Sunday, 4 October 2015

Not the same old song

Sat, 3 October 2015 ppp

Brent Crane

Laura Mam is one of several Cambodian songwriters gaining steam on the local music scene. Photo supplied

Popular music in Cambodia has long looked backwards to the pre-Khmer Rouge ‘Golden Age’ resulting in loads of covers and imitations. But now a new generation writing their own, original songs are finally starting to make waves

On stage, Jimmy Kiss – his bushy hair in a bun – wore a grey shirt tucked into workman’s jeans and hefty hiking boots. He didn’t look like a rock star, but he gripped the mic stand passionately with two hands and, if you closed your eyes, he sure sounded like one.
Both the backing guitarist and keyboard player looked sharper, but the audience, glued to the 29-year-old singer, didn’t seem to notice. When Kiss reached the chorus, sung in a triumphant, Freddie Mercury-like roar, they erupted in gleeful whooping.
At the song’s end, the guitarist took the mic. “Original song from Jimmy Kiss!” he announced and the Apros Pub crowd went wild.
The independent songwriter chanced upon commercial success a year ago when his retro-ballad single, Baby I’m Sorry, went viral on social media. Within weeks, his videos on YouTube had garnered hundreds of thousands of views and, before he knew it, he was gigging across the country in big-budget shows sponsored by Cambodian beer and telecoms conglomerates.
Kiss’s success, won independently without a record contract, is part of what some are calling a resurgence in original songwriting in Khmer. Outside of the cookie-cutter hit-factories that have dominated the Kingdom’s music scene for years, independent artists and groups like Nikki Nikki, Laura Mam, KlapYa-Handz and the Bat’Bangers, are part of a wave of original songwriters making their mark.

A 10-year-old music student hones his skills in the CamProject practice room. VICTORIA MØRCK MADSEN

“It is only now that the Khmer people are starting to write original music – before it was all copied songs,” said Lewis Pragasam, an accomplished percussionist from Malaysia who founded a popular music academy in Phnom Penh. “But they’re finally starting to now.”
But if it is a resurgence, it is still in its infancy. Songwriters say they still face major obstacles in gaining a foothold writing original music, not least of which is the problem of how to make money selling music in the age of digital downloads and YouTube.
They griped about other things too, including venues unwilling to book original bands citing a lack of demand for original tunes. Crowds, they claimed, just wanted to hear the hits: sugary pop jingles and tunes from the Cambodian “Golden Age”, a prolific period of songwriting in the 1960s and ’70s.
“I know a lot of people who are good at songwriting but just don’t think they can do it as a career,” said Kiss. Instead, he said, musicians opted to put their talents into uses that could pay the bills, like composing formulaic pop hits for the major production companies (which he used to do) and playing Golden Age covers in bars around Phnom Penh.
But, somehow, Kiss was making it work. While he didn’t want to disclose his exact earnings, he said he was making more than enough to get by.

Golden memories ...

បក្សប្រឆាំងអះអាងថាគ្មានសង្គ្រាមទេបើខ្លួនឈ្នះឆ្នោត

សវនាការជំនុំជម្រះលោក ហុង សុខហួរ ត្រូវលើកពេល

KPPM chief’s exile ends

Fri, 2 October 2015 ppp

Meas Sokchea

Self-exiled dissident and Khmer People Power Movement leader Sourn Serey Ratha greets supporters yesterday at the Phnom Penh International Airport. Vireak Mai

Sourn Serey Ratha, firebrand president of the newly legalised Khmer Power Party, wasted no time in lashing out at Cambodia’s two main political parties following his arrival at the Phnom Penh airport yesterday morning, saying he wanted to create a joint alliance of smaller parties to counter their influence.

Speaking upon his return from self-imposed exile in the United States, the Cambodian-American nationalist railed against the leaders of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party for their long terms in office and incompetence.

“I will only stop criticising the government as long as the government stops doing wrong,” he said, surrounded by about 100 supporters.

Ratha, once branded a “terrorist” by Prime Minister Hun Sen and sentenced to seven years in jail over a Facebook post that urged the overthrow of the government, was pardoned in July in a move some analysts said was made to swell the field in hopes of splitting the opposition vote.

But Ratha dismissed that allegation yesterday, adding that he hoped to unite with other small parties currently without seats in Cambodia’s parliament.

“We know there are parties in the National Assembly who received votes from citizens, just not enough [to gain seats],” he said. “So we want to seek an alliance to struggle for a joint political platform, not create only one party.”

Life on the farm at CC4

Fri, 2 October 2015 ppp

May Titthara and Alice Cuddy

Prisoners in Pursat province undertake manual labour outside of prison grounds earlier this month as a prison guard supervises the work. Heng Chivoan

A remote jail opened more than five years ago to lessen chronic overcrowding in the prison system is also operating as a farming business, where free labour is seemingly used to yield big profits for senior staff.

When Correctional Centre 4 (CC4) opened its gates in January 2010, it was slated to become the largest prison in the country, with space for about 2,500 inmates. But most of the complex was never completed, while large swathes of the grounds are allegedly used by a small number of officials for personal gain.

The Interior Ministry’s General Department of Prisons (GDP) touted CC4 as a solution to the well-documented issue of overcrowding, which has left inmates across the country – including those in pre-trial detention, children and the mentally ill – in squalid conditions, without adequate food or amenities.

But more than five years on, the prison, which is situated on a sprawling plot of land in rural Pursat province, is home to fewer than 250 inmates. Purported plans to build infrastructure to house thousands more never materialised.

“Originally, five ‘branches’ were planned for construction and each was proposed to house 500 prisoners, but this has not happened. Only two ‘branches’ have been constructed and the capacity of each is significantly less than 500,” said Nou Sam An, prison supervisor at local rights group Licadho.

The failure to accommodate the intended numbers means “there has been no appreciable difference in the prison overcrowding rates across the country since CC4 accepted its first prisoners”, he said, adding that the rate of overcrowding remained at more than 170 per cent.

Free labour

Unlike most of the country’s prisons, when you approach CC4, you are greeted not by walls and razor wire, but hundreds of acres of farmland.

លោក សម រង្ស៊ីបដិសេធការចោទថាបក្សប្រឆាំងនឹងធ្វើបាបអ្នកមានពេលកាន់អំណាច

លោក សម រង្ស៊ីបដិសេធការចោទថាបក្សប្រឆាំងនឹងធ្វើបាបអ្នកមានពេលកាន់អំណាច
ដោយ យាង សុជាមេត្តា
2015-10-02 rfa

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ថ្លែងក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលារបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ស្ដីពីដំណើរឆ្ពោះទៅការបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីនាំមកនូវការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ នៅថ្ងៃទី២ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Uon Chhin

ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី អះអាងថា គណបក្សប្រឆាំងមួយនេះនឹងមិនធ្វើបាបអ្នកមានទ្រព្យធនពេលខ្លួនឡើងកាន់អំណាច ដូចការចោទប្រកាន់របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលឡើយ។

ការអះអាងរបស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បែបនេះ ធ្វើឡើងនៅក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលាស្ដីពី "ដំណើរឆ្ពោះទៅរកការបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីនាំមកនូវការផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ" ដែលរៀបចំដោយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នៅថ្ងៃទី២ ខែតុលា នាសណ្ឋាគារ អ៊ីមភើរៀល (Imperial Garden) រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ថ្លែងថា អ្នកមានទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិដែលរកស៊ីសុចរិតត្រឹមត្រូវ មិនត្រូវព្រួយបារម្ភថា ខ្លួននឹងត្រូវគេធ្វើបាបនោះទេ ពេលដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ឈ្នះឆ្នោតដឹកនាំប្រទេស។ ការលើកឡើងរបស់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បែបនេះ ទំនងជាលោកមានបំណងឆ្លើយតបទៅនឹងការលើកឡើងរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ដែលកាលពីពេលកន្លងទៅនេះ បានថ្លែងឲ្យអ្នកមានប្រយ័ត្នខ្លួន ពេលបក្សប្រឆាំងឡើងកាន់អំណាច។

នៅចំពោះមុខមន្ត្រី ប្រធាន អនុប្រធានក្រុមការងារ និងប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការប្រតិបត្តិរាជធានី-ខេត្ត គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ជាង ១៥០នាក់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី លើកឡើងថា ការចោទប្រកាន់ទៅលើបក្សប្រឆាំងថា ស្អប់អ្នកមាន ឬនឹងធ្វើបាបអ្នកមាន គឺមិនត្រឹមត្រូវឡើយ។ លោកថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ គឺជាបក្សសេរីនិយម ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនិយម មិនមែនជាពួកកុម្មុយនិស្តផ្ដាច់ការដែលស្អប់អ្នកមានដូចខ្មែរក្រហមនោះទេ។

