Khmerization: March 2013

Sunday, 31 March 2013

Analysis: Is Hun Sen is a good leader? បទវិភាគ៖ តើលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមេដឹកនាំល្អឬជាមេគ្រួសារល្អ?

ដោយ ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ RFA Service
2013-03-31

ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញយកសំឡេង

លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន (ឆ្វេង) និងកូនប្រុស លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត។ លោក ហ៊ុន ម៉ាណែត កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៣ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១១ ត្រូវបានតែងតាំងជាមេបញ្ជាការរងនៃបញ្ជាការដ្ឋានកងទ័ពជើងគោកនៃកង យោធពលខេមរភូមិន្ទ។ Hun Sen (L) and his son Gen. Hun Manet.

Photo courtesy of camnews.com

នៅមុនរដូវបោះឆ្នោតម្តងៗ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន តែងមានប្រសាសន៍រំលឹកដាស់តឿនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ថាអោយបោះឆ្នោតអោយលោក និងគណបក្សរបស់លោកទៀត ដើម្បីអោយលោកមានឱកាសនឹងបន្តផ្ដល់សុខសន្តិភាពជូនប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ។ មានពេលខ្លះ លោកថែមទាំងមានប្រសាសន៍ថា កម្ពុជាអាចវឹកវរលែងមានស្ថិរភាពទៀតផងបើអត់ពីលោកទៅ។

លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានកាន់អំណាចជាង ៣០ឆ្នាំ។ ទន្ទឹមនឹងការដឹកនាំប្រទេសនេះ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ក៏ជាមេដឹកនាំគ្រួសារមួយដែលមានបុត្រាបុត្រីចំនួន ៦នាក់។

បើនិយាយអំពីគុណសម្បត្តិ និងសមត្ថភាពក្នុងការដឹកនាំគ្រួសារវិញ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន អាចចាត់ទុកថា ជាបិតាដ៏គំរូមួយរូបដែលពូកែអប់រំបុត្រធីតារបស់លោកអោយខិតខំរៀន សូត្រ ក្រេបយកចំណេះវិជ្ជាដើម្បីអាចមានសមត្ថភាពឈរជើងពីរខ្លួនឯងបាន។ លោកបានផ្ចុងផ្តើមបុត្រាបុត្រីរបស់លោកអោយបានរៀនសូត្រខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់ ស្ទើរផុតកំពូល។

(ថ្ងៃទី 31 មីនា 2013) | ដោយ: គ្រីទិច CEN

ភ្នំពេញ: ពីទីក្រុងឡាអេដែលតុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ នឹងបើកសវនាការរឿងពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងទឹកដីជុំវិញប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ លោក កាវីចុងគីថាវង្ស (Kavi Chongkittavorn) ដែលជាអ្នកកាសែតរបស់សារព័ត៌មានដឺណេសិនរបស់ថៃ បានសរសេររៀបរាប់អំពីការត្រៀមរបស់ថៃ សម្រាប់ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍នាពាក់កណ្តាលខែមេសា ដែលកំពុងតាមដានយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ ដោយមនុស្សគ្រប់រូបនៅកម្ពុជា និងថៃ។

តុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ នឹងធ្វើសាវនាការចុងក្រោយនៅថ្ងៃទី១៥ ខែមេសា ដើម្បីបកស្រាយសាលក្រមឆ្នាំ១៩៦២ តាមសំណើរបស់កម្ពុជា ដើម្បីអោយច្បាស់លាស់ព្រំដែននៅជុំវិញប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ ខណៈដែលសាលក្រមនោះ ប្រកាសថា ព្រះវិហារជារបស់កម្ពុជា ប៉ុន្តែភាគីថៃ នៅតែបន្តទាមទារទឹកដីនៅជុំវិញនោះ ដោយធ្វើអោយមានជម្លោះព្រំដែនរវាងប្រទេសជិតខាងទាំងពីរ។

នៅក្នុងអត្ថបទរបស់ខ្លួន លោកកាវី បានអោយដឹងថា ជនជាតិថៃជាង១០០នាក់ មានចំណាប់អារម្មណ៍ចូលរួមដោយផ្ទាល់សាវនាការនៅទីក្រុងឡាអេ។ ស្ថាននទូតថៃនៅទីនោះ កំពុងរវល់រៀបចំសម្រាប់ទស្សនកិច្ចរបស់ជនជាតិថៃ ចំនួនយ៉ាងហោចណាស់ ៥០ នាក់ដែលជាព្រឹទ្ធសភា អ្នកនយោបាយ អ្នកប្រាជ្ញ និងអ្នកកាសែត។

លោកកាវី អះអាងថា ថៃឯកសារ មានចំនួន ១៣៥៥ ទំព័រ ខណៈដែលកម្ពុជាមានជាង ៣០០ ទំព័រ។ នៅក្នុងប្រទេសថៃ មនុស្សម្នាកំពុងតាមដានថាតើការសម្រេចរបស់តុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ នឹងប៉ះពាល់យ៉ាងណាដល់រដ្ឋាភិបាលរបស់លោកស្រីយ៊ីង ឡាក់ និងស្ថានភាពព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា និងថៃ។

By Denise Hruby

The Cambodia Daily

March 31, 2013

A Committee on Human Rights of parliamentarians from 162 countries has proposed a draft resolution stating that the criminal convictions against Cambodian opposition party leader Sam Rainsy are politically motivated, and that his participation in July’s national election is necessary if he vote is to be considered free and fair.

The Governing Council of the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU), an international organization of parliaments, which currently lists Cambodia as a member, is expected to adopt the resolution drawn up by its human rights committee. Read the full article here.

King Sihamoni Petitioned Over Jailed Boeng Kak Activist

By Khy Sovuthy

The Cambodia Daily

March 31, 2013

About 50 women protested in front of the Royal Palace on Friday morning and handed in a petition to King Norodom Sihamoni, requesting his support in the case of jailed anti-eviction activist Yorm Bopha, whose request for bail was turned down by the Supreme Court earlier this week.

Boeng Kak anti-eviction activist Kong Chantha, center, is flanked by two police officers as she prays for the release of jailed fellow activist Yorm Bopha outside the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Friday. (Siv Channa)

The protesters said that a Royal Pardon from King Sihamoni is Ms. Bopha’s only chance to be freed from prison, and that they would continue to lobby the King for support until Ms. Bopha is released.

“Please Samdech Sihamoni and Queen Mother [Monineath] help to release Yorm Bopha and please… help to intervene for the land [we lived on] as well,” protesters from the Boeng Kak community yelled for about two hours outside the palace, until Laing Chamnap, the Royal Palace’s Cabinet officer, accepted their petition.

“I will receive this petition,” Mr. Chamnap said. “I will hand it to my superior, but I’m not sure,” if King Sihamoni will receive the petition, he added.

Song Srey Leap, one of the protesters, said the petition is only the first.

“I hope that our petition will reach the King and Queen [Mother], and if it does not arrive with them, we will hand it in again and again until Yorm Bopha is released,” Ms. Srey Leap said.

In September, Ms. Bopha, a 29-year-old mother, was arrested for allegedly ordering an attack on two motorcycle-taxi drivers.

Found guilty on the word of the two injured men, the Phnom Penh Municipal Court sentenced Ms. Bopha, a longtime anti-eviction activist, to three years in prison for committing intentional violence with aggravating circumstances.

[Thai] PM promises revival of Cambodia rail link

The Nation on Sunday
Chachoengsao, Sa Kaew
March 31, 2013

An unused railway line connecting Sa Kaew's Aranyaprathet to Cambodia's Poi Pet may be revived and developed as part of a high-speed train project that will connect Thailand with other Asean countries, Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra said yesterday.

During the roaming Cabinet in the eastern provinces, Yingluck said Sa Kaew province has business potential and the government has included the province in the Bt2.2-trillion infrastructure development plan, which includes railways to connect Cambodia to cater to business growth in the region.

The six-kilometre section has not been maintained for years, making rail travel to and from Cambodia impossible. The link is part of the 10 Asean countries' plan to build a regional railway network to connect with China.

During her visit to Klong Luek checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district, Yingluck instructed officials to overhaul the immigration and customs system to reduce service time by up to two hours.

Chinese Investments in Cambodia Ignore Environment Queries

By MARWAAN MACAN-MARKAR
THE IRRAWADDY
Friday, March 29, 2013

Chinese-built dam at Stung Atay in Koh Kong province

BANGKOK — China’s expanding investment portfolio in Cambodia has brought into sharper focus the darker side of the Asian giant’s “development projects” in the impoverished Southeast Asian nation.

