Public Announcement:
Cambodians to demonstrate at US Department in Washington, DC
on June 12, 2012 in time for Hor Nam Hong's visit
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B5S0sC-03gk
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Wednesday, June 13, 2012
Friday, March 23, 2012
Tuesday, November 08, 2011
Cambodian Embassy in US Collecting for Flood Relief
Monday, 07 November 2011
Cambodian Embassy in US Collecting for Flood Relief
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington, D.C
Cambodian Embassy in US Collecting for Flood Relief
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer | Washington, D.C
“They face a lot of shortages, and, most importantly, infectious diseases are worrisome. In the immediate future, they will need food, shelter and healthcare.”
The Cambodian Embassy in Washington is helping to raise funds for floods victims in Cambodia, following weeks of inundation that has left thousands of families stranded.
At a gathering in Washington Sunday, the embassy collected around $6,500 from some 200 Cambodian-Americans, the ambassador, Hem Heng, told VOA Khmer.
At least 250 people have died in the floods, which began in August and continued through September. The floods hit 17 provinces, covering some 400,000 hectares of rice fields and causing many to be evacuated to higher ground.
Thursday, October 27, 2011
Cambodians in Washington and Nearby States Held Buddhist Kathina Ceremony
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gc9ww6sZoUc
Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Thursday, April 07, 2011
Invitation to meet SRP MP Mu Sochua at the NDI's discussion on "A Global Voice for Women in Politics"
The National Democratic Institute
Cordially Invites You to a discussion with
Mu Sochua
A Global Voice for Women in Politics
Time
Wednesday, April 1312, 9:30 – 11 am
Location
National Democratic Institute
2030 M St., NW, 5th Floor
Washington, D.C.
Cambodian parliamentarian and former cabinet minister Mu Sochua is an unrelenting advocate for women’s rights and democracy. As minister of women’s affairs, Sochua negotiated a landmark agreement with Thailand to protect the rights of Cambodian women trafficked as sex workers. As a legislator, she drafted and secured passage of Cambodia’s domestic violence law. Sochua launched a campaign to bring nongovernmental organizations, law enforcement officials and women in rural areas into a national dialogue to protect women and girls victimized by trafficking and boost prevention efforts nationwide. Drawing on her extensive experience working with women in Cambodia and throughout Asia, Sochua will discuss why politics matter to women and how women can and should embrace politics to build inclusive, democratic communities.
RSVP
Please register for the event at www.ndi.org/events_rsvp
Direct questions to Nalika Vasudevan at 202.728.5508
The National Democratic Institute is a nonprofit, nonpartisan organization working to support and strengthen democratic institutions worldwide by promoting citizen participation, openness and accountability in government.
Friday, May 28, 2010
Cambodia's Khmer culture is displayed in 'Gods of Angkor' exhibit
A figure of Vishnu holds, clockwise from upper right, a conch, a mace, a ball representing Earth and a discus. (National Museum Of Cambodia, Phnom Penh - National Museum Of Cambodia, Phnom Penh)Friday, May 28, 2010
Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post
It's hard to tell which celestial being is depicted in one of the bronze figures in "Gods of Angkor." After all, he has lost his head.
It could be the Hindu god Shiva. Or it could be Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva, or manifestation, of the Buddha. Both religions flourished, side by side, in Cambodia's Khmer culture.
Also missing: two of the figure's four hands, which might have once held clues to its identity. Another figure -- clearly identified because of what he's holding -- juggles Vishnu's trademark conch, mace, discus and ball, representing the Earth. Look behind him, and you'll notice what looks like a butterfly on his tush. A nearby statue of Shiva has one, too.
No, the butterfly doesn't stand for patience or some other virtue. It's probably just a palace fashion trend -- a fancy bow -- that found its way from the closets of the living to the closets of the gods. Which doesn't sound all that surprising when you consider that the face of one of the bronze Buddhas on view is said to bear a strange resemblance to the face of Jayavarman VII, the king of the Khmer empire under whose reign it was made.
It could be the Hindu god Shiva. Or it could be Avalokiteshvara, a bodhisattva, or manifestation, of the Buddha. Both religions flourished, side by side, in Cambodia's Khmer culture.
Also missing: two of the figure's four hands, which might have once held clues to its identity. Another figure -- clearly identified because of what he's holding -- juggles Vishnu's trademark conch, mace, discus and ball, representing the Earth. Look behind him, and you'll notice what looks like a butterfly on his tush. A nearby statue of Shiva has one, too.
No, the butterfly doesn't stand for patience or some other virtue. It's probably just a palace fashion trend -- a fancy bow -- that found its way from the closets of the living to the closets of the gods. Which doesn't sound all that surprising when you consider that the face of one of the bronze Buddhas on view is said to bear a strange resemblance to the face of Jayavarman VII, the king of the Khmer empire under whose reign it was made.