សម្ភាសប្រធានគណបក្ស"អំណាចខ្មែរ" លោក សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា

សម្ភាសប្រធានគណបក្ស"អំណាចខ្មែរ" លោក សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា
ដោយ ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ
2015-10-02 rfa

ប្រធានគណបក្ស អំណាចខ្មែរ លោក សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា ផ្ដល់បទសម្ភាសន៍ដល់អ្នកកាសែតកាលពីថ្ងៃទី១ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥ ពេលលោកមកដល់រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។

Photo provided

ប្រធានគណបក្ស អំណាចខ្មែរ លោក សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា បានមកដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥ ដើម្បីចូលរួមប្រកួតប្រជែងការបោះឆ្នោតនៅពេលខាងមុខ បន្ទាប់ពីព្រះមហាក្សត្របានប្រទានការលើកលែងទោសតាមសំណើរបស់លោក នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។ លោកត្រូវបានតុលាការរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាត់ទោសកំបាំងមុខឲ្យជាប់ពន្ធនាគារ ៧ឆ្នាំ ពីបទញុះញង់ផ្ដួលរំលំរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងរួមគំនិតក្បត់ជាតិ។

លោក សួន សេរីរដ្ឋា បានប្រាប់អ្នកយកព័ត៌មាននៅឯអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ ថា លោកនឹងប្រមូលផ្ដុំគណបក្សដែលមិនមានសំឡេងក្នុងរដ្ឋសភា ដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យមានការបោះឆ្នោតដោយតម្លាភាព ហើយលោកអះអាងថា លោកមិននឹងមិនចូលរួមធ្វើនយោបាយជាមួយគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ឡើយ។ ជាងនេះទៅទៀត លោកក៏បានរិះគន់មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ថាជាមេដឹកនាំគ្មានសមត្ថភាពទៀតផង។

តុលាការលើកពេលសវនាការសំណុំរឿងលោក ហុង សុខហួរ ទៅសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយ

តុលាការលើកពេលសវនាការសំណុំរឿងលោក ហុង សុខហួរ ទៅសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយ
ដោយ ម៉ម មុនីរតន៍
2015-10-02 rfa

បដាសរសេរអក្សរទាមទារឲ្យដោះលែងលោក ហុង សុខហួរ ដែលអ្នកគាំទ្រលោកលើកតវ៉ានៅខាងមុខសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២ តុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Rann Samnang

ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជំនុំជម្រះសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ សម្រេចភ្លាមៗ ដោយច្រានចោលការសុំនៅក្រៅឃុំបណ្តោះអាសន្នរបស់លោក ហុង សុខហួរ។ ទន្ទឹមនឹងសវនាការក្នុងពេលជាមួយគ្នានោះដែរ អង្គសវនាការសម្រេចលើកពេលជំនុំជម្រះនេះបន្តក្នុងសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយទៀត។

បញ្ហានេះ ត្រូវបានមេធាវីការពារក្ដីឲ្យជនសង្ស័យ នៃសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា របស់គណបក្សជំទាស់ និងអង្គការសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ប្រតិកម្មចំពោះសេចក្ដីសម្រេចរបស់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជំនុំជម្រះរបស់តុលាការក្រុងភ្នំពេញ នៅពេលនេះ ដោយចាត់ទុកថា ធ្វើឡើងមិនសមហេតុផល។

ព្រឹទ្ធសមាជិកគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ត្រូវបានបញ្ជូនទៅឃុំខ្លួននៅពន្ធនាគារវិញភ្លាមៗ តាមរថយន្តប្រភេទ ឡែនដ៍ គ្រីសហ្សឺ (Land Cruiser) ដែលមានសភាពចាស់បន្តិចទៅហើយ ក្រោយពីប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជំនុំជម្រះសម្រេចលើកពេលសវនាការដ៏ចម្រូងចម្រាស ទៅថ្ងៃទី៧ ខែតុលា សប្ដាហ៍បន្ទាប់។

សវនាការលើសំណុំរឿងក្ដីតែមួយ ប៉ុន្តែធ្វើឡើង ២វគ្គដាច់ឡែកពីគ្នា ប្រឆាំងលោក ហុង សុខហួរ នេះ គឺសវនាការសុំនៅក្រៅឃុំបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន និងសវនាការមួយទៀត គឺជាសវនាការលើអង្គសេចក្ដី។ នៅនាទីចុងក្រោយ គឺជនសង្ស័យឈ្មោះ ហុង សុខហួរ ត្រូវបានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជំនុំជម្រះនៃតុលាការក្រុងភ្នំពេញ សម្រេចច្រានចោលការសុំនៅក្រៅឃុំបណ្ដោះអាសន្ន បើទោះជាលោក ហុង សុខហួរ សំអាងថា មានជំងឺលើសឈាម និងធានាតម្កល់ប្រាក់ ២០លានរៀល ព្រមទាំងលិខិតឆ្លងដែនក្តី ក៏តំណាងអយ្យការ លោក សៀង សុខ ជំទាស់ និងចាត់ទុកថា វានឹងនាំឲ្យប៉ះពាល់ដល់នីតិវិធីរបស់តុលាការ និងនាំឲ្យមានភាពវឹកវរដល់សន្តិសុខសង្គម ជាពិសេស ពុំមានឯកសារបញ្ជាក់ថា លោក ហុង សុខហួរ មានជំងឺពីវេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត។

បញ្ហានេះ ត្រូវបានលោក ជូង ជូងី លើកឡើងថា គេពិតជាពិបាករកលិខិតវេជ្ជបញ្ជាពីពេទ្យដែលមានជំនាញណាស់ ដោយសារលិខិតពីរច្បាប់ ស្នើសុំពេទ្យអង្គការលីកាដូ ចុះពិនិត្យសុខភាពលោក ហុខ សុខហួរ ប៉ុន្តែត្រូវបានចៅក្រមស៊ើបសួររបស់តុលាការក្រុងភ្នំពេញ ច្រានចោលរហូត។

ជូង ជូងី ៦២០
លោកមេធាវី ជូង ជូងី ថ្លែងទៅកាន់អ្នកកាសែត នៅមុខសាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ នៅថ្ងៃទី២ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។ RFA/Rann Samnang

បណ្ដាញព្រះសង្ឃធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការផ្សព្វផ្សាយពីការចូលរួមថែរក្សាព្រៃឡង់

បណ្ដាញព្រះសង្ឃធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការផ្សព្វផ្សាយពីការចូលរួមថែរក្សាព្រៃឡង់
ដោយ សុ ជីវី
2015-10-02 rfa

ព្រះសង្ឃ ប៊ុត ប៊ុនតិញ (ស្ដាំ) គង់ឈរចរចាជាមួយមន្ត្រីសង្ឃនៅខាងមុខសាលសន្និសីទចតុមុខ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។

Photo: RFA

បណ្ដាញព្រះសង្ឃដើម្បី យុត្តិធម៌សង្គម កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២ ខែតុលា រួមគ្នាធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការមួយក្នុងវត្តពោធិ៍វាល ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង ដើម្បីផ្សព្វផ្សាយពីការចូលរួមថែរក្សាព្រៃឡង់។

ប្រធាន បណ្ដាញព្រះសង្ឃដើម្បីយុត្តិធម៌សង្គម ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ ប៊ុត ប៊ុនតិញ មានថេរដីកាថា ព្រះសង្ឃប្រមាណ ១០០អង្គបានជួបប្រជុំគ្នា ធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការដោយស្មិងស្មាធិ៍ និងស្វែងយល់ពីយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រនៃកិច្ចការពារព្រៃឡង់។ ព្រះអង្គមានថេរដីកាបន្តថា សារពីការចូលរួមថែរក្សាព្រៃឡង់ត្រូវសរសេរនៅលើថង់យាម ដែលចែកប្រគេនព្រះសង្ឃដែលចូលរួមយុទ្ធនាការ។

ព្រៃឡង់ ឋិតនៅជាប់ព្រំប្រទល់នៃខេត្តចំនួន៤ គឺខេត្តកំពង់ធំ ក្រចេះ ស្ទឹងត្រែង និងព្រះវិហារ កំពុងរងការកាប់បំផ្លាញ ហើយប្រជាសហគមន៍ រួមនឹងបណ្ដាញព្រះសង្ឃផង តែងតែចេញល្បាតការពារព្រៃ។

ព្រះតេជព្រះគុណ ប៊ុត ប៊ុនតិញ មានថេរដីកាបញ្ជាក់ថា មកដល់ពេលនេះការកាប់បំផ្លាញព្រៃឡង់ មិនបានថយចុះទេ បើទោះជារដូវវស្សាបានចូលមកហើយក្ដី៕

"មនុស្សចាស់នៅកម្ពុជានៅតែមិនទាន់មានការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ខ្ពស់"

