Balancing act

A fleet of cyclo drivers transport Buddhist paraphernalia, somewhat precariously, for sale at a market in Phnom Penh on Wednesday

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DTV Star told it cannot run new broadband cable television service in capital with disclosure that PPCTV has been granted exclusive government licence

Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN Motorbikes speed past the PPCTV office Wednesday in Phnom Penh. The firm has been given an exclusive licence to operate broadband cable television in the capital, said a Ministry of Information official.THE Ministry of Information has barred new broadband service provider DTV Star from launching a cable television service over its fibre-optic network in a dispute that goes all the way up to Prime Minister Hun Sen, the Post has learned.San Putheary, director of the ministry’s Broadcasting Department, said Wednesday that Phnom Penh Cable Television (PPCTV) had an exclusive license to provide Internet protocol television (IPTV) via fibre to the home (FTTH) technology in Phnom Penh, thereby excluding new entrant DTV Star.“The market in Cambodia is too small” to support other providers, he said when asked why the ministry had granted the monopoly licence.He refused to answer further questions, referring the issue to PPCTV.PPCTV, which has been in operation since 1995, is owned by Sok Chamreoun. PPCTV Sales and Marketing Manager Ty Phary said Wednesday his boss was “out of Phnom Penh” on business and was not available for comment. A third cable TV service, Cambodian Cable Television (CCTV), also operates in the capital but does not use FTTH to deliver IPTV. “[The presence of CCTV] is the reason why we don’t want a third party running,” Ty Phary said.He declined to answer questions concerning the licence, referring the issue back to the Information Ministry. He also refused to show the Post the licence, saying it had a clause preventing it from being viewed by a third party, or answer questions relating to Sok Chamreoun’s relationship with government officials.PPCTV had not launched any legal proceedings against DTV Star, Ty Phary said, adding that any action to prevent the company from launching its services was being dealt with directly by the Information Ministry.Previous warningsHe said the ministry had “repeatedly” warned DTV Star that its plans to offer cable television channels via its fibre-optic network would violate PPCTV’s monopoly licence. Kazakhstan-owned DTV Star offers broadband-Internet services via its fibre-optic network under the Digi brand. The dispute came to a head after an article in the Post last month outlined DTV Star’s plans to launch later this year or early next when testing and negotiations with content providers were completed. The Post was questioned Wednesday morning by San Putheary over what it knew about the dispute. DTV Star did not refer to the ongoing dispute at the time of the first article and refused to comment Wednesday.The Post has learned that the Information Ministry asked the Council of Ministers for guidance on the issue in a letter dated July 20, after DTV Star requested an IPTV licence. The original letter was not seen by the Post, but a second letter, dated July 29 and sent to Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith by Council of Ministers Secretary of State Prak Sokhon on behalf of Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, shows it was seen and commented on by Prime Minister Hun Sen on July 27, before the response was formulated. In the July 29 letter, Khieu Kanharith was told that “the government agreed to allow only the PP CABLE TV to keep broadcasting through the IPTV system, while DTV Star Ltd has to transmit its signal wave through MUDS system in compliance with the decision of the Ministry of Information”.MUDS stands for Multi Unit Dwelling Systems (MUDS), a technology that is used to distribute a satellite signal to multiple dwellings in a geographically contained area. A notice circulated by Minister of Posts and Telecommunications So Khun on September 4 to relevant ministries and government offices, including the prime minister’s cabinet, reiterated the instructions from the Council of Ministers.Khieu Kanharith declined to comment Wednesday.A lawyer spoken to by the Post said it was not clear whether the monopoly licence violated Cambodia’s market access commitments under the World Trade Organisation (WTO), which do not cover television broadcasting and distribution. The government is free to restrict access to foreign suppliers, provided WTO members are treated equally, the lawyer said on condition of anonymity. The government also has the right to provide a monopoly to one particular supplier, provided the rules are “transparent”.

