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PHNOM PENH, June 7 (Xinhua) -- The bilateral trade between Cambodia and China reached 498 million U.S. dollars in the first quarter of this year, 216 percent rise from 157.5 million U.S. dollars in the same period last year, according to statistics from the ministry of commerce on Tuesday.
In the first quarter, Cambodia's exports to China worth 42 million U.S. dollars, up 342 percent from 9.5 million U.S. dollars in the same period last year, and imports from China reached 456 million U.S. dollars, up 208 percent correspondingly.
Cambodia's main imports from China are garment raw materials, machinery, foodstuff, electronics, furniture, light products, medicines and cosmetics.
Cambodia's main exports to China are agricultural products, rubbers, fish, timbers, some garments and textiles.
"The sharp rise is thanked to better economic recovery and closer economic and social ties between the two countries," Kong Putheara, director of the commerce ministry's statistics department, said Tuesday.
The two countries' trade value was 1.4 billion U.S. dollars in 2010, and both governments pledged to boost it to 2.5 billion U.S. dollars in 2012.
Editor: Deng Shasha
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
UN Expert Highlights Challenges to Democracy in Cambodia
Tuesday, 7 June 2011, 3:16 pm
Press Release: United Nations
UN Expert Highlights Challenges to Democracy in Cambodia
New York, Jun 6 2011 - Significant challenges remain in the process towards full democratic governance in Cambodia, a United Nations independent human rights expert has said, while also recognizing the steps the country has taken towards democracy.
“Some of the current internal rules of procedure of the National Assembly are not conducive to enabling all members to enjoy freedom of speech in holding the executive to account and in defending the rights of the people they represent,” Surya Subedi, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, told reporters in Phnom Penh on Friday at the end of a fact-finding mission to the country.
“What is needed is the political will to accelerate the process of democratization. The institutions that are needed to implement the democratisation process are already in place, but the process of building these institutions as effective, independent and impartial State institutions has been frustratingly slow,” he said.
Mr. Subedi cited the recent cases in Parliament when members’ freedom to participate in debate was curtailed by the lifting of their parliamentary immunity on issues of national importance. Members were also denied the opportunity to make representations in their defence.
“A properly functioning democracy requires effective checks on the executive and the majority,” said Mr. Subedi. “The ability of Parliament in Cambodia to restrain the executive has been limited.”
He noted that while the general human rights situation in Cambodia had improved, the fear of legal action for alleged defamation, disinformation and incitement appeared to make journalists, human rights defenders and political activists resort to self-censorship.
“I am concerned by the use of such charges against land activists and individuals making claims on disputed land,” he said. “I am dismayed to hear about disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials during peaceful protests by individuals involved in land disputes.”
He said he was encouraged by consultations on the draft laws on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and trade unions, expressing his hope that the final drafts would incorporate the suggestions made by the stakeholders.
For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news
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Press Release: United Nations
UN Expert Highlights Challenges to Democracy in Cambodia
New York, Jun 6 2011 - Significant challenges remain in the process towards full democratic governance in Cambodia, a United Nations independent human rights expert has said, while also recognizing the steps the country has taken towards democracy.
“Some of the current internal rules of procedure of the National Assembly are not conducive to enabling all members to enjoy freedom of speech in holding the executive to account and in defending the rights of the people they represent,” Surya Subedi, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Cambodia, told reporters in Phnom Penh on Friday at the end of a fact-finding mission to the country.
“What is needed is the political will to accelerate the process of democratization. The institutions that are needed to implement the democratisation process are already in place, but the process of building these institutions as effective, independent and impartial State institutions has been frustratingly slow,” he said.
Mr. Subedi cited the recent cases in Parliament when members’ freedom to participate in debate was curtailed by the lifting of their parliamentary immunity on issues of national importance. Members were also denied the opportunity to make representations in their defence.
“A properly functioning democracy requires effective checks on the executive and the majority,” said Mr. Subedi. “The ability of Parliament in Cambodia to restrain the executive has been limited.”
He noted that while the general human rights situation in Cambodia had improved, the fear of legal action for alleged defamation, disinformation and incitement appeared to make journalists, human rights defenders and political activists resort to self-censorship.
“I am concerned by the use of such charges against land activists and individuals making claims on disputed land,” he said. “I am dismayed to hear about disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials during peaceful protests by individuals involved in land disputes.”
