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By colin meyn the cambodIa daIly Foreign Minister Prak Sokhonn defended the government before the U.N. General Assembly in New York on Saturday, saying that the ruling party was being held to unrealistic expectations of a “per- fect democracy” while the opposi- tion was “committing very serious crimes.” Delivering his first major ad- dress to the U.N., the new foreign minister was the latest govern- ment official to hit back at claims that the CPP is attempting to crip- ple the opposition and other critics ahead of local elections next year Pring Samrang/Reuters and national elections in 2018. A man dries unhusked rice on a road in front of his home in Kompong Thom province on Saturday. The Rural “International institutions and Development Bank says the rice sector has stabilized after government intervention last week to halt Western parliamentarians have plummeting prices. (Related story page 5) pointed the finger sometimes and tried to lay blame. I am here before you not as an accused party; I am speaking to you as a country that is Timber Trader Blasts Journalists for Snitching often judged negatively, and even By aun PheaP had tipped off military police to a re- ing incense above her head. more often it is misunderstood and the cambodIa daIly cent timber run. “I am making a business for a lit- not recognized, particularly in the A wealthy timber trader in “All journalists are witnesses for tle bit of money and I share it with Western world,” he said. Stung Treng province berated a my business because they receive people,” an angry Ms. Samneang “In the West, some NGOs, group of local journalists on Friday money from me,” Ms. Samneang, says. “If they receive word from some media and some govern- for reporting her illicit logging ac- widely known as “Yeay Proeung,” me, do not mistreat me. If they mis- ments often describe our weak- tivities to officials despite being tells the group of about 10 reporters treat me, they will die from their nesses as crimes of the state,” Mr. paid bribes to stay quiet. in a video that was posted to Face- car overturning.” Sokhonn said, lamenting the dem- Heng Samneang, who has repeat- book over the weekend. Ms. Samneang declined to com- ocratic standards outlined in the edly escaped punishment despite Despite accepting money for their ment on the meeting when con- 1991 Paris Peace Agreements. being linked to numerous cases of il- allegiance, however, the journalists tacted yesterday. Continued on page 6 legal logging, called a meeting in had compromised their integrity by Ros Saly, a reporter in the prov - Siem Bok district Friday morning to alerting officials to her illegal activi- ince for Koh Santepheap newspaper denounce journalists she believed ties, she explains while waving burn- Continued on page 2 Clinton, Trump in Dead Heat in Election Race

By Dan Balz the Republican nominee still facing survey’s 4.5 percentage-point mar- anD Scott clement doubts about his qualifications and gin of sampling error. the waShIngton PoSt temperament. The findings underscore how U.S. presidential candidates In a two-way matchup between much the presidential contest has Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump the major-party nominees, Clinton tightened in recent weeks, after were due to meet yesterday eve ning tops Trump by 49 percent to 47 Clinton emerged from the two na- for their first debate in a virtual dead percent among likely voters, and tional conventions with a clear lead heat in the race for the White House, the two are tied at 46 percent and with Trump on the defensive. Philippines Tells World Not to according to a new Washington among all registered voters. Clin- Early this month, Clinton led Interfere in Duterte's Drug War Post-ABC News poll, with the Dem- ton’s two-point edge among likely Trump by five points among likely Page 7 ocratic nominee’s August advantage voters, in both the four-way and voters. In early August, she led by cambodiadaily.com erased after recent difficulties and two-way ballot tests, is within the Continued on page 2

មានដំណឹងបែែសមែួលជាភាសាខ្មែរនៅខាងក្នុង The Daily Newspaper of Record Since 1993 2 The Cambodia daily monday, SePtembeR 26, 2016 ANd AlSo NEWSMAKERS Mad Scientists Get Top Honors n lONDON - Pottermania may be alive and well thanks to upcoming Harry ReuteRS ing tested.” Potter spinoff film “Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them” and a hit london play, but actor Daniel raDcliffesays he has no interest in revisit- Scientific research into how poly- The prizes will be awarded on ing his role as the boy wizard. Asked about speculation that there could be ester pants affect the sex life of rats, Thursday by a group of actual Nobel a movie version of the london play “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child,” what it’s like for a human to live like Prize winners, and are intended to Radcliffe, 27, said no one had contacted him about a new film. “Nobody has a badger and how different the world honor accomplishments in science said anything to me about...revitalizing the films, so I don’t know,” Radcliffe looks when viewed through your and humanities that make one told reporters in london on Friday. “It’s not something I think I’d be inter- legs will be honored at this year’s Ig laugh, then think. ested in, and also if they do it now I feel they should just cast the people from Nobel spoof awards. “The prizes are for something the play,” said Radcliffe, who was just 11 years old when he was cast as Pot- The group also mocked Volk- pretty unusual,” said the awards’ ter. Radcliffe was in london to open a three-day entertainment festival of swagen, lauding it for engineering host. “Almost any other kind of films and family activities, including screenings of his two most recent indie its vehicles to produce fewer emis- award is for the best or worst. Best or movies “Swiss Army Man” and “Imperium.”(Reuters) sions “whenever the cars are be- worst is irrelevant to us.”

ments from her,” he said. lieve her. ists that were paid off to keep their Snitching... Ieng Vandy, provincial military “I don’t think that Yeay Proeung mouths shut. police commander, confirmed Mr. gives monthly payments to police, “Journalists who receive monthly continueD from Page 1 Saly’s account of Thursday eve - because I have never received the payments from Yeay Proeung al- who was at the meeting, said it was ning’s events, but said the case had money—not even $1,” he said. ways keep silent,” he said. It was oth- called by Ms. Samneang after local been handed to the Forestry Ad- And while authorities were aware er reporters who were not on the authorities stopped five of her wood- ministration’s Stung Treng canton- of her illegal activity, he said, “our au- take that “always reported her to au- packed vans from crossing into Viet- ment and declined to comment thorities do not guard for 24/7 to thorities to stop her vehicles from nam on Thursday night. further. stop wood transportation,” and had transporting wood.” Having been alerted that provin- Forestry administration officials therefore been unable to stop what One journalist, Kim Sreng of the cial military police were preparing to could not be reached. They said ear- he suspected were late-night hauls Doeum Ampil News website, said block the vans’ path between Kratie lier this month that the business- across the border. that while he did not receive regular and Tbong Khmum provinces on woman was being investigated after Earlier this year, the govern- payments from the businesswom - National Road 7, Ms. Samneang told a raid of her warehouse revealed ment put a blanket ban on the ex- an, she had offered him between the drivers to cancel the trip, Mr. Saly piles of illegally harvested wood. port of timber to Vietnam in an ef- 50,000 and 100,000 riel ($12.50 and said. When they arrived back at her However, they said neither she nor fort to curb illegal logging. How - $25) during sporadic meetings in warehouse in Siem Bok district, offi- her employees were questioned or ever, Vietnamese customs data the past. cers were there to meet them, lead- detained in that case, refusing to ex- shows that plenty of luxury timber Mr. Saly, the journalist that attend- ing her to blame journalists for plain why. is still getting through—more ed the meeting, also admitted to ac- telling authorities, he said. Deputy provincial police chief than $85 million worth during the cepting money from Ms. Sam- “Yeay Proeung is a timber trader Nou Hour said Ms. Samneang had first half of the year. neang, but declined to say how in Stung Treng province, and every told his officers in the past that she According to Hou Sam Ol, pro - much. journalist and authority has known had paid off higher-ranking offi- vincial coordinator for rights group “If I tell you, it will seem as if I have how she makes a living for a long cials to allow her to continue oper- Adhoc, Ms. Samneang had built up cut off my testicles for a dog to eat,” time because they get monthly pay- ations. But he said he did not be- a network of at least 20 local journal- he said.

