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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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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, ...

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 ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ដោយសារ​តែ​ការ​ច្រាន​ចោល​របស់​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ បោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទៅ​លើ​បណ្តឹង​ទាំង​អស់​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ​កន្លង​ទៅ កាល​ពី​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ភ័ស្តុតាង អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​លើក​យក​មណ្ឌល​មួយ ​ចំនួន​ធ្វើ​ជា​ទឡ្ហីករណ៍​បញ្ជាក់ អំពី​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​ទាំង​នោះ ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​គណបក្ស​នេះ​បាត់បង់​អាសនៈ​របស់​ខ្លួន។ នៅ​ក្នុង​សិក្ខាសាលា​មួយ​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង​លោក កឹម សុខា រួម​ជាមួយ​នឹង តំណាង​ពី​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ខុម ហ្វ្រែល បាន​រិះគន់​ទៅ​លើ​ដំណើរការ​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​ការ​រាប់​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត របស់ គ.ជ.ប ជា​ពិសេស​កង្វះ​ឆន្ទៈ​របស់​ស្ថាប័ន​នេះ​ក្នុង​ការ​បើក​កញ្ចប់​សុវត្ថិភាព ដើម្បី​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​ទៅ​នឹង​លទ្ធផល​ដូច​ដែល​ប្រកាស​ដោយ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ បោះឆ្នោត​ឃុំ និង​ខេត្ត។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក៏​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ផង​ដែរ អំពី​ការ​សិក្សា​ករណី​មួយ​នៅ​ខេត្ត កណ្តាល​ដែល​តួលេខ​ផ្ទាល់​របស់​គណបក្ស​បង្ហាញ​ថា គណបក្ស​នេះ​ឈ្នះ​បាន​ចំនួន ៧ អាសនៈ មិន​មែន ៦ អាសនៈ​ដូច​លទ្ធផល​ប្រកាស​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ​ទេ ហើយ​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រដូច គ.ជ.ប ទៅ​នឹង​ចោរ​ដែល​បាន​លួច​ហើយ តែ​មិន​ព្រម​បង្ហាញ​អ្វី​នៅ​ក្នុង​កញ្ចប់​នោះ ដើម្បី​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​ថា ...

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 ...

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. ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 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 ...

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 ...

ភ្ញៀវ​ប្រចាំថ្ងៃ​របស់​វិទ្យុ​យើង​សម្រាប់​ថ្ងៃ​សៅរ៍​នេះ​គឺ លោក គល់ បញ្ញា នាយក​អង្គការ​សង្កេតការណ៍​​បោះឆ្នោត​ខុមហ្វ្រែល ( Comfrel)។ ឆ្លើយតប​នឹង​សំណួរ​បស់ ប៉ែន បូ​ណា លោក គល់ បញ្ញា អះអាងថា អ្វីដែល​លោក​សង្កេតឃើញ​ក្នុង​ភាពមិនប្រក្រតី​មួយចំនួន​នោះ ​គឺជា​កង្វះខាត​ បច្ចេកទេស​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លោក​សំណូមពរ​ឲ្យ គ.ជ.ប បើកទូលាយ​ជាង​នេះ​បន្តិច​ ដោយ​យល់ព្រម​ឲ្យ​មានការ​ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់​ឯកសារ​ក្នុង​ កញ្ចប់​សុ​វត្ថិ​ភាព​មួយចំនួន ​ដើម្បី​ដឹង​អំពី​ទំហំ​នៃ​ភាពមិនប្រក្រតី។ ...

Cambodia has delayed two of its military cooperation programs with Australia, the Australian Defense Department said Thursday, after it emerged this week that U.S.-backed programs had also been postponed following the July 28 national election. Dave Gordge, first secretary and deputy head of mission at the ...

Provincial authority and humanitarian NGOs are preparing for severe flooding in Kompong Thom province as floodwaters flow south from inundated Preah Vihear province along the Stung Sen River. Leng Vireak, senior manager for disaster response at NGO world Vision, said that the situation was stable ...

Flash floods have claimed nine lives and affected about 5,300 families in Cambodia since last week, a disaster control spokesman said Friday. Keo Vy, chief of the Cabinet of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM), said five of the dead were children. ...

The private sector has called on the government to review Cambodia’s taxation law, a statute that business leaders say is outdated and needs to change if Cambodia wants to continue to attract foreign investment. Led by Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng, a delegation ...

The opposition CNRP on Thursday walked out of an election complaints session at the headquarters of the National Election Committee (NEC), claiming the body was investigating complaints improperly and without the presence of its leadership. The CNRP, which has called for a transparent and independent investigation ...

