Government
Sar Kheng Says ‘Change’ Needs to Go Beyond New Names
Officiating a ceremony on Friday to welcome the country’s new minister of post and telecommunications, Interior Minister Sar Kheng reminded the audience of government officials that the public expects change—as was demonstrated in their election support for the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Mr. Kheng, who ...
Khy Sovuthy
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/sar-kheng-says-change-needs-to-go-beyond-new-names-43848/
Easier to invest in Cambodia
Chongqing and Phnom Penh will become sister cities, after which it will be more convenient for those Chongqing enterprises to invest in Cambodia. Cambodia is an important trading partner for Chongqing and it has become one of the major countries for the development strategy of “going ...
Daily Economic News Staff
http://www.dailyeconomic.com/2013/Asia-Pacific_0927/1928.html
Hun Sen urges new Finance Minister to eliminate money under the table
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday urged the Ministry of Economy and Finance to eliminate the practice of bribery or greasing the palm to facilitate development projects funded by the Ministry itself or the National Treasury. New Finance Minister, Oun Porn Monirath, successor of Keat Chhon, ...
Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NjQ2NTYwYTA4NTI#sthash.XqY6JrsS.dpuf
Cambodian PM Claims Opposition Acknowledged Ruling Party Victory
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Thursday threatened to release an audio recording in which opposition leader Sam Rainsy purportedly acknowledged a ruling party election victory during a meeting between the two leaders aimed at ending a political deadlock. Sam Rainsy’s Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) ...
Radio Free Asia Staff
http://www.rfa.org/english/news/cambodia/recording-09262013165941.html
Investors Play Down Impact of Labor Strikes
Economists and analysts on Thursday shrugged off the opposition CNRP’s threat to stage nationwide labor strikes, arguing that while such a move could lower profits for companies in the short term, it would not significantly deter foreign investors. Mr. Rainsy, who mentioned the possibility of strikes ...
Ben Woods
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/investors-play-down-impact-of-labor-strikes-43694/
Democratic Reform Needed to Ensure Growth, Prosperity
With the long-ruling CPP sworn in to govern for another five years despite the opposition CNRP abstaining from sitting in the National Assembly due to election irregularities, a new report argues that imminent threats to Cambodia’s future development can only be overcome with significant government ...
Simon Henderson
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/democratic-reform-needed-to-ensure-growth-prosperity-43690/
CNRP ready to talk
Following a high-level meeting yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party leader Sam Rainsy said that his party would seek to restart negotiations with the ruling party and possibly join the government. The move marks an apparent about-turn from a party press conference held on Wednesday when Rainsy ...
Kevin Ponniah
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cnrp-ready-talk
After CPP Reshuffle, Sok An’s Fiefdom Trimmed
Deputy Prime Minister Sok An has a stunning portfolio of positions within the CPP government. On Monday, CPP lawmakers once again appointed Mr. An as the Cabinet Minister for Prime Minister Hun Sen. He is also the chairman of the state-controlled Cambodian National Petroleum Authority and ...
Kuch Naren and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/after-cpp-reshuffle-sok-ans-fiefdom-trimmed-43665/
Myanmar’s president applauds Hun Sen over reappointment
Myanmar’s president Thein Sein congratulated Hun Sen over his reappointment for a new five-year term as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for the fifth legislature. “I strongly believe that under the wise leadership of Sam Dech, the relation and cooperation between our two countries will ...
The Cambodia Herald News Staff
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=NzM3MzRlZTY0NTR
Defence minister warns against general strike
Defence Minister Tea Banh yesterday said the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are ready to protect the Kingdom’s constitution should the opposition’s threatened general strike fall on the wrong side of the law. “A nationwide general strike or mass demonstration must be held under the framework of ...
Vong Sokheng
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/defence-minister-warns-against-general-strike
Latest ELC plan draws scepticism
The government’s latest five-year strategy calls for a complete halt to economic land concessions (ELCs) and an inquiry into those still in the pipeline. But the plan has drawn scepticism from conservationists and rights groups, who pointed out that loopholes have been liberally applied after the ...
May Titthara
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/latest-elc-plan-draws-scepticism
Japan urges Cambodia's ruling, opposition parties to continue talks over political row
Japan’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs urged Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties to resume talks to resolve political dispute over the results of the country ‘s July 28 election. “Japan has been actively supporting Cambodia’s nation-building efforts to date,” said the Ministry’s statement released to Cambodian media ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/814239.shtml#.UkTnhdKBmN8
Cambodia’s newly-formed gov’t “legitimate”: PM
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday defended that his newly-formed government was ” legitimate” since the nation’s King Norodom Sihamoni had given endorsement. “This government is a legitimate government, which was born from the election and was endorsed by the king,” the premier said during ...
