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Saturday, August 28, 2010

Vietnamese President Nguyen Min Triet

PHNOM PENH — President Nguyen Minh Triet and Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni Friday agreed that the two countries should continue holding high-ranking meetings to further foster the expansion of multi-faceted co-operation.
Vietnamese President Nguyen Minh Triet (L) meets Cambodian
King Norodom Sihamoni on August 27, 2010 in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Photo: Vietnam News)
They also applauded efforts by the two Governments to effectively implement previously signed agreements.
The two leaders met in Phnom Penh during Triet's official visit to Cambodia which began on Thursday and ends Saturday.

Welcoming Triet and his wife to Cambodia, King Norodom Sihamoni said the visit was an important event that would create strong motivation to bolster traditional ties and comprehensive co-operation between Viet Nam and Cambodia in the coming time.
He expressed his gratitude for the support given by Viet Nam's leaders and people to Cambodia in the past as well as to the country's current recovery and development.
The King said he was impressed with Viet Nam's achievements in building and developing the country and highly valued Viet Nam's position in the region and in the world.
While affirming that Cambodia would always be a good neighbour to Viet Nam, he asserted his determination to cultivate the fine traditional and comprehensive relations between the two countries.
He also wished that Viet Nam, under the leadership of the Communist Party and State, would continue to gain more achievements in its national construction and development.
President Nguyen Minh Triet thanked the King for his warm welcome, saying that he highly valued the achievements gained by Cambodia under the King's rule and the leadership of the Royal Government. Triet applauded Cambodia's increasingly higher position in the region and in the world.
He also expressed his deep gratitude to Cambodia for its support to Viet Nam during the country's struggle for liberation and unification in the past and construction and defence at present, and for the support the government gives to Vietnamese people who are living in Cambodia.
Triet affirmed Viet Nam's policy to prioritise building and developing relations with Cambodia and conveyed his greetings to former King Norodom Sihanouk and Queen Mother Norodom Moninieth Sihanouk.
Triet donated VND8 billion (US$410,000) and 50 computers to King Norodom Sihamoni for the Cambodian Royal Fund.
Building achievements
Also on the same day, Triet met separately with Samdech Sisowath Chivanmoniral, first vice president of the senate of Cambodia; Ngoun Nhel, acting president of the Cambodian National Assembly; and Samdech Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Royal Government of Cambodia.
At the meetings, Triet said Viet Nam was always willing to share its experience and co-operate with Cambodia for mutual interest and benefit. Viet Nam would do its best to ensure the fine co-operation between the two countries could contribute to ASEAN unity.
In the coming period, he said, the two countries needed to strengthen co-operation mechanisms between policy-making and executive bodies, organisations and especially bordering provinces.
Triet suggested the two sides foster ties in specific industries, including national security and defence, trade and commerce, agriculture, forestry and aquaculture, transport, mineral exploitation, oil and gas, education, healthcare, and tourism.
He also said the Royal Government should instruct relevant bodies to foster land border demarcation works to be completed by the end of 2010 as agreed.
Leaders of Cambodian Senate, NA and Royal Government expressed their deep gratitude for Viet Nam's support, particularly in saving Cambodia from genocide.
Triet also visited Great Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong at Wat Ounalom and Great Supreme Patriarch Bou Kry at Wat Botum
Source: Khmerization

