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Tuesday, February 5, 2013

Turkish attack a reminder of Cold War dynamics

(CNN) – The suicide bombing in Ankara Friday is a reminder to counterterrorism agencies that it’s not just jihadist groups who threaten Western governments and their interests overseas. Pockets of the extreme left and extreme right still consider political violence legitimate — among them the Revolutionary People’s Liberation Party in Turkey. Turkish authorities have blamed the U.S. Embassy attack on the group, better known as DHKP-C, and are in the process of identifying the bomber. Suicide bomber strikes outside U.S. Embasssy in Ankara Analysts say it is likely the attack had two aims — to embarrass the Turkish government and to demonstrate the group’s hostility to the deployment of Patriot anti-missile batteries on Turkish soil. Several members of the group are thought to be close to the Syrian regime. DHKP-C has a relationship with the Turkish Kurdish separatist group PKK, which is also close to the Syrian government. About one-third of the PKK’s fighters are said to be Syrian, according to regional analysts. DHKP-C is viscerally hostile to the Turkish state, the United States and NATO, and has had links with the far-left in Europe. In recent days, Turkish police have arrested several dozen people suspected of links with DHKP-C, among them a number of lawyers. However, Human Rights Watch called the arrests an “arbitrary and abusive use of anti-terrorism laws in Turkey.” Turkish authorities believe the suicide bomber Friday was Ecevit Shanli, a longtime member of the group. DNA tests are being conducted to confirm his identity. Shanli received bomb-making training somewhere in Europe in the mid-1990s, according to Hasam Selim Ozertem, a security expert at the International Strategic Research Organization in Ankara. Turkish officials say that as a result of counterterrorism operations on Turkish soil, DHKP-C became increasingly active among the Turkish diaspora in Europe. Shanli returned to Turkey in 1997 and was subsequently involved in attacks on the Istanbul police headquarters and senior military officials using anti-tank weapons. After being arrested, Shanli went on a lengthy hunger strike and was released from jail in 2002 because of a neurological disorder. DHKP-C has been active for more than 30 years and espouses a Marxist-Leninist philosophy reminiscent of the Cold War. It grew out of another far-left group, Devrimci Sol (Revolutionary Left), formed when Turkey was in political turmoil, with clashes between militant left- and right-wing groups undermining a weak political system. Devrimci Sol claimed responsibility for gun attacks that killed two Americans, including a U.S. military employee, and an attack that wounded a U.S. military officer in early 1991 in protest of the Gulf War. Among other attacks attributed to the DHKP-C was the assassination of a former justice minister, Mehmet Topac, in 1994, as well as the murders of a number of senior police and military officials and, 1996, a prominent businessman, Ozdemir Sabanci. Among its more recent operations was an attempt to kill another former justice minister, Hikmet Sami Turk, in 2009. The female suicide bomber’s main explosive charge did not go off. Security analysts say the latest attack is very similar to one launched on an Istanbul police station last year. Again, a former hunger striker who was critically sick with cancer arrived at the police station wearing a belt stuffed with explosives and triggered the bomb just before passing through an X-ray machine. Ozertem told CNN he is unaware of any links between DHKP-C and al Qaeda-type actors, but the possibility can’t be entirely dismissed because al Qaeda sympathizers have become increasingly active in the region. The Turkish National Police assessment of the group says, “American, European and Israeli companies and enterprises are also among the targets of DHKP-C since they are considered by the terrorist organization as assets of global imperialism.” It says the group is also involved in drug trafficking to finance its operations. Analysts consulted by CNN do not believe the organization has the capacity to launch a sustained terrorist campaign, nor penetrate security at well-guarded installations. Its last known attack aimed at a U.S. target in Turkey was in 1999, when two men tried to fire a rocket at the U.S. Consulate General building in Istanbul. Both were killed in a subsequent firefight.

South Korea satellite ‘communicating’

South Korea says the satellite launched on Wednesday has made contact with a ground station and is sending data. The launch was South Korea’s first successful attempt to put a satellite into orbit using its own rocket. The satellite, which collects climate data, made contact at 03:27 on Thursday (18:27 GMT on Wednesday). The launch – which came weeks after North Korea successfully put its own satellite in orbit – had been delayed twice due to technical reasons. President Lee Myung-bak praised what he called a “first step towards opening an era of space science in earnest”. “We should make this an opportunity to elevate national power by a notch.” The rocket, which blasted off from the Naro Space Center at 16:00 (07:00 GMT) on Wednesday, was built in partnership with Russia. Two previous launches in 2009 and 2010 had failed. South Korea now plans to develop a fully home-made three-stage rocket. There has been no reaction yet from North Korea, which was condemned by the UN last week for its rocket launch – seen as a banned test of missile technology. “The North should not see it [the South Korean launch] as a threat because they too can enjoy the same transparency with regard to the programme that the rest of us have, which is a far cry from how the DPRK [North Korea] behaves,” US State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said.

Hun Sen Cup serves up four tasty quarter-final clashes

The seventh Samdech Hun Sen Cup enters its knockout phase today with four quarter-finals at two venues. In the 2pm kick-off at Olympic Stadium, 2010 winners Ministry of National Defence face arch-rivals National Police Commissary in a rematch of their January 12 Metfone C-League meeting, which saw the Army team stage a walk off after 75 minutes following a controversial goal scored against them. The game was recorded as a 5-0 win for Police. “If the match officials are going to make fair decisions, I think there will be no problem in defeating our opponents,” MND coach Op Sam Art told the Post yesterday. The 4pm game at Olympic Stadium pits Build Bright United, who were the only side to win all three of their group matches, against Naga Corp, who were tipped as one of the favourites to lift the title but suffered an embarrassing loss to Chamkarmon in the last round. The crowd at Old Stadium will see Group C toppers Boeung Ket Rubber Field take on two-time Cup winners Phnom Penh Crown at 2pm. Kampong Cham-based Boeung Ket are considered favourites to complete a league and Cup, having ripped through Kirivong on Tuesday with an almost exclusively second string line-up. Crown, in comparison, had to fight until the last minute to secure a vital win over holders Preah Khan Reach. “With the Hun Sen Cup and MCL games being scheduled close together, the teams didn’t have a lot of recovery time between the games. “We lost Keo Sokngorn and Sok Sovann [to injury] because of this. This might cause trouble for us,” Boeung Ket general manager Be Makara said. The day’s only clash between two provincial sides, Preah Vihear’s Asia-Europe University and Takeo’s Kirivong Sok Sen Chey, gets under way at 4pm at Old Stadium. AEU created the biggest surprise of the group stage, with the MCL newcomers ending up in first place in Group D having beaten PKR 2-0 in a result that paved the way for defending champions’ early elimination from the tournament. It remains to be seen if they can follow up their promising start in this year’s competition with an advance to the semi-finals.

