Sunday, 30 April 2017
អង្គការជាតិនិងអន្តរជាតិថាការបន្តឃុំមន្ត្រីសិទ្ធិមនុស្សជាចេតនាគាបសង្កត់សង្គមស៊ីវិល
ដោយ ខែ សុណង
2017-04-30
(ពីឆ្វេង) អគ្គលេខាធិការរងគ.ជ.ប លោក នី ចរិយា មន្ត្រីសមាគមអាដហុក (ADHOC) លោក យី សុខសាន្ត លោក នី សុខា អ្នកស្រី លឹម មុន្នី និងលោក ណៃ វ៉ង់ដា ពេលបញ្ជូនមកសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍ នៅថ្ងៃទី១១ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦។ RFA/Brach Chev
RFA/Brach Chev
សំណុំរឿងបន្តឃុំខ្លួនអ្នកការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ៤រូប និងអគ្គលេខាធិការរង គ.ជ.ប ដោយនីតិវិធីចុងក្រោយ មុនសវនាការលើអង្គសេចក្ដីរបស់សាលាដំបូងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ត្រូវបានមជ្ឈដ្ឋានជាតិ អន្តរជាតិ និងអង្គការសាមី ថ្កោលទោសចំពោះសេចក្ដីសម្រេចនេះ ដោយទាមទារឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា ទម្លាក់ចោលការចោទប្រកាន់ និងដោះលែងពួកគេឲ្យមានសេរីភាពឡើងវិញ។
Early Khmers were bookworms, evident from ancient libraries
The National Library of Cambodia. Moeun Nhean
Fri, 28 April 2017
Moeun Nhean
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With technology taking over in this day and age, the activity of reading paperback books is losing its shine, but Cambodian libraries continue to remain an important place to improve one’s education.
Reading has for centuries been one of the greatest pillars of foundation for education, but with encyclopaedias, newspapers, magazines and various other types of documents now readily available for reading over the Internet, it begs the question if
Cambodian libraries are still relevant today.
Libraries in Cambodia have been around since the French colonial era with the first to set up being the National Library, located west of Wat Phnom in the centre of the Phnom Penh.
New volume tackles a changing Kingdom
Monumnetal volume The Handbook of Contemporary Cambodia. Photo supplied
Fri, 28 April 2017
Erin Handley
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“Where does one begin?” academic editors Katherine Brickell and Simon Springer ask, in the first words of a gargantuan new anthology of articles on modern Cambodia. For the two scholars, it’s with matters close to the heart.
The pair, who recently compiled and published The Handbook of Contemporary Cambodia, have sought to leave no intellectual stone unturned in this impressively dense volume.
“We will start with the rush of emotions that first drew us into our love for Cambodia in the first place,” the introduction reads.
Both specialists of human geography who began researching Cambodia in the early 2000s, Brickell and Springer were approached by Routledge publishers to assemble some of the foremost scholars on the Kingdom for the work, which took around three years to complete.
សង្គមស៊ីវិលថានិទ្ទណ្ឌភាពបង្កើតឲ្យមានវិនាសកម្មព្រៃឈើកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ
ដោយ សូត សុខប្រាថ្នា
2017-04-29
rfa
អនុគណៈកម្មការបង្ក្រាបបទល្មើសព្រៃឈើ នៃអាជ្ញាធរខេត្តរតនគីរី ចុះត្រួតពិនិត្យប្រតិបត្តិការដីសម្បទានលើក្រុមហ៊ុន ទ្រី ភាព និងក្រុមហ៊ុន នុភាព សុភី នៅថ្ងៃទី២៦ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦។ RFA/Ratha Visal
មន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលធ្វើការងារទាក់ទងបញ្ហាធនធានធម្មជាតិ លើកឡើងថា កត្តាមិនអនុវត្តច្បាប់ទៅលើសំណុំរឿងរកស៊ីឈើខុសច្បាប់ដែលគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិទប់ស្កាត់ និងបង្ក្រាបបទល្មើសព្រៃឈើបានបញ្ជូនទៅតុលាការកន្លងទៅ គឺបង្កើតឲ្យមានវប្បធម៌និទ្ទណ្ឌភាព ឬភាពគ្មានទោសពៃរ៍។
និទ្ទណ្ឌភាពលើសំណុំរឿងទាំងនេះ គឺជាកត្តាឈានទៅរកវិនាសកម្មព្រៃឈើកាន់តែធ្ងន់ធ្ងរបន្ថែមទៀត ព្រោះក្រុមជនល្មើសមិនខ្លាចសំណាញ់ច្បាប់ ហើយអាចបន្តមុខរបរខុសច្បាប់បានដដែល។
មន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលយល់ថាការចូលរួមរបស់យុវជននឹងធ្វើឲ្យសង្គមមានការអភិវឌ្ឍត្រឹមត្រូវ
ដោយ ប្រាជ្ញ ចេវ
2017-04-29
យុវជនធ្វើបទបង្ហាញពីការចូលរួមរបស់យុវជនក្នុងសហគមន៍ក្នុងសិក្ខាសាលាស្ដីពីយុវជននៅថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។
RFA/Brach Chev
រឿងរ៉ាវទំនាស់ដីធ្លី និងបញ្ហាសង្គម ត្រូវប្រជាសហគមន៍ និងសង្គមស៊ីវិលលើកមកលាតត្រដាងប្រាប់ឲ្យយុវជនបានដឹង ដើម្បីស្វែងយល់ និងរកដំណោះស្រាយ។ សង្គមស៊ីវិលធ្វើការទាក់ទងយុវជន យល់ថា ការចូលរួមរបស់យុវជន នឹងធ្វើឲ្យសង្គមមានការអភិវឌ្ឍមួយដ៏ត្រឹមត្រូវ។
អ្នកធ្វើការទាក់ទងយុវជន នៅតែឲ្យតម្លៃថា យុវជនជាផ្នែកសំខាន់មួយនៅក្នុងសង្គមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ។ កម្លាំងយុវជន អាចជំរុញឲ្យរដ្ឋាភិបាលអនុវត្តការងារដែលផ្តល់សេវាដល់ពលរដ្ឋកាន់តែប្រសិទ្ធភាព។
ប្រធានបក្សប្រឆាំងថាការប្រែប្រួលនយោបាយចុងក្រោយមានភាពអាក្រក់ខ្លាំង
ដោយ រាជ វិញ្ញូ
2017-04-29
rfa
ប្រធានគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ លោក កឹម សុខា (ជួរមុខរូបកណ្ដាល) ក្នុងពិធីសំណេះសំណាលជាមួយអ្នកគាំទ្រនៅសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ថ្ងៃទី២៩ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។ Photo courtesy of Kem Sokha's Facebook Page
Photo courtesy of Kem Sokha's Facebook Page
ប្រធានគណបក្សប្រឆាំង លោក កឹម សុខា ថ្លែងប្រាប់អ្នកគាំទ្រនៅឯសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក ថា ការប្រកួតប្រជែងនយោបាយក្នុងប្រទេសពុំមានភាពស្មើគ្នាឡើយ ព្រោះរឿងខ្លះ បក្សកាន់អំណាចអាចធ្វើតាមអំពើចិត្ត តែសម្រាប់បក្សប្រឆាំងវិញ បែរជាត្រូវរងការធ្វើទុក្ខបុកម្នេញ និងបំបិទសិទ្ធិសេរីភាពជាបន្តបន្ទាប់។ ប៉ុន្តែការលើកឡើងនេះ ត្រូវបានមន្ត្រីបក្សកាន់អំណាចឆ្លើយតបថា ពុំដែលបិទសិទ្ធិសេរីភាពមិនឲ្យបក្សប្រឆាំងនិយាយស្ដីឡើយ ហើយមានតែក្រុមអ្នកប្រឆាំងប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលយល់ថា ស្ថានភាពនយោបាយនៅកម្ពុជា មានភាពអាក្រក់ខ្លាំង។
We Never Trumpers Tried to Warn You
Photo Illustration by Sarah Rogers/The Daily Beast
‘Shocking’
Everything we feared a Trump presidency would mean is happening, and fast.
