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Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Sunday said that the CNRP would formally appeal to the CPP this week to resume negotiations to end the ongoing political deadlock, but said that the CPP would have to meet the CNRP’s conditions for a new round of talks. “Now ...

Prime Minister Hun Sen’s new Cabinet on Friday approved a 2014 draft budget of $3.5 billion, a 13 percent increase over this year’s budget, but gave no details as to how the money would be spent. The CPP also said it will go ahead with a ...

Cambodian opposition supporters have wrapped up three days of peaceful protests against the results of this year’s parliamentary elections. Led by opposition leader Sam Rainsy, an estimated 20,000 cheering demonstrators marched to several foreign embassies in Phnom Penh asking for international intervention in the Cambodian political ...

If opposition supporters are wearied by the CNRP’s continuing boycott of parliament, they refused to show it on Friday as an estimated 25,000 people turned out for the final day of a three-day protest that delivered petitions and letters to eight foreign embassies and the ...

As two volunteers guided a man unsteady on his feet into a medical tent on the second day of a three-day pro-opposition demonstration at Freedom Park yesterday, Chan Bun Han instructed another to get the patient a bottle of water after they laid him on ...

While the Cambodia National Rescue Party’s continued push for an investigation into election irregularities may at times feel quixotic, the fact that the opposition was able to hold a peaceful march yesterday without incident represents a perhaps equally significant victory for freedom of assembly. The Ministry ...

Human Rights Watch yesterday took the key donor governments of Japan, Australia and France to task for congratulating Prime Minister Hun Sen on his official election victory in a strongly worded statement that called on them to support an independent investigation into July’s disputed poll. The ...

More than 10,000 opposition CNRP supporters marched from Freedom Park to the U.N.’s human rights office in Phnom Penh on Wednesday to deliver a petition urging signatories of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement to intervene in the country’s current political deadlock. The march marked the climax ...

The National Election Committee (NEC) on Wednesday closed the official voter registration period, which lasted for 20 days and saw more than 170,000 people added and nearly 100,000 names struck from the voter list. The list has been heavily criticized by election monitors, who say the ...

Cambodian opposition supporters have taken to the streets for a second day, after thousands of protesters marched to the United Nation’s human rights office in the capital, Phnom Penh. They are urging the world body to intervene in the country’s political deadlock, and opposition leader Sam ...

Thousands of opposition supporters at Freedom Park cheered in a near-ecstatic frenzy yesterday as Cambodia National Rescue Party president Sam Rainsy compared the demonstration to those held by the ruling party with an eye to the bottom line. “The [Cambodian People’s Party] uses money to pay ...

Despite the return of police checkpoints around Phnom Penh on Wednesday morning ahead of the opposition CNRP’s latest protest against July’s still-disputed national election, most demonstrators coming in from the provinces were let through. Typifying what turned out to be a lighter security touch compared to ...

Thousands of opposition supporters made their way to Freedom Park in Phnom Penh on Wednesday morning to begin the first of a three-day demonstration designed to urge signatories of the Paris Peace Agreement to intervene in the country’s current political deadlock. Unlike at the previous protests ...

It may not be a milestone anniversary, but the significance of this day 22 years ago is something the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party wants everyone to remember when it begins its latest mass protest this morning, a spokesman said yesterday. From today until Friday, ...

The Ministry of Interior announced Tuesday in a last minute meeting that it would allow the opposition CNRP to take 1,000 people through the streets of Phnom Penh to deliver a petition to the U.N. and eight foreign embassies during its three-day mass demonstration that ...

The roads surrounding In­dependence Monument will once again be blocked off as a planned three-day opposition rally kicks off this morning, but military police maintained yesterday that they will not be as tightly enforced as they were when frustration over delays erupted into violence last ...

Opposition CNRP lawmaker-elect Mu Sochua last night emerged from a meeting with Phnom Penh City Hall representatives proclaiming that she had the assurance of the Municipal police chief that there would be no roadblocks in or around Phnom Penh during the opposition’s three-day demonstration starting ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived in Cambodia on Tuesday after a two-week long campaign abroad to seek support for his Cambodia National Rescue Party’s (CNRP) bid to bring foreign intervention to Cambodia’s election dispute. He returned home just a day before his party’s planned three-day protest ...

