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នៅសល់តែជាងមួយខែទៀតប៉ុណ្ណោះដល់ថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោតជាតិថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា តែបញ្ហាដែលជាក្ដីបារម្ភបំផុតរបស់អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះ ឆ្នោតនោះ គឺបញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ដែលពួកគេនិយាយថា មិនសូវត្រឹម ត្រូវ និងមានអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតតិចជាងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិឆ្នាំ២០០៨។ ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវនៃបញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតចំនួន៩,៦លាននាក់ បានរងការរិះគន់កាលពីខែមីនា ហើយក្ដីបារម្ភទាំងនោះត្រូវបាន លើកឡើងជាថ្មីម្ដងទៀតនៅពេលចេញផ្សាយរបាយការណ៍សវនកម្មឯករាជ្យ ចុង ក្រោយកាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ ដែលក្នុងនោះ គេបានរកឃើញកំហុសធ្ងន់មួយ ចំនួន ពោលគឺមានមនុស្សច្រើនជាងម្នាក់ក្នុងចំណោម១០នាក់ ដែលបានចុះ ឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតនៅខែកក្កដាខាងមុខមិនមានឈ្មោះ ហើយថា ៩ភាគរយ នៃអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតក្នុងពេលកន្លងមកបានបាត់ឈ្មោះពីបញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះ ឆ្នោតក្នុងមូលដ្ឋានដោយមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ។ របាយការណ៍នេះបានរកឃើញថា ១០,៨ភាគរយក្នុងចំណោមអ្នកបោះឆ្នោតជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ដែលបានចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតចំនួន៤.៩០០នាក់ ដែលគេបានជ្រើសរើសចោះៗនោះ រកឈ្មោះរបស់ខ្លួនមិនឃើញនៅក្នុង បញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត។ តួលេខនេះស្រដៀងគ្នានឹងបញ្ជីឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០០៨ ដែលនៅពេលនោះមានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋចុះឈ្មោះចំនួន៧,៧ភាគរយរកឈ្មោះ របស់ខ្លួនមិនឃើញ។ នៅពេលសវនករបានវាយតម្លៃពីឈ្មោះដែលត្រូវបានលុបចេញពីបញ្ជី ឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតនោះ ពួកគេបានរកឃើញថា ៩,៤ភាគរយក្នុងចំណោមនោះត្រូវបានលុបឈ្មោះចេញដោយមិនត្រឹមត្រូវ ដែលចំនួននេះដូចគ្នានឹងឆ្នាំ២០០៨ដែរ។ ហើយប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលត្រូវបានលើកឡើងនៅក្នុងរបាយការណ៍នោះមានឈ្មោះ តែ៦៨,៦ភាគរយប៉ុណ្ណោះនៅក្នុងបញ្ជីនោះដែលអាចរកឃើញឈ្មោះរបស់ ខ្លួនដោយផ្ទាល់នៅកន្លែងដែលពួកគាត់ចុះឈ្មោះ។ ...
ខេមបូឌា ដេលី
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/1078/
Nike calls for probe on Cambodian police clash with garment workers
Nike expressed “deep concerns” over the May 27 incident at the Sabrina Cambodia Garment Manufacturing plant outside Phnom Penh, in a letters to Cambodia’s commerce and labour ministers released late Friday in the United States. Following the violence, eight workers and trade union members were ...
Cambodia Drops on US Global Human Trafficking Ranking
The U.S. has downgraded Cambodia in its latest global Trafficking in Persons Report for showing no discernable improvements in its efforts to combat human trafficking over the past year, the country’s first demotion in five years. The 2013 report cites an increase in the number ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/cambodia-drops-on-us-global-human-trafficking-ranking-31423/
Cambodia tweaks trip estimate
Cambodia’s Ministry of Tourism has revised tourist travel arrivals from 3.8 million to 4.2 million by year-end. Tourism Minister Thong Khon told local media, earlier this week, that the adjustment was based on a January to April’s performance with 1.5 million trips. “Earlier, we forecast 3.8 million, ...