say there is a good chance of that oc- along lines of gender, race and edu- among white voters continues to be Dead Heat... curring. cation. Men and women are mirror the critical indicator. Trump leads Most Americans say they are fol- opposites in their preferences, with Clinton by more than 4 to 1 among continueD from Page 1 lowing the campaign diligently, but a 54 percent of men backing Trump white men without college degrees, eight points. higher percentage of Trump sup- and 55 percent of women support- and by a smaller ratio among white As Clinton has run into some porters than Clinton backers appear ing Clinton. The racial gap is far women without college degrees turbulence, Trump has worked to to be paying close attention. Also, larger. White voters back Trump and among college-educated white present himself as a more disci- more Clinton backers say they are by 53 percent to 37 percent; non- men. Clinton leads Trump by plined candidate in an effort to at- not registered to vote, which adds to white voters back Clinton by 69 per- 57 percent to 32 percent among tract more support from voters pressure on her team to get them cent to 19 percent. college-educated white women. who traditionally have supported registered and to the polls. But educational attainment Continued on page 21 Republican nominees. Another potentially worrying Some other national polls current- sign for Clinton is that she is getting ly show Clinton with a slightly larger a smaller share of voters who sup------National Brief ------lead, but on balance, the pre-debate ported Obama in 2012 than Trump survey averages show the margin in is getting among those who backed DEA Tip-Off Leads to Suspected Drug Mule Arrest the race in low single digits. Romney. A South African man was arrested at Phnom Penh International Air- Eight in 10 voters say they Obama’s approval rating contin- port after arriving from Brazil on Friday morning having swallowed what planned to watch Monday’s debate, ues to be a potential boost for Clin- is believed to be about 50 thumb-sized pellets of cocaine, police said yes- and 44 percent expect Clinton to win ton, however. His current approval terday. Sary Botsatya, a bureau chief at the Interior Ministry’s anti-drug vs. 34 percent expecting Trump to among all adults is 55 percent, dip- police department, said that Jacobus Dawie Botha, 30, departed from come out ahead. Expectations for ping from a high of 58 percent two Brazil with the drugs and boarded connecting flights in Dubai and then Clinton are lower than they were for weeks ago. But Clinton is facing a Bangkok before boarding a flight to Phnom Penh. “He swallowed the U.S. President Barack Obama greater challenge reuniting Oba- drugs in Brazil,” Mr. Botsatya said, adding that the arrest was the result against Republican challenger Mitt ma’s winning coalition. Roughly 8 in of a tip-off from the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency (DEA). “We got the Romney ahead of the 2012 debates, 10 likely voters who supported him information from the DEA,” he said. “We already had the name.” Neither when 56 percent thought Obama in 2012 currently back Clinton today, the type of drug nor the exact amount have been verified as police were would prevail vs. 29 percent for Rom- while Trump wins 9 in 10 of those still recovering packages from Mr. Botha’s body as of yesterday. Howev- ney. Although 17 percent of regis- who supported Mitt Romney. er, Mr. Botsatya said that while the suspect was being questioned at the tered voters say the debate could The race between Clinton and anti-drug department, he admitted that the drug was cocaine and that he change their minds, only 6 percent Trump continues to be defined had swallowed about 50 packages. (Phan Soumy) MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 The CAMBODIA DAILY 3 4 The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 NatioNal CNRP Official Five More Suspects Charged in Grenade Attack By Ben SoKhean tion about the evidence brought said it was in fact a man named Ea Sends Veterans the cambodia daily against the accused, who face up Lyhour, who owns a motorbike The Phnom Penh Municipal to life in prison if they are found accessory store just meters from Court on Saturday charged five guilty. the blast site, but was not injured. Memorial Cambodian suspects arrested in Judge Veasna could not be Municipal police chief Chuon connection with a grenade explo- reached yesterday. Sovann said on Friday that Ms. sion earlier this month, a day after The charge of premeditated Kimly had hired another suspect, Plan To PM three Vietnamese nationals ac- murder is defined in the Criminal Mr. Binh, to gun down Mr. Ly- By ouch Sony cused of colluding with them were Code as a “plan conceived before- hour days before the grenade at- the cambodia daily charged, court officials said hand to make an attempt against tack, but the hit was unsuccessful. CNRP lawmaker Ou Chanrath’s yesterday. the person of the victim,” and does Mr. Lyhour declined to com- proposal for a memorial for soldiers The five—Bun Pheakdey, 32; not require the victim to die. The ment when he was approached by killed in battle—part of a bid to con- Bou Sopheap, 25; Sak Mab, 36; Nou grenade blast on September 6 in- reporters at his shop on Friday, vince the government to approve Samban, 33; and alleged ringleader jured at least three people. and Mr. Sothy refused to elabo- his plans for a public statue of slain Sok Kimly, 41—were charged with Pal Sothy, deputy chief of the In- rate on the claims yesterday. political analyst Kem Ley—has premeditated murder by Investigat- terior Ministry’s penal police de- National Police spokesman been forwarded to Prime Minister ing Judge Nuo Veasna, according partment, said all eight suspects Kirth Chantharith initially said the Hun Sen, according to a National to municipal court spokesman Ly were now in provisional detention blast was the work of a “political Assembly spokesman. Sophana, while the Vietnamese at Prey Sar prison. group” that “intended to cause so- Leng Peng Long said yesterday suspects—Chang Thi Ve, 46; Le Mr. Sothy reiterated that police cial turmoil” and claimed officials that Mr. Chanrath’s proposal for a Dang Dong, 47; and Ni Soi Binh, believed the motivation for the were searching for two men who veterans memorial, dated August 36—were charged with attempted September attack, which oc- passed on motorbikes seconds 31, was signed by National Assem- murder. curred on Street 163 in Chamkar before the explosion. bly President Heng Samrin and for- “Ms. Sok Kimly was charged Mon district, stemmed from a love On Friday, however, he denied warded to the prime minister’s cab- with initiating premeditated mur- affair.” ever having made the suggestion. inet on Friday. He declined to com- der and the other [Cambodians] After originally stating that the “I said maybe there were other ment on the idea or its prospects. were charged with premeditated intended target was a Vietnamese problems, but I did not categori- Mr. Chanrath drafted the pro- murder,” said Mr. Sophana, who man who had been wounded by cally state that it was political,” he posal for a memorial park after his declined to divulge any informa- the explosion, officials on Friday said. request to the Phnom Penh mu- nicipal government for a statue of Kem Ley, who was shot dead on July 10 in what many consider a Council Paves the Way for Lenient Traffic Law political assassination, ran into stiff By Khuon narim license plate would increase fine ties, including a driving ban of up resistance from some army veter- the cambodia daily collection and prevent a further to five years. ans and serving generals. The Council of Ministers last burden on bulging court dockets. Ear Chariya, who heads the In- The soldiers complained that week approved amendments to the “Imposing jail terms and fines is stitute for Road Safety, said send- the popular commentator, a fre- Traffic Law that include doing away the job of the courts, so reducing ing all first-time offenders to jail quent government critic, had not with jail terms for people caught the penalty to a fine will allow traf- would be best and that changing sacrificed his life for the country driving drunk, clearing their path to fic police to impose fines on the the law to adapt to lawbreakers like the many dead soldiers for the rubber-stamping National As- spot for people committing those could further encourage danger- whom there was no memorial. sembly, which opposition lawmak- three offenses, which happen of- ous driving. They threatened to remove any ers are presently boycotting. ten,” he said. “This will allow for “But it takes a very long time...to public statue of Kem Ley. Council spokesman Phay Si - the Traffic Law to be enforced reform the justice system of the Contacted yesterday, Mr. Chan- phan said yesterday that the body, more effectively and dampen the country, and at the moment in- rath said the soldiers and veterans which effectively serves as Prime growth of traffic cases in court.” stead of applying the law we have were right to expect a memorial Minister Hun Sen’s cabinet, ap- He added that jail terms, which to be more practical,” he said. “It’s for colleagues who lost their lives proved amendments to eight arti- currently range from one to six very rare that police send drunk fighting for the country. cles of the law on Friday. He de- months, would still apply to those drivers to court, and it would be “For many generations we have clined to discuss them, however, caught breaking any of the three practical to at least fine them.” not had a place to display the referring to a summary he posted rules more than once. By replacing jail with fines, Mr. names and photographs of the vet- to his Facebook page the same Drunk drivers currently face a Chariya said, the CPP-led govern- erans who died for our nation,” he said. “So I think we should have a day. fine of 800,000 to 4 million riel, or ment was allowing politics to dic- place for their names in order to The amendments would do about $200 to $1,000. In February, tate policy at the expense of public show our gratitude.” away with the need for a driver’s li- however, a deputy director of the safety. His request makes no mention cense for anyone operating a mo- National Police’s public order de- “The government does not of where the memorial should be torbike with a 125cc engine or partment, Ty Long, said the new have enough courage to imple- built, what it ought to look like or smaller. They would also eliminate fine would amount to only about ment strong penalties...because a who might pay for it. the possibility of jail time for any- $100. lot of people will go to jail, and if a Mr. Chanrath said the memori- one caught driving drunk or dri- Contacted yesterday, public or- lot of people go to jail the govern- al would be an entirely different ving without a license or license der department director Run Rath - ment will lose a lot of support,” he project from the Kem Ley statue, plate for the first time, leaving only veasna declined to discuss the said. however, which he hopes to place a fine as a possible penalty. Those proposed amendments in detail, “The government tries to find a in Phnom Penh’s Freedom Park. transferring ownership of a vehicle but added that anyone driving way to balance their support and He submitted his request for the to someone else would also have drunk, even the first time, would to implement the law.” location of the statue—already com- unlimited time to complete the still face jail sentences associated Only days after the new Traffic missioned and paid for with private fines process instead of the current with related crimes. Law took effect on January 1, Mr. donations—to City Hall last month. 90 days. “If a person driving under the in- Hun Sen suspended a number of Deputy Phnom Penh governor In his Facebook post, Mr. fluence of alcohol injures people, unpopular provisions in response Khuong Sreng said yesterday that Siphan said doing away with jail we will apply Article 83,” he said, to public criticism on Facebook. City Hall had yet to consider the for first-time drunk drivers and which mandates a jail term of up to (Additional reporting by Zsombor request. those driving without a license or three years as well as other penal- Peter) monday, september 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 5 NatioNal Christian des Pallieres, Founder of Child NGO, Dies at 82 By hannah hawKinS ered Mr. des Pallieres “much the cambodia daily more my father than friend.” Christian des Pallieres, who to- Sebastien Marot, the executive gether with his wife co-founded director of Friends International, Pour un Sourire d’Enfant (PSE), another NGO that has long an organization that supports worked with impoverished chil- thou sands of Cambodia’s desti- dren, said he had known and tute children, died on Saturday worked with Mr. des Pallieres night, friends said yesterday. since the establishment of PSE. The 82-year-old Frenchman died “It’s very sad,” Mr. Marot said of from natural causes at the organi- his passing. “He was a very strong zation’s center in Mean chey dis- advocate for children—he relent- trict, said Pin Sarapich, who recent- lessly went around and talked ly resigned as the director of PSE about children from the slums.” after 16 years. Christian des Pal- Mr. Marot said that although lieres, who also held Cam bodian the two organizations “don’t al- citizenship, had been tired and Pour un Sourire d'Enfant founder Christian des Pallieres walks through ways agree on everything,” he be- weak for some time, but decided a dumpsite in Phnom Penh's Meanchey district, in a still image from the documentary 'Little Gems.' lieved PSE would continue to not to go back to France for med- serve the poor. ical treatment, he added. and eating trash at the Stung Pepites,” or “Little Gems,” a docu- “PSE is solid and able to operate “He left everything behind and Mean chey dumpsite on the out- mentary about the organization. without him—he built something gave up his life in France, and he skirts of Phnom Penh. The group says that it has helped that will last and that’s something stayed in Cambodia—he decided to After setting up a center near feed and educate more than 10,000 strong to his credit and his wife,” pass away here,” Mr. Sarapich said. the site, the couple eventually children since it was started. he said. Mr. des Pallieres and his wife, opened two more in Siem Reap “I think he was a real model of A traditional Buddhist funeral for Marie-France des Pallieres, creat- and Sihanoukville. The NGO last sharing and giving love.... He re- Mr. des Pallieres is set to be held to- ed PSE in 1996 after witnessing week celebrated its 20th anniver- leased many people from misery,” day at 1 p.m. at the PSE campus in impoverished children collecting sary with screenings of “Les said Mr. Sarapich, who consid- Stung Meanchey commune. Bank Says ‘No Issue’ With Rice Sector After Intervention By Kang Sothear personally dry rice to make room Hakser Rice Mill in Kompong have still been left out. the cambodia daily in mills for more. Cham province, said he had seen “The government has spoken The government’s injection of “The milled rice has been deliv- a drastic increase in sales since out about the falling paddy price, funds into the rice sector and call ered as per local orders after the the government’s campaign be- but I see that implementers—rice for officials and wealthy friends to head of the government appealed gan about a week ago. Because of mills, traders—do not listen,” he purchase paddy has put the do- when some buyers just wanted to this, sales for this month and last said, adding that farmers in Bat- mestic market back into motion keep it at the rice mills,” said Kao month increased by 30 percent tambang province were still being after a sudden plunge in prices, ac- Thach, CEO of the RDB, which compared to last year, to 45 tons of offered well below normal prices cording to the Rural Development contributed $7 million in subsidies. milled rice. despite blocking a highway in Bank (RDB). “Rice mills have continued buy- He said the government stimu- protest last week. Paddy prices crashed from ing paddy from farmers and sell- lus had driven the increase. “It has not been effective,” he said. about $250 dollars per ton in mid- ing out at the same time,” he said. “As we have support from the With the peak rice harvest com- August to $192 earlier this month, “This transaction allows them to market, we decided to buy much ing in October and November, causing farmers to struggle to sell be able to store and dry paddy.” more paddy from farmers,” he Mr. Arth Veasna said any success their crops at a profit—if they Mr. Tach said about 7,000 tons of said, explaining that the mill’s in- over the past week should be tak- could sell at all. paddy had been purchased by mills take had doubled from 50 tons en lightly. Prime Minister Hun Sen re- across the country since the gov- during this period last year to 100 “I am worried that if rice mills sponded by pouring $27 million ernment released the $27 million tons this year. do not have money to buy rice into rice mills to subsidize pay- grant, while 2,700 tons of milled rice But according to Sam Arth Veas- paddy in the first phase, what ments to farmers. He then re- had been sold in the same period. na, vice president at Fed eration of about the second one?” he said. quested that government officials “There is no issue,” he said. Cambodia Farmer Organizations “How much bigger will the mon- and businesspeople purchase and Ser Lalen, general manager of for Development, many farmers ey problem become?” 6 The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 NatioNal Briefing S’ville Set for Boost in Trained Tour Guides By Hang SokuntHea “The courses will be taught in Ho Vandy, chairman of the Worker Crushed to Death the cambodia daily Khmer on the geography and his- steering committee for the Cam - Citing a lack of professional tory of Sihanoukville and nearby bodia Association of Travel At Sihanoukville Port tour guides in Sihanoukville, the coastal areas,” he said, adding that Agents, said that as the tourism A 36-year-old stevedore was Min istry of Tourism will offer applicants would be considered sector matured it was important killed while unloading cargo at the training to 130 candidates in the largely based on their fluency in to have guides who specialized in Sihanoukville Autonomous Port coming months, offering the first the language they planned to use. particular parts of the country. on Saturday, officials said. Ros two-month course to candidates The first training courses for “With the increasing demand Veasna, on his first day of work at who speak Chinese. Chinese-speaking guides will in tourism in different regions, the port, was standing on the dock Tang Socheat Kresna, director of begin at the end of this month, the tour guides will have to gain adjusting a metal container as it the Sihanoukville tourism depart- with other languages set to begin the knowledge required specifi- was being lowered onto a stack ment, said the training would be in December, he said. Candidates cally for their regions,” he said. when the mechanical arm holding conducted in cooperation with the can submit their applications to Nhim Niv, assistant manager at the container slipped, said Thai Intellectual Capital Center, a local the city’s tourism department. The Secret Garden, located on Rithy, deputy director of the port. vocational training institute. According to the latest Tourism O’Tres Beach, said that while Mr. Veasna’s foot snagged on the “We have seen a high de mand Ministry statistics, foreign visitors tourists managed to get around, container below. Unable to move for tour guides, especially among to coastal areas—mainly Sihanouk - there were not many profession- aside, he was crushed to death by Chinese tourists,” Mr. Socheat ville—increased from about als around to show them the way. the container above, Mr. Rithy Kresna said, adding that courses 395,000 in 2015, to some 420,000 in “Normally I see the tuk-tuk dri- said. “It is an unfortunate incident; would also cater to tour guides the first seven months of this year. vers take the tourists around as no one wanted it to happen.” The who can speak Chinese, English, The government has made it a pri- their tour guide—with a map port would give Ros Veasna’s fam- Ko rean, Thai and French. ority to boost visitors from China. with them,” he said. ily 6 million riel (about $1,500), while the Kota Bintang Cargo Company would give an addition- been based on a rejection of sort of mythical ‘silent majority’ of al $2,000, as the accident was con- Democracy... ‘interference,’ ‘double standards’ states support them in this,” Mr. nected with the company’s ship, and ‘politicization.’ These are hall- Robert son said by email. continued from page 1 he said. Phorn Leap, Ros Veasna’s marks of China’s diplomatic dis- “This is partly bluff, and partly a wife and mother of their young “With the Paris Agreements, we course. In that sense, we can talk look towards China as an ally that daughter, said she had received have been asked to accept a per- of a Sini cization of the CPP’s inter- doesn’t care how much Cambodia only 2 million riels (about $500) fect model of democracy, and this national discourse,” Mr. Agostini violates human rights,” he added. from the port, and nothing from does not take into account the fact said by email. “What we are hearing from for- the shipping company. Mr. Rithy that some other countries have a “There is nothing specifically eign governments is first, a lot of said last night that the rest of the different approach. We often find Cambodian, or Asian, to the CPP’s serious concerns about how to money would be delivered soon. ourselves in a situation in which flawed approach to democracy. reverse the rapidly worsening (Chhorn Phearun) our opposition is committing very What we are witnessing is simply rights situation, but then second, serious crimes,” he said. what autocrats do the world over: a sense of desperation on what to Vietnamese Fishermen Both opposition leader Sam harassing the opposition, jailing do because the Cambodian gov- Arrested in Kandal Rainsy and his deputy, Kem Sokha, independent voices, and trying to ernment refuses to listen to criti- Authorities in Kandal province have been effectively sidelined by intimidate society as a whole, cism expressed either publicly or arrested four Vietnamese fisher- what are widely seen as politically including with a threat to use vio- privately.” men illegally trawling Cambodian motivated court cases. Mr. Rainsy lence, in order to hold on to power.” Government spokesman Phay waters on Friday but failed to catch is living in France to avoid jail, while Phil Robertson, deputy Asia Siphan said criticism coming several others with them, accord- Mr. Sokha has been living in the director for Human Rights Watch, from the Western world was sim- ing to a local police chief. Seng CNRP’s headquarters in Phnom also said that the government’s ply down to cultural differences. Kimkhurn, the province’s econom- Penh to evade arrest. rejection of Western opinion could “Our democracy is based on ic crimes bureau chief, said yester- Earlier this month, 36 coun- be seen as leaning toward Beijing. our Constitution. If anyone doesn’t day that more than 50 officers from tries issued a statement during a “As the Cambodia government like it, file a complaint with the various agencies descended on the U.N. Human Rights Council ses- intensifies its crackdown on the courts or Constitutional Council,” intruders, who were fishing on a sion raising deep concern “about NGOs and the political opposi- Mr. Siphan said. local lake in Koh Thom district. He the current escalation of political tion, the government is working “Our democracy is completely said the Vietnamese numbered tensions in Cambodia, which hard to persuade governments, different from your country’s de - more than 10 and were operating threatens legitimate activities by and particularly donors, to stay on mocracy,” he added. “We eat rice at least as many boats but the opposition parties and human the sidelines by claiming some and you eat hamburgers.” authorities managed to catch only rights NGOs.” two boats and the four fishermen Ney Sam Ol, Cambodia’s am - on board. They also released the bassador to the U.N., responded 1,200 kg of fish on the boats and with a statement saying that the burned their nets. “The others concerns were based on a false escaped with their fast boats,” he picture presented by “some politi- said. Mr. Kim khurn said the pro - cal parties and entities,” adding vincial police handed the four over “we do not welcome interference to local immigration officials on in our political situation.” Saturday. Lim Vandy, who heads Nicolas Agostini, the Inter - the province’s immigration office, national Federation for Human said yesterday that the fishermen Rights’ representative to the U.N., would have been merely deported said Cambodia’s defense against if their only offense was illegal international criticism was start- entry. Instead, he said: “We will ing to sound increasingly similar send the Viet namese nationals to to China, now its largest foreign court tomorrow because they benefactor. crossed the border to fish illegally “Cambodia’s response to inter- on Khmer territory.” (Aun Pheap) national criticism has increasingly monday, septembeR 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 7 regional Philippines Tells World Not to Interfere in Duterte’s Drug War ReuteRs u.s., which sees Manila as a vital united nations - Philippines For- partner in asia in the face of a rising eign Minister Perfecto Yasay told China. some analysts predict the u.n. on saturday his country’s duterte will seek to diversify foreign new president, Rodrigo du terte, relations beyond Washington, in- had an “unprecedented” mandate cluding by seeking better ties with and the world should not interfere erstwhile maritime foe China. in his crackdown on crime. Yasay said core values en- addressing the annual u.n. shrined in the Philippine constitu- General assembly, Yasay said the tion included the mandate “to pur- duterte government was “deter- sue an independent foreign policy, mined” to free the Phil ippines from to promote the national interest.” corrupt and other stagnating prac- at the same time, he said Manila tices, including the manufacture, would remain “a responsible part- distribution and use of illicit drugs. ner of the international community,” “our actions, however, have committed to the rule of law— grabbed both the national head- including an international court rul- Reuters lines and international attention Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte speaks during a news conference in ing this year in favor of the Philip- for all the wrong reasons,” he said. Davao after Norwegian hostage Kjartan Sekkingstad was freed from the pines and against China over com- “We urge everyone to allow us al-Qaida-linked Abu Sayyaf militant group earlier this month. peting claims in the south China to deal with our domestic chal- sea. lenges in order to achieve our international criticism, including as such, he had to deliver on a “sa- in spite of duterte’s criticisms of national goals without undue from the u.n. drawing angry re- cred” call for change. the world body, Yasay said the interference.” sponses from duterte. “to him, this trust is sacro- u.n. had demonstrated “continu- duterte won a landslide elec- on thursday, the Philippine sanct,” Yasay said. “it cannot be ing resilience and relevance” and tion victory on May 9 after vowing leader hurled insults at u.n. breached, under no circumstance added in apparent reference to the to wipe out drugs and crime. Po- secretary-General Ban Ki-moon must it be compromised.” u.s. alliance. lice said this week that in the past and the e.u. then invited them to duterte’s defiance of high-profile “our domestic concerns compel 11 weeks, nearly 3,000 people had come to investigate his crackdown. organizations and his insults of any- us to partner with like-minded coun- been killed in duterte’s war on Yasay said duterte had won “an one from u.s. President Barack tries in the areas of maritime securi- drugs, a figure adjusted from the unprecedented and resounding obama to the pope have amused ty, counterterrorism, disaster re- 3,800 they cited last week.the electoral mandate” and now en- many Filipinos, but worried foreign sponse, and transnational crime,” killings have drawn widespread joyed a 92 percent approval rating. governments—not the least the he said. 8 The Cambodia daily monday, septembeR 26, 2016 regional EU Drops Burma Human Rights Resolution, Citing Progress ReuteRs burma. sembly, she said. mitment to stand firm against intol- UnITed naTIonS - The e.U. praised “The government has taken addressing Suu Kyi, Mogherini erance and her pledge in Washing- burma’s progress on human rights bold measures to improve human said: “Fifteen years is the measure ton last week that all those entitled under the leadership of aung San rights and re-invigorate the peace of the incredible distance Myanmar to citizenship would be granted it Suu Kyi on Friday and said that it process. Political prisoners have has walked, the measure of how were “powerful and important.” would not be introducing a resolu- been released,” she said. much your country has changed.” However, she and U.n. Secre- tion at the U.n. condemning the Mogherini said steps had also Mogherini said the e.U. under- tary-General ban Ki-moon said country’s record for the first time in “been taken against those who in- stood the “complexity” of the situ- significant problems remained 15 years. cite hatred” and a commission es- ation in Rakhine and told Suu Kyi: and both reiterated calls for the addressing the Partnership tablished under former U.n. Sec- “I know that you are working hard government to allow the establish- Group on burma at the U.n. Gen- retary-General Kofi annan to ad- to find a sustainable solution for ment of an office of the U.n. High eral assembly, e.U. Foreign Poli- dress violence between majority both communities.” Commission for Human Rights cy chief Federica Mogherini buddhists and Muslim Rohingyas Suu Kyi has been criticized for with a full mandate. called Suu Kyi’s progress from po- in the burmese state of Rakhine. doing too little to address the plight Increased freedom of speech litical prisoner to government In recognition of the progress, for of the Rohingya Muslims. In her since the military stepped back “powerful testimony to the incred- the first time in 15 years, the e.U. first address to the General assem- from direct rule in burma in 2011 ible change Myanmar is going would not table a human rights res- bly as national leader on Wednes- has allowed for the unleashing of through,” using another name for olution on burma at the U.n. as- day, she defended her govern- long-held anti-Muslim sentiment. ment’s efforts to resolve the crisis around 125,000 Rohingya re- there and asked for “understand- main confined in temporary Body in Freezer Discovered in ing” and “the constructive contribu- camps after waves of deadly vio- tion” of other countries. She said lence in 2012 between buddhists Raid on Alleged Forgery Gang the government would persevere and Muslims, when more than in its efforts to achieve peace in 100 people were killed. ReuteRs U.S. and british passports. Rakhine and stand firm “against the The Rohingya have been seen by banGKoK - Thai police on Satur day Sathien also described the body forces of prejudice and intolerance.” much of the buddhist population as said they will charge three foreign found in the freezer as that of a for- The U.S. ambassador to the illegal immigrants from bangla - members of a suspected passport eign man with blonde hair, but said U.n., Samantha Power, told the desh, even though many have lived forgery gang with concealing a his identity and nationality were not same session that Suu Kyi’s com- in burma for generations. dead body after a raid on a bang - known. kok compound discovered the Suwat Jangyodsuk, deputy dismembered remains of a man in commander of Metropolitan Po------Regional Briefs ------a freezer. lice, said the men will be charged Thai police raided the compound with attempted murder for shoot- Magnitude 6.3 earthquake Shakes Philippine Island late on Friday and arrested three ing the police officer as well as davao, Philippines - a strong earthquake of magnitude 6.3 struck off the men. one police officer was shot forging illegal documents and hid- Philippine’s Mindanao island on Saturday, sending hotel guests and con- during the raid, but remains in a sta- ing a dead body. struction workers running from buildings in davao, but there were no ble condition, Sathien Witanamala, The men will be taken from immediate reports of damage. The U.S. Geological Survey said the earth- police deputy commander of the Phrakanong police station in bang - quake, initially reported as a magnitude 6.5, struck at 6:53 a.m. and was Phrakanong precinct in central kok on Saturday and moved to hold- centered 114 km east of davao on Mindanao. It was a deep tremor, 69 bangkok, told reporters. ing facilities at a local court where km below the seabed, and was not expected to cause a tsunami, the Pa- “an investigation of the com- they will be officially charged. cific Tsunami Warning Center said. a magnitude 6.3 quake is consid- pound revealed a dismembered With a high number of visitors ered strong and is capable of causing severe damage, but Renato body of a foreign man hidden in every year, Thailand has a boom- Solidum, head of the Philippines’ seismic agency, said the effects of this plastic bags in a freezer,” he said. ing black market for fake identity one would be mitigated by its location and depth. “The quake is offshore Police also found hundreds of documents with authorities strug- and relatively deep and shaking is reported to be maximum of Intensity forged passports at the Phrakanong gling to track the thousands of lost v, hence we expect no significant damage,” Solidum said. around 1,000 compound. Sathien described the or stolen passports each year. construction workers building the 23-storey avida Towers in downtown three arrested men as english- Passports are known to be sold davao were evacuated, said Junrey Quiroa, a security guard on the site. speaking foreigners, but said police on to drug traffickers while others “That earthquake was strong. We were worried things might fall off so did not know their nationalities as are suspected to have ended up in everyone got out of the site.” The Philippines is on the geologically active they had been traveling on forged the hands of Islamist militants. Pacific Ring of Fire and experiences frequent earthquakes. (Reuters) Australia Welcomes Arrest of Alleged People Smuggler Sydney - Indonesian police have arrested an alleged key people smug- gler who has targeted australia since 1999, the australian government said on Saturday. abraham Louhenapessy was arrested in West Jakarta on Friday and will be transported to the Indonesian island of Rote to face court. Louhenapessy was arrested over a failed attempt to send 65 mostly Sri Lankan asylum seekers to australia from Indonesia in May last year, reports said. australian Minister for Justice Michael Keenan said Louhenapessy could face up to 10 years in prison. “We are extremely pleased this notorious people smuggler has been stopped...but we know there are more criminal people smugglers out there and we will continue to work with our regional partners to bring them to justice,” Keenan said. In its fight to stop people smugglers, aus- tralia has adopted a tough asylum seeker policy, which sees it intercept boats at sea and ship asylum seekers to australian-funded detention camps in Papua new Guinea and nauru. They are never eligible to be Reuters resettled in australia. The U.n. and human rights groups have called A foreign member of a suspected passport forgery gang is escorted by for the closure of the camps, which have been rocked by riots, deaths, police officers after a raid in Bangkok on Friday. self-harm by detainees and reports of sexual abuse. (Reuters) monday, septembeR 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 9 regional Duterte Mocks Senator Investigating Philippine Drug Deaths By Emily Rauhala newspaper. On Thursday, at the inaugura- hurting the country. the washington post De Lima, a longtime Duterte tion of a power plant, Duterte said Last month the president sug- Philippine President Rodrigo critic, has investigated alleged that de Lima’s critique of his gested she commit suicide. “If I Duterte, has already lobbed death squads during his time as rights record was a bid to build were de Lima, ladies and gentle- insults in the direction of U.S. mayor of the southern city of her career at his expense and was men, I’d hang myself,” he said. President Obama, Pope Francis Davao. and the E.U. Thursday’s target: a This summer, she launched an Philippine senator investigating investigation into the wave of the violent deaths of some 3,000 extrajudicial killings linked to people possibly linked to Du - his call to “kill all” the country’s terte’s calls for anti-crime purges. criminals. The latest insult—a crass, sex- In a Senate hearing last week, ually tinged quip about Senator de Lima presented a witness who Leila de Lima—was cheered by claimed to have served as a con- some Duterte fans online. tract killer for Duterte. She was His backers have reveled in his quickly demoted. jabs despite diplomatic fallout In a subsequent hearing, she such as U.S. President Barack was accused of taking bribes from Obama calling off a planned drug dealers and her address and meeting during a trans-Pacific phone number were broadcast summit earlier this month. live on national television. She But a presidential spokesman says she now fears for her life. on Thursday urged Duterte’s Phelim Kine, deputy Asia direc- Reuters supporters to stop harassing both tor for Human Rights Watch, Vietnam's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Pham Binh de Lima and journalists. Be called her ouster “a craven at - Minh addresses the UN General Assembly meeting in New York “responsible” with words, he said. tempt to derail accountability for last week. At the Asean-US meeting on Friday, the ministers It seems the president missed the appalling death toll from underscored the importance of the Asean-US strategic partnership the memo. President Duterte’s abusive war and the continued development of bilateral ties over the past “She was not only screwing on drugs. years. Minh stressed that Asean continually treasures comprehensive her driver, she was screwing the In recent weeks, de Lima’s critics cooperation with important partners, including the US and the UN. nation,” the president said in a jab —and much of the press—have He urged the US to support the bloc in priority fields of connectivity, - - at allegations over her personal zoomed in on rumors about her small and medium sized enterprises, startups and innovation, science technology, education, climate change and Greater life, according to a translation by personal life, alleging she was hav- Mekong Sub-region development. the Inquirer, a Manila-based ing an affair with her driver. 10 The Cambodia daily mondAy, sepTember 26, 2016 regional Thaad Deployment in S Korea Is Not Negotiable, US Says reuTers Assembly, said the U.S. would “do it is willing to agree tough enough the Liaoning Hongxiang Group, NEw YoRK - The planned U.S. de- whatever is necessary to defend our steps to force North Korea to aban- was under investigation following ployment of the Thaad anti- own citizens and to honor our secu- don nuclear weapons. the sanctions established in March. missile system in South Korea is rity commitments to our allies.” Two experts from the Massa- In his General Assembly speech not negotiable as part of efforts to Discussions are under way on a chusetts Institute of Technology’s on Thursday, South Korea’s For- agree new U.N. sanctions on possible new U.N. sanctions reso- Center for International Studies eign Minister Yun Byung-se ac- North Korea after its fifth nuclear lution on North Korea after it con- last week argued that if China were cused North Korea of “totally ridi- test, but washington is confident ducted its fifth and largest nuclear to agree to serious graduated sanc- culing” the U.N. through its nuclear tougher steps will be agreed upon test on September 9. tions on North Korea, the U.S. and missile tests and said it was before long, the senior U.S. diplo- Russel later said that discus- could agree to freeze the number time to reconsider whether it was mat for Asia said on Friday. sions were still at an early stage, of ground-based missile intercep- qualified for U.N. membership. China, whose full backing is but he was confident that a new tors on the Korean peninsula. Russel said it was “not unnatur- widely seen as crucial for sanctions U.N. resolution would be agreed Eric Heginbotham and Richard al” that such questions should be on North Korea to be effective, is before long, imposing further sanc- Samuels said that as part of a set of raised. He stopped short of en- strongly opposed to the deploy- tions and tightening existing ones. incentives to China, washington dorsing the call, but added: ment of the Terminal High Altitude Among the aims, he said, would “might also agree, after consulting “The international system is be- Area Defense system and some ex- be to prevent North Korea’s abuse South Korea, to withdraw Thaad ing exploited by [North Korea]...for perts have argued it should be part of international infrastructure, in- from the peninsula when North Ko- the purpose of pursuing an illegal of talks on new U.N. measures. cluding banking and shipping, to rean nuclear weapons no longer nuclear and missiles program that Asked whether Thaad was ne- further its nuclear program. pose a threat.” threatens both its neighbors and re- gotiable, Daniel Russel, the U.S. as- China is North Korea’s main Last Monday, washington said gional peace and security.” sistant secretary of state for East ally, but has been angered by its U.S. President Barack obama and North Korean Foreign Minister Asia, referred to a U.S.-South Kore- repeated missile and nuclear tests China’s Premier Li Keqiang agreed Ri Yong Ho was defiant in his an agreement on the deployment. and backed tough U.N. sanctions in a meeting on the sidelines of the speech to the U.N. General As- “No. The two countries have on Pyongyang in March. U.N. assembly to step up coopera- sembly on Friday, vowing that the made a decision,” he told reporters. Beijing has said it will work with- tion in the U.N. Security Council communist state would strengthen U.S. Secretary of State John Ker- in the U.N. to formulate a necessary and in law enforcement channels. its nuclear weapons capability and ry, meeting Southeast Asian leaders response to the latest nuclear test, China’s Foreign Ministry later never give it up while it was threat- on the sidelines of the U.N. General but questions remain as to whether said that a Chinese conglomerate, ened by nuclear-armed states. Records of Japan’s Fukushima Investigation Still Under Wraps

