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Friday, 27 November 2015

Groups aim to end violence against women

ppp Thu, 26 November 2015

Mom Kunthear and Zoe Holman

A woman pins a white ribbon on a man in Phnom Penh yesterday as part of a worldwide 16-day campaign to end violence against women. Pha Lina

A worldwide, 16-day campaign to end violence against women kicked off in Cambodia yesterday, with NGOs, the United Nations and government agencies intensifying their efforts toward preventative measures.

Spanning from yesterday’s International Day for Eliminating Violence against Women and Girls until Human Rights Day on December 10, the “16 Days of Activism to End Gender-Based Violence” is co-sponsored by UN Women and the Ministry of Women’s Affairs in what the former calls a national public stand against abuse.

“It is of utmost importance that we change the perception that violence is justified. Women must be aware of their rights, and their rights must be protected by all of us,” said UN Women country representative Wenny Kusuma.

The campaign will stage four major events around the country, including a marathon at Angkor Wat, alongside a host of civil society actions. Among these, the Cambodian Food and Service Workers’ Federation (CFSWF) yesterday visited Phnom Penh restaurants, nightclubs and beer gardens to raise awareness about violations among both employers and employees.

“We want to inform managers about violence against women and how to intervene when female staff are assaulted by their clients,” said CFSWF vice-president, Ou Tepphallin, encouraging employers to report offences to unions or local authorities directly. “We also met with women in their workplaces and nearby homes to explain about our campaign.”

However, Tepphallin claims that instances of violence against women in entertainment venues are the product of a broader societal attitude legitimising mistreatment of the estimated 10,000 Cambodian women in the industry.

“Women in these services are looked down on due to a culture and tradition that sees them as tools for entertainment and reducing stress, so the discrimination is still going on,” she said.

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បច្ចុប្បន្ននេះ ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាកំពុងស្ថិតក្នុងស្ថានភាពមួយ ដែលអាចជាគ្រេាះថ្នាក់ធំបំផុតសម្រាប់គ្រប់ភាគី និងជាតិខ្មែរទាំងមូល ដរាបណាអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរមិនរិះរកមធ្យោបាយស្មេាះត្រង់ណាមួយដេីម្បីដេាះស្រាយបញ្ហា។

ខ្ញុំយល់ឃេីញថា ល្មមដល់ពេល ដែលយេីងទទួលស្គាល់នូវតំលៃគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក បញ្ឈប់ការកម្ចាត់គ្នាបែបជាសត្រូវ តែសូមប្រកួតដេាយថ្លៃថ្នូរដើម្បីឲ្យជាតិ និងពលរដ្ឋរស់ទាំងអស់គ្នាវិញ។
យេីងគួរចាប់ផ្តេីមធ្វើឲ្យមានការជឿទុកចិត្តគ្នា ដែលមិនមែនមានតែលើក្រដាសនោះទេ គឺត្រូវធ្វើឡេីងនៅក្នុងចិត្តទាំងអស់គ្នាដេាយបំបាត់គំនំុ បំបាត់ការភ័យខ្លាចលេីអ្នកដទៃ និងខ្លួនយេីងផ្ទាល់ និង បំបាត់មេាទនភាពមិនចាំបាច់ទាំងឡាយ។ ពេលនេាះយេីងនឹងមិនធ្វើឲ្យភាគីណាមួយ ភ័យខ្លាច ឬ ឈឺចាប់ឡេីយ។

ខ្ញុំ កឹម សុខា ក្នុងនាមជាអ្នកដឹកនាំមួយរូប ខ្ញុំតាំងចិត្តរួចជាស្រេចហើយថា ខ្ញុំនឹងខិតខំដោយសុទ្ធចិត្តដើម្បីនាំមកនូវការផ្លាស់ប្តូរជាវិជ្ជមានមួយដែលភាគីទាំងឡាយអាចទទួលយកបាន ដេីម្បីនាំមកនូវសេចក្តីសុខជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរទូទៅ។

K Sokha

Sam Rainsy receiving ovation from the European Parliament

២៦ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៥ / 26 November 2015, 12:10 pm – Ovation at the European Parliament.

ខ្ញំុទទួលការអបអរសាទរ ពីសភាអឺរ៉ុប ភ្លាមបន្តិច ក្រោយពីអ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រច្រើនលើសលប់ ក្នុងចំណោមសមាជិក ៧៥១ នាក់ នៃ សភាអឺរ៉ុបនេះ បានអនុម័តញត្តិមួយស្តីពីកម្ពុជា (សម័យប្រជំុពេញអង្គ សភាអឺរ៉ុប ទីក្រុងស្ត្រាសបួរ ប្រទេសបារាំង ថ្ងៃទី ២៦ ខែ វិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៥ វេលាម៉ោង ១២ និង ១០ នាទីថ្ងៃត្រង់)។

I received an ovation from the European Parliament (EP) just after a vote on a Resolution on Cambodia by a large majority of the 751 MEPs (EP plenary session, Strasbourg, 26 November 2015, 12:10 pm).

SR

លោក ជា ចំរើន បង្កើតគណបក្សថ្មីក្រោយពេលចេញពី CPP

លោក ជា ចំរើន បង្កើតគណបក្សថ្មីក្រោយពេលចេញពី CPP
ppp Thu, 26 November 2015
វង្ស សុខេង

លោក ជា ចំរើន អតីតសមាជិកសភាពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាបានលើកបង្ហាញគំរូត្រាគណបក្ស កម្ពុជា សេរីភាព ដែលទើបបង្កើតថ្មី ។ ហេង ជីវ័ន

KI Media note: CPP logo below:

Reproduced

ភ្នំពេញៈ នៅទីបំផុតលោក ជា ចំរើន អតីតសមាជិកសភា និងជាទីប្រឹក្សាប្រធានរដ្ឋសភាលោក ហេង សំរិន កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធបានសម្រេចចិត្តបង្កើតគណបក្សថ្មីមួយដែលមានឈ្មោះថា «គណបក្សកម្ពុជាសេរីភាព» បន្ទាប់ពីបានលាលែងពីសមាជិកនៃគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាកាលពីសប្តាហ៍មុន។

លោក ចំរើន បានថ្លែងនៅក្នុងសន្និសីទកាសែតកាលពីម្សិលមិញថាលោកនឹងដាក់កម្មវិធីគោលនយោបាយរបស់លោក និងការងារឯកសារទៅក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃនៅថ្ងៃទី ២៥ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ ២០១៥ បន្ទាប់ពីគណបក្សបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សាវាស់ស្ទង់អំពីកម្មវិធីគោលនយោបាយរបស់ខ្លួនពីមជ្ឈដ្ឋានដូចជាយុវជន កសិករ ជនរងគ្រោះដោយប្រព័ន្ធយុត្តិធម៌ ពាណិជ្ជករ ប្រាក់ខែកម្មករ និងក្រុមបញ្ញវន្ដ។

លោក ជា ចំរើន បានលើកឡើងថា៖ «កម្មវិធីគោលនយោបាយគណបក្សគឺមិនមែនសម្រាប់ខ្ញុំទេប៉ុន្តែសម្រាប់ប្រទេសជាតិហេតុដូច្នេះខ្ញុំត្រូវតែធ្វើការសិក្សាវាស់ស្ទង់រយៈពេលមួយខែមុនពេលដាក់ចេញកម្មវិធីគោលនយោបាយនេះជាផ្លូវការ»។ «ខ្ញុំមិនប៉ះពាល់ដល់គណបក្សប្រជាជន និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិទេហើយខ្ញុំក៏នឹងមិនបំបែកសំឡេងរបស់គណបក្សនយោបាយណាមួយដែរ»។

លោកបានថ្លែងបន្តថាការលាលែងរបស់លោកពីគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាគឺដោយសារបរិយាកាសអយុត្តិធម៌ក្នុងសង្គមដូចដែលលោកធ្លាប់បានបាត់បង់ប្រាក់ ដី ព្រមទាំងអាជីវកម្ម។

លោក ចំរើន បន្តថា៖ «មន្រ្តីពាក់ព័ន្ធការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ប្រព័ន្ធយុត្តិធម៌ និងតុលាការបានប្រើនីតិវិធីច្បាប់ដើម្បីបង្កើតភាពអយុត្តិធម៌ដល់ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាក្នុងសង្គមរបស់យើង»។

លោកបានបដិសេធចំពោះការចោទប្រកាន់ដែលថាគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាគឺជាអ្នកផ្តល់ប្រាក់ឲ្យលោកដើម្បីបំបែកសំឡេងគណបក្សប្រឆាំងមុនការបោះឆ្នោតឃុំសង្កាត់ និងការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិក្នុងឆ្នាំ ២០១៧ និង ២០១៨។

Ex-CPP lawmaker launches political party

ppp Thu, 26 November 2015

Vong Sokheng

Former Cambodian People’s Party member Chea Chamroeun speaks at a press conference yesterday in Phnom Penh where he announced the formation of the Cambodian Liberty Party. Heng Chivoan

KI Media: The more political parties founded the better. But for whom exactly?

