All the News Without Fear or Favor The Cambodia daily Volume 64 issue 11 Thursday, March 31, 2016 2,000 riel/50 cents Lowell City Council Calls Off Manet’s New Year Visit By Tej PariKh and BuTh Kimsay ThE CamboDia Daily Hun Manet, prime Minister Hun Sen’s eldest son, faced another set- back on Tuesday in his attempts to engage with the Cam bo dian dias- pora, after officials in Lowell, Mas- sachusetts—home to about 30,000 Cambodian-americans—voted against his proposed visit to the city next month. The City Council’s rejection comes days after Lieutenant general Manet announced he would not be attend- ing a Khmer new year parade he was invited to in Long Beach, Cali- fornia, amid vehement opposition from many of the city’s Cambodian- americans. Lowell is home to the U.S.’ second- Siv Channa/The Cambodia Daily largest Cambodian population be- A woman pays her respects to those killed in a March 1997 grenade attack on a protest led by opposition hind Long Beach. according to an leader Sam Rainsy during the 19th anniversary commemoration at the site in Phnom Penh yesterday. article in the Lowell Sun newspaper, City Council officials denounced Lt. gen. Manet’s visit planned for april Rainsy Says French Investigating Grenade Attack 16 and 17, during which he was By Khuon narim tional assembly in March 1997, that the investigations into the at- scheduled to meet with city officials, ThE CamboDia Daily killing at least 16 and injuring more tack were not over, announcing deliver a speech at a local restaurant Speaking via video-link at a cere- than 120, one of the worst mass kill - the reopening of a court case pre- and donate a 12th-century Khmer mony yesterday marking the 19th ings in the country’s modern era. viously brought in France that had statue. anniversary of the 1997 grenade at- no one has ever been prosecuted been suspended. Hundreds of Cambodian commu- tack in phnom penh, self-exiled op- for the attack. “a French court in paris has re- nity members packed into a pub lic position leader Sam rainsy an - “i remember on March 30, 1997, opened this case because there gallery at Lowell City Hall on Tues- nounced that a French court had we gathered here to demand justice, was a new development that they day evening, waving signs saying re-opened an investigation into the to demand independent courts...and put in the case file,” he said. “don’t pour salt on our wounds” deadly attack he has long blamed democracy, and now everything “They are independent, they’re and “dictatorship does not belong on prime Minister Hun Sen. that we wanted we still do not have,” very professional, they have the in Lowell,” the newspaper reported. Unidentified assailants lobbed Mr. rainsy said, projected via Skype means and they do not serve any- The protest followed a petition signed four grenades into a protest being on a screen at the ceremony. body and they are not scared of Continued on page 2 held by Mr. rainsy near the old na - yet Mr. rainsy assured the crowd Continued on page 2 Tears Flow as Burma Swears In New NLD President REUTERS democracy from the top office. “i couldn’t sleep last night. our naypyidaw/rangoon - Members in a short address to the cham- president U Htin Kyaw’s speech is of aung San Suu Kyi’s victorious ber, Htin Kyaw reiterated Suu Kyi’s something we have never heard national League for democracy stance on the importance of chang- before in the country,” nLd law- were in tears yesterday as Burma ing the 2008 charter, which en- maker Thiri yadana, 28, said. swore in its first president with no trenches the military’s powerful po - “He promised that he will work military ties in more than half a sition in politics, and called for na- for the country with the respect to century. tional reconciliation. our leader aung San Suu Kyi. it’s Htin Kyaw, a close friend and nLd lawmakers were emotional such a big step and this has hap- confidant of the nobel peace prize at the scale of the achievement af - pened because everybody pushed UN Envoy Meets With laureate, was hand-picked by her ter decades of struggle, including together forward.” Sar Kheng to run Burma’s government be- years when many of them were relations between the armed Page 5 cause a constitution drafted by the jailed or, like Suu Kyi herself, put forces and Suu Kyi will define the cambodiadaily.com former junta bars the champion of un der house arrest. Continued on page 7

មានដំណឹងបែែសមែួលជាភាសាខ្មែរនៅខាងក្នុង The Daily Newspaper of Record Since 1993 2 The Cambodia daily ThURSDay, maRCh 31, 2016 ANd AlSo NEWSMAKERS Lion on Loose Lies Low, Again n PaTTy duKe, known for her academy award-winning performance in REUTERS woman Fayroush Ludick said. “The Miracle worker,” a one-time child actress who won an oscar at 16 and JoHannESBUrg- a South african lion “we realized early yesterday... overcame an exploited youth and ravaging mental illness to excel in televi- called “Sylvester,” who was on the when they check all the satellite sion, theater and film for more than half a century, died Tuesday at a hospital loose for three weeks last year, has tracking collars that he had escaped. in Coeur d’alene, idaho. She was 69. Ms. duke began acting in grade school escaped his game reserve again and we are awaiting a helicopter to be - in TV shows and commercials and was propelled to fame when she re- is wandering a sparsely-populated gin an aerial search,” Ludick said. ceived the oscar for best supporting actress for her performance in “The mountain region, South african na- “it’s the very same lion that escaped Miracle worker” (1962) as a young Helen Keller, the author and activist tional parks said on Tuesday. last year. i think we should change who was deaf, mute and blind. Ms. duke continued her rise on television, The big cat probably broke out his name to Houdini.” starring from 1963 to 1966 in the aBC sitcom “The patty duke Show.” off screen, Ms. duke suffered crippling bouts of mental illness. She was hos- by crawling under an electric fence in June, the lion went on a sheep- pitalized at times and attempted suicide. She found relief only after being after heavy rains dislodged earth killing spree, wandering 300 km be- diagnosed with and beginning treatment for bipolar disorder in 1982. (WP) over the weekend, park spokes- fore he was found taking a nap.

a U.S. national injured by the explo- witnesses to the attack claimed to come to Cambodia. Grenade... sions filed a suit with the new york that authorities stationed around “They have to respect the laws in district court in the 2000s accusing the protest formed a cordon behind Cambodia if they want to come re - conTinued from Page 1 Mr. Hun Sen of responsibility. the assailants after they threw the investigate,” he said. anyone,” he added. “So it’s not just The court agreed to investigate, grenades and escaped, preventing in the meantime, Mr. rainsy ap- for Khmers. The whole world re- but the complainant, late interna- anyone at the protest from follow- pealed to his supporters to remem- members that it was terrorism ma- tional republican institute country ing them. ber the deaths of their counterparts nipulated by the state.” director rob abney, withdrew the Cpp spokesman Sok Eysan as next year’s commune elections Mr. rainsy said in a subsequent complaint before the case was set to said yesterday that any further in- and the 2018 national election draw email that the case was reopened start in 2006 as part of a deal be- vestigation of the grenade attack near. in France last year, having been tween Mr. Hun Sen and Mr. rainsy would be welcome but that past “we will succeed both with dem - filed at the court by “victims,” but to allow the opposition leader to re- foreign investigations had been ocracy and justice in 2017 and declined to specify what new evi- turn from self-imposed exile. short on evidence of who carried 2018,” he told those at the cere- dence had come to light. due to Mr. abney’s injury, the FBi out the attack. mony. “i appeal to all youth: Have “There are new elements that investigated the case in the 1990s, “we welcome it, but the FBi a strong spirit and remember the the court may not see appropriate with agents tentatively pointing the closed their investigation. They did sacrifices of the youth on March to disclose now,” Mr. rainsy wrote. finger at Mr. Hun Sen’s personal not find their citizen had involve- 30, 1997.” it is not the first time a foreign court bodyguards before releasing an in- ment in that event,” Mr. Eysan said, (Additional reporting by Alex has moved to investigate the at tack. conclusive public report. opening the door for French officials Willemyns)

net is not welcome in Lowell Mas- Khmer new year.” he said. “i don’t know what the gov- Lowell... sachusetts with [the] motion unan- “Some people welcome him and ernment’s strategy was, but they imously to reject his [presence] some don’t—he will just go some- made a mistake to assume people conTinued from Page 1 and Cambodian official delegations,” where else.” would be so gullible.” by 500 residents condemning the the post said. But for the man who some have Mr. Virak, himself a U.S. citizen, visit. Cpp spokesman Sok Eysan said touted as a possible successor to said Lt. gen. Manet symbolized “Success today...for Cambodian- Lt. gen. Manet, wanting to avoid cre- his father, and who was tasked last what many Cambodian-americans americans in the city of Lowell ating a schism between his support- year with leading the Cpp’s for- who left the country in the 1980’s Mas sachusetts that the city coun- ers and detractors in the U.S., would eign outreach efforts, another re- continued to resent. cilors voted to oppose the official make alternate arrangements. jection amounts to a significant “The Cambodians in [the] U.S. reception of Hun Manet’s visit to “i do not care about the people “back fire” against the ruling party’s are haunted by the past—many still the city,” Synoun Kham, a Cambo- who voted not to support His Ex- international public relations cam- see the Hun Sen government as a dian activist and Lowell resident, cellency Hun Manet,” Mr. Eysan paign, said political analyst ou puppet of the Vietnamese,” he said. said in a Facebook post accompa- said. “He has already announced Virak. “They get points for trying. But nied by photographs of the protest. on his Facebook either way that he “people from money and power this is basically a backfire against “i want to reiterate that Hun Ma - will go to the U.S.a. during the usually expect red-carpet treatment,” the government.”

------National Brief ------US Signs $35 Million Aid Package With Government The U.S. pledged $35 million in development aid to Cambodia in the first part of a three-year, $137 million package announced yesterday at a ceremony attended by deputy prime Minister Keat Chhon and U.S. ambassador william Heidt, according to a U.S. Embassy statement. The funds will go toward USaid programs aimed at “improving the quality of health care, enhancing nutrition for mothers and children, increasing agricultural markets and production, protecting Cambodia’s natural re- sources, and helping young students improve their reading skills,” it said. in an email, U.S. Embassy spokesman Jay raman said “the exact details of the programs will be worked out in the coming months” and would include projects ranging from training on natural disaster recovery to efforts to eliminate tuberculosis and malaria. The agreement comes after prime Minister Hun Sen attended the U.S.-asean Summit in Cali- Cambodian-American protesters fill a public gallery at Lowell City Hall fornia in February. The ruling Cpp touted Mr. Hun Sen’s participation in Massachusetts on Tuesday evening in a photograph posted to the in the meeting as proof that the U.S. was optimistic about his leadership. Facebook page of Synoun Kham. (Ben Paviour) thursday, march 31, 2016 The Cambodia daily 3 NatioNal Rainsy Charged With Defamation Over Sihanouk Allegations By Khuon narim imposed exile to avoid a prison the Vietnamese-backed regime toppled. In fact, Mr. Samrin’s the cambodia daily sentence for defaming Foreign that replaced the Khmer Rouge in regime never sentenced the king, The Phnom Penh Municipal Minister Hor Namhong, did not 1979 had formed a tribunal that who was then a prince, to death. Court has again charged opposi- reply to a request for comment. sentenced King Sihanouk to death Show trials set up by the regime tion leader Sam Rainsy with de - CNRP lawmaker and spokes - for treason. sentenced to death only Pol Pot famation, following a complaint man Yim Sovann dismissed the Though Mr. Rainsy did not and his foreign minister, Ieng Sary. that he sullied National Assembly charge. name Mr. Samrin in the post, the The prince was sentenced to President Heng Samrin by claim- “It is politically motivated; I’m Assembly president was the nomi- death in absentia for crimes in - ing that the government he led in not surprised,” he said. “In my nal head of the Cambodian govern- cluding treason by the Lon Nol the 1980s had sentenced King opinion it has become a package ment in the years after Pol Pot was regime in 1970. Norodom Sihanouk to death. of political issues.” “The court has charged [Mr. Mr. Rainsy already faces two ------National Brief ------Rainsy] with defamation,” munici- years in jail for a 2011 conviction pal court president Taing Sunlay for defaming Mr. Namhong and Police Nab Suspected Meth Dealer After Car Chase said yesterday. “The case has a possible 17 more years over a Police arrested a well-known methamphetamine dealer in Phnom already been sent to trial.” video posted to his Facebook Penh on Tuesday night following a car chase that ended when the of- Judge Sunlay said he could not page in which an opposition sena- ficers shot out the suspect’s tires, an official said yesterday. Sum remember when the charge was tor presents a forged treaty claim- Chanvesna, 32, had been under surveillance by the Interior Ministry’s laid or the date of the hearing, ing that Mr. Samrin’s regime anti-drug department and was apprehended by its officers after lead- however, and referred additional agreed to dissolve the eastern ing them on a brief chase through the city, according to deputy de - questions to the judge assigned border with Vietnam. partment director In Song. Mr. Song said the chase—involving Mr. to the case, Ros Piseth, who Hong Sok Hour, the senator, Chan vesna’s Lexus, a police car and several police motorbikes— could not be reached. was arrested in August on char ges came to a dramatic close when the suspect came up against a road- Mr. Samrin’s lawyer, Ky Tech, of forging public documents and block the officers had set up in Chamkar Mon district and rammed said the trial would start within inciting chaos in society, with Mr. one of motorbikes off the road, prompting the police to shoot out his three months. Rainsy charged over the video in tires. After stopping the Lexus and arresting Mr. Chanvesna, police “The court laid the charge about November, after having already found just 16 grams of meth in the car, and nothing illegal in two of two weeks ago, and the case has en tered exile. his rented apartments, the deputy director said. “His accomplices been scheduled for trial in June,” Mr. Samrin filed his defamation mov ed the evidence out.” he said. “The suspect is a leading drug deal- he said. “I have received the no - complaint in December in reac- er and was very active in the city, but we cracked down and found very tice from the court but I can’t tell tion to a Facebook post from Mr. little of the drug.” Mr. Song said that police interrogated the suspect at you the details.” Rainsy the month before in which the anti-drug department yesterday and would continue questioning Mr. Rainsy, who is living in self- the opposition leader claim ed that him today. (Saing Soenthrith) 4 The Cambodia daily thursday, march 31, 2016 NatioNal Assembly Official Says Kem Sokha Could Be Summoned By kuch narEn to publicly acknowledge. tional Assembly shall invite high Contacted by telephone yester- the cambodia daily Following a meeting of the As - ranking officials to clarify impor- day, Mr. Vun declined to comment National Assembly spokesman sembly’s permanent committee, tant special issues to the National because he was unhappy about a Leng Peng Long said yesterday which is controlled by the CPP and Assembly.” recent Cambodia Daily article not - that parliament wields the power to sets the body’s agenda, Mr. Peng Yet Mr. Peng Long said he had ing his use of parliamentary let- summon deputy opposition lead er Long, who is also the Assembly’s not received any requests from terhead for seemingly personal Kem Sokha for questioning over secretary-general, said Mr. Sokha with in parliament for an inquiry matters. dozens of recorded telephone calls could be summoned. into Mr. Sokha, as was suggested Yet outside the Assembly on leaked over the past month that “If the National Assembly thinks by Mr. Vun on Tuesday. Tuesday, Mr. Vun said a parliamen- allegedly feature him talking with Kem Sokha’s case is a very impor- “For the case of Kem Sokha, I tary inquiry into Mr. Sokha could his mistresses. tant and special issue, at least one- have not yet received information be all-encompassing, citing the im - The comments followed a warn- tenth of the National Assembly’s over the establishment of a special peachment proceedings against ing on Tuesday by the CPP’s Na - members can make a petition...to committee and I also do not have former U.S. President Bill Clinton tion al Assembly spokesman, invite and summon Kem Sokha to the information that lawmak ers as an example. Chheang Vun, that an “ad hoc” par - give clarification,” he said, citing are making a petition about the “To clarify this case, there needs liamentary committee could be cre - Article 89 of the Constitution. case,” he said. to be a number of witnesses who ated to examine claims that Mr. So - Article 89 of the Constitution A group of students leading a know about it to give answers to kha had a number of extra-marital says: “Upon the request of at least campaign to have Mr. Sokha re - the National Assembly,” he said. affairs, accusations he has re fused one-tenth of its Members, the Na - spond to the claims delivered a “The National Assembly mem- pe tition to the Assembly last bers put on this special committee week, and Mr. Peng Long to investigate would necessarily Officer Charged With Attempted defend ed the decision to write to invite all involved persons to give Mr. Sokha asking him to explain answers.” Murder for Shooting Police Chief the situation. Asked whether that would in - “When we received the new pe - volve summoning the alleged mis - By BEn SokhEan commune police chief in tervened tition, we sent Kem Sokha a let- tresses, one of whom has been the cambodia daily to stop the methamphetamine- ter, but it doesn’t mean we sum- pub licly identified, Mr. Vun re - A Phnom Penh police lieuten - addicted officer from robbing his moned. It was just a letter to in - plied: “All the involved persons.” ant who shot and seriously in - own mother at her home in Wat form him there was a petition, and The CNRP has said the idea of jured the Wat Phnom commune Phnom commune at about 11 p.m. we were seeking his clarification,” such an investigation is laughable, police chief while in a drug-fueled on Friday. Mr. Peng Long said. noting that the Assembly failed to delirium on Friday night has been After briefly evading a contin- “If he doesn’t answer, we don’t establish investigative inquiries in - charged with attempted murder gent of military police who fol- know what to do. But the letter is to events such as the beating of over the incident, a court official lowed Mr. Sam Ath to the scene, not a summons, since we have no two opposition lawmakers at its said yesterday. he was brought down by two right,” he added. gate last year. Both the suspect, first lieutenant bullets—one in the buttocks, an - Sin Sothearith, and the victim, Born other in the shoulder—and taken Sam Ath, are still receiving treat- in to custody. Authorities later found ment for gunshot wounds at Cal - three small bags of meth on his mette Hospital. Mr. Sothearith, 32, person. was subdued by two bullets fired In an interview earlier this week, by military police shortly after he an unfortunate bystander described shot Mr. Sam Ath in the chest— getting caught in the crossfire. two centimeters from his heart, ac - Eam Bunthet, 34, had been driv - cording to police—and then kicked ing home in his Honda CRV when him in the neck. Mr. Sothearith ran up to his car and rapped on the driver’s side window with a handgun. “I didn’t know what was happen- “I opened the window ing,” Mr. Bunthet recalled. “He and asked, ‘What’s up?’ tried to break the window, but it And then he ordered me was OK, and then he pointed the gun at me.” to get out and give him “I opened the window and asked, the vehicle.” ‘What’s up?’ And then he ordered me to get out and give him the vehi- —Eam BunthEt cle,” he said, adding that military police then began firing at Mr. So - thearith, but initially missed the offi- “We charged him with three cer and riddled his SUV with bul- separate crimes: first, attempted lets instead. murder; second, illegal use of a “Military police shot multiple weapon; and third, possession of times from behind and damaged illegal drugs,” said Chea Pich, a my car with five bullets,” he said, ex - deputy prosecutor at the Phnom plaining that two rounds smashed Penh Municipal Court, adding that out a passenger window while the Mr. Sothearith would be sent to other three punctured the rear Prey Sar prison to await trial when bumper. his wounds healed. Mr. Bunthet said he would not Mr. Sothearith, an officer in the be filing a complaint about the Phnom Penh police’s serious crimes damage, a process he described as bureau, shot Mr. Sam Ath when the “a waste of time and a lot of work.” thurSday, march 31, 2016 The Cambodia daily 5 NatioNal Factory Workers Petition PM By Ben SoKhean what they were asking for during a the cambodia daily meeting organized by Pur Senchey About 300 employees of the authorities on March 22 but that shuttered Win Shingtex garment the workers rejected the proposal. factory traveled to central Phnom “We cannot accept it because Penh yesterday to ask Prime Min - the company is violating the La - is ter Hun Sen for help in securing bor Law and cheating the work- the money they believe they are ers,” he said yesterday. owed under their contracts. The union representative said According to what the workers the workers also suspected the say is a notice they received from com pany of attempting to shift its man agement on March 5, their work elsewhere, explaining that last day on the job, the Hong Kong- some of them followed trucks owned factory states that it is clos- trans porting unfinished orders ing for lack of orders and that the from the Win Shingtex facility to Siv channa/the cambodia daily con tracts of its roughly 550 em - an other, unmarked building. Rhona Smith, left, the UN's human rights envoy to Cambodia, speaks ployees have been terminated. He said about 300 workers with Interior Minister Sar Kheng in Phnom Penh yesterday. “Our company did not receive jumped on trucks and motorbikes new orders from abroad this year. yes terday morning and attempted That is why our garment factory to reach Mr. Hun Sen’s house to UN Envoy Meets Sar Kheng can not continue the production seek his help but were diverted by By Khy Sovuthy “Samdech Kralahorm replied pro cess,” the notice says. police to the nearby Wat Botum the cambodia daily that this problem happens when Pal Makara, a Win Shingtex park. There, he said, they were met After police in Preah Vihear prov - there is a disconnect, and that this em ployee and representative of by a member of the prime minis- ince blocked the U.N.’s human is not the will of the government. the Coalition of Cambodian Ap - ter’s cabinet, Pal Chandara, who rights envoy from meeting with in - Some authorities, maybe they are par el Workers Democratic Union accepted their petition. digenous villagers earlier this week, too careful because they feel like at the factory, said the workers “I will go to find a solution with Rhona Smith sat down with Interior they need to respond to the wish- want ed to be paid their full wages La bor Ministry officials this after- Minister Sar Kheng in Phnom es of the government and the up to the last day of each of their noon, and we will tell you the Penh yesterday and called for bet- peo ple,” he said. con tracts, including their annual truth to morrow or the day after ter communication between nation- Mr. Sophanith said Ms. Smith al - bon uses and severance. to morrow,” Mr. Chandara said. al and local government officials. so pressed Mr. Kheng on plans for Mr. Makara said the factory of - Representatives of Win Shing - On Monday, the special rappor- Phnom Penh’s Prey Speu center, a fered to pay each of them half of tex could not be reached. teur—whose second fact-finding controversial de tention facility that mission to Cambodia ends critics say is lit tle more than a dump - today—had just begun speaking ing ground for vagrants, sex work- with ethnic Kuoy villagers in ers and drug addicts. Ms. Smith Preah Vi hear’s Tbeng Meanchey said many of the detainees did not district about their land dispute want to be at the center, he said. with a Chi nese sugarcane planta- In response, Mr. Kheng admit- tion when plain clothes po lice ar - ted that there had been problems rived and broke up the event. with the center’s management but Phath Sophanith, a cabinet offi- that it was still an effective rehabili- cial at the Interior Ministry, said tation tool, Mr. Sophanith added. Ms. Smith raised the incident “Samdech Kralahorm said the with Mr. Kheng yesterday. pur pose of creating the center was “Missus [Smith] said that when to control public order, but maybe, she went down to the area, the local due to poor management, people authorities stopped her from meet- have protested, saying they do not ing with people during a visit there. want to stay at the center,” he said. Missus requested that Samdech Earlier in the day, Ms. Smith hannah hawkins/the cambodia daily Kra lahorm [Mr. Kheng] educate met with acting opposition leader Employees of the Win Shingtex garment factory wait to meet with a the local authorities to understand Kem Sokha, according to a post member of Prime Minister Hun Sen's cabinet in Phnom Penh yesterday. people’s rights,” he said. on his Facebook page. 6 The Cambodia daily thursday, march 31, 2016 NatioNal ------National Briefs ------Former Soldier Tells Tribunal Australian-Funded Police Posts to Aid Police Access Sixteen new commune police offices will be opening in six prov inces Of Electric Shocks and Escape around the country over the next month as part of an Australian govern- ment initiative to increase access to law enforcement, Cambodian police By GeorGe WriGht I had died after I fell unconscious. said this week. The first official opening took place yesterday in Kompong the cambodia daily After I gained consciousness, they Chhnang prov ince, with the rest of the posts set to open in the provinces A former Khmer Rouge soldier shocked me again, and after that of Prey Veng, Battambang, Kandal, Siem Reap and Kompong Thom, ac- who claimed he served the revolu- relapse they actually beat me and cording to National Police spokes man Kirth Chantharith. Funded as part tion “with his full heart” told the interrogated me,” he said. of the Australian Department of Foreign Affairs’ Cambodia Community Extraordinary Chambers in the “They put questions to me— Justice Assistance Partnership, General Chantharith said the offices cost Courts of Cambodia yesterday that whether I had...followed my com- between $35,000 and $37,000 each and would be staffed by 10 to 20 offi- he was jailed and shocked with manders or that I colluded with the cers, depending on the commune. He said the new police posts added to electricity after being branded a Vietnamese side. They accused 25 that have been built over the past five years through the partnership. “If “Khmer body with a Vietnamese me of being a Khmer body with a we don’t have the office and something happens, it is difficult to find the head.” Vietnamese head,” he added. police for help,” he said. “If we have the office, it provides better conditions Sun Vuth, who was born in for the police to serve the people.” Huot Synead, deputy director of ad- 1957, said he held various roles af- “I served the revolution; I ministration at the Interior Ministry, said all 16 posts would be operating ter being forced to join the Khmer by the end of April. (Sonia Kohlbacher) Rouge in 1974, including working served Angkar with my as a messenger for Division 920 full heart.” Villagers Find 600 Khmer Rouge-Era Bullets in Creek chief TaChhin in Mondolkiri prov - A group of hunters in Kompong Speu province’s Oral district yesterday ince. He described how the divi- —Sun Vuth found more than 600 bullets in a creek bed that had been left behind from sion’s leadership was arrested and fighting in the 1970s, a military police official said. District military police sent to Phnom Penh’s Tuol Sleng After more than three months commander Sam Puthdara said three or four hunters were walking along prison after they were accused of at the prison, Mr. Vuth said, he the dried-up creek bed when one of them, Im Som Ol, 41, stepped on a betraying “Angkar.” managed to escape. box of bullets half buried in the mud before finding another box nearby. Following the purge of division “Maybe to you it’s superstition, “I went to check the bullets after the villagers called me,” Mr. Puthdara leaders, Mr. Vuth said, soldiers because one night I dreamed that said, adding that about 500 of the bullets—for heavy machine guns and were next in the firing line as the my parents told me that the local SKS rifles—were still usable and were taken to the district military police regime attempted to remove ca - spirits would help me and that I station for safekeeping. “If I had left the bullets where they were, the vil- dre it suspected of colluding with should flee, and if I do not flee the lagers might have taken them for their own use and could have caused the Vietnamese. next day then I will be taken away damage,” he said, adding that he knew that some of the bullets were still “Three people came to point their and killed,” he said. live because he had thrown one in a fire and watched it explode. “There guns at me and I asked the reason, Mr. Vuth said he and two other was fighting here during the Khmer Rouge years, so I think there are still [and] they said that I betrayed escapees fled into the forest near more bullets buried underground,” he added. (Buth Kimsay) Angkar. They ordered me to raise the Vietnamese border, where he my hands, and after that they blind- remained until 1986, when he folded me with a krama or scarf, learned that his parents and sib- and then I was taken away,” he said. lings had been killed. Upon arriving at a prison in “I felt so painful: I served the rev- Mondolkiri—which Mr. Vuth olution; I served Angkar with my could identify only as a facility near full heart. I defended the country, O’Chbar stream—he said he was but as a result my parents, siblings interrogated and tortured. and relatives were killed. That was “They actually shocked me with unbearable. Every time I think an electricity cable, and I actually about that I want to kill myself,” he lost consciousness. I thought that said.

