Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Urban agriculture digs in: ploughing ahead, in the city

In the last decade, urban and peri-urban agriculture (UPA) have resurged in the North: in most European cities, waiting lists for allotments have grown, and city farms and school farms blossomed. However, most UPA still blends the frugal and the recreational, with a few financially viable urban farms getting by through the mutual benefits of employing special-needs patients in 'care-farming'. However after a recent launch conference of the Greater Liverpool Food Alliance (GLFA) in north-west England, urban agriculture is being seen as a tool of resilience for crisis-hit Western economies.

In the early 2000s, a World Health Organization report claimed that the commercial farmers of Greater London, plus its registered individual 'allotment' plots, produced some 9,400 tonnes of fruit and vegetables annually. Representing a mere two per cent of London's minimum recommended intake (FAO: 2 pieces of fruit, 200 grams of vegetables daily), it bears no comparison to the 80 per cent of all vegetables grown and consumed in Accra or Hanoi.

That such statistics are hard to find today for Liverpool, the fourth city of a major OECD country is a legacy of when food security had fallen off the agendas of most city managers. Few Western cities can actually answer the innocent query "how big is your city's harvest?" with either ease or pride. In North America, interest is richest in cities with high eco-awareness (the north-west) or in the coping strategies of places knocked down by recession, such as Detroit.

Mainstreaming urban agriculture

This is not really the foundation stone of a resilient, pro-active, food-secure city in a century of untold variabilities and vicious vulnerability - a notion much used at the GLFA conference held in July, 2010. Max Steinberg, CEO of sponsoring agency Liverpool Vision, made clear that the city's economic development company has no doubts about the core strategic role of UPA. "Most current urban agriculture projects focus on achieving social objectives. What differentiates this initiative is its focus on economic viability. Urban agriculture needs to become part of the mainstream economy, one of the key industries for a low-carbon, post-industrial society."

Aware that Liverpool is no early-adopter of UPA, the conference allowed practitioners (and bankers, community care agencies, business counsellors, dieticians, traders, retailers plus procurement agencies) to exchange experiences and aspirations. "The 85 attendees had enough ideas for ten times that number," smiled one organiser in UrbanAg. This community-interest company is co-funded by Liverpool Vision who, incidentally, describe their highly adaptable city as being "on the up". External reports of a soaring coriander crop, thanks to recent Somali immigrants, testify to this.

Lessons from the South

 Input from Southern cities fed much of the agenda, their case studies in UPA falling on very fertile ground. The prime areas to address were: a) health and hygiene; b) land ownership and accessibility; and c) economic and ecological viability.

Accra was praised for its all-important 'institutional base' for UPA in the form of a municipal department, just as in Bulawayo (Zimbabwe) and Rosario (Argentina) - the latter two also highlighted as world leaders in land-lease deals. China's record in backing UPA cooperatives showed how to integrate UPA, whilst Dar es Salaam's GIS inventory of all land potential enables sound planning. The way the Brazilian trinity of government, supermarkets and farmers conquered space in the retail trade was valued for its business and hygiene models.

Cuba won praise for reducing basic foodstuff prices by 300 per cent through UPA, and for agricultural research on UPA-suitable varieties. One Northern example was highlighted: the new Dutch Agromere neighbourhood of 5,000 people in Almere City, with 70 per cent of city space allocated for crops, livestock and social infrastructure, providing 20 per cent of its basic foodstuffs.

A tool for resilience

It is as if UPA is following the same path - ten years later - as renewable energy. Born in the 1960s, it has become a cornerstone of energy policy today. Its pioneers and prototypes have, mainly, made way happily for the mainstream. The emphasis now is on standards and quality; access to required resources (including land and technology); marketing and viable supply chains; and - critically - the evergreen set of reliable data for assessing economic and ecological viability.
Together with the rest of Merseyside, Liverpool is well-known for its energy, ideas and stamina - and has land. It is clearly keen to mobilise all of them for the long haul, to create a food-secure city with a sturdy agricultural sector. Just how it does this, creating the critical mass to grow what exists and launch new initiatives, could well provide encouragement to other communities that, like this joined-up city, are recognising how UPA is part of their future resilience.

Written by Paul Osborn, a GLFA associate and communicator on climate change and food security

Tuesday, October 12, 2010

In the Garden: Growing Your Own Lettuce

In the Garden: Growing Your Own Lettuce:
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This is the VOA Special English Agriculture Report.

Some people like to start their dinner with a salad of lettuce or other leafy greens. Ancient Egyptians and Romans also liked to have lettuce with their evening meal. But they served it at the end.

There are hundreds of kinds of head and leaf lettuces. The most popular ones include head lettuces such as iceberg, Boston, bibb and romaine.

Experts say lettuce is one of the easiest vegetables to grow in your garden. The best time to plant the seeds is during cool weather. Advisers at the University of Illinois Extension say the best planting temperature is fifteen degrees Celsius.

Lettuce seeds are small, so do not place them too deep in the ground. If you plant some seeds every week or two, you will have harvests ready to eat one after another.