By AkirA MinAMi Japanese government as well as The December election brought mended the establishment of spe- The AsAhi shimbun Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator the Liberal Democratic Party and cial committees in both chambers Five years after the accident at of the Fukushima plant, remain in its junior coalition partner, Komeito, of the Diet to oversee the nuclear the Fukushima No. 1 nuclear pow- storage at the National Diet Library, back in control of the government. regulatory structure. er plant, the Japanese national as- along with more than 900 hours of A multiparty group of lawmakers In 2013, a Special Committee sembly, or Diet, is still sitting on a questioning of the 1,167 individuals, who were seeking to end depen- for Investigation of Nuclear Power trove of raw documents and testi- many of whom worked to bring the dence on nuclear energy asked that Issues was established separately monies of more than 1,100 individ- accident under control. the rules and administration com- in the two chambers. uals who were on the front lines Some of the testimony was giv- mittees resume work on establish- However, those special commit- during the crisis. en on condition that it would not ing disclosure rules. However, a tees have been turned into venues The cache was compiled by the be released. subcommittee held one session to promote nuclear energy. For ex- Fukushima Nuclear Accident In- For that reason, after the com- that focused on presenting the opin- ample, committee members who dependent Investigation Commis- mission disbanded, the rules and ions of members. were originally from labor unions sion, which released a report of its administration committees of the “Both the ruling and opposition of the electric power companies or findings that totaled about 600 two chambers of the Diet were to parties are hesitant about releasing who represented districts where pages in July 2012. have established rules for disclos- the documents because there is the nuclear plants were based criti- The documents collected by that ing the commission records. possibility that they contain con- cized the Nuclear Regulation Au- commission, including testimonies The commission had left behind tents that are disadvantageous to thority for its strict standards re- of 1,167 individuals, have yet to be a record of its investigation as well the LDP, which had pushed nu- garding the resumption of opera- released to the public more than as the source of the documents it clear energy, and the then Democ- tions at nuclear plants. four years after its disbandment. had accumulated because it felt that ratic Party of Japan, which had to The special committees also Yasunori Sone, a political sci- it would be helpful when the docu- deal with the nuclear accident,” said asked for a review of the rule that ence professor at Tokyo’s Keio ments were eventually released. a member of that multiparty group. limited nuclear plants to a maxi- University, said the documents “It will be possible to learn about The disclosure of the documents mum 40-year operating life. should, in principle, be released to the background to the nuclear acci- is not the only area in which the Tomoko Abe, a Democratic Par- the public because the investiga- dent from new reports or books Diet has been less than aggressive. ty member who serves as secretary- tion was conducted by the Diet on that are written based on the docu- In its report, the commission in- general of the multiparty group behalf of the people. ments,” said Kiyoshi Kurokawa, a cluded seven recommendations, in- seeking zero nuclear power genera- “The Fukushima Nuclear Acci- professor emeritus at the Universi- cluding the establishment of a new tion, said, “Although there are some dent Independent Investigation ty of Tokyo, who chaired the com- independent investigation commit- issues regarding the nuclear acci- Commission was the first estab- mission. “A fundamental point to tee, made up mainly of experts from dent that have become clearer with lished in the Diet with the authori- not repeating mistakes is to learn the private sector, to conduct fur- the passage of time, the arena for ty to carry out a thorough investi- from one’s past errors.” ther studies into unanswered ques- looking into those issues has been gation,” Sone said. “Disclosure Discussions within the rules and tions about the accident. closed off. It is the responsibility of rules should be decided on quick- administration committees were However, the rules and adminis- the legislative branch to set up a ly because it will serve as a prece- disrupted when then Prime Minis- tration committees have yet to dis- structure that will continue to exam- dent for future commissions.” ter Yoshihiko Noda dissolved the cuss the possibility of establishing ine the nuclear accident.” However, the documents sub- Lower House in November 2012 such an investigative committee. © 2016 The Asahi Shimbun mitted to the commission by the and called a snap election. The commission also recom- Company monday, september 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 11 regional Businesswoman Linked to N Korea, Criminal Investigation By Chun han Wong its operations, but could have a trial in 2000 to trade commercial Ma was Darong’s vice chairman the wall street journal “negative impact” on the firm. goods with North Korea. She until last December, when she was beIJING - A Chinese business- Calls to police in Liaoning grew her business into a con- appointed chair of its board of woman under U.S. scrutiny for her province and in the Chinese bor- glomerate, Liaoning Hongxiang supervisors, which monitors the alleged role in aiding North Korea’s der city of Dandong, where Ma Industrial Group, with some 680 performance of company execu- nuclear program is also a suspect in and Hongxiang Industrial are employees covering interests in tives and directors. Ma’s mother-in- a Chinese criminal investigation based, weren’t answered. cross-border trade, hotels and law and siblings each hold roughly into her trading business, a corpo- The investigation into Ma and tourism. 1 percent of Darong shares. rate filing shows. her company appears to mark a In a report released this week, Darong has commercial deal- Friday’s disclosure about Ma new effort by U.S. and Chinese researchers from nonprofit groups ings and overlapping personnel Xiaohong is the first to tie her to authorities to pursue Chinese busi- in the U.S. and South Korea say with Hongxiang Industrial, accor - criminal investigations. Police in nesses that are suspected of sup- Hongxiang Industrial’s trade with ding to corporate filings. This the northeastern province of Liao - porting North Korea’s nuclear- North Korea includes goods that year, Darong borrowed $1.5 mil- ning said earlier this month that weapons program. The U.S. and have both civilian and military pur- lion from Hongxiang Industrial they were investigating the trading China have often sparred over how poses, including applications in through a zero-interest-rate loan, firm that Ma founded, Hong xiang best to rein in North Korea. nuclear-weapons development. those filings show. Industrial Develop ment Co., for Liaoning police announced alleged “serious economic crimes,” their investigation after prosecu- without naming her. tors from the U.S. Department of ------Regional Brief ------In a stock-exchange filing, Justice made two trips to beijing Liaoning Darong Technology Co. last month to alert Chinese offi- Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture to Host 2026 Asian Games said it hadn’t been able to reach cials about alleged activities by Japan will host the Asian Games for the third time in 2026 after Aichi Ma, who chairs its supervisory Ma and Hongxiang Industrial. prefecture and its capital Nagoya were confirmed as the venue for the mul- board, since the company learned The Justice Department cited tisport event by the Olympic Council of Asia yesterday. The Japan ese bid of the criminal probe. It didn’t speci- alleged evidence that the busi- was the only one put forward to host the gathering, which will be staged in fy when it found out. nesswoman and her company Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia in 2018 and the Chinese city of Ma is the second-largest share- had aided Pyongyang’s nuclear Hangzhou in 2022. Japan, hosts of the 2017 Asian Winter Games, 2019 holder in Darong, an information- program and its efforts to evade Rugby World Cup and 2020 Summer Olympics, also staged the Asian technology firm, with a 17.2 per- U.N. and Western sanctions, Games in Tokyo in 1958 and Hiroshima in 1994. “The road map of our cent stake, according to other fil- according to U.S. officials. main event is very stable,” OCA president Sheikh Ahmad al Fahad al ings issued earlier this month. In It isn’t known if the Liaoning Sabah said after the decision of the general assembly. “Together with our Friday’s filing with a beijing- police probe is related to the U.S. three Asian Games in 2018, 2022 and 2026 [and] the Tokyo 2020 Olympic based exchange for mostly small- allegations. Games..., the sports calendar of Asia will be very busy with continental and er companies, Darong said Ms. Ma, a Communist Party mem- international events.” Organizers said in a presentation to the OCA Ma’s situation hasn’t yet affected ber, founded Hongxiang Indus - assembly yesterday that the games would cost $842 million. (Reuters) 12 The Cambodia daily monday, sePTember 26, 2016 regional N Korea Shows No Sign of Discussing Release of 2 Americans By AnnA FiField a high-prestige envoy even four or ings Institution. “Perhaps Pyong - was convicted of subversion and The WashingTon PosT five months after their sentencing, yang reads this differently and be- sentenced to 15 years in prison ToKyo - north Korea is holding according to officials and others lieves that it can open a negotiat- with hard labor. two U.S. citizens as “prisoners of with knowledge of the discussions. ing window by signaling a willing- a Washington Post journalist war,” regime officials have told nor has either man been trotted ness to release Warmbier and who visited Pyongyang in May re- americans lobbying for their re- out to appear in front of journalists Kim, assuming the price is right.” peatedly asked to see Warmbier, lease, as the months drag on with since their trials, even though there Warmbier, 21, was arrested at but the requests were denied. no word about the pair. have been several opportunities. Pyongyang airport on January 2, In april, in a separate case, as missile launches and another The lack of progress has ana- at the end of a five-day tour to north Korea sentenced 62-year- nuclear test escalate tensions be- lysts and officials alike predicting north Korea. But he wasn’t seen old Kim Dong-chul to 10 years in tween the U.S. and north Korea, that north Korea will try to use the until the end of February, when he prison with hard labor for “perpe- officials and analysts are growing men as leverage with the next admitted in a highly choreo- trating...subversive plots and espi- increasingly concerned that the administration. graphed news conference to try- onage” against the state. men will be held until after a new “In the north Korean context, ing to steal a political sign. In 2001, Kim, who became an U.S. president is elected. until there is some recognition north Korea later released grainy american citizen in 1987 and lived There has been no word on from very high up among the elite CCTv footage, time-stamped 1:57 in Fairfax County, virginia, moved otto Warmbier, a business stu- that pardoning this person has a.m. on new year’s Day, showing a to the Chinese city of yanji, on the dent at the University of virginia, some definite benefits for the state, tall man pulling a propaganda sign border with north Korea. and Kim Dong-chul, a South there is really no incentive for them off a hotel wall. The words are only Most recently, he had been Korean-born naturalized ameri- to recommend that,” said Daniel partially visible, but what can be working in the Rason Special Eco- can citizen, since they were sepa- Pinkston, a longtime Korea ana- seen reads: “arm ourselves with nomic Zone, just over the border rately sentenced to years of hard lyst who now teaches at Troy Uni- strong socialism.” in north Korea, as head of a trade labor in north Korean prisons in versity’s campus in Seoul. Stealing or damaging this sort and hotel services company. he March and april, respectively. at the same time, officials and of poster could be considered blas- was arrested there, accused of try- In the intervening months, Kim family members seem to be trying phemous in a country where the ing to spread “religious” ideas in Jong Un’s military has launched a to keep the case off the radar screen. Kims are deified. “It’s like going to the north. stream of increasingly longer- a spokesman for the University Saudi arabia and ripping down But Kirby declined to comment range and more reliable missiles of virginia said it remained in something about Muhammad, or on whether the Swedish diplo- and conducted its fifth nuclear touch with Warmbier’s parents, ripping down a scroll about Jesus mats had seen him since his ar- test. all the while, north Korea who did not respond to requests from the vatican,” Pinkston said. rest and conviction. “We are aware has been warning the U.S. that it for comment. young Pioneer Because the U.S. does not have of televised reports of another de- will “mercilessly strike and wipe Tours, which took the student to diplomatic relations with north tainee in north Korea. Due to pri- out” its enemies. north Korea, declined to com- Korea, the Swedish embassy in vacy considerations, I am unable “I am certain that north Kore- ment further. Pyongyang represents U.S. inter- to provide additional information,” ans will keep otto Warmbier and But people advocating behind ests there. he said. Kim Dong-chul until after the U.S. the scenes for the pair’s release “Even when requested by the The State Department strongly election,” said Sue Mi Terry, a for- describe conversations in which Swedish Embassy, however, advises americans against travel- mer north Korea analyst for the north Korean officials have re- [north Korea] still routinely delays ing to north Korea, warning of CIa who is now at Bower Group ferred to the two men as “prison- or denies consular access to U.S. cit- “the serious risk of arrest and long- asia, a consultancy. ers of war.” izens,” said John Kirby, spokesman term detention” for behavior that “american prisoners are one of “This is a deeply offensive, even for the U.S. State Department. would not be considered criminal the few bargaining chips north outrageous, characterization, and Swedish diplomats were last at home. americans detained in Koreans” have, she said, and there I and others have said as much to granted access to Warmbier on north Korea could be “treated in is “zero incentive” for the north the north Koreans,” said one per- March 2, Kirby said. accordance with ‘wartime law,’” Koreans to release the pair at this son involved in the discussions They were, however, present says the latest advisory, updated point. “Why waste it now with the who spoke on the condition of later that month when Warmbier last month. obama administration when there anonymity because of the sensi- appears to be little progress that tive nature of the talks. ------can be made in terms of either re- “There appears to be little or no Regional Brief turning to talks or easing of the interest in Pyongyang in talking China, Cuba Agree to Deepen Ties During Havana Visit sanctions in place?” about the terms of a possible re- havana - Chinese Prime Minister Li Keqiang met with Cuban President This would be a departure from lease,” the person said. Raul Castro on Saturday during a two-day trip to havana, and the two north Korea’s usual practice. This interpretation was shared leaders oversaw the signing of about 30 agreements on economic coop- In recent years, the regime has by a senior administration official, eration in various sectors, Cuban state media reported. Li is the first Chi- made a habit of detaining U.S. citi- who said: “They don’t appear to be nese premier to visit Cuba since the two countries established diplomat- zens and using them as bargaining interested in using them as ic relations 56 years ago, although President Xi Jinping visited in 2014. chips. This has followed a familiar hostages.” China is Cuba’s second-largest trading partner after venezuela. The two pattern: arrest and harsh sentence, after eight years of “strategic countries traded $1.6 billion in the first nine months of last year, a 57 per- then release after a high-profile patience” under the obama cent increase on the same period the previous year, official Cuban data american flies to Pyongyang—as administration—waiting for north shows. Li said in an interview with Cuban Communist Party newspaper former presidents Bill Clinton and Korea to change its calculus—the Granma that his trip aimed to deepen the countries’ relationship, forge Jimmy Carter have done—to get next administration will certainly new areas of economic cooperation and “intensify the mutual political them out. launch a review of U.S. policy to- trust.” The two countries signed agreements on collaboration in the sci- These visits are portrayed in ward north Korea. ence, environmental, industry, energy, public health and agricultural sec- north Korea’s media as signs of “I think the next administration tors, Cuban state television said. China also agreed to extend lines of the isolated state’s strength— will conclude that the path to credit for certain projects, it added, but did not specify how much. Cuba a weak Washington begging Pyongyang—assuming there can has become a hot destination for tourists, foreign investors and leaders Pyongyang. be one—still goes through Bei- alike since the government embarked on business-friendly reforms and But in the case of Warmbier and jing,” said Jonathan Pollack, a Chi- havana and Washington announced a detente nearly two years ago after Kim, there has been no request for na and Korea expert at the Brook- decades of hostility. (Reuters) រាល់ដំណឹងទាំងអស់គ្មែនការភ័យខ្លែច ឬ លម្អៀង

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លើក​ឡើង​ថា​​​គណ​បក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​​​ត្ូវបន​​​

គ្​ត​ម្ូវ​ឲ្យ​ប្កាន់​តាម​​"​លទ䮒ិ​ប្ជាធិប​ត្យ្យ​​​​

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ព្ល​ថ䮛្ង​សុន䮑រកថា​ដ៏​សំខាន់លើក​ដំបូង​ ឈ្មួញឈើ ិ វៀត ណាម ត្មះ តិះ ដៀល កេុម អ䮓កកាសេត ចំពោះ ការ កេបត់នឹង ខ្លួន ទៅ​កាន់​អង្គការ​សហប្ជាជាតិ​​រដ䮋មន䮏្ី​ក្សួង​​​​

ការ​បរទ្ ស​​ថ䮘ី​រូប​ន្ះ​​គឺជា​មន䮏្ី​រដ䮋្ភិបល​​ អូន ភាព ការ​​​ផ䮏ន䮑្ទោស​​​ម䮏ង​​​ហើយ​​​ម䮏ង​​​ទៀត​​​ថ䮜ី​​​បើ​​​គាត់​​​​​​​​​

ចុង​​​ក្្យ​បំផុត​ដ្ល​​វាយ​បក​លើ​ការ​អះ​ ខេមបូឌា ដេលី ជាប់ ​​​ពាក់ ​​​ព័ន䮒 ​​​​​​​​​ករ ណី​​​កាប់ ​​​ឈើ ​​​ខុស ​​​ច្បាប់ ​​​

អាង​ដ្ល​ថា​គណបក្ស​ប្ជាជន​កម䮖ុជា​កំពុង​ ឈ䮘ួញ​​​ឈើ ​​​ស䮏ុកស䮏ម䮗​​​ម្ន្ក់​​​នៅ​​​ខ្ ត䮏​​​ស䮑ឹង​​​ ជាច្ើន​​​ក䮏ី​បនកោះ​​​ប្ជុំ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​នៅ​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ស្ុក​​​សៀម​​​

ព្យាយាម​បំបក់​​គណបក្ស​ប្ឆំង​​និង​អ䮓ក​រិះ​គន់​​​​ ត្្ង​​​​​​​​បន​​​​​​​ត䮘ះ​​​​​​តិះដៀល​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាស្ត​​​​​​មូល​​​ដ䮋្ន​​​ បូក​កាល​​​ពី​​​ព្ឹក​​​​​​ថ䮄្​​​សុក្​ដើម្បី​​​ថ្ក្ល​​​ទោស​​​

ផ្ស្ងៗ​ទៀត​​មុន​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្ន្ត​ឃុំ-សង្ក្ត់​​​នៅ​​​​​​ មួយ​​​ក្ុម​​​​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ថ䮄្​​​សុក្​ចំពោះ​​​ការ​​​រាយ​​​ ក្ុម​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាស្ត​​​ដ្ល​​​គាត់​​​ជឿ​​​ថា​​​​​​បន​​​រាយ​​​

ឆ្ន្ំ​ក្្យ​​​និង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្ន្ត​ជ្ើស​តាំង​ ការណ៍​​​ពី​​​សកម䮘ភាព​​​កាប់​​​ឈើ​​​ខុស​​​ច្បាប់​​​របស់​​​ ការណ៍​​​ប្្ប់​​​កង​​​រាជ​​​អាវុធ​​​ហត䮐​​អំពី​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​សកម䮘ភាព​​​​​​​​​

តំណាង​រាស䮏្​នៅ​ឆ្ន្ំ​២០១៨។ ខ䮛ួន​​​ប្្ប់​​​​​​​សមត䮐​​​កិច䮅​​​​ថ䮜ី​​​បើ​​​​​​​​ពួក​​​គ្​​​​​​​​​ទទួល​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​យក​​​​​​​​​​​​ការ​​​​​​ ដឹក​​​​​​ជញ䮇ូន​​​​​​​​​ឈើ​​​មួយ​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ព្ល​​​ថ䮘ី​​​ៗ​​​​ន្ះ។

លោក​បន​មន​ប្សសន៍​ថា​"​ស䮐្ប័ន​អន䮏រ​​ សូកប៉្ន់​​​ឲ្យ​​​​​​​​រក្សា​​​ភាព​​​ស䮄្ត់​​​​​​ស䮄ៀម​​​ក䮏ី។ អ䮓ក​​​ស្ី​ហ្ង​សំនៀង​ដ្លជា​​​ទូទៅ​​​គ្​​​

ជាតិ​​និង​សមជិក​សភា​​​លោក​ខាង​លិច​​ជួន​កាល​​​​​​ អ䮓ក​​​ស្ី​ហ្ង​សំនៀង​ដ្ល​​​​​​​​​គ្ច​​​ផុត​​​ពី​​​ ស្គ្ល់​​​ថា​"យាយព្ឿង​​​"​​​​​​​បន​​​​​​ប្្ប់​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាស្ត​​​

បន​ចោទ​ប្កាន់​​និង​ព្យាយាម​​ដក់ការ​ស䮊ី​ តទៅទំព័រ​​១៦

បន䮑្ស​។​ខ䮉ុំ​នៅ​ទីន្ះ​ចំពោះមុខ​​អស់​លោក​​​មិន​​​ តំណាង រាស្តេ សង្គេេះជាតិ ផ្ញើ សំណើ សង់ ស្តូប រំឭក អតីតយុទ䮒ជន ទៅលោក ហ៊ុនសេន ម្ន​ក䮓ុងនម​ជា​គណបក្ស​ដ្ល​ត្ូវ​បន​ចោទ​​​

ប្កាន់ទ្​ខ䮉ុំ​និយាយ​ទៅ​កាន់​អស់លោក​ក䮓ុង​ អ៊ូច សូនី ព្ម​​​ចំពោះ​​​ផ្នការ​​​របស់​​​លោក​​សុំ​​ដក់​​​រូប​​​

នម​ជា​ប្ទ្ស​​​ដ្ល​ត្ង​ត្​​ត្ូវ​បន​វិនិច䮆័យ​​​ ខេមបូឌា ដេលី សំណាក​​​ជាសធារណៈ​របស់លោក​​​​ក្ម​ឡី​​

ក䮓ុង​ផ䮛ូវ​អវិជ䮇មន​​ហើយ​ថ្ម​ទាំង​​ត្ង​ត្​ត្ូវ​​​​ យោង​​​តាម​​​អ䮓ក​នំពាក្យរដ䮋សភា​​​បន​​​ឲ្យដ​​​ឹង​​​ អ䮓ក​​​វិភាគ​​​នយោបយ​​​ដ្ល​​​ត្ូវ​​​បនឃាតករ​​​​

បន​គ្​យល់​ខុស​​​និង​​មិន​ទទួល​ស្គ្ល់​ទៀត​ ថា​​​សំណើ ​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​​អ៊ូ​ច័ន䮑​​​រ័ត䮓​​​​តំណាង​ បញ់សម្ល្ប់​​​នះ​​​ត្ូវ​​​បន​​​បញ䮇ូន​​​ទៅ​​​​​​លោក​​​

ផង​​ជា​ពិស្ស​​នៅ​លោក​ខាង​លិច"។ រាស䮏្​​​​គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្្ះ​​​ជាតិ​​​សម្្ប់ការ​​​​ នយក​​​រដ䮋​​​មន䮏្ី​ហ៊ុន​ស្ន​ហើយ​​​។

ដោយ​សំដ្ ងការ​សោកស䮏្យ​ចំពោះ​​​ សង​​​សង់​​​ស䮏ូប​​​រំឭក​​​ដល់​​​ទាហាន​​​ដ្ ល​​​បន​​​ លោក​ឡ្ង​ប៉្ងឡុង​បន​​​មន​ប្សសន៍​​​

ស䮊ង់ដរ​ប្ជាធិបត្យ្យ​​ដ្ល​មន​​ច្ង​នៅ​ ស្ល្ប់​​​ក䮓ុង​​​សមរភូមិ​​​​​​​​​​ជា​​​ការ​​​ខិត​​​ខំ​​​ប្ឹង​​​ប្្ង​​​ កាល​​​ពីម្សិលមិញ​​​ថា​សំណើ​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​​​​​​អ៊ូ​​​​

ក䮓ុង​កិច䮅​ព្ម​ព្ៀង​​សន䮏ិភាព​​​ក្ុងប៉្រីស​ឆ្ន្ំ​ ដើម្បី​​​បញ䮅ុះ​​​បញ䮅ូល​​​រដ䮋្ភិបលឲ្យ​​​អនុម័ត​​​យល់​​​ ច័ន䮑​​​រ័ត䮓​​​​សម្្ប់​ការ​សង​​​សង់​​​ស䮏ូប​​​រំឭក​​​ដល់​​​ តទៅទំព័រ​​១៥ តទៅទំព័រ​​បន្ទាប់

កាសែតបែចាំថ្ងែដ៏លែបីលែបាញតាំងពីឆ្នែំ១៩៩៣ ១៤ ខោមបូឌា​ ដោលី ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទទី២៦ខៃកញ្ញៃឆ្នៃំ២០១៦

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ជន​សងោស័យ​បោោំ​នាក់​បន䮐ោម​ទៀត​តោូវ​បាន​ចោទ​បោកាន់​​ពីបទ​មនុសោស​ឃាត​ដោយ​គិត​ទុក​ជាមុន

បែន សុខហ៊ែន តេូវ​បន​ចោទ​បេកាន់​ពីបទ​មនុសេសឃាត​ដោយ​​​ តេ​ប៉ុន䮘េន​​​ម៉េតេ​ប៉ុណ្ណេះពី​កន䮛េង​ផ䮑ុះ​​ប៉ុន䮏េ​មិន​ ខោមបូឌា​ដោលី គិត​ទុក​ជមុន​"​ដេល​អាច​មនទោស​​​​ជប់​ពន䮒ន​​​ បន​រង​របួសឡើយ។

កេុមមន䮏េី​តុលាការ​បននិយយ​កាលពី​ គរ​​មួយ​ជីវិត​​​បេសិន​បើ​ពួកគេ​​តេូវ​បន​រក​ ​លោក​ ជួន​ សុវណ䮎​ ស䮓ងការ​​នគរ​បល​

មេសិលមិញ​ថា​សលា​ដំបូង​រាជធនី​ភ䮓ំពេ ញ​​​ ឃើញ​​ថា​មន​​​ពិរុទ䮒ភាព​។​ រាជធនី​​​បន​មន​បេសសន៍​​កាលពី​ថ្ងេ​សុកេ​

កាល​ពី​ថ្ងេ​សៅរ៍​បន​ចោទ​បេកាន់​ជន​សងេស័យ​​​​​ ចៅកេម​នូ​វសន​មិន​អាចទាក់​ទង​បន​ ថា​អ䮓កសេី​សុខ​គឹមលី​បន​ជួលជន​សងេស័យ​

ជជន​ជតិ​ខ្មេរបេេំនក់​​​​ដេល​តេូវ​បន​ចាប់​ខ䮛ួន​​ ទេ​កាលពី​មេសិលមិញ។​ការ​ចោទ​បេកាន់ពីបទ​ ម䮓េក់ទៀត​ឈ䮘េះ​​នី​ស័របុិញ​​ឱេយ​បញ់​សម្លេប់​

ពាក់ព័ន䮒​នឹង​ការ​បំផ䮑ុះគេេប់​បេក​កាលពីដើម​ មនុសេសឃាតដោយ​គិត​ទុក​ជមុន​នេះ​មន​ អៀ​ លីហួរ​ ប៉ុន䮘េន​ថ្ងេ​មុន​ការ​វយ​បេហារ​

ខេ​នេះ​មួយ​ថ្ងេ​បន䮑េប់ពី​ជនជតិ​វៀតណម​បី​ ចេង​នៅក䮓ុង​កេមពេហ្មទណ䮌​ថា​"ជ​ផេនការ​​ ដោយ​គេេប់បេក​​ប៉ុន䮏េហេតុការណ៍​នោះ​មិន​

នក់​ដេល​តេូវ​បន​ចោទបេកាន់​ពីបទ​​ឃុប​ឃិត​​​ គេេង​​ទុក​ជមុន​​​​ដើមេបី​ប៉ុនប៉ង​​​សម្លេប់​​ជន​ បន​សមេេច​។

ជមួយ​ពួកគេ​តេូវបន​ចោទបេកាន់​មក​។ រងគេេះ"​​ហើ យមិន​​​ចាំបច់​ទាល់​តេ ​ជន​​​រង​ អៀ​លីហួរ​​​បដិសេធ​​​មិនធ䮜ើ​អត䮐េ​ធិបេបាយ​​