And it is in the southwestern corner of Cambodia—known for its rich biodiversity, forest covered hills and bubbling rivers—where this Chinese economic footprint is leaving a defining mark. A plan to build a 400 km-long railway line through this rugged green terrain is the most recent Chinese addition to growing list that has alarmed Cambodian environmentalists.

The new rail line will serve as a transportation corridor to link two other planned Chinese investments: a steel plant near iron ore deposits in the northern province of Preah Vihear and new seaport in the southern coastal province of Koh Kong.

The steel plant will be a first in the country, where the only industry in a largely agrarian setting is the economically successful garments sector, which accounts for 75 percent of Cambodia’s exports, valued at US $4 billion annually.

Two Chinese companies are spearheading these three ventures, valued at $11.2 billion — the largest foreign investment ventures in Cambodia’s history. This deal, signed at the dawn of the New Year, exceeded the total foreign investment the Chinese have poured into Cambodia over the past two decades, which had reached $8.8 billion by the end of 2012, according to the Council for the Development of Cambodia, the government’s investment agency.

Son Soubert becomes president of the Human Rights Party after Mr. Kem Sokha officially becomes vice-president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party លោក សឺន សូបែ ក្លាយជាប្រធាន គណបក្ស សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ខណៈលោក កឹម សុខា បានលាឈប់ ហើយទៅធ្វើជា អនុប្រធានគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ ជាមួយលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដែលជាប្រធានគណបក្ស

លោក កឹម សុខា៖ លោក សឺន ស៊ូបែរ្តិ៍ នឹងក្លាយទៅជា ប្រធានគណបក្ស សិទិ្ធមនុស្ស នាពេលខាងមុខ

Sunday, 31 March 2013 ដោយៈ ដើមអម្ពិល(DAP) ID-067

ភ្នំពេញ៖ លោក សឺន ស៊ូបែរ្តិ៍ ប្រធានគណៈ កម្មាធិការនាយក នឹងក្លាយទៅជាប្រធាន គណបក្សសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស នាពេលឆាប់ៗ នេះហើយ ស្របពេលដែលលោក កឹម សុខា បានលាឈប់ទៅធ្វើជា អនុប្រធានគណបក្ស សង្គ្រោះជាតិ ជាមួយនិងលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។

នេះ បើតាមប្រសាសន៍របស់ លោក កឹម សុខា ប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការប្រតិបត្តិគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បាន ថ្លែងទៅកាន់សមាជិក សមាជិកា នៅក្នុងឱកាសសមាជវិសាមញ្ញ របស់គណបក្សសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៣១ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នាស្នាក់ការគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស។

លោក កឹម សុខា បានបន្តថា ដូច្នេះទោះបីជាលោកមានការសោកស្តាយ គណបក្សសិទិ្ធមនុស្ស ដែលខ្លួនលោក ផ្ទាល់ អ្នកជាផ្តួចផ្តើមបង្កើត ជាស្ថាបនិកប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្ររបស់គណបក្សនេះ ដែលមានគោលនយោបាយល្អ មានសកម្មភាពល្អ មានថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំល្អ រហូតដល់មានលទ្ធផលល្អ មួយជំហានទៅមុខ ក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត កន្លងទៅនេះហើយក៏ដោយ ក៏ដើម្បីផលប្រយោជន៍ជាតិ និងផលប្រយោជន៍ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ។

ព្រមជាមួយគ្នានោះដែរ លោកត្រូវតែសម្រេចចិត្តថ្ងៃនេះលាឈប់ពីប្រធានគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ទាំងក្តីអាឡោះអាល័យ និង ដោយក្តីរីករាយផង ក្នុងគោលបំណងទៅបំពេញបេសកកម្មថ្មីជាប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ ក្នុងតួនាទីជាអនុប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅពេលឆាប់ៗមុខនេះ។

Vox populi on the government's threat to sue Radio Free Asia for reporting border encroachments by Thailand មតិអ្នកស្ដាប់ជុំវិញការគំរាមប្ដឹងវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី

មានមិត្តអ្នកស្ដាប់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី ជាច្រើនបានសរសេរអំពីគំនិត និងយោបល់ផ្ទាល់ខ្លួនដាក់ផ្សាយតាមគេហទំព័រអាស៊ីសេរី ឆ្លើយតបទៅរឿងរដ្ឋាភិបាលគំរាមប្ដឹងអាស៊ីសេរី ដែលបានផ្សាយអំពីថៃ បានរំកិលព្រំដែន ថាធ្វើឲ្យប៉ះពាល់សន្ដិសុខជាតិ។

ដោយ វោហារ ជាតិ RFA Service
2013-03-31

ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញយកសំឡេង

មតិយោបល់ស្ទើរតែទាំងអស់ បានរិះគន់អ្នកដឹកនាំរដ្ឋាភិបាល ថាមិនមានសមត្ថភាពការពារបូរណភាពទឹកដីពីប្រទេសជិតខាង ហើយបែរជាមកគំរាមកំហែងខ្មែរគ្នាឯងដែលមានទឹកចិត្តស្រឡាញ់ជាតិ ស្រលាញ់ទឹកដីទៅវិញ។ ក្នុងនោះមិត្តអ្នកស្ដាប់ក៏បានរិះគន់លោករដ្ឋលេខាធិការ ផៃ ស៊ីផាន ដែលធ្វើសន្និសីទកាសែតថ្ងៃទី២៨ មីនា គំរាមប្ដឹងវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី ដែលបានផ្សាយរឿងព្រំដែនផងដែរ។
ដំបូងនេះគឺមតិអ្នកអានដែលដាក់ឈ្មោះថា «អាប្រុសតូច»។ អាប្រុសតូច បានចោទសួររដ្ឋាភិបាលថា ហេតុអីក៏រដ្ឋាភិបាលនិយាយធ្ងន់តែខាងលិច? ចុះអាខាងកើតមិននិយាយថា ទាហានបាក់ទឹកចិត្តដែរទៅ? ឬមួយក៏ខាងកើតមិនសូវមានទាហាន? នេះជាការយកលេសរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
ចំណែកអ្នកអានម្នាក់ទៀតដែលដាក់រហស្សនាមថា «ខ្មែរស្នេហាជាតិ» បានបង្ហើបបន្ថែមអំពីតំបន់ដែលចោទថា ថៃរំកិលព្រំដែនចូលដីខ្មែរ ដោយសរសេរថា ពិតមែនហើយបង្គោលព្រំដែននីមួយៗត្រូវថៃ រំកិលទាំងអស់។ ដូចជាច្រកបឹងត្រកួន រំកិល ៣ដង។ ច្រកនីមួយៗតាមព្រំដែន កាលពីមុនមានទំនប់ ឬហៅថា វ៉ៃយ៉ូ ឬលេនដ្ឋាន ហើយ វ៉ៃយ៉ូ នេះ នៅចម្ងាយពីភូមិតាប់ពីយ៉ាចាស់ប្រហែល ៤០០ ទៅ ៥០០ម៉ែត្រ ហើយចំណុចនោះមានដើមស្នាយធំ និងមានដំបូកទៀតផង។ បច្ចុប្បន្នអស់លោកបានជ្រាបដែរទេ? តើបង្គោលនេះចូលមកក្នុងដីខ្មែរប៉ុន្មានគីឡូម៉ែត្រក្នុងទឹកដី ខ្មែរ?
ចំណែកអ្នកបញ្ចេញមតិម្នាក់ទៀតដាក់ឈ្មោះថា «ស្ទឹងសង្កែពីបាត់ដំបង» សរសេរថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលមិនដែលទទួលស្គាល់ការបាត់បង់ទឹកដីទៅប្រទេសជិតខាងទេ នេះជាភាពកំសាកមួយដែលមិនអាចទទួលយកបាន។ ចំណែកប្រជាពលរដ្ឋដែលរស់នៅតាមបន្ទាត់ព្រំដែន ពួកគេបាត់បង់ដីធ្លីស្រែចម្ការភូមិកំណើតស្ទើរតែគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង។ ប៉ុន្តែរដ្ឋាភិបាលមិនដែលទទួលស្គាល់ការបាត់បង់នេះទេ មានតែបកស្រាយហាក់បីដូចលើកទឹកចិត្តដល់ការឈ្លានពានពីប្រទេស ជិតខាងទៅវិញ។

