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Sunday, October 3, 2010

មន្ត្រី​កង​រាជអាវុធ​ហត្ថ​ចេញពី​ផឹក​លាក់​សាច់​ក្លែម​ជាប់​ម៉ូតូ​បុក​រថយន្ត​ទួរីស​ខ្នា​តធំដេក​ខ្ពាក​លើ​ថ្នល




ថ្ងៃ សុក្រ ទី ១ ខែ តុលា ឆ្នាំ ២០១០
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ខេត្តស្វាយ ​រៀង ៖ ​សម្លេង​រថ​យន្ត​ចាប់​ហ្វ្រាំង​អូស​កង់​ងឺតៗ បន្សល់​ដាន​ខ្មៅប្រវែង​១២ម៉ែត្រ លើ​កំរាល​ថ្នល់​កៅស៊ូ បន្ទាប់មក​លាន់​សូរ​ផាំង​គួរ​ឱ្យ​ភ្ញាក់​ផ្អើល​ ហើយ​ខណៈ​មនុស្ស​ម្នា​នៅ​ក្បែរ​នោះ​ចោល​ភ្នែក​មើល​ទៅឃើញ​មន្ត្រី​កង​រាជ​​ អាវុធ​ហត្ថ​ម្នាក់ជិះ​ម៉ូតូ​ទៅ​បុក​នឹង​ក្បាល​រថ​យន្ត​ទួរីសខ្នាត​ធំ​ផ្នែក​ ខាង​ស្តាំ រួចហើយ​ខ្ទាត​ទៅ​បោក​ក្បាល​នឹង​កញ្ចក់​រថយន្ត​ បណ្តាល​ឱ្យស្រាំ​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង ចំណែក​មន្ត្រី​កង​រាជអាវុធហត្ថ​រូបនេះ ក៏​ធ្លាក់​មក​ដី​ខ្ពាក​ដេក​ស្តូកស្តឹង ។
គ្រោះ​ថ្នាក់​ចរាចរណ៍​ដែលមើលទៅ​គួរ​ឱ្យ​ញាក់សាច់​នេះ​ ​​បានកើត​ឡើង​កាលពីវេលាម៉ោង​៤​និង​៤០​នាទី​ ថ្ងៃទី​១ តុលា ២០១០ លើកំណាត់​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​លេខ​១​ ស្ថិត​​ក្នុង​សង្កាត់​ស្វាយ​រៀង ក្រុង​ស្វាយរៀង រវាង​ម៉ូតូ​ម៉ាក​វ៉េវ​អេស (WAVE S) និង​​រថយន្ត​ទួរីស​៤​៦​កៅអី ដឹក​ភ្ញៀវ​ទៅកាន់​ប្រទេស​​វៀត​ណាម (​ហូជីមិញ-​សៀម​រាប) ។ បុរស​រង​​គ្រោះ​ដែល​សន្លប់​ស្តូក​ស្តឹងឈ្មោះ​ម៉ែន សុវណ្ណ អាយុ​៣៩​ឆ្នាំ ​ជា​មន្ត្រី​​កង​រាជ​អាវុធ​ហត្ថ​ខេត្ត ក្រោយ​ពេល​បុក​ឡាន​រង​របួស​សន្លប់​ត្រូវបាន​​គេ​បញ្ជូនទៅ​សង្គ្រោះ​ជីវិតនៅ​ មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ខេត្ត ។

អ្នក​​ឃើញ​េហតុ​ការណ៍​បាននិយាយ​ថា មុន​ពេល​កើត​ហេតុ មន្ត្រី​ប៉េ​អឹម​ម៉ែន សុវណ្ណ បាន​ជិះ​ម៉ូតូ​​ចេញពី​ផ្លូវ​តូចឡើង​មក​ផ្លូវ​ជាតិ​លេខ​១ ក៏​វាក់​នឹង​រថយន្ត​ទួរីស ដែល​កំពុង​បោះ​ពួយ​ពី​ទិស​ខាង​លិច​​ទៅ​​កើត គឺ​ឆ្ពោះទៅ​ប្រទេស​វៀត​ណាម បង្ក​ឱ្យ​ខាង​រថយន្ត​ចាប់ហ្វ្រាំងទាំង​បង្ខំងឺតៗ អូសកង់​១២​​ម៉ែត្រ​ជាប់​ដានខ្មៅ នៅលើ​ថ្នល់​កៅ​ស៊ូ ហើយ​បុក​គ្នា​លាន់​សូរ​ផាំង​តែ​ម្តង បណ្តាល​ឱ្យ​​អ្នក​បើក​ម៉ូតូ​រង​របួស​សន្លប់​ស្តូក​ស្តឹង ។

រថយន្ត​ទួរីស​៤៦​កៅអី ហូជីមិញ-​សៀម​រាប​​ក្រពឹត​ចំហៀង​ខាង​មុខផ្នែកស្តាំ និង​ស្រាំ​កញ្ចក់ រី​ឯ​ភ្ញៀវ​នៅលើ​​រថយន្ត​មិន​មាន​អ្នកណា​រង​របួស​ទេ ។ ចំណែក​ម៉ូតូ​បែក​​បាក់​យ៉ាង​ដំណំ និង​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​ឆែក​​ឃើញ​សាច់​ក្លែម​១​ថង់ផង ទំនង​ចេញ​​មក​ពី​កន្លែង​ផឹក​មួយ​តង់ ហើយ​ឆ្ពោះ​ទៅ​រក​កន្លែង​ផឹក​មួយតង់​ទៀត ៕

