EVIDENT FOR NATIONAL ELECTION COMMITTEE

On 17th May 2009, the first-ever nationwide concil election was held by indirect vote. The only commune coucilors are allow to cast the vote. The National Election Committee (NEC) has set up 15 days as campaign period for eached registered party to do the campaign. During the campaign, there are many comlaints, mostly from Sam Rainsy Party, were submitted to the NEC and its subordinates. Some of the complaints were rejected by Provincial Election Committee or Municipal Election Committee due to not enough evidence.

In Phnom Penh, there was one complain submitted by SRP but the Municipal Election Committee rejected with reason of not enough evidence even the SRP's member show the mobile phone recording. On the Cambodia Daily, the Leading Cambodian English Newspaper, quoted the sentence of Mr. Lun Chheng, the director of Municipal Election Committee (MEC), that "The voice on the phone is not stipulated in law". He also mentioned that "if they have a signature letter with a stamp, it is evidence to charge".

Form me, it think that it's not a good judgement to the complain as the SRP complained that there was vote buying during the campaign. The MEC should do the investigation before giving the judgment. The vote buying has no middle man and the law does not allow. How can the people sign the contract to buy the vote? How can we ask the thief to sign the contract before committing their acts? It's so pity to the non-ruling party. They are not able to find the enough evidence.

JUSTICE FOR MP MU SOKHUA AND PM HUN SEN

After a press conference at Sam Rainsy Party's head quarter made by MP Mu Sokhua and her lawyer stating about the purpose of submit the petition to the court against PM Hun Sen regarding defaming which she said that PM looked down her and the ladies in the country through a speech at Kam Pot Province, the lawyer of the Government submitted the law suite to the Phnom Penh court against MP Mu Sokhua. The law suite is on defaming PM during press conference.

Both parties are in confident that, while the both law suite are in the Phnom Penh Court's hand, the court will give them the justice.

The empressive point is that, recently, The Prime Minister used very impolite words against MP and he also mentioned that Immunity Lifting is the job of the National Essembly. He stated that the immunity lifting can be done through a two third agreement of the total voice of the National Essembly voices. He strongly believe that the MPs from CPP will not vote to lift his immunity but the CPP MPs is enough to vote to lift MP Mu Sokhua's immunity. It's very easy, he said.

Witht the above story, we can see that the decision made in the National Essembly is according to the Political Parties' policy not on their own independent. Fore instant, if the court request the essembly to lift the immunity of any of the members of the party who is holding the power, the essembly will not vote to support the request event that members is wrongdoer but they will approve immediately if the request is made to the opposition party's member.

COLORING ON THE SHIRT IS BEING POPULAR TO THAI POLITICIANS

From my childhood, I ever told by my grand parents and my parent about the political generations from Sangkum Reas Niyum up to the end of Kampuchea Prachea Thipatai (Khmer Rouge). They ever told me that there are different colors of Khmer with different political trend like Blue Khmer (Khmer Khiev), Red Khmer (Khmer Rouge) and White Khmer (Khmer Sor). I don't know who was who between the different colors of Khmer but I just self-understand that they had different political trends.

I am surprised to that, now, Thail policians are using the Shirt Color as the symbols to their political trends. If we compare between the Former Khmer Political Generation and the current Thai situation, we can see that Khmer and Thai are still in similar culture even the political culture but Khmer used this style in the past and, now, Khmer does not use the coloring technique to quote their political trend. They only uses their ideas to gain their popularity. Does it mean that Thai politicians learned from Khmer Politicians used in the past? If so, Thai is doing the Benchmark from Khmer Politician. Currently, Thailand has Yellow Shirt (PAD), Red Shirt (UUD) and Blue Shirt from Newin

THAILAND

Thailand has faced the rally for months since November which was the time that the Thaksin's Allied Government led by People Power Party. The prime Minister at that time was Mr. Samak Sundaravej. His government was shaking by the Yellow Shirt or so called as PAD. Finally, his post as Prime Minister of Thailand was finished because of cooking show on the TV after his Foreign Minister resigned from his post following the demand of PAD related to the Preah Vihear Dispute. The new government established after an election and Mr. Somchai Wongsawat became the Prime Minister of Thailand. He was from People Power Party. His government faced stronger strike from PAD. The protesters from PAD surrendered the government house for months and they also closed the two main airports in Bankok caused thousands of travelers stuck in Bangkok. Mr. Somchai Wongsawat who was Prime Minister for that time put his country in Emergency Decree and the clash between the riot police and the protesters caused some death and dozens enjured. With this action against the protesters, he was filed a complain that he used the power against the protester. He was then quitted from his post. Many of Yellow Shirt (PAD) leaders seen that they are wrong doers but the law of the New Government led by Democrat Party which Mr. Abhisit Vejjajiva is the prime minister did take any action on those leaders. The red shirted protesters who support Mr. Thakshin Shinawatra group up and make the rally. At the end, the government of Abhisit place his Bangkok and some other provinces in the Emergency Decree and the protesters crack down caused deadths and hundreds of people injured. Some of protest leaders was arrested.
It looks not fair for Red shirt Leader and Yellow shirt leaders as some of red shirted leader arrested while some of Yellow Shirted Protest Leaders are in the Government Post.

