The US supports the merger of the SRP and the HRP for political stability in Cambodia

អាមេរិក គាំទ្រ សម រង្ស៊ី និង កឹម សុខា ច្របាច់ចូលគ្នា ដើម្បីស្ថិរភាព នយោបាយ​ នៅកម្ពុជា

Wednesday, 18 July 2012
ដោយៈ បាន ចក់
DAP-news

ភ្នំពេញ៖ រដ្ឋាភិបាល អាមេរិក បានអះអាងថា ការច្របាច់បញ្ចូលគ្នា រវាង គណបក្សប្រឆាំងពីរ នៅកម្ពុជា គឺគណ បក្សសម រង្ស៊ី និងគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ជាការល្អប្រសើរមួយ ដើម្បីការពារស្ថិរភាពនយោបាយ របស់កម្ពុជាឲ្យកាន់តែ មានភាពល្អប្រសើរថែមទៀត ជាពិសេសគឺ លទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ។

មន្ត្រីចាត់ការសាធារណៈ និងជាអ្នកនាំពាក្យរបស់ស្ថានទូតអាមេរិកមេរិកប្រចាំនៅកម្ពុជា លោក
Sean McIntosh ហៅ សំ ណាង បានមានប្រសាសន៍ប្រាប់ មជ្ឈមណ្ឌលព័ត៌មានដើមអម្ពិលតាមសារ អេឡិច ត្រូនិចនាព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី១៨ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ថា អាមេរិកមានការលើកទឹកចិត្ត ចំពោះគណបក្ស នយោបាយកម្ពុជា ក្នុងការបង្រួបបង្រួម គ្នាតែមួយ ដើម្បីផលប្រយោជន៍ជាតិ និងប្រជាជនរបស់ខ្លួន។

លោក Sean McIntosh បានបញ្ជាក់ថា «សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកលើកទឹកចិត្តឲ្យមានបរិកាសមួយ ដែលផ្តល់សំឡេង ដល់អ្នកចូលរួមនយោបាយទាំងអស់ និងថែរក្សាសេរីភាពនយោបាយ និងគោលការណ៍លទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ»។

កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៧ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២កន្លងទៅនេះ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្សប្រឆាំងទាំងពីរ គណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី ដឹក នាំដោយលោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដែលបច្ចុប្បន្ន កំពុងនិរទេសខ្លួន នៅក្រៅប្រទេស ដើម្បីគេចវេសពីការចាប់ ខ្លួនរបស់ តុលាការកម្ពុជា និងគណបក្សសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដែលដឹកនាំដោយលោក កឹម សុខា បានប្រកាស ជាសាធារណៈថា ខ្លួននឹងបង្កើតគណបក្សថ្មីមួយ ដើម្បីស្រោចស្រង់ប្រទេសជាតិ និងផ្លាស់ប្តូរ រដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្មី របស់គណបក្សប្រជាជន ដោយ អ្នកទាំងពីរបានចោទថា ការដឹកនាំរបស់គណបក្សប្រជាជននេះ ដឹកនាំបែបកុម្មុយនីស្ត និងផ្តាច់ការ បម្រើបរទេស។

Results of US friendship with Hun Xen, a terrorist leader - Op-Ed by Dr. Cheat Moranak

https://www.box.com/s/56ef7cd991af62b045c3

US urges fair elections in Cambodia, stops short of calling for return of opposition leader [-The US agrees to travesty of justice?]

Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Associated Press

WASHINGTON — The United States is urging Cambodia to allow diverse participation in next year’s general elections and release women who were imprisoned last month for protesting a property development.

State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and Cambodian Foreign Minister Hor Namhong, in talks Tuesday, discussed the importance of “appropriate participation across the political spectrum” in the 2013 elections.

But Nuland said Wednesday that it was “an issue for the Cambodians” whether opposition leader Sam Rainsy is allowed to take part in the vote. Rainsy lives in exile in France following 2010 convictions in Cambodia that he claims were politically motivated.

Obama visit on track [-In Dictator Hun Xen the US trust???]