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សម្តេច​តេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន ដឹកនាំគណៈ​ប្រតិភូ​ អញ្ជើញ​ចូលរួម​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​អាស៊ី​-អឺរ៉ុប លើកទី​៨ ក្រោម​ប្រធានបទ «គុណ​ភាព​នៃ​ជីវិត»



ថ្ងៃ សុក្រ ទី ១ ខែ តុលា ឆ្នាំ ២០១០
 
រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ៖ សម្តេច​តេជោហ៊ុន សែន នាយករដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី បាន​ដឹកនាំ​គណៈ​ប្រតិភូ​ជាន់ខ្ពស់​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​អញ្ជើញ​​ចូលរួម​កិច្ច​ ប្រជុំ ​អាស៊ី-អឺរ៉ុប ​លើកទី​៨ ក្រោម​ប្រធា​ន​បទ «គុណ​ភាព​នៃ​ជីវិត» និងមាន​​ការពិភាក្សា​ស្តីពី​​អភិបាល​កិច្ច​​ ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ប្រកប​ដោយ​ចីរភាព​ បញ្ហា​សេដ្ឋ​កិច្ច និង​បំរែ​បំរួលអាកាស​ធាតុ​កាលពី​វេលា​ម៉ោង​៧​យប់ថ្ងៃទី​១ តុលា ឆ្នាំ​២០១០ នៅទី​ក្រុង​​ប៊្រុច​សែល តប​តាម​ការ​អញ្ជើញ​របស់​លោក​ហេ​មេន វ៉ាន់​រ៉ូម​ពុយ ប្រធានក្រុមប្រឹក្សា​អឺរ៉ុប​ និង​លោក​អ៊ីវ ឡឺតែម​ នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​នៃ​ប្រទេស​ប៊ែល​ហ្ស៊ិក ។

កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​អាស៊ី​-​អឺរ៉ុប​លើកទី​៨នេះ នឹង​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ធ្វើឡើង​​ពីថ្ងៃទី​៤ ដល់ទី​៥​ តុលា នៅ​ទី​ក្រុង​ប៊្រុច​សែល ប្រទេស​ប៊ែល​ហ្ស៊ិក ។ នៅ​ព្រលាន​យន្ត​ហោះ​​​អន្តរជាតិ​ភ្នំពេញ គេ​សង្កេត​ឃើញ ​គណៈ​ប្រតិ​ភូ​អម​ដំណើរ​សម្តេច​តេជោ​ រួម​មាន​លោក​ឧបនាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​​​ហោ ណាំ​ហុង រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​​កា​របរទេស លោកទេស​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ចម ប្រសិទ្ធ រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ក្រសួងពាណិជ្ជ​កម្ម លោកសុខ ចិន្តា លោកស្រីុ ថាម​រុង្គ រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​​ប្រតិភូ​អម​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី និង​មន្ត្រីជាន់​ខ្ពស់​​ជា​ច្រើន​ទៀត បាន​អញ្ជើញ​​ជូនដំណើរ​ ។

យោង​តាម​ប្រភព​ព័ត៌​មាន​ពី​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​​បាន ​ឱ្យ​ដឹង​ថា កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នេះនឹង​មាន​មេ​ដឹកនាំ​៤៦​ប្រទេសចូលរួម ហើយពួកគេ​នឹង​ពិភាក្សា​ផ្តោត​សំខាន់​ទៅលើ​អភិបាលកិច្ច​ ការ​អភិ​វឌ្ឍ​ប្រក​ប​ដោយ​ចីរភាព​ បញ្ហា​​សេដ្ឋ​កិច្ច​ ​​ការ​ប្រែ​ប្រួល​អាកាសធាតុ សន្តិសុខនៅ​តាម​តំបន់​សមុទ្រ កំណែ​ទំរង់​ប្រព័ន្ធរបស់អង្គការ​សហ​ប្រជា​ជាតិ​ និង​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​ស្តីពី​​ភាព​គ្មាន​អាវុធនុ​យ​ក្លេអ៊ែរ ។ មេ​ដឹកនាំ​​ប្រទេស​ទាំង​អស់ នឹង​ស្វាគមន៍​ចំពោះ​ការ​ប្តេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​របស់ដៃ​គូ​សហ​គមន៍​​អឺរ៉ុប ជប៉ុន អូស្ត្រាលី ​និងញូវ​ហ្សេឡែន ដើម្បី​ផ្តល់​នូវហិរញ្ញវ​ត្ថុ សំរាប់​បញ្ហា​បរិស្ថាន។ ក្រោយ​ពី​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​នេះ​សម្តេច​តេជោ​ហ៊ុន សែន អាច​នឹង​​ជួប​ពិភាក្សា​ការងារ​​មួយចំនួន​ជាមួយ​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ថៃ​ អាប់​ភីស៊ីត វេចាជីវ៉ា ដើម្បី​ពង្រីក​ទំនាក់ទំនង​ និង​បង្កើន​ទំនុក​ចិត្ត ៕

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4 “red-shirt” leaders indicted by Thai prosecutors (Xinhua)