យោង​តម​លោក​លី​សុផាណ​អ䮓កនំេ​ គេេះ​​​​ស្លេប់​​​​ឡើយ​។​ការ​បំផ䮑ុះ​គេេប់​បេក​កាល​​ ទេ​នៅ​ពេល​អ䮓ក​យក​ព័ត៌មន​ធ䮜ើការ​ទាក់​ទង​

ពាកេយ​សលា​ដំបូង​រាជធនី​ភ䮓ំពេញ​បនមន​ ពី​ថ្ងេទី​៦​ខេ​កញ្ញេ​បណ្តេល​ឱេយ​មនុសេស​យ៉េង​ នៅ​ហាង​របស់​គត់​​កាលពី​ថ្ងេ​សុកេ​ហើ យ​

បេសសន៍​ថា​ជនជតិ​ខ្មេរទាំង​បេេំនក់​នោះ​ តិច​បី​នក់​រង​របួស​។ លោក​ ប៉េល់​សុធី​ បន​បដិសេធមិន​និយយ​

គឺ​ឈ䮘េះ​ ប៊ុន​ ភក䮊ី​ អាយុ​៣២​ឆ䮓េំ​ ប៊ូ​ សុភាព ​លោក​ប៉េល់​សុធី​អនុបេធន​នយកដ䮋េន​ លម្អិត​អំពី​ការ​អះ អាង​ទាំង​នោះ​ទេ ​កាលពី​

អាយុ​២៥​ឆ䮓េំ​សក់​ម៉េប់​អាយុ​៣៦​ឆ䮓េំ​នូ​សំបន​​ នគរ​បល​ពេហ្មទណ䮌​កេសួង​មហាផ䮑េ​បន​មន​​​ មេសិលមិញ​។

អាយុ​៣៣​ឆ䮓េំ​និង​ស䮏េីជ​មេខ្លេងឈ䮘េះ​​​​សុខ បេស​សន៍​ថា​ ឥឡូវ​នេះ​ជន​សងេស័យទាំង​បេេំបី​​ ពី​ដំបូង​លោក​គៀត​ច័ន䮑ថារិទ䮒​អ䮓ក​នំពាកេយ​​

គឹម​លី​​អាយុ​៤១​ឆ䮓េំ​តេូវ​បន​ចោទ​បេកាន់​ពី​បទ​​​ នក់​កំពុងស䮐ិត​ក䮓ុងការ​​ឃុំខ䮛ួន​បណ្តេះ​អាសន䮓​ នគរ​បល​ជតិ​បន​មន​បេសសន៍​ថា​ ការ​

មនុសេស​ឃាត​​គិត​ទុក​ជមុន​​ដោយ​ចៅកេម​ នៅ​ពន䮒នគរ​ពេេស។ បំផ䮑ុះ​​​​នេះ​គឺជស䮓េដេ​របស់​​​"​កេុមនយោ​បយ"

សុើប​​​សួរ​​​នូ​វសន​​ចំណេក​ជន​សងេស័យ​​​​ជ​ លោក​​ប៉េល់​សុធី​បន​បញ្ជេក់​ឡើង​វិញ​ថា ដេល​​​​"មន​បំណង​​បង្ក​ភាព​ចលាចលនៅ​​

ជនជតិ​វៀតណម​គឺ​ឈ䮘េះ​ចាំង​ធីវ៉េ​​អាយុ​ នគរ​បល​ជឿ​ថា​​​ការ​ជំរុញ​ឱេយ​មន​ការ​វយ​ ក䮓ុង​សង្គម"​​​​​ហើយ​បន​អះអាង​ថា​កេុម​មន䮏េី​

៤៦​ឆ䮓េំ​ ឡេ​ យំងយ៉ុង​ ​អាយុ​៤៧​ឆ䮓េំ​ ​និង​​នី បេហារ​កាល​ពី​ខេ​កញ្ញេ​​ដេលបន​​កើត​ឡើង​ កំពុង​ស䮜េង​រក​បុរស​ពីរ​នក់​ដេល​បន​ជិះម៉ូតូ​

ស័របុិញ​អាយុ​៣៦​ឆ䮓េំ​តេូវ​បន​ចោទ​បេកាន់​​ នៅ​ផ䮛ូវ​លេខ​១៦៣​ក䮓ុង​ខណ䮌ចំការមន​កើត​ ផុត​​​តេ​ប៉ុន䮘េន​វិនទី​ប៉ុណ្ណេះ​​​មុន​ពេល​​គេេប់​

ពីបទ​ប៉ុន​ប៉ង​មនុសេសឃាត​។ ចេញពី​​​"​រឿង​ស䮓េហា"។ បេក​​ផ䮑ុះ​។

លោក​លី​សុផាណ​​ដេល​បន​បដិសេធ​ ​បន䮑េប់ពីដំបូង​លើកឡើង​ថា​ គោល​ដៅ​ ទោះ​ជយ៉េង​ណ​កាលពី​ថ្ងេសុកេ​លោក​

មិន​បង្ហេញ​ព័ត៌មន​​ទាក់ទិន​​ភ័ស䮏ុតង​​ដក់​បន䮑ុក​ ដេល​គិត​ទុក​គឺ​បុរស​ជនជតិ​វៀតណម​ម䮓េក់​ បន​បដិសេធ​​ថា​លោក​មិនធ្លេប់​និយយ​ដូចនោះ​​​

លើ​ចុង​ចោទ​ទាំង​នោះ​បន​មន​បេសសន៍​ថា​​ ដេល​បន​រង​របួស​ដោយ​ការ​បំផ䮑ុះ​​នោះ​កេុម​ ទេ។​លោក​បន​មន​បេសសន៍​ថា​"​ខ䮉ុំ​និយយ​​​

"​ស䮏េី​ឈ䮘េះ​សុខ​គឹមលី​តេូវ​បន​ចោទ​បេកាន់​​​ពី​ មន䮏េីកាលពីថ្ងេសុកេ​បន​​លើក​ឡើង​ថា​តម​ ថា​បេហេល​ជ​មន​បញ្ហេ​ផេសេង​ ប៉ុន䮏េ​ខ䮉ុំ​មិន​

បទ​ផ䮊ួច​ផ䮊ើម​​គំនិត​ឱេយ​មន​ការ​​សម្លេប់​ដោយ​​គិត​ ពិត​បុរសរូបនោះ​​​ឈ䮘េះ​ អៀ​លីហួរ​ ដេល​ បន​និយយ​​ចេបាស់​ថា​ វ​ជ​រឿង​នយោបយ​

ទុក​ជមុននេះ​​ហើយ​ជន​ជតិ​ខ្មេរ​​ផេសេង​ទៀត​​ ជ​​​ម䮅េស់​ហាង​លក់​សម䮗េរម៉ូតូ​​ស䮐ិត​នៅ​ចម䮄េយ​​ ទេ​"៕​សរនុ ​

តំណាង​​​រាស䮏ោ​​​សង្គោោះជាតិ​​​... ក䮓ុង​​​អ䮜ី​​​ដេល​​​មជេឈដ䮋េន​​​ទូទៅ​​​ចាត់​​​ទុក​​​ថា​ជ​​​ការ​​​​​​ ស䮏ូប​​​រំឭក​​​សមេេប់​​​សហសេវិក​​​​ដេល​​​បន​​​បត់​​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១៣ ធ䮜ើឃាត​ពាក់ព័ន䮒​​​​នយោបយ​​​​​​នោះ​​​បណ្តេល​​​ឲេយ​​​ បង​​​់​​​ជីវិត​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ការ​​​តស៊ូ​​​ដើមេបី​​​បេទេស​​​ជតិ​​​បន​​​។ អតីត​​​យុទ䮒ជន​​​​ចុះកាល​​​បរិច䮆េទ​​​​​​ថ្ងេ​​​ទី​​​៣១​​​ខេ​​​ មន​​​ការ​​​តតំង​​​ពី​​​អតីត​​​យុទ䮒​​​ជន​​និង​​​ឧត䮏ម​​​ លោក បន ​​មន ​បេសស ន៍ ​ថា​" ចេើ ន​​​ សីហា​តេូវ​​​បនច​​​ុះ​​​ហត䮐លេ ខា​​​ដោយ​​​លោក​​​​ សេនីយ៍​​​មួយ​ចំនួន​​​​ដេលកំពុង​បមេើការ​ងរ​​​។ ជំនន់​​​​​​មក​​​ហើយ​​​​យើង​​​មិន​​​មន​​​កន䮛េង​​​ដើមេបី​​​ ហេ ង​សំរិន​បេធនរដ䮋សភា​ហើ យ​​​បន​​​ កេុម​ទាហាន​​​​​បន​​​តវ៉េ​​​ថា​​​អ䮓ក​​​វិភាគ​នយោ​​​ រកេសា​​​ទុក​​​ឈ䮘េះ​និង​​​រូប​​​ថត​​​អតីត​​​យុទ䮒ជន​​​ដេល​​​ បញ䮇ូន​​​ទៅ​​​ខុទ䮑កាល័យ​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​នយក​​រដ䮋​​​ បយ​​​​ដ៏​​​មន​​​បេជបេិយ​​​​​​និង​​​ជ​​​អ䮓ក​​​រិះ​​​គន់​​​រដ䮋េ​​​ បន​​​ស្លេប់​​​ដើមេបី​​​បេទេស​​​ជតិ​​​ឡើយ​​​។​ដូច䮓េះ​​​ មន䮏េី​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ថ្ងេ​​​សុកេ។​លោក​​​បន​​​បដិសេធ​​​ ភិបល​​​ជរឿយ​ៗ​រូបនេះ​មិន​​​បន​​​បូជ​​​ជីវិត​​​ ខ䮉ុំ​​​គិត​​​ថា​យើង​​​គួរ​​​មន​​​កន䮛េង​​រកេសា​​​ទុក​​​ឈ䮘េះ​​ មិន​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​អត䮐េ​ធិបេបាយ​​​អំពី​​​សំណើ​​​នេះ​ឬក䮏ីរំពឹង​​​ ដើមេបី​​​បេទេស​​​ជតិ​​​ដូច​​​ទាហាន​​​ជ​​​ចេើន​​​ដេល​​​ របស់​​​​ពួក​​​គេដើមេបី​​​​​​​បង្ហេញ​​​ពី​​​ការ​​​ដឹង​​​គុណរបស់​ របស់​​​វ​​​នោះ​​​ទេ​​​។ បន​​ពលី​​​ជីវិត​​ដោយ​​​គ䮘េន​​​​ស䮏ូបរំឭកឡើយ​។​​​​ពួក​​​ យើង​​​​"។ លោក​អ៊ូ​ច័ន䮑​​​រ័ត䮓​បន​​​ពេេង​​​​​​សំណើ​​​សមេេប់​​​​ គេ ​​​បន​គំរាម​​យក​​​​រូប​​​សំណកលោក​​​​កេ ម​​​​ សំណើ ​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​មិន​​​បន​​​លើ ក​​​ឡើ ង​​​​​​ សងសង់​កន䮛េង​រំឭកនេះ​​​​បន䮑េប់​​​ពី​​​លោក​​​ដក់​ ឡី​ដេលដក់​ជសធរណៈចេញ​។ ថា​តើ​ស䮏ូប​​​រំឭក​​​នោះ​​​គួរ​​​សង​​​សង់​​​នៅ​​​ទី​​​ណ​​ សំណើ ​​​​ទៅ​​​អាជ្ញេធរ​សលា​​​រាជ​​​ធនី​​សុំដក់​​​ នៅ​​​ពេ ល​​​ទាក់ ​​​ទង ​​​កាល ​​​ពី​​​មេសិ ល មិ ញ​​​​ តើ​សងសង់​ក䮓ុង​​​ទមេង់​​​បេប​​​ណ​ឬ​នរណ​ជ​ រូប​​​សំណក​លោក​កេ ម​ឡី​ដេ ល​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​​ លោក​អ៊ូ​ច័ន䮑​​​រ័ត䮓​​​​បន​​​មន​​​បេសសន៍​​​ថា​​​​ទាហាន​​​​​​​ អ䮓ក​ចំណយ​បេេក់​សងសង់​នោះឡើយ​​​​។ ឃាត​​​​​​ករ​​​បញ់​​​សម្លេប់​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ថ្ងេ​​​ទី​​​១០​​​ខេ​​​កក្កដ​​​​ និង​​​អតីត​​​យុទ䮒ជន​​​មន​​​​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​ស䮓ើសុំ​សង​​​សង់​​​ តទៅទំព័រ១៥ ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទទី២៦ខៃកញ្ញៃឆ្នៃំ២០១៦ ខោមបូឌា​ ដោលី ១៥

ព័ត៌មានជាតិ

រដ្ឋមន្តោី​​បោោប់​​UN ថា...​ ដាលបង្ហាញដោយ"គណបកាសនយោបយ ចំពោះគំនិតរបស់លោកខងលិចអាចមើល តមកពីទំព័រ១៣ និងអង䮂ភាពផាសាងៗ"។លោកបន䮐ាមថា"យើង ឃើញថាជាករទោរទន់ទៅរករដ䮋ាភិបល

១៩៩១លោកបាាក់សុខុនបនលើកឡើង មិនស䮜ាគមន៍ចំពោះករជាៀតជាាកនៅក䮓ុង កាុងប៉ាកំង។

ថា"នៅលោកខងលិចអង䮂ករមិនមាន ស䮐ានភាពនយោបយរបស់យើងទា"។ លោកលើកឡើងតាមរយៈអុីម៉ាលមួយ Nicolas រដ䮋ាភិបលមួយចំនួនបាព័ន䮒ផាសព䮜ផាសាយខ䮛ះ លោកនីកូឡាស អាហ្គាស䮑ីនី ( ថា"ខណៈរដ䮋ាភិបលកម䮖ុជាកំពុងតាបង䮀ើន Agostini និងរដ䮋ាភិបលខ䮛ះតាងតាចាត់ទុកភាពខាសាយ )តំណងសហព័ន䮒សិទ䮒ិមនុសាសអន䮏រជាតិ ករបង្កាាបលើអង䮂ករមិនមានរដ䮋ាភិបល International​Federation​For​Human​Rights របស់យើងជាស䮐ានភាពមិនអាចទទួលយក ( ) និងគណបកាសបាឆាំងនះរដ䮋ាភិបលក៏កំពុង

បន"។ បាចាំអង䮂ករសហបាជាជាតិបនលើកឡើង តាខិតខំបញ䮅ុះបញ䮅ូលរដ䮋ាភិបលនិងជាពិសាស

លោកបនថ䮛ាងបន䮏ថា"នៅក䮓ុងកិច䮅ពាម ថាករនិយយករពាររបស់កម䮖ុជាបាឆាំង បាទាសម䮅ាស់ជំនួយកុំឱាយចូលមកពាក់ព័ន䮒ដារ

ពាៀងកាុងប៉ារីសយើងតាូវបនស䮓ើឱាយទទួល កររិះគន់ពីអន䮏រជាតិកំពុងតាហាក់បីដូចជា ដោយអះអាងថាបាទាសភាគចាើនដាល

យកគំរូលទ䮒ិបាជាធិបតាយាយល្អឥតខ䮅ាះហើយ មនភាពសាដៀងគ្នាកន់តាខ䮛ាំងឡើងៗទៅ នៅស䮄ាត់ស䮄ៀមនះគំទាខ䮛ួននៅក䮓ុងបញ្ហា

នាះមិនបនគិតដល់ករពិតដាលថាបាទាស នឹងបាទាសចិនដាលឥឡូវជាអ䮓កផ䮊ល់ផល នាះ"។

មួយចំនួនផាសាងទៀតមនវិធីសស䮏ាផាសាង បាយោជន៍បរទាសធំបំផុតរបស់ខ䮛ួន។ លោកបនបន䮐ាមថា"នាះគឺជាភាពស្មាះ

នះឡើយ។យើងតាងតាស䮐ិតក䮓ុងស䮐ានភាព លោកនីកូឡាសអាហ្គាស䮑ីនីបនលើក តាង់មួយផ䮓ាកនិងជាករទោរទន់មួយផ䮓ាកទៅ

ដាលគណបកាសបាឆាំងកំពុងបាពាឹត䮏បទល䮘ើស ឡើងតាមរយៈអុីម៉ាលមួយថា"ករឆ䮛ើយតប រកបាទាសចិនជាសម䮖ន䮒មិត䮏ដាលមិនខ䮜ល់ថា

ធ䮄ន់ធ䮄រ"។ របស់កម䮖ុជាចំពោះកររិះគន់ពីអន䮏រជាតិកំពុង តើកម䮖ុជាបនរំលោភសិទ䮒ិមនុសាសក䮓ុងកមាិត

ទាំងលោកសមរងាសុីមាដឹកនំគណបកាស តាផ្អាកកន់តាខ䮛ាំងឡើងៗលើករចាានចោល ប៉ុណ្ណានះ"។

បាឆាំងនិងលោកកឹមសុខអនុបាធានរបស់ 'ករជាៀតជាាក''ស䮊ង់ដរពីរ'និង'ករធ䮜ើឲាយ លោកបនបន䮐ាមទៀតថា"អ䮜ីដាលយើង

លោកតាូវបនរារាំងដោយជោគជ័យមិនឱាយ រឿងអ䮜ីមួយក䮛ាយជារឿងនយោបយ'។ទាំង ឮពីរដ䮋ាភិបលបរទាសទីមួយគឺក䮊ីពាួយបរម䮗

មនសកម䮘ភាពតាមរយៈ អ䮜ីដា លមជាឈដ䮋ាន នាះជាសញ្ញាបង្ហាញពីទំនក់ទំនងករទូតជាមួយ យ៉ាងខ䮛ាំងជាចាើនពាក់ព័ន䮒បញ្ហាថាតើតាូវស䮊ារ

ទូទៅមើលឃើញថាជាសំណុំរឿងតុលាករ ចិន។ក䮓ុងនះយើងអាចនិយយបនថាចិន ស䮐ានភាពសិទ䮒ិមនុសាសដាលកំពុងចុះដុនដប

មនជាប់ពាក់ព័ន䮒រឿងនយោបយ។លោក មនឥទ䮒ិពលលើទំនក់ទំនងអន䮏រជាតិរបស់ យ៉ាងឆាប់រហ័សមកវិញតាមរបៀបណប៉ុន䮏ា

សមរងាសុីកំពុងរស់នៅក䮓ុងបាទាសបរាំងដើមាបី គណបកាសបាជាជនកម䮖ុជា"។ ទី២គឺករអស់សងាឃឹមមិនដឹងថាតាូវធ䮜ើអ䮜ីពី

គាចពីករផ䮊ន䮑ាទោសឱាយជាប់ពន䮒នគរខណៈ លោកបនបន䮏ថា"គ្មានអ䮜ីបញ䮇ាក់បាាប់ ពាាះរដ䮋ាភិបលកម䮖ុជាមិនពាមស䮊ាប់កររិះគន់

លោកកឹមសុខបននិងកំពុងរស់នៅទីស្នាក់ ពលរដ䮋ខ䮘ារឬបាជាពលនៅតំបន់អាសុីឲាយបន ដាលធ䮜ើឡើងជាសធារណៈឬជាលក䮁ណៈ

ករកណ្ដាលគណបកាសសង្គាាះជាតិនៅក䮓ុង ចាបាស់អំពីវិធីសស䮏ាបាកន់តាមលទ䮒ិបាជា បុគ䮂ល"។

រាជធានីភ䮓ំពាញដើមាបីគាចពីករចាប់ខ䮛ួន។ ធិបតាយាយដាលពោរពាញដោយភាពចន䮛ាះ លោកផាសុីផនអ䮓កនំពាកាយរដ䮋ាភិបល

កលពីដើមខានាះបាទាសចំនួន៣៦បន បាហងរបស់គណបកាសបាជាជនកម䮖ុជាទា។ លើកឡើងថាកររិះគន់របស់លោកខងលិច

ចាញសាចក䮊ីថ䮛ាងករណ៍មួយអំឡុងសម័យ អ䮜ីដាលយើងកំពុងមើលឃើញគឺអ䮜ីដាលអ䮓ក គឺមិនបនគិតដល់វបាបធម៌ខុសគ្នានះឡើយ។

បាជុំរបស់កាុមបាឹកាសាសិទ䮒ិមនុសាសអង䮂ករសហ កន់អំណចផ䮊ាច់ករកំពុងធ䮜ើនៅក䮓ុងពិភព លោកផាសុីផនបនមនបាសសន៍ថា

បាជាជាតិដោយលើកឡើងពីកង䮜ល់យ៉ាងខ䮛ាំង លោកដូចជាករយរយីគណបកាសបាឆាំងករ "លទ䮒ិបាជាធិបតាយាយរបស់យើងផ្អាកលើរដ䮋

"ពាក់ព័ន䮒ករកើនឡើងកម䮊ានពាលបច䮅ុបាបន䮓 ចាប់បុគ䮂លសំដាងមតិយោបល់ឯករាជាយដក់ ធម䮘នុញ䮉របស់យើង។បាសិនបើនរណម្នាក់

នាភាពតានតឹងនយោបយនៅកម䮖ុជា ដាល ពន䮒នគរនិងករពាយាយមបំភិតបំភ័យសង䮂ម មិនពាញចិត䮏សូមដក់ពាកាយបណ្ដឹងទៅកន់

គំរាមកំហាងដល់សកម䮘ភាពសាបចាបាប់របស់ ទាំងមូលរួមមនករគំរាមបាើហិងាសាដើមាបី តុលាករឬកាុមបាឹកាសាធម䮘នុញ䮉"។

គណបកាសបាឆាំងនិងអង䮂ករសិទ䮒ិមនុសាស"។ ក䮊ាបក䮊ាប់អំណចជាដើម"។ លោកបនបន䮐ាមថា "លទ䮒ិបាជាធិបតាយាយ Phil​ Robertson លោក នាសំអុល ឯកអគ䮂រាជទូតកម䮖ុជា លោក ហ䮜ីល រ៉ូបឺតសុន ( ) របស់យើងខុសគ្នាសាឡះពីលទ䮒ិបាជាធិបតាយាយ Human​​​​ បាចាំអង䮂ករបាជាជាតិបនឆ䮛ើយតបចំពោះ អនុបាធានអង䮂ករឃ䮛ាំមើលសិទ䮒ិមនុសាស( របស់បាទាសអស់លោក។ យើងហូបបយ Rights​Watch សាចក䮊ីថ䮛ាងករណ៍នាះដោយលើកឡើងថា )បាចាំតំបន់អាសុីក៏បនលើកឡើង រីឯអស់លោកវិញហូបបឺហ䮂ឺ។យើងខុសគ្នា

កង䮜ល់ដ៏ខ䮛ាំងនាះផ្អាកលើស䮐ានករណ៍មិនពិត ផងដារថា ករចាានចោលរបស់រដ䮋ាភិបល សាឡះ"៕សយ៊ុ ឈាង

តំណាង​​​រាស្តោ​​​សង្គោោះជាតិ​​​... ឡីដាលលោកសងាឃឹមថានឹងដក់នៅទីលាន ហើយទៅសលារាជធានីភ䮓ំពាញកលពីមុន។ តមកពីទំព័រ១៤ បាជាធិបតាយាយក䮓ុងរាជធានីភ䮓ំពាញ។ លោកឃួនសាាងអភិបលរងរាជធានី ទោះយ៉ាងណលោកអ៊ូច័ន䮑រ័ត䮓បនមន លោកបនដក់ជូនសំណើសុំកន䮛ាងដក់ ភ䮓ំពាញបនមនបាសសន៍កលពីមាសិលមិញ បាសសន៍ថា ស䮏ូបរំឭកនះនឹងជាគមាាង រូបសំណកដាលតាូវបនស䮓ើសុំនិងទទួល ថាសលារាជ ធានី មិន ទាន់ បន ពិចារ ណ ខុសគ្នាទាំងសាុងពីរូបសំណកលោកកា ម បនបាាក់ចំណយពីសបាបុរសជនឯកជនរួច សំណើនាះនៅឡើយទា៕សរនុ  ១៦ ខេមបូឌា​ ដេលី ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទទី២៦ខៃកញ្ញៃឆ្នៃំ២០១៦