Nigeria qualified for the next round of the Africa Cup of Nations after two late Victor Moses penalties gave them a crucial win against Ethiopia.

Moses, 22, opened the scoring from the spot after he was fouled by defender Alula Girma with 10 minutes to go. The winger earned the second penalty when he was brought down by goalkeeper Sisay Bancha, who was sent off. If Moses had not scored they would have lost a quarter-final spot to Zambia due to a worse disciplinary record. Holders Zambia and Nigeria had come into their last round of group fixtures level on points and with an equal goal difference after they drew both their opening games 1-1. Before Moses’s intervention, his side had been set for an early trip home as they had collected more yellow cards. But instead it was Zambia who were eliminated after they could only manage a goalless stalemate against eventual group winners Burkina Faso. Aware of the potential for that scenario, the Super Eagles began in Rustenberg with an intent absent in the tournament so far. Defender Efe Ambrose – recalled to the team after missing out against Zambia through suspension – headed a Moses free-kick over the crossbar when well positioned, before Bancha was alert to stop Ikechukwu Uche reaching an incisive John Obi Mikel through-ball. Some more sharp play from Nigeria saw another chance go to waste when a selfless cut-back from Uche was blazed well over by rampaging left-back Elderson Echiejile. While struggling to retain possession in their usual manner, Ethiopia did sporadically threaten with their set-piece delivery. Nigeria head coach Stephen Keshi had decided not to select fit-again captain Joseph Yobo, and in the 32-year-old’s absence, the Super Eagles struggled to convincingly deal with high balls played into their penalty area. Saladin Seid headed one Ethiopia corner over, while a number of other crosses caused panic at the back for Nigeria. Dead balls were also causing a problem at the other end of the pitch, and Echiejile stung Bancha’s fingertips with a powerful header from a deep Moses corner. Nigeria’s suspect defending had already seen them surrender late leads against Burkina Faso and Zambia, and a comical misunderstanding between retreating winger Sunday Mba and right-back Ambrose played in Ethiopia danger man Seid but his shot was deflected harmlessly into goalkeeper Vincent Enyeama’s hands. The Walyas could then have been reduced to 10-men before the interval after Degu Debebe put in a high, two-footed challenge on the influential Mikel that was only punished with a yellow card by referee Bouchaib Al Ahrach. Nigeria had begun to lose momentum in the final minutes of the first half and Ethiopia were the team to begin the brightest after the break. Centre-back Kenneth Omeruo – who had earlier wasted a decent chance when a deflected shot fell to him in the Ethiopia box – was at his sharpest as he stretched to deny Seid a clear header on goal. Nigeria finally began to show some real intent with 20 minutes to go as they began to pick up the tempo as the threat of making only their third group stage exit in the Africa Cup of Nations drew nearer This fate looked to have been avoided as centre-back Godfrey Oboabona rose to powerfully meet a corner but his header was cleared off the line by the diligent Abebaw Butako. Undaunted by the clearance, Nigeria continued to pick up the pace and the exciting Moses was felled by a tired challenge in the area after he had skilfully cut inside Girma. The Chelsea winger exhibited none of the pressure surrounding his penalty as he calmly sent Bancha the wrong way. Nigeria had barely finished their jubilant celebrations, though, before their hope of progression was nearly in doubt again when Seid was picked out in the box but Enyeama athletically tipped his effort to safety. Qualification then looked secured as Moses charged down on goal and was tripped by Bancha. The referee instantly followed up his decision to point to the spot with a deserved second yellow card for the Walyas keeper. With Ethiopia already using their three substitutions, Moses slotted past midfielder Addis Hintsa who was forced to be a stand-in goalkeeper. As Zambia were unable to put on a late surge of their own in the other Group C game, Nigeria will now face tournament favourites Ivory Coast in the next round.

រឿង​ដ៏​ល្បី​សម្រាប់​ដើម​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​របស់​​ឈិនឡុង​ Chinese Zodiac មានភាសាខ្មែរដែរ