You can use a seed tray to start the seeds indoors. The container should be deep enough to hold at least three centimeters of soil.

There should be about one centimeter of space between the soil and the top of the container. The container should have holes in the bottom so extra water can flow out.

Drop the seeds over the surface and cover them lightly with soil. If the soil is not already a little wet, give it some water. But not too much -- you do not want to drown the seeds.

Next, cover the seed tray with paper. Remove the paper when the seedlings have grown up far enough to touch it. You can transplant the seedlings into the garden when they are about two to three centimeters tall. Do this when the weather is not too hot and not too cold.

Take out as much of the soil as you can with the seedlings. Plant them in the ground in a hole that is bigger than the lettuce roots. Keep the plants watered, but not too heavily.

Harvest leaf lettuces when the leaves are big enough to eat. Pull the leaves from the outside of the planting so the inside leaves will keep growing. Or, you can cut off the whole plant. Leave about two or three centimeters above the ground so the plant will re-grow. Cut off head lettuces at ground level.

Lettuce is best when served fresh. Store the remainder in the refrigerator in a plastic bag. It will last a few days and sometimes longer.

And that’s the VOA Special English Agriculture Report, written by Jerilyn Watson. Transcripts and podcasts of our reports are at voaspecialenglish.com. And captioned videos are on YouTube at VOA Learning English. I'm Faith Lapidus.

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Wednesday, May 26, 2010

Creative thinking fosters progress


PACIFIC DAILY NEWS
May 26, 2010
Creative thinking fosters progress

By A. Gaffar Peang-Meth

On May 12, I wrote about Jerry D. Weast, an education leader of one of America's most successful public school systems, who described as a leader's "toughest job ... to move from strategy to execution," which requires "teams" of "people who do the work" to sustain the change that is driven by "visionary leadership."
Thus, it's those "people who do the work" every day in their unsung roles in the office, streets or field who form teams of "heroes" and "sheroes" whose activities enable a leader to steer the organization or movement toward success.

Thursday, May 6, 2010

The future of agricultural research for development

The future of agricultural research for development: "Agricultural research stands at a crossroads as increasingly complex challenges to feed the world are faced. The world looks to science for the answers but research takes time to achieve an impact. From the first Global Conference for ARD we present the viewpoints of some of the delegates gathered to discuss the challenges in transforming the global research system. 06/05/10"

New report reveals lack of appropriate training for women farmers

New report reveals lack of appropriate training for women farmers: "Agricultural and enterprise training for women smallholders is needed to reduce poverty in developing countries, a new report from City & Guilds Centre for Skills Development has revealed. 06/05/10"

Rural farmers benefitting from ICTs

Rural farmers benefitting from ICTs: "From market information, to information on pests and diseases, to weather reports, information that is relevant to farmers' specific needs is being increasingly provided by ICTs. 06/05/10"

Friday, April 30, 2010

Mother's Day is quickly approaching

Mother’s Day is quickly approaching- win chocolates and support flower workers!

By Vanessa León, Intern, International Labor Rights Forum

Harassment: sometimes sexual, other times verbal, often times both.
Attempts to organize unions result in termination of employment.
Pregnancy tests or proof of sterilization as a condition for hiring.
Pesticides and fungicides causing respiratory and eye problems, skin rashes and miscarriages.
Years of faithful, grueling work only to be denied basic worker's rights. Basic human rights.

Masses of women & mothers are forced to endure these labor conditions in the flower industry.
Often working to escape poverty, women succumb to violations of unregulated & unstable work.
Teasing and discrimination become their managers’ script,
Hazardous working environments - the stage.
Equal pay for equal work is a mere fantasy,
Rigorous overtime with no compensation, unfortunately - their reality.
Shouldn't mothers deserve more???

Do your part in seeking justice for these mothers and all flower workers.
Act and in turn, salvage a life.
You can give hope to those at the root of the cut flower industry. Here's how...

Join ILRF in supporting flower workers by participating in this year’s Mother’s Day Raffle. Enter to win a basket of Fair Trade Certified chocolates mailed to your mom or loved one https://secure.ga6.org/08/mothersdayraffle10 and in turn, help workers around the world fight for a safe workplace free from sexual harassment, a decent living wage and protection for their health while at work.
  • For $10, we will enter a name of your choosing into the raffle.
  • $30 will get you not only three raffle tickets but also a bar of Fair Trade Certified chocolate from Equal Exchange and a Mother’s Day greeting card mailed to a special individual on your behalf.
  • Finally, for $60, we will give you eight raffle entries plus a Fair Trade Certified chocolate and Mother’s Day card for TWO individuals of your choice.
Two winners of the Fair Trade Certified chocolate baskets, from either Equal Exchange or Sweet Earth, will be chosen at random from the raffle. Click here for the official raffle rules. Winning entrants will be notified by May 3rd and the two lucky recipients of the Fair Trade Certified chocolate baskets will be congratulated on the ILRF website shortly after the raffle.

