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គ.ជ.ប.៖ គណៈកម្មាធិការចម្រុះដោះស្រាយភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតទំនងជាស្ទះ
នំពេញ៖ មន្រ្តីផ្លូវការនៃគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គ.ជ.ប.)បាន បញ្ជាក់នៅថ្ងៃអង្គារនេះថា ការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការចម្រុះសម្រាប់ដោះស្រាយភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការ បោះឆ្នោតមិនអាចបង្កើតបាននោះទេ។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែមន្ត្រីគណបក្សជំទាស់អះអាងថា ខ្លួនកំពុងខិតខំជំរុញការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការនេះនៅឡើយ។ លោកទេព នីថា អគ្គលេខាធិការគ.ជ.ប.បានប្រាប់វីអូអេសំឡេងសហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកថា ការមិនអាចបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការនេះបានគឺដោយសារតែភាពមិនចុះសម្រុង គ្នារវាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនិងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា។ លោកនិយាយថា៖ «មិនចុះសម្រុងគ្នា មិនអាចបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការនេះបានទេ»។ កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៣ ខែសីហា គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) បានប្រជុំជាមួយតំណាងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ និងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ហើយបានសម្រេចបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការមួយដែលមានសមាសភាពនៃភាគីទាំងបី ចូលរួម។ ក៏ប៉ុន្តែគណបក្សជំទាស់ទាមទារឲ្យមានការចូលរួមពីតំណាងអង្គការ ក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងតំណាងរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិធ្វើជាអាជ្ញាកណ្តាល ដែលធ្វើឲ្យការបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការនេះនៅជាប់គាំង។ ...
សង្គមស៊ីវិល៖ការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលដោយគ.ជ.ប.មុនមានដំណោះស្រាយអាចនាំឲ្យមានការរំជើបរំជួល
វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន — ក្រុមអង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិលខកចិត្តនឹងការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលឆ្នោតរបស់ គ.ជ.ប.ដោយបារម្ភអំពីភាពរំជើបរំជួលដោយសារតែគ្មានដំណោះស្រាយរវាង ភាគីទាំងពីរទាក់ទងនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីនៃការបោះឆ្នោត។ ពីរដ្ឋធានីវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន លោកសុខ ខេមរានៃវីអូអេរាយការណ៍ថា ក្រុមសង្គមស៊ីវិលនិងអ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ឯករាជ្យលើកឡើងថា នៅពេលការចរចាកំពុងដំណើរការមិនគួរមានការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោត ដំបូងដែលនាំឲ្យមានភាពតានតឹងនយោបាយទេ។ មន្ត្រីសង្គមស៊ីវិលនិងអ្នកឃ្លាំមើលការបោះឆ្នោតអះអាងថា ការប្រកាសលទ្ធផលបោះឆ្នោតជាផ្លូវការដំបូងរបស់គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ រៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត(គ.ជ.ប.)នឹងនាំឲ្យមានកំដៅនយោបាយកាន់តែរីកឡើង ក្នុងចំណោមអ្នកមិនបានបោះឆ្នោត នៅពេលដែលបញ្ហាស៊ើបអង្កេតអំពីភាពមិនប្រក្រតីមិនទាន់ត្រូវបាន ដោះស្រាយ ហើយការចរចាបង្កើតគណៈកម្មការឯករាជ្យមួយកំពុងដំណើរការទៅមុខ មិនទាន់សម្រេចបាននៅឡើយ។ ...