ព័ត៌មានជាតិ

ឈ្មួញឈើ​​​​​​ិ​​​​​​វៀត​​​ណាម... ទាំង​​​នះ​​​​​​តេឡប់​​​ទៅ​​​ដល់​​​ឃ្លេំង​​​របស់​​​​​អ䮓ក​​​ សកម្មភព​​​ខុស​​​ចេបាប់​​​របស់​​​គត់​​​​​​​​​​ប៉ុន䮏េ​​​​"សមត䮐

តមកពីទំព័រ១៣ សេី​ ហេង​ សំនៀង​ នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​សេុក​​​សៀម​​​បូក​​​ កិច䮅​​​របស់​​​យើង​​​មិន​​​យម​​​កាម​​​២៤​​​ម៉េង​​​ដើមេបី​​​

បេមណ​​​១០​​​នក់​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​នៅ​​​​​​​​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​​​​​​​​​វីដេអូ​​​មួយ​​​​​​បង្ហេះ​​​ វិញ​​​​​​​​​សមត䮐​​​កិច䮅​​​ក៏​​​បន​​​​​​បន​​​ទៅដល់​​​ទី​​​នះ​​​​​​​​​​​​ភ្លេម​​​ ឃត់​​​ការ​​​ដឹក​​​ជញ្ជូន​​​ឈើ​​​ទេ​​​"​ ហេតុ​​​ដូច䮓េះ​​​មិន​​​

តម​​​​​​​​​បណ្តេញ​​​​​​ទំនក់​​​ទំនង​​​​​​សង្គម​​​​​​ហ䮜េសប៊ុក​​​ ដេរ​បណ្តេល​​​ឲេយ​​​គត់​​​បន䮑េស​​​កេុម​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាសេត​​​​​​ អាច​​​បញេឈប់​​​​​​​​អ䮜ី​​​ដេល​​​លោក​​​សងេស័យ​​​ថាជាឈើ​​​

កាល​​​ពី​​​ចុង​​​សប䮏េហ៍​​​កន䮛ង​​​ទៅ​​​ថា​ "អ䮓ក​​​កាសេត​​​ ចំពោះ​​​ការ​​​​​​រាយ​​​ការណ៍​​​​​​បេេប់​​​សមត䮐​​​កិច䮅​​​។ ឆ䮛ង​​​ដេន​​​​​​នៅពេល​​​​​​​​​យប់​​​ជេេ​​​​បន​​​​​​ឡើយ។

ទាំង​​​អស់​​​ជា​​​សកេសី​​​​​​​​​​​ដឹង​​​ឮការ​​​រក​​​សុី​​​របស់​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​ លោកបន​​​បន䮏​​​ថា​​​​"យយ​​​ពេឿង​​​​ជា​​​ឈ្មួញ​​​ កាល​​​ពី​​​ដើម​​​ឆ្នេំ​​​នេះ​​​​រដ䮋េភិបល​​​បន​​​ដក់​​​

ពេេះពួកគេ​​​ទទួល​​​លុយ​​​ពី​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​"។ ឈើ​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ខេត䮏​​​ស䮑ឹង​​​តេេង​​​​ហើយ​​​រាល់​​​អ䮓ក​​​ បមេេម​​​ទូទៅ​​​លើ​​​ការ​​​នំ​​​ចេញ​​​​​​ឈើ​​​ទៅ​​​វៀត​​​

ខណៈ​​​​​​​​​លើក​​​​​​​​​ធូប​​​​​​អុជ​​​​​​ពី​​​លើ​​​​​​​​​កេបាល​អ䮓ក​​​សេី​​​ កាសេត​​​​និង​​​​​សមត䮐កិច䮅​​​​​​​​​សុទ䮒​​​តេ​​​ដឹង​​​ពី​​​របៀប​​​ ណម​ដើ មេបី​​​ទប់​​​ការ​​​កាប់​​​ឈើ ​​​ខុស​​​ចេបាប់​​​។​​​​

រៀប​​​រាប់​​​​​​រាប់​​​​​​​​​​​ថា​ ​​​​​​​​​ពួក​​​គេ​​​​​​បន​​​​​ទទួល​​​លុយ​​​ជា​​​ថ䮓ូរ​​​ គត់​​​រក​​​សីុ​​​ជា​​​យូរ​​​មកហើ យ​ពេេះ​​​ពួកគេ ​​​ ទោះ​​​ជាយ៉េង​​​ណ​​​​ទិន䮓ន័យ​​​គយ​​​វៀ តណម​​​​

នឹង​​​ការ​​​រកេសា​​​ភព​​​ស្មេះ​​​តេង់​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួនចំពោះ​​​ ទទួល​​​​​​លុយ​​​​​​បេចាំ​​​ខេ​​​ពី​​​គត់​​​"។ បន​​​បង្ហេញ​​​ថា​​​ឈើ​​​បេណីត​​​ជា​​​ចេើន​​​នៅ​​​តេ​​​​​​​​​​​​

កាត់​​​​​​​​ប៉ុន䮏េ​​​​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាសេ ត​​​ទាំង​​​​​​នះ​​​​​​បន​​​បំ家ន​​​ លោក​អៀង​វណ䮎ឌី​មេបញ្ជេ​​​ការ​​​​​​កង​​​រាជ​​​ តេូវ​​​បន​​​​​​នំ​​​​​ចេ ញ​​​​ដេ ល​​​​មន​​​តម䮛េ​​​ជាង​​​៨៥​​​

សេចក䮏ី​​​ថ䮛េ​​​ថ䮓ូរ​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ដោយ​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ការ​​​​​​រាយ​​​ការណ៍​​​ អាវុធ​​​ហត䮐​​​ខេ ត䮏​​​បន​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​​​​​​​​​​ថា​​​​វា​​​​​​ពិតជា​​​​​​ដូច​​​​ លន​​​ដុល្លេរ​​​អំឡុង​​​ឆមស​​​ទី​​​១​​​ដើម​​​ឆ្នេំ​​​​​​នេះ។

បេេប់​​​​​​សមត䮐​​​​​​កិច䮅​​​​​​អំពី​​​សកម្មភព​​​ខុស​​​ចេបាប់​​​របស់​​​ ការ​​​​​​រៀ ប​​​​​​រាប់​​​របស់​​​​​​​​​​​​លោក​រស់​សលី​អំពី​​​ យោង​​​តម​​​លោក​ហូរ​សំអុល​មន䮏េី​​​សមេប​​​​​​

គត់​​​។ ហេតុ​​​ការណ៍​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ល្ងេច​​​ថ䮄េ​​​ពេហសេបតិ៍​​​នេះ​​​ សមេួល​​​នេ ​​​​​​អង្គការ​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​មនុសេស​​​អាដហុក​​​​​​

ឈ្មួញ​​​​​​​​​​​​រូប​​​​​​នេះ​​​​​​បន​​​​​​​​​​​​និយយ​​​ទាំង​​​​​​កំហឹង​​​​​​ថា បេេកដ​​​មេ ន​​​​​​​​​​​​ប៉ុន䮏េ​​​ថា​ករណី​​​នេះ ​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​​ បេចាំ​​​ខេ ត䮏​​​​​​នេះ​​​​បន​​​មនបេសសន៍​​​ថា​អ䮓ក​​​

"ខ្ញុំ​​​រក​​​សុី​​​បនលុយ​​​​​​តិច​​​តួច​ហើយ​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​ចេក​​​រំលេក​​​​​ បេគល់​​​ឲេយ​​​ទៅ​​​​ខណ䮌​​​រដ្ឋបល​​​ពេេ​​​ឈើ ​​​ខេ ត䮏​​​ សេី​ ហេង​ សំនៀង​ បន​​​សង​​​បណ្តេញ​​​អ䮓ក​​​

គ្នេ​​​​​​។​ បើ​​​ពួក​​​គេ​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​ព័ត៌​​​មន​​​ពី​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​​​​​សូម​​​កុំ​​​ ស䮑ឹង​​​​​​តេេង​​​​​​ហើយ​​​ហើយ​​​បន​​​បដិសេធ​​​មិន​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ កាសេត​​​​​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​មូលដ䮋េន​​​​​​យ៉េង​​​ហោច​​​ណស់​​​២០​​​

ធ䮜ើ​​​បប​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​។​​​បើ​​​​​​ពួក​​​គេ​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​បប​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​​ពួកគេ​​​នឹង​​​ងប់​​​ អត䮐េធិបេបាយ​​​ទៀត​​​ទេ​​​។​​ នក់​ដេល​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​​សូក​​​ប៉េន់​​​​​​​​​​​​ឲេយ​​​​​​បិទ​​​មត់​​​។​​​

ដោយ​​​​​​កេឡាប់​​​ឡាន​​​"។ស䮏េី​​​រូ​​​ប​​​នេះ​​​បន​​​បដិ​​​ ​​​មន䮏េី​​​​​​រដ្ឋបល​​​ពេេ​​​ឈើ​​​​​​មិន​​​អាច​​​​​​​​​​​​ទាក់​​​ទង​​​សំុ​​​ លោក ​​​បន ​​​​​​លើ ក​​​ឡើ ង​​​ទៀ ត​​​ថា​​​​"អ䮓 ក​​​

សេធ​​​​​​​​​​​​មិន​​​​​​​​​ឆ䮛ើយ​​​​​​បំភ䮛ឺ​​​​​​ទេ​​​​​​ទាក់​​​ទិន​​​ការ​​​កោះ​​​បេជុំ​​​ ការ​​​បំភ䮛ឺ​​​​​​បន​​​ទេ។​​​ពួកគេ​​​បន​​​និយយ​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ កាសេ ត​​​ដេ ល​​​ទទួល​​​​​​​​ប​​​ន​​​លុយ​​​​​​បេចាំខេ ​​​​​​​​​ពី​​​

ខាង​​​លើ ​​​នេះ​​​​នៅ​​​ពេ ល​​​ទាក់​​​ទង​​​បន​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ ខេ ​​​​​​​មុន​​​ថា​ស䮏េី​​​ឈ្មួញ​​​ឈើ ​​​រូប​​​នេះ​​​កំពុង​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​តេូវ​​​ យយពេឿង​តេង​​​​​​​​​តេ​​​ស្ងេត់​​​ស䮄ៀម​​​"។​ចំណេក​​​

មេសិល​​​មិញ​​​។ បន​​​សុើប​​​អង្កេត​​​​បន䮑េប់ពី​​​ការ​​​ឆ្មក់​​​ចូល​​​ឃ្លេំង​​​ ឯ​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាសេត​​​ផេសេង​​​ៗ​​​​​ទៀត​​​ដេល​​​មិន​​​ទទួល​​​

លោក​រស់​សលី​អ䮓ក​​​យក​​​​​​ព័ត៌​​​​​​មន​​​​​​​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ របស់​​​គត់​​​​​​បន​​​បង្ហេញ​​​ពី​​​​​​ឈើ​​​កាប់​​​ថ្មី​​​ៗដោយ​​​ បន​​​​"​​​តេង​​​តេ​​​រាយ​​​ការណ៍​​​បេេប់​​​សមត䮐កិច䮅​​​ឲេយ​​​

ខេត䮏​​​េនះ​​​​​​ឲេយ​​​កាសេត​​​កោះ​​​សន䮏ិភព​​​​​​​​​​​​ដេល​​​មន​​​ ខុស​​​ចេបាប់​​​​​​ជា​​​ចេើន​​​។ទោះ​​​ជាយ៉េង​​​ណ​ពួកគេ​​​ ឃត់​​​រថយន䮏​​​របស់​​​គត់​​​កុំឲេយ​​​ដឹក​​​ឈើ​​​"។

វត䮏​​​មន​​​​​​ក​​​䮓ុង​​​អង្គ​​​បេជុំ​​​នះ​​​ដេរ​​​​និយយ​​​ថា​ការ​​​​​​ និយយ​​​ថា​ស䮏េី​​​រូប​​​នេះ​​​​និង​​​បុគ្គលិក​​​របស់​​​គត់​​​​​​ អ䮓កកាសេត​​​ម្នេក់​​​ឈ្មេះ​គឹម​សេេង​មក​​​ពី​​​

កោះ​​​បេជុំ​​​​​​​​​នេះ​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ឡើង​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ដោយ​​​អ䮓កសេី​ហេង​​​​ មិន​​​​​​​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​សួរ​​​នំ​ឬ​​​ឃត់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ឡើ យ​​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ គេ ហទំព័រ​​​​​​ព័ត៌​​​មន​​​​​​ដើ ម​​​អម្ពិល​​​និយយ​​​ថា​​​​

សំនៀ ង​បន䮑េប់ពី​​​សមត䮐​​​កិច䮅​​​មូលដ䮋េន​​​ឃត់​​​ ករណី​​​នេះ​ហើយ​​​​​​​​​​​​បដិសេធ​​​មិន​​​ពនេយល់​​​ពី​​​មូល​​​ គត់​​​មិន​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​លុយ​​​ជា​​​បេចាំ​​​ពី​​​ឈ្មួញ​​​រូប​​​

រថយន䮏​​​តួរីស​៥គេឿង​​​ដេល​​​ដឹក​​​ឈើ​​​ពេញ​​​ ហេតុ​​​​​​​​​អ䮜ី​​​ទាំង​​​អស់។ នេះ​​​ទេ ​ប៉ុន䮏េ​​​ស䮏េី​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​រូប​​​នេះ​​​បន​​​ឲេយ​​​លុយ​​​គត់​​​

របស់​​​គត់​​​​​មិន​​​​​​​ឲេយ​​​​​​​​​​​​ឆ䮛ង​​​ដេន​​​ចូល​​​ទៅ​​​បេទេស​​​ លោក​​​​នូ​ហួ​ស䮓ង​​​ការ​​​រង​​​​​​ខេត䮏​​​​​មន​បេសសន៍​​​ ចន្លេះ​​​ពី​​​៥មឺុន​​​ទៅ​​​១០មឺុនរៀល​​​អំឡុង​​​ពេល​​​

វៀតណម​​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​យប់​​​ថ䮄េ​​​ពេហសេបតិ៍។​ ថា​​​​កន䮛ង​​​​​​​​​​​​មក​​​​​​អ䮓កសេី​ហេង​សំនៀង​​​​ធ្លេប់​​​បន​​​ បេជុំ​​​ម䮏ង​​​ម្កេល​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពេល​​​កន䮛ង​​​មក​​​។

លោក​​​​​​​និយយ​​​​​​​​​ទៀត​​​​​​ថា​ដោយ​​​​​​​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​ បេេប់​​​មន䮏េី​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​​​​​ថា​អ䮓ក​​​​​សេី​​​បន​​​បង់​​​ លោក​​​​រស់​ សលី​ ជា​​​អ䮓ក​​​កាសេត​​​ដេល​​​

ដំ ណឹ ង ​​​ថាក ង​​​រាជ ​​​អាវុ ធ​​​ខេ ត䮏​​​បន ​​​រាំង ​​​ផ䮛ូវ​​​ បេេក់​​​​​​ឲេយ​​​មន䮏េី​​​ជាន់​​​ខ្ពស់​​​ដើមេបី​​​អនុញ្ញេត​​​ឲេយគត់​​​ បន​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ការ​​​បេជុំ​​​​​​ខាង​​​​​​​​​​​​លើ ​​​​​​នេះ​​​​​​ក៏​​​ទទួល​​​

រ ថ យ ន䮏 ​​​តួរី ស ​​​ទាំង ​​​នះ​​​នៅ​​​ចន្លេះ ខេ ត䮏 ​​​ បន䮏​​​ការ​​​រក​​​សុីទៀត។បុ៉ន䮏េ​​​លោក​​​​​​​​​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​​​​​​​ថា​លោក​​​​​​ ស្គេល់​​​​​ថា​​​​​​បន​​​ទទួល​​​លុយ​​​ពី​​​អ䮓កសេី​​​​ហេ ង​​​​

កេចេះ​​​​​​​និង​​​ខេត䮏​​​តេបូង​​​ឃ្មុំតម​​​កំណត់​​​ផ䮛ូវ​​​ជាតិ​​​ មិន​​​ជឿ​​​គត់​​​ទេ​​។​"ខ្ញុំ​​​​​​មិន​​​​​​គិត​​​ថា​យយ​​​ពេឿង​​​​​​​ សំនៀង​ ដេរ​ ប៉ុន䮏េ​​​​​​​​​បន​​​​​​បដិសេធ​​​មិន​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​

លេខ​​៧​ អ䮓កសេី​ ហេង​​​​សំនៀង​ បន​​​បេេប់​​​​​​ បង់​​​​​​លុយ​​​បេចាំខេ ​​​ឲេយ​​​ប៉ូលិស​​​​​​ទេ ​​​​ពេេះ​​​​​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​មិន​​​​​​ ថា​​​​​​ចំនួន​​​ប៉ុន្មេន​​​ទេ។​គត់​​​និយយ​​​ថា​"បើ​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​បេេប់​​​​​​​​​ ” កេុម​​​អ䮓ក​​​បើក​​​បរ​​​​​​រថ​​​យន䮏​​​ឲេយ​​​លុប​​​ចោល​​​ការ​​​​​​ដឹក​​​ ដេល​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​លុយ​​​នះ​​​សូមេបី​​​តេ​​​១​​​ដុល្លេរ​​​។ ហាក់​​​ដូច​​​​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​កាត់​​​ពង​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ឯង​​​ឲេយ​​​​​​ឆ្កេ​​​សុីអ៊ីចឹង​​​"៕​​​​​​

ជញ្ជូន​​​នះ​​​។​នៅ​​​ពេល​​​​អ䮓ក​​​​​​បើក​​​​​​បរ​​​​​​រថ​​​យន䮏​​​ ​​​លោក​​​​​​លើក​​​ឡើង​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ថា​​​​សមត䮐កិច䮅​​​​​​​​​​​​បន​​​ដឹង​​​ពី​​​ សខុ មុ Volume 15, Issue 341 Monday, September 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily English Weekly ភាសាអង់គ្លេសបេចាំសប្តេហ៍ Fill in the Blank Idioms

Choose the word that best freAk ouT - to become very angry, scared or excited completes each sentence. The high school teacher freaked out when none of his students were 1.) All of the committee members decided in class on time. they had enough of the monks’ bad behavior and ____ the pagoda. a. joined b. cleaned Be A CATCh - be someone worth marrying or dating c. abandoned d. burned Carl’s parents thought his new girlfriend was a real catch. They 2.) At that point, rumors that the monks were asked when he planned to marry after having dated her for only a month. using drugs, and that the chief monk had a mistress, had already been ____ in the com- munity for two years. PIeCe of CAke - when something is extremely easy to do a. circulating b. suppressed Michelle got her math homework done in 20 minutes. She said her c. concealed d. hidden assignment was a piece of cake. 3.) Construction of a temple, which began last year with $10,000 in donations—largely from villagers who had almost no money to Antonyms spare—came to a ____. a. point b. passage c. movement d. standstill Pick the antonym—the opposite—of the word in parentheses. 4.) The Buddhist clergy and police officials 1.) Villagers fear that the spirits residing at the Preah Damboukbon pagoda are repeatedly failed to address the ____ of the pagoda’s priests and villagers, even after the (enraged). Their anger has many roots. The temple has been neglected. Wayward committee that advises the pagoda had dis- monks have become increasingly unruly and undisciplined. banded in protest. a. concerns b. ideas a. pacified b. infuriated c. annoyed d. incensed c. thoughts d. speeches 2.) The pagoda’s problems have been (festering) for at least three years, but they came 5.) After the monks were charged, Phuong Sophoeun, a monk who heads the district’s to a head earlier this month after police received a tip that a prostitute had been seen cults and religion office, ____ that he knew entering the chief monk’s dorm. there were problems at the pagoda and that a a. growing b. multiplying c. diminishing d. maturing change in leadership was necessary. “I re - quested a change a long time ago,” Phuong 3.) The revelations were (heartbreaking)for the villagers, whose relationship with their Sophoeun said. If the requests had been local pagoda mirrors the complex—and sometimes deteriorating—ties Cambodians taken seriously, he said, the pagoda’s image would have been spared the public humilia- throughout the country maintain with the monkhood. tion—and the spirits could have rested more a. dire b. distressing c. depressing d. comforting easily. a. denied b. disavowed 4.) Back then, Mr. Pheakdey was (welcoming)to the local Buddhist community and dri- c. admitted d. dismissed ven to make the pagoda flourish, Mr. Thy said. a. friendly b. hostile c. amiable d. kind Answers Answers Fill in the Blank: Antonyms: 1.) c, 2.) a, 3.) d, 4.) a, 5.) c 1.) a. pacified, 2.) c. diminishing, 3.) d. comforting, 4.) b. hostile page 2 Monday, September 26, 2016

WORD SCRAMBLE Target Unscramble each set of mixed-up letters, one letter in each space, to form ordinary words. MDAbiCAO R O S 1. ______A S O L B t MneVAti how many words of two letters or more can 2. ______you make from the above letters? in each word, each letter can be used only once. there must be at least one nine-letter word iCnAh in your list. the answers will be in 3. __ __ next week’s edition. targets: 8: good hueKStOrOA 12: very good 4. ______20 or more: excellent Last week’s answers: injection, nicotine, coniine, conine, enjoin, incite, Now arrange the letters in the circles to find inject, intine, intone, nocent, noetic, notice, cento, the answer, as suggested in the following conin, conte, inion, ionic, jinni, joint, niton, nonce, clue: nonet, ontic, tenon, tonic, cent, cine, cion, cite, coin, cone, conn, cote, icon, into, join, neon, nice, nine, Hint: this continent is the world’s largest by none, note, once, cot, ice, inn, jet, jot, net, not, one area and population.

Answer: ____ Wise Words

“the most violent element in society is ignorance.” RIDDLE “before we can forgive one another, we have to understand one another.” Are you clever enough to figure out this mental puzzle? “the ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every • What starts with e, ends with e and only has one human being to liberty and well-being.” letter? “if voting changed anything, they’d make it illegal.”

“When we can’t dream any longer we die.”

“the demand for equal rights in every vocation of life is just and Answers fair; but, after all, the most vital right is the right to love and be loved.” Word Scramble 1.) Cambodia, 2.) Vietnam, Emma Goldman Writer and activist 3.) China, 4.) South Korea; Answer: Asia 1869-1940 Riddle: an envelope Monday, September 26, 2016 page 3

Select the part that is not the Synonyms: Pick the word or phrase that most acceptable form in standard written English. closely matches the meaning of the word or phrase in parentheses. 1.) Police had (a. received) “many reports” of prostitu- tion and drug use at the pagoda (b. started) in 2014, 1.) Authorities knew bad things were happening at the but efforts to (c. crack down) were minimal until a few pagoda, “but they did not take any action,” said villager months ago, (d. said) Ouk Samnang, a Dambouk Chan thy, 32, her voice filled with (exasperation). “People had talked about this for a long time, and even roung commune police officer. nuns and members of the pagoda committee had left.”