With Mother’s Day fast approaching, the flower industry is at its peak in production and unfortunately, that means a rise in labor rights violations for the hundreds and thousands of workers in this industry. It’s important that we not only educate ourselves on their horrendous working conditions but also act on improving them. Proceeds from the raffle will go towards ILRF’s Fairness in Flowers Campaign, which promotes safe and decent working conditions in the global cut flower industries through consumer education and support for local organizations that advocate for workers’ rights. Your purchase will help ILRF and its partners push producers and retailers to provide real protections for both flower workers and the environment.

Cambodia to boost global rice sales - Commodity Online

Cambodia to boost global rice sales - Commodity Online: "


Cambodia to boost global rice sales
Commodity Online
PHNOM PENH (Commodity Online) : In an attempt to boost its international rice sales, Cambodia has decided to axe rice export licenses to exporters. ...
Russian rice deal on the cards, CSMIA saysPhnom Penh Post

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International Labor Day Activities, May 01, 2010

International Labor Day Activities, May 01, 2010: "
Summary of International Labor Day Activities, May 1, 2010
  • The Cambodian Labor Confederation (CLC) is organizing Rally and March on May 01, 2010 to celebrate International Labor Day and express its demands and concerns to the National Assembly, such as wage increase for garment workers and determine minimum wage for construction workers and deterioration on freedom of trade union through widespread uses of short term contracts and other kinds of discrimination and so on.
Focus persons: Mr. Ath Thun 012 998 906 and Mr. Sar Mora 016 525 781

Up to 7,000 Garment, construction, tourism and food workers are gathering at the National Park located closely to Cambodian Development Council (CDC) at 07:00am in the morning of May 01, 2010 and march to National Assembly to hand over their petitions to the Members of National Assembly. They will be gathering in front of the National Assembly and give chances to workers and national and international distinguished quests to deliver speeches related to labor rights concerns for around 60 minutes before handing over the petitions.
  • Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) who is organizing construction workers throughout the country is planning to organize tuk-tuk march with colorful banners to send messages on demands of minimum wage for construction workers, freedom of trade union and effective guideline on occupational safety and health to the policy makers.
Focus persons: Mr. Van Thol 012 752 617 and Mr. Sok Kin 012 736 270

At least 200 construction workers from various work sites throughout urban area will gather in their office in Phom Phnom and start getting on tuk-tuk march with multi-colors banners to express their demands and concerns to the policy makers related to minimum wage for construction workers, non-discrimination against freedom of trade union in the industry and appealing the government to determine an effective guideline on occupational safety and health for construction workers.
  • Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia’s branch office in Siem Reap is organizing similar motor biking march around the town with banners to express their messages and demands to the policy makers.
Contact persons: Ms. Ken Chhenglang 012 366 859 and Mr. Tep Choy 092 927 816

At least 200 construction workers from various work sites throughout Siem Reap province will gather at their office located in Slar Kram village and start motor biking march around the town with multi-color banners to express their demands and concerns to the policy makers related to minimum wage for construction workers, non-discrimination against freedom of trade union in the industry and appealing the government to determine an effective guideline on Occupational Safety and Health for construction workers.
  • Another branch office of Building and Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC) in Kampot joined with farmers will organize biking march around the provincial town with colorful banners within wide-ranging of demanding and concerning message related to construction workers rights issues to the policy makers.
Focus persons: Sok Sovandeith 012 259 509 and Mr. Ien Kimhun 012 868 309
  • Independent Democratic Informal Economic Association (IDEA) and Cambodian Tourism and Service Workers Federations (CTSWF) will join together organizing Public Forum in their office, in Siem Reap.
Focus Persons: Mr. Pat Sambo 092 588 888 and Mr. Phoeng Sameth 012 369 105

At least 200 workers and employees from informal sector and tourism will be gathering at their office to celebrate international Labor Day and discuss about labor rights violations and proposing some solutions to improve labor rights/standards.
  • Independent Democratic Informal Economic Association (IDEA) will celebrate International Labor Day and discuss about various concerns related to rights of informal workers in the public forum in Sihanouk Provincial town.
Focus person: Mr. Vorn Pao 012 534 796 and Mr. Mang Socheat 092 743 002

At least 600 people from informal sectors will gather at Sihanouk Provincial town’s cultural center to celebrate International Labor Day and discuss about the rights of informal workers in the public forum where they invited some representatives of the municipality and supporting organizations to share their opinions on the issues and propose some solutions.
  • Independent Democratic Informal Economic Association (IDEA) and Cambodian Independent Civil Servants Association (CICA) joint together to organize gathering and march in Poipet, Banteay Meanchey province.
Focus person: Mr. Moeng Punthy 077 785 205 and Mr. Oeum Roeum 0976614338

More than 200 workers from informal sectors and civil servants will gather in Wat Paralay to celebrate International Labor Day and march around the town to express their concerns and demands to the policy makers.
  • Farmer Association, an affiliate of the Cambodian Labor Confederation (CLC) will organize public forum in Prey Vey to celebrate International Labor Day and discuss about farmer rights and their concerns.
Focus person: Mr. Heng Choeun 012 299 413 and Mr. Prach Bunthoeun 016 651 413