He said he was encouraged by consultations on the draft laws on non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and trade unions, expressing his hope that the final drafts would incorporate the suggestions made by the stakeholders.
For more details go to UN News Centre at http://www.un.org/news
ENDS
Monday, June 6, 2011
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Friday, June 3, 2011
UN Envoy Sees Little Improvement in Some Rights
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| U.N. special rapporteur Surya Subedi walks through a Cambodian national flag upon his arrival in a conference room at the U.N. headquarter in Phnom Penh, (file photo). (Photo: AP) |
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Friday, 03 June 2011
“I am dismayed to hear about disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials during peaceful protests by individuals involved in land disputes.”
The UN’s rights envoy to Cambodia, Surya Subedi, wrapped up his fifth fact-finding mission to Cambodia on Friday, saying he remained concerned over land rights, forced evictions and the freedom of expression.
“While the general situation of human rights has progressed in certain areas, it has not improved much in others,” he said in a statement. “Because of the fear of possible charges of defamation, disinformation and incitement against them, many people such as journalists, human rights defenders and political activists seem to be resorting to self-censorship.”
Subedi also said he remains concerned about legal charges against land activists and people embroiled in land disputes.
“I am dismayed to hear about disproportionate use of force by law enforcement officials during peaceful protests by individuals involved in land disputes,” Subedi said, citing violence in demonstrations by Boeung Kak lake residents in April.
The rights group Adhoc has so far recorded at least 124 arrests in land disputes so far this year, with at least 18 people now in detention.
Subedi said the judiciary and parliament are not functioning as they should in a proper democracy, claiming that some people are denied fair trials, while rules of parliament have curbed free speech there and lessened healthy debate.
However, he said that he expected ongoing cooperation with the government on these and other issues.
Government spokesman Phay Siphan said Friday the administration was working on legal and judiciary reform, and he called the government and the UN “partners.”
Monday, May 30, 2011
អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសផ្នែកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សរបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិផ្តើមទស្សនកិច្ចនៅកម្ពុជា
ច័ន្ទ 30 ឩសភា 2011
ទស្សនាវដ្តីសារព័ត៌មានសេរី
នៅថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះ អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសផ្នែកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សរបស់អគ្គលេខាធិការអង្គការសហ ប្រជាជាតិ នឹងចាប់ផ្តើមដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចរយៈពេល៥ថ្ងៃរបស់ខ្លួននៅកម្ពុជា ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែឧសភា ដល់ថ្ងៃទី០៣ ខែមិថុនា ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលស្ថានភាពសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនៅក្នុងប្រទេសមួយនេះ។
ក្នុងដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចរបស់អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសអង្គការសហប្រជា ជាតិ លោក ស៊ូរីយ៉ា ស៊ូបេឌី នៅកម្ពុជាលើកនេះ លោកនឹងជួបពិភាក្សាការងារជាមួយនឹងមន្រ្តីរដ្ឋាភិបាលដើម្បីបន្ត ការសិក្សាលើការងាររបស់រដ្ឋសភា និងព្រឹទ្ធសភា ក្នុងការស្វែងរកមធ្យោបាយពង្រឹងតួនាទីស្ថាប័ណ្ណកំពូលទាំងពីរ ក្នុងការជួយលើកស្ទួយ និងការពារសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនៅកម្ពុជា។
ជាមួយគ្នានេះ លោក ស៊ូបេឌី ក៏នឹងគ្រោងជួបជាមួយមន្រ្តីរដ្ឋាភិបាល សមាជិកសភា អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល តំណាងទីភ្នាក់ងារនានារបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ តំណាងប្រទេសម្ចាស់ជំនួយ និងមន្រ្តីការទូតមួយចំនួននៅកម្ពុជាផងដែរ ដើម្បីពិភាក្សាអំពីបញ្ហាសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដែលរួមមានសេរីភាពបញ្ចេញមតិ សេចក្តីព្រាងច្បាប់ស្តីពីសមាគម និងអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងទំនាស់ដីធ្លី៕
