Monday, 23 July 2012

កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​អា​ស៊ាន​ក្លាយ​ជា​សង្វៀន​ដណ្តើម​អំណាច​តំបន់

Cassava plantings decrease in Cambodia


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Cambodia mulls over atomic energy power


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កម្ពុជា​បង្ហាញ​ពី​ផែនការ​បង្កើត​ថាមពល​នុយក្លេអ៊ែរ

Recent opposition merger tops agenda

Saturday, 21 July 2012

អាស៊ានអំពាវនាវឲ្យភាគីជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូងបន្តអត់ធ្មត់ និងយកច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិមកនិយាយ

Friday, 20 July 2012 18:04 ដោយៈ បាន ចក់-Posted ID-030 

ភ្នំពេញៈ បន្ទាប់ពីកម្ពុជាបានដាក់ចំណុច ជាគោលការណ៍ទៅកាន់ បណ្តាសមាជិកអាស៊ានទាំង អស់ ស្តីពីបញ្ហាសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង នារសៀលថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២នេះ អាស៊ានបាន អំពាវនាវដល់ប្រទេសទាំងអស់ ដែលជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធអំពីបញ្ហា ដែនសមុទ្រខាងត្បូងបន្តការអត់ធ្មត់ ហើយត្រូវធ្វើការដោះស្រាយគ្នា ដោយកុំប្រើប្រាស់អាវុធ និងគួរតែយកច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិមកនិយាយ។

ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី និងជារដ្ឋមន្រ្តីក្រសួងការបរទេសកម្ពុជា លោក ហោ ណាំហុង បានមាន ប្រសាសន៍ប្រាប់ដល់ អ្នកសារព័ត៌មានជាតិ និងអន្តរជាតិនាវិមានសន្តិភាពថាសមាជិកអាស៊ាន ទាំងអស់ បានតាំងចិត្តនិងប្តេជាជាថ្មី ដើម្បីឲ្យមានសន្តិសុខក្នុងតំបន់ ជាពិសេសគឺបញ្ហាសមុទ្រ ចិនខាងត្បូង ដែលបច្ចុប្បន្នកំពុងជាប់ពាក់ព័ន្ធជាមួយ នឹងប្រទេសមហាយក្សចិន ជាមួយនិង សមាជិកអាស៊ានចំនួនបួននោះ រួមមានប្រទេសហ្វីលីពីន វៀតណាម ម៉ាឡេស៊ី និងប្រ៊ុយណេ។

លោក ហោ ណាំហុង បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា អាស៊ានបានចេញនូវសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ ចំនួន៦ ចំណុច ដើម្បីបញ្ជាក់អំពីជំហររបស់ពួកគេ អំពីបញ្ហាសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង ដែលចំណុចជា គោលការណ៍ទាំងនោះមានដូចជាៈ

១- ការអនុវត្តទាំងស្រុងនូវសេចក្តីប្រកាស ពាក់ព័ន្ធនិងការប្រតិបត្តិ នៃភាគីនៅសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង (២០០២)
២- គោលការណ៍ណែនាំសម្រាប់ ការអនុវត្តសេចក្តីប្រកាសពាក់ព័ន្ធ និងការប្រតិបត្តិនៃភាគីនៅសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង (២០១១)
៣- សម្រេចឱ្យបានឆាប់ នូវក្រមប្រតិបត្តិតំបន់នៅសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង
៤- គោរពទាំងស្រុងគោលការណ៍ នៃច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ រួមទាំងអនុសញ្ញាអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ស្តីពីច្បាប់សមុទ្រឆ្នាំ ១៩៨២ (UNCLOS) ដែលមានការទទួលស្គាល់ជាសកល
៥- បន្តរក្សាភាពអត់ធ្មត់ និងការមិនប្រើកម្លាំងនៃគ្រប់ភាគីទាំងអស់
៦- ការដោះស្រាយវិវាទនេះ ដោយសន្តិវិធីស្របទៅតាមគោលការណ៍ នៃច្បាប់អន្តរជាតិ រួមទាំងអនុសញ្ញាអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ ស្តីពីច្បាប់សមុទ្រឆ្នាំ ១៩៨២ (UNCLOS) ដែលមានការទទួលស្គាល់ជាសកល។

រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីការបរទេសអាស៊ាន ប្តេជ្ញាបង្កើនការសិក្សាពិគ្រោះយោបល់របស់អាស៊ាន ដើម្បីជំរុញនូវគោលការណ៍ខាងលើនេះ ស្របទៅតាមសន្ធិសញ្ញាមិត្តភាព និងសហប្រតិបត្តិការនៅអាស៊ីអាគ្នេយ៍ (១៩៧៦) និង ធម្មនុញ្ញអាស៊ាន (២០០៨)។
លោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហោ ណាំហុង បានមានប្រសាសន៍បន្តថា អាស៊ានក៏ដូចជាមហាយក្សចិន គឺមានគោលបំណងដូចគ្នាតែមួយ ពួកគេចង់និយាយអំពី ក្រមប្រតិបត្តិ CoC (Code of Conduct) ដើម្បីជំរុញឲ្យ DoC ( Declaration of Conduct) បានសម្រេច។

លោក ហោ ណាំហុង បានមានប្រសសន៍បន្តថា បញ្ហា CoC នេះ កម្ពុជាក្នុងនាមជាប្រធានអាស៊ាន តែងតែខិតខំប្រឹងប្រែងយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ធ្វើឲ្យមានការប្រជុំមិនផ្លូវការរបស់ ឧត្តមមន្រ្តីអាស៊ាន ជាមួយនិង ចិន ដើម្បីផ្លាស់ប្តូរយោបល់អំពី CoC នោះ។ «ខិតខំកាលពីឆ្នាំ២០០២ សម្រចបាន DoC (សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍រួម នៃក្រមប្រតិបត្តិ) ដែលជាឯកសារមួយសំខាន់ណាស់ សម្រាប់ដោះស្រាយបញ្ហានៅសមុទ្រ ចិនខាងត្បូង ១០ឆ្នាំក្រោយមក កម្ពុជាក៏ខិតខំដើម្បីឲ្យឈានទៅរក ការចរចារបញ្ហាក្រមប្រតិបត្តិ CoC ទៀត»។

សូមបញ្ជាក់ថា បញ្ហាសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូងនេះហើយ ដែលជាបញ្ហាក្តៅគគុកជាងគេក្នុងតំបន់ ក៏ដូចជាពិភពលោក ហើយក៏ជាឧបសគ្គធំជាងគេ ចំពោះសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍រួម នៃកិច្ចប្រជុំ រដ្ឋមន្រ្តីការបរទេសអាស៊ានលើកទី៤៥ ដែលបានបញ្ចប់កាលពីថ្ងៃទី១៣ ខែកក្កដា ឆ្នាំ២០១២កន្លងទៅនេះ មិនបានចេញផងដែរ។

ជាមួយនិងសេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ទាំង ៦ចំណុចខាងលើ ដែលអាស៊ានបានចេញនៅថ្ងៃទី២០ ខែកក្កដា ប្រមុខដឹកនាំកម្ពុជា សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន ក៏បានសាទរដោយចាត់ទុកថា សេចក្តីថ្លែងការណ៍ទាំង៦ចំណុច ជាជោគជ័យដ៏ធំមួយរបស់កម្ពុជា ក្នុងនាមជាប្រធានអាស៊ាន៕

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Royal party seeks to oust leader

Prince Norodom Ranariddh (left) attends a meeting with other members of his political party in April. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post
 
The upper echelon of Norodom Ranariddh’s own party is publicly urging the leader to step down so officials can revive a moribund merger with Funcinpec.

The move, officials from both sides say, would free up the parties to negotiate without the clashes between Ranariddh and Funcinpec head Nhek Bun Chhay that have upended previous mergers.

Sao Rany, an NRP lawmaker and secretary-general of the party, told the Post that the act was a negotiation strategy to build up power before next year’s national election.

“I see that if we do not merge, we will die in 2013,” Rany said. In June’s commune elections, Funcinpec and NRP had an abysmal showing.

Rany said he and six deputy secretary-generals wrote a letter to King Father Norodom Sihanouk on Monday asking him to persuade Ranariddh to “take a break from politics”, or in other words, to resign.

Pheng Heng, a deputy secretary-general with NRP, declined to comment about the letter. He did, however, confirm that it was sent and that he signed it.

In a prepared statement, Ranariddh, the former prime minister forced out of power during 1997 clashes with the forces of Prime Minister Hun Sen, said he wasn’t the obstacle. He placed all the blame on “Nhek Bun Chhay’s sabotage”.

“At first, I would like to remind … that the initiative of the merger between Norodom Ranariddh Party and Funcinpec, it really appeared from my will,” the letter stated.

He also said Rany can’t use his secretary-general position as a negotiating tactic. Without the party leader’s involvement, Ranariddh added, any agreements reached won’t be recognised.