A meeting between representatives of the CNRP and Phnom Penh City Hall officials Monday failed to produce an agreement over the opposition party’s plans to march throughout the city during its three consecutive days of demonstrations starting Wednesday. City Hall officials last week decreed that the ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ នៅ​ក្នុង​អំឡុង​ពេល​កំពុង​ហាត់​សម នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ប៉ូលិស​ប្រមាណ ១០០ នាក់ ក្នុង​ចំណោម​ប៉ូលិស​ជាង ១០០០ នាក់ ដែល​ប្រដាប់​ដោយ​ខែល និង​ដំបង បាន​ទៅ​បំបែក​ការ​រៀបចំ​ធ្វើ​សមាជ​ប្រជាជន​នៅ​ស្ពាន​នាគ​ក្បែរ​នោះ កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ម្សិលមិញ។ ការ​ហាត់​សម​របស់​កម្លាំង​នគរបាល​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​គិត​ថា គឺ​ដើម្បី​ត្រៀម​ទប់​ទល់​ទៅ​នឹង​ការ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ស្អែក បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​មន្ត្រី​សមត្ថកិច្ច​បាន​អះអាង​ថា ការ​ហាត់​សម​នេះ​គឺ​ដើម្បី​ពង្រឹង​ការ​ការពារ​សន្តិសុខ​ក៏​ដោយ។ កម្លាំង​សមត្ថកិច្ច ចម្រុះ​ប្រមាណ ១០០ នាក់ ដែល​បាន​ដក​ចេញ​ពី​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​បាន​មក​រារាំង​និង​រុញ​ច្រាន​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ទាំង​នេះ​បង្ខំ​ឲ្យ​ចាក​ចេញ​ពី​ស្ពាន​នាគ ប៉ុន្តែ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ទាំង​នោះ ក៏​បាន​រុញ​ច្រាន​កម្លាំង​នគរបាល​វិញ ប៉ុន្តែ​ការ​ប៉ះទង្គិច​គ្នា​នោះ​មិន​បង្ក​ឲ្យ​មាន​អ្នក​រង​របួស​ឡើយ។ បើ​ទោះ​បី​ជា​កម្លាំង​ប៉ូលិស បាន​លើក​ផ្តួល​គ្រែ​របស់​ក្រុម​សហគមន៍ ដែល​រៀបចំ​សម្រាប់​ធ្វើ​វេទិកា ហើយ​បាន​បណ្តេញ​ឲ្យ​ចាក​ចេញ​ក៏​ដោយ ក៏​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ទាំង​នោះ​មិន​ព្រម​ចាក​ចេញ​ឡើយ ហើយ​បាន​នាំ​គ្នា​អង្គុយ​ចុះ បន្ទាប់​មក​ក្រុម​បណ្តាញ​មួយ​ចំនួន​បាន​ដើរ​ចែក​សៀវភៅ​ស្តី​អំពី​រដ្ឋ​ធម្មនុញ្ញ​នៃ​ព្រះ​រាជាណាចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​ដល់​អ្នក​ដែល​ចូល​រួម​ទាំងអស់ និង​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ដែល​មក​បង្ក្រាប​បាតុករ​ផង​ដែរ ដើម្បី​ឲ្យ​យល់​ពី​ច្បាប់ ហើយ​កុំ​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​បំពាន​ច្បាប់។ យោង​តាម​លិខិត​ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ ទី២០ ខែ តុលា របស់​អភិបាល​រង​សាលា​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ លោក ឃួង ស្រេង ផ្ញើ​ជូន​តំណាង​បណ្តាញ​ពហុ​វិស័យ​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា សមាជ​ប្រជាជន​មិន​ទាន់​កំណត់​ដោយ​ច្បាប់​ស្តីពី​ការ​រៀបចំ ...

ភ្នំពេញៈ ថា​តើ​​មហា​បាតុកម្ម ដែល​មាន​រយៈ​ពេល​បី​ថ្ងៃ របស់​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ដែល​ចាប់ផ្តើម​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ស្អែក​នឹង​ត្រូវ​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ធ្វើ​ទៅ​តាម​ការ​គ្រោង​ទុក​ឬ​អត់​នោះ នៅ​មិន​ទាន់​ច្បាស់​នៅ​ឡើយ​ទេ រហូត​ដល់​ល្ងាច​ម្សិលមិញ ហើយ​សាលា​រាជធានី បាន​បង្វែរ​សេចក្តី​សម្រេច​ទៅ​ក្រសួង មហាផ្ទៃ បន្ទាប់​ពី​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ដែល​មិន​បាន​ទទួល​បាន​ផ្លែ​ផ្កា​ជាមួយ​តំណាង​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ដោយ​មិន​គិត​ថា តើ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ផ្តល់​ការ​អនុញ្ញាត ឬ​មិន​ផ្តល់​នោះ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ​បាន​ថ្លែង​ថា ខ្លួន​នឹង​នៅ​តែ​បន្ត​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​ទៅ​តាម​ការ​គ្រោង​ទុក។ បើ​តាម​លោក​ស្រី មូរ សុខហួរ ប្រធាន​ផ្នែក​កិច្ចការ​សាធារណៈ របស់​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា «ចំណុច​ប្រកាន់​ខ្ជាប់» គឺ​ថា តើ​បាតុករ​នឹង​អាច​ហែ​ក្បួន​បាន​ឬ​អត់​ស្នាក់នៅ​ទីលាន​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​នៅ​ពេល​យប់​បាន​ឬ​អត់ និង​ថា តើ​ចំនួន​អ្នក​ចូល​រួម​ប៉ុន្មាន​នាក់ នឹង​ត្រូវ​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​ចូល​រួម។ ...

The head of the tiny Khmer Economic Development Party (KEDP), which failed to win a single seat in the July 28 elections, yesterday called on the opposition to take its 55 seats at the National Assembly and form a coalition with the ruling Cambodian People’s ...

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy on Tuesday reaffirmed his party’s commitment to three days of mass demonstrations starting on Wednesday, in response to the government’s failure to address widespread irregularities in July’s national elections. Returning from a trip abroad, where he had urged Western states not to ...

U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham last week submitted a resolution to the U.S. Committee on Foreign Relations requesting the suspension of U.S. military assistance to Cambodia until an independent investigation into July’s national election is conducted. The resolution was submitted on Wednesday to express “the sense of ...