The Phnom Penh Post

Anti-logging activists wrote to the United Nations yesterday to call for the monitoring of a lawsuit in which they accuse hundreds of officials in Kampong Speu province’s Phnom Oral Wildlife Sanctuary of illegal deforestation. The Natural Resource and Wildlife Preservation Organization (NRWPO) listed 241 officials it ...

A man suspected of robbing and shooting two foreign nationals late last month was shot four times on Monday night during a shootout with police before being taken into custody. Police also apprehended a second, uninjured suspect after the shootout. Chea Sovann, 32, and Sa Ravan, ...

Prisons in Banteay Meanchey and Battambang province have been seriously affected by flooding but have not yet been evacuated, according to local rights groups and prison officials. A clogged sewage system has plagued Battambang’s provincial prison, according to Bun Sorn, but extra pumps have alleviated ...

Energy demand in Southeast Asia is expected to increase by more than 80 per cent by 2035, fuelling some $240 billion in oil spending, a new report from the International Atomic Energy Association (IAEA) shows. In its “Southeast Asia Energy Outlook” published yesterday, the Paris-based IAEA ...

Officials, business professionals and political analysts have mixed opinions on the leadership of the single-party Cambodian government and what the future hold for the next five years. Sok Touch, a professor of political science at Khemarak University, said the political deadlock won’t help the nation become ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ សាលា​រាជធានី កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ បាន​ច្រាន​ចោល​សំណើ​របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ស្នើ​សុំ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ​ដោយ​មាន​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ប្រមាណ ២០០០០ នាក់ ដោយ​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ​មិន​អាច​ផ្តល់​សន្តិសុខ សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ចូល​រួម​ច្រើន​បែប​នេះ​បាន​ទេ។ គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ដែល​ជា​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង មាន​គម្រោង​ធ្វើ «សមាជ​គណបក្ស» នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ នឹង​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម នៅ​ពេល​ក្រោយ​ក្នុង​ខែ​នេះ។ បន្ទាប់​ពី​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​រវាង​សាលា​រាជធានី និង​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​សាលា​រាជធានី លោក ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា មន្រ្តី​សាលា​រាជធានី បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ពួក​គេ អាច​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​បំផុត​ចំនួន ១០០០០ នាក់ ហើយ​គណបក្ស ត្រូវ​សុំ​ការ​អនុញ្ញាត​ពី​ក្រសួង មហា​ផ្ទៃ ប្រសិន​បើ​ពួក​គេ​គ្រោង​ធ្វើ​លើស​ចំនួន​នោះ។ លោក ឌីម៉ង់ បាន​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ថា៖ «នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ពួក​គេ​មិន​ត្រូវ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​វេទិកា​នោះ​ វាយប្រហារ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​ឬ រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ទេ»។ លោក​បន្ថែម​ថា គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ក៏​ត្រូវ​បាន​ណែនាំ មិន​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ហែ​ក្បួន​ផង​ដែរ។ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ លោក យ៉ែម បុញឫទិ្ធ ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ លោក ឧប​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី សុខ អាន បាន​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​អង្គការ​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ឯករាជ្យ​ពីរ​ថា បាន​ឃុប​ឃិត​ជាមួយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដើម្បី​បង្ក​បញ្ហា​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត។ ថ្លែង​នៅ​ទីស្តីការ​គណៈ​រដ្ឋ​មន្រ្តី​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ លោក សុខ អាន ថ្លែង​ថា គណៈកម្មាធិការ​សម្រាប់​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ដោយ​សេរី​និង​យុត្តិធម៌ ហៅ ខុម ហ្វ្រែល និង​វិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) ដែល​ទទួល​ថវិកា​ពី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​អាមេរិក​ថា បាន​បំប៉ោង​ចំនួន​ឈ្មោះ ដែល​អះអាង​ថា បាត់​ពី​ក្នុង​បញ្ជី​ឈ្មោះ​មុន​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ថ្ងៃ ទី២៨ ខែ កក្កដា។ លោក​ថ្លែង​បន្ត​ថា៖ «វា​ជា​ល្បិច​អាក្រក់​មួយ ដែល​រៀបចំ​ឡើង​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ដើម្បី​ចោទ​សួរ អំពី​ភាព​ស្រប​ច្បាប់​នៃ​នីតិវិធី​បោះឆ្នោត ហើយ​ច្រាន​ចោល​លទ្ធផល​បោះឆ្នោត»។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា៖ «ប៉ុន្តែ បើ​សូម្បី​តែ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​និង​សម្ព័ន្ធ​មិត្ត​របស់​ខ្លួន​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់ ល្បិច​គ្រប់​យ៉ាង ដើម្បី​បំផ្លាញ​លទ្ធផល​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត ការ​ពិត​គឺ​នៅ​តែ​ជា​ការ​ពិត ពីព្រោះ​សភា​និង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ត្រូវ​បាន​បង្កើត​ឡើង​ហើយ [ទៅ​តាម​រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ]»។ សវនកម្ម​បញ្ជី​ឈ្មោះ​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​របស់​វិទ្យាស្ថាន ជាតិ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ (NDI) មុន​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត បាន​រក​ឃើញ​ថា ១០,៨ ភាគរយ នៃ​ឈ្មោះ​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​ដែល​បាន​ចុះ​ឈ្មោះ បាន​បាត់​ពី​បញ្ជី​អ្នក​បោះឆ្នោត​ខណៈ​សវនកម្ម របស់​អង្គការ ...

