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By Ben Sokhean News Analysis and Zsombor Peter The Cambodia Daily By Ben Paviour The Cambodia Daily A vice president for the op- position CNRP said the party A little over a week had gone would not abandon its overar- by since recordings were leaked ching slogan for the upcoming of Prime Minister Hun Sen ad- commune elections despite a vising Kem Sokha—then head threat from the ruling CPP to of the Human Rights Party—to sue over what it called an “in- poach members of the rival Sam sulting” message amounting to Rainsy Party (SRP). incitement. The premier was gleeful. At a ceremony marking his “Kem Sokha’s party is the appointment as the CNRP’s party that I helped create,” he new president on Thursday, boasted in June 2011. “It is true Kem Sokha announced what that I helped create it.” he said would be the party’s The leak, with its whiffs of main theme in the campaign prime ministerial meddling, suc- leading up to the June 4 election. cessfully sowed distrust between “Change commune chiefs who the two parties on the eve of a serve the party and replace them potential merger. with commune chiefs who serve Mr. Sokha said the call had the people,” he said. simply concerned his request In a statement sent out late to use Olympic Stadium for a on Monday night, the CPP de- conference. But it took another scribed the message as “inciting, year for him and SRP leader Sam provocative and seriously insult- Emil Kastrup/The Cambodia Daily Rainsy to overcome factional ing” to incumbent commune Srun Keavatey in Phnom Penh last month. Today is International animosity and form the CNRP, councilors across the country and Women’s Day, a celebration of women’s achievements around the world. a party that took Mr. Hun Sen threatened to sue the CNRP by surprise with its strong 2013 “in case there is no correction.” election results. Contacted yesterday, CNRP Undaunted by Obstacles, Women Six years later, Mr. Hun Sen Vice President Mu Sochua said is once again a happy participant Continued on page 6 in a leaked conversation with Across Generations Seek Change Mr. Sokha. “I did talk with Kem Sokha By Sonia Kohlbacher housework. and the plan that made Kem The Cambodia Daily But she defied him, and pur- Sokha become party president sued an education. More than was orchestrated by me,” he said As a young girl, Srun Keavatey a decade later, her life is a long in a speech on Monday. “Will would spend her days working way from her humble upbringing Kem Sokha talking with me in her mother’s grocery store, in Kompong Cham province’s cause a split?” and at night, under the glow of a Prey Chhor district, where her There seems little doubt diesel lamp on the floor of their family still lives. Ms. Keavatey is what outcome Mr. Hun Sen small thatch-roofed home, she now 23 years old, an investment would prefer. But after a yearlong would sit down to basic arithme- manager for an infrastructure deluge of leaks that have rocked tic and alphabet lessons taught aid program where she directs his family and his party as well Dozens Dead After Clashes in by her parents. As a teenager, spending toward clean water as the opposition—including a Burma Near Chinese Border her father demanded that she projects in rural villages much batch of apparent text messages Page 16 give up her studies to focus on Continued on page 8 Continued on page 2

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sharing power with Funcinpec Facebook users of promising Ms. researcher on the internet Leaks... and had an interest in encour- Sovantha $1 million toward the and human rights for Human Continued from page 1 aging disunity among his rivals. same end after an anonymous Rights Watch, said it was “quite “Sirivudh was set up by leak of a conversation on the easy” for governments to either from 20 top officials forwarded Funcinpec,” one unnamed gov- messaging app Line surfaced. work with telecoms operators or by Mr. Rainsy to media outlets ernment source told reporters The trickle of private chatter purchase equipment from the last week—will the strategy on December 7 that year. “Hun became a deluge in the early private sector to intercept calls sow the kinds of scandals for Sen then used the situation in a months of this year, as govern- and text messages. which its sponsors seem to be very Machiavellian way.” ment mouthpiece Fresh News “It is just a small step from hoping? And with the tools of But even if this week’s leaks publicized successive leaks from unchecked and unregulated surveillance becoming ever more have precedents, the relentless a Facebook page called “Sei Ha.” surveillance to deploying in- accessible outside government, pace of the leaks—and their There were photos of what tercepted calls or messages in are saboteurs engaged in a race ability to touch senior CPP appeared to be CNRP lawmaker a politically motivated way,” to the bottom? officials—are new. Eng Chhay Eang indulging a she wrote in an email, citing “When people can’t have The latest round of leaks be- gambling habit he claimed to Russia as an example where the private conversations, everyone gan in late February of last year have kicked, a voice allegedly behavior was more common. loses,” said Sophal Ear, author with audio recordings purporting belonging to his colleague Ho “It isn’t clear how opposition of “Aid Dependence in Cam- to be of Mr. Sokha talking to Vann sweet-talking a mistress party members or other people bodia: How Foreign Assistance an alleged mistress. and even Mr. Rainsy purportedly would get access to some of this Undermines Democracy.” Just as in 2011, the leaks were flirting with a waitress. information,” she added. “But “It’s Orwellian,” he wrote in released by pro-CPP Deum Then, last week, Mr. Rainsy there are ways for private entities an email yesterday. But “like Ampil news. But in this case, forwarded an email to media to purchase increasingly inex- everything else in Cambodia, as in the ones that followed, outlets that he said had been pensive mobile phone intercep- we’ve seen this before.” it was Facebook that enabled sent to him anonymously that tion tools (called IMSI-catchers Mr. Sophal pointed to the their spread. purported to show text messages or stingrays), though they are example of Prince Norodom The ensuing scandal and from Mr. Hun Sen’s family, top still not cheap unless you have Sirivudh, whom, as Funcinpec “bribery”-related government officials in the ruling party and technical expertise.” party’s secretary-general in 1995, investigation eventually netted their associates. How will the fallout affect was allegedly recorded making Mr. Sokha, his alleged mistress Paul Chambers, a profes- the fragile opposition? One an- a threat against Mr. Hun Sen. and five current and former sor of international relations swer might come from CNRP “I will kill Hun Sen,” he employees of the rights NGO at Chiang Mai University in spokesman Yim Sovann. reportedly says, in a recording Adhoc. Thailand, said Mr. Rainsy and Mr. Sovann declined to com- played to diplomats. “I always A fresh round of leaks kicked Mr. Hun Sen were both playing ment on the leaks yesterday, do as I say.” off in November, when a You- with fire by trying to capitalize but praised Mr. Sokha’s “very Sources at the time said it Tube user posted a video scroll- on the leaks. good” handling of Mr. Hun Sen was a Funcinpec member— ing through a Facebook chat “The revelations can easi- on Sunday, dismissing claims of possibly a rival—who sent the between Mr. Hun Sen’s son ly show new negative aspects collusion as baseless. recording to the government, Hun Manith, a major general about Hun Sen—if the veracity In 2011, though, as a SRP where it eventually landed in in the army and director of the of the leaks is not itself called spokesman, Mr. Sovann was not the hands of Mr. Hun Sen. Defense Ministry’s military in- into question,” he wrote in an so forgiving of his current party The prime minister ordered telligence unit, and Thy Sovan- email yesterday, adding that Mr. president after a similar call. tanks to surround Prince Sirivu- tha, a social media provocateur. Rainsy, too, risked “damaging “It is clear to us they receive dh’s house in November of that The chats, the authenticity of his reputation in his party.” advice from the top leader of year, eventually jailing the prince which were confirmed by a CPP “The premier has the least the CPP,” he said in June. and brokering his exile to France spokesman, show Major Gen- to lose since his goal is simply “They talk about money, in spite of the prince’s denials eral Manith encouraging Ms. to enhance doubt about Rainsy they talk about how to disrupt of wrongdoing. Sovantha to stir up protests within the CNRP and increase the SRP.” Analysts at the time said the against Mr. Sokha. opposition party divisions,” he “Funcinpec and HRP weren’t case was a clear strategic win Days later, the prime min- said. created by the CPP, but they for Mr. Hun Sen, who was then ister himself was accused by Cynthia Wong, a senior serve the CPP,” he added. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily National 3 City Hall Bans Garment Workers From Marking Women’s Day

By Hannah Hawkins to publicly celebrate the day, for protesting. The notorious- “The Women’s Affairs Minis- and Buth Kimsay which began as International ly violent Daun Penh district try doesn’t do anything,” she said. The Cambodia Daily Working Women’s Day in 1909 security guards were absent as She urged other women to in honor of a garment workers’ supporters listened to speeches stay strong. Fighting for “women’s Phnom Penh City Hall has strike in New York. and joined sing-alongs inside a rights is not just one day—it is rejected a request for an Interna- The theme for this year, ac- marquee draped in banners de- every day until you die,” she said. tional Women’s Day celebration cording to international organiz- picting Tep Vanny, the country’s Phoung Sopheap, 43, anoth- for the country’s majority-female ers, is “Be Bold For Change.” most prominent land activist. er Boeng Kak resident who has garment factory workers at Wat Yesterday, prominent land Ms. Vanny was sentenced to been jailed for protesting, had Phnom today, though Prime rights activists began the cele- 30 months in prison last month some tangible advice for the gov- Minister Hun Sen is set to mark brations early by defying a ban for her role in a protest that ernment in improving conditions the occasion with a speech. from City Hall and gathering on turned violent in 2013. for women: employ them. In line with a near-blanket a public plot of land in the evic- Ms. Sophea, 38, said she “I want more women voices ban on public rallies amid ongo- tion-hit Boeng Kak neighborhood. wanted to send a message to the in the government,” she said, ing political tensions, authorities About 80 people showed up to government to stop the violent adding that it was also an imper- denied a request by the Cambo- the morning ceremony, which fo- persecution and imprisonment ative to improve the accessibility dian Labor Confederation for a cused on the government’s treat- of land activists, who are almost of quality education. public women’s day event, the ment of land and human rights always women. Municipal spokesman Met union’s president, Ath Thorn, activists. Despite the rejection of She said recent beatings and Measpheakdey said authorities said yesterday. the community’s formal request arrests of protesters had stopped did not bother breaking up the “I don’t want to face a to hold the event in a public space, her daughters, who are 18 and 21, event because “there was noth- problem with authorities, so authorities stayed away. from following in her footsteps. ing happening.” I decided to rent a place for Hidden away from main “They used to protest when However, the women may celebrating,” he said. arteries of traffic, the peace- I was in prison, but they are be punished for their defiance, With female garment factory ful affair was out of step with scared now—they don’t want to he said. workers—a cornerstone of the gatherings normally held by the be like me anymore,” she said. “Now, we are waiting to hear country’s growing economy— group, headed yesterday by Song Ms. Sreyleap, 31, said women from our upper level,” he said. consigned to a private event, Sreyleap and Pov Sophea, who rarely received support from the “If there is any order from the it will be left to Mr. Hun Sen have both previously been jailed relevant powers. leader, we will take measures.” 4 National The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 All Tonle Sap Fishing Boats to Be Registered, Minister Says

By Van Roeun gear on the Tonle Sap Lake.” The draft is expected to be pong Chhnang and Kompong The Cambodia Daily The directive will require all finalized next week and then Thom provinces last month. fishing and transport boats on brought before an interministe- Minh Bunly, the Tonle Sap Officials are drafting a di- the Tonle Sap to register with rial meeting, Mr. Sakhon said. program coordinator for Fisheries rective that would require all the Public Works and Transport Prime Minister Hun Sen au- Action Coalition Team, a coalition fishing boats in provinces sur- Ministry. Number plates will thorized Mr. Sakhon in Decem- of environmental NGOs, hailed rounding the Tonle Sap Lake to also have to be affixed to vessels, ber to mobilize authorities to the draft directive, but cautioned be registered, an attempt to curb and the names of their owners patrol Cambodia’s largest lake. that if no clear monitoring was illegal fishing on the sprawling recorded, Mr. Sakhon said. He gave the task force ac- put in place it would fail. lake as part of a crackdown that It will also designate which cess to helicopters, and Interior Um Meng, a fisherman in started last year. areas of the lake will allow the Minister Sar Kheng later warned Kompong Thom province’s Kom- “All fishermen have to get use of fishing gear and which that governors of the provinc- pong Svay district, said yesterday their boats registered,” Agri- will be off-limits, seeking to en- es surrounding the Tonle Sap that registration meant nothing if culture Minister Veng Sakhon sure fish can migrate freely, Mr. would lose their jobs if they did law enforcement remained weak. said yesterday. Sakhon said, adding that sen- not stop illegal fishing. “The important thing is law “This is a measure to curb sitive areas like the lake’s bot- The task force destroyed enforcement. Any fishermen who anarchic fishing and track down tleneck in Kompong Chhnang more than 100 km of nets and use illegal fishing gear must be the fishing boats using illegal province should be off-limits. other equipment seized in Kom- punished,” he said. After Four Years, Study of Potential Mekong Dam Nearly Finished

By Zsombor Peter March 31 or soon after. man Victor Jona said the minis- Lower Sesan 2 dam in Stung The Cambodia Daily Mr. Thomas said NHI has try would wait to sign the mem- Treng province, which Royal considered 11 to 12 alternatives orandum until NHI finished its Group and China’s Hydrolan- The U.S. group studying for the Sambor, but only three own study. cang International Energy are the potential of what would or four would be reviewed in Mr. Jona did not reply to a currently building. Many of the be Cambodia’s first hydropower detail in the final report. request for comment yesterday. families have complained of inad- dam on the main stream of the “These assessments are An environmental assess- equate compensation. In March Mekong River says its analysis conceptual or pre-feasibility ment commissioned by the last year, remaining families re- could be finished by the end of level but with quite substantial Mekong River Commission in jected compensation packages the month, clearing the way for detail. This report is on siting, 2010 concluded that the cumu- of 5 hectares of farmland, 1,000 more detailed studies backed design and operations tradeoffs lative impact of the numerous square meters of residential land by business mogul Kith Meng. between power generation and dams planned or underway along and $6,000, according to Sesan The Mines and Energy fishery impacts/sediment-nutri- the Mekong in Cambodia and district’s Srekor commune chief Ministry hired the San Fran- ent flows/social impacts,” he said beyond, including the Sambor, Siek Mekong. cisco-based Natural Heritage by email. would be severe. The same study One study predicted that the Institute (NHI) in 2013 to study “Any proponent of an actual predicted the Sambor could dis- dam, which sits at the conflu- a series of possible designs for project would need to conduct place as many as 20,000 people. ence of two Mekong tributaries, the proposed Sambor dam in more detailed feasibility and Hundreds of families have could cause a 9.3 percent drop Kratie province, which would environmental impact studies already been displaced by the in fish stocks across the basin. also be Cambodia’s largest dam to qualify for consideration of by far, with a capacity of up to a concession agreement” from 2,600 megawatts. the government, he added. National Brief The government is consider- The Cambodia Daily report- ing building more than a dozen ed last month that Mr. Meng, Services new dams across the country in chairman of the sprawling Royal Massage Parlor Owners, Female Workers Grilled a bid to bring down some of the Group and believed to be one of Two massage parlor owners and eight female employees have highest energy prices in the re- the wealthiest men in Cambo- been taken in for questioning about offering sex services, au- gion, considered a major brake on dia, was backing the Sambor and thorities said. Anti-human trafficking police raided Srey Lin 68 foreign investment in Cambodia. two other proposed hydropower massage parlor in Pur Senchey district’s Choam Chao commune on But environmental groups warn dams: the 900-MW Stung Treng Monday evening, said Chan Bunthoeun, deputy commune police that the dams, and the Sambor and 190-MW Lower Sekong, chief. Parlor owner Chreng Kimseng, 31, his wife Van Kimlin, 26, especially, could devastate critical both in Stung Treng province. and eight female workers, aged between 17 and 28, were sent fish stocks, while local commu- A letter from the Council to the Interior Ministry’s department of anti-human trafficking nities fear forced evictions. of Ministers dated October 31 and juvenile protection for questioning, Mr. Bunthoeun said. This week, NHI CEO Grego- gives the Mines and Energy It is not known if they have been charged. The case was made ry Thomas said the group’s study Ministry permission to sign a with only used and unused condoms found on the premises as of a “no dam” option, for which memorandum of understanding evidence, Mr. Bunthoeun said, an apparent violation of Prakas it was also contracted, would be with Royal Group to carry out 66, a 2013 proclamation that prohibits police from using condoms done by the end of the year. But studies of all three dams before as evidence of commercial sexual transactions because it could he said its analysis of pushing the government decides whether discourage safe sex. A motorbike and 1.5 million riel, or about ahead with the dam should be to approve investment. $375, were also confiscated, according to the National Police in the government’s hands by Last month, ministry spokes- website. (Phan Soumy) Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily National 5 Most Borei Keila Families Get Compensation; 15 Still Defiant