Phnom Penh-Cambodia

Phnom Penh is the Capital of Cambodia. Stretching North of South on West side of the confluence of the Tonle Sap & Mekong River. The area is 12square kilometers.
Phnom Penh is a vibrant bustling city nestling majestically on the banks of confluence of the two mighty rivers of the Mekong and the Tonle Sap.
These rivers then split again as the Mekong and Tole Basarc at a place known to the Khmers as Chaktomuk, meaning four faces Main spots for sightseeing in Phnom Penh are suggested for travelers to visit such as Wat Phnom, National Museum, Siliver Pagoda, Tuol Sleng and Choeng Ek Killing Fields.
Phnom Penh is a veritable oasis compared to the modernity of other Asian capitals.
A mixture of Asian exotica, the famous Cambodian hospitality awaits the visitors to the capital of the Kingdom of Cambodia. Situated at the confluence of three great rivers the ‘four arms’ of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Bassac forming the “four arms” right in front of the Royal Palace Phnom Penh is the commercial, political and cultural hubs of the Kingdom and is home to over one million of the country’s estimated 11.4 million people.It is also the gateway to an exotic land….the world heritage site, the largest religious complex in the world, the temples of Angkor in the west, the beaches of the southern coast and the ethnic minorities of the northeastern provinces. The city offers several cultural and historical attractions including the Royal Palace, Silver Pagoda and the National Museum. There are also a wide variety of services including five star hotels and budget guest houses, fine international dining, sidewalk noodle shops, neighborhood pubs international discos and more.
Phnom Penh, like other Asian-City tourist destinations, is in the midst of rapid change. Over the past few years the number of restaurants and hotels have grown considerably and in the last year there had been a huge increase in the number of visitors.

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កិច្ចប្រជុំសាមញ្ញលើកទី៤ អាណត្តិទី១ របស់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ បានប្រារឰឡើង នៅសាលារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០០៩ ក្រោមអធិបតីភាព ឯកឧត្តម ម៉ប់ សារិន ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ឯកឩត្តម កែប ជុតិមាអភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ព្រមទាំងមានការអញ្ជើញចូលរួម ពីសមាជិក សមាជិកាក្រុមប្រឹក្សា ទាំង ២១រូប គណៈអភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ក្រុមប្រឹក្សា និងគណៈអភិបាលខណ្ឌទាំង ៨ មន្ទីរជំនាញ អង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងតំណាង ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋជាច្រើនរូប។ របៀបវារៈដែលត្រូវយកមកបង្ហាញនាឱកាសនោះ រួមមានការពិនិត្យ និងអនុម័តកំណត់ហេតុនៃកិច្ចប្រជុំ លើកទី៣ របស់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សារាជធានីភ្នំពេញអាណត្តិទី១ និងរបាយការណ៏រីកចំរើននៃការអនុវត្តន៏ផែនការសកម្មភាពសំខាន់ៗបន្ថែមលើផែនការ៣ខែ(កក្កដា សីហា កញ្ញា) ឆ្នាំ២០០៩ របស់រដ្ឋបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ៕

គណៈប្រតិភូជាន់ខ្ពស់ប្រទេសវៀតណាមចូលជួបសំដែងការគួរសមជាមួយ ឯកឧត្តមអភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ

កាលពីរសៀលថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០០៩ គណៈប្រតិភូជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃសាធារណរដ្ឋសង្គម និយមវៀតណាម ដឹកនាំដោយ ឯកឧត្តម ទ្រឿង វិញចុង ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី និងជាគណៈ កម្មាធិការជាតិត្រួតពិនិត្យគ្រឿងញៀន ជំងឺអេដស៍ និងពេស្យាចារ បានចូលជួបសំដែង ការគួរសមជាមួយ ឯកឧត្តម កែប ជុតិមា ទីប្រឹក្សាផ្ទាល់សម្តេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា និងជាអភិបាលរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ។ គោលបំណងសំខាន់នៃជំនួបពិភាក្សានេះ គឺដើម្បីស្វែងយល់ទៅលើបញ្ហាគ្រឿងញៀន ជំងឺអេដស៍ និងពេស្យាចារ ជាពិសេសវិធានការទប់ស្កាត់ និងបទពិសោធន៍ការបង្ក្រាប នាពេលកន្លងមក ដើម្បីផ្តល់បទពិសោធន៍អោយគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក ។

"ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE & Presh Vihear temple"

2temples from Cambodia are put for the world heritage! "ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE & Presh Vihear temple" Angkor wat temple is one of the great complex of ancient temples in southeast asia. Nowaday, it's in Siemreap province of The Kingdom of Cambodia. The temples of Angkor, built by the Khmer civilization between 802 and 1220 AD, represent one of humankind's most astonishing and enduring architectural achievements. The structures one sees at Angkor today, more than 100 stone temples in all, are the surviving remains of a grand religious, social and administrative metropolis whose other buildings - palaces, public buildings, and houses - were built of wood and are long since decayed and gone. Angkor Wat has become a major tourist destination. In 2004 and 2005, government figures suggest that, respectively, 561,000 and 677,000 foreign visitors arrived in Siem Reap province, approximately 50% of all foreign tourists in Cambodia for both years. Nowaday, in 2008 the amount of nation and national guests visit this spectacular temple have increased day over day.... You can come to visit this spectacular and ancient temple, too. Welcome for all of you:-)

Get to know about Cambodia!!!

Get to know about Cambodia!!! The Kingdom of Cambodia formerly known as Kampuchea, a country in South East Asia with a population of over 14 million people. Phnom Penh is the capital and the largest city of Cambodia. The country borders: Thailand to its west and northwest Laos to its northeast Vietnam to its east and southeast In the south it faces the Gulf of Thailand. The geography of Cambodia is dominated by the Mekong river and the Tonl� Sap ("the fresh water lake"), an important source of fish. Cambodia's main industries are garments, tourism, and construction. In 2005, oil and natural gas deposits were found beneath Cambodia's territorial water, and once commercial extraction begins in 2011, the oil revenues could profoundly affect Cambodia's economy.

Welcome to Cambodia

Hi, everyone! I'm Nicole-loy from Cambodia. Now, I'm really proud to introduce my country to all of you. I'm going to show you about the history of Cambodia, life of Cambodian and many more that you can get to know my country. Hope you enjoy!!!

Minister asks Clinton to cancel Lon Nol debt

MINISTER of Foreign Affairs Hor Namhong said that in a meeting with US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton this week, he called on Washington to forgive more than US$300 million in Cambodian debt.Having just returned from his trip to the US, where he addressed the UN General Assembly on Saturday and met with Clinton in New York City on Monday, Hor Namhong told reporters at Phnom Penh International Airport that the US should shift its approach to the Kingdom’s outstanding loans.“I told [Clinton] that the debt came from Lon Nol, when he staged his coup in 1970 and brought war from Vietnam to Cambodia,” Hor Namhong said. “The US should, therefore, consider cancelling the debt or reinvesting it to support Cambodia’s economic development.”US embassy spokesman John Johnson said that in addition to the debt issue, Clinton and Hor Namhong covered the Khmer Rouge tribunal and US engagement with Myanmar. The two also discussed democracy and human rights, Johnson said, with their meeting coming on the heels of Sam Rainsy Party parliamentarian Mu Sochua’s meeting with Clinton on September 11. “[Clinton] raised this issue after she met with the opposition lawmaker and NGO workers recently,” Hor Namhong said, adding: “I reassured her that Cambodia has thousands of NGOs, more than almost any other country in the world.”