"មនុស្សចាស់នៅកម្ពុជានៅតែមិនទាន់មានការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ខ្ពស់"
ដោយ ឡេង ម៉ាលី
2015-10-02 rfa

ស្ត្រីវ័យចំណាស់មានជំងឺរ៉ាំរ៉ៃនៅឃុំសឿ ស្រុកមង្គលបុរី ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ ផ្ដល់បទសម្ភាសន៍ដល់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២១ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Uon Chhin

ថ្ងៃទី១ តុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥ គឺជាទិវាមនុស្សចាស់អន្តរជាតិ ដែលប្រទេសនានាលើកពិភពលោកប្រារព្ធធ្វើជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំ។ អ្នកនយោបាយនៅប្រទេសជាច្រើន និងនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា តែងធ្វើសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍បង្ហាញពីការដឹងគុណ និងលើកស្ទួយមនុស្សចាស់។ ទោះជាបែបនេះក្ដី ក្រុមមនុស្សចាស់នៅតែយល់ថា មិនទាន់គ្រប់គ្រាន់នៅឡើយ។

មនុស្សចាស់នៅកម្ពុជា មួយចំនួននៅតែយល់ថា សង្គម និងរដ្ឋនៅមិនទាន់យកចិត្តទុកដាក់ពួកគាត់ឱ្យបានប្រសើរនៅឡើយទេ។

ទីប្រឹក្សា សមាគមសាមគ្គីធម៌ជួយចាស់ជរា នៅស្រុកថ្មគោល ខេត្តបាត់ដំបង លោក ពៅ ប៊ុនជី ថ្លែងថា មនុស្សចាស់នៅក្នុងសហគមន៍របស់លោកនៅតែរងទុក្ខវេទនា និងខ្វះការយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ដិតដល់ ជាពិសេស មនុស្សចាស់ដែលគ្មានអ្នកទីពឹង៖ «ដូចប្រទេសថៃ គេមិនត្រឹមតែមានទីកន្លែងចិញ្ចឹមមនុស្សចាស់ទេ គេមានការព្យាបាលដោយត្រឹមត្រូវ ហើយមានទីជម្រកសម្រាប់មនុស្សចាស់ណាដែលគ្មានទីពឹង។ ដល់មកខ្មែរយើងនេះ មនុស្សចាស់ហ្នឹងគេមិនសូវរវីរវល់ទេ។ គេបោះបង់មនុស្សចាស់តាំងពីសម័យនេះទៅហើយ ទម្រាំដល់តំណក្រោយទៀត មិនដឹងជាមនុស្សចាស់ល្ហេមល្ហាមប៉ុណ្ណាទេ បើគេអត់យកចិត្តទុកដាក់»។

មនុស្សចាស់ជរានៅឃុំសឿ ស្រុកមង្គលបុរី ខេត្តបន្ទាយមានជ័យ។ រូបថតថ្ងៃទី២១ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំក២០១៥។ RFA/Uon Chhin

ទោះបីជាបែបនេះក្ដី លោក ប៊ុនជី នៅតែខំព្យាយាមរំលឹកទិវាមនុស្សចាស់អន្តរជាតិ នៅថ្ងៃទី១ តុលា នេះ ដើម្បីទាញការចាប់អារម្មណ៍ពីសង្គមឱ្យគិតគូរឧបត្ថម្ភដល់មនុស្ស ចាស់កម្ពុជា ដែលកំពុងរស់នៅដោយលំបាកលំបិន។ លោកមានប្រសាសន៍ថា មនុស្សចាស់ជាអ្នកផ្ដើមបង្កើតអ្វីច្រើនយ៉ាងសម្រាប់មនុស្សជំនាន់ ក្រោយរហូតមកដល់សព្វថ្ងៃ៖ «ធ្វើឱ្យតែមានទៅ ព្រោះសូម្បីតែកូនក្មេងវាចេះរៀបចំទិវាកុមារទិវាអី ហើយមនុស្សចាស់គាត់មានគុណបំណាច់លើប្រទេសជាតិដែរ គាត់ជាអ្នកថែរក្សាវប្បធម៌អក្សរសាស្ត្របូរណភាពទឹកដីអីសព្វគ្រប់ បែរទៅជាគាត់ហ្នឹង អត់គុណសម្បត្តិអ្វីទាំងអស់ ដែលគាត់ខំធ្វើស្រែចម្ការ ភ្ជួររាស់ដាំដុះបង្កបង្កើនផលឱ្យរដ្ឋមានពិសាបរិភោគទាំងអស់គ្នា ហ្នឹង បែរជាទៅបំភ្លេចគាត់។ ម៉េចៗ ក៏ឱ្យឮសំឡេងមនុស្សចាស់ខ្លះ ដែលត្អូញត្អែរពីរឿងក្រីក្ររបស់គាត់ផង»។

មន្ត្រី៖ កម្ពុជាអាចដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាប្រឈមដោយសារគ្រោះមហន្តរាយធម្មជាតិបាន

មន្ត្រី៖ កម្ពុជាអាចដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាប្រឈមដោយសារគ្រោះមហន្តរាយធម្មជាតិបាន
ដោយ ខែ សុណង
2015-10-02 rfa

អគ្គលេខាធិការរងនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិគ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ និងជាប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការគ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយអាស៊ាន លោក រស់ សុវណ្ណ ថ្លែងក្នុងសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មានរបស់អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលនៅទីស្នាក់ការ អង្គការការីតាស់ (Caritas) នៅថ្ងៃទី២ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Khe Sonorng

អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ជាង ១០ស្ថាប័ន និងគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិគ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ បានរួមគ្នាផ្សព្វផ្សាយអំពីភាពរងគ្រោះដោយការប្រែប្រួលអាកាសធាតុ និងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយធម្មជាតិ។ ការផ្សព្វផ្សាយនេះធ្វើឡើងមុនផែនការរៀបចំទិវាអាស៊ានស្ដីពីការ គ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ ដែលនឹងប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅថ្ងៃទី៩ ថ្ងៃទី១០ ខែតុលា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

មន្ត្រីគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ គ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ បានចាត់ទុកថា កម្ពុជាអាចដោះស្រាយផលប៉ះពាល់ពីគ្រោះមហន្តរាយធម្មជាតិដែលបានកើត មានឡើង ដែលមិនទាន់ទាមទារឲ្យគណៈកម្មាធិការអាស៊ាន ជួយដោះស្រាយនៅឡើយ។

អគ្គលេខាធិការរងនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការ ជាតិគ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយ និងជាប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការគ្រប់គ្រងគ្រោះមហន្តរាយអាស៊ាន លោក រស់ សុវណ្ណ មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ថ្វីត្បិតតែនៅកម្ពុជា បានប្រឈមនឹងគ្រោះទឹកជំនន់ ខ្យល់ព្យុះ និងគ្រោះរាំងស្ងួតជាច្រើនក្ដី ប៉ុន្តែកម្ពុជានៅមានលទ្ធភាពច្រើនក្នុងការដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាដោយខ្លួន ឯង ពីព្រោះកម្រិតនៃគ្រោះមហន្តរាយនេះនៅមានលក្ខណៈយឺត មិនគំហុកដូចបណ្ដាប្រទេសដទៃក្នុងតំបន់នោះទេ។

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Senator

October 1, 2015

Cambodia: Drop Case Against Opposition Senator

Forgery and Incitement Charges Without Basis

Senator Hong Sok Hour of the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) arrives at the Municipal Court of Phnom Penh in Cambodia on August 15, 2015.
© 2015 Reuters

(New York) – Cambodian authorities should end the prosecution of an opposition senator who has been wrongfully charged with forgery and incitement for posting online an inaccurate version of a 1979 Cambodia-Vietnam treaty, Human Rights Watch said today. The next hearing in the case against Senator Hong Sok Hour is scheduled for October 2.

Hong Sok Hour, a dual Cambodian-French citizen who represents the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) in the Senate, was arrested on August 15 on public orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen. He ordered Sok Hour’s arrest after he posted a video clip on the Facebook page of Sam Rainsy, president of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, of which SRP is a founding party. The authorities denied Sok Hour bail, and he is being held pending trial. The judge in the case has refused to allow him to receive a specialist medical examination and possibly necessary treatment for hypertension and cardiac disease.

“Relations between Cambodia and Vietnam are politically sensitive, but they are no excuse for bringing criminal charges over a disputed document,” said Brad Adams, Asia director. “The Cambodian government has already pointed out that the document was inaccurate and in a democracy the matter should be left at that.”

There is no basis for forgery and incitement charges, which should be dropped and Hong Sok Hour immediately and unconditionally released.