The Sam Rainsy Party commemorates the 16th anniversary of the grenade attack in front of the National Assembly on 30th March 1997 គណបក្សសម រង្ស៊ី ប្រារព្ធពិធី បង្សុកូល រំលឹកព្រឹត្តិការណ៍វាយប្រហារ ដោយគ្រាប់បែក១៩៩៧-២០១៣

តុលា
Saturday 30 March 2013 - Free Press Magazine

មន្រ្តីគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី និងគណបក្សសិទិមនុស្ស នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ ទី៣០ខែមីនានេះ បានមកជួបជុំគ្នា ដោយមានរៀបចំពិធី បង្សុកូល តាមបែបព្រះពុទ្ធសាសនា ដើម្បីឧទ្ទិសដល់វិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធ អ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់ នៅក្នុងការវាយប្រហារដោយ គ្រាប់បែកដៃ ទៅលើក្រុមបាតុករ នៅមុខអតីតមន្ទីររដ្ឋសភា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧។

ព្រឹត្ដិការណ៍ថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧-២០១៣ រយះ១៦ឆ្នាំហើយ គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី បានរៀបចំពិធីបុណ្យខួបរំលឹកវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធជារៀងរាល់ឆ្នាំនៅស្តូប អនុស្សាវរីយ៍ខាងត្បូងព្រះបរមរាជវាំង ដើម្បីឧទ្ទិសដល់វិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធ អ្នកដែលបានស្លាប់ នៅក្នុងការវាយប្រហារដោយ គ្រាប់បែកដៃ ទៅលើក្រុមបាតុករ។

ក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យខួបរំលឹកវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធ នាព្រឹកថ្ងៃសៅរ៏នេះមានការនិមន្តចូលរួម ពីព្រះសង្ឃជាង ៥០អង្គ និងមានការអញ្ជើញចូលរួម ពីលោកគង់ គាំ ប្រធានគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី និងលោកគឹម សុខា ប្រធានគណបក្សសិទិមនុស្ស ព្រមទាំងមន្រ្តីជាន់ខ្ពស់ និងសមាជិកសមាជិការផងដែរ៕

A border post at Cambodia-Laos-Vietnam Golden Triangle border បង្គោលព្រំដែន ចំណុចកន្ទុយនាគ បែងចែកទឹកដី កម្ពុជា វៀតណាម និងឡាវ

More pictures below.

Saturday, 30 March 2013 ដោយៈ ដើមអម្ពិល (DAP)-ID: 009

ខេត្តរតនគិរី- តំបន់កន្ទុយនាគ៖ បង្គោលព្រំដែនស្ថិតនៅ ត្រង់ចំណុចកន្ទុយនាគ ចុងឆ្ងាយបំផុត នៃភូមិភាគ ឦសាន ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ជាបង្គោលព្រំដែន បែងចែកទឹកដី រវាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា វៀតណាម និងឡាវ។

បើយើងមើលផែនទីប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ផ្នែកលើខាងស្តាប់ ពិតជាឃើញគំនូសស្រួចវែងចាក់ចោលទៅក្នុង ទឹកដី ប្រទេសវៀតណាម និងឡាវ នោះហើយគេហៅថា តំបន់កន្ទុយនាគ ស្ថិតនៅក្នុងខេត្តរតនគិរី។

លោកមេវរៈសេនីយ៍ឯក កែប ម៉ារ៉ាឌី មេបញ្ជាការរងសឹកខេត្តរតនគិរី បានមានប្រសាសន៍ នៅត្រង់ចំណុច កន្ទុយ នាគ កាលពីល្ងាចថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី២៩ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ ប្រាប់ក្រុមអ្នកសារព័ត៌មាន មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលព័ត៌មាន ដើមអម្ពិល ឲ្យដឹងថា បង្គោលព្រំដែននេះ កសាងឡើងនៅឆ្នាំ២០០៧ និងសម្ពោធនៅឆ្នាំ២០០៩ នៅលើចំណុចចាស់ តាមផែន ទីរបស់ខ្មែរ ដែលទទួលស្គាល់ដោយអន្តរជាតិ និងតម្កល់នៅអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ។

លោកបានបន្តថា «បង្គោលព្រំដែនកន្ទុយនាគនេះ ជាបង្គោលព្រំដែនបែងចែកទឹកដីរវាងប្រទេស៣ គឺកម្ពុជា វៀតណាម និងប្រទេសឡាវ ហើយមានកំពស់ ១០៨០ម៉ែត្រ ពីនីវូទឹកសមុទ្រ ដែលមិនងាយ មានអ្នកណា មកដល់ណាស់ ក្រៅពីនគរបាល និងទាហានប្រចាំការនៅចំណុចនេះ»។

UN to pay overdue salaries for Cambodian staff at Khmer Rouge tribunal

Published March 30, 2013

Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – The United Nations-backed tribunal trying former Khmer Rouge leaders for genocide says it will pay several months of overdue salaries for its Cambodian staffers.

An announcement from the tribunal's administrative office received Saturday said the U.N. would provide funds covering January through April this year. It did not specify how much would be given. Foreign and Cambodian personnel are paid under separate budgets.

Translators for the tribunal went on strike in early March over their pay complaint. They agreed to resume work after being paid their wages for December.

The tribunal is tasked with seeking justice for atrocities committed by the Khmer Rouge during its 1975-79 reign, when an estimated 1.7 million Cambodians died from forced labor, starvation, medical neglect and execution.

Saturday, 30 March 2013

Opposition seeks help from International communities ខួបទី១៦នៃការគប់គ្រាប់បែកមុខអតីតអគាររដ្ឋសភា

Kong Korm, President of Sam Rainsy Party, pays tribute to the victims killed in grenade attack in Phnom Penh in 1997

Sam Rainsy, President of National Rescue Party, speaks through video conference from France to the commemoration ceremony for the victims killed in grenade attack in Phnom Penh 1997

Kem Sokha, President of Human Rights Party, pays tribute to the victims killed in grenade attack in Phnom Penh in 1997

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The newly-elected President of the Sam Rainsy Party, Kong Korm, appealed to the Inter-Parliamentary Union, the European Union, the countries of Paris Peace Agreement and the United Nations to pressure the Cambodian government to pave way for the safe return of the exiled, Sam Rainsy, before the upcoming elections.

The appeal was made Saturday, during the 16th anniversary commemoration ceremony for the victims killed and injured in the grenade attack on March 1997.

The event was held in front of the former National Assembly site.

Speaking through video conference from France, Sam Rainsy, President of National Rescue Party, said the last 16 years, unidentified suspect(s) threw four grenades into demonstrators who rallied to protest the Court of Justice, killing at least 16 and injuring over hundred others.

He said, the terrorists haven’t been identified yet even though it was 16 years ago. The citizens are still waiting for their arrests.

"I, Sam Rainsy in the name of the victims and their families, am committed to say that this will be the last commemoration that we will hold without receiving justice," he said. "And the situation in 2014 will be different."

The civil society denounces the sacking of chief border guard for showing reporters of Thai encroachments សង្គមស៊ីវិលថ្កោលទោសការដកមេប៉ុស្តិ៍នៅប៉ៃលិន

ដោយ ម៉ម មុនីរតន៍ Read about the sacking here.
2013-03-29

ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញយកសំឡេង

មេប៉ុស្តិ៍បរថ្មី ច្រកអូរអែម សង្កាត់បរយ៉ាខា ខេត្តប៉ៃលិន ដែលត្រូវបញ្ឈប់ពីតួនាទី លោក មួន ទឹម ហៅ ញ៉ន (ស្ដាំ) អង្គុយក្បែរបង្គោលឡាក់លេខ ៦៤ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៩ មីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។ Mr. Mourn Tim, aka Nhorn, sitting to the right of border post no. 64 in Boriyakha district in Pailin province has been sacked for showing reporters about the Thai encroachments.

