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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 ថាព្រះមហាក្សត្រមិនទាន់កំណត់ថ្ងៃប្រជុំសភាទេ
លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានមានប្រសាសន៍កាលពីម្សិល មិញ ថា លោកមិនជឿថា ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បានប្រកាសជាផ្លូវការ ពីកាលបរិច្ឆេទដែលព្រះអង្គនឹងបើកសម័យប្រជុំសភានៅចុងខែនេះទេ ថ្វីបើព្រះមហាក្សត្របានឡាយព្រះហត្តលេខាលើព្រះសារលិខិតមួយ ប្រកាសថា ព្រះអង្គនឹងកោះប្រជុំសភាលើកដំបូងនៅថ្ងៃទី២៣ ខែកញ្ញា ក្តី។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានថ្លែងទៅកាន់អ្នកយកព័ត៌មាន បន្ទាប់ ពីធ្វើដំណើរ ទៅផ្សារអូរប្ញស្សី ដើម្បីជួបអាជីវករ និងអ្នកគាំទ្រថា លិខិតដែលចេញ ដោយគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) នោះគឺគ្រាន់តែជាលិខិត ឆ្លើយឆ្លងរវាងព្រះមហាក្សត្រ និងលោក អ៊ឹម សួស្តី ប្រធាន គ.ជ.ប. តែ ប៉ុណ្ណោះ មិនមែនជាការកោះប្រជុំសភាលើកដំបូងទេ។ លោកបាន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា “ខ្ញុំមិនជឿថា វាជាសារលិខិតរបស់ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រកោះហៅសមាជិកសភានោះទេ” ដោយលោកពន្យល់ថា ប្រសិនបើព្រះ មហាក្សត្រ សីហមុនី ចង់កោះប្រជុំសភាលើកដំបូងនេះ ព្រះអង្គមិនធ្វើ តាមរយៈ គ.ជ.ប. ដូច្នេះទេ។ លោកបានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “ព្រះមហាក្សត្រមិនទាន់បានកោះប្រជុំសភាទេ។ ប្រសិនបើព្រះអង្គត្រូវកោះប្រជុំសភានោះ ព្រះអង្គនឹងឡាយ ព្រះសារលិខិតជូនសមាជិកសភា ទៅហើយ ព្រះអង្គនឹងមិនឡាយព្រះសារលិខិត តាមរយៈចោរដូច អ៊ឹម សួស្តី ទេ”។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ប្រសិនបើព្រះមហា ក្សត្របានស្នើសុំដោយផ្ទាល់ឲ្យសមាជិកសភាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងទទួលយក អាសនៈរបស់ខ្លួននោះគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនឹងពិចារណាពីសំណើនេះ គឺអា ចមានការផ្លាស់ប្តូរពីការសន្យារបស់ខ្លួនជាយូរមកហើយ ដើម្បីធ្វើ ពហិការសម័យប្រជុំសភា ប្រសិនបើមិនមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតឲ្យបានត្រឹម ត្រូវលើការចោទប្រកាន់ពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោតទេនោះ។ ...