A former Cambodian People’s Party lawmaker who recently announced his resignation from the CPP yesterday launched his own political party.

Chea Chamroeun, most recently an adviser to National Assembly President Heng Samrin, said the Cambodian Liberty Party (CLP) would adopt the same “historic nationalism” as Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy, which recently trounced Myanmar’s military junta in the country’s celebrated elections.

Chamroeun said he would submit his registration documents to the Ministry of Interior on December 25 and in the meantime develop the party’s political platform through public consultations.

“The political platform will not be for me, but for the nation, therefore I have to conduct surveys for a month before officially laying down the political platform of the CLP,” Chamroeun said during a press briefing at the Sunway Hotel in Phnom Penh, adding he would approach workers, farmers, businessmen and victims of the judicial system.

Chamroeun, a business tycoon who serves as dean of the Chamroeun University of Poly-Technology, initially said quitting the CPP would allow him more time to do humanitarian work. However yesterday, Chamroeun, who also served on the National Election Committee in 1998, said he was spurred to enter politics based on a personal grievance with the judiciary.

Cambodia and Laos to team up over border

ppp Thu, 26 November 2015

Taing Vida

A moto drives across the Laos-Cambodia border in Stung Treng province in 2013. A new commission aims to strengthen border cooperation between the two countries. Hong Menea

The Defence Ministry is establishing a Cambodian-Lao border commission in the interest of combating cross-border crime and facilitating frontier demarcation between the two countries.

According to a declaration signed by National Defence Minister Tea Banh on Friday, the new body will consist of 12 senior military officials, led by Lieutenant General Seak Socheat, the military’s chief of border affairs, as president.

A meeting was held yesterday to select delegates and compose an agenda for an upcoming meeting with Lao counterparts, said Brigadier General Pech Vanna, director of the military’s Cambodian-Thai Relations Border Bureau.

“In fact, in the past, our relations with the Laos side were small in size, between the brigade and forces that were stationed along the border of both countries.

The plan to form this joint commission was [hatched] long ago, but was not decided until now,” he said.

EU Resolution on Cambodia

ជាមួយតំណាងរាស្ត្រ អឺរ៉ុប / With MEP
Hans van Baalen (from The Netherlands)

ជាមួយតំណាងរាស្ត្រ អឺរ៉ុប / With MEP
Josef Weidenholzer (from Austria)

ជាមួយតំណាងរាស្ត្រ អឺរ៉ុប / With MEP
Ramon Tremosa-i-Balcells (from Spain)

២៦ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៥ / 26 November 2015 – European Parliament Resolution on Cambodia.
ក្នុងចំណុចទី២ និង ទី៣ នៃញត្តិរបស់ខ្លួន ចុះថ្ងៃទី ២៦ ខែ វិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៥នេះ ស្តីពីកម្ពុជា "សភាអឺរ៉ុប ជំរុញឲ្យ អាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជា លុបចោលនូវ ដីកាបង្គាប់ឲ្យចាប់ខ្លួន និង រាល់ការចោទប្រកាន់ទាំងប៉ុន្មាន ដែលបានធ្វើឡើងចំពោះ មេបក្សប្រឆាំង សម រង្សី ុ (…) ហើយ ជំរុញ ឲ្យ រដ្ឋសភា ផ្តល់តំណែង និង តួនាទី (ជាអ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រ) ជូនលោក សម រង្សី ុ វិញ ជាបន្ទាន់ ព្រមទាំង ផ្តល់អភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិសភា ជូនលោកវិញផងដែរ"។
សូមរម្លឹកថា សភាអឺរ៉ុប តំណាងឲ្យប្រជារាស្ត្រ នៃ ២៨ ប្រទេស ដែលជាសមាជិក នៃសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប។

In Points 2 and 3 of its 26 November 2015 Resolution on Cambodia, "The European Parliament urges the Cambodian authorities to revoke the arrest warrant and drop all charges issued against opposition leader Sam Rainsy (…), and calls on the National Assembly to reinstate Sam Rainsy immediately [as member of parliament] and to restore his parliamentary immunity."
The European Parliament represents the peoples of 28 countries that are members of the European Union.

SR

នៅពីមុខ អាគារ សភាអឺរ៉ុប នៅទីក្រុង ស្ត្រាសបួរ ប្រទេសបារាំង
In front of the European Parliament building in Strasbourg, France.

Thursday, 26 November 2015

Sokha, beaten MPs return to Phnom Penh

CNRP deputy president Kem Sokha greets a crowd following his arrival at Phnom Penh International Airport yesterday. He has vowed to negotiate Sam Rainsy's return and seek justice for the lawmakers attacked at the National Assembly last month. Heng Chivoan

“Only with the opposition leader in prison would there be a real chance for a temporary suspension of the EU’s ‘Everything But Arms’ [duty free import] initiative and its development cooperation agreement”.

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School of Vice:

So this is all about what could have been and going for the wrong decision, eh? Walk into a set trap and make yourself a "hero" irrespective of resulting consequences to yourself and others and the grand prize is yours? Regardless of such actions on the part of a leader of the Opposition, the overall climate of crippling political opposition through terror, violence, intimidation and arbitrary arrests and so forth, ought to be enough stress signals for punitive measures to be taken by the EU and other donor governments; if indeed, there exists the required political will in these external parties to address the dire state of political situation in the Kingdom. And these developments are not even a novelty.

Had such a will to deal decisively with the regime existed over its repeated and blatant violations of agreed working norms and treaties; its refusal to steer away from one-party rule, this recent spate of violence against opposition law-makers, arrests and detentions of political opponents as well as the arrest warrant issued against the CNRP president would not have materialised in the first place. Whilst all these instances of political crackdown and violence go on, it seems the victims and recipients of these actions can do nothing right! Damned if you do, damned if you don't? Had the Opposition not been condemned over all these proposed trade embargo measures because these actions 'would have hurt ordinary people the most'?

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ppp Wed, 25 November 2015

Meas Sokchea and Shaun Turton

Upon his return to Cambodia yesterday, Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha pledged to negotiate with the ruling Cambodian People’s Party to find a way for opposition party leader Sam Rainsy to come home.

Rainsy, who has flown to Europe, faces two years in prison if he returns to the Kingdom, after the Phnom Penh Municipal Court recently ordered the enforcement of a long-dormant 2011 conviction for defaming Foreign Minister Hor Namhong.

Accompanied by injured CNRP lawmakers Nhay Chamroeun and Kong Sakphea, who were bashed outside parliament on October 26 and have been receiving medical treatment in Bangkok, Sokha arrived at Phnom Penh International Airport yesterday afternoon.

Speaking to reporters outside, he stressed dialogue was vital to reducing the soaring political tension.

“We knew already that the political situation is bad, but we must change this to a good situation, [which won’t happen] until we sit and talk,” Sokha said.

“For the beaten lawmakers, we must continue to seek justice. I think that everything is possible [to resolve this], provided that we share good will. When we meet, we will talk about [Rainsy’s return]. I wish to negotiate soon.”

