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រដ្ឋសភាបានលើកឡើងនៅក្នុងសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយកាលពីថ្ងៃ សុក្រ ដោយបានអះអាងថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកំពុងតែប្រមាថ ទាំងរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងព្រះមហាក្សត្រ តាមរយៈការអះអាង ម្តងហើយម្តងទៀតថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មីមិនស្របច្បាប់។ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានចោទប្រកាន់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាកំពុង កាន់អំណាចថា បានប្រព្រឹត្តផ្ទុយពីរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញតាមរយៈការ បើកសម័យប្រជុំសភា កាលពីសប្ដាហ៍មុន បើទោះជាគ្មានការ ចូលរួមពីគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ដែលមាន៥៥អាសនៈ និងដែលបានធ្វើពហិការមិនចូលរួមបើកសម័យប្រជុំ ដោយសារមិនទាន់មានការដោះស្រាយភាពមិនប្រក្រតីអំឡុង ការបោះឆ្នោតកាលពីខែកក្កដា។ សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍នេះមានខ្លឹមសារថា “រដ្ឋសភាគឺត្រូវ បានអនុម័តដោយសំឡេងឆ្នោត៦៨ ច្រើនជាងសំឡេងភាគច្រើនដាច់ខាតនៃ សមាជិក [ទាំង១២៣រូប]។ ដូច្នេះការបោះឆ្នោតសភា គឺបានអនុលោម ទៅតាមរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ និងបទបញ្ជាផ្ទៃក្នុងរបស់សភា នីតិកាលទី៥នេះ”។ សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍នេះមានខ្លឹមសារបន្តថា “តាមរយៈការ មិនទទួលស្គាល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលអាណត្តិទី៥ថា ជារដ្ឋាភិបាលស្របច្បាប់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិកំពុងធ្វើ សកម្មភាព ផ្ទុយពីរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ផ្ទុយនឹងរបបប្រជាធិប តេយ្យ និងប្រឆាំងព្រះមហាក្សត្រនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា”។ ...
Hul Reaksmey and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5874/
Union wary of possible crackdown
Preparing for a demonstration expected to draw thousands of garment workers this morning, Ath Thorn, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), said yesterday that he feared the possibility of a heavy-handed military police response. About 4,000 workers gathered at SL ...
Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-wary-possible-crackdown
គ.ជ.ប ចេញសេចក្តីប្រកាសប្រតិទិននៃការពិនិត្យបញ្ជីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣
យោងតាមសេចក្តីជូនដំណឹងដែលគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត បានប្រកាសជាសាធារណៈនៅលើគេហទំព័ររបស់ខ្លួន ស្តីពីប្រតិទិនបញ្ជីឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣ គឺបានបញ្ជាក់ប្រាប់ថា ការចាប់ផ្តើមការពិនិត្យឈ្មោះ និងចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតនៅតាមឃុំសង្កាត់ នឹងត្រូវចាប់ផ្តើមបិទប្រកាសចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី០១ ខែតុលា ដល់ថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែតុលាឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះហើយ។ ...
សម្លេងម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតកម្ពុជា
http://www.cambodianvotervoice.org/kh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4673:2013-09-30-08-20-49&catid=13:2011-10-14-07-20-47
CNRP to Hold Ceremony for Grenade Victims
Supporters of the opposition CNRP and relatives of the 16 men, women and children killed in a grenade attack during a protest rally in 1997, will hold a Buddhist ceremony today at the scene of the blasts in front of the old National Assembly in ...
Aun Pheap and Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-to-hold-ceremony-for-grenade-victims-43867/
Lucky supermarket opens three more branches
Amid growing urbanisation, Lucky Supermarket opened three more branches in Phnom Penh’s suburbs over the weekend, targeting a new consumer base living around the city. With the additional branches, Lucky now counts 10 outlets in Phnom Penh, including one mini-mart at Koh Pich. ...
Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/lucky-supermarket-opens-three-more-branches
Cambodia sees 56 pct drop in cassava exports in 8 months
Cambodia had exported 288,300 tons of fresh and dry cassava in the first eight months of the year, down 56 percent compared with same period last year, the figures of the Commerce Ministry said Sunday. The country generated total revenue of 15.2 million U.S. dollars from ...