Jay Caruso
04.28.17 6:00 AM ET
TDB
Donald Trump’s presidency is nearly 100 days old, and it feels more like 1,000.
Watching him preside over the United States for 100 days is akin to dealing with a newborn baby for three months. The late nights, unpredictability, the constant need for attention, the crying—it’s an eerie parallel. More importantly, if Trump’s first three months and change in office are an indicator of what’s to come, it provides a measure of satisfaction to those of us who warned this would happen.
The “Never Trump” Republicans were united by a pledge never to support his candidacy—one that was based on his behavior, his past, and our deep fears about that he would do if ever occupied the Oval Office. Those fears are now playing out.
The Naked Protestor Exposing Venezuela’s Dictator
As protests rage and the death toll mounts in Venezuela, powerful symbolic acts are keeping emotions high and the revolt alive.
Saraí Suarez
04.28.17 6:03 AM ET
TDB
A thin young man, totally naked, clambers onto the hood of an armored vehicle from what’s called the National Bolivarian Police force. “Don’t throw any more bombs, brother, por favor!” he begs. But in Venezuela, the forces of the government have no patience with such protests or such pleas. They answer the man with rubber bullets at point blank range, stones, and a terse, unequivocal order from one police officer shouting: “Get down!” When he is moving away, he is blasted in the back with scatter-shot from a riot gun that leaves pox-like lesions across his body.
Of such incidents memes are born. And as Venezuela continues what looks like a death spiral for the regime of Nicolás Maduro, but also an agony for the country amid vast privations and vast demonstrations, the image of that thin young man’s naked body peppered with wounds has spread on social media more quickly and more pervasively than the tear gas that has been choking thousands of protestors in the streets of Caracas throughout the month of April.
Saturday, 29 April 2017
Porn Industry Irate Over Netflix and Rashida Jones’s Sex Series ‘Hot Girls Wanted’
Khmer Circle: Pornography is forecast by some to be the dominant 'literature' of the future, but until then it will have to be sold as a form of sexual liberation and gender equality. Among some western and westernised cultures, pornography has already permeated mainstream society and life through entertainment, fashion and marketing. In recent decades, Islamic militants have used this facet of western culture and exploitation of women in general as one of their favoured propaganda themes in their recruitment drive and crusade against perceived cultural decadence and decay in western civilisation. Beware of the Greeks come bearing gifts...
In addition to the show’s exploitative nature, some in the adult industry claim they were tricked into participating in the series.
Aurora Snow
AURORA SNOW
TDB
04.29.17
Following the debut of the Rashida Jones-produced Netflix documentary Hot Girls Wanted in 2015, the porn industry was gun-shy—fearful of allowing mainstream media to film them lest they be portrayed in such a one-dimensional, unfavorable light.
The new six-part miniseries Hot Girls Wanted: Turned On, also on Netflix, continues to perpetuate a skewed view of the industry while masquerading as an unbiased perspective. It is, to porn industry observers, about as fair and balanced as Fox news.
Porn isn’t nearly the “menace” the GOP would have you believe—a predatory bottom feeder lying in wait till it consumes our children’s innocence, promising riches to impressionable young women and teaching America’s men all the wrong lessons when it comes to bedroom etiquette. The economy or a lack of resources and education is likely more to blame than porn, as most performers get into the business for purely financial purposes, whether it’s to pay off student loan debt or generally get ahead in life. Porn happens to be a viable option but it’ll never pay enough to make up for the lifelong stigma a performer must endure afterwards. Sadly, that stigma continues to be perpetuated in mainstream media by some of the same people claiming to break down those barriers. Hot Girls Wanted doesn’t focus on why girls get into the business; it instead focuses on the people who take advantage of them.
ពិព័រណ៍រូបថតពីទិដ្ឋភាពកម្ពុជាក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៨០ ជួយផ្សារភ្ជាប់មនុស្សជំនាន់មុនជាមួយក្មេងជំនាន់ក្រោយ
29 មេសា 2017
អ៊ិត សូធឿត
voa
កុមារកម្ពុជាជញ្ជូនទឹកដើម្បីយកទៅប្រើប្រាស់។ រូបភាពថតនៅភ្នំពេញ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៨០។ (រូបផ្តល់ឱ្យដោយលោក John Burgess)
ម្ចាស់រូបថតនិងអ្នករៀបចំកម្មវិធីយល់ថា ការតាំងពិព័រណ៍នេះ នឹងជួយឱ្យក្មេងជំនាន់ក្រោយបានយល់កាន់តែច្បាស់ពីអ្វីដែលឪពុកម្ដាយរបស់ពួកគេបានឆ្លងកាត់ និងជួយផ្សារភ្ជាប់មនុស្សទាំងពីរជំនាន់ឱ្យកាន់តែជិតស្និទ្ធ។
ភ្នំពេញ —
នៅសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយ ការតាំងពិព័រណ៍រូបថតមួយដែលមានចំណងជើងថា «ការក្រោកឡើងវិញនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា- រយៈពេលមួយឆ្នាំក្រោយសម័យខ្មែរក្រហម» (Cambodia Reawakening – One year after the Khmer Rouge) បង្ហាញពីជីវភាពរស់នៅរបស់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋកម្ពុជាក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៨០។ ម្ចាស់រូបថតនិងអ្នករៀបចំកម្មវិធីយល់ថា ការតាំងពិព័រណ៍នេះ នឹងជួយឱ្យក្មេងជំនាន់ក្រោយបានយល់កាន់តែច្បាស់ពីអ្វីដែលឪពុកម្ដាយរបស់ពួកគេបានឆ្លងកាត់ និងជួយផ្សារភ្ជាប់មនុស្សទាំងពីរជំនាន់ឱ្យកាន់តែជិតស្និទ្ធ។
រូបថតដែលថតដោយអ្នកកាសែតអន្តរជាតិជនជាតិអាមេរិកម្នាក់ បង្ហាញពីទិដ្ឋភាពប្រទេសកម្ពុជាក្រោយសម័យខ្មែរក្រហមក្នុងឆ្នាំ១៩៨០ អមជាមួយនឹងការយល់ឃើញរបស់យុវជន នឹងត្រូវដាក់បង្ហាញនៅក្នុងពិធីតាំងពិព័រណ៍មួយនៅក្នុងខេត្តសៀមរាបនៅសប្ដាហ៍ក្រោយ។
Third time’s the charm: Sisopheareth’s tenure down under
Sisopheareth is the inaugural winner of the Australian Alumni Association of Cambodia’s Community Leadership Award.
