Minister praises Boeung Kak fill-in

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Last Updated on 27 February 2013

By Kim Yuthana and Shane Worrell

A view of the former Boeung Kak lake, now completely filled in with sand. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post

Shukaku Inc, the development firm that evicted more than 4,000 families to fill in Boeung Kak lake, has been praised for “reducing poverty” in a letter from Minister of Economy and Finance Keat Chhon.

The letter, dated February 12 and signed by Chhon, who is also a deputy prime minister, sings the praises of tycoon Cheung Sopheap – who is referred to as Shukaku’s CEO and is the wife of owner Lao Meng Khin.

“We deeply and sincerely thank you for previously implementing your full payment and completing the sand-pumping of Boeung Kak lake,” Chhon’s letter, obtained yesterday, says.

“The Ministry of Economy and Finance strongly hopes – and is confident – you will continue to be a good example and co-operate closely with the government to continue to reduce residents’ poverty and contribute to national development.”

The government awarded a 99-year, $79 million contract to Shukaku in 2007 to develop Boeung Kak as a satellite city.

Since then, thousands of families have been evicted, the lake has been filled in, and protests – as well as arrests – have been common. Development, however, is yet to begin.

Boeung Kak villager Heng Mom, whose house was demolished by Shukaku, said the letter was designed to cause evictees more suffering.

“Their development doesn’t help to reduce poverty – they are making more poverty,” she said.

Sia Phearum, secretariat-director of the Housing Rights Task Force, also dismissed assertions that Shukaku had helped to reduce poverty.

“Those families would be disappointed by that letter,” he said. “They have lost everything. Some – like Chea Dara, the lady who jumped from the bridge – lost their lives.”

Shukaku partnered with Chinese company Erdos Hong Jun Investment in 2010 to form development firm Shukaku Erdos.  

The partners’ office closed early last year, but Shukaku was advertising for engineers and architects in September and for a human resources clerk in October.

The response of an employee who answered the phone at Shukaku’s office yesterday suggests recruiting is still occurring. “[The Boeung Kak lake project] is not something I know about, as I’m just the new guy,” he said.

Chhon, Sopheap and Meng Khin could not be reached.

Social issues explored in new photo exhibition

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Last Updated on 26 February 2013

By Miranda Glasser

A family in Andong prepares lunch on a cement culvert that sits above blackened water and human waste. Photograph: David Belluz/Phnom Penh Post

Forced evictions, landmine victim rehabilitation and art classes in prison are all themes to be explored in a new exhibition opening at Hotel 1961 on March 1. The exhibition, Documenting Cambodia, features images by seven different photographers based in Cambodia.

It is organised by NGOinsider.com, and comprises work by Erika Pineros, Thomas Christofoletti, David Belluz, Sam Jam, Omar Havana, George Nickels, and Meng Kimlong.

“George Nickels is covering landmine victims’ recuperation with The Cambodia Trust,” says NGOinsider.com co-founder Alex Pettiford.

“Then we’ve got Erika covering the Boeung Kak lake evictions in Phnom Penh from last year through to now, people getting kicked out and the demonstrations from that.”

Canadian photographer and documentary film-maker David Belluz is showing photos from the 2006 forced evictions of 1,500 families from Sambok Chab, a riverside settlement in Phnom Penh. The land was sold to a real estate company to develop for commercial purposes.

“They moved everyone to a place called Andong which is a village 25km out,” says Pettiford. “The government just dropped them there. It’s a pretty hideous place by all accounts.”

Belluz, who has also covered the war in Afghanistan, describes conditions in Andong as unbearable initially with no proper drainage, sanitation, electricity or safe water supply. Six years on, conditions have improved somewhat with some roads and housing being built.

“Sadly, hundreds of families still dwell in dilapidated shelters made from plastic sheeting and wood,” he says.

“These families also live in a swamp of human sewage caused by a leaking concrete culvert. The images document the deprivations and poverty these resilient people struggle against every day of their lives.”

Australian photographer Sam Jam is documenting a screen-printing workshop in a Cambodian prison, while Thomas Cristofoletti, whose work has been published in The International Herald Tribune and The Guardian, is covering the effects of evictions in Koh Kong and Kampong Speu’s sugar plantations.

“Many families, after losing their land and their only source of income have been forced to send their children to work in the plantations for less than $2.5 a day,” says Cristofoletti. “It was hard to witness the horrible conditions in which these people were working.”

Omar Havana has covered child labour in Cambodia, and Meng Kimlong’s photos depict life on the rubbish dumps in Siem Reap province.

Meng says; “It’s a mountain of garbage. I have seen many children aged under ten years old working over there, helping their parents collect plastic and things that can be recycled and sold. Most of them do not wear masks or gloves and many suffer from diseases such as respiratory ailments and diarrhea.”

Cambodian-born American photographer Pete Pin is exhibition curator. New York-based Pin was born in Khao-i-Dang refugee camp and raised in California. He was selected as 2011 Fellow at the Magnum Foundation Emergency Fund and named an Emerging Talent by Getty Reportage for his work on the Cambodian diaspora.

Pin says Documenting Cambodia appealed because of his links with the country.

“As a Cambodian American documentary photographer working on a long-term project on the Cambodian diaspora in the States, I am very interested in how other photographers are documenting Cambodia," says Pin.

“Cambodia is my existential ‘other half,’ a country that I was born on the outskirts of and have since never been to, and that is very much so overshadowed by my American identity. As a photographer myself, I believe in the power of the medium in highlighting pressing social issues, and am honored to have the opportunity to be involved.”  

Documenting Cambodia will run at Hotel 1961 until April 30, with a second viewing aimed specifically at Khmers over Khmer New Year. 

“We would like to see if we can push to get Khmer people to come,” says Pettiford.

Rights Groups Decry Bar Association Gag Order

Rights Groups Decry Bar Association Gag Order

February 25, 2013
By Lauren Crothers 
The Cambodia Daily 

The Bar Association of Cam­bodia (BAKC) came under more fire on Friday for what three local hu­man rights groups said is an at­tempt to infringe on the rights of lawyers to speak to the media.

The Bar Association sent a letter to its members on January 23, which informed them that legal action would be taken against them if their communication with the media brought the legal body into disrepute. On the association’s re­quest, this was reiterated by the Ministry of Information on January 31, which told television and radio stations to seek ap­proval from the lawyers club be­fore speaking to its members.

“Neither the BAKC nor the Min­istry of Information have any place determining who can and cannot appear in the Cambodian media—a free and independent media being a cornerstone of any democratic society,” local rights groups Adhoc, Licadho and the Cambodian Center for Human Rights said in a joint statement.

