Khmerization: December 2013

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Sam Rainsey and Hun Sen Meet, Nailed Down

Tue, 31 December 2013

Stuart White and Meas Sokchea/ Phnom Penh Post

Two days after opposition calls for renewed negotiations, Information Minister Khieu Kanharith announced yesterday evening that the ruling party will sit down with its opposition counterparts on Thursday to talk election reform, though opposition leaders last night weren’t so sure.
Speaking at a gathering of journalists at the Cambodiana Hotel yesterday, Kanharith said that Prime Minister Hun Sen would sit down across the table from opposition leader and Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy for the first time since September, but only to negotiate on the subject of electoral reform.
“As far as I know, today Samdech Prime Minister [Hun Sen] has already agreed to have a meeting on the second, but Mr Sam Rainsy wanted him to talk about [workers’] salaries,” Kanharith said. “Samdech Hun Sen has already said that for the talks, the only issue is the issue of the reform of the National Election Committee and election [reform].”

By Thmey Thmey

ពេលវេលានៃការផ្លាស់ប្តូរ៖ បើមិនប្តូរបក្សកាន់អំណាច ក៏ត្រូវប្តូរប្រព័ន្ធដឹកនាំ!

(អត្ថបទចុះផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃ

29-12-2013,

9:48 am) | ដោយ ប៉ែន បូណា

បាតុកម្ម នៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះបានបង្ហាញច្បាស់អំពីសម្ពាធធ្ងន់ធ្ងរដែល គណបក្សកាន់អំណាចទទួលរង។ សម្រែកប្រឆាំងតវ៉ាបានកើតចេញពីក្រុមមនុស្សផ្សេងៗគ្នាដែលគណបក្ស ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាមិនធ្លាប់បានជួបប្រទះក្នុងរយៈពេលជាង៣០ឆ្នាំមក នេះ។ គឺជាសម្រែកដែលផ្ញើសារច្បាស់លាស់មយយថាកម្ពុជាត្រូវការកែទម្រង់ ស៊ីជម្រៅមួយជាចាំបាច់។ ទោះជាមិនប្តូរគណបក្សដឹកនាំក៏តរូវប្តូរប្រព័ន្ធដឹកនាំដែរ។

បាតុកម្មជាបន្តបន្ទាប់រហូតមកដល់ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យនេះ បើទោះជាគេនៅមិនទាន់ដឹងថាវានឹងបញ្ចប់ទៅវិញដោយរបៀបណាក៏ដោយ ក៏វាជាសូរជួងដែលបន្លឺឡើងយ៉ាងកងរំពងសម្រាប់ដាស់ស្មារតី រដ្ឋាភិបាលគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាឲ្យភ្ញាក់ពីការលង់លក់ក្នុងអំណាច រហូតដល់ភ្លេចមើលផលអវិជ្ជមានដែលកើតពីការដឹកនាំរបស់ខ្លួន។

អស់ពីបាតុកម្មជាប្រពៃណីរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បាតុកម្មក្នុងទ្រង់ទ្រាយផ្សេងទៀតក៏បានកើតឡើងព្រមៗគ្នាដែរ៖ បាតុកម្មកម្មករ បាតុកម្មរឿងដីធ្លី បាតុកម្មរបស់ព្រះសង្ឃ បាតុកម្មរបស់អង្គការសមាគមក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្លះទៀតដែលគេស្គាល់ថា មិនគាំទ្រនយោបាយរដ្ឋាភិបាលក៏បានផ្ទុះឡើងដែរ។ បើទោះជានេះជាការរៀបចំរបស់បក្សប្រឆាំងឬមិនមែនក៏ដោយក៏បាតុកម្ម ទាំងនោះបានផ្តល់ទម្ងន់ឲ្យបក្សប្រឆាំងដោយមិនអាចប្រកែកបាន។

Golden Memories...សុវណ្ណអនុស្សារ

ជ្រៃធំជំរំទុក្ខ-ស៊ឹម ទូច-Chrey Thom Chum Rum Tuk_by Sim Touch
s.

លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន មករករឿងព្រះសង្ឃនិងព្រតេជគុណ លួន សុវ៉ាត

Gen. Pol Saroeun Inspects Live Fire Exercise in Kampong Speu

AKP Kampong Speu, December 30, 2013

Gen. Pol Saroeun, Commander-in-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), inspects this morning at the military training field in Kampong Speu province a live fire drill to strengthen the RCAF’s capacity. Photo: DAP News

Workers' demonstrations 30 Dec. 14:30 ក្នុងពេលកំពុងធ្វើបាតុកម្មបិទផ្លូវនៅមុខទីស្តីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្រ្តី

Post by Sam Rainsy.

