សូមស្វាគមន៍

Council Weighs Election Results Appeal

Channy — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 01:07:54 +0000

By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
19 August 2008

Sam Rainsy

The Sam Rainsy Party filed more than 17,000 documents as evidence of vote fraud to the Constitutional Council Tuesday, in the party’s final appeal contesting the results of July’s election.

The leading opposition party maintains that the results of the elections, in which the ruling Cambodian People’s Party claims to have won 90 of 123 National Assembly seats, are not valid.

The party, which has claimed 26 seats, has called for a nationwide re-vote, joined by the Human Rights Party in a denial of the results.

The National Election Committee ruled earlier this month the election results should stand, and the Council now has between 10 and 20 days to determine whether a hearing is necessary for the complaint.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has said he will wait to hear the results before determining whether to attempt to deadlock the government by boycotting a National Assembly swearing-in ceremony next month.

The SRP complaint included more than 100 administrative forms, numbered 1018, which the party claims was used in lieu of photo identification to add votes to the CPP count.

"We have additional, new evidence to support our complaint to the Constitutional Council," SRP lawyer Kong Sam On told reporters Tuesday. "We have witnesses, witness reports, form 1018, and nearly 20,000 voter’s with their names omitted [from registries]."

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy said Tuesday he had no faith in the Constitutional Council.

"We’ve come here for hopelessness," he said. "But we must follow the procedure."

The Council’s decision was likely to serve the interest of the CPP only, he said.

The Council has denied two previous SRP appeals. The Council upheld a fine against the party for insulting CPP leaders, and denied a hearing on the validity of the 1018 forms for voter registration.

Chinese president meets foreign leaders on sidelines of Beijing Games

Channy — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 14:51:18 +0000

BEIJING, Aug. 11 (Xinhua) — Chinese President Hu Jintao on Monday met separately with several foreign leaders in the Great Hall of the People in central Beijing.

The foreign leaders, including Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni, President of Cyprus Demetris Christofias, Slovak President Ivan Gashparovic and Latvian President Valdis Zatlers, had come to the Chinese capital to attend the opening ceremony of the Beijing Olympic Games on Aug. 8 and other activities relating to the Games.

Hu extended a warm welcome to the guests, and said the Beijing Olympics, with the theme of "One World, One Dream," is an international sports gala that belongs to people of all countries in the world.

The foreign leaders spoke highly of the Games’ opening ceremony and China’s preparations for the Games, and expressed the belief that the Beijing Olympics will be a great success.

Hu also had a broad exchange of views with the leaders on bilateral relations and other major regional and international issues of common concern.

In his meeting with King Sihamoni, Hu said that China and Cambodia are not only good neighbors that coexist in peace and harmony, but also good friends with mutual trust, good brothers sharing happiness and woe, and good partners working together for a win-win end.

"The friendly relationship between China and Cambodia is exemplary for countries of different social systems which want to treat each other equally and carry out sincere cooperation," Hu said.

The Chinese government and people are ready to work with their Cambodian counterparts to enhance friendly exchanges, expand mutually-beneficial cooperation, and promote common development, said Hu, adding that China highly appreciates the Cambodian Royal Family’s "outstanding contribution" to the development of Sino-Cambodian relations.

King Sihamoni responded that the Cambodia-China friendship was forged and developed through the efforts of several generations of leaders of both countries.

He said the Cambodian Royal Family, government and people appreciate the long-time support and assistance from China and are dedicated to the development of good-neighborly friendship and cooperation with China.

While meeting President Christofias, Hu pointed out that China and Cyprus enjoy all-weather friendship and partnership.

"China is willing to work with Cyprus to enhance high-level exchanges, expand cooperation in diverse fields and cement coordination within the frameworks of the United Nations and Asia Europe Meeting and in multilateral affairs," he said.

