Thursday, February 20, 2014

Cambodian-Americans Protest at UN Headquarters

Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer 04 February 2014 WASHINGTON DC — Hundreds of Cambodian-Americans rallied at UN headquarters in New York on Tuesday, demanding the release of 23 labor activists still being held following...
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Cambodian-Americans Consider Boycott of Goods Sourced from Cambodia

Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer 14 January 2014 WASHINGTON DC — While Cambodia continues to hold garment factory workers arrested in this month’s violent crackdowns, some Cambodian-Americans say they will boycott...
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US Group Plans To File Against Hun Sen at International Court

The US complaint will coincide with a complaint to be filed by the Rescue Party. Government officials have repeatedly dismissed the allegations and say they will not pay attention to the cases if they are brought before the court. Men Kimseng, VOA...
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Cambodian-Americans Protest Outside White House

Men Kimseng, VOA Khmer 21 January 2014 WASHINGTON DC — More than 500 Cambodian-American protesters gathered outside the White House in Washington on Monday, demanding the release of 23 detained protesters...
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Hollande to name two women resistants for France's gender-imbalanced Pantheon

By Tony Cross French President François Hollande is to announce the transfer to the Pantheon of the remains of four victims of the Nazi occupation in World War II, according to reports. Two of them are women, ...
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Mekong Villagers Want Laos Dam Postponed

PHNOM PENH — Villagers from fishing communities along the Mekong River on Thursday urged the Cambodian government to negotiate with Laos over postponing a dam project slated to begin later this year. Conservationists say the Don Sahong Dam could damage...
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Questions of Racism in Beating Death of Vietnamese-Cambodian

WASHINGTON DC — Vietnamese-Cambodians say the killing of an ethnic Vietnamese man in Phnom Penh last week is a reflection of continued racism that has been exacerbated in recent months. Nguyen Van Chyen, 28, was killed after a traffic accident escalated...
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Opposition Threatens To Withdraw form Political Negotiations

PHNOM PENH — Opposition officials said Thursday they could pull out of political negotiations once again due to intimidation by the ruling party. Cambodia National Rescue Party officials say they have faced continued intimidation during meetings...
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Wednesday, February 19, 2014

World Bank To Review Environmental Complaints Against Company

WASHINGTON DC — The World Bank says it will investigate reports from indigenous groups in Cambodia that a company funded by the bank’s International Finance Corporation is involved in deforestation and land grabs. The bank’s Office of the Compliance...
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Cambodians Becoming Less Likely Tolerate Corruption: Advocate

PHNOM PENH — An anti-corruption advocate says Cambodias no longer regard corruption as an everyday occurrent they must tolerate. “Cambodian people today have changed their attitude of ignorance to paying attention to corruption because they now understand...
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FPM - បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​​ព្រមាន​​បញ្ឈប់ការ​ចរចា​ ប្រសិន​បើ​បក្សកាន់អំណាចនៅ​តែ​​បន្ត​​រារាំងវេទិកាសាធារណៈ

(ចេញផ្សាយថ្ងៃទី 20-02-2014, 10:28 am)  រាជធានី​ភ្នំ​ពេញ ៖ មេដឹកនាំគណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​​ ព្រមាន​​ថា នឹងបញ្ឈប់ការ​ចរចា​ ប្រសិន​បើ​គណបក្សកាន់អំណាច នៅ​តែ​​បន្ត​​រារាំងវេទិកាសាធារណៈរបស់ខ្លួន។ ការ​លើក​ឡើង​បែប​​នេះក្នុង​ពេល​មេ​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​​ទាំង​​ពីរធ្វើសន្និ​សីទ ​​កាសែត​​...
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Youth Coalition Call for More Political Participation

PHNOM PENH — A coalition of six youth organizations on Wednesday delivered petitions to the ruling and opposition parties, calling for an increase in the number of young representatives to run in the 2018 municipal and provincial elections. “This is...
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Civil Court Issues Mixed Verdict on Thailand’s State of Emergency

BANGKOK — A civil court Wednesday upheld the Thai government’s emergency decree, which allowed authorities to detain protestors and hold them for a month without charges. But the judges warned the government against using the state of emergency as a pretext...
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Opposition To Maintain Major Demands in Political Talks