“In addition, the BAKC and the Ministry of Information should be encouraging lawyers to disseminate legal information, not at­tempting to stifle their free speech,” the groups said.

The groups are not the first to take the lawyers association to task over the gag order. Last week, New York-based Human Rights Watch blasted the order for effectively gagging lawyers in an election year, claiming that the tactic is being used to muzzle free speech.

“The move to censor what law­yers can and cannot say in public raises serious questions about the BAKC’s motives and impartiality, and worse: it could undermine the important role lawyers play in protecting the rights of Cambodian citizens,” the joint statement continued.

Just last week, a lawyer representing jailed radio station owner Mam Sonando said he could not discuss his client’s upcoming appeal, citing the Bar Association’s directive as the reason why.

Bar Association President Bun Honn also has denied that the or­der stemmed from comments made by Kuoy Thunna, the lawyer representing two firms in a legal dispute with bankrupt telecommunications company Mfone.

គាត ឈុន ក្នុងមានខ្លួនផ្ទាល់ និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្លែងអំណរគុណ យាយ ភូ ដែលបានជួយបូបខ្សាច់កប់អ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ទាំងរស់

គាត ឈុន ក្នុងមានខ្លួនផ្ទាល់ និងរដ្ឋាភិបាលថ្លែងអំណរគុណ យាយ ភូ ដែលបានជួយបូបខ្សាច់កប់អ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ទាំងរស់

សកម្មភាពរបស់ក្រុម យាយ ភូ បូប ខ្សាច់កប់អ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ 

សកម្មភាពរបស់ក្រុម យាយ ភូ ឈួសបំផ្លាញផ្ទះអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់

 ក្រុមប៉ូលីសសំអុយ បំបែកការទាមទាររកយុត្តិធម៌របស់អ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់

តំណាងអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ដែកពួកតុលាការតៃហោងចាប់ដាក់ពន្ធនាគារនាពេលកន្លងមក 

អ្ន​កស្រី យ៉ោម បុប្ផា តំណាងអ្នកភូមិបឹងកក់ ដែលជាប់ពន្ធនាគារយ៉ាងអយុត្តិធម៌

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Governors eye Assembly

Governors eye Assembly

Phnom Penh Governor Kep Chuktema speaks during a ceremony in December in 2012. Photograph: Hong Menea/Phnom Penh Post

22 February 2013 
By Meas Sokchea 
The Phnom Penh Post

Several provincial governors are planning to retire in the coming months to make themselves eligible as candidates for the National Assembly in the upcoming July elections, a senior ruling party official said yesterday.

Cheam Yeap, senior lawmaker and member of the permanent committee of the ruling CPP, told the Post that about 10 provincial governors are slated for retirement in May, and said that at least four of them will run as lawmakers.

Those making the jump are Phnom Penh municipal governor Kep Chuktema, Kandal provincial governor Chhun Sirun, Kampong Speu provincial governor Kang Heang, and Kampong Cham provincial governor Hun Neng, Prime Minister Hun Sen’s brother.

“I would like to say that this is a principle of the party. Preparing as Samdech Techo Hun Sen has done, I think that this will increase support from people,” Yeap said.

The move to transition the governors into the National Assembly comes amid a flurry of activity by an ageing CPP leadershipahead of the elections.

This week it emerged that several sons of top-level officials, includingHun Many, the youngest son of Prime Minister Hun Sen, andDy Vichea, Hun Sen’s son-in-law, are standing for seats in July.

As for the soon-to-retire governors, Yeap added that those not competing for seats in July won’t be left out in the cold, and said some may be appointed as government advisors based on their level of experience.

Kampong Cham provincial governor Hun Neng told the Post yesterday that he’s happy to run as a lawmaker, and finds nothing strange about the CPP ushering seasoned governors into new positions.

“It’s not a problem if each retires,” he said. “If the leadership sees that we still have ability, and allows us to run, it’s up to them.”

Koul Panha, executive director of the Committee for Free and Fair Elections in Cambodia, said that the policy of bring the retiring governors up made less sense than the CPP strategy of grooming its young sons for leadership.

Yeay Mommy, 72, Carried Off by Police by freethe15 Representatives from Thmor Kol community went to Ministry of Interior to submit a letter regarding their land dispute on Feb. 22, 2013. A small group of women from BK and BKL community joined in solidarity. Mixed police forces - including undercover police - grabbed and shoved the women in an attempt to remove them from the front of the ministry. Many women were scratched and bruised. For viewers who don't speak Khmer, right before police start grabbing the women, the policeman says that they (the government) don't need their (the community people) votes. Videos courtesy of Licadho Canada.

Community residents regain land in Phnom Penh

After years of struggling the residents in Boeung Kak Lake won some of their land back. It was a great victory. However, 94 families were left out of the deal. “But we are stronger now; we understand our force when we stand together. We will continue to stand together; there is still a long battle ahead”, says Heng Mom, a woman activist in the community, one of those who did not yet regain her property.

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In 2007, the Government of Cambodia agreed to lease Boeung Kak Lake for development to a private company called Shukaku Inc., owned by ruling party (CPP) Senator Lao Menh Khing.

The decision led to thousands of families being threatened by forced evictions. The families affected were offered 8,500 USD or a flat located 25 km from the center of Phnom Penh in compensation. Many protests were organized by the lakeside residents against the local authorities. Protesters mainly women, elderly, boys and girls were beaten, arrested, and detained in the police station. Many thought it was a struggle they were doomed to lose, but they soon proved what an organized, empowered and determined community was capable of achieving.

In September 2009 community representatives, assisted by some NPA partners working against forced eviction (HRTF, STT, and BABC), filed a complaint to the World Bank’s Inspection Panel, arguing that the 4,000 families facing eviction from their homes had been unfairly excluded from a Bank-funded land-titling project in 2007. The families were denied the protection of World Bank safeguard policies when their land was illegally leased to a private company. After a thorough investigation the Inspection panel found that the Boeung Kak residents’ claims were valid. The Panel concluded that the World Bank’s failure to properly supervise the titling project made the Boeung Kak lake families more vulnerable to forced eviction.

World Bank President Robert Zoellick used the full extent of the Bank’s leverage to compel the Cambodian government to respect the rights of the Boeung Kak residents. Finally, after ignoring the community’s plight for years, Prime Minister Hun Sen on August 17, 2011 issued a sub-decree carving 12.44 hectares out of the development zone to be assigned to the remaining 800 families. However, it was later known that 94 families were left out of the deal.