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
មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់របស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនបានបោះបង់តំណែងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) បានលើកឡើងថា មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់មួយចំនួនធំរបស់គណបក្សកាន់អំណាច បានលាលែងពីតំណែងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភារបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បីអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យ បេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រ ដែលមានលេខរៀងក្រោមគេរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជន កម្ពុជាទទួលបានអាសនៈនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា។ លោក ទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការគ.ជ.ប.មានប្រសាសន៍ថា “គណបក្សប្រជាជន កម្ពុជាបានបញ្ជូនលិខិតស្ដីពីការលាលែងពីតំណែងរបស់សមាជិក ខ្លួនមកឲ្យយើង បន្ទាប់ពីគណបក្សទទួលបានលិខិតលាលែងតំណែង”។ ក្នុងចំណោមក្រុមមន្ត្រីរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ដែលបាន លាលែងតំណែងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភារបស់ខ្លួន ដើម្បីបើកផ្លូវឲ្យសមាជិក សភាវ័យក្មេងទទួលបានតំណែងនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា គឺមាន រដ្ឋ មន្ត្រីចំនួន១៤រូប ក៏ដូចជា លោក ជា ស៊ីម ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រជាជន កម្ពុជា និងលោក សាយ ឈុំ អគ្គលេខាធិការគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាផង ដែរ។ បុគ្គលទាំងពីររូបនេះ គឺជាបុគ្គលដែលមានតំណែងខ្ពស់បំផុត នៅក្នុងឋានានុក្រមគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច។ ជាងពាក់កណ្ដាលនៃរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីចំនួន២៦រូបនៅខុទ្ទកាល័យ របស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលភាគច្រើនសុទ្ធតែទទួល បានអាសនៈនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាផ្អែកលើតំណែងរបស់ខ្លួននៅក្នុងបញ្ជី បេក្ខជនតំណាងរាស្ត្រជាផ្លូវការរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ក៏ បានលាលែងពីតំណែងរបស់ខ្លួននៅក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាផងដែរ នៅមុនលទ្ធផលជា ផ្លូវការនៃការបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវបានប្រកាសដោយ គ.ជ.ប. កាលពីថ្ងៃ 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 អំពាវនាវឲ្យត្រៀមខ្លួនធ្វើបាតុកម្ម
កណ្តាលៈ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កាលពីម្សិលមិញ បានប្រាប់ទៅក្រុមអ្នកគាំទ្រក្នុងខេត្ត កណ្តាលឲ្យរៀបចំ កន្ទេល ខ្នើយ អង្ករ និងត្រៀមខ្លួនសម្រាប់ការតវ៉ារយៈពេលយូរជាងមុន ខណៈដែលលោក និងលោក កឹម សុខា ដែលជាប្រធាន និងអនុប្រធានបានគូសបង្ហាញអំពីផែនការសម្រាប់ការតវ៉ានៅទីលាន ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យដែលអាចអូសបន្លាយរយៈពេលច្រើនថ្ងៃឬយូរជាងនេះ។ ថ្លែងទៅកាន់ប្រជាជនប្រមាណ ២០០០ នាក់ក្នុងស្រុក ខ្សាច់កណ្តាល មួយថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់ពីគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបានប្រកាស លទ្ធផលផ្លូវការបញ្ជាក់ពីការឈ្នះរបស់គណបក្សកាន់អំណាចនៅ ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតខែ កក្កដា លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងលោក កឹម សុខា បានអំពាវនាវឲ្យអ្នកគាំទ្រទាំងអស់ចូលរួមនៅក្នុងបាតុកម្ម ទូទាំងប្រទេស ដែលធ្វើឡើងនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ដោយចាប់ផ្តើមនៅថ្ងៃទី១៥ កញ្ញា និងបន្តយ៉ាងហោចណាស់រហូតដល់ថ្ងៃទី១៧។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានថ្លែងថា៖ «យើងនឹង [ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម] ច្រើនថ្ងៃច្រើនសប្តាហ៍។ ប្រសិនបើចាំបាច់នឹងដើរហែយើងនឹងហែ»។ ...
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
CNRP Promotes Plans for Demonstrations
Opposition leaders Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha on Monday visited supporters in Kandal province to encourage locals there to ensure that momentum behind opposition demonstrations over the contested national election result continues. Thousands of people turned out in Vihear Suor commune, Khsach Kandal’s district, where Mr. ...
Khuon Narim and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-promotes-plans-for-demonstrations-41990/
UXO kills one, injures two others in Pailin
One man was killed and two teenagers injured on Sunday while cleaning unexploded ordnance they found just past the border of Pailin, in Thailand’s Chanthaburi province. Sot Phy, 27, was killed on the spot, while a 14- and 16-year-old were badly injured. ...
Lieng Sarith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/uxo-kills-one-injures-two-others-pailin