Siv Channa/The Cambodia Daily A student poses for a photograph at the National Museum in Phnom Penh yesterday next to the head of a statue that was returned from the Cambodian Embassy in Paris earlier this month. Foreign Minister Hor Namhong presided over a morning ceremony to hand over the two- faced head to the museum, according to its director, Kong Vireak. Mr. Vireak said the artifact was likely looted from the 10th -century Koh Ker temple complex in Preah Vihear province in the 1970s and that the location of the body was unknown. thuRsday, maRch 31, 2016 The Cambodia daily 7 regional

Reuters Burma's new president Htin Kyaw, left, and National League for Democracy party leader Aung San Suu Kyi arrive at parliament in Naypyidaw yesterday. Kyi’s reforms. Suu Kyi is poised to steer the Burma... government from within, acting continued from page 1 as a super-minister overseeing ed - success of Burma’s most signifi- ucation, foreign affairs, electric cant break from military rule since power and energy—and the pres- the army seized power in 1962. ident’s office. “Our new government will im - Before Htin Kyaw addressed the plement national reconciliation, parliament, he and two newly elect- peace in the country, emergence ed vice presidents held the junta- of a constitution that will pave the drafted constitution in their hands way to a democratic union, and and took the oath simultaneously, enhance the living standard of the repeating after parliament speaker people,” said Htin Kyaw, sporting Mahn Win Khaing Than: the NLD’s traditional burnt orange “I will always be loyal to the Un - jacket. ion of [Burma] and will al ways put “We have the duty to work for non-disintegration of the union, the emergence of a constitution national unity and perpetuation of that is appropriate for our country sovereignty at the forefront,” read and also in accordance with dem - the first line of the oath. ocratic standards.” Burma army chief Min Aung Tension had simmered in the Hlaing attended the ceremony. run-up to the November election Htin Kyaw, elected by the NLD- and as the NLD prepared to take dominated parliament this month, power. Suu Kyi wants to demilita- runs a charity founded by Suu Kyi rize Burma’s politics but effectively and has been a trusted member of needs the support of the military to her inner circle since the mid- do so. 1990s. He is not a lawmaker. The armed forces are guaran- Hundreds of diplomats and rep - teed three ministries and control a resentatives of non-governmental quarter of parliamentary seats— organizations attended the cere- enough to give them a veto over mony. Events at the presidential constitutional amendments and palace and an official dinner were potentially limit the scope of Suu planned to celebrate the occasion.

Burma’s New President Vows to Amend Constitution NAypyIDAW - president Htin Kyaw, newly sworn in as Burma’s first fully civilian leader in more than half a century, pledged to amend the military- drafted constitution to meet “democratic standards.” His short speech yes- terday didn’t say how he would propose changing the constitution, but it was a reference to what the new ruling party has sought for months: to allow Aung San Suu Kyi to be president instead. The constitution prevents her from holding that position through a clause barring the office to any- one with foreign family members. Suu Kyi’s late husband was British, as are their two sons. In taking up the subject of constitutional change in a speech laying out the new administration’s first priorities, Htin Kyaw raised a contentious issue between the military and civilian government. The military, which holds veto power over significant constitutional changes, opposes changes that would reduce its political power or clear the way for Suu Kyi to lead officially. The large audience in the parliament hall for the ceremony included Min Aung Hlaing, commander-in-chief of the military, who said in a speech Sunday that the constitution must be upheld and the military must remain central to politics. (WSJ) 8 The Cambodia daily ThURSDaY, maRch 31, 2016 regional Casino Agent in Philippines Denies Involvement in Bank Heist REUTERS sador to the Philippines. manila - a Chinese junket opera- Some of the day’s testiest ex - tor in manila said on Tuesday changes were between senators that two high-rollers from Beijing and representatives of the Rizal and macau were responsible for Commercial Banking Corp , which bring ing $81 million stolen by initially received the stolen money hack ers from Bangladesh’s cen- from the Bangladesh bank ac - tral bank into the Philippines. count in new York. Kim Wong, a long-time Chinese The $81 million was deposited resident of the Philip pines, denied in four dollar accounts at an RCBC any wrongdoing or knowledge of branch in manila on February 4. who masterminded one of the The accounts had been opened world’s biggest cyber heists but with a deposit of $500 in may 2015 vowed to give back a small portion and been inactive until receiving of the money with him. the stolen money, said the amlC’s He told a Senate hearing in ma - criminal complaint. n ila he would return $4.63 million according to an amlC docu- in cash to a government watch - ment, five withdrawals were made dog investigating what appears to from the accounts on February 9, be a Byzantine money-laundering Reuters leaving only $68,305 of the $81 scheme. Chinese-born Filipino businessman Kam Sin Wong presents a document million. during a money laundering hearing at the Senate in Manila on Tuesday. Unidentified hackers infiltrated at the hearing, RCBC president the computer systems of Bangla - nese men from Beijing and ma - Wong also said he had re ceived lorenzo Tan came under fire for desh Bank in early February and cau who he said “brought in” the a further $5 million in sto len mon - not acknowledging the transac- tried to steal $951 million from an $81 million. ey via Philrem, a foreign ex change tions as suspicious until the money account at the Federal Reserve “i have nothing to do with the broker, of which $4.63 mil lion was gone. Bank of new York it uses for in - forging of bank documents for the remained, and which he was will- Tan told the hearing that even ter national settlements. $81 million. i don’t know the ing to return. transactions of $400 million or many attempted transfers source of the $81 million,” he said. an official at Solaire, a casino more could be dealt with by local were blocked, but $81 million about $21 million of the stolen resort owned and operated by branch of fices without raising ended up in casinos in manila funds ended up in a Philippine Bloom berry Resorts Corp., told the red flags with senior officials at and with junket operators, and bank account of Eastern Hawaii, a same hearing that $29 million headquarters. most of it vanished. company run by Wong, according ended up with them and was cred- larger sums might “raise alarm Finding out where it went has to a criminal complaint filed by the ited to an account of the macau- bells,” said Tan, adding that his sorely challenged the Senate hear - Philippines’ anti-money laun der - based high-roller. staff would inform him of such a ing, now on its third day and al - ing Council. With the credibility of the Phil - transaction at the end of the day. ready hamstrung by the country’s Wong said he was owed about ippines’ banking system and anti- “The money would be long strict banking secrecy and by casi- $9.7 million by one of the Chinese money laundering efforts at stake, gone—goodbye!—before it comes nos not covered by anti-money men after helping him settle a ca - part of the hearing was held in En g - to you at the end of the day,” laundering laws. sino debt. The rest had been used lish for the sake of what its chair- scoffed Senator Sergio Osmena, Wong denied any involvement to buy gambling chips for junket man called “foreign obser vers”— ac cusing the bank of “very poor in the heist, but named two Chi - clients, Wong said. among them, Bangla desh’s ambas- compliance.” Most Filipinos Aspire to Reach Middle-Income Status by 2040 KYODO also director-general of the na - sia’s 2014 level. of the overall vision,” he added. manila - The results of a govern- tional Economic Development au - “While we say that the vision is The survey showed that the ment-sponsored survey revealed thority that commissioned the for 2040, we are not necessarily most important economic goal by yesterday that close to 80 percent study, said the findings partly re - say ing that you need to wait for 2040 is the eradication of poverty of Filipinos aspire to achieve the flect how bad the situation current- 2040 to be able to put certain and hunger, and for Filipinos to “simple and comfortable life” that ly is for most Filipinos. things in place, be cause there are have adequate jobs in the Philip - today’s middle-income earners en - “it is also in a way influenced by things that can be done sooner pines and not overseas. joy by 2040. what they experience on a daily than later,” Es guerra said. most of the respondents feel Of the 10,000 respondents from basis. So, the aspiration naturally there is a need for corruption to all social classes across the country, is the opposite of that—to be able be wiped out for them to achieve 79 percent responded that they to free one’s self from those con- “The aspiration...is...to a better future, and that achieving hope that in 25 years, Filipi nos will straints that make living a daily free one’s self from those peace and security is imperative be “secure in the knowledge” of struggle,” Esguerra said. for both the development of the having enough money for their as per World Bank data, GDP constraints that make country and the improvement of daily needs and unexpected ex - per capita in the Philippines in living a daily struggle” everybody’s standard of living. penses, including having their own 2014 was $2,872.50, far below its “as to successive administra- —EmmanuEl EsguErra, home, a car, finan ces for their chil- neighbor malaysia’s $11,307.10. tions buying into these visions, the dren’s education through college according to a recent survey on socio-Economic more important challenge there is and sufficient re sources to travel. poverty incidence in the Phi lip - planning sEcrEtary for an informed citizenry that be - The remaining 16.9 percent pines, some 26.3 percent of the lieves in these visions to present want ed a more affluent life by that more than 100 million Filipinos are “The challenge is really to be this as their own to government, to time, while 3.9 percent said they poor, while an estimated 12.1 per- able to translate these aspirations succeeding administrations, and wanted the life of the rich, the re - cent are extremely poor, as of the into goals, specific goals, or specific be able to lobby for programs and sults showed. first six months of 2015. policies and strategies that can be policies that will contribute to the Socio-economic planning secre- Esguer ra noted the 2040 aspira- achieved in the short term, and pro- attainment of these long-term tary Emmanuel Esguerra, who is tion of Filipinos is that of malay - gressively towards the attainment goals,” Esguerra said. ThURSday, maRch 31, 2016 The Cambodia daily 9 regional Court Rejects Airline Bid to Strike MH370 Families’ Suit REUTERS that, instead ruling that maB’s lia- kUala lUmPUr - a malaysian court bility would be determined in a yesterday dismissed a bid by na - trial, government lawyer alice tional flag carrier malaysia air - loke Yee Ching told reporters. lines Berhad to throw out a suit “it was not plain and obvious filed by relatives of three passen- that maB is not a proper party (to gers who went missing on flight the suit). That should only be de - mH370, opening the way for oth - termined by the full trial,” she er relatives to sue the airline. said. mH370 disappeared on a flight The suit that was ruled yester- from kuala lumpur to Beijing on day was filed by two teenagers march 8, 2014, with 239 passen- whose parents and older brother Reuters gers and crew on board. were on the plane on the ill-fated The Petronas Towers are reflected in a swimming pool as the sun more than 50 suits have been flight. rises over Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday. filed in the malaysian courts over it will be the first case against the plane’s disappearance, while the airline to be heard in malay ------others have been filed in the U.S., sia, more than two years after the Regional Brief australia and China. plane went missing. Philippine Election Body Will Not Stop Pacquiao Match The kuala lumpur High Court The court, however, dismissed manila - The Philippine elections commission ruled on Tuesday it would ruling is likely to come as a relief the teenagers’ bid to also hold the not stop a WBO welterweight fight between Philippine boxing hero man ny for relatives, many of whom had malaysian government and two Pacquiao and U.S. champion Timothy Bradley next month because there feared they would not be able to of its entities liable for the plane’s was no formal complaint to block it. Pacquiao, the former eight-division get compensation from malaysia disappearance. world champion, is a two-term congressman and a candidate for the airlines Systems after it trans- The family’s lawyer, Sangeet Senate in elections on may 9. a former congressman has asked the Com- ferred all its assets and operations kaur Deo, told reporters the court mission on Elections to look into his april 9 bout—which has been billed to maB in a restructuring exer- had ruled that while the govern- as his last fight—because it would give him undue advantage in the polls. cise last year. ment had a duty of care to the plain - “We are not in a position right now to stop it,” the head of the commis- maB had argued in its motion tiffs, “there was no breach of that sion, andres Bautista, told a news conference. “That is not really within that it had no liability as it was set duty.” our control. There has been no formal complaint that was filed in accor- up eight months after the aircraft The lawyer said the family dance with our rules.” The bout will be Pacquiao’s first since he lost a disappeared. planned to ap peal the court’s deci- unan imous decision to unbeaten american Floyd mayweather Jr. in the But the court did not accept sion on government liability. so-called “Fight of the Century” in las Vegas last may. (Reuters) 10 The Cambodia daily THUrSDay, MarcH 31, 2016 regioNAl Tensions High in East Asia as Japan’s Security Laws Take Effect THe aSaHi SHiMBUn SDF and U.S. military through the Japanese government bought through Japanese waters. Japanese Prime Minister Shin- Alliance Coordination Mecha- some of the Senkaku Islands in In response to Diet questioning zo Abe’s boasts of his country’s nism based on the new Guidelines the East China Sea from a private- on March 8 at the Lower House beefed-up defense capabilities un- for Japan-U.S. Defense Coopera- sector owner. Security Committee, Defense News der new national securi- tion approved in April 2015. The figure for 2015 also exceeds Min ister Gen Nakatani said: “An Analysis ty legislation have done Under the revised guidelines, the numbers for that period over improvement in deterrence will little to prevent China the two countries worked closely the past five years. not necessarily be reflected in the and North Korea from flexing together in responding to the nu- number of intrusions into territori- their military muscles in East Asia. clear tests and missile launches al waters or the number of scram- Regional tensions, in fact, have by North Korea that started in “Reconstructing a good bles by SDF jets.” been intensifying up to Tuesday, January. relationship through Ikuo Gonoi, associate professor when Japan’s new security laws Abe spoke about that coopera- of international political science at took effect. tion on March 29 at a session of the diplomatic efforts will Takachiho University in Tokyo, Chinese military activities sur- Upper House Budget Committee. produce better results for said the larger number of provoca- rounding disputed territories in “When North Korea launched tive acts taken by China from the East China Sea and South Chi- its ballistic missiles, there was both nations.” around the time the national secu- na Sea continue unabated, while greater cooperation because of the —Ikuo GonoI, rity bills were passed shows the North Korea has thumbed its nose increased sharing of information TakachIho unIversITy legislation has not had a deterrent at the world by conducting nu- between Japan and the United effect on China. clear tests and missile launches. States,” Abe said. “The passage of polITIcs professor Still, Japan and China continue Japan’s new national security the legislation has strengthened al- to deepen their economic ties. laws expand the activities of its liance ties.” Moreover, there are no signs of China is Japan’s leading trading Self-Defense Forces overseas, However, the Japan-U.S. coop- a decrease in Chinese govern- partner, while Japan is China’s even in situations when Japan is eration has had almost no effect ment ships passing through terri- second-largest trading partner. not under direct attack. The laws on China. torial waters around the Senka - With that as background, Gonoi call for the SDF to provide greater According to Japan’s Defense kus, according to the Japan coast said: “Reconstructing a good rela- support to the militaries of the U.S. Ministry officials, Air SDF fighter guard. tionship through diplomatic ef- and other nations anywhere in the jets were scrambled 373 times be- There were 35 instances of such forts will produce better results for world. tween April and December 2015 intrusions in 2015, slightly more both nations in terms of national The passage of the security bills to respond to Chinese aircraft, than the 32 in the previous year. security—as well as economy.” last September has already height- more than double the number in Many of the 2015 cases, more- © 2016 The Asahi Shimbun ened cooperation between the the same period in 2012, when the over, involved repeated passages Company Sanctions on North Korea Set South Korea Pinpoints Site of To Cut State’s Exports in Half Kim Jong Un’s Mother’s Tomb Korea Joongang Daily long enough, the slashed supply Korea Joongang Daily the site. The epitaph calls her North Korea’s exports are ex- of foreign currency will deal a seri- The grave of Ko Yong Hui, “Mother of Great Songun Korea, pected to fall by half due to sanc- ous blow to the North’s economy moth er of North Korean leader Comrade Ko Yong Hui,” referring tions from the U.N. Security Coun- and industrial operations, the re- Kim Jong Un, lies 8 km northeast to the political term songun, the cil, according to a report released port says. of the Arc of Triumph in central North’s military-first ideology. by the Korea International Trade Following such sanctions, the Pyongyang, not far from the Revo- Ko, born in Osaka, Japan, to par- Association on Tuesday. North might try to ramp up exports lutionary Martyr’s Cemetery, ac- ents of Korean descent, came to Under the international sanc- of un restricted products such as cording to a South Korean gov- Pyongyang in 1961 or 1962 under tions, Pyongyang’s seven key ex- clothing, or promote tourism pack- ernment source. the North’s repatriation program. ports have been banned from be- ages around the capital city of Ko was reportedly buried in a She became a dancer for the Man- ing shipped out of the country fol- Pyong yang, analysts have said. tomb near Mount Taesong, Py- sudae Art Troupe and met Kim lowing the regime’s fourth nuclear “However, unstable supplies of ongyang, but this is the first confir- Jong Il in 1972. Ko gave birth to test and launch of a long-range electricity, technological difficul- mation of the tomb’s exact location. her first son, Kim Jong Chul, the rocket. The North also cannot im- ties and financial burdens in the “Ko Yong Hui’s grave is sepa- middle child of the late leader Kim. port aircraft fuel that might be country will stand as barriers for rately located at the foot of Mount Ko and Kim had two more chil- used for military purposes. accomplishing such measures,” a Taesong near the Revolutionary dren, present leader Kim Jong Un The seven restricted products KITA spokesman said. Martyrs’ Cemetery, which is simi- and a daughter, Kim Yo Jong. —coal, iron ore, steel, gold, titani- Another important factor that lar to South Korea’s Seoul Nation- South Korea’s intelligence sourc - um ore, vanadium ore and rare might influence the power of the al Cemetery,” a senior govern- es report that Ko died in Paris in earth materials—accounted for a sanctions is China’s willingness to ment source said on Monday. 2004, after which the North trans- whopping 44.9 percent of the enforce them, he said. “It seems the North idolizes Kim ferred her body back to Pyong - country’s total export sales in 2014, China has been the North’s Jong Un’s mother,” the source yang. Since her grave was con- at $1.5 billion. great est ally and also its largest ex- said, adding that the Revolutionary structed in 2012, North Korean Among the seven, restrictions port destination for years. In fact, Martyrs’ Cemetery is known defectors have testified that the on coal will bring about the great- 86.1 percent of the North’s exports among North Koreans as a sacred regime has forced its people to est losses because it accounted for were to China in 2014, and the place, holding the graves of sever- pay respect to her at the site of the 34.2 percent of the North’s total North’s dependence on the Chi- al hundred military commanders tomb. On key anniversaries, such exports as of 2014, followed by nese economy has been increas- and soldiers who fought against as the birthday of Kim Jong Il, iron ore (6.6 percent), steel (3.9 ing over the last five years. Japanese rule. North Korean officials visit Ko’s percent) and gold, titanium ore As a result, China has typically Ko’s gravestone says she was grave after seeing Kumsusan Pal - and vanadium ore (all less than 1 been reluctant to impose measures born on June 26, 1952, and died on ace of the Sun, 4 km away, where percent). that could devastate the North’s May 24, 2004, according to a the bodies of the Kim Il Sung and If the sanctions are in place for economy. source based in China who visited Kim Jong Il are kept. THURSDAY, MARCH 31, 2016 The CAMBODIA DAILY 11

Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport Department of Higher Education Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (HEQCIP) Credit No. 4796-KH; Grant: No. H607-KH Request for Expressions of Interest National Consultant: Finance Management System Strengthening for HEIs Since the introduction of public-private partnerships in 1997, the landscape of higher education in Cambodia has been dramatically transformed. The total number of higher education institutions (HEIs) has increased from less than 10 to 101 by 2013 (the number of private HEIs increased from 1 to 62 during the same period). Increases in the number of HEIs led to an increase in enrollments from around 10,000 in the early 1990s to 245,329 (of which 37.17% were females) in 2011-2012. There is growing concern that the rapid increase in enrollments of student has not been accompanied by similar changes in educational or institutional quality. On 7th September 2010 The Royal Government of Kingdom of Cambodia, through the Ministry of Economy and Finance (MEF), signed a Financing Agreement with the International Development Agency (IDA) to fund implementation of the Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project (HEQCIP). Total funding amounts to US$23 million. This sum comprises US$11.5 million IDA Grant and US$11.5 million IDA Credit. HEQCIP became effective on December 31, 2010. Overall responsibility for project management and implementation lies with the Directorate of Higher Education in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS). The project is supervised by the World Bank. The contract is initially for (09) months starting as soon as possible. Key Tasks Tasks will include but not be limited to: 1. As part of a project working team, support the International Finance Advisor to develop a Financial Management Manual (FMM) for public HEIs, which will be issued through a Royal Decree for Public Autonomous Higher Education Institutions. The consultant will be required to: - Arrange and attend meetings of the project working team to prepare the FMM - Work with project working team members to write individual sections of the FMM and prepare a consolidated draft manual - Present the draft FMM to stakeholders, including the Directorate General of Higher Education and the World Bank. - Work with the project working team to revise the FMM and to prepare a final draft. - Translate the FMM from English to Khmer 2. Provide training and hands-on support to a group of 9 public HEIs to strengthen their financial management systems, by implementing short-term FM improvement plans that have been developed and agreed with the HEIs. The areas of financial management to be supported may include, but not be limited to: (i) Accounts software, (ii) Financial procedures and internal controls, (iii) Annual financial statements, (iv) Management accounting and financial analysis, (v) Financial planning and budgeting, (vi) Finance staffing structures. 3. Develop tools and best practice guides that HEI staff can then adapt and use within their HEIs; organise and conduct workshops for staff from supported HEIs on relevant finance topics. 4. Conduct training and provide support to eligible public and private HEIs, so that they may achieve the two Financial Management indicators within the HEQCIP Project Development Objective (PDO) No. 1: - Strategic financial plan in place - Annual financial report reflecting the annual operational plan in place Qualifications and Experience Required. 1. Masters degree in Accounting or Finance 2. At least 10 years of accounting or auditing experience 3. Practical skills in using computerized accounting software 4. Practical skills in conducting finance training 5. Demonstrated ability to prepare finance manuals 6. Demonstrated ability to prepare annual financial statements 7. Demonstrated ability to prepare budgets and long-term financial plans 8. Demonstrated ability to prepare internal financial reports and to conduct financial analysis 9. Good skills in Microsoft excel and Microsoft word. 10. Fluent in written and spoken English and Khmer Desirable: 11. CPA, ACCA or another professional accounting qualification 12. Knowledge and understanding of country system and PFM reform in Cambodia How to apply Expressions of interest should include specific reference to the Consultant’s ability to meet the criteria in the full Terms of Reference which can be obtained from the Project Manager at the address shown below. Applicants are asked to supply: A covering letter in which relevant skills and experience are specifically listed against each of the selection criteria. The Consultant will be selected using the Individual Consultant method in accordance with procedures set out in the Procurement Manual for Externally Financed Projects/ Programs in Cambodia issued under Sub-Decree 14 dated February 26, 2007 on Promulgating of the Standard Procedure for Implementing the World Bank and the Asian Development Bank Assisted Projects, and Section V of the World Bank’s Consultant Guidelines May 2004, revised October 2006 and May 2010. All applications should be sent to reach the address below by 17.00 (local time in Cambodia) on 11 April, 2016 to: The Project Manager, Higher Education Quality and Capacity Improvement Project, Project Procurement Unit Office, Department of Higher Education, 169, Norodom Boulevard, nd2 Floor. Telephone +855 ( 0 ) 12 62 88 44 Fax: +855 ( 0 ) 23 72 65 13 Enquiries and applications by e mail are also accepted. Please send to Mr. Sao Thou via email: [email protected] 12 The Cambodia daily ThursdAy, mArCh 31, 2016 regional Warming Seas Bring Japan’s North Less Ice and New Fish The AsAhi shimbun the fish migrate further north to RaUSU, Japan - Less drift ice isn’t Hokkaido if waters with a suitable the only environmental effect of temperature stretch northward. climate change in the cold north Yasunori Sakurai, a specially ap- of Japan—the warming seas are pointed professor of marine biolo- receiving new visitors such as the gy at the Faculty of Fisheries Sci- massive ocean sunfish, normally ences of Hokkaido University’s found in more temperate waters. Graduate School of Fisheries Sci- in recent years, the species be- ences, said the oceans are indeed came a familiar sight for fishermen warming up. in waters off Rausu on the south- “the temperature of the ocean eastern coast of the Shiretoko pe - fluctuates between periods of low ninsula, which protrudes from the and high temperatures with an in- northeastern tip of Hokkaido, the terval dozens of years long,” Saku- northernmost of Japan’s main rai said. “We’re in a period of high islands. temperature at the moment and Not only is Shiretoko designated Tomas Azevedo/Creative Commons ‘anomalies of the sea’ are being ex- a World Heritage site, but it is also An ocean sunfish similar to varieties now being seen in the cool perienced not just by Shiretoko, home to one of the nation’s most northern waters of Japan as temperatures rise but also suggested by the habitat abundant fishing grounds and is some 490 tons of amberjack were side. the water temperature was of the Japanese flying squid stretch - the southernmost point in the caught in salmon fishnets last year, about 10 C that day, a little warmer ing northward, and the delay in Northern Hemisphere with drift marking a nearly 20 percent in- than the outside air. the southward migration of sal - ice-covered waters. Because of this, crease from 2014. inside were only a small num- mon and the pacific saury.” the local ecosystem is said to be each year, a total of 33 fixed nets ber of salmon, which were over- Sakurai warns of the conse- highly sensitive to climate change. are set up along the coast of Rausu shadowed by the large schools of quences when the average water Local fishermen have been re- to catch autumn salmon from Sep- saury circling within the net. But temperature around Japan has in- porting sightings of an increasing tember through November. as the fish with the biggest presence creased by 2 C in 2050 as suggest- number of fish that live in warmer the slopes of the Shiretoko moun- was the ocean sunfish the size of a ed in a scenario depicted in a re- climates over the past few years. tain range continue down the dinner table. port published by the U.N. inter- “We’ve been setting up fixed nets ocean up to a depth of more than Ocean sunfish are usually found governmental panel on Climate for the past 42 years, but we used 2,000 meters, some of the nets are in waters with a temperature be- Change. to only get two or three ocean sun- designed to lure the fish from wa- tween 16 and 19 C, according to “Fisheries in Shiretoko depen- fish in one season. Now sometimes ters as far down as 100 meters. etsuro Sawai, a researcher with dent on species currently available we get them every day for a whole the fish are eventually trapped in Hiroshima University’s Global Ca- in the area will definitely decline,” week,” said Hiroshi Nakaya, head an area squared off from the rest of reer Design Center. he said. “if fish from warm oceans of the Nakaya Gyogyobu fishery. the net that floats just beneath the the species spends the winter will be migrating in larger num- “We’re also getting more and ocean surface. and spring in Japan’s southern bers, it will become inevitable that more southern fish species, like in mid-November, divers en- oceans, such as waters off the Kyu - fisheries will change to an opera- the amberjack.” tered this 20-meter-deep space, the shu region, and moves to the east tion based on those species.” the Rausu Fisheries Coopera- size of a school swimming pool, to of Japan’s northeast tohoku coast © 2016 The Asahi Shimbun tive association reported that check on the fish population in- during the summer and autumn. Company Taiwan’s Outgoing President Meets Successor, Warns on China Kyodo sistent and clear.” Despite tsai’s position on the is- the danger of building nuclear taipei - taiwan’s outgoing presi- tsai and her party say that the sue, some Dpp members have power plants on the earthquake- dent Ma Ying-jeou met his succes- Dpp will not abandon the island’s sug gested that continuing the blan- prone island. sor, president-elect tsai ing-wen, claim to the taiwan-controlled ket claim may not be worthwhile. Before the closed-door meet- yesterday ahead of the inaugura- taiping island, part of the Spratly tsai and Ma made their re- ing, the two urged each other to tion of taiwan’s first female presi- chain in the disputed South China marks during a one-hour meeting put their political differences aside dent, and the two remained divid- Sea. at the taipei Guest House, their and commit themselves and their ed over various issues, including the disputes in the region must second meeting since taiwan’s parties to genuine reconciliation the South China Sea. be settled peacefully and in accor- January election. and cooperation. Mentioning the recent moves dance with the international law, the two last met on February What they said bore stark re- taken in the disputed sea by other particularly the U.N. Convention 11 in tainan where a ceremony semblance to the remarks made players, such as the philippines, on the Law of the Sea, tsai told was held to remember the people by Ma and his Dpp predecessor, Vietnam and the U.S., Ma empha- her predecessor. who died in a powerful earthquake Chen Shui-bian, before Ma took sized that his administration never However, unlike Ma and his that struck southern taiwan. office in May 2008. cooperated with China on the mat- Na tionalist party (KMt), tsai apart from the South China Sea, During that meeting, Ma as- ter and urged the Democratic pro- and the Dpp never expanded the the two touched on other issues sured Chen that he would serve gressive party to “refrain from be- claim to include the entire South such as pension funds, foreign af- with humility and fulfill his promis- ing absent” from the issue. China Sea, which has been the of- fairs and energy. es by seeking dialogue with peo- tsai, who will take the oath of ficial position of the taiwan gov- On energy, Ma expressed con- ple who disagree with his ideas office on May 20, fought back and ernment since 1947 when the Re- cern over tsai’s plan to build a and build public consensus on po- said different members of her par- public of China claimed the busy nuclear-free homeland by 2025 and larized issues. ty have different opinions, but the waterway and its thousands of the possible risks of higher elec- While Ma and Chen vigorously position of her party comes from largely uninhabited islets, atolls tricity fees and power shortage. debated their China policy during the party headquarters. and reefs, after Japan relinquished tsai assured Ma that she has a that meeting, Ma only briefly men- “please do not misjudge the sovereignty over the extensive team of experts working on the is- tioned his China policy at the end Dpp’s position on the matter,” she Spratly and paracel groups follow- sue. She expressed concern over of yesterday’s meeting. said. “Our position has been con- ing World War ii. the disposal of nuclear waste and tsai did not respond. រាល់ដំណឹងទាំងអស់គ្មែនការភ័យខ្លែច ឬ លម្អៀង

ថ្ងេពេហសេបតិ៍​ទី៣១​ខេ​មីនា​ឆ្នេំ២០១៦ The Cambodia daily េខមបូឌា​ េដលី ១៣ លោក​សម​រងាស៊ី​មន​​​បាសាសន៍​​​ថា បារាំង​​​សើុប​​​អង្កាត​​​ករណី​​​គប់​​គាាប់​​​ បាក​​​ឆ្នាំ​​​១៩៩៧​​​នៅ​​ជិត​​​​​​​​​រដ្ឋ​​​សភា​​​ចាស់​​​ ឃួន ណារីម ខាមបូឌា​ដាលី

ថ䮛ែង​​​តម​​វីដែអូលីង​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ថ䮄ែ​​​មែសិលមិញ​​​​

ក䮓ុង​​​ពិធី​​​​​រំឭក​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ខួប​​​លើក​​​ទី​​​១៩​​​នែ​​​ហែតុ​​​ការណ៍​​​

គប់​​​គែែប់​​​បែក​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​១៩៩៧​​​ក䮓ុង​​​រាជធនី​​ភ䮓ំពែញ

លោក​សម​រងែសុី​បែធន​​​គណបកែស​​​បែឆំង​​​

ដែ ល​​​និរទែ ស​​​នៅ​​បរទែ ស​​​បាន​​​បែកាស​​​​​​ថា​​​​

តុលាការ​​​បារាំង​​​​បាន​​​បើ ក​​​ការ​​​សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​

ឡើង​​​វិញ​​​​​លើ​​​ករណី​​​វាយ​​​បែហារ​​​ដ៏​​​សហាវ​​​

ស៊ីវចាន់ណា ដែ ល​​​លោក​​​បាន​​​បន䮑ែស​​​លើ ​​​លោក​​​នយក​​​ ​លោក​រៀល​ខេមរិន䮑េ​តំណាង​​​រាស្តេ​​​គណបកេស​​​សង្គេេះ​​​ជាតិ​​​​​​គោរព​​​វិញ្ញេណក្ខន䮒​​​​​​ជន​​​រង​​​គេេះ​​​ដេល​​​ស្លេប់​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ហេតុការណ៍​​​ រដ្ឋ​​​មន្តែី​ហ៊ុន​សែន​ជា​​​យូរ​​​មក​​​ហើយ​​​។ គប់គេេប់​​​បេក​​​ខេ​​​មីនា​ឆ្នេំ​​​១៩៩៧​មក​​​លើ​​​បាតុកម្ម​​​របស់​​​គណបកេស​​​បេឆំង​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពិធី​​​រំឭក​​​ខួបលើក​​​ទី​​​១៩​​​​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​មេសិលមិញ។