គណៈ​​​កម្មា​​​ធិការ​​​ដើម្បីការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ដោយ​​​សេរី​​​ និង​​​យុត្តិធម៌នៅ​​​កម្ពុជា​​​ ហៅ​​​កាត់​​​ថា (ខុមហ្វ្រែល) ដែល​​​ជា​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​ការណ៍​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ឯក​​​រាជ្យ​​​ធំ​​​បំផុត ​​​នៅ​​​ក្នុង​​​ប្រទេស​​​កម្ពុជា បានរក​​​ឃើញ​​​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ច្រើន​​​ជាង​​​ការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ ឆ្នាំ​​​២០០៨ប្រហែល​​​បួន​​​ដង​​​។ លោកស្រី គង់ រ៉ាវីន ជាប្រធាន​​​ក្រុម​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​​​​ការណ៍​​​របស់​​​ខុមហ្វ្រែល​​​ បាន​​​ឲ្យ​​​ដឹង​​​ថា ​​​ក្រុម​​​ការ​​​ងារ​​​របស់​​​ខុមហ្វ្រែល​​​ បាន​​​រក​​​ឃើញ​​​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ជាង​​​មួយ​​​ម៉ឺន​​​ករណី​​​​​​តាម ​​​ការិយា​​​​​​ល័យ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​នានា​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ខែ​​​មុន​​​ ធៀប​​​នឹង​​​ចំនួន​​​២.០១២ករណី​​​ក្នុង​​​ឆ្នាំ​​​២០០៨ ទោះ​​​បី​​​ជា​​​ខ្លួន​​​មាន​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​ការណ៍​​​នៅ​​​នឹង​​​កន្លែង​ ​​ផ្ទាល់​​​តិច​​​ជាង​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ប្រាំ​​​​​ឆ្នាំ​​​មុន​​​ក៏​​​ដោយ​​​។ លោកស្រី រ៉ាវីន បានឲ្យ​​​ដឹងថា “ [ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី] ធំ​​​បំផុត​​​គឺ​​​រឿង​​​អ្នក​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​បាត់​​​បង់​​​សិទ្ធិ​​​របស់​ ​​ខ្លួន​​​ក្នុង​​​ការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​។ ​​​អំឡុង​​​ថ្ងៃ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​ ពួក​​​គេ​​​រក​​​ឈ្មោះ​​​ក្នុង​​​បញ្ជី​​​មិន​​​ឃើញ​​​ ឬបើ​​​មិន​​​ដូច្នេះ​​​ទេ​​​ ឈ្មោះ​​​របស់​​​ខ្លួន​​​ត្រូ​​​វ​​​អ្ន​​កបោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​​​​ផ្សេ​​ងទៀត​​​យក ​​​ទៅប្រើ​​​រួច​​​ទៅ​​​​​​ហើយ ឬ​​​បើ​​​មិន​​​អ៊ឺចឹង​​​ទេ​​​ គឺ​​​ខុស​​​ឈ្មោះ​​​​​​ ដូច្នេះ​​​មិន​​​អាច​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​បាន”។ ក្រុម​​​អ្នក​​​សង្កេត​​​ការណ៍​​​របស់​​​ខុមហ្វ្រែល​​​ បាន​​​រក​​​ឃើញ​​​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ចំនួន​​​១០.៣៩៨​​​ករណី​​​​​​នៅ​​​ ទូ​​​ទាំង​​​ប្រទេស​​​ក្នុង​​ថ្ងៃ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​។ ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រ​​​ក្រតី​​​ច្រើន​​​បំផុត​​​ត្រូវ​​​បាន​​​រក​​​ឃើញ​​​នៅ​​​ ​​​មណ្ឌល​​​ធំ​​​បំផុត​​​ទាំង​​​ពីរ​​​​​​ ​​​​​​គឺ​​​មណ្ឌល​​​​​​កំពង់​​​ចាម​​​ដែល​​​មាន​​​៣.១៣៨ករណី​​​ និង​​​​​​មណ្ឌល​​​ភ្នំ​​​​​​ពេញ​​​ដែល​​​មាន​​​១.៨២២​​​ករណី​​​​​​។ លោក​​​ស្រី​​​បាន​​​បន្ត​​​ថា “ខ្ញុំ​​​គិត​​​ថា [ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​] ១០.០០០ករណី​​​ គឺ​​​ជា​​​បញ្ហា​​​ដ៏​​​ធំ​​​មួយ​​​ បើ​​​ប្រៀបធៀប​​​នឹង​​​ការ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នោត​​​អាណត្តិ​​​មុន​​​​​ ដែល​​​មាន​​ ​ភាព​​​មិន​​​ប្រក្រតី​​​ត្រឹម២.០០០ ឬ​​​៣.០០០ ករណី​​​។ ...