Sam Rainsy, front center, the head of the main opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) waves to the crowd before entering Phnom Penh Municipality Court in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Tuesday, Jan. 14, 2014. Sam Rainsy and his party's Deputy President...
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Tuesday, February 18, 2014

American skier David Wise is first men’s freestyle halfpipe champion

David Wise of the US skis on his way to a gold medal in the men's ski halfpipe at Rosa Khutor Extreme Park during the Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, on Tuesd...
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New Jersey towns lacking salt due to American flag

There is a statewide shortage of rock salt because of the harsh winter and a ship willing to transport 40,000 tons is not cleared to arrive to the state because it does not meet a 1920 federal law to fly a U.S. flag. Heavy equipment operator Kelly...
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'American Idol' live shows start tonight: Producers unveil new set, talk format changes for 'lucky' season 13

When American Idol‘s rush week begins Tuesday night, fans of the long-running singing competition will notice a couple of changes to the show. For one, what is Rush Week? Related The new stage of the competition marks the beginning of the live...
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Ukraine Police Storm Kyiv Protest Camp; 21 Dead

Fires burned and stun grenades ripped through the center of the Ukrainian capital early Wednesday as riot police charged the main opposition protest camp after clashes killed at least 21 people, including seven police officers. Police and opposition...
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Cambodians Becoming Less Likely Tolerate Corruption: Advocate

Preap Kol, executive director of Transparency International Cambodia, on “Hello VOA” last week. PHNOM PENH — An anti-corruption advocate says Cambodias no longer regard corruption as an everyday occurrent they must tolerate. “Cambodian people today have...
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‘Missing Picture’ Draws Large Washington Crowd

Reasey Poch, VOA Khmer 19 February 2014 WASHINGTON DC — Oscar-nominated “The Missing Picture,” a film by Rithy Panh, was screened along with the other four other competitors this past weekend at the National...
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Political Parties Agree on Way Forward for Political Reform

Heng Reaksmey, Say Mony, VOA Khmer 19 February 2014 PHNOM PENH — Cambodia’s ruling and opposition parties reopened negotiations on Tuesday, seeking to end a political deadlock that has been in place since July’s national ele...
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Protesting Families Removed From Outside Pursat Court

PHNOM PENH — Nearly 70 families who are embroiled in a land dispute in Pursat province were dispersed by police outside the provincial court Tuesday, where they had been staying for about a week. They had been sitting outside the court in protest...
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នា​យក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ថៃ​លោក​ជំទាវ​យីង​ឡាក់​នឹង​ប្រឈម​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់

នា​យក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ថៃ​លោក​ជំទាវ​យីង​ឡាក់​នឹង​ប្រឈម​ការ​ចោទ​ប្រកាន់​ពី​បទ ​ធ្វេស​ប្រហែស​នឹង​ការងារ​គ្រា​ដែល​មាន​ការ​ប៉ះ​ទង្គិច​គ្នា​រវាង​បាតុ​ករ​ និង​ក្រុម​សមត្ថ​កិច្ច​ដែល​បាន​ធ្វើ​អោយ​មនុស្ស​ស្លាប់​៤​នាក់​និង​ជា​ ច្រើន​នាក់​ទៀត​រង​របួស​ក្នុង​ពេល​យុទ្ធ​នា​ការ​រុះ​រើ​សំណង់​​របស់​ក្រុម​ បាតុករក្នុ​ង​ក្រុង​បាង​កក​។ ​គណៈ​កម្ម...
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Former French spy chief on trial in phone-tapping scandal

By Mike Woods A former French intelligence chief faced trial on Tuesday for spying on a journalist in a case linked to France's wealthiest woman and to former president Nicolas Sarkozy.A former French intelligence...
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ថៅកែ​រោងចក្រ​អះ​អាង​មិន​ចរចា​បញ្ហា​ប្រាក់​ខែ​ឡើង​វិញ​ទេ​

