As Tonle Sap Fish Dwindle, Illegal Catches Persist

A Japanese oil company, has been granted a rights by Cambodia Tuesday, May 4, 2010, to study a survey for possible oil onshore at the basin of Tonle Sap lake (AP file photo).

Meanwhile, local officials from the Ministry of Agriculture’s fisheries administration denied such corruption takes place.

31 August 2012

Say Mony, VOA Khmer

BATTAMBANG Province - Despite a government cancellation of commercial fishing lot permission across the expansive Tonle Sap lake, fishing communities here say bribery of corrupt local officials have meant the illegal practice is actually increasing.

The ban was meant to decrease the rapid overfishing of the lake, a major source of food for much of the country, which has seen its stocks dwindle in recent years.

Mao Penh, the head of a fishing community at the floating village of Preak Tol, in Koh Chiveng commune, Battambang provnce, told VOA Khmer that law enforcement officials are “colluding” with illegal fishing operations.

“One side takes money and closes its eyes, while the other goes illegally fishing,” he said, speaking from his floating home on the lake. “It’s fifty-fifty. That’s what’s happening in my village nowadays.”

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Land concession cancelled by PM

Monday, 23 July 2012
Phak Seangly
The Phnom Penh Post

The Cambodian government has cancelled a 14,981-hectare concession in the Cardamom mountains granted to an Australian firm for a banana plantation, the conservation group Wildlife Alliance has reported.

Wildlife Alliance has long lobbied against the concession in Koh Kong province’s southern cardamom forest on which Indochina Gateway Capital Limited planned a banana plantation.

The project had come under heavy criticism from Wildlife Alliance over concerns it would destroy precious endangered animal habitats.

Suwanna Gauntlett, CEO of Wildlife Alliance, which runs a conservation program in the area in conjunction with the government, said yesterday Prime Minister Hun Sen had done the right thing by cancelling the concession on July 2.

លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ត្រូវ​បញ្ជូន​ទៅ​ឃុំ​​ខ្លួន​នៅ​ពន្ធនាគារ​ព្រៃ​ស - Mam Sonando sent to Prey Sar jail

អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​ឈរ​ស្រែក​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​តុលាការ​ដោះលែង​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ នៅ​ខាង​មុខ​សាលាដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ កាល​ពី​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៦ កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២។ (RFA/Uon Chhin)

2012-07-16
ដោយ វិជ័យ អានន្ទ
RFA

Dick-tator Hun Xen

 Synopsis: Mam Sonando was sent to Prey Sar jail on 16 July 2012 following an order issued by an investigating judge of the Phnom Penh municipal court. Judge Sem Sakkola decided to jail Mam Sonando following accusations leveled by the prosecutor of the Kratie provincial court. About 100 of Mam Sonando’s supporters protested in front of the Phnom Penh municipal court, asking for his release. The protesters claimed that Mam Sonando did not commit anything wrong and what he did was to defend the people’s rights and to help alleviate the burden for the poor. Therefore his arrest and jailing is not right. On 26 June, Hun Xen ordered the arrest of the president of the Democrat Association whom he accused of leading land-grab in Kampong Damrey commune, Chhlong district, Kratie province. In his speech during that day, Hun Xen said: “Don’t do like ‘ah’ (derogatory) Democrat Association who said: ‘Join our association and we will find land for you and you only have to pay such and such.’ I will handcuff you, but they are overseas right now. We will extradite you and bring you back to sentence ‘heng’ (derogatory for you). In the case of the dead teenage, I expressed my regret as this was an incident, it was not a shooting and killing. Those who initiate [the teenager’s killing] are those who belong to the Democrat Association, that’s why this case took place. Therefore, we need to sentence ‘ah nous’ (derogatory for ‘them’) and ‘ah neak me nous’ (derogatory for ‘the leader’). We should say it clearly like that.”

លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ជា​ប្រធាន​សមាគម​អ្នក​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ ត្រូវ​កង​កំលាំង​សមត្ថកិច្ច​បញ្ជូន​ទៅ​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន​នៅ​ពន្ធនាគារ​ព្រៃ​ស នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៦ ខែ​កក្កដា នេះ តាម​ដីកា​សម្រេច​ឲ្យ​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន​របស់​ចៅក្រម​ស៊ើប​សួរ​សាលាដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ។

លោក សុក សំអឿន មេធាវី ការពារ​ក្ដី​លោក ម៉ម សូណង់ដូ ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ការ​សម្រេច​ឃុំ​ខ្លួន​របស់​ចៅក្រម​ស៊ើបសួរ គឺ​អ្នកស្រី សែម ស័ក្ដិកូឡា នេះ ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ដោយ​យោង​តាម​ដីកា​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​របស់​ព្រះរាជអាជ្ញា​សាលា​ដំបូង​ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ ដែល​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពី​បទល្មើស​ចំនួន ៤ គឺ​ផ្ដួចផ្ដើម​គំនិត​ប្រឆាំង​អ្នក​រាជការ​សាធារណៈ ធ្វើ​កុបកម្ម ជ្រៀតជ្រែក​ខុស​ច្បាប់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ការ​បំពេញ​មុខ​ងារ​សាធារណៈ និង​ញុះញង់​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​កាន់​អាវុធ​ប្រឆាំង​នឹង​អាជ្ញាធរ​ស្រប​ច្បាប់។

PM's land titling scheme full of ambiguity

About 400 youth volunteers depart Phnom Penh yesterday to take part in a land measurement program organised by the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction. Photograph: Heng Chivoan/Phnom Penh Post

Friday, 06 July 2012
May Titthara and David Boyle
The Phnom Penh Post

“The district governor said that when I identify how much land I have, the young people will provide land to me according to the amount of land I have, but the young people do not dare to trim land for villagers if the company does not allow them”

Adorned in new military uniforms, about 400 more young volunteers who have been enlisted into Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ambitious national land-titling scheme departed from Diamond Island yesterday armed with measuring tapes, computers and GPS units.

The budding surveyors are the latest group of some 2,000 students being dispatched across the country to measure land for families who claim to live in areas overlapping economic land concessions, though details of just how this will be implemented have been murky.

Im Chhun Lim, senior minister for the Ministry of Land Management, told the assembled volunteers yesterday they had six to eight weeks to help officials grant 1,200,000 hectares to villagers nationwide.

Sacrava's Political Cartoon: CPP Babies

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

ថាឲ្យចំទៅ បញ្ជាហ៊ុនសែន រលីងនិល ដូចក្តិតលោកនេន! - Hun Xen's word are simply useless!!!

លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន នៅ​ក្នុង​ពិធី​មួយ​ កាល​ពីសប្តាហ៍​មុន​។ រូបថត ផា លីណា​