RFA/Morm Moniroth

អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ដែលធ្វើការពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងបញ្ហាព្រំដែន បានបញ្ចេញប្រតិកម្មប្រឆាំងនឹងអាជ្ញាធរខេត្តប៉ៃលិន ដែលបានបញ្ឈប់មេប៉ុស្តិ៍បរថ្មី កាលពីពេលថ្មីៗនេះ។ អង្គការដដែលនេះ ក៏បង្ហាញការសោកស្ដាយចំពោះមន្ត្រីរដ្ឋាភិបាល ដែលគំរាមប្ដឹងវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី ថែមទៀតពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងការផ្សាយព័ត៌មានស្ដីពីបញ្ហាព្រំដែន។
ប៉ុន្តែ អ្នកនាំពាក្យនៃទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី អះអាងថា នេះពុំមែនជាការដក ឬបញ្ឈប់ទេ គឺគ្រាន់តែផ្លាស់ប្ដូរការងារក្នុងស្ថាប័នរដ្ឋប៉ុណ្ណោះ។
ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃ្លាំមើលកម្ពុជា ថ្កោលទោសអាជ្ញាធរខេត្តប៉ៃលិន ដែលសម្រេចដកតួនាទីមេប៉ុស្តិ៍បរថ្មី នៃវរព្រំដែន៨២១ បញ្ឈប់ពីការងារ និងការគំរាមប្ដឹងវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី ដោយចាត់ទុកថា នេះគឺជាសារគំរាមកំហែងដល់សិទ្ធិបញ្ចេញមតិ និងសេរីភាពអ្នកសារព័ត៌មានដែលធានាដោយច្បាប់។

Cambodia is confident of winning the Preah Vihear case against Thailand at the ICJ កម្ពុជាមានជំនឿឈ្នះការបកស្រាយសាលដីកាប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ

រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា លោក ឡុង វីសាលោ បានមានប្រសាសន៍នៅថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែមីនា ថា គណៈប្រតិភូកម្ពុជា មួយក្រុមដឹកនាំដោយរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេស លោក ហោ ណាំហុង គ្រោងចាកចេញទៅតុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ (ICJ) នៅប្រទេសហុឡង់ដ៍ (Netherland) នៅពីរសប្ដាហ៍ខាងមុខនេះ។

ដោយ សុខ សេរី RFA
2013-03-30

រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា លោក ឡុង វីសាលោ ផ្ដល់បទសម្ភាសន៍ដល់អ្នកកាសែត នាក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។. Mr. Long Visalo, Secretary of State of Ministry of Foreign Affairs speaking to reporters.

RFA/Sok Serey

តុលាការយុត្តិធម៌អន្តរជាតិ គ្រោងបើកសវនាការនៅពាក់កណ្ដាលខែមេសា ខាងមុខនេះ ដើម្បីបកស្រាយសាលក្រមសំណុំរឿងប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារ ឆ្នាំ១៩៦២។ តុលាការនេះបានតម្រូវឲ្យភាគីកម្ពុជា និងថៃ ធ្វើបទបង្ហាញដោយផ្ទាល់មាត់នៅក្នុងសវនាការនោះ។
លោក ឡុង វីសាលោ បានមានប្រសាសន៍ប្រាប់អ្នកកាសែតនៅឯក្រសួងការបរទេសថា ភាគីកម្ពុជា មានភាពជឿជាក់យ៉ាងខ្លាំង ក្នុងការយកជ័យជំនះនៅតុលាការនោះ៖ «ម្យ៉ាង យើងមានមូលដ្ឋានរបស់យើងរឹងមាំរួចទៅហើយ ទី២ទៀង យើងខិតខំធ្វើការខ្លាំងណាស់ដើម្បីយកមូលដ្ឋានទាំងអស់នោះ ធ្វើជាទឡ្ហីករណ៍ដើម្បីតស៊ូប្រយុទ្ធក្នុងពេលសវនាការផ្ទាល់មាត់ ហ្នឹង»។
សមាសភាពនៃប្រតិភូកម្ពុជា មានដូចជា រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងការបរទេស លោក ហោ ណាំហុង ជាប្រធាន ប្រធានគណៈកម្មការចម្រុះខណ្ឌសីមាព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-ថៃ លោក វ៉ា គឹមហុង ជាអនុប្រធាន រដ្ឋលេខាធិការក្រសួងការបរទេស លោក ឡុង វីសាលោ អនុប្រធាន និងសមាជិកមួយចំនួនទៀត ក្នុងនោះមានអ្នកច្បាប់ អ្នកជំនាញព្រំដែនសរុបជិត ១០នាក់៕

Danh Hong, the inventor of Unicode Khmer font

Saturday, 30 March 2013 ដោយៈ វ៉ាន់ សារាយ-Posted: ID-009

ភ្នំពេញៈ រស់នៅលើទឹកដីក្រោមអណានិគមគ្មាន វាសនា បានរៀនអក្សរសាស្រ្តជាតិរបស់ខ្លួនឲ្យបាន ស្រួលឡើយ តែផ្ទុយទៅវិញ ការរស់ក្រោមនឹមត្រួតត្រា កៀបសង្កត់រឹតត្បឹតនេះ បានជំរុញឲ្យយុវជនខ្មែរកម្ពុជាក្រោមម្នាក់ បាន តស៊ូពុះពារសិក្សាអក្សរខ្មែរចេះស្ទាត់ ថែមទាំងបានស្រាវជ្រាវរហូតបានបង្កើត ជាពុម្ពអក្សរខ្មែរ ដែលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ កម្ពុជាជាច្រើន បាននិងកំពុងប្រើប្រាស់រាល់ថ្ងៃ ហៅដោយសាមញ្ញថា Font Unicode។

ស្ថាបនិកពុម្ពអក្សរខ្មែរយូនីកូដ ដែលកំពុងរស់លាក់ខ្លួនយ៉ាងស្ងៀមស្ងាត់នៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា មានមនុស្សមិន ច្រើននោះទេ ដែលបានស្គាល់រូបលោក ខណៈដែលពួកគេកំពុងនឹងប្រើប្រាស់ជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃនូវសមិទ្ធផល ដ៏វិ សេសវិសាលរបស់គាត់ ដើម្បីបម្រើការងាររបស់ពួកគេ។

ក្នុងវ័យ ៤២ឆ្នាំ សម្បុរស្រអែម មាឌដំបង ស្ថាបនិកពុម្ពអក្សរយូនីកូដជាកូនខ្មែរកម្ពុជាក្រោម លោក ដាញ់ ហុង ពី ក្នុងហាងកាហ្វេមួយកន្លែងក្នុងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ បានរៀបរាប់ពីដំណើរដើមទង នៃការបង្កើតពុម្ពអក្សរខ្មែរថា ជាខ្មែរ កម្ពុជាក្រោម ដែលមានឈាមជ័រជាខ្មែរអារម្មណ៍ និងផ្នត់គំនិតរបស់លោកបានដិតដាមជាប់ជាមួយអក្សរខ្មែរ ទោះ បីការរស់លើដីកំណើត ដែលគ្រប់គ្រងដោយរដ្ឋាភិបាលវៀតណាម ហាមមិនឲ្យរូបលោកសិក្សាអក្សរខ្មែរយ៉ាងណា ក្តី តែលោកបានលួចរៀនពីឪពុក និងព្រះសង្ឃនៅតាមទីអារាមរហូតបានចេះចាំអក្សរសាស្រ្តជាតិរបស់ខ្លួន និង អាចប្រើជាផ្លូវការបាន។

Cambodian workers in Seoul, South Korea, greet Mr. Kem Sokha, head the opposition Human Rights Party, during his visit there in late March 2013 to garner support ahead of the upcoming national elections. (Courtesy of Touch Vibol)

Sok Khemara

30 March 2013

WASHINGTON — Cambodian workers in South Korea say high wages there have helped their families back in Cambodia, but many here say they would rather work back home, under the rights circumstances.

An estimated 30,000 Cambodians work throughout South Korean farms, factories and homes, earning far more than they could back in Cambodia. Workers in South Korea earn up to $2,800 per month here.

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But in interviews with VOA Khmer, workers say they were pushed to move thousands of miles away from family because there are not enough opportunities in Cambodia.

Sithith Sovann, 34, who now works in Seoul, said he left Kampong Cham province to find work here. He appealed to the government to raise wages in Cambodia so that others won’t have to make such a move. “We have to have enough to spend on the family,” he said in an interview with VOA Khmer.

“My migration was to improve myself, because we can’t be our parents’ successors, farming or doing traditional work,” he said. “If I hadn’t migrated, I may not have been able to change my family’s economics.”

Cambodian workers in Seoul, South Korea greeting Mr. Kem Sokha (Courtesy photo)

Sok Vantha, 28, from Kampot province, has worked in South Korea for two years. At his home, there was not enough work, he said in Skype interview. “I finished university and my first salary was only $70 per month,” he said. “It did not match the price of goods in the market. I could not survive, so I decided to migrate.”