By Aun Pheap if they do not come to negotiate The Cambodia Daily with us,” he said. Resident Ngao Nary said Two months after 15 families she did not accept the offer from Phnom Penh’s eviction-hit because her family had been Borei Keila community were promised an apartment in one told to vacate a private building of the new buildings, which ran they had been occupying next out of room before the project door, City Hall again gave the was complete. families until the end of the “I have enough documents month to accept a solution. to prove that I owned a room Ninety percent of 154 fam- in the Borei Keila building,” ilies who were violently evict- she said. ed from the neighborhood in Suy Sophan, the owner 2012 to make way for a private of Phanimex Development, development have now accept- Deputy Phnom Penh governor Mean Chanyada speaks at a news the company which bought ed compensation, deputy city conference in Phnom Penh yesterday, in a photograph supplied by City the Borei Keila development, governor Mean Chanyada said Hall. said that the number of fam- yesterday during a news confer- ilies claiming to have lived in ence. They are part of a larg- As for the rest, 46 families signed contracts with our work- the old buildings had doubled er group of people who were accepted $5,000; 21 families ing group that they will stop since construction on the new evicted by developers starting that had no proof of ownership protesting,” Mr. Chanyada said. buildings started. in 2003 and mostly rehoused. of their original plot accept- The remaining 15 families “The solution for Borei Kei- Mr. Chanyada said 35 fam- ed $3,000; and 34 agreed to that have not accepted compen- la residents took a long time ilies received apartments in $2,000 plus a 20-square-meter sation risk getting nothing, he not because of the company or the eight buildings that were apartment in Dangkao district said. In January, he had made municipal hall, but because the constructed after the eviction, on the city’s outskirts, he said. the same warning, saying they number of residents increased and three families who didn’t “Those families already had until the end of that month as new people joined the protest receive promised apartments agreed and volunteered to to leave. and demanded compensation,” were instead given $15,000 each. accept the policy, and they “We will not be responsible she said. Two Jailed for Conning Villagers Over Rubber Farm Land Titles

By Sek Odom hectare plot belonging to a The Cambodia Daily private company, Sopheak Nika Investment Group. The Two men were jailed on Mon- land had previously belonged day over illegal occupations on to the state, Mr. Bunna said, but land belonging to a rubber com- was given to the company in pany in Tbong Khmum prov- 2009. ince, while four more suspects “Since they went there, on remained at large, according the 20th of January, we told to provincial court spokesman them two times to remove their Theng Cheang. tents, because it’s a private in- Em Thon, 39, and Such vestment belonging to a rubber Nai, 61, were among six men plantation,” Mr. Bunna said. charging villagers from neighbor- Villagers had so far erected ing provinces 10,000 to 20,000 hundreds of tents spread over riel, or about $2.50 to $5, and some 300 hectares, he said. promising to secure them le- Representatives of Sopheak gal ownership documents for Nika Investment Group could the land, said Tbong Khmum not be reached for comment district governor Keng Bunna. yesterday. Enticed by the brokers, hun- “They should request a land dreds of people had filtered into concession,” Mr. Bunna said, the province from villages in speaking about the displaced vil- Kratie and Kompong Thom lagers. “The government has lots provinces in late January, Mr. of land concessions for villagers Bunna said. if they have enough documents They built tents on a 500 to prove their ownership.” 6 National The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Arresting Dealers Remains a Challenge, Anti-Drug Chief Says

By Ben Sokhean Kim Yan said. village, a notorious hotbed of majority of drug crimes could The Cambodia Daily “While we take strong action, criminal activity, as a recent be stopped, Gen. Kim Yan said. they still dare to traffic drugs,” success. Authorities demolished “If we succeed to crack down From private establishments he told an audience of senior about 100 drug dens there. on those places, I believe almost that permit drug use to police of- officials, university students and If police took action at oth- 70 percent of drug offenses will ficers involved in the drug trade media industry representatives er private establishments, the be reduced.” tipping off dealers, landing major at the Interior Ministry’s head- traffickers is proving harder than quarters in Phnom Penh. ever, the nation’s top anti-drug The government launched a National Brief czar said yesterday. multipronged anti-drug crack- At the start of the third down on January 1, aiming to month of a six-month anti-drug arrest drug dealers and expand PM Defends Alcohol Culture at Brewery Event campaign, the government rehabilitation services. As of Sun- Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday defended the nation’s drink- continues to face challenges day, more than 5,000 people had ing culture, arguing that consuming alcohol was not unique to the in catching major players, or been arrested for drug-related current generation or the country, while also advising citizens not “the big fish,” as Ke Kim Yan, crimes so far this year, according to drink and drive. “Some mocked me by saying it’s a drinking chairman of the National Au- to National Police figures. society. But Germany, Italy and France are also drinking societies thority for Combating Drugs, But Gen. Kim Yan said arrests because they export a lot of alcohol,” Mr. Hun Sen said at the called them last month. alone would not effectively re- opening of Cambodia Brewery’s $100 million factory expansion in Yesterday, General Kim Yan, duce drug crime. Anti-drug ed- Phnom Penh’s Chbar Ampov district. The brewer, which produces the former commander-in-chief ucation and public awareness, Tiger, ABC, Anchor and Crown beers, would add Heineken to its of the military, said police were the focus of the meeting, was brands following the expansion, he said. “Previously, they criticized struggling to net big-time traf- necessary, he said. us that all [alcohol] was imported. Now, when we can produce in fickers as they received help Another priority is to clamp Cambodia, they still criticize that we have produced a lot,” Mr. from crooked officers. down on drug hot spots, such Hun Sen said. Still, he warned drinkers to be mindful of their “When we have a meeting as karaoke parlors, night clubs, alcohol consumption in order to avoid traffic accidents. Among to set the date to crack down” and rental houses and rooms, those at fault for speeding-related road crashes in the country, 13 on drug crimes, the dealers and Gen. Kim Yan said. percent were driving under the influence of alcohol, according to corrupt police elude arrest, Gen. He cited Trapaing Chhouk the National Road Safety Committee’s 2013 report. (Kuch Naren)

would use the Law on Com- however, when it won nearly the judicial system were corrupt. Slogan... mune Administrative Manage- half the votes, the CNRP is Local rights group Licadho Continued from page 1 ment, which lays out the duties expecting to do much better currently counts 27 political of commune officials. It does not on June 4. prisoners in the country. the party had no intention of prohibit general comments sug- Prominent human rights On an official visit to Cambo- changing the message. gesting that commune officials lawyer Sok Sam Oeun said dia last year, Tom Malinowski, “No, we don’t plan to are not fulfilling those duties. yesterday that he could think the U.S.’s then-assistant sec- change,” said Ms. Sochua, who The CNRP’s slogan “violates of no legitimate legal grounds retary of state for democracy, also serves as the party’s director the content of the law,” Mr. Eysan on which to sue the CNRP over human rights and labor, said the of public affairs. said. “It’s like discrimination its slogan. right to criticize those in power She referred additional ques- against the commune chiefs, “I cannot find any legal pro- was fundamental to democracy. tions to CNRP lawmaker Son who are mostly CPP. So your vision for this,” he said. “Defense of human rights is Chhay, who could not be reached. evaluation is against the law, Mr. Sam Oeun said commune sometimes contentious and con- On his Facebook page, CNRP and it’s an act we cannot accept.” officials by law have to be mem- troversial work. It often involves Vice President Eng Chhay Eang The spokesman declined to bers of a political party and that criticism of the powers that be. also struck a defiant note. specify how much time his party the commune administration law But it is absolutely necessary to “I think this slogan just push- would give the CNRP to change might apply only if the CNRP the health and stability of any es and encourages commune its slogan. “Not very long,” he meant that officials should not democracy,” he said at a news chiefs who get support from said. be party members. conference. the people during the election The CPP dominated the “If they meant that officials Mr. Malinowski said recent to serve the people and not to commune elections in 2012, do not care about the people, court cases had made it clear serve the party,” he wrote. “This winning 8,292 of the 11,459 then it would be different,” he that the judicial system was be- slogan, they can ban the CNRP council seats up for grabs and said, and not a breach of the law. ing used to target the opposition. from using it, but they cannot securing a commanding 1,592 of Cambodia’s courts are widely “It is pretty plain that over ban the people from using it the 1,633 commune chief spots. believed to be among the most the last several weeks and because this slogan was created The Sam Rainsy Party and corrupt and politicized institu- months in Cambodia, the vast by the people.” Human Rights Party, which tions in the country, however. majority of these legal actions In its statement, the CPP merged later that year to form According to a recent report have been taken against one threatened to sue the opposition the CNRP, won a combined by Transparency International side—against people who are party using “existing law” but 2,955 council seats in 2012 and based on about 1,000 interviews, seen as critical of the govern- did not mention which one. only 40 commune chief spots. nearly 60 percent of those sur- ment,” he said. “And I think that Contacted yesterday, CPP Buoyed by its strong showing veyed said they believed that gives rise to legitimate questions spokesman Sok Eysan said it in the 2013 national elections, “most or all” of those working in of politicization of the process.” The CAMBODIA DAILY Wednesday, March 8, 2017 7 8 National The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Women... Continued from page 1 the same as the one where she was raised. “I was committed to study- ing hard to get a high position so I could influence and make change in society, and also for my family, so they can have a better life,” she said, sipping on a smoothie at a Brown cafe in Phnom Penh last month. Ms. Keavatey symbolizes a new wave of Cambodian women, striving for success and indepen- dence in the rapidly changing landscape of a fast-developing country, where gender roles are being redefined largely by an evolving economy. Many of the girls Ms. Keav- atey grew up with did not have Hannah Hawkins/The Cambodia Daily dreams much beyond the tradi- Women’s leadership and empowerment advocate Noy Chhorvin is interviewed in Phnom Penh last month. tional roles of being a wife and mother, as set out in “Chbab ties,” she said. a pro-women initiative launched Their conversations are by Srey,” or “Rules for Girls,” the “I think some parents still by Gender and Development turns upsetting, defiant and traditional Khmer moral code have the view, though some have for Cambodia in 2014. funny. that outlines appropriate con- changed their belief, that women About a dozen women—a Thida Khus, director of wom- duct for Cambodian women. need to get married and have mix of garment factory labor- en’s leadership group Silaka, be- The code of conduct was in- children, and so they cannot ers, maids, victims of land grabs lieves women today are more cluded in the national school do great things. We face lots and entertainment workers, aware of their rights and less curriculum until 2007, when the of obstacles.” aged between 25 and 40 and afraid to demand and strive for Women’s Affairs Ministry re- For some women, feminism living on the outskirts of Phnom a better life than their mothers. quested its removal. A shortened means having self-confidence, Penh—meet bimonthly at the “First of all, economically, version of some of the rules, in- equal access to education, organization’s head office in Tuol they can survive, support them- cluding “Happiness in the family economic independence and Kok district, where they voice selves. Secondly, they have more comes from a woman,” is still a steady job. For others, it can their concerns and discuss ev- knowledge about who they are taught in Grades 7 to 9. mean being able to make auton- erything from victim blaming and what they want,” she said. “There are not a lot of women omous decisions about family on social media to sex. “They have the courage to in my village who got to study planning, or, like former enter- Sitting cross-legged among ask ‘What is important to me, in Phnom Penh, pursue a high tainment worker Sim Sodaline, the group, Ms. Sodaline broke my happiness?’ and what that education and get jobs, because being treated equally within her down as she spoke of being dis- happiness means, so these wom- they ended up getting married community. criminated against by villagers en can define those things by and having children,” Ms. Kea- Ms. Sodaline, 25, said she who had begun to bully her themselves, and they can walk vatey said. learned how to exercise her family the moment her father out, and they can sustain this “Sometimes I see that their rights from other women she walked out. decision.” parents block their opportuni- met through the Gender Cafe, Her story of hardship and “They can also educate their determination to transcend families and people around expectations is familiar to a them,” she added. generation of young women Ms. Khus said the change striving to secure their place in in attitudes between the gen- a society that frequently throws erations of women was largely up obstacles. driven by necessity. Before her recent exit from Cambodia’s development a KTV parlor, Ms. Sodaline and rapidly evolving economy had mentored younger wom- have forced families to redefine en and taught them to call out gender roles by sending more clients who disrespected their women into the workforce rather boundaries. than relying on a single income. She has also become a Gen- A majority of factory workers, der Cafe facilitator in her own particularly in the garment sec- commune, coordinating meet- tor—a lynchpin of the country’s ings that often become a safe economy—are women, while Emil Kastrup/The Cambodia Daily space for women to share stories overseas work has also opened Srun Keavatey in Phnom Penh last month similar to her own. Continued on opposite page Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily National 9

age of women as strong, influ- Noy Chhorvin, national co- something needed to be done Women... ential and speaking on behalf ordinator for the women’s lead- to find justice and break the Continued from previous page of women,” she said. ership NGO Cambodia Young silence around that.” Hope lies in the hands of Women Empowerment Network, Ms. Chhorvin said she found up opportunities. young women who are discov- said cultural beliefs still frequent- purpose in empowering wom- “More women are working ering their sense of value and ly undervalued women. en by teaching young people of a professional job, more wom- making their voices heard. They “When I go to my hometown, both genders the importance of en are speaking and behaving are the product of a movement old people ask me ‘Where do independence and confidence professionally and are able to started decades ago by women you work?’ and when I tell them for young women, to help them analyze situations,” Ms. Khus who believed that equality and I work for women’s rights and break through Cambodia’s en- said. As a result, “society starts opportunity were their rights. promoting gender equality in trenched patriarchal structure. to give more credit to women, There is a lot of work left Cambodia, they don’t speak “In the future, they will be- that she can do things that other to do, however, said those at anymore, but they say ‘When come mothers, they will become people do.” the forefront of efforts to im- are you getting married?’” fathers, so when they understand Ms. Khus is part of an organi- prove recognition and practice “They say that because I the concept they will show oth- zation that works in more than of women’s rights. have a high education, no man ers as well,” she said. 100 communes training female Ros Sopheap, 55, has been will be interested in me because For Ms. Keavatey, her path candidates to run for office as central to Cambodia’s women’s I have a strong capacity and con- from Kompong Cham to Phnom part of wider efforts to improve rights movement for years. In fidence,” she said. Penh has opened up a sense of women’s representation across 1995, she worked on a domestic Ms. Chhorvin said she dis- possibility for her two younger all levels of government. violence research project, the covered a passion for women’s sisters. The government, she said, first study of its kind in the rights after a tough start in life. One is studying for two continues to cling to cultural country, and it inspired her to Her parents died within a degrees—at the University of beliefs that value a woman’s become more deeply involved. year of each other from illnesses Economics and Finance and the modesty. Although societal attitudes when she was a teenager, and Institute of Foreign Languages “The government still has a toward women have changed her older sisters had to get work at the Royal University of Phnom lot of baggage: baggage of cul- over time, she believes many in a garment factory to support Penh campus—while the other ture, tradition and the structure women have yet to take own- their other siblings. is in Grade 8 at high school. that they’re in, because it is con- ership of their own lives. “I felt a little afraid and “The older one is staying trolled by men,” Ms. Khus said. “Independent decision-mak- hopeless about my life after my with me and under my guid- “Some of them will say it is ing is really important. But you parents passed away because ance,” Ms. Keavatey said. “I unpatriotic if you are against have to be responsible for your there was no one to support my usually encourage her to be tradition...so we have to unpack choice,” she said. education, and all of my relatives, independent and look for oppor- what tradition means.” “I want Cambodian women they encouraged me to learn tunities to improve herself and Women hold just 20 percent to be able to analyze issues and vocational skills like tailoring be ready for her future career.” of seats in Cambodia’s national make a choice, not following oth- or going to work in a garment Ms. Keavatey said her mes- parliament, according to data ers, not bowing to pressure from factory,” she said. sage to other women was sim- gathered by the U.N. in 2015. others. Right now, we still have “But I started to learn more ple: “Women need to believe Senior CNRP lawmaker Mu a lot of women who are following about problems women face, like in themselves, and they need Sochua has broken through a their parents, sisters, siblings.” domestic violence, and I realized to fight for their rights.” barrier, named recently as one of three vice presidents for her party. But she said women were still disadvantaged in the po- litical arena. “Society is not yet ready for competent women in politics,” Ms. Sochua said. “When women are up for a higher position or opportunity, they are strictly questioned for their education, experience and lack of qualifications.” “My experience is different as I have passed that stage. but my political activism has been judged severely,” she said. Women politicians were also disadvantaged by disproportion- ate domestic responsibilities, further limiting their engage- ment, she added, while women at the top are given little oppor- tunity to become role models for young women, stifled by a Hannah Hawkins/The Cambodia Daily lack of public visibility. Ros Sopheap addresses a Burmese delegation about efforts to improve women’s rights in Cambodia at her “This does not help the im- office in Phnom Penh last month. 10 Business The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017