បទ​បញ្ជា​សម្តេច​ហ៊ុន សែន​គួរ​តែ​ត្រូវ​ពិនិត្យ​ឡើង​វិញ

19 June 2012
កាន់ វិរៈ
The Phnom Penh Post

គោរព​លោក​ការីនិពន្ធ

ដោយ​សារ​តែ​បទ​បញ្ជា​របស់​សមេ្ដច ហ៊ុន សែន មិន​សូវ​មាន​តម្លៃ សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​កម្ពុជា​មើល​ឃើញ​ថា​ ហាក់​ដូច​ជា​មាន​ភាព​អនាធិបតេយ្យ​សម្បើម​ណាស់ ហើយ​បទ​បញ្ជា​ទាំង​អស់​នោះ ពុំ​មែន​ហាក់​ដូច​ជា​គ្មាន​តម្លៃ​នោះ​ទេ ​និយាយ​ឲ្យ​ចំទៅ​ គឺ​វាអត់​តម្លៃ​តែ​ម្តង។ ខ្ញុំ​លើក​ឧទារហណ៍​ជាក់​ស្តែង ដូច​ជា​បទ ល្មើស​ព្រៃ​ឈើ បទ​ល្មើស​នេសាទ បទ​ល្មើស​ការ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​អាវុធ​ខុស​ច្បាប់​ជា​ដើម ។ល។ ​និង ។ល។ ឯ​ស្តង់ដារ​ក្នុងការ​អនុវត្ត​ច្បាប់​វិញ​ហាក់​ដូចជា​មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ខុស​គ្នា ​ នៅ​តាម​តំបន់ និង​បាន​អនុវត្ត​ដោយ​រើស​មុខ។ ខ្ញុំ​សូម​លើក​យក​បទ​ល្មើស​មួយ​ជាក់​ស្តែង ​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធការ​ប្រើប្រាស់​កាំភ្លើង​ខុស​ច្បាប់ និង​បាញ់​បោះ​សេរី​ នៅ​តាម​ភោជនីយដ្ឋាន ហាង​ផឹក​ស៊ី​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស។ កន្លង​មក​បទ​ល្មើស​ជាច្រើន ​នៅ​តាម​បណ្តា​ហាង​ផឹក​ស៊ី ដែល​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​វាយ​តប់ នៅ​តាម​បណ្តា​ខេត្ត ក្រុង កន្លែង​ដែល​គ្មាន​ខ្នង​គឺ​ត្រូវ​គេ​បិទ តែ​បើក​ន្លែង​ដែល​មាន​ខ្នង គេ​បិទ តែ​មួយ​ប៉ប្រិច​ភ្នែក រួច​បើក​វិញ ហើយ​បើ​កន្លែង​ដែល​មាន​ខ្នង​ក្រាស់​គឺ​អត់​បិទ​ទេ ទោះ​ជា​បទ​ល្មើស​នោះ ជាក់​ស្តែង​ផ្អើល​ម៉ា​ស្រុក​ខ្មែរ ក៏​ហាង​ដែល​ពាក់​ព័ន្ធនឹង​បទ​ល្មើស​នោះ​ មិន​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​បិទ​ដែរ មិន​ដឹង​ថា​មកពីហេតុ​អ្វី? ដូច​ជា​ករណី​វាយ​ចៅ​ក្រម​នៅ​មណ្ឌល​គិរី លោក ហ៊ុន សែន បញ្ជា​ឱ្យ​គេ​ចាប់​ជន​ល្មើស ទោះ​ជាអ្នក​នោះ​គឺ​ជា​កូន​ប្រសា​ចៅ​ហ្វាយ​ខេត្ត​ក៏​ដោយ។ ចុះ​ករណី​នៅ​រតន​គិរី អ្នក​បើក​ហាង​ផឹក​ស៊ី​មាន​អង្គ​រក្ស ប្រើ​កាំភ្លើង ហើយ​វាយ​តប់​គេ​ស្ទើរ​ងាប់ ហេតុ​អ្វី​ក៏​មក​ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ​បែរ​ជា​ស្ងាត់​អត់​ទាន់​ស្រែក​មួយ​ម៉ាត់​ទៅ​ វិញ? ហើយ​ករណី​នេះ​ កើត​ចំកូន​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​គ្នា​ឯង ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​ជា​ប្អូន​លោក ប៊ូ ថង សមាជិក​អចិន្រៃ្តយិ៍​ការិយាល័យ​នយោបាយ​មជ្ឈិម​បក្ស​ថែម​ទៀត ឬ​ក៏​ម្ចាស់​ហាង ​ដែល​ឲ្យ​អង្គរក្ស​ប្រើ​កាំភ្លើង វាយ​ក្បាល​កូន​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ ប៊ូ ឡាំ មាន​ខ្នង​ធំ​ជាង លោក ប៊ូ ឡាំ? ដល់​ថ្នាក់​កូន​តំណាង​រាស្ត្រ ប៊ូ ឡាំ ក៏​គេ​ហ៊ាន​វាយ​ដែរ​ មិន​ឲ្យ​និយាយ​ថា​ ខ្នង​ធំ​ជាង​ម្តេច​បាន? ថា​វាយ ក៏វាយ​ចុះ គឺ​​មក​ពី​កូន​លោក ប៊ូ ឡាំ មាន​កំហុស​ដែរ តែ​ឋានៈត្រឹម​ថៅ​កែ​ហាង​មួយ​សោះ​ មាន​អង្គរក្ស មាន​កាំភ្លើង​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​យក​ទៅ​វាយ​គេ​នោះ បាន​កាំភ្លើង​ពីណា​ នរណា​ចេញ​លិខិត​ឲ្យ​ប្រើប្រាស់​? ហើយ​រហូត​មក​ទល់​ថៃ្ង​នេះ ហាង​នោះ​ នៅ​តែ​អាច​ដំណើរ​ការ​លក់​ដូរ​បាន​ទៀត​តើ​ហេតុ​អ្វី? ខ្ញុំ​នៅ​ចាំ​បាន​ថា លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ធ្លាប់​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​អះអាង​ថា អ្នក​មាន​សិទ្ធិ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​កាំភ្លើង​ខ្លី លុះ​ត្រា​តែ​មាន​ឋានៈ​ពី​ថ្នាក់​វរសេនីយ៍ទោ ឡើង​ទៅ តែ​សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ​កុំ​ថា​ឡើយ​វរសេនីយ៍ទោ ព្រិន្ទបាល​ឯក​ក៏មាន​សិទ្ធិ​ប្រើ​ប្រាស់​ដែរ ។ ខ្លះ​អត់​មាន​ទាំង​ដោយ​ផង ករណី​ដូច​ជា កែន សារ៉ា មន្ត្រី​ខុទ្ទកាល័យ​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ផ្ទាល់ ​ដែល​បាញ់​បោះ​សេរី ហើយ​ត្រូវ​សមត្ថ​កិច្ច​ចាប់​ដាក់​គុក​ កាល​ពី​អំឡុង​​ចូល​ឆ្នាំ​ខ្មែរ​នោះ​ជា​ដើម។ ការ​សរសេរ​នេះ​ពុំ​មែន​មាន​ន័យ​ ថា​ ផ្ចាញ់​ផ្ចាល​សម្តេច ហ៊ុន សែន ទេ តែ​ក្នុង​នាម​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ម្នាក់ គ្រាន់​តែ​ចង់​ជូន​ជា​ព័ត៌មាន​ថា សូម​សម្តេច​គួរ​តែ​ត្រួត​ពិនិត្យ​ឡើង​វិញ​នូវ​រាល់​បទ​បញ្ជា​របស់​សម្តេច ជា​ពិសេស គឺ​បទ​បញ្ជា​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ​នឹង​ការ​ប្រើ​កាំភ្លើង​នេះ។ សម្តេច​ធ្លាប់​នៅ​ចាំ​បាន​ទៀត​ទេ សម្តេច​ធ្លាប់​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ​បើ​ដឹង​ថា​ មាន​កាំភ្លើង​តែ​មួយ​ដើម អ្នក​ឯង​នឹង​អាយុ​ខ្លី! ចុះ​ឋានៈ​ត្រឹម​ថៅ​កែហាង​មួយ ហើយ​នៅ​ឯ​ខេត្ត​ទៀត តែ​មាន​អង្គ​រក្ស​ប្រើ​កាំភ្លើងខ្លី ហេតុ​អ្វី​ក៏​គ្មាន​ទោស? បើ​តាម​កាសែត​ចុះ​ផ្សាយ​កន្លង​មក ​ម្ចាស់​ហាង​មាន​ឈ្មោះ លី សុខ​ងីម ស្គាល់​ទាំង​ម្ចាស់​ច្បាស់​យ៉ាង​នេះ​ ច្បាស់​ទៅ​ហើយ ចុះចៅ​ហ្វាយខេត្ត​លោក​ ប៉ាវ ហម​ផាន រវល់​ធ្វើ​អី បាន​ជា​ធ្វើ​មិន​ដឹង មិន​ឮ​ដែរ ឬ​ក៏​ចាំ​ទាល់​តែ​សម្តេច​ស្រែក​បាន​ធ្វើ? វា​ចម្លែក​ដែរ នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស បើ​មាន​ករណី​បែប​នេះ​ឋានៈ​ត្រឹម​អភិបាល​ស្រុក ​ក៏​គេ​មាន​អំណាច អាច​ឲ្យ​បិទ ឬ ផ្អាក​សិន​ដែរ តែ​នេះ​ស្ងាត់​ច្រៀប​ ទាំង​អភិបាល​ស្រុក ទាំង​អភិបាល​ខេត្ត ទាំង​តុលាការ ឬ​ក៏​ម្ចាស់​ហាង លី សុខ​ងីម នោះ​ មាន​បុណ្យ​ស័ក្តិ​ធំ​ជាង​ចៅ​ហ្វាយ​ខេត្ត? វា​អា​ក្រក់​មើល​ពេក​ណាស់ និង​បង្ហាញ​ពីភាព​កម្សោយ​ពេក ដល់​ថ្នាក់​ចៅហ្វាយ​ខេត្ត​មិន​ដឹង​ថា ​ធ្វើ​ស្អី​ថៅ​កែ​ហាង​មួយ​កើត វា​ខូច​ទាំង​តម្លៃ នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ថែម​ទៀត។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ថា​ចៅ​ហ្វាយ​ខេត្ត​ចុះអ៊ីចឹង ចុះ​តុលា​ការ​ខេត្ត​យ៉ាង​ម៉េច​ដែរ លោក​ព្រះ​រាជ អាជ្ញា យ៉ាង​ណា បាន​ជា​ស្ងាត់​ដែរ ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ជឿ​ថា​ ជន​រង​គ្រោះ​មិន​ប្តឹង​នោះ​ទេ ឬក៏​ស្តង់​ដា​រច្បាប់​នៅ​ស្រុក​ខ្មែរ ខុស​គ្នា? ដូច​ជា​ក្រុម​ដែល​ត្រូវ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ចោទ​ថា​ ប៉ុន​ប៉ង​បង្កើត​តំបន់​អប​គមន៍ គឺបាន​ត្រូវ​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ​ដេញ​ប៉ផាប់​ចាប់ព​ភីង ដូច​ករណី​ស្ត្រី​នៅ​បឹង​កក់ និង​ទំនាស់​ដីធ្លី​ផ្សេងៗ​ទៀត​ជា​ដើមអត់កាំភ្លើងក៏តាមចាប់ដែរ។ ចំណែក​ឯក​ឧត្តម ស ខេង សូម​មេត្តា​ពិនិត្យ​ខេត្ត រតន​គិរី នេះ​ផង ចៅ​ហ្វាយ​ខេត្ត​មុនៗ មិន​សូវ​សម្បូរ​រឿង​អាស្រូវ​ដូច​សព្វ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះទេ លើក​លែង​តែ​ករណី​កាប់​ឈើ តែ​ឥឡូវ​ក្រោម​ការ​គ្រប់​គ្រង​របស់​លោក​ ប៉ាវ ហម​ផាន សម្បូរ​រឿង​ណាស់ ឃាត​កម្ម កាប់ចាក់​ក៏​សម្បូរ ចោរ​ប្លន់​ក៏​ញឹក មាន​អា​ប្លន់​មក​ពី​ខេត្ត​ក្រៅ​ពួនសម្ងំ​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​ក៏​មាន ហើយ​ពី​មុន​ល្បែង​ភ្នាល់​បាល់ ចាក់​កន្ទុយ​លេខ​អត់​មាន​ទេ តែ​ឥឡូវ​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​មាន​ហើយ មិន​ដឹង​ថា​តើ​លោក​អភិបាល​ខេត្ត​បាន​ដឹង​ឬ​អត់?