Heng Mom, one of the women activists, has been living with her family in Boeung Kak since 1993. The controversial development of Boeung Kak has affected her life.

“There was no consultation with the affected families”, she says, “and the compensation was imposed to all”. Like the other residents she was offered 8,500 USD or a flat 25 km away from Phnom Penh. Together with her husband she decided to join the other residents in their protests. 

“I keep struggling to live on my land, in my house, and to keep my small grocery business in the city”, Heng Mom continues. “Otherwise my family will drown in poverty. 

As a result of her struggle, her husband lost his job as a policeman.

“I am happy to see that most of the families protesting have got their land back, but I am still left out of the deal. I want to know why some of us were excluded. I have all the required documents, including my ID card and wedding card, but still they deny my rights as a resident of Boeung Kak Lake”, Heng Mom continues.

“During the 2008 national elections the local authorities promised that if the CPP won nobody would be evicted, but after the election they forgot their promise. We have learned a lesson, but we are stronger now, we understand our force when we stand together. We will continue to stand up together, there is still a long battle ahead.”

Petitioning Posner by freethe15 Kingdom of Cambodia Nation Religion King Boeung Kak Community people Sres Chok commune, Daun Penh district, Phnom Penh February 19, 2013 H.E. Michael Posner US Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights and Labor US Embassy to Cambodia Request for intervention to release Yorm Bopha Dear H.E. Posner, We are very grateful to hear of your upcoming official visit to Cambodia, and particularly of your plans to conduct official meetings with high-ranking government officials and civil society organizations. On the occasion of your visit, we would like to humbly request that you intervene on behalf of the US Government and make a request to Royal Cambodian Government to release Ms. Yorm Bopha immediately and unconditionally. As you are likely aware, the Boeung Kak Community has been victimized by state-facilitated land grabbing. We have been forcibly evicted from our homes and forced to accept inadequate compensation by local authorities and the land developer Shukaku Inc., a company with close connections to the government. Ms. Yorm Bopha is innocent of the crimes that she is accused of. She is loved and respected by the community. Bopha’s arrest is linked to the fact that she is a prominent land right activist who defends the community’s land and housing rights. She was also a key leader in the campaign to release a group of 15 Boeung Kak community members who were arrested in May 2012. Bopha herself was arrested on September 4, 2012. In December, she was convicted in a politically-influenced decision by the Phnom Penh Court of First Instance, and sentenced to three years imprisonment and a 20 million riel fine (approximately US $5,000). She is now held at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison. We would like to ask you, Mr. Posner, to please intervene with the government on this case. Please help us seek justice for Ms. Yorm Bopha, so that she can be reunited with her family and with her community. Sincerely yours, Boeung Kak Community people

New Burning Protest in Tibet

New Burning Protest in Tibet

Namlha Tsering self-immolates on a busy street in the seat of Sangchu county, Feb. 17, 2013. (Photo courtesy of a Sangchu resident)

Namlha Tsering's identification card.

The self-immolation marks the second to hit China’s Gansu province in days.

2013-02-17
Radio Free Asia

A Tibetan man set himself on fire in China’s Gansu province Sunday in protest against Chinese rule in Tibet, bringing the total number of Tibetan self-immolations to 102, sources said.

Namlha Tsering, 49, also known as Hoba, carried out his protest in the middle of a busy street in the seat of Sangchu (in Chinese, Xiahe) county in the Kanlho (Gannan) Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture, a source inside Tibet told RFA’s Tibetan Service.

“Today, Feb. 17, a Tibetan named Namlha Tsering self-immolated in the downtown area of Sangchu county in protest against Chinese policy in Tibet,” said the source, who spoke on condition of anonymity.

“He was a resident of Gengya township, an affiliate township of the Labrang monastery in Kanlho prefecture in Gansu.”

The burning marked the second in Sangchu county in days.

On Wednesday, Drukpa Khar, 26, died after dousing himself in gasoline and setting himself alight in Achok town in Sangchu.

Photos sent to RFA by a source from the area showed Namlha Tsering’s body engulfed in flames as he sat cross-legged in a roadway with cars passing by him.

Later photos show Chinese security personnel surrounding the area where his body had lain, ashes clearly visible on the ground.

Namlha Tsering’s condition was unknown Sunday, but reports said that he was unlikely to have survived the ordeal and that he had been bundled away by Chinese authorities.

The London-based Free Tibet advocacy group said in a statement Sunday that eyewitnesses had described Namlha Tsering as being "severely burned" in the protest and said that he had been taken away by security forces who subsequently stated that he had died.

Free Tibet said that Namlha Tsering has a wife and four sons, the oldest of whom is a monk.

His protest comes on the fifth day of the traditional Tibetan Losar New Year, which has been marked this year by most Tibetans with prayers for compatriots who burned themselves to death during the year to challenge Chinese rule.

The latest incident raised the self-immolation toll to 102 despite Chinese government moves to detain, charge, and jail Tibetans over suspected roles in the burnings or other protests questioning Beijing’s rule in Tibetan-populated areas and calling for the return of Tibet's spiritual leader the Dalai Lama.

Blame

Beijing has defended its rule of Tibet and says the Dalai Lama and other Tibetan leaders in exile have orchestrated the self-immolations from their base in India.

But Tibetan exile leaders deny involvement in the burnings and have called on Tibetans in Tibet to exercise restraint.

At least 15 Tibetans, including monks, have been jailed in recent weeks in connection with the self-immolations. Some were handed sentences of up to 13 years.

Rights groups have condemned the Chinese authorities for criminalizing the burning protests and cracking down on Tibetans who are seen to have provided encouragement or support.

In addition to the harsh sentences, Chinese authorities have also deployed paramilitary forces, shut down communications and restricted travel in the areas where self-immolations have occurred.

Stephanie Brigden, director of Free Tibet, said that the burning protests had continued, despite the tough new measures Beijing had introduced in the region.

“During November when the Chinese leadership transition took place, self-immolation protests were an almost daily occurrence. Since then, China has introduced a slew of new repressive measures in an attempt to stop them," she said.

"It is now clear that there are still Tibetans willing to undertake this most extreme form of protest and just as importantly, other Tibetans willing to risk the wrath of the state by reporting their actions to the outside world.”

The U.S. State Department on Friday noted the “horrific figures” of burning protests in Tibet and expressed deep concern over the self-immolations.

“We call on those who are immolating or those who might be considering this to think hard about whether it’s the best way to express yourself,” department spokesperson Victoria Nuland said.