Marm Sonando try to negotiate for the police to open the road and the barricaded barbed wires 30/12/13 ម៉ក់ ជីតូ ចរចារជាមួយលោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ កាលពី ល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣

Post by សម្ពន្ធហ្វេសប៊ុកកម្ពុជា CFA.

Minister Phay Siphan had a heated exchange with Ven. Luon Sovath, by calling him a fake monk, while attempting to ban him from filming protesting workers 30/12/13 លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផានឈ្លោះជាមួយតេជគុណ លួន សុវ៉ាត និងហាមមិនឲ្យតេជគុណថត

Post by សម្ពន្ធហ្វេសប៊ុកកម្ពុជា CFA.

Radio Free Asia reports about anti-Hun Sen protest where they claimed the number of protesters swelled to a million 29/12/13 មេបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិថាចំនួនបាតុករចូលរួម១លាននាក់

Post by Kimly Thuch.

Where a Third Hand Group From?

ក្រុមជនទីបី បាតដៃទីបី ឬក្រុមឱកាសនិយម ចុះមកពីឋានណា?

(អត្ថបទចុះផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃ

30-12-2013,

8:19 pm) | ដោយ រួបរួម

រដ្ឋាភិបាល និងគណបក្សប្រឆាំង តែងតែរុញដាក់គ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក ទាក់ទងនឹងវត្តមានរបស់ក្រុមជនទីបី បាតដៃទីបី ឬក្រុមឱកាសនិយមនៅក្នុងក្បួនបាតុកម្ម ឬការតវ៉ាណាមួយ។ តើក្រុមទាំងនោះ ជាអ្នកណា? មកពីណា? ធ្វើការឲ្យអ្នកណា?

«ជនឱកាសនិយម បាតដៃទីបី ឬក្រុមជនទីបី» ត្រូវបានគេចាត់ទុកថា ជាក្រុមដែលតែងតែបង្ករបញ្ហា និងជាអ្នកដែលដុតកម្តៅឲ្យមានអំពើហិង្សានាអំឡុងពេលនៃការតវ៉ា ឬបាតុកម្មម្តងៗ ។ ប៉ុន្តែគេមិនដឹងច្បាស់ថា ក្រុមទាំងនេះ មានប្រភពមកពីណាឡើយ វាប្រៀបដូចជា ពាក្យ «អង្គការ» នៅសម័យខ្មែរក្រហម ដែលគេតែងតែលឺនូវការលើកឡើងតៗគ្នាប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

នារយៈពេលចុងក្រោយនេះ ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃក្រោមការដឹកនាំរបស់លោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ស ខេង តែងតែចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍បន្ទោសជនឱកាសនិយមដែលបានបង្ករឲ្យមានការ ប៉ះទង្គិចដោយហិង្សារវាងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ និងក្រុមអ្នកតវ៉ា។

Hun Sen in Hanoi to get Political Tactic Advice

www.khmerwathanak.blogspot.com

Hun Sen visited Hanoi during crisis at home


protesters in the heart of Phnom Penh demanding Hun Sen to step down

By Khmer Wathanakam
www.khmerwathanak.blogspot.com

The largest protest ever took place on Sunday December 29, 2013 demanding Hun Sen to step down brought a political tsunami and grievances to the regime that has oppressed people over three decades. Albeit multiple protests took place at the same time, there were few polices presented at the scenes. Hun Sen, an apathetic leader, seems ignore the demand, and he may try to outlast protesters, allowing them to exhaust and to fade out by themselves. On the other hand, Hun Sen may use a Hanoi taught tactic, tricking his enemies into a trap and ambushing.

Now our visible conjecture based on a pattern in the past, smaller protests were met with violent crackdown by polices, but mass protests gained more respect from them. Furthermore, Previously, mass or small protest must get a permission from the City Hall or Interior Ministry and arranged several meetings between protest organizers and city officials, but now those restrictions seem no longer fallow or impose by anyone. All protesters from different groups got free hands to march through the city streets as long as they are organized and peaceful. It is the first time that protesters were allowed to march or to stay in front of government power structure facilities--prime minister office building, defense ministry, economic and finance ministry, and several other facilities.