Thai prosecutors on Wednesday indicted four anti-government “red-shirt” leaders with the Criminal Court in connection with a protest in front of the Sisao Thewes residence of Privy Council chairman Prem Tinsulanonda in capital Bangkok on July 22, 2007, the Bangkok Post’s website reported.
The four — Veera Musikhapong, 62, Nathawut Saikua, 35, Wiphuthalaeng Pattanaphumthai, 59, and Weng Tojirakarn, 59, are charged with violating Articles 138, 215, 216 of the Criminal Code.
They led thousands of the anti-government United Front for Democracy against Dictatorship (UDD) members to protest in front of General Prem’s residence, calling for him to resign as president of the Privy Council.
They will be taken from the Bangkok Reman Prison, where they are being detained on terrorism charges in connection with the April-May anti-government protests, to testify to the court on Thursday morning.
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  2. Red Shirt leaders delay bail bid appeal for 10 days (TNA)
  3. Lawyer to ask Thai gov’t not to freeze “red-shirt” candidate’s bank A/C (Xinhua)
  4. DSI waiting for red-shirt leaders to surrender (The Nation)
  5. Thai red-shirt core leader Jatuporn to surrender Tuesday (Xinhua)
  6. Red-shirt leaders demand Abhisit step down, order troop withdrawal (The Nation)
  7. Red-shirt Core Leaders Will Not Bargain for Amnesty (TAN)
  8. Red-shirt Leaders Unclear on Reporting to Police (TAN)
  9. Satit: Red-shirt leaders may have good news before noon (The Nation)

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Nearly 300 Airlines Banned From European Airspace (Khmerization)



A total of 278 air carriers are banned from using European airspace under strict European air safety regulations. On Tuesday one additional air carrier was added to the list alongside greater restrictions on Iran Air.
Airlines such as Ariana Afghan Airlines, Siem Reap Airways International from Cambodia, and all Philippine air carriers are excluded from using European airspace.
“We cannot afford to compromise on air safety. Where we have evidence that air carriers are not performing safe operations, or where regulators fail in their obligation to enforce safety standards,” said Siim Kallas, vice president of the European Commission, responsible for transport said in a news release on Tuesday.
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  2. 23 more banned against financial dealing (The Nation)
  3. Coalition backs road map, undecided on banned politicians (The Nation)

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Eight trafficked Cambodian migrant workers returned home from India (KI)


Eight migrant workers who were trafficked to India returned home. According to the victims, the broker promised them a job in Thailand as construction workers. The broker then offered Thai visa and means to cross the border to Thailand. However, the workers ended up being locked in a boat about 28 days and sent to India. After the Indian authorities rescued the workers from the boat, they were detained in the facilities in India for six months.
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  1. Thai authority deported 210 Cambodian workers (Khmerization)
  2. Army says some Cambodian workers carried bomb materials (The Nation)
  3. Hun Xen: Workers’ demonstration is a No, No! (KI)
  4. Man suspected of killing mother returned to Idaho (Khmerization)
  5. Cambodia sends Vietnamese martyrs’ remains home (KI)
  6. Cambodia’s former King returns home from friendship visit to Vietnam (KI)
  7. Three US citizens and three Cambodian men indicted for marriage and benefit fraud (KI)
  8. Man released after eight months in Cambodian jail (KI)
  9. Cambodian-flagged vessel detained for illegal fishing in Russia’s Far East (Khmerization)

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RP seeks Cambodia trade deal on rice (KI)


The Philippines wants to forge a counter trade deal with Cambodia for 300,000 metric tons of rice during the first RP-Cambodia Investment and Trade Mission this week.
“Cambodia has a lot of exportable rice surplus. Part of our mission is to get them to agree to a counter trade agreement wherein the Philippines will source 200 to 300,000 metric tons Cambodia rice in exchange for Philippine agricultural produce and post harvest technology,” said Pablito Villegas, the trade mission’s investment officer agribusiness.
Villegas said the Philippine delegation would also try to work out direct trade deals on rice during its mission.
“The problem with Cambodia is that they are not exporting their rice. It shares common border with Vietnam and Thailand, so that Thailand siphons majority of their rice. Technically speaking, what we buy from Thailand is Cambodia rice,” he said.
Cambodia expects a 3.1 million MT surplus of exportable paddy rice this year, according to Cambodia’s Supreme National Economic Council.
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  4. Khmer farmers claimed border posts planted in their rice-fields (Khmerization)
  5. Trade with S’pore rose 84pc (Khmerization)
  6. Myanmar-Singapore bilateral trade reaches $1.86 bln (Xinhua)
  7. Asean Leaders Seek US Trade Attention (KI)
  8. PM seeks UN, Asean help to bolster reconciliation (Bangkok Post)
  9. SEC seeks probe against Thaksin, Pojaman (The Nation)

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Puea Thai on hunt for sympathy vote (Bangkok Post)