President Hu stressed China’s persistent stand that the independence, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Cyprus should be duly respected, and the Cyprus issue should be settled in a fair and reasonable manner on the basis of relevant UN resolutions.

Christofias thanked the Chinese side for the support of Cyprus unity, and hoped the two countries enhance cooperation in trade and economic sectors.

Cyprus will continue with its efforts to promote Europe-China relations, he added.

Meeting with his Slovak counterpart, Hu said that bilateral ties have been going along quite well in recent years and the two countries have enhanced high-level exchanges, built mutual political trust, maintained practical and fruitful cooperation in diverse fields, and cemented coordination in international affairs.

Slovakia is considered as a trustworthy friend and partner of China, Hu said. "Next year will mark the 60th anniversary of the establishment of China-Slovakia diplomatic relations. We’re willing to work with Slovakia to promote bilateral friendly cooperation to a new height."

President Gashparovic said his country thinks highly of China’s influence in international affairs, and hopes to deepen cooperation with China to further promote bilateral relations.

In his discussions with the Latvian president, Hu said that China’s relations with Latvia have forged ahead smoothly since the two countries clinched diplomatic ties 17 years ago.

China values such relations and is ready to work with Latvia in promoting all-round development of bilateral ties by maintaining exchanges at all levels, enhancing contacts between the governments, legislatures and political parties, expanding channels for trade and economic cooperation, broadening exchanges and cooperation in diverse fields including science and technology, culture and education, and maintaining good coordination in international affairs, Hu said.

President Zatlers echoed Hu’s views on bilateral ties, saying his country is ready to work with China to expand cooperation in economic and trade fields and boost exchanges in education and cultural sectors.

During the Monday meetings, Hu also thanked the foreign leaders for their countries’ assistance to China after the devastating May 12 earthquake that rocked Sichuan Province and neighboring regions.

ខ្មែរនៅអាមេរិកនាំគ្នាធ្វើញត្តិទៅអ.ស.ប.និងប្រធានាធិបតីអាមេរិកពីបញ្ហាព្រះវិហារ

Channy — Wed, 06 Aug 2008 13:40:40 +0000

បញ្ហាជម្លោះជាមួយថៃព្រោះតែថៃបញ្ជូនទ័ពចូលមកកាន់កាប់ដែនដី ខ្មែរ ដោយប្រកាន់ថាជាតំបន់ប្រទាញប្រទង់ឬតំបន់សឬតំបន់ចម្រូងចម្រាស ត្រួតលើគ្នាអីគេនោះ បាននាំឲ្យខ្មែរនៅឯនាយសមុទ្រសម្តែងការក្តៅក្រហាយនឹងអំពើឈ្លានពាន នេះរបស់ថៃ។

RFA Photo/Keo Nimol

ប្រាសាទព្រះវិហារខ្មែរ នៅលើកំពូលភ្នំដងរែក នៃខេត្តព្រះវិហារ។

នៅឯរដ្ឋវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន សហគមន៍អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ខ្មែររួមជាមួយបងប្អូនរួមជាតិខ្មែរដទៃទៀត បានផ្តួចផ្តើមគំនិតធ្វើញត្តិជូនដល់ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាសន្តិសុខអង្គការ សហប្រជាជាតិ (អ.ស.ប.) ដល់ប្រធានាធិបតីអាមេរិកនិងដល់មេដឹកនាំនៃប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។