Myanmar: Election and the Media

សកម្មជនសហជីពធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការបញ្ឈប់អំពើហិង្សា

With Cambodia visit, Russia looks Southeast

Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has wrapped up a three-day state visit to Cambodia, which was part of the Kremlin's push for a stronger role in Southeast Asia. Abby Seiff reports from Phnom Penh.

Medvedev's Cambodian visit came at the end of a week-long mission to the region, during which he attended the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in Manila and the East Asia summit in Kuala Lumpur. For much of the past decade, Russia has pursued closer diplomatic and trade relations across East and Southeast Asia — an effort that has ramped up of late.

"While engaging in Asian affairs does not come naturally to Russia's elite, President Vladimir Putin has made relations with the states of Northeast, Southeast, and South Asia a priority in his third term as Russia's president," the Washington-based independent think tank Center for Strategic and International Studies said in a brief on its website.

Renewed ties

It has been almost three decades since a senior Russian official paid a state visit to Cambodia in 1987, when then foreign minister Eduard Shevardnadze visited Phnom Penh with an eye toward assisting in a political settlement of the ongoing civil war.

USS Lassen (DDG 82) (R) transits in formation with ROKS Sokcho (PCC 778) during exercise Foal Eagle 2015, in waters east of the Korean Peninsula, in this March 12, 2015 file handout photo provided by the U.S. Navy. When a U.S. Navy guided-missile destroyer sailed near one of Beijing's artificial islands in the disputed South China Sea this week, it was operating in a maritime domain bristling with Chinese ships. While the U.S. Navy is expected to keep its technological edge in Asia for decades, China's potential trump card is sheer weight of numbers, with dozens of naval and coastguard vessels routinely deployed in the South China Sea. Reuters/U.S. Navy

As the US seeks a greater presence in Asia, Russia has scrambled to play a counterbalance

As backer of Vietnam's occupation in the 1980s, the Soviet Union wielded an outsized financial as well as cultural authority in Cambodia. Thousands of Cambodian students studied in the USSR, and Russian was a popular second language in the country. With the end of the Cold War and Cambodia's opening in the 1990s, such influence was rapidly supplanted.

Nauru refugee arrives in secret

ppp Thu, 26 November 2015

Alice Cuddy

Refugees from a detention centre on Nauru arrive at Phnom Penh International Airport in June for resettlement in Cambodia. Pha Lina

A refugee was secretly transferred to Cambodia last week from the Pacific island of Nauru, becoming the fifth person to move to the Kingdom under a controversial multimillion-dollar deal signed with Australia last year.

Joe Lowry, the International Organization for Migration’s Asia-Pacific spokesperson, said a male refugee arrived in Cambodia last week for whom the IOM “is providing resettlement services”.

“More than that I cannot say,” he added, citing the IOM’s confidentiality rules.

Services offered to refugees who volunteer for resettlement under the deal have included Khmer language lessons, health and employment services, and “cultural and social orientation”.

The first refugees to arrive under the deal – a reportedly ethnic Rohingya man from Myanmar, two Iranian men and an Iranian woman – were temporarily put up in a sprawling villa on the outskirts of Phnom Penh.

The refugee from Myanmar returned home last month, while the three Iranians have since moved into accommodation elsewhere in the city.

Deal puts direct flight to Russia on radar

ppp Wed, 25 November 2015

Sor Chandara

Planes come and go at Phnom Penh International Airport in 2013. A new deal between Cambodia and Russia will facilitate direct flights between the two countries. Heng Chivoan

Cambodia and Russia yesterday signed an air transport services agreement that will facilitate direct flights between the countries, according to Russian state news agency TASS.

At a signing ceremony in the Peace Palace, representatives from both countries signed the agreement in the presence of Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

There have been no direct flights between the two countries since Russian national carrier Aeroflot ceased operating a flight between Moscow and Phnom Penh in the early 1990s. Currently, travellers must fly via neighbouring countries such as Vietnam and Thailand.

Lim Kao, vice chief executive of state-owned Cambodia Angkor Airlines (CAA), said that while direct flights could help attract more Russian tourists to the country, the airline was not considering adding scheduled service to Russia.

However, he said that CAA would target Russian tourists by increasing flights to Vietnam, and will have a new flight from Cam Ranh Bay in southeastern Vietnam to Siem Reap next year.

“Even if we cannot fly directly to Russia, we will do the marketing to attract tourists from there,” he said.

សម្តេច និងកសិករ និយាយរឿងស្រូវ

ILCHN

ពិធីដាល់អំបុកនៅរមណីយដ្ឋានវត្តភ្នំ

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរបារម្ភខ្លាចបាត់បង់ព្រះរាជពិធីបុណ្យអុំទូក

លោក កឹម សុខា៖ ភាពតានតឹងនយោបាយដោះស្រាយតាមការចរចានយោបាយ

បក្សប្រឆាំងសម្រេចដាក់លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ ជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋសភារបស់បក្ស

បក្សប្រឆាំងសម្រេចដាក់លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ ជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋសភារបស់បក្ស
ដោយ អ៊ុង សេរីវុទ្ធ
rfa 2015-11-25

លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការអប់រំយុវជន កីឡា ធម្មការ កិច្ចការសាសនា វប្បធម៌ និងទេសចរ ទទួលញត្តិពីព្រះសង្ឃ ទាមទារបញ្ឈប់លក់ដីអាគារវិទ្យាស្ថានពុទ្ធសាសនបណ្ឌិត្យ នៅថ្ងៃទី ថ្ងៃទី ០៣ តុលា ២០១៤។

RFA/Brach Chev

បក្សប្រឆាំងសម្រេចដាក់លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ ជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋសភា សម្រាប់ក្រុមតំណាងរាស្ត្រមតិភាគតិចនៃរដ្ឋសភា។

អ្នកនាំពាក្យ គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ បញ្ជាក់ប្រាប់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី នៅថ្ងៃទី២៥ វិច្ឆិកា ថា ការដាក់លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ សម្រាប់តួនាទីនេះ ដោយសារលោកជាសមាជិក គណៈកម្មាធិការអចិន្ត្រៃយ៍រដ្ឋសភា និងជាប្រធានគណៈកម្មការទី៧រដ្ឋសភាស្រាប់ ហើយអាចក្ដាប់ព័ត៌មានរដ្ឋសភាបាន។

លោក យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ធិ ជាតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ មណ្ឌលព្រៃវែង ហើយកន្លងមកលោកជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរងបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ពេលអវត្តមានលោក យឹម សុវណ្ណ។

កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៣ វិច្ឆិកា រដ្ឋសភាសម្រេចបង្កើតអ្នកនាំពាក្យ៣រូប ១រូបគឺអគ្គលេខាធិការរដ្ឋសភា លោក ឡេង ប៉េងឡុង ជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋសភា ទទួលបន្ទុកផ្នែករដ្ឋបាល ឯ២រូបទៀតមកពីបក្សជាប់ឆ្នោតទាំងពីរ។

កូនប្រុសលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ទទួលពានរង្វាន់សន្តិភាពនៅប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន

កូនប្រុសលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ទទួលពានរង្វាន់សន្តិភាពនៅប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន
ដោយ សាន សែល
rfa 2015-11-25

កូនប្រុសលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និងជាតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី។ រូបថតថ្ងៃទី៨ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥

RFA/Brach Chev

កូនប្រុសរបស់ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន គឺលោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី ទទួលពានរង្វាន់ហ្គុស៊ី សន្តិភាព អន្តរជាតិឆ្នាំ២០១៥ (The Gusi International Peace Prize) នៅថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ក្នុងប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន។

ពាន រង្វាន់ហ្គុស៊ីសន្តិភាពអន្តរជាតិ មានទម្រង់ស្រដៀងទៅនឹងពានរង្វាន់ណូបែលសន្តិភាពរបស់ប្រទេសន័រវែស ដែរ។ ពានរង្វាន់ហ្គុស៊ី សន្តិភាពនេះ ផ្ដល់ជូនដល់ជនទាំងឡាយណាដែលបានពាលី ខិតខំថែរក្សា និងបង្កើតសុខសន្តិភាពនៅជុំវិញពិភពលោក។