Tuesday, August 24, 2010

Wonderful Trip With Family To Vietnam សប្បាយណាស់

Family Wonderful Trip To Vietnam
This is my trip to Vietnam, I went to Vietnam on 6-10 Aug10 with my wife and son, and with my friend, Monika, her sibling's families and her friend,Ms Sattya. we were warmly welcomed by our friends in Vietnam, Saigon city. 
This is a group picture at Vinpearlland
6 Aug10 :The First Night In Nha Trang: We departed at 6:30am  to Saigon. It took about 2hrs30mins to get at the border. We arrived at about 12:30 and we had lunch at a romantic restaurant hosted by our friends, Mr Hien, Mr Quoc , Ms Trang and one more friend. We had very good food and chatted happily. After lunch, at 2pm  we continued our trip to Nha Trang. We arrived at Nha Trang at midnight. (My recommendation for your trip, you should stay overnight at Saigon and next day, you should depart in the morning to Nha Trang. DON'T travel during the night because there are many buses, it is so dangerous).
7 Aug10:The Dream Become True: We had breakfast near the Anh Anh hotel, then we continued to Vinpealland. It is very nice place for every family. It was the first time for me to see 4-D Film and the artificial sea-wave pool. We were happy during our trip at Vinpearlland because it was a shinny day. We had ninner at the restaurant in the tourist area. Good food and reasonable price.
8 Aug10:Bye Bye Nha Trang with Good memories: We checked out in the morning, after breakfast at 8:00am  we visited Cham Temple, and  Aquatic Museum. Then we departed back to Saigon. We had lunch at Bien Vinh Hao Restaurant Tel: 0683761391, 0623853356. It was good food. We arrived at Saigon at 8pm. we had dinner separately. Monika and I were invited by Ms Trang and Quoc to have dinner at one restaurant in the area of backpacker. After dinner we had drink near the place had dinner. I returned to Saigon Hotel 3 at midnight. 
9 Aug10, The Last Night in Saigon: We visited Dainam, a new tourist place in Saigon. about 40km from the place we stayed. We spent the whole day  enjoyed this place. there are many activities. it is very big place. What had enjoyed this place are 4-D Film, Snow Room and the artificial beach. We back at the hotel at 6pm. I had the special invitation to have dinner with my family at Hieng's house. Hien came to pick me up at 7pm. My son and I were on the bike of Hien's friend, Christin. My wife was on the bike with Hien. It was the amazing day for me to see the real view of Saigon by night on the fast-driving bike. The son of Hieng is very naughty, smart, talkative and active. He is very lovely boy. We had very good food and my son likes to play game from the TV. After coming  back from Hien's house, We had farewell drink with the rest of our group, Ms Sattya, Ms Monika, Mr Pheak and Mr Kdey. We enjoyed the Last Night Drink in Saigon until midnight.
 On the left is
 Ms Trang and Mr Quoc on the Right.
10 Aug10, Home Sweet Home: It was the last day in Saigon, we took a taxi to do shopping until the bus departed to Phnom Penh, Cambodia at noon time. We arrived home at 6pm with a little gift from Saigon to our relatives and friends.
Special Thanks
On behalf of our group, we would like to express our deeply thanks to all friends in Vietnam, especially Quoc, Trang and Hien who are the special organizers and work hard for providing the Update information and help us during our trip to Nha Trang, Vietnam. We enjoyed very much  and we will   come back again.

  

Friday, August 20, 2010

នាងលក់ខ្លួនដើម្បីសប្បាយម្តងម្កាលតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ

