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រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្មលោក ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ កាលពីម្សិលមិញបានព្រមានថា ការធ្វើបាតុកម្មណាមួយប្រឆាំងនឹងលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតនៅ ប៉ុន្មានសប្ដាហ៍ខាងមុខនេះ អាចបណ្ដាលឲ្យមានការលួចទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិ និងនាំឲ្យមានបញ្ហាអសន្តិសុខសង្គម ដែលអាចធ្វើឲ្យកំណើនសេដ្ឋកិច្ចប្រទេសកម្ពុជាគ្មានស្ថិរភាព។ ការលើកឡើងរបស់លោក ចម ប្រសិទ្ធដែលបានធ្វើឡើងនៅក្នុងពិធីតាំងពិព័រណ៍ ឧស្សាហកម្មគ្រឿងយន្តអន្តរជាតិលើកទី៣នៅក្នុងសាលសន្និសីទនិង មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលតាំងពិព័រណ៍កោះពេជ្រ ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ គឺមានការផ្ទុយគ្នាយ៉ាងខ្លាំងពីអ្វីដែលលោកបានថ្លែងនៅមុន ការបោះឆ្នោត កាលពីខែមិថុនា ដែលនៅពេលនោះលោកបានធានាចំពោះវិនិយោគិនអន្តរជាតិថា ពួកគេគួរតែមានទំនុកចិត្តលើសេដ្ឋកិច្ចរបស់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ដោយធានាថា គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាកំពុងកាន់អំណាច នឹងឈ្នះការបោះឆ្នោត។ ទោះបីជាគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានប្រកាសថា ខ្លួនជាអ្នកឈ្នះការបោះឆ្នោតបន្ទាប់ពីការបោះឆ្នោតកាលពី ថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ក៏ដោយ ក៏គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានជំទាស់ នឹងលទ្ធផលនេះដែរ ដោយចោទប្រកាន់ថា មានការលួចបន្លំសន្លឹកឆ្នោតធ្ងន់ធ្ងរនៅទូទាំងប្រទេស ហើយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានលើកឡើងថា តាមពិតខ្លួនបានឈ្នះសំឡេងភាគច្រើននៅក្នុងសភា។ គណបក្សប្រឆាំងក៏បានលើកឡើងថា នឹងមានមហាបាតុកម្មកើតឡើងប្រសិនបើមានការជាប់គាំងផ្នែកនយោបាយ ហើយថា នេះគឺជាជម្រើសចុងក្រោយ។ ...
Grand Plans for $80-Billion Capital City Fit for a Techo
If Phoeung Sophoan has his way, Phnom Penh’s days as Cambodia’s capital city are numbered. A secretary of state at the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, Mr. Sophoan has big plans for a new 35,000-hectare capital city north of Phnom Penh called “Samdech ...
Cambodia, Vietnam seen boosting medical tourism offerings
Cambodia and Vietnam are enhancing their medical tourism offerings, the International Medical Tourism Journal reported Friday. “In medical tourism, Southeast Asia is a key and fast advancing market. Cambodia and Vietnam now want a share of the action that Singapore, Thailand and Malaysia have,” the journal ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NjgwOGQwMjBkMzA
Rail gets rice exports on move
For the first time since a railway rehabilitation project was launched in 2006, Cambodian rice is now being transported from Phnom Penh to the Sihanoukville port along the country’s southern line for export, operators Toll said on Wednesday. Speaking at the Phnom Penh cargo loading station, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/rail-gets-rice-exports-move
Tropical storm wreaks havoc
A tropical storm that raked Vietnam for the past two days has affected five Cambodian provinces, with severe flooding and damage in three of them. Tropical storm Mangkhut descended on Northern Vietnam on Wednesday and yesterday, deluging the Mekong River and flooding areas of Banteay Meanchey, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/tropical-storm-wreaks-havoc
King makes appeal for resolution
n a rare public statement, King Norodom Sihamoni yesterday weighed in on the disputed election, calling for the parties to reach a “peaceful” resolution. “For the interest of the nation and our people, and for peace and national stability, I would like to appeal to the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/king-makes-appeal-resolution
NEC Says Don’t Believe Reports, Wait for Election Results
By 8 p.m. on the day of the July 28 election, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith was declaring victory for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s CPP with 68 seats to the opposition’s 55. In the days that followed, preliminary results released by the National Election Committee (NEC) arrived ...