គណបក្សដែលមិនបានអាសនៈខកចិត្តនឹងភាពមិនប្រក្រតីក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោត
ភ្នំពេញ — គណបក្សចំនួន៤ក្នុងចំណោមគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៦ដែលមិនបានទទួលអាសនៈ ក្នុងសភាក្នុងការប្រកួតប្រជែងនៅក្នុងអាណត្តិទី៥នេះ បានសម្តែងការមិនពេញជាខ្លាំងចំពោះ ដំណើរការបោះឆ្នោតនេះ។ គណបក្សនយោបាយទាំងនោះបានចាត់ទុកថា ការបោះឆ្នោតនេះមានភាពអយុត្តិធម៌ និងមានភាពមិនប្រក្រតីជាច្រើន ដែលបានកើតឡើងដោយមានការរៀបចំទុកជាមុន។ ការបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសតំណាងរាស្ត្រអាណត្តិទី៥កាលពីថ្ងៃទី២៨កក្កដា កន្លងទៅថ្មីៗនេះមានគណបក្សនយោបាយចំនួន៨បានចូលរួមប្រកួតប្រជែង ក៏ប៉ុន្តែលទ្ធផលក្រៅផ្លូវការបង្ហាញថា មានគណបក្សចំនួនតែ២ប៉ុណ្ណោះដែលមានអាសនៈក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាគឺគណបក្ស ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងគណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិ។ ...
Reports on Cambodian Election Irregularities Submitted
The Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) on Wednesday received more than 10 reports documenting irregularities in last month’s national elections. International and local rights groups and observers have called for further investigation into the allegations of irregularities, which presents a potential roadblock to the formation of ...
http://www.voanews.com/content/reports-on-cambodian-election-irregularities-submitted/1725538.html
Ruling Party Confident Ahead of Election Day
WASHINGTON — With Cambodia’s national parliamentary elections just days away, senior officials of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party say they are confident in an election victory, despite the return of opposition leader Sam Rainsy. The ruling party has campaigned on a number of platforms, especially the ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/ruling-party-confident-ahead-of-election-day/1708606.html
Work of Observers Key to Fair Election, Monitor Says
WASHINGTON DC – The head of the election monitoring group Comfrel says a number of election irregularities and fraud have taken place during the campaign period, as observers prepare for Election Day on Sunday. Voter lists have numerous flaws, with some people unable to find their ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/work-of-observers-key-to-fair-election-monitor-says/1710055.html
In Campaign, Some Promises Clearer Than Others
AKEO Province – In Takeo province, three political parties are vying for votes in the July 28 election. In interviews with VOA Khmer, villagers in Rovieng district say they are listening to the campaign promises, but many remain skeptical that they will be fulfilled once ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-campaign-some-promises-clearer-than-others/1707642.html
Youth Representatives Debate Party Policies
PHNOM PENH – Youth representatives from six political parties running in the upcoming elections joined an International Republican Institute-organized debate over the weekend to show their respective parties’ policies. The candidates came from Funcinpec, the Cambodian Nationality Party, the League for Democracy Party, the Anti-Poverty Party, ...
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http://www.voacambodia.com/content/youth-represenatives-debate-party-policies/1708776.html
Critics Say Hun Sen’s Land Title Program Is Biased
A controversial land titling program set up by Prime Minister Hun Sen has been suspended ahead of the July 28 elections, but critics say the program should not be restarted. The titling program itself began in December 2012 and is expected to end after elections scheduled ...
Housing Activists Clash With Police in Street Protest
At least two women were injured Monday as housing rights activists clashed with police in Phnom Penh. The activists had been demonstrating by sitting in a major street in front of City Hall to demand land titles in two ongoing land disputes in the capital, those ...
Opposition Lawmakers Want ‘Social’ Land to Go to Farmers
Cambodian lawmakers have passed a new law on agriculture, but critics say the law does not go far enough to protect the country’s farmers. The law passed on Thursday evening, but not before debate at the National Assembly. During the debate opposition representatives called on the ...
Work Begins on Controversial Cambodian Dam
As work begins on Cambodia’s biggest dam, those advocating against its construction have warned that the region’s rush for hydropower will have a disastrous effect on millions of people who rely on the Mekong River to survive. Last month, workers began preparing an area in northeastern ...
http://www.voanews.com/content/work-begins-on-controversial-hydropower-dam/1656035.html
World Bank Urged To Review Policies in Places Like Cambodia
The World Bank is under pressure to review some of its policies around the world to ensure that in countries like Cambodia it is not funding the wrong projects. In a discussion at George Washington University this week, panelists said the World Bank is needed for ...
