(Photo: DAP news)By Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
27 May 2009
Around 50 human rights advocates and Burmese citizens demonstrated in front of the Myanmar Embassy in Phnom Penh Wednesday, calling for the release of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
The peaceful demonstration coincided with a meeting of Asean foreign affairs ministers.
“We expect this meeting will discuss Aung San Suu Kyi’s case, and we are pushing the Burmese government to release not only Suu Kyi but also to release 2,000 political prisoners,” said Kek Galabru, president of rights group Licadho.
Police barred protesting from coming too close to the embassy, where they had planned to submit a petition. A police official accepted the petition without the presence of an embassy official instead.
Suu Kyi has been in detention for 13 of the past 19 years. The military junta in Burma, now called Myanmar, is conducting a hearing to decide whether her house arrest will be extended, following the bizarre visit of a US man to her home earlier this month.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the detention of the Nobel laureate was not on the agenda for Asean ministers.
The peaceful demonstration coincided with a meeting of Asean foreign affairs ministers.
“We expect this meeting will discuss Aung San Suu Kyi’s case, and we are pushing the Burmese government to release not only Suu Kyi but also to release 2,000 political prisoners,” said Kek Galabru, president of rights group Licadho.
Police barred protesting from coming too close to the embassy, where they had planned to submit a petition. A police official accepted the petition without the presence of an embassy official instead.
Suu Kyi has been in detention for 13 of the past 19 years. The military junta in Burma, now called Myanmar, is conducting a hearing to decide whether her house arrest will be extended, following the bizarre visit of a US man to her home earlier this month.
A Foreign Ministry spokesman said the detention of the Nobel laureate was not on the agenda for Asean ministers.
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Dear KI team, why there is no articles about the Angkor Wat news? recently, this issue is very sensitive.
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Was this white pants lady Theary Seng? Well, I hope it's her! I have been waiting for sooo long to see her in actions... I mean in REAL actions that not just to PLEASE hun Kwack and his cronies, right Theary!!!!
Here she is: "Hi, I'm miss Theary Seng. And I'm here to represent and to DEFEND mr. hun Kwack, oopps, Mr. PM Hun Sen, I mean. PM Hun Sen, would you please come to see me sometimes, so that I'm not left alone all the time? Oh! Don't you ever forget to reserve my place next to your loverly wife Bun Rani, so that one day I will be replacing her. Umm, I hope my dream will come true. Oh! Geni bottle, would you tell when I will be PM HUn Sen secret lover? Shhhh... don't tell anyone New Phally and gang."
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