លោក ខេវិន ក្តឹប អនុប្រធានសហគមន៍អភិវឌ្ឍន៍ខ្មែរនៅក្រុងតាកូម៉ា មានប្រសាសន៍ ៖ «ក្នុងនាម ប្រជាជនខ្មែរទាំងអស់ ទាំងក្រៅនិងក្នុងប្រទេស គឺថា យើងចង់ធ្វើជារួមជាញត្តិរួម ដើម្បីប្ដឹងទៅអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ផ្នែកខាងក្រុមប្រឹក្សាសន្តិសុខ ដើម្បីឲ្យលោកជួយធ្វើអន្តរាគមន៍នៅក្នុងបញ្ហាជម្លោះខ្មែរនិងថៃ ជាពិសេស ផ្តោតទៅលើការចូលឈ្លានពានរបស់ថៃ មកលើដីខ្មែរយើងហ្នឹង។ យើងភ័យខ្លាច ខ្លាចមានការបង្ហូរឈាមដល់ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ដែលអត់ដឹងអីសោះនោះ ជាពិសេសខ្មែរយើង នៅទន់ខ្សោយនៅឡើយ ផ្នែកសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្ដី យោធាក្ដី គឺថា យើងនៅចាញ់ប្រៀបធៀបគេ។ ដូច្នេះ យើងអត់ចង់ទេ យើងឆ្លងកាត់សង្រ្គាមច្រើនឆ្នាំហើយ យើងមិនចង់ឆ្លងកាត់ទៀតទេ»។

កាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រ សហគមន៍ខ្មែរឯនាយសមុទ្រ បានជួបជុំគ្នាសម្រេចថាក្រៅពីធ្វើញត្តិថ្នាក់អន្តរជាតិ ដោយមានដាក់ញត្តិលើប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ិនថឹណិត ដែលនឹងអនុញ្ញាតឲ្យខ្មែរនៅគ្រប់ប្រទេសក្នុងពិភពលោក អាចចូលរួមចុះហត្ថលេខាបានហើយ ក៏នឹងមានការប្រារព្ធពិធីរៃអង្គាសបច័្ចយយកប្រាក់ទៅជួយឧបត្ថម្ភ ពលរដ្ឋរងគ្រោះដោយសារការឈ្លានពានរបស់ទាហានសៀមនិងជួយផ្គង់ផ្គង់លើក ទឹកចិត្តដល់យោធាខ្មែរនៅជាយដែនផង។

លោក ខេវិន សុំឲ្យខ្មែរប្រួតដៃគ្នាប្រើសិទ្ធិក្នុងការតវ៉ាប្រឆាំងអំពើឈ្លានពានតាមផ្លូវច្បាប់ ៖ «ឆ្លៀត ឱកាសនេះ ដើម្បីអំពាវនាវដល់បងប្អូនខ្មែរ ជនរួមជាតិទាំងអស់គ្រប់រូប ក្នុងនិងក្រៅប្រទេស។ សូម្បីមេត្តាជួយក្រោកឈរនិងការជួយរួបរួមសាមគ្គីគ្នាឡើង ព្រោះនេះ ជាឱកាសមួយ ដែលយើងត្រូវបង្ហាញឆន្ទៈយើងជាខ្មែរ។ មិនមែនថា អស់លោកបាននៅសុខស្រួលដល់ប្រទេសក្រៅហើយ មិនគួរអើពើដល់ប្រទេសជាតិយើងទេ ព្រោះថា វាជាអត្តសញ្ញាណរបស់យើង ដែលជាខ្មែរ កុំឲ្យគេមើលងាយ ព្រោះកន្លងមក ក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តហ្នឹង វាមានការច្របូកច្របល់ ដោយសារយើងអី? ដោយសារយើងមិនតតាំង មានចរិតស្លូតបូត ដូច្នេះយើងគួរតែបង្ហាញពីឆន្ទៈរបស់យើងនិងសិទ្ធិរបស់យើង ដែលយើងអាចប្រើបាន។ ឥឡូវនេះ គឺថា យើងត្រូវតែធ្វើតាមផ្លូវច្បាប់»។