At least 150 farmers will gather at Boeung PreahVillage, Boeung Preah Commune, Bathnom District, Prei Veng Province and march around the town to celebrate International Labor Day and express their appeals to the government to develop hydrological dams and improve agricultural produces, provide vocational training skill on agricultural skill to farmers and stop all forms of discrimination against freedom of associations.
  • The Cambodian Confederation Unions (CCU), composed by Free Trade Union of Workers of the Kingdom of Cambodia and Cambodian Independent Teacher Association (CITA) will organize rally in front of the former building of National Assembly to celebrate International Labor Day and play documentary video “Plastic Killer of Chea Vichea” in the late afternoon.
Focus Persons: Mr. Chea Mony 012 941 308 and Mr. Rong Chhun 012 930 706

At least 200 garment workers and teachers will be gathering in front of the former building of National Assembly at 08:00am to celebrate International Labor Day and march to New Building of the National Assembly. The crowds will be gathering again in front of the New Building of National Assembly and hand over petitions on the demands of wage and salary increase for garment workers and teachers and other 9 demands.
CCU also planned to play Video “Plastic Killer of Chea Vichea” at the book store where Chea Vichea was gunned down in 2004, near Wat Langka, Phnom Penh.
  • Workers Information Center (WIC) cooperated with Messenger Bang (MB), groups of workers will organize labor concerts in Sophea village, Sophea commune, Stoeng Trang District, Kampong Cham province. The Band will send key messages related to Migration workers, workers’ debts and Labor Rights to publics.
Focus Persons: Ms. Vorn Em 012 222 171 and Ms. Kun Sothary 012 976 803

Hopefully, there will be from 500 to 700 people who are agriculture workers, farmers and vendors, gathering and watch the Concert to organized by young females who are all former garment workers and listen to the key messages related to migrant workers’ issues, workers’ debts and other issues related to labor rights.
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Friday, April 23, 2010

Learning Cambodian Culture, and Its Restrictions

Learning Cambodian Culture, and Its Restrictions: "Erica Herrmann was among the first group of 29 US volunteers to join the Peace Corps mission to Cambodia."

Small Business Development Adviser, Cambodia - New Zealand Herald

Small Business Development Adviser, Cambodia - New Zealand Herald: "


Small Business Development Adviser, Cambodia
New Zealand Herald
Transcultural Psycho-Social Organisation (TPO) is a local NGO registered with the Ministry of Interior of Cambodia with a mission 'to improve the well-being ...

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Saturday, April 10, 2010

Sacking of Cambodia’s forest chief unconvincing as move against illegal logging

ិលSacking of Cambodia’s forest chief unconvincing as move against illegal logging: "The sacking of the Director General of Cambodia's Forest Administration, Ty Sokhun is welcome, but the government needs to do much more to guarantee the survival of the country's remaining forests and the fair and sustainable exploitation of the country's other natural resources…"

សួស្ដី​ឆ្នាំ​ថ្មី ២០១០

ក្នុង​ឱកាស​បុណ្យ​ចូល​ឆ្នាំ​ខ្មែរឆ្នាំ​ខាល ទោ​ស័ក ពស២៥៥៤ គស​២០១០ ខ្មែរ​អង្គរ​សូម​គោរព​ជូន​ពរ​ សម្ដេច ឯកឧត្ដម លោក​ជំទាវ លោក​ លោក​ស្រី អ្នក​នាង​កញ្ញាទទួល​នូវ​ សិរី​សួស្ដីសុភមង្គល និង​វិបុលសុខ​មហា​ប្រសើរ។

Tuesday, April 6, 2010

សភា​អនុម័ត​ច្បាប់​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​អចលន​ទ្រព្យ​ជនបរទេស

សភា​អនុម័ត​ច្បាប់​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​អចលន​ទ្រព្យ​ជនបរទេស: "



បន្ទាប់​ពី​ពិភាក្សា​អស់​រយៈ​ពេល​បី​ថ្ងៃ​នៅ​រដ្ឋសភា និង​ការ​រៀបចំ​សេចក្ដី​ព្រាង​អស់​រយៈ​ពេល​រាប់​ឆ្នាំ​មក ច្បាប់​របស់​កម្ពុជា​ស្ដី​ពី​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​លើ​អចលនទ្រព្យ​សម្រាប់​ជន​បរទេស​ត្រូវ​បាន​អនុម័ត​កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ប្រតិកម្ម​ជា​វិជ្ជមាន​ពី​វិស័យ​អចលន​វត្ថុ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ដែល​កំពុង​ធ្លាក់​ចុះ។
អាន​ត
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Summit sets Mekong agenda - Phnom Penh Post

Summit sets Mekong agenda - Phnom Penh Post: "

BBC News


Summit sets Mekong agenda
Phnom Penh Post
The prime ministers of Cambodia, Thailand, Laos and Vietnam – as well as delegates from China and Myanmar – met at the Mekong River Commission (MRC) summit ...
Mekong Leaders Agree to Improve Cooperation on RiverVoice of America
United against disasterXinhua
Cambodian minister says China's dams have no impact on lower MekongGlobal Times
BusinessWeek -e-Global Travel News (blog) -The Hindu
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Cambodia OKs foreign property ownership - Inquirer.net