“More companies in Nordic countries see Cambodia as a potential country to invest [in].” Business —Nordic Chamber of Commerce co-founder Kjeld Olsen

Nordic Nations Eye Investment In Cambodia

By Hang Sokunthea The Cambodia Daily Companies from Europe’s frigid north are taking steps toward moving into the fish and environmental industries in Cambodia’s warmer climes. The Nordic Chamber of Commerce in Cambodia (Nord- Cham) met for the first time last week to prepare for its official launch in the middle of this year. The initial meeting in Phnom Penh last Wednesday drew about 50 representatives from local Reuters businesses and NGOs. General Motor’s logo is seen on a sign in Warren, Michigan. Few businesses from the five Nordic countries—Den- mark, Finland, Iceland, Nor- Trump’s Attacks on Business Boost PR Firms way and Sweden—have set up shop in Cambodia, with just a By Alexandra Bruell -focused PR and advocacy roles would move U.S. jobs or opera- smattering of small- and medi- The Wall Street Journal and is now a partner at crisis tions outside the country. Trump um-sized enterprises, mostly in communications firm KGlobal. campaigned heavily on promises the hotel, information technol- From product recalls to un- Clients typically ask for advice to put Americans back to work, ogy and restaurant sector, said wieldy CEOs, public relations on how to be prepared to handle and since his election, he has Kjeld Olsen, an entrepreneur experts have seen it all. At least, plausible scenarios like a plant been vocal about efforts to work from Denmark and one of the they thought they had. fire, huge product recall or mal- with individual companies to founders of NordCham. Then the U.S. elected a feasance by a board member, he retain jobs and create new ones. Danish transportation and president who tweets what- said. Executives have also been logistics company Maersk has a ever is on his mind: bashing “This is the first time clients put in the tedious position of presence in Cambodia already auto-makers like General Mo- reached out asking, ‘What do figuring out how to react to and is a member of the Euro- tors for manufacturing cars in we do if the president attacks polarizing policy changes like pean Chamber of Commerce Mexico, declaring companies us?’ This is now a category,” immigration. (EuroCham), Mr. Olsen added. like The New York Times to Grabowski said. Corporations have put out NordCham will operate in- be “failing,” criticizing Nord- “Attack by the President” is carefully worded responses dependently, but closely with strom for dropping his daughter’s now among the scenarios that the and, in some cases, made ac- EuroCham, he said. fashion label, and complaining firm jots down on a whiteboard tual changes to their business Nordic companies have ex- about the cost of Boeing’s 747 during routine crisis and issues plans—sometimes even allowing pressed interest in Cambodia’s Air Force One. management exercises for clients. Trump to claim credit for influ- fish farming and clean water and As U.S. President Donald The purpose is to discover what’s encing those decisions. oil production industries. Trump calls out specific cor- most likely to happen, how likely Behind the scenes, most of According to Mr. Olsen, the porations, not only is he fueling it is to happen and then how to these interactions are careful- Swedish ambassador to Cam- an unprecedented amount of react, Grabowski said. His firm ly managed by PR experts. As bodia is considering hosting a anxiety among executives, he has had discussions with at least more of these fast-moving sce- trade mission between Sweden is also creating an influx of busi- three clients about developing narios play out in public and and Cambodia later this year. ness for public relations agencies. a “Trump strategy.” executives fear a 140-character “More companies in Nordic “This is the first situation In Trump’s first six weeks tweet will send their stock price countries see Cambodia as a po- like this we’ve ever seen,” said in office, companies have been tumbling, more companies are tential country to invest [in],” Gene Grabowski, who has spent confronted with how to respond paying up to be prepared for Mr. Olsen said. over two decades in Washington to his public outrage that they the worst. រាល់ដំណឹងទាំងអស់គ្មែនការភ័យខ្លែច ឬ លម្អៀង

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បោះ​​​បង់​​​ពាកេយស្លេក​​​ដ៏​​​មាន​​​ឥទ䮒ិពល​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​

សមេេប់​​​ករ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នេត​​​ឃុំ​​​សង្កេត់​​​ដេល​​​នឹង​​​

មក​​​ដល់​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពេល​​​ដ៏​​​ខ䮛ី​​​ខាង​​​មុខ​​​ឡើយ​ថ䮜ី​​​បើ​​​

គណបកេស​​​បេជជន​​​កម្ពុជ​​​គំរាម​​​ប䮏ឹង​​​ទាក់ទិន​​​​

អ䮜ីដេលខ䮛ួន​​​ចាត់​​​ទុក​​​ថាជ​​​សរ​​​​"ញុះញង់​​​"​​​​ដេល​​​​​​ Hannah Hawkins / The Cambodia Daily

ស្មើ​​​នឹង​​​ករ​​​​​​​​​ញុះញង់​ក䮏ី។ សកម្មជន​​​នាំគ្នា​​​ធ្វើកាយវិការ​​​លើក​​​ដា​​​នៅ​​​លើ​​​ឆក​​​អំឡុង​​​ពិធី​​​មួយ​​​កាល​​​ពីមាសិលមិញ​ដើមាបី​​​បាារព䮒​​​ទិវា​​​សិទ䮒ិនារីអន្តរជាតិ​​​នៅ​​​ នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​ពិធី​​​បេកស​តេង​​​តាំង​​​​លោក​​​ជ​​​ ក䮓ុង​​​តំបន់​​​បឹង​​​កក់​​​​រាជធានីភ䮓ំពាញ។

បេធាន​​​ថ្មី​​​នេ​​​គណបកេស​​​សង្គេេះ​​​ជតិ​​​​​​កល​​​ពី​​​ សាលា​​​រាជធានី​​​ហាម​​​មិន​​​ឲ្យ​​​ប្្រព្ធ​​​ទិវា​​​សិទ្ធិនារី​​​សម្្ប់​​​កម្មការិនី​​​កាត់​​​ដ្រ​​​ ថ䮄េ​​​ពេហសេបតិ៍​​​​លោក​កឹម​សុខា​បាន​​​បេកស​​​ HANNAH HAWKINS អ䮜ី​​​ដេល​​​លោក​​លើក​ឡើង​​​​ថា​​នឹង​​​ក្លេយ​​​​​​ជ​​​ និង ប៊ុត គឹមសាយ ជួបជុំ​​​ជ​​​សធារណៈ​​​​សេប​​​​​​ពេល​​​ភាព​​​តាន​​​តឹង​​​ ខ្មបូឌា​ដ្លី បេធាន​​​​​​បទ​​​ដ៏​​​សំខាន់​​​របស់​​​គណបកេស​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ ផ䮓េក​​​នយោបាយ​​​កំពុង​​​​​​តេ​​​បន䮏​​​​​​នោះ​​​​ អាជ្ញេធរ​​​

យុទ䮒នករ​​​ឃោស​​ន​​​​ឆ្ពេះ​​​ទៅ​ករ​​​បោះ​​​ឆ្នេត​​​​​​​​​ សលា​​​រាជធានីភ䮓ំពេញ​​​បានចេេន​​​ចោល​​​ បាន​​​ចេេន​​​ចោល​​​សំណើ​​​សុំ​​​បេេរព䮒​​​ទិវា​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​នរី​​​

ដេល​​​នឹង​​​បេពេឹត䮏​​​ទៅ​​​​នៅ​​​ថ䮄េ​​​ទី​​​៤​​​ខេ​​​មិថុន​​​។​​​ សំណើ​​​សុំ​​​បេេរព䮒​​​ទិវា​​​សិទ䮒ិនរីអន䮏រជតិ​​​សមេេប់​​​​​​ ជសធារណៈ​​​របស់​​​សម្ព័ន䮒​​​សហជីព​​​បេជ​​​

លោក​​​ថ䮛េង​ថា​"ដូរ​​​មេឃុំ​​​បមេើ​​​បកេស​​​​ដាក់​​​មេឃុំ​​​ កម្មករិនី​​​កត់​​​ដេរ​​​ភាគចេើន​​​នៅក䮓ុង​បេទេស​ ធិបតេយេយ​​​កម្មករ​​​កត់​​​ដេរ​​​កម្ពុជ​​​​​​​នេះ​​​បើ​​​

បមេើ​​​រាស䮏េ​​​"​​​។ នៅ​​​ឯវត䮏​​​ភ䮓ំ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ថ䮄េ​​​នេះ​​​​ទោះ​​​ជយ៉េង​​​ណ​​​លោក​​​​​​​​​ យោង​​​តាមករឲេយដឹង​កលពីមេសិលមិញពី​​​​​

នៅ​ក䮓ុង​​​សេចក䮏ី​​​ថ䮛េង​​​ករណ៍​​​​មួយ​​​ផ្ញើ​​​ចេញ​​​ នយក​​​រដ្ឋ​​​មន䮏េី​ហ៊ុន​​​​សេន​គេេង​នឹង​បេេរព䮒​​​ លោក​ អាត់​​​​ធន់​ ដេល​​​ជ​​​បេធាន​​​សហជីព​​​

កល​​​ពី​​​យប់​​​ថ䮄េ​​​ច័ន䮑​ គណបកេស​​​បេជ​​ជន​កម្ពុជ​​​​​​ ទិវា​​​នេះ​​​​​​ដោយ​​​មាន​​​ករ​​​ថ䮛េង​​​សុន䮑រកថា​​​ផង​​​ដេរ​​​។ នេះ​​​។

ចាត់​​​ទុក​សរ​​​នេះ​​​ថា​"មាន​​​ចរិត​​​ញុះញង់​បង្ក​​​ ​​​ដោយ​​​សេដៀង​​​ទៅ​​​នឹង​​​បមេេម​​​លើ​​​ករ​​​ លោក​​​បាន​​​មាន​​​បេសសន៍​​​ថា​"ខ្ញុំ​​​មិន​​​ចង់​​​

ហេតុ​​​​និង​​​បេមាថ​​​មើល​​​ងយ​​​យ៉េង​​​ធ䮄ន់​​​ធ䮄រ​​​ តទៅទំព័របន្ទាប់

"​ចំពោះ​​​កេុម​​​បេឹកេសា​​​ឃុំ​​​សង្កេត់​​​ដេល​​​កំពុង​​​កន់​​​ ទូកន្សាទ​និង​​​ទូក​​​ដឹក​​​ជញ្ជូន​​​នៅលើ​​​បឹង​​​ទន្ល្សាប​​​​​តម្ូវ​​​ឲ្យ​​​ចុះ​​​បញ្ជី តំណេង​​​នៅ​ទូទាំង​​​បេទេស​​​​ហើយ​​​បាន​​​គំរាម​​​

ប䮏ឹង​​​គណបកេស​​​សង្គេេះ​​​ជតិ​​​​"ក䮓ុងករណី​​​ដេល​​​ វណ្ណ រើន ចាប់​​​ផ䮏ើម​​​កលពី​​​ចុង​​​ឆ្នេំមុន។ ខ្មបូឌា​ដ្លី ពុំ​​​មាន​​​ករ​​​កេ​​​តមេូវ​​​ទេ​​​នោះ​​​"។ លោក​វេង​សខុន​រដ្ឋមន䮏េី​​​កេសួង​​​កសិកម្ម​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

ពេល​​​ទាក់​​​ទង​​​​​បាន​​​​កល​​​ពី​​​មេសិលមិញ​​​​លោក​​​ កេុម​​​មន䮏េី​​​កំពុង​​​​​​ពេេង​​​សរាចរ​​​ដេល​នឹង​​​ បាន​​​មាន​​​បេសសន៍​​​​​​កលពី​​​មេសិលមិញ​​​ថា​"​​​អ䮓ក​​​

សេី​មូរ​សុខហួរ​​​​អនុបេធាន​​​គណបកេស​​​សង្គេេះ​​​​​​​ តមេូវ​​​ឱេយ​​​ទូកនេសទ​​​ទាំងអស់​​​ក䮓ុង​​​​​​បណ្តេ​​​ខេត䮏​​​ នេសទ​​​ទាំង​​​​​​អស់​​​តេូវ​​​យក​​​ទូក​​​របស់ខ䮛ួន​​​ទៅ​​​ចុះ​​​

ជតិ​​​​​​បាន​​​មាន​​​បេសសន៍​​​ថា​​​​គណ​​​បកេស​​​គ្មេន​​​ នន​​​​​​​​​ដេល​​​នេសទ ​​​នៅ​​​លើ​​​បឹង​​​ទន䮛េ​​​សប​​​​​​ បញ្ជី​​​​​​"។

បំណង​​​កេ​​​បេេ​​​សរ​​​នេះ​​​ឡើយ​​​។​​​លោកសេី​​​​ ធ䮜ើករ​​​ចុះ​​​បញ្ជី​ជ​​​ករ​​​បេឹង​​​បេេង​​​ដើមេបី​​​ទប់​​​ លោក​​​បាន​​​បន䮐េម​​​ថា​"​​​នេះ​​​គឺ​​​ជ​​​វិធានករ​​​

មូរ​​​​សុខហួរ​ដេល​​​មាន​​​មុខ​​​តំណេង​​​មួយ​​​ទៀត​​​ ស្កេត់​​​​​​ករ​​​នេសទ​​​ខុស​​​ចេបាប់​​​នៅ​​​លើ​​​បឹង​​​ដ៏​​​ធំ​​​ ដើមេបី​​​ទប់ស្កេត់​​​​​​ករ​​​នេសទ​​​​​​អនធិបតេយេយ​​​និង​​​

ជ​​​បេធាន​​​កិច䮅​​​ករ​​​សធារណៈ​​​នេ​​​គណបកេស​​​​ ល䮜ឹង​​​ល䮜ើយនេះ​​​​​​​​​បន្ទេប់ពី​​​ករ​​​បង្កេេប​​​ដេល​​​បាន​​​ តាម ​​​ដាន ​​​ទូក​​​នេសទ ​​​ទាំងអ ស់​​​ដេល​​​បេើ​​​ តទៅទំព័រ១៣ តទៅទំព័រ១៤

កាសែតបែចាំថ្ងែដ៏លែបីលែបាញតាំងពីឆ្នែំ១៩៩៣ ១២ ព័ត៌មានជាតិ ខ្មបូឌា​ដ្លី ថ្ងៃ​​​​ពុធទី៨​ខៃមីនា​ឆ្នៃំ២០១៧

នាយក​​​រដ្ឋមន្ត្ី​​​និយាយ​​​ការពារ​​​វប្បធម៌​​​ស៊ីផឹក​​​​​​​ខណៈការ​​​ផលិត​​​ស្្បៀរ​​​ក្នុងស្៊ក​​​កើន​​​ឡើង​​​

