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ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែលជាស្ថាប័នដោះស្រាយបណ្តឹងបោះឆ្នោតកំពូលរបស់កម្ពុជា នឹងបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំនៅថ្ងៃនេះ ដើម្បីចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការសម្រេច លើបណ្តឹងចំនួន ៣៣ ពីគណបក្សនយោបាយ បើទោះបីជាសមាជិកគណបក្សប្រឆាំង កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានថ្លែងថា ពួកគេមានក្តីសង្ឃឹមតិចតួច ចំពោះសេចក្តីសម្រេចរបស់ស្ថាប័នជាតិកំពូលមួយនេះក៏ដោយ។ យោងតាមលោក ព្រំ ញៀនវិចិត្រ អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ បានឲ្យដឹងថា ក្រុមប្រឹក្សានេះ បានពិនិត្យលើពាក្យបណ្តឹង ១៤ នៃពាក្យបណ្តឹងទាំង ៣២ របស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងរួចហើយ ហើយកំពុងពិចារណាលើសេចក្តីសម្រេចចុងក្រោយ ប៉ុន្តែ លោក វិចិត្រ បានបដិសេធមិនធ្វើការអត្ថាធិប្បាយ អំពីសេចក្តីសម្រេចឡើយ ឬថាតើពាក្យបណ្តឹងដទៃទៀតនឹងត្រូវសម្រេច ឬយ៉ាងណាឡើយ មុនពេលការស៊ើបអង្កេតត្រូវបញ្ចប់នៅថ្ងៃស្អែក។ ពាក្យបណ្តឹងមួយត្រូវបានដាក់ដោយគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ហើយគ្មានពាក្យបណ្តឹងបានដាក់ដោយគណបក្សដទៃទៀតឡើយ។ លោក វិចិត្រ បានថ្លែងថា៖«យើងបានបញ្ចប់ការស៊ើបអង្កេតលើបណ្តឹងមួយចំនួន ហើយបានបញ្ជូនបណ្តឹងទៅពិនិត្យដោយសមាជិកក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ មួយករណីម្តងៗ។ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងអំពីលទ្ធផលទេ។ វាអាស្រ័យទៅលើការអនុម័តរបស់សមាជិក ហើយយើងធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេតអនុលោមតាមនីតិវិធីច្បាប់របស់ក្រុម ប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ»។ លោក វិចិត្រ បានបន្ថែមថា ការស៊ើបអង្កេតរួមមានវិធានការដូចជាការសាកសួរដើមបណ្តឹង ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102607-2013-08-20-02-16-58
China provides 4 container scanners to Cambodia
The government of China on Monday delivered four units of container scanning machines to Cambodia for using at international border checkpoints. Speaking after the signing ceremony, Keat Chhon said the four container scanning machines, totally costing 13.8 million U.S. dollars, are China’s grant aid to ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/china/2013-08/19/c_132643940.htm
Constitutional Council to resume inquiries Tuesday
Cambodia’s Constitutional Council will resume their inquiries Tuesday into the opposition party’s poll complaints regarding the alleged irregularities of the election, according to the general secretariat of the Constitutional Council. In a statement issued Saturday, the council had already resolved 14 complaints among the 33 received ...
The Cambodia Herald
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=N2M1YjgzYmFiMjc
Hundreds in Long Beach protest election results in Cambodia
Chanting in Khmer and gripping homemade signs, a group gathered Monday to protest recent Cambodian election results. The rally aimed to bring awareness to what many Cambodian immigrants believe is a corrupt voting system. More than nine million people were eligible to vote in the July 28 ...
NEC Stops Investigating Election Irregularities
The National Election Committee (NEC) said Sunday that it is no longer involved in mediating the dispute between the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP over the results of last month’s national election. The announcement came after the NEC over the weekend rejected 17 complaints related to ...