Hun Sen has turned an inaccurate historical statement into a criminal offense to crack down on the political opposition and demonstrate that he can arrest and imprison anybody, anytime. Cambodia’s donors should not let Hun Sen and his government get away with stifling free expression and the democratic process, but should jointly and publicly call for those practices to end.

Brad Adams' Asia director

The video at the center of the case contained a Khmer-language text purporting to be article 4 of the February 18, 1979 Treaty of Friendship between Cambodia and Vietnam, which was made public at the time. Shortly after the video was posted, a secretary of state at the Council of Ministers declared the version it presented of article 4 was “fake.” In ordering Hong Sok Hour’s arrest, Hun Sen characterized the posting of the video as an “act of treason.”

Most contentious was a sentence saying that Cambodia and Vietnam had supposedly agreed to “dissolve” the border between the two countries. Issues related to the border have been a matter of controversy and concern in Cambodia for many decades and have recently been the subject of an outpouring of public discussion, including by both government and opposition politicians.

Pardoned ‘People’s Power’ Leader Returns From Exile

Sourn Serey Ratha had been accused of leading an anti-government movement and had been on the lam abroad since 2013.

Sreenshot of Sourn Serey Ratha's Facebook page.

Neou Vannarin

VOA Khmer

01 October 2015

PHNOM PENH—voa

The long-exiled leader of the “People’s Power” movement, Sourn Serey Ratha, returned to Cambodia on Thursday, following a pardon for the crime of treason by King Norodom Sihamoni in July.

Sourn Serey Ratha had been accused of leading an anti-government movement and had been on the lam abroad since 2013.

Addressing reporters on his return to Phnom Penh International Airport Thursday, he said Cambodia’s election body remains flawed, while the opposition has become too closely tied to the ruling party.

“We want a free and fair election, not an election to continue the new government mandate with the same leaders,” he told reporters. “The People’s Power Party wants Cambodia to be the winner. If the election system is not changed to make a free and fair election, the Cambodian people will still be the losers.”

The People’s Power Party will join with other smaller parties to contest upcoming elections, he said, attacking issues around the National Election Committee, Vietnamese citizen’s voting in Cambodian elections and other alleged irregularities.

Prime Minister Hun Sen celebrates 4th day of Kan Ben festival

Published: 01-Oct-15

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald)— Prime Minister Hun Sen, and his family members as well as many senior government officials celebrated here this morning the 4th day of Kan Ben Festival at Langka Pagoda, according to the state news agency-AKP.

Kan Ben is part of “Pchum Ben” or the Festival for the Dead, one of the biggest religious festivals in Cambodia. “Pchum Ben” falls on the fifteenth day of Kan Ben.

The 14-day Kan Ben Festival begins on Sept 28, 2015 in the pagodas throughout the country. This year, this annual religious festival will take place untilOct. 11.

As usual, Cambodian people go to pagodas to offer foodstuff to the monks. They believe that the monks will then convey the offering to their late ancestors.

Kan Ben is part of “Pchum Ben” Festival or the Festival for the Dead, one of the biggest festivals in Buddhism. This religious festival, which falls on the fifteenth day of Kan Ben, is to celebrate this year on Oct. 12.

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Kan Ben is part of “Pchum Ben” or the Festival for the Dead, one of the biggest religious festivals in Cambodia. “Pchum Ben” falls on the fifteenth day of Kan Ben.

The 14-day Kan Ben Festival begins on Sept 28, 2015 in the pagodas throughout the country. This year, this annual religious festival will take place untilOct. 11.

As usual, Cambodian people go to pagodas to offer foodstuff to the monks. They believe that the monks will then convey the offering to their late ancestors.

«ការអភិវឌ្ឍន៍នៅឃុំរកាមានសន្ទុះបន្ទាប់ពីការឆ្លងមេរោគអេដស៍»

ចំនួនអ្នកស្លាប់ដោយគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍បន្តកើនឡើងខ្ពស់

ចំនួនអ្នកស្លាប់ដោយគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍បន្តកើនឡើងខ្ពស់
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ប៉ិច សុធារី

ជនរងគ្រោះកៀបក្នុងរថយន្តក្នុងគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍មួយនៅខេត្តព្រះសីហនុថ្មីៗនេះ។ រូបថត សហការី

ភ្នំពេញៈ របាយការណ៍របស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិសុវត្ថិភាពចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោកបាន ព្យាករថាចំនួនអ្នកស្លាប់ដោយសារគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍អាចនឹងកើនដល់ ៣២០០ នាក់ក្នុងមួយឆ្នាំនៅឆ្នាំ ២០២០ ប្រសិនបើពុំមានវិធានការទប់ស្កាត់ខណៈដែលចំនួនអ្នកស្លាប់ជា ផ្លូវការសម្រាប់ឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ មានជាង ២២០០ នាក់។

នៅក្នុង របាយការណ៍ប្រព័ន្ធព័ត៌មានជនរងគ្រោះ និងគ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោកឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ ដែលផ្សព្វផ្សាយជាផ្លូវការកាលពីថ្ងៃម្សិលមិញនៅក្រសួងសាធារណការ និងដឹកជញ្ជូនបានឲ្យដឹងថានៅឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ គ្រោះថ្នាក់ចរាចរណ៍មានចំនួន ៤៦៤៥ ករណី និងជនរងគ្រោះ ១៥៣១៥ នាក់ក្នុងនោះមានអ្នកស្លាប់ ២២២៦ នាក់ និងរបួសធ្ងន់ ៦០០៥ នាក់។ អត្រាអ្នកស្លាប់បានកើនឡើង ១៤ ភាគរយបើធៀបនឹងឆ្នាំចាស់ដែលមានចំនួន ១៩៥០ នាក់ហើយប្រសិនបើពុំមានវិធានការទប់ស្កាត់ និងយន្តការកាត់បន្ថយគ្រោះថ្នាក់ជាក់លាក់ទេចំនួនអ្នកស្លាប់នឹង អាចកើនដល់ ៣២០០ នាក់នៅឆ្នាំ ២០២០។

របាយការណ៍ដែលមាន ការចូលរួមផ្តល់ទិន្នន័យពីក្រសួងពាក់ព័ន្ធបញ្ជាក់ថា៖ «អត្រាអ្នកស្លាប់ ៦៤ ភាគរយនៅអាយុចន្លោះពី ១៥ ទៅ ៣៩ ឆ្នាំ។ អ្នកស្លាប់ជាកសិករមានភាគរយច្រើនជាងគេគឺ ៤២ ភាគរយបន្ទាប់មកកម្មករ ១៩ ភាគរយ និងសិស្ស ១២ ភាគរយ»។

កំពូលលើកពេលកាត់ទោសវៀតណាមជួញគ្រឿងញៀន

កំពូលលើកពេលកាត់ទោសវៀតណាមជួញគ្រឿងញៀន
Thu, 1 October 2015 ppp
គឹម សារុំ

ជនជាតិវៀតណាមប្រុសស្រីជាប់ចោទជួញគ្រឿងញៀននៅតុលាការកំពូលពីម្សិលមិញ។ រូបថត គឹម សារុំ

ភ្នំពេញៈ តុលាការកំពូលពីថ្ងៃពុធម្សិលមិញបានលើកពេលជំនុំជម្រះសំណុំរឿង ឧក្រិដ្ឋគ្រឿងញៀនជាង ១ គីឡូក្រាមទៅខែក្រោយវិញដោយសារគ្មានអ្នកបកប្រែ និងអវត្តមានមេធាវីដែលម្នាក់ៗត្រូវតុលាការថ្នាក់ក្រោមផ្តន្ទាទោស ដាក់ពន្ធនាគារពី ២០ ទៅ ៣០ ឆ្នាំ។

លោកចៅក្រម សឹង បញ្ញាវុឌ្ឍ ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជំនុំជម្រះថ្លែងថារឿងឧក្រិដ្ឋគ្រឿងញៀនមួយ នេះមានជនជាប់ចោទបីនាក់តែពីរនាក់មានវត្តមាន និងម្នាក់ទៀតឈឺមកមិនរួចហើយក៏គ្មានអ្នកបកប្រែដែរ។ លោកថ្លែងក្នុងសវនាការថា៖ «ការលើកពេលព្រោះអត់មានអ្នកបកប្រែ និងអវត្តមានមេធាវីម្នាក់» ។

អង្គហេតុនេះជនជាប់ចោទ មានឈ្មោះ សុខ លី ហៅ ញ៉ាញ់ ហៅ ដាឡែន ភេទស្រីអាយុ ៣៦ ឆ្នាំ,ឈ្មោះ DANHLUTEN ហៅ យ៉ាន់ សៀង ភេទប្រុសអាយុ ៣៧ ឆ្នាំ និងឈ្មោះ តាំងប៊ូ ហៅ WongChieng ភេទប្រុសអាយុ ៤៩ ឆ្នាំដែលទាំង៣នាក់ជាជនជាតិវៀតណាម។

Casinos rake in $2 billion

Casinos rake in $2 billion
Thu, 1 October 2015 ppp
Sor Chandara

Cambodia's casino industry generates close to $2 billion in revenue a year and accounts for nearly 40 per cent of the Kingdom’s tourism revenue, a central bank official said yesterday.