“And we also, as we always do, call on the Chinese Government to address its own policies in Tibet that have caused these kinds of tension and frustration.”

Reported by Kunsang Tenzin and Chakmo Tso for RFA’s Tibetan Service. Translated by Karma Dorjee. Written in English by Joshua Lipes.

Razed Home Sparks Self-Immolation [-Is this what Hun Xen wants to see happening in Cambodia?]

Razed Home Sparks Self-Immolation [-Is this what Hun Xen wants to see happening in Cambodia?]

Photo: A resident reacts after failing to protect her home from a demolition crew in Guangdong province, March 21, 2012. (AFP)

Chinese man sets himself ablaze after developers evict his family and destroy his home.

2013-02-15

Radio Free Asia

A migrant worker from the eastern Chinese province of Jiangxi who returned home for Chinese New Year to find his ancestral home demolished remains in critical condition this after setting fire to himself, his relatives said on Friday.

Hu Tengping arrived at his home--like hundreds of millions of Chinese--in time to celebrate the Year of the Snake with a traditional family get-together on Jan. 29, according to a rights activist from his hometown of Xinyu city.

But Hu's ancestral home in Xinyu's Zhoukang village had been razed to the ground in his absence and his family forcibly evicted.

While some 100,000 yuan (U.S. $16,000) in intended compensation had been paid directly to his bank account in his absence, Hu's shock was enough to prompt him to douse himself in petrol and set himself ablaze, rights activist Liu Xizhen said on Friday.

"By the time [I] heard about it, he was already in the hospital," she said. "He was very severely burned. Only the top of his head and the soles of his feet were unscathed."

"His family, including his wife and those closest to him, are watching over him," Liu added.

Severe burns

Hu's niece confirmed that her uncle had suffered severe burns over 95 percent of his body, had undergone surgery on Thursday, and was still in intensive care at the Xingang Center Hospital in Xinyu city.

"He is still in a critical condition," she said. "He is only semiconscious."

Hu's niece, also surnamed Hu, said her uncle was currently undergoing surgery every four or five days.

"When things like this happen, you'd think they would care more about what happens to ordinary people like us," she said. "They just knocked down my uncle's entire house."

Liu said she had tried to visit Hu at the hospital along with two fellow activists, but were turned away by security personnel at the hospital entrance.

"We weren't able to get in," she said. "The local village-level government had posted more than a dozen people there, watching the whole area."

"We tried to get in by posing as a married couple, but they surrounded us and asked us what we were doing. We said we wanted to visit a patient and they asked who it was, and then they stopped us."

Calls to the Xingang Center Hospital and to the Xinyu municipal police department went unanswered during office hours on Friday.

Calls to the Xinyu municipal government offices resulted in a repeated busy signal.

Forced evictions

On Jan. 23, a man protesting forced eviction from his home in the eastern province of Shandong set himself on fire in front of government advisers during a parliamentary meeting.

Violent forced evictions, often resulting in deaths and injuries, continue to rise in China as cash-strapped local governments team up with development companies to grab property in a bid to boost revenue, according to a recent report by rights group Amnesty International.

Amnesty International collected reports of 41 cases of self-immolation from 2009 to 2011 alone due to forced evictions. That compares to fewer than 10 cases reported in the entire previous decade.

Nearly half of all rural residents have had land forcibly taken from them, with the number of cases on the rise, according to a 2011 study by the Landesa Rural Development Institute.

Reported by Wen Yuqing for RFA's Cantonese service. Translated and written in English by Luisetta Mudie.

LICADHO's Human Rights 2012: The Year in Review

LICADHO's Human Rights 2012: The Year in Review

The human rights situation in Cambodia began 2012 teetering on the edge of a precipice, and by the end of the year had fallen off the cliff, according to a new report from LICADHO.

The past year was the most violent year ever documented in terms of the authorities using lethal force against activists, according to the report, “Human Rights 2012: The Year in Review.” The year also saw four deaths related to conflicts over natural resources, a growing atmosphere of fear and intimidation and the mass arrests of activists.

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Singaporean to lead dignity movement in Cambodia

Singaporean to lead dignity movement in Cambodia

Yap Kwong Weng

Monday, Feb 18, 2013 
AsiaOne 

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean has been chosen to chair the Global Dignity movement in Cambodia for the first time.

Young Global Leader (YGL) and Singapore's first Rotary Peace Fellow Mr Yap Kwong Weng, 35, is the first Singaporean to fill the role in the independent non-government organisation (NGO) since it was kickstarted in 2006.

The NGO is led by the Crown Prince of Norway and promotes human beings' rights to access acceptable standards of health care, education, income and security, so that people can lead 'dignified' lives.

More information is available in the press statement below:

A first for a Singaporean, Mr Yap Kwong Weng, 35, a 2012 Young Global Leader (YGL) and Singapore's first Rotary Peace Fellow, is set to chair the Global Dignity movement in Cambodia in 2013.

Global Dignity, an independent, non-political organisation started in 2006, and headed by the Crown Prince of Norway, aims at promoting the causes of dignity. The movement believes that despite all our disagreements, around the world, there is one thing all human beings can agree on and that is, for our dignity to be recognised.

Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life with the opportunity to fulfil one's potential, by having a humane level of health care, education, income and security. The Global Dignity movement represents a paradigm shift in tackling global challenges like poverty, peace and progress, especially in developing societies like Cambodia.

Besides being one of 4 Singaporeans to receive the prestigious YGL honour from the World Economic Forum in 2012, Yap is also the first Singaporean recipient of the Rotary Peace Fellowship, issued by Rotary International.

In June 2012, Yap joined the Peace Fellowship programme held in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand with 21 other selected Peace Fellows from various countries. The programme teaches participants to resolve conflicts among countries, as well as seek co-operation on national and international levels.

During his time at Chulalongkorn University, Yap learnt about and felt so strongly about the plight of the poverty-stricken Cambodians, that he decided to step up to make a tangible difference. Yap has just left his military career and is undertaking the momentous task of setting up a Dignity movement in Cambodia while working closely with Cambodian youth leaders.

"The task ahead of me will be filled with many uncertainties, but I am willing to give my best to the people of Cambodia. As Singaporeans, we sometimes do not realise how lucky we are to have a stable society that empowers us with basic dignity. We have dreams and we know that we can live them. This is far more than any child in Cambodia can hope for," says Yap.

"I want to help raise awareness of the principles of dignity, that will at the very least, give the youths of Cambodia a chance at leading a life of dignity," he added.

"For a start, it is just me, with a vision to instill dignity in every Cambodian," muses Yap. He will be starting his stint in Cambodia in March 2013.