Fri, 28 April 2017
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Education is empowering and changes lives.
“As a strong development partner, Australia is committed to helping Cambodians access a world-class education,” Australian ambassador Angela Corcoran said.
Each year, the Australia Awards Scholarships program provides a life-changing opportunity for up to 50 Cambodians to complete a master’s or PhD in Australia.
Tum Sisopheareth is an Australian Awards Alumni who is using her skills to make a real difference to the lives of Cambodians. She is a provincial coordinator for Room to Read, an international NGO that aims to improve and encourage reading habits in Cambodia.
Another glitzy condo sets up in BKK1, but occupancy is dismal
The Platinum Bay development in BKK1. Photo supplied
Thu, 27 April 2017
Siv Meng
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Trendy commune Boeung Keng Kang 1 is now home to the latest residence in town. Platinum Bay, a 32-storey condo, has officially opened the doors to its 222-unit building. While finishing touches will be complete by the end of May, buyers have already started to move in – although the number is paltry. At present, only 10 units are occupied.
The developer, Tang Chen Investment Co., could not be reached for comment on the condo’s total occupancy rate. Platinum Bay, which announced its project in 2013, was initially slated for a 2015 completion.
Kek Narinn, CEO of Focus Property, whose office resides in BKK1, said earlier this week that the room rate in the commune has taken a slow dip due to the rise of new condos and apartments all opening their doors within months of each other. Despite this, he said, judging from the overall occupancy rate, BKK1 still ranks the highest among all of Phnom Penh’s main residential districts. This rate corresponds to almost 90 percent occupancy.
U.S. says time to act on North Korea, China says not up to Beijing alone
Reuters
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson speaks during a Security Council meeting on the situation in North Korea at the United Nations (UN) in New York, U.S., April 28, 2017. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson
By Michelle Nichols and Lesley Wroughton | UNITED NATIONS
U.S. Secretary of State Rex Tillerson warned on Friday that failure to curb North Korea's nuclear and missile development could lead to 'catastrophic consequences,' while China and Russia cautioned Washington against threatening military force.
Washington has recently lavished praise on Beijing for its efforts to rein in its ally Pyongyang, but Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi made clear to the U.N. Security Council it was not only up to China to solve the North Korean problem.
"The key to solving the nuclear issue on the peninsula does not lie in the hands of the Chinese side," Wang told the 15-member council in remarks contradicting the White House belief that it does wield significant influence.
How North Korea gets its oil from China: lifeline in question at U.N. meeting
FILE PHOTO: The logo of CNPC (China National Petroleum Corporation) is pictured at the 26th World Gas Conference in Paris, France, June 2, 2015. REUTERS/Benoit Tessier/File Photo
By Chen Aizhu | BEIJING
As the United Nations Security Council decides whether to tighten the sanctions screws on North Korea, the country's increasingly isolated government could lose a lifeline provided by state-owned China National Petroleum Corp (CNPC).
For decades, the Chinese oil giant has sent small cargoes of jet fuel, diesel and gasoline from two large refineries in the northeastern city of Dalian and other nearby plants across the Yellow Sea to North Korea's western port of Nampo, five sources familiar with the business told Reuters. Nampo serves North Korea's capital, Pyongyang.
CNPC also controls the export of crude oil to North Korea, an aid program that began about 40 years ago. The sources said the crude is transported through an ageing pipeline that runs from the border town of Dandong to feed North Korea's single operational oil refinery, the Ponghwa Chemical factory in Sinuiju on the other side of the Yalu river, which splits the two nations.
អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិអំពាវនាវឲ្យដោះលែងមន្ត្រីសិទ្ធិមនុស្សជាប់ឃុំទាំង៥«ជាបន្ទាន់»
29 មេសា 2017
សាយ មុន្នី
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រូបឯកសារ៖ លោក នី ចរិយា អគ្គលេខាធិការរងគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត កំពុងអង្គុយជាមួយគ្រួសារក្នុងបន្ទប់រង់ចាំនៅតុលាការកំពូល នៅថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែវិច្ឆិកា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦។ (កាន់ វិច្ឆិកា/VOA)
ឧត្ដមស្នងការអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិទទួលបន្ទុកសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស បានថ្លែងនៅក្នុងសេចក្ដីថ្លែងការណ៍របស់ខ្លួនថា អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ មានការសោកស្ដាយដែលអាជ្ញាធរខ្មែរ បានបន្តការឃុំខ្លួនអ្នកការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្សទាំង៥នាក់។
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន —
អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ បានអំពាវនាវនៅថ្ងៃសុក្រនេះ ឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរខ្មែរ ដោះលែងអ្នក ការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្សទាំង៥នាក់ដែលកំពុងជាប់ឃុំ «ជាបន្ទាន់» ក្រោយពីចៅក្រមស៊ើបសួរនៃតុលាការខ្មែរ កាលពីថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍ បានសម្រេចពន្យារពេលឃុំខ្លួនអ្នកទាំង៥ រយៈពេល៦ខែទៀត។ នេះបើយោងតាមសេចក្ដីប្រកាសព័ត៌មានមួយរបស់ការិយាល័យនៃឧត្ដមស្នងការអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិទទួលបន្ទុកផ្នែកសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស។
Friday, 28 April 2017
Hun Sen Tells US to Stop Deporting Ethnic Cambodian Felons to His Country
Khmer Circle: Why did Hanoi deport Xamdaach and his criminal gangs to Cambodia? In truth, these "Khmer Vietminhs" have done incomparably greater harm to the country than those ex-US convicts have ever done. And don't forget it was the Hun Sen regime that consented to the repatriation of these people in the first place so the aid flow could continue and its officials could enrich themselves with US dollars...
