Controversial voter lists published today (1)
Today the National Election Committee (NEC) started to publish preliminary voter lists for Cambodia's 1,621 communes, totaling 8,027,706 voters for the whole country, a net increase of 228,335 eligible voters over last year (893,131 names added; 664,796 names deleted). However, the tentative lists which were posted today at all the country's commune offices, are being contested by the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP). According to Sam Rainsy, who held a press conference today in Phnom Penh, the voter register has been manipulated nationwide by the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), through the NEC, so as to secure election victory for the CPP before even voting day (27 July 2008):
Retail prices have sharply increased in Cambodia over the last three months. The following are today prices for staples sold at big markets in Phnom Penh (compared to their levels in July this year):
Hun Sen's son to run for MP (2)
Hun Manet
Hun Sen's son Hun Manet is to run at the July 2008 elections for a Member of Parliament seat in Siem Reap province where the CPP now controls four seats out of six. Commerce Minister Cham Prasidh, currently a prominent MP for Siem Reap, will leave that province to become the CPP candidate for Kep municipality, which is a one-seat constituency.
Attempt to cover up corruption scandal (2)
Recently, there have been attempts to bribe former employees of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) to convince them to drop the corruption lawsuit that they have filed against former CCHR President Kem Sokha, who is now the President of the Human Rights Party (HRP). However, the 16 former employees, who have formed a Truth Committee to denounce Kem Sokha's corruption, insist that the Court proceeds with their lawsuit. Whether the Court will actually move on with the lawsuit or not, is a political decision to be made by the ruling CPP (see KI, 27 September 2007: "Hun Sen holds Kem Sokha hostage").
Latest statement (October 15) by the Truth Committee by clicking here.
Cambodian Senator writes to French Senate about Kampuchea Krom (1)
SRP Senator and former Foreign Affairs Minister Kong Korm, who is presently in France with a Cambodian parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the French Senate, wrote this week to French Senate President Christian Poncelet about Kampuchea Krom (former Khmer territories forming now the Southern part of Vietnam). Kong Korm asks the French Government to reexamine a law adopted by the French National Assembly in 1949 (Law # 49-733) granting sovereignty over Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam.
See Kong Korm's letter in French by clicking here.
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Today the National Election Committee (NEC) started to publish preliminary voter lists for Cambodia's 1,621 communes, totaling 8,027,706 voters for the whole country, a net increase of 228,335 eligible voters over last year (893,131 names added; 664,796 names deleted). However, the tentative lists which were posted today at all the country's commune offices, are being contested by the opposition Sam Rainsy Party (SRP). According to Sam Rainsy, who held a press conference today in Phnom Penh, the voter register has been manipulated nationwide by the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP), through the NEC, so as to secure election victory for the CPP before even voting day (27 July 2008):
- Tens of thousands of names have been artificially added to inflate voter lists (ghost voters whose names will be fraudulently used by the CPP on voting day, such as the 15,000 names contested by the SRP in Poipet commune alone).
- Tens of thousands of (real) citizens who wanted to register as voters, were not able to do so, especially non-CPP supporters, because of lack of information, administrative harassment and organized confusion.
- CPP-controlled commune councils have arbitrarily deleted 573,981 names (out of the 664,796 names mentioned above) without producing evidence that the concerned persons are really dead or have really and permanently moved away from their commune. A significant portion of the targeted names appear to be those of non-CPP voters, who are therefore unfairly disenfranchised.
- Whereas citizens who are disenfranchised are all Cambodian nationals, tens of thousands of foreign nationals (newly arrived immigrants with no voting right) continue to be included in the voter lists despite countless complaints lodged by the opposition.
