Sunday, August 04, 2013

US urges probe but sees hope in Cambodia vote



Sam Rainsy, president of the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), leaves after meeting with King Norodom Sihamoni at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on August 1, 2013. - Reuters pic, August 1, 2013.


AFP, August 3, 2013

The United States yesterday urged a probe of alleged misconduct inCambodia's election but said

that opposition gains marked a positive steptoward democracy.

"What we strongly believe is that the Cambodian people need to be satisfied that the claims of irregularity...be thoroughly and credibly investigated," said Danny Russel, the US assistant secretary of state for East Asia.


But the veteran diplomat said that the July 28 election was "quite extraordinary" as few expected the performance of the opposition in acountry ruled by strongman Hun Sen since 1985.

Facing international pressure, Cambodia pardoned opposition leader SamRainsy that allowed him to return from exile.


Hun Sen's party said it secured 68 of the 123 seats in the lower house with 55 seats for the opposition  Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), whichalleges fraud.

Russel voiced hope that Cambodia would build a "genuine two-party system."

"The fact that the opposition was able to achieve greater than one-third presence in  the parliament is unprecedented, is dramatic and in my view is a very positive and very hopeful sign," Russel told reporters.


"Parliamentary rule, not one-man rule, would be a tremendous step forward for the country,  for the people and for the region. I suspect it may take some time to play out," he said.

President Barack Obama's administration has put a high priority on building relations with Southeast Asia but has had frosty ties with Hun Sen, one of China's closest regional allies.


Obama visited Cambodia last year for an international summit but used his talks with Hun Sen to press him on human rights, in a meeting described by theWhite House as tense.

Ahead of the election, US lawmakers threatened to cut assistance to Cambodia unless Hun Sen allows democratic changes.

Hun Sen has argued that he has brought stability to a country scarred by the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge. –



13 comments:

Anonymous said...

That last paragraph saying "Hun Sen has argued that he has brought stability to a country scarred by the genocidal rule of the Khmer Rouge." is bullshit. Hun Sen himself is Khmer Rouges (part of Vietminh from Hanoi, Communist Vietcong). As this Vietnamese dog rules Cambodia today is still the Khmer Rouges CPP regime (under the control and support of his evil Vietnamese boss in Hanoi).

Anonymous said...

4:19 AM
good point! that's right!

Anonymous said...

NOTHING IS FREE OR FALLING FROM THE SKY FOR YOU CAMBODIANS ,YOU MUST FIGHT FOR WHAT YOU NEED .
AH HUN SEN HAS ONLY ONE LIFE LIKE WE ARE ALL.
FOR YOUR SELF YOUR KIDS AND YOUR GRAND KIDS YOU ALL CAN DO IT.

Anonymous said...

កម្ពុជាធម្មាធិបតេយ្យ = Kppm + Khmer Lotus Révolution + CamLDP ...
(នេះគឺជារូបមន្តដើម្បីសង្គ្រោះជាតិខ្មែរពិតប្រាកដ).
ស្ដេចពាល ឬ រាជបល្ល័ង្ក = CPP+CNRP+Funcinpec ...
(វាចែកគ្នាហូបនិងសោយលើគំនរឆ្អឹងខ្មោចខ្មែរបីលាន).
ជុំជាតិជាអ្វី? បានជុំតែចៃ
ជញ្ជក់ជាតិឯង ឆ្អឹងខ្មែរបីលាន
វាឃ្លានជញ្ជែង ជួបជុំក្លាយក្លែង
មិនខ្មាសលោកា។
អង្គការលើខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុបានប្រឌិត
ឈ្មោះ (ឌុច) ថាជាមេគុកទួលស្លែងជំនួសឈ្មោះពិត (កាំងគ្ហេចអៀវ) ហើយ
ត្រូវបានអ្នកស៊ីឈ្នួលធ្វើនយោបាយនិងខ្មាំងសត្រូវជាតិខ្មែរបន្តឃោសនាបំពុល
ខួរក្បាលខ្មែរឲ្យវង្វេងគ្មានទីបញ្ចប់។

Anonymous said...

Ok! 7: 34am. វាជាការពិតគឺCPPធ្វើកញ្ជះយួនដើម្បីប្រ
មូលអំណាចចែករាជបល្ក័ង្កនិងគណបក្ស
ប្រឆាំងក្លែងក្លាយបន្តជិះជាន់ជាតិខ្មែរៗៗៗ

Anonymous said...

Ok! 7: 34am. វាជាការពិតគឺCPPធ្វើកញ្ជះយួនដើម្បីប្រ
មូលអំណាចចែករាជបល្ក័ង្កនិងគណបក្ស
ប្រឆាំងក្លែងក្លាយបន្តជិះជាន់ជាតិខ្មែរៗៗៗ

Anonymous said...