2017-04-27
Prime Minister Hun Sen speaking during a graduation ceremony at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, March 17, 2016
RFA
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen called on the United States Thursday to end its practice of forcibly deporting convicts with Cambodian heritage to the Southeast Asian nation, a policy he said “splits up families.”
“We request an amendment to the agreement on deportation. Such deportation splits up families of our Cambodian people,” Hun Sen said at a speech at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh.
“When they are jailed in the U.S., their families are allowed to visit them in the prison. However, when they are deported, they are far apart (from their families). The Cambodian government needs to address this matter,” he said.
លោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ ទើបតែមានមេធាវី ខណៈតំណាងរាស្ត្របក្សប្រឆាំង២រូប បញ្ចប់ការឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺ
28 មេសា 2017
កាន់ វិច្ឆិកា
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លោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ អនុប្រធានវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរីជាភាសាខ្មែរ។ (រូបថតដកស្រង់ចេញពីទំព័រហ្វេសប៊ុក Chun Chanboth Vuthy Huot)
តំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំង២រូប គឺលោកស្រី មូរ សុខហួរ និងលោក ឡុង រី បានបញ្ចប់ការឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺក្នុងនាមជាសាក្សី ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសំណុំរឿងដែលរដ្ឋាភិបាលចោទលោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ ថា បានបន្លំខ្លួនចូលក្នុងពន្ធនាគារ។ ការបញ្ចប់ការឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺរបស់តំណាងរាស្រ្តទាំង២ កើតឡើងស្របពេលដែល លោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ ដែលកំពុងរងការកោះហៅឲ្យបំភ្លឺក្នុងនាមជាជនសង្ស័យ ទើបតែមានមេធាវី។
ភ្នំពេញ —
លោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ អនុប្រធានវិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរីជាភាសាខ្មែរ ទើបតែមានមេធាវីដើម្បីការពារខ្លួនក្នុងការចូលឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺក្នុងនាមជាជនសង្ស័យ ក្រោយតំណាងរាស្ត្រគណបក្សប្រឆាំង២រូបបានចូលឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺរួចរាល់ ក្នុងនាមជាសាក្សី ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងសំណុំរឿងដែលលោក ជុន ច័ន្ទបុត្រ ចូលក្នុងពន្ធនាគារជាមួយតំណាងរាស្ត្រទាំង២នាក់នោះ កាលពីថ្ងៃពុធសប្ដាហ៍មុន។
Prime Minister calls on US to revise law
Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at a National Institute of Education graduation ceremony yesterday in Phnom Penh. FACEBOOK
Fri, 28 April 2017
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Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday defended himself from critics who claim the massive flow of workers leaving the country is indicative of a lack of development at home, and sought to clarify any misunderstanding on Cambodia’s recent request to amend a repatriation agreement with the US.
During a speech at a graduation ceremony for the National Institute of Education yesterday, Hun Sen said the deportation agreement – under which the US has sent hundreds of Cambodians with criminal convictions back to the Kingdom – has not yet been cancelled but appealed to the US to amend it for humanitarian reasons.
Hun Sen added that the Cambodian government has an obligation to support the rights of its citizens living in the US. He criticised the deportation practice for breaking up families and used the opportunity to take a sly dig at Washington, which has been the subject of repeated attacks by Cambodian officials of late.
“This is a pitiful separation . . . The Cambodian government must think about its people . . . We hope the US, which claims to be the father of democracy, will respect human rights and accept a request for an amendment in order to allow Cambodian convicts to continue to live in the US with their families,” he said.
Boeung Kak lake dispute ‘closed’
Khmer Circle: Well, we have known all along that this branch of the Vietcong Organisation ["Angka"] does not care about transparency; much less accountability or democracy... Shame on all who have ever flirted with, and courted them.
Phnom Penh Deputy Governor Khoung Sreng speaks at a City Hall meeting on the Boeung Kak land dispute yesterday in Phnom Penh. Hong Menea
Fri, 28 April 2017
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
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Phnom Penh City Hall yesterday washed its hands of the decadelong contentious Boeung Kak lake issue, saying it was closing its conflict resolution process, leaving seven families who had refused to accept the government’s offers in the lurch.
Following the signing of a deal with CPP senator Lao Meng Khin’s Shukaku Inc in 2007, City Hall handed over 133 hectares of state land to the firm to build a still-incomplete satellite city. As the firm started to fill in the 90-hectare lake, residents were forced to leave due to flooding and forced evictions.
Some residents accepted compensation or apartments at the Damnak Trayoeng relocation site outside the capital, and in 2012 Prime Minister Hun Sen carved out 12.44 hectares from the Boeung Kak project site to resettle affected residents. All but seven of the 700 families accepted the plots of land.
Freedom House latest group to note fall in press freedom
Kong Raiya, a university student seen here posing for a photograph outside Preah Vihear temple, was detained after posting a comment to social media about colour revolution in 2015. Photo supplied
Fri, 28 April 2017
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Yet another international organisation has released a report criticising the Cambodian government’s treatment of the press yesterday, warning that the Kingdom could experience an even more severe “crackdown” as the elections draw nearer.
The new report, by the US government-funded pro-democracy NGO Freedom House, singled out Cambodia as a “country to watch”.
“Prime Minister Hun Sen’s determination to avoid a repeat of 2013 general elections, in which the opposition made significant gains, could translate into a media crackdown ahead of upcoming polls,” the report says.
‘Child abusers’ busted
Khmer Circle: If past incidents anything to go by, it won't be long before his friends in high places turn up in his defence, and then it's all down to His Majesty putting his royal signature on the dotted line in pardon...
British citizen Clive Robert Kingsley Cressy is seen after his arrest yesterday in Phnom Penh for allegedly molesting underage girls. Photo supplied
Fri, 28 April 2017
Mech Dara and Yesenia Amaro
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The 50-year-old chief of a government-run orphanage was charged on Wednesday in Preah Vihear Provincial Court for allegedly raping a 14-year-old living at the institution earlier this month, while yesterday a 69-year-old British citizen was arrested after allegedly paying teenage girls for sex.