His salary was similar to that of many Cambodians in the workforce. The garment industry, which employs up to 350,000 people, has a wage of about $60 per month, though that is slated to increase to $80 per month. Workers often protest these wages, saying they have not kept up with the price of consumer goods.

[Thai] PM to end missing rail link to Cambodia

Published: 30 Mar 2013
Bangkok Post

SA KAEO - Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra promised on Saturday to complete a missing rail link with Cambodia to foster closer ties with the neighbouring country.

Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra gestures to the crowd during her visit to the border with Cambodia in Aranyaprathet district, Sa Kaeo, on Saturday. (Photo by Thanarak Khoonton)

Ms Yingluck inspected the damaged tracks from Aranyaprathet district in Sa Kaeo to the border with Poipet in Cambodia and directed officials to speed up restoring the connection.

The six-kilometre section has been left unmaintained for years, making rail travel to and from Cambodia impossible. The link is part of the 10 Asean countries' plan to build a regional railway network to connect with China.

Ms Yingluck made the trip to Sa Kaeo ahead of a mobile cabinet meeting to be held in Chachoengsao on Sunday.

The prime minister said she also supported the opening of the Ban Nong Ean checkpoint in Aranyaprathet district to connect with Ban Stung Bot in Banteay Meanchey province of Cambodia. However, she stressed that first the area must be confirmed as safe from landmines, which can still be found in the border area.

Phnom Penh's skyline is fast seeing new skyscrapers, prompting artists to create works commenting on the rapid urbanization in the city. – Yong YN

Theara Khoun

30 March 2013

PHNOM PENH — Cambodia could see less preferential economic treatment by Europe in coming years, as it graduates as a more developed country, the EU’s ambassador to Cambodia says.

In an interview with VOA Khmer in Phnom Penh, Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain said Cambodia currently enjoys tariff exemptions under a scheme called Anything But Arms, which seeks to promote trade with lesser developed countries. But Cambodia’s status under that scheme could change soon with its growing economy, he said.

The threshold for a nation to meet Least Developed Country status is a per capita gross domestic product of $1,000. Cambodia is currently at $900, with an economy growing nearly 7 percent per year. Cautain said other factors, such as a country’s openness and human capital also influence its status.

“Cambodia could get out of this status by the end of the decade,” he said. “Some say by 2020, some by 2018, and some optimists say by 2015.”

However, Cambodia’s economy is heavily reliant on garment exports to the EU, which accounted for more than $1.2 billion, or 25 percent of its exports, in 2011. If the country lost its trade preferences, its products would be less competitive, “posing burdens on its single-export economy,” the ambassador said.

A changed status could also affect aid to the country, he said. Starting from 2014, the EU will focus its aid on Least Developed Countries. In Southeast Asia that would be Burma, Cambodia and Laos, mostly, he said. “So if Cambodia upgrades to a non-LDC country, we will review our cooperation with Cambodia,” he said.

Still, trade and aid reductions would come step by step, he said. “What we are here for is to help Cambodia develop its economy.”

The view of the Office of the Council of Ministers of Cambodia from the 20th floor of the Canadia Tower, Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Courtesy Photo)

Cambodia could also find new agreements with the EU in the future, Cautain said. “Could be a free trade agreement, such as what we are negotiating with Vietnam.” But a new agreement would not be as beneficial as the Everything But Arms scheme, he added.

Lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties gather Saturday north of Royal Palace to commemorate the 1997 granade attack that killed at least 16 people and injured over hundreds

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Lawmakers from the Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties, gathered Saturday to commemorate the 1997 grenade attack, 16 years ago, that killed at least 16 people and injured over 100 others.

The lawmakers from the opposition parties that attended the ceremony, north of the Royal Palace, were Kong Korm, newly-elected Sam Rainsy Party President, Pol Horm, senior official of the Human Rights Party and Kem Sokha, vice President of National Rescue Party, as well as other members.

The families and relatives of the victims killed in the attack on March 30, 1997, also attended the ceremony. They called for the arrest and sentence of the murderers.

Cambodia: Supreme Court Keeps Activist Jailed

<p><p>Boeung Kak Lake resident Yorm Bopha (C) reacts after she was denied bail at a hearing in the Supreme Court in the capital city of Phnom Penh on March 27, 2013.</p></p>

Boeung Kak Lake resident Yorm Bopha (C) reacts after she was denied bail at a hearing in the Supreme Court in the capital city of Phnom Penh on March 27, 2013.

Boeung Kak Lake resident Yorm Bopha (L) gestures to her supporters as she attends a hearing in the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh on March 27, 2013.

Donors Should Step Up Pressure for Unconditional Release of Yorm Bopha

March 29, 2013

http://www.hrw.org

(New York) – The Cambodian Supreme Court’s decision to uphold the trumped-up imprisonment of a land-rights activist should prompt Cambodia’s donors to demand her unconditional release, Human Rights Watch said today.

On March 27, 2013, the Cambodian Supreme Court denied bail to Yorm Bopha, who was imprisoned in December 2012 after receiving a three-year sentence on apparently politically motivated charges for protesting government land grabs that have adversely affected 700,000 Cambodians. On March 19, with Bopha’s appeal pending, Prime Minister Hun Sen gave a speech in which he declared Bopha’s sentence a “simple case of her beating someone up,” for which she had properly been criminally convicted.

“The Supreme Court’s ruling against the activist Yorm Bopha was no surprise following Hun Sen’s public endorsement of her trumped-up conviction,” said Brad Adams, Asia director. “Donors should not shrink from demanding that the government drop the charges against Bopha and raise their concerns about the Cambodian judiciary’s lack of independence.”

Cambodia-based ACLEDA to hire 740 more [Burmese] staff as it begins micro lending in Yangon

Published on Friday, 29 March 2013

http://www.elevenmyanmar.com

The Myanmar microfinance unit of Cambodia largest bank, ACLEDA, has started offering loans in 15 townships of Yangon Region at a monthly interest rate of 2.5 percent, , ACLEDA MFI Myanmar CEO Kim Bunsocheat said.

The company opened its new office in Yangon’s Bahan township on Monday, saying it has eight billion kyats (US$10 million) in initial paid up capital.

It said it had trained 36 Myanmar staff last year and that it planned to hire 740 university graduates.

“Myanmar and Cambodia have the same basic political situation,” Kim Bunsocheat said. “We want to work for the reduction of poverty in Myanmar so we are conducting microfinance business here.”

Kim Bunsocheat said loan sizes would start at 100,000 kyats and that borrowers would need two to five guarantors and official identification to be considered.

ACLEDA is the largest bank in Cambodia by branch numbers. It has 238 branches in the country. It also has 29 branches in Laos and has announced plans to expand into China.

Judge Says Cambodian Statue Case Can Go Forward

March 29, 2013,
The New York Times

By TOM MASHBERG

A federal judge ruled Friday that the United States government has enough evidence to move forward in court with its effort to seize a 10th century Cambodian statue that Sotheby’s had hoped to sell for $3 million.

The auction house had asked United States District Court Judge George B. Daniels to dismiss the case.

The judge issued no opinion on the fate of the statue, but said the United States attorney for the Southern District of New York could add new information to original claims that Sotheby’s tried to sell the statue in violation of Cambodian law.

Sotheby’s had argued among other things that the federal lawyers had failed to provide evidence that Sotheby’s knew the statue was stolen.

“The government has sufficiently pled facts regarding Sotheby’s knowledge that the statue was stolen at the time of import into the United States,” Judge Daniels wrote. “The government need not provide unassailable proof to demonstrate Sotheby’s knowledge at this stage of the case.”

Sotheby’s said it still expects to prevail at trial.

“The Court’s decision,” the auction house said in a statement, “defers to another day all the key questions: whether Cambodia declared ownership of the statue with the clarity required by due process; whether the good faith purchase of the statue in 1975 defeats Cambodia’s claim, and whether Sotheby’s knew the statue belonged to Cambodia.”

Comparison between Sihanouk's Sangkum Reastr Niyum and Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party

សាកគិតទៅមើលបើសិនជាបរទេសមិនឲ្យជំនួយឥតសំណងជិត ១ពាន់ លាន់ដុល្លាក្នុងមួយឆ្នាំ និងខ្ចីចិនបន្ថែមពី៥០០ ទៅ១០០០ លានដុល្លា ក្នុងមួយឆ្នាំទេ តើប្រទេសខ្មែរអាចរស់បានដល់សព្វថ្ងៃដោយ របៀណា ក្រោមការដឹក នាំរបស់ ហ៊ុន សែន?