Penal Law hits Assembly floor despite free-speech concerns

THE National Assembly has agreed to open debate on the government’s long-awaited draft Penal Code, paving the way for its adoption in the coming weeks, but opposition lawmakers expressed concern that the code, if approved as is, will restrict freedom of expression and chill dissent.In a session on Thursday, 12 lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy Party called for amendments to 43 of the Code’s 472 articles, arguing that sections on defamation offered vague definitions, posing a threat to free speech. “We are concerned about many articles that would be restrictions on freedom of expression because the draft code sets up defamation and insults as criminal [charges],” SRP lawmaker Yim Sovann told the Assembly. He said that freedom of expression was a basic right, ensuring citizens’ ability to speak out on issues such as poverty, unemployment, land disputes and corruption.However, 83 parliamentarians from the ruling Cambodian People’s Party blocked opposition requests for an amendment to the draft, saying the request did not follow parliamentary regulations. “We are the ruling party, and we have considered every aspect of the new Penal Code,” senior CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said during the session. The long-awaited Penal Code is set to be debated in the National Assembly from today. If passed, which is almost certain given the CPP holds more than the required two-thirds majority, it will replace the law passed by UNTAC in 1992.Minister of Justice Ang Vong Vathana explained to the Assembly that the new code was drafted with support from French legal experts, and was based on international principles of the law, with Cambodia’s current situation in mind. He added that its passage would be followed by a training campaign to bring judges up to speed on the new law.Ou Virak, president of Cambodian Centre for Human Rights, said that he hoped defamation would be removed from the code, citing a February 2006 promise from Prime Minister Hun Sen that it would be excluded. “I am also concerned that if defamation appears in the Penal Code it could affect the work of civil society [activists] who deal in advocacy,” he said.

Thousands displaced by flooding

Photo by: Heng Chivoan and AFP Buddhist monks survey the damage in Kampong Thom province (left), while a group of women wade unperturbed through the floodwaters.THE Cambodian death toll from Typhoon Ketsana climbed to 14 on Thursday, as an unprecedented clean-up operation was launched in the wake of the most ferocious storm to lash the Kingdom in living memory. In a central Cambodian village where nine people were killed, authorities moved fallen trees from roads while victims sifted through the remains of their muddy, smashed wooden houses and gathered what was left of their possessions.“Everything of mine, including rice, is destroyed. We are staying under a tent, filled with fear,” said weeping villager Ket Suon, 43, who fled his home with his family as it was crushed by the storm Tuesday evening.As of last night, the National Committee for Disaster Management confirmed 14 deaths across the Kingdom. In addition to the nine who died in Kampong Thom when their houses collapsed on Tuesday night, three deaths were confirmed in Siem Reap province, where the river burst its banks and caused widespread flooding. Two more deaths were confirmed in northeastern Ratanakkiri province from flash floods.The toll is expected to rise, with scattered reports of fatalities still emerging from remote rural areas. Sorn Thoeun, disaster reduction coordinator at World Vision, said two people also died in Mondulkiri province, although the province’s deputy governor, Yim Lux, said that they were only “missing”.Relief efforts were under way Thursday, with local authorities and Red Cross officials working to help those who lost their homes or were forced to flee because of flooding. “When you’ve got hundreds or thousands of hectares of rice fields affected by floods, that could affect food security in the coming months,” said Sharon Wilkinson, Cambodia director for CARE International.The number of people displaced by the storm’s destructive force is expected to reach into the tens of thousands nationwide, but officials were at a loss Thursday as to what the final tally might be. “We do not know how many families are affected in the country,” said Uy Sam Ath, director of disaster management for the Cambodian Red Cross.Typhoon Ketsana killed at least 383 people across Southeast Asia before it was downgraded to a tropical storm on Wednesday. The international community has since mobilised, pledging millions of dollars of aid for the battered region. On Wednesday, the European Commission promised €2 million (US$2.9 million) for relief efforts in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam. Ly Thuch, deputy chief of the National Committee for Disaster Management, insisted Cambodia’s government had humanitarian efforts “under control” as it coordinated aid to affected areas with local and international agencies. In Kampong Thom’s Teak Mileang village, however, locals were left picking up the pieces. Phan Sokheun, 52, was struggling to make sense of the carnage. “I never thought my village could be destroyed like this,” she said. “My house was demolished by the storm, but it is raining heavily, so my family will get sick soon because we cannot bear the cold conditions. I don’t know how I can.”Kong Many, 47, said he feared supplies would soon run out. “We have food provided by the Cambodian Red Cross, but it cannot support us for much longer,” he said. “Then how will we find food?”Governor Chhun Chhorn said 200 police officers had been mobilised to help the homeless, but more help was needed in the province, which felt the full force of the typhoon when it reached Cambodia. World Vision spokesman Haidy Ear-Dupuy warned it could be weeks before people in some of the worst-hit areas of Kampong Thom can return home. Although most of the storm’s strength has been expended, the Mekong River is expected to reach dangerous levels within three days. “We are alerting people in the provinces around the Mekong of severe incidents,” said Mao Hak, director of hydrology and river works at the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology. Water levels in Stung Treng, Kratie and Kampong Cham provinces remain dangerously close to alert levels, he said.