Cambodia Lacks Research Enough To Tackle Its Problems, Analysts Say
Not enough priority is given to research in Cambodia, threatening its long term development, economists and other experts say. Larry Strange, executive director of the Cambodian Development Research Institute, says the country cannot plan for major reform, build its economy, or reduce poverty without proper analysis ...
Development Could Mean Loss of EU Trade Preference, Ambassador Says
Cambodia could see less preferential economic treatment by Europe in coming years, as it graduates as a more developed country, the EU’s ambassador to Cambodia says. In an interview with VOA Khmer in Phnom Penh, Ambassador Jean-Francois Cautain said Cambodia currently enjoys tariff exemptions under a ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/development-could-mean-loss-of-eu-trade-preference/1631336.html
Government Denies Reports on Mining Corruption and Hun Sen
The Cambodian government on Thursday dismissed media reports in Australia linking Prime Minister Hun Sen to a mining company under investigation there for corruption. Earlier this week, The Age newspaper reported on Australian documents that described officials from BHP Billiton seeking a special meeting with Hun ...
In Washington, ‘Mekong Days’ Puts River in Focus
Advocacy groups, environmentalists and policy-makers have wrapped up five days of events surrounding Mekong River issues in Washington. “Mekong Days,” a series of talks, films and other forums that ended Tuesday, highlighted issues in the region, where some 60 million people live. The Mekong River, a major ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/in-washington-mekong-days-puts-river-in-focus/1630640.html
Documentary Looks at Impact of Mekong Dams
An updated documentary, “Where Have All the Fish Gone?,” examines the impacts of hydroelectric dams on the Mekong River. The Xayaburi dam, which would produce hydropower for market, has become a divisive issue among Mekong River countries. Critics say it could severely damage ecosystems on which ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/documentary-looks-at-impact-of-mekong-dams/1626779.html
Multiple Skills Needed To Compete in a Future Asean, Economist Says
Young Cambodians must develop diverse workplace skills if they are to compete in an integrated Asean, a leading economist and adviser to the government says. “We have to make sure we are able to do multiple things if others are able to do just one,” the ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/multiple-skills-needed-for-asean-competition/1603984.html
Investment Figures Show Billions of Dollars from China
China has become Cambodia’s biggest investor, putting some $8.8 billion into the country over nearly two decades, according to online data from the government’s lead investment agency. Those investment numbers, from the Council for the Development of Cambodia, from 1994 to 2011, do not take into ...
Real Estate Market Showing Signs of Recovery
Land prices in Cambodia continued to recover in the last half of 2012, especially in urban areas, following a collapse of the market in 2008, real estate investors say. Keuk Narin, vice president of Asia Real Estate Cambodia, told VOA Khmer that commercial land prices ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/real-estate-market-showing-signs-of-recovery/1580588.html
Fired Phone Company Workers File Complaint
One of Cambodia’s most active unions has filed a complaint against a Thai mobile phone provider, claiming it laid off more than 50 staff members without warning and without compensation. The complaint was filed with the Ministry of Labor against Mfone, a company that belongs to ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/fired-phone-company-workers-file-complaint/1579895.html
US Congressional Budget Compromise a Good Lesson for Cambodia, Observers Say
The US Congress has averted the “fiscal cliff” by passing a number of budget agreements, and Cambodian politicians and observers say the experience is a good example of compromise between two sides. Cheam Yiep, a lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People’s Party and head of ...
US Seeks Stronger Ties After Obama Visit
The United States is looking forward to making sure the US-Cambodian relations grow stronger after the visit of US President Barack Obama to Cambodia in November, according to US Embassy spokesman Sean McIntosh. In a recent interview with VOA Khmer, McIntosh said Obama has decided to ...
http://www.voacambodia.com/content/us-seeks-stronger-ties-after-obama-visit/1577161.html