ស្ថិតក្នុងសម្លៀកបំពាក់បែប សិចស៊ី សំពត់មីនីខើចលើជង្គង់ ពាក់អាវសាច់ក្រណាត់ស្តើងៗ វាលក្លៀកបញ្ចេញសាច់ សខ្ចីពាក់ ក្រវិលជ័រធំៗជាមួយនឹងម៉ូតូម៉ាកហ៊្វីណូ ដែលគួរឱ្យទាក់ទាញដល់
បុរសៗទាំងឡាយ ដែលបានឃើញនាង រំដួល អាចចាត់ទុកថា
ជាក្មេងស្រីអនីតិជនម្នាក់ដែលមិនទាន់គ្រប់អាយុដប់
ប្រាំបីឆ្នាំផង បច្ចុប្បន្ននាងកំពុងសិក្សាថ្នាក់ទី ១១ នៃវិទ្យាល័យមួយ
ក្នុងទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ នាងជាកូនចៅក្នុងត្រកូលគ្រួសារមន្ត្រីរាជការដែល
មានទ្រព្យសម្បត្តិស្តុកស្តម្ភ ហើយការ លក់ខ្លួនរបស់នាងគឺដើម្បីយកប្រាក់ទៅសប្បាយម្តងម្កាលតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ មិនជាញឹកញាប់នោះទេ  រំដួល មានមិត្តភក្តិក្មេងស្រី សិស្សដូចគ្នាចំនួនប្រាំនាក់ទៀតដែលរកស៊ីលក់ខ្លួនដូចជារូបនាងដែរ ពួកគេសុទ្ធ តែមានខ្សែបណ្តាញរបស់គេសម្រាប់ទាក់ទង ហើយសម្រាប់តែម៉ូយពិសេសៗប៉ុណ្ណោះ
ចូលដល់ឆ្នាំនេះ រំដួលមានអាយុទើបតែដប់ប្រាំពីរឆ្នាំប៉ុណ្ណោះ នាងចាប់ផ្តើមលក់ខ្លួន លើកទីមួយកាលពីចុង ខែមករា ដើមឆ្នាំ ២០១០ នេះ តាមពិតទៅរំដួលជាឈ្មោះដែល អ្នកនិពន្ធដាក់ឱ្យហើយ អ្វីដែលរូបនាងបានប្រព្រឹត្ត នាពេលកន្លងមករហូត ដល់ពេលនេះ នាងមានការលាក់បាំងយ៉ាងសម្ងាត់បំផុតពីក្រុមគ្រួសាររបស់នាង នៅពេលជួបជាមួយអ្នកយកព័ត៌មាននៅក្នុងហាងតែគជ់មួយក្នុងទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ នាង រំដួល បានដាក់លក្ខខណ្ឌមិនឱ្យ ដាក់ឈ្មោះពិតប្រាកដ និង មិនឱ្យថតរូបរបស់នាង នាង  បាននិយាយដោយមិនលាក់លៀមថា មូលហេតុដែលនាំ​ឱ្យនាងខ្ញុំដាច់ចិត្តរកស៊ីលក់ខ្លួន ម្តងម្កាលនេះមិនមែនមកពីគ្រួសាររបស់នាងខ្ញុំក្រនោះទេ តាមពិតទៅក្រុមគ្រួសារ​ប៉ាម៉ាក់​​​របស់នាងខ្ញុំមិនខ្វះខាតនោះទេ ហើយប៉ាជាមន្ត្រីម្នាក់ ចំណែកអ្នកម៉ាក់ជាអ្នកជំនួញ គឺមុនដំបូងកាលពីឆ្នាំ ២០០៩ នាងខ្ញុំធ្លាប់មានសង្សារម្នាក់ដែលជា កូនអ្នកមានអំណាចម្នាក់ ពេលនោះនាងខ្ញុំ និង រូបគេបានដើរ​សប្បាយជាមួយគ្នា ជាពិសេសនៅពេលនាងខ្ញុំទំនេរពីការសិក្សា តែងតែដើរលេងជាមួយគេ ចូលបារ ចូលក្លឹប ចូលខារ៉ាអូខេ ឱ្យតែកន្លែងណាសប្បាយនាំគ្នាទៅហើយ ចំណែកប្រាក់កាស ជួនកាលគេចេញ ជួនកាលនាងខ្ញុំចេញ នៅពេលសប្បាយមែនទែនទៅ លួចម៉ោងចេញពីសាលាដើម្បីទៅដើរលេង ជាមួយសង្សារ ប៉ុន្តែក៏ត្រូវលៃម៉ោងត្រឡប់ទៅផ្ទះវិញឱ្យទាន់ម៉ោងចេញពីសាលាដែរ ដើម្បីកុំឱ្យប៉ាម៉ាក់ចាប់កំហុសបាន ហើយជាពិសេសឆ្លៀតពេលទៅរៀនគួរក្រៅម៉ោង គឺមិនសូវបានចូលរៀនគួរនោះទេ