គុច ណារ៉េន ដើម​​​ទុន​​​១០០លន​​​ដុល្ល្រ​​​ទៀត​និង​​​ដ្ល​​​ ដល់​​​ឥឡូវផលិត​​​​​​នៅកម្ពុជ​គ្​​​ថ​​​​ផលិត​​ច្ើន​​ ខ្មបូឌា​ដ្លី មន​​​​​​​​​ទី​​​តាំង​​​​​​ស䮐ិត​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ខណ䮌​​​ច្បារ​​​អំពៅ​​​​រាជធនី​​​ ព្ក"។

កល​​​ពី​​​ម្សិលមិញ​លោក​​​នយក​​​រដ្ឋមន䮏្ី​​​ ភ䮓ំព្ញ​​​​​​ថ​"អ䮓ក​​​ខ䮛ះ​​​គ្​​​ឌឺឱ្យ​​​ខ្ញុំ​​អញ䮅្ះ​​​ថជ​​​សង䮂ម​​​​​ ប៉ុន䮏្​​​លោក​​​បាន​​​ដស់តឿន​​​ដល់​​​អ䮓ក​​​សុី​ផឹក​​​​​

ហ៊ុន​ស្ន​បាន​​​និយាយ​​​ករពារ​​​​​​វប្បធម៌​​សុីផឹក​​​​​​ សុីផឹក។​​​ន្៎​ទាំង​​​​​អាល䮛ឺម៉ង់​​ទាំង​​​អីុតាលី​ទាំង​​​​​​ ទាំង​​​អស់​​​​​​ឱ្យ​​​ប្ុង​​​ប្យ័ត䮓​​​ចំពោះ​​​ករ​​​ផឹក​​​គ្ឿង​​​

ដោយ​​​លើក​​​ឡើង​​​ថ​ករ​​​ប្ើ​​​ប្្ស់​​​គ្ឿង​​​ បារាំង​​​​​​អាហ䮓ឹង​​​​សុទ䮒ត្ជសង䮂ម​​​សុីផឹក​​​​​នំ​​​ច្ញ​​​​​​ ស្វឹង​​​ដើម្បី​​​បញ䮅ៀស​​​គ្្ះថ្ន្ក់​​​ចរាចរណ៍។

ស្វឹង​​​​​​​​​មិន​​​ម្ន​​​​​​មន​​​​​​ត្នៅ​​​ជំនន់​​​បច䮅ុប្បន䮓​​​​ឬ​​​ ត្​​​អាគ្ឿង​​​ស្វឹង​​​ហ䮓ឹង​​​"។ យោង ​​​តាម ​​​របាយ ករ ណ៍ ​​​ឆ្ន្ំ ​​​២០ ១៣​​​

នៅ​​​កម្ពុជ​​​ទ្​​​​​​ហើយ​​​ទន䮑ឹម​​​នឹង​​​នោះដ្​​រ​​​លោក​​​​​​ លោក​​​បាន​​​ថ䮛្ង​​​ថ​ក្ុមហ៊ុន​​​ន្ះ​​​ដ្ល​​​ របស់​​​គណៈកម្ម្ធិករជតិ​​​​​​សុវត䮐ិភព​​​ចរា​​​ Tiger, ABC, Anchor ក៏​​​បាន​​​ណ្នំ​​​ពល​​​រដ្ឋ​​​ទាំង​​​អស់​​​​​​ថ​បើ​​​ស្វឹង​​​ ផលិត​​​ស្្បៀរ​​​​ និង​ ​​​ ចរណ៍​​​​​​ផ䮛ូវ​​​គោក​​​បាន​​​ឱ្យ​​​ដឹង​​​ថ​ក䮓ុង​​​ចំណោម​​​អ䮓ក​​​​​​ Crown Heineken សូម​​​កុំបើក​​​បរ។ នោះ​នឹង​​​បន䮐្ម​​​ស្្បៀរ​​​​ បង䮀កំហុស​​​គ្្ះថ្ន្ក់​​​​​តាម​​​ដង​​​ផ䮛ូវ​​ទាក់ទងករ​​​

លោក​ហ៊ុន​​​​​​​​​ស្ន​បាន​​​មន​​​ប្សសន៍ មួយ​​​មុខ​​​ទៀត​​​បន្ទ្ប់ពី​​​ករ​​​ពង្ីក​​​ន្ះ។ បើ​​ក​​​បរ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ល្បឿន​​​លឿន​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ប្ទ្សនោះ​​​

នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពិធី​​​សម្ព្ធ​​​គម្្ង​​​ពង្ីក​​​រោង​​​ចក្​​​ លោក​ហ៊ុន​ស្ន​បាន​​​​​​មន​​​​​​ប្សសន៍​​​ថ​​​​ ១៣ភគរយ​​​​​​បើកបរ​​​ក្្ម​​​ឥទ䮒ិពល​​​គ្ឿង​​​

ក្ុម​​​ហ៊ុន​​​ស្្បៀរ​​​កម្ពុជ​​​ដ្លបាន​​​បន䮐្ម​​​ "កលពីមុន​នំចូល​​​​គ្​​​ថយើង​​​​​​នំចូលច្ើន​​​។​​​​ ស្វឹង​​​៕សរនុ ​

សាលា​​​រាជធានី​​​ហាម​​​... សកម្មជន​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​មនុស្ស​​​។​ទោះបី​​​ជមន​​​ករ​​​ អ䮓កស្ី​​​បាន​​​​​​លើក​​​ឡើង​​​​​​ទៀត​​​ថ​ករ​​​វយ​​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១១ ច្្ន​​​ចោល​​​សំណើ​​​ផ䮛ូវករ​​​របស់​​​សហគមន៍​​​ ដំ​​​​ និង​​​ចាប់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​អ䮓ក​​​តវ៉្​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ព្ល​​​ថ្មី​​​ៗ​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ឲ្យ​​​កូន​​​

ប្ឈម​​​បញ្ហ្​​​ជ​​​មួយ​​​អាជ្ញ្​​​ធរ​​​ទ្​​​​ហ្តុ​​​ដូច䮓្ះ​​​ ន្ះ ​​​ដ្ ល ​​​ស䮓ើ ​​​សុំ​​​​​​ប្្រ ព䮒 ​​​ទិវ​​​ន្ះ ​​​នៅទី ​​​ ស្ីរបស់​​​អ䮓ក​​​ស្ី​​​ដ្ល​​​មន​​​អាយុ​​​១៨​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​ម្ន្ក់​​​​

ខ្ញុំ​​​បានសម្្ច​​​ជួល​​​កន䮛្ង​​​មួយ​​​សម្្ប់​​​ប្្រព䮒​​​ សធរណៈ​​​​​​ក៏​​​ដោយ​ត្​​​អាជ្ញ្ធរ​​​មិន​​​មក​​​ក្ប្រ​​​ និង​​​២១​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​​​ម្ន្ក់​​​មិន​​​ហ៊្ន​​​ដើ​​​រ​​​តាម​​​គន䮛ង​​​របស់​​​

ទិវ​​​ន្ះ​​​"។ នោះ​​​ឡើយ។ អ䮓កស្ី​​​នោះ​​​ឡើយ​​​។​​អ䮓ក​​​ស្ី​​​បាន​​​និយាយ​​​ថ

ដោយ​​​កម្មករិនី​​​កត់​​​ដ្រ​​​​ដ្លជ​​​កម្ល្ំង​​​ ដោយ ​​​មិន ​​​ធ䮜ើ ឡើ ង​​​នៅ​​​តាម ​​​ផ䮛ូ វ ​​​​ធ䮜ើ ​​​ "ពួក​​​គ្​​​ធ្ល្ប់​​​តវ៉្​​​​ព្ល​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពន䮒នគរ​​​​​​

ជំរុញ​​​ដ៏សំខាន់​​​​សម្្ប់​​​ស្ដ្ឋកិច䮅​​​កំពុង​​​ត្​​​លូត​​​ ចរាចរណ៍​​​​​​​​សំខាន់​​​ៗនោះ​​​​​​​​​​​ពិធី​​​អហិង្សា​​​ន្ះ​​​ខុស​​​ ប៉ុន䮏្​ឥឡូវ​​​ន្ះ​​​ពួក​​​គ្​​​​មិន​​​ហ៊្ន​​​តវ៉្​ទ្​​​ព្្ះ​

លស់​​​របស់​​​កម្ពុជ​​​​ត្ូវ​​​បញ្ជូន​​​ឲ្យ​​​មក​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ ពី​​​ករ​​​ប្មូល​​​ផ䮏ុំ​​​ដ្ល​​​​​​ជ​​​រឿយ​​​ៗធ䮜ើ​​​ឡើង​​​ដោយ​​​​​​ ពួកគ្​​​មិនច​​​ង់​​​ដូច​​​ខ្ញុំ​​​នោះ​​​ឡើយ"។​

ក䮓ុង​​​ព្ឹត䮏ិករណ៍​​​ឯកជន​​​មួយ​នោះ​​​​​​​លោក​​​​ហ៊ុន​​​​ សហគមន៍​​​ន្ះ​​​ដ្ល​​​ដឹកនំ​កលពីម្សិលមិញ​ រីឯអ䮓ក​​​ស្ី​ សុង​ ស្ីលភ​ អាយុ​​​៣១​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​​​

ស្ន​នឹង​​​ប្្រព䮒​​​ទិវ​​​ន្ះជ​​​សធរណៈ​​​​​​។ ដោយ​​​អ䮓កស្ី​សុង​​​​ស្ីលភ​និង​​​អ䮓កស្ី​បូវ​​​​ វិញ​​​បាន​​​លើកឡើង​​​ថ​ស䮏្ី​​​កម្​​​ទទួល​​​បាន​​​

ទិវន្ះ​​​​ចាប់​​​ផ䮏ើមប្្រព䮒​ធ䮜ើឡើង​​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​​​ សោភ​ដ្ល​​​សុទ䮒​​​ត្​​​ត្ូវ​​​បាន​​​ចាប់​​​ដក់​​​ពន䮒នគរ​​​ ករ​​​​​​គំទ្​​​ពី​​​អាជ្ញ្ធរ​​​ពាក់​​​ព័ន䮒​​​ណាស់​​​។

១៩០៩​​​ជ​​​ទិវ​​​ករ​​​ងារ​​​ស䮏្ី​អន䮏រជតិ​​​ដើម្បី​​​ ពី​​​មុន​​​មក​​​ទាក់ទិននឹង​ករ​​​តវ៉្​​​។​សន䮏ិសុខ​​​ខណ䮌​​​ អ䮓កស្ី​​​បាន​​​និយាយ​​​ថ​"ក្សួង​​​កិច䮅​​​ករ​​​

រំឭក​​​​ដល់​​​កូដកម្ម​​​របស់​​​កម្មករ​​​រោង​​​ចក្​​​កត់​​​ ដូន​​​​​​ព្ញ​​​ដ្ល​​​ល្បី​​​ខាង​​​ប្ើ​​​អំពើ​​​ហិង្សា​​​មិន​​​ នរី​​​មិន​​​បាន​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​អ䮜ី​​​សោះ​​​"។​​

ដ្រ​​​នៅក䮓ុង​​​ទីក្ុង​​​ញូវយ៉ក​​​។ មន​​​វត䮏​​​មន​​​ទ្​​​​ខណៈ​​​អ䮓ក​​​គំទ្​​​ស្ត្ប់​​​ករ​​​ថ䮛្ង​​​ អ䮓កស្ី​​​បាន​​​ជំរុញ​​​ឲ្យ​​​ស䮏្ី​​​ផ្ស្ង​​​ៗ​​​ទៀត​​​ត្ូវ​​​​​

អ䮓ក​​​រៀប​​​ចំ​​​អន䮏រជតិ​​​បាន​លើកឡើងថ​​ សុន䮑រកថ​ និង​​​ច្ៀង​​​រួម​​​គ្ន្​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​រោង​ប្ក់​ មនភព​​​រឹង​​​បុឹង​​​។​ករ​តស៊ូ​​​ដើម្បី​"សិទ䮒ិ​​​ស䮏្ី​​​​

ប្ធន​​​បទ​​​សម្្ប់​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​​​២០១៧​​​ន្ះ​​​​គឺ​​​"ត្ូវ​​​មន​​​​​​ សំពត់​​​តង់​​​​ដ្ល​​​មន​ចង​​​ភ្ជ្ប់​​​ទៅ​​​ដោយ​​​បដ​​​ មិន​​​ម្ន​​​គ្្ន់​​ត្​​​មួយ​​​ថ䮄្​​​នោះ​​​ទ្​គឺ​​​រៀង​​​រាល់​​​

ភព​​​ក្ល្ហន​​​​​​​និង​រឹងមំ​ដើម្បី​​​ករ​​​ផ្ល្ស់​​​ប䮏ូរ​​​"។ រៀប​​​រាប់​​​អំ​ពី​​​អ䮓កស្ី​ទ្ព​វន䮓ី​​ជ​​​សកម្មជន​​​ ថ䮄្​​​រហូត​​​ដល់​​​បង​​​ប្អូន​​​អស់​​​ជីវិត​​​"។

កល​​​ពី​​​ម្សិលមិញ​សកម្មជន​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​ដីធ䮛ី​​​ដ៏​​​ សិទ䮒ិដីធ䮛ី​​​ដ៏ល្ចធ្ល្​​​បំផុត​​​នៅកម្ពុជ​​​។​អ䮓កស្ី​​​ អ䮓ក​​​ស្ី​ភួង​​​​សុភព​អាយុ​​​៤៣​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​ជ​​​អ䮓ក​​​

ល្ច​​​ធ្ល្​​​បាន​​​ចាប់​ផ䮏ើម​​​ប្្រព䮒​​​ទិវ​​​ន្ះមុន​ ទ្ព​វន䮓ី​ត្ូវ​​​បាន​​​ផ䮏ន្ទ្ទោស​​​ឲ្យជប់​​​ពន䮒នគរ​​​ ភូមិបឹងកក់​​​ម្ន្ក់​​​ទៀត​​​ដ្ល​​​ធ្ល្ប់​​​ចំណាយ​​​ព្ល​​​

ថ䮄្កំណត់​​​​ដោយ​​​ផ䮂ើន​​​​​​នឹង​​​បម្្ម​​​របស់​​​សល​​​ រយៈ​​​ព្ល​​​៣០​​​ខ្​​​កល​​​ពី​​​ខ្​​​មុន​ដោយសរ​​​ តវ៉្​​​ដ្រនោះ​​មន​មតិ​យោបល់​​​​មួួ​​យ​​​ចំនួន​​​

រាជធនី​ហើយ​​​បាន​​​ប្មូលផ䮏ុំ​​​គ្ន្​​​នៅ​​​លើ​​​ដី​ មន​​​​​​ជប់​​ពាក់​​​ព័ន䮒​​​ក䮓ុង​​ករ​​​តវ៉្​​​មួយដ្លបាន​​​​ សម្្ប់​​​រដ䮋្ភិបាល​​​​នៅក䮓ុង​ករ​ធ䮜ើ​​​ឲ្យ​​​លក䮁ខណ䮌​​​​

សធរណៈ​​​មួយ​​​កន䮛្ង​​​​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​តំបន់​​​បឹង​​​កក់​ ប្្ក្ល្យ​​​ជ​​​អំពើ​​​ហិង្សា​​​កល​​​ពីឆ្ន្ំ​​​២០១៣។ សម្្ប់​​​ស䮏្ី​​​មនភព​ប្សើរ​​​ឡើង​​​នោះ​​​គឺ​​​

ដ្ល​​រង​ករ​​​បណ្ត្ញ​​​ច្ញ​​​។​ អ䮓កស្ី​ បូវ​ សោភ​ អាយុ​​​៣៨​​​ឆ្ន្ំ​ បាន​​​​​​​​​​ ផ䮏ល់​ករងារ​ឲ្យ​ពួក​​​គត់។