ហើយសាកគិតពីការកសាងស្រុកបស់សម្តេចតាទៅមើល ខុសពី ហ៊ុន សែន ដូចម្តេចដែរ? ខ្មែរមានជំពាក់ លុយគេទេ? ខ្មែរមានអ្វីខ្លះ? មានគេជួ យរាល់ឆ្នាំរាប់ពាន់លានដុល្លាដូចសព្វថ្ងៃទេ? សម្បត្តិធម្មជាតិវិញ នៅ គង់វង្សដែរទេ?

This was what MP Son Chhay had said about the two regimes: "Don't say that we need time (to develop), King Father Sihanouk had only 15 years to build up our society. The teachers, the civil servants had a decent salary on which they can live with dignity. I used to visit hospitals when I was young and they treated me very well. That's 15 years (of developments). Unlike now, they have borrowed billions of dollars and also received huge amount in foreign aid, this is a regime that destroyed (sold) huge forests and this we didn't even talk about (the revenue from) the sales of (business) licences yet".

Cambodia probably lost lands to three neighbours!

Re: Land was never lost to Thailand

Anonymous said...

First, I am not a supporter of any party. In my research and personal opinions, I found out that we probably did lose our territories to our three thieving neighbors.

Cambodia was too busy killing each others and there was no one to keep an eye on our borders with the neighboring countries. Our country's military was so weak and disorganized and that's why Siam (Thailand) and Youn (Vietnam) took advantages of this great opportunities. Siam moved border posts where the Khmer Rouge, the KPNLF and the FUNCINPEC resistance forces had withdrawn after the 1991 Paris Peace Agreements, leaving a void at the border areas.

The current Cambodian government knew this happening at western, eastern and northern borders but was powerless to control these situations because there was no budget, no political will, no man powers and no back up to confront these thieving neighbors. Cambodia only had an opportunistic allies, but never had a real friend.

I believed that the border posts that Siam had moved will only be temporary, if Cambodia had competent border negotiators. In these modern days where we had GPS and Navigators, there is little that Siam can manipulate. We need a government to draw a line that we Khmers will tolerate NO MORE the expansion into our country.

Tep Vanny raised hands in defiance after she was released from prison on 27 June 2012.

Last Updated on 29 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Khouth Sophak Chakrya and Shane Worrell

Activist abroad

Beoung Kak lake resident Tep Vanny beat out 10 international activists to win a human rights award as part of the Movies that Matter Film Festival in The Hague on Wednesday night.

Vanny, 32, who has been imprisoned, beaten and threatened during years of protesting against land evictions, was a protagonist in the documentary Even a Bird Needs a Nest, which led to her winning the Amnesty International-sponsored 5,000-euro Golden Butterfly: A Matter of ACT Human Rights Award.

“I wish to thank the jury for its choice, but I cannot be happy when I know that my community continues to struggle for justice,” she said, according to the blog of opposition lawmaker Mu Sochua, who attended the ceremony.

“The prize I receive tonight gives me more strength to fight for the release of Yorm Bopha.”

Civil society criticise the government for threatening Radio Free Asia សង្គមស៊ីវិលរិះគន់ការគំរាមរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលលើវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី

Civil society criticise the government for threatening Radio Free Asia.

មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់របស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលមកពីស្ថាប័នបីផ្សេងគ្នា ធ្វើសន្និសីទកាសែតរួមគ្នា ដើម្បីច្រានចោលការផ្សាយព័ត៌មានរបស់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី នៅថ្ងៃទី២៧ មីនា ដែលផ្សាយពី "ពលរដ្ឋតាមព្រំដែនចោទទាហានថៃថារំលោភយកទឹកដីខ្មែរ"។

ដោយ វណ្ណ វិចារ
2013-03-29

ស្ដាប់ ឬ ទាញយកសំឡេង

មន្ត្រីអ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងការពារជាតិ លោក ឈុំ សុជាតិ ថ្លែងក្នុងសន្និសីទកាសែតច្រានចោលព័ត៌មានរបស់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី នាទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣។

RFA/Vann Vicha

រូបភាព វីដេអូ និងព័ត៌មានផ្សេងៗទៀត ទាក់ទងបញ្ហាព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-ថៃ
នៅក្នុងសន្និសីទកាសែត ក្រុមមន្ត្រីទាំងនោះគំរាមថា នឹងចាត់វិធានការផ្លូវច្បាប់ បើសិនជាអ្នកសារព័ត៌មានណាហ៊ានផ្សាយព័ត៌មានដែលថា ថៃ រំលោភយកដីខ្មែរនៅតំបន់ព្រំដែននោះ ដោយចាត់ទុកថាការផ្សាយនោះជាការបំពុលបរិយាកាសនៅតំបន់តាមព្រំដែន និងធ្វើឲ្យប៉ះពាល់ដល់បញ្ហាសន្តិសុខជាតិ។ ប៉ុន្តែសង្គមស៊ីវិលចាត់ទុកថា ការគំរាមនេះ ជាការរឹតត្បិតសេរីភាពបញ្ចេញមតិនៅកម្ពុជា។
មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់នៃក្រសួងការពារជាតិ ប្រកាសរួមគ្នាថា រឿងរ៉ាវព្រំដែនជារឿងរសើប ហើយបញ្ហាព្រំដែនមិនអាចអ្នកគ្រប់គ្នាចេះតែមានសិទ្ធិសេរីភាព បញ្ចេញយោបល់ ឬសិទ្ធិទទួលបានព័ត៌មានទេ ដោយបញ្ហានេះពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងរឿងសន្តិសុខជាតិ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ក្រុមមន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលចាត់ទុកថា ការព្រមាននេះជាការរឹតត្បិតសិទ្ធិសេរីភាពក្នុងការទទួលយកព័ត៌មាន និងគាបសង្កត់សារព័ត៌មានឯករាជ្យ។
ប្រធានមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលសិទ្ធិមនុស្សកម្ពុជា (CCHR) និងជាអ្នកវិភាគស្ថានការណ៍នយោបាយ លោក អ៊ូ វីរៈ មានប្រសាសន៍ថា ការហាមប្រាមរបស់រដ្ឋាភិបាលនេះ ប៉ះពាល់យ៉ាងធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដល់ការបំពេញការងាររបស់សារព័ត៌មានឯករាជ្យ។ លោកបន្តថា រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលនៅតែមានភាពរឹតត្បិតសេរីភាពសារព័ត៌មាន និងបញ្ចេញមតិ ហើយព្យាយាមបំបិទមាត់អ្នកដែលហ៊ាននិយាយពីចំណុចអសកម្មទាំងឡាយរបស់ រដ្ឋាភិបាល។
លោកបញ្ជាក់ថា ការរាយការណ៍ព័ត៌មានដែលប៉ះពាល់ផលប្រយោជន៍គណបក្សកាន់អំណាច នឹងត្រូវគំរាមកំហែងតាមគ្រប់រូបភាព៖ «ខ្ញុំ ស្តែកស្តោកណាស់ ពួកគាត់មិនព្រមដោះស្រាយបញ្ហា បែរជាបិទមាត់អ្នកនិយាយទៅវិញ។ យើងនៅបន្តសោកស្ដាយនៅឡើយ។ រឿងសេរីភាពសារព័ត៌មាននោះ ទីស្ដីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រីគ្មានសិទ្ធិនិយាយថា កន្លែងណាដែលនិយាយបានកន្លែងណាដែលនិយាយមិនបានទេតែមានច្បាប់»។

Labour orders issued by PM [It's Hun Sen's way or the highway! Hun Sen ordered the salary increase of $75 per month and no one can oppose it]

Last Updated on 29 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Mom Kunthear and Shane Worrell

Workers from the Yung Wah Industrial (Cambodia) factories block a road in Kandal province earlier this year. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday issued extensive orders to unions, factories, workers and authorities to rid the garment industry of violent strikes, roadblocks and rights violations he says are threatening public order.

“There have been many strikes and demonstrations at factories recently, and, in some cases, it’s led to violence and public and private property being destroyed,” Hun Sen said in a statement.

“The national police, military police and relevant officials have to take strong measures to stop all violence, the roadblocks . . . and people being detained and injured.”

Unions, the prime minister added, must stop forcing workers to strike; factories need to improve working conditions and respect ILO conventions protecting workers’ rights; and government ministries should provide better mediation and policy to prevent strikes.