កាលណោះនាងខ្ញុំ និង សង្សារបានស្រឡាញ់គ្នាផ្អែមល្ហែមមែនទែន ហើយមានគម្រោងរៀបការ​ជាមួយគ្នាថែមទៀត ប៉ុន្តែក្តីរំពឹងរបស់នាងខ្ញុំកាលពីពេលនោះត្រូវរលាយអស់ ដោយសារនៅក្នុងខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ ២០០៩ កន្លងទៅ នាងខ្ញុំ និង សង្សារ បានទាស់ទែងគ្នា ដោយនាងខ្ញុំដឹងថា គេមានស្រីផ្សេងម្នាក់ទៀតក្រៅពីនាងខ្ញុំ ចាប់ពីពេលនោះមក នាងខ្ញុំបានបែកបាក់ជាមួយ គេរហូតមកដល់សព្វថ្ងៃនេះ ដូច្នេះតាំងពីពេលនោះមក នាងខ្ញុំមិនមានសង្សារទៀតនោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែបានដើរលេងជាមួយ មិត្តភក្តិប្រុសស្រីធម្មតាឱ្យតែនឹកឃើញចង់ដើរ​លេងសប្បាយគឺនាំគ្នាចេញពីសាលាទៅលេងតាមក្លឹបឬទៅកន្លែងសប្បាយៗ ហើយកន្លែងសប្បាយៗនៅក្នុងទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញ នាងខ្ញុំស្គាល់ដើរតែទាំងអស់មិនសូវចន្លោះនោះទេ ប្រាក់សម្រាប់យកទៅដើរ លេងនាពេលនោះគឺបានមកពីការសន្សំដែលប៉ាម៉ាក់ឱ្យសម្រាប់ទុកទៅរៀន ប៉ុន្តែដល់ពេលដើរលេងយូរៗទៅ នាងខ្ញុំមិនសូវ មានប្រាក់ដើរលេងនោះទេ ហើយប្រាក់ដែលប៉ាម៉ាក់​ឱ្យសម្រាប់តែទៅរៀនប៉ុណ្ណោះ ហើយតម្រូវការក៏ច្រើនជាងមុនកាលពី មានសង្សារប្រាក់ចំណាយ​ក្នុងការដើរលេងភាគច្រើនគឺសង្សារជាអ្នកចំណាយ
នៅថ្ងៃមួយមានមិត្តភក្តិស្រីម្នាក់បបួលនាងខ្ញុំដើរលេង តែនៅពេលនោះ នាងខ្ញុំក៏បានឆ្លើយតបទៅវិញថា គ្នាមិនមាន ប្រាក់នោះទេ ប៉ុន្តែគេឆ្លើយមកវិញថា កុំបារម្ភពីប្រាក់ មានគេចេញហើយ ពេលនោះនាងខ្ញុំក៏ទៅដើរ​លេងជាមួយគេ នៅខណៈ ពេលដើរលេងនោះ មិត្តភក្តិស្រីរបស់នាងខ្ញុំម្នាក់នោះបាននិយាយប្រាប់នាងខ្ញុំថា បើចង់មានប្រាក់ដើរលេងសប្បាយហ៊ឺហា រកស៊ីលក់ខ្លួនទៅ ប៉ុន្តែលក់ខ្លួនម្តងម្កាលបានហើយ កុំឱ្យគេចាប់អារម្មណ៍ និង កុំឱ្យអ្នកផ្ទះដឹង ហើយរូបគេជាអ្នករកម៉ូយឱ្យ   មុនដំបូងនាងខ្ញុំមិនទាន់ដាច់ចិត្តធ្វើដូច្នេះភ្លាមនោះទេ រយៈពេលមួយខែក្រោយមក ដោយសារតែនាងខ្ញុំចង់ដើរលេងសប្បាយ ដូចកាលពីពេលមុន ហើយមិត្តភក្តិស្រី​របស់នាងខ្ញុំម្នាក់នោះបានរកម៉ូយឱ្យនាងខ្ញុំ ដែលបុរសម្នាក់នោះមានវ័យប្រហែលជាង សែសិបឆ្នាំ ដែលជាអ្នកមានម្នាក់ជិះរថយន្តទំនើបម៉ាកលុចស៊ីសស៊េរីឆ្នាំ ២០១០ នៅពេលគេឃើញនាងខ្ញុំ គេឱ្យតម្លៃខ្លួននាងខ្ញុំ មួយរយហាសិបដុល្លារ ដោយសារនាងខ្ញុំឃើញគេជាអ្នកមាន នាងខ្ញុំបានទារថ្លៃពីគេចំនួនពីររយហាសិបដុល្លារ ទើបនាងខ្ញុំ ព្រមទៅជាមួយ ពេលនោះគេយល់ព្រមតាមតម្លៃដែលនាងខ្ញុំទារ មួយរំពេចនោះគេក៏បាន​ដឹកនាងខ្ញុំទៅកាន់សណ្ឋាគារមួយ នៅក្នុងខណ្ឌ មករា រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ ពេលនោះនាងខ្ញុំបានដេកជាមួយគេជិតបីម៉ោង ហើយគេបានឱ្យប្រាក់នាងខ្ញុំភ្លាម រយៈពេលពីរខែក្រោយមកទៀត គេបានហៅនាងខ្ញុំទៅដេកម្តង​ទៀត ដោយគេឱ្យប្រាក់នាងខ្ញុំចំនួនបួនរយដុល្លារ ដោយគេឮ ថានាងខ្ញុំចង់ដូរម៉ូតូ