មនុស្ស​​​ប្ហ្ល​​​៨០​​​នក់​​​បាន​​​មក​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ លើក​​​ឡើង​ថ​អ䮓កស្ី​​​ចង់​​​ផ្ញើ​​​សរ​​​ឲ្យរដ䮋្​​​ភិ​​​ អ䮓កស្ី​​​បាននិយាយ​​​ថ​"ខ្ញុំ​​​ចង់​​​ឲ្យ​​​មនស䮏្ី​​​

នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពិធី​​​ន្ះ​​​ដ្ល​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ឡើង​​​នៅ​​​អំឡុង​​​ បាល​​​ឈប់​​​​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ទុក䮁​​​បុក​​​ម䮓្ញ​​​តាមរយៈករ​​​ប្ើ​​​ កន់​​​ត្​​​ច្ើនឡើង​​​ៗ​​​ធ䮜ើករ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ជួរ​​​រដ䮋្ភិបាល​​​"។​​​​

ព្ល​​​​​​ព្ឹក​​​ដោយ​​​ផ្ត្ត​​​លើ​​​​​​ករ​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​បាប​​​របស់​​​ អំពើ​​​ហិង្សា​និង​​​ឈប់​​​ចាប់​​​សកម្ម​​​ជន​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​ដីធ䮛ី​​​ អ䮓ក​​​ស្ីបាន​​​បន䮐្ម​​​ថ​វ​​​ក៏ជ​​​រឿង​​​សំខាន់​​​ដ្រ​​​

រដ䮋្ភិបាល​​​មក​​​លើ​​​សកម្មជន​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​ដី​​​ធ䮛ី​និង​​​ ដ្ល​​​ភគ​​​ច្ើន​​​ជ​​​ស䮏្ី​​​ដក់​​​ពន䮒នគរ​​​ទៀត​។ តទៅទំព័រ១៤ ថ្ងៃ​​​​ពុធទី៨​ខៃមីនា​ឆ្នៃំ២០១៧ ខ្មបូឌា​ដ្លី ព័ត៌មានជាតិ ១៣

គណបក្ស​​​សង្គ្្ះ​​​ជាតិ​​​​​​... គណបកេស​​​របស់​​​លោក​​​នឹង​​​ទុក​​​ពេល​​​យូរ​​​ប៉ុណ្ណេ​​​​​​​ ទោះ​​ជា​​យ៉េង​​​ណ​​​​មជេឈដ្ឋេន​​​ទូទៅ​​​ជឿ​​​ថា​​​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១១ ឲេយ​​​គណបកេស​​​សង䮂េេះ​​​ជាតិ​​​​​​កេបេេ​​​ពាកេយស䮛េក​​​ តុលាការ​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​បេទេស​​​កម្ពុជា​​​​ស䮐ិត​​​ក䮓ុង​​​

នេះ​បន​​​លើក​​​ឡើង​​​ថា​"ទេ​​​​យើង​​​គ䮘េន​​​គមេេង​​​​​​ រ ប ស់​​​ខ​​​䮛ួន ​​នោះ​ទេ​​​។​លោក ​​​​គេេន់​​តេ​​​​​​​​​មន​​ ចំណម​​​ស䮐េប័ន​ដេល​​​​​ពុក​​​រលួយ​​​បំផុត​​​​និង​​​

កេ​ ​​បេេ​​​ទេ​​​"។​ បេសសន៍​​​​ថា​"មិន​​​យូរ​​​ទេ​​​"។​ មន​​​និន䮓េការ​​​នយោបយ​​​បំផុត​​​។​ យោង​​​តម​​​

លោក​​​សេី​​​បន​​​បង䮜េរ​​​សំណួរ​​​បន䮐េម​​​ទៀត​​​ គណបកេស​​​បេជាជន​កម្ពុជា​​​​​ទទួល​បន​​សំឡេង​​​​​​ របយ​​​ការណ៍​​​ថ្មី​​​មួយ​​​ចេញ​​​ដោយ​​​អង្គការ​​​

ទៅ​​​លោក​សុន​ឆ័យ​តំណង​​​រាស䮏េ​​​គណបកេស​​​ គំ​ទេ​​​​​យ៉េង​​​​​​ចេើន​​​​នៅ​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ការ​​​បោះឆ䮓េត​​​ឃុំ​​​ តម䮛េភាព​​​អន䮏រ​​ជាតិ​ដេល​​​ផ្អេក​​​លើ​​​ការ​​​សម䮗េស​​​​​

សង䮂េេះ​​​ជាតិ​​​ដេល​​​មិន​​​អច​​​ទាក់​​​ទង​​​សុំ​ការ​ សង䮀េត់​​​ឆ䮓េំ​​​២០១២​​​​​​ដោយ​​​​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​៨.២៩២​​​ មនុសេស​​​តេ​​​ជាង​​​១.០០០នក់​ជិត​​​៦០ភាគ​​​រយ​​​

បំភ䮛ឺ​បន​​​។​ អសនៈ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ចំណម​​​អសនៈ​​​កេុមបេឹកេសា​​​ នេ​​​អ䮓ក​​​ដេល​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​​​​ស䮑ង់​​​​​​​​មតិ​​​និយយ​​​ថា​ ខ䮛ួន​​​

នៅ​​​លើ​​​ទំព័រ​​​ហ䮜េស​​​ប៊ុក​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​​លោក​​​​ ចំនួន​​​១១.៤៥៩​​​​ហើយ​​​ទទួល​​​បន១.៥៩២​​​​​ ជឿ​​​ថា​"ភាគ​​​ចេើន​​ឬ​​​​ទាំង​​​អស់​​"​នេ​​​អ䮓ក​​​ដេល​​​

អេង​ឆេអ៊េង​អនុបេធាន​​​គណបកេស​​​សង䮂េេះ​​​ តំណេង​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ចំណម​​​តំណេង​​​មេឃុំ​​​-ចៅ​​​ ធ䮜ើ​​​ការ​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​បេព័ន䮒​​​យុត䮏ិធម៌​​​គឺ​​​ពុករលួយ។​

ជាតិ​​​ក៏បន​​​បង䮠េញ​​​ឥរិយបថ​​​​​​រឹង​​​ត្អឹង​​​​​ដេរ។​​​​ សង䮀េត់​​​​​ចំនួន​​​​១.៦៣៣​​​​​​​។ ​​សូម​​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​​ថា​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​បេទេស​​​កម្ពុជា​​​ន​

លោក​​​​​​សរសេរ​​​ថា​"ចំពោះ​​​ខ្ញុំយល់​​​ឃើញ​​​ថា​​​​ គណបកេស​ ​​​សម​ រងេសុី​ និង​​​គណបកេស​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​ ពេល​​បច䮅ុបេបន䮓​​​​មន​​​អ䮓ក​​​ទោស​​​នយោបយ​​​ចំនួន​​​

ពាកេយ​​​ស䮛េក​​​នេះ​​​ជា​​​ការ​​​ជំរុញ​​​​​​​និង​​​លើក​​​ទឹក​​​ចិត䮏​​​ មនុសេស​​​​ដេល​​​បន​​​ចេបច់​​​បញ䮅ូល​​​គ䮓េ​​​​​​នៅ​​​ចុង​​​ឆ䮓េំ​​​ ២៧​​​នក់​នេះ​​​​​យោង​​​តម​​​​​ការ​​​​​ឲេយ​​​​​ដឹង​​ពី​​​អង្គការ​​​

ឲេយ​​​មេឃុំ​​​ដេល​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​ការ​​​គំទេ​​​ពី​​​បេជា​​​ នោះ​​​ដើមេបី​បង្កើត​​​គណបកេស​​​សង䮂េេះ​​​ជាតិ​​​​ សិទ䮒ិ​​​មនុសេស​​​ក䮓ុងសេុក​​​លីកាដូ​​​។

ពល​​​រដ䮋​​​នៅ​​​ពេល​​​បោះ​​​ឆ䮓េត​​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ការ​​​បមេើ​​​ ទទួល​​បន​​​​អសនៈកេុមបេឹកេសា​​​សរុប​​​ចំនួន​​​ ក䮓ុង​​​ដំណើរ​​​ទសេសនកិច䮅​​​ផ䮛ូវ​​​រដ䮋​​​មក​​​កាន់​​​

បេជា​​​ពលរដ䮋​​​​កុំ​​​ឲេយ​​​បមេើ​​​បកេស​​​តេ​​​ប៉ុណ្ណេះ។​​​ ២.៩៥៥​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ឆ䮓េំ​​​២០១២​​​​និង​​​តំណេង​​​មេ​​​ បេទេស​​​កម្ពុជា​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ឆ䮓េំ​​​មុន​​​​លោក​ថម​​​​ម៉េលី​​​ Tom Malinowski ពាកេយ​​​ស䮛េក​​​នេះ​​​គេ​​​​​អច​​​​​​ហាម​​​មិន​​​ឲេយ​​​គណបកេស​​​ ឃុំ​​​ចៅសង䮀េត់​តេ​​​​​​​​ចំនួន​​​៤០​​​​ប៉ុណ្ណេះ​។​ ណូវ​​​ស្គី​( )​ដេល​កាល​ណះ​​​​​​

សង䮂េេះជាតិ​​​យក​​​មក​​​បេើ​​​បន​តេ​​​​​​គេ​​​ក៏មិន​​​​​ ទោះ​​​ជា​​យ៉េង​​​ណ​ដោយ​​​មន​​​ជំនឿ​​​ចិត䮏​​​ ជា​ ​​ឧបការើ​​​ការ​​​បរទេស​​​សហរដ䮋​​​អមេរិក​​​

អច​​​ហាម​​​បេជា​​​ពល​​​រដ䮋​​​មិន​​​ឲេយ​​​យក​​​មក​​​បេើ​​​ កាន់​​​តេ​​​ខ䮛េំង​​​ដោយសរ​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​លទ䮒ផល​​​​ល្អ​ ទទួល​​​​​​បន䮑ុក​​​លទ䮒ិបេជាធិបតេយេយ​​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​មនុសេស​​​

បន​​​ដេរ​​​​ពេេះ​​​ពាកេយ​​​ស䮛េក​​​នេះ​​​កើត​​​ចេញ​​​ពី​​​ បេសើរ​​​នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ការ​​​បោះឆ䮓េត​​​ជេើស​​​តំង​​​ និង​​​ការងរ​បន​​​មន​​​បេសសន៍​​​ថា​សិទ䮒ិ​​​រិះ​​​គន់​​​

បេជា​​​ពលរដ䮋​​​"។ តំណង​​​រាស䮏េ​​​ឆ䮓េំ​​​២០១៣​​​​​​​ដេល​​​ខ䮛ួន​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​ អ䮓ក​​​កាន់​​​អំណច​​​មន​​​សរៈសំខន់​​​ចំពោះ​​លទ䮒ិ​​​

នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​សេចក䮏ី​​​ថ䮛េង​​​ការណ៍​​​របស់​​​ខ䮛ួន​គណ​​​ ស䮑ើរ​​​តេ​​​ពាក់​​​កណ្តេល​​​នេ​​​សំឡេង​​​ឆ䮓េត​​​ទាំង​​​ បេជាធិបតេយេយ​​​។​

បកេស​​​បេជាជន​​កម្ពុជា​​​​​​បន​​​​គំរាម​​​ប䮏ឹង​​​គណបកេស​​​ អស់​គណបកេស​​​សង䮂េេះ​​​ជាតិ​​​​​​រំពឹង​​​ថា​ ខ䮛ួន​​​​​នឹង​​​ លោក ​​​បន ​​​​​​​​លើក​​​​ឡើង​​​​នៅ​​ឯ​​សន䮓ិសីទ​​​

បេឆំង​​​​ដោយ​​​បេើ​​​បេេស់​​​​"ចេបាប់​​​ជាធរមន​​​​"​​​ ទទួល​​​បន​​​លទ䮒ផល​​​ល្អ​​​បេសើរ​​​ជាង​​​មុន​​​ចេើន​​​ កាសេត​​​មួយ​​​ថា​"ពេល​​​ខ䮛ះ​​​ការ​​​​ងរ​​​ការ​​​ពារ​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​

ប៉ុន䮏េ​​មិន​​​បន​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​ថា​ចេបាប់​​​មួយ​​​ណ​​​ទេ​​​។​ នៅ​​​ថ䮄េទី​​​៤​​​ខេ​​​មិថុន​​​ខង​​​មុខ​​​។ មនុសេស​​​គឺជា​​​កិច䮅​​​ការ​​​​ស្មុគ​ស䮘េញ​និង​​​ចមេូង​​​

ពេល​​​ទាក់​​​ទង​​​​​បន​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​មេសិលមិញ​ ​​​លោក​ ​​​ លោក​សុក​សំអឿន​មេធាវើ​​​ការ​​​ពារ​​​សិទ䮒ិ​​​ ចមេេស​​​។ជា​​​ញឹក​​​ញាប់​​​វា​​​ពាក់​​​ព័ន䮒​​​ការ​​​រិះ​​​គន់​​​

សុខ​ ឥសន​​​​អ䮓កនំពាកេយ​​​គណបកេស​​​បេជាជន​​​ មនុសេស​​​​​​ដ៏​​​លេច​​​ធ䮛េ​​​​​​បន​​​មន​​​បេសសន៍​​​កាល​​​ពី​​​ អ䮓ក​​​មន​​​អំណច​​​​ប៉ុន䮏េវា​​​ពិត​​​ជា​​​មន​​​សរៈ​​​សំខន់​​​​​​​​

កម្ពុជា​​​បន​​​មន​​​បេសសន៍​​​ថា​គណបកេស​របស់​ មេសិលមិញ​​​ថា​ លោក​​​គិត​​​មិន​​​ឃើញ​​​ពី​​​មូល​​​ដ្ឋេន​​​ ណស់​​ចំពោះ​​​សុខ​​​ភាព​​​​និង​​​ស䮐ិរភាព​​​នេ​​លទ䮒ិ​​​

លោក​​​​​​​នឹង​​​បេើ​​​បេេស់​​​ចេបាប់​​​ស䮏ី​​​ពីការ​​​គេប់​​​គេង​​​ ផ䮛ូវ​​​​​​ចេបាប់​​​អ䮜ី​​​ដេល​​​តេូវ​​​ប䮏ឹង​​​គណបកេស​​​សង䮂េេះ​​​ បេជា​​​ធិប​​តេយេយ​​​"។

រដ䮋​​​បល​​​​​​ឃុំ​​​សង䮀េត់​​​ដេល​​​ពនេយល់​​​អំពី​​​តួនទី​​​ ជាតិ​​​​​​ដោយ សរ តេ​​​ពាកេយ​​​ស䮛េក​​​រប ស់​​​ខ䮛ួ ន​​​ លោក​​​​បន​​​​​បន䮏​ថា​រឿង​​​ក䮏ី​​​តុលាការ​​​ថ្មី​​​ៗ​​​នេះ​​​

របស់​​​មន䮏េី​​​ឃុំ​​​សង䮀េត់​​​​​​។​ចេបាប់​​​នេះ​​​មិន​​​ហាម​​​ ឡើយ​។​លោក​​​ថ䮛េង​​​ថា​"ខ្ញុំ​​​រក​​​មិន​​​ឃើញ​​​បទបេប​​​ បន​​​បង䮠េញ​​​យ៉េង​​​ចេបាស់​​​ថា​បេព័ន䮒​​​យុត䮏ិធម៌​​​​​

ឃាត់​​​​​​​​​ការ​​​អត䮐េធិបេបាយ​​​​​​ទូទៅ​​​ដេល​​​​​​លើក​​​ឡើង​​​ ញ䮉ត䮏ិ​​​ចេបាប់​​​ណ​​​មួយ​​​ដេល​​​ចេង​​​បេបនេះ​​​ទេ​​​"។​ កំពុង​​​​​​​​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​​បេើ​​​បេេស់​​​ដើមេបី​​​ចាត់​​​ការ​​​គណ​​​