Phy Siphon, spokesman for the Preah Vihear court prosecutor, identified the orphanage chief as Luong Earth. “The deputy prosecutor charged him with rape under articles 239 and 241 of the Penal Code on Wednesday, and the investigating judge decided to place him in pre-trial detention,” she said.
Kong Kea, Preah Vihear town deputy police chief, said local police arrested Earth on Monday after the victim’s mother filed a police complaint on April 19. The incident allegedly took place on April 9, but the victim initially kept quiet. She confessed to her mother during a Khmer New Year visit, and said she didn’t want to return to the orphanage, where she had lived for two to three years.
Radio Free Asia slams allegations levelled at journalist
CNRP lawmaker Long Ry is seen walking out of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court after being questioned over the case of prominent RFA journalist Chun Chanboth yesterday. Photo supplied
Fri, 28 April 2017
Niem Chheng
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As an opposition lawmaker appeared in court yesterday to be questioned over a controversial case involving a Radio Free Asia journalist, the news outlet issued a strong rebuke against the accusations that he misrepresented himself in order to get an interview with a politically sensitive prisoner.
Chun Chanboth allegedly falsely declared his identity to gain entry, along with an opposition delegation including Long Ry and Mu Sochua. RFA reporters generally use pen names, and Chanboth used his real name, Huot Vuthy, to register at the jail.
Responding to the allegation that he had sought to deceive guards, RFA issued a statement calling it “beyond reason that authorities would target, harass, and threaten a journalist for doing his job”.
Females in government make more provincial trips, according to Comfrel’s Gender Watch report
Comfrel members speak on the monitoring report on women yesterday in Phnom Penh. Photo supplied
Fri, 28 April 2017
Kong Meta and Erin Handley
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Despite Cambodia having only a handful of female lawmakers, they are more likely to visit local communities than their male counterparts, with opposition female lawmakers in particular far outstripping men, according to Comfrel’s Gender Watch report released yesterday.
The election watchdog’s statistics showed that of 24 female lawmakers, more than 83 percent (20) made provincial trips in 2016, compared to around 78 percent of their 99 male counterparts. Women from both parties each made an average of roughly 14 trips per year, while men averaged 13.
The three female lawmakers from the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, however, were far and away the most prolific travellers, statistically speaking, averaging 40 trips apiece to the provinces in a year. They also trounced the men in their own party, who averaged only 18 trips apiece.
Alleged attack: General said to hit man with glass
Khun Sarath, an Cambodian-American tourist is treated after he was brutally beaten up by military generals in Kampong Speu province on Wednesday. TROLL KHMER NEWS
Fri, 28 April 2017
Mech Dara
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A two-star military police general allegedly assaulted a Cambodian-American with a drinking glass during an altercation at a wedding ceremony in Kampong Speu province, police said yesterday, but local authorities had taken no legal action against the officer as of yesterday.
Baset district deputy police chief Khun Sophal said that Phan Vannareth, a major general with the military police, had hit the victim on the back of his head on Sunday after the victim unintentionally “impacted” on him when opening a wine bottle.
“When [the victim] opened the wine, it spilled on [the general] . . . He ran to get a glass to hit the back of his head . . . Before [the general] hit him, he asked his bodyguard to get the car ready. He went to hit [the victim] and walked to his car and drove away,” he said.
Forests cleared in Koh Kong protected areas
An aerial view of one of 69 plots in Koh Kong’s Southern Cardamom National Park that were cleared and allegedly sold illegally. Photo supplied
Fri, 28 April 2017
Phak Seangly
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Around 600 hectares of the protected Southern Cardamom National Park in Koh Kong have been illegally cleared and sold off for cultivation since 2013, sometimes by local authorities, according to the conservation organisation Wildlife Alliance.
In 69 separate cases, dense evergreen forest in Thma Bang district has been cleared and burned and sold off to the highest bidder, said Suwanna Gauntlett, Wildlife Alliance’s CEO. Around 90 hectares of land were logged this year, she added.
According to the organisation, Russey Chrum commune chief Mean Noeurn, another former commune chief, a former district governor, a director of the agriculture department and a Chinese company called Jian Zhong Jin Shan Guo Ji Wou Xian Gong Si Co Ltd, were all responsible for the logging.
NGOs’ ‘Adhoc 5’ effect
Adhoc officials Ny Sokha (right) and Yi Soksan sit in a police vehicle after their pre-trial detention was extended yesterday at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court. Pha Lina
28 Apr, 2017 Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng
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The trouble for the “Adhoc 5” started after Khom Chandaraty walked into the human rights group’s office on the evening of March 9, 2016, where she informed staffers there that she had been falsely accused of being then-CNRP vice president Kem Sokha’s mistress.
A month later, Phnom Penh Municipal Court prosecutor Seang Sok questioned the hairdresser for around five hours, only to emerge from the courtroom to make a startling revelation.
“She answered in front of me and admitted that the voice in the conversation between her and Kem Sokha is really her voice,” he said, referring to purported audio recordings of Sokha and Chandaraty.
When We Almost Went to War With North Korea
Last time tensions on the Korean Peninsula got this high, President Carter jetted in to Pyongyang. This time North Korea is a much bigger threat.
Gordon G. Chang
GORDON G. CHANG
04.27.17
TDB
You can smell war.
China, according to a U.S. defense official speaking to CNN, has put cruise missile-capable bombers “on high alert” and brought up other planes to a full state of readiness. The moves are meant, according to the official, to “reduce the time to react to a North Korea contingency.” Moreover, Beijing, according to various dispatches, is deploying troops and mechanized units to areas bordering the North.
Russia reportedly is transporting forces close to its 11-mile border with North Korea. Moscow says the movements, part of previously scheduled exercises, have nothing to do with tensions on the peninsula.
សាលាដំបូងខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរីសម្រេចមិនចាត់ការបណ្ដឹងរឿងឈូសឆាយព្រៃសហគមន៍
ដោយ រដ្ឋា វិសាល
2017-04-27
សហគមន៍នាំមន្ត្រីអាដហុក (ADHOC) ចុះពិនិត្យកន្លែងកាប់ឆ្ការព្រៃហ៊ុមព័ទ្ធយកដីក្នុងព្រៃសហគមន៍ស្រែអំពូម ស្រុកពេជ្រាដា ខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី ថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។ Photo ADHOC
Photo ADHOC
មន្ត្រីអយ្យការអមសាលាដំបូងខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី ចេញដីកាតម្កល់រឿងមិនចាត់ការលើបណ្ដឹងតំណាងសហគមន៍ជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នង ភូមិពូរ៉ាដែត ឃុំស្រែអំពូម ស្រុកពេជ្រាដា ដែលបានប្ដឹងមន្ត្រីបម្រើការនៅរដ្ឋសភា និងមន្ត្រីនគរបាលប៉ុស្តិ៍ ថាឃុបឃិតគ្នាឈូសឆាយតំបន់ព្រៃឈើដែលក្រសួងកសិកម្ម ចុះបញ្ជីជាព្រៃការពារសហគមន៍យកដីជាកម្មសិទ្ធិ។
តំណាងជនជាតិដើមភាគតិចព្នង ភូមិពូរ៉ាដែត ឃុំស្រែអំពូម គ្រោងដាក់ពាក្យបណ្ដឹងទៅអគ្គរាជអាជ្ញាសាលាឧទ្ធរណ៍ ប្រឆាំងទាស់ដីកាសម្រេចរបស់មន្ត្រីអយ្យការសាលាដំបូងខេត្តមណ្ឌលគិរី ដើម្បីឲ្យសាលាក្តីនេះចាត់ការជាថ្មីទៅលើរឿងបណ្ដឹងរបស់ពលរដ្ឋ។
អាជ្ញាធរវៀតណាមឲ្យពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរកាយដីដែលលើកភ្លឺស្រែជិតបង្គោលព្រំដែនចេញវិញ
ដោយ ថា កិត្យា
2017-04-27
ភ្លឺស្រែដែលពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរលើកនៅជិតព្រំដែនវៀតណាម ឋិតនៅភូមិគោកតែក ឃុំចន្ទ្រា ស្រុកចន្ទ្រា ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង នៅថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។
RFA/Tha Kitya
ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរនៅភូមិគោកតែក ឃុំចន្ទ្រា ស្រុកចន្ទ្រា ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង ថាអាជ្ញាធរវៀតណាម បានបង្ខំឲ្យគាត់កាយដីដែលលើកភ្លឺស្រែនៅជិតព្រំដែនវិញ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៥ មេសា កន្លងទៅ។ ពលរដ្ឋចាត់ទុកថា ទង្វើអាជ្ញាធរវៀតណាម ជាការមើលងាយ និងរំលោភសិទ្ធិពួកគាត់។ រីឯអាជ្ញាធរខ្មែរថាជាការអនុវត្តទៅតាមកិច្ចព្រមព្រៀងឆ្នាំ១៩៩៥ ដែលឲ្យភាគីប្រទេសទាំងពីររក្សាស្ថានភាពដើម។
សូមរង់ចាំស្ដាប់លោក ថា កិត្យា រាយការណ៍ព័ត៌មាននេះក្នុងកម្មវិធីផ្សាយអាស៊ីសេរី!
ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃនឹងបញ្ជូនលក្ខន្តិកៈថ្មីឲ្យបក្សប្រឆាំងវិញក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗក្រោយពិនិត្យរួច
ដោយ ទីន ហ្សាការីយ៉ា
2017-04-27
លោក ខៀវ សុភ័គ អ្នកនាំពាក្យក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ចូលរួមក្នុងកិច្ចប្រជុំបូកសរុបពីការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ចរាចរណ៍ដើមឆ្នាំ២០១៦ នាក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ កាលថ្ងៃទី២១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦។
RFA/Brach Chev
ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ បានបញ្ជូនលក្ខន្តិកៈរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងដល់ខុទ្ទកាល័យលោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ស ខេង រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលជាថ្មីម្ដងទៀតហើយ។ ក្រសួងនឹងបញ្ជូនត្រឡប់ឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ វិញក្នុងពេលឆាប់ៗ ក្រោយពីពិនិត្យមើលលក្ខន្តិកៈថ្មីដែលគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ បានធ្វើវិសោធនកម្មប្រការមួយចំនួនកាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៥ មេសា។
មន្ត្រីជាន់ខ្ពស់ក្រសួងមហាផ្ទៃ ឲ្យដឹងនៅថ្ងៃទី២៧ មេសា ថា ក្រសួងនឹងខិតខំពិនិត្យមើលលក្ខន្តិកៈថ្មីរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ ឲ្យបានលឿនដែលអាចធ្វើទៅបាន ដើម្បីបញ្ជូនឲ្យគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ វិញ ថាតើលក្ខន្តិកៈនោះពិតជាត្រឹមត្រូវ ឬមិនត្រូវនោះ?
អាជ្ញាធររាជធានីភ្នំពេញប្រកាសបញ្ចប់ការដោះស្រាយបញ្ហាដីធ្លីនៅតំបន់បឹងកក់
ដោយ វ៉ាន វណ្ណដេត
2017-04-27
អភិបាលរងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ឃួង ស្រេង ថ្លែងក្នុងសន្និសីទសារព័ត៌មានស្ដីពីដំណើរការដោះស្រាយដីធ្លីតំបន់បឹងកក់ នៅរសៀលថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។
RFA/Van Vanndeth
អាជ្ញាធររាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ប្រកាសដាក់ឱសានវាទបញ្ចប់បញ្ហាដីធ្លីនៅតំបន់បឹងកក់។ អាជ្ញាធរអំពាវនាវឲ្យពលរដ្ឋនៅតំបន់បឹងកក់ចំនួន ៧គ្រួសារ ទៅទទួលយកដីដែលអាជ្ញាធរកំណត់ឲ្យ។ តែពលរដ្ឋដែលរស់នៅតំបន់បឹងកក់ មិនព្រមទទួលយកដីនោះទេ។ ពួកគេថា សាលាក្រុងកាត់ដីឲ្យតិចពេក មិនសមរម្យនឹងដីដែលគាត់មាន។
អភិបាលរងរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ លោក ឃួង ស្រេង ថាទំនាស់ដីធ្លីនៅតំបន់បឹងកក់ អាជ្ញាធរបានដោះស្រាយរួចរាល់អស់ហើយ នៅសល់តែដីពលរដ្ឋ ៧គ្រួសារទៀតតែប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលមិនទាន់ទៅទទួលយកដីតាមយន្តការដោះស្រាយរបស់អាជ្ញាធរ។
Thursday, 27 April 2017
CNRP activists’ case stalled as police stake out courthouse
CNRP activists wave to the crowd after a hearing yesterday outside the Appeal Court in Phnom Penh. Photo supplied
Thu, 27 April 2017
Chhay Channyda
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Defence lawyers for 11 CNRP activists appealing an “insurrection” charge refused to proceed with the hearing yesterday without the presence of plaintiffs, as drastically heightened court security restricted media outlets and even family members from attending what the judge insisted was a public trial.
