New charges await Loun Sovath

Venerable Loun Sovath celebrates by throwing flower petals into the air at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court yesterday. Heng Chivoan

Wed, 26 November 2014

May Titthara and Sarah Taguiam

Prominent activist monk Venerable Loun Sovath is awaiting new charges after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court discovered grave technical errors involving his case during a trial that lawyers and NGO officials have called “bewildering”.

Sovath, an internationally recognised human rights defender, was originally charged with incitement to commit a felony for allegedly leading land-dispute victims in protests against government authorities.

He appeared in a public hearing yesterday alongside three men with ties to so-called terrorist group Khmer People Power Movement (KPPM) who had additional charges of treason and obstructing electoral procedures.

The monk, however, was dismissed an hour into the hearing and the current charges against him dropped after court judges learned that he was being tried under the wrong case.

“We are transferring the case of Venerable Loun Sovath to the investigating judge because today’s case is not related to him” presiding judge Tob Chhun Heng told the court. “His case is under investigation.”

The unexpected decision has caused mounting confusion among observers, lawyers and Sovath himself.

“I have no idea when my next hearing is or what I’m being charged with,” Sovath told thePost. “This is a huge technical mistake made by the court … and this is proof of how it’s rife with injustice.”

Judge Puts Off Cambodian Activist Monk’s Hearing on Technical Grounds

Activist monk Loun Sovath (C) leaves court after a judge suspends his hearing in Phnom Penh, Nov. 25, 2014.

RFA

A Cambodian court on Tuesday put off a hearing involving a prominent activist monk facing disputed charges of “incitement to commit felony” following criticism from civil society and rights groups.

Loun Sovath is accused of inciting and leading protests against the government by victims of land disputes in the Chi Kreng district of Siem Reap and Boeung Kak Lake in the capital Phnom Penh.

The Phnom Penh Municipal Court cited an unspecified technical problem when it cancelled Loun Sovath’s hearing, and said it would be rescheduled at a future date.

If convicted, he could face up to two years imprisonment and a fine of U.S. $1,000, according to a statement issued by the groups at the weekend.

After the closed-door court session on Tuesday, Loun Sovath told RFA’s Khmer Service that judge Top Chhunheng said there was a procedural problem, but gave no further explanation.

However, the court has refused to drop the charges against the monk, who has played an active role in backing repressed communities and human rights defenders across Cambodia.

“The judge summoned me to appear before the court at 8 a.m.,” Loun Sovath told RFA. “When I arrived, he said there was a technical problem.”

The monk called the hearing “a joke” and said it was unjust for the court to maintain its charges against him.

Villagers and activists rally their support for Loun Sovath outside the courthouse in Phnom Penh, Nov. 25, 2014. Credit: RFA

Reactions

Outside the courthouse, about 300 villagers and activists rallied to show their support for Loun Sovath.

Mu Sochua, an opposition lawmaker from the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), who monitored the proceeding, said the trial was aimed at intimidating Loun Sovath to not get involved in social issues.

Sixteen civil society groups, including Amnesty International, Cambodia’s Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) and Licadho, issued a statement calling for authorities to drop the charges against the monk.

They noted that the current incitement charge was first tried in absentia in 2012 in a case that also named as defendant the president of the U.S.-based Khmer People Power Movement, Sourn Serey Ratha.

Sam Sary, Sam Rainsy's father and Samdech Penn Nouth, Prime Minister of Cambodia

២៨ តុលា ២០១៤ - ទំព័រ ជីវប្រវត្តិ / 28 October 2014 – My father Sam Sary as a Buddhist monk in 1957.

រូបលោកឪពុកខ្ញុំនេះ ថតនៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៥៧។ ឪពុកខ្ញុំឈ្មោះ សម សារី កើតនៅឆ្នាំ ១៩១៧។ លោកបានរៀនបញ្ចប់ មធ្យមសិក្សានៅវិទ្យាល័យបារាំង Chasseloup-Laubat នៅទីក្រុង ព្រៃនគរ (កម្ពុជាក្រោម) និង ឧត្តមសិក្សា នៅសាកលវិទ្យាល័យ ទីក្រុងប៉ារីស ប្រទេសបារំាង ហើយបានធ្វើជា ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនិងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ក្រសួងអប់រំ និងក្រសួងមួយចំនួនទៀត។ ក្នុងរូបថតនេះ លោកឪពុកខ្ញុំ កំពុងសាងភ្នួស នៅវត្តបទុមវតី រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ក្នុងឱកាស បុណ្យពាក់កណ្តាលសាសនា ពុទ្ធសករាជ ឆ្នាំ ២៥០០។ អ្នកដែលដាក់បាតប្រគេនលោក គឺសម្តេច ប៉ែន នុត ជានាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី នៃ ព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា ក្នុងសម័យសង្គមរាស្រ្តនិយម (១៩៥៥-១៩៧០) ដែលមាន សម្តេចព្រះនរោត្តមសីហនុ ជានាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ឬ ជាព្រះប្រមុខរដ្ឋ។

This photo showing my father (on the left) was taken in 1957. My father’s name is Sam Sary. He was born in 1917. He completed high school at the French Lycée Chasseloup-Laubat in Saigon (Kampuchea Krom or Lower Cambodia which was the French colony of Cochinchina at that time) and higher education at the Paris University in the late 1940s. He has been Deputy Prime Minister and has held the government portfolios of Economy and Finance, Education and some other Ministries. On the photo, my father was having a stint as a Buddhist monk on the occasion of a landmark Buddhist festival in year 2500 of the Buddhist Era or 1957 AD. The person giving alms (rice) to the monk on the photo is Samdech Penn Nouth, then Cambodia’s Prime Minister under the Sangkum Reastr Niyum regime (1955-1970) with Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk serving as Prime Minister or Head of State.

Suspect ruled out in shooting [Is Gen. Chuon Narin trying to cover up or was he also involved in the murder because the suspect is his personal bodyguard?]

According to a Facebook user Nokor Koktlork, a police investigator told him that the killer of tycoon Ung Meng Cheu was a policeman whose photos and images were captured by a CCTV camera. That policeman is Sok Monitra, a personal bodyguard of Gen. Chuon Narin, Deputy Police Commissioner of Phnom Penh. See the images below.

ប៉ូលីសជំនាញខ្សឹបប្រាប់ឲ្យដឹងថា ឃាតក គឺជាប៉ូលីស ដែលពាក់សំលៀក បំពាក់ហ្នឹង (ជាមនុស្សតែមួយ) ដែលបាញ់បានលោកឧកញ៉ា អ៊ឺង ម៉េង ជឺ ថៅកែក្រុមហ៊ុនស៊ីម៉ង់ត៍ពេជ្រ និងជាម្ចាស់ហាងពេជ្រ ហុងកុង «ករណីពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការរកស៊ីដីធ្លី» កាលពីល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី២២ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ២០១៤។

Post by Nokor Koktlork.