ក្រោយៗមកទៀត គេតែងតែហៅនាងខ្ញុំទៅដេកញឹកញាប់ ដោយគាត់ចិត្តទូលាយ គាត់តែងតែឱ្យប្រាក់នាងខ្ញុំចាយ ច្រើន ប៉ុន្តែនាងខ្ញុំបានស្គាល់បុរសម្នាក់នោះហើយបានដេក​ជាមួយគេចំនួនប្រាំដង​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ ដោយសារតែខ្លាចបែកការ នាងខ្ញុំក៏បានប្តូរលេខទូរស័ព្ទដើម្បីឈប់ទំនាក់ទំនងជាមួយបុរសម្នាក់នោះ ព្រោះខ្លាចប៉ាម៉ាក់នាងខ្ញុំដឹង នាងខ្ញុំបានផ្អាក មួយរយៈ ប៉ុន្តែរយៈពេលពីរខែក្រោយមកទៀត នាងខ្ញុំចង់ដើរលេង នាងខ្ញុំបានទៅដេកជាមួយបុរសម្នាក់ទៀត ដែលជា មន្ត្រីអ្នកមានអំណាចម្នាក់តាមការណែនាំរបស់មិត្តភក្តិ ដែលបុរសម្នាក់នោះមានវ័យជិតហាសិបឆ្នាំ ដោយសារតែគាត់ ស្រឡាញ់ និង អាណិតនាងខ្ញុំ គាត់បានឱ្យប្រាក់​នាងខ្ញុំរហូតដល់ទៅប្រាំរយដុល្លារ នៅពេលនាងខ្ញុំដើរលេងសប្បាយចាយប្រាក់ អស់ នាងខ្ញុំតែងតែលក់ខ្លួនទៀត មានមិត្តភក្តិរបស់នាងខ្ញុំបួន ប្រាំនាក់ទៀតដែលជាសិស្សសាលាដែរនោះបានរកស៊ីលក់ខ្លួន ដូចជារូបនាងខ្ញុំដែរ ប៉ុន្តែលក់ខ្លួនដើម្បីយកប្រាក់ទៅសប្បាយម្តងម្កាលប៉ុណ្ណោះ
ដោយសារតែវល់នឹងការដើរលេងសប្បាយខ្លាំងពេក រំដួល និយាយថា ធ្វើឱ្យនាងទៅរៀនមិនបាន​ជាប់លាប់ដូចកាលពី មុននោះទេ ដែលធ្វើឱ្យនាង រៀនត្រួតថ្នាក់ទី ១១ មួយឆ្នាំទៀត កន្លងមកធ្លាប់មានភ្ញៀវជាមន្ត្រីយោធាជាន់ខ្ពស់ម្នាក់ដែល ស្រឡាញ់ និង អាណិតនាងនៅពេលដែលនាងនិយាយថា ចង់ដូរម៉ូតូបន្ទាប់ពីដេកជាមួយម្នាក់បានចំនួនពីរដងរួចមកគេបានឱ្យ ប្រាក់នាងចំនួនមួយពាន់ប្រាំបីររយដុល្លារ បន្ទាប់ពីបានប្រាក់ហើយនាងបានបិទទូរស័ព្ទមួយរយៈ នៅពេលដើរសប្បាយចាយ ប្រាក់អស់ទើបនាងបើកទូរ​ស័ព្ទរកប្រាក់ដើម្បីសប្បាយបន្តទៀត ហើយនាងតែងតែធ្វើដូច្នេះជានិច្ច
ជារៀងរាល់ថ្ងៃ រំដួល តែងតែទៅសាលារៀនដូចសិស្សដទៃទៀត ប៉ុន្តែនៅពេលមានអ្នកណាត់ដើរលេង ពេលចេញពី ផ្ទះស្លៀកញក់សម្លៀកបំពាក់ជាសិស្សធម្មតា តែនៅក្នុងកាតាបរបស់នាងមាន​សម្លៀកបំពាក់សម្រាប់ដើរ​លេងមួយសម្រាប់ នៅពេលចេញផុតពីផ្ទះដល់ស្ថានីយចាក់សាំង នាងតែងតែចូលផ្លាស់ប្តូរសម្លៀក​បំពាក់នៅក្នុងបន្ទប់ទឹក ជួនកាលទៅផ្លាស់ ប្តូរសម្លៀកបំពាក់នៅក្នុងបន្ទប់ទឹកតាមសួនច្បារ តាមមាត់ទន្លេ រំដួល និយាយថា ដោយសារតែប៉ាម៉ាក់របស់នាងមានការ មមាញឹកជាមួយការងារពេក ពួកគាត់មិនមានពេលតាមរូប​នាងឡើយ រាល់ថ្ងៃនេះប៉ាម៉ាក់របស់នាងមិនបានដឹងថានាង គេចសាលា ប្រព្រឹត្តនូវអំពើមិនគប្បីនោះទេ ដោយពួកគាត់គ្រាន់តែដឹងថា នាងដើរលេងច្រើន ហើយពួកគាត់តែងតែ ប្រៀនប្រដៅនាងកុំឱ្យដើរលេងច្រើន
ពាក់ព័ន្ធនឹងកូនសិស្សប្រុស និង សិស្សស្រីគេចសាលាហើយនាំគ្នាទៅសេពគ្រឿងញៀននៅក្នុងផ្ទះសំណាក់ សណ្ឋាគារ និង នាំគ្នាចូលសប្បាយក្នុងក្លឹបកម្សាន្តផ្សេងៗ​ក្នុងទីក្រុងភ្នំពេញនាពេលកន្លងមកត្រូវ​បានសមត្ថកិច្ចចាប់​យក​​ទៅ ធ្វើការអប់រំបានជាច្រើននាក់មកហើយ ឥឡូវនេះនៅតាមក្លឹបមួយចំនួនក្នុងទី​ក្រុងភ្នំពេញមានសភាពស្ងប់ស្ងាត់ជាងមុនមិនសូវ មានសិស្សចូលទៅសប្បាយច្រើននោះទេ

