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Rising Demand Boosts Organic Rice Industry
Production of Cambodian organic rice is rising rapidly as international demand for the product increases, experts said at a forum for growers and other industry members held Tuesday at the Phnom Penh headquarters of agricultural NGO Cedac. “In the first six months of this year we’ve ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/rising-demand-boosts-organic-rice-industry-34216/
ភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ថ្ងៃ១០កក្កដា
មេភូមិបក្សប្រជាជនរងការចោទថាគំរាមកំហែងសិទ្ធិអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត ដោយ អ៊ុក សាវបូរី ខេត្តតាកែវ៖ ក្រោយពីមានការអំពាវនាវរបស់គណៈកម្មការរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតខេត្តតាកែវ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៥ ខែកក្កដា កន្លងមក មេឃុំព្រែកផ្ទោល ស្រុកអង្គរបុរី និងឃុំកំពែង ស្រុកព្រៃកប្បាស ខេត្តតាកែវ បានបញ្ជាឲ្យមេភូមិគ្រប់ភូមិ ប្រមូលអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណ និងលិខិតបញ្ជាក់អត្តសញ្ញាណសម្រាប់បម្រើឲ្យការបោះឆ្នោត ដែលគេនិយមហៅថា ប័ណ្ណខៀវពីពលរដ្ឋ។ ប៉ុន្តែសកម្មភាពនេះ ត្រូវតំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ចោទថា ជាការគំរាមកំហែងសិទ្ធិអ្នកបោះឆ្នោត។ ប្រធានប្រតិបត្តិគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិអះអាងថាមានការគំរាមផ្នែកនយោបាយច្រើននៅខេត្តកំពត ...
Bribes remain rampant: TI
Despite facing a rampant graft problem that has seen Cambodians paying bribes far more often than their regional neighbors, they have growing faith in the government’s ability to fight it, a Transparency International survey has found. TI’s 2013 Global Corruption Barometer, which measures perceptions of corruption ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/bribes-remain-rampant-survey
Harvest Fears as Snail Infestation Destroys Crops
An infestation of large snails is destroying rice fields in Preah Sihanouk province’s Prey Nop district, raising concerns among farmers that yields from this year’s harvest will be much lower than usual. Eng Samol, Prey Nop district agriculture director, said Tuesday that the snails had already ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/harvest-fears-as-snail-infestation-destroys-crops-34215/
Cambodia Receives 1.79 Million Foreign Tourists In First Five Months
Cambodia attracted 1.79 million foreign visitors in the first five months of the year, up 19 per cent over the previous year. From January to May, Vietnam remains the main source of visitors with 341,000 tourists, up 11 per cent year-on-year, followed by South Korea with ...
http://www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v7/wn/newsworld.php?id=962064
Cambodia collects 470 mln USD in tax in first half of 2013
Cambodia’s General Department of Taxation said Tuesday that it had collected 470 million U.S. dollars of tax in the first six months of this year, up 21 percent compared with the same period last year. The country earned the tax of 740 million U.S. dollars ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/09/c_132525765.htm
Cambodia marks Forest Day
Cambodia observed the Forest Day on Tuesday, urging people to plant trees in order to ensure the sustainability of forest and environment. The celebration was presided over by King Norodom Sihamoni and attended by Prime Minister Hun Sen and senior officials of the government, the parliament, ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-07/09/c_132525872.htm
Families complain governor’s crooked
More than 30 families evicted from a former airport site in Preah Vihear province’s Chea Ksan district have filed four complaints with the provincial court since April against district governor Sok Hay. Lor Chan, provincial coordinator for rights group Adhoc, said a total of 31 families ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070966736/National/families-complain-governor-s-crooked.html
Scammers pose as bank staffers
Acleda Bank is trying to protect its customers from getting bamboozled by a phone scam in which callers allegedly posing as bank employees ask for money transfers in exchange for a prize, according to a statement and ads placed in a local newspaper. An Acleda ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070966730/Business/scammers-pose-as-bank-staffers.html
Garment Exports Booming Despite Concerns
Despite criticisms over safety, outbreaks of sometimes violent industrial action and a raise in the minimum wage that it was warned would scare off manufacturers, Cambodia’s garment sector is booming, according to government figures. A report on state newswire Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) on Friday said ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/garment-exports-booming-despite-concerns-34035/
Phnom Penh Port Trade Volume Increases by 29%
The number of shipping containers that passed through the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port increased by 29 percent during the first six months of the year compared to the same period in 2012, according to figures released yesterday. The port received 50,157 standard containers between January and ...