ជន​​​ល្មើស​​​​​​​​​មិន​​​ស្គែល់​​​អត្ត​​​សញ្ញែណ​​​បាន​​​គប់​​​ តុលាការ​ចោទបាកាន​់លោក​សម​រងាស៊ី​​ពីបទ​បរិហារការ្តិ៍​សាជាថ្មី​ គែែប់​​​បែក​​​ចំនួន​​​៤​​​គែែប់​​​ចូល​​​​​​កែុម​​​​​​​​​​​​មនុសែស​​​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​

បាតុកម្ម​​​មួយ​​​ដែ ល​​​រៀ ប​​​ចំ​​​ឡើ ង​​​ដោយ​​​លោក​​​​ ឃួន ណារីម បែ ហារ ​ជីវិ ត​​ពែះម ហា​កែស ​​​​នតែ រោត្ត ម​

សម​រងែសុី​នៅ​​​ជិត​​​រដ្ឋ​​​សភា​​​ចាស់​​​នៅ​​​ខែ​​​មីន​ឆ្នែំ​​​ ខាមបូឌា​ដាលី សីហនុ។​​​​

១៩៩៧​​​​បណ្តែល​​​ឲែយ​​​មនុសែស​​​យ៉ែង​​​ហោច​​​ សលាដំបូង​រាជធនី​ភ䮓ំពែ ញ​​បាន​ចោទ​ លោក ​​តំង ​ស៊ុ ន​ឡាយ ​​បែ ធន សលា

ណស់​​​១៦​​​នក់​​​​​​​​បាត់​​​បង់​​​​​​ជីវិត​និង​​​ជាង​​​១២០​​​ បែកាន់​​លោក​សម​រងែសុី​​បែធន​គណ​បកែស​ ដំបូង​រាជធនី​​បានមន​បែសសន៍​កាលពី

នក់​​​ទៀត​​​​​​រង​​​របួស​​​​ហើយ​​​នែះ​​​គឺជា​​​ឃាត​​​កម្ម​​ បែឆំងសជាថ្មី​ីពី​បទ​បរិហារកែ រ្តិ៍​​បន䮑ែប់ពី មែសិលមិញ​ថា​​"តុលាការ​បាន​ចោទ​បែកាន់គត់​ [ ] ទែង់​​ទែែយ​​​​​​ធំ​​​​​​ដ៏​​​អាកែក់​​​បំផុត​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​សម័យ​​​ទំនើប​​​ បែធន​គណបកែស​បែឆំង​រូបនែះ​បានដក់​ លោក​សម​​រងែសុី ពីបទ​បរិហារកែរ្តិ៍។​​សំណុំ​​​

របស់​​​កម្ពុជា​​​។​រហូត​​​មក​​​ទល់​​​ពែល​​​នែះ​​​​មិន​​​ ពាកែយ​​ប្តឹង​លោក​​ហែង​​សំរិន​​បែធន​រដ្ឋ​សភា​ រឿង​​​​នែះ​តែូវ​បាន​បញ្ជូូន​រួចហើយ​​​ដើមែបីទុក​​​

ទាន់​​​មន​​​ការ​​​ចោទ​​​បែកាន់​​​​​នរណ​​​ម្នែក់​​​នៅ​​​ ដោយ​អះអាង​ថា​​រដ្ឋែភិបាល​ដែល​​លោក​​ដឹក​ សមែែប់​បើក​​សវនការ​"។​

ឡើយ​​​ទែ​​​ទាក់​​​ទិន​​​​​​ការ​​​វាយ​​​បែហារ​​​េនះ​​​។​ នំ​នៅក䮓ុង​ទសវតែសរ៍​ឆ្នែំ​១៩៨០​​​បាន​ផ្តន䮑ែ​ទោស​ ទោះជាយ៉ែងណ​​​​ចៅកែម​​​តំង​​​ស៊ុន​ឡាយ​

លោក​សម​រងែសុី​បាន​​​មន​​​បែសសន៍​​​តម​​​ តទៅទំព័បន្ទាប់ Skype បែព័ន䮒​​​​ ដែល​​​ចាក់​​​បញ្ចែំង​​​លើ​​​ស្គែីន​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ មន្តាី​រដ្ឋសភា​ម្នាក់​និយាយ​ថា​​លោក​កឹម​សុខា​អាច​តាូវកោះ​ហៅ​មក​សាក​សួរ​ ពិធី​​​នះ​​​ថា​"ខ្ញុំ​​​ចាំ​​​បាន​​​ថា​នៅ​​​ថ䮄ែ​​​ទី​​​៣០​​​​ខែមីន​​​​

ឆ្នែំ​​​១៩៩៧​យើង​​​បាន​​​ជួប​​​ជុំ​​​គ្នែ​​​នៅ​​​ទី​​​នែះ​​​ដើមែបី​​​​​​ គុច ណារ៉េន មុន​ដែល​តម​ចោទ​ថា​លោក​កំពុង​និយយ​

ទាម​​​ទារ​​​យុត្តិធម៌​​​​ទាម​​​ទារ​​​តុលាការ​​​ឯករាជែយ​​​​ ខាមបូឌា​ដាលី ជាមួយ​សែីកំណន់នះ​​​។

និង​​​​​​លទ䮒ិបែជាធិបតែ យែយ​ហើ យ​​​ពែ ល​​​នែះ​​​​​​ លោក​ឡែង​​ប៉ែងឡុង​​អ䮓កនំពាកែយ​រដ្ឋសភា​​​ ការ​អត䮐ែធិបែបាយទាំង​នែះ​ធ䮜ើឡើង​​បន䮑ែប់​​​

អ䮜ីៗ​​​ដែល​​​យើង​​​ចង់​​​បាន​​​​គឺ​​​យើង​​​​​​នៅ​​​តែ​​​​​​គ្មែន​​​​​​​​​​​​ បាន​មន​បែសសន៍​កាលពី​មែសិលមិញ​ថា​សភា​ ពី​មន​ការ​ពែមន​កាលពី​ថ䮄ែអង្គែរ​ដោយ​

ដដែល​​​"។ មន​អំណច​កោះហៅ​លោក​កឹម​សុខា​អនុ​​​ លោក​ឈាង​​វុន​​អ䮓កនំពាកែយ​រដ្ឋសភា​មកពី​

​​​ទោះ​​​ជា​​​​​​យ៉ែង​​​ណ​លោក​​​បាន​​​ធន​​​អះ ​​​អាង​​​​​​ បែធន​គណបកែស​បែឆំង​​មក​សក​សួរ​ជុំវិញ​​ គណបកែស​បែជាជន​កម្ពុជា​ថា​គណៈកម្មែធិការ​

ចំពោះ​​​អ䮓ក​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ថា​ការ​​​សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​លើ ​​​ ការ​សន䮑នតម​ទូរស័ព䮑​ដែល​តែូវ​បាន​ថត​ទុក​ "ចំពោះកិច䮅​"​​រដ្ឋសភា​​អាច​តែូវ​បាន​បង្កើត​​​

ករណី​​​វាយ​​​បែហារ​​​នែះ​​​មិន​​​ទាន់​​​ចប់​​​ឡើ យ​​​​ ជា​ចែើន​ភាគ​​ហើយ​​​បាន​បែក​​ធ្លែយ​កាល​ពី​ខែ​ ឡើង​​​​ដើមែបី​ពិនិតែយ​ការ​អះ​អាង​ដែល​ថា​ លោក

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លោក សម រង្ស៊ី មាន ប្សាសន៍ ... ដោយ​​​ចោទ​​​បែកន់​​​​​​ថា​​​​​​លោក​ ហ៊ុន​ សែន​ គឺ​​ បែជជនកម្ពុជ​​​បន​​​មន​​​បែសសន៍​​​កល​​​ពី​​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១៣ ជ​​​អ䮓ក​​​ទទួល​​​ខុស​​​តែូវ​​​។ មែសិលមិញ​​​ថា​ករ​​​សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​បន䮐ែម​​​ទៀត​​​ ដោយ​​​បែកស​​​បើក​​​ឡើង​​​វិញ​​​នូវ​​​សំណុំ​​​រឿង​​​ តុលាករនែះ​​​​​​​​​បន​​​យល់​​​ពែម​​​សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​​ ណា​​​មួយ​​​​​​លើករណី​​​​​​​​គប់​​​គែែប់​​​បែក​​​​​​នែះ​នឹង​​​​​​ទទួល​​​​​​​​​​​​ Rob មួយ​​​​​​​​​ដែល​​​​​​តុលាករ​​​​​បន​​​​​​​​​​​​ផ្អែក​​​​​កល​​​ពីមុន។ ប៉ុន䮏ែ​​​​​​​​​​​​ដើ ម​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​បណ䮏ឹង​​​​​​​​​គឺលោក​រ៉ប់​អែ បនី​( បន​​​​​​​​​ករ​​​ស䮜ែគមន៍​​​ប៉ុន䮏ែករ​​​សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​​​​របស់​​​ Abney លោក​​​ថ䮛ែង​​​ថា​"តុលាករ​​​បរាំង​​​នៅ​​​ទី​​​កែុង​​​​​​ )​​​​​​​​​​នយក​​​បែចាំ​​​បែទែស​​​នែ​​​វិទែយោស䮐ែន​​​ បរទែស​​​​​​កន䮛ង​​​មកខ䮜ះ​​​​​​ភ័ស䮏ុតង​​​បញ្ជែក់​​​​​​ថា​​​អ䮓ក​​​ InternationalRepublican ប៉ែរីស​​​​បន​​​បើ ក​​​សំណុំ​​​រឿ ង​​​នែះ​​​ឡើ ង​​​វិញ​​​ សធារណរដ្ឋ​​​អន䮏រជតិ​​​​( ណា​​​​​ជ​​​​​​​​​អ䮓ក​​​​​​​​​អនុវត䮏​​​ករ​​​វាយ​​​បែហារ​​​​​​នោះ។​​​​​​ Institute FBI ដោយ​​​សរ​​​​មន​​​ករ​​​វិវឌែឍ​​​​​​ថ្មី​​​​​​ដែល​​​ពួក​​​គែ​​​ដក់​​​ )​​​បន​​​​​​​​​​​​ដក​​​家កែយ​​​​​​បណ䮏ឹង​​​ចែញ​​​​​​វិញមុន​​​ លោក​​​ថ䮛ែង​​​ថា​"យើង​​​ស䮜ែគមន៍​ប៉ុន䮏ែ​​​ ​​​ ចូល​​​ក䮓ុង​​​សំណុំ​​​រឿង។​ ពួក​​​គែ​​​ឯករាជែយ​​​​ពួក​​​គែ​​​ ពែល​​​សំណុំ​​​រឿង​​​នែះ​​​គែែង​​​ចាប់​​​ផ䮏ើម​​​ដំណើរ​​​​​​​​​ បាន​​​បិទ​​​ករ​​​សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ទៅ​ហើយ​​​។​​​​ មន​​​វិជ្ជែជីវៈ​​​ណាស់​​​​ពួក​​​គែ​​​មន​​​មធែយោបយ​​​ ករ​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​២០០៦​​​​​​​​​​ជ​​​ផ䮓ែក​​​នែ​​​កិច䮅​​​ពែម​​​ពែៀង​​​ ពួកគែរក​​​មិនឃើញ​​​​​​ពល​​​​​​រដ្ឋ​​​របស់​​​​​​​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​​​​家ក់​​​ ពួក​​​គែ​​​មិន​​​បមែើអ䮓ក​​​ណា​និង​​​​​​មិន​​​ខ䮛ែច​​​នរណា​​​ មួយ​​​​​​រវាង​​​​​​​​​លោក​ហ៊ុន​សែន​និង​​​​​​​​លោក​ ​​​សម​​​ ព័ន䮒​​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​​​​ពែឹត䮏ិករណ៍​​​​​​នោះ​​​ទែ"ហើយ​​​ថា​កម្ពុជ​​​ ឡើយ​​​។​ដូច䮓ែះ​​​វា​​​មិន​​​មែន​​​សមែែប់​​​តែ​​​ខ្មែរ​​​​​​ទែ​​​។​​​​ រងែសុី​ដើ មែបី​​​​​​អនុញ្ញែត​​​​​​​​​ឲែយ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​បែធាន​​​គណ​​​បកែស​​​​​​​​​ បើក​​​ទ䮜ែរ​​​​​​រង់​​​ចាំ​​​​​​ស䮜ែគមន៍​​​មន䮏ែី​​​បរាំង។លោក​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ ពិភព​​​លោក​​​ទំង​​​មូល​​​ចាំ​​​ថា​វា​​​ជ​​​ភែ រវកម្ម​​​ បែឆំង​​​រូប​​​នែះ​​​បន​​​​​​​​​​​​វិល​​​​​​​​​ចូល​​​​​​សែុក​​​។​​​ បន​​​មន​​​បែសសន៍​​​ទៀ ត​​​ថា​"ពួកគែ ​​​​​​តែូវ​​​​​​តែ ​​​​​​​​ ដែល​​​​​​បែើ​​​បែែស់​​​ដោយ​​​រដ្ឋែភិបល​​​"។ ដោយ​​​សរ​​​របួស​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​​រ៉ប់​​​​អែបនី​​​​ គោរព​​​​​​​​​ចែបាប់​​​​​​នៅ​​​កម្ពុជ​​​​បែសិនបើ​​​​​​ពួកគែ​​​​​​ចង់​​​មក​​​​​​ FBI លោក ​​​បន ​​​​​លើ ​​​ឡើក ង​​​​​​​​​​​ជ​​​​​​​​​កែែយ ​​​​​​តម​​​ គារិយាល័យ​​​​​​សហ​​​ព័ន䮒​​​​​​សុើប​​​​​​​​​អង្កែត បន​​​ សុើប​​​​អង្កែត​​​ឡើង​​​​​​​​​វិញ"។​​​​​​ រយៈ​​​សរ​​​អែឡិចតែូនិក​​​ថា​​​​សំណុំ​​​រឿង​​​នែះ​​​ សើុប​​​អង្កែត​​​សំណុំ​​​រឿង​​​នែះ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ទសវតែសរ៍​​​​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​ ក䮓ុង​​​ពែល​​​ជ​​​មួយ​​​នែះដែរ​​​​លោក​​​​សម​ ​​​រងែសុី​ ​​​​​​ តែូវ​​​បន​​​បើ ក​​​ឡើ ង​​​វិញ​​​នៅ​​​បែទែ ស​​​បរាំង​​​ ១៩៩០​ដោយ​​​ភ្នែក់​​​ងរ​​​​​​​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ចង្អុល​​​ទៅ​​​ បន​​​អំ家វ​​​នវ​​ឲែយ​​​​​​​​​អ䮓ក​​​គាំទែ​​​របស់​​​លោក​​ចង​​​ចាំ​​​ កល​​​ពី​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​មុន​ដោយ​​​សរ​"ជន​​​រង​​​គែែះ​​​"​បន​​​ អង្គរកែស​​​​​​​​​​​ផ䮑ែល់​​​​​​​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​របស់​​​លោក​ហ៊ុន​​​​សែ ន​​​​ ក​​​រស䮛ែប់​​​របស់​​​ពួក​​​​​​គែ​​​​​​​ខណៈ​​​​​ករ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នែត​​​ ដក់​​​家កែយ​​បណ䮏ឹង​​​​​​នៅ​​​តុលាករ​​​នែះ​​​​ប៉ុន䮏ែ​បន​​​ ដោយ​​​ករ​​​ស䮑ែក់​​​ស䮑ើរ​​​​មុន​​​ពែល​​​បញ䮅ែញ​​​​​​របយ​​​​​​ ឃុំ​​​សង្កែត់​​​នៅ​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​កែែយ​​​​និង​​​ករ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នែត​​​ បដិសែធ​​​មិន​​​បញ្ជែក់​​​​​​ថា​​​មន​​​ភ័ស䮏ុ​​​តង​​​ថ្មី​​​អ䮜ីខ䮛ះ​​​ ករណ៍សធារណៈ​​​ដែល​​​​​​​​​​​​មិន​​​​​​​​​ទន់​​​​​​​​​ឈាន​​​​​​ដល់​​​​​​ ជែើស​​​តំង​​​​​​តំណាង​​​​​​រាស䮏ែ​​​នៅ​​​​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​២០១៨​​​​ ដែ ល​​​គែ ​​​រក​​​ឃើ ញ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ទែ ​​។​លោក​​​សរសែ រ​​​ថា​​​​ ករ​​​​​សន䮓ិដ្ឋែន។ កន់​​​​​​តែ​​​​​​ខិត​​​ជិត​​​មក​​​ដល់​​​។ "មន​​​​​​ធាតុ​​​ផែសំ​​​ថ្មី​​​ៗ​​​ដែល​​​តុលាករ​​​បែហែល​​​ជ​​​មិន​​​​​​ សកែសី​​​ឃើ ញ​​​​​​​​​ហែ តុ​​​ករណ៍​​​​​​វាយ​​​បែហារ​​​​​​ លោក​​​បន​​​​​​បែែប់​​​អ䮓ក​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ក䮓ុង​​​​​​ពិធី​​​នោះ​​​​​​ យល់​​​ថាស័ក䮏ិសម​​​នឹង​​​​​​បញ䮅ែញ​​​នៅ​​​ពែល​​​នែះ​​​"។ នែះ ​​​បន​​​អះ ​​​អាង​​​ថា​សមត䮐កិច䮅​​​ដែ ល​​​​​​ឈរ​​​ ថា​"យើ ង​​​នឹង​​​​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​​​​ទំង​​​​​​​លទ䮒ិបែជធិ​​​ វា​​​មិន​​​មែន​​​ជ​​​លើក​​​ទី​​​១ទែ​​​ដែល​​​តុលាករ​​​ ជើង​​​ជុំ​​​វិញ​​​​បតុកម្ម​​​​​​​​​​​​នោះ​​​​​​បន​​​បង្កើត​​​របំង​​​ករ​​​ បតែយែយ​ទំង​​​​​​យុត䮏ិធម៌​​​នៅ​​​ឆ្នែំ២០១៧​ និង​​​​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​ បរទែ ស​​​បន​​​ចាត់​​​វិធានករ​​​សើុ ប​​​អង្កែត​​​​​​ 家រ​​​​​​នៅ​​​ពី​​​កែែយ​​​ជន​​​ល្មើស​​​​បន䮑ែប់​​​ពី​​​ពួក​​​គែ​​​ ២០១៨​​​។​ខ្ញុំ​​​សូម​​​អំ家វ​​​នវ​​​ទៅ​​​ដល់​​​យុវជន​​​ ករណី​​​វាយ​​​បែហារ​​​នែះ។​​​​ជន​​​ជតិ​​​អាមែរិក​​​ គប់​​​គែែប់​​​បែក​ហើយ​​​គែច​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ដោយ​​​រារាំង​​​ ទំង​​​អស់​​​ថា៖​តែូវ​​​​​​មន​​​ស្មែរតី​​​រឹង​​​មំ​ហើយ​​​​​​​​​​ចង​​​ ម្នែក់​​​ដែ ល​​​បន​​​រង​​​របួស​​​ដោយ​​​សរ​​​ករ​​​ផ䮑ុះ​​​​​​​​​ មិន​​​​​​​​​ឲែយ​​​អ䮓ក​​​​​​​​​​​​ចូល​​​​​​រួម​​​បតុកម្ម​​​ណាម្នែក់​​​​​​ដែញ​​​តម​​​​​​ ចាំ​​​ករ​​​បូជ​​​របស់​​​យុវជន​​​នៅ​​​ថ䮄ែ​​​ទី​​​៣០ខែ ​​​ គែែប់​​​បែក​បន​​​ដក់​​​家កែយ​​​បណ䮏ឹង​​​​​​នៅ​​​តុលាករ​​​​​​ ពួកគែឡើយ។​​​​​​ មីនឆ្នែំ​​​១៩៩៧"៕ខមុ Alex Willemyns សង្កែត់​​​ញូវយ៉ក​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ទសវតែសរ៍​​​ឆ្នែំ​​២០០០​​​ លោក​សុខ​ឥសន​អ䮓ក​​​នំ​​​家កែយ​​​គណបកែស​​​ (រាយ​​​ករណ៍​​​​​​បន䮐ែម​​​​​​ដោយ​ )

