Tuesday, 22 January 2008

Brief News From Cambodia

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Thach Ngok Thach Goes to Meeting in Canada

Khmer Krom Federation executive director Thuch Ngokthuch went to Canada to seek support from Khmer Krom People living there. His intention is find international pressure to squeeze on Vietnam. In 2009 United Nation will invite Vietnam to verify human rights situation. Mr. Thuch Ngokthuch said that he would participate to listen the meeting too.

Hollywood Film Star Blocked Entering Genocide Museum

Hollywood film star Mia Farrow with executive director of Center for Society Development Seng Theary and other followers were blocked to enter Tuol Sleng Genocide museum. They have planned to light Olympic Symbolic handle stick against cruel violation in Darfur. The government spokesman said that the government could not permit Cambodia to be a place disclosing objection to any countries.

ECCC Will Get Some 10,000 Complaints

There will be around 10,000 victims in Democratic Kumpuchea filing complaints to Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia (ECCC), Chang Yu, head of Cambodian Documentary Center said. His center has received 1,000 complaints and had sent some of them to the ECCC.

Family Robbed by a Gang of Thieves

A gang of thieves of three to four members with AK riffles smashed house door with hammer and robbed a family. It occurred around 00:30am in Sre Ampil village, Angsnoul district, Kandal province. The house owner Mrs. Eam Sangvat, 62, said that those robbers seemingly knew her family because they called names of some family members clearly. The victim lost 8 million Riel and 500US$ in cash and amount of jewelry.

NA Enacts Agreement on Japanese Investment Protection

National Assembly enacted an agreement between Cambodia and Japan on free globalization push and Japanese investment protection. This agreement was signed by Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen and former Japan’s Prime Minister Shinzo Abe on June 14, 07 in Tokyo. Minister of Economics and Finance Ministry Kiet Chhun said that after this enactment more Japanese investors will come to Cambodia.

ECCC Wants to Eliminate Suspicion of People

Cambodia Human Rights Watch claimed that journalists were not allowed to enter meeting room between ECCC official group and Pai Lin authorities, civil servants, authorities and armed forces. Spokesman of ECCC said that journalists were permitted to get in and ask Pai Lin town governor 20 minutes earlier. During the meeting, they were not allowed because ECCC officials have some affair to eliminate suspicion with them.

A Youth Robbed While Driving Motorbike

A group of thieves robbed a youth and took his new 2005 serried Honda motorbike while he was driving. The robbery occurred at about 7:30pm along a path in Rorluos village, Khan Dangkou, Phnom Penh. The thieve group had five to six members driving four motorcycles and they had a handgun. The victim was also beaten in head with handgun to bloody.

KR Tribunal Officials Go to Educate People in Pai Lin Town

Khmer Rouge Tribunal officials leaded by two co-investigating judges went to educate people about the tribunal affair in Pai Lin town which is the biggest stronghold of Khmer Rouge. The group contained ECCC spokesman Reach Sambath, co-investigating judges Yu Bunleng and Marcel Lemonde and other ECCC officers. Reach Sambath said that the tribunal had done education mission many times and mostly cooperated with NGOs but this time it does by its own.

Five Kidnapers Caught, Hostage fled

Five kidnapers-two females were surrounded and caught at noon in Steong Market , Punhea Kreng district, Kampong Cham province after this group detained a victim Nheng Ly, 46, and demanded for US3,500$. Those group members are Cambodian Islamic. On January 11 after they detained the victim, they called to the man’s relatives in law to take money for them.

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