Thy Sovantha: គំនូរលើរូបនេះ ខ្ញុំជាអ្នកគូរ

កាត់ពីវីដេអូពិតៗ បើមានបញ្ហាខ្ញុំទទួលខុសត្រូវ

ខ្ញុំដាក់ការសង្ស័យ ខ្ញុំមិនមែនចោទប្រកាន់ទេ/ Share

The comparison above was drawn by Miss Thy Sovantha and was broadcast by Hang Meas TV linking the images of the murder suspect during the murder and at the scene of the murder after the alleged killer has allegedly returned to the murder to inspect whether the victim was really dead.

Tue, 25 November 2014

Taing Vida, Shane Worrell and Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

Police yesterday said they had ruled out a district police officer as a suspect in the Saturday-night slaying of businessman Ung Meng Cheu in Phnom Penh.

In the aftermath of the tycoon being shot dead on Sihanouk Boulevard, photos emerged online of an officer standing close to the victim’s lifeless body.

That officer, social media users pointed out, resembled the shooter who had earlier fired six bullets into Meng Cheu, chairman of the Shimmex Group, after he climbed out of his Lexus at about 7:15pm.

The man appears to be dressed the same as the shooter shown in closed-circuit television footage. This includes a shirt with sleeves rolled up and an item clipped to his belt or protruding from his pocket.

Chuon Narin, Phnom Penh deputy police chief, admitted there were similarities between the officer and the shooter, but said police had quickly ruled out the officer as a suspect.

“The man is a police officer from Chamkarmon district assigned to protect me when I went to the site,” Narin said. “The [similarity] is the shirt colour. Police have looked closely at his phone cover and ID card [on his belt]. Also, he is only 170 centimetres tall and in his early 20s. The shooter is 175 centimetres and in his late 30s.”

Narin urged Facebook users to stop accusing the police officer, adding that conclusions should be left to the experts.

“We are all trying to catch the suspects. This is not a simple case,” Narin said.

CPP's election reform team waves off opposition boycott threat

Khmerization: The decision to accept to use the old NEC if the new one cannot be created will come to haunt the CNRP the same as Rainsy's decision to agree to amend the constitution to form a government with a 50% plus 1 formula has haunted the CNRP.

Tue, 25 November 2014

Meas Sokchea

The Cambodian People’s Party’s top election reform negotiator has responded to threats from the opposition that it might consider walking out of the National Assembly if a new National Election Committee cannot be formed.

When asked about the prospect of a renewed opposition boycott of parliament yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Bin Chhin referred to a provision in the July 22 agreement between the two parties that specifies if a new NEC cannot be formed, then the old and much-maligned NEC will continue.

Chhin, speaking after a meeting between the two parties’ working groups that again failed to reach full accord on a new NEC law, said that while talks were “going smoothly” and that the new institution should be created, it was up to the Cambodia National Rescue Party if it wants want to walk out.

On Sunday, CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha warned that his party’s 55 lawmakers would consider leaving the assembly if talks continued to fail.

“What he said is his business. For us, we do not worry at all about what he said,” Chhin said. “No one wants to keep [the old NEC]. [But under] the July 22 agreement that we have already agreed to, we must be careful in making the law, because if the new law cannot be made, [we] will use the old one.

“When we make laws we must do it in a way that will avoid creating deadlock in national institutions.”

Mu Sochua visits a vendor at Deum Kor Market who was beaten by security guards

Post by Darasou NaNi.

Post by យុវជនអង្គរ - Youth Angkor.

Listen to what CPP supporters who had a land dispute say about the CPP

Post by camnews.

An opposition activist shot dead by police at an illegal cockfighting ring សកម្មជន​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​ម្នាក់​ស្លាប់​ដោយសារ​ការ​បង្ក្រាប​កន្លែង​ជល់​មាន់​ស្រុក​មេមត់

RFA - អាជ្ញាធរ​ស្រុក​មេមត់ ខេត្ត​ត្បូងឃ្មុំ ជា​ច្រើន​នាក់​ចុះ​បង្ក្រាប​កន្លែង​ជល់មាន់​មួយ​កន្លែង​នៅ​ឃុំ​ច័ន្ទមូល ដោយ​មាន​បាញ់​កាំភ្លើង​ផង​នោះ បណ្ដាល​ឱ្យ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ម្នាក់​ស្លាប់​នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៥ វិច្ឆិកា។ យ៉ាង​ណា​ក៏ដោយ សមត្ថកិច្ច​ថា​កំពុង​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​ជុំវិញ​រឿង​ហេតុ​ដែល​បាន​កើត​ឡើង​នោះ។

ក្រុម​គ្រួសារ​សព លោក ឆាយ អឿន អាយុ ២៤​ឆ្នាំ ដែល​បាន​ស្លាប់​ក្នុង​ហេតុការណ៍​អាជ្ញាធរ​ស្រុក​មេមត់ ចុះ​បង្ក្រាប​កន្លែង​ជល់​មាន់​មួយ​ក្នុង​ឃុំ​ច័ន្ទមូល បាន​តវ៉ា​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​បំភ្លឺ​រឿង​គ្រោះថ្នាក់​នោះ​ឲ្យ​បាន​ច្បាស់លាស់។

ពលរដ្ឋ​នៅ​ឃុំ​ច័ន្ទមូល ត្រូវ​ជា​ម្ដាយ​ក្មេក​សព​អ្នកស្រី ណុប ឃ្លោក មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា ការ​ចុះ​បង្ក្រាប​នោះ​ហេតុ​អ្វី​បាន​ជា​សមត្ថកិច្ច​បាញ់​តែ​កូន​អ្នកស្រី​ដែល​មិន​មែន​ជា​អ្នក​លេង​អ្វី​ធំដុំ​នឹង​គេ​ផង​នោះ​រហូត​ដល់​ទៅ​បី​គ្រាប់ ស្រប​ពេល​អ្នក​ផ្សេង​ទៀត សមត្ថកិច្ច​គ្រាន់តែ​ចាប់​ឃាត់​ខ្លួន​នោះ៖ «ហើយ​ដល់​ពេល​មាន​សង្គ្រោះ​មក​ងាប់​តែ​កូន​ខ្ញុំ​ម្នាក់​ឯង ហើយ​អ្នក​មក​បាញ់​មក​ចាប់​ម៉ូតូ​ចាប់​អី​ហ្នឹង​អត់​មាន​បាញ់​ម្នាក់ អត់​មាន​អ្នក​ណា​មាន​របួស​ម្នាក់​ផង។ មាន​តែ​ងាប់​កូន​ខ្ញុំ​តែ​ម្នាក់​ឯង មក​បាញ់​សំដៅ​តែមួយ​ឡើង​បី​គ្រាប់»។