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Critics dismiss Hun Xen’s pledge as empty promises

Prime Minister Hun Sen gestures while speaking in Phnom Penh yesterday. Photograph: Pha Lina/Phnom Penh Post

Friday, 15 June 2012
David Boyle and May Titthara
The Phnom Penh Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen made a bold pledge to the hundreds of thousands of Cambodian villagers fighting companies for their homes yesterday, ordering that in every economic land concession across the country, space must be provided for those they would displace.

But last month’s royal book reveals that just over a week after making a similar order in May – to temporarily halt the granting of all economic land concessions – Hun Sen signed off on three agro-industrial concessions in one day.

At a closed conference on the implementation of the national development strategy for 2009-2013, the premier gave provincial governors just six months to demarcate 10 per cent of every agro-industrial, forest or illegally established ELC for villagers to live on.

“And if any provincial governor does not do it, be aware that I will go to put up a tent to measure land for people directly,” he said, adding that where the interests of companies and citizens clashed, priority had to be given to the people.

Three Huge Land Grants to Companies Despite Hun Xen Ban [-Chan Sarun enriches himself?]

Khek Chan Raksmey of Boueng Kak holds a protest sign as she participates in a rally to ask King Norodom Sihamoni to help release of villagers including her mother in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Monday, June 11, 2012. The villagers were arrested when they tried to rebuild their homes on the land where their old houses were demolished by the developers, and were sentenced to two years and half in prison by Phnom Penh Municipality Court late last month. Phnom Penh's Boueng Kak is a lake area the government awarded to a Chinese company for commercial development, including a hotel, office buildings and luxury housing. A banner reads: "Please help villagers of Boeung Kak." (Photo: AP)

Chan Sarun

Thursday, 14 June 2012
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“From my point of view, it was really just an election promise that hasn’t been enforced.”

The Cambodian government recently granted more than 21,000 hectares of land to private companies for rubber plantations, despite a written order from Prime Minister Hun Sen banning land concessions.

Hun Sen announced a ban on May 7, but since then, the Ministry of Agriculture granted land to companies in three provinces, according to documents obtained by VOA Khmer.

Lee Ye Rubber received 7,710 hectares in Siem Reap province. HMH Company received 5,915 hectares in Kampong Thom. And SK Plantation received 8,000 hetares in Ratanakkiri, according to the documents.