Retail prices have sharply increased in Cambodia over the last three months. The following are today prices for staples sold at big markets in Phnom Penh (compared to their levels in July this year):
- Rice (1 kg, average quality): 1,800 Riels (versus 1,500 Riels): + 20%
- River fish (1 kg, trei ros): 17,000 Riels (versus 13,000 Riels): + 30%
- Pork (1 kg, breast): 12,000 Riels (versus 10,000 Riels): + 20%
- Pork (1 kg, pure meat): 15,000 Riels (versus 12,000 Riels): + 25%
- Beef (1kg): 17,000 Riels (versus 13,000 Riels): + 30%
- Cabbage (1 kg): 3,000 Riels (versus 2,500 Riels): + 20%.
Hun Sen's son to run for MP (2)
Hun ManetAttempt to cover up corruption scandal (2)
Recently, there have been attempts to bribe former employees of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) to convince them to drop the corruption lawsuit that they have filed against former CCHR President Kem Sokha, who is now the President of the Human Rights Party (HRP). However, the 16 former employees, who have formed a Truth Committee to denounce Kem Sokha's corruption, insist that the Court proceeds with their lawsuit. Whether the Court will actually move on with the lawsuit or not, is a political decision to be made by the ruling CPP (see KI, 27 September 2007: "Hun Sen holds Kem Sokha hostage").
Latest statement (October 15) by the Truth Committee by clicking here.
Cambodian Senator writes to French Senate about Kampuchea Krom (1)
SRP Senator and former Foreign Affairs Minister Kong Korm, who is presently in France with a Cambodian parliamentary delegation at the invitation of the French Senate, wrote this week to French Senate President Christian Poncelet about Kampuchea Krom (former Khmer territories forming now the Southern part of Vietnam). Kong Korm asks the French Government to reexamine a law adopted by the French National Assembly in 1949 (Law # 49-733) granting sovereignty over Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam.
See Kong Korm's letter in French by clicking here.
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25 comments:
AH Dogter HUN MANET lives in Phnom Phen and Kandal province and why does this mother fucker want to run as Member of Parliament seat in Siem Reap province? What does this mother fucker know about Siem Reap province or its people who live there? This is ridiculous. Shaking my head!
Siem Reap the land of Angkor Wat which control by a Vietcong slave middleman who is very close to AH HUN SEN! Now AH HUN SEN is sending his beloved son to collect the rent money from AH SOK KONG in case AH SOK KONG is trying to outsmart AH HUN SEN! Ahahahha!
AH HUN MANET had been living off his corrupted father for a very long time and now it is time for him to get a fucken job! Ahahhahahahh! Fool! If you are thinking about protecting your corrupted father and don't even dream about it! You can pray to your witchcraft, the sorcery and the kaun Krorg or whatever! Remember! AH DAP CHHOUN was way more into witchcraft, sorcery, and Kaun Krorg than your corrupted father and he still get this ass kick and his body was dragging on the street like a dog for all Cambodian people to see! If you don't believe me just check the fucken Cambodian history book!
By the way there is no such thing as free and fair election in Cambodia and those who control ballot box will win and simple as that and the seat will be bought with money not by voting! I can't wait to see this guy exposing himself to the public! Welcome to Cambodian politic fool and Cambodian politic can be very unforgiving and all eye on you!
Hey, the media is not a reliable source. I don't think Hun Manet is old enough to qualified for MP.
Anyhow you can never have a perfect voting system, so 10-15% of margin of error is to be expected in the EAST and 5-10% is to be expected in the West.
From the passed of my mémoire to the present time:
The Sangkun Reahr Niyum [SRN] Era was severely criticized, not only at home, but by foreign observers as well, particularly those of the friendly countries giving economical and political aid to Cambodia.
It must be acknowledged without shame that during the Prince Norodom Sihanouk period there existed a class of Cambodias who exploited the situation, who pursued their personal interests without concern for the ill effects procured by their acts.
At the end [SRN] suffered not only from losses power at the hands of the enemy but from the system of “stealing” personnel seats or the use of “phantom”
personnel in certain Communes, Provinces, Parliaments, producing an effect on the capability of the [SRN], not unlike that of inflation or lack of productivity on an economy.
So today system is adapting exactly from the 1954 - 1970 Era.