Sackler Gallery exhibits 'Gods of Angkor' bronzes from Cambodia
The Sackler's 36-piece exhibition includes bronzes of Shiva's elephant-headed son Ganesha and a crowned Buddha, above, from the 12th century. (Images From National Museum Of Cambodia, Phnom Penh)Friday, May 28, 2010
By Michael O'Sullivan
Washington Post Staff Writer
There are only 36 works on display in the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery's latest exhibition, "Gods of Angkor: Bronzes From the National Museum of Cambodia." Maybe twice that, if you count all the extra arms and heads.
Gods, you see, are not like us.
The show -- a jewel box of mostly smallish sculptures in three tiny galleries -- centers on devotional figures of Shiva, Vishnu and other Hindu deities, several of whom are depicted with anywhere from four to 10 arms, and as many as five heads. One, in the case of Shiva's son Ganesha, has the head of an elephant.
There are also several statues of the Buddha.
I know: Buddha is not technically a god. Still, he has often been revered as though he were one. And his various bodhisattvas -- the quasi-human, quasi-godlike embodiments of such virtues as wisdom and compassion -- are themselves considered to be deities. (In an interesting twist on certain Western stereotypes, wisdom, represented by the bodhisattva Prajnaparamita, is female; compassion, in the person of Avalokiteshvara, is a male.)
So Buddha makes the cut. The show, which also features two or three human figures, includes a number of rarely seen ritual objects from Buddhist and Hindu worship: a bell, a mirror, a lotus flower, a conch.
Yet despite its name, "Gods" isn't exactly a show about religion. Nor is it simply a celebration of the bronze-caster's art. Though it covers centuries' worth of art from the Khmer people -- from late prehistory through the Angkor period (802 to 1431 A.D.) -- there's precious little technical information about how the pieces were made.
Instead, the show is a tip of the hat from one museum to another. One favor in exchange for another.
In 2005, experts from the Sackler helped set up the National Museum of Cambodia's first metal conservation lab, with financial support from the Getty Foundation. Today, in conjunction with its ceramics and stone conservation shops, the Cambodian museum operates one of Southeast Asia's preeminent art conservation facilities.
The beautiful works in "Gods of Angkor" are evidence of that.
In other words, the National Museum of Cambodia got the gift, but here in Washington, we are the beneficiaries.
GODS OF ANGKOR: BRONZES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAMBODIA Through Jan. 23 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW (Metro: Smithsonian). 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285). http://www.asia.si.edu. Hours: Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission: Free.
Gods, you see, are not like us.
The show -- a jewel box of mostly smallish sculptures in three tiny galleries -- centers on devotional figures of Shiva, Vishnu and other Hindu deities, several of whom are depicted with anywhere from four to 10 arms, and as many as five heads. One, in the case of Shiva's son Ganesha, has the head of an elephant.
There are also several statues of the Buddha.
I know: Buddha is not technically a god. Still, he has often been revered as though he were one. And his various bodhisattvas -- the quasi-human, quasi-godlike embodiments of such virtues as wisdom and compassion -- are themselves considered to be deities. (In an interesting twist on certain Western stereotypes, wisdom, represented by the bodhisattva Prajnaparamita, is female; compassion, in the person of Avalokiteshvara, is a male.)
So Buddha makes the cut. The show, which also features two or three human figures, includes a number of rarely seen ritual objects from Buddhist and Hindu worship: a bell, a mirror, a lotus flower, a conch.
Yet despite its name, "Gods" isn't exactly a show about religion. Nor is it simply a celebration of the bronze-caster's art. Though it covers centuries' worth of art from the Khmer people -- from late prehistory through the Angkor period (802 to 1431 A.D.) -- there's precious little technical information about how the pieces were made.
Instead, the show is a tip of the hat from one museum to another. One favor in exchange for another.
In 2005, experts from the Sackler helped set up the National Museum of Cambodia's first metal conservation lab, with financial support from the Getty Foundation. Today, in conjunction with its ceramics and stone conservation shops, the Cambodian museum operates one of Southeast Asia's preeminent art conservation facilities.
The beautiful works in "Gods of Angkor" are evidence of that.
In other words, the National Museum of Cambodia got the gift, but here in Washington, we are the beneficiaries.
GODS OF ANGKOR: BRONZES FROM THE NATIONAL MUSEUM OF CAMBODIA Through Jan. 23 at the Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, 1050 Independence Ave. SW (Metro: Smithsonian). 202-633-1000 (TDD: 202-633-5285). http://www.asia.si.edu. Hours: Open daily 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Admission: Free.
Thursday, April 29, 2010
Rare Khmer Bronzes To Show in Washington
(Photo: Mekong.net)An art exhibition of Cambodian bronzes to open in Washington next month, featuring Khmer sculptures and ritual objects from late prehistory through the Angkorian period.
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Wednesday, 28 April 2010
Thirty-six masterworks from the National Museum of Cambodia’s collection of some 7,000 bronzes will show at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery under “Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia.”