Singaporean to lead dignity movement in Cambodia

Singaporean to lead dignity movement in Cambodia

Yap Kwong Weng

Monday, Feb 18, 2013 
AsiaOne 

SINGAPORE - A Singaporean has been chosen to chair the Global Dignity movement in Cambodia for the first time.

Young Global Leader (YGL) and Singapore's first Rotary Peace Fellow Mr Yap Kwong Weng, 35, is the first Singaporean to fill the role in the independent non-government organisation (NGO) since it was kickstarted in 2006.

The NGO is led by the Crown Prince of Norway and promotes human beings' rights to access acceptable standards of health care, education, income and security, so that people can lead 'dignified' lives.

More information is available in the press statement below:

A first for a Singaporean, Mr Yap Kwong Weng, 35, a 2012 Young Global Leader (YGL) and Singapore's first Rotary Peace Fellow, is set to chair the Global Dignity movement in Cambodia in 2013.

Global Dignity, an independent, non-political organisation started in 2006, and headed by the Crown Prince of Norway, aims at promoting the causes of dignity. The movement believes that despite all our disagreements, around the world, there is one thing all human beings can agree on and that is, for our dignity to be recognised.

Every human being has a right to lead a dignified life with the opportunity to fulfil one's potential, by having a humane level of health care, education, income and security. The Global Dignity movement represents a paradigm shift in tackling global challenges like poverty, peace and progress, especially in developing societies like Cambodia.

Besides being one of 4 Singaporeans to receive the prestigious YGL honour from the World Economic Forum in 2012, Yap is also the first Singaporean recipient of the Rotary Peace Fellowship, issued by Rotary International.

In June 2012, Yap joined the Peace Fellowship programme held in Chulalongkorn University in Bangkok, Thailand with 21 other selected Peace Fellows from various countries. The programme teaches participants to resolve conflicts among countries, as well as seek co-operation on national and international levels.

During his time at Chulalongkorn University, Yap learnt about and felt so strongly about the plight of the poverty-stricken Cambodians, that he decided to step up to make a tangible difference. Yap has just left his military career and is undertaking the momentous task of setting up a Dignity movement in Cambodia while working closely with Cambodian youth leaders.

"The task ahead of me will be filled with many uncertainties, but I am willing to give my best to the people of Cambodia. As Singaporeans, we sometimes do not realise how lucky we are to have a stable society that empowers us with basic dignity. We have dreams and we know that we can live them. This is far more than any child in Cambodia can hope for," says Yap.

"I want to help raise awareness of the principles of dignity, that will at the very least, give the youths of Cambodia a chance at leading a life of dignity," he added.

"For a start, it is just me, with a vision to instill dignity in every Cambodian," muses Yap. He will be starting his stint in Cambodia in March 2013.

ពលរដ្ឋ​ជាង ១ពាន់​គ្រួសារ ខក​ចិត្ត​នឹង​ការ​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​វិវាទ​ដី​ធ្លី​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​

​ដោយ តាំង វីដា និង អ៊ឹង ប៊ុន​ថន ថ្ងៃច័ន្ទ ទី18 កុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ2013 ម៉ោង17:18

ពលរដ្ឋនៅខេត្តក្រចេះ តវ៉ារឿងដីធ្លីនៅក្រសួង​ដែន​ដី (រូបថត តាំង វីដា)

ពលរដ្ឋ​ជាង ១​ពាន់​គ្រួសារ ដែល​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​ជាមួយ​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​កាសូ​ទីម ក្នុង​ស្រុក​ឆ្លូង ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ ខក​ចិត្ត ចំពោះ​វិធាន​ការ​ដោះ​ស្រាយ​វិវាទ​ដីធ្លី​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល។

ប្រតិ​កម្ម​នេះ កើត​ឡើង​បន្ទាប់​ពី​តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ​ប្រមាណ ៥០​នាក់ បាន​ឡើង​មក​ដាក់​លិខិត​សុំ​អន្តរា​គមន៍​ពី​ខុទ្ទ​កាល័យ​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី និង​សុំ​ពិភាក្សា​ផ្ទាល់​ជាមួយ​មន្រ្តី ក្រ​សួង​រៀប​ចំ​ដែន​ដី នគរ​រូប​នីយ​កម្ម និង​សំណង់ នៅ​​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ​នេះ។

តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ លោក ចាន់ សុផល ថ្លែង​ថា តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ ២០​នាក់ ត្រូវ​បាន​ចូល​ជួប និង​រៀប​រាប់​ពី​សាវតា​នៃ​ជម្លោះ​ដី​នោះ ហើយ​មន្រ្តី​ជំនាញ​របស់​ក្រសួង​នេះ បាន​សន្យា​ថា នឹង​ចាត់​វិធាន​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ស្រុក និង​ខេត្ត ពិនិត្យ​ឡើង​វិញ​លើ​បញ្ហា​នេះ មុន​នឹង​ចាត់​ឲ្យ​គណៈកម្មការ​ជាតិ ចុះ​ទៅ​ពិនិត្យ​ផ្ទាល់។ ប៉ុន្តែ លោក​ថា នេះ​គ្រាន់​តែ​ជាកា​រ​សន្យា​ចោល​តែ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ ៖ "ខាង​ក្រសួង​គាត់​សន្យា​ថា ​ចុះ​ទៅជួយ​ពិនិត្យ​មើល​ផ្ទាល់​​ដី​នោះ ហើយ​គាត់​នឹង​មាន​វិធាន​ការ​​យ៉ាង​​ម៉េច យ៉ាង​​ម៉ា ឬ​ក៏​​ចំា​​មើល​​ខាង​​ថ្នាក់​​ស្រុក​ ថ្នាក់​ខេត្ត​គេ​ដោះ​​​ស្រាយ​ ក៏​ប៉ុន្តែ​​ចំពោះ​​ពួកខ្ញុំ​វិញ​ វា​អត់​មាន​ក្តី​សង្ឃឹមទេ ចំពោះ​ថ្នាក់​ស្រុក ថ្នាក់​ខេត្ត​ ពីព្រោះ​អីខ្ញុំ​ធ្លាប់​ពឹង​ពាក់គាត់​ប៉ុន្មាន​ដឹង​ហើយ​"។