រឿង​ដ៏​ល្បី​សម្រាប់​ដើម​ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣​របស់​​ឈិនឡុង​ Chinese Zodiac ​ដែល​រៀប​រាប់​អំពី​បញ្ហា​ចរាចរ​វត្ថុបុរាណ​នោះ​ មាន​ឈុត​មួយ​និយាយ​​អំពី​​ខ្មែរ​ដែរ។ រឿង​លំដាប់​ហូលីវូដ​ដ៏​ល្បី​នេះ​ និពន្ធ​ និង​សម្ដែង​ផ្ទាល់​ដោយ​​ឈិនឡុង​ (Jackie Chan)​ ដោយ​ថត​នៅ​ប្រទេស​បារាំង​ ជាមួយ​នឹង​តារា​ល្បី​ៗ ​មក​ពី​ចិន​ ហូលីវូដ​ និង​កូរ៉េ​ខាត​ត្បូង។ ក្រៅ​ពី​ឈុត​ឆាក​វាយ​តប់​គ្នា​ដ៏​ជក់​ចិត្ត​ ក៏​មាន​ឈុត​ឆាក​ដែល​អប់រំ​មនុស្ស​ឲ្យ​ចេះ​ឲ្យ​តម្លៃ​លើ​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​ផង​ដែរ។ ក្នុង​ភាព​យន្ត ​Chinese Zodiac ​នេះ​ មាន​ការ​ដាក់​លក់​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ប្រជាជន​ជា​ច្រើន​ប្រតិកម្ម​ ហើយ​គ្រប់​បណ្ដា​ទូរទស្សន៍​ផ្សេង​ៗ​ធ្វើ​ការ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​អំពី​ការ​លក់​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​នោះ។ ក្នុង​ឈុត​នៃ​បណ្ដា​ប្រទេស​ផ្សេងៗ​ផ្សព្វ​ផ្សាយ​ព័ត៌មាន​អំពី​ការ​លក់​ដូរ​វត្ថុបុរាណ​នេះ ទូរទស្សន៍​មួយ​បាន​និយាយ​ជា​ភាសា​ខ្មែរ​ថា៖ “ការ​លក់​ទំនិញ​ខុស​ច្បាប់​​កាន់​តែ​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​កាន់​តែ​មាន​វិបត្តិ​ធ្ងន់ធ្ងរ”។ ថ្វីត្បិត​ឈុត​ដែល​និយាយ​ជា​ភាសា​ខ្មែរ​ហាក់​ដូច​ជា​ខ្លី​បន្តិច​ក្ដី​ វា​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ខ្មែរ​មាន​ឈ្មោះ​បោះ​សំឡេង​​បន្ដិច​ដែរ ​ទៅ​លើ​ឆាក​អន្តរ​ជាតិ​ ព្រោះ​ខ្មែរ​ក៏​មាន​វត្ថុ​បុរាណ​ជា​ច្រើន​ត្រូវ​បាន​បាត់​បង​ ហើយ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​ដាក់​លក់​ដេញ​ថ្លៃ​នៅ​លើ​ឆាក​អន្តរ​ជាតិ​ទៅ​វិញ។ បើ​បាន​ទស្សនា​រឿង​នេះ​ដោយ​ផ្ទាល់​ សង្ឃឹម​ថា​ ប្រិយមិត្ត​នឹង​មាន​មោទនភាព​ក្នុង​នាម​ជា​ខ្មែរ​ម្នាក់​ជា​មិន​ខាន៕

Wang Children Sweden ស្រក់ទឹកភ្នែកពេលឃើញវីដេអូសិច បង្ហោះតាមអ៊ីនធើណិត

នាង Wang Children Sweden ដែលជាតារាចម្រៀងចិន សិចស៊ី មានប្រជាប្រិយភាព និងមានសម្រស់ ស្រស់ដូចកូនក្រមុំជ័រនេះ បានរងការរិះគន់យ៉ាងចាស់ដៃ ពីទស្សនិកជន បន្ទាប់ពីឃើញវីដេអូសិចរបស់នាង បង្ហោះតាមប្រព័ន្ធអនឡាញ។
តាមប្រភពព័ត៌មានបរទេសនៅថ្ងៃទី ៣១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ ២០១៣ នេះ នាង Wang Children Sweden បានអង្គុយយំយែកយ៉ាងខ្លាំង ពេលឃើញវីដេអូសិច ត្រូវសិចបង្ហោះ តាមប្រព័ន្ធអ៊ីធើណិតក្នុង MV របស់នាង។ តាមសម្តីអ្នកគាំទ្រនាង បាននិយាយថា តារាចម្រៀងកូនក្រមុំជ័រ ក្នុងវីដេអូចាប់រំលោភនេះ គឺពេលនាងចេញទៅសម្តែង នៅប្រទេសជប៉ុន ហើយវីដេអូសិចរបស់នាង កំពុងបន្តលេចធ្លាយ តាមប្រព័ន្ធអនឡាញ ពាសពេញប្រទេសចិន។ នាងរងការរិះគន់យ៉ាងចាស់ដៃ ពីទស្សនិកជន ដោយពួកគេទាំងនោះ បានដាក់ឈ្មោះថា “wave up” ឲ្យនាងទៀតផង៕

Faces of the world: Nat Geo photographer's amazing portraits

As the child of a Pan Am flight attendant, award-winning photographer Alison Wright says that her passion for travel was acquired "in utero." Often on the job for magazines such as National Geographic and Smithsonian, Wright, 50, has traveled to 125 countries. Her latest book is an unusual step for a travel photographer used to capturing landscapes and dramatic scenes. "Face to Face: Portraits of the Human Spirit," due out March 28, is a collection of 184 color portraits of people she's encountered on her travels, from geishas and cowboys to the Dalai Lama and Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Photojournalist Alison Wright travels two-thirds of the year. CNN Travel: How often do you travel? Alison Wright: A lot. I like to be in motion. I’m from San Francisco, but I’ve been based in Europe, a few years in Australia, a few years in Nepal. I’ve now been in New York for four years but I’m always out the door. As soon as I moved here I had to shoot three books for National Geographic on London, Great Britain and China, so I wasn’t here very much. Now I’m really in and out, I don’t even count how many days, but I’d say at least 200-240 days of the year. CNN Travel: How do you decide where to travel next? Wright: Sometimes I get a specific assignment, or I’m asked to go somewhere and I’m not quite sure what the angle is until I get there. Other times it’s my own personal project that I shoot and pitch later. I like photographing travel stories, but I love the meaty in-depth projects. Travel inspires me while socially conscious issues motivate me. CNN Travel: Why a book of portraits? Wright: I have spent a career traveling to the remotest regions of the globe, documenting the traditions and changes of indigenous cultures and people as well as issues concerning the human condition in all its evolving compassion and chaos. The curiosities of humanity will never cease to engage me, but it’s the emotive beauty and grace of the human face, in all its diversity, that will never cease to inspire me. One of the many things I have learned during my years of global travel is that no matter how unique we may look in appearance, from the exotic to the mundane, we basically have the same universal desires and concerns. This book is a celebration of the spirit within us all. It is what bonds us as mankind, a continued thread, as together we continue on this journey in the pilgrimage of life. CNN Travel: What travel destinations do you recommend? Wright: Personally, my heart is in Asia. I love the mellow Buddhist vibe and it’s so visually stimulating. I always travel to shoot. I’m a photographer that travels, not a traveler that happens to photograph. CNN Travel: Is there a particular country that you make a point of visiting regularly? Wright: I’ve been returning to Tibet and covering the Tibetan Diaspora for more than 25 years. My heart breaks for this culture as it continues trying to survive without a land. I feel a little like Edward Curtis, who documented the demise of America Indians, photographing these nomads who will probably not exist for another generation as we know them. CNN Travel: You also have an affinity for Laos. Wright: In the year 2000 I was in a devastating bus accident in Laos. If it weren’t for the local villagers I would have died. It’s a harrowing story, but after more than 30 surgeries and years of rehabilitation I’m back doing what I love. It brought a whole new empathy to my work and after I wrote my book about the experience, “Learning to Breathe,” it prompted me to start my foundation, Faces of Hope Fund, which helps children in crisis around the world through medical care and education. We've been busy supporting a health clinic in Laos, sending girls to school in India and donating to a rehabilitation center for children in the Middle East. I'm now returning to Thailand to help fund a mobile medical unit for Burmese refugees in Thailand. CNN Travel: What kind of cameras do you use? Wright: An array of Nikons, mostly Nikon D3S and D3s now. CNN Travel: What are some tips for taking a good portrait? Wright: I think about my backgrounds, look to catch lights in the eyes and try to connect with the person that I’m photographing. I love the challenge of bringing a face to the place, and bringing that universal human connection home.