“This exhibition presents the stunning accomplishments of Khmer bronze casters,” Louise Allison Cort, the gallery’s curator of ceramics, said in a statement. “These bronzes are among the most exquisite expressions of Khmer ideals of religious imagery and ritual implements.”
The works include a rare and highly valued urn and bell, seven diverse bronze figures, ritual paraphernalia and Buddhist and Hindu sculpture.
The exhibition, a collaboration between the Freer and Sackler galleries and the National Museum of Cambodia, explores significant developments in bronze casting, as well as cultural and religious developments that coalesced during the Angkor period into a recognizable Khmer style.
The exhibition will show from May 15 through Jan. 23, 2011, in Washington and is scheduled to travel to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in February 2011.
Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer
Washington, DC Wednesday, 28 April 2010
“These bronzes are among the most exquisite expressions of Khmer ideals of religious imagery and ritual implements.”An art exhibition of Cambodian bronzes opens for the first time in Washington next month, featuring Khmer sculptures and ritual objects from late prehistory through the Angkorian period.
Thirty-six masterworks from the National Museum of Cambodia’s collection of some 7,000 bronzes will show at the Smithsonian’s Sackler Gallery under “Gods of Angkor: Bronzes from the National Museum of Cambodia.”
“This exhibition presents the stunning accomplishments of Khmer bronze casters,” Louise Allison Cort, the gallery’s curator of ceramics, said in a statement. “These bronzes are among the most exquisite expressions of Khmer ideals of religious imagery and ritual implements.”
The works include a rare and highly valued urn and bell, seven diverse bronze figures, ritual paraphernalia and Buddhist and Hindu sculpture.
The exhibition, a collaboration between the Freer and Sackler galleries and the National Museum of Cambodia, explores significant developments in bronze casting, as well as cultural and religious developments that coalesced during the Angkor period into a recognizable Khmer style.
The exhibition will show from May 15 through Jan. 23, 2011, in Washington and is scheduled to travel to the J. Paul Getty Museum in Los Angeles in February 2011.
Thursday, December 03, 2009
Sam Rainsy Supporters Protest at Embassy in US
Cambodia-Americans protested in front of Cambodian Embassy in Washington DCBy Pin Sisovann, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
02 December 2009
Supporters of opposition leader Sam Rainsy demonstrated in front of the Cambodian Embassy in Washington Saturday, upset over recent criminal charges against him and the suspension of his parliamentary immunity.
Nearly 100 protesters met around 10:30 am, carrying placards in support of Sam Rainsy, who faces charges for allegedly inciting villagers in Svay Rieng province to pull border markers from the ground.
Sam Rainsy has said the villagers were upset at perceived Vietnamese encroachment onto their rice fields.
One banner read, “No Sam Rainsy Immunity, No Democracy.” Others showed figures in Vietnamese-style hats embracing and biting Cambodia.
“This non-violent demonstration shows that Cambodians are against the stripping of Sam Rainsy’s immunity, pressure on democracy in Cambodia and the loss of Cambodian territory,” said Chhan Touch, an organizer of the protest.
Demonstrators were not met by embassy officials.
“We are very upset that we have an embassy in this country,” said a protester named Men Vannak. “It is supposed to respond to the people’s call for help. But now no one came out to take our petition. We are very upset.”
Embassy officials could not be immediately reached for comment. At least one figure appeared to be filming the demonstration from an embassy window.
Chhan Touch said he would continue to communicate with the embassy and would try to send the petition by e-mail.
Sam Rainsy addressed the protesters, from France, via a telephone amplified by a megaphone.
“Our brothers and sisters in Washington, DC, are protesting to show a spirit of nationalism and support for democracy,” he said. “I am happy and excited…. I am not scared… A million thanks, and goodbye for now.”
Demonstrators replied with cries of “Long live Sam Rainsy!”
Reached in Cambodia, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said Sam Rainsy’s policies aimed at inciting unrest and creating a conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam.
He praised a recent request by Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Son Chhay requesting government officials to appear before the National Assembly to be questioned over border issues.
Cambodia’s relationship with Vietnam is politically difficult. The Vietnamese ousted the Khmer Rouge, in 1979, but then undertook a decade-long occupation that rankles many Cambodians today.
Sam Rainsy supporters were angered by the removal of his immunity by the National Assembly on Nov. 16, less than two weeks after Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called on the Cambodian government to take “due measures” in dealing with the opposition leader’s alleged role in the border marker event.
Sam Rainsy has called the suspension proof of Cambodia’s inferior position to Vietnam.
Nguon Nhel, vice president of the National Assembly, denied the allegation.
“The Cambodian government was not frightened by the Vietnamese government,” he said by phone from Cambodia. “The border demarcation was decided on by a committee from both countries. If any lawmaker or committee has questions about the border, they have the right to invite the concerned government officials for questioning by the National Assembly or by committee.”
Nearly 100 protesters met around 10:30 am, carrying placards in support of Sam Rainsy, who faces charges for allegedly inciting villagers in Svay Rieng province to pull border markers from the ground.