The opposition Puea Thai Party is pinning its hopes of winning the July 25 by-election in Bangkok Constituency 6 on the sympathy vote.
Puea Thai candidate Korkaew Pikulthong not being allowed to leave prison to campaign for votes might be a major disadvantage but it could draw sympathy, the chief of Puea Thai’s Bangkok MPs, Vicharn Meenchainant, said yesterday in an exclusive interview with the Bangkok Post.
All key party figures, MPs, Bangkok councillors and district councillors are taking to the campaign trail on behalf of Mr Korkaew, who has been detained with other red shirt protest leaders at the Bangkok Remand Prison on charges of terrorism related to the violence related to the red shirt rally.
The fact Mr Korkaew is being treated as if he were banned from campaigning for votes even though the courts allowed him to run in the by-election will make people feel sorry for him, Mr Vicharn said.
He said the public tend to perceive the way Mr Korkaew is being treated as unfair and see the government as treating the Democrat Party’s candidate differently.
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  3. Lawyer to ask Thai gov’t not to freeze “red-shirt” candidate’s bank A/C (Xinhua)
  4. Puea Pandin remains a thorn in govt’s side (The Nation)
  5. Reds parade to Talad Thai (Bangkok Post)
  6. Accounts of Thaksin associates very active (Bangkok Post)
  7. UDD leadership in disarray as Veera is said to have quit (Bangkok Post)
  8. PM: Coalition will be stabilised (Bangkok Post)
  9. Development plans could stall (Bangkok Post)

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Anti-monarchy movement in DSI’s sights (Bangkok Post)



The Department of Special Investigation has set up nine teams to improve efficiency in its handling of cases involving plots to overthrow the monarchy.
DSI director-general Tharit Pengdit yesterday chaired an initial meeting of investigators who will look into cases involving the anti-monarchy movement to lay the groundwork for their inquiries.
He said the nine teams will be given different tasks to ensure efficiency in their investigations of lese majeste cases.
The teams will cover: intelligence-gathering; issues involving information and communications technology; investigations into financial, banking and tax information; foreign affairs; cases handed over by the Royal Police Office; two teams in charge of special cases which the DSI has taken over from the Centre for the Resolution of the Emergency Situation (CRES); legal secretaries; and an administration and support team.
Mr Tharit said the anti-monarchy movement is operating through two means of communication with the public.
The first is the open and direct channel such as giving public addresses, distributing leaflets, giving interviews to foreign reporters, and hosting radio or television shows.
The second method is through the internet: websites, webboards with messages showing malicious intentions towards the royal institution, showing inappropriate pictures, and the distribution of anti-monarchy articles, video clips and email.
Mr Tharit said the anti-monarchy network wants to discredit the country and bring about a change in the country’s form of government.
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  2. Suthep reports to DSI (Bangkok Post)
  3. Anti-UDD group cancels rally (Bangkok Post)
  4. Major anti-UDD rally on May 2 (Bangkok Post)
  5. Newin vows to protect the monarchy (The Nation)
  6. DSI to circulate latest arrest warrant (The Nation)
  7. DSI waiting for red-shirt leaders to surrender (The Nation)
  8. DSI warns protesters of death penalty (Bangkok Post)
  9. Reds dismiss claim they plan to harm monarchy (The Nation)

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Cambodia questioned as peace exercise host (upi.com)



NEW YORK, July 8 (UPI) — A human rights group Thursday criticized the U.S. choice of a Cambodian military unit with a record of human rights abuses to host a peacekeeping exercise.
Human Rights Watch announced in New York the choice undermines the commitment of the United States to promote human rights in Cambodia.
The 2010 Global Peace Operations Initiative, of which the Angkor Sentinel exercise is a part, is a peacekeeper-training joint effort by the U.S. Departments of Defense and State. It is co-hosted by the U.S. Pacific Command, and will be the largest multinational military exercise held this year in the Asia-Pacific region, Human Rights Watch said, with more than 1,000 military personnel from 23 Asian-Pacific countries scheduled to participate.
The U.S. Defense Department funded construction of a $1.8 million training center for the 2010 initiative, which is scheduled to begin Sunday.
“For the Pentagon and State Department to permit abusive Cambodian military units to host a high-profile regional peacekeeping exercise is outrageous. The United States undermines its protests against the Cambodian government for rampant rights abuses like forced evictions when it showers international attention and funds on military units involved in grabbing land and other human rights violations,” said Phil Robertson, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch.
The ACO Tank Unit has been involved in illegal land seizures for years, the organization said. The United States should suspend military aid to Cambodia until abusive people or units have been screened out, the group said.
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  3. Cambodia declines to host games (Khmerization)
  4. NGOs urge peace with red shirts (The Nation)
  5. US-Cambodia war games spark alarm (Bangkok Post)
  6. EU provides 1.2 million euros in aid … to human rights work in Cambodia (KI)
  7. Chiang Mai local leaders call for peace (Bangkok Post)
  8. Vietnam to host ASEAN Defense Ministers’ Meeting soon (Xinhua)
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Cambodia, Viet Nam, Laos boost triangle development (Khmerization)



The Japanese government has offered a US$20-million-aid to boost the development of provinces along the border of Cambodia, Viet Nam and Laos.
Cambodia and Laos each received $7.5 million and Viet Nam got $3.5 million. The rest will be used to rebuild the infrastructure in the zone.
Buffed by the Japanese aid, lawmakers from Cambodia, Vietnamese and Laos assemblies met on July 7 in Cambodia’s Katie province to discuss the possibility of a triangle development among three countries.
The Cambodia-Laos-Viet Nam Development Triangle covers the territory of the following provinces: Mondulkiri, Rattanakiri and Stung Treng (Cambodia); Attapeu, Saravan and Se Kong (Laos); and Dak Lak, Dak Nong, Gia Lai and Kon Tum (Viet Nam).
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  4. Democracy, Human Rights, Refugees: [US] Assistant Secretary Eric P. Schwartz Traveling to Australia, Thailand, Laos and Cambodia (KI)
  5. PM scraps rice-export licences to boost trade (Khmerization)
  6. Myanmar vows close cooperation with East Asian countries for regional development (Xinhua)
  7. Development plans could stall (Bangkok Post)
  8. Vietnam, Cambodia complete 17 border markers (Khmerization)
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SRP: Accusation of terrorism on activists is a trick (KI)