2.) in retrospect, the complaints should have been (a. a. calmness b. contentment taken) more seriously, Mr. Samnang said. but, he c. aggravation d. delight added, police cannot (b. act) without evidence and (c. needing) the approval from religion officials, (d. mak- 2.) her husband, So Phearun, an auto mechanic, said he ing) official inquiries more challenging than with nor- had heard the (sordid) tales in March or April at his mal citizens. garage. his brother, he said, had even seen a meth pipe out in the open when he went to visit a monk. 3.) in recent years, cases of corruption and criminal behavior among Cambodia’s monks have been (a. a. reputable b. honorable widespread). Some have (b. blaming) the use of c. respectable d. shameful pagodas—meant to be bastions of buddhist scholar- 3.) both religious officials and police could—and ship—as dumping grounds for delinquents. Others should—have done much more to (resolve)the problem have (c. pointed) to a clergy that (d. continues) to say at the pagoda, which is adjacent to the school their chil- misbehaving monks are isolated incidents and not sym- dren attend, the couple said. bolic of wider problems. a. settle b. complicate 4.) in the past year alone, two monks were (a. charges) c. question d. aggravate with (b. raping) girls under 10, one in Phnom Penh and another in Kompong Speu province. A chief monk (c. 4.) Authorities offered many excuses this week for taking admitted) to (d. raping) 10 teenage boys in his care in so long to respond, blaming everything from (disbelief) Siem reap province. in the allegations to an unwillingness to accuse monks of such behavior.. 5.) in January last year, an 18-year-old monk was (a. charged)over the fatal (b. stabbed)of the deputy chief of a. trust b. confidence his pagoda in Phnom Penh, and a chief monk in Preah c. doubt d. certainty Vihear province was charged with the (c. premeditated) 5.) by the time the pagoda was raided, though, he said murder of a 64-year-old woman who (d. attended) his he was not surprised by the arrest of the five monks, as pagoda. he had received (numerous) complaints about the chief monk and had “reprimanded him three or four times 6.) recent cases of (a. unlawfulness) among monks already.” were individual cases and not (b. endemic) of broader behavior, Mr. Somony (c. reiterating), (d. citing) a a. few b. infrequent Khmer proverb: “rice in a field—even though they are all c. sparse d. many growing smoothly—must have one or two that break.” 6.) Sam Sorpheann, director of the provincial cults and religion department, however, said he had only received Answers information about the pagoda three or four months ago, and had sent officials to (investigate) right away. he said Select the part the officials noted that the pagoda had largely emptied 1.) b. starting, 2.) c. need, 3.) b. blamed, and that the monks there were acting strange, and that 4.) a. charged, 5.) b. stabbing, 6.) c. reiterated he told provincial police to follow up. Synonyms 1.) c, 2.) d, 3.) a, 4.) c, 5.) d, 6.) b a. ignore b. probe c. disregard d. skim •TrANSlATed NewS FroM The Cambodia daily (prevIouS ISSueS)