ហ៊ុនសែនបញ្ជាម្តង ហើយម្តងទៀត តែគ្មានបានការសោះ! - Hun Xen's useless orders

 

នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ​ដក​​ដី​សម្បទាន​ដែល​ប៉ះពាល់​ដល់​ដី​ពលរដ្ឋ

2012-06-14
ដោយ សុខ សេរី
Radio Free Asia

Synopsis: On 14 June 2012, Hun Xen yet announced another land concession reform after the government found that a number of farmers lost their rice fields and farms from these concessions and proper land surveys were not conducted.

ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល លោក ហ៊ុន សែន នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​១៤ មិថុនា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ប្រកាស​កែ​ទម្រង់​ដី​សម្បទាន​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ជា​ថ្មី​ទៀត នៅ​គ្រា​ដែល​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​រក​ឃើញ​ថា ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​មួយ​ចំនួន​បាន​បាត់​បង់​ដី​ស្រែ​ចំការ និង​ផ្ទះ​សំបែង ដោយសារ​ការ​ផ្ដល់​ដី​សម្បទាន​មិន​បាន​ចុះ​វាស់វែង​ឲ្យ​បាន​ត្រឹមត្រូវ​ជា​មុន​កន្លង​មក។


ការ​ប្រកាស​នេះ​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ពិធី​ប្រកាស​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​របាយការណ៍​នៅ​ពាក់​កណ្ដាល​អាណត្តិ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ស្ដីពី​ការ​អនុវត្ត​ផែនការ​យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ​អភិវឌ្ឍន៍​ជាតិ ឆ្នាំ​២០០៩ ដល់​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣។

លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១៤ ខែ​មិថុនា ឆ្នាំ​២១០២ បាន​ប្រកាស​បញ្ជា​ឲ្យ​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​កសិកម្ម រុក្ខា​ប្រមាញ់ និង​នេសាទ លោក ច័ន្ទ សារុន ដក​ហូត ឬ​កាត់​ដី​សម្បទាន​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​នៅ​ទូទាំង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ដែល​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​បាត់បង់​ដីស្រែ និង​ចំការ​កន្លង​មក។

Government silent on ELCs

Logs are stockpiled in March by the CRCK rubber company, which was granted an economic land concession, in Kampong Thom province’s Sandan district in Prey Lang forest. Photograph: May Titthara/Phnom Penh Post

Wednesday, 09 May 2012
Meas Sokchea and Bridget Di Certo
The Phnom Penh Post

Ministry officials were silent yesterday on how exactly they planned to implement Prime Minister Hun Sen’s suspension of any new economic land concession grants and review of existing ELCs.

Both the Minister of Agriculture Chan Sarun and Minister of Environment Mok Mareth could not be reached for comment yesterday and other ministry officials contacted, including Chay Sakun, director in charge of land concessions at the Ministry of Agriculture, declined to comment.

Provincial authorities in­volved in granting the now-suspended land concessions yesterday said they were ready to implement orders, but had received none.

Ratanakkiri provincial governor Pao Hamphan said he would enforce the regulation “immediately”.

PM institutes land concessions moratorium

Villagers embroiled in a land dispute with a ruling party senator travel to the Kampong Speu provincial court in 2010 to protest against the arrest of two community representatives. Photo by: Will Baxter/Phnom Penh Post

Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Bridget Di Certo and Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post

Prime Minister Hun Sen has issued an immediate and indefinite moratorium on the granting of new economic land concessions and called for a review of all existing concessions, a regulation signed by the premier yesterday states.

Dated to an April 27 Council of Ministers’ meeting, the new regulation specifically threatens the seizure of concessions that are left undeveloped along with a range of other transgressions.

“For the companies that have already received permission in principle from the royal government, but have not … developed on the land, have been doing commercial logging, invaded additional land, sold off parts of their concession land, conducted illegal exploitation [for minerals], or grabbed additional land off people and communities, the Royal Government will seize back all those economic land concessions,” the regulation states.

The regulation also stipulates that a private company must abide by the so-called tiger formula of development, meaning if a firm is granted a concession that includes land within a community, it cannot develop that land.

Hun Xen signed the land concession deals, now he is signing another order to suspend himself from doing it: What else is new?

Cambodian leader puts new land deals on hold


May 7, 2012
Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia - Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday temporarily suspended new land concessions to private companies in an effort to ease political pressure over an issue that has triggered social unrest and occasional violence.