គេហទំព័រនៃ មូលនិធិពានរង្វាន់ហ្គុស៊ីសន្តិភាព លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី ដែលជាប្រធានសហភាពសហព័ន្ធយុវជនកម្ពុជា ទទួលបានកិត្តិយសនេះ ដោយសារសកម្មភាពមនុស្សធម៌ ការលើកស្ទួយសម្បត្តិ បេតិកភណ្ឌវប្បធម៌ និងភាពជាអ្នកដឹកនាំវ័យក្មេងដែលលោកបានធ្វើកន្លងមក។

ពាន រង្វាន់នេះ ក៏បានផ្ដល់ដល់មនុស្សចំនួន ១៨នាក់ ដែលតំណាង ១៨ប្រទេសនៅជុំវិញពិភពលោក រួមមានសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក រុស៊្សី កាតា និងហ្វីលីពីន ជាដើម។

ពានរង្វាន់ហ្គុស៊ីសន្តិភាព អន្តរជាតិ ត្រូវបានបង្កើតឡើងលើកដំបូងនៅឆ្នាំ២០០២ ដោយលោក បាររី ហ្គុស៊ី (Barry Gusi) ដើម្បីឧទ្ទិសដល់ឪពុករបស់លោកដែលបានតស៊ូប្រឆាំងនឹងអាណានិគមជប៉ុន ដែលប៉ុនប៉ងគ្រប់គ្រងប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន។

លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ានី ជាជនជាតិកម្ពុជា ដំបូងគេដែលទទួលបានពានរង្វាន់ហ្គុស៊ីសន្តិភាពអន្តរជាតិរបស់ប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីននេះ៕

សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាអូស្ត្រាលីអំពាវនាវកម្ពុជាឲ្យទម្លាក់ចោលដីកាតាមចាប់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី

សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាអូស្ត្រាលីអំពាវនាវកម្ពុជាឲ្យទម្លាក់ចោលដីកាតាមចាប់លោក សម រង្ស៊ី
ដោយ សុជីវី
rfa 2015-11-25

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី (ពាក់កម្រងផ្កា) ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ មកដល់កម្ពុជា វិញ នាអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ នៅថ្ងៃទី១៦ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Morm Moniroth

សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា អូស្ត្រាលី (Australia) លោក ស្កុត លុដឡាំ (Scott Ludlam) បានលើកបញ្ហាស្ថានភាពនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា នៅក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំរបស់ព្រឹទ្ធសភា។

លោក ស្កុត លុដឡាំ ដែលជាសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភាមកពីគណបក្សបៃតង (The Green) ចាត់ទុកការចេញដីកាចាប់ខ្លួន លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅកម្ពុជា ការបណ្ដេញ លោក កឹម សុខា ពីតួនាទីជាអនុប្រធានសភា និងការធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញដល់តំណាងរាស្ត្រ និងសកម្មជនគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ថាជាករណីដែលគួរព្រួយបារម្ភចំពោះដំណើរការប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅប្រទេស នេះ៖ «ខ្ញុំមិនគិតពីមូលហេតុ ដែលរដ្ឋាភិបាលមិនអាចទទួលបានសេចក្ដីសម្រេចរបស់ព្រឹទ្ធសភា ចំពោះគោលនយោបាយការបរទេសនៅថ្ងៃនេះទេ ព្រោះថា បើផ្អែកទៅលើរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ដែលបានចេញដីកាតាមចាប់ខ្លួន លោក សម រង្ស៊ី។ ចំណែកអ្នកនយោបាយមួយចំនួនទៀត ត្រូវបានចាប់ខ្លួន អ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រដែលមានអភ័យឯកសិទ្ធិ ត្រូវបានគេវាយដំ ដែលជាសញ្ញាដ៏អាក្រក់បំផុតសម្រាប់ដំណើរការប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនៅ កម្ពុជា។ ហេតុនេះ យើងគិតថា សេចក្ដីសម្រេចណាមួយរបស់ព្រឹទ្ធសភា ដែលអាចមានផលប៉ះពាល់លើករណីនេះ គឺជាការសម្រេចដែលមានផលប្រយោជន៍»។

លោក ស្កុត លុដឡាំ អំពាវនាវដល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ឲ្យទម្លាក់ចោល ឬមោឃភាពដីកាតាមចាប់ខ្លួន លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ធានាឲ្យ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងតំណាងរាស្ត្របក្សប្រឆាំងផ្សេងទៀត អាចវិលចូលស្រុកវិញដោយមិនភ័យខ្លាចពីការចោទប្រកាន់ ឬការតាមចាប់ខ្លួន។ ស្របគ្នានេះ រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ត្រូវធានាការពារការអនុវត្តគោលការណ៍ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យពហុបក្ស និងត្រូវចាត់វិធានការជាក់លាក់ ដើម្បីធានាបរិយាកាសសេរី និងសុវត្ថិភាពនយោបាយ។ លើសពីនេះ រដ្ឋាភិបាលត្រូវកៀរគរឲ្យមានកិច្ចសន្ទនាជាមួយគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ដើម្បីពង្រឹងប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ៕

បក្សប្រជាជននឹងមិនចរចាបើបក្សប្រឆាំងលើកយកសំណុំរឿងលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ជារបៀបវារៈ

បក្សប្រជាជននឹងមិនចរចាបើបក្សប្រឆាំងលើកយកសំណុំរឿងលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ជារបៀបវារៈ
ដោយ ម៉ម មុនីរតន៍
rfa 2015-11-25

ពីឆ្វេង៖ លោក កឹម សុខា លោក សម រង្ស៊ី និងលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ចាប់ដៃគ្នាក្រោយចេញពីជំនួបប្រជុំកំពូល នាវិមានព្រឹទ្ធសភា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២២ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤។

RFA/Tin Zakariya

មន្ត្រីជាន់ ខ្ពស់គណបក្សកាន់អំណាច ពិចារណាក្នុងការមិនចរចាជាមួយគណបក្សជំទាស់ ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សនេះពិតជាលើកឡើងនូវរបៀបវារៈនយោបាយ ពីសំណុំរឿងរបស់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដើម្បីដាក់លើតុពិគ្រោះយោបល់មែននោះ។ អ្នកវិភាគនយោបាយវិញយល់ឃើញថា ប្រសិនបើអ្នកនយោបាយនៅតែដើរលើផ្លូវរៀងៗខ្លួនដូចនេះ អ្នករងគ្រោះ គឺជាប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ និងប្រទេសជាតិ។

មន្ត្រីនាំពាក្យ គណបក្សដែលគ្រប់គ្រងរដ្ឋាភិបាល បដិសេធការចរចាជាមួយគណបក្សប្រឆាំង ប្រសិនបើកិច្ចពិភាក្សានោះ ផ្ដោតលើបញ្ហារបស់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដើម្បីឲ្យរួចផុតពីការចោទប្រកាន់របស់តុលាការ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ក៏មិនជំទាស់ដែរ ប្រសិនកិច្ចពិគ្រោះយោបល់នោះធ្វើឡើងស្ថិតក្នុងក្របខ័ណ្ឌត្រឹម វប្បធម៌សន្ទនា ហើយចង់បន្តឲ្យមានស្ថិរភាពនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា។

ការ បដិសេធពីជំនួបរបស់មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់គណបក្សកាន់អំណាចនៅពេលនេះ ធ្វើឡើងមួយថ្ងៃប៉ុណ្ណោះ ក្រោយពីអនុប្រធានគណបក្សជំទាស់ ប្រកាសជំហរថា ខ្លួននឹងវិលទៅរកតុចរចាឡើងវិញជាមួយគណបក្សដែលគ្រប់គ្រង រដ្ឋាភិបាល កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែវិច្ឆិកា។