http://www.ttrweekly.com/site/2013/06/cambodia-tweaks-trip-estimate/
EuroCham Holds First Annual General Meeting
The European Chamber of Commerce (EuroCham) held its first annual general meeting Thursday at the Sofitel Hotel in Phnom Penh where a board of directors was elected and the French and German chambers merged with EuroCham in order to reinforce the interests of European companies ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/opposition-asks-donors-to-stop-work-with-government-31421/
Thai rice cuts pose problems
Thailand’s recent announcement of a 20 per cent price cut within the government rice-pledging scheme will have little impact for Cambodian exports, but farmers may feel the effects, say industry insiders. In an article published in the Bangkok Post on June 19, Thailand’s cabinet had agreed ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166407/Business/thai-rice-cuts-pose-problems.html
ព្រឹកនេះ គជប បង្ហាញតួលេខនៃការចែកប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានសម្រាប់អ្នកបោះឆ្នោត
នៅទីស្នាក់ការកណ្តាលនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គជប) ស្ថិតក្នុងបរិវេណក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ នាម៉ោង១០ព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២១ មិថុនា ២០១៣នេះ មានរៀបចំបង្ហាញតួលេខនៃការចែកប័ណ្ណព័ត៌មានសម្រាប់អ្នកបោះឆ្នោតដែល គ.ជ.ប បានចាប់ផ្តើមចែកតំាងពីថ្ងៃទី១មិថុនា ហើយដែលតាមគម្រោងនឹងបិទបញ្ចប់នៅថ្ងៃទី២៥ មិថុនា ២០១៣ ។ ...
Municipal officials given a larger hand in labour disputes
Continuing its efforts to quell an increasing number of strikes in the Kingdom’s lucrative garment sector, the government this week issued a directive aimed at giving provincial and municipal governors powers to resolve issues at factories without calling on ministries in Phnom Penh. “To ensure further ...
Kingdom’s bourse missing some magic
At the headquarters of the Cambodia Securities Exchange on the 25th floor of Canadia Tower, something seems to be missing. Here, in Phnom Penh’s business heart, the sights typically associated with trading shares – gesticulating, shouting traders, the confusing hand signals, the buzz in the air ...
Anne Renzenbrink
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166422/Business/kingdom-s-bourse-missing-some-magic.html
Opposition Asks Donors to Stop Work With Government
Lawmakers from the opposition SRP and Human Rights Party who were expelled from Parliament earlier this month have called on the foreign diplomatic corps and international donors to stop signing agreements and conducting other business with the government of Prime Minister Hun Sen. In a letter ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/opposition-asks-donors-to-stop-work-with-government-31421/
Gov’t revenues rise 11 pct
Government revenues totalled more than $700 million over the first four months of the year, an 11 per cent year-on-year increase, data from the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF) show. In total, the revenue made by the General Department of Taxation (GDT) rose by about ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166406/Business/gov-t-revenues-rise-11-pct.html
Villagers call for state electricity
About 200 protesters clamoured yesterday in front of a Kandal province commune chief’s office, demanding the state take control of providing their electricity. Yong Phany, a 32-year-old protester from Ang Snuol district’s Poeuk commune said Peoun Sambat, the private company contracted to provide electricity to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062166410/National/villagers-call-for-state-electricity.html
Despite Law, Minority Rights Receive Very Few Protections
The government does little to protect the rights and livelihoods of the country’s many ethnic minorities who are under constant threat from rapid development, representatives of indigenous groups said yesterday. “We have polices laws and guidelines to protect indigenous people, but we see that it doesn’t ...
Cambodia PM says garment firms may quit over wage rows
Cambodia’s strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday warned garment workers that protests demanding higher wages could push manufacturers to quit the country. His appeal came after unions last week said hundreds of workers had been fired from a factory making sportswear for US giant Nike ...
In Mondolkiri, Political Candidates Address Ethnic Minority Concerns
Human rights workers and other civil society groups on Wednesday urged the competing political parties for July’s election to address the ongoing land crises and illegal deforestation that are hurting indigenous populations. About 100 people from various ethnic minority groups from five provinces attended a forum ...