The prime minister also became publicly involved in labour issues last week when he insisted an extra $2 be added to a proposed $12 hike in the $61 monthly minimum wage.

The Labour Advisory Committee is expected to rubberstamp an increase to $75 today.

Kratie cut to shreds [Kratie's forests destroyed by a Vietnamese company]

Last Updated on 29 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By David Boyle and May Titthara

Rubber plantations sprawl across the concession owned by Vietnamese firm Tay Nam inside the Snuol Wildlife Sanctuary in Kratie province. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

‘I heard a f—ing crazy dog say that we can’t dock in Kampong Saom, but we definitely can do that,” a crackling voice declares boisterously.

The speaker, captured in video obtained by the Post, is part of an illegal timber syndicate.

As he brags about selling timber to people he refers to as “long nose”, Khmer slang for foreigner, he parades around a timberyard filled with container after container packed with luxury wood.

Posing in front of an open container of what is identified as either luxury Thnuong or rosewood logs, a man referred to as the owner, beams with a greedy smile.

“The most important thing is that everything is agreed from there, when [it] arrives here, they will take all [varieties],” a voice says.

There are at least 37 container loads – hundreds of thousands, perhaps millions of dollars worth of illegally logged timber in the yard.

The identity of the speaker is unknown and he could be anywhere in the country – indeed, this type of luxury wood harvesting is happening all over Cambodia.

But nowhere is it more blatantly visible than along the national roads, endlessly lined with rubber plantations, that bisect the northeastern provinces of Kratie, Mondulkiri and Ratanakkiri.

From the sky, it is clear that the multi-million dollar timber trade has already decimated Kratie’s 75,089 hectare Snuol Wildlife Sanctuary.

Imagery from two of NASA’s Landsat satellites compiled by the Post from photos snapped between 2009 and 2013 suggests that about 60 per cent of the entire sanctuary’s evergreen forest has become cleared land.

No abuse at orphanage: police

Last Updated on 29 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Phak Seangly

A boy rides a bicycle in front of the Love in Action orphanage in Phnom Penh’s Meanchey district yesterday. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Although anti-trafficking group SISHA last Friday said beatings were among the serious complaints leading to the removal of 21 children from the Love in Action orphanage in Phnom Penh, police said yesterday that they were aware of just one minor instance of physical abuse at the orphanage by a low-ranking staff member.

A press release distributed Tuesday evening by SISHA and attributed to the Cambodian National Police as well as SISHA stated that “some children were physically assaulted and ran away from the orphanage.”

But according to Anti-Human Trafficking and Juvenile Protection Police chief Pol Pithey, the physical abuse was “not a big case.”

“A few children had an argument over portions of rice, and a cook very slightly injured them.”

The fact that children were squabbling over food was more indicative of the reasons for the intervention, which included poor management and the orphanage’s unregistered status, he said.

“Therefore, she forwarded her children to the social affairs department . . . We have no information about human trafficking in the orphanage,” he added.

Pithey said that whether the orphanage could be reopened was up to the Ministry of Social Affairs. Ministry officials could not be reached for comment yesterday.

[Japanese] Tuk-tuk maker eyes Cambodian market

Last Updated on 29 March 2013
Phnom Penh Post
By Anne Renzenbrink

JAPAN-BASED Terra Motors Corporation viewed Cambodia as a potential market for its electric tuk-tuk, the company’s general manager of overseas sales said yesterday.

“We’re thinking of entering the Cambodian market as well. But at this moment, there are no concrete plans. [We] just hope to enter,” Kota Kandori told the Post.

Terra Motors’ e-tricycle, powered by a lithium battery, can reach a maximum speed of 50 kilometres an hour.

And, with a length of 3.3 metres, it can accommodate six passengers.

According to Kandori, Terra Motors is thinking of selling the electric trike for about $3,000.

“We have never been to Cambodia, but I think fuel costs are high and there is some air pollution,” he said.

“So if you’re using our three-wheeler as a taxi, the fuel costs are one-quarter of those of a petrol one, and with zero emissions.

“It will be competitive.”

Preah Vihea Temple

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- Foreign Minister, Hor Namhong, will lead government officials to attend the hearings at the International Court of Justice (ICJ) in Hague, Netherlands.

The ICJ will conduct a hearing on the Preah Vihear Temple case from April 15th to 17th following a complaint by Cambodia.

Long Visalo, secretary of state at Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, told reporters Friday, government officials who will attend the hearing are Hor Namhong, Va Kimhong, senior minister in charge of the Cambodian Border Affairs Committee, and four experts and lawmen.

"We have strong documents to present to the court," he said. "We will use these documents as evidence to defend Cambodia in the oral hearing."

Cambodia filed a complaint on May 2011, following the occupation of Thai soldiers around Preah Vihear Temple in Preah Vihear province.

UNISCO listed Preah Vihear temple as World Heritage site in 2007.

By Jonathan Head BBC News, Phnom Penh

Tep Vanny (left) and other protestors outside Phnom Penh Municipal Court

Tep Vanny (left) and her movement have vowed to keep protesting until all the evicted families have replacement homes

Phnom Penh, a city once fabled for its stately colonial buildings and boulevards, and its serene riverside setting, is becoming a city of glaring contrasts.

An economy left in ruins by the years of war and violent revolution in the 1970s and 80s grew at a rate of almost 10% a year from 1998 to 2008. Cheap land, cheap labour and rich natural resources have attracted big inflows of foreign investment, especially from Asian neighbours like China, Vietnam and Thailand. That has ignited a property boom.

For the first time in its history Phnom Penh's skyline is being pierced by modern high-rise towers, offering new office space and luxury apartments. Land prices are soaring, and developers are constantly seeking out new possibilities for construction.

One area they targeted was the city's largest lake, Boeng Kak. A company owned by a senator from the ruling Cambodian People's Party, Shukaku, was given a 99-year lease to drain and build on the lake in 2007.

Another was the centre city neighbourhood of Borei Keila, which another politically-connected company, Phanimex, was given the right to develop in 2003.

But there was a problem. People already lived on this land. Like most of Phnom Penh's residents, they had moved to the city after the fall of the radical Khmer Rouge regime, which had emptied Phnom Penh in 1975, and following the decade of civil war in the 1980s.

Some residents evicted from Borei Keila have been forced to live in tents

They did not have land titles; very few people do in Cambodia, as the Khmer Rouge abolished private property and nearly all documents were destroyed.

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I've been detained by the police five times”

Tep Vanny Campaigner

So the state claims to own more than 80% of Cambodia's land. That gives the government the final say over who gets to develop it.

The bulldozers moved in to start demolishing the flimsy houses around Boeng Kak lake in 2008. There have been clashes with local residents ever since. Some have been beaten by riot police as they tried to block the developers, other have been arrested and charged. Many of them are women.

One of them, 31 year-old Tep Vanny, has become the leader of the women who are still protesting against their treatment by the company. A passionate and outspoken mother of two, she and her husband were previously evicted from land they lived on in Kampong Speu province near Phnom Penh, and moved to Boeng Kak in 2004.

China's Taiwan opens 2nd bank in Cambodia

Xinhua | 2013-3-28
By Agencies

Taiwan Cooperative Bank, one of the leading banks in China's Taiwan, officially commenced business in capital Phnom Penh on Thursday, bringing the number of commercial banks in the kingdom to 33.

Taiwan Cooperative Bank is the 2nd bank from China's Taiwan in Cambodia after the Mega International Commercial Bank opened its door in September 2011.

Speaking at the ceremony, Ouk Maly, vice-governor of the National Bank of Cambodia, said that the presence of the bank in Cambodia reflected foreign investors' confidence in the country's banking industry.

"New bank will bring new sources of capital, new hi-tech banking solutions, and new employment to Cambodia," she said. " Through the bank, I believe that more investors from Taiwan region will come to Cambodia for business opportunities."

Ling-long Shen, chairman of the Taiwan Cooperative Bank, said that this was another success after the bank opened its Sydney branch in September 2011.

"Our overseas branches reflect our determination to move into the international financial market," he said.

He said the bank's decision to enter Cambodian market was thanks to the country's political stability and sound economic growth.

Cambodia Herald/ANN
Friday, Mar 29, 2013

Ha Noi - Travelers bound for Cambodia can now take direct flights from Ha Noi to both Phnom Penh and Siem Reap via new routes launched by Cambodia Angkor Air.