Workers brave the capital's cold nights

HA NOI (VNS)— Temperatures of around 10 degrees Celsius and continuous rain at nights has made Ha Noi a desolate and quiet place in recent weeks. However, in the streets labourers are still working strenuously at all hours in the hope of earning a little more money as Tet approaches. Tran Thi Gai, 48, from Hung Yen Province's Khoai Chau District, is among those night workers. The slim female vendor says at 3pm every day she rides her old bicycle loaded high with bags of baked maize and sweet potatoes around the city to sell. Her working day finishes at around 2 am the next morning, regardless of how horrible the weather is. After eating a small supper and having four-hours sleep, she is again in a hurry to prepare the goods for another day. Every day, except in extraordinary circumstances, her bicyle, weighing nearly 100 kg, makes its journey around all corners of the city. "Selling maize and sweet potatoes at night is a hard job for any one. For women, it is even more miserable," Gai says sadly. However, she says that the long hours and harsh temperatures are nothing compared to the fear that she might not be able to afford tuition fees for her children. Gai confides that she moved to work in the city after her rice field at home was reduced to just 360sq.m to make room for a new industrial park. That provides her with about two hundred kilos of rice each harvest; double that for a whole year. However this amount of food is not enough for her family, so she must eke out a living with a night job in the city. "I have four children, two of them got married but they are very poor so we can not ask for their help. The other two are studying at the local vocational school and their tuition is a big challenge for me. My husband and I even quarrel with each other over the money issue," she confides. Gai says that in the winter people usually enjoy warm dishes so her products sell best in these times. On average, she earns between VND100,000-200,000 (US$4.8-9.6) per day. After deducting the expenses for materials, she is able to keep about half of the earnings. "With such a small amount of money, I have to be sparing with the amount I eat while also renting a cheap of low-roofed room to save for my children's tuition," she says. At a cross-road in Tu Liem District's Ho Tung Mau Street, Nguyen Van Khoi, a 35-year-old motorbike taxi driver, is huddling himself on his bike, with a face pale in the chill. "The weather is so cold that people prefer traveling by car taxis; therefore we hardly find enough customers these days. Standing in the street from early morning until late at night, we get nearly VND100,000 (US$4,08) ", the driver says in a tired voice. Khoi is a farmer in Quoc Oai District, but he does not earn enough from that to earn a living so he decided to move to the capital in the hope of making sufficient money to feed his family, which has been difficult ever since his wife lost her ability to work in an accident. While other people are fully covered with thick layers of clothes, Do Danh Huong, a construction worker from Ung Hoa District, wears only a thin shirt when he works, and still he is bathed in sweat. The 50-year-old puts all of his energy into covering the roads with sand and gravel, patching over potholes and cracks. He has to finish his work before dawn, so he works nocturnally. "My working day starts at 9pm and finishes at 4am tomorrow morning, so people's night-time is my day-time and vice versa," Huong says. "In such cold weather, nobody likes working outside. I myself long to lie in the warm out of the chill. But I have to take this painstaking job as it offers me VND200,000($9.6) for every six working hours, which is much more than I can make from farming," he continues. According to the Viet Nam Social Security office, there has not been any specific research on the health of workers immigrating to the capital so far. But in a study published in the International Journal of Cancer, Pascal Guenel, director of French National Institute of Health and Medical Research in June 2012, said that breast tumour risk increased 30 per cent among female night workers and males working night shifts are almost three times as likely to develop prostate cancer as those who do day shifts. While experts have not been able to discover exactly why this is, it is believed to be related to exposure to light at night. Many Vietnamese labourers still risk their health for jobs in the city as they have no other occupational opportunities in their hometown where high buildings are being constructed in their rice fields, says economist Nguyen Minh Phong from the Ha Noi Institute for Socio-economic Development Study. "In fact, there is no exact statistical figure of night workers in the Viet Nam's informal sector in general and in Ha Noi in particular because their living places are normally unstable," says Phong. He also adds that immigrant workers are not encouraged in the city even though they do not have any negative influence on the capital city's economy. Local authorities have given little support to this type of labour. "Ha Noi's budget is not enough to support such a large amount of workers. In addition, the time when everything is subsidised by the State has long gone," he explains. For the foreseeable future it seems that laborers like Gai, Khoi, and Huong still choose to earn money on the cold nights, because if they don't, how else can they afford to live? — VNS

ព្រះ​រាជ​ពិធី​ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​អង្គារ ទៅ​បំប្លេង​ក្នុង​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ

ព្រះ​ករុណា​ជា​អម្ចាស់​​ជីវិត​​លើ​ត្បូង និង​សម្តេច​ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រី ព្រះវររាជ​មាតា​ជាតិខ្មែរ ស្តេច​យាង​ប្រទាន​ព្រះរាជ​តំណាង គឺសម្តេច នរោត្តម យុវនាថ អម​ដោយ​ព្រះរាជ​វង្សា​នុវង្ស ដើម្បី​ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​អង្គារ​ជា​ក្បួន យក​ទៅ​បំប្លែង ក្នុង​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ នៅ​ម៉ោង ៩ និង ៥០ នាទី។​
Tuesday, 05 February 2013

ព្រះ​ទីនាំង​សាឡង់ តុប​តែង​ជា​រូប​នាគ​ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​បរមអដ្ឋិ​ទៅ​បំប្លេង​នៅ​ក្នុង​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ។​រូប​ថត​ហេង ជីវ័ន
ព្រះអង្គារ ត្រូវ​បាន​ដង្ហែ​ពី​វាល​ព្រះមេរុ ឆ្ពោះទៅ​កាន់​វេទិកា​អុំទូក នៅ​មុខ​ព្រះ​បរម​រាជ​វាំង នៅ​ជិត​ព្រះអង្គ​ដងកើ ហើយ​ព្រះ​រាជ​វង្សានុ​វង្ស នាំ​យក​ព្រះ​អង្គារ ទៅ​បំប្លែង នៅ​ទន្លេ​ចតុមុខ តាម​ព្រះ​ទីនាំង​សាឡង់ តុប​តែង​ជា​រូប​នាគ។
នៅ​រសៀល​ម៉ោង ១៦:៣០ ថ្ងៃទី៥ ខែ​កុម្ភៈ​នេះ ជួប​ជុំ​ព្រះ​រាជ​វង្សា​នុវង្ស ចៅជិត​ចៅចម ជំទាវ ខុនណាង ថ្នាក់​ដឹក​នាំ​ព្រឹទ្ធ​សភា រដ្ឋសភា រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល មន្ត្រី​កិត្តិយស​នៅ​ទីលាន​ព្រះ​មេរុ។ ព្រះ​ករុណា​ជា​អម្ចាស់​​ជីវិត​​លើ​ត្បូង និង​សម្តេច​ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រី ព្រះវររាជ​មាតា​ជាតិ​ខ្មែរ ស្តេច​យាង ព្រះ​បរម​អដ្ឋិ គង់​ក្នុង​ព្រះ​កោដ្ឋ​ពេជ្រ រួច​ដង្ហែ​ទៅ​តម្កល់​នៅ​លើ​ព្រះ​មហា​បញ្ចា​ក្នុង​ព្រះមេរុ និង​និមន្ត​ព្រះ​សង្ឃ ៩០​អង្គ ស្វាធ្យាយ​ព្រះ​សត្តប្ប​ករណ៍។
កម្មវិធី​មាន អុជ​ប្រទីប​ជ្វាលា អុជ​កាំ​ជ្រួច ភ្ញីទៀន និង​និមន្ត​ព្រះសង្ឃ ៣២​អង្គ ចម្រើន​ព្រះ​បរិត្ត នៅ​ក្នុង​ព្រះមេរុ រួច​ទេសនា​បឋម​ត្រាស់ និង​ពុទ្ធាភិ​សេក។

លោក​ហ៊ុន សែន​ស្នើ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិចារណា​បន្ធូរបន្ថយ​ទោស​ថៃ​អាវ​លឿង

លោកស្រី​យីងឡាក់ ស៊ីណាវ៉ាត់​ នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ថៃ​ បាន​ធ្វើ​លិខិត​ស្នើសុំ​​អន្តរាគមន៍​​ជាថ្មីម្តងទៀត​ នៅ​ថ្ងៃព្រហស្បតិ៍​នេះ ពី​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន អោយ​​ពិចារណា​អំពី​ការ​បន្ធូរបន្ថយ និង​លើកលែង​ទោស​ដល់​សកម្ម​ជន​ថៃ​អាវ​លឿង​២​នាក់​ ដែល​កំពុង​ជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​ព្រៃស។ ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ស្នើ​អោយ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិចារណា​លើការ​ ស្នើសុំ​របស់​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ថៃ​នេះ។

ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​បាន​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​នីតិវិធី​​ទៅ​តាម​ការ​ស្នើ​របស់​លោក​ នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន​ហើយ​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ។ លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ដែល​បាន​ស្នើ​អោយ​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ពិចារណា​ ទីមួយ បន្ធូបន្ថយទោស​ទណ្ឌិត ​វេរ៉ា ស៊ុមខ្វាមឃីត ដើម្បី​អាច​ឈាន​ទៅ​ដល់​ការ​លើក​លែងទោស និង​ទី២ លើក​លែង​ទោស​ទណ្ឌិត រ៉ាទ្រី ពីប៉ាតាណា​ប៉ៃ​ប៊ូន ក្នុង​ឱកាស​ព្រះរាជពិធី​ថ្វាយ​ព្រះភ្លើង​ព្រះបរមសព​ព្រះ​រតនកោដ្ឋ។
យោង​តាម​សេចក្តី​ប្រកាស​ព័ត៌មាន​របស់​ក្រសួង​ការ​បរទេស​កម្ពុជា ការ​ស្នើ​របស់​ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​តាម​សំណូមពរ​របស់​ លោកស្រី​យីងឡាក់ ស៊ីណាវ៉ាត់ នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ថៃ ​​ដែល​ផ្ញើ​លិខិត​មក​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ហ៊ុន សែន ​​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ព្រហស្បតិ៍​ទី​១០​មករា​នេះ​តែ​ម្តង។
លោក​សម ប្រជាមានិត នាយក​ខុទ្ទកាល័យ​របស់​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​ បាន​អះអាង​ប្រាប់​វិទ្យុ​បារាំង​អន្តរជាតិ​ នៅ​រសៀល​ថ្ងៃ​នេះ​ថា ក្រសួង​យុត្តិធម៌​បាន​ផ្តើម​នីតិវិធី​ហើយ​ ដោយ​ការ​ពិនិត្យ​លើ​ទិដ្ឋភាព​ច្បាប់ និង​ទិដ្ឋ​ភាព​មនុស្ស​ធម៌ មុន​នឹង​ធ្វើ​របាយការណ៍​ផ្ញើ​ទៅ​លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​វិញ។ លោក​នាយកខុទ្ទកាល័យ​រូបនេះ​មិន​អាច​បញ្ជាក់ថា តើ​ពេល​ណា​នឹង​អាច​បញ្ចប់​នីតិវិធី​នេះ​នោះ​ទេ។
គួរបញ្ជាក់ថា កាសែត​ថៃធ្លាប់​បាន​ផ្សាយ​កាល​ពី​ពេល​ថ្មីៗ​នេះ​អោយដឹងថា ករណី​ជនជាតិ​ថៃ​អាវ​លឿង​ទាំងពីរ​នេះ ត្រូវបាន​លើកឡើង​នៅ​ក្នុង​កិច្ច​ប្រជុំ​គណៈកម្មាការ​ចម្រុះ​​ស្តី​ពី​ សហប្រតិបត្តិការ​ទ្វេភាគី​កន្លងមក ដែល​ដឹកនាំ​ដោយ​​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រីការ​បរទេសកម្ពុជា​ថៃ​។ ពិសេស​ករណី​នាងរ៉ាទ្រី​ដែល​ត្រូវបាន​កាត់ទោស​អោយ​ជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​៦ឆ្នាំ​នោះ បើតាម​ច្បាប់​កម្ពុជា គេ​អាច​ចាប់ផ្តើម​នីតិវិធី​ស្នើ​សុំ​ការ​បន្ធូរបន្ថយ​ទោស​បន្ទាប់​ពី​បាន​ អនុវត្តទោស​បាន​២ភាគ​៣​នៃ​ទោស​សរុប។
គួរ​រម្លឹកថា អ្នកទាំងពីរ ជាមួយ​នឹង​មនុស្សមួយ​ក្រុមទៀត​​បាន​ដើរ​ឆ្លងកាត់​ព្រំដែន​ចូល​ក្នុង​ភូមិ​ ខ្មែរ​ នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​បន្ទាយ​មានជ័យ​កាល​ពី​ចុងខែ​ធ្នូ​ឆ្នាំ​២០១០។ អាជ្ញាធរ​កម្ពុជា​បាន​ចោទប្រកាន់​ពួកគេ​ពីបទ​ឆ្លងដែន​ខុសច្បាប់ ចូល​ក្នុង​បន្ទាយ​យោធា​ និង​បទ​ធ្វើ​ចារកម្ម។ សាលាដំបូង​រាជធានី​ភ្នំពេញ​បាន​ដាក់ទោស​វេរ៉ា​ ស៊ុមខ្វាមឃីត​ ដែល​ជា​សកម្មជន​អាវលឿង​អោយជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​៨​ឆ្នាំ និង​​នាងរ៉ាទ្រី​អោយជាប់​ពន្ធនាគារ​៦​ ឆ្នាំ។
វា​អាច​ជា​ការ​ដល់​ពេល​ដែល​ត្រូវ​ស្នើ​សុំ​លើកលែង​ទោស​ដល់​ជនជាតិ​ថៃ​ អ្នក​គាំទ្រ​គណបក្ស​ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យ​​របស់​លោក​អាប់ភីស៊ីត​ទាំងពីរ​នេះ​មែន​។ ប៉ុន្តែ​ពេល​វេលា​នេះ វា​ក៏​បាន​កើត​ឡើង​ស្រប​ពេល​ជា​មួយ​គ្នា​នឹង​ចលនា​របស់​ក្រុម​អាវលឿង​កំពុង​ គាប​សង្កត់​អោយ​លោកស្រី​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​យីងឡាក់​​បង្ហាញជំហរ​លើ​បញ្ហា​ ព្រំដែន​ប្រាសាទ​ព្រះ​វិហារ។ ប្រសិន​បើ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​អាច​សម្រេច​បន្ធូរបន្ថយ និង​លើកលែង​ទោស​ដល់​ទណ្ឌិត​ថៃ​អាវ​លឿង​ទាំងពីរ​នេះ​មែន លទ្ធផល​ក៏​ទំនង​ជា​អាច​ជួយ​សម្រាលសម្ពាធ​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​លោកស្រី​យីងឡាក់​ ដែរ៕

