Monday, September 12, 2016

Malaysian man busted with kilo of heroin at airport

Malaysian man busted with kilo of heroin at airport

A customs official peels a package of heroin from a Malaysian national’s leg yesterday at the Phnom Penh International Airport. Photo supplied

 Tue, 13 September 2016

A Malaysian national was arrested at Phnom Penh International Airport en route to Macau yesterday with more than a kilo of heroin strapped to his thighs, police sources said yesterday.

Ahmad Johari Chung, born in 1993, arrived at the airport at noon and was detained at the departure gate, where he was found to have 1,088.61 grams of heroin on his person, according to an airport police officer who declined to be named.

“The police decided to stop him and test the powder and found it was heroin. Then he was sent to the anti-drug department,” he said.

A senior official working on the case at the Interior Ministry’s anti-drug department said the suspect was being questioned late yesterday afternoon, declining to give further information as it might jeopardise a wider investigation.

“We are questioning him here to find out who is behind him. He is cooperating with us. He is just a delivery man,” said the official, who also declined to be named.

In February, Cambodia was named in a UN Office on Drugs and Crime report as an increasingly important transportation hub in the regional drugs trade, which it noted has skyrocketed in recent years, with regional crystal methamphetamine seizures up fivefold in as many years.

Meanwhile, in Sihanoukville, 31-year-old French national Julien David Fleury was brought before an investigating judge at Preah Sihanouk Provincial Court yesterday to answer questions surrounding drug possession, use and trafficking charges, according to provincial deputy prosecutor Huot Vichet.

Suy Hieng, police chief of Mittapheap district’s commune 4, said that Fleury was residing at a Koh Rong guesthouse and was found with 3.2 grams of methamphetamine on his person.

Man killed as iPhone charged, say police

Man killed as iPhone charged, say police

A melted iPhone and charger sit on a table at a house in Phnom Penh's Kok Banteay village after it electrocuted a village chief on Sunday. Photo supplied


Police said a Phnom Penh village chief was electrocuted as he slept on Sunday afternoon with his iPhone resting on his chest.

Prey Sar commune chief Khan Sokhai said the victim, identified as Kim Pov, 44, returned home after taking his wife to the market, and took a nap. He was found dead by his daughter at 4pm.

“We suspect that he died from electrocution because his iPhone and its cable were destroyed,” Sokhai said. “His charger may not be the original Apple product.”

Sokhai said the commune had experienced a power outage that morning, and speculated that the surge of current passing through the cable when power was restored might have contributed to the fatal shock.

Kao Damaityna, marketing manager of iOne, the leading Apple retailer in Cambodia, declined to comment on this case but said she had not received any complaints or heard of similar electrocution incidents from customers.

The death comes on the heels of at least two other iPhone-related cases: the first, in which a Chinese stewardess died after answering a call on an iPhone 5 that was connected to a third-party charger; and the second, in which a Chinese man went into a coma after being electrocuted while connecting his iPhone 4 to a counterfeit charger.

In 2013, responding to safety issues caused by counterfeit adapters, Apple launched a global program to replace third-party chargers with its products, emphasising that “customer safety is a top priority at Apple” and that its products “undergo rigorous testing for safety”.

Apple could not be reached for comment yesterday.