JOBS OF CAMBODIAN PRIME MINSTER

In each of his statements, Samdej Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of Cambodia always speaks out the messages of his government policies to his people both regional and country wide. In the messages, the focuses are on the meaning of the program that he is invited to join like Bridge inauguration, School Opening Ceremony and distribution the Certificates to the Graduated Students of any university. The statements always referred to the development of the country under his government led by the Cambodia People Party (CPP) but he never forgets to attack the opposion parties like Sam Rainsy Party (SRP) and some other organizations or people who are in oppositon trend to his government and his party.

As above, we can see that in every of his statement meanings are different according to the meanings of the programs and ceremonies but one point that he never forgets to do is to attack the opposition voices.

Through his speeches, we can see that he work less for the country but he work hard for his private, especially for his Political Party. He is the prime minister, he should not work for his party all the time in the public. He has to be responsible for working for the country and the people. He should work for his party in his private time not in the public.

He's the Prime Minister, he should be fair in treating his people!

THAI PRIME MINISTER WILL REFER CAMBODIAN THAI BORDER DISPUTE TO ASEAN SUBMIT

On Sunday April 5, 2009, on the website of a famous English Newspaper in Thailand called The Nation wrote that Thai Prime Minister Abhisith Vejjajiva spoke on his weekly TV talk that he would refer the Cambodian-Thai border dispute to ASEAN plus 3 Submit which will be hel in Pattaya.

We still remember that all the time Thailand always denied to the Cambodian purposes on preparing to refer the case to the Asean and to the Security Council of The United Nations. Thai always asked the government of Cambodia to choose two-party talk rather than refer it to other parties. But several times during their request for two-party talk, they always refer the dispute to the foreign embassadors based in Thailand and to the UN, especially, the case that Thailand sued Cambodian Side on planting the new mines that caused their soldiers enjured.

If what The Nation wrote is true, we can see clearly that Thailand doen't not want the case to be solved by two parties. They just need time to look for ways to get up on Cambodian side. And we are able to see clearly that Thailand will never give up their ambition on envading Cambodia. They don't even want to loose in solving the dispute to Cambodia.

On behalf of Cambodian people, I would like to ask for Cambodian Government to rush to take action on solving the dispute. The government should not delay the time as per request from Thailan. Again, we can see that Thailand will never keep in mind to solve the dispute by both parties. They only need time to set up the strategies for fighting back to Cambodia even they know that they are wrong in allowing their armies to get into Cambodia illegally. They also know that Preah Vihear Temple belong to Cambodia. Why were they in chao when this ancient temple was approved by the UNISCO to listed it as the World Heritage?

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WHO'S SOY SOPHEAP...???

Mr. Soy Sopheap used to be very popular to the Khmer People through his comment on CTN show, especially in the morning talk and the hot news over the country. He has been seen that he tried to be neutral to the politic trend in Cambodia. He always called all the parties concerned to give the comments if there is any problems between the party, espcially between the party in power (CPP) and the opposition party (SRP). He also critized the government action about the wrongdoing and responsibilities. He used to be considered by the Khmer People that he's the only reporter who dared to critisize the government actions and staffs while most of the news agents were not dared to claim even it's the truth except the pro-opposition news agents.

Now, Mr. Soy Sopheap is the president of Doeurm Ampil News and he is still in the post of CTN but what the Khmer People disappointed is Mr. Soy Sopheap always give good comment to the governement actions and performances while he's always attacking the opposition voices. The trend of his report started to change since he received a big complain from Prime Minister of Cambodia about his comment on the performance of the Government. Soy Sopheap is totally changed! No freedom for the reporters? And why Soy Sopheap Changed? He doesn't dare enough to critisize the government? Or does he receive something from the Government? He's so proud if he critisize the opposition or raise up the government actions or performance.