ទស្សនាវដ្តីសារព័ត៌មានសេរី
នៅថ្ងៃចន្ទនេះ អ្នករាយការណ៍ពិសេសផ្នែកសិទ្ធិមនុស្សរបស់អគ្គលេខាធិការអង្គការសហ ប្រជាជាតិ នឹងចាប់ផ្តើមដំណើរទស្សនកិច្ចរយៈពេល៥ថ្ងៃរបស់ខ្លួននៅកម្ពុជា ចាប់ពីថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែឧសភា ដល់ថ្ងៃទី០៣ ខែមិថុនា ដើម្បីពិនិត្យមើលស្ថានភាពសិទ្ធិមនុស្សនៅក្នុងប្រទេសមួយនេះ។
លោក ស៊ូរីយ៉ា ស៊ូបេឌី អ្នករាយការណ៏ពិសេសផ្នែកសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស របស់ អង្គការ សហប្រជាជាតិ
ជាមួយគ្នានេះ លោក ស៊ូបេឌី ក៏នឹងគ្រោងជួបជាមួយមន្រ្តីរដ្ឋាភិបាល សមាជិកសភា អង្គការសង្គមស៊ីវិល តំណាងទីភ្នាក់ងារនានារបស់អង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ តំណាងប្រទេសម្ចាស់ជំនួយ និងមន្រ្តីការទូតមួយចំនួននៅកម្ពុជាផងដែរ ដើម្បីពិភាក្សាអំពីបញ្ហាសិទ្ធិមនុស្ស ដែលរួមមានសេរីភាពបញ្ចេញមតិ សេចក្តីព្រាងច្បាប់ស្តីពីសមាគម និងអង្គការក្រៅរដ្ឋាភិបាល និងទំនាស់ដីធ្លី៕
Sunday, May 29, 2011
Kem Sokha recognizes his voice on the tape, but claims that he is not Hun Xen’s puppet [-I smoked the CPP marijuana, but I did not inhale it]
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| Kem Sokha (Photo: Den Ayuthyea, RFA) |
By Kim Peou
Translated by Soy
Radio Free Asia
Click here to read the original article in Khmer
The election season is not here yet, but politicians are attacking one another little by little already in order to seek popularity.
On Sunday 29 May, a tape recorded showing the conversation between Kem Sokha, president of the HRP, and Hun Xen was distributed to several news media. The tape provided the conservation between Kem Sokha and Hun Sen that took place in 2007. Kem Sokha said that the tape is real but that he is not a puppet of the CPP.
He claimed that the ruling party is scared about losing its support to the HRP, that’s why it was releasing these issues. He said that these problems do not bring any concerns to him: “After destroying Funcinpec, they destroyed the Sam Rainsy Party, now they want to destroy the HRP also, so this is their timing only. Yesterday, they called me over the phone to tell me that they will do something, that is why they threatened me.”
Kem Sokha issued the comments above after a secret tape was posted by the Deum Ampil News revealing the entire length of the conservation between him and Hun Xen. The tape also showed the HRP’s nakedness, and it also shows that the HRP is a party formed by Hun Xen to destroy the SRP.
The conversation shows that Hun Xen praised the victory of the HRP through his financial support, as well Hun Xen’s support by providing a venue for the HRP’s congress at the Olympic stadium. Hun Xen also provided additional ideas to Kem Sokha so that the latter will use people from the SRP to work with him, etc…
Kem Sokha claimed that he did reply as shown on the tape because he wanted to form the HRP so that he can hold a large party congress that can accommodate between 20 to 30,000 people, but he did not promise to serve the CPP at all.
CPP MP Cheam Yeap denied that the CPP was not involved with the HRP. He claimed that the tape is not real: “I tell you, right now, the production can be imitated by computer due to modern technology.”
Regarding this issue, Yim Sovann, SRP Spokesman, said that this tape is not unusual. The SRP knows that the HRP is a party that was set up by the CPP in order to divide the voice of the opposition and this has been going on for a long time already: “This information is very regrettable, because it shows that Cambodian politicians are not truthful. The majority of them are puppets of the ruling party. I believe that the people will understand this issue clearly.”
The HRP was formed in 2007 after Kem Sokha, the former president of the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR), resigned from his position. The HRP received 3 seats during the 2008 election. Up to now, the HRP and the SRP have tried to reach an alliance, but the plan has failed.
Friday, April 29, 2011
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