อุตุฯเตือนพายุราอีเข้าไทยภาคอีสาน, เหนือมีฝนหนักมาก

อุตุฯเตือนพายุราอีเข้าไทยภาคอีสาน, เหนือมีฝนหนักมาก
กรมอุตุฯ เตือน พายุ 'ราอี' เข้าไทยคืนนี้ ภาคอีสานและเหนือ มีฝนหนักมากลมกระโชกแรง อันดามัน อ่าวไทยคลื่นสูง 2-3 เมตร ขณะที่ กทม.ฝนฟ้าคะนองร้อยละ 80 ของพื้นที่
กรมอุตุนิยมวิทยา เตือนพยากรณ์อากาศ 24 ชั่วโมงข้างหน้า เมื่อเวลา 04.00 น. ของวันนี้ (13 ก.ย. 59 ) พายุดีเปรสชันบริเวณชายฝั่งประเทศเวียดนามตอนกลาง ได้ทวีกำลังแรงขึ้นเป็นพายุโซนร้อน “ราอี” (Rai) แล้ว มีศูนย์กลางอยู่ห่างประมาณ 150 กิโลเมตร ทางด้านตะวันออกของเมืองดานัง ประเทศเวียดนาม หรือที่ ละติจูด 15.3 องศาเหนือ ลองจิจูด 109.0 องศาตะวันออก มีความเร็วลมสูงสุดใกล้ศูนย์กลางประมาณ 65 กม./ชม. กำลังเคลื่อนตัวทางทิศตะวันตกค่อนทางเหนือด้วยความเร็ว 20 กม./ชม. คาดว่าพายุนี้จะเคลื่อนขึ้นฝั่งประเทศเวียดนามใกล้เมืองดานังในวันนี้ (13 ก.ย. 59) และจะเคลื่อนเข้าภาคตะวันออกเฉียงเหนือตอนกลางของประเทศไทยในวันคืนนี้ (13 ก.ย. 59) โดยจะอ่อนกำลังลงเป็นพายุดีเปรสชันและหย่อมความกดอากาศต่ำตามลำดับหลังจากนั้นจะเคลื่อนเข้าปกคลุมภาคเหนือในระยะต่อไป ส่วนคลื่นลมบริเวณทะเลอันดามันและอ่าวไทยตอนบนมีกำลังแรงขึ้นโดยมีคลื่นสูง 2-3 เมตร ขอให้ชาวเรือเดินเรือด้วยความระมัดระวัง เรือเล็กควรงดออกจากฝั่งในช่วงวันที่ 13-18 กันยายน 2559 นี้ และติดตามข่าวพยากรณ์อากาศจากกรมอุตุนิยมวิทยาอย่างใกล้ชิดต่อไป 
ขณะที่กรุงเทพฯ และปริมณฑล มีโอกาสเกิดฝนฟ้าคะนอง ร้อยละ 80 และมีฝนตกหนักบางแห่ง อุณหภูมิต่ำสุด 25-26 องศาเซลเซียส อุณหภูมิสูงสุด 31-34 องศาเซลเซียส ลมตะวันตกเฉียงใต้ ความเร็ว 15-30 กม./ชม.





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លោក​ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ទោ ជួន ណារិន្ទ ស្នងការ​នគរបាល​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ រំឭក​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត​ដល់​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ទាំង​ជាតិ និង​អន្តរជាតិ​ដែល​ចូល​មក​ទស្សនា​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ទាំង​លើ​ដី​គោក និង​ដី​កោះ ត្រូវ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​ពី​ខ្យល់​ព្យុះ​ភ្លៀង​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ​នានា។ លោក​បញ្ជាក់​ថា រាល់​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ​ខ្យល់​កន្ត្រាក់ និង​ព្យុះ​ភ្លៀង​បាន​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​ឆាប់​រហ័ស និង​មិន​បាន​ប្រាប់​ដំណឹង​ជា​មុន​នោះ​ទេ ដូច្នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ជា​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ដែល​ទៅ​កម្សាន្ត​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នានា ហើយ​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក ត្រូវ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​ពី​សុវត្ថិភាព​ជាប់​ជានិច្ច។

លោក ជួន ណារិន្ទ បន្ត​ថា៖ «ដើម្បី​ជៀសវាង​បញ្ហា​សុវត្ថិភាព​កើត​ឡើង​ដល់​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​គ្រប់ៗ​រូប​ដែល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នានា សូម​ឲ្យ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​គ្រប់​ពេល ព្រោះ​ខ្យល់ និង​ព្យុះ​ភ្លៀង​បាន​កើត​ឡើង​គ្រប់​ពេល និង​ឆាប់​រហ័ស ដោយ​ក្នុង​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​បាន​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​ពី ២ ទៅ ៣​ដង​ក៏​មាន ជាពិសេស​រលក​បែក​ផ្កា​ត្រែង ដែល​បង​ប្អូន​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​និយម​ងូត​ទឹក​ប្រលែង​លេង​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ គឺ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​បង​ប្អូន​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​ខ្ពស់​អំពី​សុវត្ថិភាព​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក ទាំង​ក្មេង​ចាស់​ត្រូវ​ពាក់​អាវ​ពោង​ការពារ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ជា​ប្រចាំ។ ជាង​នេះ​ទៀត សូម​ឲ្យ​បង​ប្អូន​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ទាំងអស់ ត្រូវ​ស្តាប់​តាម​ការ​ណែនាំ​របស់​នគរបាល​ទេសចរ ឬ​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ​របស់​កង​កម្លាំង​នគរបាល​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ដើម្បី​ជៀសវាង​បញ្ហា​លិចលង់​ដែល​អាច​កើត​មាន​ឡើង​សម្រាប់​បុគ្គល​ម្នាក់ៗ»។

សារ​អំពាវនាវ​ជា​ថ្មី​នេះ គឺ​កើត​ឡើង​ក្រោយ​ពេល​ស្ទើរ​ជា​រៀង​រាល់​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​មួយ​ចំនួន​មាន​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​បាន​លង់​ទឹក​សមុទ្រ​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់ ក្នុង​នោះ​មាន​នៅ​ឆ្នេរ​ព្រែក​ត្រែង ឆ្នេរ​អូរត្រេះ ពិសេស​ឆ្នេរ​អូរឈើទាល។

