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Rosewood cache uncovered

Provincial authorities in Siem Reap discovered a stockpile of rosewood weighing approximately 21 tonnes in Banteay Srei district on Wednesday afternoon. Tea Kimsoth, provincial Forestry Administration director, yesterday credited joint efforts made by the Forestry Administration and anti-economic crime police officials in discovering the wood stashed ...

Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/rosewood-cache-uncovered

Activists Blame Short Contracts for Strikes

Labor activists at the bi-annual Buyers Forum in Phnom Penh on Thursday said that short-term contracts in Cambodia’s garment industry were fueling the high number of strikes affecting the industry. “Most of [the disputes] are over dismissals or dismissals of union leaders and the reason why ...

Dene-Hern Chen
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/activists-blame-short-contracts-for-strikes-41832/

Migrants unaware of risks: NGO

A small survey of families in five villages in Battambang has found that most workers who are lured to illegal migrant work in Thailand cite salaries of twice the average Cambodian wage or higher as their main reason and appear unaware of the risks. Moeun Tola, ...

Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/migrants-unaware-risks-ngo

Checkpoints Encircle City Ahead of Demonstration

Security forces started searching vehicles entering Phnom Penh along all major roads Thursday morning in advance of a mass demonstration planned by the opposition CNRP for Saturday. The CNRP called the checkpoints an illegal and futile attempt to stop its supporters from attending the mass meeting. ...

Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/checkpoints-encircle-city-ahead-of-demonstration-41816/

Local brands standing firm

Inside a shop in a restored building on the corner of Sothearos Boulevard and Street 266, nearly 10 Cambodians wearing the same uniform are walking around and cleaning tables. By the end of this year, Brown Coffee will have a total of eight branches in ...

Hor Kimsay
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/local-brands-standing-firm

ប្រទេស​យក្ស ​៣ ​ប្រាប់​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ខ្លួន​ឱ្យ​ប្រយត្ន​បាតុ​កម្ម​ស្រុក​ខ្មែរ​ថ្ងៃ​៧ កញ្ញា​

ប្រព័ន្ធ​​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ព័ត៌មានក្នុងស្រុក ​ផ្សាយកាលពីថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែកញ្ញា​ ជាខេមភាសា បានស្រង់​សេចក្តី​ព្រួយ​បារម្ភ​របស់​​ស្ថានទូតចំនួនបី រួមមាន ស្ថានទូត​អូស្ត្រាលី​ ស្ថានទូត​អាមេរិក​ និងឯក​អគ្គ​រដ្ឋ​ទូត​គុយ​វែត ធ្វើ​ការ​​អំពាវ​នាវ​​ដល់​ពលរដ្ឋ​របស់ខ្លួន ដែលរស់នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា​ឱ្យរក្សា​ចម្ងាយពី​ការប្រមូលផ្តុំហ្វូងមនុស្ស ...

http://www.cambodianvotervoice.org/kh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4399:2013-09-05-09-44-23&catid=13:2011-10-14-07-20-47

គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​សម្រាប់​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​អហិង្សា

ភ្នំពេញៈ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ធ្វើ​ការ​ត្រៀម​រៀបចំ​ខ្លួន​ជា​សាធារណៈ​ជា​លើក​ចុង​ក្រោយ សម្រាប់​គម្រោង​ធ្វើ​មហា​បាតុកម្ម​បែប​អហិង្សា នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ ដោយ​មេ​ដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​បាន​គូស​បញ្ជាក់​សារ​ចុង​ក្រោយ​អំពី​ភាព​អហិង្សា​ ក្នុង​ចំណោម​អ្នក​ស្មោះស្ម័គ្រ​ដែល​បាន​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​គ្នា នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​តាម​ព្រះ​រាជ​តម្រិះ​របស់​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ។ ការ ​ហាត់​សម​នេះ​រួម​មាន​ការ​សមាធិ និង​ការ​បួង​សួង​ពី​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​រាប់​រយ​នាក់​ដែល​លុត​ជង្គង់​កាន់​ទង​ផ្កា។ នៅ​លើ​ឆាក មាន​ការ​សម្តែង​ដែល​បែង​ចែក​ជា​ក្រុម​នគរបាល និង​បាតុករ ដែល​យក​មក​ធ្វើ​ជា​ឧទាហរណ៍​អំពី​ថា​តើ​ត្រូវ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ដោយ​របៀប​ណា? ទោះ ​ជា​យ៉ាង​ណា ខុស​ពី​ការ​ហាត់​សម​លើក​ទី ១ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ​កន្លង​ទៅ​លើក​នេះ​បាតុករ​គ្រាន់​តែ​អង្គុយ​នៅ​ចំពោះ​ មុខ​តួអង្គ​នគរបាល កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ដោយ​មិន​មាន​ប្រតិកម្ម​អ្វី​ចំពោះ​អំពើ​ហិង្សា​តាម​នីតិវិធី​ដែល​គណបក្ស​ សង្ឃឹម​ថា អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​នឹង​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍។ ការ​ហាត់​សម​នេះ ដែល​មាន​ការ​ចូល​រួម​ពី​មនុស្ស​រាប់​ពាន់​នាក់ បាន​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ក្នុង​រយៈ​ពេល ២ ថ្ងៃ​បន្ទាប់​ពី​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​សរសេរ​លិខិត​ថ្វាយ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ ព្រះ​បាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ដើម្បី​ស្នើ​សុំ​កិច្ច​អន្តរាគមន៍​ពី​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​ក្នុង​ភាព​ជាប់​គាំង​ ដែល​កំពុង​បន្ត​ទាក់​ទង​នឹង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត។ ...