By Phnom Penh Post

December 30, 2013

Meas Sokchea and Stuart White

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy called for renewed talks between the opposition and the ruling party on Saturday, going on to say that the discussions should include not only the two parties but civil society representatives as well.
Speaking to reporters at Cambodia National Rescue Party headquarters, Rainsy suggested negotiations be set for the first three days of January, and said a wide range of issues would be up for discussion – not just the current political stalemate.
“We want to have a big meeting to talk, to solve the nation’s problems. Now we have seen that at the end of this year, the nation’s problems are increasingly serious. It is not only political deadlock, but it is also about the problem of salary demands by workers.

Previous meeting

By Thmey Thmey
December 30, 2013

លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និងលោក សម រង្ស៊ី គ្រោងជួបគ្នានៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២មករា ឆ្នាំ២០១៤ នៅរដ្ឋសភា នេះដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងព័ត៌មាន និងជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋាភិបាល។ បើយោងតាមលោក ខៀវ កញារីទ្ធ កិច្ចប្រជុំចរចានេះនិងនិយាយពីការកែទម្រង់ការបោះឆ្នោត ប៉ុន្តែមិនមែនរបៀបវារៈ ស្តីពី ការដំឡើងប្រាក់ខែកម្មករនោះទេ។

រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងព័ត៌មានបានថ្លែងដូច្នេះ បន្ទាប់ពីបិទវេទិកានិពន្ធ នាយក នៅព្រលប់ថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែធ្នូ ឆ្នាំ២០១៣ នៅសណ្ឋាគារ កាំបូឌីយ៉ាណា ។ លោក ខៀវ កាញារីទ្ធ បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា «បើតាមសេចក្តីរាយការណ៍ថា សម្តេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី បានយល់ព្រមជួបប្រជុំជាមួយលោក សម រង្ស៊ី គ្នាហើយ នៅថ្ងៃទី២ មករា»។ ប៉ុន្តែ លោកបានបញ្ជាក់ថា នឹងគ្មានការនិយាយពីការប្រាក់បៀវត្សរ៍ទេ គឺជជែកគ្នា តែអំពីការកែទម្រង់គណៈកម្មាធិការនៃការបោះឆ្នោត និងការបោះឆ្នោតតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ នៅមិនទាន់មានការអះអាងបញ្ជាក់យ៉ាងណាពីគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនៅឡើយទេ។ ប៉ុន្តែ ក្នុងសន្និសីទកាសែតកាលពីថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ លោកសម រង្ស៊ី បានអំពាវនាវឲ្យមានជំនួបចរចាគ្នាដើម្បីដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាជាតិ។ មេដឹកនាំបក្សប្រឆាំងសង្ឃឹមថា ឆ្នាំថ្មីនឹងមានគំនិតថ្មីៗដើម្បីរកច្រកចេញពីបញ្ហា៕

Eng Chhai Eang and other CNRP MP-elects distribute supplies to demonstrators

លោក អេង ឆៃអ៊ាង និងអ្នកតំណាងរាស្រ្តគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិបាននាំយក ស្បៀងជូនកម្មករ ដែលកំពុងធ្វើបាតុកម្មនៅមុខទីស្តីការគណៈរដ្ឋមន្រ្តី រសៀលថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែធ្នូ ព.ស.២៥៥៧ គ.ស.២០១៣ CNRP MP-elect Eng Chhai Eang and other CNRP MP-elects distribute supplies to demonstrators on DEC30

Protesters take aim at prices

Hong Menea photo

Hor Kimsay, The Phnom Penh Post
Mon, 30 December 2013

Tuk-tuk, motorbike and taxi drivers were among hundreds of workers from Cambodia’s “informal economy” who called on the government yesterday to cap fuel prices at 4,000 riel ($1) per litre, amid claims that the current 5,000 riel price leaves them unable to cover any more than daily living costs.

The group rallied outside the Ministry of Economy and Finance, a short walk from Freedom Park, where opposition party supporters protesting against July’s election and garment workers demanding higher wages converged yesterday.

The negotiation between Rong Chhun (union) and Keo Remy (government) about workers' demand for $160 monthly salary សូមស្តាប់ការចរចារវាងលោក រ៉ុង ឈុននិងលោក កែវ រ៉ាមី 30-12-13

Post by សម្ពន្ធហ្វេសប៊ុកកម្ពុជា CFA.