Cambodia’s opposition indicated that the terrorism accusation leveled by the Kampong Thom provincial court against SRP activists is a trick to weaken the SRP.
Yim Sovann, SRP MP and spokesman, told reporters on Wednesday that 4 SRP activists were accused of terrorism by the Kampong Thom provincial court. Yim Sovann said that this a renewed accusation after the same problem took place once in 2004 when the court summoned these men to go to court to clarify, but had to release them back due to lack of sufficient evidence.
Yim Sovann said: “They [the CPP] know that they cannot stop the SRP’s popularity, therefore, they don’t know what else to do but to raise this old case back in order to threaten our party.”
The four suspects include: Uk Thorn, SRP advisory chairman for Balaing district; Kim Hong, Kroya commune councilor; and Koy Koeun and Choam Cheav who are both SRP activists.
Uk Thorn said that this accusation stems from an event that took place in 2004. He explained that Kroya commune villagers living in Santuk district, were concerned about rumors spreading that a group of thieves would attack villagers with syringes during their sleep. The group of thieves was called the “paper tiger.” Uk Thorn’s colleagues reported the concerns to the provincial authority through a letter, however the end result was that the authority turned around and accused his group of spreading rumors and of creating unrest, then the court went on to accuse his group of terrorism.
Yim Sovann said that Kroya villagers suffered from the confiscation of their lands by the authority to give to a Yuon company for a rubber plantation. Because of this condition, the villagers went on to provide strong support to the opposition SRP party. This was the reason why the CPP created problems to try to weaken the SRP.
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  3. Heng Samrin denied SRP MPs request on the border (Khmerization)
  4. Hun Sen accused SRP of recruiting terrorists as party members (Khmerization)
  5. SRP MPs to visit border post # 270 despite permission denied (Khmerization)
  6. Thai activists oppose Cambodian PM presence at Mekong Summit in Thailand (TNA)
  7. PM hints that SRP had role in failed coup (Khmerization)
  8. PM Believes Extradition for Thaksin Will Be Easier Due to Terrorism Charges (TAN)
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Cambodia govt, unions agree to 9% rise in garment wages (KI)



Cambodia’s government and several unions agreed on Thursday to a 9-percent minimum wage rise for garment workers but the industry’s biggest unions said their demands were not met and a strike was still possible.
Garment workers have threatened a nationwide strike in Cambodia, where minimum wages are among the world’s lowest, if pay levels fail to rise sharply in an industry vital to the impoverished country’s nascent economic recovery.
Labor Minister Vong Sauth said wages would rise from $56 a month to $61 from Oct. 1 under a new four-year agreement that would be strictly enforced.
Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union (FTU), which had demanded a $70 minimum monthly wage and organised a strike for July 13-15, told Reuters those who voted did not represent the majority of workers. He had not been invited to the talks.
“We were not included to provide opinions,” he said, adding he wanted to see more details of the agreement before deciding whether to go ahead with a strike.
Ath Thorn, president of Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union, which represents about 40,000 workers and had sought a $93 monthly wage, told reporters he would ask his members if they agreed with the new wage.
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  5. ILO weighs freedom of association (KI)
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Saturday, October 2, 2010

Cambodia govt, unions agree to 9% rise in garment wages (KI)

Cambodia’s government and several unions agreed on Thursday to a 9-percent minimum wage rise for garment workers but the industry’s biggest unions said their demands were not met and a strike was still possible.
Garment workers have threatened a nationwide strike in Cambodia, where minimum wages are among the world’s lowest, if pay levels fail to rise sharply in an industry vital to the impoverished country’s nascent economic recovery.
Labor Minister Vong Sauth said wages would rise from $56 a month to $61 from Oct. 1 under a new four-year agreement that would be strictly enforced.
Chea Mony, president of the Free Trade Union (FTU), which had demanded a $70 minimum monthly wage and organised a strike for July 13-15, told Reuters those who voted did not represent the majority of workers. He had not been invited to the talks.
“We were not included to provide opinions,” he said, adding he wanted to see more details of the agreement before deciding whether to go ahead with a strike.
Ath Thorn, president of Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers Democratic Union, which represents about 40,000 workers and had sought a $93 monthly wage, told reporters he would ask his members if they agreed with the new wage.
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  4. Sniper ‘targeted Khattiya from high-rise’ (The Nation)
  5. ILO weighs freedom of association (KI)
  6. Hun Xen: Workers’ demonstration is a No, No! (KI)
  7. Red-Shirt Leader Claims Bomb Suspects Arrested in Cambodia Were Govt Spies (TAN)
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US, Cambodia Set To Mark 60 Years of Diplomacy (KI)

The embassy in Washington will mark 60 years of diplomatic relations with the US on Friday, with celebrations scheduled in Cambodia in weeks ahead.
The Cambodian Embassy has invited 200 guests and dignitaries for a performance of traditional dance and a live concert Friday, the Ambassador Hem Heng told VOA Khmer.
In Cambodia, the US Embassy is hosting a week of activities starting from July 18. On that day, the Pacific Fleet Marine Band will play a concert at Chaktomuk Hall in Phnom Penh, followed by another performance in Battambang town on July 20.
The award-winning “New Year Baby,” produced by Socheata Poeuv, will play July 19 at Chenla Theater in Phnom Penh. On July 21 and July 22, the government and US embassy are co-sponsoring a discussion of former ambassadors and historians that will be open to the public on both days. And on July 24, the embassy will host a public dance recital of “Seasons of Migration,” by master dancer Sophiline Shapiro, at Chaktomuk Hall.
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Cambodia Behind Region in Investment (KI)