ការ​ស្លាប់​របស់​លោក ឆាយ អឿន ដែល​គេ​ស្គាល់​ថា ជា​សកម្មជន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​ផង បាន​បន្សល់​ទុក​នូវ​កូនស្រី​អាយុ ៣​ឆ្នាំ​ម្នាក់ និង​ស្លាប់​ទាំង​ក្រុម​គ្រួសារ​មិន​អស់​ចិត្ត។ ក្រុម​គ្រួសារ​នឹង​រៀបចំ​ពាក្យ​បណ្ដឹង​មួយ​ដាក់​ទៅ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ដើម្បី​ឱ្យ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត​រក​អ្នក​បាញ់​មក​ផ្ដន្ទាទោស​ទៅ​តាម​ផ្លូវ​ច្បាប់ រួម​នឹង​ទាមទារ​សំណង​មួយ​ចំនួន​ផង។

​នាយរង​ប៉ុស្តិ៍​នគរបាល​ឃុំ​ច័ន្ទមូល លោក ផួង ឆដាវី ឱ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ការ​ស្លាប់​នេះ​គឺ​នៅ​ពេល​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ស្រុក​ចុះ​បង្ក្រាប​កន្លែង​ជល់​មាន់​លួច​លាក់​នៅ​ទីនោះ ប៉ុន្តែ​រឿង​ផ្សេង​លោក​មិន​បាន​ដឹង​ច្បាស់​ទេ ពីព្រោះ​លោក​មិន​បាន​នៅ​នឹង​កន្លែង​កើតហេតុ​ឡើយ និង​ម្យ៉ាង​ខាង​លោក​កំពុង​ចុះ​ស្រាវជ្រាវ​ជុំវិញ​ករណី​នេះ។

Kuwait, Cambodia mull bilateral cooperation

25/11/2014   |   07:30 PM | Kuwait News

Kuwait's Ambassador to Cambodia Dhrar Nasser Al-Tuwaijri

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 25 (KUNA) -- Kuwait's Ambassador to Cambodia Dhrar Nasser Al-Tuwaijri and Cambodia's Deputy Premier and Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Minister Hur Namhong discussed the ways of strengthening bilateral relations. The meeting focused on issues of common interest and means of enhancing cooperation between the two friendly countries, Al-Tuwaijri told KUNA in a statement after the meeting. The meeting was attended by Cambodia's senior officials and Kuwaiti Embassy's Third Secretary Abdullah Al-Muhanna, he added. (end) mam.hm

'World’s Best Rice' Title Could Boost Cambodian Rice Exports

'World’s Best Rice' Title Could Boost Cambodian Rice Exports

By Robert Carmichael November 25, 2014

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA—For the third year in a row, Cambodia’s premier rice has been voted the world’s best at the World Rice Conference.

The award, which it shares this year with Thailand, comes at a time when Cambodia is looking at rice exports as a way to increase incomes for its many impoverished subsistence farmers.

Although Cambodia is a minnow in the world rice stakes, producing just 1 percent of global output in 2012, the award for its fragrant romduol varietal should help promote exports.

The rice industry, though small-scale and inefficient, remains key to the economy. Most Cambodians survive in part by growing rice on small plots. Inefficiencies mean large amounts of unmilled rice -- known as paddy -- go to neighboring Thailand and Vietnam where they fetch a higher price.

Sok Puthyvuth, the president of the Cambodia Rice Federation, which represents all players in the industry, said, “We need better seeds, we need a better collection process, we need better storage, we need better logistics, and also our exports need to brand Cambodian rice to be one of the top brands in the world.”

Higher target

The target is 1 million tons of milled rice exported by 2015. So far this year Cambodia has exported about 400,000 tons -- mostly to the European Union.

Deputy Prime Minister Keat Chhon said a central tenet -- to boost farmers' incomes -- remains key to government efforts to improve the industry.

“I want to emphasize that the purpose of the rice policy is to reduce poverty, to ensure people in rural areas earn more, and to reduce the development gap between rural and urban areas,” Chhon said.

Famous Cambodian Elephant Set for Retirement, Resettlement

Kong Sothanarith

November 25, 2014 2:18 PM

PHNON PENH—

Phnom Penh’s only Asian elephant is returning to the jungle after 30 years of service in the Cambodian capital.

Large crowds gathered Tuesday to celebrate the retirement and resettlement of the beloved Sambo, who has been a well known resident of Phnom Penh for half a century.  A Buddhist religious ceremony was performed to mark her official release from captivity.

Buddhist perform a ceremony to officially retire Sambo, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Nov. 25, 2014. (Kong Sothanarith/VOA)

With support of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID), the 54-year-old elephant is set to relocate to the Elephant Valley Project (EVP) in the remote northeastern province of Mondolkiri next month.

There, she will join 12 other elephants in the Keo Seima forest under the supervision of a team from the Ministry of Agriculture’s Forestry Administration.

Sambo was brought to the city by the Sorn family nearly 50 years ago and has since become a staple of Cambodia’s Wat Phnom temple.

Her caretaker, Sin Sorn, says the elephant is also an important part of his family.

“My father caught her at Oral mountain in Kampong Speu province since I was a small kid,” he said. “This elephant and me are like siblings.”

Hun Sen is one of the world's longest-serving leaders who refused to step down លោក ​ហ៊ុន ​សែន​ គឺ​ជា​មេដឹកនាំ​ម្នាក់ក្នុង​ចំណោម​មេដឹកនាំ​លើ​ពិ​ភព​លោក​កាន់​អំណាច​យូរ​ជាងគេ ដែល​មិន​ព្រម​ចុះ​ចេញពី​តំណែង​

ប្រែសម្រួលដោយ៖​ នួន បូរិន​ | ថ្ងៃអង្គារ ទី25 វិច្ឆិកា 2014, 

​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​កម្ពុជាលោក​ ហ៊ុន ​សែន ដែល​ជា​អនុប្រធាន​គណប្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ត្រូវបាន​កាសែត​បរទេសដ៏​ល្បីល្បាញមួយ​រកឃើញ​ថា ​លោក​គឺជាមេដឹកនាំម្នាក់ក្នុងចំណោម មេដឹកនាំនៅលើ​ពិភពលោក​ចំនួន២៣​រូប​​ ដែល​បាន​កាន់​អំណាច​យូរ​ជាង​គេ​ និង​គឺ​ជា​មេដឹកនាំ​មិន​ចង់​ចុះចេញ​ពី​ត​ណែ​ង​ ទោះជា​មាន​បាតុកម្ម​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​ចាកចេញក៏ដោយ ។​