Hun Sen is starting to unleash his "third hand" against protesting garment workers 30/12/13 [Regret that the CNRP has deserted them to fight Hun Sen alone] បាតដៃទី៣ ហ៊ុន សែន ចេញតិចៗ ហើយ

Post by I Love Cambodia Hot News II.

Monday, 30 December 2013

Vietnam regards Russia as most important partner

Uong Chu Luu

English.news.cn 2013-12-23

HANOI, Dec. 23 (Xinhua) -- Vietnam has attached importance to the comprehensive partnership with Russia and regarded Russia as the most important partner in Vietnam's foreign policy.

The remarks were made by Uong Chu Luu, Vice Chairman of Vietnam ' s National Assembly here on Monday while meeting with Ivan Melnikov, Vice President of the State Duma of the Russian Federation during his working visit to Vietnam.

Melnikov said that besides close cooperation between the two countries, two legislatures have enjoyed practical and effective relations, which have made great contribution to strengthening Russia-Vietnam comprehensive partnership.

Thousands of police deployed to prevent garment workers from protesting in front of Council of Ministers building 30/12/13 កម្លាំងប៉ូលីសបង្រ្កាបត្រូវបានគេដាក់រាយនៅទីស្តីការគណរដ្ឋមន្រ្តី

សំគាល់៖ នេះជាទិដ្ឋភាព និងយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តល្អមួយដែលយើងគួរធ្វើដើម្បីឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរ ហ៊ុន សែន បិទផ្លូវដោយខ្លួនឯង ដោយយើងមិនបាច់ធ្វើជាអ្នកបិទ តែយើងបិទពីក្រៅកម្លាំង ហ៊ុន សែន ជាការស្រេច។ Photo: កម្លាំងប៉ូលីសបង្រ្កាបត្រូវបានគេដាក់រាយនៅទីស្តីការគណរដ្ឋមន្រ្តី
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សំគាល់៖ នេះជាទិដ្ឋភាព និងយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តល្អមួយដែលយើងគួរធ្វើដើម្បីឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរ ហ៊ុន សែន បិទផ្លូវដោយខ្លួនឯង ដោយយើងមិនបាច់ធ្វើជាអ្នកបិទ តែយើងបិទពីក្រៅកម្លាំង ហ៊ុន សែន ជាការស្រេច។

Photo: កម្លាំងប៉ូលីសបង្រ្កាបត្រូវបានគេដាក់រាយនៅទីស្តីការគណរដ្ឋមន្រ្តី
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សំគាល់៖ នេះជាទិដ្ឋភាព និងយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តល្អមួយដែលយើងគួរធ្វើដើម្បីឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរ ហ៊ុន សែន បិទផ្លូវដោយខ្លួនឯង ដោយយើងមិនបាច់ធ្វើជាអ្នកបិទ តែយើងបិទពីក្រៅកម្លាំង ហ៊ុន សែន ជាការស្រេច។

កម្លាំងការពារ អំណាច ហ៊ុន សែន បិទផ្លូវក្បែរទូរទស្សន៍លេខ៣ កុំឲ្យកម្មករសម្រុកមកតវ៉ានៅទីស្តីការគណរដ្ឋមន្រ្តីថ្ងៃនេះ

Police garment workers from marching បាតដៃទី ៣ ហ៊ុន សែន ចេញតិចៗ ហើយ 30/12/2013

Post by I Love Cambodia Hot News II.

Garment workers protest for a $160 monthly minimum wage 30/12/13 [Why did the CNRP deserted them?]

Post by Brady Young.

Post by The Khmer Post.

CNRP calls a timeout [The CNRP has probably tricked by the CPP into suspending the protests in order to start a negotiation. I think they have fallen into a trick because when the pressures subsided, the CPP will just ignore the CNRP altogether]

Cambodia National Rescue Party supporters lead demonstrators along Monivong Boulevard during yesterday’s march in Phnom Penh. Vireak Mai

Mon, 30 December 2013

Mom Kunthear, Sean Teehan and Meas Sokchea

After garment workers swelled turnout at the opposition’s ongoing demonstrations yesterday to what some estimated to be double the number seen at any previous rally, party leadership announced a weeklong moratorium on the marches.

Demonstrators will continue to assemble at Freedom Park each day, said Cambodia National Rescue Party MP-elect Mu Sochua, hours after protesters took to the streets yesterday. But instead of marching, protesters will hold “peoples’ conferences” – during which they will be allowed to speak freely onstage – each day from 4:30pm to 6:30pm.