110 Days of Remembering Norodom Sihanouk

Keo Sovan Mony journeyed from Preah Vihear province to Phnom Penh to welcome King Father Norodom Sihanouk’s body back to Cambodia on October 17. But unlike the hundreds of thousands of mourners who joined her in the capital 110 days ago, the 68-year-old Buddhist nun never left.
Keo Sovan Mony prays in front of the Royal Palace yesterday morning. (Siv Channa)
Keo Sovan Mony prays in front of the Royal Palace yesterday morning. (Siv Channa)
She has been camping out in front of the Royal Palace ever since.
Each morning for the past three and a half months, Keo Sovan Mo­ny has woken up in her cardboard bed on the grass in front of the Royal Palace, tucked her few provisions into a plastic bag, and be­gun another day of mourning.
In her white robes, Keo Sovan Mony would sit on a blanket or plastic bag in front of the massive portrait of the late King Father on the palace wall and pray alongside fellow mourners—mostly elderly women—with their hands folded in their laps or pressed together resting on their chests.
When the sun came up over the Tonle Sap and the heat settled in, she would retreat to a shady place under a tree until dusk, when she would return to prayer in front of the palace.
In many ways, Keo Sovan Mo­ny incarnates the sheer display of adoration the Cambodian people have shown for Norodom Siha­nouk since his body was returned to Phnom Penh from Beijing, where he died of heart failure on October 15.
“There has never been a king with a heart like his. He helped many poor people and saved our country,” she said yesterday as she sat nearby the Royal Palace.
When Keo Sovan Mony first be­gan her mourning routine, thousands joined her. But as time went by, the number of mourners dwindled to less than 100 each day. She estimated that about 15 other nuns lived with her throughout the 110-day mourning period.
Keo Sovan Mony heard of the late King Father’s death at her pa­goda in Preah Vihear. “We felt shock and it was unbearable to accept that it was true,” she said. The next morning, she was in a taxi to Phnom Penh.
Keo Sovan Mony is from a generation that saw many of its peers killed by the Khmer Rouge—she  lost 11 family members under the brutal regime. But she remembers fondly Norodom Si­ha­nouk’s Cam­bo­dia of the 1950s and 1960s.
“King Sihanouk provided free schools, created factories and provided free hospital services for the poor. So that is why many old people loved him and are now praying for him,” she said.
When Keo Sovan Mony was young, she remembers then-Prince Sihanouk visiting her village in Siem Reap province to donate money and food to poor villagers.
“The king always came to help people when they had disasters or droughts in the provinces,” she said.
Over the past few months, Keo Sovan Mony has relied on the good will and generosity of volunteers in Phnom Penh who were seemingly inspired to follow in the late king’s footsteps.
Each day, people from NGOs, youth groups, private companies or universities would visit Ms. Sovan Mony and her fellow mourners to distribute water, rice and bread.
The most difficult times for Keo Sovan Mony were when it rained. Makeshift beds would be soaked at night and it was impossible to stay dry during the day.
“Even when the rain came and the water filled the ground and made me wet I stayed there,” she said.
Keo Sovan Mony stuck it out and said the real reason she came to the capital was to ask the late King Father to continue watching over the country after his death.
“Although the King Father passed away, we pray for him to look after our people and make our Prime Minister Hun Sen re­spect our people,” she said.
“Our government does not no­tice our suffering. Many people do not have homes to stay in. The powerful hurt the poor people and the king has to be here to take care of the country,” she added.

A Nation Bids Farewell to Its Beloved King Father




In a ceremony as tender as it was regal, a country yesterday bade farewell to a king, and an era in Cambodia’s modern history came to a fitting end.
Heads of state sat nearby and lenses from around the world were trained on the elaborate crematorium at Veal Mean where the body of late King Father No­ro­­dom Sihanouk lay. But, in the end, it was the silence that preceded the rip and roar of fireworks and artillery gunfire that spoke volumes about what his passing has meant to his beloved son, wife and subjects.
Months of planning, construction and nationwide mourning culminated in a moment that saw a grieving King Norodom Si­ha­moni and Queen Mother Noro­dom Monineath offer one final prayer to the late monarch. Then, they quietly lit a candle each be­fore screens were drawn across the atrium in which the King Fa­ther’s body lay.
After they brought the candles in contact with his sandalwood oil-soaked coffin, a final 101-artillery gun salute thundered across Phnom Penh at 6:33 p.m. Fire­works erupted, pyrotechnics lit up the sky and the few faithful “children”—as the late King called them—that managed to gain ac­cess to the street adjacent to the site, gazed up at the crematorium, their hands clasped in prayer, their eyes red and cheeks wet.
Inside the crematorium, flickers of flames could be seen through gaps in the trellis-like screens. A steady plume of smoke began to rise in the center of the ornately decorated structure and seeped through the roof and apex, blowing gently southward in the direction of the Royal Palace.
“May his Majesty go to para­dise and Nirvana, to be close to our Buddha,” King Sihamoni said in a speech after the cremation.
“Please, King Father, take care and protect the Kingdom of Cam­bodia and Cambodian people forever,” he added.
The ceremony was executed seamlessly and on a remarkable scale that spoke to Norodom Si­hanouk’s illustrious life. A notable absence, however, was felt on the streets directly bordering the cremation site and grounds in front of the Royal Palace.
All were largely devoid of any life, save for members of the media, security personnel and a few tourists. This had not been the case in the morning; people began lining up to pay their final respects to the King Father at about 4:30 a.m. yesterday. By 11 a.m., however, all had been told to move and the area lay empty.
As the day drew on and the sun began to set over the city, mourners thronged at barricades surrounding the area. All were met with the bitter disappointment of being told they could not go any further.
Still, that did not stop them. Some people climbed over barriers near Wat Ounalom, while others pushed and shoved against police manning the barricades.
The frustration of not being able to bear witness to the event was too much for some, who walked off angrily.
Nean Srey, 29, sold one of her valuables—a ring—to pay for her mother, children and relatives to come to Phnom Penh for the roy­al funeral. Her hopes fell flat.
“We wanted to pay our re­spects and see the King for the last time, but we are going home without seeing the King for the last time,” Ms. Srey said.
In the end, many people on the streets around the Royal Palace crowded into restaurants and cafes to watch the events unfold on small television sets.
In Wat Botum Park, where tens of thousands had gathered, lining Sothearos Boulevard for blocks, many who came out to say goodbye to the late King Father were frustrated that there weren’t even television screens set up for the crowd to see what was going on at the cremation site.
“They should have set up TV screens where there were many people blocked from going to see the cremation,” said business student Yim Thol, 28, who was among he crowd on Sothearos Boulevard blocked from the grounds near the palace and cremation site.
“The government only took care of foreign dignitaries,” he added.
These included Thai Prime Min­ister Yingluck Shinawatra, French Prime Minister Jean-Marc Ayrault, Chinese senior leader Jia Qinglin and a number of ambassadors.
About 100 mourners managed to gain access to Street 178, from where they could see the cremation site. At about 6 p.m., the hum of prayer rose up among the crowd, softly cutting through the silence.
“Please come back, your ma­jesty,” they said, “to solve the prob­lems of our country.”
As the last of the crematory smoke billowed across the sky, several thousand mourners were finally able to fill the grounds in front of the Royal Palace. At first, they sat quietly and contemplatively, many in prayer.
But as the car bearing King Si­ha­moni and Queen Monineath left the cremation site for the short journey to the palace, the crowds surged and for a moment, it appeared the masses were on the brink of a crush.
A solemn Queen Monineath smiled and waved as the car drove past the adoring, swelling melee. Today, she and King Si­hamoni will scatter some of the late mon­arch’s ashes over the Mekong.
After the last of the officials had gone, the site from which so many had been excluded was re­claimed. Thousands milled about and thronged toward the cremation site. The melancholy drone of a news report flashed across a screen mounted on one of the pal­­­ace walls. Pockets of mourners sat quietly. For some, with the night came a final vigil in the presence of the King Father’s portrait.
“I wanted to see the King for one last time,” said 80-year-old Reoung Yory. “I don’t have anywhere to go tonight, so I will be sleeping in front of the Royal Palace.”

