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Sun Narin, VOA Khmer
BATTAMBANG PROVINCE — Hor Kheun is about to leave his position as head of O’Cha commune council after 15 years in the job.
Like many of his colleagues in the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, Kheun was defeated in the local elections on June 4 by a younger opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party candidate. Continue reading “New O’Cha Commune Chief Hopes to Combat Corruption”
By Sun Narin, VOA Khmer
SVAY RIENG PROVINCE — Phouk Prathna is one of the youngest local councilors elected to run a local authority in this month’s local elections.
At just 25 years old, the Cambodia National Rescue Party councilor for Bavet in Svay Rieng province, near the border with Vietnam, was one of four officials elected on a CNRP ticket here. Continue reading “In Bavet, Election Ushers in New Blood”
By Sun Narin, VOA Khmer
SVAY RIENG PROVINCE — Almost 40 years after the upheaval of the Khmer Rouge regime, residents of Bati commune near the Cambodian border with Vietnam are still without electricity. Continue reading “Cambodians Switch to Solar Panels as Electricity Infrastructure Falls Short”
សង្កាត់បាទី ក្រុងបាវិត — វាមានរយៈពេលជាង៣០ឆ្នាំមកហើយ បន្ទាប់ពីរបបខ្មែរក្រហមបានដួលរលំ ដែលប្រជាជនរាប់រយគ្រួសារនៅក្នុងសង្កាត់បាទី ក្រុងបាវិត ខេត្តស្វាយរៀង មិនទាន់មានអគ្គិសនីប្រើប្រាស់។
ជីវិតគ្មានអគ្គិសនីនេះ នាំឲ្យមានការត្អូញត្អែរពីអ្នកភូមិ ដោយសារវាប៉ះពាល់ដល់ការរស់នៅប្រចាំថ្ងៃរបស់ពួកគេ។ អ្នកភូមិដែលរស់នៅចម្ងាយប្រមាណ៦គីឡូម៉ែត្រពីក្រុងបាវិត បានចោទជាសំណួរអំពីមូលហេតុដែលមិនមានអគ្គិសនីប្រើប្រាស់នៅក្នុងតំបន់ដែលពួកគេកំពុងរស់នៅ ខណៈបង្គោល និងខ្សែភ្លើង ត្រូវបានរៀបចំរួចហើយ។ Continue reading “ខណៈកង្វះអគ្គិសនីប្រើប្រាស់ បន្ទះសូឡាដើរដោយពន្លឺព្រះអាទិត្យក្លាយជាជម្រើសថ្មីសម្រាប់អ្នកស្វាយរៀង”
Cambodia’s Khmer Rouge regime collapsed in January 1979. It left deep marks, having claimed an estimated 1.7 million lives. Thirty-eight years later, people are still seeking justice. To learn from history and cope with the trauma, Cambodians need documentation, memorialisation and reparation. Continue reading “No justice without remembering”
ដោយ ស៊ុន ណារិន
ភ្នំពេញ — នៅសល់តែជាង៤០ថ្ងៃទៀតប៉ុណ្ណោះ ចៅសង្កាត់ និងក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជាប់ឆ្នោតមកពីគណបក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ នឹងឡើងកាន់តំណែងនៅតាមសង្កាត់ ដែលគណបក្សប្រឆាំងមួយនេះបានឈ្នះក្នុងការបោះឆ្នោតក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំសង្កាត់។
គណបក្សប្រឆាំងអះអាងថា ឈ្នះតំណែងចៅសង្កាត់ច្រើនជាងគណបក្សប្រជាជនកម្ពុជាដោយទទួលបាន៥៧ក្នុងចំណោមសង្កាត់ទាំង១០៥ នៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ។ ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំគណបក្សបានជួបប្រជុំជាមួយចៅសង្កាត់ និងក្រុមប្រឹក្សាជាប់ឆ្នោត នៅទីស្នាក់ការបក្សក្នុងសង្កាត់ចាក់អង្រែលើ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍នេះ។
PHNOM PENH — A Cambodian official has said US President Donald Trump’s decision to leave the Paris Climate Agreement is “unethical” and “irresponsible”.
Trump’s announcement that the United States would withdraw from the global accord drew ridicule from foreign leaders around the world and made the US one of only three countries not signed up to the accord, the others being Nicaragua and Syria. Continue reading “Cambodia Says it Regrets ‘Irresponsible’ Trump Decision to Leave Paris Climate Accord”
KAMPONG SPEU — As Cambodians go to the polls on Sunday to elect new local council representatives, in a contest dominated by men, two women are facing off for control of this Kampong Speu province commune.
Keo Sophat, 54, the current commune chief and ruling Cambodian People’s Party candidate, is squaring off against Kem Tola, 30, the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party candidate and a council member since 2012. Continue reading “Two Women Go Head-to-Head in Election Dominated By Men”
KAMPONG CHHNANG PROVINCE — In a country known for its political patronage networks, volunteering for a demotion is rare. But Moeung Visalsok, 46, a ruling Cambodian People’s Party district council member in Kampong Chhnang province, is doing just that.
He says he will shortly leave his post to contest the Kdol Snechey commune constituency in a bid to stop the swing seat going to the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party, which is fielding a popular, yet inexperienced local candidate. Continue reading “CPP Official Quits District Post to Secure Commune Seat for Ruling Party”
PHNOM PENH — Cambodia will request further information on the transboundary impacts of Laos’ proposed Pak Beng hydropower project following an upcoming regional stakeholder meeting on Friday, an official has said.
So Sophort, deputy secretary-general of the Cambodia National Mekong Committee, said Cambodia would attend the meeting of the Mekong River Commission (MRC) in Vientiane, which is part of a six month prior consultation process for the 921-megawatt dam. Continue reading “Cambodia Says Laos Lacks Documents on Transboundary Impacts of Proposed Pak Beng Dam”
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