កាលពីម្សិល​មិញ មេដឹកនាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃ​តង​អូស្ត្រាលី (Austra​lian ​Greens  ​Party​) ​បាន​លើក​ឡើង​ថា ​ខ្លួន​បាន​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​លោ​ក​ ខេវិន រូដ (Kevi​n ​Rudd​) ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​អូស្ត្រាលី គាំទ្រ​ការ​ស៊ើបអង្កេត​ករណី​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ថា មាន​​ភាព​ប្រក្រតី​បាន​កើ​ត​ឡើង ​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន​ ​ក្នុង​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ជា​តិ​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​សប្តាហ៍​មុន​។ ​កាលពីខែ​តុលា ព្រឹទ្ធសភា​អូស្ត្រាលី​ បា​ន​ឯក​ភាពគ្នា​ថា អំពាវ​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុ​ជា “ រៀបចំ​​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ សេរី និង​យុត្តិ​​ធ​ម៌​ ក្នុងឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​ និ​ង​ធានា​ថា ណបក្ស​ប្រ​ឆាំងនានា​អាច​ចូល​រួម​យ៉ាង​ពេញលេ​ញ​​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ ​ន​យោបាយ​កម្ពុជា​ ដោយ​មិន​មា​ន​ការ​យាយី​ផ្នែករូប​វន្ត​ ​ឬក៏​ផ្នែក​តុលាការ​ ឬ​ក៏​ការគំរាម​កំហែង​”។​ ​នៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​សម្ភាស​ជា​មួយ​វិទ្យុ​អេបីស៊ី​អូស្ត្រាលី (ABC​ Radio A​ustralia​) ​លោក​ស្រី​ គ្រីស្ទីន ​មីល​ណេ (Chri​stine ​Milne​)​ មេដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​បៃតង ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ថា ​ក្នុង​នាម​ជា​​អ្នក​ផ្តល់​ជំនួយ​ដ៏​ច្រើន​មួយ​ដ​ល់​​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ​​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរឡើង ​និង​បង្ហាញ​ក្តី​កង្វល់​របស់​ខ្លួន​អំពី​ភាព​មិនប្រ​ក្រ​តី​ ដែល​បានកើតឡើ​ង​នៅ​ក្នុងការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​ កា​ល​ពីថ្ងៃអាទិត្យ​ សប្តាហ៍​មុន។ លោកស្រី មីលណេ ​បាន​មានប្រសា​សន៍​ថា “ ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​គួរតែ​ប្រើ​ ប្រា​ស់​ជំហរ​របស់​ខ្លួន​នៅ​លើ​ឆាកអន្តរ​ជាតិ​ ក្នុង​ការ​គាំទ្រ​យ៉ាង​សកម្ម​ នូវ​ការសុើបអ​ង្កេ​ត​​​ពេ​ញ​លេញ ​និង​មានតម្លាភាព​ ចំពោះភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រ​តី​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​ ​ហើយ​​ការ​ សុើប​អង្កេត​នេះ​ ត្រូវ​​ការ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​ឯក​រាជ្យ​មួយ​ និង​មាន​ជំនួយ​ពី​អង្គការ​សហ​​ ប្រជាជាតិ ​និងអង្គការ​មិនមែ​នរដ្ឋាភិបាល​នានា​”។ ​លោកស្រី​បាន​មានប្រសា​ សន៍​បន្ត​ទៀតថា “ ​ចំពោះខ្ញុំ ច្បាស់​ណាស់​ថា ​មាន​ភា​ព​មិនប្រក្រ​តីយ៉ាងច្រើន​គួរ​ឲ្យកត់សម្គាល់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​  ខ្ញុំ​ស្វាគមន៍​ការ​ដែ​ល​មាន​ការ​លើកឡើងថា នឹង​មានការ​ពិភា​ក្សា​គ្នា ​ហើយ​ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​បានឮ [លោក​​ប្រធាន​គ​ណ​បក្ស​ សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ] សម រង្ស៊ី និយាយ​ថា​ គោលបំណង​នៃ​កិច្ច​ពិភាក្សា​ទាំង​នោះ​ គឺ​ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ ស្វែងរក​ ការពិត ​​​និង​គ្មាន​​អ្វី​លើស​ពី​នេះ​ទៀត​ទេ ហើយ​នោះ​គឺជា​អ្វី​ដែ​ល​ខ្ញុំចង់​ឃើញ ​នាពេល​បច្ចុប្បន្ន​ សម្រា​ប់​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី ដែល​ត្រូវ​ក្រោក​ឈរ​ឡើ​ង​​ដើម្បី​ឲ្យមានការ​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​បញ្ហា​ ពីព្រោះ​មានការ​អះ​អាង​យ៉ាង​ច្បាស់​ថា ​គ​​ណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​បាន​ទទួលជ័យ​ជម្នះ ...