Cambodia posts sharpest increase in rice output among major producers
Cambodia posted the sharpest increase in production among the world’s major rice producers between 2000 and 2010, the Food and Agricultural Organization said in a report released Wednesday. The 2013 edition of the UN agency’s Statistical Yearbook showed that Cambodia was the world’s 12th largest rice ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=OTRlZjk2Yzg3OTd
វេទិការវាងពលរដ្ឋម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតនិងគណបក្សនយោបាយនៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ
ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតជាង ១.៣០០នាក់ មកពីខេត្តក្រុងចំនួន៧ បានជួបជុំគ្នានៅក្នុងសមាជប្រជាជន នៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ដើម្បីចោទសួរតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៣ គឺគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ និងគណបក្សហ៊្វុនស៊ិនប៉ិច ពីបញ្ហាទំនាស់ដីធ្លី បញ្ហានេសាទ បញ្ហាបាត់បង់មុខរបរ បញ្ហាសុំដំឡើងប្រាក់ខែជាដើម ដែលជាកង្វល់របស់ម្ចាស់ឆ្នោត។ ពួកគេស្នើសុំឲ្យគណបក្សនយោបាយមានវត្តមានចូលរួមប្រជុំនៅថ្ងៃនោះ ជួយដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាដែលបានលើកឡើង នៅក្រោយជាប់ឆ្នោត។ សមាជប្រជាជនក្រោមប្រធានបទស្ដីពីការចូលរួមធ្វើឲ្យមានការគោរព សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស និងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យពិតប្រាកដនៅកម្ពុជា បានប្រារព្ធនៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ថ្ងៃទី១៩ ខែមិថុនា។ ក្នុងសមាជនោះ មានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលមានបញ្ហាបាត់បង់ដីធ្លី ការបណ្ដេញចេញ ការបាត់បង់ចំណូលពីរបរនេសាទ របរដឹកភ្ញៀវទេសចរ ជាដើម បានបង្ហាញកង្វល់របស់គេជូនតំណាងគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៣ មានគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងគណបក្សកំពុងដឹកនាំរដ្ឋាភិបាល សុំឲ្យដោះស្រាយក្រោយចូលកាន់តំណែង។ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជាង ១.៣០០នាក់ មកពីច្រើនសហគមន៍នៃរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ខេត្តកណ្តាល តាកែវ កំពត កោះកុង កំពង់ស្ពឺ និងខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ បានលើកពីបញ្ហាកង្វល់នោះ។ ...
គ.ជ.ប ប្រកាសពីសុវត្ថិភាពនៃការបោះពុម្ពសន្លឹកឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតបានចេញសេចក្តីប្រកាសមួយនៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះ ស្តីអំពីការផលិតសន្លឹកឆ្នោតប្រកបដោយសុវត្ថិភាព និង ការការពារសន្តិសុខយ៉ាងតឹងរ៉ឹង។ ប៉ុន្តែមន្ត្រីអង្គការសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតនៅតែសម្តែងការមិនទុកចិត្តចំពោះសុវត្តិភាពនៃសន្លឹកឆ្នោតនោះឡើយ។ ...
រិទ្ធិ ម៉ូនីកា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130620-election-Cambodia
Tourists in trouble rise
Crimes and traffic accidents of which tourists were the victims increased by 33 per cent in the first six months of 2013, compared with the same period last year. Tourism Police Department director Nhearn Vibol said that 396 tourists had fallen victim to crime and motor ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066385/National/tourists-in-trouble-rise.html
Discount shops attracting crowds
Two thousand five hundred – for Mom Dalin, this is more than just a random number or the price of a coffee, it is her way of making a living. The 55-year-old sits at a small desk in her son’s shop on Sihanouk Boulevard, within sight ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066378/Business/discount-shops-attracting-crowds.html
Demand for cheap rentals outnumbers supply
The boom in high-rise buildings in Phnom Penh indicates the robust economic growth of the Kingdom, but this trend does not include the lower-end accommodation where most economic migrants to Phnom Penh rent.“Cheap rental accommodation plays a crucial role in providing appropriate settlements to those ...
Sam Sopanharith
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/real-estate/demand-cheap-rentals-outnumbers-supply
Housing development on Cambodian islands not the right time yet
Although currently there are a lot of development projects for resorts and guesthouses on various islands off Cambodia’s coast, experts say it is not the right time for such developments. Po Eavkong, managing director of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, said the development activities on islands in ...
Business chambers merge with Eurocham
The French and German chambers of commerce have both merged into the larger European Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia in order to gain combined strength and be more effective as an interface between European business and the Cambodian government. The agreement is set to be formalised ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013062066376/Business/business-chambers-merge-with-eurocham.html
Mekong Dams Threaten Extinction of Giant Catfish
The elusive Mekong giant catfish, which the U.S.-based World Wildlife Fund (WWF) called “one of the world’s largest and rarest freshwater fish,” can reach up to three meters (10 feet) and weigh up to 300 kilograms (660 pounds). The Xayaburi dam would prove an “impassable barrier” ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/laos/dams-06192013184629.html