ដោយ រិទ្ធិ ម៉ូនីកា ខណៈដែល​ក្រុម​សហជីព កំពុងតែ ប្រកូក​ប្រកាស ប្រមូលគ្នា ធ្វើ​កូដកម្ម​ទ្រង់ទ្រាយ​ធំ​នៅ​ទូទាំងប្រទេស​ដើម្បី​សុំអោយ​មាន​ការចចារ​ ឡើងវិញ អំពី​ការដំឡើង​ប្រាក់​ឈ្នួល​គោល១៦០ដុល្លា​ក្នុង​មួយខែ ខាង​ភាគី​និយោជក​បានបញ្ជាក់​អះអាងថា​គ្មាន​ទៀតឡើយ​ការចចារ​ឡើងវិញ​អំពី​ បញ្ហា​ប្រាក់​ឈ្នួល​អប្បបរមា។...
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សាលាក្តី​ខ្មែរ​ក្រហម​តែង​តាំង​មេធាវី​បរទេស​ម្នាក់​ទៀត​ឲ្យ​កាន់​សំណុំ​រឿ​ង ០០៤

ដោយ ប៉ែន បូណា សំណុំរឿង ០០៣ និង ០០៤ ដ៏​ចម្រូងចម្រាស​កំពុងតែ​ដំណើរការ​ទៅមុខ​បើទោះបីជា​មានការ​ខ្វែងគំនិត​គ្នា​ រវាង​សហ​ចៅក្រម​ជាតិ​និង​អន្តរជាតិ​ក៏ដោយ។ មេធាវី​បរទេស​ម្នាក់ទៀត​គឺ​លោកស្រី ស៊ូ​ហ្សា​ណា តូ​ម៉ា​ណូ​វិក ( Suzana Tomanovic ) ជនជាតិ​ប៊ូ​ស្នៀ...
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គណបក្ស​​ទាំង​ពីរ​​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​​បង្កើត​​គណៈ​កម្មការ​​ចម្រុះ​ សិក្សា​​និង​​រៀប​ចំ​​ក្រប​ខណ្ឌ​​កំណែ​​ទម្រ​ង់​​ការ​​បោះឆ្នោត​​

ដោយ លី ម៉េងហួរ ក្នុង​កិច្ចប្រជុំ​ដោយ​បិទទ្វារ រយៈពេល ២ ម៉ោង​កន្លះ នៅ​ព្រឹក​ថ្ងៃទី១៨កុម្ភៈ​នេះ ក្រុមការងារ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា និង​ក្រុមការងារ​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ បាន​ព្រមព្រៀង​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្មការ​ចម្រុះ​មួយ ដោយមាន​សមាសភាព​ស្មើគ្នា...
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Monday, February 17, 2014

ហ្វីលីពីន​ដង្ហែរ​ក្បួន​​មនុស្សធម៌​​ធំបំផុត​បំបែក​កំណត់ត្រា​​ពិភពលោក​ពីរ

គ្រិស្ត​សាសនិក​ហ្វីលីពីន​​បាន​ជួបជុំ​ គ្នា​បង្កើត​ព្រឹត្តិការណ៍​ដើរ​​រៃ​អង្គាស​មនុស្សធម៌​ក្នុង​ចំនួន​មនុស្ស​​ ច្រើន​​បំផុត​​មិន​ធ្លាប់​មាន​ ​ដើម្បី​ជួយ​​ជនរងគ្រោះ​​ដែល​នៅ​រស់រាន​មាន​ជីវិត​​​ពី​ព្យុះ​ទីហ្វុង​ Haiyan ​កាល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​ទៅ​ និង​ដើម្បី​បំបែក​កំណត់ត្រា​ពិភពលោក​ផង។​ សូមចុចអាន៖...
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រលំ​អគារ​នៅ​កូរ៉េ​សម្លាប់​ និង​បង្ក​របួស​ជាង​មួយ​​រយ​នាក់

សារព័ត៌មាន​ក្នុង​ស្រុក​កូរ៉េ​បាន​ចេញ​ផ្សាយ​ថា យ៉ាង​ហោច​ណាស់​មាន​មនុស្ស ១០​នាក់​បាន​បាត់​បង់​ជីវិត និង ១០០នាក់​ផ្សេង​ទៀត​បញ្ជូន​ទៅ​សង្គ្រោះ​នៅ​មន្ទីរពេទ្យ​ជា​បន្ទាន់​​ក្នុង​ ហេតុការណ៍​បាក់​រលំ​អគារ​​មួយ​កន្លែង​នៅ​ខេត្ត​North Gyeongsang ស្ថិត​នៅ​ភាគ​ខាង​ត្បូង​ទីក្រុង​សេអ៊ូល...
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ព័ត៌មាន​ជុំវិញ​លក្ខណៈ​សម្បត្តិ​ទាំងឡាយ​របស់ Galaxy S5 មុន​ចេញ​ចុង​ខែ​នេះ