Indian, Briton Still Free After Conviction ជន​បរទេស​នៅមាន​សេរីភាពនៅឡើយ​​​​​បន្ទេប់ពីការ​​​ for Molesting Teens ផ្ដន្ទេទោសពីបទរំលោភបំពានលើកុមារ or arrest warrant from the By Janelle Retka ដោយ ជេនណេល រ៉េតខា និង សេក ឧត䮏ម and Sek OdOm court,” she said. the cambodia daily The judges in the two ខេមបូឌា​ដេលី Nearly three months after cases—Sin Sovannarath and two foreigners were convict- Nguon Nara—refused to រយៈពេលជិតបីខេមកហើយបន䮑េប់ពីជនបរទេសពីរនក់ជាជនរួមភេទជាមួយ ed in absentia of sexually comment, while court កុមរតេូវបានកាត់ឱេយជាប់ទោសកំបាំងមុខពីបទរំលោភផ䮛ូវភេទកុមរក䮓ុងខេត䮏សៀម assaulting children in Siem spokesman Yin Srang could របមក សលាដំបូងខេត䮏មិនបានចេញដីកាចាប់ខ䮛ួនជនទាំងនេះទេ ដេលគេមិន Reap, the provincial court not be reached. ដឹងពីកន䮛េងលាក់ខ䮛ួនរបស់ពួកគេនះ។ Raj Deo has failed to issue arrest war- Samleang Seila, country អាយុ ៤៧ឆ្នេំ ជនជាតិឥណ្ឌេជាអ䮓កដើរលក់អាវយឺតតេូវបាន rants for the men, whose director for child protection ផ䮏ន䮑េទោសឱេយជាប់ពន䮒នគររយៈពេល ១៤ខេ កាលពីថ្ងេទី ១៦ ខេមិថុន ពីបទ Roy Sheppard whereabouts are unknown. group Action Pour Les រំលោភក䮘េងសេីអាយុ ១៤ឆ្នេំ ម្នេក់កាលពីខេធ䮓ូ។ អាយុ ៧៧ឆ្នេំ Raj Deo, a 47-year-old Enfants (APLE), which ជនជាតិអង់គ䮛េសចូលនិវត䮏ន៍ តេូវបានកាត់ឱេយជាប់ទោសនៅថ្ងេបន䮑េប់ពីបទរំលោភ Indian T-shirt vendor, was assisted in the investiga- បំពានក䮘េងបេុសបីនក់កាលពីឆ្នេំមុន។ ជននេះតេូវបានផ䮏ន䮑េទោសឱេយជាប់ពន䮒នគរ sentenced to 14 months in tions, said the situation was រយៈពេល ១៨ខេ ។ prison on June 16 for sex - disturbing. អ䮓កទាំងពីរតេូវបានដោះលេងឱេយនៅកេេឃុំនៅពេលពួកគេតេូវបានកាត់ឱេយជាប់ ually assaulting a 14-year-old He said the court had ទោស ហើយសលាដំបូងខេត䮏សៀមរបមិនបានចេញដីកាចាប់ខ䮛ួនអ䮓កទាំងពីរ ទេ girl in December. Roy decided not to issue an ដោយបេើបេេស់ចន្លេះបេហោងផ䮛ូវចេបាប់ទុកពេលឱេយពួកគេ ៤៥ថ្ងេ ដើមេបីស䮓ើឱេយមន Sheppard, a 77-year-old arrest warrant for Mr. Deo ការជំនុំជមេះឡើងវិញ ឬប䮏ឹងទាស់សេចក䮏ីសមេេចនេះ។ British retiree, was convict- until it informed him of his ប៉ុន䮏េដោយរយៈពេលនះអស់សុពលភាពយូរមកហើយ ជនរំលោភកុមរជាប់ ed the following day of conviction, but had been ចោទទាំងនេះនៅមនសេរីភាពនៅឡើយ។ molesting three teenage unable to reach him. លោកសេី ដួង ថវរី នយការិយាល័យនគរបាលបេឆំងការជួញដូរមនុសេស boys last year. He was sen- APLE is also pushing the និងការពារអនីតិជននេស䮓ងការដ្ឋេននគរបាលខេត䮏បានមនបេសសន៍កាលពីមេសិល tenced to 18 months. Indian Embassy to get មិញថ លោកសេីមិនអាចងាកទៅចាប់ខ䮛ួនជនទាំងនេះដោយគ្មេនដីកាពីតុលាការ Both were out on bail at involved in the case, Mr. បានទេ។ លោកសេីបានថ䮛េងថ “ខ្ញុំមិនដេលទទួលបានលិខិត ឬដីកាចាប់ខ䮛ួនពី the time of their convictions, Seila said, given that “it is តុលាការទេ”។ and the Siem Reap Pro - highly likely that he is still ចៅកេមក䮓ុងសំណុំរឿងទាំងពីរនេះគឺលោក សុិន សុវណ្នេរ័ត䮓 និង លោក ងួន vincial Court did not issue around in the country and ណរ៉េ បានបដិសេធមិនធ䮜ើអត䮐េធិបេបាយទេចំណេកលោក យិនសេេង អ䮓កនំពាកេយ an arrest warrant for either, exposed to children.” តុលាការមិនអាចទាក់ទងបានទេ។ using a legal loophole to As for Mr. Sheppard, he លោក សំលៀង សិលា នយកបេចាំបេទេសអង្គការសកម䮘ភាពដើមេបីកុមរជា grant them a 45-day win- said the Briton filed an អង្គការការពារកុមរAPLE ( ) ដេលបានជួយក䮓ុងការសុើបអង្កេតបានមនបេសសន៍ dow to request a retrial or appeal with the court in July, ថ ស䮐េនភាពនេះគឺជាការបារម䮗។ appeal the decision. but no hearing has been លោកបានមនបេសសន៍ថតុលាការបានសមេេចមិនចេញដីកាចាប់ខ䮛ួន Deo But with that period long scheduled and APLE be - ទេរហូតដល់មនការជូនដំណឹងដល់រូបគត់ពីការកាត់ឱេយជាប់ទោសនេះ ប៉ុន䮏េមិនអាច expired, the convicted child lieves he is still in Siem ទាក់ទងគត់បានទេ។ abusers remain free. Reap. លោកបានថ䮛េងថ អង្គការ APLE ក៏បានជំរុញឱេយស䮐េនទូតឥណ្ឌេចូលរួមក䮓ុង Duong Thavary, chief of “We are frustrated with “ the provincial police’s juve- ករណីនេះដោយសរថ បេហេលជាជននេះនៅក䮓ុងបេទេសនៅឡើយ ហើយ this court decision not to ” nile protection bureau, said rearrest him after the guilty បេឈមគេេះថ្នេក់ដល់កុមរ ។ Sheppard yesterday that she could not verdict,” he said. “The លោកបានមនបេសសន៍ថ ចំណេក ជនជនជាតិអង់គ䮛េសវិញ move to arrest the men with- appeal process should not បានដក់ពាកេយបណ䮏ឹងទៅតុលាការកាលពីខេកក្កដ ប៉ុន䮏េមិនទាន់មនគមេេងបើក APLE out a court-issued warrant. be an obstacle for doing សវនការជំនុំជមេះនៅឡើយទេ ហើយអង្គការ ជឿជាក់ថ ជននេះស䮐ិតក䮓ុង “I never received a letter that.” ខេត䮏សៀមរបនៅឡើយ។ លោកបានមនបេសសន៍ថ “យើងខកចិត䮏នឹងសេចក䮏ីសមេេចរបស់តុលាការ in absentia (adv.) កំបាំងមុខ ដេលមិនចាប់ខ䮛ួនជននេះមកវិញបន䮑េប់ពីមនសលកេមផ䮏ន䮑េទោស។ ដំណើរការ retiree (n.) និវត្តជន, អ្នកចូលនិវត្ត ឧទ䮒រណ៍មិនមេនជាឧបសគ្គចំពោះការធ䮜ើរឿងនះឡើយ”៕ សរុន molesting (gerund) រំលោភបំពាន loophole (n.) ចន្លោះបោហោង • NoTeS window (n.) ពោល retrial (n.) ការជំនំុជមោះឡើងវិញ The english weekly is prepared by: juvenile (adj.) នោអនីតិជន Matt Surrusco disturbing (adj.) ដោលធ្វើឲោយបារម្ភ Associate: exposed (adj.) ដោលបោឈម Kim Chan frustrated (adj.) ដោលអន់ចិត្ត, ដោលខកចិត្ត The Cambodia daily • No. 7, Street 228 verdict (n.) សាលកោម PhNom PeNh, Cambodia • tel: 855-23-426-602 monday, september 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 17 InternatIonal Obama Vetoes 9/11 Bill, Sets up Showdown With Congress reuters nies—even for actions of foreign Donald trump, the republican House Speaker Paul ryan said WASHington – u.S. President bar - organizations that had received presidential candidate, said they on Wednesday he thought there ack obama on Friday vetoed legis- u.S. aid, equipment or training. would have signed the bill into law were enough votes to override a lation that would have allowed fam- “removing sovereign immunity if they were in the White House. veto, but had concerns. “i worry ilies of victims of the 9/11 attacks to in u.S. courts from foreign govern- if two-thirds of the lawmakers in about trial lawyers trying to get rich sue Saudi Arabia, which could ments that are not designated as both the Senate and House vote to off of this. And i do worry about the prompt Congress to overturn his state sponsors of terrorism, based override obama’s decision, the law precedent,” he told reporters. decision with a rare veto override, solely on allegations that such for- would stand, the first such override the 9/11 Families & Survivors the first of his presidency. eign governments’ actions abroad since he became president in 2009. united for Justice Against terror- obama said the Justice Against had a connection to terrorism- obama leaves office in January. ism group, which has pressed Con- Sponsors of terrorism Act would related injuries on u.S. soil, threat- Friday’s veto was the 12th of his gress to uphold the legislation, hurt u.S. national security and ens to undermine these longstand- presidency. called obama’s veto explanation harm important alliances, while ing principles that protect the u.S., An override has been expected, “unconvincing and unsupportable.” shifting crucial terrorism-related our forces, and our personnel,” despite some lawmakers saying the Saudi government has lob- issues from policy officials into the obama said in a statement. they had doubts about the measure. bied heavily to stop the bill, the hands of the courts. Senator Chuck Schumer, who in a letter seen by reporters on E.u. has formally opposed it and the bill passed the Senate and cowrote the legislation and has Friday, republican representative gulf States have condemned it. House of representatives in reac- championed it, immediately made Mac thornberry, chairman of the Major u.S. corporations such as tion to long-running suspicions, clear how difficult it will be for powerful House Armed Services general Electric and Dow Chem - denied by Saudi Arabia, that hi- obama to sustain the veto. Committee, said he would oppose ical have also pressed lawmakers jackers of the four u.S. jetliners Schumer, the no. 3 Democrat the override. to reconsider. that attacked the u.S. in 2001 were in the Senate, issued a statement “My primary concern is that “the bill is not balanced, sets a backed by the Saudi government. within moments of receiving the this bill increases the risk posed to dangerous precedent, and has Fifteen of the 19 hijackers were veto, promising that it would be American military and intelligence real potential to destabilize vital bi- Saudi nationals. “swiftly and soundly overturned.” personnel, diplomats and others lateral relationships and the global obama said other countries He represents new York, home of serving our country around the economy,” gE Chief Executive could use the law, known as Jasta, most of the 9/11 victims. world,” thornberry wrote in a let- Jeffrey immelt said in a letter to as an excuse to sue u.S. diplomats, both Hilary Clinton, the Demo- ter encouraging his fellow repub- Senate majority leader Mitch Mc- mem bers of the military or compa- cratic presidential candidate, and licans to sustain the veto. Connell, who supports the bill. Suspect in US Mall Shooting Spree Captured and Identified reuters died later at a hospital. the rifle was later recovered at the stabbing of nine people at a burlington, Washington - the Police told reporters nothing is the mall, said Cammock, comman- Minnesota center last weekend. gunman believed to have opened yet known about Cetin’s possible der of the Skagit County Multi- “We have no indication that we fire with a rifle at a Washington motive, but they were not ruling Agency response team. have a terrorism act,” said Michael state mall, killing five people, was out anything, including terrorism. Authorities have not identified Knutson, assistant special agent in captured on Saturday one day af- they described his demeanor the victims, but local media said charge of the Fbi’s Seattle office. ter the attack, authorities said. when apprehended as “zombie- they ranged in age from mid-teens “i can’t discount that, but i can’t Authorities identified the shooter like,” and said he was unarmed. to mid-90s, and included a mother conclude it either.” as Arcan Cetin, 20, a resident of oak they said he was born in tur - and her daughter. Cetin’s family, who emigrated Harbor, Washington. Police said he key, and described his status as Steve Sexton, the mayor of bur - from turkey when Cetin was a was taken into custody without inci- that of a “legal, permanent resi- lington, described the shooting as child, was said to be cooperating dent in oak Harbor, some 48 km dent” in the u.S. a “senseless act.” with authorities. southwest of burlington where the Surveillance video from the mall “it was the world knocking on Police told reporters the sus- shooting occurred 24 hours earlier. in burlington, around 105 km our doorstep and it came to our lit- pect had one prior arrest for “sim- the gunman began shooting at north of Seattle, showed the gun- tle community here,” he said be- ple assault.” He is due to appear in the Cascade Mall around 7 p.m. lo- man walked into the shopping fore acknowledging the response court today. cal time on Friday in the cosmet- center without a rifle, but later by law enforcement. the mall remained closed on ics section of a Macy’s department caught him brandishing the weap - the mall attack followed a series Saturday as investigators sifted for store, police said, killing four on, Mount Vernon Police lt. Chris of violent outbursts at shopping evidence and attempted to recre- women as well as one man who Cammock said centers across the u.S., including ate the crime scene. 18 The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 InternatIonal Battle Rages Near Aleppo, Airstrike Onslaught Continues reuters rubble, often with their bare hands. porters that he expected fighters bombing by the syrian regime of bEiRut - syrian government and it says several of its own centers would receive more weapons its own people, which has continu- rebel forces battled for control of have been destroyed in the latest from sponsoring countries to ally and egregiously undermined high ground on the aleppo out- bombing. “Our teams are re- count er the government’s latest efforts to end this war.” skirts on saturday as warplanes sponding, but are not enough to advance, although there was no unicef, the u.n. children’s chari- bombed the city’s opposition-held cover this amount of catastrophe,” sign they would obtain advanced ty, said a pumping station providing east relentlessly in a Russian- selmo said. arms such as the anti-aircraft mis- water for rebel-held eastern aleppo backed offensive that has left Wash- the syrian Observatory for Hu- siles they have long sought. was destroyed by bombing, and the ington’s syria policy in tatters. man Rights said at least 45 people, “there are indications and rebels had responded by shutting in their first major ground ad- among them 10 children, were prom ises” of more weapons, down a station supplying the rest of vance of the offensive, the army killed in eastern aleppo on satur- though only “a slight increase” the city, leaving 2 million people and its militia allies seized control day. selmo put the two-day death was expected, said Colonel Fares without access to clean water. of the Handarat Palestinian refu- toll at more than 200. al-bayoush, head of the northern tarik Jasarevic, spokesman for gee camp, a few kilometers north the army says it is targeting Division rebel group. He expected the World Health Organization, of aleppo, only for rebels to coun- militants only. more “heavy weapons, such as said on saturday the water system terattack a few hours later. the war has ground on for nearly rocket launchers and artillery.” was working “in around 80 per- “the fighters are waging fero- six years, with all diplomatic efforts Damascus and its allies, includ- cent of the city—both sides.” cious battles because it is a battle collapsing in failure. Half of syria’s ing shiite militia from iran, iraq and a syrian military source told re- of existence,” a senior rebel official population has been made home- lebanon, have encircled rebel-held porters its operation was continu- told reporters. less, world powers and regional areas of aleppo gradually this year, ing according to plan, but declined Rebels said they had recovered states have been drawn in and the achieving their long-held objective to give further details. the source some or all of Handarat. the syri- islamic state militant group—the of fully besieging the area this sum- said on Friday the operation could an Observatory for Human Rights enemy of every other party to the mer with Russian air support. go on for some time. said the battle was ongoing. there conflict—has seized swaths of syria a pro-government iraqi militia asked about the weapons be- was no immediate comment from and neighboring iraq. commander in the aleppo area ing used, the source said the army the syrian military. For most of that time, world told reporters the aim was to cap- was using precise weapons “suit- the assault on aleppo, where powers seemed to accept that nei- ture all of aleppo within a week. able for the nature of the targets more than 250,000 civilians are ther assad nor his opponents a Western diplomat said on Fri- being struck, according to the type trapped in a besieged opposition were likely to be capable of deci- day the only way for the govern- of fortifications,” such as tunnels sector, could be the biggest battle sive victory on the battlefield. ment to take the area quickly and bunkers, and “specifically yet in a civil war that has killed hun- but Russia’s apparent decision would be to totally destroy it in command centers.” dreds of thousands of people and to abandon the peace process this “such a monstrous atrocity that it in new York, syrian Foreign driven 11 million from their homes. week could reflect a change in would resonate for generations.” Minister Walid al-Moalem said at Residents say airstrikes on east- that calculus and a view that victo- u.n. secretary-General ban Ki- the u.n. General assembly that the ern aleppo since the offensive was ry is in reach, at least in the west- moon condemned the “chilling syrian government’s belief in victo- announced on thursday have ern cities where the overwhelm- military escalation” in aleppo, his ry was even greater now that the been more intense than ever, us- ing majority of syrians live. spokesman said on saturday. syrian army was “making great ing more powerful bombs. scores assad’s fortunes improved a the u.n. security Council met strides in its war against terrorism.” of people were killed in the latter year ago when Russia joined the at 11 a.m. local time yesterday to the E.u. foreign policy chief half of last week. war on his side. since then, Wash- discuss the recent escalation of Federica Mogherini and humani- two weeks after Moscow and ington has worked hard to negoti- fighting in aleppo, diplomats said. tarian aid commissioner Christos Washington announced a cease- ate peace with Moscow, produc- the meeting, which was public, stylianides said the aleppo situa- fire, syrian President bashar al- ing two cease-fires. but both was requested by the u.s., the tion had “seen a dramatic and assad and his Russian and iranian proved short-lived, with assad, u.K. and France. rapid deterioration.” allies appear to have launched a possibly scenting chances for in a meeting on saturday in “the human suffering being campaign for a decisive battlefield more battlefield success, showing boston, Kerry and his counterparts caused is an affront to the whole victory that has buried any hope no sign of compromise. from the E.u., the u.K., Germany, world. it risks to take us ever fur- for diplomacy. Moscow says Washington failed italy and France called on Russia to ther from a negotiated settlement u.s. secretary of state John Ker- to live up to its side of the latest deal “take extraordinary steps to restore of the conflict, which remains the ry, who hammered out the truce by separating mainstream insur- the credibility of our efforts, includ- only way of bringing it to an end,” over the course of months of in- gents from hardened jihadis. ing by halting the indiscriminate they said in a joint statement. tensive diplomacy, was left plead- Outside aleppo, anti-assad ing in vain this week with Russia fight ers have been driven mostly ------International Brief ------to halt airstrikes. into rural areas. nevertheless, Rebel officials said airstrikes on they remain a potent fighting Turkey Wants to Join US-led Raqqa Fight Against IS saturday hit at least four areas of force, which they demonstrated istanbul- turkey wants to join the u.s. in a military operation to push the is- the opposition-held east, and they with an advance of their own on lamic state militant group from its syrian stronghold of Raqqa, as long as it believe the strikes are mostly be- saturday. excludes Kurdish rebel forces, turkish President Recep tayyip Erdogan ing carried out by Russian war- the syrian Observatory for Hu- was quoted as saying yesterday. “Our foreign minister and military author- planes. Video of the blast sites man Rights monitoring group said ities are in talks with the u.s. discussing the matter of Raqqa. We shared shows huge craters several me- rebels, including the jihadi Jund al- with them our conditions,” Erdogan told reporters on his plane returning ters wide and deep. aqsa group, had seized two villages from new York, where he spoke at the annual u.n. General assembly “there are planes in the sky in northern Hama province, an area meeting and met u.s. Vice President Joe biden. but ankara is wary of the now,” ammar al selmo, the head that is strategically important and u.s.-allied People’s Protection units and its political arm, the Democratic of the Civil Defense rescue service close to the coastal heartland of as- union Party, syrian Kurdish groups whom it sees as extensions of Kurdish in the opposition-held east, said to sad’s alawite minority sect. militants who have waged a three-decade insurgency on its own soil. tak- reporters from aleppo on satur- a syrian military source said ing a joint step is important for us,” he said, according to private broadcaster day morning. the army was “fighting fierce bat- ntV. turkey has focused much of its energy during the six-year war in the group draws on ambulance tles” around the two villages, neighboring syria on its desire to oust President bashar al-assad rather workers and volunteers who dig Maan and al-Kabariya. than fighting i.s. but Erdogan said turkey had exhibited “the most effective survivors and the dead out of the a rebel commander told re- struggle against islamic state, despite the disinformation.” (Reuters) monday, september 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 19 InternatIonal Each Day, 100 Immigrants Try To Access US Via Costa Rica reuters non and it is not new. But something NewyoRk- more than 100 illegal im- unexpected is happening, a refur- migrants are entering the small cen- bished flow of migrants is on the tral American country of costa Rica move in Latin America,” Solis said. every day, looking for “coyotes” to So far, Solis said, costa Rica can take them across the Nicaraguan handle the inflow and outflow of border and on toward the U.S., cos- immigrants passing through the ta Rican President Luis Solis said on country. Friday. the U.S., however, responding eighty-five percent of the new ar- to a surge in Haitian immigrants, rivals come from Haiti by way of will end special protections for Brazil, where many settled after them dating back to the devastat- Haiti’s 2010 earthquake, but whose ing 2010 earthquake, the Depart- construction jobs have disappeared ment of Homeland Security said now that the Rio olympics are over on thursday. and the country wallows in reces- “what if they start deciding to sion, Solis said on the sidelines of the stay in costa Rica after hearing U.N. General Assembly meeting. that the U.S. has changed its toler- “the phenomenon has shifted ance policy and is going to start de- quite significantly,” Solis said. porting them?” Solis said. “that’s a His government has set up cen- concern.” ters that offer migrants basic shelter more than 5,000 Haitians have and food before they take the day- entered the U.S. without visas this long bus trip through costa Rica to fiscal year, which runs to october the Nicaraguan frontier. Nicaragua 1, according to Department of does not allow the migrants to en- Homeland Security officials, up ter, so they are forced into the world from 339 in fiscal year 2015. of “coyotes,” or illegal guides, who Panama’s president, Juan carlos are often linked to criminal gangs. Varela, said this week that Haiti’s Solis said the 15 percent of ar- economy and democracy must be rivals who are not Haitians are fortified in order to staunch the cubans as well as Africans and rapid outflow of people from the im- Asians who make their way across poverished island nation. the Atlantic to Brazil and then in February, michel martelly trudge through colombia and stepped down as president of Haiti Panama to get to costa Rica. without a successor. New elec- “migration is a global phenome- tions are scheduled for october 9. Fire on Pemex Tanker in Gulf Of Mexico, Crew Reported Safe reuters mishaps at Pemex, which is cop- mexico city - A fire broke out on an ing with major losses, increased oil tanker of mexican state oil com- competition at home, sharp bud- pany Pemex in the Gulf of mexico get cuts and lower revenue due to on Saturday, forcing all the crew to the oil price rout. be evacuated in the latest accident in April, more than 30 people to plague the struggling firm. died and dozens were injured in the blaze on the tanker “Bur- an explosion at a petrochemical gos” occurred off the coast of Boca plant in southeast Veracruz state, del Rio in Veracruz state and all a joint venture between Pemex the crew were safe, Pemex said on and another firm. twitter. mexico’s Navy said there in 2013, at least 37 people were were 31 crew members and that killed by a blast at Pemex’s mexico all had returned to port. city headquarters, and 26 people images tweeted by Pemex died in a fire at a Pemex natural gas showed the vessel giving off plumes facility in northern mexico in 2012. of smoke as another boat hosed the A fire last year at a Pemex plat- tanker. form in the Bay of campeche af- early on Saturday evening, Pe- fected oil output and cost the com- mex said that firefighting teams pany up to $780 million. were still trying to put out the blaze. marine traffic, a website that the tanker was carrying 80,000 tracks vessel movements, showed barrels of diesel and 70,000 barrels the 11-year-old tanker en route to of gasoline, mexico’s communica- the port of Veracruz from coatza- tions and transport ministry said. coalcos in the southern part of the the fire follows a series of other state. 20 The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 InternatIonal Police Searching For Answers UK Foreign Minister Suggests After Bomb Blast in Budapest Brexit Should Not ‘Drag On’ reuters of migrants since it sealed its reuters before Christmas and i think BUdApeST - An explosion rocked southern border with Serbia with liverpool, U.K. - The U.K. has a we’ve got to do a lot of work to get central Budapest late on Saturday, a razor wire fence last year. lot of work to do before triggering our ducks in order and that is go- injuring two police officers, Hun- police cordoned off a wide area the formal exit procedure with the ing on,” Johnson told the BBC. garian police said yesterday. police around the oktogon Square in e.U., but once it is done, the coun- “i think...what everybody wants... said in a statement they have yet to central Budapest and told resi- try will not let the process drag on, is clarity and getting on with it. And identify the cause of the blast. dents to leave buildings nearest Foreign Minister Boris Johnson not letting the process drag on is “The local and expert examina- the blast, local media reported. said yesterday. the key phrase i would use.” tion of the origins of the explosion The normally busy intersection last week, Johnson said the May has promised to deliver a and the review of the damage is was packed with witnesses, in- U.K. would trigger Article 50 of “unique deal” for Britain—to get under way,” the statement said. cluding tourists. the e.U.’s lisbon Treaty to start its trade deals on good terms while The blast was next to an unused News website index.hu quoted exit from the bloc early next year. limiting immigration, a combina- storefront on one of the busiest an email from an eyewitness, who He was swiftly put in his place by tion ruled out by european lead- thoroughfares in central Budapest. said he saw a nail lodged in a taxi prime Minister Theresa May’s ers, who say free trade is only images on local news media show- nearby. photos also showed a few aides, who said the policy had not possible with free movement of ed a ruined doorway. Nearby win- nails on the ground with police changed—the U.K. would not in- people. dows and cars were damaged in chalk marks around them. voke the procedure this year. Her aides and ministers have the blast, witnesses said. “Windows on two cars passing london is under pressure from told reporters the government will police said there were no fur- by on the opposite side [about 20 fellow e.U. members and millions not offer a “running commentary” ther injuries caused by the explo- meters] were broken,” the wit- of U.K. residents, who voted to on the exit proceedings, but they sion, which occurred at about ness wrote. “There were several leave the bloc at a countrywide are clear any decisions will be 10:30 p.m. local time. small dents in both cars. A taxi cab referendum in June, to start the made by the prime minister. A government spokesman de- had a 50 millimeter nail lodged in exit process, and May’s aides have Jeremy Corbyn, who was re- clined to comment on whether its light.” suggested that she hopes the for- elected as leader of the U.K.’s main the blast may have been a deliber- Hungarian Kadosa Bencsy said mal procedure will be started ear- opposition labour party on Satur- ate attack. his first thought was that Budapest ly next year. day, added his voice to calls for the Hungarian prime Minister vik- was suffering an attack along the But severall lawmakers and government to involve parliament tor orban has been a vocal oppo- lines of those that have hit Brussels, government officials say the in the negotiations after ministers nent of immigration into europe paris and Nice in recent months. gov ernment has not had time to said it would play a so-far unde- and is urging voters to reject e.U. “i have to say frankly that i have form a clear negotiating stance and fined role. quotas for resettling migrants in been fearing such a thing for a that, by triggering proceedings Asked by the BBC’s Andrew Hungary in a referendum next while,” he told reporters at the too early, the U.K. may land a Marr whether that was democrat- Sunday, arguing immigration in- scene. “The possibility is there, poor deal. ic, Corbyn said: “i don’t think creases security risks. that anywhere in the e.U. it could “i think the crucial thing is that it’s democratic and i don’t think Hungary has seen only a trickle happen.” obviously we are not going to do it it’s sustainable at all.” EU Court Ruling Shakes Up Spanish Labor Market Laws reuters Spanish woman who was em- term projects or seasonal jobs. the fallout will be, though the rul- MAdrid - An e.U. court ruling de- ployed as a temporary substitute But loopholes in Spain’s com- ing cannot be appealed. fending the right of temporary for a civil servant for over seven plex labor framework, which com- Temporary workers make up workers in Spain to receive sever- years was entitled to the same sev- prises dozens of different contract about a quarter of salaried em- ance pay is fueling calls from Span- erance pay as a permanent em- types, mean many people are em- ployees in Spain, or 3.9 million ish unions and politicians for one ployee when she was let go. ployed on short-term contracts people. of europe’s most uneven labor Worker unions have welcomed when they shouldn’t be, while sub- But any top-to-bottom labor re- markets to be fixed. the ruling, demanding measures stitute workers are governed by form will likely have to wait, as Spain has the e.U.’s second- to give all temporary workers different rules. Spain has been without a new gov- highest unemployment rate after equal severance rights and en- Under Spanish law, temporary ernment since inconclusive elec- Greece and its labor market is couraging them to seek compen- workers get 12 days pay for every tions in december and June. more reliant on temporary con- sation through the courts until a year worked when they are laid Spain’s people party, which has tracts than any other country in reform is put forward. off, versus the 20 days for perma- been governing in an acting ca- the bloc except poland. “This could really blow up, you nent employees and nothing for pacity, said last week it would put The high jobless rate—20 could see an avalanche of law- those on temporary substitute forward a parliamentary motion to percent of the workforce at the last suits,” said Fabian valero, a labor contracts. abolish temporary substitute con- count and affecting close to half of lawyer at Galicia-based firm Zeres. Acting economy Minister luis tracts only, of which there are Spain’s young people—has been a valero most recently defended de Guindos—holding the fort in the some 300,000. blot on what has otherwise been a nine hospital workers who suc- absence of a formal government— other political parties have three-year economic recovery, nine cessfully argued they were fraud- said last week that the labor market called for greater changes, includ- months of which has been without ulently hired as temporary staff on could be improved, possibly by mak- ing liberal Ciudadanos [“Citi- a fully functioning government. contracts that were rolled over for ing the hiring of permanent staff zens”] which advocates a one-size- Short-term workers are cheap- several years, when they should more attractive. fits-all contract system. er to fire than permanent ones and have been treated as permanent “in Spain the number of tempo- Hiring on temporary contracts have borne the brunt of job losses staff—another common com- rary jobs...is excessive, and that has helped propel Spain’s job mar- in bad times, but previous Spanish plaint which politicians have somehow needs to be corrected,” ket recovery, with unemployment reforms have struggled to eradi- vowed to deal with. de Guindos told a local radio sta- falling from a peak of nearly 27 per- cate the two-tier labor system. legally, temporary workers tion. Spain’s labor Ministry was cent in 2013. But critics argue this The european Court of Justice have to be considered permanent studying the implications of the leaves workers exposed to further blew open the issue after it argued after a period of two years in Spain e.U. ruling, he added. crises and is fuelling an abundance in a September 14 ruling that a and should only be hired for short- it is unclear how far-reaching of low-paid, low-skilled jobs. monday, september 26, 2016 The Cambodia daily 21 InternatIonal ties, 53 percent of registered voters Office, with 73 percent of regis- xenophobic and Islamophobic.” Dead Heat... say he is not qualified, 58 percent tered voters offering positive as- She later said she regretted saying say he lacks the temperament to sessments of Trump and 52 per- “half,” but stood her ground that continued from page 1 serve effectively, and 55 percent cent giving Clinton good marks. Trump’s candidacy has appeal- Trump’s support among white say he does not know enough Asked whether Trump was jus- ed to many people with those men has increased, and one key to about the world to serve effectively. tified in not disclosing his tax re- prejudices. his possible success will be maxi- Doubts about Trump’s qualifi- turns, more than 6 in 10 say he is Clinton’s critique is not shared mizing that support, among college- cations have softened somewhat not. by most Americans, with more educated and non-college-educated since midsummer, when 6 in 10 When it comes to which candi- than 6 in 10 saying it is unfair to de- white men, while making appeals to registered voters said he was not date people trust on issues, scribe a large portion of Trump college-educated white women. qualified. White men are far more Trump’s clearest edge is on the supporters as prejudiced against Both candidates continue to be likely to say Trump is qualified (63 economy, where 50 percent of women and minorities. Still, al- viewed negatively by the voters. percent of white men vs. 43 per- registered voters trust him to do a most 6 in 10 say Trump is trying to Currently, 39 percent of registered cent of the overall voting public); better job compared with 43 per- win support by “appealing to peo- voters have a favorable impression to say Trump has the personality cent for Clinton. In a poll earlier ple’s prejudices against groups of Clinton, while 57 percent have and temperament to serve effec- this month Clinton had a 50-to-44 that are different from their own.” an unfavorable impression. For tively (54 percent vs. 38 percent); edge on the issue. That includes 46 percent who say Trump, the results are comparable: and to say Trump has sufficient The two are about even on trust that he is making such appeals 38 percent see him positively, 57 knowledge of world affairs (57 to handle terrorism, ethics in gov- strongly. When asked the same percent negatively. That unfavora- percent vs. 41 percent). ernment and immigration. Clin- about Clinton, the public was split, bility number, however, is five points Trump has the support of 88 per- ton has small edges on health care with 45 percent saying she, too, is lower than it was just before the two cent of registered voters who say and looking out for the middle appealing to people’s prejudices, parties’ national conventions in July. he is qualified, which is a high in class. Her four-point advantage on while 46 percent say she is not. Both candidates are seen as Post-ABC polls. Among those who the middle class compares with a Jobs and the economy continue lacking in honesty, although Clin- say he is not qualified, just 5 percent 14-point margin in May and a six- to top the list of issues influencing ton is in worse shape on this mea- support him, no higher than before. point edge in July. people’s vote, cited by 32 percent sure. Currently, 33 percent of vot- On most of those measures, Clinton has double-digit advan- of registered voters. But 25 per- ers say she is honest and trustwor- Clinton scores positively, with 57 tages on handling an international cent say terrorism is the most im- thy, while 62 percent say she is not. percent of registered voters saying crisis (52 to 40) and on social is- portant issue in their vote, up from For Trump, it is 42 percent and 53 she is qualified to serve as presi- sues such as abortion and same- 19 percent last month. Terror ism- percent, respectively, an improve- dent; 55 percent saying she has the sex marriage (54 to 33). focused voters now support ment since earlier this month. right temperament; and 68 percent Clinton was criticized recently Trump by a 20-point margin over Trump’s major obstacle still ap- saying she knows enough about when she said that half of Trump’s Clinton, up from 13 points earlier pears to be the fact that majorities the world to serve effectively. supporters could be put into a this month. Among economy vot- do not see him as qualified to be Majorities of Americans judge “basket of deplorables,” by which ers, Clinton leads by a 35-point president or possessing presiden- both candidates to be in good she said she meant people who margin, also much larger than in tial temperament. On those quali- enough health to serve in the Oval were “racist, sexist, homophobic, the previous poll. 22 The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 InternatIonal Gabonese Opposition Leader ------International Briefs ------Parliamentary Elections in Somalia Postponed Again Calls Election Ruling ‘Unjust’ mogadishu, somalia - Elections in somalia to choose a new parliament have been postponed for the second time in two months due to a dis- reuters “We will ensure the