The timing of Hun Sen's action seemed to reflect his usual political astuteness, coming less than two weeks after the slaying of a prominent local environmentalist investigating illegal logging turned the spotlight on shady practices involving government land. The April 26 shooting death of Chut Wutty by a military policeman near where a Chinese company is building a hydropower project drew worldwide condemnation.

Monday's directive also came during a visit of a special United Nations envoy on human rights, Surya P. Subedi, who stated that he plans during his weeklong mission to examine the situation of land concessions and "their impact on the human rights of local communities."

Land concessions have been the focus of allegations of land-grabbing by big businessmen tied to corrupt officials and triggered violent clashes when residents were forcefully evicted.

Hun Sen Signs Order To Suspend Land Concessions

Off with that head!

Monday, 07 May 2012
Kong Sothanarith, VOA Khmer | Phnom Penh

“It’s like when Hun Sen promises to cut off his head if he can’t master deforestation, yet the illegal logging still occurs.”

Prime Minister Hun Sen has signed an order suspending licenses for economic land concessions, saying Monday it was “necessary and urgent.”

The government can now withdraw the concession of any company that does not follow an agreement or that causes deforestation or harms the livelihoods or residents and local communities, according to the signed order.

The rights group Adhoc reported in March an increase in land concessions that ranged from 70 to 99 years and spanned some 2.3 million hectares across 19 provinces.

Many of the concessions hurt what is supposed to be preserved forest land or national parks, the report found. Ny Chakrya, head of investigation for Adhoc, said Hun Sen’s order “will not be sustainable” without proper judicial implementation.

And Kem Sokha, head of the opposition Human Rights Party, called it “demagogy” ahead of commune elections slated for June. “It’s like when Hun Sen promises to cut off his head if he can’t master deforestation, yet the illegal logging still occurs,” Kem Sokha said.

"This is too late. There are still disputes with even stronger protests to come.": Chan Soveth

Cambodia suspends new land concessions to companies

By Prak Chan Thul

In some cases, they come in, violently evict people and cut down trees rather than do the projects they promised.

PHNOM PENH May 7 (Reuters) - Cambodia's government, facing growing protests by villagers and warnings about disappearing wilderness, suspended the granting of land to domestic and foreign companies on Monday in a move to curb forced evictions and illegal logging.

Rights groups in the impoverished but resource-rich Southeast Asian country said the temporary measure did not go far enough and a permanent ban was needed.

The government said in the order, signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen, it would confiscate any concessions that involved the grabbing of villagers' land and illegal logging.

Environmental activists say national parks and wildlife sanctuaries in Cambodia could soon vanish as foreign companies, including Chinese investors, accelerate work in protected areas.

Hun Sen's order to suspend of new land concessions councides with election season

Cambodian prime minister orders suspension of new land concessions for private companies

Monday, May 7, 2012

Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday temporarily suspended new land concessions to private companies in an effort to ease political pressure over an issue that has triggered social unrest and occasional violence.

The timing of Hun Sen’s action seemed to reflect his usual political astuteness, coming less than two weeks after the slaying of a prominent local environmentalist investigating illegal logging turned the spotlight on shady practices involving government land. The April 26 shooting death of Chut Wutty by a military policeman near where a Chinese company is building a hydropower project drew worldwide condemnation.

Monday’s directive also came during a visit of a special United Nations envoy on human rights, Surya P. Subedi, who stated that he plans during his weeklong mission to examine the situation of land concessions and “their impact on the human rights of local communities.”

Land concessions have been the focus of allegations of land-grabbing by big businessmen tied to corrupt officials and triggered violent clashes when residents were forcefully evicted.

ជិតដល់ ពេលបោះឆ្នោត បានតាំងធ្វើឫក ចេញបញ្ជា បញ្ឈប់ការប្លន់ដីរាស្ត្រ!