"To those who cling to power through corruption and deceit and the silencing of dissent, know that you are on the wrong side of history; but that we will extend a hand if you are willing to unclench your fist. EVEN if you are NOT willing to unclench your fist." - Obama's inaugural speech

Obama shaking hand with Cambodia's Dictator Hun Xen

Monday, 28 May 2012
Kristin Lynch
The Phnom Penh Post

Another senior United States official has said that President Barack Obama will visit Cambodia in November for the East Asia Summit and the US-ASEAN summit.

Sean McIntosh, spokesman for the US Embassy in Phnom Penh, told the Post yesterday that US Assistant Secretary of State Kurt Campbell “communicated his expectations that President Obama would be here in November” during a closed-door meeting with Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Friday.

However, the embassy has not yet received official word from the White House, McIntosh added.

Trade Vs. Humann Rights - Here We Go Again...

27 May 2012
By Mu Sochua

The US must learn from its previous support of dictatorships around the world.

Stand up America for what you are.

This statement by a high ranking official of the State Department is an insult to human rights and in particular to women's human rights.

The US State Department will have some serious damage control to do after this statement unless it can reveal what topics of "peace and security" were covered with the Foreign Minister.

Sec. Hillary Clinton will be meeting Foreign Minister Hor Nam Hong and we hope she is not as "thrilled" as Kurt Campbell. She knows Hor Nam Hong's implication in the the Khmer Rouge prison that killed thousands of lives.

Trade first before human rights?

This statement is totally inappropriate.

"Thrilled" to be in Cambodia and speaking with the Foreign Minister, while 13 women were arrested, an award-winning human rights monk arrested , a 14 year-old girl killed by soldiers wearing US military helmets, the outstanding environmentalist assassinated, factory workers shot at by a governor. He was also thrilled that the trial of the 13 women was conducted...

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Remarks in Cambodia - By Kurt Campbell

First of all, let me just say that on behalf of the United States government, we are so thrilled to be here in Cambodia for the Senior Officials Meeting.

Click here to read Kurt Campbell's speech

Remarks in Cambodia - By Kurt Campbell

Kurt Campbell

Remarks
Kurt M. Campbell
Assistant Secretary, Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs

Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
May 25, 2012

First of all, let me just say that on behalf of the United States government, we are so thrilled to be here in Cambodia for the Senior Officials Meeting. I’ve had a chance yesterday to meet with the Prime Minister and now I have had a very good discussion with the Foreign Minister. I think as you all know Secretary Clinton has invited him to the United States. He will be there early next month and we have had an opportunity to review all the important things that the United States is doing in Southeast Asia, particularly in Cambodia.

I’d just like to underscore that in addition to all the important bilateral work that we are undertaking and our multilateral engagement in terms of the Lower Mekong Initiative and the like, we are also bringing Secretary Clinton in July the largest ever business group to Cambodia as part of our multi-faceted engagement to suggest our deep desire to have a strong and deeper ties between our business communities in the United States and ASEAN. We are thrilled at the support that we have received from the Cambodian government. Daisy Liu [of ConocoPhillips] and Steve Glick [of Chevron] have made very generous contributions in terms of hard drives and also flash drives to enable the ASEAN Secretariat to be fully prepared and capable to deal with the enormous number of people that will be coming to Cambodia to celebrate not only the ASEAN Regional Forum, but [also] the East Asia Summit. This is a critical year – it’s the tenth anniversary since the statement of conduct with regard to the South China Sea. We’re at a critical period. We’re counting on the leadership of Cambodia to ensure the future of peace and prosperity.

USA and Women's Human Rights?

27 May 2012
By Mu Sochua

We demand the immediate release of the imprisoned women.

Sec. Hillary Clinton will meet Cambodia Foreign Minister early June, in Washington.

I have high hope Sec. Clinton will deliver to women's human rights.

US policy on Cambodia: Trade with human rights.

US support to democracy in Cambodia: free and fair elections in 2013 and beyond.

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In Cambodia, Sentencing of Women Activists Sparks Outcry

The sentencing of 13 women, including a 72-year-old, after demonstrating on the site of their former homes in Phnom Penh prompts swift local and international criticism.

Click here to read more...

Sacrava's Political Cartoon: US Aid

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

មន្ត្រី​អាមេរិក​រិះគន់​ប្រព័ន្ធ​តុលាការ​កម្ពុជា [ដឹងរឿងខូចដែរ តែហេតុដូចម្តេច បានជាអាមេរិកនៅ តែជួយ ហ៊ុនសែន?]