ស្តាប់សំឡេង៖   

ពលរដ្ឋ​​ម្នាក់​​ទៀត ឈ្មោះ ណូរី ឲ្យ​​ដឹង​​ថា ពួក​​គេ​​ជាង ១ពាន់​​គ្រួសារ​ ដែល​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​នេះ កំពុង​ជួប​ការ​ខ្វះ​ខាត​ខ្លាំង ដោយ​សារ​អត់​ដី​ធ្វើ​ស្រែ​ចម្ការ​គ្រប់​គ្រាន់ ហើយ​ពួក​គេ​ខ្លះ បាន​ដើរ​ស៊ី​ឈ្នួល​ដាំ​ដំណាំ​តាម​រដូវ និង​ខ្លះ​ទៀត ចង​ការ​ប្រាក់​គេ​រក​ស៊ី ដោយ​បាន​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​ខ្វះ​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ ៖ "បើ​អស់​ចម្ការ​​ហើយ​ពិបាក​ ចិញ្ចឹម​កូន​​វេទនា បើ​គេ​​យ​កដី​​អស់​ ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​​អស់ ទំាង​​អស់​គ្នា​​អត់​ ខ្វះ​ខាត​​ទំាង​​អស់​​មិន​​ដឹង​​ធ្វើ​​ម៉េច​ បើ​តវ៉ា​ពី​គេ​ គេ​អត់​ឲ្យ​ កាប់​ដំឡូង​ទៅ ជួន​​កាល​​ខែ​ត្រពំាង​ ជីក​​ត្រពំា​ង​​ព្រៃ​ទៅ ខែត្រី រក​ត្រី​ទៅ​ បាន​គ្រាន់​​បាន​​ចិញ្ចឹម​ជីវិត​ មួយ​ថ្ងៃៗ​​រក​ រក​មួយ​ថ្ងៃ​រស់​មួយថ្ងៃ អត់​រស់មួយ​ថ្ងៃអត់​ទៅ កូន​ឈឺទៅអត់​ទៅ មា​ន​ប៉ា​រ៉ាលេបប៉ារ៉ា​ទៅ​ អត់​មាន​​អត់​ ថាចែក​ដី ចែក​ឲ្យ​វាគ្រាន់តែ​ថា តែគាត់អត់​ចែក​ឲ្យ​"។

មន្រ្តី​នាំ​ពាក្យ​ក្រសួង​រៀប​ចំ​ដែន​ដី នគរ​រូប​នីយ​កម្ម និង​សំណង់ លោក ហុង សុជាតិ​ខេមរ៉ូ បដិ​សេធ​ឆ្លើយ​បំភ្លឺ​ពី​រឿង​នេះ និង​រុញ​ឲ្យ​សួរ​ទៅ​អគ្គ​នាយក​សុរិយោ​ដី និង​ភូមិ​សាស្រ្ត លោក សរ សុវណ្ណ តែ​លោក​ឆ្លើយ​ថា មិន​ទាន់​ដឹង​ច្បាស់​ពី​រឿង​នេះ​ឡើយ។   

ប៉ុន្តែ​ប្រធាន​ខុទ្ទ​កាល័យ​សាលា​ខេត្ត​ក្រចេះ លោក ខាន់ ចំណាន ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា តាម​ស្ថាន​ភាព​ជាក់​ស្តែង ដី​នៅ​តំបន់​នោះ​មាន​អ្នក​អាស្រ័យ​ផល​ផ្សេង ម្ល៉ោះ​ហើយ​មន្រ្តី​ថ្នាក់​ខេត្ត បាន​សម្រេច​ផ្ទេរ​ដី​សម្ប​ទាន​សង្គម​កិច្ច​នៅ​តំបន់​ផ្សេង​ទៀត ក្នុង​ឃុំកំ​ពង់​ដំរី ឲ្យ​ពលរដ្ឋ​​ទាំង ៩៩៨​គ្រួសារ​នោះ ដោយ​មួយ​គ្រួសារ​បាន ៣ហិក​តា ៖ "ដីនោះ​មិន​បាន​​បែង​​ចែក​​ជូន​​បងប្អូន​​ទេ គឺគាត់​ដោយ​សារ​មាន​​​គេ​អាស្រ័យ​ផល​នៅក្នុង​ហ្នឹង​ ការ​វាស់​វែង​​កន្លង​​មក​ គឺ​ក្រុម​ការ​ងារ​បាន​វា​ស់​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​អាស្រ័យ​ផល​ជាក់​ស្តែង​ អញ្ចឹង​បង​ប្អូន​ប្រជា​​ពលរដ្ឋ​៩៩៨​នេះ​ ថ្នាក់ខេត្ត​បាន​ទេ ទៅ​តំបន់​ដី​សម្បទាន​សង្គម​កិច្ច​មួយ​ទៀត​នៅ​ក្នុង​ឃុំ កំពង់​​ដំរី យោង​តាម​អនុសាសន៍​សម្តេច​​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី តាមប្រព័ន្ធវីដេអូខនហ្វឺរ៉េន"។ ​

ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ ឲ្យដឹងថា ពួកគេបានបង្កបង្កើនផលលើ​ដីចម្ការ ក្នុង​ឃុំ​ដំរី​ផុង ឃុំ​ខ្សាច់​អណ្តែត ឃុំ​ពង្រ និង​ឃុំ​ព្រែក​សាម៉ាន់ ស្រុក​ឆ្លូង តាំង​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៧ តែ​ក្រោយ​មក នៅ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១០ ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​កាសូ​ទីម ដែល​ត្រូវ​គេ​ស្គាល់​ថា ជា​​កម្ម​សិទ្ធិ​របស់​ឧកញ្ញា​ម្នាក់ ឈ្មោះ ឃួន ភីរុណ នេះ បាន​ធ្វើ​សកម្មភាព​ឈូស​ឆាយ​ដី​ចម្ការ​ពលរដ្ឋ តែ​អាជ្ញាធរ​មិន​អាច​រារាំង​បាន​ឡើយ។ យោង​តាម​រយៈ​អនុ​ក្រឹត្យ​លេខ​៥៤ ចុះ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​០៦ ខែ​មេសា ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ ពលរដ្ឋ​អះ​អាង​ថា គណៈ​កម្ម​ការ​សម្ប​ទាន​សង្គម​កិច្ច​ថ្នាក់​ជាតិ បាន​សម្រេច​ផ្តល់​ដី​សម្បទាន​សង្គម​កិច្ច ទំហំ ៣៦៧១​ហិកតា ដល់​ពួក​គេ​កាន់​កាប់ ស្នាក់​នៅ និង​បង្ក​បង្កើន​ផល​ស្រប​ច្បាប់ កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០១២។ តែ​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​កាសូទីម នៅ​តែ​បន្ត​សកម្ម​ភាព​យក​ដី​ពលរដ្ឋ៕

