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Cambodia's rubber export up 32 pct in first half of 2013
Cambodia has seen a 32 percent rise in dry rubber exports in the first six months of the year, according to the figures of the Ministry of Commerce on Tuesday. Revenues from the exports valued at 76.5 million U.S. dollars during the first half of ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/20/c_132647504.htm
Cambodian court grants bail to 4 suspects arrested for inciting violence
The Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday decided to grant bail to four people who were arrested last week on the charge of inciting armed forces to topple the government, a court official said. “The court decided to release them on bail,” Meas Chanpisith, deputy prosecutor ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/20/c_132646862.htm
Flooding takes a toll
Ten days ago, Loun Somaly, 33, left his house to deliver a deposit to the glass workers he hired to replace a window on his rickety sheet metal-panelled house. Ly Sophal, Somaly’s tenacious three-year-old son, followed him outside, asking if he could join. But with floodwater ...
Cambodian ruling, opposition parties fail to reach agreement on independent poll probe committee
Cambodia’s ruling and main opposition parties failed to reach agreement on Tuesday after the second round of negotiation on the establishment of an independent committee to look into alleged irregularities during the July 28 election. The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) negotiators were led by Prum ...
Xinhuanet News
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-08/20/c_132647778.htm
Museum for money planned
In January, officials broke ground on the new $4 million headquarters for the Cambodia Securities Exchange. Situated along a northern stretch of Freedom Park, a short skip from Wat Phnom, the French colonial-era building is a suitable home for the two-year-old bourse, which now operates ...
មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សបារម្ភពីអាជ្ញាធរបង្ខំឲ្យពលរដ្ឋផ្តិតមេដៃគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត
មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា កំពុងព្រួយបារម្ភពីបញ្ហាដែលអាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋាន បានបង្ខិតបង្ខំប្រជាជន អោយចុះហត្ថលេខាគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតបណ្តោះអាសន្នដែលបានប្រកាសដោយគ.ជ.ប កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១២ សីហា។ យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ មន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាល លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន ហាក់មិនជឿថា ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាសមយ័នេះមានការខ្លាចរអារនឹងអាជ្ញាធរតំបន់នោះទេ។ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា បានអោយដឹងតាមរយៈសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៩ សីហាថា ខ្លួនបានទទួលរបាយការណ៍ដ៏គួរអោយព្រួយបារម្ភពីប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ នៅសង្កាត់ ទឹកល្អក់១ ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ដែលទទួលគំនាបពីអាជ្ញាធរក្នុងការចុះហត្ថលេខាលើញត្តិគាំទ្រលទ្ធផល បោះឆ្នោត ។ សេចក្តីថ្លែងការនោះ បានអោយដឹងថា នៅសង្កាត់ទឹកល្អក់ទី១ អាជ្ញាធរបានធ្វើញត្តិដែល មានន័យគាំទ្រលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតដែលប្រកាសដោយ គ.ជ.ប កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១២ សីហា។ ញត្តិនោះក៏មានន័យប្រឆាំងនឹងអ្នកនយោបាយ ដែលអំពាវនាវអោយមានមហាបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតផងដែរ។ ដោយការបង្ខំរបស់អាជ្ញាធរ ប្រជាជនមួយចំនួនក្នុងសង្កាត់ទឹកល្អក់ បានបង្ខំចិត្តចុះហត្ថលេខាលើ ញត្តិនោះ ដោយខ្លាចថា ប្រសិនបើពួកគាត់មិនព្រមចុះហត្ថលេខាគាំទ្រញត្តិនោះទេ គ្រួសាររបស់ពួកគាត់អាចនឹងប្រឈមនឹងគ្រោះថ្នាក់។ ទង្វើបែបនេះ ធ្វើអោយមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជាបានថ្កោលទោសថា វាពុំស្របតាមគោលការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរី និង យុត្តិធម៌ និងសេរីភាពនៃការបញ្ចេញមតិនោះទេ។ ...
http://www.khmer.rfi.fr/cchr-issue-over-athority-focre-people
Cambodia to return to former glory
Kuala Lumpur (The star /ANN) — A country once torn apart by war is emerging as a key investment destination for small and medium enterprises. It was once home to a great civilization. In the 12th century, the Khmer empire was South-East Asia’s largest. Angkor was ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NDRhOTI5NzA0Y2E
UN Rights Envoy Subedi Says Electoral Reform Inadequate
Nearly all of the recommendations regarding electoral reform made by U.N. human rights envoy to Cambodia Surya Subedi were not put into place ahead of last month’s national election. In his latest report to the U.N. Human Rights Council in Geneva, released last week, Mr. Subedi ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/un-rights-envoy-subedi-says-electoral-reform-inadequate-40195/
US, Australia Continue Call For Credible Election Inquiry
In the wake of an announcement by the National Election Committee (NEC) that it has completed its investigation into election irregularities, the U.S. and Australian embassies in Phnom Penh on Monday continued to call for an independent and transparent inquiry into the results of the ...
Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/us-australia-continue-call-for-credible-election-inquiry-40185/
Show Licences or ship out, sand dredgers told
Phnom Penh municipal officials have ordered owners of eight sand-dredging companies that continued work despite a mandated moratorium to halt operations and show proof of their licences or shut down for good. On Saturday, the municipality informed the owners, whose names they declined to release, that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/show-licences-or-ship-out-sand-dredgers-told
CPP denies fake Hun Sen recording, vote-rigging
The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has denounced a recording posted on Facebook of Prime Minister Hun Sen saying that his CPP had lost in last month’s fifth parliamentary election. Someone had edited and re-recorded a speech he had performed a few weeks ago, said authorities. The ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=15&token=NGJmZWZmZmQ2OTd
អង្គការ៖ ការចោទប្រកាន់ការធ្វើបដិវត្តន៍ផ្កាកុលាបគឺគ្មានមូលដ្ឋានច្បាស់លាស់
កាលពីម្សិលមិញអង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្សបានទទូចឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលលើក លែងការចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទញុះញង់របស់ខ្លួនលើបុរសបួននាក់ ដែល ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួនកាលពីសប្ដាហ៍មុន និងត្រូវបានចោទប្រកាន់ពីបទ រៀបចំផែនការផ្ដួលរំលំរដ្ឋាភិបាល ដោយសារការចែកផ្កា កុលាបលឿងទៅឲ្យកងកម្លាំងការពារសន្ដិសុខ ហើយបានជំរុញពួកគេឲ្យងាក អាវុធរបស់ខ្លួនប្រឆាំងលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ។ នៅក្នុង សេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍មួយកាល ពីម្សិលមិញ អង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្សលីកាដូ និងមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលអប់រំច្បាប់ សម្រាប់សហគមន៍បានលើកឡើងថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលគ្មានភ័ស្ដុតាងគួរឲ្យទុក ចិត្តប្រឆាំងនឹងជនសង្ស័យទាំងនោះឡើយ។ នគរបាលបានចាប់ខ្លួននិស្សិត ទុត ច័ន្ទបញ្ញា និង កញ្ញា សុខ ដាលីស កាលពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ នៅពេលពួកគេទៅយកផ្កាកុលាបចំនួន១.០០០ទង ដែលពួកគេបានរៀបចំ ដើម្បីចែកទៅឲ្យទាហាន និងនគរបាលនៅទូទាំងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ អំឡុងភាព តានតឹងកំពុងតែកើនឡើង បន្ទាប់ពីការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិ ដែលមានជម្លោះ កាលពីខែមុន។ នៅថ្ងៃដដែលនោះនគរបាលក៏បានចាប់ខ្លួនអ្នកស្រី លឹម លីផេង ម្ចាស់ហាងបោះពុម្ព និងលោក ហ៊ី បូរិន បុគ្គលិកផ្នែកព័ត៌មានវិទ្យា ពីបទរៀបចំខិត្តប័ណ្ណតូចៗ ដើម្បីបិទភ្ជាប់ទៅនឹងផ្កាកូលាបទាំង នោះ ដោយជំរុញឲ្យនគរបាល និងទាហាន “ងាកអាវុធរបស់ខ្លួនប្រឆាំង ជនផ្ដាច់ការ”។ សាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ បន្ទាប់មកបានចោទប្រកាន់ពួកគេទាំង បួនរូបពីបទ ប្រព្រឹត្តបទឧក្រិដ្ឋ ដែលត្រូវទទួលទោសជាប់ពន្ធ នាគារក្នុងម្នាក់ៗរហូតដល់ទៅពីរឆ្នាំ។ ...
Singaporean Startup to Install Streetlamps in Rural Villages
A Singaporean startup is planning to install streetlamps in three villages in Kompong Chhnang province later this year in an effort to enhance safety for people making their way home at night. Fosera Lighting is raising money through an online campaign to construct 75 solar-powered streetlights ...
Cambodian Authorities Coerce Ruling Party Support in Capital Village
Villagers in Cambodia’s capital are being coerced into signing a petition supporting preliminary results issued by the country’s electoral body declaring a victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party in recent elections, despite opposition claims of widespread poll irregularities, a rights group said Monday. The ...
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/coercion-08192013172208.html
NGOs Say ‘Rose Revolution’ Case Is Baseless
Rights groups on Monday urged the government to drop its incitement charges against four people arrested last week and accused of plotting to topple the government by handing out yellow roses to security forces and urging them to turn their guns against Prime Minister Hun ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/ngos-say-rose-revolution-case-is-baseless-40188/
Garment Sector Stable Despite Workers Leaving Jobs
The Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said a recent exodus of workers from factories in Phnom Penh to the provinces over concerns related to a recent military build up in the capital would not threaten stability in the sector. Ken Loo, secretary-general of GMAC, ...
