Government
Carabao Dang maker eyes plants in Myanmar, Cambodia
Carabao Tawandang, the manufacturer of Carabao Dang energy drinks, plans to open factories in Myanmar and Cambodia within the next three to five years. Managing director Sathien Setthasit yesterday said the company would also increase the production capacity of its Thai factory by 40 per cent, ...
Savitree Rinwong
http://www.nationmultimedia.com/business/Carabao-Dang-maker-eyes-plants-in-Myanmar-Cambodia-30217758.html
Petition for Investigation Into Sugar Trade Gains Support
More than 55,000 people have joined an online petition set up by a pair of French nongovernment groups urging the European Union (E.U.) to immediately launch an investigation into local sugar plantations accused of illegally evicting hundreds of Cambodian families. At the center of the dispute ...
Zsombor Peter and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/petition-for-investigation-into-sugar-trade-gains-support-45704/
Thailand, Japan Donate to Flood Relief Efforts
The governments of Japan and Thailand as well as the Thai community in Cambodia have decided to donate goods and cash totaling about $520,000 to flood relief in Cambodia, officials said Tuesday. The Japanese government will donate about $400,000 in an official ceremony this morning at ...
Denise Hruby and Aun Pheap
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/thailand-japan-donate-to-flood-relief-efforts-45714/
We’ll always have Paris
It may not be a milestone anniversary, but the significance of this day 22 years ago is something the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party wants everyone to remember when it begins its latest mass protest this morning, a spokesman said yesterday. From today until Friday, ...
Shane Worrell
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/we%E2%80%99ll-always-have-paris
Government Reverses Ban, Agrees to CNRP March
The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday in a last minute meeting that it would allow the opposition CNRP to take 1,000 people through the streets of Phnom Penh to deliver a petition to the U.N. and eight foreign embassies during its three-day mass demonstration that ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/government-reverses-ban-agrees-to-cnrp-march-45694/
USA garment factory workers block national road
Nearly 400 workers at the USA Fully Field (Cambodia) Garment factory blocked National Road 2 in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district yesterday after fears spread that the factory was winding down operations and that management wouldn’t pay necessary wages once it closed. Soy Nakri, a worker representative ...
Mom Kunthear
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/usa-garment-factory-workers-block-national-road
SL Garment Protesters Gain Little From Talks at Labor Ministry
A two-day meeting between union leaders, senior government officials and representatives of the SL Garment Factory failed Tuesday to reach a solution for factory workers, who have been on strike since early August and on Monday demonstrated in front of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Phnom ...
Ben Woods and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sl-garment-protesters-gain-little-from-talks-at-labor-ministry-45708/
Police will not ‘be as strict’
The roads surrounding Independence Monument will once again be blocked off as a planned three-day opposition rally kicks off this morning, but military police maintained yesterday that they will not be as tightly enforced as they were when frustration over delays erupted into violence last ...
Vong Sokheng and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/police-will-not-%E2%80%98be-strict%E2%80%99
CNRP Assured of No Roadblocks During Demonstration
Opposition CNRP lawmaker-elect Mu Sochua last night emerged from a meeting with Phnom Penh City Hall representatives proclaiming that she had the assurance of the Municipal police chief that there would be no roadblocks in or around Phnom Penh during the opposition’s three-day demonstration starting ...
Khuon Narim and Matt Blomberg
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/cnrp-assured-of-no-roadblocks-during-demonstration-45698/
KOICA chief agrees with Cambodian leader to widen development assistance
The chief of South Korea’s official development assistance (ODA) body agreed with the Cambodian prime minister on Tuesday to further widen grant aid programs to the Southeast Asian country. The grant aid programs were discussed in a meeting between Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Korea ...
Park Bo-ram
http://english.yonhapnews.co.kr/national/2013/10/22/8/0301000000AEN20131022011600315F.html
Opposition leader arrives ahead of planned protest
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday after a two-week long campaign abroad to seek support for his Cambodia National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) bid to bring foreign intervention to Cambodia’s election dispute. He returned home just a day before his party’s planned three-day protest ...
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=MDNjYTM1NWZjMmN#sthash.ZPVqxJbu.dpuf
Government Must Work With Farmers to Combat Climate Change
Some 9.5 million Cambodians who directly engage in agriculture must adopt new techniques in order to counter dynamic weather patterns caused by climate change, and the government must work with farmers to ensure that it happens, an agricultural conference was told last week. Flown in from ...
Matt Blomberg and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-must-work-with-farmers-to-combat-climate-change-45678/
Villagers protest alleged land grab
More than 150 families from Koh Kong’s Botum Sakor district were confronted by authorities when they staged a protest on Monday demanding compensation from agro-industrial giant Sinimexim Investment Co Ltd for bulldozing their plantation land. District Governor On Phearak said authorities had to intervene to uphold ...