លោក សុខ ឥសាន មន្ត្រីនាំពាក្យគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ជំទាស់ថា បក្សនៅក្នុងរដ្ឋាភិបាលនឹងពិចារណាមិនចរចា ប្រសិនបើគណបក្សប្រឆាំងលើកយកសំណុំរឿងរបស់ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ហើយចង់សម្របសម្រួលផ្នែកនយោបាយ ដើម្បីឲ្យរួចពីការចោទប្រកាន់តាមផ្លូវតុលាការមែននោះ។ លោក សុខ ឥសាន ចាត់ទុកថា វានឹងមិនអាចទៅរួចឡើយ ព្រោះសំណុំរឿង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី នេះវាពុំមែនជាទំនាស់នយោបាយ ហើយបក្សកាន់អំណាច មិនលូកដៃចូលកិច្ចការផ្ទៃក្នុងរបស់តុលាការនោះទៀតផង៖ «»។

រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាប្រតិកម្មនឹងអ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ

រដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាប្រតិកម្មនឹងអ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ
ដោយ ឡេង ម៉ាលី
2015-11-25

អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ (អ.ស.ប) ទទួលបន្ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សប្រចាំកម្ពុជា អ្នកស្រី រ៉ូណា ស្មីត (Rhona Smith) (ឆ្វេងទី២) ជួបមន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិល និងតំណាងសហគមន៍ដីធ្លី នៅខេត្តកោះកុង កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៨ កញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Den Ayuthyea

រដ្ឋាភិបាល កម្ពុជា ប្រតិកម្មតបទៅនឹងសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់ អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ទទួលបន្ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សប្រចាំកម្ពុជា ដោយចាត់ទុកការថ្លែងនោះ ថាជាការគ្មានពិសោធចំពោះរឿងកម្ពុជា។

មន្ត្រី នាំពាក្យទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន មានប្រសាសន៍នៅថ្ងៃទី២៥ វិច្ឆិកា ថា លោកមិនជឿលើពាក្យសម្ដីរបស់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសរបស់អង្គការ សហប្រជាជាតិ ទទួលបន្ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សប្រចាំកម្ពុជា គឺអ្នកស្រី រ៉ូណា ស្មីត (Rhona Smith) ដែលថា ស្ថានភាពនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា កំពុងឈានដល់ចំណុចកំពូលដ៏គ្រោះថ្នាក់ឡើងនោះទេ៖ «លោកស្រីហ្នឹងមិនមានការពិសោធន៍ចំពោះរឿងកម្ពុជា ទេ។ យើងឃើញហើយថា អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ដែលឲ្យលោកស្រីជាអ្នកតំណាង គ្រាន់តែជាអ្នកសម្របសម្រួលទេ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែយើងជឿថា លោកស្រីនៅតែសហការជាមួយប្រជាពលរដ្ឋកម្ពុជា មិនចង់ឃើញជាវប្បធម៌មួយថា អនាគតរបស់កម្ពុជា ឋិតនៅកណ្ដាប់ដៃរបស់បុគ្គលណាមួយឡើយ គឺឋិតនៅក្នុងស្ថាប័នជាតិ និងនីតិរដ្ឋ ច្បាប់ទម្លាប់នេះឯង។ ដូច្នេះ ការបាត់ សម រង្ស៊ី ពីសភា គឺគេឆ្លើយតបអ្វីទៅជាការរំលោភច្បាប់របស់ទណ្ឌិត សម រង្ស៊ី ទៅលើការវិវាទបុគ្គល និងបុគ្គលសុទ្ធសាធ អត់មានពាក់ព័ន្ធទៅនឹងរឿងនយោបាយ។ រីឯគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅកម្ពុជា មិនមែនឋិតនៅតែគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នោះទេ គឺយើងមានគណបក្សដទៃទៀត ដែលបង្កើតជាច្រើនបន្ថែមទៀត ហើយការងាររបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ក៏នៅតែបន្ត ដូចជាថ្មីៗនេះ ឯកឧត្ដម កឹម សុខា លោកបានចាត់ការងារជាកាតព្វកិច្ចរបស់សមាជិករបស់លោកហ្នឹងឲ្យដំណើរ ការក្នុងការពន្យល់អំពីនយោបាយរបស់គណបក្ស»។

Nestlé report details labor abuses on Thai 'slave ships'

ppp Wed, 25 November 2015

Charles Rollet

Migrant laborers sorting fish as they work on a fishing boat in Thailand’s Rayong province in 2011. AFP

Nestle, the world’s largest food company, has acknowledged that it is almost certain that seafood bought from Thailand by itself and other large Western firms is produced by what are effectively modern-day slaves, many of them Cambodian.

In a report, released by Nestlé on Monday, the US-based non-profit Verité interviewed more than 100 workers in the sector, 80 per cent from Myanmar or Cambodia.

Nestlé commissioned the report after it was identified as a major buyer of Thailand’s fish products last year, and now says it will institute strict requirements for all its suppliers.

The report describes in sometimes-disturbing detail how unscrupulous brokers trick migrants into working on Thai fishing trawlers, where they face atrocious conditions and are often unpaid for more than a year.

The workers toil for hours on end with little or no medical care in filthy living conditions, staying at sea for about a month at a time, with one group of Cambodian sailors describing their lives onboard as “horrible and dangerous”.

The corpses of those who die from accidents or overwork, the report says, are simply thrown overboard.

“Sometimes, the net is too heavy and workers get pulled in to the water and just disappear,” one Burmese worker who escaped from his ship was quoted as saying.

ផ្សព្វផ្សាយនូវផែនការ យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រនយោបាយ

បន្ទាប់ពីដាក់ជូនថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ ថ្នាក់ជាតិ និងថ្នាក់ខេត្តរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនូវផែនការ យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រនយោបាយរយៈពេលខ្លីស្របតាមស្ថានភាពនយោបាយបច្ចុប្បន្ន កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែវិច្ឆិកា កាលពីម្សិលមិញរួចមក ខ្ញុំក្នុងនាមជាប្រធានស្តីទី គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានចាត់តាំងជាបន្ទាន់នូវ ៖
១. ក្រុមការងារថ្នាក់ជាតិដើម្បីផ្សព្វផ្សាយនូវផែនការ យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រនយោបាយនេះ ដល់ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំមូលដ្ឋានគ្រប់ខេត្ត - រាជធានីផ្ទាល់ទូទាំងប្រទេស ដោយចាប់អនុវត្តពីថ្ងៃនេះតទៅ។
២. អ្នកនាំពាក្យ នៅរដ្ឋសភាមួយរូប ដែលជាតំណាងរាស្ត្រមកពីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិគឺៈ ឯកឧត្តម យ៉ែម បុញ្ញឫទ្ឋិ។

Kem Sokha

Angelina Jolie Pitt accepts presidency of film fest panel

Angelina Jolie Pitt accepts presidency of film fest panel
Wed, 25 November 2015
Post Staff

Bophana Center founder Rithy Panh gives actress Angelina Jolie Pitt a tour of the centre earlier this year as part of research for the adaptation of First They Killed My Father. Bophana Center

The Cambodia International Film Festival received the endorsement of one of Hollywood’s biggest stars yesterday with the announcement that actress Angelina Jolie Pitt had accepted the presidency of the festival’s newly formed Honorary Committee.

The festival’s sixth edition will run from December 4 to 10 showcasing more than 130 films from 34 countries in eight screening venues across Phnom Penh.

The Honourary Committee was established this year “gathering professionals in cinema who support the development of the Cambodian film industry”, a CIFF press release said.

“Its members, originating from different backgrounds and continents, share the will to contribute to producing or promoting meaningful films in Cambodia, to see Cambodian cinema rise nationally and internationally.”

Jolie Pitt’s acceptance of the presidency was a “great honour for Cambodia and an encouragement for the new generation of filmmakers”.

The actress and filmmaker was quoted in the press release as saying:

“I’m proud to support the Cambodian International Film Festival and Cambodia as a home for vibrant and innovative filmmaking.