Kiln owner accused of abusing employee
An employer who stands accused of beating her maid using a stick and the back of a meat cleaver will be summonsed by police in Kandal today for questioning, local officials have said. Son Leanghou, 57, a brick kiln owner, is accused of beating 28-year-old Sok ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/kiln-owner-accused-abusing-employee
Strike grows as another factory walks
About 1,000 workers at one of Asia’s largest garment-processing factories have joined more than 4,000 who began a strike last week, as union workers demanded the company meet nine conditions, including severing ties with a shareholder. Employees at the SL2 factory of SL Garment Processing (Cambodia) ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/strike-grows-another-factory-walks
Teen loses both legs in Pailin blast
A landmine blast tore both legs from a 19-year-old man as he searched a wooded area in Pailin province’s Sala Krao district for bamboo shoots. Despite losing his legs, Thean Chin survived the explosion, and is receiving treatment at the Battambang Provincial Hospital, Sala Krao Deputy ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/teen-loses-both-legs-pailin-blast
US Taxman Provides Investigation Training
The U.S. tax collection agency is this week training Cambodian bank staff as well as anti-corruption officials, police, judges and prosecutors in how to investigate financial activity to detect wrongdoing, officials said Monday. U.S. Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh said the program, called Intermediate Financial Investigations Training, ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/us-taxman-provides-investigation-training-40220/
Verdict today in case of jailed land activist
After more than three months in jail, environmental activist Kuch Veng is set to hear his verdict at the Pursat provincial court. The verdict was originally scheduled to be handed down July 10, but the judge ordered it delayed after some 300 people from 11 provinces ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/verdict-today-case-jailed-land-activist
Funeral payout just ‘sympathy’
The company that paid the funeral costs of two construction workers killed when a fence collapsed on them on Saturday distanced itself yesterday from the accident, saying it doesn’t own the building site. The claim came as Meanchey District Governor Kouch Chamroeun vowed to take action ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/funeral-payout-just-%E2%80%98sympathy%E2%80%99
Toyota to import used cars
Toyota Cambodia unveiled plans yesterday to add second-hand vehicles to its showroom in response to consumer preference for less expensive cars and a competitive grey market full of unauthorised dealers. Kong Nuon, chairman of Toyota Cambodia, the country’s largest car dealer, said that while demand for ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/toyota-import-used-cars
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញនឹងសម្រេចបណ្តឹងបក្សប្រឆាំងថ្ងៃនេះ
ភ្នំពេញៈ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ ដែលជាស្ថាប័នដោះស្រាយបណ្តឹងបោះឆ្នោតកំពូលរបស់កម្ពុជា នឹងបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំនៅថ្ងៃនេះ ដើម្បីចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើការសម្រេច លើបណ្តឹងចំនួន ៣៣ ពីគណបក្សនយោបាយ បើទោះបីជាសមាជិកគណបក្សប្រឆាំង កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានថ្លែងថា ពួកគេមានក្តីសង្ឃឹមតិចតួច ចំពោះសេចក្តីសម្រេចរបស់ស្ថាប័នជាតិកំពូលមួយនេះក៏ដោយ។ យោងតាមលោក ព្រំ ញៀនវិចិត្រ អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ បានឲ្យដឹងថា ក្រុមប្រឹក្សានេះ បានពិនិត្យលើពាក្យបណ្តឹង ១៤ នៃពាក្យបណ្តឹងទាំង ៣២ របស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងរួចហើយ ហើយកំពុងពិចារណាលើសេចក្តីសម្រេចចុងក្រោយ ប៉ុន្តែ លោក វិចិត្រ បានបដិសេធមិនធ្វើការអត្ថាធិប្បាយ អំពីសេចក្តីសម្រេចឡើយ ឬថាតើពាក្យបណ្តឹងដទៃទៀតនឹងត្រូវសម្រេច ឬយ៉ាងណាឡើយ មុនពេលការស៊ើបអង្កេតត្រូវបញ្ចប់នៅថ្ងៃស្អែក។ ពាក្យបណ្តឹងមួយត្រូវបានដាក់ដោយគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ហើយគ្មានពាក្យបណ្តឹងបានដាក់ដោយគណបក្សដទៃទៀតឡើយ។ លោក វិចិត្រ បានថ្លែងថា៖«យើងបានបញ្ចប់ការស៊ើបអង្កេតលើបណ្តឹងមួយចំនួន ហើយបានបញ្ជូនបណ្តឹងទៅពិនិត្យដោយសមាជិកក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ មួយករណីម្តងៗ។ ខ្ញុំមិនដឹងអំពីលទ្ធផលទេ។ វាអាស្រ័យទៅលើការអនុម័តរបស់សមាជិក ហើយយើងធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេតអនុលោមតាមនីតិវិធីច្បាប់របស់ក្រុម ប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ»។ លោក វិចិត្រ បានបន្ថែមថា ការស៊ើបអង្កេតរួមមានវិធានការដូចជាការសាកសួរដើមបណ្តឹង ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/102607-2013-08-20-02-16-58