ថា​មន䮏េី​​​ឃុំ​​​​​​សង䮀េត់​​​មិន​​​បំពេញ​​​ភារកិច䮅​​​ទាំង​​​នោះ​​​ លោក​​​​គូស​​​​បញ្ជេក់​​ថា​ ​​​តម​​​ចេបាប់​​​​មន䮏េី​​​ឃុំ​​​ បកេស​​​បេឆំង​​​។​ លោក​​​​​​​​​កត់​​​សម䮂េល់​​​ថា​ "​​​វា​​​ជាក់​​​​​​

ឡើយ​​​។​ សង䮀េត់​​​​​​តេូវ​​​តេ​​​ជា​​​សមជិក​​​គណបកេស​​​នយោ​​​ ស䮊េង​​​​​​ណស់​​​ក䮓ុង​​​រយៈ​​​ពេល​​​ប៉ុន䮘េន​​​ខេ​​​​និង​​​

លោក​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​ថា​ពាកេយ​​​ស䮛េក​​​របស់​​​គណ​​​ បយ​​​​​​​ហើយ​​​ចេបាប់​​​ស䮏ី​​​ពី​​​រដ䮋បល​​​ឃុំ​​​សង䮀េត់​​​អច​​​ សប䮏េហ៍​​​​ចុង​​​កេេយ​​​េនះ​​​នៅ​​​កម្ពុជា​​​​​​​ភាគ​​​ចេើន​​​

បកេស​​​​​​សង䮂េេះ​​​ជាតិ​​​​"មនខ​​​䮛ឹមសរ​​​បេឆំង​​​នឹង​​​ យក​​​មក​​​អនុវត䮏​​​បន​​​លុះ​​​តេេ​​​តេ​​​គណបកេស​​​ នេ​​​បណ្តឹង​​​ផ䮛ូវ​​​ចេបាប់​​​ទាំង​​​នេះ​​​តេូវ​​​បន​​​​​​ចាត់​​​ការ​​

ចេបាប់​​​"។​លោក​​​បន​​​បន䮏​​​ថា​"វា​​​មន​​​ការ​​​​រើស​​​អើង​​​​​​​ សង䮂េេះ​​​​​​ជាតិ​​​និយយ​​​ថា​មន䮏េី​​​មិន​​តេូវ​​​ជា​​​ ទៅ​​​លើ​​​ភាគី​​​ម䮁េង​ពោល​​​គឺ​​​​​អ䮓ក​​​ដេល​​គេ​​​​​​​ចាត់​​​

ដោយ​​​សរ​​​មេ​ឃុំភាគចេើន​​​មក​​​ពី​​​គណបកេស​​​ សម​​​ជិក​​​របស់​​​គណ​បកេស​​​។ ទុក​​​ថា​រិះ​​​គន់​​​រដ្ឋេភិបល។​ខ្ញុំ​​​យល់​​​ឃើញ​​​ថា

បេជាជន​​កម្ពុជា​​​។​អញ䮅ឹង​​​ការ​​​វាយ​​​តម䮛េ​​​គឺ​​​បេឆំង​​​ លោក​​​​មន​​​បេសសន៍​​​ទៀត​​​ថា​"បើ​​​ពួក​​​ បេប​​​​​​នោះ​​​នឹង​​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ឲេយ​​​មន​​​សំណួរ​​​ចោទ​​​សួរ​​​កាន់​​

នឹង​​​ចេបាប់​និង​​​ជាក់​​​ស䮏េង​​​​នេះ​​​ជា​​​រឿង​​​ដេល​​​មិន​​​ គត់​​​​​​​និយយ​​​ថា​មន䮏េី​​​មិន​​​ខ䮜េយ​​​ខ䮜ល់​​​​​​​នឹង​​​​បេជា​​​ តេ​​​​​​ចេើន​​​អំពី​​​ការ​​​យក​​​ដំណើរ​​​ការ​​​នីតិវិធី​​​ចេបាប់​​​

អច​​​ទទួល​​​យក​​​បន​​​ទេ​​​"។ ពល​​​រដ䮋​​​​​​​នោះ​​​​វា​​​ខុស​​​គ䮓េ​​​"​ហើយ​​​មិន​​​មេន​​​ជា​​ការ​​​ ធ䮜ើ​​​ជា​​​រឿង​​​នយោបយ​​​"៕

អ䮓ក​​​នំពាកេយ​​​រូប​​​នេះ​​​មិន​​​បន​​​បញ្ជេក់​​​ថា​ តើ​​​ បំពាន​​​ចេបាប់​​​ទេ​​​។ សខុ មុ ១៤ ព័ត៌មានជាតិ ខេមបូឌា​ដេលី ថ្ងៃ​​​​ពុធទី៨​ខៃមីនា​ឆ្នៃំ២០១៧

ទូកនេសាទ​និង​​​ទូក​​​... ក䮓ុង​​​ខ្ត䮏​​​កំពង់​​​ឆ䮓្ំង​ត្ូវ​​​បន​​​ហាម​​​ឃាត់​​​។ ឧបករណ៍​​​មួយ​​​ចំនួន​​​​​​ទៀត​​​ដ្ល​​​រឹប​​អូសបន​​ តមកពីទំព័រ១១ លោក​ វ្ង​​​​សខុន​ ​​​បន​​​មន​​​ប្សសន៍​​​ ក䮓ុង​​​ខ្ត​​​䮏​​​កំពង់​​​ឆ䮓្ំ​​​ង​និង​​​ខ្ត䮏​​​កំពង់​​​ធំ​​​កាលពី​​​ខ្​មុន។

ឧបករណ៍​​​ន្សទ​​​ខុស​​​ច្បាប់​​​នៅលើ​​​បឹ​​​ង​​​ទន䮛្​​​ ថ​ស្ចក䮏ីព្្ងន្ះ​​​​​​នឹង​​​​​​​​បញ䮅ប់​​​​​​នៅ​​​សប䮏្ហ៍​​​ លោក​មិញ​ ប៊ុនលី​អ䮓ក​​​សម្ប​​​សម្ួល​​​ សប"។ ក្្យ​​​​ហើយ​​​បន䮑្ប់មក ​​​លើក​​​យក ​​​ទៅ​​​ កម្មវិធី​​​បឹង​​​ទន䮛្សប​​​ន្​​​សម្ព័ន䮒ភាព​​​​​​អភិរក្ស​​​​​​ធន​​​ សរាចរន្ះ​​​នឹង​​​តម្ូវ​​​ឱ្យ​​​ទូក​​​ន្សទ​​​​និង​​​ ពិភាក្សា​​​នៅ​​​កិច䮅​​​ប្ជុំ​​​អន䮏រ​​​ក្សួង​​​។ ធាន​​​ជល​​​ផល​​​​​​​ជ​​​សម្ព័ន䮒​​​អង្គការ​​​មិនម្ន​​រដ䮋្ភិ​​​ ទូក​​​ដឹក​​​ជញ្ជូន​​​ទាំងអស់​​​នៅលើ​​​បឹង​​​ទន䮛្សប​​​​​​ លោក​​​នយក​​​រដ្ឋ​​​មន䮏្ី​ ហ៊ុន​ ស្ន​ បន​​​ បល​​​ផ䮓្ក​​​បរិស䮐្ន​​​​បន​​​សទរ​​​​​​ស្ចក䮏ីព្្ង​​​ ចុះ​​​បញ្ជី​​​ជមួយ​​​ក្សួង​​​សធារណការ​​​​និង​​​ដឹក​​​ អនុញ្ញ្ត​​​ឱ្យ​​​លោក​វ្ង​សខុន​ប្មូល​​​កម䮛្ំង​​​ សរាចរ​​​ន្ះ​ប៉ុន䮏្​​​​​​បន​​​ព្មន​​​ថ​ប្សិន​​​បើ​​​ ជញ្ជូន​​​។​លោក​វ្ង​​​​សខុន​​​​បនមន​​​ប្សសន៍​​​ អាជ្ញ្ធរ​​​​​​ល្បាត​​​​​​បឹងដ៏ធំ​​​​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ប្ទ្ស​​​កម្ពុជ​​​ន្ះ​​​ គ䮘្ន​​​ការត្ួត​​​ពិនិត្យ​​​តាម​​​ដន​​​ច្បាស់​​​លាស់​​​ទ្​​​ ថ​ក៏​​​តម្ូវ​​​ឱ្យ​​​កឹប​​​ស䮛្ក​​​ល្ខ​​​ជប់​​​នឹង​​​ទូក​​​ នៅក䮓ុង​​​សរាចរ​​​ចុះ​​​ថ䮄្​​​ទី​​​១៣​​​​​​ខ្​​​ធ䮓ូផងដ្រ​​​។ នោះ​​​​វា​​​នឹង​​​បរាជ័យ​​​មិនខន។ ហើយ​​​​​​សរស្រ​​​ឈ䮘្ះ​​​ម្ច្ស់​​​ទូក​​​ផងដ្រ"។ លោក​​​បន​​​ផ䮏ល់​​​ឧទ䮒ម䮗្គច្ក​​​ដល់​​​ក្ុមការ​​​ ​​​​​​លោក​អ៊ុំ​ម៉្ង​​​​អ䮓ក​​​ន្សទ​​​ម䮓្ក់​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ស្ុក​​​ លោក​វ្ង​​​​សខុន​​​​បន​​​បន䮏​​​ថ​ក៏​​​នឹង​​​មន​​​ ងារ​​​ពិស្ស​​​​​​ហើយ​​​ក្្យ​​​មក​​​លោក​ស​​​​ខ្ង​​​​​​​ កំពង់​​​ស䮜្យ​ខ្ត䮏​​​កំពង់​​​ធំបន​​​និយយ​​​កាលពី​​​ ការ​​​កំណត់​​​តំបន់​​​​​​នៅលើ​​​បឹង​​​ទន䮛្សប​​​ដ្ល​​​ រដ្ឋ​​​មន䮏្ីក្សួង​​​មហាផ䮑្​​​​​​បន​​​ព្មន​​​ថ​អភិ​​​ ម្សិល​​​មិញ​​​ថ​ ការ​​​ចុះ​​​បញ្ជី​​​គ䮘្ន​​​ន័យ​​​ឡើយ​ បើ​​​​​​ អនុញ្ញ្ត​​​ឱ្យ​​​ប្ើ​​​ប្្ស់​​​ឧបករណ៍​​​ន្សទ​​​​និង​​​ បល​​​​​​ខ្ត䮏​​​នៅ​​​ជុំវិញ​​​បឹង​​​ទន䮛្សប​​​ទាំងអស់​​​​​​ ការ​​​អនុវត䮏​​​ច្បាប់​​​នៅ​​​ត្​​​ទន់​​​ខ្សាយ​​​នោះ។ តំបន់​​​ហាម​​​ឃាត់​​​មិន​​​ឱ្យ​​​ប្ើ​​​ផងដ្រ​​​​ជ​​​ពិស្ស​​​​​​​​​ នឹង​​​បត់​​​បង់​​​ការ​​​ងារ​​​​ប្សិនបើ​​​​​​ពួកគ្​​​ទប់​​​ លោក​​​បន​​​និយយ​​​ថ​"​​​បញ្ហ្សំខន់​​​គឺ​​​ការ​​​ គឺ​​​ដើម្បី​​​ទុក​​​ឱ្យ​​​ត្ី​​​ផ䮛្ស់​​​ទី​​​ដោយ​​​ស្រី។ ស្ក្ត់​​​ការ​​​ន្ស​​​ទ​​​ខុស​​​ច្បាប់​​​មិន​​​បន​​​ទ្នោះ។ អនុវត䮏​​​ច្បាប់។​អ䮓ក​​​ន្សទ​​​ទាំង​​​ឡាយ​​​ណា​​​ លោក​​​បន​​​បន䮐្ម​​​ថ​តំបន់​​​ហាម​​​ឃាត់​​​ ក្ុមការ​​​ងារ​​​ពិស្ស​​​ន្ះ​​​បន​​​បំផ䮛្ញ​​​ ដ្ល​​​ប្ើ​​​ប្្ស់​​​ឧបករណ៍ន្សទ​​​ខុសច្បាប់​​​ មួយ​​​ចំនួន​​​ដូច​​​ជ​​​​​​តំបន់​​​ឆ䮓ុក​​​ទ្ូន្​​​​​​បឹង​​​ទន䮛្សប​​​ ស្ប្មុង​​​ប្វ្ង​​​ជង​​​១០០គីឡូម៉្ត្​​​​និង​​​ ត្ូវ​​​ត្​​​ផ䮏ន䮑្ទោស"៕សរនុ ​

សាលា​​​រាជធានី​​​ហាម​​​... រាជធានី​​​បន​​​លើកឡើង​​​ថ​អាជ្ញ្ធរ​​​មិន​​​ខ䮜្យ​​​ ទណ䮌​​​ដោយសរ​​​ការ​​​ផ្គើន​​​របស់​​​ពួក​​​គត់​​​។ តមកពីទំព័រ១២ ខ䮜ល់​​​នឹង​រឿង​​​ទៅបំប្ក​​​អ䮓ក​​​ចូល​​​រួម​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ពិធី​​​ លោក​​​បនមន​​​ប្សសន៍​​​ថ"ឥឡូវ​​​យើង​​​

នៅ​​​ក䮓ុង​​​ការ​​​ធ䮜ើ​​​ឲ្យ​​​ការ​​​ទទួល​​​បន​​​ការ​​​អប់​​​រំ​​​ ន្ះ​​​ឡើយ​​​​ព្្ះ​​​​"គ䮘្ន​​​អ䮜ី​​​កើត​​​ឡើង​​​"នោះ​ទ្​​​​​។​​​ រង់ចាំ​​​បទ​​​បញ្ជ្​​​ពី​​​ថ䮓្ក់​​លើ​​​សិន​​​"។​លោកបន​​​

ដោយ​​​ស្មើ​​​ភាព​​​មនភា​​​ព​​​ប្សើរ​​​ឡើងនោះ​​​​។ ទោះជយ៉្ង​​​ណា​ លោក​​​បន​​​លើក​​​ឡើង​​​ បន䮐្ម​​​ថ​"ប្សិន​​​បើ​​​មន​​​បទ​​​បញ្ជ្​ណា​​​មួយ​​​ពី​​​

លោក​​​​ម៉្ត​មស​​​ភក䮏ី​អ䮓ក​​​នំ​​​ពាក្យ​​​សលា​​​ ថ​ស䮏្ី​​​ទាំង​​​ន្ះ​​​ប្ហ្ល​ជ​ត្ូវ​​​ដក់​​​ទោស​​​ ថ䮓ាក់​​​លើ​​​​​​យើង​​​នឹង​​​​​ចាត់​​​វិធានការ"៕​​​សយ៊ុ ⎶ង​ Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily Regional 15

“This abhorrent act...is in total disregard of all international law and diplomatic norms.” Regional —Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak Page 17 Trafficked and Abused: Indonesian Maids in the Middle East