The argument is spot on, according to the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia’s Koul Panha, who is generally perplexed with the attempt to pull the rug out from under Ranariddh.

“I don’t understand. NRP is NRP, it’s the Norodom Ranariddh Party,” he said. “Like the Sam Rainsy Party, you cannot make a move without Sam Rainsy agreeing. I think they should work with him, I don’t know why they are doing this.”

Funcinpec’s Bun Chhay is happy to attempt an explanation. He told reporters in a press conference at Phnom Penh airport yesterday before leaving for China that the majority of leaders from both sides are in support of a union. The only roadblock is Ranariddh. Bun Chhay claimed that his popularity “with the people” has been going down.

“As I see, 80 per cent of all those leaders want to have merger. Therefore, I hope that the process of this merger can be possible,” Bun Chhay said.

“I would like to say honestly that in the city, in public gatherings, with intellectuals, students, business persons, as I listened to them, most of them do not support him. He has supporters in isolated areas because they’ve heard that [Ranariddh] is the king’s son,” he added.

The parties have tried and failed to join before. Prime Minister Hun Sen blessed the latest attempt on May 24, though it quickly sputtered. Leadership in both camps placed the blame on each other.

Comfrel’s Panha said the constant bickering back and forth can lead to supporters losing faith in their respective parties.

“They should get into discussions and dialogue. I think that’s important. Otherwise they’ll always flip, divide, and there’s no solution. The reason why the ground members, the supporters are frustrated, they are frustrated because they always see the conflict,” said Panha.

The news comes only days after the Sam Rainsy Party and the Human Rights Party cemented their groups into one at a conference in Manila this week.

The newly formed party will operate under the name the Cambodia Democratic Movement of National Rescue. 

Foreigners appreciate Khmer language


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Foreigners take Khmer-language lessons in Phnom Penh. Photograph: Phnom Penh Post
Sounds and pronunciation usually practiced by young Cambodian school children are being mumbled by foreigners in Phnom Penh. “Kor, Khor, Koa, Khoa…” More and more people from all over the world are taking Khmer classes at the Institute of Foreign Languages (IFL).

Soeung Phos, coordinator of the ‘Khmer for Foreigners’ program at IFL as well as a Khmer literature lecturer at the Royal University of Phnom Penh, says that the IFL has provided Khmer language courses for foreign students since 1982. Although it’s not essential for foreigners living in Cambodia, learning the local language can help with work, studies and socialising.

Miriam Park, an 18 year old Korean girl agrees. “I decided to learn Khmer at IFL, because I want to live in Cambodia and study for my bachelors’ degree here,” she says.

28-year-old Australian NGO worker, Amee Brown, is learning Khmer so that he can communicate with the people he works with in the provinces. He says, “Most people in the provinces do not speak English and that’s why I must understand Khmer.”

Chan Vathna has been teaching Khmer for eight years at IFL. He thinks that the fact that more foreigners are learning Khmer has its benefits and its draw-backs.

“It is a good thing for Cambodia because it means ​that we can raise awareness of our culture and civilisation through them. However, it also can harm our religion because some foreigners are spreading their beliefs in Cambodia,” he says.

Elvie Daradar, a 39-year-old woman from the Philippines is amongst those who wish to preach here.

“I love this nation and I want to speak the Khmer ​language so that I can tell the people how precious they are to God, that’s why I decided to invest in Khmer courses at IFL.” Acknowledging that not everyone shares her faith she said, “If they don’t accept, it is their right.”

After completing the year-long ‘Khmer for Foreigners’ course, students can further their learning at the RUPP’s Department of Khmer Literature. The Advanced Study of Khmer Program (ASK) provides overseas students with the linguistic basics so that they can partake in academic research, professional discourse and cultural interaction.

39-year-old Do Sung Uk from Korea is doing ​exactly this and he says that his language skills will be useful even after he returns home from Cambodia. In recent years there has been an influx of Cambodian workers to Korea and he will be able to converse with them in their mother tongue.

Soeung Phos laments that although many foreigners are interested in learning Khmer, many Cambodians focus on learning other languages.

“Foreigners ​give value to Khmer language and literature, but we do not, we appreciate foreign language,” he says. “Many Khmer people send their children to study foreign language instead of Khmer language.”

If the feelings of Khmer student Oun Theary are anything to go by, Soeng Phos’ fears are well founded.

But perhaps he shouldn’t worry too much. The19-year-old Theary believes that Khmer is not an international language and therefore not valued on the job market.

“However, for me, I love leaning Khmer language, because it is a means of boosting Khmer literature,” he says.

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