While Cambodia has adopted a competitive investment strategy, it lags behind Asia-Pacific countries in terms of investment facilities and other factors, the World Bank reported Wednesday.
Cambodia is one of the more open countries to foreign investment, but its roads, ports and other infrastructure are not developed, according to the “Investing Across Borders” annual report.
“It’s a showcase to attract more foreign direct investment,” said Ngoun Meng Tech, secretary general of Chamber of Commerce of Cambodia.
Cambodia’s economy has struggled since the 2009 recession, and foreign investment has fallen from $1.2 billion in the first six months of 2009 to $1.1 billion for the same period this year. Experts say the country must now find ways to compete in a different global economy.
In Cambodia, it takes 86 days and 10 procedures to open a business, compared to other East Asia-Pacific countries, where the average is 68 days and 11 procedures, the World Bank reported.
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Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Top brands fret about Cambodia garment industry unrest


Tens of thousands of textile workers staged a four-day walkout earlier this month, demanding higher wages PHNOM PENH — Clothing brands Adidas, Gap, H&M and Levi's expressed "great concern" at recent unrest in the Cambodian garment industry, as talks between unions and manufacturers kicked off on Monday. Tens of thousands of textile workers staged a four-day walkout earlier this month to demand higher wages -- the latest bout of industrial action in Asia. In a letter sent to unions and the Garment Manufacturers' Association in Cambodia (GMAC) on Friday and seen by AFP on Monday, the major foreign buyers said they had been closely following the recent developments in the industry. "It is now with great concern that we watch the direction the process is taking," they wrote. The letter -- which was also signed by The Walt Disney Company -- urged both sides to find a "long-term solution" and called for "mature industrial relations". GMAC secretary general Ken Loo said nothing had been agreed in the first meeting between manufacturers and unions on Monday, and both sides are to submit a list of five negotiators to the Ministry of Labour by Wednesday. He added that the unions had not pressed for a minimum wage increase -- GMAC had made clear beforehand that was not an option -- but asked for an attendance bonus, a seniority bonus, daily food allowances and a living wage allowance. Ken Loo said there was room to negotiate about the allowances and a deal "is possible." Union leader Ath Thun, president of the Cambodian Labour Confederation, told AFP: "We are hopeful that we will get those demands because all sides have agreed to negotiate to end the issue." The garment industry is a key source of foreign income for Cambodia and employs about 345,000 workers. The strike followed a deal between the government and industry that set the minimum monthly wage for garment staff at 61 dollars, whereas unions want a base salary of 93 dollars. Unions say about 200,000 workers took part in the walkout but GMAC puts the number at just 45,000, with only around half that actually picketing outside the factory. The strike ended on September 16 when the government arranged talks between the two sides.

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China's Xi'an signs MOU with Cambodia to enhance economic cooperation


September 27, 2010 Businessmen from China's Xi'an city are interested in investing in Cambodia's electronics, technology and packaging factories for agricultural products, an official from the city said Monday. Hao Mangxi, head of Xi'an Bureau of Trade and Commerce, is leading a delegation of seven large companies from Xi'an, the capital of China's Shaanxi province, to visit Cambodia. "Firstly, we are interested in technology or electronics--I will inform my people to learn more and invest in the sectors," Hao said on Monday, after the signing ceremony on Memorandum of Understand to further enhance the economic and trade cooperation between Xi'an and Cambodia. The MoU was signed by Hao Mangxi and the Director General of Cambodia Chamber of Commerce, Nguon Meng Tech. Hao said Xi'an has a lot of companies are specialized in modern technology and electronics such as IT, automobile spare parts and agricultural machinery products. "We are here to learn more about Cambodia's potentials and will bring the information to tell people and investors to come for business or investment here," he said. Nguon Meng Tech said that Cambodia's agricultural sector is very potential for foreign investments and Cambodia has a large number of young-educated labors with cheaper labor cost. "What we need is investors with expertise in technologies to develop agricultural products for exports," he said. Hao said that the two-way trade between Xi'an and Cambodia was only about 100,000 U.S. dollars per year which is still low compare to other provinces of China. Source: Xinhua

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Cambodia sets out plans to fight corruption


