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The Great Southeast Asian Land Grab
Nowhere is the conflict between farmers and corporate interests over land in Southeast Asia more visible than in Cambodia, where one NGO estimates that since 2003 up to 400,000 rural people have been affected by the acquisition of land, mostly for agribusiness.
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Rainsy Says Large Demonstrations Await Unless CPP Concedes
Reiterating his claim of winning last month’s disputed national election, opposition leader Sam Rainsy told thousands of supporters in Phnom Penh yesterday to prepare for a mass demonstration against the ruling CPP unless its leaders stepped down.
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NEC Stands Firm, Will Not Hold Independent Election Inquiry
The National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday stood firmly behind its refusal to consider a proposal by the opposition CNRP for an independent investigation into the July 28 national ballot.
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Constitutional Council Pivotal in Election Stalemate
Since the July 28 national election, the two parties that took seats in the National Assembly can agree on very little. The parties have also differed on how election irregularities should be investigated, and even on readings of the country’s Constitution regarding the formation of the next government.
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More Military Promotions for Relatives of CPP Tops Brass
Just a month before the ruling CPP and opposition CNRP fought a fierce election battle on July 28, a fresh raft of military promotions were handed out, two of which included the son and nephew of CPP members with high-ranking military positions.
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Cambodia’s Chinese Newspapers Strike a Balance
While readers of the most widely circulated Khmer-language dailies gets a steady diet of ruling CPP doctrine and pro-government prose, Chinese-language newspapers here provide a markedly more balanced account of what is going on in the country’s political realm.
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CNRP Present Thousands of Election Complaint to NEC
The opposition CNRP will today present the National Election Committee (NEC) with its findings from a nationwide effort to gather election day complaint _ of which the party has received at least 18,400_but believes this represents only a fraction of polling day irregularities.
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Official National Election Committee Complaint Period Closes
A total of 125 complaints were filed with Commune Election Committee (CECs) nationwide in the week following the July 28 national election, the majority relating to campaigning on election day, the National Election Committee said yesterday ahead of the official complaint period closing tonight.
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Sparks and Accusations Fly During CPP, CNRP Radio Debate
CNRP chief whip Son Chhay and CPP lawmaker Chheang Van engaged in a heated radio debate on Sunday evening that descended into acrimony when both officials urged over the legimacy of recent attempts by the ruling CPP to ban the opposition from sitting in the National Assembly.
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CNRP, Comfrel Call for Investigation Into NEC’s Independence
The CNRP and the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia (Comfrel) yesterday called for a full investigation into the National Election Committee’s (NEC) independence as well as its possible role in the irregularities the opposition says occurred during the national election July 28.
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Rainsy Says Those Behind Boeng Kak Deserve Jail
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy yesterday vowed to return Phnom Penh’s beleaguered Boeng Kak neighborhood to its residents to have those who filled the lake with sand thrown in jail, should the opposition CNRP ultimately prevail in contesting the unofficial results of the last month’s election.
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Election Monitors Submit Request to Review NEC Document
Independent election monitors and civil society groups submitted a request to the National Election Committee (NEC) on Friday asking to review post-election voter rolls and Identity Certificates for Elections (ICE) forms in seven provinces in which reports of election irregularities were widespread on July 28.
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Politicians Court Foreign Support in Post-Election Showdown
Anyone who cares to know who Prime Minister Hun Sen and his perennial political rival Sam Rainsy are looking to for support as both claim victory in last month’s national election need only consider ambassadors each meet with last week.
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US Ambassador Calls for Election Investigation, NEC Reform
Repeating his country’s call for a transparent investigation into irregularities during the July 28 national election, the US ambassador to Cambodia has urged the government to repair deficiencies in the electoral process.
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Talks on Tackling Cambodia’s Election Irregularities Collapse
Talks between Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties aimed at investigating widespread irregularities that marred hotly contested national elections have broken down, with the opposition set to hold a mass demonstration demanding UN intervention in the dispute.
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Listeners Wary as Hun Sen Changes His Tone
Residents of Phnom Penh yesterday reacted with resignation and weariness to Prime Minister Hun Sen’s latest post- election speech, in which he prophesized chaos in the street of Phnom Penh should opposition supporters protest the National Election Committee’s official election results, widely expected to be in favor of the CPP.
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Investigation Committee 1 Day After Creation
A joint-party task force that the National Election Committee (NEC) on Sunday announced would be set up to investigate alleged irregularities during the 28 July national election was abruptly abandoned yesterday, with NEC President Im Sousdey announcing that his organization will instead push ahead with its own investigation.
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Hun Sen Warms CNRP Will Lose Seats if Assembly Boycotted
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday warned that he will give the CNRP parliamentary seats away if they refuse to take their seats at the National Assembly, German Ambassador Wolfgang Moser said yesterday.
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CNRP supporters Allegedly Threatened by Police officers
CNRP supporters in Kampong Cham province alleged yesterday that they were threatened by a police officer who claim said he would blow five of them after they were accused of obstructing a road with the motorcycles, CNRP officials and the victims said yesterday.
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Opposition Party Widens Poll Complaint Collection to Provinces
The CNRP’s post-election complaint-gathering project extended beyond Phnom Penh yesterday as the party continued its own investigation into irregularities surrounding Sunday’s vote.
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