Saturday, 12 June 2010

DAP News ; Breaking News by Soy Sopheap

via Khmer NZ News Media

Mr. Soy Sopheap to Show his face on Bayon Television Screen in the Morning News Program

Friday, 11 June 2010 13:46 DAP-NEWS

CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, June 10, 2010 -Mr. Soy Sopheap, Director General of The DAP News Center and Wednesday Bayon Television Station's commentator, will show his face on Bayon Television Station in the Morning News Program, which starts on every Monday to Friday at 6: 15 to 7:00 o´clock AM.

3 People Killed, 12 Others Injured in Car Accident

Friday, 11 June 2010 13:51 DAP-NEWS

CAMBODIA,KAMPONG CHAM, June 11, 2010 -At least 3 people were killed and 12 others were seriously injured in car accident on Thursday of June 10, 2010 on highway 71 in Dournchi village, Bosknor commune, Chamkar Leu district, Kampong Cham province.

Foreign Funded NGOs Flag Cambodia in Eliminating Forest Crimes

Friday, 11 June 2010 12:00 By Ek Madra

PHNOM PENH, June 11, 2010 – Foreign funded non-governmental organizations (NGOs) praised the Cambodian government’s efforts in fighting against forest crimes through crackdown on confiscating chainsaws, seizing illegal wood, arresting businesspersons, and government officers involved in illegal logging—in order to preserve natural resources.

“NGOs congratulate the government for recent action to eliminate forest crimes,” said a report, of NGO position paper on Cambodia’s development in 2009-2010, obtained by DAP News Centre.

Prime Minister Hun Sen fired the head of the forestry department, Ty Sokun, in April this year over his failure to stop the forestry crimes.

The group, however, has observed that “economic land concessions are the main root cause of land conflicts and forest disasters in the country”.

The government has issued hundreds of economic land concessions with the purpose of generating income for economic development and poverty reduction activities, it said.

The report noted that the government lacked of consulting with the local communities in the areas where their livings depended on the natural resources.

“This kind of development is found to be contributing more negative than positive impacts on the communities,” said the report published by NGO Forum on Cambodia.

“Some companies have been granted areas larger than what it stated in the law.”
The government has failed to closely monitor the economic land concessions which enabled some companies to violate their agreements by clearing forest land nearby.

An estimated 7 million hectares, which is about 70 percent of the forest area, has contributed to the destruction of the forest, said the report.

Cambodia in the past was criticised by the UK-based Global Witness that the country is run by a kleptocratic elite that generates much of its wealth via the seizure of public assets, particularly natural resources.

The Global Witness said that Cambodia’s army, military police, police and forest administration are all heavily involved in illegal logging. But the government rejected Global Witness’s comment as unsubstantiated.

Ministry of Interior Rejected Mr. Rong Chhun’s Proposal for showing the Immigrants’ Real Figure

Thursday, 10 June 2010 12:48 DAP-NEWS

CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, June 10, 2010 - The Ministry of Interior’s spokesman Khieu Sopheak abruptly rejected Cambodia Watchdog Council’s proposal for showing the real figure of both legal and illegal immigrants who have lived in Cambodia.

“The Ministry of Interior will not be under Mr. Rong Chhun’s order and advice,” he added.

Mr. Rong Chhun, President of Independent Teachers’ Association and Representative of Cambodia Watchdog Council sent a letter to the Ministry of Interior in order to demand to publicly show the real figure of both legal and illegal immigrants living in Cambodia.

The letter signed by Mr. Rong Chhun the DAP-news center has received on Thursday morning stated that Cambodia Watchdog Council from day to day took notice of the growing figure of the immigrants living in Cambodia.

The Cambodian people as a whole have absolutely been concerned about the immigrants’ increasing figure.

“Cambodia Watchdog Council has demanded to show the real figure of both legal and illegal Vietnamese and Chinese immigrants who have been living in Cambodia,” The letter continued.

For the immigrants living in Cambodia, the Ministry of Interior has never informed the Cambodian people of the immigrants’ real figure and has never let them know comprehensively about it; furthermore, the Ministry of Interior has never taken any concrete steps against the illegal immigrants. In response to the above-mentioned letter, Mr. Khieu Sopheak on Thursday morning told the DAP-news center on the phone that the Ministry of Interior is not under the so-called Cambodia Watchdog Council’s advice and order.

“The Ministry of Interior is under the Royal Government of Cambodia’s control,” he continued. So, the Ministry of Interior does not have the rights to answer this question. Please check your own rights. How much do you have the rights?

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