Chea Serey, director-general of the National Bank of Cambodia, told a workshop on statistics in international trade in services that Cambodia’s proportion of casino revenue to total tourism receipts followed only that of Macau and Monaco.

“I’m not talking about the absolute amount, but the relative proportions of casino income to total travel revenues,” she said.

Serey added that the revenue figure took into consideration not only income generated at gambling tables, but also other ancillary sectors across the tourism spectrum.

“We mean tourists who come to casinos and spend money [at casinos], hotels, restaurants and buying goods in the market,” she said.

Cambodian law prohibits its nationals from gambling in its casinos, Serey noted, adding that most gamblers entering the Kingdom were from Vietnam, Thailand and China.

Is Eating Venomous Sea Snakes a Bad Thing?

Thursday, 1 October 2015

Ethnic tension is not about 'racism' but natural resources

Waterways of Cambodia are clogged up with ethnic Vietnamese floating settlements like this one, posing serious environmental as well as political concerns. The presence of these anarchic settlements existing on such an unprecedented scale in context prior to the Vietnamese armed invasion in 1979 that opened the floodgate to the influx of mass Vietnamese migrants into the country points to the freedom in migratory movement up the Mekong and Basac rivers, driven in part by intense economic pressure in Vietnam serving to highlight the strong political hegemony and influence Vietnam wields over the regime it had installed in power following that invasion. Nevertheless, Vietnamese authorities have since insisted that these migrants are 'Cambodians' ["practically Cambodians"!], not Vietnamese, and thus denying them the right to return legally to Vietnam should they ever opt to do so. School of Vice [Image: PPP].

RE: CNRP and Racism – an Enigma

by 'Anonymous Anonymous'

This is the most pro-Vietcong government and AH HUN XEN Vietcong slave dictator propaganda machine at work. The issue of the racism against the so called Youn (Vietnamese) will not go away!

T. Mohan is the most irresponsible journalist that I have ever seen in my life! This article branded the whole Cambodian people as bigots and racists against the Youn people (Vietnamese)!

I want to make a distinction between "hate" and "discrimination"! There is nothing in Cambodian constitution that prevents Cambodian people from hating other people! For example, If a Youn man (Vietnamese) works for a Cambodian boss and if the Cambodian boss doesn't like him the way he does things and if the Youn man gets fired, then it is too bad! The Cambodian boss can do anything because it is his business! The Youn man can't claim he is being discriminated against! Cambodian people are being accused of all kinds of bullshit! Enough is enough!

As for discrimination...there are Lawful Vs Unlawful Discrimination!
http://civilrights.findlaw.com

What does the Cambodian law say about 'discrimination'? For AH HUN XEN Vietcong slave dictator to go around accusing the opposition and the Cambodian people of racism and discriminating against Youn people (Vietnamese) proves that he is so irresponsible too...The dictator is part of the f..cken problem of racism against Youn people (Vietnamese) because he has not done enough to protect these Youn people!

Gov’t exporter sits out rice deal

Thu, 1 October 2015 ppp

Cheng Sokhorng

Employees at a rice warehouse in Phnom Penh stack bags of rice earlier this year for processing. The Cambodia Rice Federation is seeking a part of Indonesia’s 1.5 million tonne rice tender. Heng Chivoan

Indonesia, the world’s third-biggest rice consumer, is looking to place a mammoth government-to-government order to import 1.5 million tonnes of rice, but state-owned rice exporter Green Trade said yesterday that it has no plan to enter a bid.

Heang Vutha, director-general of Green Trade, said he was not contacted by the Indonesian government and had been unaware of the prospective rice deal. However, the volume requested and the November-through-January delivery date ruled out any Cambodian participation.

“We will not have enough rice for them, and the timeframe they have set is too short,” he said, adding that Green Trade only has the capacity to deliver 2,000 tonnes of milled rice per month.

Indonesia’s vice president last week said his country plans to import 1.5 million tonnes of rice to avert a spike in prices as the effect of the El Nino weather phenomenon cut into domestic supply.

“We are forced to import because of the drought,” Indonesian Vice-President Jusuf Kalla told local media.

“We’re taking rice issues very seriously. We could delay imports of chilies or shallots, but when it comes to rice, we’re not playing around.”

Bulog, Indonesia’s state rice procurement agency, was reportedly looking to Thailand and Vietnam to fill the order.

Kheng calls for fake plate busts

Thu, 1 October 2015 ppp

Vong Sokheng

A motorcycle with a police number plate travels through Phnom Penh yesterday afternoon. Sar Kheng last week called for police units to take measures to ensure the correct use of police number plates. Vireak Mai

Minister of Interior Sar Kheng has called on police to tighten the noose on both the unauthorised use of official police licence plates among their own ranks, and on the use of fake police plates by the public at large.

It is illegal to use official police plates on personal vehicles, as it is to use the fake plates, which are widely available for less than $10, and often used in the commission of crimes by perpetrators hoping to avoid scrutiny.

“There is a small amount of police officials who have been using vehicles carrying police number plates in violation of the traffic law and other laws, and [have been] allowing non-police to use the numbers or using vehicles with police number plates to serve private interests, which affects the dignity, honour, and prestige of the National Police,” Kheng wrote in a September 25 letter, which was obtained yesterday.

Kheng went on to acknowledge the use of fake plates by criminals, and also reminded officials that police plates were no excuse for not paying taxes on their vehicles. The letter called for street-side checkpoints, as well as checks at police stations themselves.

Situation ripe for strikes: study

Wed, 30 September 2015 ppp

Charles Rollet

Photo supplied

Short-sightedness, weak adherence to the law and poor working conditions in Cambodia’s garment sector are creating a fertile field for strikes to prevail over negotiations, a recent study released by the Arbitration Council Foundation, an independent labour mediator, has found.

According to the study, incidents of striking have considerably increased in the disputes the council mediated, going from 17 in 2012 to 94 in 2014. While compensation issues were by far the most common demands in strike cases the council oversaw – making up 37 per cent of all cases during a one-year period from April 2014 to 2015 – it was far from the only factor enabling the proliferation of strike action.

Because many employers offer only the most minimal protections required by the law, strikes are not used as a last resort but as a negotiation tactic, the study says, beginning on an “ad hoc basis rather than as part of a campaign to achieve broad based CBAs [collective bargaining agreements]”.

CBAs, or governing contracts drawn up between unions and employers, are seen as smoothing industrial relations by avoiding the use of strikes while setting up clear standards for workers.

But a range of issues hamper the effective implementation of CBAs in Cambodia, according to the report, such as the lack of a separate labour court to handle cases involving a wide number of demands.

“An inability to promulgate various claims at one time and achieve a longstanding resolution in the form of a CBA provides many more ad hoc opportunities for strikes to occur,” the report reads.

អាជ្ញាធរគ្រោងរៀបចំតំបន់ចម្ការឈើនិងវាលផ្កាព្រៃជាកន្លែងទេសចរណ៍មួយទៀតនៅសៀមរាប

អាជ្ញាធរគ្រោងរៀបចំតំបន់ចម្ការឈើនិងវាលផ្កាព្រៃជាកន្លែងទេសចរណ៍មួយទៀតនៅសៀមរាប
ដោយ ហង្ស សាវយុត
2015-09-30 rfa

២៧-កញ្ញា-២០១៥៖ ផ្កាចាហួយដែលដុះនៅលើផ្ទៃដីចម្ការឈើគ្រញូងជាច្រើនហិកតារជាប់ ព្រំប្រទល់ស្រុកបន្ទាយស្រី និងស្រុកស្វាយលើ ខេត្តសៀមរាប។ ផ្កានេះរីកចាប់ខែកក្កដា ដល់ខែកញ្ញា ជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំ។

រូបថតមន្ទីរទេសចរណ៍ខេត្តសៀមរាប

អ្នកជំនាញផ្នែកទេសចរណ៍បានសម្លឹងឃើញតំបន់ចំការឈើគ្រញូង និងវាលផ្កាព្រៃ ទំហំជិត ២ពាន់ហិកតារ នៅជាប់ព្រំប្រទល់ស្រុកបន្ទាយស្រី និងស្រុកស្វាយលើ ខេត្តសៀមរាប ថាជាកន្លែងទេសចរណ៍ធម្មជាតិថ្មីមួយទៀត ដែលអាចមានសក្ដានុពលទាក់ទាញភ្ញៀវទេសចរនៅពេលអនាគត។