Kuch Naren and Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-says-dont-believe-reports-wait-for-election-results-38702/
Funcinpec joins call for probe
Royalist party Funcinpec has joined the opposition in calling for international involvement in an investigation into election irregularities. “I have issued a request to ask for the creation of an independent committee to investigate the irregularities,” Funcinpec secretary-general Nhek Bun Chhay said. While the party failed to ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/funcinpec-joins-call-probe
NEC Sets Date to Issue Official Election Results
The National Election Committee (NEC) said Wednesday it will release final election results by September 8, while political parties and local authorities have filed a total of 14 reports on election-day irregularities since Friday. An NEC subcommittee will investigate the 14 reports, which include accusations of ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-sets-date-to-issue-official-election-results-38700/
គ.ជ.ប.កំណត់កាលបរិច្ឆេទចេញផ្សាយលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) បានឲ្យដឹងកាលពីម្សិលមិញនេះថា ខ្លួននឹងចេញផ្សាយលទ្ធផលផ្លូវការនៃការបោះឆ្នោត នៅមុន ឬត្រឹមថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែកញ្ញា ខណៈគណបក្សនយោបាយនានា និងអាជ្ញាធរមូលដ្ឋានបានដាក់របាយការណ៍ ចំនួន១៤ស្ដីអំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៅក្នុងថ្ងៃ បោះឆ្នោតតាំងពីថ្ងៃទី២ ខែសីហា មក។ លោក ទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការគ.ជ.ប. បានឲ្យដឹងថា អំឡុងពេលពីបួនទៅប្រាំថ្ងៃបន្ទាប់នេះ អនុគណៈកម្មការមួយរបស់គ.ជ.ប. នឹងស៊ើបអង្កេតរបាយការណ៍ទាំង១៤ ដែលរួមមានទាំងការចោទប្រកាន់អំពីការ ប្រព្រឹត្តខុសនៅថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោតផងដែរ។ ការស៊ើបអង្កេតនេះ នឹងបណ្ដាលឲ្យមានការពន្យារពេលតិចតួចប៉ុណ្ណោះ ក្នុងការចេញផ្សាយលទ្ធផលបឋម ដែលគ្រោងធ្វើនៅថ្ងៃទី១០ ខែសីហា ខាងមុខនេះ។ លោក ទេព នីថា បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “ ដំណើរការរបស់គ.ជ.ប. នៅក្នុងការពិនិត្យរបាយការណ៍ទាំងនេះមានលក្ខណៈ ស្រដៀងគ្នានឹងដំណើរការដោះស្រាយពាក្យ បណ្ដឹងដែរ។ យើងនឹងធ្វើការសម្រេចថា តើរបាយការណ៍ទាំងនោះសមនឹងទទួលបានការស៊ើប អង្កេត ឬច្រានចោល” ដោយលោកបន្ថែមថា សេចក្ដីសម្រេចរបស់គ.ជ.ប. ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសុពលភាពនៃរបាយការណ៍ ឬលទ្ធផលនៃការស៊ើបអង្កេត មិនអាចត្រូវបានប្ដឹងជំទាស់ទៅស្ថាប័នណាផ្សេង ឡើយ។ លោក ...
NEC’s verification is questioned by NGO
The Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) yesterday raised concerns over the ongoing election results verification process, saying the manner in which it was carried out makes it almost meaningless as a tool to check returns. From Saturday to Tuesday, the National Election Committee carried out ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/nec%E2%80%99s-verification-questioned-ngo
Hyundai’s Cambodia plans
After two years of assembling Hyundai vehicles in Cambodia for the domestic market, South Korea-based Hyundai Motor Company is increasing its production to meet rising demand, aiming to reach 800 units in 2013, a company’s representative said. Located in the Koh Kong Special Economic Zone, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/hyundai%E2%80%99s-cambodia-plans
Eviction threats for CNRP voters: villagers
A village chief in Preah Vihear’s Choam Ksan district has been accused by 40 villagers of threatening to evict members of Yeang commune who voted for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party. “He threatened to dismiss us from the village, because he found the names of ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/eviction-threats-cnrp-voters-villagers
Thousands expected to visit Kep sea festival
At least 20,000 tourists and travellers will participate in the so-called “sea festival” at the end of this year, officials at the Kep province tourism department said. The two-day event, which started in 2011 as a tourism booster for the country’s coasts and beaches, was cancelled ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/thousands-expected-visit-kep-sea-festival
Cambodia organizes int'l industrial machinery, garment exhibition
The 3rd international industrial machinery and garment fair kicked off at Cambodian capital’s Diamond Island Exhibition Center on Thursday with the participation of about 240 exhibitors from 16 countries and regions. A variety of industrial machinery for the production of textile and garment, footwear, plastics ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/08/c_132613974.htm
Paths to Parliament Cleared for CPP’s Powerful Sons
Despite failing to win enough votes in the July 28 election to become lawmakers, at least three sons of some of the ruling CPP’s most high-ranking members will still take up seats in Parliament when the next government is formed, senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap ...