“We can block a road whenever we want,” said Sochua, who added that the weeklong respite in marching will give the ruling Cambodian Peoples’ Party until January 5 to mull over a proposal CNRP members sent them on Saturday for the two parties to begin negotiations. “It has to come to the negotiation table; I don’t think we can avoid each other.”

The number of protesters marching yesterday appeared to exceed last Sunday’s estimated 100,000 people, with demonstrators continuing to demand the government increase the minimum monthly garment wage to $160 next year, rather than $95, which the Labour Ministry set last week.

In response to the growing strike, the Garment Manufacturers Association in Cambodia (GMAC) yesterday said that it had no choice but to close factories until the issue was resolved.

In an open letter from GMAC, the factory association warns its 473 members that protesters could pose a danger to workers and factory property.

“[GMAC] would like to inform all stakeholders that our industry is unable to continue operations given the current situation,” the letter reads. “The illegal and violent actions of … six trade unions … as well as their apparent impunity by the Ministry of Labour have left us with no other option but to close.”

The letter levies allegations that striking union members destroy factory property and force employees who do not want to walk off the job to join. Unions the letter says are guilty of these transgressions include the Coalition of Cambodia Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), the National Independent Federation Textile Union of Cambodia (NIFTUC), the Collective Union of Movement of Workers (CUMW), the Free Trade Union, the Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) and the Cambodian Alliance of Trade Unions (CATU).

GMAC also yesterday declined an invitation to meet with the Ministry of Labour and heads of six unions, including some mentioned in the letter, for negotiations this morning.

Members of GMAC will only sit back down at the negotiating table when the safety of employees who want to attend work can be guaranteed, the letter says.

“When these conditions are met, we would be happy to receive the invitation for GMAC members to resume operations,” the letter says. “Only then will we be able to participate.”

Far From Home: Teenage Factory Workers in Cambodia - Wall Street Journal

Read a detailed and excellent article The Wall Street Journal here.

CNRP, CPP yet to contact each other: Sar Kheng

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) have yet to contact each other concerning the talks proposed by CNRP leader Sam Rainsy.

"To date, the officials of the two parties haven’t yet contacted each other to set the date for negotiations," Interior Minister Sar Kheng (pictured) told reporters after a National Assembly session on Monday.

Sam Rainsy had called for talks this past Saturday with the ruling party to break Cambodia's ongoing political deadlock.

A CPP official had welcomed the CNRP's call for negotiations, saying that the CPP is always willing to negotiate with the CNRP.

However, the opposition party said that despite their call, they still demand the government hold a re-election.

Cambodian Government warns to take strong action against widespread strike provokers

PHNOM PENH (The Cambodia Herald) -- The government today warned to take tough actions against those who provoke troubles for the operation of the garment manufacturers and the daily work of the workers.

“The factory employers shall resume operation and the workers shall go to work as usual on 2 January,” said the Ministry of Labor and Vocational Training in its statement today aft the collapse of minimum wage talks this morning.

The ministry added that “Competent authorities will take tough actions in accordance with the laws against provokers who troubles the factories and workers”.

The ministry also said that the minimum wage (USD 95) shall be based on the decision of the 24 December.

The ministry appealed to the labor unions to cooperate well with the garment manufacturers in order for the smooth operation the manufacturers and the work of the workers.

Hundreds of manufacturers closed its door due to nationwide strikes and protests in order to demand minimum wage of USD 160 per month instead of USD 95.

The Call for Unity

The case for Unity

The Cambodian clergy are beginning to come into the fore for the first time in over forty years. As a Buddhist civilisation and culture Cambodia is deeply imbued with, and inseparable from, the clergy's benign but pervasive influence through [often] informal dissemination of Buddhist thought [Dharma or Buddhist humanities], Khmer literature, as well as through the taking of avant garde leadership role in terms of instilling a sense of national entity - and in times of being subjected to or experiencing external threats - undertaking the task of spear-heading nationalist cause vis a vis the masses or lay population. Since the overwhelming percentage of the country's population still remains deeply Buddhist in culture and belief [notwithstanding the systematic effort to erase Khmer Buddhism by Communist regimes since 1975 and up to the present time] this re-emergence of the clergy as such and under less than happy circumstances as we speak, sends out two powerful messages and warning signs to ruling authorities: a] that despite systematic campaigns by these authorities to dilute and sterilize it, Khmer Buddhism is well and alive [if not in rude health!], and this is undeniably indicative of the centuries old hold and influence it has stamped upon Cambodian life and character; and b] that the mere fact of their physical presence and participation in the current popular protest speaks volumes of the widespread and deep-seated injustices and social ills that go against the teachings of the Buddha himself. The strength of civil unity needed during this critical hour in the Khmer people's history will be at its greatest attainable when the raw courage and cutting edge spirit of the youths, the moral arrow-heads and humanitarian leadership of the monks, the burning yet organised agitation of the lay population in their irresistible millions, and the unified will and resolve of civil society leaders and politicians will have all merged and coalesced into a single working organism - School of Vice