CAMBODIA-RELATED NEWS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SENATE

២៥ វិច្ឆិកា ២០១៥ / 25 November 2015 – Discussion on Cambodia at the Australian Senate. http://tinyurl.com/qaqwrvy

ព្រឹទ្ធសភា ប្រទេសអូស្រ្តាលី ពិភាក្សាអំពី ស្ថានភាពនយោបាយនៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ហើយមានញត្តិមួយ ស្នើឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជា ឈប់រករឿង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី។

CAMBODIA-RELATED NEWS FROM THE AUSTRALIAN SENATE

On 25 November 2015, Senator Scott Ludlam from the Australia Green Party submitted the following motion titled "Cambodian Opposition Leader Sam Rainsy" :

« The Senate:

a) Notes with deep concern recent political developments in Cambodia, including:

i. The issuing of an arrest warrant based on seven-year-old defamation charges against opposition Leader Sam Rainsy and his subsequent removal from parliament and stripping of his parliamentary immunity;

ii. Violent attacks against opposition parliamentarians;

iii. The removal of Opposition Party Deputy Leader Kem Sokha from his post as vice-president of the National Assembly.

b) Calls on the Cambodian Government to:

i. Revoke the arrest warrant issued against Mr Rainsy, and allow him and other opposition parliamentarians to return to Cambodia without fear of arrest or persecution;

ii. Protect and uphold the tenets of multi-party democracy, and take concrete steps to guarantee a free and safe political space;

iii. Engage with the opposition in open dialogue on actions to strengthen Cambodia's demo

Battambang villagers want local leader out

Wed, 25 November 2015

Phak Seangly

Authorities and villagers examine the site of a destroyed structure in Battambang’s Rokhakiri district earlier this month. Photo supplied

Villagers in Battambang’s Rokhakiri district have collected more than 300 thumbprints demanding the ouster of the Stuk Bravek commune chief they say sold and occupied their community forest.

After a fruitless protest last week against officials they claim illegally deforested the Prey Tralach forest, villagers began the petition drive, community representative Chrun Puth said.

“Within a few days, we managed to collect about 350 thumbprints to oust [commune chief] Ou Ieng from his position, because he has not helped us . . . he has helped the rich and powerful,” Puth said.

A number of political and military figures were accused of deforestation and seizing almost two-thirds of the protected 1,332-hectare forest.

The villagers called for the remaining 500 hectares to be left intact, but according to the villagers, the authorities instead destroyed dozens of makeshift dwellings they had constructed as guard posts.

Ieng was not available yesterday, but his wife, Tuk Sokny, denied the accusations. “The villagers who collected the thumbprints are the ones who cleared the forest. They are angry at my husband for stopping them from logging,” she said.

Wednesday, 25 November 2015

Fuel-price formula is sent to Hun Sen

ppp Tue, 24 November 2015

Sor Chandara

After months of negotiations between the government and fuel retailers, a proposed pricing mechanism aimed at ensuring that prices at the pump correspond to fluctuations in global petrol prices has been submitted to Prime Minister Hun Sen for his approval.

The Ministry of Commerce forwarded the flexible pricing mechanism to the prime minister after conferring with other concerned ministries and holding one-on-one consultations with fuel retailers, Commerce Ministry spokesman Ken Ratha said yesterday.

“The formula is already submitted, but we don’t know when the PM will call for the next meeting,” he said.

The pricing mechanism was formulated in response to Hun Sen’s criticism on September 22 that petrol retailers operating in Cambodia were always eager to increase prices to reflect rising global increases in crude oil, but were considerably slower in responding to falling world oil prices.

“Oil prices in global markets have tumbled, but the price [in Cambodia] is decreasing very slowly,” he said. “Yet when oil prices [in international markets] go up, the price in Phnom Penh goes up quickly.”

New campaign will fight plastic bag blight

ppp Tue, 24 November 2015

Sen David and Igor Kossov

A shop vendor hands over a plastic bag of goods at a market in central Phnom Penh yesterday. UNESCO, in partnership with the government, will launch an education campaign on Friday to reduce the use of plastic bags in the Kingdom. Pha Lina

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School of Vice: Well, it would appear the Cambodian regime is far more efficient at rounding up destitute, beggars and political opponents and placing them in detention than it is in ridding the capital of mounting trash. Rubbish!!

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UNESCO and the ministries of Tourism and Environment this weekend will launch a campaign aimed at ridding the capital of the plastic waste currently choking its waterways and piling up in its landfills.

The campaign, starting on Friday, will seek to educate Cambodians about how to cut down on plastic waste, which also kills wildlife and persists in the environment for thousands of years.

After an information session at Wat Botum at 7:30am, event partners and volunteers will hit the streets to collect plastic rubbish along the riverside and near the Royal Palace.

“It starts with us,” said Eang Siphan, the governor of Chbar Ampov district. “The authorities always have to educate people to divide rubbish and plastic that could affect the environment.”

Vin Spoann, a research adviser at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, said that plastic bags comprise a quarter of the material that blocks urban water drainage pipes.

Burning bags poison the air and create health hazards, while wildlife can choke or become sick when interacting with plastic bags, he added.

Plastic bags are also unsightly and hurt tourism, he said. Spoann’s surveys of tourists revealed that a majority would rather pay more money if it meant a reduction in plastic waste on the streets.

Cambodia's capital to target plastic bag pollution

Deutsche Presse-Agentur November 24, 2015

In 2010, Prime Minister Hun Sen blamed flooding in Phnom Penh on plastic bags, threatening fines of 20,000 riel (5 dollars) for people who litter, but little came of his plans.

Phnom Penh - Phnom Penh is to try to cut plastic bag use in the capital, joining other South-East Asian cities like Manila, Ho Chi Minh City and Penang, a media report said Tuesday.

UNESCO and the Ministries of the Environment and Tourism will launch the program Friday aimed at reducing the use of plastic bags and raising awareness about the dangers of littering.

The project will initially target the Riverside district, an area close to the Royal Palace and popular with both international tourists and local residents, but regularly littered in plastic bags and other refuse.

"It starts with us," Eang Siphan, governor of the district, told the Phnom Penh Post.

"The authorities always have to educate people to divide rubbish and plastic that could affect the environment.

Cambodia, Russia sign 10 cooperation agreements

English.news.cn 2015-11-24

PHNOM PENH, Nov. 24 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia and Russia on Tuesday reached 10 agreements, aiming to promote ties and cooperation between the two countries, according to an announcement at the signing ceremony here.

The pacts were signed by senior officials of the two countries at the Peace Palace under the presence of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev.

The deals included cooperation in nuclear power technologies for peaceful development, information exchange on money laundering and terrorism financing, air transport services, investment, information, culture, and health.

Also, an agreement on cooperation between the ruling Cambodian People's Party and the ruling United Russia party was signed.

Prior to the signing ceremony, the two prime ministers held a 90-minute talk, vowing to enhance bilateral ties and cooperation for the benefits of two countries and peoples, Eang Sophalleth, a spokesman for Hun Sen, told reporters after the meeting.

Cambodia asks Russia to write off $1.5bn debts

Cambodia asks Russia to write off $1.5bn debts
24 Nov 2015 WRITER: KYODO NEWS

Visiting Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev (centre) and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen review an honour guard ahead of a meeting in Phnom Penh on Tuesday. (AFP photo)

PHNOM PENH — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked his Russian counterpart on Tuesday to write off debts amounting US$1.5 billion that Cambodia had owed since 1980s.

Following the bilateral meeting on Tuesday between Hun Sen and Dmitry Medvedev, Eang Sophalleth, spokesman for Hun Sen, said the Russian premier had agreed in principle to write off some 70% of the debts, but further technical details needs to be worked out between the two parties.

Due to prolonged civil war in the country, Cambodia had purchased equipment including military and transportation trucks in the 1980s, leaving Cambodia indebted to the former Soviet Union to the total of some $1.5 billion.

However, after peace was restored in late 1998, Cambodia asked Russia to consider the debts through converting them to other forms, such as loans or diversion to other development projects.

Diplomatic relations between Cambodia and Russia were established in 1956. These relations, however, were cut off from 1975 to 1979 at the time the Khmer Rouge regime ruled Cambodia. The ties were restored soon after.

Abid Naseer: Student who plotted to blow up Manchester's Arndale Centre jailed for 40 years

Abid Naseer: Student who plotted to blow up Manchester's Arndale Centre jailed for 40 years

Rob Crilly - The Telegraph - 24 November 2015

Abid Naseer

A Pakistani student planned to copy the IRA bombing of Manchester Arndale Centre before his accomplices would target fleeing survivors in suicide bombings, it has been disclosed.