ព័ត៌មានទាក់ទងនឹងការបោះឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ថ្ងៃ៩ កក្កដា
ក្នុងអំឡុងពេលយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតដែលបានចាប់ផ្ដើមឡើង ជិត ២សប្ដាហ៍កន្លងមកនេះ មានព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ជាច្រើនកើតឡើងនៅទូទាំងប្រទេស ជុំវិញបញ្ហាបោះឆ្នោតនេះ។ ដីប្រពន្ធទាស់គ្នាដោយសារនិន្នាការនយោបាយខុសគ្នា ដោយ ហ៊ុំ ចំរើន ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង៖ ទំនាស់ក្នុងគ្រួសារគាំទ្រគណបក្សខុសគ្នាមួយបានកើតឡើងនៅភូមិ បុស្ស ឃុំត្រស់ ស្រុករមាសហែក ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង។ បុរសជាប្ដីគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ រីឯប្រពន្ធគាំទ្រគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។ ពលរដ្ឋត្អូញពីការបាត់ឈ្មោះពីបញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោត ខេត្តតាកែវ-កំពត៖ ការបាត់ឈ្មោះពីបញ្ជីបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសតាំងតំណាងរាស្ត្រនីតិកាលទី៥ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នៅខេត្តតាកែវ និងកំពត កំពុងតែបារម្ភពីការបាត់បង់សំឡេងចំពោះអ្នកដែលនឹងផ្ដល់សន្លឹក ឆ្នោតទៅគណបក្សប្រឆាំង។ គ.ខ.បខេត្តព្រះសីហនុកោះហៅគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិចូលមកផ្សះផ្សា ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ៖ បន្ទាប់ពីតំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានដាក់ពាក្យប្ដឹងបុរសម្នាក់ ពីបទរារាំងយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ អស់រយៈពេល ២ថ្ងៃមក នៅថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ទី៨ កក្កដា គណៈកម្មការខេត្តរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត ហៅកាត់ថា គ.ខ.ប បានបើកកិច្ចប្រជុំជាសាធារណៈមួយ ដើម្បីស្វែងរកការផ្សះផ្សារវាងភាគីទាំងពីរ។ ជម្លោះបងប្អូនរឿងបក្សនយោបាយ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម៖ ពលរដ្ឋម្នាក់នៅខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ដែលគាំទ្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានចោទប្រកាន់ប្អូនជីទួតមួយខ្លួនឯងថា បានបំផ្លាញស្លាកគណបក្សនៅមុខផ្ទះរបស់គាត់ តែប្អូនជីទួតមួយបានបដិសេធថា គាត់មិនដឹងរឿងអ្វីទេ។ សង្គមស៊ីវិលបារម្ភពីអំពើហិង្សាកើតច្រើននៅអំឡុងពេលឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោត ...
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/election-9july-07092013064047.html
Hundreds demonstrate on activist’s behalf
Two days before a land activist’s scheduled sentencing, about 400 people affected by land grabs demonstrated at Pursat Provincial Court in support of the man who frequently protests against the Pheap Imex Company. About 12,000 families are now involved in land disputes around a Pheap ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070966735/National/hundreds-demonstrate-on-activist-s-behalf.html
Goods traffic through Phnom Penh port up 29 pct
Cargo shipments moving in and out of the Phnom Penh Autonomous Port (PPAP) increased 29 per cent in the first six months of this year when compared to the same period in 2012, according to official data. The figures show that imported and exported goods amounted ...
