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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 អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម

កណ្តាលៈ មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ប្រាប់​ទៅ​ក្រុម​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត កណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​រៀបចំ កន្ទេល ខ្នើយ អង្ករ និង​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​សម្រាប់​ការ​តវ៉ា​រយៈ​ពេល​យូរ​ជាង​មុន ខណៈ​ដែល​លោក និង​លោក កឹម សុខា ដែល​ជា​ប្រធាន និង​អនុ​ប្រធាន​បាន​គូស​បង្ហាញ​អំពី​ផែនការ​សម្រាប់​ការ​តវ៉ា​នៅ​ទីលាន​ ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ដែល​អាច​អូស​បន្លាយ​រយៈ​ពេល​ច្រើន​ថ្ងៃ​ឬ​យូរ​ជាង​នេះ។ ថ្លែង​ទៅ​កាន់​ប្រជាជន​ប្រមាណ ២០០០ នាក់​ក្នុង​ស្រុក ខ្សាច់កណ្តាល មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​បន្ទាប់​ពី​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​បាន​ប្រកាស​ លទ្ធផល​ផ្លូវ​ការ​បញ្ជាក់​ពី​ការ​ឈ្នះ​របស់​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​នៅ ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ខែ កក្កដា លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​លោក កឹម សុខា បាន​អំពាវនាវ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ទាំង​អស់​ចូល​រួម​នៅ​ក្នុង​បាតុកម្ម ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​ក្នុង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ដោយ​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៥ កញ្ញា និង​បន្ត​យ៉ាង​ហោច​ណាស់​រហូត​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៧។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា៖ «យើង​នឹង [ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម] ច្រើន​ថ្ងៃ​ច្រើន​សប្តាហ៍។ ប្រសិន​បើ​ចាំ​បាច់​នឹង​ដើរ​ហែ​យើង​នឹង​ហែ»។ ...

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/

ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​ស.រ.អា.​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​ខ្មែរ​បង្កើត​គណៈ​កម្មការ​ឯករាជ្យ

វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន៖ ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​ស.រ.អា.​នៅ​តែ​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ដោះស្រាយ​ភាព​មិន ​ប្រក្រតី​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​តាម​រយៈ​ការ​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្មការ​ឯករាជ្យ​មួយ ​បើទោះ​បីជា​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ត្រូវ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​ បោះឆ្នោត​បាន​ប្រកាស​ថា​ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ឈ្នះ​រួច​ហើយ​ក្តី។​ លោកស្រី ​ម៉ារី ហាហ្វ ​(Marie Harf)​ អ្នក​នាំពាក្យ​ស្តីទី​នៃ​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​ ស.រ.អា.​បាន​ថ្លែង​ប្រាប់​ក្រុម​អ្នក​យក​ព័ត៌មាន​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ​តាម​ ប្រសាសន៍​ដើម​ថា៖ «យើង​នៅតែ​មាន​ជំនឿ​ថា ​ការ​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​ដោយ​តម្លាភាព​ចំពោះ​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​លើ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ក្នុង​ខែ​កក្កដា​នឹង​ជួយ​វាយ​តម្លៃ​និង​ដោះស្រាយ​ការ​ខុស​ឆ្គង​ក្នុង​ពេល​ បោះឆ្នោត​ហើយ​វា​នឹង​ផ្តល់​នូវ​ការ​ជឿជាក់​ច្រើន​ជាង​មុន​លើ​ដំណើរការ​ បោះឆ្នោត។​ យើង​នៅ​បន្ត​ទទូច​ឲ្យ​គ្រប់​ភាគី​ទាំង​អស់​ដែល​យើង​ធ្លាប់​បាន​ទទូច​កន្លង​ មក​ ឲ្យ​ចាប់​យក​ឱកាស​នេះ​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​ដំណើរការ​ប្រជា​ធិបតេយ្យ​ដើរ​ឆ្ពោះ​ទៅ​ មុខ»។ ...

សុខ ខេមរា
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/state-department-pushes-cambodian-politicians-to-create-a-independent-committee/1746407.html

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

គ្មាន​សញ្ញា​វិជ្ជមាន​សម្រាប់​គណៈ​កម្មការ​ឯករាជ្យ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​រឿង​បោះឆ្នោត

វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន៖ មន្ត្រី​គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​និងមិន​មន្ត្រី​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ការពារ​គោល​នយោបាយ ​ រៀងៗ​ខ្លួន​ក្នុងរឿង​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្មាការ​ពិសេស​ឯករាជ្យ​ដើម្បី​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​ បញ្ហា​វិវាទ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​ទំនង​ជាធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ជាប់​គាំង​នយោបាយ​នោះ។ លោក ​យឹម សុវណ្ណ ​អ្នក​នាំពាក្យ​នៃ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ ដែលជា​វាគ្មិន​ក្នុង​កម្ម វិធី​ហេឡូ​វីអូអេ​ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ​បាន​អះអាង​ថា​ គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​គួរ​តែ​ចូលរួម​បង្កើត​គណៈ​កម្មការ​នេះ​ ប្រសិន​បើខ្លួន​គ្មាន​ធ្វើអ្វី​ខុស​ឆ្គង។​ គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​បានចោទ​ ប្រកាន់​ថា​ មាន​ការ​លួចបន្លំ​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ដែលធ្វើ​ឲ្យ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ឈ្នះ​ដល់​ទៅ​៦៨​អាសនៈ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​១២៣អាសនៈ។​ គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​អះអាង​ថា​ បើ​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​ច្បាស់លាស់​ នោះ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ទេដែលជាអ្នក​ឈ្នះ​គឺ​រហូត​ដល់​បាន​សំឡេង​៦៣​អាសនៈ ​ដែលអាច​បង្កើត​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថ្មីម្នាក់​ឯង​បាន។​ គណបក្ស​ជំទាស់​ស្នើសុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត ​ដោយ​មាន​ការ​ចូលរួម​ពីអ.ស.ប.​និង​អង្គការ​ឯករាជ្យ​ តែមន្ត្រី​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​គឺ​លោក​ផៃ ស៊ីផាន​បានច្រាន​ចោល​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​នោះ​ ដោយ​ចាត់​ទុក​ថា​ ជា​ការ​ប្រឌិត​ការ​ឈ្នះ​ទៅវិញ​ដើម្បី​តវ៉ា។​ ...

សុខ ខេមរា
http://khmer.voanews.com/content/consequences-after-the-announcement-of-election-resut-in-camboida/1746395.html

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 ...

Ryan Parrish
http://vaccinenewsdaily.com/medical_countermeasures/327154-ecdc-reports-increase-in-paratyphoid-a-fever-from-travelers-in-cambodia/

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

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