មន្ត្រីមន្ទីរទេសចរណ៍ និងខណ្ឌរដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើ ខេត្តសៀមរាប កំពុងសហការគ្នាជំរុញឱ្យតំបន់ចម្ការឈើគ្រញូង និងវាលផ្កាព្រៃធម្មជាតិមួយ ទំហំជិត ២ពាន់ហិកតារ ព្រមទាំងមានសត្វព្រៃជាច្រើនប្រភេទរស់នៅផង អាចក្លាយទៅជាតំបន់អេកូទេសចរណ៍ថ្មី និងមានសក្ដានុពលអាចទាក់ទាញភ្ញៀវទេសចរបន្ថែមទៀត។

ចម្ការឈើគ្រញូងនិងវាលផ្កាព្រៃធម្មជាតិ ដែលស្ថិតនៅភូមិខ្នារង្វះ ឃុំឃុនរាម ស្រុកបន្ទាយស្រី ចម្ងាយជិត ៧០គីឡូម៉ែត្រ ភាគខាងជើងឆៀងខាងលិចពីទីរួមខេត្តសៀមរាប នោះ កំពុងការពារនិងគ្រប់គ្រងដោយផ្នែករដ្ឋបាលព្រៃឈើបន្ទាយស្រី។

"កុមារបោះបង់ការសិក្សានៅតែមានតួលេខខ្ពស់នៅកម្ពុជា"

"កុមារបោះបង់ការសិក្សានៅតែមានតួលេខខ្ពស់នៅកម្ពុជា"
ដោយ ថា កិត្យា
2015-09-30 rfa

កុមារអនាថាអង្គុយចាំសុំទាននៅតាមផ្លូវមួយកន្លែង ក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Rann Samnang

ការសិក្សាស្រាវជ្រាវ របស់អង្គការដែលកំពុងធ្វើការលើវិស័យអប់រំ រកឃើញថា កុមារដែលបោះបង់ការសិក្សា ឬនៅក្រៅសាលារៀន នៅតែមានតួលេខខ្ពស់នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។ មូលហេតុចម្បងដែលជំរុញឲ្យកុមារឈប់រៀននោះ គឺដោយសារភាពក្រីក្រ សាលានៅឆ្ងាយ កុមាររស់នៅអនាថា កុមារជនជាតិភាគតិច និងកុមារមានពិការភាពជាដើម។

ការបោះបង់ការសិក្សា របស់កុមារនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា នៅតែជាបញ្ហាដ៏ស្រួចស្រាល់ ដែលអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលធ្វើការងារលើវិស័យអប់រំ ទទូចអោយភាគីពាក់ព័ន្ធ ជាពិសេសក្រសួងអប់រំ ដែលជាសេនាធិការរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាល រួមកម្លាំងគ្នាដើម្បីផ្ដល់ឱកាសដល់កុមារបោះបង់ការសិក្សា បានវិលចូលសាលារៀនឡើងវិញ។

ប្រធានអង្គការ អេដ អេ អាក់ស្យុង (Aide et Action) លោក វន សំភាស់ បានឲ្យដឹងថា ការសិក្សារកឃើញកុមារក្នុងចំណោម ៤គ្រួសារ គឺមានកុមារម្នាក់ដែលប្រឈមនឹងការបាត់បង់ឱកាសសិក្សារៀនសូត្រនោះ។ លោកបញ្ជាក់ថា មូលហេតុដែលក្មេងៗមិនបានចូលរៀននោះ មកពីភាពក្រីក្ររស់នៅតំបន់ដាច់ស្រយាល ខ្វះមធ្យោបាយធ្វើដំណើរ ហួសអាយុចូលរៀន កុមាររស់នៅអនាថាតាមដងផ្លូវ កុមារជនជាតិភាគតិចដែលមិនចេះភាសាខ្មែរ ហើយកុមារមានពិការភាព ខ្វះឧបករណ៍ជំនួយ និងសម្ភារៈស្តង់ដារជាដើម។

Don’t Worry, Gov’t Tells Net Users

Khmer Times/Pav Suy

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – The government yesterday moved to reassure Internet users and NGOs fearful of a censorship crackdown after plans to implement new controls to combat cybercrime and the abuse of social media.

A draft sub-decree announced last month gives the Interior Ministry’s new Anti-cybercrime Department powers to deal with abuse, but there are no plans to block sites.

Under the draft, the Anti-cybercrime Department, according to the sub-decree, will be mandated to monitor mail, phone calls and faxes, searching for “irregularities relating to national security.”

“The Internet environment in Cambodia is more favorable because there is no restriction to any website. You can even access porn sites here,” Sun Rapid, Director of R&D Center at the Ministry of Telecommunications, said at a gathering of NGOs and government officials to discuss Internet freedom.

He said Cambodia ranks third in the region for Internet access, after Singapore and Malaysia.

There have been a series of arrests recently over material posted on the Internet, most notably an opposition senator for posting what is allegedly a doctored border treaty as part of a campaign against the government over border demarcation talks with Vietnam.

But officials and some NGOs say the atmosphere here is still relatively free.

“Overall, the Internet freedom in Cambodia is more open. There is no blocking or censorship of any websites or applications,” Cambodia Community Legal Education Center (CLEC) information communication and technology project coordinator Ngeth Moses said.

Golden memories ... ផ្កាត្របែកព្រៃ

A journey across four continents: Danziger's tales from Cambodia

Channa, 12, supports her sick mother and younger brother by weighing people on a precious set of bathroom scales on the streets of Phnom Penh

Guardian Wed 30 Sept 2015

Channa goes to school in the morning and works to earn money in the afternoon. Photograph: Nick Danziger/NB Pictures

Like 17% of people in Cambodia, the family live in extreme poverty, subsisting on less than $1.25 a day. Rihorn’s daughter Channa, 12, supports her mother and brother Pov, nine. She goes to school in the morning and works to earn money in the afternoon and evening. She shines shoes and weighs people on her scales, charging 100 riel per client. Channa explains how she got the scales: “Shortly before my grandmother died, she was given $20 by a passer-by. She told my mother to buy something that was an investment to earn money.”

Rihorn, Channa and Pov, 2005

Rihorn, 42, lives in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh. She is divorced from an abusive husband. “I am not well and can no longer work to support my children,” she says. “Sometimes I am so sick that I cannot cook or clean and my children do not have food to eat. A few weeks after my second child was born, I became sick due to childbirth – we call it toas. I have a stiff backbone, I’m hot and feverish, and my uterus and fallopian tubes hurt. I don’t know how to cure it and so I have bought different kinds of medicine in the hope that I will find a cure.”

Channa, 12, sets out with her bathroom scales, watched by her brother Pov, nine, and mother Rihorn, in Phnom Penh, 2005. All photographs: Nick Danziger/NB Pictures

Rihorn: ‘Sometimes I am so sick that I cannot cook or clean and my children do not have food to eat.’

Rihorn explains that she has had three miscarriages due to carrying heavy loads while pregnant. “I used to have high fever during the pregnancies. I would call the traditional birth attendant to massage my uterus, and it costs 20,000 riel ($5) each time. It costs more if it involves the traditional attendants touching my blood. Each time I needed to pay the traditional attendant, I would borrow money. For 10,000 riel I pay back 16,000 riel. I now owe 100,000 riel for food and taking care of my sickness.”

Channa and her family – along with the other slum dwellers – were evicted from their home in 2006 and left to fend for themselves in the countryside.

In 2006, Channa and her family – along with hundreds of other slum dwellers – were evicted from their home. “They told us we were being taken to new homes,” says Channa. “They promised us the deeds to a ‘bungalow’. But we were driven 45 minutes into the countryside, where there was nothing.”

There, they tried to fend for themselves, making a shelter from plastic sheeting. Overnight, the land flooded. There were no jobs in this isolated place, and Channa struggled against the financial pressure to become a “waitress” – a euphemism for a sex worker in Cambodia.