Khuon Narim and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/nec-stops-investigating-election-irregularities-39974/
Cambodia ruling party denies collusion with election council to rig votes
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday denied the allegations by the opposition party that it has collusion with the National Election Committee (NEC) for ballot- rigging. “Some allegations that the CPP has collusion with the NEC for vote-rigging ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/19/c_132644494.htm
Cambodian Boy Becomes The 10th H5N1 Bird Flu Death Of The Year
A 9-year-old boy has become the 10th person this year to die of bird flu in Cambodia, the World Health Organization announced Monday. The U.N. agency said the boy from a village in northeastern Battambang province came down with fever and vomiting on July 26 and ...
Chinese Arrivals To Cambodia Continue To Grow
Cambodia’s Tourism Ministry said about 231,000 Chinese visited Cambodia in the first six months of the year, up 55 percent over the previous year. Cambodia received 334,000 Chinese visitors in 2012, up 35 percent year-on-year, Xinhua news agency quoted the ministry saying in a report. Kong Sopheareak, ...
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=970883
Speaking in tongues: Young Cambodians learning foreign languages to improve economic opportunities
In the globalised world, being able to communicate in more than one language is becoming essential for many people seeking rewarding careers. Young Cambodians have taken this message to heart and are learning Cambodia is slowly moving up the development ladder but low-wage factory labour still ...
http://www.bangkokpost.com/business/news/365365/speaking-in-tongues
Four Arrested In Attempt to Inspire ‘Rose Revolution’
Police said Sunday they have arrested four people believed to be involved in a conspiracy hatched by a dissident Khmer-American group plotting to topple the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. Two men and two women were arrested on Thursday suspected of attempting to hand out ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/four-arrested-in-attempt-to-inspire-rose-revolution-39976/
Government orders capital pipe clear-up
A city-wide campaign to clear drainage pipes inundated with garbage build-up aggravated by seasonal rains will begin on Saturday, the municipality announced. All nine districts are to report the number of pipes in need of service, according to a statement released on Friday, which adds that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/government-orders-capital-pipe-clear
Wall collapse kills two construction workers
Two construction workers were crushed to death on Saturday in Phnom Penh when a concrete wall collapsed on them as they were digging a building’s foundation. Boeung Tompun commune police identified the victims as Touch Chorm, 17, from Kandal province’s Ponhea Leu district, and, Yung Yangthor, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/wall-collapse-kills-two-construction-workers
BHP Billiton Faces Bribery Charges After Abandoned Project
The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the country’s financial regulator have informed Australia-based mining giant BHP Billiton it could still be charged over allegations the company bribed overseas officials, which include claims of improper payments to members of the Cambodian government. Prime Minister Hun Sen ...
ការបាត់អាសនៈនៅខេត្ត កណ្តាលជាទឡ្ហីករណ៍បញ្ជាក់របស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារតែការច្រានចោលរបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅលើបណ្តឹងទាំងអស់ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត កន្លងទៅ កាលពីចុងសប្តាហ៍ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងកាលពីម្សិលមិញបានបង្ហាញភ័ស្តុតាង អំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីពាក់ព័ន្ធទៅនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតដោយលើកយកមណ្ឌលមួយ ចំនួនធ្វើជាទឡ្ហីករណ៍បញ្ជាក់ អំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីទាំងនោះ ដែលធ្វើឲ្យគណបក្សនេះបាត់បង់អាសនៈរបស់ខ្លួន។ នៅក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលាមួយពីម្សិលមិញមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងលោក កឹម សុខា រួមជាមួយនឹង តំណាងពីអង្គការឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោត ខុម ហ្វ្រែល បានរិះគន់ទៅលើដំណើរការផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ការរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត របស់ គ.ជ.ប ជាពិសេសកង្វះឆន្ទៈរបស់ស្ថាប័ននេះក្នុងការបើកកញ្ចប់សុវត្ថិភាព ដើម្បីផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់ទៅនឹងលទ្ធផលដូចដែលប្រកាសដោយគណៈកម្មាធិការ បោះឆ្នោតឃុំ និងខេត្ត។ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិក៏បានបង្ហាញផងដែរ អំពីការសិក្សាករណីមួយនៅខេត្ត កណ្តាលដែលតួលេខផ្ទាល់របស់គណបក្សបង្ហាញថា គណបក្សនេះឈ្នះបានចំនួន ៧ អាសនៈ មិនមែន ៦ អាសនៈដូចលទ្ធផលប្រកាសបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះទេ ហើយលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រដូច គ.ជ.ប ទៅនឹងចោរដែលបានលួចហើយ តែមិនព្រមបង្ហាញអ្វីនៅក្នុងកញ្ចប់នោះ ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលថា ...
ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102562-2013-08-19-03-07-20
CNRP Asks Canada to Clarify Stance on Election
Representatives of the opposition CNRP in Canada have sent a letter to the Canadian government asking that it clarify its stance on the results of Cambodia’s national election after a former Cabinet minister took part in an international observer team that deemed the elections free ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-asks-canada-to-clarify-stance-on-election-40006/
Malaysia's Dataprep considers presence in Cambodia
Malaysian information technology service provider Dataprep Holdings Bhd is considering establishing a presence in Cambodia, the Malaysian Reserve reported Monday. “We are currently looking at increasing our presence in Indochina, ASEAN and China,” chief executive Ahmad Rizan Ibrahim was quoted as telling reporters Friday. ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=ZjViNjdmMjg5ZTc
Microsoft decries pirated software
Microsoft Cambodia has found that an overwhelming majority of computer retailers surveyed earlier this year failed to offer customers the option to purchase licensed, as opposed to pirated, software. Out of the 54 Cambodian computer retailers included in the May survey, the results of which were ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/microsoft-decries-pirated-software
Subedi: There is room for reform
Despite the government indicating it was open to parliamentary reform, the dismissal of opposition lawmakers in June was a disturbing shift away from a commitment to protecting human rights, UN human rights envoy Surya Subedi says in his latest report on Cambodia. Obtained on Friday, the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/subedi-there-room-reform
Military Police Receive Training for Violent Demonstrations
More than one thousand military police officers on Saturday participated in simulated exercises designed to prepare them should demonstrations over the contested results of last month’s national election break out, officials said Sunday. The officers, clad in bulletproof vests, were trained in crowd control and riot ...
Denise Hruby and Saing Soenthrith
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/military-police-receive-training-for-violent-demonstrations-39978/
Feature: Slum dwellers in Cambodian capital want to benefit from development
Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s capital and largest city, has seen rapid development in the last decade — numerous high-rises, large shopping malls and business centres as well as public parks are beautifying this city — in the meantime, slum-dwellers are also on the rise. According to the ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/18/c_132641165.htm
Ecosystems in the Greater Mekong: past trends, current status, possible futures
The Greater Mekong Subregion (GMS: Myanmar, Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, and Yunnan and Guangxi in China) is undergoing unprecedented changes. Many of these are positive, reflecting political stabilization and economic growth following decades of poverty and conflict. But the rate and type of development is ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=ZjY4MTUzZGZkNmQ
After Cambodia’s election: Stand-off
NEARLY three weeks after Cambodia’s general election, which both the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition claim to have won, life in Phnom Penh remains tense. Tanks have been deployed, although only on the outskirts, and queues have formed at banks and supermarkets ...
Sri Lankan company to plant 20,000 hectares of rubber in Cambodia
Sri Lankan agricultural group Lankem Ceylon PLC says it plans to plant 20,000 hectares of rubber in Cambodia as part of a diversification strategy. Lankem chairman A Rajaratnam disclosed the strategy in the company’s annual report for the year to March, 2012, released by the company ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OGEzOGYyMjJhYTI
UN Rights Envoy Says Democracy Is Limited in Cambodia
Cambodia is falling short of the full liberal democracy enshrined in its Constitution, the government is becoming increasingly intolerant to constructive criticism and judicial, parliamentary and electoral reforms have been slow to take effect, according to U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi’s latest report on ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rights-envoy-says-democracy-is-limited-in-cambodia-39949/