Well, I am not against [SRN]. In general, it is a Virtual Autocracy where Sihanouk has the last word if need be over the parliament and even over the court, but most of the time it is pretty much democracy within the cabinet. The country was moving forward and economy was growing reasonably well as expected with a typical Autocracy government. Thus, I won't blame the down fall on the system, but the immoral westerner trained people in the cabinet.
7:29AM, why do you keep saying "westerner-trained" people? Almost everything related to democracy is the Westerner concept. Even the socialist/communist system that is embraced by both Vietnam and China was derived from a westerner's concept. Immoral people exist in all systems since the beginning of time.
9:52, I wasn't talking about the system (democracy, socialist, imperialist,...), but the Khmer who is westerner trained that destroyed Cambodia.
As for immoral people exist in all system, sure, one or two, but most Khmers who is westerner trained are not just immoral but also evil from their hair to their toe nail. what else can I tell you? Just look at what they did to the beautiful and noble Khmer culture. It is nearly all gone and destroyed beyond recovery, and to make thing worse, they don't even have good reason to destroyed our culture. They are doing it just for evil purpose.
This is a first step for the Hun family to continue the post of pm.
HS is preparing well for his son to replace him.
Is there anyone else in the CPP that can do the job?
Who is going to vote for that sissy looking man?
I would like to say:
1. There is no fair and free election in Cambodia. The election is just a show to legitimate dictatorship leaders. There are flaws in Cambodian society that leaders can manipulate them easily.
2. Hun Maneth seems not come to advocate for MP, but to replace position from Cham Prasith. However, I wish Hun Maneth can give instruction to his mother as he might has some open mind through 4 years in Wester country.
3. Congratulation Kong Korm, your letter is hitting on the head of Vietnam and another strong support to KKF.
KY
How can there are flaw in Cambodia society when it is actually a westerner system that is forced upon us. We (Khmer) don't like that stupid democracy crap. You evil people came to our towns and villages to struggle for power and causing our brothers and sister to cut each other throat over your stupid rhetorics and propaganda. We never seen or heard of such pure evil in our entire life. And you got the gut to say we have problem in our society, 11:42?
And I told you so, 11:32. Just a few years of contact with the west can easily turned a Khmer person into a sissy. Isn't that so?
And yes, 11:46, there are plenty of people in the CPP that can do the job, but God want Hun Manet for that job, nobody else. Do you mind?
11:59AM :
I bet your breath stinks real bad from kissing hun sen and his son's asses. Don't you have any shame. All the CPPs are shameless just like youn. They don't have any pride like Khmer.
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F--k that shit!!!!!.....
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3:32, we are not racist, and we don't want no racist westerners trained people to lead our country anymore. We are sicked and tired of cleaning up their messes. You got that?
if you are not racist,it's mean you don't love your mother fucker, Don't you...?the fact every race is racist in this planet.
Yes, but right now, we are cracking down on racist in the region, alright?
yes,shut the fuck up Ah viet cong's slave you can fool your fucken comarade,no me
You wanna bet?
hey! Ah Hun manet, you should run for Hanoi whores office in Phnom Penh.
i don't have time to bet with Ah vit congs slave..OK..Only you're dum,blind,idiot,ridiculous ,like your mafia master mother fucker.
go or call SAMDACH. MOMSONANDO mother fucker......
He should stop hurt many more Khmer people like his father did now.
No one hurting Ah Toothless Khmer Yuons. They hurt themselves with their own stupidities.
shut the fuck up...! low life vit cong's slave blind 12:29pm go to hell...
HARM KAR CHHANN(it's mean go to hellyoun's slave Cpp,,,family}
Dear KI writers,
To open up your eyes and broaden your mind and view point, I suggest that you check this out and see how Kem Sokha is doing with his party.
http://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=kem+sokha&search=Search
The Truth Committee should be called "the Unemployed Committee." Those people are a bunch of unemployed idiots who cannot find a job. All they can do is helping Hun Sen and shit Rainsy to destroy Kem Sokha and his party. Unfortunately, they are not smart enough to do so.
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