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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
China congratulates CPP on election victory
Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei said Monday that China congratulated the Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) on its victory in the country’s general election. Xi Jinping, general secretary of the Communist Party of China Central Committee, and Chinese Premier Li Keqiang have sent congratulatory messages to CPP ...
People's Daily Online Staff
http://english.peopledaily.com.cn/90883/8394357.html
Raid nets illegal timber but no suspects
Police and forestry officials in Siem Reap province discovered more than 10 cubic metres of illegally logged second-grade timber yesterday in two trucks, one of them bearing a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces licence plate. No arrests were made. Police were now looking into the origins ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/raid-nets-illegal-timber-no-suspects
Days-long sit-in planned by CNRP
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday told supporters in Kandal province to pack up their bed mats, pillows and rice and prepare for the long haul as he and deputy Kem Sokha outlined plans for a sit-in at Freedom Park that could drag on for days ...
Meas Sokchea and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/days-long-sit-planned-cnrp
Senior CPP Officials Agree to Give Up Lawmaker Positions
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Monday said that a host of senior ruling party officials had resigned from their elected posts in Parliament in order to allow lawmakers lower down the party’s rostrum of candidates to be given a seat in the National Assembly. “The ...
Phorn Bopha
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/senior-cpp-officials-agree-to-give-up-lawmaker-positions-41986/
ក្រសួងការបរទេសស.រ.អា.ជំរុញឲ្យអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការឯករាជ្យ
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន៖ ក្រសួងការបរទេសស.រ.អា.នៅតែជំរុញឲ្យប្រទេសកម្ពុជាដោះស្រាយភាពមិន ប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោតតាមរយៈការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការឯករាជ្យមួយ បើទោះបីជាលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតត្រូវគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការ បោះឆ្នោតបានប្រកាសថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានឈ្នះរួចហើយក្តី។ លោកស្រី ម៉ារី ហាហ្វ (Marie Harf) អ្នកនាំពាក្យស្តីទីនៃក្រសួងការបរទេស ស.រ.អា.បានថ្លែងប្រាប់ក្រុមអ្នកយកព័ត៌មានកាលពីថ្ងៃច័ន្ទតាម ប្រសាសន៍ដើមថា៖ «យើងនៅតែមានជំនឿថា ការពិនិត្យមើលដោយតម្លាភាពចំពោះភាពមិនប្រក្រតីលើការបោះឆ្នោត ក្នុងខែកក្កដានឹងជួយវាយតម្លៃនិងដោះស្រាយការខុសឆ្គងក្នុងពេល បោះឆ្នោតហើយវានឹងផ្តល់នូវការជឿជាក់ច្រើនជាងមុនលើដំណើរការ បោះឆ្នោត។ យើងនៅបន្តទទូចឲ្យគ្រប់ភាគីទាំងអស់ដែលយើងធ្លាប់បានទទូចកន្លង មក ឲ្យចាប់យកឱកាសនេះដើម្បីឲ្យដំណើរការប្រជាធិបតេយ្យដើរឆ្ពោះទៅ មុខ»។ ...
Reform talk from CPP
The Cambodian People’s Party is prepared to make sweeping changes during its fifth government mandate, including improving the often-criticised judiciary and prioritising social justice, a government spokesman said. This “period of reform” would see deep-seated changes across a number of ministries in response to grievances expressed ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/reform-talk-cpp
គ្មានសញ្ញាវិជ្ជមានសម្រាប់គណៈកម្មការឯករាជ្យស៊ើបអង្កេតរឿងបោះឆ្នោត
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន៖ មន្ត្រីគណបក្សជំទាស់និងមិនមន្ត្រីគណបក្សកាន់អំណាចការពារគោលនយោបាយ រៀងៗខ្លួនក្នុងរឿងបង្កើតគណៈកម្មាការពិសេសឯករាជ្យដើម្បីដោះស្រាយ បញ្ហាវិវាទបោះឆ្នោតដែលទំនងជាធ្វើឲ្យជាប់គាំងនយោបាយនោះ។ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នកនាំពាក្យនៃគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដែលជាវាគ្មិនក្នុងកម្ម វិធីហេឡូវីអូអេ កាលពីថ្ងៃច័ន្ទបានអះអាងថា គណបក្សកាន់អំណាចគួរតែចូលរួមបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការនេះ ប្រសិនបើខ្លួនគ្មានធ្វើអ្វីខុសឆ្គង។ គណបក្សជំទាស់បានចោទ ប្រកាន់ថា មានការលួចបន្លំសន្លឹកឆ្នោតដែលធ្វើឲ្យ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាឈ្នះដល់ទៅ៦៨អាសនៈក្នុងចំណោម១២៣អាសនៈ។ គណបក្សជំទាស់អះអាងថា បើមានការស៊ើបអង្កេតច្បាស់លាស់ នោះគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទេដែលជាអ្នកឈ្នះគឺរហូតដល់បានសំឡេង៦៣អាសនៈ ដែលអាចបង្កើតរដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មីម្នាក់ឯងបាន។ គណបក្សជំទាស់ស្នើសុំឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេត ដោយមានការចូលរួមពីអ.ស.ប.និងអង្គការឯករាជ្យ តែមន្ត្រីគណបក្សកាន់អំណាចគឺលោកផៃ ស៊ីផានបានច្រានចោលការចោទប្រកាន់នោះ ដោយចាត់ទុកថា ជាការប្រឌិតការឈ្នះទៅវិញដើម្បីតវ៉ា។ ...
Japan Provides Almost US$800,000 for Mine Clearance in Battambang Province
The Government of Japan has decided to provide a total of US$791,720 to Japan Mine Action Service (JMAS) to improve mine clearance in Battambang province in 2013. The grant contract was signed here last Friday at the Embassy of Japan between H.E. Kumamaru Yuji, Japanese Ambassador ...
C. Nika
http://www.akp.gov.kh/?p=36095
Chinese Foreign Ministry provides office supplies to Cambodian counterpart
The Chinese Foreign Ministry on Monday donated 50 laptops and 100 cellphones in equivalent to 70, 000 U.S. dollars to its Cambodian counterpart to increase task efficiency. Speaking while handing over the supplies to Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Chinese Ambassador to ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
https://cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/wp-admin/post.php?post=33513&action=edit&message=6
Cambodia’s political row deepens as opposition plans larger protest against poll results
Cambodia’s political dispute deepened on Sunday as the opposition planned a three-day mass protest against the final election results that handed victory to the long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party. The nation held a general election on July 28. The National Election Committee (NEC) issued ...
Nzweek News Staff
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodias-political-row-deepens-as-opposition-plans-larger-protest-against-poll-results-77454/
ECDC reports increase in paratyphoid A fever from travelers in Cambodia
The European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control announced on Thursday that there has been a strange increase in the number of cases of paratyphoid A fever from travelers returning from Cambodia. Since March 2013, there have been 34 cases of paratyphoid A fever reported from ...
Geopacific Resources outlines rights issue, funds to advance copper project in Cambodia
Cambodian-focused Geopacific Resources (ASX: GPR) has now released its 10 for 17 non-renounceable rights issue which will raise up to A$3.0 million at $0.05, and forms part of a larger funding package. In August GPR outlined a funding package which will include an equity placement of ...
Proactive Investors Australia News Styaff
http://www.proactiveinvestors.com.au/companies/news/47714/geopacific-resources-outlines-rights-issue-funds-to-advance-copper-project-in-cambodia-47714.html