Cambodia OKs foreign property ownership - Inquirer.net: "

China Post


Cambodia OKs foreign property ownership
Inquirer.net
PHNOM PENH—Cambodia's parliament on Monday approved a law allowing foreign ownership of property such as apartments and office buildings, ...
Cambodia adopts law allowing foreigners to own propertyistockAnalyst.com (press release)
Cambodia adopts law to let foreigners own propertyInteractive Investor
Cambodian children set to kick at World Cup in JohannesburgXinhua
VOVNews.vn -Earthtimes (press release) -Phnom Penh Post
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តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ​ក្នុង​រឿង​ទំនាស់​ដី​នៅ​បាត់ដំបង​ម្នាក់​រង​ការ​បាញ់​ឲ្យ​របួស

តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ​ក្នុង​រឿង​ទំនាស់​ដី​នៅ​បាត់ដំបង​ម្នាក់​រង​ការ​បាញ់​ឲ្យ​របួស: "អ្នក​ភូមិ​ម្នាក់​ដែល​ធ្លាប់​ធ្វើ​ជា​តំណាង​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ក្នុង​រឿង​ទំនាស់​ដីធ្លី ក្នុង​ស្រុក​សំឡូត ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង ត្រូវ​បាន​ជន​មិន​ស្គាល់​មុខ​លួច​បាញ់​ចំនួន ៨​គ្រាប់ បណ្ដាល​ឲ្យ​រង​របួស​ជា​ទម្ងន់។"

ពលរដ្ឋ​ដាក់​ពាក្យ​ប្ដឹង​ក្នុង​រឿង​ជម្លោះ​ដី​ជាមួយ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ហេងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍

ពលរដ្ឋ​ដាក់​ពាក្យ​ប្ដឹង​ក្នុង​រឿង​ជម្លោះ​ដី​ជាមួយ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ហេងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍: "ក្រុម​អ្នក​ភូមិ​ដែល​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​ជាមួយ​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​ហេង​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ នៅ​ឃុំ​ព្រែកស្លែង ស្រុក​កណ្ដាលស្ទឹង ខែត្រ​កណ្ដាល បាន​ដាក់​ពាក្យ​បណ្ដឹង​ទៅ​សាលា​ឃុំ​ជា​ផ្លូវការ​ហើយ ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​បញ្ឈប់​គ្រឿងចក្រ​របស់​ក្រុមហ៊ុន​សិន។"

Friday, April 2, 2010

US To Provide $5 Million to Tribunal

US To Provide $5 Million to Tribunal: "US Ambassador for War Crimes Stephen Rapp told reporters Wednesday the US would provide $5 million the UN side of the Khmer Rouge tribunal, a marked increase from contributions in 2009. (01 April 2010)"

Thursday, April 1, 2010

សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​នឹង​ជួប​អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ស្ពឺ​​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​ដោះស្រាយ​វិបត្តិ​ដីធ្លី

សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​នឹង​ជួប​អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ស្ពឺ​​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​ដោះស្រាយ​វិបត្តិ​ដីធ្លី: "គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ប្រព្រឹត្តិកម្ម​ដែល​មាន​ក្រុម​អ្នក​ការពារ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស និង​អង្គការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​រួម​បញ្ចូល​គ្នា​ប្រហែល ២០​អង្គការ​បាន​គ្រោង​ថា នឹង​ចូល​ជួប​អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ស្ពឺ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១ ខែ​មេសា​នេះ ដើម្បី​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​វិបត្តិ​ដីធ្លី​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​កំពង់ស្ពឺ ដូចជា​នៅ​ស្រុក​ថ្ពង និង​​​ស្រុក​ឧត្តុង្គ។"

បញ្ហា​ទំនាស់​ដី​នៅ​កំពង់ស្ពឺ​គឺ​ជា​ឧបសគ្គ​ក្នុង​ការ​ចុះ​បញ្ជី​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​ដីធ្លី

បញ្ហា​ទំនាស់​ដី​នៅ​កំពង់ស្ពឺ​គឺ​ជា​ឧបសគ្គ​ក្នុង​ការ​ចុះ​បញ្ជី​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​ដីធ្លី: "ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ទំនាស់​ដី​នៅ​ឃុំ​ត្រពាំងគង ស្រុក​សំរោងទង ខេត្ត​កំពង់ស្ពឺ រវាង​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ជាមួយ​មន្ត្រី​យោធា បាន​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ការ​ចុះ​បញ្ជី​ដី​ចេញ​ប័ណ្ណ​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​រាំង​ស្ទះ​មិន​អាច​ដំណើរ​ការ​បាន។"

អំពើ​ពុករលួយ​ ជា​ឧបសគ្គ​ដ៏​ចម្បង​ដែល​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​សហគ្រិន​ស្ត្រី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ប្រឈម​ការ​លំបាក

អំពើ​ពុករលួយ​ ជា​ឧបសគ្គ​ដ៏​ចម្បង​ដែល​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​សហគ្រិន​ស្ត្រី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ប្រឈម​ការ​លំបាក: "

