ព័ត៌មាន
Some Return After Eviction From Coastal Resort Development
Thousands of people have been evicted from their homes to make way for a Chinese development in Koh Kong province. But some of the families have returned to their land, leaving a relocation site they say was insufficient for their needs. For families like those of ...
Cambodian voters urged to refrain from violence
Cambodian voters are urged to refrain from violence, as they will go to vote on Sunday to elect for 123 members of parliament. “Free political environment and the ability of the people to exercise their rights and freedoms, such as the right to vote, freedom of ...
http://www.thecambodiaherald.com/cambodia/detail/1?page=11&token=YWFkODE3OTBkODl
On Coast, Chinese Development Pushes Thousands From Land
Thousands of villagers in a remote district of the coastal province of Koh Kong have been evicted or are facing eviction in the face of a Chinese resort development project. Some families have moved unwillingly to relocation sites. But others are refusing to leave, setting the ...
Cambodian opposition power figure Mu Sochua relishes election fight
Outspoken female MP takes battle to Hun Sen’s ruling party as Cambodia goes to the polls. She is brave, eloquent and defiant in a country where government critics have been detained, imprisoned and sometimes killed for speaking out. Now Mu Sochua, Cambodia‘s leading female opposition MP, ...
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/26/cambodian-opposition-mu-sochua-election
យុវជនមួយចំនួនប្រតិកម្មនឹងការរិះគន់យុវជនតាមកញ្ចក់ទូរទស្សន៍
នុងយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាបោះឆ្នោតសម្រាប់នីតិកាលទី៥ នេះ គេសង្កេតឃើញយុវជនខ្លះចូលរួមដោយការបង្ខិតបង្ខំ ឬគំនាប និងយុវជនខ្លះទៀត ចូលរួមដោយឆន្ទៈ និងដោយស្ម័គ្រចិត្ត។ ផ្ទុយទៅវិញ នាពេលថ្មីៗនេះ បណ្ដាញទូរទស្សន៍ក្នុងស្រុកមួយចំនួន បានចាក់ផ្សាយរូបភាពវីដេអូឯកសារស្ដីពីសកម្មភាពយុវវ័យក្នុងការ គាំទ្រគណបក្ស ...
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/youth-reaction-to-video-on-tv-07262013042727.html
អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ប្រមាណ១សែននាក់ចូលរួមសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោត
គណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិរៀបចំការបោះឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប) ទទួលស្គាល់អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍ជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិ អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍គណបក្សនយោបាយ ប្រមាណជិត ១សែននាក់ ចូលរួមឃ្លាំមើលបរិយាកាសបោះឆ្នោតនៅថ្ងៃទី២៨ ខែកក្កដា ខាងមុខនេះ។ អ្នកសង្កេតការណ៍បោះឆ្នោតនឹងអង្កេតមើលពីភាពស្របច្បាប់នៃដំណើរការ បោះឆ្នោត វាយតម្លៃការបោះឆ្នោត និងផ្តល់អនុសាសន៍អំពី ...
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/politics/election-observers-07262013011734.html
បុគ្គលិកឯកជនមួយចំនួនត្រូវបានគេរឹតបន្តឹងមិនឲ្យចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោត
បុគ្គលិកដែលបម្រើការនៅតាមវិស័យឯកជនមួយចំនួន ដូចជា ក្រុមហ៊ុន សហគ្រាស និងរោងចក្រជាដើម បានបង្ហាញពីការលំបាក ដោយអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងបានរឹតបន្តឹងបុគ្គលិកនៅក្រោមបង្គាប់ មិនឲ្យទៅចូលរួមបោះឆ្នោត ឬមិនបើកប្រាក់ខែឲ្យធ្វើដំណើរទៅបោះឆ្នោតជាដើម។ បុគ្គលិកដែលបម្រើការនៅតាម ...
http://www.rfa.org/khmer/news/human-rights/some-people-is-banned-go-to-vote-07262013053359.html
Cambodian government not afraid of "Rainsy factor"
Elections in Cambodia are just three days away and the inevitability of Hun Sen’s return to power has been reinforced by the official refusal to allow Sam Rainsy to stand against the Prime Minister after the opposition leader’s return from self-imposed exile. ...
Cambodia's weekend elections will be the 'least fair' in history
Thousands of government and opposition supporters have hit the streets in Cambodia to drum up last minute support ahead of this Sunday’s election. Election monitors are fanning out across the country to ensure a free and fair vote. Koul Panha, Director of Comfrel Cambodia’s Committee for Free ...
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2013-07-26/an-cambodia-free-and-fair/4845154
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
Security to Be Boosted on Final Day of Election Campaigning
Phnom Penh authorities said Thursday that all necessary security measures were in place to ensure that today’s final burst of campaigning would be peaceful and cause limited disruption in the city and that Sunday’s national election vote goes ahead without incident. Municipal police chief Heng Chantheary ...