EastDay.com News Staff
http://english.eastday.com/e/130929/u1a7689224.html
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទាមទារតំណែងប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា
លោកសម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានប្រាប់វិទ្យុបារាំងអន្តរជាតិ នៅថ្ងៃនេះថា ដើម្បីឲ្យមានតុល្យភាពអំណាច ទាល់តែគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទទួលបាន តំណែងប្រធានរដ្ឋសភាដើម្បីដឹកនាំស្ថាប័ននេះ។ លោកសម រង្ស៊ី បញ្ជាក់ថា បើការទាមទារនេះមិនបានផលទេ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនឹងធ្វើកូដកម្មទូទាំងប្រទេស នៅថ្ងៃទី៦តុលា នេះ។ ប៉ុន្តែ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានប្រកាសរួចហើយថា គេមិនអាចប្រគល់តំណែងប្រធានសភាទៅឲ្យគណបក្សដែលមានសំឡេងភាគតិច ឡើយ។ ការទាមទារតំណែងប្រធានរដ្ឋសភាពីសំណាក់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ គ្មានអ្វីជាអាថ៌កំបាំងទៀតឡើយ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានប្រាប់វិទ្យុបារាំងអន្តរជាតិនៅថ្ងៃ សៅរ៍នេះថា ការប្រគល់តំណែងអនុប្រធានសភាមួយ ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការ៤ និងអនុប្រធានគណៈកម្មការ៥ ដូចដែលគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាអះអាងនោះ មិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់ទេ តែទាល់តែគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទទួលបានតំណែងប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា និងតួនាទីភាគច្រើនក្នុងគណៈអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍ទើបមានតុល្យភាព។ លោកសម រង្ស៊ី បានសង្កត់ធ្ងន់ទៀតថា ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សប្រជាជនជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងរដ្ឋាភិបាលផង គ្រប់គ្រងសភាផង និងប្រព័ន្ធតុលាការផងដូចមុនដដែលនោះ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនឹងមិនចូលប្រថាប់ត្រាឲ្យគណបក្សនេះទៀតឡើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានបញ្ជាក់ជំហររួចហើយថា ខ្លួនមិនអាចប្រគល់តំណែងប្រធានសភាឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានទេ។ ...
ប៉ែន បូណា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/Opposition-reclame-poste-de-president-de-l-Assemblee
Cambodia sees 45 percent rise in rubber exports in 8 months
Cambodia has reported a 45 percent increase in dry rubber exports in the first eight months of the year, the figures of the Ministry of Commerce showed Saturday. From January to August this year, the country had exported 45, 530 tons of dry rubber, up 45 ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/814624.shtml#.UkjU7dKBmN8
Cambodia opposition announces to stage mass protest on Oct. 23
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) on Saturday announced that it would launch a mass protest on Oct. 23 in order to submit a petition to the United Nations. “A mass protest will be held on Oct.23 from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at the Freedom Park (in ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/28/c_132758766.htm
NGOs Call for Freedom of Information Laws
A coalition of 30 NGOs on Friday called on the Government to draft and pass a freedom of information law to overthrow its “culture of secrecy”. The groups said Saturday is the 10th Right to Know Day, but that Cambodians are being denied a “fundamental human ...
Lauren Crothers, P.12
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/
Sar Kheng Says ‘Change’ Needs to Go Beyond New Names
Officiating a ceremony on Friday to welcome the country’s new minister of post and telecommunications, Interior Minister Sar Kheng reminded the audience of government officials that the public expects change—as was demonstrated in their election support for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Mr. Kheng, who ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sar-kheng-says-change-needs-to-go-beyond-new-names-43848/
Mekong River Flooding Threatens Parts Of Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh will face flooding in certain areas in the coming days as the level of the Mekong River surpasses emergency level, while heavy rainfall from tropical storm Wutip, which made landfall in Laos from the South China Sea on Friday, prompted the government to ...