Sam Rainsy has said the villagers were upset at perceived Vietnamese encroachment onto their rice fields.
One banner read, “No Sam Rainsy Immunity, No Democracy.” Others showed figures in Vietnamese-style hats embracing and biting Cambodia.
“This non-violent demonstration shows that Cambodians are against the stripping of Sam Rainsy’s immunity, pressure on democracy in Cambodia and the loss of Cambodian territory,” said Chhan Touch, an organizer of the protest.
Demonstrators were not met by embassy officials.
“We are very upset that we have an embassy in this country,” said a protester named Men Vannak. “It is supposed to respond to the people’s call for help. But now no one came out to take our petition. We are very upset.”
Embassy officials could not be immediately reached for comment. At least one figure appeared to be filming the demonstration from an embassy window.
Chhan Touch said he would continue to communicate with the embassy and would try to send the petition by e-mail.
Sam Rainsy addressed the protesters, from France, via a telephone amplified by a megaphone.
“Our brothers and sisters in Washington, DC, are protesting to show a spirit of nationalism and support for democracy,” he said. “I am happy and excited…. I am not scared… A million thanks, and goodbye for now.”
Demonstrators replied with cries of “Long live Sam Rainsy!”
Reached in Cambodia, Council of Ministers spokesman Phay Siphan said Sam Rainsy’s policies aimed at inciting unrest and creating a conflict between Cambodia and Vietnam.
He praised a recent request by Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Son Chhay requesting government officials to appear before the National Assembly to be questioned over border issues.
Cambodia’s relationship with Vietnam is politically difficult. The Vietnamese ousted the Khmer Rouge, in 1979, but then undertook a decade-long occupation that rankles many Cambodians today.
Sam Rainsy supporters were angered by the removal of his immunity by the National Assembly on Nov. 16, less than two weeks after Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung called on the Cambodian government to take “due measures” in dealing with the opposition leader’s alleged role in the border marker event.
Sam Rainsy has called the suspension proof of Cambodia’s inferior position to Vietnam.
Nguon Nhel, vice president of the National Assembly, denied the allegation.
“The Cambodian government was not frightened by the Vietnamese government,” he said by phone from Cambodia. “The border demarcation was decided on by a committee from both countries. If any lawmaker or committee has questions about the border, they have the right to invite the concerned government officials for questioning by the National Assembly or by committee.”
Wednesday, December 02, 2009
Tuesday, December 01, 2009
Sam Rainsy backers protest abroad
Supporters of opposition leader Sam Rainsy wave placards during a demonstration against the “deterioration of democracy in Cambodia” on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, on Monday. Hundreds gathered to protest against the Cambodian government’s alleged mistreatment of opposition politicians. (Photo by: Photo Supplied)Tuesday, 01 December 2009
Irwin Loy
The Phnom Penh Post
SUPPORTERS of embattled opposition leader Sam Rainsy gathered in North American capitals this weekend to protest what they called the deteriorating state of democracy in Cambodia.
Organised as a response to the National Assembly’s decision last month to strip Sam Rainsy of his parliamentary immunity, nearly 200 people protested on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, while a smaller group demonstrated in front of the Cambodian embassy in Washington on Saturday, organisers said.
Pretty Ma, secretary general of the Sam Rainsy Party North America, said opposition politicians in the Kingdom face “mistreatment and harassment”.
“The way immunity can be easily revoked from the people’s representatives is something almost unheard of here in the West,” he wrote in an email. “It’s overdone, truly abusive and ridiculous.”
The protesters urged Canada and the US to deny entry visas to “any corrupted official, including any human rights violators”.
Sam Rainsy, who is currently in Europe, was stripped of his immunity last month after an October incident in which he uprooted six wooden posts in Svay Rieng province along the border with Vietnam.
Villagers had claimed the Vietnamese were encroaching on their land.
The Vietnamese government, however, reacted with outrage, and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the act “perverse”.
Organised as a response to the National Assembly’s decision last month to strip Sam Rainsy of his parliamentary immunity, nearly 200 people protested on Parliament Hill in the Canadian capital, Ottawa, while a smaller group demonstrated in front of the Cambodian embassy in Washington on Saturday, organisers said.
Pretty Ma, secretary general of the Sam Rainsy Party North America, said opposition politicians in the Kingdom face “mistreatment and harassment”.
“The way immunity can be easily revoked from the people’s representatives is something almost unheard of here in the West,” he wrote in an email. “It’s overdone, truly abusive and ridiculous.”
The protesters urged Canada and the US to deny entry visas to “any corrupted official, including any human rights violators”.
Sam Rainsy, who is currently in Europe, was stripped of his immunity last month after an October incident in which he uprooted six wooden posts in Svay Rieng province along the border with Vietnam.
Villagers had claimed the Vietnamese were encroaching on their land.
The Vietnamese government, however, reacted with outrage, and the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs called the act “perverse”.