As Election Nears, There’s Little Help for Voters Left Off List
Yim Vivatey has cast his ballot at the same polling station in Phnom Penh’s Prampi Makara district since 2003. He has never moved and has been assigned to the same polling station number each time—351. But when the wiry 35-year-old tried looking up his name on ...
Kem Sokha Concerned Over Post-Election Violence
Opposition vice president Kem Sokha on Thursday said he could not guarantee there would be no violence following Sunday’s vote and appealed to the international community to be on alert and help ensure a peaceful transition after the election results are released. Speaking to reporters after ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/kem-sokha-concerned-over-post-election-violence-36762/
Sam Rainsy’s Last-Minute Efforts to Run Rebuffed
Both the National Assembly and the Constitutional Council of Cambodia, the highest legal authority in the land, convened closed-door meetings Thursday during which they decided not to reinstate opposition leader Sam Rainsy as a voter and parliamentary candidate for Sunday’s national election. According to a copy ...
http://www.cambodiadaily.com/elections/sam-rainsys-last-minute-efforts-to-run-rebuffed-36763/
Party backs out on tuk-tuks
Hundreds of angry tuk-tuk drivers gathered outside the Khmer Economic Development Party’s Phnom Penh headquarters yesterday, after the party pulled out of an ambitious two-day rolling rally at the last minute. The president of the seven-month-old party, Huon Reach Chamroeun, entered into an agreement with about ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/party-backs-out-tuk-tuks
Sam Rainsy’s request for immunity rejected
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy’s request to have his parliamentary immunity restored before Sunday’s national election was refused yesterday by the National Assembly permanent committee — which consists wholly of ruling Cambodian People’s Party lawmakers. “The permanent committee has unanimously decided that because [Rainsy] has become a ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/sam-rainsy%E2%80%99s-request-immunity-rejected
Final push to finish line
For a month now, the campaign has grown increasingly frenetic. Supporters have poured into the streets by the tens of thousands for ruling and opposition party rallies alike. On motorbikes and by the truckload, campaigners have overrun cities large and small, chanting party slogans. Today, that ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/final-push-finish-line
Brokers arrested after terrified workers flee
Three brokers were arrested and sent to Koh Kong court yesterday, charged with trafficking 17 Cambodians to Thailand with the intention of sending them on to another country, officials and victims said. According to Soa Samnang, 46, he and 16 other villagers, the majority from Andong ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/brokers-arrested-after-terrified-workers-flee
ទូរទស្សន៍ផ្សាយតែចំណុចអវិជ្ជមានរបស់បក្សប្រឆាំង
ភ្នំពេញៈ យុវជន រាំច្រៀងលេងសប្បាយ តាមផ្លូវ «ដូចអ្នកញៀនថ្នាំ»។ «ក្មេងទំនើង» បង្កបញ្ហាអនាធិបតេយ្យ ក្រោមរបាំងធ្វើយុទ្ធនាការឃោសនាឲ្យគណបក្សប្រឆាំង បុរសម្នាក់ស្រែកថា បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យគណបក្សកាន់អំណាច ដូចជា បោះឆ្នោតឲ្យ«យួន»។ ទាំងនេះគឺជាឈុតខ្លីៗ និងការរិះគន់ ដែលគេផលិតរយៈពេល ១៤ នាទី ដោយច្បិចយកតែចំណុចអាក្រក់ អវិជ្ជមាន របស់ក្រុមយុវជន ដែលចូល ...
http://www.postkhmer.com/index.php/national/1-national-news/101430-2013-07-26-03-39-49
Shops to close, limit hours
Many restaurants, shops, supermarkets and tourist sites in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap will operate at a limited capacity or close entirely this Sunday as Cambodians line up at voting stations to elect a new government. Despite the closures, Ang Kim Eang, president of the ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/shops-close-limit-hours
Union wins benefits for garment workers
Most demands made by workers at a Takeo province garment factory were met following a large protest and five hours of negotiation. Asia Dragon (Garment) Co Ltd mediated with the Coalition of Cambodian Apparel Workers’ Democratic Union (C.CAWDU), making concessions on most of the workers’ 16 ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/union-wins-benefits-garment-workers
Shops to close, limit hours
Many restaurants, shops, supermarkets and tourist sites in Phnom Penh and Siem Reap will operate at a limited capacity or close entirely this Sunday as Cambodians line up at voting stations to elect a new government. “We will close the whole day on the 28th,” Kong ...
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/shops-close-limit-hours
The battleground seats
A guide to the provinces where the fighting may be fiercest. Siem Reap 6 seats Though Siem Reap has long been a ruling-party stronghold (the CPP won four of six seats here in 2003, increasing their spoils to five of six seats in 2008), if recent opposition rallies ...