Thousands of students were unable to attend classes yesterday after returning from holiday, as more than 500 schools remained closed due to flooding that has claimed 50 lives so far this year. According to a report released by the National Committee for Disaster Management, 513 schools ...

A mob of 500 villagers beat a man to death in Kampong Cham province yesterday after he allegedly slaughtered his wife and stepdaughter with a pair of scythes and reportedly taunted the assembled crowd with his wife’s severed hand. Police said Laing Pises, 48, used the ...

The head of the Better Factories Cambodia (BFC) program said yesterday that consultations on its new public-disclosure initiative have been going on for more than a year, contrary to claims by a garment factory representative who characterised the process as hasty. Jill Tucker, chief technical adviser ...

More than two weeks after the slaying of 29-year-old Mao Sok Chan in clashes at Phnom Penh’s Kbal Thnal overpass, police have yet to launch an internal investigation into the use of force, officials said yesterday. National military police spokesman Kheng Tito said he had no ...

After a five-year break, Lao Airlines will revive the Phnom Penh-Vientiane route with direct flights three times a week starting in November, the company’s representative said yesterday. Ek Narun, assistant to the general manager of Lao Airlines in Phnom Penh, said tickets will be available for ...

As much of the country grapples with crippling floods, a comprehensive report on global climate change released yesterday predicts the situation could be poised to get even worse. According to the report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, as the planet grows warmer, cyclones making ...

Deputy Prime Minister Sok An has accused two independent election watchdogs of conspiring with the opposition to undermine the election. Speaking at the Council of Ministers on Monday, An said that the Committee for Free and Fair Elections (Comfrel) and the US-government-funded National Democratic Institute (NDI) ...

City Hall yesterday rejected the opposition party’s request to hold a Sunday rally with 20,000 supporters, saying it was unable to provide security for participants. The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party has scheduled a “party congress” to be held in Freedom Park on Sunday, with a ...

In the first six months of 2013, the total amount of government-approved investment in Cambodia jumped more than 200 per cent year-on-year, according to the most recent statistics from the Ministry of Economy and Finance. Released on Friday, the numbers show that $2.3 billion was earmarked ...

Opposition party leader Sam Rainsy yesterday said he would go ahead with threatened protests whether or not permission is granted, citing the 1997 grenade attack at a workers’ rights rally as proof of how meaningless such authorisation is. Speaking at a hastily-planned ceremony – the second ...

Still agitated 20 minutes after the rally in front of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) Ltd had dispersed yesterday, Choem Som Im held up seven fingers as she jerked her arms forward and spoke in an equally sharp tone. The dilemma, faced by many garment workers, ...

More than 100 sand-pumping systems and 40 boats have been impounded by the Kandal provincial Department of Water Resources and Meteorology in order to prevent riverbank collapse as water levels continue to rise. Chun Penglong, the provincial department director, told the Post yesterday that navy police and the ...

Two monks living a remote pagoda in Kampong Speu province’s Oral district said yesterday that a shot had been fired at their living quarters last Tuesday in what they suspected was a threat motivated by their conservation efforts and participation in an opposition rally. Venerables Sam ...

Though authorities have called on residents to move to higher ground, those in some of the worst flooded areas of Cambodia said yesterday that they had neither the means nor the ability to do so. Instead, they said, they will remain in their rapidly flooding ...

Preparing for a demonstration expected to draw thousands of garment workers this morning, Ath Thorn, president of the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), said yesterday that he feared the possibility of a heavy-handed military police response. About 4,000 workers gathered at SL ...

Amid growing urbanisation, Lucky Supermarket opened three more branches in Phnom Penh’s suburbs over the weekend, targeting a new consumer base living around the city. With the additional branches, Lucky now counts 10 outlets in Phnom Penh, including one mini-mart at Koh Pich. ...

Following a high-level meeting yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said that his party would seek to restart negotiations with the ruling party and possibly join the government. The move marks an apparent about-turn from a party press conference held on Wednesday when Rainsy ...