CACJE's Press Release on the Nokor Wat's article linking CACJE to Chhun Yasith's CFF

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Why DAP never publish anything about Viet encroachments on Cambodia?

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Translation from Khmer by Oss Dey

Dear Uncle Soy Sopheap,

I am a Cambodian citizen who always follow up information on DAP’s webpage.

I used to praise DAP which always publish up to the minute news in Cambodia and overseas. Now, I have a question that I would like you, Uncle Soy Sopheap, to explain: Recently, I read information on a number of websites about the planting of Cambodian-Viet border post in Takeo province which was done in violation of the Cambodian territorial integrity, however, there is no reaction whatsoever from the [Cambodian] government. Furthermore, in the past, I observed that when there are protests from opposition MPs or from the people, there are always attack and arrests made by the Cambodian government instead. I am a Cambodian citizen and I am truly hurt. I am certain that you are not different from me or other Cambodians either.

I want to ask you, Uncle:

1. What do you think about the Cambodian-Viet border problems?
2. Why DAP website never publish about Vietnamese encroachments on Cambodian territorial integrity? Other websites do publish and follow up on this problem.
3. Is DAP independent or is it biased?
4. Why is the Cambodian government not freeing itself up from being a Yuon puppet regime?
5. When will Cambodia receive justice?

I have dozens of other questions that I need answer for and that I have not listed here…

Takeo, 29 may 2010

Khmer Child Who Loves Khmer

(Soy Sopheap's anwers are not translated here because his handwriting is almost unreadable.)

RFA Khmer Service is a mess ... CPP mole like Mayarith could be undermining this US-funded radio station

Dear Readers,

The following letter was posted today by Mr. Serey Ratha Sourn on the Camdisc bulletin board. The letter was allegedly sent by Mayarith, a former RFA reporter who resigned to work for Soy Sopheap's pro-CPP newspaper Deum Ampil News (Tamarind tree News). In his letter, Mayarith was complaining about the nomination of Sam Poly as the deputy-director for RFA Khmer Service. Mayarith is concerned that this nomination will lead to more critical reports by RFA against the Hun Sen's regime. If this letter is proved to be authentic, it appears that Mayarith has been working as a CPP mole from within RFA and thus could be undermining the integrity of this US-funded radio station designed "to provide accurate and timely news and information to Asian countries whose governments prohibit access to a free press."

KI-Media team

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Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy

To: Highly respected Samdach Dek Cho Hun Sen, Prime minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia

I, Mayarith, ask for your highest authorization to report the work at Radio Free Asia (RFA).

The main points related to the RFA work are as follows:

On Friday 26 June 2009, an announcement was made by Mrs. Libby Liu, the administrator for the entire RFA [RFA President], nominating an employee without expertise by the name of Sam Poly (Pseudonym used on radio is Pov Ponlok) as the deputy director for the broadcasting of Radio Free Asia [Khmer Service]. This position was previously occupied by Mr. Sam Borin. Currently, Mr. Sam Borin is only occupying the position of executive director for information, in charge of political affairs and responsible for the RFA’s listeners forum program. This major change allows the opposition group to have more opportunity to use RFA to oppose the government because Mr. Kem Sos, the director of RFA Khmer Service, is not a good leader.

The new nomination brought a surprise to all RFA employees, and some of them are even looking to find ways to leave RFA. Based on my phone conversations with RFA employees both inside and outside the country, I learned that they want to find new positions if work is available. I plan to …. [unreadable sentence]… I am asking Samdach’s advice if there are employees who want to quit. [Unreadable hand written notes, they could be from Hun Sen].

I will return back to the US on Wednesday 01 July 2009, and when I will arrive there, I will turn in my resignation letter from RFA. I plan to return back to Cambodia at the beginning of August. Between July and August, I will prepare a new life for my wife and my two sons (my eldest son is currently studying architecture at university, and the other one is currently studying general education). At this time, I could be facing with some difficulties because I no longer receive my salary from RFA anymore. Nevertheless, I and my wife will seek all available means to organize a comfortable living before my return back to Cambodia by myself. I apologize to Samdach PM because I should not tell you all these issues.

In conclusion, I promise to serve to the nation and I am banking my future on the ideal and virtuous leadership of Samdach and the Chumteav [Bun Rany Hun Xen], [to work] in the information framework with Younger Brother Soy Sopheap until the end and this is my grateful payback to Samdach and the CPP leaders who liberated the country from the Pol Pot regime and who are currently developing the country.

Phnom Penh, 28 June 2009

(Signed) Mayarith

(Countersigned) Soy Sopheap
(Countersigned) [Unreadable, it could be Hun Xen]

Pro-CPP Deum Ampil and Kampuchea Thmei publish fairy tale news reports?

Garment workers say media were wrong about protest

Monday, 31 August 2009
Mom Kunthear
The Phnom Penh Post

Spokesman calls Deum Ampil and Kampuchea Thmey reports a 'trick' to undermine the unity and message of factory workers.

A representative for several thousand workers from the Sky High garment factory in the capital's Dangkor district said Sunday that demonstrators protesting earlier this month against low wages and poor working conditions did not target the head of a Cambodian trade union, as local press reports last week suggested.

Chan Dary, 29, a representative for workers at Sky High, said Sunday that reports published in two Khmer-language dailies - Deum Ampil and Kampuchea Thmey - incorrectly stated that workers had filed complaints against Yun Rithy, head of the Khmer Youth Federation of Trade Unions, for inciting them to protest.

"We have never complained about Yun Rithy. This is a fairy tale spread by the owner of the [Sky High] factory to defame us and to deter influential people, NGOs or other organisations from assisting us," Chan Dary said.

Thousands protest

Workers are protesting against the factory, not Yun Rithy, Chan Dary said.

"We want the factory owner to agree to our conditions, which we feel are not difficult to implement. But they don't want to give in, so they they try instead to make us suffer," he said.

Sky High workers began their protest on August 24, with several hundred workers assembling in front of the factory. Last week, the number of protesters reached into the thousands.

Yun Rithy said Sunday he had no direct involvement with the protests and rejected claims that he influenced anyone to demonstrate.

"I don't know anything about it, and I have incited no one to do anything," he said. "I have only tried to help workers because we are an organisation that supports labour rights and benefits for workers, and in this I have done nothing wrong."

"These problems I cannot solve on my own. I can just investigate and urge [factory owners] to respect the labour law," he said.

Getting the story wrong

Keo Sarum, 27, a worker at Sky High, said local newspaper reports got the story wrong about
the protests.

"We did not collect thumbprints for a complaint against Yun Rithy, as the newspapers said. This was a trick by the factory owner in an attempt to divide the workers," Keo Sarum said.

"I would like to ask the publishers of [Deum Ampil and Kampuchea Thmey] where they got their information. Before they write something about us, they should come talk to us," She said.