Kuch Naren and Ben Sokhean
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/mekong-river-flooding-threatens-parts-of-phnom-penh-43841/
Cambodia imports 1.1 million tons of oil in 8 months
Cambodia had imported 1.1 million tons of petroleum in the first eight months of the year, a 3.5 percent decrease compared with the 1.14 million tons over the same period last year, the figures of the Ministry of Commerce showed Friday. From January to August this ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-09/27/c_132756600.htm
Easier to invest in Cambodia
Chongqing and Phnom Penh will become sister cities, after which it will be more convenient for those Chongqing enterprises to invest in Cambodia. Cambodia is an important trading partner for Chongqing and it has become one of the major countries for the development strategy of “going ...
Daily Economic News Staff
http://www.dailyeconomic.com/2013/Asia-Pacific_0927/1928.html
Hun Sen urges new Finance Minister to eliminate money under the table
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday urged the Ministry of Economy and Finance to eliminate the practice of bribery or greasing the palm to facilitate development projects funded by the Ministry itself or the National Treasury. New Finance Minister, Oun Porn Monirath, successor of Keat Chhon, ...
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjQ2NTYwYTA4NTI#sthash.XqY6JrsS.dpuf
Cambodian PM Claims Opposition Acknowledged Ruling Party Victory
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday threatened to release an audio recording in which opposition leader Sam Rainsy purportedly acknowledged a ruling party election victory during a meeting between the two leaders aimed at ending a political deadlock. Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ...
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/recording-09262013165941.html
Investors Play Down Impact of Labor Strikes
Economists and analysts on Thursday shrugged off the opposition CNRP’s threat to stage nationwide labor strikes, arguing that while such a move could lower profits for companies in the short term, it would not significantly deter foreign investors. Mr. Rainsy, who mentioned the possibility of strikes ...
Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investors-play-down-impact-of-labor-strikes-43694/
Former Boeng Kak Residents Demand More Compensation
More than 200 former residents of the Boeng Kak community protested Thursday outside City Hall to demand more compensation to the original amount they received when forcibly evicted from around the lake in 2009. The protesters—who accepted payouts from the private developer Shukaku to make way ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/former-boeng-kak-residents-demand-more-compensation-43692/
Democratic Reform Needed to Ensure Growth, Prosperity
With the long-ruling CPP sworn in to govern for another five years despite the opposition CNRP abstaining from sitting in the National Assembly due to election irregularities, a new report argues that imminent threats to Cambodia’s future development can only be overcome with significant government ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/democratic-reform-needed-to-ensure-growth-prosperity-43690/
CNRP ready to talk
Following a high-level meeting yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said that his party would seek to restart negotiations with the ruling party and possibly join the government. The move marks an apparent about-turn from a party press conference held on Wednesday when Rainsy ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-ready-talk
Myanmar’s president applauds Hun Sen over reappointment
Myanmar’s president Thein Sein congratulated Hun Sen over his reappointment for a new five-year term as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for the fifth legislature. “I strongly believe that under the wise leadership of Sam Dech, the relation and cooperation between our two countries will ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NzM3MzRlZTY0NTR
After CPP Reshuffle, Sok An’s Fiefdom Trimmed
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An has a stunning portfolio of positions within the CPP government. On Monday, CPP lawmakers once again appointed Mr. An as the Cabinet Minister for Prime Minister Hun Sen. He is also the chairman of the state-controlled Cambodian National Petroleum Authority and ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/after-cpp-reshuffle-sok-ans-fiefdom-trimmed-43665/
Rabies still a public health hazard in Cambodia: WHO
PHNOM PENH, Sept. 27 (Xinhua) — The World Health Organization ( WHO) said Friday that rabies was still a public health hazard in Cambodia and called for broad vaccinations for dogs to prevent the disease. “Rabies is highly endemic and a noticeable disease in Cambodia, ” ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/health/2013-09/27/c_132756196.htm
Database looks at court flaws
Nearly half of defendants lack legal representation, 80 per cent are held in pretrial detention, and a sizeable chunk confess before they get a hearing, according to an online public database released yesterday by the Cambodia Center for Human Rights. The database reveals numerous infringements on ...
Laignee Barron and Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/database-looks-court-flaws