នៅក្នុង​តារាង​ប្រៀបធៀប​របស់​កាសែត​អាមេរិកវ៉ា​ស៊ិន​តោន​ប៉ុស្តិ៍  មេដឹកនាំដែល​កាន់​អំណាច​យូរ​ជាង​គេនៅលើ​ពិភពលោក គឺលោក ​ហ៊ុន ​សែន ត្រូវបាន​ចាត់ថ្នាក់​លេខ៦ ក្នុងចំណោមមេដឹកនាំ​២៣រូប ។ ប៉ុន្តែ​សម្រាប់​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ​ហ៊ុន ​សែន គឺជាមនុស្ស​ម្នាក់​គត់​នៃ​ទ្វីប​អាស៊ី​នា​សម័យកាល​នេះ ដែល​ត្រូវ​ស្រង់​ទៅធ្វើ​ការប្រៀបធៀបជាមួយ មេដឹកនាំ​នៃ​ទ្វីបដទៃទៀត ។ 

​កាសែតបរទេស​នេះ​ធ្វើការ​ផ្ទៀងផ្ទាត់​ដោយគិត​ជា​ចំនួន​ថ្ងៃ ​ដែលមេដឹកនាំនៃ​ប្រទេសនី​មួយៗ កាន់អំណាចយូរ​ជាង​គេ ។​

លោក ​ប៉ូល​ បីយ៉ា (Paul Biya)  មេដឹកនាំ​ប្រទេសកាំ​ម្រូ​ន នៃ​ទ្វីប​អា​ហ្រិ្វ​ក លំដាប់ថ្នាក់​ទី​១។ គាត់កាន់អំណាចចំនួន១៤៣៦១ថ្ងៃ  ហើយបន្ទាប់មកមានមេដឹកនាំចំនួន៤​ប្រទេស​ទៀត គឺ​ម្នាក់​ៗបានកាន់អំណាចជាង ១២៨០០ ​និង​១២៦០០​ថ្ងៃ ​ហើយសម្រាប់លោក​ ហ៊ុន សែន ដែល​ជាប់​ចំណាត់ថ្នាក់​ទី៦ គិត​មកដល់ពេលនេះគឺលោកបានកាន់អំណាចជាង​១២០០០​ថ្ងៃ ហើយ​បើ​គិត​ជា​ឆ្នាំ គឹ​មេដឹកនាំ​ខ្លះបាន​កាន់អំណាចជិត​៤០ឆ្នាំ ហើយលោក ​ហ៊ុន​ សែន កាន់អំណាចជិត៣០​ឆ្នាំ ។​

​កាសែតដដែល​នេះបន្តថា មាន​មេដឹកនាំខ្លះកាន់អំណាចក្រោម១០០០០​ថ្ងៃ និងជិត៦០០០ថ្ងៃ មាន​ម្នាក់គឺ ប្រធានាធិបតីរុស្ស៊ី ប្លា​ឌី​មៀ​ពូ​ទីន ប​ច្ចុ​ប្បន្ន​នេះ កាន់​អំណាច​បាន​ជិត ៦០០០​ថ្ងៃ ។​

Phnom Penh court cancels monk activist's hearing due to technical fault ចៅក្រម​សាលាដំបូង​ទម្លាក់​បទ​ចោទ​លើ​ព្រះសង្ឃ លួន សុវ៉ាត ជា​បណ្ដោះអាសន្ន

Ven. Luon Sovath cheered by supporters after the court drop all charges due to technical fault.

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Phnom Penh Municipal Court on Tuesday cancelled hearing of prominent monk activist, who was accused of series of criminal charges, due to technical fault. 

Speaking at the hearing after a 15-minute break consideration, president judge Tob Chhonheng said that the hearing today is not linked to Luon Savath because the case had already been finished since 2010, and was invalid. 

Some 200 people were protesting outside the court during the hearing to demand that the court drop charge against Luon Savath. 

Civil society officials, opposition lawmakers and foreign diplomats were also seen closely following the hearing. 

Luon Savath was charged with inciting crimes, inciting citizens no to go to cast ballots in Takeo province, Banteay Meanchey, Poipet provinces and Phnom Penh from 2007 to 2013, and conspiracy treason on August 2013. 

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ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ លួន សុវ៉ាត ថ្លែង​ទៅ​កាន់​អ្នក​កាសែត នៅ​មុខ​សាលាដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី ២៥ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៤។

 RFA/Morm Moniroth

ចៅក្រម​សាលាដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ សម្រេច​ទម្លាក់​បទ​ចោទ​លើ​ព្រះសង្ឃ លួន សុវ៉ាត ដោយ​សំអាង​ថា មិន​ទាន់​រក​ឃើញ​បទល្មើស។

ការសម្រេច​នេះ​​គឺ​បន្ទាប់​ពី​ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ លួន សុវ៉ាត បាន​ចូល​ទៅ​បំភ្លឺ​នៅ​តុលាការ នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៥ ខែ វិច្ឆិកា ដែល​ចូល​បំភ្លឺ​តាម​ការ​កោះហៅ​​ពី​បទ​ញុះញង់​ឲ្យ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​បទឧក្រិដ្ឋ បទ​ក្បត់ជាតិ និង​ប្រឆាំង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត។

Three ASEAN leaders who spent half of their life fighting for democracy who have not achieved their goals yet មេបក្ស​​ប្រឆាំង​​បី​រូប​​នៅ​អាស៊ាន​​តស៊ូ​​ស្ទើរ​​​ពាក់ក​ណ្តាល​​ជីវិត ​​​មិន​ទាន់​មា​ន​​វាស​នា​​​ដឹក​នាំ​​​ប្រ​ទេស​

(អត្ថបទចុះ​ផ្សាយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ    25-11-2014, ThmeyThmey) |  ដោយ សៅ ផលនិស្ស័យ

នៅ​តំបន់​អាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ គេ​សង្កេតឃើញ​មាន​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ដែលជា​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ល្បីល្បាញ​ជាច្រើន​នាក់ ហើយ​ពួកគេ​ទាំងនោះ​ខិតខំ​ប្រឹងប្រែង​តស៊ូ​មតិ​ដើម្បី​ជំរុញ​អោយ​ដំណើរការ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​នៅក្នុង​ប្រទេស​វិ​វត្ត​ទៅមុខ​បានល្អ​ប្រសើរ​នោះ។ មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ទាំងនោះ​សុទ្ធ​ឆ្លងកាត់​បទពិសោធន៍​វែងឆ្ងាយ​ប្រហាក់ប្រហែលគ្នា ដោយ​ប្រឈម​មកជា​មួយ​បញ្ហាលំបាក​ជាច្រើន​ក្នុង​អាជីព​ជា​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល។ អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​ដែល​លេចធ្លោរ​ខ្លាំងជាងគេ​នៅពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ មាន​លោកស្រី អ៊ុង​សាន ស៊ូ​ជី ប្រធាន​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​មី​យ៉ាន់​ម៉ា  លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​កម្ពុជា និង​លោក អាន់​វ៉ា អ៊ី​ប្រ៉ា​ហ៊ីម (Anwar Ibrahim) មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ប្រទេស​ម៉ាឡេស៊ី​ផង។