ក្រៅពីនេះ តំណាងសហគមន៍ខ្មែរក្រុងតាកូម៉ា រដ្ឋវ៉ាស៊ីនតោន ក៏អំពាវនាវឲ្យខ្មែរងាកមកប្រើគ្រឿងឧបភោគបរិភោគដែលខ្មែរអាចផលិត បានដោយខ្លួនឯង គឺមានចិត្តជាតិនិយមឈប់ទិញអីវ៉ាន់ថៃ ៖ «ទំនិញ ចេញពីថៃហ្នឹង រដ្ឋាភិបាលគួរតែគិតពីរឿងហ្នឹងដែរ បើសិនជាយើងជាខ្មែរ ជាពិសេសទំនិញកសិកម្ម ផលិតផលផ្សេងៗដែលយើងអាចផលិតបាននៅស្រុកខ្មែរហ្នឹង គួរតែយើងយកមកគិតសាថ្មីម្ដងទៀតថា យើងគួរតែប្រើទំនិញនៅក្នុងស្រុករបស់យើង នាំគ្នាជួយដល់សេដ្ឋកិច្ចរបស់យើង ហើយជួយបង្កើនការងារដល់បងប្អូនខ្មែរយើងដែរ។ យើងមានលទ្ធភាព យើងមានធនធានអាចធ្វើបាន ដូច្នេះ យើងមិនគួរទិញទំនិញរបស់គេ ចូលមកទេ ដូច្នេះ រដ្ឋាភិបាល លោកគួរគិតផ្នែកហ្នឹងដែរ ហើយប្រជាជនខ្មែរយើងក៏គួរគិតដែរ ដូចជាដំណាំស្រួលបំផុត ដូចជាជីរឬក៏ស្លឹកគ្រៃអីហ្នឹង យើងដាំដុះខ្លួនឯងបាន គួរតែធ្វើខ្លួនឯងនេះជាមោទនភាព ក្នុងមោទនភាពជាតិខ្មែរ»៕

ASEAN Fails to Resolve Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute

Channy — Mon, 28 Jul 2008 09:42:32 +0000

By VOA News
22 July 2008

The 10 members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations failed to resolve a simmering border dispute between Cambodia and Thailand during an emergency meeting Tuesday.

Diplomats said both countries presented their side of the issue during a lunch meeting, but no progress was made.

Thai soldiers enter to a Cambodian Buddhist pagoda, near Preah Vihear temple in Preah Vihear province, Cambodia, 22 Jul 2008

Cambodia has requested an emergency meeting of the U.N. Security Council to mediate the military standoff with Thailand over disputed territory around a historic temple.

The appeal to the world body Tuesday came a day after talks between top defense officials from Thailand and Cambodia failed to end the stalemate.

U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has called for both sides to exercise restraint.

Both countries have voiced willingness to peacefully resolve the territorial dispute.

The dispute centers on ownership of about 4.6 square kilometers of land surrounding the 900-year-old Preah Vihear temple. An estimated 4,000 troops are facing off near the ancient Hindu temple.

Tensions flared last week, when Thai soldiers crossed the border to follow three Thai protesters trying to reach the temple. The protesters were detained for illegally entering Cambodia but were later released.

The U.N. cultural organization, UNESCO, recently approved Cambodia’s application to name the Preah Vihear temple a World Heritage site. The move renewed a decades-old dispute over who owns the temple and the land around it.

The International Court of Justice granted Cambodia sovereignty over the temple in 1962, but did not rule on which country owns the surrounding land.

សូមស្វាគមន៍

Council Weighs Election Results Appeal

Chinese president meets foreign leaders on sidelines of Beijing Games

ខ្មែរ​នៅ​អាមេរិក​នាំ​គ្នា​ធ្វើ​ញត្តិ​ទៅ​អ.ស.ប.​និង​ប្រធានាធិបតី​អាមេរិក​ពី​បញ្ហា​ព្រះវិហារ

ASEAN Fails to Resolve Cambodia-Thailand Border Dispute

ខ្មែរនៅអាមេរិកនាំគ្នាធ្វើញត្តិទៅអ.ស.ប.និងប្រធានាធិបតីអាមេរិកពីបញ្ហាព្រះវិហារ