គ.ជ.ប ណែនាំអំពីការបោះឆ្នោត និងរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតដល់មន្រ្តីគណបក្ស និងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោត
នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះ គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតហៅកាត់ថា គ.ជ.ប បានអញ្ជើញគណបក្សទាំង៨ដែលបានឈរឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត និងក្រុមអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោត ឲ្យចូលរួមក្នុងកម្មវិធីធ្វើការណែនាំ និងបញ្ជ្រាបអំពីគោលការណ៍ណែនាំ និងនីតិវិធីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត និងរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតនាថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ ទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ខាងមុខនេះ។ ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ គ.ជ.ប បានឲ្យដឹងថា នៅក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតលើកនេះមាននីតិវិធីថ្មី ដែលនាំឲ្យការរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតធានាបាននូវការទុកចិត្តបាន។ លោក ទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិកាគ.ជ.ប បានឲ្យដឹងថា នីតិវិធីរាប់សន្លឹកឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះ គឺធ្វើនៅនឹងកន្លែង។ ...
សរ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា
http://www.radioaustralia.net.au/khmer/radio/onairhighlights/1158108
Cambodia Falls Short as Garment-Industry Model
This small Southeast Asian country was supposed to become a model for the world apparel industry, with tough factory monitoring and strong worker protections. But a dozen years after the United Nations’ International Labour Organization launched a program to manage Cambodia’s booming garment trade—the first of ...
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887324423904578521240151597504.html
Japanese Mizuho Bank looks into Cambodian financial sector
Mizuho Bank, one of Japan’s largest banks, opened a representative office here Monday thanks to increasing interest in Cambodia by Japanese investors, a bank official said. To date, Cambodia has five foreign banks’ representative offices, 34 commercial banks, seven specialized banks and 37 microfinance institutions, ...
http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/world/2013-07/08/c_132522621.htm
Critics Say Hun Sen’s Land Title Program Is Biased
A controversial land titling program set up by Prime Minister Hun Sen has been suspended ahead of the July 28 elections, but critics say the program should not be restarted. The titling program itself began in December 2012 and is expected to end after elections scheduled ...
Kirilo Hydro station goes online
The Kirilo No.3 Hydro-power Station, located in the KOH Kong Province of Cambodia, was recently put into operation. The ribbon cutting ceremony of the Project was held on February 23, 2013 in the power station area. The Project was investigated and designed by HYDROCHINA Mid-South ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=13&token=YmJiM2Y0ZTAwZWQ
Cambodia's Angkor Wat earns 30 mln USD per annum from ticket sales
Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temples, one of the world heritage sites, generated an annual revenue of 30 million U.S. dollars from ticket sales, Deputy Prime Minister and Cabinet Minister Sok An said Sunday. Last year, the temples attracted 2.06 million foreigners, up 28 percent year-on-year, he ...
http://www.asean-china-center.org/english/2013-07/08/c_132522594.htm
China currency deals surge
As trade activity between Cambodia and China intensifies, banks are seeing an increase in deals transacted in yuan, the Chinese currency. Operating in Cambodia since 2010, Bank of China’s Phnom Penh Branch has been trying to promote business transactions in yuan, and has seen a significant ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070866712/Business/china-currency-deals-surge.html
A more personal B Kak dispute makes airwaves
In the past few years, the explosive events at Boeung Kak lake – including violent evictions and arrests – have gone largely unreported outside the Kingdom’s independent media outlets. Outspoken community representative Tep Vanny has been under attack from her fellow Boeung Kak residents, who ...
Crop burning alleged
Less than two months after staffers at a Vietnamese rubber concessionaire were charged over setting homes aflame during a land dispute, the company has been accused of burning and bulldozing more than 900 cashew nut trees and eight hectares of plantation land in O’Chum district, ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013070866717/National/crop-burning-alleged.html
ASICS Compensates Killed Workers’ Families
Japanese sports brand ASICS has agreed to pay compensation to the families of victims who died in a factory collapse in May, a brand representative said. ASICS Corporation managing executive officer Ron Pietersen, who arrived in Phnom Penh on Friday, said the company profoundly regretted the ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/asics-compensates-killed-workers-families-33793/