Former CNRP official Meach Sovannara was among those sentenced to up to 20 years for their alleged roles in an opposition protest that turned violent in 2014 when demonstrators turned on a crowd of Daun Penh security guards, who for months had repeatedly used brutal means to disperse peaceful protests. The defendants have long maintained that they were not part of the violence, while Sovannara – among others claims the case is purely political.
Yesterday’s hearing was meant to discuss two appeals – one challenging the guilty verdict and the other challenging flaws in the lower court’s procedures. But before the appeal hearing could begin, defence lawyer Sam Sokong demanded that the court produce the scores of plaintiffs – mostly Daun Penh security guards who claimed to have been injured to appear in the court as witnesses. The other four defence lawyers unanimously agreed.
Judge Plong Samnang said he had summonsed the plaintiffs to the hearing, but it was their right not to appear. However, the plaintiffs’ lawyers had also failed to appear, he noted. “If [the lawyers] still don’t come, we will send a letter to the Bar Association about that,” he said.
CNRP activists Ouk Pich Samnang (L) & Meach Sovanara (R) escorted for their appeal hearing in the Supreme Court in Phnom Penh in January. Pha Lina
Exhibition puts a face on ‘Adhoc 5’
A woman sits on a couch holding up a cut-out of Ny Sokha, head of human rights at Adhoc. Miguel Jerónimo
Thu, 27 April 2017
Anna Koo
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While five current and former officials at human rights NGO Adhoc languished in prison, where they remain today, Miguel Jerónimo decided to bring attention to the people whose lives have been touched by the human rights workers.
So he picked up his tool of choice: a camera. On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the officials’ detainment, the Phnom Penh-based photographer opens his photo exhibition, I Am The Five, featuring one portrait for each day in pre-trial detention.
At The Mansion, where the exhibition will be on display until April 29, five vacant chairs sit in one room, while a colourful series of portraits captures Cambodians from all walks of life.
Yet out of all these portraits, only five faces are to be found – those of the detained officials Nay Vanda, Ny Sokha, Yi Soksan, Lim Mony and Ny Chakrya.
"Adhoc 5" see detention extended for six months
Khmer Circle: This is what can happen when crooks and mafia are placed in the seat of state and government...
ADHOC officials Ny Sokha (R) and Yi Soksan (L) are escorted into the Supreme Court, where their appeal for bail was denied yesterday in Phnom Penh. Pha Lina
Thu, 27 April 2017
Niem Chheng
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Defence lawyers’ suspicions were confirmed on Thursday, when a Phnom Penh Municipal Court judge extended the pre-trial detention of the so-called “Adhoc 5” by an additional six months, citing the need for more investigation into their case, which has already dragged on for a year.
Investigating Judge Theam Chanpiseth met with the accused and their lawyers at a closed hearing, informing them that because he needed to question more witnesses and investigate the case further, the five would have to remain in prison. In the last six months, however, only one witness has been questioned.
On Wednesday, a court clerk had said in separate interviews with media outlets that a judge had already decided to extend the group’s detention, only to backtrack hours later. Defence lawyers, however, took the apparent slip-up as evidence their clients’ continued detention was a foregone conclusion.
Press freedom declines: RSF report
Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks at a press dinner organised for local journalists at the Sokha Hotel on Phnom Penh’s Chroy Changvar peninsula in January this year. FACEBOOK
Thu, 27 April 2017
Erin Handley
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Cambodia's press freedom ranking has fallen four spots compared to last year, to 132 out of 180 countries, according to Reporters Without Borders’ (RSF) latest World Press Freedom Index.
The 2017 index, published yesterday, cited the high-profile killing of political commentator Kem Ley as an attempt to gag the media and critics. Ley was gunned down in a Phnom Penh service station last July, days after the release of an explosive Global Witness report mapping out Prime Minister Hun Sen’s family’s web of questionable business ties, a report Ley had commented on in the media.
Benjamin Ismaïl, head of RSF’s Asia-Pacific desk, said that increasing attacks against the media, especially in relation to the Global Witness report, had fostered an environment of intimidation and violence that can fuel self-censorship.
“More and more Asian governments deliberately confuse the rule of law with rule by law,” he said. “By adopting increasingly draconian laws, governments with authoritarian tendencies hope to justify their attempts to gag the media and critics.”
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា ៖ លោក ត្រាំ សម្រេចជ្រើសរើសសង្គ្រាមប្រឆាំងកូរ៉េខាងជើងហើយ
ដោយ៖ នួន បូរិន | ថ្ងៃទី 27 មេសា 2017
សមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា អាមេរិក លោក Ted Cruz ដែលធ្លាប់ជាបេក្ខជន តំណែងប្រធានាធិបតី មកពីគណបក្សសាធារណរដ្ឋ បាននិយាយថា រដ្ឋការលោក ដូណាល់ត្រាំ កំពុងពិចារណា ធ្វើផែនទីមួយដើម្បីរៀបចំយុទ្ធសាស្ត្រធ្វើសង្គ្រាមប្រឆាំងកូរ៉េខាងជើង។
លោកសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា រដ្ឋTexas បញ្ជាក់ដូចនេះ កាលពីយប់ថ្ងៃពុធ ម្សិលមិញ(ទី២៦ មេសា) បន្ទាប់ពីលោកបានទៅចូលរួម ប្រជុំមួយនៅសេតវិមានដែល នៅពេលនោះសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា ១០០នាក់ ត្រូវបានស្នើឱ្យមកស្ដាប់ការបកស្រាយរបស់ អ្នកជំនាញខាងយោធា អំពីស្ថានការណ៍យោធាប្រឈមុខជាមួយប្រទេសកូរ៉េខាងជើង។
សមាជិកTed Cruz បញ្ជាក់បន្ថែមថា សេតវិមាន និង មន្ទីរប៉ុងតាហ្គូន កំពុងរៀបចំការប្រើប្រាស់ ទំហំកងទ័ពនិង គ្រឿងសព្វាវុធប្រភេទណាត្រូវប្រើក្នុងពេលសង្គ្រាម ។
No immediate plan to change returnee policy
Deputy Assistant US Secretary of State Patrick Murphy (centre) and US Ambassador William Heidt (left) attend a meeting on Tuesday at the Foreign Ministry in Phnom Penh. Pha Lina
Thu, 27 April 2017
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Despite the Foreign Ministry reiterating its request to suspend and renegotiate its repatriation agreement with the US – which allows for the deportation of Cambodians with criminal convictions living in the States back to the Kingdom – the timetable for such a plan remains uncertain.
The Cambodian government first requested a temporary halt to the practice of deporting Cambodians – many of whom have been living in America since childhood – at the end of February. Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn repeated the position at a meeting with Deputy Assistant Secretary of State Patrick Murphy on Tuesday.
