After Indonesia, the boss and his parrots are all silent - មកពីឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី វិញទាំងចៅហ្វាយទាំងសេក បាត់មាត់ឈឹងដូចគេចុកអញ្ចឹង

តេជោ សែន ដឹកនាំគណៈប្រតិភូ ត្រឡប់មកពីចូលរួម កិច្ចប្រជុំអាយប៉ា លើកទី៣៣ នៅឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី

Tuesday, 18 September 2012
DAP-news

ភ្នំពេញ ៖ ប្រមុខនៃរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា សម្ដេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន កាលពីវេលាម៉ោង ១១ ព្រឹក ថ្ងៃទី១៨ ខែកញ្ញា នេះ បានដឹកនាំគណៈប្រតិភូជាន់ខ្ពស់ នៃរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលត្រឡប់មកពីចូលរួមកិច្ចប្រជុំ អាយប៉ា លើកទី៣៣ ដែលប្រព្រឹត្ដធ្វើឡើង នៅប្រទេសឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី ។

យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ លទ្ធផលនៃកិច្ចប្រជុំ និងលទ្ធផល នៃដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ច ទៅចូលរួមកិច្ចប្រជុំខាងលើនេះ របស់សម្ដេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្ដ្រី ហ៊ុន សែន មិនត្រូវបានបង្ហាញ ពីសំណាក់មន្ដ្រីណាម្នាក់នោះទេ ពោល ពុំមានការធ្វើ សន្និសីទកាសែត ដូចដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចមុនៗ នោះឡើយ។

គួរបញ្ជាក់ថា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ សម្ដេចនាយករដ្ឋមន្ដ្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានដឹកនាំគណៈប្រតិភូ ទៅចូលរួមកិច្ចប្រជុំអាយប៉ា លើកទី៣៣ នៅប្រទេសឥណ្ឌូនេស៊ី។

Hun Sen, Sam Rainsy to meet at ASEAN conference

Prime Minister Hun Sen (C) departs for Indonesia yesterday while Interior Minister Sar Keng (L), Deputy Prime Minister Sok An (2nd L), Defence Minister Tea Banh (2nd R) and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong look on. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Tuesday, 18 September 2012
Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen left for Indonesia yesterday to attend an ASEAN conference for parliamentarians from member states.

The otherwise drab-sounding event packs a twist, though, as opposition and self-exiled leader Sam Rainsy is expected to also be in attendance.

Rainsy, who is self-exiled in France after being convicted of charges that his supporters claim are politically motivated, told the Post yesterday that he held a meeting with Indonesian Foreign Minister Marty Natalegawa on September 13 over the political situation in Cambodia.

“I can only say that I requested to Marty and other parliamentarians to support the UN Special Rapporteur for Cambodia on his recommendations for election organisation in Cambodia,” Rainsy said.

Hun Sen, Heng Samrin leave for AIPA meeting in Indonesia

(Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)

17-Sep-12

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald) - Prime Minister Hun Sen and National Assembly President Heng Samrin left Monday for the annual meeting of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in Indonesia, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said.

In a statement released Sunday, the ministry said Hun Sen would deliver a speech to the meeting.

In addition to ASEAN parliamentarians, the AIPA meeting is expected to be attended by lawmakers from Australia, Belarus, Canada, China, the European Union, India, Japan, South Korea and Russia.

Cambodia finding a way

Saturday, September 24th, 2011
By: Rina Jimenez-David
Philippine Daily Inquirer

Also ongoing earlier this week in Phnom Penh was the 32nd General Assembly of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), with a Philippine delegation of congressional representatives, led by Speaker Sonny Belmonte, in attendance.

Cambodia holds the presidency of the AIPA, and that is the reason it is hosting this year’s gathering. The secretary general of AIPA, by the way, is Rep. Antonio Cuenco of Cebu.

The current president of Cambodia’s National Assembly is Heng Samrin, a former head of state, and president of AIPA. Indeed, in attendance at the opening plenary was a virtual roll-call of Cambodia’s most important and historic figures of the past 30 years: Prime Minister Hun Sen, Vice Premier Sok An, Senate President Chea Sim, and King Norodom Sihamoni, son of “King Father” Norodom Sihanouk, who took over the throne upon his father’s abdication and the retirement from public life of his half-brother Prince Norodom Ranariddh.

AIPMC Statement for AIPA

http://www.box.net/shared/bo5btlhzf3r6ankg7lf9


http://www.box.net/shared/u4off3az0ith1c559m1v

Commission of Inquiry in Burma: AIPA can help

By: SRP MP Son Chhay

Widespread and systemic deprivation of economic, social, political and cultural rights continues apace in Myanmar. I am writing to express my support for the establishment of a Commission of Inquiry for Burma and to encourage the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), meeting in Phnom Penh on 20 September, to adopt a resolution that recognises these fundamental human rights concerns and calls for the State Peace and Development Council to release more than 2000 Burmese political prisoners.

The Charter of ASEAN, of which Myanmar is a signatory, calls upon states to observe "principles of democracy, the rule of law and… respect for the principles and protections of human rights and fundamental freedoms" but to those living in the worst effected Kachin and Shan states, the suggestion that their government holds such convictions dear is ludicrous. There remain grave concerns that war crimes and crimes against humanity continue to be perpetrated. This includes extrajudicial killings, sexual violence, arbitrary arrest and detention and internal displacement. Ethnic minorities, the displaced, women and children in particular are vulnerable to such abuses.

