប. អះអាងថា បានពិនិត្យ និងដោះស្រាយតាមច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោតហើយ។ នេះបើតាមសេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មាន មួយរបស់គ.ជ.ប. ចុះថ្ងៃអាទិត្យទី ១១ សីហា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។ របាយការណ៍ចំនួន៤៨ ករណីខាងលើ ត្រូវបានគ.ជ.ប. ទទួលបានរវាងពីថ្ងៃទី២ រហូតដល់ថ្ងៃទី ៦ សីហា ដែលមានករណីមួយចំនួនធំក្នុងរបាយការណ៍ ត្រូវបានភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ បានដាក់ពាក្យប្ដឹង មកគណៈកម្មការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត តាមឋានានុក្រម។ ហើយមកដល់ពេលនេះ គ.ជ.ប. ក៏បានយកមកពិនិត្យ និងដោះស្រាយ និងសម្រេច ក្នុងក្របខ័ណ្ឌច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោត រួចរាល់ហើយផងដែរ។ ក្នុងរបាយការណ៍ ត្រូវបានគេរកឃើញថា ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីពាក់ព័ន្ធច្រើន នៅរាជធានី និងខេត្តចំនួន ១១ ដែលមានដូចជា៖ ភ្នំពេញ បាត់ដំបង កំពង់ឆ្នាំង កំពង់ស្ពឺ កណ្ដាល ...
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130811-election-report-NEC
Sar Kheng Says Armored Vehicles Sent to Maintain Security
Interior Minister Sar Kheng on Friday confirmed that the deployment of armored personnel carriers (APCs) to Phnom Penh from the Thai-Cambodian border is part of a concerted security operation in response to the opposition’s plans to hold protests against the outcome of the July 28 ...
Kuch Naren and Lauren Crothers -
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sar-kheng-says-armored-vehicles-sent-to-maintain-security-39046/
គ.ជ.បនឹងប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតបណ្ដោះអាសន្ននៅថ្ងៃទី១២ សីហា
ស្របពេលដែលការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការចម្រុះសម្រាប់ស៊ើបអង្កេតភាព មិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត មិនទាន់កើតមាន គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) គ្រោងប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន ស្ដីពីការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រសម្រាប់នីតិកាលទី៥ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១២ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នេះ។ មន្ត្រីគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប ឱ្យដឹងថា ទោះជាការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការចំពោះកិច្ចចម្រុះ សម្រាប់ស៊ើបអង្កេតភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត នៅខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នាមិនអាចបង្កើតទៅរួចក្ដី ក៏ គ.ជ.ប នឹងប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រ សម្រាប់នីតិកាលទី៥ នៅវេលាម៉ោង ៩ព្រឹក ថ្ងៃទី១២ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ អគ្គលេខាធិការ គ.ជ.ប លោក ទេព នីថា មានប្រសាសន៍បញ្ជាក់នៅល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី១១ សីហា ថា ការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលនេះ នឹងធ្វើឡើងតាមរយៈការផ្សាយរបស់ទូរទស្សន៍ជាតិកម្ពុជា វិទ្យុជាតិ អេហ្វ.អឹម (FM) 96 MHz និងវិទ្យុវត្តភ្នំ FM 105.70 MHz។ លោក ទេព ...
New Zealand governor-general in cambodia to build bilateral ties
The governor-general of New Zealand, Lieutenant General Jerry Mateparae, began a four-day visit to Cambodia on Thursday at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni to promote bilateral relations between the two countries. “The visit reflects the priority New Zealand attaches to its relations with the ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/new-zealand-governor-general-in-cambodia-to-build-bilateral-ties-39050/
After Deadly Factory Collapse, Safety Improvements Scarce
On May 16, immediately after the ceiling of a shoe factory collapsed in Kompong Speu province, leaving two people dead, promises were made to prosecute those responsible for the tragedy and to conduct a nationwide inspection of all factories. “We will have a committee investigate clearly ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/after-deadly-factory-collapse-safety-improvements-scarce-39041/
Cambodia's ruling party has no plan for coalition gov't with opposition party: spokesman
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has no plan to establish a new coalition government with the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) after the general election on July 28, CPP’s spokesman and Information Minister Khieu Kanharith said Saturday. “Up to now, we don’t have ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/10/c_132619134.htm
Parties Agree to Let UN Observe Election Investigation
The CPP and opposition CNRP agreed during a meeting at the National Assembly on Friday that the U.N. can observe an investigation into irregularities in last month’s national election, but continued to disagree that the National Election Committee (NEC) lead the investigation. After the two parties ...
The Cambodia Daily
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/parties-agree-to-let-un-observe-election-investigation-39056/
Fearful workers urged to stay
Key players in all quarters of the garment industry have expressed concerns that workers, fearing a violent election-related conflict, may leave work and return to their home provinces after their next pay cheque. In a statement, the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU) joined ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/fearful-workers-urged-stay
Japanese, Cambodia trade is up 19 per cent
Trade volume between Cambodia and Japan had grown 19 per cent in the first six months of 2013 compared with the same period last year, figures from the Japan External Trade Organisation show. Cambodian exports to Japan were up 31 per cent in the first six ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/japanese-cambodia-trade-19-cent