សំណង់​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​រក​ឃើញ​កើន​ខណៈ​ការ​តវ៉ា​និង​ជម្លោះ​ដី​ធ្លី​កើន​ឡើង

សហគមន៍បឹងកក់ និងសហគមន៍ដែលមានជម្លោះដីធ្លីចេញតវ៉ាកាលពីម្សិលមិញ។រូបថតហេង ជីវ័ន

TUESDAY, 19 FEBRUARY 2013 ឆាយ ច័ន្ទនីដា

ភ្នំពេញៈ របាយការណ៍​ប្រចាំ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ របស់​សាលា​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ថា ​ទីតាំង​សំណង់​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​ក្នុង​រាជធានី​សរុប​មាន​៥១១​ទីតាំង គឺ​កើន​៨​ទីតាំង បើ​ធៀប​នឹង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ក្នុង​នោះ ការ​តវ៉ា​ពី​បញ្ហា​សិទ្ធិ​មនុស្ស ​រួម​ទាំង​អ្នក​តវ៉ា​ក្នុង​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​មាន​ការ​កើន​ឡើង។

របាយការណ៍​ បូក​សរុប​ការងារ ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ និង​លើក​ទិសដៅ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣ របស់​សាលា​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​ដែល​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ក្នុង​សន្និបាត​កាលពី​ថ្ងៃទី​១៨ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ​ម្សិលមិញ​នៅ​សាលា​រាជធានី​បង្ហាញ​ពីការ​អនុវត្ត​សារាចរ​០៣ ស្តី​ពី​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​សំណង់​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​លើ​ដី​រដ្ឋ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​ទន្ទ្រាន​ កាន់​កាប់​ដោយ​ខុស​ច្បាប់។

ទីតាំង​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​ដែល​សាលា​រាជធានី​ធ្វើ​ជំរឿន​សរុប​ជាង​៥០០​ទីតាំង ​មាន​២៣.៥៤៦ ខ្នង​ផ្ទះ ( ថយចុះ​១.៩៨៥ ខ្នង​ផ្ទះ ) មាន​ទំហំ​ដី​៣.៦៤៣.៦២០ ម៉ែត្រ​ក្រឡា​ដែល​មាន​ពលរដ្ឋ​ចំនួន​២៥.១៤២​គ្រួសារ​(កើន​៤៧៤​គ្រួសារ) ដែល​មាន​ប្រជាជន​សរុប​១០៥.៧៧១​នាក់ (កើន ១៩.៩៦៤​នាក់)។

របាយការណ៍​ដដែល​បង្ហាញ​ថា ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​២០១២ គណៈ​កម្មការ​សុរិយោដី​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ បាន​ទទួល​ពាក្យ​បណ្តឹង​វិវាទ​ដីធ្លី ចំនួន ៦ករណី បន្ថែម​លើ​បណ្តឹង​សល់​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​ចាស់​ចំនួន​៦៩​ករណី​ ក្នុង​នោះ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ដោះស្រាយ​រួច​៥​ករណី ច្រាន​ចោល​៨ ករណី ដក​ពាក្យ​២ និង​កំពុង​ដោះស្រាយ ៦០​ករណី។

របាយការណ៍​នេះ មិន​បាន​និយាយ​ពី​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​នៅ​តំបន់​ណា​នោះ​ទេ មាន​តែ​ករណី​អ្នក​សហគមន៍​បុរី​កីឡា ត្រូវ​បាន​លើក​យក​មក​បង្ហាញ​ក្នុង​របាយការណ៍ ដោយ​សរសេរ​ថា ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​នៅ​សហគមន៍​បុរីកីឡា ដែល​មាន​សិទ្ធិ​ទទួល​ផ្ទះ និង​ចូល​ទៅ​រស់នៅ​ក្នុង​អគា​រទាំង​៨ ដែល​សាងសង់​ដោយ​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​ផានអ៊ីម៉ិច​នោះ មាន​ចំនួន ១.៣៨០ គ្រួសារ​។ ក្នុង​នោះ ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋ​បាន​ចាប់​ឆ្នោត​ឡើង​ទៅ​រស់នៅ​មាន​ចំនួន​១.៣២៨ គ្រួសារ នៅ​សល់​៥២​គ្រួសារ​ទៀត​(គ្រួសារ​នគរបាល​ចំនួន ២៤​គ្រួសារ និង​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ចំនួន​២៨ គ្រួសារ)។

អាជ្ញាធរ ក៏​បាន​ផ្តល់​ប័ណ្ណ​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​ដល់​ផ្ទះ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​និង​ដី​ជា​លក្ខណៈ ដាច់ៗ​ពី​គ្នា​មាន​ចំនួន ៨៦៤​ប័ណ្ណ គឺ​កើន​ឡើង​១៩៧​ ភាគរយ។

ទោះយ៉ាង​ណា​សាលា​រាជធានី យល់​ថា ការ​អនុវត្ត​នូវ​សារាចរ​០៣ ស្តីពី​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​សំណង់​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​លើដី​រដ្ឋ​ ដែល​ទន្ទ្រាន​កាន់​កាប់​ដោយ​ខុស​ច្បាប់​នៅ​រាជធានី ទីក្រុង​និង​ទី​ប្រជុំជន «មាន​ភាព​យឺតយ៉ាវ បង្ក​ឲ្យ​មាន​ការ​លំបាក​ដល់​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ទីក្រុង​»។

ទាក់ទិន​នឹង​ការ​ការពារ​សន្តិសុខ សាលា​រាជធានី​បង្ហាញ​ថា មាន​ការ​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ​ធ្វើ​បាតុកម្ម​កូដកម្ម​ បាតុកម្ម​កើត​មាន​២០៦​លើក​(កើន​៥៤​លើក)​ក្នុង​នោះ​ជា​ការ​តវ៉ា​ទាក់​ទិន «សិទ្ធិ​មនុ​ស្ស​ ច្បាប់​ការងារ និង​បញ្ហា​ទំនាស់​ដីធ្លី»។

ការ តវ៉ា​ទាំង​នោះ គឺ​សាលា​រាជ​ធានី រក​ឃើញ​ថា មាន​ការ​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ដោយ​គណបក្ស​នយោបាយ​ប្រឆាំង​១៨​លើក (ថយ​ចុះ ១លើក) ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ដោយ​អង្គការ​សង្គម​ស៊ីវិល​២៣​លើក​(កើន​១៧​លើក​) ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ដោយ​កម្មករ​រោងចក្រ​៧៤​លើក​(កើន​២២​លើក​) និង​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ដោយ​ពលរដ្ឋ ៩១​លើក​(កើន​១៦​លើក)។