មានសម្រស់ហើយមានឆន្ទៈទៀត ហ៊ុនសែនអើយ ចុះចេញទៅ

Courtesy ដែនដី សុវណ្ណភូមិ

Hun Sen's Communist Statue in Ratanakiri province, Cambodia to serve Vietnam

រណស្សេ2ធ្នូរបស់ហ៊ុនសែនពិតជាអស្ចារ្យសម្រាប់មេរបស់ហ៊ុនសែន(យួន)

ហ៊ុន សែន និយាយភាសាយួន នៅហាណូយ

Hun's Family Pix

Courtesy Ly Diep

The destruction of Virachey National Parks

រូបភាពមានអត្ថន័យរាប់ម៉ឺនពាក្យអំពីឧទ្យានជាតិវីរៈជ័យ និង ការគោរពព្រះមហាក្សត្ររបស់ រដ្ឋាភិបាលសព្វថ្ងៃ សូម្បីតែឧទ្យានជាតិ ដែលជាតំបន់ការពារដោ ព្រះរាជក្រិត្យក៏ត្រូវបាន លុកលុយ ទន្រា្ទន និង បំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញ។ នេះហើយជាការគ្រប់គ្រងដ៏ភ្លឺស្វាងប្រកបដោយគំនិតទណ្ឌិតស៊ីជោ! មែន The destruction of Virachey National Parks in northeastern provinces of Cambodia is protected by a royal decree.

សហគមន៍ព្រះសង្ឃ សមាគមអ្នករត់ម៉ូតូឌុប សមាគមកសិករ តវ៉ាទាមទារបញ្ចុះប្រេងសាំង តម្លើងស្រូវកសិករនៅមុខក្រសួងសេដ្ឋកិច្ចនិងហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ

Khmer gold nugget in Cambodia to be refined in China

ដុំរ៉ែមាសដែលក្រុមហ៊ុនចិនដឹកចេញពីតំបន់ភ្នំជី (ព្រំប្រទល់ខេត្តកំពង់ធំ និងព្រះវិហារ) ក្នុងមួយថ្ងៃៗរាប់តោន យកទៅចំរាញ់នៅប្រទេសចិន។ Courtesy Eng Chhai Eang

Mam Sonando is ready to take part in the biggest demo

លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ត្រៀមខ្លួនហើយ ហែក្បួនបាតុកម្មធំ ឥឡូវនេះ
ថ្ងៃទី30 ធ្នូ Mam Sonando is ready to take part in the biggest demo today, DEC 30.
I Love Cambodia Hot News II

A million people call on Hun Sen to step down 29/12/13 មនុស្សជាងមួយលាននាក់ដង្ហែរជាក្បួនស្រែកដង្ហោយឲ្យលោក ហ៊ុន សែន ចុះចេញពីតំណែងនៅថ្ងៃទី២៩ ធ្នូ ២០១៣

Post by ភូមិខ្មែរ អ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ.

Post by Virak Chun.

Post by Sowathyarith Chamroeun.

Kem Sokha: "I admire the protesters who are disciplined, love peace and struggle with bravery and firm stance" 29/12/13 លោក កឹម សុខា "ខ្ញុំសុំសរសើរ បាតុកររបស់យើង គឺមានវិន័យ ស្រឡាញ់សន្តិភាព គឺតស៊ូដោយក្លាហាន និងម៉ឺងម៉ាត់"

Post by សម្ពន្ធហ្វេសប៊ុកកម្ពុជា CFA.

Hundreds of thousands came out to protest against Hun Sen on 29/12/13 មហាបាតុករ ច្រើនជាងមួយលាននាក់ កំពុងស្រែកទាមទារ ឲ្យលោក ហ៊ុនសែន ចុះចេញពីតំណែង

Post by Borng Pdey Oun.

