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Cambodian Opposition Refuses to Call Off Parliament Boycott
Cambodia’s opposition said it will not attend the scheduled opening of parliament next week despite a request by the king to call off their boycott. The opposition continues to insist that the ruling party agree to an independent investigation into allegations of massive voting fraud ...
Robert Carmichael
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/cambodias-opposition-rejects-offer-to-attend-parliaments-opening/1752326.html
Cambodia records 25,050 malaria cases in 8 months, killing 6 people
Cambodia reported 25,050 malaria cases in the first eight months of this year, down 49 percent from the 48,810 cases over the same period last year, figures from the National Center for Malaria showed Thursday. During the January-August period this year, the disease has killed six ...
Xinhuanet News Staff
http://search.news.cn/language/search.jspa?id=en&t=1&t1=0&ss=&ct=&n1=Cambodia&x=-494&y=-54
អ្នកគាំទ្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំងប្តេជ្ញាមិនទទួលយកការសម្រុះសម្រួលណាមួយ
ខណៈគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានចរចា គ្នាអស់រយៈពេលពីរថ្ងៃក្នុងបំណងបញ្ចប់ភាពជាប់គាំង ជុំវិញជម្លោះនៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិកាលពីខែកក្កដានោះ អ្នកគាំទ្រ បក្សប្រឆាំងនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីម្សិលមិញ បានបញ្ជាក់ថា ពួកគេមិនអាចទទួលយកអ្វីក្រៅពីឲ្យគណបក្សប្រ ជាជនកម្ពុជាកំពុងកាន់អំណាចយល់ព្រមធ្វើតាមការទាមទាររបស់គណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិទាំងស្រុងឡើយ។ រដ្ឋសភាជាតិនឹងកោះប្រជុំដោយព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្ដម សីហមុនី នៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ហើយមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និង លោក កឹម សុខា បានប្រាប់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋនៅថ្ងៃ បញ្ចប់នៃការធ្វើបាតុកម្មរយៈពេលបីថ្ងៃ នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ កាលពីថ្ងៃអង្គារថា ខ្លួននឹងធ្វើបាតុកម្មបន្តទៀត ប្រសិនបើមិនបានទទួលការសន្យាចូលរួមក្នុង កិច្ចចរចាបន្តទៀតទេនោះ។ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ អ្នកនាំពាក្យ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ក៏បានមានប្រសាសន៍កាលពីថ្ងៃអង្គារផង ដែរថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិមានពេល “ប្រាំថ្ងៃដើម្បីធ្វើការសម្រេច ” ថា តើត្រូវធ្វើតាមការគំរាមធ្វើពហិការមិនចូលរួមបើក សម័យប្រជុំសភាលើកដំបូងឬសម្រេចកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងជាមួយ បក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ហើយចូលរួមប្រជុំ។ ...
Phorn Bopha and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5580/
គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ គ្មានគោលជំហរច្បាស់លាស់ក្នុងការអញ្ជើញរបស់ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បានជំរុញឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បោះបង់ការគំរាមរបស់ខ្លួនធ្វើពហិការសម័យ ប្រជុំសភាដំបូង ដែលនឹងធ្វើឡើងនៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ជាការអំពាវនាវមួយដែលបានច្រានចោលសំណើរបស់បក្ស ប្រឆាំងសុំឲ្យព្រះមហាក្សត្រពន្យារពេលបើកសម័យ ប្រជុំសភាដំបូងនេះ។ ទោះជាយ៉ាងណា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅមិនទាន់មានគោលជំហរ ច្បាស់លាស់នៅឡើយទេ ដោយអះអាងថា ខ្លួននឹងមិនចូលរួមសម័យប្រជុំនេះឡើយ ប្រសិនបើមិនមានការរកយុត្តិធម៌ជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ កម្ពុជាជិត ៣លាននាក់ ដែលបានបោះឆ្នោតគាំទ្រខ្លួនកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ទេនោះ។ តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំងចំនួន៥៥រូប ដែលត្រូវបានបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងជាផ្លូវការកាលពី ខែកក្កដា បានសរសេរលិខិតថ្វាយព្រះមហាក្សត្រកាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ដើម្បីច្រានចោលការបើកសម័យប្រជុំសភាដំបូងតាម ការគ្រោងទុកនេះ។ នៅក្នុងព្រះរាជសារឆ្លើយតប របស់ព្រះអង្គកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បានមានបន្ទូលថា ព្រះអង្គត្រូវបានរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញតម្រូវឲ្យបើកសម័យ ប្រជុំសភាដំបូងក្នុងរយៈពេល៦០ថ្ងៃក្រោយ ពីការបោះឆ្នោត។ ...