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យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ​បើទោះជា​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​ទាំងនេះ​ល្បីល្បាញ​និង​តស៊ូ​ស្ទើ​តែ​ពាក់កណ្តាល​ជីវិត​ក៏ដោយ ពួកគាត់​កាន់តែ​មាន​វ័យ​ចំណាស់​ខ្លាំងណាស់​ទៅហើយ ហើយ​គេ​ក៏​មិនឃើញ​សញ្ញា​ណាមួយ​បញ្ជាក់ថា​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​ទាំងនេះ​អាចមាន​លទ្ធភាព​ឡើងកាន់​កាប់​តំណែង​កំពូល​របស់​រដ្ឋ​តាម​ខ្លួន​ចង់បាន​ដែរ។

សូម​ស្តាប់​ការពន្យល់​របស់លោក សៅ ផល​និស្ស័យ ទាក់ទិន​នឹង​បញ្ហា​នេះ

គណបក្សប្រឆាំង ដើរតួនាទី​យ៉ាងសំខាន់​ក្នុង​សកម្មភាព​នយោបាយ ហើយ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​នេះ​ក៏​ជា​អ្នក​រួម​ជា​ចំណែក​ក្នុង​ការចូលរួម​ជំ​រុញអោយ​ដំណើរការ​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​នៅក្នុង​ប្រទេស​មាន​ភាពល្អ​ប្រសើរ​ផងដែរ។ គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​មិន​ត្រឹមតែ​ជា​អ្នកប្រកួតប្រជែង និង​រិះគន់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ​នេះ តែ​វា​ក៏មាន​តួនាទី​ក្នុង​ការដាក់​សម្ពាធ​អោយ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​មានការ​ទទួលខុសត្រូវ​ខ្ពស់​ចំពោះ​សកម្មភាព​របស់ខ្លួន សម្រេចចិត្ត​ប្រកបដោយ​ភាពត្រឹមត្រូវ តម្លាភាព និង អាច​ដោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា​ប្រឈម​បាន​យ៉ាងណា​មាន​ប្រសិទ្ធិភាព។

ប្រសិនបើ​គ្មាន​តួនាទី​របស់​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​ទេនោះ សង្គម​មួយ​ប្រហែលជា​មិនអាច​វិ​វត្ត​ទៅមុខ​បានល្អ​ប្រសើរ នោះឡើយ។ ថ្ងៃនេះ ខ្ញុំ​សូម​លើកយក​មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្សប្រឆាំង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ចំនួន​បីនាក់ ដែល​ល្បីល្បាញ​បំផុត​នៅក្នុង​តំបន់ ក៏ដូចជា​ក្នុង​ពិភពលោក​ផងដែរ ហើយ​មេដឹកនាំ​ទាំងនោះ​ស្ថិតក្នុង​អាជីព​ជា​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​អស់​ពេល​ជាច្រើន​ទសវត្ស​មកហើយ។ បើទោះជា​ជីវិត​ពោរពេញ​ទៅដោយ​ការតស៊ូ និង​គ្រោះថ្នាក់​ខ្លាំង​ក៏ពិតមែន តែ​ក្នុងនាម​ជា​អ្នកការពារ​ប្រយោជន៍​សង្គម​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​ទាំងនោះ មិន​ដែរ​រួញរា​ក្នុង​ការបន្ត​ធ្វើជា​អ្នកនយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​នោះឡើយ។ 

Cambodian Opposition Lawmakers Threaten to Walk Out of Parliament

Kem Sokha in front of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, July 25, 2014.

RFA

Lawmakers from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) would consider boycotting parliament again if Prime Minister Hun Sen’s party continues to delay an agreement on electoral reform, according to CNRP deputy leader Kem Sokha.

The two parties have reached a deadlock in talks on forging an agreement to shake up the country’s election body, the National Election Committee (NEC), after the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) imposed various conditions denying independent officials a seat in the panel, according to sources.

Kem Sokha, CNRP deputy president and the number two leader of parliament (National Assembly), said if his party members could not get electoral reforms through the assembly, they would hold a “people’s convention” to let the public decide whether they consider a boycott of the legislature.

“If we’ve entered the National Assembly, and they [CPP members] manipulate us, and the NEC isn’t changed, we will hold a convention in Phnom Penh again and ask all the representatives to make a decision: Should the CNRP’s lawmakers continue to sit in the assembly or leave and do something else,” Kem Sokha told his supporters on Sunday at a public forum in western Cambodia’s Pursat province.

Land-grab victims from Boeung Pram not happy with Chheang Vun's solutions អ្នក​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​នៅ​បឹងប្រាំ​មួយ​ចំនួន​មិន​ពេញ​ចិត្ត​ដំណោះស្រាយ​របស់​លោក ឈាង វុន

Read and watch a video of Chheang Vun swearing to go to seventh hell if he can't solve the land disputes for Boeung Pram villagers.

ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង 

លោក ឈាង វុន (កាន់​មេក្រូ) តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា និង​ជា​ប្រធាន​គណៈកម្មការ​កិច្ចការ​បរទេស សហប្រតិបត្តិការ​អន្តរជាតិ ឃោសនាការ និង​ព័ត៌មាន ថ្លែង​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ជាមួយ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​នៅ​ឃុំ​បឹងប្រាំ ស្រុក​បវេល ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង នា​វត្ត​បឹងប្រាំ កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៣ ខែ​វិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៤។

RFA/Hum Chamroeun

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​មាន​ទំនាស់​ដីធ្លី​នៅ​តំបន់​បឹងប្រាំ ស្រុក​បវេល ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង ប្រមាណ ៣០០​នាក់ បាន​ជួប​ជាមួយ លោក ឈាង វុន អ្នក​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ​នៃ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា ដើម្បី​ស្វែងរក​ដំណោះស្រាយ​រឿង​ទំនាស់​ដីធ្លី ដែល​ធ្វើ​នៅ​វត្ត​បឹងប្រាំ កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៣ វិច្ឆិកា។

ការ​ពិភាក្សា​គ្នា​នេះ កើត​ឡើង​បន្ទាប់​ពី​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​លើក​គ្នា​ទៅ​តវ៉ា​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ កាល​ពី​ដើម​ខែ​វិច្ឆិកា កន្លង​ទៅ ហើយ លោក ឈាង វុន សន្យា​ជាមួយ​នឹង​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ថា​នឹង​ដោះស្រាយ​ឲ្យ​បាន​សម្រេច។

ក្រុម​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​ធ្លាប់​ទៅ​តវ៉ា​នៅ​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ បដិសេធ​ចំពោះ​នីតិវិធី​រក​ដំណោះស្រាយ​របស់ លោក ឈាង វុន ដោយ​លើក​ឡើង​ថា ការ​រក​ដំណោះស្រាយ​នេះ​ពុំ​បាន​អត្ថប្រយោជន៍​ដល់​ពួក​គេ​នោះ​ទេ។ ចំណុច​ដែល​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​មិន​ឯកភាព ដោយសារ​ពួក​គាត់​យល់​ឃើញ​ថា ការ​រក​ដំណោះស្រាយ​នោះ​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ជា​លក្ខណៈ​បុគ្គល។