Tens of Thousands March in Cambodia Demanding Hun Sen Quit

Some of the tens of thousands of Cambodians who marched along Phnom Penh's Monivong Boulevard calling for Hun Sen to resign. (R. Carmichael/VOA)

Robert Carmichael

December 29, 2013 PHNOM PENH — In Cambodia Sunday, tens of thousands of people marched through the streets of the capital calling on Prime Minister Hun Sen to quit. The public outpouring of sentiment in recent months against the long-time leader is unprecedented, and has brought together opposition party supporters and many of Cambodia’s 400,000-strong garment workers.

Before leading the huge march through the streets of Phnom Penh, opposition leader Sam Rainsy told the crowd at Freedom Park in the city center that this is a historic day and that the will of the Cambodian people will prevail.

Rainsy said all Cambodians believe Hun Sen’s government is illegal, adding that the prime minister would hear their voice. He said everyone wants to see a change in leadership, and he called for fresh elections.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy (white shirt, right), and deputy opposition leader Kem Sokha (left) wave to people watching the march in Phnom Penh, Dec. 29, 2013. (R. Carmichael/VOA)

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), which Sam Rainsy leads, stunned the ruling party in July when it came close to winning the general election. The opposition has since claimed the election was stolen.

It initially sought an independent investigation into the ballot.

But Prime Minister Hun Sen - who has been in power for nearly three decades - rejected that, and talks between the two sides quickly stagnated.

The 55 opposition MPs-elect have refused to take up their seats in the 123-seat National Assembly. They want Hun Sen to quit and a second election held next year. Hun Sen has rejected both of those demands, too.

So for the past two weeks, the opposition has staged daily rallies and marches in Phnom Penh, drawing between a few thousand supporters and - on Sunday a week ago - as many as an estimated 40,000.

The march this Sunday saw even more people turn out. Counting crowds is a notoriously tricky task, but this march was clearly much larger than last week’s. Once again, the refrain was that Hun Sen must go.

Expressing such sentiments publicly in Cambodia even a year ago would have been unthinkable, and is indicative of how far the country’s political landscape has shifted.

Photo: Did you spot the flag of Khmer krom on the cheek of the little girl? <3 <3 <3

The opposition claimed the number of anti-Hun Sen protesters has swelled to over a million on Sunday 29/12/13.

Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy appealed Saturday to Prime Minister Hun Sen, who heads the ruling party, to agree to talks in order to find a way out of the country's current political crisis.

At a press conference, Sam Rainsy, leader of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, said his party wants to have an "open talk" with the Cambodian People's Party next week.

He said that, starting from Wednesday, the first day of the New Year, the CNRP requests an open meeting among political parties and major civil organizations with the participation of the public in order for them to listen to the talks.

In an immediate response to Sam Rainsy's appeal, Sar Kheng, deputy prime minister and minister of interior, said the CPP's door is always open for negotiations with the CNRP but he did not give any specific date for such a meeting as Hun Sen just returned home Saturday from a three-day official visit to Vietnam.

Also Saturday, Sam Rainsy made a surprise and rare statement by extending his warm wishes to Hun Sen and his family for happiness and success in work for the betterment of Cambodia and people in the New Year.

However, both Sam Rainsy and his deputy Kem Sokha said that opposition protests will go on unless a proper solution to the current political crisis is found.

Sam Rainsy (center, R), president of the opposition Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) and party vice-president Kem Sokha (center, L), stand on a vehicle as they lead a protest in Phnom Penh December 29, 2013.

REUTERS/Stringer

Nicolas Axelrod/Getty Images

Protesters in the Cambodian capital included Buddhist monks, garment workers, farmers and supporters of the main opposition party.

By THOMAS FULLER

Published: December 29, 2013

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Tens of thousands of antigovernment demonstrators marched through Phnom Penh on Sunday in one of the biggest acts of defiance against the nearly three decades of rule by Cambodia’s authoritarian prime minister, Hun Sen.

The procession, which was peaceful and stretched for several miles through a commercial district of Phnom Penh, the capital, brought together protesters with a diverse list of grievances: Buddhist monks, garment workers, farmers and supporters of the main opposition party.

They were united in their calls for Mr. Hun Sen to step down, their chants — “Hun Sen! Get Out!” — echoing down the broad avenue where they marched.

In July, Mr. Hun Sen’s party claimed victory in disputed elections that the opposition and many independent monitoring organizations said were deeply flawed. Mr. Hun Sen formed a government despite the growing protests by the opposition, which has boycotted Parliament and is calling for new elections.

Cambodia’s political stalemate and protest movement have been somewhat overshadowed by the turmoil in nearby Thailand, where antigovernment demonstrators are rallying to block elections and install a “people’s council” to govern the country during what they describe as a hiatus from democracy.