NZweek News Staff
http://www.nzweek.com/world/cambodias-newly-formed-govt-legitimate-pm-2-82891/
Civil servant wages under new ministry
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday outlined the role of the newly christened Ministry of Public Function, explaining that the body would oversee the reform of the Kingdom’s civil service, including the salaries of its employees – a major plank in the opposition’s campaign platform. As a ...
Chhay Channyda and Stuart White
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/civil-servant-wages-under-new-ministry
Ministers Told to Prepare for Public Scrutiny
During an epic speech on Wednesday that lasted for more than six-and-a-half hours, Prime Minister Hun Sen told his newly approved Cabinet that they would be subject to increased public scrutiny as part of a series of reforms to be undertaken by the CPP over ...
Hul Reaksmey
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/ministers-told-to-prepare-for-public-scrutiny-43405/
Opposition Party Threatens Nationwide Labor Strikes
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Wednesday announced that his party could stage nationwide labor strikes in protest of disputed election results, and said the CNRP would begin an international campaign to make the CPP government a pariah state. “In the air is an idea of ...
Phorn Bopha and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/opposition-party-threatens-nationwide-labor-strikes-43403/
Cambodian Opp threatens general strike after ‘constitutional coup’
Cambodia’s main opposition party accused long-serving Prime Minister Hun Sen of a ‘constitutional coup’ on Wednesday and said it could call a general strike as it steps up protests over its complaints of vote-rigging in July’s general election. “We condemn this National Assembly, this government ...
Pakistan Daily Times News Staff
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C09%5C26%5Cstory_26-9-2013_pg4_4
លោកសម រង្ស៊ីគ្រោងសុំឲ្យអ.ស.ប.ព្យួរអាសនៈកម្ពុជា
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន — មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សជំទាស់គឺលោកសម រង្ស៉ីគ្រោងនឹងស្នើសុំឲ្យអ.ស.ប.ព្យួរអាសនៈកម្ពុជាឲ្យនៅទំនេរ ហើយនឹងស្នើសុំសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិមិនឲ្យទទួលស្គាល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មីរបស់ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ លោកសុខ ខេមរា នៃវីអូអេបានរាយការណ៍ថា ការ ស្នើសុំនេះគឺដោយសារគណបក្សជំទាស់អះអាងថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាថ្មីមិនស្របច្បាប់។ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិគឺលោកសម រង្ស៉ីបានព្រមានថា លោកនឹងធ្វើ ចលនាជាអន្តរជាតិក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗខាងមុខដើម្បីកុំឲ្យសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិ ទទួលស្គាល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មីរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីហ៊ុន សែន ជាពិសេសគឺស្នើសុំ ដល់អ.ស.ប.ឲ្យព្យួរអាសនៈកម្ពុជានៅឯអ.ស.ប.នៅទំនេរជាបណ្តោះ អាសន្ន។ គណបក្សជំទាស់ធ្វើរបៀបនេះដោយចោទប្រកាន់ថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មីនិងរដ្ឋសភាថ្មី របស់កម្ពុជាជារដ្ឋាភិបាលនិងរដ្ឋសភាមិនស្របច្បាប់ និងមិនតំណាងឲ្យប្រជាពលរដ្ឋកម្ពុជាទាំងមូលទេ។ នេះបើតាមការអះអាងរបស់លោកសម រង្ស៉ី ដែលបានថ្លែងប្រាប់វីអូអេប៉ុន្មាននាទីមុននេះ។ ...
សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកស្នើគណបក្សជាប់ឆ្នោតទាំងពីរធ្វើការរួមគ្នាដើម្បីប្រជាជន
កាលពីថ្ងៃអង្គារ ក្រសួងការបរទេសអាមេរិកបានអំពា វនាវគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាគ្រប់គ្រងអំណាច និងគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិដែលជាគណបក្សប្រឆាំងឲ្យ “ធ្វើការរួម គា្ន” និងអំពាវនាវម្តងហើយម្តងទៀតឲ្យមានការពិនិត្យឡើងវិ ញប្រកបដោយតម្លាភាពលើភាព មិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើស រើសតំណាងរាស្ត្រក្នុងខែកក្កដា។ លោកស្រី ចិន ផ្សាគី (Jen Psaki) អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងការ បរទេសសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបានលើកឡើងក្នុងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ថា “សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកជំរុញឲ្យមេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុង គ្រប់គ្រងអំណាច និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិធ្វើការរួមគ្នា ដើម្បី ដោះស្រាយការខ្វែងគំនិតគ្នាដោយយកប្រយោជន៍របស់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាជា ធំ”។ សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកបានចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍នេះ ក្រោយសម័យប្រជុំ រដ្ឋសភាកាលពីថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ដែលមានតែសមាជិកសភាមកពីគណបក្សប្រជាជន កម្ពុជាប៉ុណ្ណោះបានចូលរួម ខណៈដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបានធ្វើ ពហិការសម័យប្រជុំនេះ ពីព្រោះខ្លួនចង់ឲ្យមានការស៊ើបអង្កេត ឯករាជ្យមួយក្នុងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត។ ...