តំណាង​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ម្នាក់ គឺ​លោក ឆាន មុនី រស់នៅ​ឃុំ​បឹងប្រាំ ស្រុក​បវេល ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង មាន​មតិ​ថា រូប​លោក រួម​ទាំង​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ជាច្រើន​ទៀត មាន​ការ​សោកស្ដាយ​ចំពោះ​នីតិវិធី​រក​ដំណោះស្រាយ​របស់​អាជ្ញាធរ​នេះ ថា​ជា​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​លក្ខណៈ​បុគ្គល ពុំ​មែន​ជា​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​ដល់​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ទាំង​មូល​នោះ​ឡើយ។ លោក​បន្ត​ទៀត​ថា ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​ជា​លក្ខណៈ​បុគ្គល​នេះ ជា​ការ​គាប​សង្កត់​ពី​សំណាក់​អាជ្ញាធរ​មក​លើ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ទៅ​វិញ​ទេ គឺ​អាជ្ញាធរ​បំបែក​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​មាន​ទំនាស់​ដី​ជា​ផ្នែក​តូចៗ ដើម្បី​ងាយ​ស្រួល​ក្នុង​ការ​ចាត់​វិធានការ។

លោក ឆាន មុនី៖ «ទទួល​យក​មិន​បាន ដោយសារ​គាត់​ឲ្យ​យើង​ដោះ​លក្ខណៈ​មួយៗ ដោះ​លក្ខណៈ​មួយៗ​ម៉េច ឧទាហរណ៍​ថា ៥​ហិកតារ​អ៊ីចឹង ឲ្យ​ចូល​ទៅ​ហើយ​ធ្វើ​លើ​ប្លង់​ខ្ញុំ​អស់​ហើយ​ហ្នឹង។ ដល់​ពេល​ខ្ញុំ​សួរ​អភិបាល​ស្រុក​ទៅ ថា​ខ្ញុំ​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​ទៅ​នឹង​ដី​សង្គមកិច្ច។ អ៊ីចឹង​បើ​ខ្ញុំ​ចូល​ទៅ​ដោះ​អា​ហ្នឹង ប្រហែល​ជា​គេ​សុំ​ចែក​រំលែក​ហើយ​បង។ បាទ! គាត់​អត់​ឯកភាព ដោយសារ​ដោះ​លក្ខណៈ​បុគ្គល អ៊ីចឹង​គាត់​មាន​ការ​ភ័យ​ខ្លាច ព្រោះ​កន្លង​មក​មាន​ការ​គំរាម​កំហែង​ឲ្យ​ផ្ដិត​មេដៃ​មេ​ប្រគល់​ដី​ឲ្យ​គេ​សុំ​យក​តែ​ផល​អី​អ៊ីចឹង។ អ៊ីចឹង​គាត់​អត់​អាច​ដោះ​អ៊ីចឹង​កើត​ទេ។ តែ​បើ​ឲ្យ​ទាំងអស់ ចង់​និយាយ​ថា​ដី​គាត់​អាស្រ័យ​ផល ៥​ហិកតារ ឲ្យ​គាត់​ទៅ​វា​ចប់​ហើយ»។

Police investigates Tycoon's murder [The murder suspect is the personal bodyguard of Phnom Penh police commissioner Gen. Chuon Narin]

More reports and videos of the murder here.

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Phnom Penh police commissioner Chuon Sovann said on Monday that police and related institutions are investigating the tycoon's murderer. 

"Since November 22, police have collected evidence and information by asking witnesses and family members of the victims in order to identify and capture the gunman," he said. 

The commissioner added that they met with the police from General Commissariat of National Police this morning to speed up the investigation. 

Tycoon Ung Meng Chue, 54, owner of Hong Kong Diamond Shop and construction company and numbers of businesses, was shot dead Saturday night after he stepped out of his Lexus 570 out of a fruit store in Chamkar Morn. 

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Khmerization: According to reports in Facebook, images and video taken during the murder show a man with striking similarity to a man at the scene of the murder after the murder. 

According to Koh Santepheap, a reputable newspaper,  the murder suspect is Sok Monitra, codenamed 338, who is an intervention police officer from Chamkar Mon district. However, people in Facebook said Sok Monitra is a personal bodyguard of Gen. Chuon Narin, the Police Commissioner of Phnom Penh.

Images of the suspect during the murder and images and video of a man at the scene of the murder after the murder show striking similarity - like they wear the same clothes, wearing a similar shirt with folded sleeves, wearing similar watch, carrying two-way radio, wearing the same shoes, a similar car key was hooked to his pant belt.

Gen. Chuon Sovan denied that the guy in the picture is the suspect, giving conflicting job description of the suspect. He said the suspect is an intervention police officer. However, in an interview with another media outlet, he said the man is a penal police officer.

The question is, does Police Commissioner Chuon Narin has anything to do with the murder of tycoon Ung Meng Cheu?

People who knew Ung Meng Cheu said he is a good businessman but he has a lot of controversial business deals with other powerful tycoons. Before his murder, he is due to testify in court in relation to a land deal/purchase against another powerful tycoon. Please look at the images and videos below and judge for yourself.

The guy below, who looks similar to the murderer, looks very nervous at the murder scene in the video below.

Post by Thy Sovantha.

The Politics of UN Leadership

By Shashi Tharoor

NEW DELHI (Project Syndicate) – Election cycles are growing longer worldwide. In the United States, for example, ambitious politicians are already campaigning hard in bellwether states for the 2016 presidential election. Yet some races – such as that for the next United Nations secretary-general, which will also be held in 2016 – still occur largely under the radar. This should change.

A race for UN Secretary-General, which is usually fought so discreetly that it seems almost clandestine, bears little resemblance to the razzmatazz of an American presidential campaign. This can be explained largely by the fact that the decision comes down to the 15 members of the Security Council, who select the candidate to be rubber-stamped by the UN General Assembly (as has occurred in every case so far). Crucially, the Security Council’s five permanent members – China, France, Russia, the United Kingdom, and the US – have veto power, so a majority means nothing if a single member of the P-5 dissents.

The selection process is constrained further by an informal – but, after 43 years, essentially requisite – agreement to rotate through regions every two terms. (The only exception was the extremely popular and well-regarded Kofi Annan, who, despite having succeeded another African after one term, was selected for two consecutive terms.) With the position having cycled, since 1971, through Western Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia – Ban Ki-moon, the current second-term secretary-general, hails from South Korea – only one UN region has yet to be represented: Eastern Europe.

Cambodia eyes ties with Organization of Islamic Cooperation: FM

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Tuesday that the Southeast Asian nation is willing to create relations with the 57-country Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC).