Reuters jakarta - Dian Permata Sari was determined to escape when she was brought to the maid recruit- ment office in Saudi Arabia for the sixth time and paraded in front of potential employers alongside 14 other women. “We were made to stand in a line while the employers pick the maid they like, it was like shopping for goods,” said the 19-year-old Indonesian woman. Lured by an agent’s promise of earning $400 a month working as an office cleaner, Sari agreed in November to leave behind her husband and 2-year-old son to travel to Saudi Arabia. It was only when she arrived that Sari found out she had been brought there to become a do- mestic helper. She was forced Reuters to stay in a crowded dorm with Saudi King Salman, left, rides on a golf cart with Indonesian President Joko Widodo during their meeting hundreds of others, with no job in Jakarta earlier this week. or salary, until she was finally rescued last month. nesians working abroad. using a mobile phone that she to go to the Middle East. Sari’s case highlights what With no previous work experi- had kept hidden. Mulyadi from rights group activists say is a rise in human ence, Sari jumped at the chance He got in touch with local Migrant Care, which has assist- trafficking cases since Indone- to become an office cleaner in migrant groups and Sari was ed Sari and Hatmiati’s families, sia’s 2015 ban on women going Riyadh after she met an agent. eventually rescued by Indo- urged Indonesia to review the to 21 Middle Eastern countries, The agent flew Sari first from nesian diplomats in Riyadh. ban. including Saudi Arabia, to be- her hometown on the holiday Other Indonesian women “The government should come domestic helpers. island of Lombok to the Indone- tell similar stories. re-evaluate the ban as it violates The ban was imposed fol- sian city of Surabaya. From there Hatmiati, 25, who was rescued a person’s fundamental rights lowing a string of abuse cases, she caught a flight to Singapore together with Sari, said an agent to seek employment overseas,” but high demand in the oil-rich before going to Riyadh. promised she would be sent to said Mulyadi, a co-founder of kingdom has encouraged traf- As soon as she arrived, she Singapore to be a cleaner. the group. fickers to find ways around the was sent to the dorm with 400 “I packed my belongings and He warned that a government curbs. other women, and her mobile flew from Lombok to Jakarta—it plan to stop sending women Traffickers are increasingly phone was confiscated. was only after I arrived at the overseas to work as domestic using different tactics, such as Often the women were only agent’s office that they said there helpers in any country would sending women on the pretext of given a pack of instant noodles to was no job for me in Singapore,” make the situation worse. becoming office cleaners, chang- eat for a whole day, and a small said the woman, who goes by Indonesian’s Manpower Min- ing flight routes to avoid suspi- bottle of water shared among one name. istry senior official Soes Hind- cion or paying off their family, 15 people. Both women said they were harno told reporters his ministry rights groups say. “I protested with other wom- unaware of the government’s ban was working with other agencies The Indonesian government en but we were beaten up with on sending maids to the Middle to crack down on trafficking. said the ban was introduced to a water pipe,” Sari told reporters East and that their agents had Now that her ordeal is over, protect its citizens, but cam- at a government-run shelter in not warned them of the conse- Sari is looking forward to being paigners say the law leaves mi- Jakarta, where she is undergo- quences of breaking the laws. reunited with her family. grant workers at greater risk of ing counselling before returning Sari and Hatmiati said their “My husband is a farmer. I trafficking. home. families were offered $150 and just wanted to find a job to help Maids make up more than After two months, Sari man- $187, respectively, by the agents him get some extra income, help one-third of the 6 million Indo- aged to contact her husband in return for the women agreeing our family,” she said. 16 Regional The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Dozens Dead After Clashes in Burma Near Chinese Border Lingering conflicts with minorities highlight the difficulties of Aung San Suu Kyi’s peace process

Reuters tack on police posts, military installations and government rangoon - About 30 people died administrators in the capital in clashes between ethnic rebels of the northeastern Kokang and Burmese security forces in region, Laukkai. a restive area along the border As a result, some 30 people with China on Monday, the gov- died, including civilians and ernment said, dealing a blow to police officers. Hotels and leader Aung San Suu Kyi’s goal of cars were destroyed and four reaching peace with minorities. police officers have been taken Suu Kyi’s nearly one-year- hostage, the government said. old government is increasing- MNDAA is a part of the ly besieged by ethnic rebels, Northern Alliance—a coalition grappling with an alliance of of rebel groups comprising one of militias in the north and a new Burma’s most powerful militias, Rohingya insurgency rebelling Reuters the Kachin Independence Army, against decades of persecution A Rohingya refugee waits in line to collect food at a refugee camp in and two smaller groups that have in the northwest of the country. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh, last week. been in a standoff with the Bur- The attack came after the mese military since clashes in Nobel Peace Prize winner met fresh impetus to the stuttering the residents of the area,” Suu the Kokang area in 2015. a delegation of ethnic armed peace process. Kyi said in a statement reacting Many died and tens of thou- groups last week to convince “I strongly urge all sides to to the assault released late on sands fled the region during them to take part in a major come to the peace negotiating Monday. that fighting, which also spilled peace conference. Suu Kyi swept table by abandoning the armed Fighters from the predomi- over into Chinese territory to power in 2015 on promises of attacks, which have caused many nantly ethnic Chinese Myanmar and resulted in the death of national reconciliation and the deaths and problems for the cit- National Democratic Alliance five Chinese people, angering meeting was aimed at giving izens, who are not guilty, and Army launched a pre-dawn at- Beijing. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily Regional 17 Malaysia, North Korea Take Each Other’s Citizens Hostage

By Ben Otto and Yantoultra Ngui The Wall Street Journal North Korea and Malaysia yesterday banned each other’s nationals from departing their countries, escalating more than a week of tit-for-tat retaliation between once-friendly nations in the wake of an investigation into the killing of Kim Jong Nam, the half-brother of North Ko- rean dictator Kim Jong Un, on Malaysian soil. Yesterday morning, Pyong- yang said it had barred all Ma- laysian citizens in North Korea from departing the country until officials could ensure that the safety of North Korean diplo- mats and citizens in Malaysia was “fully guaranteed through the fair settlement of the case Reuters that occurred in Malaysia,” the A view of the sealed-off North Korean Embassy in Kuala Lumpur yesterday official Korean Central News Agency said. sy officials from departing the in the brazen killing of Kim Jong rescinding the visa-free travel Hours later, Malaysian Prime country. Najib’s statement fol- Nam at Kuala Lumpur Interna- and on Monday forcing the North Minister Najib Razak condemned lowed, widening the ban to all tional Airport on February 13. Korean ambassador to return to the move, calling for an emer- North Koreans. Last week, the only North Ko- Pyongyang. gency meeting of the National Five Malaysian officials and rean who had been detained in Malaysia has also been seek- Security Council and escalating six family members are currently the case was released and deport- ing North Korean help in detain- a departure ban to include all in Pyongyang, while 14 North ed. Police say two women from ing four North Korean suspects North Korean nationals. Korean officials remain at the Vietnam and Indonesia, under that police say fled Kuala Lumpur “This abhorrent act, effec- embassy in Kuala Lumpur, ac- the direction of a North Kore- immediately after the attack on tively holding our citizens hos- cording to Malaysian officials. an hit squad, exposed Kim Jong Kim Jong Nam. Yesterday, Malay- tage, is in total disregard of all Geopolitical analysts estimate Nam to a nerve agent called VX, sia’s police chief said Pyongyang international law and diplomatic that several dozen Malaysian which is classified by the U.N. hadn’t been cooperating “at all” norms,” Najib said in a statement. businesspeople and tourists are as a weapon of mass destruction. with respect to the four men, and He said Malaysia wouldn’t also trapped in North Korea. Those women are standing trial that Malaysia would file interna- hesitate to take “all measures A blockade around the North for murder. tional alerts on the men through necessary” to ensure the safe- Korean Embassy in Kuala Lum- North Korea lashed out Interpol. ty of its citizens, and called on pur was briefly imposed yester- against the allegations, accus- South Korean officials have Pyongyang to immediately allow day afternoon. Malaysia’s deputy ing Malaysia of colluding with said the four men and two others the departure of Malaysians “to home minister, Nur Jazlan Mo- other world powers in its police named as suspects in Malaysia’s avoid any further escalation.” hamed, said the embassy was investigation. Malaysia respond- investigation work for two North The news came as Malaysian sealed off to determine how many ed by recalling its ambassador, Korean ministries. police said three North Korean officials were inside. Malaysia suspects in the killing of Kim is also trying to determine the Jong Nam were in hiding at the total number of North Koreans North Korean Embassy in Kuala in the country. Lumpur. Inspector General of The moves follow weeks of Police Khalid Abu Bakar said escalating tensions between the police “will wait outside if it two nations, which had main- needs to take five years” to tained relatively warm ties for speak with the men, who include years. Until last week, North a diplomat and an employee of Koreans enjoyed visa-free travel state airline Air Koryo. to Malaysia, a privilege granted Shortly after North Korea by only a handful of nations to announced its ban on the de- nationals of the secretive regime. parture of all Malaysian nation- The two nations set up respec- als, Malaysian Deputy Prime tive embassies in the early 2000s. Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi But Malaysian police identi- barred North Korean Embas- fied eight North Korean suspects 18 Regional The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 US Deploys Thaad in South Korea After North’s Missile Test

Reuters seoul - The U.S. started to de- ploy the first elements of its advanced anti-missile defense system in South Korea yesterday after North Korea’s test of four ballistic missiles, U.S. Pacific Command said, despite angry opposition from China. The announcement came as North Korean state media said leader Kim Jong Un had person- ally supervised Monday’s missile launches by an army unit that is positioned to strike U.S. bases in Japan, stepping up threats against Washington as U.S. troops conduct joint military exercises with South Korea. “Continued provocative ac- tions by North Korea, to include yesterday’s launch of multiple missiles, only confirm the pru- Reuters dence of our alliance decision A Thaad interceptor is launched during a successful intercept test, in this undated handout photograph last year to deploy THAAD to provided by the US Department of Defense’s Missile Defense Agency. South Korea,” U.S. Pacific Com- mander Admiral Harry Harris has carried out a series of nuclear type—Extended-Range Scud. would take the steps necessary said in a statement, referring to and missile tests in defiance of North Korea is mired in a to protect its security interests. the Terminal High Altitude Area U.N. resolutions, issued a typ- separate diplomatic row with “The consequences of this Defense anti-missile system. ically robust statement on state Malaysia over the killing of Kim’s are on the shoulders of the Unit- The move by the U.S. mil- news agency KCNA after the estranged half-brother at Kuala ed States and South Korea. We itary is likely to deepen the missile launches. Lumpur airport last month. again strongly urge the relevant brewing conflict between South “In the hearts of artillery- The two countries have ex- sides to stop the deployment Korea and China, which says men...there was burning desire pelled each other’s ambassador process and not keep going down the Thaad deployment destroys to mercilessly retaliate against from their capitals and yesterday the wrong path,” he added. the regional security balance. the warmongers going ahead announced tit-for-tat bans on de- China’s state-run Global The four ballistic missiles with their joint war exercises,” partures of each other’s nationals, Times warned the possibility fired by North Korea landed in KCNA said. sharply escalating tensions be- of war on the Korean peninsu- the sea off Japan’s northwest, It said Kim ordered the Ko- tween two countries that, until la was growing because of the angering Seoul and Tokyo, days rean People’s Army’s Strategic the killing of Kim Jong Nam, U.S.-South Korean military drills after Pyongyang promised retali- Force “to keep highly alert as had maintained rare close ties. and the North Korean missile ation over the military drills that required by the grim situation in The U.S. and Japan have re- launches. it sees as preparation for war. which an actual war may break quested a U.N. Security Coun- “The Chinese public is angry U.S. President Donald Trump out any time, and get fully ready cil meeting on the latest North that Pyongyang’s nuclear pro- and Japanese Prime Minis- to promptly move, take positions Korean missile launches, which gram has provided an excuse ter Shinzo Abe discussed the and strike so that it can open will likely be scheduled for today, for Seoul to deploy THAAD,” launches by North Korea during fire to annihilate the enemies.” diplomats said. the tabloid says in an editorial. a telephone call yesterday. The missiles North Korea The planned installation of “Pyongyang blindly believes “Japan and the U.S. con- fired on Monday were unlikely the U.S. anti-missile defense nuclear weapons are the greatest firmed that the latest North to have been intercontinental bal- system has led to a diplomatic guarantee of its national security Korean missile launches were listic missiles, South Korea said, standoff between China and regardless that the reality is the clearly against U.N. resolutions which can reach the U.S. They South Korea. opposite,” it says. and a clear provocation against flew on average 1,000 km and Chinese authorities have China objects to the Thaad the regional and international reached an altitude of 260 km. closed nearly two dozen retail deployment, saying its territo- community,” Abe said. “[North Some landed as close as 300 stores of South Korea’s Lotte ry is the target of the system’s Korea’s] threat has entered a km from Japan’s northwest coast, Group, which approved a land far-reaching radar. South Korea new phase.” Japan’s Defense Minister To- swap with the country’s military and the U.S. have said the mis- Trump also spoke to South momi Inada said earlier. last week to allow it to install sile system is aimed only at curb- Korea’s acting President Hwang South Korean military and the system. ing North Korean provocations. Kyo-ahn to discuss the North’s intelligence officials said yester- Yesterday, Foreign Ministry The Yonhap News Agency missile launches, Hwang’s of- day that the four North Kore- spokesman Geng Shuang repeat- said the Thaad deployment fice said. an missiles appeared to be an ed China’s resolute opposition could be completed in one or Reclusive North Korea, which upgraded version of the Scud to Thaad, saying the country two months. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily International 19

“They have lost this fight, and what you’re seeing is a delaying action.” International —US Air Force Brig. Gen. Matthew Isler Page 20 Trump Signs New Travel Ban for 6 Muslim-Majority Countries

By Matt Zapotosky, David Nakamura and Abigail Hauslohner The Washington Post U.S. President Donald Trump signed a new travel ban on Mon- day that administration officials said they hope will end legal challenges over the matter by imposing a 90-day ban on the issuance of new visas for citizens of six Muslim-majority nations. In addition, the nation’s refu- gee program will be suspended for 120 days, and the U.S. will not accept more than 50,000 refugees in a year, down from the 110,000-cap set by former U.S. President Barack Obama. The new guidelines mark a dramatic departure from Trump’s original ban, issued in January and immediately met by massive Reuters protests and then ordered frozen US President Donald Trump delivers his first address to a joint session of Congress from the floor of the by the courts. The new ban lays House of Representatives in Washington on February 28. out a far more specific national security basis for the order, blocks while, sent out an email asking court.” But he said state lawyers a restraining order on the earlier the issuance only of new visas, people to sign a petition in sup- would need two or three days ban are likely to do so again, and and names just six of the seven port of the new order. to see what action they would that pending lawsuits filed by her countries included in the first “As your President, I made a take in the court case. organization and others will not executive order, omitting Iraq. solemn promise to keep America “We’re reviewing it carefully, need to be filed anew. “From Trump signed the new ban safe,” the email signed by Trump and still have concerns with the our vantage point, that litigation out of public view, according to said. “And I will NEVER stop new order,” Ferguson said. lives on,” she said. White House officials. The order fighting until we implement the The Justice Department Anyone who holds a visa now will take effect on March 16. policies you—and millions of argued in a court filing that should be able to get into the “This executive order respon- Americans like you—voted for.” even if the litigation were to country without any problems, sibly provides a needed pause so Democrats and civil liberties move forward, it should do so although those whose visas expire we can carefully review how we groups said on Monday that the at a slower pace, and with the will have to reapply, officials said. scrutinize people coming here new order was legally tainted in new ban in place. The govern- The order claims that since from these countries of concern,” the same way as the first one: It ment noted that visa applicants 2001, hundreds of people born Attorney General Jeff Sessions was a thinly disguised Muslim typically have to wait months abroad have been convicted of said in announcing that the order ban. and asserted there was “no im- terrorism-related crimes in the had been signed. That seems to portend more minent harm” from the pres- U.S. It cites two specific exam- The order also details spe- litigation—though how soon ident’s temporary suspension ples: Two Iraqi nationals who cific sets of people who would remains unclear. The attorney of the issuance of new visas to came to the U.S. as refugees be able to apply for case-by-case general of Washington state, Bob certain people. in 2009, it says, were convicted waivers to the order, including Ferguson, who successfully sued That assertion, though, did of terrorism-related offenses, those previously admitted to the to have the first ban blocked, said little to assuage the concerns of and in October 2014, a Somali U.S. for “a continuous period of he was still reviewing what to do. Democrats and civil liberties native brought to the country as work, study, or other long-term The new order, Ferguson groups, who said the new ban a child refu­gee was sentenced activity”; those with “significant said, represented a “significant was just like the old. to 30 years in prison for plotting business or professional obliga- victory” for Washington state Karen Tumlin, the legal to detonate a bomb at a Christ- tions”; and those seeking to visit because the administration had director of the National Immi- mas tree-lighting ceremony in or live with family. “capitulated on numerous key gration Law Center, predicted Oregon. That man became a Trump’s campaign, mean- provisions that we contested in that federal judges who ordered naturalized U.S. citizen. 20 International The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Turkish Army Chief to Meet US, Russian Counterparts