Phorn Bopha and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5807/
Hun Sen’s 6-Hour Reform Promise Met With Yawns
Residents of Phnom Penh on Wednesday expressed boredom and disbelief as Prime Minister Hun Sen passed his previous record-breaking five-hour speech on border demarcation last year with a more than six-hour-long monologue on government reforms he says are planned. Evoking images of elaborate self-criticism sessions the ...
Mech Dara and Alex Willemyns
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/hun-sens-6-hour-reform-promise-met-with-yawns-43401/
US Asks Parties to ‘Work Together’ for the People
The U.S. State Department on Tuesday called for the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP to “work together” and repeated its call for a transparent review of irregularities in July’s national election. “The United States urges leaders of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the CNRP ...
Phorn Bopha and Joshua Wilwohl
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/us-asks-parties-to-work-together-for-the-people-43407/
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងគំរាមធ្វើមហាកូដកម្មការងារទូទាំងប្រទេស
កាលពីម្សិលមិញ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងបានប្រកាស ថា គណបក្សរបស់លោកអាចនឹងរៀបចំឲ្យមានកូដកម្មការងារទូទាំង ប្រទេស ដើម្បីតវ៉ាប្រឆាំងនឹងលទ្ធផលនៃការបោះឆ្នោតដែលមានភាព ចម្រូងចម្រាស ហើយលោកបានលើកឡើងថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះ ជាតិក៏អាចនឹងចាប់ផ្ដើមយុទ្ធនាការជាអន្តរជាតិ ដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យ រដ្ឋាភិបាលរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាក្លាយជារដ្ឋាភិបាលមិនស្រប ច្បាប់ផងដែរ។ ការលើកឡើងរបស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី នេះបានធ្វើឡើងមួយថ្ងៃ បន្ទាប់ពីសមាជិកសភាមកពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាកំពុង កាន់អំណាច បោះឆ្នោតគាំទ្រលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ឲ្យធ្វើជានាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីមួយ អាណត្តិប្រាំឆ្នាំទៀត និងបានអនុម័តលើការរុះរើគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីដ៏ ធំរបស់លោក។ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានថ្លែងនៅឯសន្និសីទកាសែតមួយនៅទីស្នាក់ការ កណ្ដាលរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញថា “គំនិតផ្ដួចផ្ដើមធ្វើកូដកម្មទូទាំងប្រទេសគឺអាចទៅរួច ហេតុដូច្នេះថ្ងៃណាមួយ យើងនឹងអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានកូដកម្មទូទាំងប្រទេស ។ គ្រប់រោងចក្រ មន្ត្រីរាជការគ្រប់រូប និងហាងលក់ដូរទាំងអស់ នឹងឈប់ធ្វើការនៅក្នុងថ្ងៃនោះ នេះគឺជាគំនិតមួយដែលអាចទៅរួច ”។ ...
Phorn Bopha and Colin Meyn
http://www.cambodiadailykhmer.com/news/5803/
Russian PM greets Cambodia's Hun Sen for being re-elected as PM
Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev extended his congratulations to Hun Sen for being re- elected as the Prime Minister of Cambodia for another five-year term after his ruling party won the July 28 election. “I congratulate you on taking up the post of Prime Minister of ...
Global Times News Staff
http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/813932.shtml#.UkOSutKBmN8
UN Rights Envoy Subedi Vows to Continue Work in Cambodia
U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi on Wednesday wrapped up his appearance before the Human Rights Council in Geneva with a vow to continue assisting Cambodia in improving its judicial system as NGOs provided withering testimony of the situation of rights in the country. A dialogue ...
Lauren Crothers
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/un-rights-envoy-subedi-vows-to-continue-work-in-cambodia-43410/