ហ៊ុន សែន បានដាក់បទបញ្ជា នៅថ្ងៃទី៧ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ផ្អាកផ្តល់សម្បទានដីសេដ្ឋកិច្ច ហើយពិនិត្យដកហូតដីសម្បទាន ដែលក្រុមហ៊ុនអនុវត្តខុសគោលការណ៍

ប្រមុខ​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល ចេញ​បទបញ្ជា ផ្អាក​ផ្តល់​សម្បទាន​ដី​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​

ថ្ងៃទី 7 ឧសភា 2012
ដោយ: សុខ ភក្តី
Cambodia Express News

ភ្នំពេញ: សម្តេចនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ចុះហត្ថលេខា​លើ​បទ​បញ្ជា ស្តីពី វិធានការ​ពង្រឹង និង​បង្កើន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព​នៃ​ការគ្រប់គ្រង​សម្បទាន​ដី​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ដោយ​សម្រេច​ផ្អាក​ជា​បណ្តោះអាសន្ន​នូវ​ការផ្តល់​សម្បទាន​ដី​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​។​ ក្នុងនោះ សម្តេចប្រមុខ​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល ក៏បានដាក់បទបញ្ជាឲ្យអាជ្ញាធរ ពិនិត្យ ដកហូត ដីសម្បទានសេដ្ឋកិច្ច ពី​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន ដែលមិនគោរពតាមគោលការណ៍ច្បាប់ផងដែរ។

​ក្នុង​បទបញ្ជា ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៧ ខែ​ឧសភា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ សម្តេចនាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​លើកឡើង​ថា ក្នុង​ការធានា​សមធម៌ ពង្រឹង និង​បង្កើន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព​នៃ​ការគ្រប់គ្រង​សម្បទាន​ដី​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​សម្រេច​ដាក់ចេញ​នូវ​បទបញ្ជា ឲ្យ​ក្រសួង ស្ថាប័ន និង​អាជ្ញាធរ ដែល​មាន​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ពាក់ព័ន្ធ ដើម្បី​អនុវត្ត​សេចក្តីសម្រេច ៤ ចំណុច ដែល​រួម​ទាំង​ការសម្រេច​ផ្អាក​ជា​បណ្តោះអាសន្ន​នូវ​ការផ្តល់​សម្បទាន​ដី​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ផងដែរ​។​

​ការសម្រេច​របស់​សម្តេច​ប្រមុខ​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល​យ៉ាង​ដូច្នេះ ដោយ​អនុលោម​តាម​គោលនយោបាយ ស្តីពី ការពង្រឹង​ប្រព័ន្ធ​គ្រប់គ្រង បែងចែក និង​ប្រើប្រាស់​ដីធ្លី ដែល​មានចែង​ក្នុង​យុទ្ធសាស្ត្រ​ចតុកោណ ដំណាក់កាល​ទី​២ របស់​រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល និង​យោង​តាម​ស្មារតី​ប្រជុំ​ពេញអង្គ​គណៈរដ្ឋមន្ត្រី កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៧ ខែ​មេសា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ជាពិសេស ដោយ​ពិនិត្យឃើញ​តម្រូវការ​ចាំបាច់ និង​បន្ទាន់​ចំពោះមុខ ក្នុង​ការធានា​សមធម៌ និង​បង្កើន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព​នៃ​ការគ្រប់គ្រង​សម្បទាន​ដី​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​។​

Samdach's order - បញ្ជា សម្ដាចម៏

Kandal villagers seek resolution to dispute [-Hun Xen, your order to the NALDR is useless! What will you do about that?]

Thursday, 01 March 2012
Chhay Channyda
The Phnom Penh Post

More than 200 villagers from Kandal’s Kien Svay district gathered in protest yesterday to urge the National Authority for Land Dispute Resolution to resolve their long-standing dispute with a CPP official.

The protesters assembled in the Samrong Thom commune brandishing photos of the prime minister and his wife, encouraging authorities to find a resolution to the dispute, in which they claim to have lost more than 1,000 hectares of farmland.

Village representative Hem Sopheap said more than 850 families lost their land in 2005, when Lok Hour, a Phnom Penh Municipal Council member and former deputy cabinet director for senate president Chea Sim, took possession of the land, forbidding villagers to continue farming.

Later in 2005, Prime Minister Hun Sen had sent a letter to the NALDR instructing it to find a resolution for the villagers, but nothing had been done, Hem Sopheap said.

In Scambodia, Hun Xen's order is the law, not the one in the book: Cambodian leader orders ban on spit-roasting cows in front of restaurants

This is CRUEL?

And this is NOT,  F#@!ing Priminister?

Beating of Buddhist Monks is Buddha's teaching according to the F#$%@ing commie CPP?

Monday, February 27, 2012
Associated Press

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodia’s prime minister has banned spit-roasting cows in front of restaurants, calling it too cruel a sight.

Hun Sen said Monday he is ordering the ban after Buddhist monks told him the activity runs contrary to Buddha’s teachings on the sanctity of life and encourages violence.