The Phnom Penh Post

Police and forestry officials in Siem Reap province discovered more than 10 cubic metres of illegally logged second-grade timber yesterday in two trucks, one of them bearing a Royal Cambodian Armed Forces licence plate. No arrests were made. Police were now looking into the origins ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday told supporters in Kandal province to pack up their bed mats, pillows and rice and prepare for the long haul as he and deputy Kem Sokha outlined plans for a sit-in at Freedom Park that could drag on for days ...

The Cambodian People’s Party is prepared to make sweeping changes during its fifth government mandate, including improving the often-criticised judiciary and prioritising social justice, a government spokesman said. This “period of reform” would see deep-seated changes across a number of ministries in response to grievances expressed ...

Rights group Adhoc will take a complaint filed against a commune police officer accused of colluding with illegal loggers in Ratanakkiri’s Lumphat district to the provincial court today. The complaint, which villagers in Lbaing II commune filed with Adhoc on Friday, alleges that commune police officer ...

A 15-month-old toddler who represented the 18th confirmed case of avian influenza in Cambodia this year has recovered and was released from Kantha Bopha hospital on Friday. The little boy from Phnom Penh’s Russey Keo district developed a fever on August 16, and was transferred a ...

Microsoft Cambodia has appointed Thakral Cambodia Industries Limited as its second authorised software distributor in the country, a move intended to help the computer giant’s local operation combat the rampant use of pirated software. Thakral, one of the largest distributors of IT products in Cambodia (its ...

Hongkong Land broke ground on Friday on a $100 million mixed-use development project in Phnom Penh’s financial district. Called Landmark, the building by the Hong Kong-based property group will be on a 10,700-square metre site on Street 106 near the capital’s Freedom Park. “One of Hongkong Land’s ...

Alleged ringleaders of an overseas employment scam the Ministry of Labour says bilked thousands of clients out of money were charged with fraud in Phnom Penh on Friday. Oun Sarath, 30, and Kim Sophat, 29, the director and marketing manager, respectively, of recruiting firm You Can ...

Three monks at the Sansam Kosal pagoda were beaten by the deputy chief monk as they left to participate in Saturday’s opposition rally, though the deputy maintained yesterday that the incident had more to do with truancy than politics. The incident came just days after ...

Cambodian consumer spending on major domestic appliances such as air conditioners, refrigerators, washing machines and microwave ovens, saw a roughly 22 per cent year-on-year increase over the first six months of 2013, according to Germany-based research institute GfK. The rise comes alongside a 20 per cent ...

Tep Bopha Prasidh, a wealthy businesswoman and wife of Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh, has been anointed with the sought-after royal title of oknha. According to an August edition of the Royal Gazette, King Norodom Sihamoni signed off on the new title on July 11. Roughly translated as tycoon, oknha is a ...

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 ...

Before casting their ballots, residents in three communes in Kulen district carefully mulled their options. On one hand, many have found themselves locked in a land dispute with the government – forced to farm their land in secret from the forestry administration. On the other, ...

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, ...

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 ...

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។ ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​បាន​សម្រេច​ដូច​នឹង​ គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​រៀបចំ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ដោយ​ច្រាន​ចោល​បណ្តឹង​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ដែល​ប្តឹង​សុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ ​ផ្ទៀង​ផ្ទាត់​តួលេខ​និង​រាប់​សន្លឹក​ឆ្នោត​ឡើង​វិញ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត បាត់ដំបង។ នៅ​ក្នុង​សវនាការ​ប្រហែល ២ ម៉ោង​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​មិន​បាន​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​កាសែត​ចូល​ទៅ​ ក្នុង​បន្ទប់​សវនាការ​ដើម្បី​យក​ព័ត៌មាន​ទេ ប៉ុន្តែ​ក្រុម​យុវជន​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ត្រូវ​បាន​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ចូល​ទៅ​ក្នុង​ បន្ទប់​សវនាការ​។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​សម្រាក​រយៈ​ពេល​ជាង ៣ ម៉ោង​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​បាន​សម្រេច​ច្រាន​ចោល​បណ្តឹង​របស់​គណបក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល​ប្តឹង​ជំទាស់​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់ គ.ជ.ប ហើយ​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​បាន​តម្កល់​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់ គ.ជ.ប ថា ជា​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​បាន​ការ។ ដើម​បណ្តឹង​លោក សួន ចំរើន មេធាវី ជូង ជូងី និង កេត ខី ដែល​ជា​តំណាង​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ព្យាយាម​ពន្យល់​អំពី​មូលហេតុ​និង​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល ​បាន​កើត​មាន​ឡើង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការិយាល័យ​ចំនួន ២៣៣ ក្នុង​ខេត្ត បាត់ដំបង ទៅ​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ ហើយ​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ក្រុម​ប្រឹក្សា​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​ច្រាន​ចោល​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់ គ.ជ.ប ដោយ​អះអាង​ថា សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​របស់ គ.ជ.ប មិន​ឆ្លុះ​បញ្ចាំង​ពី​យុត្តិធម៌​និង​តម្លាភាព​នៅ​ក្នុង​ដំណើរការ​បោះឆ្នោត។ លោក ជូង ជូងី បាន​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ថា៖ ...

Some of these ASEAN economies are not like the others. Singapore is 80 times richer than Myanmar and its population lives 20 years longer than Cambodia’s, while Myanmar ranks 50 places behind Cambodia in terms of global competitiveness, according to a wide-ranging analysis from the World ...

Strong economic growth and an increase in tourism had driven Siem Reap land prices, according to an industry expert. Sorn Seap, general manager of Key Real Estate who had studied land prices in Siem Reap town, said land prices in Siem Reap town increased about 15 ...

The gap between Cambodia’s health rich and health poor is “devastating”, according to a report by World Vision issued yesterday. Cambodia is ranked 124 out of 176 countries on the global index based on four indicators used to measure the gap in each listed country: life ...