Monday, August 9, 2010

'bloodshed' over Thai border

Cambodian PM warns of 'bloodshed' over Thai border
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia's premier warned Monday that a border dispute with Thailand was "very hot" and could result in violence, reiterating his call for international assistance to end the row.
"Cambodia would like to ask for intervention to have an international conference on the issue of the Cambodian-Thai border dispute," Prime Minister Hun Sen said during a ceremony attended by foreign diplomats.
"The issue is very hot. It may cause bloodshed," he added.
He said bilateral efforts to resolve the conflict with Thailand would not work and called on the United Nations, the Association of Southeast Asian Nations and other countries to help resolve the spat.
Tensions between the two nations over the disputed border have flared up following protests in Bangkok by the royalist "Yellow Shirt" movement over the issue.
Thai media quoted Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva as saying over the weekend that he was ready to use both diplomatic and military means to settle the dispute.
Thailand's opposition has accused the government of using the spat to fuel patriotism and boost its domestic political support.
Hun Sen wrote to the United Nations on Sunday accusing Thailand of violating UN rules by threatening to use military force against Cambodia.
Cambodia reserves its "legitimate rights to defend its sovereignty and territorial integrity in case of deliberate acts of aggression," Hun Sen wrote in the letter, which was distributed to the media.
Abhisit said Monday that the letter was based on incorrect information.
"Cambodia wants to give an image of Thailand as an intruder or using force, which is not true," he told reporters.
"We are Thais, whatever the problem we should talk."
Cambodia and Thailand have been locked in a troop standoff at their disputed border since July 2008, when the ancient Preah Vihear temple was granted UNESCO World Heritage status.
Troops from both countries exchanged fire briefly on their border in June, the latest in a series of clashes between the neighbours.