Siem Reap town submerged as main river burst its banks following typhoon

SIEM Reap found itself underwater Thursday after the downpour from Ketsana caused the swollen Siem Reap River to burst its banks. The entire downtown area was submerged in waist-high water, and the city’s social epicentre, Pub Street, was awash. As of Thursday night, the local death toll had risen to three, with provincial Chief of Cabinet Ly Samreth saying, “The flooding is more serious than before”. “A Khmer man died in Siem Reap town on Wednesday when he fell into an open pipe and drowned,” he said. He added that business people were losing money.“Cambodian people and businesses are losing money because they cannot work,” he said.“Only 30 percent of the market stalls have remained open.”National Road 6 was flooded in seven places and 241 schools were also flooded – 95 of which had to close.Provincial officials reported 17 people injured and 60 homes destroyed, although some rural areas had yet to report.Observers reported an almost festive feel as children capitalised on the crisis. Some were seen steering remote-controlled toy boats through waterlogged streets; others used polystyrene lids as makeshift surfboards. Several people dragged nets through town in the hope of catching fish.Upstream, the situation was more serious, with reports of flash floods. In drier rural areas, people complained of being invaded by centipedes and other fauna seeking shelter.Local authorities said they were preparing food and medicine to take to Sonikum district, which suffered the worst effects of the weather.

Geography

Phnom Penh is located in the south-central region of Cambodia, at the confluence of the Tonlé Sap, Mekong, and Bassac rivers. These rivers provide potential freshwater and other resources. The city, located at 11°33′00″N 104°55′00″E / 11.55°N 104.91667°E / 11.55; 104.91667 (11°33' North, 104°55' East, [3]). Covers an area of 375 square kilometres (145 sq mi) which some 11,401 hectares (28,172 acres) in the municipality and 26,106 hectares (64,509 acres) of roads. The agricultural land in the municipality amounts to 34.685 square kilometres (13 sq mi) with some 1.476 square kilometres (365 acres) under irrigation.

Phnom Penh

A mixture of Cambodian hospitality, Asian exotica and Indochinese charm await the visitor to Phnom Penh. Situated at the confluence of three great rivers - known as the 'Chaktomuk' (four faces) or 'Quatre Bras' (four arms) of the Mekong, Tonle Sap and Bassac rivers - Phnom Penh is a city of more than 2 million people, the capital of Cambodia and the country's commercial, economic and political hub. It is also comparatively new travel destination. An adventure destination just a decade ago, the city is now a center of diverse economic and urban development and is quickly morphing an air of edgy chic with bistros and boutique hotels lining the riverfront, smart little silk boutiques and galleries dotting the side streets, a budding arts scene and a heady dusk-to