Reuters ankara, Turkey - Turkey’s mili- tary chief of staff is meeting his U.S. and Russian counterparts in the southern Turkish province of Antalya to discuss regional security, notably in Syria and Iraq, the Turkish armed forces said yesterday. No further details were avail- able of the meeting being hosted by Gen. Hulusi Akar. Reuters In August, Turkey-backed A still image taken from video footage shows an IS member firing a weapon at Iraqi security forces in the forces launched an operation to outskirts of southwest Mosul, Iraq, on Sunday. drive the Islamic State militant group away from its border with Syria and prevent the Kurdish IS Foreign Fighters Attempting to Flee Mosul YPG militia taking territory. Since pushing the jihadis out Reuters But, he said: “They’re not Isler was speaking at the Qa- of their al-Bab stronghold, fight- well-organized and well-inte- yyarah West Airfield, also known ing has focused on villages west of qayyarah west airfield, Iraq - A grated and as a result of that, as “Q-West,” which I.S. overran Manbij, setting Turkish-backed U.S. general in the international Iraqi security forces are able to in the summer of 2014 after tak- rebels against the Manbij Military coalition in Iraq said that Islamic make significant progress.” ing Mosul. Council, part of the U.S.-backed State militant group forces de- Many of I.S.’s operational Coalition advisers have be- Syrian Democratic Forces that fending western Mosul are disor- leaders were killed before Iraqi come more visible near the front- includes the YPG. ganized and some foreign fighters forces began attacking the west, lines since December, when Iraqi Turkey views the YPG as are trying to leave the city. Isler said. There was little doubt forces entered an “operational an extension of the Kurdistan Government forces nonethe- that Iraqi security forces would refit” after progress in the east Workers Party, which is waging less face a “very hard fight” in eventually prevail against I.S. slowed. an insurgency in Turkey. the battle for the city but they “The game is up,” Isler said. Before that, coalition advisers Manbij is controlled by the will prevail, U.S. Air Force Brig. “They have lost this fight, and were working with Iraqi forces at Manbij Military Council, and Gen. Matthew Isler said. what you’re seeing is a delaying the division level, whereas now the U.S. has deployed a small Iraqi forces recaptured the action.” they are embedded at the brigade number of forces in and around eastern half of Mosul in January Although Iraqi forces have level making tactical decisions, the city to ensure that different after 100 days of fighting, and effectively isolated Mosul by Isler said. parties do not fight each other. launched an attack on districts cutting the city off from the rest “[Sixty four kilometers] north, Turkish President Recep lying west of the Tigris River of its self-proclaimed caliphate you are witnessing the defeat of Tayyip Erdogan last week said on February 19. in Syria, Isler said the militants Daesh,” said Isler, using a pejo- the next target for the operation Isler said I.S.’s operational were still able to travel to the rative Arabic acronym for I.S., in northern Syria was Manbij af- leaders and foreign fighters were town of Tel Afar to the west. standing on a runway to which ter rebels seized al-Bab. withdrawing from the battlefield, U.S.-led coalition airstrikes I.S. militants took a jackhammer But Turkish Prime Minister leaving local militants to fend off in the run-up to the start of the before being driven out by Iraqi Binali Yildirim said military ac- advances by Iraqi forces. attack on the west had made a forces last year. tion by Turkey would not make “We do see an intent for them significant impact on the course The repaired main runway sense unless coordinated with to leave the city. I think that of the battle, Isler said. is now used by the coalition to the U.S. and Russia. many of them are going to try And although I.S. car bombs resupply its troops in the field After clashing with Turk- to find a way out.” still pose a major threat, Isler and by the Iraqi air force. ish-backed Free Syrian Army Though vastly outnumbered, said fewer than one in 10 now On one of the blast walls en- rebels west of Manbij earlier the militants are putting up fierce reached their target. closing the airfield, the words this month, the Manbij Mil- resistance to hold on to their last “We took out their command “The State of the Caliphate will itary council declared a deal major stronghold. and control, the vehicle borne remain” are still visible despite with Russia to hand front line “At the tactical level it is a improvised explosive devices being crossed out. More recent villages to Syrian government very hard fight,” said Isler, deputy and weapons caches. They’re graffitti daubed by the base’s U.S. control to prevent their coming commander for the coalition’s using more indirect fire. It’s residents reads: “Make Mosul under Turkish control. air forces. not precise.” Great Again.” Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily International 21 Never Too Old: Elderly Indian Women Start Attending School

Reuters “These women did not have old Sheetal More. hours in the afternoon, six days a the opportunity to study when The opening day was cel- week. In the past year, they have phangane, India - A little before they were young,” Bangar said. ebrated like a festival, with learned the Marathi alphabet, 2 p.m. each day, when residents “It’s not as if they want to go entire families accompanying numbers and can write their of Phangane village in India’s to college or work in an office the women to their first day of names, Bangar said. Maharashtra state usually take a now. But they do want to be able school, More said. Since then, The women, including More, nap in the heat of the day, elderly to read and write, and sign their classes have been moved to a pur- wear fuchsia sarees to class to women in bright pink sarees head names, like everyone else in their pose-built hut in her backyard, in replicate the experience of wear- toward a colorful hut, clutching families.” the shade of a large mango tree. ing a school uniform, he said. satchels and plastic bags. Literacy levels in India have “At first, I was a bit nervous “I like going to the school—I Inside the hut, festooned with steadily risen over the past de- about teaching such elderly have learned to write my name streamers and flowers, the wom- cades as the economy expanded women. Even my mother-in-law and I have learned the alphabet,” en gingerly sit cross-legged on and greater emphasis was placed comes to class,” said More, who said Kamal Keshav Tupange, 68, cotton rugs on the mud floor, on education. But women still lag has finished high school. as she washed clothes on a slab and pull out slates, notebooks, men, particularly in rural areas, “But they are all so eager, and of stone. chalk and pencils. Minutes later, where girls are often not sent behave just like little children “My knees hurt, so I can’t a younger woman leads them in to class or are pulled out after in class,” she said. sit on the floor for long; that’s a prayer song before they begin primary school so they can work There is little to distinguish the only problem. But I still go reciting the Marathi alphabet at home or in the fields. Phangane from other villages in every day,” said Tupange, who after her. While 79 percent of India’s the western state, one of India’s married at the age of 12 and had The Aajibaichi Shala, or rural men are literate, the rate wealthiest. never been to school. grandmothers’ school, is perhaps for women is only 59 percent, About 120 km from the bus- “I did not study when I was the only one in India for unedu- according to official data. tling financial hub of Mumbai, young,” said Anusuya Kokedar, cated, elderly women. Set up by Aajibaichi Shala was set up the village of 70 families is a 65. a charitable trust and Yogendra last year for women over 60 to tidy enclave, with clean mud “It’s nice to sit with the other Bangar, a teacher at the village’s mark the International Women’s roads and brick homes divided older women in the village and primary school, the school teach- Day on March 8. It was first run by fences and gardens. learn. I can sign my name now, es the women to read and write, out of the home of the woman About 30 women aged 60 to and read and write a little; it as well as basic arithmetic. who was the sole teacher, 30-year- 90 years attend classes for two feels good.” 22 International The Cambodia Daily Wednesday, March 8, 2017 Germany Rejects Erdogan’s Nazi Comparison, Calls for Calm

Reuters the payments are achieving the initially intended goal.” berlin - Germany rejected as On Sunday, Austrian Chan- “absurd” on Monday Turkish cellor Christian Kern urged the President Recep Tayyip Erdo- E.U. to halt membership talks gan’s comparison of its ban on with Turkey and scrap or restrict several rallies to the Nazi era, but $4.76 billion in pre-accession aid it also stressed the importance promised to Ankara by 2020. of ties between the two NATO Erdogan’s comments have allies in an attempt to defuse an prompted shock and outrage escalating war of words. among German politicians, and Erdogan is furious over the the leader of Germany’s Turk- cancellation of several political ish community said on Monday rallies aimed at drumming up they could harm bilateral ties support among Germany’s large and further exacerbate tensions ethnic Turkish population for Reuters among Turks living in Germany. his plans to overhaul Turkey’s German Chancellor Angela Merkel makes remarks about German- “Erdogan went a step too constitution and win greater Turkish relations during her visit to the Bosch Foundation, in Berlin far. Germany should not sink powers for the presidency. on Sunday. to his level,” said Gokay So- On Sunday, the Turkish lead- fuoglu, chairman of the Turk- er accused Germany of “fascist cation of the Nazi period clearly Merkel acknowledged deep ish Community in Germany, actions” reminiscent of the Nazi touched a raw nerve. differences with Ankara over which groups 270 member era. Berlin says the rallies were “It is particularly grave, and issues such as freedom of the organizations. canceled on security grounds. makes me sad because Nazi press and the recent arrest Seibert told reporters Germa- German Chancellor Angela comparisons only lead to one of German-Turkish journalist ny remained committed to good Merkel has been treading a cau- thing: The trivialization of the Deniz Yucel. ties with Turkey because of their tious line in the dispute as she unfathomable suffering of those However, she said Berlin common interests, including the needs Turkey’s help to tackle affected by Nazi crimes against remained committed to basic estimated 3 million people of Europe’s migrant crisis and on humanity,” Merkel said in a short freedoms and would continue Turkish background who live in other issues, but Erdogan’s invo- but pointed statement. to allow Turkish politicians to Germany, NATO membership campaign in Germany for its con- and the fight against the Islamic stitutional referendum provided State militant group. their visits were announced in a But he said Germany was transparent and timely fashion continuing to press Turkey for and respected German laws. fair treatment of the journalist A municipal spokeswoman in Yucel and his speedy release. Hamburg said a center where The Die Welt correspondent Turkey’s foreign minister was faces ten-and-a-half years in due to address a rally yesterday prison if convicted of charges had been shut, but Turkish dip- of propaganda in support of a lomatic sources said there were terrorist organization and incit- no cancellations and the minister ing public violence. Yucel denies would still travel to Germany. the charges. Earlier, her spokesman Stef- On Monday, Taner Yildiz, fen Seibert dismissed the Nazi chief adviser to Turkish Prime comparison as “absurd,” but also Minister Binali Yildirim, accused said both sides should be “calm authorities in the town of Kel- and level-headed” in managing sterbach, west of Frankfurt, their disagreements. of canceling a planned rally at E.U. foreign ministers meet- which he had been due to speak. ing in Brussels also urged re- “We reminded the [local] straint toward Turkey, though authorities that this was a Austria and the Netherlands— democratic right,” Yildiz told also home to large ethnic Turk- reporters, adding that work to ish populations—said they op- secure an alternative venue was posed campaigning by foreign underway. politicians on their soil. German officials could not Asked whether the E.U. immediately be reached to con- should curtail funding aimed firm Yildiz’s comments. at preparing Turkey to join the An estimated 1.5 million bloc, Seibert said: “One will cer- Turkish citizens living in Ger- tainly have to continually ask many are eligible to vote in Er- the question, as the E.U. does dogan’s April 16 constitutional with all of its spending, whether referendum. Wednesday, March 8, 2017 The Cambodia Daily Opinion 23 Cambodia Owes Absolutely Nothing to US for War ‘Loans’

By James Pringle him I was a Reuters correspon- Just recently, U.S. Ambassa- government during the war, “US dent covering the war, and what dor to Cambodia William Heidt Hits Back at Government Over No one who knows me would I saw would be put on the wire claimed that Cambodia owed $500 Million Debt, Democracy” call me a supporter of Prime afterward. He seemed to accept the U.S. something in the region (February 6). Minister Hun Sen. Usually, what I was saying and veered off of $500 million for ‘‘assistance” He has the gall to demand he greets any attempt I make to look for other targets. given to Cambodia’s Lon Nol the “loans” back even though to ask a question with a snarl, either the Khmer Rouge or the though once he talked to foreign current government have been correspondents quite openly. in power since 1975, that this However, in the case of Amer- money was still due. icans killing children, women “So to me, I think that is and men in Cambodia (and in unfortunate. I think that’s not Vietnam and Laos), “Prime Min- in Cambodia’s best interest to ister Rails Against Deaths of keep letting that grow forever,” Children in US Wars” (March Mr. Heidt said. 2), I can say that Mr. Hun Sen What are you going to give is absolutely correct. During in return, Mr. Heidt? Will you the Vietnam War, Americans resurrect the children and oth- killed children with abandon ers who died under that terrible over Cambodia, and the other American pounding from the two countries of Indochina. air over the years? Children are still killed, es- I was once about 2 km from pecially in Laos, by unexploded a U.S. B-52 bomber strike and ordnance. In the early stages of it felt like the world was coming the Cambodia war, as the Re- to an end. Three kilometers is uters bureau chief in Saigon, I meant to be the limit. was down in southern Cambodia, Cambodia does not owe even somewhere near Prey Veng prov- a brass farthing to the U.S. for ince, with the late Mark Frank- help in destroying its people, its land of the Observer. I was on a The Cambodia Daily wild animals, its rice fields and route covered with women and Bernard Krisher, Publisher forest cover. If people nowadays children fleeing what seemed to Deborah Krisher-Steele, Deputy Publisher are still slaughtering animals and be fighting and bombing. Colin Meyn, Editor-in-Chief destroying more forest, then that Nearby, a Lon Nol wire- Jodie DeJonge, Managing Editor is a matter the Cambodians lessman was trying to talk by Chansy Chhorn, News Editor should deal with themselves. Michael Dickison, Deputy Managing Editor radio to an American in what I Kate Ginn, Deputy Managing Editor But the U.S. should quit remember was an (North Amer- Van Roeun, Senior Editor bombing Yemen along with the ican Rockwell) OV-10 Bronco, a murderous Saudis. small turboprop and light attack Barton Biggs, Editor Emeritus; Isobel Souster, Night Editor; Michelle Vachon, Feature As author and journalist Eliza- Editor; Aisha Down, Hannah Hawkins, Brendan O’Byrne, Ben Paviour, Zsombor observation aircraft, which also Peter, Janelle Retka, Saing Soenthrith, Laurence Stevens, Matt Surrusco, George beth Becker pointed out recently had some weapons aboard. The Wright, Associate Editors; Buth Kimsay, Kuch Naren, Khuon Narim, Sek Odom, Aun in this paper: “The U.S. owes American pilot was engaged in Pheap, Chhorn Phearun, Ouch Sony, Kang Sothear, Ben Sokhean, Hang Sokunthea, Cambodia much more in war Phan Soumy, Khy Sovuthy, Reporters; Siv Channa, Photographer; Tan Kimtin, Web spotting out the Vietcong, who Assistant; Phuon Chansereivuth, Copy Editor; Kim Chan, Senior Translators; Som debts that can be repaid in cash.” seemed to be in combat with Sarun, Tem Sokhom, Sie Suychhieng, Translators; Nhor Bora, Dorn Darin, Typists; Trust that foreign correspon- Lon Nol forces. Then he would Kevin Doyle, James Kanter, Robin McDowell, Thomas Beller, Contributing Editors dents here continue to question call in the U.S. Air Force. Mr. Hun Sen, though he refuses Douglas Steele, General Manager The radio man, who could Chea Borom, Business Manager; Eam Sopheap, Operations Manager; Sok Chamroeun, to answer without expressing scarcely speak English, was hav- Tang Sokchamrouen, Sales Representatives; Chan Vincent, Art Director; Chhun Sinath, anger. That is what we are about. ing trouble understanding the Collections Director; Chap Pireak, Circulation Manager; Khun Silen, Designer; Song James Pringle was a bureau chief Raksa, Business Assistant; Som Phay, Chief Technical Director; Scott Harlow, Matthew U.S. pilot and asked me to speak Rosin, Jason Wik, Technical Advisers; Adam Lincoln Steele, Director of Future Planning for Reuters in Ho Chi Minh City, to the American flyer. I told the covering the invasion of Cambodia The Cambodia Daily is an independent newspaper dedicated to strengthening pilot I was on the ground just a free press and training journalists. 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