Phnom Penh City Hall permits Khmer Krom to organize the 67th Annual Kampuchea Krom Loss Commemoration at Bodhiyarama Buddhist Temple a.k.a Wat Jaas on June 4

Fri the 14th Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, June 3, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Fri the 14th Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, June 3, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Tue the 11th Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, May 31, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

គណៈប្រតិភូសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប ចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ដោយមានការយល់ព្រមជាមួយប្រមុខសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបនៃបេសកកម្មប្រចាំកម្ពុជា

[ការបកប្រែក្រៅផ្លូវការ]
គណៈប្រតិភូសហភាពអឺរ៉ុប ចេញសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ដោយមានការយល់ព្រមជាមួយប្រមុខសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបនៃបេសកកម្មប្រចាំកម្ពុជា ដូចតទៅ ៖
ប្រមុខសហភាពអឺរ៉ុបនៃបេសកកម្មនៅរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ សោកស្តាយយ៉ាងជ្រាលជ្រៅបំផុតចំពោះការរីករាលដាលស្ថានការណ៍នយោបាយដ៏គ្រោះថ្នាក់ ក្នុងរយៈពេលបុ៉ន្មានថ្ងៃថ្មីៗនេះ និងអំពាវនាវអោយមានការបញ្ឈប់ចំពោះការរុកគួនតាមផ្លូវតុលាការប្រឆាំងនឹងប្រធានស្តីទីគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងតំណាងអង្គការសង្គមសុីវិល។ យើងអំពាវនាវដល់អាជ្ញាធរកម្ពុជា អោយបន្តការសន្ទនាដោយសន្តិវិធី និងស្ថាបនាជាមួយគណបក្សប្រឆាំង អោយបានឆាប់តាមដែលអាចធ្វើទៅបាន ដែលយើងយល់ថា ជាលក្ខខណ្ឌជាមុនសម្រាប់ការបោះឆ្នោតស្របច្បាប់នាពេលខាងមុខ។
រាជធានីភ្នំពេញ, ថ្ងៃទី៣០ ខែឧសភា ឆ្នាំ២០១៦

The European Union Delegation issues the following statement in agreement with the EU Heads of Mission in Cambodia.
EU Heads of Mission in Phnom Penh deeply regret the dangerous political escalation of recent days and call for a halt to the judicial harassment of the acting leader of the opposition and representatives of civil society organisations. We urge the Cambodian authorities to resume as soon as possible a peaceful and constructive dialogue with the opposition, which we see as a prerequisite for legitimate forthcoming elections.
Phnom Penh, 30 May 2016

Sun the 9th Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, May 29, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey
United Nations (Reuters) – The United Nations on Sunday voiced alarm at the escalating political tensions in Cambodia, including attempted arrests of politicians, amid allegations from the opposition that Prime Minister Hun Sen’s ruling party is persecuting it.

Last week Hun Sen said Cambodia’s next election will be in July 2018. Meanwhile leaders of the opposition are facing legal charges they say are politically motivated to stop them challenging the veteran premier in the vote.

“The Secretary-General (Ban Ki-moon) is concerned about the escalating tensions between the ruling and opposition parties in Cambodia, particularly arrests or attempted arrests,” U.N. spokeswoman Devi Palanivelu said.

“A non-threatening environment of democratic dialogue is essential for political stability and a peaceful and prosperous society,” she added.

Long before the Southeast Asian nation goes to the ballot box, political tensions have risen. The last election in 2013 marked self-styled strongman Hun Sen’s toughest challenge in three decades of rule.

The opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), led by Hun Sen’s longtime foe Sam Rainsy, accused the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) of cheating its way to victory and boycotted parliament for a year.

Rainsy has been in exile since late 2015 to avoid jail on charges for which he had previously received a royal pardon.

His deputy, Kem Sokha, was cited on Friday for contempt of court after failing to appear on Thursday to hear charges for procurement of prostitution over a leaked recording of purported telephone conversation he had with a woman.

Sokha’s lawyer, Sam Sokong, dismissed the charge as baseless, saying his client had reasonable grounds not to appear in court.

The CNRP and a workers union on Friday threatened mass protests and a parliamentary boycott if Sokha is arrested.

Thu the 6th Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, May 26, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

U.S. Embassy Statement on the Legal Actions Against Mr. Kem Sokha
May 26, 2016

The U.S. Embassy is deeply concerned about the recent events in #Cambodia. The deployment of paramilitary forces at the Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) headquarters and armed confrontations with CNRP supporters on May 26 are disproportionate and dangerous steps. We call on the government to refrain from using unnecessary force and urge the government and CNRP to resume dialogue immediately to find a peaceful resolution to the crisis.

Voting day for next commune elections: Sunday 4 June 2017.
ប្រទេសកម្ពុជានឹងបោះឆ្នោតជ្រើសរើសក្រុមប្រឹក្សាឃុំ សង្កាត់ អាណត្តិទី៤ នៅថ្ងៃអាទិត្យទី៤ ខែមិថុនា ឆ្នាំ២០១៧។
សូមបងប្អូនជនរួមជាតិត្រៀមខ្លួនចាប់ពីពេលនេះ។
ដើម្បីបោះឆ្នោតបាន ចាំបាច់យើងត្រូវទៅចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត ដើម្បីចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតបាន ចាំបាច់យើងត្រូវមានអត្តសញ្ញាណប័ណ្ណសញ្ជាតិខ្មែរ។
Tue the 4th Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, May 24, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey

Photo courtesy VOA

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Sat the 1st Waning of Visakha B.E.2560, May 21, A.D.2016 Year of the Monkey
B.E. (Buddhist era) commences today.

Courtesy Kim Sisomna