Friday, November 27, 2009
Sam Rainsy's overseas supporters to demonstrate against the lifting of his immunity
Please click on the flyers for additional details
26 Nov 2009By Moeung Tum
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
SRP activists and youths in North America plan to hold a peaceful demonstration to protest against the lifting of Sam Rainsy's immunity.
Ou Chuon Y, a SRP activist in Washington DC, told RFA that: "Our goal is to protest against the Cambodian National Assembly and the Yuons who invade Khmer territories, who encroach on Khmer land and grab rice fields belonging to Khmer farmers! We will demonstrate in front of all the embassies on Saturday 28 November, starting at 11AM. I am in charge of inviting everybody who believes that the lifting of [Sam Rainsy's] immunity is illegal. Please attend the demonstration."
SRP youth members in Canada also plan to hold a peaceful demonstration for the same reason. However, in Canada, the demonstration will be held in front of the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa, and it will also be held on 28 November 2009 starting from 11AM to 3PM, just like the one in Washington DC. The demonstrators will ask the Canadian parliament to help intervene to find justice for Sam Rainsy.
On 16 November 2009, the Cambodian National Assembly decided to lift Sam Rainsy's immunity to allow the Svay Rieng provincial court to investigate the lawsuit case brought up by the Chantrea district authority which accused Sam Rainsy of destroying public properties. On 25 October 2009, Sam Rainsy uprooted border post stakes out of rice fields belonging to Cambodian farmers living in Samrong commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. The Cambodian and Viet authorities claimed that these are temporary border posts delimiting Cambodia and Vietnam.
Ou Chuon Y, a SRP activist in Washington DC, told RFA that: "Our goal is to protest against the Cambodian National Assembly and the Yuons who invade Khmer territories, who encroach on Khmer land and grab rice fields belonging to Khmer farmers! We will demonstrate in front of all the embassies on Saturday 28 November, starting at 11AM. I am in charge of inviting everybody who believes that the lifting of [Sam Rainsy's] immunity is illegal. Please attend the demonstration."
SRP youth members in Canada also plan to hold a peaceful demonstration for the same reason. However, in Canada, the demonstration will be held in front of the Canadian parliament building in Ottawa, and it will also be held on 28 November 2009 starting from 11AM to 3PM, just like the one in Washington DC. The demonstrators will ask the Canadian parliament to help intervene to find justice for Sam Rainsy.
On 16 November 2009, the Cambodian National Assembly decided to lift Sam Rainsy's immunity to allow the Svay Rieng provincial court to investigate the lawsuit case brought up by the Chantrea district authority which accused Sam Rainsy of destroying public properties. On 25 October 2009, Sam Rainsy uprooted border post stakes out of rice fields belonging to Cambodian farmers living in Samrong commune, Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province. The Cambodian and Viet authorities claimed that these are temporary border posts delimiting Cambodia and Vietnam.
Friday, June 05, 2009
Opposition Voices in Cambodian Politics: Prospects for the Future
(Photo: Cambodge Soir Hebdo)The National Democratic Institute And the International Republican Institute Invite You to a Roundtable discussion
Opposition Voices in Cambodian Politics:
Prospects for the Future
with
Sam Rainsy, President of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP)
Member of the National Assembly
Kem Sokha, President and Founder of the Human Rights Party (HRP)
Member of the National Assembly
Opposition Voices in Cambodian Politics:
Prospects for the Future
with
Sam Rainsy, President of the Sam Rainsy Party (SRP)
Member of the National Assembly
Kem Sokha, President and Founder of the Human Rights Party (HRP)
Member of the National Assembly
Please join the National Democratic Institute and the International Republican Institute for a discussion and analysis of recent political developments, trends in the Cambodian government’s policies, and future opportunities for the country’s opposition parties.
Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha are leaders of Cambodia’s opposition parties, the SRP and the HRP, and seek to present an alternative to the current ruling party, the Cambodian People’s Party. The CPP has dominated Cambodian politics for decades, recently winning 90 out of 123 seats in the national legislature in 2008.
The SRP and the HRP formed an alliance called the Democratic Movement of Change to contest the provincial, district, and municipal elections held in May 2009. The parties hope to strengthen their position in the 2012 national elections.
The party leaders are in Washington to meet with U.S. legislators and other members of the policy community to discuss the state of Cambodian politics, prospects for democratic political reform, and the defense of human rights. They are joined by Yem Ponhearith, Secretary General of the HRP.
Time
Wednesday, June 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location
NDI Board Room
2030 M Street, NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, D.C.
Wednesday, June 10 from 10:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Location
NDI Board Room
2030 M Street, NW, Fifth Floor
Washington, D.C.
Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha are leaders of Cambodia’s opposition parties, the SRP and the HRP, and seek to present an alternative to the current ruling party, the Cambodian People’s Party. The CPP has dominated Cambodian politics for decades, recently winning 90 out of 123 seats in the national legislature in 2008.
The SRP and the HRP formed an alliance called the Democratic Movement of Change to contest the provincial, district, and municipal elections held in May 2009. The parties hope to strengthen their position in the 2012 national elections.