Hul Reaksmey and Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5568/
Questions over strike violence
A Kampong Speu judge released the vice-president and a member of the Free Trade Union on bail yesterday after the court questioned the two about their alleged roles in a violent demonstration at Sabrina Garment factory. ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/questions-over-strike-violence
Two more H5N1 cases confirmed
A 5-year-old girl from Takeo province and a 2-year-old girl from Kampot province – who has already died – mark the 19th and 20th confirmed cases of avian influenza this year, a hospital spokesman said. The Ministry of Health is expected to issue a statement ...
Amelia Woodside
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/two-more-h5n1-cases-confirmed
Three Charged for Logging Rosewood in Angkor
The Siem Reap Provincial Court charged three men Wednesday with illegally logging luxury rosewood inside the Angkor Archaeological Park, a Unesco world heritage site, officials said. Provincial prosecutor Heng Pheng said the suspects had been identified as Sun Phearak, 20, Phay Sophea, 18, and Phin Ron, ...
Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/three-charged-for-logging-rosewood-in%E2%80%88angkor-42695/
CNRP collects thumbprints, urging King not attend first session
The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) began collecting thumbprints from voters nationwide in order to present to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting he not attend the first session of parliament, according to a source. A CNRP senior official on Thursday said that his party held a ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MDc4M2Q3Y2IzYTZ
Beauty Shop Owner Sues CNRP for Vandalism
The owner of a Phnom Penh beauty products shop has filed a complaint against some of the CNRP’s top brass, claiming they incited demonstrators to vandalize her business and caused $200,000-worth of damage on Sunday evening. Chhim Vattey, owner and director of Clinique De Beaute Luxe ...
Khy Sovuthy and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/beauty-shop-owner-sues-cnrp-for-vandalism-42693/
R’kiri floods trap thousands
The number of Ratanakkiri residents trapped in their homes by floodwater that continues to rise amid relentless rain is now estimated by provincial authorities to be at least 4,000. Heavy rain has put five Lumphat district communes – Lbaing I, Chey Uddom, Batang, Seda and Kaleng ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/r%E2%80%99kiri-floods-trap-thousands
Blueprint for a reformed NEC
In the week before the National Election Committee was formed in December 1997, Chheng Phon predicted he had a tough road ahead. “If you ask me personally, I must say I do not want this job,” the inaugural boss told the Post from the banks of a canal ...
Shane Worrell and Khouth Sophak Chakrya
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/blueprint-reformed-nec
សង្គមស៊ីវិលស្នើព្រះមហាក្សត្រពន្យារប្រជុំសភាដើម្បីចរចាបន្ត
ភ្នំពេញៈ ខណៈដែលព្រះមហាក្សត្រ ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធ បានជំរុញតំណាងរាស្រ្តជាប់ឆ្នោតនៃគណបក្សប្រឆាំងឲ្យចូលរួមក្នុង អង្គប្រជុំបើករដ្ឋសភាថ្មីដែលគ្រោងធ្វើឡើងនៅថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ក្រុមសង្គមស៊ីវិលបានប្រកាសជាសាធារណៈថា ខ្លួននឹងអំពាវនាវដល់ព្រះបរមរាជវាំងទុកពេលបន្ថែមសម្រាប់គណបក្ស នយោបាយចរចាគ្នា។ គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជានិងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានជួបប្រជុំតទល់គ្នាចំនួនពីរលើកក្នុងសប្តាហ៍នេះដើម្បីស្វែងរក ចំណុចរួម ខណៈដែលថ្ងៃកំណត់បង្កើតរដ្ឋាភិបាលកំពុងតែខិតជិតមកដល់។ កិច្ចប្រជុំលើក ទី១ បានចេញសេចក្តីប្រកាសរួមដែលបានសន្យាថានឹងធ្វើកំណែទម្រង់ដល់ ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោត ចំណែកឯកិច្ចប្រជុំលើក ទី២ ពុំបានចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ទេ ដោយគណបក្សបានព្រមព្រៀងគ្នាធ្វើកិច្ចពិភាក្សាផ្ទៃក្នុងមុនពេល រៀបចំកិច្ចប្រជុំថ្មីទៀត។ រហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានអះអាងថា ការធ្វើពហិការប្រជុំសភានៅថ្ងៃចន្ទនោះ នៅតែអាចកើតឡើង។ ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ បានឡាយក្នុងរាជសារថា ៖ «យោងតាមមាត្រា ៨២ នៃរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញ ខ្ញុំសូមជម្រាបជូនឯកឧត្តម និងលោកជំទាវទាំងអស់មេត្តាជ្រាបថា ខ្ញុំនឹងយាងជាព្រះរាជាធិបតីដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ក្នុងសម័យប្រជុំដំបូងនៃរដ្ឋសភានីតិកាល ទី៥ ដែលនឹងប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅ ថ្ងៃ ទី២៣ ខែ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។ ...
