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KR Tribunal Goes After Donations From Asean Member States
The special expert on U.N. assistance for the Khmer Rouge tribunal, David Scheffer, left Cambodia yesterday for a sixty-day tour of Asean countries hopping to shore up some fresh funding for perennially cash-strapped court in 2014.
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CNRP Asks Canada to Clarify Stance on Election
Representatives of the opposition CNRP in Canada have sent a letter to Canadian government asking that it clarify its stance on the results of Cambodia’s national election after a former Cabinet minister took part in an international observer team that deemed the elections free and fair.
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Tanks Rocket Launchers Seen Leaving Sihanoukville
Defender Minister Tea Banh yesterday said that truckloads of tanks and mounted rocket launchers seen by witnesses leaving the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port in the direction of Phnom Penh would be used to protect the country in case that someone “tries to destroy the national.”
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Mass Demonstration a Last Resort, Opposition Says
PHNOM PENH - Opposition leaders met with supporters on Thursday, saying the party was interested in resolving issues over last month’s election and that a mass demonstration is not a top priority.
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Comfrel Reports Spike in Election Irregularities
The Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel ), the country’s largest independent election monitor, has recorded roughly four times the number of irregularities in this year’s vote than in the 2008 polls.
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Australia Admits Postponed Military Cooperation
Cambodia has delays two of its military cooperation programs with Australia, the Australia Defense Department said yesterday, after it emerged this week that U.S. backed programs had also been postponed following the July 28 national election.
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Fearing Unrest, Garment Workers Abandon Jobs
Phnom Penh garment factories are operating at a greatly reduced capacity as workers return home to the provinces in drove to response to the government’s decision to increase security after the opposition warned they plan to hold mass demonstrations against the election results.
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Sokha Says CNRP Ready to Demonstrate Boycott Assembly
Opposition CNRP vice president Kem Sokha yesterday stood firmly by his party’s position that it would call mass demonstrations and boycott the National Assembly unless the U.N. takes part in an independent investigation of last month’s contested national election.
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US urges calm, dialogue in Cambodia vote feud
WASHINGTON (AFP) -- The United States called Thursday on Cambodia's political parties to negotiate their differences peacefully after election results handed a narrow victory to longtime ruler Hun Sen.
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Opposition Voters in Preah Vihear Claim Threat of Eviction
Locals and rights groups yesterday said dozens of farmers in a village in Preah Vihear province have been singled out for eviction after supporting the opposition CNRP in last month’s vote, a claim their village chief denied.
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Two months After Sentencing, Chhouk Bundith Still at Large
Former Bavet City governor Chhouk Bundith, who was convicted in June of shooting into a crowd of protesters and injuring three garment workers, is still at large avoiding an 18-month prison sentence, the national police spokesman said yesterday.
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Despite Popularity, Rainsy’s Role Remains Uncertain
When opposition leader Sam Rainsy last touched down at Phnom Penh International Airport, he was greeted by some 100,00 supporters in what was the largest opposition rally in Cambodia’s 20 years of democracy.
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Government Downplays Cuts to US Military Aid
The government yesterday insisted that its decision to postpone U.S. backed military assistance programs following the July 28 election would not have a negative impact on relations between the two countries.
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CNRP Files Complaint Against Preliminary Election Results
Provincial representative of the opposition CNRP filed eight complaints with the National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday over irregularities in the electoral process, and planned to file at least six more before this morning’s deadline, according to party officials.
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Hundreds March for Post –Election Peace in Phnom Penh
Hundreds of demonstrations including NGO workers and Buddhist monks staged a march in Phnom Penh yesterday calling for a nonviolent conclusion to the nation election, in which both the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP have claim victory.
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Opposition Activist Murdered in Kampong Speu Province
PHNOM PENH - An activist for the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party was shot and killed in Kampong Speu province Monday, officials and family said Tuesday.
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Cambodia: Time for Action, Not Rhetoric
The good news is that political leaders of all stripes recognize the authentic power of young voters. With more than 50% of Cambodia’s population under the age of 25 and 70% under 35, it would be perilous to ignore them. In fact, that would be a surefire way to lose in five years.
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Cheam Yeap Says NEC Must Participate in Further Talks
Veteran CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap yesterday said that his party would not join further talks with the opposition CNRP to resolve election day irregularities unless it is invited to do so by the National Election Committee (NEC)
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National Election Committee Will Not Investigate Irregularities
PHNOM PENH - The National Election Committee said Tuesday it will not form an investigative commission to look into irregularities in last month’s polls.
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Youth Support for Protests Cools as Fear Mount
One of the most significant and memorable aspects of the fiercely contested July 28 national election was the explosion of youth engagement during the campaign season, with hordes of young Cambodian driving motorbikes calling for change.
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