The party leaders are in Washington to meet with U.S. legislators and other members of the policy community to discuss the state of Cambodian politics, prospects for democratic political reform, and the defense of human rights. They are joined by Yem Ponhearith, Secretary General of the HRP.
RSVP
Christina Costello at ccostello@ndi.org
or (202) 728-5677
Christina Costello at ccostello@ndi.org
or (202) 728-5677
Monday, August 11, 2008
Cambodian-Americans to protest about Preah Vihear issue at the Thai embassy in Washington DC
Protest Thai Government's Violation of UNESCO Treaty
Where: Thai Embassy in Washington DC
1024 Wisconsin Ave, N-W #303 Washington DC
When: Monday, August 11, 2008
Between 10AM to 2PM
Organized by: Angkor Association
Where: Thai Embassy in Washington DC
1024 Wisconsin Ave, N-W #303 Washington DC
When: Monday, August 11, 2008
Between 10AM to 2PM
Organized by: Angkor Association
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Sunday, April 27, 2008
Photos of Sam Rainsy's visit to the USA and Canada
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 18, 2008 (All photos: SRP USA)
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Lowell, Massachusetts, April 18, 2008
Public Meeting with Cambodian-Canadian in Montreal, Canada, April 19, 2008
Public Meeting with Cambodian-Canadian in Montreal, Canada, April 19, 2008
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Washington, DC, April 23, 2008
Dinner reception in honor of Messrs. Sam Rainsy and Cheam Pea, Washington, DC, April 23, 2008Saturday, April 19, 2008
Sam Rainsy visiting the US
Sam Rainsy
18 April 2008By Moeung Tum
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Sam Rainsy, SRP President, is currently visiting the US. In his visit to various US states, Sam Rainsy met and discussed with party members living overseas.
The SRP party branch in Washington DC plans to organize a special meeting to provide the opportunity to US citizens of Cambodian descent who are living in the Washington DC area to meet him and ask him about the measures the SRP will take to resolve the major social illnesses currently faced by Cambodia, and how the SRP plans to protect Cambodia’s national interest. He will also address the party strategy to ensure its winning in the upcoming July 2008 general election.
This special meeting will be held on 23 April 2008, at the Harvest Moon Restaurant in Virginia.
Following his visit to the Washington DC area, he will also continue on to Canada next.
For a complete schedule of opposition Sam Rainsy's visit to North America, please see the post below.
The SRP party branch in Washington DC plans to organize a special meeting to provide the opportunity to US citizens of Cambodian descent who are living in the Washington DC area to meet him and ask him about the measures the SRP will take to resolve the major social illnesses currently faced by Cambodia, and how the SRP plans to protect Cambodia’s national interest. He will also address the party strategy to ensure its winning in the upcoming July 2008 general election.
This special meeting will be held on 23 April 2008, at the Harvest Moon Restaurant in Virginia.
Following his visit to the Washington DC area, he will also continue on to Canada next.
For a complete schedule of opposition Sam Rainsy's visit to North America, please see the post below.
Wednesday, October 03, 2007
National Conference on Cambodia, Washington, DC, Saturday-Sunday, October 20-21, 2007 - 1991 Paris Peace Agreement
National Conference on Cambodia
Washington, DC,
Saturday & Sunday, October 20 & 21, 2007
1991 Paris Peace Agreement
Washington, DC,
Saturday & Sunday, October 20 & 21, 2007
1991 Paris Peace Agreement
Dear compatriots,
We, Cambodians, even though living elsewhere, remain deeply attached to and care for our motherland. “The Paris Peace Agreement” of October 23, 1991 was an historical event and a date to be remembered. This agreement’s aim was: to provide and protect Cambodian independence; territorial sovereignty and integrity; non-interference from foreign countries and its neighbors; and to restore freedom and human rights to Cambodia . After sixteen years of the Agreement being in place, Cambodia is still subjected to continued territorial violations and encroachments by its neighbors, and its citizens still suffer endless violations of their rights.