ទាក់ទិន​ករណី​នេះ មន្ត្រី​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល និង​ប្រតិបត្តិករ​ទេសចរ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ បាន​សំណូមពរ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ ឬ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ត្រូវ​ពង្រឹង​សមត្ថភាព​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ និង​ដាក់​ពង្រាយ​កម្លាំង​ជួយ​សង្គ្រោះ​ឲ្យ​មាន​វត្តមាន​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នានា ដែល​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​និយម​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​កម្សាន្ត។

មន្ត្រី​សម្របសម្រួល​អង្គការ​លីកាដូ (LICADHO) ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ លោក ប៊ួន ណារិទ្ធិ បាន​រិះគន់​អាជ្ញាធរ ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ ថា​មិន​មាន​សម្ភារៈ និង​កម្លាំង​ជំនាញ​គ្រប់គ្រាន់ ដើម្បី​រង់ចាំ​ជួយ​សង្គ្រោះ​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ដែល​ជួប​គ្រោះ​លង់​ទឹក​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ​នានា។ លោក ប៊ួន ណារិទ្ធិ សំណូមពរ​ដល់​អាជ្ញាធរ​ស្ថាប័ន​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ពិសេស​ប៉ូលិស​ទេសចរ ត្រូវ​បង្កើន​ការ​យក​ចិត្ត​ទុក​ដាក់​ទៅ​លើ​សុវត្ថិភាព​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ដែល​ចូល​មក​កម្សាន្ត​តាម​ឆ្នេរ និង​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ប្រសើរ​ជាង​ពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន។

លោក​រិះគន់​ថា កន្លង​មក​អាជ្ញាធរ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ បាន​បង្កើត​ឲ្យ​មាន​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ​រង់ចាំ​ជួយ​សង្គ្រោះ​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ពេល​ជួប​បញ្ហា​ផ្សេងៗ ប៉ុន្តែ​មាន​តែ​ឈ្មោះ​ទេ ដោយ​មិន​ឃើញ​មាន​កម្លាំង​ជំនាញ និង​ឧបករណ៍​សង្គ្រោះ​ត្រូវ​ដាក់​ប្រចាំ​ការ ឬ​មាន​វត្តមាន​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ​ជា​ប្រចាំ​នោះ​ទេ៖ «ជាពិសេស​ត្រូវ​ពង្រឹង​ដល់​មន្ត្រី​ការងារ​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ ដោយ​បន្ថែម​ឧបករណ៍ ឬ​សម្ភារៈ និង​ជំនាញ​សង្គ្រោះ​ដល់​ពួក​គេ​ឲ្យ​បាន​គ្រប់​ចំនួន ដើម្បី​ឈាន​ដល់​សង្គ្រោះ​ជន​រងគ្រោះ​ពេល​លង់​ទឹក​សមុទ្រ ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​ឲ្យ​បាន​ទាន់​ពេលវេលា។ កន្លង​មក ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ​មួយ​ចំនួន នគរបាល​បាន​បង្កើត​ឲ្យ​មាន​ទីតាំង​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ ដើម្បី​ឃ្លាំ​មើល​ការ​លង់​ទឹក​ពី​សំណាក់​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​នេះ​ដែរ ប៉ុន្តែ​មាន​តែ​ទីតាំង តែ​អត់​ឃើញ​មាន​វត្តមាន​មន្ត្រី​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ ឬ​បុគ្គល​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ​មិន​មាន​វត្តមាន​នៅ​តាម​ទីតាំង​នីមួយៗ​នោះ​ទេ ហើយ​ពេល​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ជួប​គ្រោះ​លង់​ទឹក​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក មិន​ដឹង​ជា​ត្រូវ​ទាក់ទង​ឆ្មាំ​សមុទ្រ​ទាំងនោះ​ឲ្យ​ជួយ​សង្គ្រោះ​ដោយ​វិធី​ណា​នោះ​ទេ។ សូម​ឲ្យ​មន្ត្រី​ជំនាញ​ស្ថាប័ន​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ ជួយ​គិតគូរ​លើ​បញ្ហា​នេះ​ឡើង​វិញ»។

ការ​លង់​ទឹក​សមុទ្រ​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នានា​នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ ត្រូវ​ប្រតិបត្តិករ​ទេសចរ​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ​ខេត្ត​នេះ​ចោទ​ថា ដោយសារ​ការ​ធ្វេសប្រហែស​របស់​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ ដោយ​ពួក​គេ​បាន​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​មាន​ជម្រៅ​ជ្រៅ​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នានា ហើយ​មិន​ស្តាប់​តាម​ការ​ណែនាំ ឬ​ការ​ហាមឃាត់​របស់​អាជ្ញាធរ និង​អាជីវករ​ប្រចាំ​ការ​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នីមួយៗ​នោះ​ទេ។