តុលាការ ចោទប្កាន ់... លោក​​សម​រងែសុី​​ដែ ល​និរទែ ស​​​​ខ䮛ួន​ឯង​ ជប់​ពន䮒ន​គារ​រយៈ​ពែល​១៧​ឆ្នែំ​បន䮐ែម​ទៀត​​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១៣ ទៅរស់នៅ​កែែបែទែ ស​ដើ មែបី​គែ ចពីករ​ ទក់ទិន​វីដែអូមួយ​ដែល​តែូវបន​បង្ហែះ​លើ​ បន​លើកឡើងថា​​លោក​មិនចាំ​ពែល​ដែល​​ ផ䮏ន䮑ែ​​​​ទោស​ឲែយ​ជប់​ពន䮒នគារ​ពីបទ​បរិហារ​​​ ទំព័រ​ហ䮜ែស​ប៊ុក​របស់លោក​​ដែ ល​ក䮓ុង​នោះ​​ មន​ដក់ករចោទ​បែកន់​ឬកល​បរិច䮆ែទ​ កែរ្តិ៍​លោក​​ហោ​ណាំហុង​​រដ្ឋមន䮏ែី​​កែសួងករ​ សមជិក​ពែឹទ䮒​​​សភ​​​​គណបកែស​បែឆំង​មួយរូប​​ សមែែប់​ករ​បើក​សវនក​រឡើយ​ហើយ​បន​ បរទែស​នោះ​​មិនបន​ឆ䮛ើយ​តប​នឹង​សំណើ​ បន ​បង្ហែ ញ​សន䮒ិ ស ញ្ញែ ​ក䮛ែ ង​ក䮛ែ យ ​ដោយ​ បង䮜ែរ​សំណួរ​បន䮐ែម​ទៅចៅកែម​ដែល​​​តែូវ​​​ សុំ​ករ​ធ䮜ើ​អត䮐ែ​ធិបែបាយ​ឡើយ។​ អះ អាង​ថា​​របប​របស់​លោក​​ហែ ង​​សំរិន​ បនចាត់តំង​ឲែយ​ទទួល​បន䮑ុុក​សំណុំរឿង​នែះ​​គឺ​​​ លោក​​យឹម​សុវណ䮎​​ជ​អ䮓ក​​នំ家កែយនិង​ជ​​​ បន​ពែម​ពែៀង​ជ​​​មួយ​បែទែ ស​វ​ៀតណាម​ លោក​​រស់​ពិសិដ្ឋ​​​ដែល​មិន​អាច​ទក់​​​ទង​​​​បន។​​​ តំណាង​រាស䮏ែ​​គណបកែស​សង្គែែះជតិ​​បន​ រម䮛ែយ​​​ពែំដែន​ភគ​​​ខងកើត​ចោល​។​​​ លោក​​គី​តិច​​មែធាវី​​របស់​លោក​​ហែង​ ចែែន​ចោល​ករ​ចោទ​បែកន់​នែះ។​ លោក​ហុង​​សុខហួរ​​ដែ លជសមជិក​ សំរិន​​បន​លើក​ឡើងថា​​​ករ​បើកសវនករ​ លោក​បន​ថ䮛ែង​ថា"វាមន​ជប់​家ក់ព័ន䮒​ ពែឹទ䮒​​​សភ​គណបកែសបែឆំង​​តែូវ​បនចាប់ខ䮛ួន​ នឹង​ចាប់ផ䮏ើម​ក䮓ុងរយៈ​ពែល​បីខែទៀត​។​ នឹង​រឿ ង​នយោបយ​​ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ភ្ញែក់​ផ្អើល​ទែ ​។​​ កលពី​ខែ​សីហា​​កែែម​ករ​ចោទ​បែកន់​ពី​​​ លោក​បន​មន​បែសសន៍ថា​​"តុលាករ​ តម​​​គំនិត​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​​វាក䮛ែយ​ជ​កញ្ចែប់​បញ្ហែ​ បទ​ក䮛ែង​ឯកសរ​​សធារណៈ​​និង​ញុះ​ញង់​ឲែយ​ បន​ដក់​ករចោទ​បែកន់​បែហែល​​​ពីរ​សប䮏ែហ៍​ នយោ​​​បយទៅហើយ​"។​ មន ​ភព ​ចលាច ល​នៅ​ក䮓ុ ង ​សង្គ ម ​​ដោយ​​​ ក ន䮛 ង ​មក ហើ យ ​​ហើ យ ​សំណុំ រឿ ង ​នែះ ​ លោក​​សម​រងែសុី​​បែឈម​នឹង​ករ​ផ䮏ន䮑ែ​ លោក​​សម​​រងែសុី​​តែូវបន​ចោទ​បែកន់​ទក់​​​ គែែង​​​​នឹង​បើក​​សវនករ​នៅ​ខែ​មិថុន​។​ខ្ញុំ​ ទោស​ឲែយ​ជប់ពន䮒នគារ​​រយៈ​ពែល​ពីរ​ឆ្នែំ​រួច​ ទិន​នឹង​វីដែអូនែះ​កលពីខែ​វិច䮆ិក​​​បន䮑ែប់​​ពី​​​ ទទួលបន​ករ​ជូន​ដំណឹង​ពី​តុលាករ​​ហើយ​ ទៅហើយ​កល​​​ពី​​​ឆ្នែំ​​​២០១១​​​ពីបទ​​​បរិហារ​​​ និរទែស​​​ខ䮛ួន​រួច។ តទៅទំព័១៦ ប៉ុន䮏ែ​ខ្ញុំ​​មិន​អាច​បែែប់​ព័ត៌មន​លម្អិត​បន​ទែ​"។​ កែរ្តិ៍​​​លោក​​ហោ​​ណាំ​​​ហុង​​និង​ករដែលអាច​ ​ ថ្ងៃពៃហសៃបតិ៍ទី៣១ខៃមីនាឆ្នៃំ២០១៦ ខេមបូឌា​ ដេលី ១៥

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នគរបាល​ពេហ្មទណ្ឌ​កមេិត​ធ្ងន់​តេូវសាលាដំបូង​​​រាជ​​​ធានីភ្នំពេញ​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន​ពី​បទ​បាញ់​មេ​ប៉ុស្តិ៍​វត្តភ្នំ

បែនសុខហ៊ែន សរធាតុញៀន"។លោកបននិយយបន䮐េម ទៅផ䮑ះសេេប់តេពេលនោះលោកសុធារិទ䮒 ខេមបូឌា​ដេលី​​​ ថលោកសុធារិទ䮒នឹងតេូវបញ្ជូនទៅពន䮒នគរ បនរត់សំដៅមករថយន䮏របស់លោក ហើយ មន䮏េីតុលាការមួយរូបបននិយយកាលពី ពេេសរង់ចាំសវនការនៅពេលរបួសរបស់ បនយកកាំភ䮛ើងគោះកញ䮅ក់បង្អួចរថយន䮏។ មេសិលមិញថអនុសេនីយ៍ទោនគរបលរាជ គត់បនជសះសេបើយ។ លោក ប៊ុនថេត បនរៀបរាប់ថ "ខ្ញុំមិន ធានីភ䮓ំពេញម䮓េក់ដេលបនបញ់លើមេប៉ុស䮏ិ៍ លោកសុធារិទ䮒មន䮏េីនគរបលពេហ្មទណ䮌 ដឹងថមនរឿងអ䮜ីកើតឡើងទេ។គត់បន វត䮏ភ䮓ំបណ្តេលឲេយរបួសធ䮄ន់ក䮓ុងពេ លបេើ កមេិតធ䮄ន់នេស䮓ងការដ䮋េននគរបលរាជធានី ពេយាយមបំបេកបង្អួចប៉ុន䮏េវាមិនបេកហើយ ថ䮓េំញៀនហួសកមេិតរហូតវង䮜េងលេងដឹង ភ䮓ំពេញ បនបញ់លោកសំអាត នៅពេល បន䮑េប់មកទៀតគត់បនភ្ជង់ខ្ញុំរកបញ់ខ្ញុំ"។ ខុសតេូវកាលពីយប់ថ䮄េសុកេនោះតេូវជប់ មេប៉ុស䮏ិ៍រូបនេះបនធ䮜ើអន䮏រាគមន៍ឃាត់មន䮏េី លោកបននិយយថ "ខ្ញុំបនបើកបង្អួច ចោទពីបទប៉ុនប៉ងឃាតកម្ម។ ញៀ នមេ តំហ䮜េតមីនមិនឲេយបំផ្លេញទេពេយ និងសួរថ មនរឿងអី? ហើយពេលនោះ យោងតមនគរបលបនឲេយដឹងថទាំង សមេបត䮏ិម䮏េយរបស់ខ䮛ួននៅផ䮑ះរបស់ម䮏េយក䮓ុង គត់បនឲេយខ្ញុំចេញពីរថយន䮏ហើយបេគល់ ជនសងេស័យគឺអនុសេនីយ៍ទោសុិនសុធារិទ䮒 សង្កេត់វត䮏ភ䮓ំនៅម៉េងបេហេល១១យប់ថ䮄េ រថយន䮏ឲេយគត់"។ លោកបននិយយបន䮐េម និងជនរងគេេះប៊នសំអាតកំពុងទទួលការ សុកេ។ ថ កម្លេំងរាជអាវុធហត䮐នៅពេលនោះបន ពេយាបលរបួសតេូវគេេប់កាំភ䮛ើងនៅមន䮑ីរពេទេយ កេេយពីគេចខ䮛ួនពីកេុមកម្លេំងរាជអាវុធ ចាប់ផ䮏ើមបញ់លើលោកសុធារិទ䮒ប៉ុន䮏េដំបូង CRV កាល់ម៉េតនៅឡើយ។លោកសុធារិទ䮒អាយុ ហត䮐ដេលបនតមលោកសំអាតទៅកន䮛េង បញ់មិនចំគត់ហើយតេូវធ䮛ុះរថយន䮏 ៣២ឆ䮓េំបនតេូវគេេប់កាំភ䮛ើងពីរគេេប់ដេល កើតហេតុគត់តេូវបង្កេេបបនដោយសរ របស់លោកជចេើនគេេប់ទៅវិញ។ បញ់ដោយកងកម្លេំងរាជអាវុធហត䮐មិនយូរ តេូវគេេប់កាំភ䮛ើងពីរគេេប់គឺមួយគេេប់ចំគូទ លោកបននិយយថ"កម្លេំងរាជអាវុធ ប៉ុន䮘េនបន䮑េប់ពីគត់បនបញ់លោកសំអាត មួយគេេប់ទៀតចំស䮘េហើយតេូវចាប់ឃុំខ䮛ួន។ ហត䮐បនបញ់ជចេើនគេេប់ពីកេេយ និងចំ តេូវចំទេូងពីរសង់ទីម៉េតេពីបេះដូងហើយ កេេយមកសមត䮐កិច䮅បនរកឃើ ញមេ តំ រថយន䮏របស់ខ្ញុំបេេំគេេប់"។លោកបនពនេយល់ បន䮑េប់មកបនទាត់មេបុស䮏ិ៍រូបនេះចំកទៀត។ ហ䮜េតមីនបីកញ䮅ប់តូចលើខ䮛ួនគត់។ ថពីរគេេប់ធ䮜ើឲេយបេ កបង្អួចខាងកេេយ លោកជពេជេពេះរាជអាជ䮉េរងសលា ក䮓ុងបទសម䮗េសមួយកាលពីដើមសប䮊េហ៍ ហើយបីគេេប់ទៀតធ䮛ុះកាងខាងកេេយ។ ដំបូងរាជធានីភ䮓ំពេញបននិយយថ"យើង នេះ អ䮓កនៅកេបេរកន䮛េងកើតហេតុម䮓េក់បន លោកប៊ុនថេ តបននិយយថលោក បនចោទគត់ចំនួន៣បទល្មើសគឺទី១បទប៉ុន រៀបរាប់ឲេយដឹងថបនជប់ក䮓ុងការបញ់តដេ នឹងមិនប䮏ឹងអំពីការខូចខាតនេះទេជការប䮏ឹង ប៉ងឃាតកម្មទី២បទបេើបេេស់អាវុធខុស គ䮓េនោះ។លោកអៀមប៊ុនថេតអាយុ៣៤ ដេលលោកចាត់ទុកថ "ខាតពេលវេលានិង CRV ចេបាប់និងទី៣បទរកេសាទុកដោយខុសចេបាប់នូវ ឆ䮓េំកំពុងជិះរថយន䮏ហុងដ របស់លោក ការងរ"៕មនតិ 

មន្តេី​រដ្ឋសភា​ម្នេក់​... ការសុំពីសមជិកមួយភាគដប់យ៉េងតិចរដ្ឋ ក䮓ុងការសរសេរលិខិតផ្ញើជូនលោកកឹមសុខា

តមកពីទំព័រ១៣ សភាអាចអញ្ជើញឥសេសរជនដ៏ឧត䮏មណមួយ សុំឱេយគត់មកពនេយល់អំពីហេតុការណ៍ដេល

មកបំភ䮛ឺរដ្ឋសភាអំពីបញ្ហេដេ លមនសរៈ  បនកើតឡើង។ កឹមសុខាមនស䮓េហាកេេអាពាហ៍ពិពាហ៍ សំខាន់ពិសេស"។ លោកឡេងប៉េងឡុងបនមនបេសសន៍ ចេើនជការចោទបេកាន់ដេ លលោកបន ប៉ុ ន䮏េ លោក ឡេ ងប៉េង ឡុ ង បន មន ថ"នៅពេលយើងទទួលបនញត䮏ិថ្មីយើង បដិសេធមិនទទួលស្គេល់ជសធារណៈ។ បេសសន៍ថលោកមិនបនទទួលសំណើ  បនផ្ញើលិខិតមួយចេបាប់ជូនលោកកឹមសុខា បន䮑េប់ពីមនកិច䮅បេជុំរបស់គណៈ កម䮘េ ណមួយពីរដ្ឋសភាឱេយសកសួរពីករណីលោក ប៉ុន䮏េមិនមេ នមនន័យថយើ ងបនកោះ ធិការអចិន䮏េេយ៍សភាដេ លតេូវបនគេប់ កឹមសុខាដូចដេលតេូវបនស䮓ើដោយលោក ហៅទេ។វាគេេន់តេជលិខិតជមេេបគត់ថ គេងដោយគណបកេសបេជជនកម្ពុជនិង ឈាងវុនកាលពីថ䮄េអង្គេរឡើយ។ មនញត䮏ិប៉ុណ្ណេះហើយយើងស䮜េងរកការ ដេលកំណត់របៀបវារៈរដ្ឋសភានេះលោក លោកបនថ䮛េងថ"ចំពោះករណីលោក បំភ䮛ឺពីគត់"។លោកបនបន䮐េមថ"បេសិន ឡេងប៉េងឡុងអគ្គលេខាធិការរដ្ឋសភាបន កឹមសុខាខ្ញុំមិនទាន់បនទទួលព័ត៌មនពីការ បើគត់មិនឆ䮛ើយយើងមិនដឹងធ䮜ើម䮏េចទេ។ មនបេសសន៍ថលោកកឹមសុខាអាចតេូវ បង្កើតគណៈកម䮘េធិការពិសេសនៅឡើយទេ ប៉ុន䮏េលិខិតនេះមិនមេនជការកោះហៅទេ បនកោះហៅ។ ហើយខ្ញុំក៏មិនមនព័ត៌មនដេលថសមជិក ពេេះយើងគ䮘េនសិទ䮒ិឡើយ"។ ដោយលើកឡើងពីមតេេ៨៩នេរដ្ឋធម្ម សភាធ䮜ើញត䮏ិអំពីករណីនេះដេរ"។ នៅពេ លទាក់ទងតមទូរស័ព䮑កាលពី នុញ្ញលោកបនមនបេសសន៍ថ"បេសិនបើ និសេសិតមួយកេុមដេលដឹកនំយុទ䮒នការ មេសិលមិញលោកឈាងវុនបនបដិសេធមិន រដ្ឋសភាគិតថករណីលោកកឹមសុខាសំខាន់ ទាមទារឱេយលោកកឹមសុខាឆ䮛ើយតបចំពោះ ធ䮜ើអត䮐េធិបេបាយទេពីពេេះលោកមិនសបេបាយ និងពិសេសនោះសមជិកមួយភាគដប់យ៉េង ការអះអាងនោះបនដក់ញត䮏ិទៅរដ្ឋសភាព ចិត䮏នឹងអត䮐បទរបស់កាសេតខេមបូឌាដេលី តិចអាចធ䮜ើញត䮏ិ...អញ្ជើញនិងកោះហៅ កាលពីសប䮏េហ៍មុនហើយលោកឡេងប៉េង កាលពីពេ លថ្មីៗនេះដេ លលើ កឡើ ងថ លោកកឹមសុខាមកបំភ䮛ឺបន"។ ឡុងបននិយយការពារសេ ចក䮏ីសមេេច តទៅទំព័១៦ មតេេ៨៩នេរដ្ឋធម្មនុញ្ញចេងថ"តម ១៦ ខាមបូឌា​ ដាលី ថ្ងៃពៃហសៃបតិ៍ទី៣១ខៃមីនាឆ្នៃំ២០១៦

ព័ត៌មានជាតិ

តុលាការ​ចោទបាកាន​់... ដ្ល​ផ្តន្ទ្​ទោស​ប្ហារ​ជីវិត​ព្ះ​បហា​ក្សត្​ នោះ​​​នៅ​​​​ជា​ព្ះអង្គ​ម្ច្ស់​នៅឡើ យ។​ការ​ តមកពីទំព័រ១៤ នរោត្តម​​សីហនុ​​ពីបទ​ក្បត់​ជាតិ។​ បើក​សវនការ​ដ្លគ្្ន់ត្ជាឆក​ល䮁្ន​

លក​​ហ្ ង​​សំរិន​បាន​ដក់ពាក្យប្តឹង​ពី​​​ ទោះបី​ជា​​លក​​សម​​រង្សុី​មិនបាន​បញ䮅្ញ​ និង​ដ្ល​​បង្កើត​ឡើង​​ដោយ​របប​នោះ​​ផ្ត​ន្ទ្​

បទ​បរិហារក្រ្តិ៍​នៅក䮓ុង​ខ្​ធ䮓ូូ​​ដើម្បីជាការ​ឆ䮛ើយ​​​​ ឈ្ម្ះ​លក​​ហ្ង​​សំរិន​នៅក䮓ុង​ការ​បង្ហ្ះ​ ទោសប្ហារជីវិត​ត្​​ប៉ុល​ពត​​និង​​អៀង​​សារី​​​​​

តប​ទៅនឹង​ការ​បង្ហ្ះ​តាម​ហ䮜្សប៊ុក​របស់​​​ នោះ​ក៏ដោយ​ត្​ប្ធាន​រដ្ឋ​សភា​រូបន្ះ​​គឺ​ ដ្ ល​ជារដ្ឋ​មន្ត្ី​ក្សួង​ការបរទ្ ស​នៅ​​​

លក​​​សម​​រង្សុី​​មួយ​​​​ខ្ ​មុនមនការ​ដក់​​​ ជាប្មុខ​រដ្ឋ​មន​ត្​ឈ្ម្ះ​ដ្ល​ដឹកនំ​រដ្ឋ្​​​ សម័យ​​​នោះ​​​ប៉ុណ្ណ្ះ។​​

ពាក្យ​​​បណ្តឹង​ដោយ​ក䮓ុង​នោះ​ប្ធាន​គណបក្ស​ ភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​​អស់រយៈ ​ព្ ល​ជាច្ើន​ឆ្ន្ំ​ ព្ះអង្គម្ច្ស់​ត្ូវបាន​ផ្តន្ទ្​ទោស​ប្ហារ