Cambodian National Conference
Saturday & Sunday, October 20 and 21, 2007
Saturday & Sunday, October 20 and 21, 2007
WHAT: National Conference on Cambodia to provide specific recommendations for remedies to the present shortcomings of the Paris Peace Agreement
WHERE: Holiday Inn Reagan National Airport/Crystal City
2650 Jefferson Davis HWY
Arlington, VA 22202
WHERE: Holiday Inn Reagan National Airport/Crystal City
2650 Jefferson Davis HWY
Arlington, VA 22202
National Conference Co-chairs:
Dr. Sokhonn Chak 33 1 4889 0509
Mr. Marith Chhang 360 636 3989
Mr. Mong Heng 571 214 6985
Mr. Vi Houi 937 452 3276
Mr. Kim Hort Ou 215 280 6576
Mr. Van Sar 425 773 2965
Mr. Yatlavyn Tham 904 294 0509
Dr. Nicole Ung 561 386 0634
Mr. Tung Yap 703 675 3997
Mr. Marith Chhang 360 636 3989
Mr. Mong Heng 571 214 6985
Mr. Vi Houi 937 452 3276
Mr. Kim Hort Ou 215 280 6576
Mr. Van Sar 425 773 2965
Mr. Yatlavyn Tham 904 294 0509
Dr. Nicole Ung 561 386 0634
Mr. Tung Yap 703 675 3997
Additional Contacts:
Mrs. Rany Lushinski 703 723 4273
Mr. Chanthou Oeur 240 464 4910
Mr. Chenda Taing 847 873 3870
Email: conference@cahrad.org
Registration Fee:
$80 per person
$100 per two persons
$30 per student with ID
Mrs. Rany Lushinski 703 723 4273
Mr. Chanthou Oeur 240 464 4910
Mr. Chenda Taing 847 873 3870
Email: conference@cahrad.org
Registration Fee:
$80 per person
$100 per two persons
$30 per student with ID
Register before or by Saturday, October 6 to receive a 10% discount.
This registration fee will cover 2 breakfasts, 2 lunches, and 1 dinner for the two days conference. Please make check payable to CAHRAD and mail it to: CAHRAD, 43551 Barley Ct, Ashburn, VA 20147. If you won’t be able to attend, please consider making a donation.
To receive a special room rate of $89 a night for two double beds, please mention Cambodian October Conference. You must reserve the room before Sunday, October 7, 2007. Hotel Reservations: 1-800-465-4329, or 703-684-7200.
The conference will offer attendees the chance to share the relevance and importance of the “Paris Peace Agreement” – its terms, conditions, provisions, and the true, present outcome of that accord, from Americans and Cambodians who are knowledgeable speakers and researchers. We will have panel discussions and question and answer sessions. The conference will try to provide specific recommendations for solutions and remedies to the shortcomings of its implementation.
Together We Stand and Can Make a Difference! So please join us in the Conference.
This event is jointly organized by:
Cambodian Americans for Human Rights and Democracy (CAHRAD)
Cambodian American National Council(CANC)
Cambodian Association of Florida (CAF)
Cambodia’s Border Committee (CBC-USA)
United Cambodian International Council(UCIC) Cambodian American National Counc(CANC)
Coalition for a Free Cambodia (CFC)
Khmer Alliance Foundation (KAF)
Khmer Mchas Srok (KMS)
Thursday, June 28, 2007
Folklife Festival Opens On The Mall [USA]
6/27/2007WASHINGTON (AP) -- Virginia Governor Tim Kaine joined ambassadors from China, Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Northern Ireland to open this year's Smithsonian Folklife Festival.
The "Roots of Virginia Culture" is one of the three themes of the ten-day festival. It coincides with the 400th anniversary of the settlement at Jamestown.
Kaine says an explosion of culture is part of Virginia's story because of the English settlement at Jamestown. The festival also includes Native American and black history that helped shape Virginia.
More than 700 performers and artists will help make this one of the largest Folklife Festivals. The event spans seven city blocks on the National Mall. It usually draws over one million visitors.
This year's festival also celebrates the cultures of Asia's Mekong River region and Northern Ireland.
The "Roots of Virginia Culture" is one of the three themes of the ten-day festival. It coincides with the 400th anniversary of the settlement at Jamestown.
Kaine says an explosion of culture is part of Virginia's story because of the English settlement at Jamestown. The festival also includes Native American and black history that helped shape Virginia.
More than 700 performers and artists will help make this one of the largest Folklife Festivals. The event spans seven city blocks on the National Mall. It usually draws over one million visitors.
This year's festival also celebrates the cultures of Asia's Mekong River region and Northern Ireland.
Sunday, May 13, 2007
Ineptitude of Cambodian Embassy in the US?
US May 13, 2007
What Cambodia Royal Embassy Is Doing in DC?
Op-Ed By Kok Sap,
Posted Online
What Cambodia Royal Embassy Is Doing in DC?
Op-Ed By Kok Sap,
Posted Online
In light of US Embassy pronouncement regarding the Cambodia 2,000 deportable, anybody sees and reads anything about the Royal Embassy in DC position on it? For weeks the Royally Do Nothing Embassy in DC was mute. From the outlook, this is where the royal government needs to examine its work ethics and responsibility. Citizens have no confidence in the Embassy at all. This reflects on the government ineptitude in comprehension on how important the Embassy can be seen in its citizen eyes.
I was asked to call on behalf of few Cambodia citizens who needed help to be in touched with their Embassy. In my first attempt on Tuesday morning, No one answered call. Then next day I called again and plus sent direct emails to the Ambassador himself. Then next day re-emailed the concerns to the same Ambassador. I waited and waited as days went by, no reply. The citizens of Cambodia became hopeless and deeply concerned then called on me on Thursday night. As soon as next morning office time passed I placed calls again and again with the understanding that the Embassy might have limited incoming lines available but it was not the case. Friends warned me to be patiently and yes-sir no-sir always if I wanted something done properly.