2012-05-26
ដោយ តាំង សារ៉ាដា
RFA

សហ​រដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍ បាន​បង្ហាញ​អំពី​ស្ថានភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​នៅ​កម្ពុជា ក្នុង​បរិបទ​នៃ​ការ​គោរព​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស និង​អំពី​ប្រព័ន្ធ​តុលាការ​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​អន់ថយ។

របាយការណ៍​ប្រចាំ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ចំនួន ១១​ទំព័រ របស់​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក ដែល​ចេញ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍ បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា ក្រោម​ការ​ដឹកនាំ​នៃ​រដ្ឋបាល​របស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ធ្វើ​អោយ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​តុលាការ​កម្ពុជា​ចុះ​ទន់​ខ្សោយ នាំ​អោយ​ខក​ខាន​មិន​បាន​រក​យុត្តិធម៌​ពេញ​លេញ​ជូន​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ស្លូត​ត្រង់ ហើយ​ដែល​បញ្ហា​នេះ​បាន​បង្ក​អោយ​មាន​ការ​រំលោភ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស។

រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ទីក្រុង​វ៉ាស៊ីនតោន​បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ថា ការ​រំលោភ​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​នៅ​កម្ពុជា មាន​ចំនួន​កើន​ឡើង​តាម​រយៈ​ការ​រំលោភ​សិទ្ធិ​ដីធ្លី ការ​បណ្ដេញ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ចេញ​ពី​លំនៅឋាន​ដោយ​បង្ខំ តាម​រយៈ​គោល​ការណ៍​ដី​សម្បទាន​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ប្រព័ន្ធ​តុលាការ​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​អន់ថយ​ដែល​មិន​អាច​រក​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិត​ប្រាកដ​ជូន​ពល​រដ្ឋ ការ​បន្ត​បទ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ករណី​បរិហារកេរ្តិ៍​ជា​ទោស​ព្រហ្មទណ្ឌ និង​ការ​រឹតត្បិត​ដល់​សេរីភាព​ក្នុង​ការ​បញ្ចេញ​មតិ​តាម​រយៈ​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពី​បទ​ញុះញង់​ឲ្យ​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​បទ​ឧក្រិដ្ឋ​ជា​ដើម។

Family, Activists Vow To Continue Work of Slain Conservationist

Chut Wutty, a prominent Cambodian anti-logging activist who helped expose a secretive state sell-off of national parks was fatally shot on April 25, 2012 in a remote southwestern province, FILE February 21, 2012. (Photo: Reuters)

Tuesday, 01 May 2012
Reporters, VOA Khmer | Kandal province and Washington

“Cambodia’s reputation in the West is already rather poor, and this just adds to it.”

Family members and supporters of Chut Wutty, the conservationist who was shot dead in a remote region of Koh Kong province last week, say they will continue his work and seek to protect what remains of Cambodia’s dwindling forests.

The shooting, which also saw the death of a military police officer, has underscored the dangerous work of activists in the arena of illegal logging and deforestation. And even though the government has put together a committee to investigate the circumstances surrounding it, critics say little else is likely to be done.

Chut Wutty was buried on Monday in Kandal province. His wife, Sam Chanthy, said she was happy that “his death was for the sake of the nation.”

“I want my children to be trained to work like their father,” she said, weeping before his coffin. “He did not sell national territory. He just protected the forest for the people in the country and around the world.”

Reflections on Cambodia

Young Khmer Rouge soldiers in 1975

What the Khmer Rouge killing fields tell us about leftist utopianism.

March 12, 2012 5:00 A.M.
By Douglas B. Levene
National Review Online (USA)

In April of 1970, I, along with thousands of other college students, went on strike. We were protesting the bombing of Cambodia. It was a heady time, untroubled by any actual knowledge of Cambodia. Not that anyone knew very much about Cambodia then.