ប្ឆំង​រូបន្ះ​បាន​អះ អាងថា​​របប​គាំទ្​​​ បន្ទ្ប់ពី​​​​ប៉ុល​ពត​​​ត្ូវបាន​ផ្តួល​រំលំ​។​​តាមពិត​​​ ជីវិត​កំបាំងមុខ​ដោយ​របប​​លន់​នល់​​នៅក䮓ុង​

ដោយ​វៀតណាម​ដ្ល​ជំនួស​របប​ខ្ម្រ​ក្ហម​​​​ របប​របស់​​លក​​ហ្ង​​សំរិន​​មិនដ្ល​​ផ្តន្ទ្​ ឆ្ន្ំ​១៩៧០​ពីបទ​ឧក្ិដ្ឋ​មួយ​ចំនួន​​រួមមន​

នៅក䮓ុង​ឆ្ន្ំ​១៩៧៩​​បាន​បង្កើត​សាលា​ក្តី​មួយ​ ទោស​ប្ហារជីវិត​ព្ះមហាក្សត្​​ដ្ល​​​ព្ល​​​​ ដូចជា​​អំពើក្បត់ជាតិ​ជាដើម៕សយ៊ុ ឈាង

មន្តាី​រដ្ឋសភា​ម្នាក់​... ន​​​​​​ធិបតី​សហរដ្ឋ​អាម្រិក​​ជា​ឧទហរណ៍។ ជា​សាធារណៈ​ឬយ៉្ង​ណានោះ​​លក​ឈាង​​​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១៥ លក​បាន​ថ䮛្ង​ថា​"​ដើម្បី​បំភ䮛ឺ​​ករណី​ន្ះ វុន​បាន​ឆ䮛ើយ​តប​ថា​"​​អ䮓ក​ពាក់ព័ន䮒​ទំង​អស់"។

លក​​​​បាន​ប្ើ​ក្បាលលិខិត​​រដ្ឋសភា​​សម្្ប់​ ចាំបាច់ត្ូវ​មន​​​​សាក្សី​មួយ​ចំនួន​ដ្ល​ដឹង​អំពី​ គណបក្ស​សង䮂្្ះ​ជាតិ​បាន​លើកឡើង​

បញ្ហ្​ផ្ទ្ល់​ខ䮛ួន។ រឿ ង​ន្ះ ​មក​ផ្តល់​ចម䮛ើយ​ដល់​រដ្ឋសភា។ ថា​គំនិតឱ្យ​មន​កា​រសុើប​អង្ក្ត​​ប្ប​ន្ះគួរ​

ប៉ុន្ត្​នៅខាង​​ក្្​រដ្ឋសភា​កាលពី​ថ䮄្​​​ សម​​​ជិក​សភាបង្កើត​គណៈកម្ម្ធិការ​ពិស្ស​ ឱ្យ​អស់​សំណើ ច​​ដោយ​គួស​​​បញ្ជ្ក់​​​ថា​រដ្ឋ​

អង䮂្រ​​​​លក​ឈាង​វុន​បាន​មន​ប្សាសន៍​ ន្ះដើម្បី​​​សុើប​អង្ក្ត​​​នឹង​​អញ្ជើញ​​អ䮓ក​ពាក់​​​ សភាមិន​បាន​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្ម្ធិការ​ដើម្បី​

ថា​​ការ​​​សើុប​​​​​​អង្ក្ត​​​របស​​​់រដ្ឋ​​​សភា​​​លើ​​​ករណី​​​ ព័ន䮒​ទំង​អស់​​មក​ផ្តល់​ចម䮛ើយ"។ សុើប​អង្ក្ត​ហ្ តុ​ការ​ណ៍​មួយ​ចំនួន​ដូច​ជា​​

លក​កឹម​សុខា​អាច​​​មន​​​ការ​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ពី​​​អ䮓ក​​​ នៅព្ល​សួរ​ថា​តើ​​នឹង​ពាក់ព័ន䮒ការ​កោះ​ ការ ​វាយ ​ដំលើ ​​​តំណាង ​រាស្ត្ ​គណ បក្ស​

ពាក់​​​ព័ន䮒​​​មួយ​​​ចំនួន​​​ដោយ​លើកឡើង​ពី​​នីតិវិធី​ ហៅ​​ស្ី​កំណាន់ច្ើននក់​​​​ដ្ ល​ម្ន្ក់​ក䮓ុង​ ប្ឆំង​ពីររូប​នៅមុខ​​​ទ្វ្រ​របង​​សភាកាលពី​

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Recent polls show a ers, disillusioned by what they decline in confidence in the gov- think is its incompetence, who ernment and public institutions. now want fresh elections to re - “Given how weak the govern- move the president from power. ment is, if there is any more insta- The discontent comes as the bility, it is unlikely it will be able to country is confronting a robust rule” after September, ahadi said. Taliban insurgency and an econo- “They have mismanaged the coun - my crippled by the withdrawal of try and lost their legitimacy. They foreign troops. should go back to the people and Over the past few months, politi- ask for a new mandate.” cians, warlords, former ministers In many ways, the unity gov- and other powerbrokers have ernment may have been doomed come out against the government, from the start, analysts say. Even which they say is paralyzed by in- its critics say it was undermined fighting and unable to govern. by a hastily forged agreement that Reuters Critics have lambasted the ad - split power between two archri- Afghan President Ashraf Ghani, right, and Chief Executive Abdullah ministration of President ashraf vals: abdullah and Ghani. Abdullah Ghani and Chief Executive ab - The deal, brokered by the u.S. current and former officials say. troops, but we didn’t expect it to be dullah abdullah, who together nearly two years ago, called for Even senior advisers say they have this bad,” daudzai said, adding that for m ed a national unity govern- parliamentary elections and a stopped attending cabinet meet- slow growth and joblessness have ment after flawed elections in constitutional assembly to legit- ings, where the government’s dys- been aggravated by rampant cor- 2014. They are calling for a snap imize the government by Sep - function is on full display. ruption. “and there was no reme- presidential election to break the tember this year. The assembly “The issues they debate at the dy—there was no plan to deal with deadlock. would decide whether to perma- cabinet meetings are only minor. the shocks.” The government says it is dedi- nently enshrine the role of chief They don’t address any major is - “I was optimistic. I thought the cated to implementing re forms executive as that of prime minis- sues facing the country,” said unity government would mean we and that it has made targeting ter. ahmad Zia Massoud, Ghani’s were more united,” he said. “But But none of those steps has corruption and unemployment special representative for reform now we’re more divided than we priorities. But adding to the been taken. Instead, government and good governance. have been in the past 14 years,” urgency is the looming Septem - squabbling over basic decisions “This is why I’m reluctant to since the Taliban fell, he said. ber deadline for launching the has hindered reforms. go,” he said of the meetings. In december, daudzai and ot - mechanism to create a new legiti- The stalemate is so bad that the “They don’t talk about education her politicians announced what mate government. If that deadline two sides can’t agree on a nom - or the economy. and resentment they called the Council for the Pro - is not met, af ghan istan could face inee for defense minister. and of the government is high.” a power vacuum that would de - kabul, a city of 4 million people, is tection and Stability of af ghan istan, stabilize the country further. still without a mayor be cause of despite his position, Massoud an opposition alliance that is push- “If it performed well, people the deadlock. has joined others in afghanistan’s ing the government on elections were willing to give the [national “abdullah and Ghani—they political elite in criticizing the unity and ref orms. The council includes unity] government the benefit of can’t work with each other. If one government. notorious warlords, but daudzai the doubt. But it hasn’t. It has pro - of them says turn right, the other Ghani’s military adviser, Sey - believes he lends some credibility. ved disastrous for this country,” will say turn left,” said Safiullah, a yed hussein anwari, recently rep- “There is a larger bulk of peo- said anwar ul-haq ahadi, a for- 28-year-old fruit vendor in kabul rimanded the government in pub- ple like myself, who, for one rea- mer Ghani supporter and one- who, like many afghans, has only lic comments to supporters. son or another, have moved to time finance minister under the one name. “When it comes to campaign the opposition,” he said. previous president, hamid karzai. The two camps maintain sepa- promises, I am sure that the two “There will be a political vacuum In January, ahadi announced rate staffs, which rarely coordinate, leaders [Ghani and abdullah] have in September” when the agree- realized the fact that they have not ment expires, daudzai said. “and ------International Brief ------delivered on their promises,” said where will that lead?” anwari, who is chairman of the abdullah’s spokesman, Javid Bangladesh Issues Warrant for Former Prime Minister Islamic Move ment Party, accord- Faisal, said the two leaders “are dhaka, Bangladesh - a Bangladesh court issued an arrest warrant yes- ing to af ghanistan’s Tolo News. working together with an empha- terday for former prime minister and opposition leader khaleda Zia another new opposition leader, sis on the national interests and over a deadly firebombing attack last year, a prosecutor said. The court Mohammad umer daudzai, also well-being of the nation.” also issued arrest warrants for 27 leaders and activists of khaleda’s served in Ghani’s cabinet—until a ahadi, the former finance min- Bangladesh Nationalist Party in connection with the petrol bomb attack few months ago, when he said he ister, says his followers don’t want on a bus during a party protest in dhaka, Bangladesh, in January last had grown disenchanted by the to raise tensions. “But where year. “The court passed the order after accepting the charges against government’s lack of progress. does this illegitimacy stop?” he them,” public prosecutor Shah alam Talukdar said. Early last year, at afghanistan’s economy is slug- said. “We don’t want to create a least 120 people were killed and hundreds injured in political violence— gish—it grew just 2.5 percent last situation where people take to the most in petrol bomb attacks on vehicles—amid transport blockades year—and thousands of afghans streets, but there is a possibility of and strikes by the opposition aimed at toppling the government of lost their jobs when foreign troops widespread demonstrations.” Prime Minister Sheikh hasina. Bangladeshi politics has been mired for left the country, daudzai said. But Safiullah, the young fruit seller years in rivalry between hasina and khaleda. Both women are related the government has done little in kabul, says he agrees. to former national leaders, and they have alternated as prime minister beyond raising taxes. he was “I support early elections, and I for most of the past two decades. khaleda, 70, was not immediately once hopeful, but now he says the pray afghans will get rid of this available for comment. She and leaders of her party have denied the government should resign. government as soon as possible,” accusations of responsibility for the fire bombing saying it was political- “We expected some economic he said. If not, “I will be the first to ly motivated. (Reuters) shocks after the drawdown of go to the streets and protest.” thursday, march 31, 2016 The Cambodia daily 19 InternatIonal From Senegal to Libya: A Sufi Medical Student Radicalizes reuters 3,000 to 6,000 i.S. militants there. ziguinchor, Senegal - When Sad io however, there are concerns gassama decided to study me d ic - more will travel there along the ine, he started by giving free same desert routes migrants use check-ups at his mosque in Sen- to reach Europe, as gassama did. egal’s poor southern region of ca - Meanwhile, across Africa’s arid samance. now, the 25-year-old Sahel region, Western diplomats medical student says he is treat- note an increase in conservatism, ing islamic State militant group alongside tens of millions of dol- fighters in Libya. lars a year in charity donations until recently, many thought the from gulf states. peaceful, tolerant Sufi brother- gulf-financed bodies deny links hoods in countries such as Senegal to radical groups, saying the money could prevent more conservative is for charity, but local sources say it and radical versions of islam from can go astray. taking hold in poorer parts of West “contributions are intended for Africa, like Mali and niger. the poor and to build mosques But security experts say gas - but are often diverted,” said Ba ka - sama’s story shows how the pene- ry Sam be, a coordinator for the tration of hard-line islamic Salaf - observatory on religious rad ical - ism, coupled with gulf money and ism and conflicts in Africa. militant propaganda, is aiding re - in gassama’s hometown, the cruitment, even from stable and mosque he attended is funded by dem ocratic Senegal. a Ku waiti ngo called Africa in particular, in their appeals to Muslims Agency. Africans, i.S. propagandists are call- AMA director Almany Badji ing on doctors to make “hijrah,” or said it was one of more than 100 pilgrimage, to their African strong- mosques it has financed in casa - hold of Sirte in Libya. mance. The mosque gas sama at - Pictures of gassama before he tended at university also has Sal - joined i.S. show him hugging his afist leanings, Sambe said. young niece. now, he is brandish- gassama did not say who hel p - ing a machine gun, his name ed him join i.S. more than a year stitched on to his military uniform. ago, referring only to ‘guidance’ Friends and family say gas - in Senegal. sama’s decision to join thousands his friends and family said the of militants in Libya in December only change they noticed before during the fifth year of his med- he left was a more Salafist dress. ical studies was unexpected. “his pants were shorter and his shocked father described did not reach all the way to the him as a ‘humanist’ motivated by a floor,” said his father, Boucar gas - desire to help others. A former pro - sama. “But i could not know he fessor called him a “brilliant stu- had been radicalized.” dent, incapable of hurting anyone.” There is growing concern in But an interview with gassama West Africa about i.S. recruitment. showed a darker side. Speaking Modou Faye, gassama’s profes- from Sirte, he said he had been sor, says students need more guid- plan ning an attack in Dakar. ance in reading the Quran, which is “Senegal is lucky. i was planning often rote-learned at religious to commit an attack there in the schools similar to the one gassama name of i.S. before one of their con - attended. in Mali, some are calling tacts helped me go to Libya,” he for checks on mos ques and ngos. told reporters last month. he could “We must take stock of the pot - not be reached subsequently. ential risks of collusion between Friends said he took trucks to civil society and terrorists,” former Lib ya via Mali and niger, paying Prime Minister Moussa Mara said. his way with his student grant. But others say labeling peace- “i left Senegal a year after em - ful islamic groups as jihadis is bracing the ideology of the is lam - risky. Depriving poor communi- ic State,” gassama said. “i wanted ties of services such as orphan- to contribute to the establishment ages and free study trips to Saudi of a caliphate in Libya.” Arabia could provoke a backlash. i.S. propaganda and security “A politician who attempts to sources confirm fighters from regulate this risks losing his elec- chad, ghana, Se n egal and nigeria torate,” said Moulaye hassane, are already in Libya, where the researcher at the institute of re - group is consolidating its presence. search and human Sciences and The number of Sub-Saharan Af - niger’s former ambassador to ricans is not known but they are Saudi Arabia. “i think they are thought to be a minority of the afraid.” 20 The Cambodia daily thuRsday, maRch 31, 2016 InternatIonal Experts to Cease Investigating 43 Missing Mexican Students ReuteRs ternational uproar over human Rights and conducted by re spect - by the end of april. mExiCo CiTy - an international rights abuses in mexico. ed investigators from Chile, Co - “it should be mexican institu- panel of experts that picked apart The government originally said lom bia, Guatemala and Spain, tions...that conclude the investiga- the mexican government’s ac - the students were detained by cor - stren uously questioned the gov- tion, the search, and we should count of what happened to 43 stu- rupt local police officers working ernment’s account, rejecting the be capable of advancing in the at - dents who disappeared in 2014 for a drug gang. after they were cen tral claim that the students tention we pay to the victims,” will cease work in the country by handed over, the students were were burned in the dump. Cam pa said. late april, a senior government of - incinerated in a local dump, ground The report was a humiliating Carlos Beristain, one of the ex - ficial said on Tuesday. up and their remains tossed in a blow to the government, which had perts, declined to comment on The 43 student teachers went riv er, it said. claimed its account was the “his - the government’s decision but mis sing from the southwestern However a September 2015 re - torical truth.” after it was published, said the panel would eventually mex ican city of iguala in 2014, port, commissioned by the inter- the government asked the ex perts pub lish its findings from the last and their abduction caused an in - american Commission on Hu man to stay on and help with the investi- sev en months. gation. But in an interview on Tues - So far, the remains of only one day, Deputy interior minister Ro - missing student have been pos i - berto Campa said the experts’ time tive ly identified. The where abouts in mexico would come to a close of the rest remain a mystery.

------International Brief ------Peru Bishop: Vote for 2 Presidential Hopefuls ‘a Sin’ lima, Peru - a Peruvian archbishop told congregants they would be com- mitting “a sin” if they voted for two left-leaning presidential candidates because of their stances on abortion and gay rights. The comment on Sunday by Javier del Rio, responsible for the archdiocese of Peru’s second biggest city arequipa with more than one million Catholics, was aimed at Veronika mendoza and alfredo Barnechea, who were virtually tied for third place in opinion polls two weeks before the april 10 election. mendoza and Barnechea both believe abortion should be legal in the case of rape and support civil unions to give same-sex couples the legal benefits of mar- riage. “alfredo Barnechea and Veronika mendoza have openly said that Reuters Relatives hold banners with images of some of the 43 missing students they favor abortion and gay marriage. a Catholic cannot vote for those can- of Raul Isidro Burgos College in Ayotzinapa, Mexico, as they attend a didates. it’s a sin!” Del Rio told a crowd at Easter mass. it was unclear why news conference after meeting with Attorney General Arely Gomez del Rio did not also single out second-placed Pedro Pablo Kuczynski, a for- Gonzalez in Mexico City earlier this month. mer World Bank economist who has also proposed civil unions. (Reuters) thursday, march 31, 2016 The Cambodia daily 21 InternatIonal

