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គ.ជ.ប និងខុមហ្រ្វែលខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នាលើការបញ្ហាឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត
ប្រមាណជាពីរសប្តាហ៍ខាងមុខនេះ គណបក្សនយោបាយដែលចូលរួមប្រកួតប្រជែងក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតសភាជាតិ ឆ្នាំនេះនឹងចាប់ផ្តើមយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនារបស់ខ្លួន។ ជាមួយគ្នានេះដែរអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោត និងគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ (គ.ជ.ប) នូវតែមិនទាន់យល់ស្របគ្នាទាក់ទងទៅនឹងការចូលរួមឃោសនាពីសំណាក់មន្ត្រីរាជការ និងកងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ។ លោក ទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការនៃ គ.ជ.បបានថ្លែងថានៅអំឡុងពេលនៃការឃោសនា មន្ត្រីរាជការ និងកងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធមានសិទ្ធិដូចជាពលរដ្ឋទូទៅដែរ គឺអាចមានសិទ្ធិសុំច្បាប់នៅ ថ្ងៃចុងសប្តាហ៍ ឬនៅចន្លោះម៉ោងសម្រាកមិនធ្វើការ ឬថ្ងៃសម្រាកវិស្សមកាល ឬដាក់ច្បាប់ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលណាមួយដើម្បីចូលរួមឃោសនា ដោយគ្រាន់ហាមឃាត់កុំឲ្យមានភាពសកម្មពេកក្នុងការឃោសនានោះ។ ...
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/khmer/radio/onairhighlights/1145554
Renewable energy course powers up
Instructors at the Royal University of Phnom Penh have just finished the first academic year of a landmark physics course. Launched in the fall of 2012, “Renewable Energy and Applications” aims to train students so they can seek internships and jobs in one of Cambodia’s fastest-growing ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061366236/Business/renewable-energy-course-powers-up.html
Bundith Fails to Show Up at Retrial for Triple Shooting
Former Bavet City governor Chhouk Bundith failed to show up Wednesday for the first day of his long-awaited retrial at Svay Rieng Provincial Court for his alleged involvement in a shooting that left three workers wounded, court officials said. According to provincial Judge Leang Sour, Mr. ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/bundith-fails-to-show-up-at-retrial-for-triple-shooting-30758/
Poorest nations win intellectual property waiver
The world’s poorest nations have won an eight-year extension of a waiver on intellectual property rules at a session of the World Trade Organisation’s TRIPS Council. A session of the 159-nation WTO’s TRIPS (trade-related aspects of intellectual property rights) Council has ruled the waiver for 34 ...
Call for Oversight of Cambodian Land Campaign
A land titling campaign in Cambodia launched and financed by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s lacks transparency and could leave thousands of people landless, a human rights group said Wednesday, urging the country’s donors to push for reform of the program. The campaign, which employs volunteer youth ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/land-06122013150317.html
Cambodia's largest port sees 14 pct rise in cargo shipment in 5 months
The Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, the kingdom’s largest shipping facility, has seen a 14 percent increase in cargo shipment in the first five months of this year thanks to growing business activities, a port senior official said Wednesday. During January-May period this year, the state-owned port had ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-06/12/c_132450037.htm
Cambodia and S Korea aid workers
Cambodia and South Korea signed a memorandum of understanding yesterday, agreeing to work together to ensure worker protection. Last month, a Kampong Speu shoe factory collapse killed two workers. The incident inspired the Ministry of Labour to implement a Health and Safety Network for workers here ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266215/National/cambodia-and-s-korea-aid-workers.html
មន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលបារម្ភពីគម្លាតនៃធនធានថវិកាចំណាយលើយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត
មន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា បានលើកឡើងនូវចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍ទាក់ទងទៅនឹងថវិកាចំណាយរបស់គណបក្ស និមួយៗសម្រាប់ការធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត ដោយបារម្ភអំពីគម្លាតនៃធនធានថវិកាចំណាយរវាងគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច និងគណបក្សផ្សេងៗទៀតដែលឈរឈ្មោះក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិនៅកម្ពុជា ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ មន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលដែលឃ្លាំមើលដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតបានព្រួយបារម្ភថា ការមិនមានច្បាប់គ្រប់គ្រងការចំណាយនៅពេលឃោសនា នឹងធ្វើឲ្យដំណើរការឃោសនាមិនស្មើភាពនោះទេ ដោយសារតែគណបក្សកាន់អំណាចមានធនធានលើសលប់ពេកនៅមុនពេលនិង អំឡុងពេលឃោសនា។ ...