By 1975, the Communist Khmer Rouge had come to power and Cambodia dropped from sight. No foreign visitors were permitted, and no news got out. Cambodia remained hidden for years. Even after the Khmer Rouge were driven from power in 1979, Cambodia suffered another 20 years of civil war between the government in Phnom Penh and the Khmer Rouge guerrillas in the mountains and jungles. It is only in the last ten or so years that Cambodia has been at peace and has reentered the world. Foreign visitors, including international businessmen, now flock to Cambodia. One of the almost three million visitors to Cambodia in the past year was me.

I went to Cambodia primarily to see the ancient temples of Angkor Wat and Angkor Thom. They were built in the 12th century, when Angkor was the capital of the Khmer empire and the largest city in the world, with a population of one million. I had first read about Angkor Wat in a Buddhist-art class in 1972. By then, Angkor Wat was off limits to foreign visitors, shrouded in mystery and veiled by war. By some miracle, it and the other temples in the region were untouched by the long years of war. Several hundred years of neglect in the jungle have taken a toll, however, and in recent years many foreign universities and governments have sent experts and aid to help in the restoration of these spectacular wonders of the ancient world. To see what one of the minor temples looks like before restoration, check out the movie Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, which was filmed at a temple near Angkor Wat that has been overgrown by the surrounding jungle.

RCAF, US troops on alert for Sentinel

Tuesday, 13 March 2012
Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post

Cambodian and United States soldiers are set to kick-off the third annual Angkor Sentinel today, a bilateral military exchange.

The 10-day exercise, which will take place in Kampong Speu and Kampot provinces, is designed to boost the defence relationship between the two countries; 100 soldiers from the US will participate along with 420 members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces.

“We hope to promote stronger experiences for our members of RCAF for humanitarian missions,” Ministry of Defense spokesman Chhum Socheat told the Post yesterday.

US, Cambodia to conduct joint military drill

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

March 12, 2012
Xinhua

The United States and Cambodia will participate in the joint military exercise, Angkor Sentinel, on March 13-22 in Kampot and Kampong Speu provinces, aiming at cementing the two countries' military ties, according to a press release from the U.S. Embassy on Monday.

Angkor Sentinel 2012 is a major bilateral exercise that continues a substantial, multi-year effort by U.S. Army Pacific and U.S. Pacific Command to actively engage with Royal Cambodian Armed Forces and expand peacekeeping and stability operations capabilities, said the press release.

Approximately 100 members of U.S. Army Pacific will join Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in focusing on peacekeeping and humanitarian assistance operations, including a battalion exercise, a counter-improvised explosives devices field exercise, medical civic actions projects to treat underserved rural inhabitants, and battlefield medical activities, it added.

Why the US policy on Counterterrorism can't do anything against Hun Xen, the terrorists' leader - Op-Ed by Tieng Narith

http://www.box.com/s/lyfp76v5qmd0amnz6oso

Why would the US Marines help train Cambodian soldiers who could be involved in forced evictions in Cambodia?

Seabees build small-arms training range in Cambodia

March 8, 2012
Asia News Network
Stripes.com (US)

Phnom Penh - A United States Naval Mobile Construction Battalion is working with American Marines clearing debris to build a small-arms training range near the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, the Lighthouse News reported Tuesday.

The newspaper of the Ventura County naval community in southern California said the area would be used by US and Cambodian military personnel for training including an annual exercise by the 11th Marine Expeditionary Unit.

As part of the project, 5,000 square meters of rocks, trees, dirt and other debris are being cleared and leveled to create a suitable flat surface for the range.

U.S. launches 4-year anti-human trafficking program in Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 19 (Xinhua) -- The United States on Thursday launched here a four-year counter human trafficking program to support and coordinate Cambodia's efforts to combat all forms of human trafficking, according to a U.S. Embassy's press release.

The 5.4-million-U.S.- dollar second phase program (2012-2015) will continue efforts in the coordination, prevention, protection, and prosecution, with an expanded focus on addressing labor trafficking and exploitation, it said. The Winrock International NGO will be the program's implementer.

Speaking at the launching ceremony, Cambodia's Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, also minister of interior, said that the fight against human trafficking was still one of the top priorities for Cambodia.

Sacrava's Political Cartoon: The President & a Cute Hyena

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

Obama and Clinton to visit the "Banana Kingdom" ... hail the monkeys!!!