------International Briefs ------Italy Rescues Nearly 1,400 Migrants in Mediterranean rome - italian coast guard and navy vessels rescued nearly 1,400 mi- grants from boats and rubber dinghies in the southern mediterranean on Tuesday, officials said, indicating numbers were rising as the weath- er warms up. About 570 were rescued by the navy and about 780 by the coast guard, according to Tweets from both branches of the military. Also on Tuesday, some 730 migrants who had been rescued in various operations in previous days and transferred to a larger ship arrived in the Sicilian port of Pozzallo. most of the migrants were from African coun- tries and were believed to have left from libya, which is widely lawless. (Reuters) Bulgaria Ready to Erect Fence on Border With Greece SoFiA, bulgaria - bulgaria is ready to build a fence on its border with Greece to keep out migrants amid fears they could head its way after the Reuters Western balkan route was closed, Prime minister boiko borisov said. Holocaust survivor and former prisoner at Auschwitz death camp Leon Parliament last month voted to let its army assist police in guarding the Schwarzbaum in Berlin on Tuesday e.U. member’s borders to avoid a refugee influx that has overwhelmed ‘Tell the Truth,’ Auschwitz Survivor Urges Nazi Trial some of its neighbors. bulgaria shares a 500 km border with Greece. “it is very long and unprotected, and our concern is that the Greek govern- berlin - An Auschwitz survivor who lost all 35 family members in the Holocaust wants to hear his former guards admit they knew what ment did not take measures in recent months. We are ready to erect a was happening. Four suspects are accused of being accessory to barrier if necessary,” borisov told parliament. Hungary’s Prime minister murder at Auschwitz in what are likely to be Germany’s last trials Viktor orban has also said fences should be erected on the borders that linked to the Holocaust. leon Schwarzbaum, a 95-year-old state wit- macedonia and bulgaria share with Greece to curb the inflow of mi- ness, said the suspects must have known of mass killings because of grants into europe. (Reuters) the “unbearable stench” of burning bodies at the camp in nazi- Latvia Shuts Down Pro-Kremlin Site Amid Sanctions occupied Poland. “i want to know what their motivation was, why so riGA, latvia - latvian authorities have shut down the local version of russ- many joined in killing millions of people,” Schwarzbaum said. “i just ian pro-Kremlin news website Sputnik, drawing an immediate rebuke hope they all talk eventually. i want to hear it out of their mouths, what from moscow. The latvian domain of the russian-owned news site Sput- they did and why. i want them to tell the truth.” He angrily dismissed niknews.lv was shut down by the local domain registry after the foreign claims that some of the accused had not been aware of the mass mur- ministry said the site could represent a breach of e.U. sanctions on rus- ders taking place. “They lie. it’s impossible not to have known what sia. The local version of Sputnik news service was launched on February happened. You could smell the burning bodies...day and night, and 12, aiming to attract readers among latvia’s large russian-speaking mi- not only there in the camp but across the entire area.” (Reuters) nority. (Reuters) 22 The Cambodia daily thuRsday, maRch 31, 2016 InternatIonal Iran Missile Tests Defied UN Resolution, US and Allies Say ReuteRs tent with 2231. of the resolution, which “calls iranian military leaders have re- united nations - By launching spain has been assigned the upon” iran to refrain for up to eight portedly claimed these missiles nuclear-capable missiles, iran has task of coordinating council dis- years from activities, including are designed to be a direct threat defied a u.n. security Council res- cussions on resolution 2231. launch es, related to ballistic mis- to israel.” olution that endorsed last year’s Council diplomats have said the siles designed with the capability several diplomats said the most historic nuclear deal, the u.s. and case for new u.n. sanctions was of delivering nuclear weapons. iran could expect would be a pub- its european allies said in a joint weak, hinging on interpretation of diplomats say that key powers lic rebuke by the security Coun- letter. ambiguous language in a resolu- agree the request is not legally cil. under the nuclear deal, the iran’s recent ballistic tests in- tion adopted as part of a July nu- binding and cannot be enforced reimposition of u.n. sanctions volved missiles capable of deliver- clear deal to drastically restrict under Chapter 7 of the u.n. Char- would only be triggered by viola- ing nuclear weapons and were “in- iran’s nuclear work. ter, which deals with sanctions tions of the agreed restrictions on consistent with” and “in defiance Western officials say that al- and authorization of military force. iran’s atomic work. of” council resolution 2231, adopt- though the launches went against But Western nations, which view But a council rebuke could pro- ed last July, said the joint u.s., 2231, they were not a violation of the language as a ban, say there is vide a legal springboard for euro- British, French, German letter to the core nuclear agreement be- a political obligation on iran to pean countries to consider new spain’s u.n. ambassador Roman tween iran, Britain, China, France, comply. sanctions against iran, Western oyarzun Marchesi and u.n. chief Germany, Russia and the u.s. international sanctions on teh - diplomats said. Ban Ki-moon, seen by reporters Russia, a permanent veto-wield- ran were lifted in January under Last week the u.s. treasury on tuesday. ing council member, has made the nuclear deal. department blacklisted two iran- the letter said the missiles used clear it does not support new u.n. the commander of iran’s Revo- ian companies for supporting in the recent launches were “in- sanctions on iran. Both Russia lutionary Guards’ missile battery iran’s ballistic missile program, herently capable of delivering nu- and China had lobbied against said the missiles tested were de- and also sanctioned two British clear weapons.” it also asked that continuing restrictions on iran’s signed to be able to hit u.s. ally is- businessmen it said were helping the security Council discuss “ap- missile program during last year’s rael. the u.s. condemned the re- an airline used by iran’s Revolu- propriate responses” to tehran’s negotiations on the nuclear deal. marks and Russia said countries tionary Guards. France has also failure to comply with its obliga- the four powers’ carefully word - should not threaten each other. suggested there could be unilater- tions and urged Ban to report back ed letter stopped short of calling the letter said the four Western al e.u. sanctions against iran over on iranian missile work inconsis- the iranian launches a “violation” powers “note with concern that the launches. Syria Receiving More Russian Shipments Despite Drawdown ReuteRs army so that it can scale up again data, official information, tips from what the Russian navy was doing MosCoW - When Russian Presi- swiftly if need be. maritime security sources and in the Mediterranean or whether dent Vladimir Putin announced Putin has not detailed what photographs from bloggers of there were plans to reduce its pres- the withdrawal of most of Russia’s would prompt such a move, but Rus sian ships passing the Bos - ence. Russia’s military ships and military contingent from syria, any perceived threat to Russia’s phorus strait en route from the most auxiliary vessels are not there was an expectation that the bases in syria or any sign that Black sea to the Mediterranean shown in publicly available data- Yauza, a Rus sian naval icebreaker President Bashar al-assad, Mos - shows no signs that the “syrian bases. But most of its ships are and one of the mission’s main sup- cow’s closest Middle east ally, express” is being wound down. seen and photographed when ply vessels, would return home to was in peril would be likely to trig- an analysis of the same data they pass the Bosphorus on their its arctic ocean port. ger a powerful return. shows Russia is also likely to have way from Russia to the Mediter- instead, three days after the Russia operates an air base in replaced any warships that have ranean or vice versa. Russian president’s March 14 de- Hmeymim and a naval facility at left the Mediterranean with new in most cases it is impossible to claration, the Yauza, part of the tartous. Putin has said Russia will ones, ensuring its naval firepower track military shipments to desti- “syrian express,” the nickname keep both and that they will need there remains undiminished. that nation ports, however, meaning given to the ships that have kept to be well protected. means its ships are within easy data is only partial. Russian forces supplied, left the “since the main part of the force reach of syria’s coast and can pro- since Moscow began to scale Russian Black sea port of novo - de facto stayed there, there is no tect cargo vessels. it also gives back in syria, Russia has sent two rossiysk for tartous, Russia’s reason to reduce the traffic,” said Moscow the option of firing cruise landing ships, which are typically naval facility in syria. Mikhail Barabanov, a senior re- missiles from the sea. used to transport troops and armor Whatever it was carrying was search fellow at the Moscow- Russia appears to have more —the Caesar Kunikov and the heavy; it sat so low in the water based Cast military think tank. than a dozen military vessels in saratov—to the Mediterranean that its load line was barely visible. “supplies for the syrian army re- the Mediterranean, including the along with the Yauza, an auxiliary its movements and those of oth- main significant as well.” Zeleniy dol warship equipped cargo vessel. er Russian ships in the two weeks Moscow has not revealed the with terrain-hugging Kalibr cruise the saratov looked loaded since Putin’s announcement of a size of its force in syria, nor has it missiles which are accurate to when it passed the strait last partial withdrawal suggest Mos - given details of its withdrawal. within 3 meters, according to Rus - thursday going south toward syr- cow has in fact shipped more Reporters have calculated that sian state media and the database ia. its load line was visibly lower equipment and supplies to syria around half of Russia’s fixed-wing of Bosphorus naval news, a turk- than on March 14 when it was than it has brought back in the strike force based in syria flew out ish online project. photographed going the other same period, an analysis shows. of the country in the days after the Moscow is likely to maintain way toward Russia. it is not known what the ships partial drawdown was made pub- that strength, said Cast’s Bara- at the same time, two war- were carrying or how much equip- lic. the precise number of planes banov. “Russia doesn’t have too ships—the alexander otra kovs - ment has been flown out in giant Russia had was secret, but analy- many ships that it can keep in the ky and the Minsk—and the cargo planes accompanying re- sis suggested it had about 36 fixed- Mediterranean. the role of the dvinitsa-50, an auxiliary vessel, turning war planes. wing military jets there. force was to ensure the activity of were photographed by turkish But the movements—while on Monday, state tV showed the ‘syrian express’ and to demon- bloggers passing the Bosphorus only a partial snapshot—suggest three heavy attack helicopters be- strate it to the West and, later, to en route back to Russia. Russia is working intensely to ing flown out of syria along with turkey.” Five cargo ships arrived in syr- maintain its military infrastructure some support staff. the Russian defense Ministry ia in the two weeks following Pu - in syria and to supply the syrian But an examination of shipping did not reply to questions about tin’s announcement. The Cambodia daily thuRsday, maRch 31, 2016 business 23 ADB Predicts Strong Growth, Notes Risks Ahead Briefing By Tej Parikh man ufacturing sectors...Cambodia Hansen said. the cambodia daily is expected to exhibit robust eco- He added that the National Bank Government Waives 10 the asian Development Bank nomic growth over the next two of Cambodia’s decision to raise cap- Percent VAT for Rice yesterday released figures forecast- years” Mr. tukuafu said. ital reserve requirements for all the government decided to drop ing Cambodia’s economic growth “to sustain growth, Cambodia banks last week was an important a 10 percent value added-tax (Vat) to reach 7 percent and 7.1 percent needs to further diversify its econ- step toward protecting the banking for rice products during a meeting in 2016 and 2017, respectively, but omy and provide further opportu- sector from external shocks and yesterday between representatives warned that downside risks ema- nity for employment by attracting said the government should contin- of the rice sector and government nating from excessive credit growth new industries,” he added. ue its policy of boosting revenue officials at the Council for the Devel - and weak economic diversification In the short term, however, rap - collection to build financial reserves opment of Cambodia in Phnom could eventually lead to slower id growth in loans, particularly for for times of need. Penh, officials said. Sok Puthyvuth, growth. construction and real-estate activi- the aDB report says Cambo - president of the Cambodia rice the aDB’s asian Development ties, would threaten economic dia’s traditional pattern of generat- Fed eration (CrF), said after the Outlook report highlights how growth should that credit sudden- ing economic growth through for - three-hour meeting that Deputy weak growth in China and a slower- ly become unrepayable, warned eign direct investment—which Prime Minister keat Chhon had than-expected global economic re - jan Hansen, the bank’s senior ac counted for 10 percent of GDP agreed to waive the tax, which is in - covery are weighing down gross country economist. last year—may no longer be sus- curred mainly by millers. “the gov - domestic product (GDP) growth “the ratio of private-sector credit- tainable, as other countries in the ernment will waive the Vat, which across the continent—contributing to-GDP almost doubled in four re gion become more competitive will be helpful because rice mill - to the bank’s decision to low er its years to over 60 percent—much by offering cheap and abundant ers will not need to pay this tax,” GDP growth expectations forCam - faster than peer asian economies labor. bodia in 2016 from 7.2 per cent in their own economic take-off,” “Pressures for higher wages, said Mr. Puthyvuth. Moul Sarith, last year. he said. “Banks’ average loan-to- appreciation of the US dollar, and secretary-general of the CrF, said Despite the sluggish global econ- deposit ratio also breached 100 in stagnating productivity may weigh the move would help millers and omy, Cambodia is expected to out- February 2015.” on Cambodia’s competitiveness farmers by lowering production perform other developing asian na - (a loan-to-deposit ratio over in particular with other low-cost costs. Sam arth Veasna, vice presi - tions, including thailand and Vi - 100 means that more money is garment producers such as [Bur - dent of Federation of Cambodian etnam, and maintain its current being lent by banks than is being ma],” it says. rice Farmer Organizations for De - growth rate at least until 2017, ac - deposited.) “Generating more good jobs to velopment, welcomed the govern- cording to aDB country director “rapid expansion of the finan- sustain growth and raise incomes ment’s decision. “Even though it Samiuela tukuafu. cial system and the large number depends on diversifying the econ- is not a big offer, I think it would “With continued expansion in of banks and microfinance institu- omy with new industries that will make farmers and rice millers feel industry and services, diversifica- tions have stretched the supervi- require a different and wider range better,” he said. “However, I cannot tion in the garments and light- sory capacity of regulators,” Mr. of skills.” assess how much better.” Millers have been at the fore of recent cam - paigns for the government to take Indonesia Tells Banks to Share Credit Card Data extraordinary measures to boost ReuteRs amnesty bill, the government will gapore. all cred it cards can be used the rice sector, mainly by increasing jakarta - Indonesia’s Finance Min- rely on tax audits, especially of indi- anywhere anyway,” he said. access to credit. (Kang Sothear) istry, which faces a sizable revenue viduals, to see “whether their [tax] taxpayers in Indonesia pay in - Thai Cabinet OKs $2.97B shortfall this year, yesterday in- payments match their wealth.” come tax based on their own self- structed 23 banks to share data on jahja Setiaatmadja, president- assessments. the tax office often Bangkok Rail Projects their customers’ credit card trans- director of Bank Central asia, says lack of secondary data hin- BaNGkOk - thailand’s cabinet ap - actions with the tax office. warned that the data collection may ders its ability to check reports. proved a $2.97 billion plan on tues - among the 23 banks are Indo ne - scare customers from using credit the website of the Indonesia day to build two new rail lines in sia’s biggest lenders such as Bank cards issued by domestic banks. Credit Card association says there Bangkok, part of a wider infrastruc- Mandiri, Bank rakyat Indonesia “they may apply for credit cards are more than 14 million card hold - ture push by the ruling junta as it and Bank Central asia as well as to foreign banks...maybe to Sin - ers in the country. seeks to boost a sluggish economy. branches of foreign banks HSBC, the Mass rapid transit authority Citibank and Standard Chartered. of thailand had earlier put the cost Slumping exports plus weak con - at $3.14 billion but reduced that esti- sumption and company profits have mate on tuesday, citing lower con- crimped tax collection for years. al - struction work costs. the rail lines so, in a country of 250 million, there are part of the military government’s are only 27 million registered tax- infrastructure drive aimed at kick- payers when there should be 120 starting Southeast asia’s second- million, according to the tax office. largest economy. the government Finance Minister Bambang Bro - has said more rail links are needed d jonegoro has said the administra - to reduce traffic congestion in Bang - tion may miss its 2016 revenue tar - kok, which currently has three Sky - get by $18.81 billion, and the short - train lines and one underground fall could make the government trim line. Construction of the new lines spending. will be funded on a public-private a plan for the tax amnesty pro- partnership basis. In efforts to boost gram could cover some of the short - domestic spending, the Cabinet on fall, but political wrangling has de - tuesday also renewed a round-the- layed parliamentary approval. Reuters year tax deduction of up to $425 for Earlier this month, Brodjonegoro A worker sorts fish during dry fish processing at Cilincing beach in do mestic travel. (Reuters) said that if parliament rejects the North Jakarta yesterday. 24 The CamBodia daily ThuRsday, maRch 31, 2016 Business How a Hedge Fund Made $2B From Argentine Economic Collapse By Renae MeRle tal, which purchased bonds worth The WashingTon posT about $120 million, will receive about new york - when Paul Singer’s el- $1.1 billion, according to court doc - liott Capital launched a 15-year bat- uments filed by Argentina’s under - tle to wrestle billions out of Argen- secretary of finance. Aurelius, an oth - tina for lapsed debt payments, it er hedge fund, will walk away with wasn’t the first time the hedge fund about $759 million for the $299 mil- had taken on a foreign government. lion in bonds it purchased. Brace - But few engagements have bridge could not be reached for turned into such a high-profile inter- com ment, and Aurelius declined national scuffle. to comment. In order to collect the decade-old The hedge funds’ profits could debt, Singer’s fund tried to claim be even bigger than they appear money deposited by the country’s since they purchased the distressed central bank in the U.S. and eu - bonds at a discount, several ex - rope. And it sought to seize two perts said. satellite launch contracts between “The only reason [Argenti na] Argentina and SpaceX. set tled, I think, is because they need elliott Capital’s arguably most Reuters access to the markets again and audacious scheme came in 2012, Women walk by posters against payment of Argentina's defaulted debt would not have much of a chance when the Argentine navy’s proud in Buenos Aires' financial district earlier this month. without settling,” Charles Geisst, a three-masted tall ship pulled into critics of their strategy say. terrorists.” The country took out full- finance professor at Man hattan Col - the port of Tema in Ghana with The deal comes as U.S. Presi - page ads in The washington Post lege, said in an email. “They are more than 250 crew members on dent Barack obama declares a and other publications and found among the most frequentdefaulters board, recent graduates of the es - new era of cooperation between some supporters on Capitol Hill. in the markets and have been for cuela naval de Argentina partici- the U.S. and Argentina. Ar gentina argued that giving the years, it seems only a mat ter of time pating in an annual training ses- “A resolution on this issue will hedge funds what they wanted before they will do it again. That is sion. The Libertad was worth a stabilize Argentina’s financial rela- would expose it to a cascade of the only precedent I see here.” fraction of what the hedge fund tionship internationally in a way claims that it could not afford to pay. But some worry that some pre - claimed that it was owed, but the that can accelerate many of the “Argentina is committed to a so - cedents set in this case could be 100-meter ship quickly became a other issues that are of great con- lution in which all bondholders are used to bully poor nations in the chip in an international fight over cern,” obama said at a press con- treated equally,” Argentine Ambas - future. billions in old debt. ference last week during the first sador Cecilia nahon said in a 2013 Argentina’s bonds, for example, elliott Capital persuaded a Gha - high-levels talks between the two letter to members of Congress, add - did not include a collective action naian court to seize the vessel so nations in 20 years. ing that the hedge funds were mak - clause, which would have forced it could collect on its debt. Argen - The hedge fund fight dates back ing “unscrupulous claims.” all bond holders to go along with a tin ian officials would lash out at to 2001 when Argentina default- But after years of legal wrangling, settlement if the majority of them elliott as “unscrupulous financiers” ed on $80 billion of debt. Most of Argentina agreed to settle earlier agreed. Those types of clauses have and after more than two months the country’s creditors, 93 percent, this year. Last week, the Justice De - become common in recent years, the ship was released. agreed to walk away with just 30 partment filed an amicus brief ask- but there are still many bond deals Four years later, though, elliott percent of what they were owed. ing the Second Circuit Court of Ap - without such protections, said eric Capital and several other hedge But the remainder, including el - peals to lift an injunction put in place LeCompte, executive director of the funds and creditors are about to liott, other hedge funds and some years ago that made it impossible anti-poverty organization Jubilee get their satisfaction. small independent creditors, re - for one of the largest economies in USA, who has tangled with Singer The Argentine government fused the deal. South America to issue bonds or and other debt holders in the past. agreed to a settlement that would The hedge funds argued that raise money. “The way that this case was set- allow Singer’s fund to walk away Argentina could afford more than “The United States has signifi- tled is going to encourage this type with $2.4 billion for bonds that the it had offered and that creditors cant foreign policy interests in sup - of predatory behavior around the government had failed to pay on, shouldn’t be forced to take a bad porting a swift resolution to this long world,” LeCompte said. according to court documents. The deal. “The case of Argentina was running litigation,” the brief says. In 2012, a Manhattan court ruled bonds had a face value of $617 mil - and remains unique in its unilateral Unlike some of the creditors that that Argentina must first pay the lion, but had been purchased for and coercive approach to the debt walked away more than a decade hedge fund holdouts before pay- about $117 million, according to an restructuring,” Moody’s In vestor ago, elliott and other large U.S. ing its other bondholders. when analysis of court records by Mar tin Ser vice said in a 2013 re search note. hedge funds stand to make a sub- Argentina refused, Standard & Guzman, a post-doctoral research elliott, founded by Singer in stantial profit on their bonds, about Poor’s declared the country in se - fellow at Columbia University Grad - 1977, became the public face of 75 percent of what they were owed. lective default, meaning that it has uate School of Business in new the hedge funds in the fight. The “we are pleased to have reached the wherewithal to pay its cred itors york. Argenti na’s Senate is sched- firm is best known on wall Street an agreement with Argentina. we but will not agree to. uled to sign the deal this week. as an activist investor that buys are hopeful that the completed ne - Already, he said, there are signs It would be a handsome, and his- shares in often lagging companies gotiations...have cleared the way that some countries, wary of a pro- toric, payoff for one of the most well- and then pushes its management for other plaintiffs to reach satis- tracted legal battle, are more readi- known brawlers in the new york team to make changes. The billion - factory resolutions as well,” elliott ly agreeing to unfavorable terms financial world. And, according to aire republi can fundraiser also de - said in a statement. with creditors than they would have industry experts, the case could veloped a taste for tangling with A spokesperson for Argenti - before. And the size of the payouts serve as a template for similar in ves - foreign governments, including na’s Ministry of Finance and Pub - is likely to encourage more hedge tors in the years to come. By re lent - Peru and Congo-Brazza ville, over lic Finance could not be immedi- funds to try similar aggressive tac- lessly pursuing Argentina in courts the value of government bonds. ately reached for comment. But tics, LeCompte said. around the world, and even taking The hedge fund’s tactics in the Argentina’s new president, Mau - “why would a bondholder take their battle to the U.S. Su preme Argentine case drew international ricio Macri, is widely credited with a haircut when they could hold out Court, elliott and the other creditors attention, and the country launched pushing the deal through. and get big returns?” said Guz man, have shown the power that hedge its own campaign against what it when the deal is approved, the postdoctoral research scholar funds can wield in poor countries, called the “vultures” and “financial Bos ton-based Bracebridge Capi - at Columbia Business School. thursday, march 31, 2016 The CamBodia daily 25 Business ------Business Brief ------Toshiba to Sell Its White Goods Unit to China’s Midea tokyo - toshiba Corp. said yesterday it has agreed to sell an 80.1 percent stake in its home appliance unit to China’s Midea Group Co. for about $473 million as the industrial conglomerate proceeds with restructuring follow- ing an accounting scandal. toshiba will keep the remaining 19.9 percent stake in the unit toshiba Lifestyle Products & Services Corp. Midea will be licensed to use the toshiba brand worldwide for 40 years. Launched in 1968, consumer appliances maker Midea is seen as desiring to tap into toshiba’s sales networks in other Asian countries. Improper accounting practices that came to light last year have prompted toshiba to revamp its money-losing businesses and improve its finances. Earlier in the month, toshiba announced its decision to sell toshiba Medical Systems Corp., a medical equipment maker, to imaging company Canon Inc. (Kyodo) cambodia securities exchange Reuters Wednesday, March 30, 2016 A Sharp logo is seen outside an electronics store in Tokyo yesterday. Index Value Change Open High Low Volume Sharp Approves Hon Hai’s Reduced Takeover Offer CSX 389.24 +4.54 384.7 389.24 384.7 1,717 oSAkA, Japan - Sharp Corp. decided yesterday to accept a reduced Stock Value Change Open High Low Volume takeover offer made by Hon Hai Precision Industry Co. after a month- PPWSA 4,900 +80 4,880 4,900 4,880 1,717 long review of the financial standing of the troubled Japanese electron- Grand Twins 4,000 +40 0 0 0 0 ics maker. Hon Hai, better known by its trade name Foxconn, will PPAP 5,440 -20 0 0 0 0 invest $3.47 billion rather than the $4.3 billion previously announced in foreign exchange Source: Ly Hour ExcHangE February. If the deal goes through, Sharp, a century-old household name in Japan, will become the country’s first major technology com- ¥/US$ ...... 112.664 Sing$/US$ ...... 1.3520 £/US$ ...... 0.6940 Euro/US$ ...... 0.8841 pany to come under foreign ownership. Sharp’s board decided on AU$/US$...... 1.3037 SKoreaW/US$ ...... 1,142.33 February 25 to accept Hon Hai’s initial takeover proposal. But Hon HK$/US$ ...... 7.7540 ThaiB//US$ ...... 35.25 Hai then put the deal on hold to evaluate new information Sharp had SwissF/US$ ...... 0.9641 Riel/US$ ...... 4,015 supplied a day earlier about the firm’s potential liabilities. the rescue local gold deal will enable Hon Hai, a major supplier of components to Apple Source: Ly Hour ExcHangE