Cambodian men drive their motor taxis loaded with goods and passengers along a street in Phnom Penh on June 7. Cambodia has laid out plans to tackle graft in one of the world's most corrupt nations, in an attempt to reassure foreign investors. Mon Sep 27, 2010 PHNOM PENH (AFP) – Cambodia on Monday laid out plans to tackle graft in one of the world's most corrupt nations, in an attempt to reassure foreign investors. The National Council for Anti-Corruption, a new body, said it had adopted a five-year plan that would include mandatory asset declarations for more than 100,000 state officials. Council spokesman Keo Remy said the asset declarations would start early next year. Cambodia was ranked 158th worst out of 180 countries on anti-graft organisation Transparency International's most recent corruption perception index. It was also ranked the second most corrupt Southeast Asian nation after Indonesia in an annual poll by the Political and Economic Risk Consultancy earlier this year. Keo Remy told AFP that the council aims to improve "the national economy and the standard of living for the people, as well as to gain confidence for foreign investment." Rampant corruption has harmed the country's image in the eyes of foreign investors and donors. In an effort to change a culture of corruption that has permeated levels of society, the council said it wants to organise anti-graft lessons in schools and universities across the country. It also plans to launch ways for the public to report corruption and extortion attempts by government officials, such as a hotline and a website. "Under our crackdown nobody will be forgiven for corruption," Keo Remy said. In March, the government approved a long-awaited anti-corruption law that could see officials jailed for up to 15 years if convicted of accepting bribes. The law allowed for the creation of the anti-corruption council and an anti-corruption unit to oversee investigations, but critics said it was unlikely either body would be effective because both would be controlled by the ruling party.

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Foreign ministry plans to revive ties with Cambodia


Published: 27/09/2010 The Foreign Ministry is drafting a plan to revive Thai-Cambodian ties, with cooperation from many sectors and many levels, and will forward its recommendations to the cabinet for approval soon, Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya said on Monday. The foreign minister's remarks follow the meeting between Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva and Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on the sidelines of the UN General Assembly in New York on Sunday. During the half hour meeting they agreed that warm relations between the two neighbours are vital for the benefit of their people. The diplomatic standoff between the two countries resulted in part from Cambodia’s unilateral management plan for the environs of the ancient Preah Vihear temple that sits on disputed border land claimed by both Thailand and Cambodia. Mr Kasit, who also attended the UN General Assembly in New York, said he will start the drafting process once he returns to Bangkok and expects to forward it for the prime minister's approval soon. The plan to restore the relationship with Cambodia includes operations and activities at both local and central levels, Mr Kasit said. For local operations, the ministry will coordinate with the 2nd Army Region, the Thai navy and with the governors of provinces adjacent to the Cambodian border. Cultural, sports and academic exchange activities between the peoples of the two countries will be held, while medical and humanitarian aid as well as landmine clearance and disposal operations will be conducted mutually, he said. "We also want to seek cooperation with Cambodian authorities in the registration of Thais and Cambodians living along the borders, and foragers, in order to avoid violence in case they stray and accidentally trespass into the other country's territory," said Mr Kasit. "Troops of both sides can contact each other. When a problem occurs, they should talk to avoid the use of violence and must be able to identify and differentiate local residents and people foraging along the border from criminal rings. "We must speed up joint operations in suppressing criminals and syndicate smugglers," Mr Kasit said. He more border checkpoints should be opened to facilitate trade, transportation and tourism along the border, but the checkpoints should be opened only in appropriate areas, not in disputed areas or areas where there is a risk of stepping on landmines. The policy at the central level involves assistance in development roles in various fields and will cover operations for the new fiscal year which begins in October, he said. Mr Kasit expressed hope that th eCambodian information minister and the Cambodian media will accept his invitation to visit Thailand and discuss the dispute. This would help create better understanding between the two nations.

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Democracy in Cambodia is in a Coma