Yesterday, the airline also kicked off a four-day promotional tour from Ha Noi - Phnom Penh - Siem Reap, offering travelers a VND9.2 mln (S$521) package deal, VND2,5 mln lower than the normal cost. The tour starts every Thursday.

Along with the official opening of a representative office in Ha Noi late last month, Angkor Air also announced direct flights Phnom Penh - Bangkok and Siem Reap - Bangkok, with rates starting at $59.

Cambodia is one of the world's newest and most exciting destinations, boasting the world-famous Angkor Wat complex and the beach resort of Sihanoukville.

Cambodian PM visit to China to bring deeper ties: deputy PM [To deepen ties or to borrow more money?]

Xinhua | 2013-3-29
By Agencies

The forthcoming visit of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to China early next month will bring deeper relations and cooperation between the two countries, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said Friday.

During a meeting with Shen Peiping, vice governor of China's Yunnan province, Hor Namhong said that Hun Sen will visit China in April 6-10. During the visit, the leaders of the two countries will sign an action plan in order to implement the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation, which was established in 2010.

Also, the two governments will set up an inter-governmental committee in order to monitor the implementation of the Comprehensive Strategic Partnership of Cooperation.

He recalled that the long-standing friendship relation between Cambodia and China was founded by Cambodia's late former King Norodom Sihanouk and former Chinese leaders and the tie has become stronger because the leaders of the two countries have continued to maintain and further enhance from generation to generation.

Cambodia and China last year vowed to double the bilateral trade volume to 5 billion US dollars in 2017. According to the official figures, the bilateral trade volume valued at 2.9 billion US dollars in 2012, up 16 percent year-on-year.

Hor Namhong said that based on the figures, it will not be difficult for both sides to achieve the target in 2017.

Sam Rainsy speaks at RFA in Washington, DC, Nov. 1, 2012.

RFA

28 March 2013

Radio Free Asia

A group of parliamentarians from 162 countries is studying a resolution calling on the government of Cambodia to drop a conviction against opposition leader Sam Rainsy and allow him to return to the country to contest national elections in July.

The Committee on Human Rights of Parliamentarians in the Geneva-based Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) proposed the resolution on Wednesday.

Sam Rainsy, 63, a former lawmaker, was convicted and ordered jailed in 2009 for the removal of a temporary post demarcating Cambodia’s border with Vietnam.

Together with other convictions he said were part of a campaign of political persecution, he faces up to 11 years in prison if he returns to Cambodia from exile in France.

“The information [government officials] provide does not dispel [the IPU’s] long-standing concerns that Mr. Sam Rainsy’s removal of temporary border markers was a political gesture and that, consequently, the courts should never have been seized of the matter in the first place,” the proposed resolution said.

Australia provided Cambodia with $573 million in aid in the 20 years period អូស្ត្រាលី បានផ្តល់ជំនួយឥតសំណង ៥៧៣ លានដុល្លារ អាមេរិក ដល់កម្ពុជា

វ.វឍ្ឍតី
Friday 29 March 2013 - Free Press Magazine

រដ្ឋាភិបាលអូស្ត្រាលី បានផ្តល់ជំនួយឥតសំណង នូវទឹកប្រាក់ចំនួន៥៧៣ លានដុល្លារ សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ដល់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា សម្រាប់ការកសាងធនធានមនុស្ស និងគម្រោងស្ដារឡើងវិញហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ពន័ផ្សេងៗ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែមីនា នៅទីស្ដីការក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ។

លោក គាត ឈន់ រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ បានថ្លែង នៅក្នុងជំនួបពិភាក្សាជាមួយលោកស្រី Penny Richards ឯកអគ្គរដ្ឋទូតអូស្ត្រាលី ដែលត្រូវចប់អាណត្តិការទូត នៅកម្ពុជា ឯទីស្ដីការក្រសួងការក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ច និងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ នាថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែមីនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៣នេះថា រហូតមកដល់ពេលនេះ ប្រទេសអូស្ត្រាលី បានផ្ដល់ហិរញ្ញប្បទានឥតសំណងដល់កម្ពុជា សរុប ចំនួនប្រមាណ ៥៧៣ លានដុល្លារ សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក។

លោកបន្តថា រដ្ឋាភិបាលអូស្ត្រាលី បានផ្ដល់ហិរញ្ញប្បទានឥតសំណង ដល់រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាសម្រាប់គម្រោងចំនួន ៣ គឺ ១- គម្រោងធ្វើឲ្យប្រសើរឡើងវិញ កំណាត់ផ្លូវជាតិលេខ៣៣ ពីទីរួមខេត្តកំពត -កំពង់ត្រាច-ព្រែកចាក ពីឆ្នាំ២០០៨ ដល់ឆ្នាំ២០១៤។ ២-គម្រោងស្ដារប្រព័ន្ធផ្លូវដែកនៅ កម្ពុជា ពីឆ្នាំ២០១០ ដល់ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ មានចំនួនពីរខ្សែ ដែលខ្សែទីមួយពីភ្នំពេញ-ទូកមាស-កំពត និងខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ខ្សែទីពីរ ភ្នំពេញ-សំរោង-បាត់ដឹង-បាត់ដំបង-សិរីសោភណ៌និងប៉ោយប៉ែត និងគម្រោងទី៣ គឺគម្រោងស្ដារឡើងវិញនូវហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធដែលខូចខាតដោយទឹកជំនន់។

Richard Baker of the Age newspaper said in an email that Hun Sen is worried about allegations of corruption he wrote in the Age អ្នកកាសែត The Age៖ នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីកម្ពុជា កំពុងបារម្ភពីបញ្ហាជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធ នឹងអំពើពុករលួយជាមួយក្រុមហ៊ុនរ៉ែ

Richard Baker of the Age newspaper said in an email that Hun Sen is worried about allegations of corruption he wrote in the Age.

ជនពុករលួយ ហ៊ុន សែន

ដោយ ស៊ុន ណារិន ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ ទី28 មីនា ឆ្នាំ2013 Voice Of Democracy

អ្នកកាសែត The Age អូស្ត្រាលី លោក Richard Baker ដែលសរសេរអត្ថបទពីអំពើពុករលួយ ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីកម្ពុជា ឲ្យដឹងថា លោក ហ៊ុន សែន កំពុងព្រួយបារម្ភនឹងអត្ថបទរបស់លោក ដោយសារសេចក្តីស្រាយបំភ្លឺរបស់លោក បានប្រតិកម្មលើសចំណុចមួយ ដែលមិនបានបង្ហាញក្នុងអត្ថបទ។

លោក Richard Baker បានលើកឡើងបែបនេះ បន្ទាប់ពីលោកបានអានសេចក្តីស្រាយបំភ្លឺរបស់អង្គភាពព័ត៌មាន និងប្រតិកម្មរហ័ស ដែលចោទលោកថា សរសេរព័ត៌មានមិនពិត និងបំផ្លើស។

កាសែត The Age បានចេញផ្សាយអត្ថបទមួយថា សហព័ន្ធប៉ូលិសអូស្ត្រាលី និងក្រសួងយុត្តិធម៌សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក កំពុងស៊ើបអង្កេតករណីពុករលួយ នឹងគម្រោងក្រុមហ៊ុនរករ៉ែបុកស៊ីត (Bauxite) នៅខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី របស់ក្រុមហ៊ុន BHP។ កាសែតបន្តថា ឯកសារការទូតរបស់អូស្ត្រាលី បង្ហាញថា នេះជាលើកដំបូងហើយ ដែលនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធ ក្នុងការចរចារុករករ៉ែកាលពីឆ្នាំ២០០៦ ជាមួយមន្ត្រីក្រុមហ៊ុន។

លោក Richard Baker ប្រាប់ VOD តាមរយៈអ៊ីម៉ែលនៅថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះថា លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន កំពុងព្រួយបារម្ភករណីនេះ រហូតដល់ប្រតិកម្មលើចំណុចមួយត្រង់ថា លោកមេធាវី Bretton Sciaroni មិនបានធ្វើជាតំណាងឱ្យក្រុមហ៊ុន BHP ឬក៏រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជាទេ ហើយក៏មិនបានពាក់ព័ន្ធនៅក្នុងគម្រោងនេះដែរ។

Hun Sen's Directive on Vietnamese immigrants in Cambodia (1986)

Hun Sen's directive is basically to ask local authority to facilitate the settlement and the livelihood of Vietnamese immigrants by providing land for them to build their homes and make a living.

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