As a result 16 governments have pushed the UN to form a commission of inquiry, none of which are ASEAN member states. Cambodia and the other ASEAN states have remained relatively silent in the face of the breaches of international law and violations of its very Charter’s purpose. As a region we need to be firm and resolute in calling for the immediate cessation of hostilities in Myanmar instead of relying oncalls for solutionstoemanate from western countries.

This is a key moment in Myanmar's history. There are real opportunities for positive and meaningful developments to improve the human rights situation and bring about a genuine transition to democracy. It is necessary for both the Burmese and ASEAN legitimacy for the AIPA to intensify its efforts and advance justice, democracy and freedom in Myanmar by immediately addressing such longstanding social, economic and development challenges.

By

Son Chhay

Member of Parliament for Phnom Penh

Deputy President, ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Myanmar Caucus (AIPMC)

Chief Whip, Sam Rainsy Party

Tel 012 858857

32nd ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly kicks off in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Sept. 20 (Xinhua) -- The 32nd General Assembly of the ASEAN Inter-Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA-32) was held here on Tuesday to promote closer cooperation among ASEAN member states.

The assembly, under the theme "Role of AIPA in Building a Prosperous ASEAN Community", brought together the heads of all parliaments in the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN)

Also, a number of observer countries including Australia, Canada, China, European Parliament, Japan, South Korea, India, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Russia and the United States, attended the assembly.

Cambodia to host ASEAN parliamentary summit next month [... while the opposition leader is chased out of Cambodia, what a joke?]

August 03, 2011

PHNOM PENH (Xinhua) - Cambodia will spend $1.5 million on hosting the 32nd General Assembly of ASEAN Inter- Parliamentary Assembly (AIPA), which will run from Sept. 18-24, said a Cambodian parliamentarian on Tuesday.

Cheam Yeap, chairman of the Commission on Economy, Finance, Banking and Audit of Cambodian National Assembly, said that the country has deployed more than 3,000 security forces to ensure order during the summit.

Border, Mekong on Agenda for Regional Meeting

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 16 June 2010

Lawmakers on Wednesday named 24 members to join an annual Asian parliamentary meeting to be held in Hanoi later this year and where Cambodia hopes to float proposals to resolve border conflicts and better define the use of the Mekong River.

Cambodia is facing political pressure over border demarcation with Vietnam while it continues a two-year military standoff with Thailand on disputed land on the northern frontier.

Policymakers are also grappling with how to best balance the needs of people who depend on the Mekong for survival with the energy needs of the country’s growing economy.

The 24 lawmakers from the National Assembly and Senate will take these issues and others to the 31st General Assembly of the Asian Inter-Parliamentary Assembly in September.

The delegation will include National Assembly President Heng Samrin; Cheam Yiep, a National Assembly member who is head of the AIPA national group; and Pen Panha, head of the National Assembly’s legal committee.

Cheam Yiep said members will focus on political stability, security, social order, human and drug trafficking, economics and social matters. He will bring with him a proposal on Mekong River usage as well as ecotourism.

A National Assembly delegation traveled to Vietnam Wednesday to study AIPA procedures.

AIPA member states include Cambodia, Laos, Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Brunei, Singapore and the Philippines. Burma, which has no National Assembly, is a special observer.

ASEAN must pursue China, India on Myanmar: lawmakers

Tuesday, August 21, 2007
The News (Karachi, Pakistan)

KUALA LUMPUR: Southeast Asian lawmakers on Monday said Asean must pursue diplomatic efforts to push economic giants China and India to help realise political reforms in Myanmar.

“Asean needs to do more to ensure a speedy and sustainable solution for Myanmar. A key step would be to more actively engage China and other regional partners on reforms in Myanmar,” Zaid Ibrahim, president of the three-year-old Asean Inter-Parliamentary Caucus on Myanmar (AIPMC) said.

“China has a great deal of influence on the Myanmar authorities. If Myanmar continues to deteriorate, all of us are going to suffer, not just Asean but also China and the rest of East Asia, India and the rest of South Asia,” the Malaysian lawmaker said.

Zaid, a member of Malaysia’s ruling party, said Asean’s credibility hinges on its ability to be able to solve the issue of Myanmar. “A domestic problem (in Myanmar) has grown as a result of our inaction, to hurt us all — in terms of security, economic and international reputation,” he said.

Lawmakers from Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Philippines, Singapore and Thailand — all members of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean) — have joined the caucus which was formed in 2004 to push for democratic reforms in Myanmar. The group held it gathering on the sidelines of the five-day conference of the Asean Inter-Parliamentary Assembly attended by some 300 lawmakers.

Charles Chong, Singapore’s AIPMC chapter chairman said Asean along with China and India could form a triangle to pressure and persuade Myanmar to bring about reforms. “Asean is in a unique position to form a bridge between India and China. Asean can create a triangle of influence that will proactively and pressure Myanmar to deliver genuine reforms,” he said. Chong, a member of Singapore’s ruling government, said AIPMC intends to send a petition to the governments of China and India to encourage them to actively engage Myanmar or reforms.