Ranariddh back in Cambodia to sell his assets (2)
Ousted Funcinpec president prince Norodom Ranariddh is back in Cambodia for a few days to sell his assets (mainly lands and properties in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville) and collect cash (to be taken out of the country) before those assets could be confiscated in relation to corruption lawsuits that have been lodged against him and/or claims that his estranged wife princess Eng Marie Ranariddh could make on those assets.
ID cards withheld by police seeking bribes (2)
Tens of thousands of computerized ID cards newly produced thanks to international assistance have not been handed to the persons who should receive them, which casts doubts on the Interior Ministry's figures of "ID card holders". Those ID cards are actually being withheld at police stations throughout the country by police officers who would give them to the concerned citizens only in exchange for bribes ranging from 10,000 riels to 50,000 riels (or $2.40 to $12.00, in a country where the average income is less than $1 a day). Without these ID cards, many poor Khmer citizens are being excluded from the election process because they cannot prove their Cambodian citizenship.
NEC disfranchises over 10,000 victims of land grabbing (1)
In a November 8 decision, the National Election Committee (NEC) disfranchised over 10,000 victims of land grabbing currently living in two communes (Kauk Rokar in Phnom Penh's Dangkao district and Ampil Pram Doeum in Battambang province's Bovel district). The NEC said it refused to register a number of those destitute people as voters because they could not produce "supporting documents," especially the above-mentioned ID cards. If those disgruntled Khmer citizens (about 4,000 in Kauk Rokar and more than 6,000 in Ampil Pram Doeun) were allowed to vote in 2007, the ruling CPP would certainly lose the control of these two communes.
In an October 30 letter, several victims' representatives begged NEC president Im Suosdey, « We call on Your Excellency to please ensure the respect for the spirit of the Election Law that is based on the fundamental democratic principle of "One Man, One Vote." Please don't allow any NEC officials to put forward petty administrative arguments as pretexts to prevent the sovereign people from exercising their voting right. »
See original letter in Khmer by clicking here.
1,519 foreigners' names deleted from voter lists (1)
Many foreigners who were illegally/fraudulently registered to vote in past elections are still on voter lists even though they are unable to prove Cambodian citizenship. Details and results, as of today, of complaints to delete names of foreign nationals from voter lists are presented here.
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Ousted Funcinpec president prince Norodom Ranariddh is back in Cambodia for a few days to sell his assets (mainly lands and properties in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap and Sihanoukville) and collect cash (to be taken out of the country) before those assets could be confiscated in relation to corruption lawsuits that have been lodged against him and/or claims that his estranged wife princess Eng Marie Ranariddh could make on those assets.
ID cards withheld by police seeking bribes (2)
Tens of thousands of computerized ID cards newly produced thanks to international assistance have not been handed to the persons who should receive them, which casts doubts on the Interior Ministry's figures of "ID card holders". Those ID cards are actually being withheld at police stations throughout the country by police officers who would give them to the concerned citizens only in exchange for bribes ranging from 10,000 riels to 50,000 riels (or $2.40 to $12.00, in a country where the average income is less than $1 a day). Without these ID cards, many poor Khmer citizens are being excluded from the election process because they cannot prove their Cambodian citizenship.
NEC disfranchises over 10,000 victims of land grabbing (1)
In a November 8 decision, the National Election Committee (NEC) disfranchised over 10,000 victims of land grabbing currently living in two communes (Kauk Rokar in Phnom Penh's Dangkao district and Ampil Pram Doeum in Battambang province's Bovel district). The NEC said it refused to register a number of those destitute people as voters because they could not produce "supporting documents," especially the above-mentioned ID cards. If those disgruntled Khmer citizens (about 4,000 in Kauk Rokar and more than 6,000 in Ampil Pram Doeun) were allowed to vote in 2007, the ruling CPP would certainly lose the control of these two communes.
In an October 30 letter, several victims' representatives begged NEC president Im Suosdey, « We call on Your Excellency to please ensure the respect for the spirit of the Election Law that is based on the fundamental democratic principle of "One Man, One Vote." Please don't allow any NEC officials to put forward petty administrative arguments as pretexts to prevent the sovereign people from exercising their voting right. »
See original letter in Khmer by clicking here.