Dear Brothers and Sisters,

The old era of post-genocide is up and it is time to make room for a new era for our motherland economic and social development to deserve the Angkorean legacy that our great ancestors have left for us.
The old era was marked with a remarkably high economic growth but high growth without equity cannot sustain the growth in the medium term. We need to develop high economic growth and social progress at the same time in order to be able to drive research and development activities with innovation.

By leaving the room for new leadership, Cambodia will enter a new era of pre-competition with her ASEAN neighbors in order to stand out as an economic tiger in the medium to long term.

What would be the risks of the present Excellencies, if you all help CNRP to change the current status quo to social progress?

1- You will be enjoying more long lasting economic growth as it is sustained by the social progress
2- You will keep all your title, wealth, and power in your own right according to the law without having a one-man show who bosses you around and says that he is the law,
3- You will enjoy a peaceful society where everyone in the society can at least make both ends meet and enjoy saving money,
4- You will be proud of your country Cambodia as its citizen can talk with any foreigner on equal footing.

Please be united to help CNRP change the current status quo of Cambodia to high economic growth and social progress!

Thank you.

Anonymous said...

Long Live VietNam and Hun Sen

Anonymous said...

Long Live Hun Sen..

Long Live VietNam...

Long Live Cambodia will be the new province to VietNam

Long Live Indochina... and Master VietNam

Anonymous said...

Why let a small group control your right and freedom. Kill them before they kill you.

Anonymous said...

អ្វីដែល 9:23 AM បានលើកឡើងត្រឹមត្រូវហើយ
តែហាក់ដូចមិនទាន់ចំកាវអូវ ព្រោះអ្វី?
លោកបានរៀបរាប់តែពីការប្រមូលអំណាច ការ
ចែករាជបល្ល័ង្គ ជាមួយនឹងគណបក្សប្រឆាំងក្លែង
ក្លាយបន្តជិះជាន់ខ្មែរ ពិតជាល្អឥតខ្ចោះ ប៉ុន្ដែ
កោលបំណងសំខាន់ដែលចៅហ្វាយយួនហាណូយ
របស់វាចង់បាន គឺ កម្ពុជាកណ្ដាល នេះបើតាម
ការយល់ដឹងរបស់យើងខ្ញុំ តើ លោក 9:23 AM
យល់ដូចយើងខ្ញុំ ដែរទេ? អារឿង ក្រុមមេដឹកនាំ
ទាំងបក្សប្រឆាំងទាំង បក្សកាន់អំណាចប្រមូល
អំណាចចែករាជបល្ល័ង្គ គឺ ជាយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តរបស់
ចៅហ្វាយយួនវាទេ ដើម្បីបង្វក់បំពល់អស់លោក
ឱ្យឡប់ឡែខួរក្បាល ស្រវឹងនឹងអំណាចភ្លេច
ប្រទេសជាតិ នេះ ជាយុទ្ធសាស្រ្តដែលមេ
ដឹកនាំយួនលេបយកដីខ្មែរក្នុងរាជ្យស្ដេច​ជ័យ
ចេដ្ឋាទី២។

យើងខ្ញុំ គ្រាន់តែចង់បន្ថែមទៅលើទស្សនៈ
របស់លោកថា ហេតុអ្វី មេដឹកនាំយួនបន្តុក
ហ៊ុនសែន ជាអាយ៉ង? ព្រោះតែបំណងម៉្យាង
ប៉ុណ្ណោះ លេបបំបាត់កម្ពុជា នឹងសម្លាប់ខ្មែរ
ឱ្យដាច់ពូជ ឬ នៅសេសសល់តិចតួចនឹង
ក្លាយទៅជា ជនជាតិភាគតិច....។

សរុប លោក 9:23 AM គួរពន្យល់ដល់កូន
ខ្មែរជំនាន់ក្រោយឱ្យបានក្បោះក្បាយផង។
អ្វីដែលលោកបានជម្រាបជូន គ្រាន់តែជា
យុទ្ធសាស្រ្តស៊ីរូងបង្កប់ក្នុងខួរក្បាលអ្នកដឹកនាំ
ខ្មែរអាយ៉ងរបស់វាឱ្យភ្លេចរឿងប្រទេសជាតិ
ប៉ុណ្ណោះ៕

Anonymous said...

កាលពីមុនយួនចិនជួយខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុបានជោគជ័យសម្លាប់ខ្មែរអស់វាល់លាន
ហើយសព្វថ្ងៃខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុត្រូវសង
បំណុលតាមរូបភាពបំផ្លាញព្រៃរ៉ែដីនិងបញ្ចូលយួនមកយកស្រុកខ្មែរ។

Anonymous said...

ដំណោះស្រាយគឺត្រូវតែរកមគ្គុទ្ទេសខ្មែរថ្មីដែល
មិនចូលដៃក្រុមខ្មែរក្រហមស៊ីហនុ។