Welcome to the BANANA KINGDOM by the county's TOP MONKEYS

U.S. secretary of state, president to visit Cambodia this year: officials

PHNOM PENH, Jan. 16 (Xinhua) -- The United States'Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton and President Barack Obama will visit Cambodia in July and November respectively to attend summits as Cambodia chairs ASEAN this year, senior officials said on Monday.

"Our Secretary of State will be here in July as well as our President will be in November," Joseph Y. Yun, deputy assistant secretary of the Bureau of East Asian and Pacific Affairs of the U. S. Department of State, told reporters after a meeting with Ouch Borith, secretary of state for Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

He said that the meeting is to inform Cambodia about the upcoming U.S. leaders' visits and to discuss how to build U.S.- Cambodia relationship in 2012 through these high-level visits.

មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​អាមេរិក​ជួប​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​កម្ពុជា​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ឯកជន​

លោក ដានៀល ប៊ែរអឺ (Daniel Baer) ឧបការីនៃ​ក្រសួងការបរទេសអាមេរិក

ថ្ងៃ អង្គារ 10 មករា 2012
ដោយ លាង ដឺលុច
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ឧបការី​​​​រង​ក្រសួង​ការបរទេស​អាមេរិក​លោក ​ដានៀល ​ប៊ែរអឺ​ (Daniel Baer)​ កំពុង​​​ទស្សនកិច្ច​​នៅ​​​កម្ពុជា​​ ហើយ​និង​កំពុង​ជួប​ជាមួយ​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​គ្រប់​និន្នាការ​របស់​ប្រទេស​នេះ។ ​កាលពី​​រសៀល​​​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ​ទី​១០​មករា​នេះ ​មន្ត្រី​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​​អាមេរិក​​រូប​​នេះ​ ​បាន​​ជួប​​ជាមួយ​តំណាង​​គណបក្ស​​​​សម រង្ស៊ី​​ និង​គណបក្ស​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស​រួច​ហើយ។ ​អ្នក​នាំ​​ពាក្យ​​ស្ថានទូត​អាមេរិក​ ​បាន​អះអាង​​ នេះ​គឺ​​ជា​​​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​ជា​លក្ខណៈ​ឯកជន។​

ឧបការីរងក្រសួងការបរទេសអាមេរិកលោក ដានៀល ប៊ែរអឺ កំពុងទស្សនកិច្ចនៅកម្ពុជា។ លោកឧបការីរងទទួលបន្ទុកការិយាល័យប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​និងការងារ​មាន​គម្រោង​ជួប​ជាមួយអ្នក​នយោបាយគ្រប់និន្នាការនៅក្នុង​ប្រទេសកម្ពុជា​រួមទាំង​គណបក្ស​កាន់​អំណាច​ផង។​ នេះបើតាមការអះអាងរបស់អ្នកនាំពាក្យស្ថានទូតអាមេរិកលោកស៊ីន ម៉ាគីនតូស Sean McIntosh។ ប៉ុន្តែបើតាមការបញ្ជាក់របស់ អ្នកនាំពាក្យដដែលនេះ ជំនួបរវាង​ភាគី​អ្នក​នយោបាយ​​​កម្ពុជា​ជាមួយមន្ត្រី​នយោបាយរបស់សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិកគឺជាជំនួបឯកជន។

Opposition Officials Push US for More Support in Elections

Daniel Baer, US State Dept. Deputy Assistant Secretary
Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor

Tuesday, 10 January 2012
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“We raised so many issues, including judiciary reform, land disputes, corruption and elections.”

A senior US official met with members of Cambodia’s opposition parties and other government officials on Tuesday to discuss ways forward toward free and fair elections later this year and next.

Daniel Baer, who is the US State Department’s deputy assistant secretary for democracy, human rights and labor, met with officials from government, the opposition Sam Rainsy and Human Rights parties and others, to discuss upcoming commune elections, which will be held in June 2012, and national elections, to be held next year.

Free and fair elections will require more funding of pro-democracy groups like the US-based International Republican Institute and the National Democratic Institute, Kem Sokha, president of the minority opposition Human Rights Party, told reporters after his meeting with Baer.

Other issues he raised included bias with the National Election Committee and local authorities for the ruling party, unequal media access, and fraud in voter identification, he said.