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/khmer/radio/onairhighlights/1144652
Thailand, Cambodia Recommit to Border Growth
The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia signed a memorandum of understanding in Phnom Penh yesterday reconfirming their commitment to developing their joint border with new economic zones, checkpoints and a 1,800-MW power plant. “We have agreed to create four international checkpoints to improve trade ...
គ.ជ.ប ចាប់ផ្តើមបណ្តុះបណ្តាលអំពីរបៀបរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតនិងរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត
នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១២ មិថុនានេះ គណកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត បានបើកវគ្គបណ្តុះបណ្តាលគ្រូបង្គោល សម្រាប់ការបណ្តុះបណ្តាលបន្តដល់ គណបក្ស និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ ទាក់ទងទៅនឹងការបោះឆ្នោត និងការរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោត។ មន្រ្តី គ.ជ.ប បានឲ្យដឹងថា ការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតខាងមុខនេះ មាននីតិថ្មីៗ អនុញ្ញាតិឲ្យមានការចូលរួមពីគ្រប់មជ្ឈដ្ឋានដើម្បីឲ្យការបោះឆ្នោត ដំណើរការល្អនិងអាចជឿជាក់បាន។ លោក សាត់ សុវណ្ណ ប្រធានការិយាល័យបណ្តុះបណ្តាលរបស់ គ.ជ.ប បានឲ្យដឹងថា នីតិវិធីបោះឆ្នោតមានការកែសម្រួលមួយចំនួន ដែលផ្តល់ឱកាសឲ្យមានការចូលរួមត្រួតពិនិត្យ ដើម្បីឲ្យដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតនិងរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតស្ថិតនៅក្នុងការទទួល ខុសត្រូវ។ ...
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/khmer/radio/onairhighlights/1144930
SEZ adds to tycoon’s growing portfolio
Okhna Try Pheap’s ballooning empire of exclusive natural resource licences and concessions has been expanded even further with the granting of a special economic zone (SEZ) in Ratanakkiri province. The May 27 issue of the Royal Gazette reveals Pheap was granted a 136-hectare SEZ in O’Yadav ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266216/National/sez-adds-to-tycoon-s-growing-portfolio.html
Illegal logs found in TTY truck
Conservation officials have confiscated a truck containing 20 cubic metres of illegally cut, luxury-grade timber from an economic land concession owned by the firm TTY Corporation, a district official said yesterday. Kratie provincial officials seized the logs, along with two trucks and two cars on Monday ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266220/National/illegal-logs-found-in-tty-truck.html
Moving towards e-commerce
Motorbikes, vegetables, iPhones, artwork, or even land on which to build a house – a quick browse through website 7Makara.com gives the impression of a Cambodian eBay or Amazon. The difference, however, is that you can’t complete the transaction from the convenience of your bedroom. In ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266208/Business/moving-towards-e-commerce.html
Task of Obtaining Passport Is Adding To Illegal Migration Problem
Thousands of Cambodians cross the border via illegal checkpoints into Thailand every year. Some end up working in slave-like conditions on illegal fishing trawlers. Others work in factories while getting paid under the table. It is often a last resort fraught with danger and uncertainty and ...