But some analysts in Cambodia describe the past few months here as a watershed for Cambodian society, which for years has been dominated by the highly personalized rule of Mr. Hun Sen, whose party has tight control over major institutions in the country, including the army, the police, the judiciary and much of the news media.

Protesters blocking traffic and marching through downtown Phnom Penh remain a jarring sight after years during which the main message from the government has been that people should be grateful for the unity and development that Mr. Hun Sen brought to Cambodia after many years of war.

“It seems like a turning point in the history of civil society,” said Yeng Virak, the executive director of the Community Legal Education Center, a Cambodian human rights organization. “People feel more free to join protests and to identify themselves as part of the opposition.”

ក្រុមអ្នកតវ៉ាច្រើនក្រុមដើរហែក្បួនទាមទារ្វែងរកយុត្តិធម៌សង្គមនៅក្នុងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា

'Love the world as if it's your only child'

Buddha

Khmer Patriotic song: Gomnom mapey chnam - SSS

សូមទស្សនាកុំខាន,ក្រុមអ្នករត់ម៉ូតូឌុបទាមទារឲសាំងចុះថោកត្រឹម៤០០០រៀលក្នុង១លីត្រ

បក្សប្រឆាំងផ្អាកហែក្បួន ត្រៀមកម្លាំងសម្រាប់ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យក្រោយ

(អត្ថបទចុះផ្សាយនៅថ្ងៃ

29-12-2013,

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ចាប់ពី ថ្ងៃចន្ទស្អែកនេះតទៅ ការកកស្ទះចរាចរណ៍នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញដោយ សារការដង្ហែក្បួន របស់ ក្រុមបាតុករគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នឹងលែងមាន ទៀតហើយ។ គណបក្សនេះ បានប្រកាសផ្អាកនាំបាតុករដើរដង្ហែក្បួនតាមផ្លូវមួយរយៈសិន។

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី នៅចុងបញ្ចប់នៃការថ្លែងរបស់ខ្លួននៅចំពោះមុខបាតុកររាប់ម៉ឺននាក់ នាវេលាយប់នេះ បានប្រកាសថា គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ នឹងផ្អាកនូវសកម្មភាពនៃការដើរដង្ហែក្បួនតាមដងផ្លូវបណ្តោះអាសន្ន មួយរយៈសិន ពោលគឺចាប់ពីថ្ងៃចន្ទស្អែកនេះ រហូតដល់ថ្ងៃសៅរ៍ទី ៤ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៤ ដើម្បីត្រៀមកម្លាំងឲ្យបានច្រើនសម្រាប់ធ្វើបាតុកម្មទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំនៅ ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យទី ៥មករា។ មហាបាតុកម្មទ្រង់ទ្រាយធំនៅសប្តាហ៍ក្រោយ ត្រូវបានលោក សម រង្ស៊ី បង្ហាញក្តីសង្ឃឹមថា នឹងមានការចូលរួមច្រើនទ្វេដង លើសថ្ងៃអាទិត្យដែលមានច្រើនសែននាក់។

លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បានបញ្ជាក់ថា បើទោះបីជាចាប់ពីថ្ងៃស្អែកទៅគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ មិននាំបាតុករដើរដង្ហែក្បួនតាមផ្លូវក៏ពិតមែន ក៏ប៉ុន្តែបាតុកម្មនឹងបន្តធ្វើធម្មតានៅទីលានប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ដោយមានការចូលរួមពីសំណាក់មន្ត្រីសហជីព កម្មករ និងប្រជាពលរដ្ឋផ្សេងៗទៀត ឡើងសម្តែងមតិ ចែករំលែកព័ត៌មានគ្នាទៅវិញទៅមក។

ទន្ទឹមនឹងការផ្អាកដើរដង្ហែក្បួននេះ លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ក៏បានថ្លែងសារនយោបាយជាថ្មីម្តងទៀត ដោយអំពាវនាវឲ្យអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរគ្រប់និន្នាការ ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល ជួយស្វែងរកគំនិតថ្មីៗ ដើម្បីជជែកគ្នារកដំណោះស្រាយបញ្ហាប្រទេសជាតិ ដោយឈរលើផលប្រយោជន៍ជាតិជាធំ៕

A Change of Guard

Tuesday, 31 December 2013

Monday, 30 December 2013

By THOMAS FULLER

Published: December 29, 2013