Sen David
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/villagers-protest-alleged-land-grab
Government Blames Child Flood Deaths on ‘Careless’ Mothers
The first vice president of the National Committee for Disaster Management (NCDM) on Monday blamed some of the deaths in this year’s floods on “careless” mothers. “Maybe the mothers are careless, maybe they don’t pay much attention to their children, so they drown,” NCDM First Vice ...
Zsombor Peter and Khuon Narim
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/government-blames-child-flood-deaths-on-careless-mothers-45666/
Still No Agreement Over Opposition Marches
A meeting between representatives of the CNRP and Phnom Penh City Hall officials Monday failed to produce an agreement over the opposition party’s plans to march throughout the city during its three consecutive days of demonstrations starting Wednesday. City Hall officials last week decreed that the ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/still-no-agreement-over-opposition-marches-45629/
Calls for Angkor Beer Boycott Over Laos Dam Investment
Environmental groups and a local community leader in Stung Treng province have called for a nationwide boycott of the popular Angkor Beer brand to protest the beverage company’s links to a controversial hydropower dam to be built in Laos. Laos announced earlier this month that it ...
Dene-Hern Chen and Kuch Naren
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/calls-for-angkor-beer-boycott-over-laos-dam-investment-45646/
ខណៈកំពុងហាត់សម នគរបាលខ្លះត្រូវដកទៅបំបែកសមាជប្រជាជន
ភ្នំពេញៈ នៅក្នុងអំឡុងពេលកំពុងហាត់សម នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ប៉ូលិសប្រមាណ ១០០ នាក់ ក្នុងចំណោមប៉ូលិសជាង ១០០០ នាក់ ដែលប្រដាប់ដោយខែល និងដំបង បានទៅបំបែកការរៀបចំធ្វើសមាជប្រជាជននៅស្ពាននាគក្បែរនោះ កាលពីព្រឹកម្សិលមិញ។ ការហាត់សមរបស់កម្លាំងនគរបាលកាលពីម្សិលមិញ ត្រូវបានគេគិតថា គឺដើម្បីត្រៀមទប់ទល់ទៅនឹងការធ្វើបាតុកម្មរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅថ្ងៃស្អែក បើទោះបីជាមន្ត្រីសមត្ថកិច្ចបានអះអាងថា ការហាត់សមនេះគឺដើម្បីពង្រឹងការការពារសន្តិសុខក៏ដោយ។ កម្លាំងសមត្ថកិច្ច ចម្រុះប្រមាណ ១០០ នាក់ ដែលបានដកចេញពីទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យបានមករារាំងនិងរុញច្រានប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងនេះបង្ខំឲ្យចាកចេញពីស្ពាននាគ ប៉ុន្តែប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងនោះ ក៏បានរុញច្រានកម្លាំងនគរបាលវិញ ប៉ុន្តែការប៉ះទង្គិចគ្នានោះមិនបង្កឲ្យមានអ្នករងរបួសឡើយ។ បើទោះបីជាកម្លាំងប៉ូលិស បានលើកផ្តួលគ្រែរបស់ក្រុមសហគមន៍ ដែលរៀបចំសម្រាប់ធ្វើវេទិកា ហើយបានបណ្តេញឲ្យចាកចេញក៏ដោយ ក៏ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋទាំងនោះមិនព្រមចាកចេញឡើយ ហើយបាននាំគ្នាអង្គុយចុះ បន្ទាប់មកក្រុមបណ្តាញមួយចំនួនបានដើរចែកសៀវភៅស្តីអំពីរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជាដល់អ្នកដែលចូលរួមទាំងអស់ និងសមត្ថកិច្ចដែលមកបង្ក្រាបបាតុករផងដែរ ដើម្បីឲ្យយល់ពីច្បាប់ ហើយកុំឲ្យមានការបំពានច្បាប់។ យោងតាមលិខិតចុះថ្ងៃ ទី២០ ខែ តុលា របស់អភិបាលរងសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ឃួង ស្រេង ផ្ញើជូនតំណាងបណ្តាញពហុវិស័យឲ្យដឹងថា សមាជប្រជាជនមិនទាន់កំណត់ដោយច្បាប់ស្តីពីការរៀបចំ ...
