• Monitors Say Ink Test Was for Transparency, Not Turmoil

    • Release Date: 27-Jul-2013

    Monitors Say Ink Test Was for Transparency, Not Turmoil ​ Election monitors say a test of election ink that found it easily washable, and therefore a concern for fraudulent voting, was made in the spirit of transparency, and not to create "turmoil" ahead of Sunday's polls. The election watchdog Comfrel on Friday tested the ink, provided by the National Election Committee, and found it could be easily washed off the fingers of voters, which would allow some people to vote more than once. Typically, voters are required to dip an index finger in indelible ink, which prevents them from voting again. But Comfrel staff found the ink was easy to wash off within "minutes."

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  • COMFREL Noticed Indelible Ink is Removable on July 26,2013

    • Release Date: 26-Jul-2013

    On July 26, 203, COMFREL's staffs have tested to remove the ink for election day, which the National Election Committee (NEC) will be used for marking on voter's finger on election day. A few hours later after our staff's printed their finger into the ink at NEC office, during testing at COMFREL office we take noticed that the ink is removable.

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  • On Coast, Chinese Development Pushes Thousands From Land

    • Release Date: 24-Jul-2013

    On Coast, Chinese Development Pushes Thousands From Land Thousands of families in the remote coastal province of Koh Kong have been evicted or are facing eviction in the face of a Chinese resort development project. Some families have moved unwillingly to relocation sites. Some are refusing to leave, setting the stage for another land dispute. The families are facing eviction from a 36,000-hectare resort development by the Chinese Union Development Group, which holds a 99-year lease on the land.

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  • យុវជន​បង្ហាញ​គោល​នយោបាយ​នៃ​គណបក្ស​​របស់​ខ្លួន

    • Release Date: 22-Jul-2013

    កាល​ពី​ចុង​សប្តាហ៍​កន្លងទៅ អង្គការ​ក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល​មួយ​បាន​រៀបចំ​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​សួរ​ដេញដោល​មតិ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​តំ­ណាង​យុវជន​មក​ពី​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ដែល​កំពុង​­ប្រកួត​ប្រជែង​នៅក្នុង​ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត​សភា​­ជាតិ​នីតិកាល​ទី​៥​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ។ ​តំណាង​មកពី​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​បាន​ទទួល​ការ​គាំទ្រ​ពីទស្សនិកជន​យ៉ាង​ច្រើន ​ប៉ុន្តែ​ទស្សនិក​ជន​ខ្លះ​បាន​លើកឡើង​ថា គណបក្ស​នោះ​បាន​រៀបចំ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​របស់​ខ្លួន​ ស្រែក​ហ៊ោ​កញ្ជៀវ ​ដើម្បី​បង្ហាញ​ការគាំទ្រ​ដល់​បេក្ខជន​របស់​ខ្លួន។​

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  • Sam Rainsy Returns to Lead the Opposition After Nearly Four Years Away

    • Release Date: 20-Jul-2013

    Cambodia's opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, returned to the country on Friday after more than three years of self-imposed exile. However, the criminal charges against him made him ineligible to vote or run for office. But following last week's royal pardon, some analysts say there is still hope that the National Election Committee will allow for his participation in the election through a political compromise.

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  • Sam Rainsy told Huge Crowd He Was Innocent​

    • Release Date: 20-Jul-2013

    On Arrival standing in the back of a truck and waving to supporters, Cambodia opposition leader Sam Rainsy addressed the crowd, defending his innocence and saying he was now "clean." Sam Rainsy returned to the country on Friday after more than three years of self-imposed exile.

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  • In Boost for Opposition Campaign, Exiled Leader Returns

    • Release Date: 19-Jul-2013

    In Boost for Opposition Campaign, Exiled Leader Returns ​ Cambodia's opposition leader, Sam Rainsy, returned to the country on Friday after more than three years of self-imposed exile, kneeling to kiss the ground after he landed and addressing throngs of supporters who crowded Phnom Penh's parks and boulevards to greet him.

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  • Fairness of Elections and Credibility of New Government Remain in Doubt

    • Release Date: 17-Jul-2013

    Fairness of Elections and Credibility of New Government Remain in Doubt Opposition leader Sam Rainsy is expected to return to Cambodia on Friday, but he will so far not be allowed to run for office in the July 28 elections. Members of Congress who are especially critical of the regime of Prime Minister Hun Sen have said recently they want to push for a cut in US aid to Cambodia, especially if the upcoming elections are deemed not free and fair.

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  • Experts See Scenarios for Sam Rainsy To Contest Election

    • Release Date: 16-Jul-2013

    Experts See Scenarios for Sam Rainsy To Contest Election With Sam Rainsy expected to return to Cambodia on Friday, experts say there are a number of scenarios that could put him as a candidate for the July 28 election. Sam Rainsy, who is the leader of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, received a royal pardon for a number of crimes last week, paving the way for his return. But NEC officials have said he remains ineligible to vote in or contest the upcoming elections.

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  • In Survey, Many Cambodians Report Corrupt Public Officials

    • Release Date: 11-Jul-2013

    In Survey, Many Cambodians Report Corrupt Public Officials ​ Cambodia's endemic corruption is most apparent in the institutions of the judiciary, the police, public officials and political parties, Transparency International has found. Soeung Saroeun, a board member at Transparency International Cambodia, said that in a recent survey, the group found that the institutions that are supposed to protect people are those most often seen by the public as abusing their power.

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  • Despite Facing Arrest, Sam Rainy Vows to Go Home

    • Release Date: 11-Jul-2013

    Despite Facing Arrest, Sam Rainy Vows to Go Home ​ Opposition leader Sam Rainsy says despite prospect of arrest he will go back to Cambodia on time for general election on July 28. He says there's no better chance to change the government than now, which is why he is willing to risk a return to Cambodia. VOA Khmer's Kimseng Men discussed with Sok Khemara that a royal pardon will be a win-win solution for both the government and Sam Rainsy. The opposition leader is facing a raft of charges he says are politically motivated and faces more than 10 years in prison if he returns to Cambodia.

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  • US Representatives Urge Stronger Stance on Cambodia

    • Release Date: 10-Jul-2013

    US Representatives Urge Stronger Stance on Cambodia ​ US Congressmen on Tuesday held a hearing on "Cambodia's Looming Political and Social Crisis" to examine the deteriorating human rights situation in Cambodia and the state of the affairs in the run-up to the election on July 28, 2013.

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