Abid Naseer, 28, was jailed for 40 years in New York on Tuesday after being convicted of an al-Qaeda plot to attack the shopping centre in 2009.

The fanatic was the leader of a terrorist cell that was to target Easter shoppers six years ago with a car bomb and suicide vests.

Following his sentence, police revealed that the car was to be parked just 100 metres from the spot where the IRA detonated a lorry bomb in 1996, injuring more than 200 people and causing enormous damage to the centre.

Accomplices were then to be based on nearby Market Street to detonate suicide bombs as shoppers fled the scene.

Detectives estimated that "hundreds" would have been killed or maimed if the plot had succeeded.
However, its disruption marked a turning point for al-Qaeda which shifted its focus to smaller, less sophisticated plots rather than trying to launch major spectaculars.

ពលរដ្ឋ គាត់ឆ្ងល់ថា ទន្លេប៉ុនទន្លេ បែរជាសម្តេចនិយាយថាទឹករាក់

ពលរដ្ឋ គាត់ឆ្ងល់ថា ទន្លេប៉ុនទន្លេ បែរជាសម្តេចនិយាយថាទឹករាក់ ហើយឱ្យនាំគ្នាទៅអុំនៅស្ទឹង (សៀមរាប) ព្រែក ទៅវិញ។

ILCHN

ILCHN

លោក កឹម សុខា ប្រធានស្តីទីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានមកដល់ប្រទេសកម្ពុជាវិញហើយ

កិច្ចការយុវជនខ្មែរ ក្នុងការអភិរក្សមរតកវប្បធម៌

Saudi to behead poet

A poet in Saudi Arabia has been sentenced to death for apostasy and now faces being beheaded. Ashraf Fayadh has 30 days to appeal his sentence. The news comes as local media in Saudi are reporting that 52 people are due to be executed imminently in the Kingdom.

HRW

មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជាលើកយកបញ្ហាបំណុលមកជជែកជាមួយមេដឹកនាំរុស្ស៊ី

មេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជាលើកយកបញ្ហាបំណុលមកជជែកជាមួយមេដឹកនាំរុស្ស៊ី
ដោយ ប្រាជ្ញ ចេវ
rfa 2015-11-24

នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីរុស្ស៊ី លោក ឌីមីទ្រី មេតវេដេវ (Dmitry Medvedev) (ឆ្វេង) ពេលជួបជាមួយលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៅវិមានសន្តិភាព កាលពីរសៀលថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Chuop Sereyroth

នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី រុស្ស៊ី លោក ឌីមីទ្រី មេតវេដេវ (Dmitry Medvedev) បានបញ្ចប់ទស្សនកិច្ចនៅកម្ពុជាហើយ នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃទី២៤ ខែវិច្ឆិកា។ នៅមុនពេលនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីរុស្ស៊ី វិលត្រឡប់ទៅវិញនោះ គឺលោកបានជួបជាមួយលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៅទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីនៅព្រឹកមិញនេះ។

ប្រធានបទដែលមេដឹកនាំទាំងពីរពិភាក្សាគ្នា គឺផ្ដោតទៅលើកិច្ចសហប្រតិបត្តិការមិត្តភាពរវាងប្រទេសទាំងពីរ ការវិនិយោគ និងការចរចាពីបញ្ហាបំណុលដែលកម្ពុជា ជំពាក់រុស្ស៊ី។ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីរុស្ស៊ី បានមកជួបលោក ហ៊ុន សែន នាទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញនេះ គឺបន្ទាប់ពីលោកបានទៅទស្សនាប្រាសាទអង្គរ។

ដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចរយៈពេល ៣ថ្ងៃនៅកម្ពុជា របស់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីសហព័ន្ធរុស្ស៊ី មិនទាន់ធ្វើឲ្យប្រទេសមហាអំណាចមួយនេះ លុបបំណុលចាស់ពីកម្ពុជា វិញបាននៅឡើយទេ។

តែយ៉ាងណាក៏បញ្ហាដែលកន្លងផុតជាង ៣០ឆ្នាំកន្លងទៅហើយនេះ នឹងត្រូវបានលើកយកទៅពិភាក្សានៅពេលខាងមុខ ដែលមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា អះអាងថា ទទួលសញ្ញាវិជ្ជមាន។ ការពិភាក្សារឿងបំណុលនេះដែរ ជាកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងមួយក្នុងចំណោមកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងជាច្រើនទៀត ដែលភាគីពីរឯកភាពគ្នានៅវិមានសន្តិភាពនៅថ្ងៃទី២៤ វិច្ឆិកា។

ថ្លែងប្រាប់អ្នកសារព័ត៌មានក្រោយបញ្ចប់កិច្ចប្រជុំបិទទ្វារ ជំនួយការផ្ទាល់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី លោក អ៊ាង សុផល្លែត ឲ្យដឹងថា ភាគីទាំងពីរពិភាក្សាគ្នាដើម្បីធ្វើឲ្យមានការឯកភាពទាំងសង្ខាងលើបញ្ហាបំណុល។ ទោះមិនចេញលទ្ធផលយ៉ាងណាក្ដី ប៉ុន្តែមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាលដដែលអះអាងថា មានសញ្ញាវិជ្ជមានច្រើន៖ «»។

ទីភ្នាក់ងារព័ត៌មានកម្ពុជា អា.កា.ប៉េ (AKP) កាលពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី១៣ ខែវិច្ឆិកា រាយការណ៍ថា ទំហំទឹកប្រាក់ប្រមាណជា ១,៥ពាន់លានដុល្លារអាមេរិក ដែលរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ជំពាក់រុស្ស៊ី ទាក់ទងរឿងសង្គ្រាមកាលពីអំឡុងឆ្នាំ១៩៧៩ ត្រូវផ្ដួចផ្ដើមដោះស្រាយដោយរដ្ឋាភិបាល លោក ហ៊ុន សែន បង្កើតគណៈកម្មការរួមដើម្បីដោះស្រាយ។ ភាគីកម្ពុជា បង្ហាញពីការលំបាករបស់ខ្លួន និងស្នើឲ្យភាគីរុស្ស៊ីបន្ធូរបន្ថយអត្រាការប្រាក់ស្របតាមកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងទីក្រុងប៉ារីស។ ភាគីកម្ពុជា ឲ្យដឹងថា ប្រទេសម្ចាស់បំណុលបានលុបចោល ៧០ភាគរយ គិតមកទល់ពេលនេះនៅសល់ប្រមាណ ៤៥០លានដុល្លារ។ បំណុលដែលកម្ពុជា ខ្ចីពេលនេះ ដើម្បីទិញសព្វាវុធ គ្រឿងយន្ត និងសម្ភារៈកសិកម្មជាដើម។

ទាក់ទងរឿងនេះដែរ តំណាងរាស្ត្រនិងជាមន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក សុន ឆ័យ យល់ថា ស្ថានភាពនៃប្រទេសទាំងពីរកំពុងមានទំនាក់ទំនងគ្នានេះ បំណុលនេះគួរតែត្រូវប្រទេសរុស្ស៊ីលុបចោល។ មន្ត្រីបក្សប្រឆាំងដដែលចង់ឃើញរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ប្រើវិធីការទូតពន្យល់បន្ថែមទៅរុស្ស៊ី ខណៈដែលជំនួបកំពូលនៃរដ្ឋាភិបាលទាំងពីរមិនទាន់លុបបំណុលបាន៖ «»។

តើការមិនចូលស្រុករបស់មេបក្សជំទាស់អាចនឹងប៉ះពាល់ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតឬទេ?