វង្ស សុខេង និង Kevin Ponniah
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/103485-2013-09-05-02-57-33

Sam Rainsy calls on market, temple people to join protest

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) — Opposition party leader, Sam Rainsy, on Thursday visited Stung Meanchey market and temple, appealing to the people there to join in their mass prayer demonstration this weekend.The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) will hold a “violence-free” mass prayer demonstration ...

http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MmQxMTA2YmZlNWQ

Analysts See Chance for End to Political Deadlock

With Saturday’s opposition protest now expected to be a peaceful meditation on justice—rather than a demonstration against a flawed election process—Cambodian analysts say the current post-election deadlock may soon pass. Opposition leaders said Monday they planned to go forward with a mass demonstration, but that they ...

Heng Reaksmey
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/analysts-see-chance-for-end-to-political-deadlock/1742485.html

Cambodian pro-opposition trade unions urge garment workers to join mass protest

The Cambodian pro-opposition trade unions on Thursday called on garment workers, civil servants and common people to join a massive nonviolent demonstration against the July 28 election results. In the election, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party gained the victory. The Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) of long-time ...

Xinhuanet News
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/05/c_132694046.htm

Cambodian garment workers rally over jobs

Around 4000 Cambodian garment workers are protesting after a factory supplying global brands including Gap and H&M fired hundreds of their colleagues for striking over conditions. Union leaders said the Singapore-owned SL Garment Processing factory fired 720 workers on Wednesday while more than 5000 others were ...

MSN NZ News Staff
http://news.msn.co.nz/worldnews/8718648/cambodian-garment-workers-rally-over-jobs

Dozens collapse at factory

Nearly 50 workers, including a woman who is seven months pregnant, fainted at a clothing factory in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district yesterday due to poor ventilation, union officials and labour-rights groups said. The 47 employees at Wanshen Clothing (Cambodia) Co collapsed at about 3pm, ...

Chhay Channyda
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/dozens-collapse-factory

Japanese Investor in Talks to Take Stake in TV3

Japan’s TriAsia Group is in talks to acquire a majority stake in local television station TV3 and plans to broadcast Japanese-language shows, the television channel’s owner confirmed Wednesday. According to TV3’s owner, Khampun Keomony, revenues at the channel have been dropping, which prompted him to look ...

Hul Reaksmey and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/japanese-investor-in-talks-to-take-stake-in-tv3-41707/

Rubber Farmers Accuse Big Firm of Encroaching on Their Land

Roughly 100 rubber farmers in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Chum district blocked National Road 78A on Wednesday, demanding that authorities take action against a pair of laborers they accuse of stealing resin from their land. The laborers—Math Las, 40, and his wife, Nos Yas, 38—who are reportedly employed ...

Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/rubber-farmers-accuse-big-firm-of-encroaching-on-their-land-41712/

Top Cambodian Court Wants Election Staff Punished for Ballot Foul-Up

Cambodia’s top court has ordered staff of the government-appointed national election body to be punished for mishandling secured ballot records but dismissed opposition complaints of irregularities in the July 28 national polls. The decision by the Constitutional Council of Cambodia (CCC) on Thursday came as the ...

http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/ballot-09052013223949.html

Hundreds fired after garment strike ends

Management at one of Asia’s largest garment producers yesterday fired at least 600 employees, days after thousands returned to work following a two-week strike. Most of the workers fired by SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd – which supplies Gap, Levi’s and H&M – were members of ...

Mom Kunthear and Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hundreds-fired-after-garment-strike-ends

Constitutional Council Rejects Voting Complaint

The Constitutional Council on Wednesday upheld the decision by the National Election Committee (NEC) to reject a complaint filed by the opposition CNRP regarding alleged voting irregularities in Battambang province. Battambang marks the 13th rejection out of 15 provinces and municipalities that the CNRP has lodged ...

Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/constitutional-council-rejects-voting-complaint-41727/

CNRP Supporters Run Through Practice Sit-In for Saturday

The opposition CNRP on Wednesday held its second and last day of training for party supporters ahead of its mass demonstrations planned for Saturday driving home its message of peace and nonviolence. Amid persistent and ominous warnings from the government that the demonstrations may turn violent, ...