Still wanted to help friends out, then I had called my US Representative staff in DC to verify if the Royal Embassy was still officially there since the Ambassador was a FUNCINPEC element. To my surprise, I was told that it still has the same Ambassador as someone had picked her call and advised her to have caller calling back. I was relieved to hear then placed calls instantly. I got same response, NO One available to answer your call right now, please leave a brief message, name, number so we will return your call(s) as soon as possible. What's the definition of ASAP in the Embassy operation manual?
Let me reiterate I had called for Cambodia citizens not the US Khmer origin citizens. But yet this office appearance was over relaxed. Worst, I called friend who lived nearby the Embassy and I was told the Royal Embassy has its staff live there or someone would be there all the time. But it appeared automated 24/7 instead. This was called blatant irresponsibility in work ethics and duty.
Imagine, for a second, if a Cambodia citizen was in emergency or life and death situation.From what I had seen so far, it was unlikely to happen. These guys wear big name tags, talk big talks but carry NO stick when come to Cambodia citizen interests. Thus the 2,000 cases are supposedly to fallen through the crack of the Royal Embassy's "don't give a damn mode."
Other hand, not to gloat, but if the US Embassy staff were contacted on behalf of citizens included the naturalized) who needed help or intervention, for sure someone will be there. Example I learned one of my old school mates had heart attack and had died on the way to Cambodia on the Taiwan flagged flight. Soon the plane landed in Taipei, the US Embassy staff were there with a dispatched translator on line to console his loved ones who spoke Khmer only. Then all intergovernmental arrangements were secured to ship body for funeral at the wishes of the survivors. This is clearly distinguished where the bottom line in government for the people, by the people and serve the people foundation really comes in.
From this made me wonder, what my US Representative staff really thinks about the Royal Embassy after fact. I had called her back and expressed my appreciation in stepping in to help out. Well, sir I am so glad and thank you for contacting our office. It is our job to serve our citizens, she said. I am still thinking whether her nicety was a sarcasm or sincerity since she knew that I am a Khmer origin constituent. This example demonstrated that civility and customer oriented bureaucracy has kept US government as best to no matter what or who or where.
I was asked to call on behalf of few Cambodia citizens who needed help to be in touched with their Embassy. In my first attempt on Tuesday morning, No one answered call. Then next day I called again and plus sent direct emails to the Ambassador himself. Then next day re-emailed the concerns to the same Ambassador. I waited and waited as days went by, no reply. The citizens of Cambodia became hopeless and deeply concerned then called on me on Thursday night. As soon as next morning office time passed I placed calls again and again with the understanding that the Embassy might have limited incoming lines available but it was not the case. Friends warned me to be patiently and yes-sir no-sir always if I wanted something done properly.
Still wanted to help friends out, then I had called my US Representative staff in DC to verify if the Royal Embassy was still officially there since the Ambassador was a FUNCINPEC element. To my surprise, I was told that it still has the same Ambassador as someone had picked her call and advised her to have caller calling back. I was relieved to hear then placed calls instantly. I got same response, NO One available to answer your call right now, please leave a brief message, name, number so we will return your call(s) as soon as possible. What's the definition of ASAP in the Embassy operation manual?
Let me reiterate I had called for Cambodia citizens not the US Khmer origin citizens. But yet this office appearance was over relaxed. Worst, I called friend who lived nearby the Embassy and I was told the Royal Embassy has its staff live there or someone would be there all the time. But it appeared automated 24/7 instead. This was called blatant irresponsibility in work ethics and duty.
Imagine, for a second, if a Cambodia citizen was in emergency or life and death situation.From what I had seen so far, it was unlikely to happen. These guys wear big name tags, talk big talks but carry NO stick when come to Cambodia citizen interests. Thus the 2,000 cases are supposedly to fallen through the crack of the Royal Embassy's "don't give a damn mode."
Other hand, not to gloat, but if the US Embassy staff were contacted on behalf of citizens included the naturalized) who needed help or intervention, for sure someone will be there. Example I learned one of my old school mates had heart attack and had died on the way to Cambodia on the Taiwan flagged flight. Soon the plane landed in Taipei, the US Embassy staff were there with a dispatched translator on line to console his loved ones who spoke Khmer only. Then all intergovernmental arrangements were secured to ship body for funeral at the wishes of the survivors. This is clearly distinguished where the bottom line in government for the people, by the people and serve the people foundation really comes in.
From this made me wonder, what my US Representative staff really thinks about the Royal Embassy after fact. I had called her back and expressed my appreciation in stepping in to help out. Well, sir I am so glad and thank you for contacting our office. It is our job to serve our citizens, she said. I am still thinking whether her nicety was a sarcasm or sincerity since she knew that I am a Khmer origin constituent. This example demonstrated that civility and customer oriented bureaucracy has kept US government as best to no matter what or who or where.
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