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After enduring nine reuters Mongols swept across Asia and Many of the practices he banned years of prison and torture, Qutb fter the Islamic State mili- sacked Baghdad, the Mongol war- were related to Sufism and Shiism, published a manifesto in 1964 titled tant group claimed respon- rior Hulagu, a grandson of Gen - two forms of Islam he abhorred. Milestones Along the Road, in A sibility for last week’s ter- ghis Khan, threatened to overrun Wahhab argued that Islamic law which he argued that the secular rorist attacks in Brussels, a now the Levant, an area of the eastern should be based on a literal inter- Arab nationalism of Nasser and com mon debate ensued on social Med iterranean centered around pretation of only two sources: the oth ers had led to authoritarianism media and elsewhere: Does Islam modern-day Syria and Lebanon. Quran and the Sunnah, a collection and a new period of jahiliyya, a con done violence against civilians? While many Muslim scholars at of the Prophet Muhammad’s say- term that has particular resonance With its extreme violence and ni - the time lined up to support the ings and stories about his life. Wah - for Islamists because it refers to the hilistic mindset, I.S. seems a death Mon gols, one jurist forcefully re - hab dismissed analogical reason- pre-Islamic “dark ages.” Qutb de - cult bent on senseless destruction. jected the invaders. Ibn Taymiyya, ing and the consensus of scholars, clared that a new Muslim vanguard But the group justifies its violence, an Islamic scholar from Damascus, two other sources that had helped was needed to restore Islam to its es pecially against civilians, with se - issued several fatwas (religious rul- Is lamic law evolve and adapt to role as “the leader of man kind,” lective interpretations of Islamic ings) against the Mongols—and al- new realities over time. and that all Arab rulers of his time texts and scholars that are rejected Qaida, I.S. and other militants still Today, Saudi Arabia is built on had failed to apply Islamic law and by the vast majority of the world’s quote those rulings today. an alliance between two powers: should be removed from pow er. 1.6 billion Muslims. According to a After Hulagu, some Mongol the ruling House of Saud and cler- Qutb argued that it was a religious long-term survey by the Pew Re - lead ers nominally converted to Is - ics who espouse Wahhabi doc- duty for “true” believers to forcibly search Center, at least three quar- lam, but Ibn Taymiyya considered trine. Wahhabis seek to return the remove a leader who had allegedly ters of the world’s Muslims reject them infidels. He also argued that it re ligion to what they believe was its strayed from Islam. ter rorist tactics. was permissible for believers to kill “pure” form, as practiced by Mu - Nasser’s regime executed Qutb Like other militant movements, other Muslims during battle if ham mad and his followers in 7th in 1966, but his ideas lived on and es pecially al-Qaida and its offshoots, those Muslims were fighting along- century Arabia. The Saudi regime they inspired a new generation of I.S. is inspired by a group of reli- side the Mongols. Ibn Taymiyya is has used its oil wealth to ex port mil itant leaders, especially Osama gious scholars across Islam’s histo- the intellectual forefather of many Wahhabi doctrine by building bin Laden and his deputy, Ayman ry who advocated de claring other modern-day Islamic militants who mosques and dispatching preach- al-Zawahiri, who is now the leader Muslims as infidels or apostates use his anti-Mongol fatwas—along ers throughout the Muslim world. of al-Qaida after bin Laden’s death. and justifying their killing. This with his rulings against Shiites and But radicalism needs more to And while I.S.’ ideologues do not notion of “takfir” is central to the other Muslim minorities—to justify breed than just rhetorical and reli- quote Qutb as frequently as al- ide ology of most contemporary Is - violence against civilians, including gious inspiration. As Arab national- Qaida’s leaders have, he clearly in - lamic militant groups, which have Muslims, or to declare them in fi - ist leaders and military rulers rose spired the group’s rejection of con- killed far more Muslims than non- dels using the concept of takfir. I.S. to power in parts of the Middle temporary Arab regimes and its ef f - Muslims. I.S.’ leaders cherry-pick quotes Ibn Taymiyya in its Ara bic East in the 1950 and 60s, they vio- ort to create a transnational state in the sources and scholars they tracts, and at times in its English-lan- lently suppressed Islamic move- parts of Syria and Iraq. choose to imitate, so they end up guage propaganda as it did in its ments, including peaceful ones. In Like its predecessors, I.S. reads with austere interpretations of Is - magazine, Dabiq, in 2014. Egypt, the regime of Gamal Abdel Is lam’s history and its foundational lamic texts that run counter to a Ibn Taymiyya also inspired the Nasser clamped down on the pop- texts selectively, choosing the parts mil lennium of moderate under- father of the Wahhabi strain of Is - ulist Muslim Brotherhood. That and thinkers who fit into its vision standings, including tolerance for lam that is dominant in Saudi Ara - helped lay ideological foundations of Sunni dominance, brutality and other faiths. Three scholars, in par- bia today, the 18th century cleric for the emergence of violent Islam - con stant war with pretty much ev - ticular, have had an outsized influ- Muhammad ibn Abd al-Wahhab, ic movements in following decades. eryone else. ence on I.S.’ religious ideology. who decreed that many Muslims The most militant thinker that MohamadBazziisajournalism The first dates back to the 13th had abandoned the practices of emerged from that period was professoratNewYorkUniversityand century, a period when Islam’s ear - their ancestors. Wahhab believed Sayyid Qutb, a Brotherhood leader formerMiddleEastbureauchiefat ly empires began to decline after Is lamic theology had been corrupt- who was swept up in Nasser’s Newsday. Abuse in the Workplace Must Be Rooted Out, Not Just Monitored editorial launched investigations of such less, a South Ko rean labor commit- re action to such wide spread in- korea joongang daily mal practice in conglomerates to tee reached the conclusion that fringem ent of hu man rights in he South Korean Ministry discover the truth. But questions the company’s treat ment of its em - work places, and systems to moni- of Employ ment and Labor linger over how far the govern- ployees did not violate the law. tor and prevent them do not work. T has an nounced it will keep ment can go to effectively curb Lee’s violence goes beyond the Countless companies resort to a close watch on the way big com- such abuse in the corporate world. realm of any kind of human decen- such abominable practices to fire panies treat their employees. The Doosan took cruel action cy. He ordered his chauffeur to their employees at their discretion. ministry’s decision came after Doo - against its own employee by forc- drive his car with side mirrors fold- This dark aspect of the labor mar- san Mottrol, a leading hydraulic ing him to work facing a wall. That ed, threw water bottles at him and ket only fuels anti business senti- com ponents manufacturer, was is an insult to humanity. The com- changed his chauffeur over 40 ment among the pub lic and ham- found to have placed an employ- pany did not give assignments to times a year. All of that signifies a pers economic advancement. The ee’s desk against a wall after he re - employees who refused to accept se rious personality disorder. The government must define such mal- fused to be laid off. The ministry its recommendation for forced lay- com pany even drew up working practices as a crime against hu - also found that the vice chairman of offs and gave them only 70 percent guidelines for employees that called man ity and root them out. Dae lim In dustrial, Lee Hae-wook, of their paychecks. Some compa- for blind obedience. How ever, at a habitually used violence against nies went so far as to coerce em - re cent general shareholders meet- his chauffeur. ployees to not leave their seats for ing held after such shameful prac- Email your After a public uproar in South more than 10 minutes, not to men- tices were disclosed, a decision was lEttEr! Korea over the cor porate sector’s tion ordering them not to read made to further strengthen the vice [email protected] despicable be havior, the minister books while sitting against the chairman’s au thority after senior Alllettersmustbesignedandincludea of employment and labor, Lee Ki- wall. That constitutes deprivation board members left the company. telephonenumberforverificationpurposes. kwe on, said the ministry has of the freedom to move. Nev er the - The government is timid in its THu RSDAy, MARCH 31, 2016 The Ca mbo d ia d a il y 27 OpiniOn The US Supreme Court Floats a Contraception Compromise By Mi c h a e l Mc Go u Gh sur ance companies, without any ance company that they do not not be required to submit any sep- LOS ANGELES TIMES such notice from petitioners.” want their health plan to include arate notice to their insurer, to the ashington lawyers and “For example, the parties should contraceptive coverage of the type federal government, or to their journalists are scratch- consider a situation in which peti- to which they object on religious employees.” Wing their heads—and tioners would contract to provide grounds. Petitioners would have “At the same time, petitioners’ spinning scenarios—after a sur- health insurance for their employ- no legal obligation to provide such in surance company—aware that prise order from the U.S. Su - ees, and in the course of obtaining contraceptive coverage, would not pe titioners are not providing cer- preme Court in what is popularly such insurance, inform their insur- pay for such coverage, and would tain contraceptive coverage on re - known as the Little Sisters of the ligious grounds—would sepa- Poor case. rately notify petitioners’ employ- The case, whose official name ees that the insurance company is Zubik vs. Burwell, involves a will provide cost-free contracep- chal lenge by religious nonprofit tive coverage, and that such cov- or ganizations to federal regula- erage is not paid for by petition- tions requiring that employer- ers and is not provided through provided health insurance plans pe titioners’ health plan.” in clude contraception for women Is this is a distinction without a at no additional cost to the em - dif ference? How many devils can ploy ee. The Little Sisters, a Ro - dance on the head of a pin? man Cath olic order of nuns, oper- Jon Healey, deputy editor of the ates homes for the elderly. Other Los Angeles Times editorial page plain tiffs include Catholic Char - and the Times’ in-house ex pert on ities and the Reverend David Zu - the Obama administration’s “ac - bik, the bishop of Pittsburgh. commodation” on nonprofits, is Last week an eight-justice skep tical that the alternative being court heard oral arguments in the floated by the court would placate case, in which the nonprofits ar - the Little Sisters. gue that the administration of “The scenario the court sketch- U.S. President Barack Obama is es out wouldn’t answer the Little vi olating the Religious Freedom Sis ters’ basic complaint, which is Re storation Act by requiring that by virtue of providing health them to indicate in writing that in surance, they are complicit in they object to providing birth con- The Ca mbo d ia d a ily sup plying birth control methods trol to female employees—a bu - Bernard Krisher, Publisher they find sinful,” Healey wrote in reau cratic step that allows the Deborah Krisher-Steele, Deputy Publisher an email to editorial board mem- cov erage to be provided and paid Colin Meyn, Editor-in-Chief bers about the case. for by insurance companies or Ben Woods, Executive Editor “Today, they have to submit a third-party administrators. Chhorn Chansy, Managing Editor form to insurers (or a letter to the Paul Clement, the lawyer for Janelle Kohnert, Deputy Managing Editor government) saying they object to the nonprofits, told the justices Van Roeun, Senior Editor providing those methods. That prompts insurers to provide the that the paperwork is not just a Julia Wallace, Editor at Large re quest to opt out of providing - - cov erage anyway, on their own birth control but an authorization Barton Biggs, Editor Emeritus; Michelle Vachon, Feature Editor; Amanda King, Night Editor; dime. Under the court’s structure, for the insurers to do so—which Alex Willemyns, Politics Editor; Hannah Hawkins, Weekend Editor; Matt Blomberg, Michael they would be alerting insurers that would make the nonprofits com- Dickison, Aisha Down, Peter Ford, Sonia Kohlbacher, Taylor O'Connell, Tej Parikh, Zsombor they do not want their in surance Peter, Janelle Retka, Saing Soenthrith, George Wright, Associate Editors; Buth Kimsay, Kuch pol icy to cover such methods— plicit in what they regard as evil. Naren, Khuon Narim, Sek Odom, Aun Pheap, Ouch Sony, Kang Sothear, Ben Sokhean, It was expected that the jus- Khy Sovuthy, Reporters; Siv Channa, Photographer; Ben Paviour, Web Editor; even though federal law requires tices would weigh the issue for Tan Kimtin, Web Assistant; Phuon Chansereivuth, Copy Editor; all health plans to do so. Insurers ano ther couple of months before Pol Meanith, Kim Chan, Senior Translators; Som Sarun, Tem Sokhom, would provide the coverage any- ruling one way or another—or di - Sie Suychhieng, Translators; Nhor Bora, Dorn Darin, Typists; Kevin Doyle, way, on their own dime.” viding, 4-4, an outcome that James Kanter, Simon Marks, Robin McDowell, Thomas Beller, Contributing Editors “The end result is exactly the would affirm lower-court rulings Douglas Steele, General Manager and General Counsel same. And the end result is what against the nonprofits without set- Chan Vincent, Art Director; Chap Pireak, Circulation Manager; the Little Sisters are suing over. ting a national precedent. But on Sany Sinary, Sok Chamroeun, Business Development; Khun Silen, They do not want their employees Tuesday the court issued an or - Tang Sokchamreoun, Design Staff; Chhun Sinath, Collection Director; to receive this coverage un less der asking lawyers on both sides Song Raksa, Receptionist; Som Phay, Chief Technical Director; said employees, on their own in - Scott Harlow, Matthew Rosin, Jason Wik, Technical Advisers; to submit supplemental briefs. Adam Lincoln Steele, Director of Future Planning itiative, obtain separate, specialty The order says: policies for contraception. That’s a The Cambodia Daily is an independent newspaper dedicated to strengthening a ludicrous position to take. The ex - “Petitioners with insured plans free press and training journalists. Published six times a week in Phnom Penh. are currently required to submit a The following organizations provide their news free of charge: The Asahi Shimbun, isting accommodation goes plenty form either to their insurer or to The Washington Post, Los Angeles Times News Service, Kyodo News far enough.” the federal government (naming For domestic subscription, send $15/month or $150/year to: Healey may be right, but it may The Cambodia Daily, 7 Street 228, Phnom Penh, Cambodia pe titioners’ insurance company), Tel: 855-23-426-602/490; Fax: 855-23-426-573 not matter. If five justices agree to stating that petitioners object on Advertising & Subscriptions Tel: 855-23-218-127; 855-12-903-859; bless this additional variation in re ligious grounds to providing Email News: [email protected]; what is already a Rube Gold ber gi - Ads: [email protected]; con traceptive coverage. 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She talks of her the wall street journal thoughts during the invasion peri- In the summer of 2012, a coali- “We came together to create something—to lift ourselves od before she escaped: tion of jihadi forces allied with from the pain. We can’t be afraid; we have to resist. “I am very scared because I am Tua reg tribesmen overran the a woman; I sing; I talk. If they find northern cities of Mali in West Af - And our way of resisting: our instruments.” me one day, perhaps they cut out rica, sparking global outrage. The —Songhoy BlueS Band memBer my tongue.” (Almost all the dia- world watched in anguish as Tim - logue in the film is in French with buktu, the legendary crossroads subtitles.) background to the invasion in An other band member says: of culture deep in the interior, suf- Then there’s the lowly Tuareg Ma li’s north—intercut with subti- “We came together to create fered a brutal puritan purge with freelance musician Moussa, who some thing—to lift ourselves from the destruction of its historic tled Malian rap explaining the has some sympathy for Shariah if build ings and libraries full of an - events—and suddenly the ra dio the pain. We can’t be afraid; we it’s voluntary—but, alas, it has de - cient manuscripts. broadcast banning “Satan’s mu - have to resist. And our way of prived him of his livelihood. Less widely chronicled was the sic” in the occupied area. resisting: our instruments.” In effect, the film takes us from Shariah-based pro hibition on per- This all-too-brief historical in - The film is full of such direct po - the initial months of exile to the formance, song and dance, a par- troduction quickly fades, and we etic eloquence, intermixed with end of 2014. By then, the French ticularly cruel re striction in a land hear the in fectious rhythms of the striking colors of Mali’s land - mil itary has helped clear out the that is celebrated throughout the Ma li’s famed all-male band Song - scape and garb and musical vitali- in vaders from Timbuktu and less region—and the world—for its mu - hoy Blues while they ride their ty. It’s somewhat de rigueur in the com pletely from Gao. We accom- sic. That strand of the story and motor scooters, guitars on backs, documentary genre these days pany Songhoy Blues as the band its inspirational af termath is told to a jam ses sion in exile in the that the narrative unfold through tours the U.K. and U.S., aston- in the documentary film “They southern city of Bamako. They the eyes and experience of chief ished by the world and deeply Will Have to Kill Us First,” which quickly dramatize the stakes for protagonists—which works rath - nos talgic for home. is slated for limited re lease across the viewer. er well when the narrators are as For Moussa, life gets increas- the U.S. in April. One band member says: “You disarmingly articulate and likable ingly difficult because he’s trusted The film itself is part of a cam- see the television, there are thou- as they are here. They include by no side. We watch the wom en paign to launch the Music in Ex - sands of armed band its in my Ma li’s two top female singers: plan and pull off a joyous street ile Fund to support censored Af - home town [of Gao]. We have Khaira Arby, the most famous of concert in Timbuktu, the ultimate rican mu sicians in partnership par ents up there. No news from all, talks of music being like oxy- act of defiant rebirth. And we un - with the ad vocacy group Index them. No telephone.” gen, and one believes her. The derstand that the film has shown on Cen sor ship. You realize that the band’s fame younger singer, Disco, who has us a way to reverse the tide of hor- As the opening credits roll, we could incite re prisals against their mar ried a dubious politician, is ror we have all witnessed in re - watch newsreel footage on the relatives. her self full of laughter and sympa- cent years.