មន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃមិនទាន់បញ្ជាក់ថាភូមាព្រមទទួលជនភៀសខ្លួនរ៉ូហ៊ីងយ៉ានៅឡើយ

មន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃមិនទាន់បញ្ជាក់ថាភូមាព្រមទទួលជនភៀសខ្លួនរ៉ូហ៊ីងយ៉ានៅឡើយ
ដោយ អ៊ុង សេរីវុទ្ធ
2015-09-30 rfa

រថយន្តដឹកជនភៀសខ្លួន ៤នាក់រួមមានជនជាតិអ៊ីរ៉ង់ (Iran) ៣នាក់ និងម្នាក់ទៀតជាជនជាតិដើមភាគតិច រ៉ូហ៊ីងយ៉ា (Rohingya) ដែលរត់គេចពីប្រទេសមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា ឬភូមា ស្វែងរកសិទ្ធិជ្រកកោននៅប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលី មកដល់អាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ នៅថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Rann Samnang

មន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃបញ្ជាក់នៅល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី៣០កញ្ញាថា មិនទាន់ទទួលបានឯកសារផ្លូវការពីស្ថានទូតភូមា ឬមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា (Myanmar) ដែលថានឹងព្រមទទួលយកជនភៀសខ្លួនរ៉ូហ៊ីងយ៉ា(Rohingya) ទៅកាន់ប្រទេសដើមវិញនៅឡើយទេ។

ប្រធាននាយកដ្ឋានជនភៀសខ្លួន នៃអគ្គនាយកដ្ឋានអន្តោប្រវេសន៍ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ លោក គឹម សារិន ឲ្យដឹងនៅថ្ងៃទី៣០ កញ្ញា ថា កម្ពុជាកំពុងរង់ចាំប្រទេសមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា ធ្វើឯកសារធ្វើដំណើរ ដល់ជនភៀសខ្លួនរ៉ូហ៊ីងយ៉ាម្នាក់នោះ ចាកចេញពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ប្រសិនមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ា ព្រមទទួលដូចប្រសាសន៍ របស់រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ លោក ស ខេង ដែលកាសែតក្នុងស្រុកបានដកស្រង់យកមកចុះផ្សាយកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៩ កញ្ញានោះ។

ប៉ុន្តែលោក គឹម សារិន បញ្ជាក់ថា លោកនៅពុំទាន់ទទួលបានឯកសារផ្លូវការពីស្ថានទូតមីយ៉ាន់ម៉ាទេ។ វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរីក៏មិនអាចទាក់ទង អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ លោក ខៀវ សុភ៌គ ដើម្បីសុំការឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺ ជុំវិញរឿងនេះបានដែរ នៅល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី៣០កញ្ញា។

កាសែតក្នុងស្រុកមួយបានស្រង់សម្ដីលោក ស ខេង ពេលទទួលដំណើរលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ត្រឡប់មកពីសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកនាអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៩ កញ្ញា ថារដ្ឋាភិបាលភូមា បានយល់ព្រមទទួលយកជនភៀសខ្លួនពីប្រទេសកម្ពុជាហើយ៕

គណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យបណ្ដេញអនុប្រធានបក្សចេញពីតំណែង

គណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យបណ្ដេញអនុប្រធានបក្សចេញពីតំណែង
ដោយ ទីន ហ្សាការីយ៉ា
2015-09-30 rfa

ប្រធានគណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ (រូបកណ្ដាល) ថ្លែងក្នុងពិធីសមាជគណបក្សលើកទី១ នៅថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Uon Chhin

គណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំ សង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ដែលទើបតែបានរៀបចំរចនាសម្ព័ន្ធដឹកនាំឡើងវិញ មិនទាន់បានមួយខែផង ឥឡូវ គណបក្សនេះកំពុងតែបែកបាក់ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំកំពូលរបស់ខ្លួន បន្ទាប់ពីបានប្រកាសជ្រើសរើសកាលពីដើមខែកញ្ញា នោះ។

គណបក្ស សំបុកឃ្មុំសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ នឹងធ្វើសមាជវិសាមញ្ញប្រកាសដកអនុប្រធានបក្សនេះមួយរូបជាផ្លូវការ នៅដើមខែតុលា ខាងមុខ។

អនុប្រធានគណបក្សសំបុកឃ្មុំ សង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ លោកបណ្ឌិត ហ៊ាង រិទ្ធី មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាវិន័យគណបក្ស បានសម្រេចដក លោក ហារី សំអាត ពីអនុប្រធានបក្សកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៣ កញ្ញា ដោយសារតែលោកបានធ្វើខុសនឹងបទបញ្ជាផ្ទៃក្នុងរបស់បក្ស គឺដឹកនាំសមាជិកបក្សទៅចុះចូលជាមួយគណបក្សខ្មែរសាមគ្គី របស់ អ្នកស្រី ឡាក់ សុភាព៖ «គាត់បានទៅប្រមូលសមាជិកក្នុងនាមជាអនុប្រធាននៅខេត្តកំពង់សោម ពេលប្រមូលបានហើយ គាត់ចង់នាំទៅចូលជាមួយគណបក្សរបស់ លោកស្រី ឡាក់ សុភាព អានេះហើយជាអំពើក្បត់បក្ស ជាអំពើបក្សប្រហារ»។

CNRP and Racism – an Enigma

Khmer Times/T. Mohan

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

Tran Yaing Chang’s brother was standing among onlookers in 2014 following a minor road accident when someone shouted “yuon,” a derogatory term for Vietnamese. Seconds later, the crowd turned on him and killed him. Reuters/Samrang Pring

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Editorial note by School of Vice

The message is clear: Criticise Hanoi or Vietnam's policies over Cambodia and you risk being labelled "racist" or "anti-Vietnamese"! If an ethnic Vietnamese falls off his bed or toilet seat and dies from broken neck, he must be a victim of Cambodian racism? A Vietnamese coffee shop was ransacked; no one was injured, but this is sufficient evidence needed to prove the link between "anti-Vietnamese rhetoric" from CNRP politicians and mob violence?

Before any of these incidents had even taken place, the Opposition leadership pleaded with its supporters NOT to use violence; 'not even so much as to touch a single hair on anyone's head' - in Sam Rainsy's words - in the course of their public activities and demonstrations before and following the July 2013 general election. Not that I personally want to wish ill on any Vietnamese person, or want to see innocents hurt. But, in fairness, given the historical context of the two countries' turbulent uneasy relations, the recent military occupation of Cambodia by Vietnamese troops, the sacrifices in thousands of Cambodian lives resisting that occupation, the numerous counts of killings and assassinations meted out to even prominent figures within the Hanoi-installed regime itself to ensure that only the most subservient and compliant among them would be retained to advance Vietnam's geo-political interests, the assassinations of Khmer Krom and other Cambodian monks, the killings of opposition and trade union activists, the brutal deployment of armed forces to quell unarmed [unless you count sticks and stones as arms deserving of lethal military response?] protesting workers and so forth, in addition to the public clamour for a change in how it wants to be governed, it is something of a miracle, and in my understanding, owing in no small measure to the CNRP leadership's deliberate decision to embrace a peaceful 'non-violent' struggle for change that we had - and have - not witnessed bloodshed on a far greater scale. Unless, again, one excuses killing unarmed innocents as an example of the regime's "genius", because at least this helps restore "national stability"?

What did the peoples of Europe, France, Britain, Scandinavia, Russian etc. do when their nations were either under Nazi German military occupation, or faced with the spectre of that occupation and invasion? Well, among other things, they had to arouse their masses' patriotic fervour [Stalin - a 'communist' - said his country/Soviet Union was waging the 'Great Patriotic War' against the invaders], and yes, that necessarily entailed a certain amount of 'anti-German' rhetoric and feed. I doubt, the people of Russia have quite forgotten or forgiven the Germans for or over all their great endurance and sufferings. 20 million Russian/Soviet lives, in fact, consumed in that conflict. The point is: were all these peoples 'racist' too, or had their leaders been guilty of using the "race card" in their respective national war effort?

To Hanoi: Stop interfering in Cambodia's national affairs; respect her right to exist as an independent nation; the right to self-determination; honour international treaties which you had signed; respect her territorial sovereignty and borders; agree to the French government's proposal to jointly request French technical assistance in mapping the border line between the two countries, instead of locking away nationalists and critics in jail for even daring to question the status quo. Then, and only then, will we be nearer to resolving the underlying tension and strife that still engulf this long suffering country today.

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Investors in Vietnam, as well as China, have been linked to the spate of evictions that have left 20 percent of Cambodians without land.

In a democracy, the people get the government they deserve. Part of the CPP and Prime Minister Hun Sen’s genius is a remarkable ability to soothe race consciousness among the ethnic people, the majority Khmer Buddhists, the resident expatriate foreigners who practice a multitude of religions, the Chams and of course the Vietnamese who have been here for decades.

On one trip to Cambodia, then United Nations human rights envoy Surya Subedi had said: “I am alarmed by the anti-Vietnamese language allegedly used in public by the opposition.” Before his visit, a Vietnamese-owned coffee shop was looted in an escalation of an already deeply worrying trend.

In yet another case, a man of Vietnamese descent but born in Cambodia, Tran Van Chien, was mercilessly beaten to death after a traffic altercation when some bystanders yelled, “Yuon were fighting Khmer”. The result: He is dead and his pregnant Khmer wife became a widow.

One of the few local voices that have condemned this anti-Vietnamese rhetoric and violence is the president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR). For his trouble, Ou Virak received death threats and a torrent of appalling abuse over the Internet.