US Embassy spokesman Jay Raman yesterday said the joint commission will “convene in the coming months”.In the meantime, 31 Cambodian citizens are still slated for deportation and have been approved for repatriation by the Interior Ministry.
លោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន ៖ ពានរង្វាន់បម្រុងផ្ដល់ឱ្យសកម្មជនសិទិ្ធមនុស្សអាដហុកគឺគ្មានន័យអ្វីទេ
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ភ្នំពេញ៖នៅទីបំផុត សមាគមការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្សអាដហុក ដែលមន្ត្រីរបស់ខ្លួន ប្រាំរូប កំពុងជាប់ឃុំនៅពន្ធនាគារ ដោយសារការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ត្រូវបានប្រកាសជាបេក្ខជន ក្នុងចំណោមបេក្ខជនបរទេស២រូបទៀត ដើម្បីទទួលពានរង្វាន់ពិភពលោកមួយឈ្មោះថា Martin Ennals Award។
មន្រ្ដីអាហុកទាំងទាំង៤ និងមន្រ្ដី គជប ១រូប
តែយ៉ាងនេះក្ដីលោក ផៃ ស៊ីផាន អ្នកនាំពាក្យរដ្ឋាភិបាល ចាត់ទុកពានរង្វាន់នោះថា គ្មានន័យទេសម្រាប់កម្ពុជា ។
តាមសេចក្តីប្រកាសព័ត៍មានរបស់ អង្គការសហគមន៍អន្តរជាតិ សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ករណីរបស់អ្នកទាំងប្រាំរូបនេះ គឺជាការសិក្សាមួយ នាំឱ្យសមាគមអាដហុកបានឆ្លងចូលវគ្គជំរុះផ្ដាច់ព្រ័ត្រដើម្បីទទួលបានពានរង្វាន់នេះ។ អ្នកទទួលពានរង្វាន់ត្រូវដាក់ឱ្យឆ្លងកាត់ចៅក្រមវិនិច្ឆ័យមកពីអង្គការអន្តរជាតិចំនួន១០ មានដូចជា អង្គការ៖ Amnesty International,Human Rights Watch,Human Rights First FIDH – Int’l Federation for Human Rights,World Organisation Against Torture,Front Line Defenders,International Commission of Jurists,EWDE Germany,International Service for Human Rights, HURIDOCS.។
Actress banned for sexy clothing
Editorial by Manekseka Sangkum:
In most South East Asian countries, Cambodia, Thailand and Myanmar included where sub-tropical heat or humidity is high most times of year men opt to go without clothes as much as they can, especially, the top half of the body and while they are around the home; something that for some men in their physical prime and sexual appeal can drive members of the opposite sex insane!
Centuries past women too wore very little, covering only their breasts and from the waist down with minimal garments. Ahh... The Golden Age of "sexual freedom" and "gender equality"?
But, let us imagine if we were to take this notion of "gender equality" to its naked, absolute logical conclusion. Should we all then be OK with women going literally topless around the home and elsewhere?
In this animal kingdom in which 'man' belongs, sex is still the most powerful primordial biological instinct and impulse, and while this impacts both sexes, it is also the case that women are not - physically - on the same, level playing field as their male counterparts, and therefore seldom resort to brute force as means by which to gratify their sexual urges. Incidence of rape committed by men around the world is undoubtedly highest in the family unit, i.e. within marriage, and, disturbingly in Cambodia post 1979, this is known to occasionally involve the father raping his own daughter too.
Obviously, just like domestic violence, the law tends to turn the other way on this abuse, regarding it as private matter.
There's more to this theme than what is alluded to here, but one sometimes wonders how much success - if any - any of these enlightened advocates of "gender equality" would be able to achieve in even moderately conservative Muslim countries like Indonesia, Turkey or Malaysia? We can only hope that they won't try preaching their gender gospel in places like Iran, Saudi Arabia or Allah forbid, Taliban-held Afghanistan!
Let's be clear on this - women empowerment and 'gender equality' are principles worth fighting for. But lets not confuse equality, freedom, gender and sexuality (which have their respective place and legitimacy) with excessive sexual abasement or "permissiveness" that will have had the most harm for women themselves rather than any measure of good.
PS: Where is School of Vice? Why do I have to pen such comments?!
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Actress Denny Kwan, seen being ‘educated’ about her provocative dress at the Ministry of Culture last year, was suspended from any activities in the entertainment industry for one year after refusing to dress more conservatively. Photo supplied
27 Apr, 2017 Sou Vuthy, Kong Meta and Yesenia Amaro
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The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts’ disciplinary council on Tuesday decided to suspend a music video actress from working in the entertainment industry for one year after her refusal to curb her sexy clothing style – an action that observers yesterday said was “appalling” and “ridiculous”.
The punishment comes nearly a year after Denny Kwan was summoned by the ministry to be “educated” about her attire after photos of her wearing a revealing dress appeared on local media.
Chamroeun Vantha, an adviser for the ministry and chief of the disciplinary council, yesterday said Kwan was punished because she failed to respect a written promise she made with the ministry last May.
As election nears, 400-plus new generals are minted
RCAF Lieutenant General Hun Manet places a star on a navy brigadier general at a promotion ceremony in March. The military minted some 400 new brigadier generals in February, according to a recently obtained decree. FACEBOOK
Thu, 27 April 2017
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Prime Minister Hun Sen in February minted more than 400 new generals in yet another round of mass military promotions, which one observer characterised as a “loyalty scheme” deployed as elections approach.
According to a royal decree signed by King Norodom Sihamoni and dated February 27, 434 army colonels have been made brigadier generals, while four members of Cambodia’s navy also received one star.
The promotions are part of an initiative to elevate soldiers who have served since before 1979, the decree states.
When access is denied
Prominent Radio Free Asia journalist Chun Chanboth (right) speaks at a workshop on access to information yesterday in Phnom Penh. Niem Chheng
27 Apr, 2017 Ananth Baliga and Niem Chheng
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At a conference on access to information yesterday, beleaguered RFA journalist Chun Chanboth acknowledged to attendees the challenges facing journalists reporting in Cambodia but noted that he couldn’t elaborate on them himself.
But that wouldn’t be for lack of experience.
As analysts, experts and journalists point out, Chanboth who has been accused by authorities of breaking the law by misrepresenting himself to gain an interview with a political prisoner – is a case study in a unique aspect of Cambodia’s media environment.
With a seldom-relaxed government stranglehold on proper channels to access and information, reporters are often left with little choice but to blur ethical lines if they hope to serve the public interest.
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