អេង ចាន់ដា​ ជាអាជីវករ​លក់​មួកសុវត្ថិភាពម្នាក់​នៅ​ រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ (រូបថត៖ ហេង​ ជីវ័ន)ក្នុង​អំឡុង​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​មួយ​ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​​ពុធ​ម្សិលមិញ​ ដោយ​មាន​ការ​ចូល​​រួម​ពី​មន្ត្រី​​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​​ និង​ជំនាញ​ការ​អន្តរជាតិ​​ជា​ច្រើន​ សហគ្រិន​ស្ត្រី​បាន​គូស​បញ្ជាក់​ថា​ អំពើ​ពុក​រលួយ​​ជា​បញ្ហា​ដ៏​សំខាន់​បំផុត​ ដែល​ស្ត្រី​​ជា​អាជីវករ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ កំពុង​ប្រឈម​​មុខ​នា​ពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​នេះ។

អាន​ត
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Wednesday, March 31, 2010

On Attack Anniversary, a Repeated Plea

On Attack Anniversary, a Repeated Plea: "Families of victims in a gruesome 1997 grenade attack renewed calls for the government and the FBI to reopen a stalled investigation Tuesday, as they marked the 13th anniversary of the assault. (30 March 2010)"

Saturday, March 27, 2010

អត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការអានសៀវភៅ

អត្ថប្រយោជន៍នៃការអានសៀវភៅ: "មានការសង្កេតឃើញថា ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរជាពិសេសយុវវ័យ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​នា​ពេលបច្ចប្បន្ន​នេះ បាន​ងាក​មក​ធ្វើ​ការ​អាន​សៀវ​ភៅ​ជា​បណ្តើរ​ហើយ។"

Land Demonstrators Briefly Close Main Road

Land Demonstrators Briefly Close Main Road: "Hundreds of villagers stopped traffic on National Route 4 Friday as they continued a sustained demonstration in a land dispute with a powerful government official. (26 March 2010)"

Thursday, March 18, 2010

Thursday, March 11, 2010

Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties

Burma: Election Laws May Shut Down Opposition Parties: "
(New York) - Newly issued laws in preparation for 2010 elections in Burma are designed to exclude the main opposition party and ensure a victory for the ruling military, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Tuesday, March 9, 2010

Cambodia and APCICT Launch Training Programme to Bridge the Digital Divide

Cambodia and APCICT Launch Training Programme to Bridge the Digital Divide: "The Asian and Pacific Training Centre for Information and Communication Technology for Development, a regional institute of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (APCICT-ESCAP), has collaborated with the Cambodian government to launch the “Academy of ICT Essentials for Government Leaders” (Academy) in Phnom Penh today."

Rights for Working Women on International Women's Day

Rights for Working Women on International Women's Day: "
By Michelle Petrotta, Program Officer, International Labor Rights Forum


As the world celebrates the 100th International Women's Day, the United Nations Commission on Bengali Women Women is in New York, reviewing progress of the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action that was agreed upon in 1995. Fifteen years after the international communities committed to take all necessary measures to eliminate all forms of discrimination against women and the girl child, women are still not free from discrimination and sexual harassment in the workplace.


Women often make up between 70-90 percent of the total work force in export processing zones in developing countries throughout Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. While increased access to employment has provided new economic opportunities for women, the work they perform remains precarious as they are systematically denied rights to regular pay, working hours, equal pay for equal work, safe and non-hazardous work environments, and permanent contracts where their right to organize in labor unions is respected. Sexual harassment in the workplace is especially atrocious and widespread form of discrimination against women that completely impedes their economic empowerment and autonomy. Forced pregnancy tests as a pre-condition for employment are another form of discrimination that reduce a woman's ability to demand a living wage and break out of poverty. Women working in the garments, agricultural, and light manufacturing industries face overwhelming barriers as they attempt to earn a living wage to support themselves and their families.



For years, ILRF's Rights for Working Women campaign has worked to end the abuses women face in the workplace. For example, our Fairness in Flowers campaign focuses on eliminating sexual harassment, forced pregnancy tests, poor occupational health conditions and violations of trade union rights in the production of cut flowers in Ecuador and Colombia. You can learn more about the abuses women face in this industry by reading this report by ILRF and USLEAP. You can find out how to support women workers in the flower industry by reading our Fairness in Flowers Campaign Toolkit. ILRF also has a long history of working with grassroots organizations to document and fight sexual harassment against women in the workplace globally. You can view some of our reports on sexual harassment from Mexico to Kenya to Thailand online here.
Another sector of the economy that includes a large number of exploited women workers is domestic work. Conditions in this sector are often highly abusive and dangerous and many countries exempt domestic workers from labor rights protections. This year, the International Labor Organization (ILO) is making decent work for domestic workers a major focus. The international labor movement, including major international labor confederations like the IUF, are contributing feedback to the process of drafting a potential international convention to protect domestic workers. A new report by the International Trade Union Confederation examines the issue of how inequality in child care and household work affects women's role in the labor market.
One of the tools that can be used to reverse discrimination against women in the workplace -- including in the US -- is ILO Convention 111 which specifically addresses discrimination issues. You can find out more about Convention 111 and how it connects to rights for women on the blog here.
It's often most powerful to hear the voices of working women themselves. You can read stories from working women globally about their struggles on ILRF's website here.