1,519 foreigners' names deleted from voter lists (1)
Many foreigners who were illegally/fraudulently registered to vote in past elections are still on voter lists even though they are unable to prove Cambodian citizenship. Details and results, as of today, of complaints to delete names of foreign nationals from voter lists are presented here.
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3 comments:
DEAR EVERYONE
Please stop respond to YOUR OWN SHADOW. He tries to get your attention. Just ignore him and go on with your regular comments for the article. Thank you so much.
Smart move. They thought he was Norodumb.
^^^
HI KI-MEDIA AND ALL !
AFTER ONE WEEK OF TENSE AND RUDE DISCUSSION BETWEEN " THE PATRIOT & OWN SHADOW", OUR SURVEY CAME TO A FINAL CONCLUSION AS FOLLOWS:
1- ON KI-MEDIA PROFESSIONALISM OF CREATING AND REPORTING ABOUT POLITICS IN CAMBODIA:
-(i)FIRSTLY, YOUR REPORTS ARE RELEVANT AND CONFORM WHAT HAS BEEN WRITTEN IN THE PRESS ABOUT CAMBODIA POLITICS. THAT IS GOOD FOR ALL OF US KHMER LIVING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE THE MOTHERLAND.
-(ii)IN YOUR TITLE IN ORANGE, YOU INTENDED TO SHOW YOUR POLITICAL PARTY' S CHOICE. IT IS NOT A PROBLEM BECAUSE FREEDOM OF BELIEF AND IT IS YOUR POLITICAL RIGHT TO SUPORT MR. SAM RAINSY' S PARTY.
-(iii) IN ORDER TO BE MORE PROFESSIONAL IN THE NET, IS KI-MEDIA LOOKING FOR A NEW DIRECTION?
2- ON KI-MEDIA READERS AND SUPPORTERS:
(i) WE CONCLUDED THAT MOST OF THE READERS AND SUPPORTERS LIVE ABROAD:US, AUSTRALIA, CANADA ETC...
(ii) DURING OUR ONE WEEK SURVEY, WE USED STRONG LANGUAGES AND WE APOLOGY IF WE MAY OFFENCE BUT IT WAS PURELY INTEND TO TEST THE WATER AND GET A BETTER UNDERSTANDING OF THE KNOWLEDGE, EDUCATION AND CULTURE OF ALL OF US.
(iii) THE SURVEY SHOWS THERE ARE TWO CATEGORIES OF READERS:
- THE FIRST GROUP OF READERS ARE VERY SERIOUS ABOUT THEIR COMMENTS, VERY POLITE AND BALANCED VIEWS: THEY ARE CULTIVATED AND EDUCATED... BRAVO!
THEIR VIEWS COULD BE AS A LESSON FOR ALL AND THE SAKE OF THE COUNTRY. THEY ARE BRAVE AND PATRIOTIC. CAMBODIA IS PROUD OF THEM!!!!
- THE SECOND GROUP OF READERS ARE MORE OR LESS PATHETIC ABOUT GIVING COMMENTS ABOUT POLITICS IN CAMBODIA: TOO MUCH PASSION OF HATE BECAUSE OF POLITICS AND NOT ENOUGH MATURITY, EDUCATION, KNOWLEDGE AND CULTURE. THEY MUST LEARN ABOUT THE SOCIAL WAY OF BEING A RESPECTABLE KHMER WITH OUR OWN WAY OF SAVOIR-VIVRE, OF COURTESY AND KINDNESS. PLEASE TRY TO FORGET ABOUT THE NEGATIVE ASPECT OF LIFE ABROAD AND GET MORE IN CONTACT WITH THE PREACHING AND LEARNING OF BUDDHISM. YOU WILL BE MORE RESPECTFUL BY YOUR OWN ENVIRONMENT AND SOCIETY.
IN CONCLUSION, WE AGAIN APOLOGY FOR THE ONE WEEK SURVEY THAT WE CONCLUDED RIGHT NOW.
LONG LIVE TO CAMBODIA AND CAMBODIAN LIVING INSIDE OR OUTSIDE!
STRONG LINKS AND BONDS OF SOLIDARITY BETWEEN KHMER AND KHMER!
MUTUAL RESPECT FOR THE SAKE OF THE MOTHERLAND!
THANK YOU FOR READING US! PLEASE FEEL FREE TO AGREE OR DISAGREE, OR TO INSULT. THIS IS JUST A SURVEY!!!!!!!
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