បញ្ហា​នេះ​ដែរ អភិបាល​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ លោក យន្ត មីន ក៏​អំពាវនាវ​ដល់​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ពិសេស​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ ត្រូវ​ប្រុង​ប្រយ័ត្ន​ពី​សុវត្ថិភាព​ផ្ទាល់​ខ្លួន​ពេល​ចូល​មក​កម្សាន្ត និង​បាន​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​នានា។ លោក​បន្ត​ថា ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​គ្រប់​រូប​មិន​ត្រូវ​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​សមុទ្រ​នោះ​ទេ នៅ​ពេល​មាន​ព្យុះ​ភ្លៀង​បោក​បក់​មក​ខ្លាំង​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ ព្រោះ​អាច​នាំ​ឲ្យ​កើត​មាន​គ្រោះ​លង់​ទឹក​កើត​ឡើង​ជា​យថាហេតុ។

ស្ថិតិ​ក្រៅ​ផ្លូវ​ការ​បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា កាល​ពី​ខែ​សីហា កន្លង​ទៅ មាន​ចំនួន​ភ្ញៀវ​ទេសចរ​ជាតិ និង​អន្តរជាតិ​ដែល​លង់​ទឹក​ស្លាប់​ពេល​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​តាម​ឆ្នេរ​សមុទ្រ និង​តាម​កោះ​មួយ​ចំនួន​នា​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ មាន​ជិត ១០​នាក់ និង​អាជ្ញាធរ​ជួយ​សង្គ្រោះ​បាន​ជាង ១០​នាក់។ ជន​រងគ្រោះ​លង់​ទឹក​ភាគច្រើន គឺ​បាន​ចុះ​ងូត​ទឹក​នៅ​ឆ្នេរ​អូរឈើទាល៕

Three bus companies earn ministry warning

Three bus companies earn ministry warning

A person arrives at a Virak Buntham office in central Phnom Penh yesterday afternoon. Hong Menea

Mon, 12 September 2016

The Ministry of Public Works and Transportation has issued warning letters to three transportation companies it has deemed irresponsible, ministry officials confirmed yesterday.

Minister Sun Chanthol used a Thursday meeting on the implementation of traffic laws to reprimand bus companies Virak Buntham, Rith Mony and 15SH for negligence and breaking traffic laws.

But Va Sim Soriya, the ministry spokesman, confirmed no immediate action would be taken to penalise the companies.

“The letter was only a warning. If we see a bus driver who is careless, we will stop the driver and revoke the driver’s licence,” Soriya said. “But as for a company shutdown, I cannot tell you anything.”

Road Safety Institute head Ear Chariya welcomed the action, saying it’s time for the ministry to get serious about cracking down on bus companies that violate the law. “In the past the ministry only issued an announcement and some companies didn’t pay attention,” he said.

In response, Nov Keavirak, director of Virak Buntham’s Phnom Penh branch, insisted his company teaches its drivers about the need to obey traffic laws. “Regarding the advice of the ministry, we teach our drivers to be highly cautious,” Keavirak said. “In fact, we have four meetings per month.”

During Thursday’s meeting, Chanthol also asked transportation companies to consider lowering their fees alongside the falling price of petrol to make it easier for poor Cambodians to travel.

Man badly injured in Pailin landmine blast


September 12, 2016

Man badly injured in Pailin landmine blast

A man is put on a stretcher yesterday morning after he stepped on a landmine in Pailin province. National Police


Mon, 12 September 2016

An intoxicated man stepped on a landmine in Pailin province early yesterday morning, injuring both of his arms and one leg, according to local police.

Chhor Manh, Boyakha commune police chief, said yesterday that the victim, Nor Sarom, 44, was drunk when the incident occurred at about 1am. Sarom got lost on his way home, unwittingly entering a well-known landmine-ridden area near his farm.

“He was drunk and walked into the landmine area”, Manh said. “His arms are extremely injured and his leg has a minor injury,” he added. After the explosion, Sarom was able to walk to the local police station.

He was then transferred to a hospital in Battambang, where he remains. Manh said Sarom will likely never use his right hand again.

Manh said there were signs on the trees warning people not to enter the contaminated area, but the man did not see them.

“There are two cases of landmine explosions in this commune this year and two people got injured”, Manh said.

Heng Ratana, director-general of Cambodia Mine Action Centre (CMAC), said that as of July, 60 people had been killed or injured by landmines in Cambodia during 2016.

CMAC estimates that there were about 4 to 6 million landmines laid in Cambodia over the span of decades of war lasting from 1970 to 1997.