Corruption worse than in Bangladesh: NGO
In a country where corruption is as rife as it is in Cambodia, global brands must work with governments to ensure garment factories are safe and working conditions legal, international NGO Transparency International (TI) said yesterday. In Cambodia, where two workers were killed when a ceiling ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061266221/National/corruption-worse-than-in-bangladesh-ngo.html
Oxley Holdings Ltd Announces Incorporation Of Companies In Cambodia
Oxley Holdings Ltd announced that the Group has incorporated Oxley Holdings (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. and Oxley-Worldbridge (Cambodia) Co., Ltd. in Cambodia. Oxley Holdings Cambodia has an issued capital of 20,000,000 Riel (approximately SGD6,309), divided into 1,000 shares of par value 20,000 Riel each. It is ...
http://www.reuters.com/finance/stocks/OXHL.SI/key-developments/article/2773685
As temperatures rise, floods to increase in Cambodia: report
Rising global temperatures could greatly exacerbate flooding in Southeast Asian countries such as Cambodia, as well as parts of Africa and South America, a new study by the University of Tokyo has found. Employing 11 different climate models, researchers found that with a mere rise ...
Melissa McMorran and Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061166191/National/as-temperatures-rise-floods-to-increase-in-cambodia-report.html
New Siem Reap health centre to be a boon for mothers, babies
With the promise of better care for both mother and baby during labour, the Maternal Child Medical Centre was inaugurated yesterday at the Siem Reap Provincial Hospital. The inauguration was presided over by Deputy Prime Minister Tea Banh, who said the centre was the first of ...
Eighth Communal Land Title Awarded in Mondolkiri
Land Management Minister Im Chum Lim awarded a community of ethnic minority Banong in Mondolkiri province a communal land tile to their ancestral land last week, only the eighth communal land title to be handed out since the 2001 Land Law made them available. The title ...
Hundreds are given sack for Sabrina clash
Hundreds of workers were sacked at the Sabrina Garment factory on Saturday following several violent protests at the Kampong Speu province premises and the arrest of unionists involved. The firings came after workers continued to protest outside the provincial court on Friday and Saturday demanding ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061166188/National/hundreds-are-given-sack-for-sabrina-clash.html
Cambodia explores carbon
Prices in the global carbon market are too low to provide an incentive for Cambodian businesses to engage in carbon offset schemes, but there are other options for businesses to gain funds for emission reduction, industry experts say. Speaking on the sidelines of a two-day educational ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061166181/Business/cambodia-explores-carbon.html
New claim filed against Giant Ocean
A fresh complaint has been filed against a company already before the courts for allegedly running a human-trafficking racket that sent more than 150 Cambodians onto fishing boats as virtual slaves. More than 20 men who claim they were forced to work almost without sleep and ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013061166187/National/new-claim-filed-against-giant-ocean.html
Burkina Faso expresses desire to strengthen ties with Cambodia
Burkina Faso is willing to promote bilateral relations and cooperation with Cambodia in all fields for mutual benefits, Hunbert Haddab, the special adviser of Burkina Faso’s President Blaise Compaore, said Monday. Speaking during a meeting with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, Hunbert ...
យុវជនបំពេញការងារនៅតាមអង្គការនិងស្ថាប័នឯកជន ចាប់អារម្មណ៍លើការបោះឆ្នោត
យុវជនកម្ពុជាដែលកំពុងតែបំពេញការងារនៅតាមបណ្ដាអង្គការ និងស្ថាប័នឯកជនភាគច្រើនសុទ្ធតែគ្រប់អាយុបោះឆ្នោត។ តាមរយៈបទយកការណ៍របស់ អ៊ឹម រចនាថ្ងៃនេះ លោកអ្នកនាងនឹងបានស្វែងយល់ពីបទពិសោធ យោបល់ កង្វល់ និងការប្ដេជ្ញាចិត្តរបស់យុវជនកម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុងតែបំពេញការងារនៅតាមបណ្ដាអង្គការ និងស្ថាប័នឯកជននានាមកជូនលោកអ្នក។ ...
អ៊ឹម រចនា
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cambodia/20130611-young-express-ideal-election