Tuesday, September 28, 2010 Opinion by Pretty Ma Recent political verdict issued by the Prime Minister's court was seen as Mr. Hun Sen's determination, or Hanoi's to say the least, to completely ban Mr. Sam Rainsy from Cambodian political arena given that the case is border encroachment from the East. This highly political judgment came to no one's surprise, especially to the Cambodian public in general. However, it has probably placed the world, especially donors' countries in an awkward position. It is quite a moral dilemma since it calls into question the validity, sincerity and the ability of the large donors to convince their good-hearted citizens that Cambodian democracy no longer qualifies. As likely the case of Mr. Sam Rainsy, Cambodian democracy is in a coma, regardless of whichever way one looks at it. All the major institutions has molded into a one party based operation. The government of Cambodia is operating on this single line of policy, one party service only and it serves only those party members who towed the party's line while punishing another portion of population who believe in running the country otherwise. Pluralistic form of democracy is no longer valid in this case. Should this kind of political menace and scenario is allowed to fly, then Mr. Hun Sen can pick and choose, boot any opposition leaders, today or tomorrow, at his own chosing. He can frame any argument through his party's cleverly designed defamation law, use his courts, accusing and convicting anyone he sees as a real challenge to his power or structure, knowing that he can get away with it through little or no consequence or reactions which he might consider to be a silent support from the world community and donors. It would not be the first assumption and I am sure it's not the last. As long as the world continue to channel my tax dollars and yours, including the generosity of their citizen's hard earned money to this regime with very little conditions or serious guidelines attached, or definite demand of concrete results, then maybe we can say that this is the best "HELL" the world has probably concluded, from my own perception, in the best interests of the Khmer people and nation for regional economic and political reason – it should be understood that stability is the magic word they want you to hear. Getting goods across the land from place to place at a faster pace, corporate profits and individual interests are more important than protecting human rights, enforcing Cambodian democracy, ensuring independence of the 3 major state institutions, enforcing a clear system of check-and-balance, giving official opposition a decent fighting chance, a real operating budget, getting a term limit for Prime Minister office so on and so forth which will lead to long term stability, and solid democratic foundation. It is quite insulting when they have to ask their people and the rest of the civilized world that this is the best they can do with Billions of dollars, 30 years or so after the Killing Fields. Cambodia can only afford a one man's ruling while human rights and democracy has to take the back seat in the eyes and wisdom of our so-called mother or father of democracies. It is just tearing me apart since I was blessed to enjoy my real freedom here in America. I am so sad for all the chances we have had in not only ensuring our territorial integrity and getting our nation free from foreign invaders, we now moving back even much deeper and deeper into the old Vietnamese colonial trap. The world could not care less, since, now, it is not in military uniform. It all comes down to economic and economic: highways will bring all sorts of goods across the borders, and it will end up with the haves and have-nots fighting for survival like beasts. The majority of Khmers are poor, farmers, uneducated, unsophisticated, easy to fool, and they are such an easy prey to all sorts of predators. You know what I am saying. It's legal now, and it will all be legal, but by then what do you have left to sell? I know for sure that those tall buildings and hotels are not mine and not my people, those rubber plantations and the like are for export, and they are not mine or yours. There are farming land concessions now and even more on the horizon that will produce rice or other products to support people in other country. It’s all for export, not for the needy inside Cambodia, so this means that more people will probably end up begging on the street. For those who have lost their farming lands, I can't even imagine what their lives – be they young, old or babies – are going to be like? It's so hard to see a mother or a grandmother raise her hands begging for a little generosity and compassion. You look at them and you can just pass by without giving a bit while inside you, you feel so guilty that you couldn't give enough. And if you pass one without giving, all she has to say: "How could you be so uncompassionate, my child". It hurts like hell. That experience stuck with me until today, and this is why I chose to be the minority against the new social norm that Cambodia is flaunting today. I guess maybe I have been away far too long, and I have remained too Cambodian in my own conservative way, that I seem to find so many flaws in the new Cambodia - a country that has become so morally and materially corrupted than anything I had ever experienced from my memory days as a child back in the mid-60s till I left in 1981. Opportunities to strengthen Cambodian democracy has been lost over the years as each donor countries was thinking more or less of their own country's interest while turning a blind eye on the derailing process of democracy that is taking shape in Cambodia. With so much money to give away, something the Cambodian government can't do without, the donor countries could have forced the system to open up. When you get a loan from a mortgage institution, you will have to meet certain criteria and payment terms. What is there difference for Cambodia? Short term gain and long term pain for the Khmer people? The world has overlooked all credible gathering evidence and pleas from human rights groups, and seem as always readily willing to accept one lie on reform after the other, or lie of this and of that while refusing to politely tell the human right violators that talk is cheap, but show us the real results, and we'll take it from there. At times, I questioned if the world is ever serious about democracy in Cambodia. I know that some of our friends, especially those next door to us, don't want anything to do with that because it can cause a stir in their own communist world. No, freedom will ring in Cambodia. Our constitution was built out of sand, with so many loopholes and misguided interpretation. It has led to all sorts of political misuse, manipulation and, more often than not, it no longer corresponds to the original intent and spirit of the 1991 Paris Peace Accord. As a student of American Government Politics, I have always preferred the American system of check-and-balance because I knew this kind of parliamentary abuse will likely occur, and we have seen that manifested right in front of our very eyes the abuse of elected member of parliaments at the direction of the Prime Minister office, not once, not twice, too many times to even count. The Cambodian People Party was build on such a systemic network of patronage, a party founded on the practice of reward and punishment. As a party member, one has to tow the party line, the party leader or he/she'll pay a hefty price. Way back, a judge was removed to a remote town from Phnom Penh, for ruling against the government's interest. This was done just to intimidate other judges and justices to be careful of issuing their next verdict in any cases that don't go the government's way. The government and the ruling party in Cambodia today has operated on an ideology from the past, i.e. for party members, you can join the party but you can't leave, in another word, this communist party would rather take a prostitute to be its bride, but will not allow its wife to become a prostitute. Good luck to all of those who have politically prostituted themselves to be a part of their new found quick-to-rich scheme, the party of their future. Ironically, some of them should have not left Cambodia from the day of Vietnam’s invasion. It just makes no sense and, I am sorry to say, you would have been much better off by joining that preferred party of yours from the start. Who know? You would probably be challenging your PM for his personal seat. This is where Vietnam knows Khmers best. There are always those who would prostitute themselves to any level to get ahead in their material world. Can't do it on their own, but need to go through the process of corruption, of looting one’s own nation on the back of vulnerable Khmers, the poor, the old, and the have-nots who subsist in large number across the country. Look at the face of those beggars and who do you see: your mothers, yours grandmothers, your fathers and they are all Khmers. This is why it is really so painful to see, especially for us, human. Khmer people must learn from their past, learn to cast their vote strategically and wisely. They need to focus on having a balanced approach to good governance. As I write in my previous post, in our time – such as this one – when we need to ensure our territorial integrity, to account for national revenue and spending, to protect people's lands and interests and the likes, a counter political force is the way to go - a minority government that allow the system to work best in responding to your concerns. People need to start moving away from any form of dictatorship since no man can last forever and history has taught us a good lesson of that. At the end of the day, it's not so much about a leader whom we like or dislike, it is not about Mr. Hun Sen or Mr. Sam Rainsy, but about a country that is truly democratic and a peaceful, respectable elected process. More importantly is a peaceful change of leadership through that revolving door of the PM Office. It should start – a process that is long overdue - with a 2-term limit for the premiership position; a creation of the Office of the Independent Prosecutors Council; an overhaul to the judicial system, and a proper level of operating budget for political Oppositions as legal participants of the process.

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