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/105434-2013-10-22-03-45-51
សង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅតែធ្វើបាតុកម្មទោះបីមិនមានការអនុញ្ញត
ភ្នំពេញៈ ថាតើមហាបាតុកម្ម ដែលមានរយៈពេលបីថ្ងៃ របស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំង ដែលចាប់ផ្តើមធ្វើនៅថ្ងៃស្អែកនឹងត្រូវអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យធ្វើទៅតាមការគ្រោងទុកឬអត់នោះ នៅមិនទាន់ច្បាស់នៅឡើយទេ រហូតដល់ល្ងាចម្សិលមិញ ហើយសាលារាជធានី បានបង្វែរសេចក្តីសម្រេចទៅក្រសួង មហាផ្ទៃ បន្ទាប់ពីកិច្ចប្រជុំដែលមិនបានទទួលបានផ្លែផ្កាជាមួយតំណាងគណបក្សប្រឆាំង។ ប៉ុន្តែដោយមិនគិតថា តើអាជ្ញាធរផ្តល់ការអនុញ្ញាត ឬមិនផ្តល់នោះគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានថ្លែងថា ខ្លួននឹងនៅតែបន្តធ្វើបាតុកម្មទៅតាមការគ្រោងទុក។ បើតាមលោកស្រី មូរ សុខហួរ ប្រធានផ្នែកកិច្ចការសាធារណៈ របស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានឲ្យដឹងថា «ចំណុចប្រកាន់ខ្ជាប់» គឺថា តើបាតុករនឹងអាចហែក្បួនបានឬអត់ស្នាក់នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅពេលយប់បានឬអត់ និងថា តើចំនួនអ្នកចូលរួមប៉ុន្មាននាក់ នឹងត្រូវអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យចូលរួម។ ...
វង្ស សុខេង
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/105435-2013-10-22-03-52-47
Canadia CEO Sheds Light on $2.3M Embezzlement Scheme
The four people charged with embezzling more than $2 million from Canadia Bank PLC were able to do so by creating fictitious bank accounts and using fraudulent credit cards to withdraw money from those accounts, the bank’s CEO said Monday, the first time Canadia has ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/canadia-ceo-sheds-light-on-2-3m-embezzlement-scheme-45660/
Police Train at Freedom Park as Protesters Target Hun Sen’s House
As hundreds of riot police conducted protest suppression drills in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park on Monday morning, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s mansion in the center of the city was the focal point of a demonstration by some 2,000 garment factory workers. Municipal police, along with 16 ...
Aun Pheap and Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/police-train-at-freedom-park-as-protesters-target-hun-sens-house-2-45638/
Outsider party urges CNRP to ‘take a seat’
The head of the tiny Khmer Economic Development Party (KEDP), which failed to win a single seat in the July 28 elections, yesterday called on the opposition to take its 55 seats at the National Assembly and form a coalition with the ruling Cambodian People’s ...
Meas Sokchea
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/outsider-party-urges-cnrp-%E2%80%98take-seat%E2%80%99
Opposition Will Go Forward With Mass Demonstration, Leader Says
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Tuesday reaffirmed his party’s commitment to three days of mass demonstrations starting on Wednesday, in response to the government’s failure to address widespread irregularities in July’s national elections. Returning from a trip abroad, where he had urged Western states not to ...
VOA Khmer Staff
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/opposition-will-go-forward-with-mass-demonstration-leader-says/1774467.html
US Senator Calls for Suspension of Military Aid to Cambodia
U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham last week submitted a resolution to the U.S. Committee on Foreign Relations requesting the suspension of U.S. military assistance to Cambodia until an independent investigation into July’s national election is conducted. The resolution was submitted on Wednesday to express “the sense of ...
Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/us-senator-calls-for-suspension-of-military-aid-to-cambodia-45672/
កឹម សុខា មិនចូលជួបអភិបាលរាជធានីតែនៅប្រកាន់ជំហរធ្វើបាតុកម្ម
ភ្នំពេញៈ លោក កឹម សុខា អនុប្រធានគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានបដិសេធជាលើកទី ២ មិនទៅជួបតាមការអញ្ជើញរបស់លោក ប៉ា សុជាតិវង្ស អភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ នៅថ្ងៃនេះឡើយ ប៉ុន្តែនៅតែប្រកាន់ជំហរធ្វើមហាបាតុកម្មលើក ទី៣ នៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ និងការដើរដង្ហែក្បួន រយៈពេល ៣ ថ្ងៃតាមការគ្រោងទុកដដែល ដើម្បីទាមទារឲ្យធ្វើការស៊ើបអង្កេត ចំពោះភាពមិនប្រក្រតី ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត ដែលគណបក្សប្រឆាំងមួយនេះ បានធ្វើការតវ៉ា ចាប់តាំងពីក្រោយថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោតមក។ កាលពីថ្ងៃ សុក្រ តំណាងគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ ដែលជាមេក្រុមដឹកនាំបាតុកម្ម បានចូលទៅជួបពិភាក្សា ពីការធ្វើបាតុកម្ម ជាមួយមន្ត្រីសាលារាជធានី ម្តងរួចមកហើយ ប៉ុន្តែជំនួបនោះ មិនទាន់មានការព្រមព្រៀងគ្នានៅឡើយទេ ដោយសាលារាជធានីតម្រូវឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ធ្វើការជួបជុំតែនៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ដោយមានអ្នកចូលរួមត្រឹមមួយម៉ឺននាក់ នឹងមិនអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យដើរដង្ហែក្បួនឡើយ។ លោក កឹម សុខា អនុប្រធានគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានឲ្យដឹងពីខេត្ត ...
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http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/105355-2013-10-21-03-00-08