វង្ស សុខេង-មាស សុខជា
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/104135-2013-09-19-03-00-23
First hedging deal transacted
ANZ Royal Bank has transacted a landmark commodities hedging deal with a local oil importer, officials at the bank said yesterday. The deal allows the company, whose name ANZ Royal would not disclose, citing confidentiality agreements, to lock in an agreed price for the future sale ...
Daniel de Carteret
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/first-hedging-deal-transacted
Hun Sen Offers ‘Back Pay’ to Ousted Opposition Lawmakers
Prime Minister Hun Sen has offered to pay back the lost salaries of opposition lawmakers who were stripped of their parliamentary posts in June by the then CPP-led National Assembly, a CNRP official said. The offer to back-pay the 27 lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy Party ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/hun-sen-offers-back-pay-to-ousted-opposition-lawmakers-42679/
Punished At the Polls, Cambodia’s Long-Serving PM Is Smiling Again
His party is reeling from its worst-ever election result. His political opponents have grown bold and vocal. His people are protesting on the streets. So why is Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen smiling? The long-ruling autocrat emerged beaming from lengthy closed-door meetings this week with his ...
The Irrawaddy News Staff
http://www.irrawaddy.org/archives/44319
Opposition Gives Hard Deadline for Political Negotiations
The Cambodia opposition says it is holding firm to a threat to boycott the Sept. 23 opening session of parliament, potentially stalling the formation of a new government, if a political solution is not found by Sept. 22, as leaders from both sides met for ...
VOA Khmer Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-gives-hard-deadline-for-political-negotiations/1751659.html
Parkson's Cambodia expansion seen boosting earnings in the long term
Parkson Holdings Bhd (PHB)’s expansion into Phnom Penh, Cambodia, via its proposed Parkson Mallwould provide it with a steady income stream in the long term, mainly from rental yield, according to Affin Investment Bank. The proposed location of the mall – directly opposite the Phnom Penh International ...
Cambodia's rice exports up 107 pct in 8 months
Cambodia has seen a remarkable rise in the exports of milled rice in the first eight months of the year due to increasing demand on international markets, official figures showed Wednesday. The data, from the single window secretariat for facilitating milled rice exports, recorded that the ...
Xinhuanet News Staf
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-09/18/c_132731824.htm
Threat of National Assembly Boycott Presents Royal Conundrum
Despite the opposition CNRP’s ongoing threats to boycott the opening of parliament next Monday, the National Assembly on Tuesday officially announced that King Norodom Sihamoni will open the first session of the new legislature as scheduled. “On Monday, September 23, at 8 o’clock in the morning, ...
Zsombor Peter
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/threat-of-national-assembly-boycott-presents-royal-conundrum-42593/
Six Charged With Assault in Wake of Clashes With Police
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday charged six men with assault and destruction of property for their role in clashes Sunday night between security forces, protesters and angry commuters, which resulted in a 29-year-old construction worker being shot dead. Sanh Samoeun, 28; Nguyen Thi Dek, ...
Eang Mengleng and Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/six-charged-with-assault-in-wake-of-clashes-with-police-42600/
Cambodia, US Extend Artifacts Trade Agreement
Cambodia and the U.S. have signed an extension to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) that imposes strict import restrictions on artifacts dating from the Bronze Age to the end of the Angkor Empire. Hab Touch, director-general for tangible heritage at the Ministry of Culture and ...
Simon Henderson
https://cambodia.opendevelopmentmekong.net/wp-admin/post.php?post=34061&action=edit&message=1
IBBM Launches Chartered Banker Qualifications In Cambodia
The Institute of Bankers Malaysia (IBBM) has launched the Chartered Banker qualification for the Cambodian banking industry to develop talents in the banking industry in that country. The launch of the Chartered Banker qualifications was officiated today by the National Bank of Cambodia Deputy General ...
Bernama News Staff
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/bu/newsbusiness.php?id=978465
King Sihamoni and Queen Mother Donate to Sunday’s Victims
Two days after the killing of an unarmed man near Phnom Penh’s Monivong Bridge, officials on Tuesday offered little information on the progress of an investigation into the killing, and rights workers expressed concerns that the inquiry would lack credibility. King Norodom Sihamoni and Queen Mother ...
NGO says commander smuggled timber, tip-off ‘ignored’
A conservation group yesterday accused a military commander in Kampong Speu of smuggling two tonnes of illegally cut rosewood to Vietnam on Monday night. Chea Hean, director of the Natural Resources and Wildlife Preservation Organisation, said the commander had cut the timber in the protected Oral ...
Phak Seangly
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ngo-says-commander-smuggled-timber-tip-%E2%80%98ignored%E2%80%99