តើការមិនចូលស្រុករបស់មេបក្សជំទាស់អាចនឹងប៉ះពាល់ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតឬទេ?
ដោយ ម៉ម មុនីរតន៍
2015-11-24

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ ថ្លែងនៅអាកាសយានដ្ឋានអន្តរជាតិភ្នំពេញ ពេលត្រឡប់ពីប្រទេសម៉ាឡេស៊ី នៅថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៥។

RFA/Tin Zakariya

ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា គ្រោងនឹងរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោតសម្រាប់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់ អាណត្តិទី៤ នៅឆ្នាំ២០១៧។ ដោយឡែក សម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតសកលអាណត្តិទី៦វិញ នឹងប្រព្រឹត្តទៅនៅក្នុងខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១៨។ បើទោះជាបែបនេះក្ដី សម្រាប់អ្នកវិភាគនយោបាយ និងអ្នកជំនាញកិច្ចការបោះឆ្នោតវិញ យល់ឃើញថា ការបោះឆ្នោតខាងមុខនេះ អាចនឹងប៉ះពាល់ដល់ដំណើរការ និងនីតិវិធីបោះឆ្នោត ប្រសិនបើមេបក្សជំទាស់នៅតែត្រូវខកខានមិនអាចមានលទ្ធភាពណាមួយវិលចូលស្រុកវិញបានទេនោះ។

តុលាការក្រុងភ្នំពេញ បានចេញដីកាចាប់ខ្លួន លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ផ្ទួនៗគ្នាក្នុងក្នុងដំណាក់កាលចុងក្រោយនេះ ហើយត្រូវបានអ្នកវិភាគមើលឃើញថា គឺជាឧបសគ្គដ៏ចម្បងដែលរាំងខ្ទប់ដល់ការវិលចូលស្រុកវិញរបស់មេបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅកម្ពុជា។

អ្នកជំនាញលើកិច្ចការបោះឆ្នោតយល់ឃើញថា ការខកខានដែលមិនអាចចូលប្រឡូក និងការប្រកួតប្រជែងដោយស្មើភាពក្នុងវិស័យនយោបាយឡើងវិញរបស់ប្រធានគណបក្សជំទាស់នេះ គឺជាការដើរថយក្រោយនៃដំណើរឆ្ពោះទៅរកប្រជាធិបតេយ្យមួយដ៏ពិតប្រាកដ។

នាយកប្រតិបត្តិនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការអព្យាក្រឹត និងយុត្តិធម៌ដើម្បីការបោះឆ្នោតដោយសេរី និង ត្រឹមត្រូវនៅកម្ពុជា ហៅកាត់ថា អង្គការនិកហ្វិច (NICFEC) លោក សំ គន្ធាមី មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ប្រសិនបើលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រឆាំងនៅតែមិនត្រូវបានផ្ដល់លទ្ធភាពពេញលេញក្នុងការចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោតទេ វានឹងធ្វើឲ្យបរិយាកាសប្រព្រឹត្តទៅដោយមិនស្មើភាព ហើយការប្រកួតប្រជែងនោះទៀតសោត មិនសេរី ត្រឹមត្រូវ និងយុត្តិធម៌ឡើយ។

Cambodia: political crackdown reaching a 'dangerous tipping point' warns UN rights expert

23 November 2015 – Expressing deep concern about the breakdown in the dialogue between Cambodia's main political parties, a United Nations expert today warned that any intensification of the current events could bring the country to a “dangerous tipping point,” especially regrading the human rights of the Cambodian people.

“The past weeks have been marked by a number of worrying developments: increasing tensions between the two principal political parties; incidences of violence; intimidation of individuals; and resort to offensive language in the political discourse,” said the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, Rhona Smith in a news release.

Ms. Smith's warning comes in the wake reports that Sam Rainsy, leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), has been summoned to appear in court on 4 December for allegedly being complicit in the falsification of public documents, the use of false public documents, and incitement to cause serious chaos to security and social order in the capital, Phnom Penh.

According to the news release, issued by the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR), this follows the issue of an arrest warrant by the court on 13 November, on the basis of Mr. Rainsy's 2011 conviction for 'public defamation and instigation of discrimination,' and the removal of his parliamentary immunity by the National Assembly on 16 November 2015.

Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon also calledthe issuance of arrest warrant against Mr. Rainsy a “worrisome development” and stressed on the need to resume dialogue and called on all political players to refrain from violence, intimidation and harassment.

Rice wine kills two, sickens dozens in Kratie

ppp Tue, 24 November 2015

Mom Kunthear

People sit in the shade with intravenous fluids in Kratie province on the weekend after they consumed rice wine at a funeral that was believed to contain methanol. Photo supplied

Two people died and some 44 more were hospitalised after consuming bad rice wine at a funeral ceremony in Kratie’s Sambor district on Saturday, according to local authorities.

According to Bun Chhoeun, Sambor district police chief, local health officials have tentatively blamed the presence of methanol, a non-potable alcohol sometimes found in low-quality spirits.

“We went down to see the scene and collected two bottles of rice wine,” which have been sent for testing at the Pasteur Institute in Phnom Penh, Chhoeun said.

“The villagers who are sick were sent for help at the district hospital, but the two villagers who were seriously [sick] were sent to provincial hospital,” though one has since been sent to the capital’s Calmette Hospital, he added.

According to Chhoeun, provincial and district health officials at the scene “suspected that the villagers died and fell ill due to rice wine because it contained high levels of methanol”, and those who died were already in poor health beforehand.

Authorities have not yet determined which store or home the wine was purchased from, and a committee with participation from the provincial governor will investigate after the funeral ends on Friday.

“We will question the funeral organiser after they complete their ceremony. We do not want to disturb them when they are sad,” he said.

Toll road company has family ties to CPP senator

ppp Tue, 24 November 2015

Daniel Pye and Taing Vida

Motorists travel past a newly finished section of toll booths on Veng Sreng Boulevard last week. Pha Lina

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School of Vice: Is there any large-scale money making enterprise that does not have links to the CPP?

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The multimillion-dollar project to revamp Phnom Penh’s Veng Sreng toll road for profit is being carried out by a company controlled by the brother-in-law of ruling Cambodian People’s Party Senator Lao Meng Khin.

Choeung Thean Seng, who is reputed to be an officer in the paramilitary Brigade 70, is a brother of Meng Khin’s wife, Choeung Sopheap, and chairman of the board of directors of Phnom Penh Tollway Co Ltd, which acquired the Veng Sreng contract in 2013.

The $10.5 million contract was “transferred” to Phnom Penh Tollway from a previous service provider, according to City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche.

“When a project like this is transferred, there is no need to go through a bidding process. There is no law mandating a new bidding process,” he said, declining to name the company originally contracted to do the work.

When asked about Thean Seng’s alleged military connections, Dimanche said it was “impossible” that a military officer was connected to a major public works project.

Military officers are prohibited from holding directorships of companies under a 1997 law governing the armed forces.

Phnom Penh Tollway is registered to the same address as a number of other firms controlled by members of Meng Khin’s family, and the NVN Corporation, which is chaired by Prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest daughter, Hun Mana.

Another drought year in store for Cambodia

ppp Tue, 24 November 2015

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Children try to escape the afternoon heat by playing in a canal in Kandal province earlier this year. Vireak Mai

As the weather pattern known as El Niño threatens to wreak havoc on climactic conditions across the globe, the Cambodian government has warned that higher-than-usual temperatures, which already sparked droughts this year, will cause next year’s rainy season to be even shorter.

What’s more, the heat wave is expected to dramatically shorten the already-brief period of mercifully lower temperatures typically experienced in the coming months.

A statement from the Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology released yesterday said that Cambodia would experience a “dry and hot” climate from December 2015 to May 2016, particularly in April and May, when maximum temperatures will reach up to 41 degrees Celsius, about 1 degree higher than in 2015.

Om Rina, director of the General Department of Water Resources and Meteorology, said the heat may also affect Cambodia’s traditionally cooler “winter” months during the dry season.

Rina said that 2014’s cool period ran from mid-November to February 2015. The coming period, however, may only start at the end of December and finish in mid-January.

The expected heat wave will also push back the start of the rainy season slightly and cause rain to be less plentiful than usual in the early part of the season, according to the statement, which warns people to save water.

“The ministry, relevant institutions and local authorities urge the public to acknowledge this information and pay more attention to preserving water for daily use as well as for agricultural fields,” the statement reads.

A Change of Guard

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