Speaking during a meeting with Kuwait's ambassador to Cambodia Dherar Naser Al Tuwaijr, the minister said there are between 500, 000 and 600,000 Muslims living in Cambodia and they are good citizens in the Cambodian society.

"Since there are a lot of Muslims living in Cambodia, the country wants to create closer cooperation with the member states of the OIC," he said, asking Kuwait to support Cambodia for its intention to get involved with the organization.

For his part, Dherar Naser Al Tuwaijr said Kuwait was pleased to hear Cambodia's desire to establish cooperation with the OIC countries and pledged to lend support to Cambodia.

He said Kuwait would stand as a bridge to help connect Cambodia and the OIC.

Slain Tycoon Murdered Over Business Dispute, Police Say [If the police knows this, the police should already know who was behind the murder]

BY SAING SOENTHRITH AND HAY PISEY | NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Ung Meng Chue, a tycoon who was gunned down outside a fruit store in Phnom Penh’s Chamkar Mon district on Saturday evening, was murdered over a business dispute, police said Monday.

Deputy municipal police chief Chuon Narin, whose officers are investigating the case alongside military police and the Interior Ministry’s penal police department, said investigators “concluded the premeditated murder was related to a dispute involving the victim’s business.”

Brigadier General Narin refused to reveal any more details about the investigation, saying only that no suspects have been identified.

Security camera footage of the murder shows the gunman approach Ung Men Chue, 53, as he steps out of his Lexus SUV in front of the Lour Tech Seng Fruit Shop on Sihanouk Boulevard before shooting him repeatedly in the torso with a pistol. Police say he was shot six times.

Ung Meng Chue owned a number of businesses and was chairman of the Shimmex Group, whose subsidiaries sell construction materials, jewelry, home furnishings and real estate.

Mao Chanrith, general manager at Shimmex’s Seng Hong Heng Import & Export Transport Co. Ltd., said Monday that his boss did not always travel alone.

Thirteen Ethnic Montagnards from Vietnam Seek Refugee Status in Cambodia

A map shows the border between Cambodia's Ratanakiri province and Vietnam's Gia Lai province.

 RFA

More than a dozen ethnic Montagnards are hiding in the jungles of northeastern Cambodia after fleeing alleged religious persecution across the border in Vietnam, a member of a hill tribe living in the area said Monday.

The 13 Christian Montagnards, who crossed into Cambodia’s Ratanakiri province from Vietnam’s neighboring Gia Lai province, are seeking protection from the United Nations’ refugee agency to resettle in a third country, the ethnic Charai tribe member told RFA’s Khmer Service on condition of anonymity.

Eight of the Montagnards arrived in Cambodia in early November, while another group of five joined them three days ago, he said, adding that all 13 have endured difficult conditions in the jungle because they are afraid authorities might arrest them and deport them back to Vietnam if they are found.

“The refugees are facing the threat of disease and don’t have enough food—they were fleeing from Vietnamese authorities who were trying to arrest them,” the Charai tribe member said.

“Vietnamese police contacted the Cambodian authorities to find them,” he said, adding that refugees are extremely susceptible to malaria while hiding in local jungles.

Sticking Points Remain as Parties Edge Toward NEC Agreement

BY KUCH NAREN AND ALEX WILLEMYNS | NOVEMBER 25, 2014

Officials from the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP said Monday that technical talks over the creation of a new National Election Committee (NEC) are finished and that it is now up to top party leaders to resolve remaining issues.

CNRP President Sam Rainsy also said Monday that he would seek to contact Prime Minister Hun Sen in the coming days in order to expedite the creation of the new NEC.

A working group composed of members of both parties has been meeting regularly at the National Assembly to hammer out the new law—agreed to in a July 22 political deal—that will be brought to parliament to establish the new election commission.

Kuoy Bunroeun, a CNRP official who has led his party in the talks, acknowledged Monday that the most divisive issues, including whether dual nationals should be banned from the new election body, remain unresolved.

Yet Mr. Bunroeun said the parties agreed Monday that the new law will stipulate that the president, vice president and seven other members of the NEC must be appointed six months before a new parliament forms.

“We completely finished the technical work today, but we will meet again next week to review what we have and have not reached agreements on and then make a report to the leaders,” Mr. Bunroeun said.

Cambodia-Born US Politician Joins Prison Protest

Read more of Rady Mom here.

Post by Sangwath Soun.

BY CHRIS MUELLER AND MECH DARA | NOVEMBER 24, 2014

Three weeks after becoming the first Cambodian-American legislator in the U.S., Rady Mom joined hundreds of protesters in Phnom Penh on Sunday to demand the release of 17 imprisoned activists, opposition figures and monks from Prey Sar prison.

Mr. Mom, 45, who was elected as a Massachusetts state representative in the November 4 U.S. midterm elections, arrived in Cambodia last week for a two-week visit to the country.

Dar Rachana, 12, protests outside Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison on Sunday while holding a poster of her grandmother, Nget Khun, who, along with six fellow activists from the Boeng Kak community, was sentenced to a year in prison on November 11. (Satoshi Takahashi)

“I feel pity for my brothers and sisters,” a visibly upset Mr. Mom told some 200 protesters outside the maximum-security prison before passing the microphone to his spokesman, Khem Chantha.

“We call, through newspapers and the media, for the government to release our brothers and sisters,” Mr. Chantha told the crowd. “Their crimes are not really serious—blocking traffic is not a penal offense.”

Seven activists from the embattled Boeng Kak community were sentenced to one year in prison on November 11 after being convicted under the traffic law of obstructing traffic after they placed a bed frame in the middle of Monivong Boulevard. The stunt was intended to bring attention to flooding in their neighborhood.

People living along the Cambodian-Vietnam border in Svay Rieng province want the government to develop the area to prevent further encroachments by Vietnam ពលរដ្ឋ​រស់នៅ​ក្បែរ​តំបន់​ព្រំដែន​ខេត្ត​ស្វាយរៀង​ចង់​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​តំបន់​នោះ

Watch videos of Vietnam's encroachments of Cambodian border.

ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញ​យក​សំឡេង 

១៤-មីនា-២០១០: បង្គោល​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​-​វៀតណាម នៅ​ច្រក​ព្រែក​ចាក ក្នុង​ស្រុក​កំពង់​ត្រាច ខែត្រ​កំពត

RFA/សេក បណ្ឌិត

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​កម្ពុជា មួយ​ចំនួន​តែងតែ​ធ្វើ​ចំណាក​ស្រុក ដើម្បី​ចេញ​ទៅ​រក​ការងារ​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ឆ្ងាយ​ពី​តំបន់​ដែល​ខ្លួន​រស់​នៅ ដូច​ជា​ចេញ​ពី​តាម​ខេត្ត​នានា​ទៅ​រក​ការងារ​នៅ​ទី​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ ហើយ​ខ្លះ​ទៀត​គឺ​ចេញ​ទៅ​រក​ការងារ​នៅ​ក្រៅ​ប្រទេស​ផង។ រី​ឯ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​រស់នៅ​ជាប់​ព្រំដែន ភាគ​ខាង​លិច​ ដូច​ជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​នៅ​ខេត្ត​បាត់ដំបង ឬ​បន្ទាយមានជ័យ ជា​ដើម គឺ​ចេញ​ទៅ​រក​ការងារ​នៅ​ប្រទេស​ថៃ ដូចជា​ដក​ដំឡូង ​កាច់​ពោត ឬ​ការ​ងារ​កសិកម្ម​ផ្សេងៗ។

ចុះ​ចំណែក​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​រស់នៅ​តាម​ព្រំដែន​ភាគ​ខាង​កើត​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​ស្វាយរៀង វិញ​តើ​ពួក​គាត់​ប្រកប​របរ​អ្វី​ក្នុង​ការ​រស់នៅ​ប្រចាំ​ថ្ងៃ​របស់​ពួក​គាត់?

ការ​ប្រកប​របរ​ធ្វើ​ស្រែ​ចម្ការ គឺ​ជា​មុខ​របរ​ចម្បង​របស់​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ ដែល​រស់នៅ​តាម​ជន​បទ។ ចំណែក​ឯក​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​រស់នៅ​ក្បែរ​ព្រំដែន​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​ស្វាយរៀង​វិញ គឺ​ក្រៅ​ពី​ធ្វើ​ស្រែ​ចម្ការ ពួក​គាត់​មួយ​ចំនួន​បាន​ធ្វើ​ចំណាក​ស្រុក ដើម្បី​រក​ការងារ​ធ្វើ​ដើម្បី​បង្កើន​ប្រាក់​ចំណូល ជួយ​ផ្គត់​ផ្គង់​ដល់​ក្រុម​គ្រួសារ។ ចំណែក​ឯ​អ្នក​ដែល​នៅ​ក្នុង​ស្រុក​ភូមិ​វិញ នោះ​គឺ​ពួក​គាត់​បាន​ចេញ​ទៅ​ធ្វើ​ជា​កម្មករ​ឲ្យ​ជនជាតិ​វៀតណាម ដែល​នៅ​ជាប់​ព្រំដែន​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។

អ្នកស្រី ជា កែវ រស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ស្រុក​រំដួល ខេត្ត​ស្វាយរៀង មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​រស់នៅ​ក្បែរ​ព្រំដែន​កម្ពុជា​វៀតណាម គឺ​មិន​សូវ​នៅ​ទំនេរ​ឡើយ ដោយ​មាន​សមាជិក​គ្រួសារ​ខ្លះ គឺ​ឆ្លៀត​ពេល​ដើម្បី​រក​ចំណូល​បន្ថែម​ទៀត៖ «ចា៎ស! នៅ​ស្រុក​ហ្នឹង​គេ​ធ្វើ​មុខ​របរ​ធ្វើ​តែ​ស្រែ ហើយ​ដល់​ពេល​ធ្វើ​ស្រែ​ហើយ​អ៊ីចឹង​គេ​ទៅ​កាប់​អំពៅ​នៅ​វៀតណាម ក្នុង​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​បាន​១​ម៉ឺន ឬ​២​ម៉ឺន គ្រាន់​ចិញ្ចឹម​ជីវិត។ អត់​ផង​ទៅ​តែ​វៀតណាម ជួន​កាល​ទៅ​កាប់​អំពៅ ឬ​ទៅ​ស៊ីឈ្នួល​ដក​ដំឡូង​គេ»។

អ្វី​ដែល​គិត​ថា ចម្លែក​បន្តិច​នោះ គឺ​ពលរដ្ឋ​មួយ​ចំនួន​ដែល​នៅ​ក្បែរ​ព្រំដែន​នោះ គឺ​មិន​ធ្វើ​ស្រែ ឬ​ចម្ការ​ដោយ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​ផ្ទាល់​ទេ ដោយ​ពួក​គាត់​ខ្លះ ជួល​ដី​ស្រែ ឬ​ចម្ការ ទៅ​ឲ្យ​កសិករ​វៀតណាម មក​បង្កបង្កើន​ផល ហើយ​ពួក​គាត់​ជា​ម្ចាស់​ដី​បែរ​ជា​សុខ​ចិត្ត​ធ្វើ​កម្មករ​គេ។

លោក សួស សារ៉ន រស់នៅ​ក្នុង​ភូមិ​ព្រែកពក ស្រុក​រំដួល ខេត្ត​ស្វាយរៀង បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែល​បាន​ជួល​ដី​ស្រែ ឬ​ចម្ការ​ឲ្យ​ទៅ​វៀតណាម នោះ​គឺ​ភាគ​ច្រើន​ជា​អ្នក​ទាល់ក្រ មិន​សូវ​មាន​លទ្ធភាព​ដាំដុះ​បង្កបង្កើន​ផល៖ «ខាង​គេ​គេ​មិន​ដែល​មក​រក​ស៊ី​អី​ទេ គេ​មក​ជួល​ដី​ជួល​អី ដាំ​ដំឡូង​ដែរ​ខាង​វៀតណាម។ បាទ! ជួល​ដី​ហើយ​កម្មករ​នៅ​លើ​យើង​ទៀត​កម្មករ​ខាង​គេ​ក៏​គេ​មក​ដែល​ប៉ុន្តែ​គេ​មិន​ស៊ីឈ្នួល​ថោក​ទេ គេ​ស៊ីឈ្នួល​ថ្លៃ ប៉ុន្តែ​យើង​ហ្នឹង គេ​២​ម៉ឺន​អី យើង​ខ្មែរ​តែ​១​ម៉ឺន​អី​ទេ​ក្នុង​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ វា​ខុស​គ្នា​អ៊ីចឹង។ ខាង​គេ (វៀតណាម) គេ​មក​ជួល​ដី​ដី​ទាំង​អស់​ហ្នឹង​គឺ​សិតតែ​ដំឡូង​វៀតណាម​ជួល​ដាំ​ដែរ។ អ៊ីចេះ​គឺ​ថា អ្នក​ខ្លះ​គាត់​ខ្វះខាត​គ្នា​សមត្ថភាព ធ្វើ​អីចឹង​ទៅ​គឺ​ជួល​ឲ្យ​គេ​ធ្វើ​អ៊ីចឹង​ទៅ​យក​តែ​កម្រៃ​សម្រាប់​មួយ​ឆ្នាំ ឬ​ពីរ​ឆ្នាំ​អ៊ីចឹង​ទៅ បើ​ចង់​បាន​លុយ​ថែម​ទៀត​យើង​ធ្វើ​ការ​ឲ្យ​គេ​ទៀត​ទៅ​បាន​លុយ​ថែម​ហើយ»។