On this International Women's Day, and everyday, we reiterate our support to women workers as they dare to stand up for their rights, and are an inspiration for women and men everywhere who organize against workplace discrimination.

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Monday, March 8, 2010

ស្ត្រីខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យកសិកម្ម

ស្ត្រីខ្មែរក្នុងវិស័យកសិកម្ម: "ដើម្បីជាការអបអរទិវាសិទ្ធិនារីអន្ដរជាតិឆ្នាំនេះ វិទ្យុអូស្រ្ដាលី​សូម​នាំ​មក​ជូន​នូវ​របាយការណ៍​មួយ​ជុំវិញ​តួនាទី​ដ៏​សំខាន់ និង​ការ​ចូល​រួម​របស់​ស្ត្រី​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​វិស័យ​កសិកម្ម តាម​រយៈ​ការ​ចែក​ចាយ​នូវ​បទ​ពិសោធន៍​អំពី​ស្ថាន​ភាព​រស់​នៅ​របស់​ស្ត្រី​ជា​កសិករ។"

គម្រោងបង្កើតសហព័ន្ធម៉ាស៊ីនកិនស្រូវនាំអង្ករទៅបរទេស

គម្រោងបង្កើតសហព័ន្ធម៉ាស៊ីនកិនស្រូវនាំអង្ករទៅបរទេស: "ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជកម្ម បានចាប់ផ្តើមគិតគូរអំពីការធ្វើពាណិជ្ជកម្ម​អង្ករ​ទៅ​បរទេស​ក្នុង​តម្លៃ​ខ្ពស់។ ការ​ជំរុញ​នាំ​ចេញ​អង្ករ​នេះ​បាន​ធ្វើ​​ឡើង​បន្ទាប់​ពី​ស្រូវ​ប្រមាណ​២លាន​តោន​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​បញ្ចាក់​ថា ​លើស​​ពី​​សេចក្តី​ត្រូវ​ការ​ក្នុង​ស្រុក។ លោក សរ សុវណ្ណារ៉ា ធ្វើ​សេច​​ក្តី​រាយ​កាណ៍​ជូន​លោក​អ្នក​នាង​ពី​រាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។"

Wednesday, March 3, 2010

Friday, February 12, 2010

Burma: Release Democracy Leader U Tin Oo

Burma: Release Democracy Leader U Tin Oo: "
(New York) - The Burmese military government should immediately release the 84-year-old opposition leader U Tin Oo, whose house arrest order expires on February 13, 2010, Human Rights Watch said today.

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Thursday, February 11, 2010

Google នឹងសើរើផែនទីកម្ពុជាឡើងវិញ

Google នឹងសើរើផែនទីកម្ពុជាឡើងវិញ: "Google ដែលជាក្រុមហ៊ុនអ៊ិនធើរណិតបានសន្យាជាមួយនឹងកម្ពុជាថា ខ្លួននឹង
ធ្វើការពិនិត្យសើរើ ផែនទីមួយពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរូបភាពប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ ដែល
កំពុងតែជាប់នៅក្នុងទំនាស់ជាមួយនឹងប្រទេសថៃ។"

Wednesday, February 10, 2010

Cambodia wants World Court to rule on Thai border - Forbes

Cambodia wants World Court to rule on Thai border - Forbes: "

Boston Globe


Cambodia wants World Court to rule on Thai border
Forbes
AP , 02.09.10, 12:06 PM EST O SVAY, Cambodia -- Cambodia will complain to the World Court that Thailand is occupying its land, the prime minister said ...
Cambodia, Thailand to Peaceful Solve Border Issue: US OfficialCRIENGLISH.com
Bomb hits truck carrying Thai soldiers; 7 woundedWashington Post
Hun Sen strews political banana skins before himThe Nation
Phnom Penh Post -Bernama -Bangkok Post
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Cambodian leader Hun Sen wants World Court to settle border dispute with Thailand - CanadianBusiness.com

sCambodian leader Hun Sen wants World Court to settle border dispute with Thailand - CanadianBusiness.com: "

France24


Cambodian leader Hun Sen wants World Court to settle border dispute with Thailand
CanadianBusiness.com
O SVAY, Cambodia (AP) - Cambodia will complain to the World Court that Thailand is occupying its land, the prime minister said Tuesday while visiting the ...
Cambodia, Thailand to Peaceful Solve Border Issue: US OfficialCRIENGLISH.com
Hun Sen strews political banana skins before himThe Nation
Thai-Cambodian Border Tension Eases As Hun Sen ReturnsBernama
Phnom Penh Post -Bangkok Post -Thai News Agency MCOT
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Friday, February 5, 2010