ការ​តវ៉ា​ទាំង​នោះ ដែល​រួម​បញ្ចូល​ទាំង​ការ​តវ៉ា​ដីធ្លី​នេះ ត្រូវ​បាន​សាលា​រាជធានី​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា គេ​បាន​«ដោះស្រាយ សម្រប​សម្រួល​ និង​បញ្ចប់​ឲ្យ​មាន​ភាព​ស្ងប់ស្ងាត់​វិញ»។

ទោះ​ជា​មាន​ការ បង្ហាញ​ថា​អាជ្ញាធរ​ព្យាយាម​សម្រប​សម្រួល​ជាមួយ​ពលរដ្ឋ តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ​ម្នាក់​និយាយ​ថា ការ​តវ៉ា​រឿង​ដីធ្លី​របស់​សហគមន៍​មាន​ជម្លោះ​ដីធ្លី​ម្តងៗ​ នៅ​រាជធានី ត្រូវ​បាន​រង​ការ​គំរាម​កំហែង​ពី​កម្លាំង​មាន​សមត្ថកិច្ច​ ដោយ​បាន​ប្រើ​ហិង្សា​និង​គំរាម​ចាប់​ឃុំ​ជាដើម។

អ្នក​ស្រី ច្រាយ​ នីម អាយុ​៣៤​ឆ្នាំ ជា​តំណាង​ពលរដ្ឋ​សហគមន៍​ភូមិ​ថ្មគោល សង្កាត់​ចោមចៅ ខណ្ឌ​ពោធិ៍សែនជ័យ ជា​តំបន់​ដែល​អាជ្ញាធរ​បាន​ប្រកាស​ថា ​នឹង​ត្រូវ​រុះរើ​ឲ្យ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ចាក​ចេញ​ដោយ​មិន​មាន​សំណង​ឬ​សំណង​តិច​តួច ដើម្បី​យក​ដី​ធ្វើ​ការ​ពង្រីក​ព្រលាន​យន្ត​ហោះ​អន្តរជាតិ​ភ្នំពេញ​នោះ​ ថ្លែង​ថា ពលរដ្ឋ​មក​រស់​នៅ​ទីនោះ​តាំង​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​១៩៧៩​មក​ដែល​មាន​អ្នក​ខ្លះ​បាន​ទិញ បន្ត​ពី​គេ​ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ​ក្រោយៗ ហើយ​មាន​ការ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ពី​អាជ្ញាធរ​សង្កាត់​និង​ខណ្ឌ​ជាដើម។ ប៉ុន្តែ​នៅ​ពេល​រដ្ឋ​ចង់​ពង្រីក​ព្រលាន​យន្ត​ហោះ ​រដ្ឋ​ក៏​ផ្តល់​ដំណឹង​ឲ្យ​ចាក​ចេញ​ដោយ​មិន​បាន​ពិភាក្សា​ជាមួយ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ដែរ​។

អ្នក ស្រី​ថ្លែង​ថា ៖ «​ខ្ញុំ​ឆ្ងល់ ពេល​ពលរដ្ឋ​រស់នៅ​តាំងពី​យូរ និង​លក់​បន្ត​គ្នា ម៉េច​ក៏​អាជ្ញាធរ​ស៊ីញ៉េ​ឲ្យ? តែ​ពេល​ចង់​បាន​ដី​នៅ​តំបន់​យើង គេ​ថា​យើង​រស់នៅ​ខុស​ច្បាប់​លើ​ដី​រដ្ឋ​។ នេះ​យើង​គ្រាន់​តែ​តវ៉ា​ទាមទារ​នូវ​សិទិ្ធ​រស់​នៅ​សមរម្យ​ ហើយ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ពិគ្រោះ​ជាមួយ​ពលរដ្ឋ​ពីសំណង​សមរម្យ​សិន​ មុន​នឹង​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ»។

លោក ឡុង ឌីម៉ង់ អ្នក​នាំ​ពាក្យ​សាលារាជ​ធានី​ភ្នំពេញ ថ្លែង​ថា​លោក​រវល់​ប្រជុំ មិន​អាច​ផ្តល់​ការ​អធិប្បាយ​បាន​ទេ កាលពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ ម្សិលមិញ។

លោក អំ សំអាត ទីប្រឹក្សា​បច្ចេកទេស អង្គការ​សិទ្ធិមនុស្ស​លីកាដូ ថ្លែង​ថា​ លោក​ឆ្ងល់​ចំពោះ​កំណើន​សំណង់​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​ដែល​អាជ្ញាធរ​ធ្វើ​ជំរឿន​បាន ព្រោះ​សារាចរ​ ០៣ ស្តី​ពី​ការ​ដោះស្រាយ​សំណង់​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​លើ​ដី​រដ្ឋ ដែល​ទើប​ចេញ​ ២​ឆ្នាំ​កន្លង​មក​នេះ មាន​ន័យ​ថា បើ​អាជ្ញាធរ​រក​ឃើញ​ថា​ បាន​រស់នៅ​លើ​ដីរដ្ឋ​ នោះ​គេ​នឹង​មិន​អនុញ្ញាត​ឲ្យ​រស់​នៅ​ទេ។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ លោក​ថា ការ​រក​ឃើញ​នោះ អាច​ជា​ទីតាំង​យូរ​មក​ហើយ ដែល​ពលរដ្ឋ​បាន​ចូល​កាន់កាប់ តែ​ពួកគេ​ប្រឈម​នឹង​ការ​មិន​មាន​ប័ណ្ណ​កម្មសិទ្ធិ ដែល​ជា​ភាព​រងគ្រោះ​របស់​ពលរដ្ឋ។

លោក អំ សំអាត បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា៖ «​នេះ​ជា​ការ​ព្រួយបារម្ភ​របស់​លីកាដូ​យើង បើ​សិន​អាជ្ញាធរ​ចាត់​ទុក​ពួក​គាត់​ថា ​រស់​នៅ​បណ្តោះ​អាសន្ន​ នោះ​វា​មាន​ន័យ​ថា ពួក​គេ​នឹង​ត្រូវ​រង​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ណាមួយ​ ព្រោះ​ពួក​គាត់​គ្មាន​ប័ណ្ណ​កម្មសិទ្ធិ​ ដែលធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​អាជ្ញាធរ​ទាញ​គេ​ចូល​ក្នុង​ករណី​​ផ្អែក​ទៅ​លើ​សារាចរ ០៣ នេះ»៕