Phorn Bopha and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-supporters-run-through-practice-sit-in-for-saturday-41702/

សហជីព​អំពាវនាវ​កម្មករ​ចូល​រួម​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​គ.ជ.ប​ផ្ដល់​យុត្តិធម៌​ដល់​ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត

សហជីព​សេរី​កម្មករ​នៃ​ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា អំពាវនាវ​ដល់​កម្មករ​កម្មការិនី​ជា​សមាជិក​ប្រមាណ ១០​ម៉ឺន​នាក់ និង​កម្មករ​គាំទ្រ​ដទៃ​ទៀត ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម​ធ្វើ​ពហិការ ឬ​ផ្អាក​ធ្វើ​ការ​ថែម​ម៉ោង ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី៥ កញ្ញា រហូត​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​កំណត់​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​អហិង្សា​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី៧ កញ្ញា ខាង​មុខ​នេះ។ មន្ត្រី​តំណាង​ខាង​រោងចក្រ​កាត់​ដេរ បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា បញ្ហា​នេះ​នឹង​មាន​ផល​ប៉ះពាល់​ខ្លះៗ​លើ​វិស័យ​វាយនភ័ណ្ឌ។ សេចក្តី ​អំពាវនាវ​របស់​សហជីព​សេរី​កម្មករ មាន​គោលដៅ​ស្រប​គ្នា​ជាមួយ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀប​ចំ​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) និង​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ផ្តល់​យុត្តិធម៌​ដល់​ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត និង​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ដោះ​លែង​បុគ្គលិក​សហជីព​សេរី​កម្មករ រួម​ទាំង​កម្មករ​សរុប ៨​នាក់ ដែល​កំពុង​ជាប់​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន។ ប្រធាន​សហជីព​សេរី​កម្មករ លោក ជា មុនី មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី៥ កញ្ញា ថា នេះ​ជា​សារ​មួយ​ដែល​បង្ហាញ​ថា ម្ចាស់​ឆ្នោត​ចង់​បាន​យុត្តិធម៌ ជា​ពិសេស​កម្មករ​ចង់​បាន​ភាព​ប្រសើរ​ឡើង​ក្នុង​ជីវភាព​រស់នៅ និង​សិទ្ធិ​ការងារ ការ​គោរព និង​ផ្តល់​នូវ​សេចក្តី​ថ្លៃថ្នូរ ហើយ​ទាំងអស់​នេះ ភាគ​ច្រើន​នៃ​កម្មករ​បាន​រំពឹង​ទៅ​លើ​បក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ។ ក្រុម ​កម្មករ​ភាគ​ច្រើន​បាន​គាំទ្រ​សេចក្តី​អំពាវនាវ​នេះ បើ​ទោះ​បី​ពួក​គេ​ដឹង​ថា ការ​ផ្អាក​មិន​ធ្វើ​ការ​បន្ថែម​ម៉ោង នឹង​បាត់​បង់​ប្រាក់​ចំណូល​មួយ​ផ្នែក ...

សេក បណ្ឌិត និង ជិន ជេដ្ឋា
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/Union-calls-for-supporters-to-joint-CNRP-demonstration-09052013090125.html

Police block Bopha march

Phnom Penh Municipal Hall yesterday defended the actions of police and security guards who blocked protesters as they tried to leave the capital’s Boeung Kak area before they stopped and searched an NGO’s vehicle. Dozens of Daun Penh district police, security guards and military police blockaded ...

Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-block-bopha-march

ឯម សូផាត ៖ គ.ជ.ប គ្មានពេលវេលា ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​សេចក្តី​សំរេច​​​

លោក ឯម សូផាត សមាជិកគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត​ បានលើកឡើងថា ​គ.ជ.ប បានចេញសេចក្តីសម្រេចមួយ ដែលអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យមានការដឹកជញ្ជូន​កងទ័ពនៅសមរភូមិមុខមក ​កាន់ការិយា​ល័យបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីធ្វើការបោះឆ្នោត ប៉ុន្តែ គ.ជ.ប មិនមានពេលវេលាគ្រប់គ្រាន់ ក្នុងការផ្សព្វផ្សាយសេចក្តីសម្រេចនេះទេ ...

http://www.cambodianvotervoice.org/kh/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=4397:2013-09-05-08-15-43&catid=13:2011-10-14-07-20-47

Mum’s the word at yearly brand forum

Cambodia’s biggest international garment brands met yesterday to discuss wage issues, strikes and worker conditions, among other of the industry’s most pressing topics. But in a year marked by a fatal building collapse at the Wing Star Shoes factory in Kampong Speu, mass demonstrations, and bankruptcies ...

Sean Teehan
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/mum%E2%80%99s-word-yearly-brand-forum

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