choice of pute over how to select future members, a lawmaker said yesterday. liBREVillE, gabon - gabon opposi- the gabonese people is respected. Voting for the 275-seat parliament was scheduled to start this weekend tion leader Jean Ping on saturday 2016 will not be 2009,” Ping said. and end on october 10, with new lawmakers set to appoint a president rejected what he said was an ali Bongo came to power in a on october 30. Facing an ongoing threat from the al-Qaida-linked “unjust” ruling by the Con sti - contentious 2009 election follow- islamist militant group al-shabab, somalia abandoned plans for a one tutional Court, which upheld the ing the death of his father omar victory of President ali Bongo in Bongo, who was president of person one vote election. instead about 14,000 people representing fed- the august 27 election. Ping says gab on for 42 years. eral states across the nation will choose members of the legislative the election was tarnished by Ping, a lifelong political insider assembly. although a fraction of somalia’s 11 million people, it is more fraud. in gabon who has also served as than the 135 elders who picked the outgoing parliament in 2012. The refusal by Ping, who says chairman of the african union government officials were not immediately available to comment. The he won the presidential election, Commission, was a close ally of election was originally planned for last month but it was postponed to to accept the court ruling raises omar Bongo. allow for more time for preparations. al-shabab told its followers to the prospect of a potentially vio- President ali Bongo sought to attack participants in the election early this week. (Reuters) lent political crisis in the central ease tensions on saturday, calling Nigerian Militant Group Renews Oil Pipeline Attacks african oil producer. for dialogue and promising a lagos, Nigeria - The Nigerian militant group Niger delta avengers said The court had agreed to Ping’s new, inclusive government. on saturday it had carried out its first oil pipeline attack in the country’s petition to re-examine results in “i look forward to inviting southern energy hub since declaring a break in hostilities last month to haut-ogooue province, where members of all political parties to Bongo was declared to have won join our efforts and come with us pursue talks with the government. The avengers have previously 95 percent of the vote on a turn - to the Cabinet,” he told reporters. launched attacks that have reduced the oPEC member’s crude oil pro- out of 99.9 percent. he said the new government duction by about a third from the 2.1 million barrels per day average at however, in a ruling late on Fri - would “most likely” include lead- the start of this year. The group said in a statement on its website that it day, it refused to accept copies of ing opposition figures and did had “brought down oil production activities at the Bonny 48 inches vote tally sheets provided as evi- not rule out the possibility of crude oil export line” in an attack on Friday night. an avengers dence by Ping, stating he had reserving a place for Ping. spokesman said in an emailed statement later that the attack took place failed to prove their authenticity. however, he rejected the op - in the sea near Bonny island in Rivers state, the location of a number of speaking to supporters and tion of international mediation. oil facilities. The group, which wants a greater share of the oPEC mem- reporters at his residence in the “We don’t need international ber’s wealth to go to the Niger delta where most of the country’s crude capital libreville, Ping called for mediation. among gabonese, we is produced, said the attack was a “wake up call” for the government people to “remain vigilant and know how to talk to each other,” and accused it of intimidating young people in the region since the mobilized.” he said. cease-fire began. (Reuters) The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 business 23 Japan Tobacco India to Ratify Paris Agreement on October 2 To Roll Out reuters Gandhi, viewed by many as the world’s greenhouse gas emissions. neW delHI - India, the world’s third- father of modern India. India, which accounts for some 5 largest emitter of greenhouse Modi said he chose Gandhi’s percent of the world’s total emis- E-Cigarette gases, will formally join the Paris birth anniversary because he was sions, submitted an Internally reuters agreement on climate change on an example of how to live with a determined national Contribution london - Japan Tobacco aims to october 2, Prime Minister naren - low carbon footprint. ahead of the Paris talks last start selling its Ploom Tech tobacco- dra Modi said yesterday. CoP21 refers to the Con - december that includes installing based electronic cigarette in cities The ratification by India, which ference of Parties protocol that some 175 giga watts of renewable across Japan next year, it said on follows that of the U.S. and China, commits both rich and poor na - energy, and sinking an additional Friday, as it fights to catch up with the world’s biggest greenhouse tions to rein in rising carbon lev- 500 million tons of carbon by bigger rival Philip Morris in meet- gas emitters, will help accelerate els and aims to eliminate green - increasing its forest cover. ing the growing demand for “vap- the enactment of the landmark house gas emissions from Modi was speaking at the ing” products. Paris agreement on climate human activity, keeping global Bharatiya Janata Party’s national Japan Tobacco, the world’s third- change forged last december. temperature increases as a result meeting in Kozhikode, in south- largest tobacco company whose “now the time has come to rat- of anthropogenic emissions well ern India’s Kerala state. top brands include Win ston, ify the CoP21 protocol. India will below 2 degrees Celcius. In June, India indicated it Mevius and Benson & Hedges, do it on Gandhi Jayanti, on So far, some 61 countries have would work toward joining the has invested heavily in expanding october 2,” Modi said, referring ratified the agreement, represent- agreement on climate change its production capacity for Ploom to the anniversary of the birth of ing just over 50 percent of the this year. Tech tobacco capsules after it hit supply constraints in March fol- lowing a test launch in the south- ern city of Fukuoka. US, European Jet-Fighter Makers Woo India “Though we are not able to By Daniel Stacey India’s second-biggest defense kick-start a privately managed jet- comment on the exact timing of the wall street journal trading partner behind Russia. fighter industry as its air force the national launch in Japan due to neW delHI - India is being offered “China’s rise has changed the struggles to keep its aging fighter the fast-changing demand, our blueprints to advanced combat equation,” said Pushan das, a fel- fleet in the sky, including MiG-21 intention is to expand, starting aircraft by the world’s aerospace low with the observer Research jets bought in the 1960s. Since from the urban areas, step by step, companies, a move unthinkable Foundation, a think tank based in then, U.S. manufacturers lock - from early next year,” Yasu hiro even a decade ago, as new delhi new delhi. Industry ex perts esti- heed and Boeing, and Sweden’s nakajima, vice president of emerg- gets ready to place another multi- mate India needs over 300 new Saab, have proposed building jets ing products, said on Friday. with Indian partners. The company will have in - billion-dollar air force order. combat jets in the next 15 years. creased its capacity by four times India’s aging military jet fleet It could be a while before a deal The U.S. hasn’t sold jet fighters by the end of this year. desperately needs an upgrade, is struck. Successful bidders also to India before, with India’s air last month, Marlboro maker which analysts say may spur it to face the challenge of setting up a force preferring european and Philip Morris International said its place an order worth more than jet-manufacturing system from Russian manufacturers. “heat not burn” tobacco product $10 billion in the next year. scratch. Previous such attempts lockheed also has proposed called iQoS had captured close to Hoping for an edge, and encour- have failed. moving its F-16 production line in 3 percent of the Japanese tobacco aged by a recent law that allows A deal struck in 2012 with Fort Worth, Texas, to India, and market, making inroads in a 100 percent foreign ownership of France’s dassault Aviation to build training more than 5,000 locals. Its coun try where Japan Tobacco local defense firms, jet-fighter Rafale fighters in India fell through bid also is critical to strengthening makes 40 percent of its profits. makers such as lockheed Martin last year following disagreements, military cooperation between the All tobacco companies face Corp, Boeing Co. and Saab are and was replaced with a smaller U.S. and India, said Abhay Paran - falling volumes in developed mar- rushing in with offers to set up plan to import 36 jets. That plan jape, lockheed’s director of busi- kets due to higher taxes and grow- production lines to India. finally was approved by India’s ness development in India. ing health concerns. Yet Japan efforts to give India unprece- government, and an agreement “If you ever want to fight togeth- Tobacco’s near-term growth pros - dented access to jet fighter know- was signed on Friday. er, you need to train together, and pects are even more limited, Jeff - how illustrate the country’s rising Similarly, efforts to co-develop a to do that you need to fly the same eries analysts said earlier this week, importance to the West as China’s next generation fighter with Rus - kind of aircraft,” Paranjape said. by its large exposure to Japan and power increases, analysts say. sia’s Sukhoi stalled over cost dis- U.S. industry officials said per-unit Russia, where there is less scope India, until a decade ago, was try- putes, while a third local jet pro- costs could drop by as much as 20 for the regular price in creases that ing stubbornly to build its own jets, gram aiming to deliver 120 light percent in India compared with the attract profit-hungry investors. after the U.S. and Japan imposed combat aircraft is behind schedule. U.S., potentially driving fresh sales “We own tobacco stocks be - sanctions following its nuclear tests Those programs relied on state- outside India. cause they are high-quality, high- in 1998, which broke U.S. nonprolif- run Hindustan Aeronautics to Still, it could take lockheed margin businesses that generate a eration laws and sparked tensions build and design jets. defense ex - roughly four years to transfer the lot of cash flow and the profit pool is with Pakistan. U.S. companies perts say the company faces a Fort Worth F-16 line, which is still growing,” said Jonathan Fell, were blocked from giving India the skills shortage as its best engi- slated for closure soon when portfolio manager of Ash Park Cap - technology it needed. neers are spread thinly across pro- remaining orders for the aging jet ital, with shares in Japan Tobacco. Relations between India and jects that include retrofitting old type tail off, industry officials said. The global market for “vaping” the U.S. have improved since Russian and French jet fighters A logistics-sharing treaty, signed products was worth about $8 bil- then, as both share a goal to con- and building helicopters and last month, is the first of three lion last year, and many public tain China’s military. India has drones. The company didn’t re - agreements the U.S. wants India to health specialists think e-ciga- struck deals with the U.S. to buy spond to requests for comment. sign to allow for a greater transfer rettes are a lower-risk alternative everything from Apache heli- Impatient with the delays, India of U.S. military technology, poten- to smoking, but some question copters to transport planes and relaxed foreign investment laws tially strengthening lockheed and their long-term safety. artillery, lifting the country to and defense procurement rules to Boeing’s bids to sell jets in India. 24 The CamBodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 Business After VW Scandal, GM to Add More Diesel-Powered Cars By Mike coliAs nology, which is more fuel effi- U.S. vacated by its German rival’s the wall street journal cient than gasoline. Volkswagen’s pullback. And Chevrolet last year General Motors Co. plans to effort collapsed, however, when added a diesel-engine option to its “It’s only been since the expand the availability in the U.S. the company admitted its diesel Colorado midsize pickup that has VW challenges that of diesel engines in its Chevrolet vehicles emitted up to 40 times drawn favorable reviews from car cars and light trucks despite a their allowed pollution and that critics, emboldening GM to people have been sort of diminished outlook for diesel the company lied to regulators expand its diesel offerings. scratching their heads a vehicles overall in the wake of about emissions. “It’s only been since the VW little bit” about diesels. Volkswagen’s emissions-cheating Most automakers offer hybrid- challenges that people have been scandal. electric technology or turb o - sort of scratching their heads a lit- —AlAn BAtey, GM said it would offer a diesel charging as a fuel-efficient alterna- tle bit” about diesels, GM North GM north AMericA option with the 2018 model tive to conventional gasoline America President Alan Batey Chevrolet Equinox, its best-selling engines. said in an interview. “But we’ve economy regulations, including small sport-utility vehicle that is Diesel engines are popular for been absolutely thrilled with how plug-in hybrid Chevrolet Volt and being overhauled amid booming brawny pickups and big commer- they’ve taken off for us.” the long-range and relatively demand for SUVs. The new cial trucks due to fuel savings, but GM sells diesels in Europe in cheap electric car, the Bolt. Equinox will compete with Ford it is a niche among U.S. car buy- higher volume, helping pave the Still, the diesel Equinox should Motor Co.’s Escape and Honda ers. Diesels accounted for less way for American executives to offer a valuable marketing claim: Motor Co.’s CRV, and will be avail- than 1 percent of the nation’s car offer them as an option in the U.S. an expected 40 miles-a-gallon in able at dealers early next year. and SUV sales before Volks wagen Even in Europe where diesels highway driving. And it signals The No. 1 U.S. automaker in pulled diesels from the market last account for about half of car sales, that GM has several solutions on terms of sales also plans to offer September, according to data however, analysts expect the the fuel economy front, an impor- diesel engines on its Chevrolet provider WardsAuto.com. tech nology to eventually decline. tant message for a company that Cruze small car next year. Prices Volkswagen accounted for the A June study by AlixPartners was nudged into bankruptcy in for the new vehicles will be dis- bulk of diesel-vehicle sales for the LLP, a consulting firm, predicts 2009 partly because spiking gas closed closer to first deliveries, passenger car market, amassing diesel car sales will fall to 9 per- prices hurt demand for its truck- the company said. a loyal fan base due to peppy cent by 2030 as electric vehicles heavy lineup. Likely to only represent a mod- acceleration and good fuel econo- and hybrids become more afford- “Nobody will be able to say est percentage of total Equinox or my. But diesels cost more to buy able. Gasoline models will also GM doesn’t have its bases cov- Cruze sales in the U.S., GM’s bet upfront, and a lack of diesel decline, but not as sharply, the ered if fuel prices go up again,” on diesel comes after Volks - pumps at many filling stations has firm predicts. said Dave Sullivan, an analyst at wagen tried for years to get kept a lid on demand. GM will rely on several tech- research firm AutoPacific Inc. Americans to buy into the tech- GM hopes to fill a niche in the nologies to meet toughening fuel- “It’s a good story to tell.” monday, septembeR 26, 2016 The CamBodia daily 25 Business As Oil Prices Fall, Middle-Class Saudis Tighten Their Belts by Ahmed Al OmrAn based pharmacy technician. And nikhil lOhAde “There will be suffering.” the wall stReet jouRnal Majed, who has two children, dubai/riyadh, Saudi arabia - took a bank loan to purchase an Mohammed idrees used to travel apartment last year, a decision he to London once or twice a year, said made him reconsider his but these days the Saudi civil ser- spending habits. vant is asking his wife and chil- “if you are used to a certain level dren to cut back on using the of spending, how can you be told family car to save fuel and has to limit your expenses and cancel installed a solar panel for the some stuff?” he asked. “it is a good kitchen to reduce electricity idea, but in practice it will be diffi- costs. cult for so many people.” For decades, Saudi nationals Saudi nationals are reluctant to such as idrees enjoyed a cozy gripe about rising costs, but there is lifestyle in the desert kingdom as clear discontent, some analysts its rulers spent hundreds of bil- say. in a region engulfed in political lions of dollars of its oil revenue to Reuters and sectarian strife, Saudi arabia subsidize essentials such as fuel, Saudi children riding in a car celebrate Saudi National Day on a can ill-afford similar turmoil. water and electricity. street in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia on Saturday. “discontent so far has been but a sharp drop in the price of mildly expressed,” said robin oil, Saudi arabia’s main revenue months, said areej al-aqel from employed by government related Mills, chief executive at Qamar source, has forced the govern- Sown advisory, which provides entities. Energy, a dubai-based consulting ment to withdraw some benefits financial-planning services for besides cushy jobs, middle- firm. “if the slowdown continues this year—raising the cost of living middle-class individuals and fami- class Saudis also received sub- and starts affecting local jobs, that in the kingdom and hurting its lies. That means cutting back on stantial overtime payments and could change.” middle class, a part of society long a popular activity for most middle- regular bonuses. at the time of For the kingdom’s fiscal posi- insulated from such problems. class Saudis: dining out. his ascension to the throne early tion to improve significantly, ana- Saudi arabia heads into next “Most people are ordering less last year, King Salman ordered a lysts say oil prices would need to week’s meeting of major oil pro- food or they change their orders hefty bonus payment to govern- rise to $70 a barrel, up from about ducers in a tight spot. With a to more affordable options,” she ment employees. $46 now. slowing economy and shrinking said. Such largess is looking like a Saudi arabia and the other large foreign reserves, the kingdom is To boost state finances, Saudi thing of the past. producers failed to reach a produc- coming under pressure to take arabia cut fuel, electricity and besides cutting state handouts tion-freeze deal in april, but its peo- steps that support the price of oil, water subsidies in december, such as subsidized electricity and ple are now increasingly jittery as it did this month with an after posting a record budget water, the government also plans over their future. That has made accord it struck with russia. deficit last year. it also plans to cut to reduce money it spends on people like Mr. idrees, the civil ser- The sharp price drop is mainly the amount of money it spends on public wages to 40 percent of the vant, more cautious about spend- because of a glut in the market, in public wages and raise more non- budget by 2020 from 45 percent ing because he sees people like part caused by Saudi arabia itself. oil revenue by introducing taxes. as part of its ambitious plan to him bearing the brunt of efforts to The world’s top oil producer con- but in response to these transform the oil-dependent econ- offset slipping oil revenue. tinues to pump crude at record moves, inflation more than dou- omy. it aims to cut one-fifth of its “i have become more diligent levels to defend its market share. bled from last year to about 4 per- civil service as well. about spending because my view One option to lift prices that cent now, crimping consumers Saudis are beginning to speak of the future is pessimistic,” he could work, some analysts say, is even more. out about a sense of anxiety about said. “There is a lot of talk about to freeze output at a certain level The government doesn’t have the economy. “i think we are diversifying the economy, but the and exempt iran from such a deal, much choice. Saudi arabia’s real going through a difficult period,” focus seems to be solely on given that its push to increase pro- growth in gross domestic prod- said Emad al-Majed, a riyadh- increasing taxes.” duction to pre-sanction levels uct slowed to 1.5 percent in the appears to have stalled in recent first quarter from the year-earlier cambodia securities exchange months. Saudi arabia has previ- period, according to its statistics Monday, September 19, 2016 ously refused to sign any deal that office, and Capital Economics Index Value Change Open High Low Volume exempts arch-rival iran. says data suggest it may have CSX 339.22 - - - - - as its people start feeling the contracted by more than 2 per- Stock Value Change Open High Low Volume pain, that could change. cent in the second quarter. Much PPWSA 4,500 -120 - - - - The kingdom is grappling with of that slowdown is related to con- Grand Twins 2,800 -50 - - - - PPAP 5280 - - - - - major job losses among its con- sumer-facing sectors, which have PPSP 2650 - - - - - struction workers—many from struggled since the start of this poorer countries—as some previ- year as rising inflation has eroded foreign exchange Source: Ly Hour ExcHangE ously state-backed construction household incomes. companies suffer from drying up The political stakes for manag- ¥/US$ ...... 101.736 Sing$/US$ ...... 1.3591 £/US$ ...... 0.7711 Euro/US$ ...... 0.8908 government funding. ing this slowdown are high. Saudi AU$/US$...... 1.3099 SKoreaW/US$ ...... 1,104.61 Those spending cuts are now arabia survived the arab Spring HK$/US$ ...... 7.7563 ThaiB//US$ ...... 34.55 hitting the Saudi working middle unrest that toppled several auto- SwissF/US$ ...... 0.9696 Riel/US$ ...... 4,090 class. cratic leaders across the region local gold Saudi consumers in major and forced some others to Source: Ly Hour ExcHangE cities, the majority of them change, largely by offering cash LOCaL gOLd type (O’ruSSeI Market) buyIng SeLLIng 26.67 damlung are employed by the government, handouts and more government Canadia ($/damlung)...... 1,600...... 1,610 equal to 1 kg have become more conscious Kilo ($/damlung) ...... 1,600...... 1,610 jobs to placate its people. about 99% ($/damlung) ...... 1,580...... 1,590 about their spending in recent two-thirds of Saudi workers are 97% ($/damlung) ...... 1,540...... 1,550 26 The Cambodia daily monday, september 26, 2016 OpiniOn Comparing Prince Sihanouk to Present Gov’t a Failed Endeavor By Julio Jeldres ratic Party of the 1940s and 1950s unable to work together for the pointed out by Kate Frieson of the t is most regrettable that in its was the perfect example of demo- higher interests of the nation. In- University of Victoria in Canada in continuous attempts to em- cratic principles. It was not so. deed, the former French ambas- her review of the book in the Jour- I barrass the Royal Govern- As Pol Pot’s biographer Philip sador to Cambodia, Pierre Gorce, nal of Asian Studies: “no new pri- ment of Cambodia, The Cambo- Short has written, the Democratic told me when I met him in Paris mary research was carried out, dia Daily has now Party was plagued by fractious- that the Cambodian political parties none of the important figures close Letter sought fit to com- ness and during the five years were “a pannier a crabs” (a basket to Sihanouk were interviewed and to the Editor pare the period of they had formed a government of crabs) going in all directions who no attempt was made to consult the rule of the “the Democrats had shown them- could not agree on anything. Pierre Khmer sources. Osborne has re- late King Father Norodom Si- selves to be corrupt, feudalistic, in- Gorce had been a senior official in cycled material from his previous hanouk with the rule of Samdech competent and addicted to Byzan- the French colonial administration, books and journal entries written Prime Minister Hun Sen. tine factional squabbling which so he had an intimate knowledge of in the 1960s and 1970s and relied In so doing, Michelle Vachon’s paralysed political life.” the country and personalities. on the recent works of well-known article “Ways of a Dictator” (Sep- Cambodian scholars to fill in the tember 17-18) has painted as black gaps and update the material.” a picture as possible of His late As for the spurious allegation that Sihanouk had taken Regarding the accuracy of the al- Majesty’s rule over Cambodia dur- legations made by Mr. Osborne ing the Sangkum Reastr Niyum “extensive luggage” upon leaving Phnom Penh on against Sihanouk, it should be point- (Popular Socialist Community) January 6, 1970, I think it is the product of people who ed out that in the 1970s it was Mr. period from 1955 to 1970. Osborne who wrote that Sihanouk It should not be necessary to wish to tarnish the late King’s image. had ordered the murder of three emphasize how different these left-leaning deputies: Khieu Sam- two periods of Cambodian con- phan, Hu Nim and Hou Youn. temporary history are. During the Ms. Vachon seems to suggest The Sangkum was not a political Khieu Samphan is still alive in Sang kum period, Cambodia con- that Ieu Koeus, the successor of party, but rather a national gather- Phnom Penh and Hu Nim and Hou fronted the challenges of the Cold Prince Youtevong, had been assas- ing, a kind of mass organization led Youn were murdered by Pol Pot. I War with a domestic communist- sinated as part of what she refers to by the charismatic authority of the ask: Is it intellectually honest to re- inspired insurgency, threats to its as Sihanouk’s “absolute and some- former king, without the impedi- produce allegations of such gravity borders by rapacious neighbors times bloody control of the coun- ment of formal monarchical office. without first checking its accuracy? on the east and west and the war try.” Not so. The historical record Its members were of all political Ms. Vachon has also alleged in in Vietnam. Cambodia relied on shows that the assassination of Ieu tendencies gathered in a govern- her historically inaccurate article foreign aid for its development. Koeus in 1949 was organized by a ment of national union, which was that Sihanouk was responsible for Today’s Cambodia is at peace. member of the entourage of Prince capable of being identified neither the repression of “farmers protest- There are no domestic insurgen- Norodom Norindeth, president of with the left nor the right of the po- ing exploitation by local officials in cies threatening the Royal Gov- the Liberal Party. Mr. Short has litical spectrum, thus forging a na- Battambang province’s Samlot ernment nor are there threats to identified Yem Sambaur as the as- tional union which the late King felt district in 1967 and of Ratanakkiri Cambodia’s territorial integrity. sassin of Ieu Koeus. Yem Sambaur was essential for the survival of an province hill tribes opposing land The country enjoys both substan- was a close associate of Lon Nol independent Cambodia. grabbing in 1968.” tial foreign investment as well as and became foreign minister after In the environment of the Cold Regarding Samlot, newly declas- foreign aid for its development the March 18, 1970, coup d’etat. War, Sihanouk was able to instill a sified information suggests that the and national reconstruction, fol- The purpose of the formation of sense of nationhood and national trouble began when Chinese rice lowing years of civil strife and the the Sangkum was to seek national unity and, more importantly, a sense merchants, dissatisfied with the Khmer Rouge genocidal regime. unity, which was threatened by of national destiny and purpose into government’s policies, which at- Ms. Vachon’s shallow article con tinuous fights between the ex- an overwhelmingly rural popula- tempted to give peasants more di- seems to suggest that the Democ- isting political parties, which were tion. Any fair-minded observer of rect say in the commercialization Cambodia at the time would have of the rice, convinced some of these realized that the policies Sihanouk small land-holders that they were Phnom Penh Wat Not ‘Hotbed followed were the only possible poli- being swindled by the government cies for his country. cooperatives, in spite of an average Cambodia was a country that increase of 10 riel per picul in the Of Anti-Government Activism’ could not, certainly in the interna- government’s buying price. It is n the article “Court Summons da have never thought of or taken tional sphere, control its own true that there had been delays in Chief Monk Over Defamation any action against the Royal Gov- destiny—a country largely without paying the small land-holders for I Complaint” (September 20), we ernment of Cambodia. resources and powerful friends, their produce and Sihanouk had noticed one sentence: “The chief As stated above, we think The which had more or less to keep publicly accused the provincial monk at Phnom Cambodia Daily’s accusation was afloat in a region of the world that governor and his assistants of cor- Penh’s Samakki perhaps unintentional or lacks con- was in flames during the whole pe- ruption and replaced them. Letter Raingsey pagoda sideration. We would like the Daily riod of the successive wars in Viet- Khmer Serei armed units (fund- to the Editor —a hotbed of to erase this accusation if it was nam, not only the one between ed by the CIA, South Vietnam and anti-government activism—said done accidently, or clarify the accu- North and South Vietnam but the Thailand) were also active in the re- on Monday that...” sation if it was done deliberately. one between Vietnam and France gion, as were the Khmer Rouge of We think that writing in this Moreover, for the sake of trans- and the relative chaos in Laos also. Pol Pot, and there are reliable Aus- way seems to accuse Wat Samak- parency for all people who are pre- Milton Osborne’s book, “Si- tralian intelligence reports that sug- ki Raingsey and all people at this sent and regarding activities in the hanouk: Prince of Light, Prince of gest that the Chinese Embassy pagoda of participating in activi- pagoda, we would like the Daily to Darkness,” seems to be a favorite was also implicated. The Embassy ties against the Royal Govern- interpret or publicly clarify the of Ms. Vachon as she constantly had been taken over, at the time, ment of Cambodia. above accusation. quotes from it. Mr. Osborne has by followers of the Cultural Revolu- We would like to state that or- written some good books on Cam- tion in China, and the ambassador, ganizations, associations and Sim Vichet bodia and the region, but I should Chen Shuliang, was unable to con- Khmer Kampuchea Krom people Secretary-General point out that this particular work is trol them. This has been confirmed who are present and conduct ac- Wat Samakki Raingsey one at the bottom of his scholar- to me by a Chinese diplomat that tivities in Samakki Raingsey pago- Steering Committee ship on Cambodia because, as served at the time at the Embassy. MONDAy, SEPTEMBER 26, 2016 The Ca mbo d ia d a il y 27 o pinio n All these groups fanned the opposite to Ms. Vachon’s premise. products. Cambodia’s foreign ex- its balance of payments was sta- flames of rebellion, armed with Lee Peter Sharrock from Reuters ca- change reserves are still at the ble. The harvest of 1969 had been Enfield and locally manufactured ri- bled on December 23, 1970, the healthy level of about 70 million superb and promised a surplus fles. It was not, I emphasize, a peace- following: “Before the overthrow US dollars but this will certainly be exportable of 400,000 tons of rice.” ful demonstration, but an armed of Prince Norodom Sihanouk, last drawn on in the coming months As for the spurious allegation one and, therefore, the army was March, a record year for rice and and could soon no longer effec- that Sihanouk had taken “exten- charged with putting it down. Some overall export earnings was fore- tively exist as liquid reserves.” sive luggage” upon leaving Phnom rebels were shot and about 200 cast. Cambodia was economically Francois Nivolon from the Penh on January 6, 1970, I think it were arrested, with 300 armed independent, did not have a trade French newspaper Le Figaro is the product of people who wish rebels remaining at large. All those deficit and should have registered wrote on its edition dated May 16, to tarnish the late King’s image. arrested were liberated by Si- a record in earnings for the expor- 1980, that: “At the beginning of This allegation is not new. Some- hanouk, who also replaced the local tation of rice and other exportable 1970, Cambodia was prosperous, one even wrote that the gold taken army commander and proclaimed abroad had been used to fund the an amnesty. A civilian-led program construction of residences in Bei- instituted by Sihanouk, largely with jing and Pyongyang, which is false the assistance of the Buddhist cler- because those properties belong gy, encouraged people to return to to those countries. their homes and helped them to re- The so-called “parliamentary build or construct new ones, and vote” of March 18, 1970, was not a provided them with gifts of seeds, democratic exercise as Ms. Vachon food and household items. would like us to believe, but rather a In September 1977, Pol Pot pure and simple coup d’etat. The claimed responsibility for the Sam- National Assembly building was lot rebellion. In any event, it was surrounded by tanks and deputies an armed rebellion completely dif- were threatened that if they did not ferent from the peaceful demon- vote in favor of the motion, their fam- strations that have occurred re- ilies would suffer the consequences. cently in Cambodia because of il- A report from the then-newly legal land-grabbing. opened U.S. Embassy in Phnom As for events in Ratanakkiri, the Penh went as far as raising concern late King ensured that the rights about “the constitutionality of the and sacred land of the hill tribes parliamentary vote.” were protected by law. However, I During the Cold War, many for- was recently informed by two for- eigners did not understand that the eign researchers in the area that great concern of Sihanouk through- “the hill tribes are complaining of out his rule of Cambodia was to land-grabbing of their ancestral keep Cambodia out of the mess in lands given to them by Samdech The Ca mbo d ia d a ily Vietnam and as a neutral country. Euv in the 1960s.” Bernard Krisher, Publisher This, of course, was very difficult Ms. Vachon writes: “With the Deborah Krisher-Steele, Deputy Publisher when you had pressures from both sides. And this was particularly so country ruled by one man who Colin Meyn, Editor-in-Chief would make decisions on a whim, Ben Woods, Executive Editor in the case of the Americans who projects would at times defy logic Jodie DeJonge, Managing Editor could not understand how Siha - and prove costly. For instance, the nouk could place the interests and Chhorn Chansy, News Editor even the survival of Cambodia Takeo-Kampot University located Van Roeun, Senior Editor in the countryside had a Faculty of above what the Americans regard- Oceanography even though it was Barton Biggs, Editor Emeritus; Isobel Souster, Night Editor; Michelle Vachon, Feature Editor; ed as the essential struggle in the located 50 km from the sea, writes Hannah Hawkins, Weekend Editor; Michael Dickison, Aisha Down, Sonia Kohlbacher, world against communism. the late Charles Meyer.” Brendan O'Byrne, Zsombor Peter, Janelle Retka, Saing Soenthrith, Laurence Stevens, I would conclude by saying that Here I would point out that what Matt Surrusco, George Wright, Associate Editors; Buth Kimsay, Kuch Naren, Khuon Narim, the only reason that Ms. Vachon Sek Odom, Aun Pheap, Chhorn Phearun, Ouch Sony, Kang Sothear, Ben Sokhean, Sihanouk had in mind when he and many other foreigners are Hang Sokunthea, Phan Soumy, Khy Sovuthy, Reporters; Siv Channa, Photographer; able to enjoy their lives and work established the Faculty of Ocean - Ben Paviour, Web Editor; Tan Kimtin, Web Assistant; Phuon Chansereivuth, Copy Editor; ography at the Takeo-Kampot in peace in Cambodia today is be- Pol Meanith, Kim Chan, Senior Translators; Som Sarun, Tem Sokhom, cause of the great efforts, which I University was to encourage the Sie Suychhieng, Translators; Nhor Bora, Dorn Darin, Typists; Kevin Doyle, study and development of fish- James Kanter, Robin McDowell, Thomas Beller, Julia Wallace, Contributing Editors personally witnessed in the 1980s eries, an important source of in- and 1990s, made by Sihanouk to come for the area, as well as to Douglas Steele, General Manager bring back to Cambodia not the Chea Borom, Business Manager; Eam Sopheap, Business Associate; monarchy, but rather a function- keep a close watch on the territor- Sok Chamroeurn, Tang Sokchamreoun, Sales Representatives; ial integrity of Cambodia, threat- ing democratic society with all the Chan Vincent, Art Director; Chhun Sinath, Collections Director; Chap Pireak, freedoms the Cambodian people ened by South Vietnamese claims Circulation Manager; Khun Silen, Design Staff; Song Raksa, Business Assistant; to several islands on the Gulf of Som Phay, Chief Technical Director; Scott Harlow, Matthew Rosin, deserve. 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