Race Card

When asked by Asian Correspondent about this latest incident, he responded: “Who knows where it could lead, with these level of frustration, racism and hatred, all it needs is something to ignite it for it to get out of hand.”

Border Posts Exactly Where They Should be, Research Team Says

Khmer Times/Ros Chanveasna

Tuesday, 29 September 2015

A border research team from the Royal Academy of Cambodia discovers a colonial-era border post in a flooded rice field. Kin Phea

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School of Vice: This is quite hilarious! How do they know that these tiny 'colonial' border posts have stayed rooted to the same spot after all these years?! The French must have applied some sort of magic glue to the markers when they posted them? Even a couple of maps supposedly deposited at the UN have vanished without a trace!

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“I just wonder why the research team is conducting the inspection without clear principles,”

Mr. Ponhearith

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – A border research team from the Royal Academy of Cambodia has been studying a multitude of maps and inspecting old border posts, some of which have been in place since French colonial rule, in an effort to calmly resolve the border issues between Cambodia and Vietnam.

Yong Pao, a research team member, said the group is not only finding and inspecting border posts against border maps, but also checking and verifying a new set of demarcation border posts recently set by the government.

“In 11 days, the research team has discovered 12 colonial-era border posts... which were used to demarcate the border between Cambodia and Vietnam by French colonial generals,” Mr. Pao said.

“Initial results from the research disclosed that the current demarcated border posts by the government with Vietnam are completely correct and the same borderline of the 12 colonial-era border post were based on the Bonne maps... produced by French colonial generals,” Mr. Pao said.

“As planned, we need two years to conduct and complete our mission because Cambodia shares a border of 1,270 km with Vietnam,” he added.

The government has borrowed historical maps held by France and the UN to help settle the issue of where the disputed border lies. The dispute has delayed further negotiations with Vietnam while the government defends the process against allegations by the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) that it is ceding land to Vietnam.

“They [CNRP leaders] always accused the government of using a fake [map] to demarcate posts,” Mr. Pao said. He described that allegation as “baseless.” Prime Minister Hun Sen has publicly slammed the opposition party for turning the border dispute into a political issue, saying they turned a sensitive process into a dangerous political farce.

នេះជាអំពេីថោកទាបឃោរឃៅព្រៃផ្សៃបំផុតរបស់មេទាហាននោះ!

នេះជាអំពេីថោកទាបឃោរឃៅព្រៃផ្សៃបំផុតរបស់មេទាហាននោះ! កុំនិយាយថា ហាត់ទាហានគឺអញ្ចឹង។ ទាហានមិនមែនជាមនុស្សទេឬ?
Posted by I Love Cambodia Hot News on Wednesday, 30 September 2015

អ្នកបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងលោក ហ៊ុន សែន នៅអាមេរិកប្រតិកម្មនឹងមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា

អ្នកបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងលោក ហ៊ុន សែន នៅអាមេរិកប្រតិកម្មនឹងមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា
ដោយ យន់ សាមៀន
2015-09-30

ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ-អាមេរិកាំងធ្វើបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៅមុខអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ក្នុងបុរីញីវយ៉ក សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៦ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ចូលរួមកិច្ចប្រជុំនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ២ថ្ងៃ (២៦-២៧) ខែកញ្ញា។

RFA/Yun Samean

មន្ត្រីគណៈកម្មការរៀបចំបាតុកម្មប្រឆាំងវត្តមានលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៅក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំកំពូលអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ កាលពីចុងសប្ដាហ៍ ស្នើឲ្យមន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់ក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា ធ្វើការកែតម្រូវព័ត៌មានដែលលើកឡើងថា ពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ-អាមេរិកាំង មានតែចំនួនពីរ ឬបីនាក់ប៉ុណ្ណោះ ដែលធ្វើបាតុកម្មនៅមុខអគារអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ។

សំណើនេះ ធ្វើឡើងបន្ទាប់ពី លោក កៅ គឹមហួន រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងការបរទេស កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៩ កញ្ញា ថ្លែងប្រាប់អ្នកយកព័ត៌មាននៅព្រលានយន្តហោះអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ ពេលដែល លោក ហ៊ុន សែន វិលត្រឡប់ទៅដល់កម្ពុជា វិញថា បាតុកម្មប្រឆាំង លោក ហ៊ុន សែន មិនមែនជាមហាបាតុកម្មឡើយ។

មន្ត្រីគណៈកម្មការរៀបចំបាតុកម្ម លោក ទូច វិបុល បញ្ជាក់ថា បាតុករដែលមកចូលរួមបាតុកម្មនោះ មានចំនួនប្រមាណពី ៥០០នាក់ទៅ ៧០០នាក់។

A tailored agreement

Wed, 30 September 2015 ppp

Mom Kunthear and Charles Rollet

A garment worker irons pieces of apparel at a factory in Phnom Penh’s Por Sen Chey district late last year. Vireak Mai

Following weeks of quarrelling, the Kingdom’s garment unions yesterday agreed to demand a monthly industry minimum wage of $168 – only to find themselves miles apart from employers who are refusing to consider an increase beyond the rate of inflation.

Leading up to ongoing tripartite minimum-wage talks slated to culminate in October, pro-government and independent unions debated between demanding $158 or $178 a month, with one league of independent unions even offering a target of $207 based on a survey of garment workers’ spending habits.

But yesterday, 14 unions settled on the $168 figure after more than an hour of internal discussion, according to a statement released after the meeting.

“Some of our unions used to demand different figures, such as $158, $166 and $178, but today we decided to take only one figure for negotiation with employers coordinated by the government,” said Fa Saly, president of the National Trade Union Confederation.

However, employers have shown no indication they are ready to make significant concessions to labour. Employers have thus far only agreed to increase salaries by the rate of inflation, which, based on a current rate of 3.5 per cent and the current minimum wage of $128, amounts to slightly less than $4.50 a month.

Ken Loo, spokesman for the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia, said the union and government sides had failed so far to prove to employers that there was a solid economic rationale for an increase in the minimum wage.

“So far, their number has got no meaning,” Loo said.

Vietnamese man caught in cops’ net

Wed, 30 September 2015 ppp

Khouth Sophak Chakrya

A Vietnamese national was arrested yesterday in Kandal province for allegedly illegally fishing in Cambodia’s Tonle Sap river.

Men Seng, chief of staff at Koh Thom district police, said 35-year-old Guyeng Yaing Ya was arrested in Sompov Poun commune, where officers seized evidence including a motorboat and 17 fishing nets.

The suspect was charged with “illegal border crossing and illegally fishing in the prohibited season using illegal fishing equipment”, Seng said.

Thun Chetna, an officer with the Sangkat Chaktomuk district Fishery Administration, which cooperated in yesterday’s arrest, said Yaing Ya was being questioned yesterday afternoon.

Chetna said Yaing Ya is likely to be deported. The motorboat will now be kept as state property, while other seized items will be burned.

He added that continued efforts are needed to stop further fishing offences.

“Despite the fact that a crackdown has been launched and fishing is prohibited in breeding season, and that serious fines have been introduced, fishery crimes keep happening.

It means that all of the involved authorities need to observe and crack down regularly.”

Land dispute pits PM’s brother against Brigade 70 general

Wed, 30 September 2015

Phak Seangly ppp

Tractors sit on a plot of land last week in Kampong Speu’s Oral district that is at the centre of a land dispute between Prime Minister Hun Sen’s brother, Hun San, and the deputy general of Brigade 70. NRWPO

RCAF’s Brigade 70, which formerly included Hun Sen’s Bodyguard Unit, has in the past been accused by rights groups of everything from illegal logging to political arrests and even murder.

The Kampong Speu Provincial Court has joined the fray in a land battle between Hun Sen’s elder brother and a general attached to RCAF’s infamous Brigade 70, ordering a halt to its clearing.

A court officer, joined by 20 local authority officers and several members of local NGO Natural Resource and Wildlife Preservation Organization (NRWPO), on Friday went to the disputed property, where they kicked out the general’s workers, who were clearing the land with four tractors. No one was arrested.

Hun San, the premier’s brother and director of the Cambodia Shipping Agency, bought a parcel of land from villagers in Kampong Speu’s Oral district in 1999.

Since then, RCAF Major General Khay Narin, assisted by land brokers Thorng Sokheng and Ly Lun, has purchased land that allegedly overlaps San’s property by 1,000 hectares, according to San’s lawsuit, which was filed with the provincial court in July.

Narin started clearing the land earlier this year to plant sugarcane, cassava, pepper and cashew, according to the lawsuit. Provincial court judge Chem Rithy issued the injunction against the clearing on August 19.

“His Excellency Hun San asked for a [court order] to protect and ban any activities on the lands, because those can cause loss of his land,” said Rithy. “The possession [by] the opponent’s side will affect his legal right [to] the land.”

The Post could not reach Narin for comment.

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