អាជ្ញាធរ​ជាតិ​ប្រយុទ្ធ​ប្រឆាំង​គ្រឿង​ញៀន​បដិសេធរ​បាយការណ៍​HRW

អាជ្ញាធរ​ជាតិ​ប្រយុទ្ធ​ប្រឆាំង​គ្រឿង​ញៀន​បដិសេធរ​បាយការណ៍​HRW: "អាជ្ញាធរ​ជាតិ​ប្រយុទ្ធ​ប្រឆាំង​គ្រឿង​ញៀន​បាន​ប្រតិកម្ម​ចំពោះ​របាយការណ៍​របស់​អង្គការ Human Rights Watch ដោយ​បាន​បន្ទោស​ថា​ជា​ការ​បំភ្លៃ​ការ​ពិត។"

Hun Sen tour sets nerves on edge - Bangkok Post

Hun Sen tour sets nerves on edge - Bangkok Post: "

Bangkok Post


Hun Sen tour sets nerves on edge
Bangkok Post
Prime Minister Hun Sen of Cambodia is jangling a few nerves with a planned visit to the disputed border region near the Preah Vihear temple this weekend. ...

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Thursday, February 4, 2010

Cambodia: Reviewing the anti-corruption law - Global Voices Online (blog)

Cambodia: Reviewing the anti-corruption law - Global Voices Online (blog): "


Cambodia: Reviewing the anti-corruption law
Global Voices Online (blog)
More than this, a catchy article by Pou Sovachana, the Corruption Behind the Black Economy in Cambodia, also published on Cambodia Daily (February 02, ...

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Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Corruption eclipses Cambodia progress - Pacific Daily News

Corruption eclipses Cambodia progress - Pacific Daily News: "


Corruption eclipses Cambodia progress
Pacific Daily News
Cambodia may be experiencing a period of relative political calm compared to death and destruction under the Khmer Rouge. New roads and new buildings are ...

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Tuesday, February 2, 2010

Cambodian PM says irrigation network to cover 70 pct by 2013 - TMCnet

Cambodian PM says irrigation network to cover 70 pct by 2013 - TMCnet: "


Cambodian PM says irrigation network to cover 70 pct by 2013
TMCnet
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia, Feb 02, 2010 (Xinhua via COMTEX) -- Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said on Tuesday that by 2013, irrigation network in his country ...

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Sunday, January 31, 2010

‘Enemies of the People' Premier at Sundance Film Festival 2010

‘Enemies of the People' Premier at Sundance Film Festival 2010: "‘Enemies of the People’ is a new documentary film being shown for the first time in North America at the Sundance Film Festival 2010 in Park City, Utah. (January 21 to 31)."

ខ្សែភាពយន្ត'សត្រូវប្រជាជន'ក្នុង មហោស្រពភានយន្តSundance

ខ្សែភាពយន្ត'សត្រូវប្រជាជន'ក្នុង មហោស្រពភានយន្តSundance: "នៅក្នុងខ្សែភាពយន្តឯកសារ Enemies of the People ឬ សត្រូវរបស់ប្រជា
ជន មេដឹកនាំខ្មែរក្រហមលំដាប់ថ្នាក់ទី២បាននិយាយយ៉ាងពិស្តារជាលើក
ដំបូងបង្អស់អំពីការសម្រេចសម្លាប់.... (៣០ មករា ២០១០)"

Friday, January 29, 2010

The Science of Personal Success (in Khmer)

The Science of Personal Success (in Khmer): "

វិទ្យាសាស្រ្ដសម្រាប់ជោគជ័យបុគ្គល


តើលោកអ្នកមានដែលឆ្ងល់ដែរទេថាតើហេតុអ្វីបានជាបុគ្គលខ្លះមានជោគជ័យយ៉ាងខ្លាំងនៅក្នុងជីវិត និងមានជីវភាពធូរធារ ហើយរីឯខ្លះទៀតរកមួយថ្ងៃបានមួយថ្ងៃ ហើយពេលខ្លះមិនគ្រប់គ្រាន់សម្រាប់ចិញ្ចឹមជីវិត និងក្រុមគ្រួសាររបស់ពួកគេទៀតផង? តើ

នេះគឺជាព្រេងវាសនា និងជោគជាតារាសីនៃបុគ្គលនីមួយៗពីអតីតជាតិដែលបានកំណត់ឲ្យឬ? ឬ ក៏ យើង អាច ធ្វើការ ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ អ្វីៗ បានដោយខ្លួនឯង ហើយកំណត់ជោគវាសនាដោយខ្លួនឯងបានពីថ្ងៃនេះតទៅ។ ទៅក្នុងនាទីវិទ្យាសាស្រ្ដ និងបច្ចេកវិទ្យា នៃ វិទ្យុអូស្រ្ដាលីលោក ឃុន អាឡិចសូមនាំមកជូននូវកម្មវិធីភាគពិសេសមួយស្ដីអំពីវិទ្យាសាស្រ្ដសម្រាប់ជោគ

ជ័យបុគ្គល ឬហៅថា The Science of Personal Success​ ជាមួយលោក គង់​ ផារិទ្ធ ។


source: http://khmer.radioaustralia.net.au/archives/special_series/?p=11205

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