Saturday, August 7, 2010

Cambodia to sign oil deal with Iran

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Cambodia to sign oil deal with Iran
Officials from Cambodia will travel to Iran next week willing to sign agreements on cooperation in the oil sector, the foreign minister of the Southeast Asian state said on Friday.
Hor Namhong, who is to meet Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad during his delegation's August 10-11 visit, gave no details on the agreements but told a press conference that Cambodia could benefit from Iranian expertise.
Koy Kuong, the undersecretary of state at the Cambodian Foreign Affairs Ministry, told Reuters the memorandums of understanding would involve the exchange of experience and knowledge on “petroleum cooperation” and Iran would also provide technical support for the Cambodian oil industry.
Kuong said it would be the first official Cambodian delegation to visit the Islamic Republic since diplomatic relations were established in 1992.
He added, “Iran could provide technical assistance, training courses and other experience to the Kingdom.”
Cambodia has attempted to build on its relationship with the Islamic Republic in recent months.
In May, two of Cambodia's lawmakers -- Try Chheang Huot and Chhith Kim Yath -- attended an Asian Parliamentary Assembly in the Iranian capital Tehran.
Asked why Cambodia had chosen Iran for such agreements, he said, ""We are a non-partisan country. We are friends with everyone in the world.""

Thursday, August 5, 2010

Not to worry on border tension

Hun Sen tells people not to worry on border tension with Thailand

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Wednesday that there is nothing to worry about the border dispute with Thailand.

While presenting certificates to university students, Hun Sen said military leaders from both sides have already met and talked and thus nothing to worry about the situation along the border.

Hun Sen made the remarks following media reports that Thailand' s reinforcement were dispatched to the border area near Cambodia' s Preah Vihear temple in the past few days.

While assuring the situation along the border is calm, Hun Sen said his country is firm to protect the border from any intrusion into Cambodia's territory.

Cambodia presented its progress report on the conservation and management plan of the Preah Vihear Temple to UNESCO's committee for World Heritage during annual meeting in Brazil, but that was opposed by Thailand, saying that should be done only after the border issues between the two nations have been solved.

However, UNESCO accepted the report but suggested it to be examined next year in Bahrain.

The border conflict came just one week after Cambodia's Preah Vihear Temple was registered as World Heritage Site in July 2008.

Hun Sen Praises Tribunal Verdict in Duch Case

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Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday praised the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s sentencing of torture chief Duch, in the premier’s first public statement since the decision last week.
Victims have said they are unsatisfied with the commuted sentence of the prison chief, under whose supervision more than 12,000 people were tortured and executed.
Hun Sen said the courts had made an independent decision free of political influence.
“The Royal Government of Cambodia respects the Khmer Rouge tribunal’s decision because the court is independent,” he said in public remarks. “We respect the independence of the court. The court sentenced Duch to 35 years in jail. It is up to the court, which the Royal Government of Cambodia must respect.”
In fact, Duch was handed a commuted sentence of only 19 years, following leniency and time served.
And tribunal observers say the court risks being tainted by political influence, with a number of senior officials refusing to cooperate with the international investigating judge and public statements by the premier against further indictments at the UN-backed court.
“The tribunal is facing problems of independence…relating to summonses of witnesses and progress on Case Nos. 003 and 004,” said Long Panhavuth, a tribunal monitor for the Cambodian Justice Initiative. “The government has not allowed the arrest of more suspects.”
Bu Meng, a former prisoner in Duch’s S-21, was not convinced of the court’s independence.
“The tribunal verdict seems to have had pressure from some circle or someone,” he said. “But [Prime Minister] Hun Sen said the court has independence and non-interference. That’s his right. The rights of the victims are different.”
Tribunal spokesman Reach Sambath said the verdict had the support of donor countries in a decision that was jointly arrived upon by international and national judges.