Vietnam court cuts jail terms for dissidents [Vietnamese Spring next?]

Uyen and Kha were accused of distributing anti-government propaganda [AFP] ‘This year, at least 46 activists have been convicted and three bloggers were detained in June for anti-state activity in Vietnam, where the Communist Party forbids all political debate.’ Student activist freed while her co-defendant had his sentence halved in rare show of leniency. 16 Aug 2013 Uyen and Kha were accused of distributing anti-government propaganda [AFP] A Vietnamese court has overturned a six-year jail term handed to a student activist, freeing her on the spot in a rare show of leniency by the authoritarian nation, while her...

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No coalition, both sides insist

The ruling Cambodian People’s Party has invited the opposition to meet and discuss how the two parties could share power and form a government, Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha said. Speaking to about 400 supporters at a voter forum at the party’s Tuol Kork headquarters, Sokha said the CNRP, however, was not interested in a coalition, and would not join a government until “justice is served”. “The ruling party has invited the [CNRP] to meet and share power in parliament and in government. I would like to promise [voters] that the CNRP will not join with the ruling party. If we join, we would have...

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The opposition leader vanishes when colleagues need him most

Stand-off After Cambodia’s election NEARLY three weeks after Cambodia’s general election, which both the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) and the opposition claim to have won, life in Phnom Penh remains tense. Tanks have been deployed, although only on the outskirts, and queues have formed at banks and supermarkets as rumours of hoarding become self-fulfilling. Meanwhile, the National Election Committee remains coy about releasing the final results of the poll. It claims that holding off will reduce the risk of violence from protests called by the opposition. Still, the election committee has at least now released...

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Cambodia postpones military programs with Australia

Cambodia has postponed two military cooperation programs with Australia, following the country's disputed election and growing political tension.    Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen speaks to journalists after casting his vote at a polling station during the communal elections in Kandal province on June 3, 2012. (Credit: AFP)  Liam Cochrane and staff 15 August 2013 Cambodia has postponed two military cooperation programs with Australia, following the country's disputed election and growing political tension. The ABC has confirmed the two programs are in counter-terrorism and maritime security. An...

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លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ត្រឡប់​មក​ដល់​ កម្ពុជា​វិញ

មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​ គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង លោក សម រង្ស៊ី បាន​ត្រឡប់​ មក​ដល់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា វិញ​ហើយ នៅ​ព្រឹក​ ថ្ងៃ​សុក្រ ទី១៦ សីហា បន្ទាប់​ពី​លោក​ បាន​ចាក​ចេញ​ ទៅ​កាន់​ សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក រយៈពេល ១០​ថ្ងៃ​ មក​ហើយ​នោះ។  លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រកាស​ រក្សា​ជំហរ​ ដដែល​ ក្នុង​ការ​ប្រឆាំង​ នឹង​លទ្ធផល​ បោះ​ឆ្នោត​ បណ្ដោះ​អាសន្ន​ ដែល​ប្រកាស​ ដោយ​គណៈកម្មាធិការ​ជាតិ​ រៀប​ចំ​ ការ​បោះ​ឆ្នោត (គ.ជ.ប.) និង​លោក​ ប្រកាស​ បន្ត​ស្វែង​រក​ យុត្តិធម៌​ ក្នុង​រឿង​នេះ។ Radio Free Asia | 16 August 2013 លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ប្រធាន​គណបក្ស​សង្គ្រោះ​ជាតិ ត្រឡប់​មក​ដល់​កម្ពុជា ស្ថិត​លើ​ផ្លូវ​នា​ខាង​មុខ​អាកាសយានដ្ឋាន​អន្តរជាតិ​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី១៦ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣។ RFA/Uon...

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បន្ទាប់​ពី​ជួប​មន្ត្រី អ ស ប សម រង្ស៊ី នឹង​មក​ដល់​ភ្នំពេញ​

 Thursday, 15 August 2013មាស សុខជា និង Shane Worrell PPP ភ្នំពេញៈ ខណៈ​កិច្ច​ប្រឹង​ប្រែង​បង្កើត​គណៈកម្មការ​ចម្រុះ​ស៊ើប​អង្កេត លើ​ភាព​មិន​ប្រក្រតី​នៃ​ការ​បោះឆ្នោត​កាល​ពី​ខែ​មុន​នៅ​តែ​បន្ត មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​គណបក្ស​ប្រឆាំង​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី នឹង​មក​ដល់​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​វិញ​ បន្ទាប់​ពី​ជំនួប​ជាមួយ​មន្ត្រី​អង្គការ​សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ នៅ​ទីក្រុង ញូវយ៉ក។ លោក Philip Sen មន្រ្តី​ទំនាក់​ទំនង​នៅ​ការិយាល័យ​នៃ​អ្នក​សម្រប​សម្រួល​ប្រចាំ​អង្គការ សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ បាន​ថ្លែង​កាល​ពី​ម្សិលមិញ​ថា​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ដែល​បាន​ទៅ​ចូល​រួម​ពិធី​មង្គលការ​កូន​ស្រី នៅ​សហរដ្ឋ​អាមេរិក​បាន​ឆ្លៀត​ជួប​ជាមួយ​មន្រ្តី​អង្គការ​សហ​ប្រជាជាតិ​កាល​ ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ចន្ទ​។ ជំនួប​នោះ បាន​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ភ្លាមៗ...

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Defiant Cambodian opposition appeals poll results

Cambodian National Election Committee officers and representatives from political parties and non government organisations verify election results in Phnom Penh on August 3, 2013. Cambodia's opposition party on Wednesday appealed against preliminary official election results that handed a narrow victory to strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen despite allegations of widespread fraud. (AFP/File) AFP News – August 14 ,2013 Cambodia's opposition party on Wednesday appealed against preliminary official election results that handed a narrow victory to strongman Prime Minister Hun Sen despite allegations of widespread fraud. The results,...

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