Galaxy S5 តាម​ដែល​ព័ត៌មាន​ចុះផ្សាយ​ពី​លក្ខណៈ​សម្បត្តិ​កន្លង​មក ពិត​ជា​ធ្វើ​ឱ្យ​បណ្ដា​សាធារណជន​ជា​ច្រើន​ទូទាំង​ពិភពលោក​ទន្ទឹង​ចង់​ឃើញ​ រូបរាង​ពិត​ប្រាកដ ព្រម​ជា​មួយ​លក្ខណៈ​សម្បត្តិ​តើ​អស្ចារ្យ​យ៉ាង​ណា។ Samsung បាន​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​ចេញ​មុខ​នៅ​ក្នុង​សមាជ​ទូរសព្ទ​ពិភពលោក...
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មាន​អ្នក​លួច​រំភើប​ក្នុង​ចិត្ត​​ពេល​ឮ​ទាយាទ​ជំនាន់​ក្រោយ iPhone អេក្រង់​​ធំ​​ជាង​​មុន

ពិត​ណាស់​កន្លង​មក​មាន​ព័ត៌មាន​ជាច្រើន​និយាយ​ពី​ iPhone ជំនាន់​ទី ៨ របស់ Apple ដែល​ល្បី​ថា​នឹង​​មាន​ការ​​រចនា​អេក្រង់​កាន់​តែ​ធំ​ជាង​​មុន ​​ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​គ្រប់ៗ​គ្នា​មាន​ការ​ចាប់​អារម្មណ៍​ជា​ខ្លាំង​​។​ លេច​ឮ​ព័ត៌មាន​នេះ មាន​ប្រិយមិត្ត​​​​អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​មួយ​ចំនួន​​បាន​​លួច​រំភើប​ក្នុង​ចិត្ត​រួច​ ទៅ​ហើយ​...
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Sunday, February 16, 2014

Robbie Savage: How Arsenal turned the tables on Liverpool

In his regular BBC Sport column, Robbie Savage looks at Arsenal's thrilling FA Cup win over Liverpool. This was a classic cup tie played at a high tempo and it was great to watch. Arsenal needed to produce a response after they...
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Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain scored one and set up the other as Arsenal earned a degree of revenge on Liverpool to reach the FA Cup quarter-finals.

The Gunners, thrashed 5-1 at Anfield in the Premier League last week, led when Oxlade-Chamberlain guided in a loose ball after 16 minutes. The England winger provided the cross for Lukas Podolski to fire in from 15 yards at the start of the...
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Venezuela president expels three US consular officials

Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is expelling three US consular officials, accusing them of meeting students involved in anti-government protests. The country has seen growing political tension and rallies, with three protesters dying in clashes last...
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EU to start sending troops to Central African Republic next month

By RFI Several European Union countries will start deploying troops to the Central African Republic next month, according to France’s junior minister for European affairs. Thierry Repentin...
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Race to repair Malian heritage site before rainy season

By RFI The United Nation’s cultural agency UNESCO has told RFI of an urgent need to preserve the Tomb of Askia in northern Mali before the rainy season starts in June. The heritage-listed mud pyramid in Gao dates back to...
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The weather is cuckoo this winter, but there's method to the madness

  (CNN) -- It's official: The weather has been a bit weird this winter. The nation's climate agency says so and, in part, explains why. There is method to the meteorological madness. And it has served to spread the weirdness around the world,...
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Florida 'loud-music' murder trial's verdict evokes mixed reactions

(CNN) -- It was a hot-button trial that drew comparisons to the proceedings against George Zimmerman in the killing of Florida teenager Trayvon Martin. The outcome, however, was vastly different. The jury in the case of Michael Dunn found him guilty...
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