Neou Vannarin
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/paths-to-parliament-cleared-for-cpps-powerful-sons-38716/
លោក សរ ខេង ព្រមានលោកសម រង្ស៊ី លើករណីធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្ម
លោក សរ ខេង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ព្រមានចាត់វិធានការតាមផ្លូវច្បាប់ដល់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងអ្នកចូលរួមធ្វើមហាបាតុប្រឆាំងនឹងលទ្ធផល នៃការបោះឆ្នោតសភាអាណត្តិទី៥ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣។ លិខិតចុះថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែសីហា ផ្ញើជូនលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានព្រមានលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ឲ្យទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះមុខច្បាប់ បើសិនជា ពួកគេធ្វើបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំង នឹងលទ្ធផល នៃការបោះឆ្នោត ហើយបាតុកម្មនោះ បែរជាបង្កទៅជាអំពើហិង្សា ឬប៉ះពាល់ដល់សន្តិសុខជាតិ និងបំផ្លាញទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិសាធារណៈឬឯកជននោះ។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំបក្សប្រឆាំង បានព្រមានដឹកនាំម្ចាស់ឆ្នោតតាមខេត្តក្រុងនានា ធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្ម ប្រឆាំងលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតសភាអាណត្តិទី៥ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ដោយយល់ថា មានការលួចបន្លំសន្លឹកឆ្នោត និងមានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីផ្សេងៗក្នុងអំឡុងពេលបោះឆ្នោត។ ប៉ុន្តែលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ...
Inspections over tainted milk start in markets
Government officials began inspecting markets across the country yesterday in search of baby formula containing an ingredient from New Zealand dairy giant Fonterra that could cause botulism, quality control representatives at the Ministry of Commerce said. “We informed all our officials directly to collect nationwide some ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/inspections-over-tainted-milk-start-markets
Villagers take on sand pumpers
Villagers in Kandal province have instigated a turf war over a private company they accuse of illegally pumping sand out of Koh Prak River. Fearing riverbank erosion could damage the surrounding community, about 100 residents of Koh Prak village in Kien Svay district’s Phoum Thom commune ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-take-sand-pumpers
Cambodia's trade with U.S. up 2% in first half of 2013
Bilateral trade between Cambodia and the United States has amounted to 1.44 billion U.S. dollars in the first six months of the year, up 2 percent compared with 1.41 billion U.S. dollars over the same period last year, the figures of the U.S. Department of ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/business/2013-08/07/c_132610051.htm
Reports on Cambodian Election Irregularities Submitted
The Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) on Wednesday received more than 10 reports documenting irregularities in last month’s national elections. International and local rights groups and observers have called for further investigation into the allegations of irregularities, which presents a potential roadblock to the formation of ...
http://www.voanews.com/content/reports-on-cambodian-election-irregularities-submitted/1725538.html
NEC Stands Firm, Will Not Hold Independent Election Inquiry
The National Election Committee (NEC) on Tuesday stood firmly behind its refusal to consider a proposal by the opposition CNRP for an independent investigation into the July 28 national ballot. Statements sent between the CNRP and NEC—the last day for political parties to file reports of ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/nec-stands-firm-will-not-hold-independent-election-inquiry-38538/
Malaysian firms urged to venture into Cambodia's agri sector
Malaysian companies have been urged to venture into Cambodia’s agriculture sector especially in paddy planting and opening up rubber estates. In making the call, Raja Saiful Ridzuan, Deputy Chief of Mission at the Malaysian Embassy here, said Malaysian firms, with its vast expertise in agriculture sector, ...
http://www.nst.com.my/latest/malaysian-firms-urged-to-venture-into-cambodia-s-agri-sector-1.334244
Civil servant salaries to increase next month
The Cambodian government announced that it would increase the salaries of low-ranking civil servants to 320,000 Riel per month. The statement was issued by Prime Minister Hun Sen Tuesday. He said, 90,000 civil servants will benefit from the increase which will start in September. Recently the Ministry of ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=NmFmZGMzN2U3M2M