Political turmoil in Thailand, where protesters have overtaken government buildings and called for the premier there to step down, have sparked concerns in Cambodia that its diplomatic relations with its neighbor could again deteriorate. “The governments of Yingluck and Thaksin are close to Hun Sen,” ...

Resources to feed and educate a child, access to shelter and a life free of abuse arc fundamental rights, yet each day millions of Cambodians struggle to meet their basic needs alone. With more than 30% of the population living below the national poverty line of ...

Laos has notified the Mekong River Commission (MRC) that it will go ahead with the construction of the Don Sahong Dam, which environmentalists say could threaten the ecosystem of the Lower Mainstream Mekong and have a severe impact on the livelihoods of hundreds of thousands ...

The Phnom Penh municipal government will today issue announcements to two property developers ordering them to partially demolish buildings near the Royal Palace in order to reduce their height to comply with the original planning agreements, an official said. The two buildings—one owned by Vattanac Properties ...

There was little sign Wednesday that two new buildings near the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, which have been ordered to reduce their height, were any closer to demolition Wednesday, despite the approach of a one-month deadline from City Hall. Phnom Penh municipal officials said last ...

A draft trade union law that the government has pledged to introduce by the end of the year includes provisions that will allow for unions to be suspended if their activities are deemed illegal, the head of Cambodia’s largest employers association said Wednesday. Van Sou Ieng, ...

The government has brought into force a new law that makes all illegal payments to officials punishable by up to 15 years in jail for those who accept such payments and up to 10 years for those who make payments. Im Oudom, a member of ...

More than 200 students and opposition supporters marched Sunday around Phnom Penh’s Wat Phnom with flowers in hand, urging parties to refrain from violence during Saturday’s protest against last month’s contested national election results and for recent incitement charges against two students to be dropped. The ...

A mob of 500 villagers beat a man to death in Kampong Cham province yesterday after he allegedly slaughtered his wife and stepdaughter with a pair of scythes and reportedly taunted the assembled crowd with his wife’s severed hand. Police said Laing Pises, 48, used the ...

Born with cerebral palsy, 5-year-old Chhen Sivong has trouble walking, standing and raising his arms, but he also struggles with an even more fundamental motor skill: swallowing. Around the time he turned one, the little boy began having problems eating solid food, which upset both Sivong ...

The U.S. House of Representatives on Wednesday passed a spending bill that would suspend some funding to Cambodia until the government carries out an independent investigation of July’s disputed national election and reforms its electoral system, or until the opposition ends its boycott of parliament. The ...

The first ever Annual Journalism Ethics Awards ceremony was held Wednesday in Phnom Penh, which conferred a total of 19 awards on five national newspapers and eight national television stations in recognition of their adherence to ethical journalism. The newspapers garnering awards in categories including balance ...

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday announced his new government’s five-year strategy, vowing to deepen reforms in all fields to ensure sustainable growth and poverty reduction. “Reforms are the top priority for Cambodia and the country will continue deepening reforms in all fields in order ...

U.N. human rights envoy Surya Subedi on Wednesday wrapped up his appearance before the Human Rights Council in Geneva with a vow to continue assisting Cambodia in improving its judicial system as NGOs provided withering testimony of the situation of rights in the country. A dialogue ...

Government officials have ordered the immediate demolition of two buildings located within blocks of the Royal Palace because the structures are taller than the allowed limit for buildings surrounding the palace, officials said Wednesday. One building, owned by Vat­tanac Properties, is located a block from the ...

Every day for weeks on end, 6-year-old Srey Nuch was tormented by severe pain caused by several of her teeth rotting away. Her mother, Lay Vicheka, despaired when she heard her daughter’s cries, knowing the family was far too poor to pay a dentist to fix ...

Since its emergence in the region more than a decade ago, the governments of Southeast Asia have been fighting to contain the human avian influenza virus through surveillance programs, rigorous inspections and widespread culling of infected birds. In Cambodia last year, 13 people died of ...

Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan has summoned a student from the country’s top state journalism school for a meeting at his office after she used a post on her Facebook page to question the sense of a guest lecture he delivered last week. Mr. Siphan ...

Seven NGOs have raised their concerns that the government is using the law, media and Internet to further stifle freedom of expression, ahead of Cambodia submitting its first Universal Periodic Review (UPR) of human rights to the U.N. The UPR is the process through which Geneva’s ...