Aung San Suu Kyi draws thousands to Myanmar's first literary festival


Though the "Lady" was the main attraction, the Irrawaddy Literary Festival managed to focus the spotlight on Myanmar's changing book landscape

"If you have ever learned some poems, they will come in very handy if ever you are imprisoned," said Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi, while speaking at the Irrawaddy Literary Festival.
The Irrawaddy Literary Festival was never going to be a regular book bash. Not with one of the world's great democracy icons as the star of the show.
And the thousands that turned up to hear Aung San Suu Kyi weren't what you'd call the usual literary festival crowd. 
"It's the draw of this country and Aung San," said Jane Heyn, the festival's director and wife of the British ambassador to Myanmar, as the three-day festival came to a close on Sunday.
Three thousand made their way through the doors of Inya Lake Hotel in Yangon on Saturday and more than a thousand of those packed the hotel ballroom to hear Ms. Suu Kyi speak. 
She spoke of how books helped her through the 15 years she spent under house arrest.
Outside Yangon'a Inya Lake Hotel, site of Myanmar's first literary festival, book stalls were set up under the shade of bright blue tents. "I read a lot about prisoners and prisoners of conscience," she said. "Through books you can learn how people cope intellectually and spiritually through the challenges of life." 
Suu Kyi's favorite genre -- detective stories -- have proved more than a source of entertainment. She says they've helped her understand people. 
"And now that I'm chair of the Law and Order Council, I know a lot more about the law and courts because of reading detective stories," she says. "The more detective stories you read, the better able you are to work out who the villain is."
For Suu Kyi, literature sustains the soul and gives strength: "If you have ever learned some poems, they will come in very handy if ever you are imprisoned."

Monday, February 4, 2013

Mourners Rush to Buy King Father Mementos

Portraits of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk covered the floor and dozens of coin-sized badges emblazoned with his im­age were scattered on the sidewalk in front of the Singha Meas printing house on Sunday.
A woman on Thursday sells badges of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk outside the cremation site in Veal Mean, the park in front of the National Museum. (Ben Woods)
A woman on Thursday sells badges of the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk outside the cremation site in Veal Mean, the park in front of the National Museum. (Ben Woods)
Kuo Ransiky, the 41-year-old own­er of the printshop on Phnom Penh’s Street 13, usually produces signs, posters and billboards for restaurants and shops around the capital. But for the past three days, she has brought in extra staff to help with the business of printing and laminating photographs of the late King Father, who was cremated yesterday.
Ms. Ransiky is one of dozens of shop owners and entrepreneurs in Phnom Penh who have temporarily turned their establishments into sales hubs at the center of a frantic network of street vendors trying to meet the demand of the hundreds of thousands of people expected to turn out for the late King Father’s cremation this evening.
Hundreds of vendors have tak­en to the streets around the Royal Pal­ace to sell badges, ribbons, and post­ers—mementos the mourners can buy to remember their be­loved former monarch.
At 1,500 riel, or about $0.37, per piece, Ms. Ransiky estimates that she will sell about 7,000 placemat-sized photographs of the late King Father, along with thousands of lapels made of black-and-white ribbon and a small photo of the king, which sell for the same price.
Business was even more brisk at Golden Book & Sta­tionary Shop on Phnom Penh’s Street 130. Hoards of people crowded around the tables outside the shop purchasing stacks of images of the late King Father. Inside, six laminating machines were going full steam, with employees feeding in one photo after another.
Sao Leakena, the shop’s owner, said she was struggling to keep up with de­mand.
“We are selling the photos like hot cakes. There are so many vendors com­ing to our shop to sell them that some­times we can’t even print the photos quickly enough,” she said.
Vendors were racing between shops to stock up on photos to sell to the masses of mourners who poured into the streets around Veal Mean and the Royal Palace.
Eout Mean, 62, said she has bought and sold about 500 photos of the form­er king and 300 badges bear­ing his like­ness since Satur­day, mak­ing about 500 riel, or about $0.12, per sale.
“People told me that they were buying the keepsakes because they wanted to have his image for their children to remember,” she said.
“If I did not sell pictures of King Sihanouk, how would Cambodian people remember his face and reputation? They will know how he built our country and educated many people through these photos.”
Phnom Penh was not the only place where the photos were in de­mand, according to 25-year-old Hout Keat, who came to the capital to buy 100 photos for her sister to sell in Siem Reap province.
“There are many people who come to buy photos of the king in Siem Reap,” she said.
One group that is not profiting from the fervor around the late King Father’s cremation are the photographers whose shots are being sold.
Ms. Ransiky said that her production process begins with a Google search of “King Sihanouk.” She then downloads the photos she wants to sell, sends them to a printing house she owns near O’Russei market, and has them back within 24 hours.
The images include some of the most iconic taken of the late King Father, his wife, Queen Mother Nor­o­dom Monineath, and their son, King Norodom Sihamoni.
In one photo, then-King Siha­nouk and Queen Monineath are photographed wearing kramas and playing with a monkey in the forest. In another, where the family is posing in their living room, King Siha­moni looks to be in his teens with a full head of jet-black hair.
In a number of photos, the late King Father, who was for many years the commander of Cambo­dia’s military, is seen saluting troops or posing in military garb.
Scenes from his whole life, in fact, can be purchased, from his childhood to his ascension to the throne as a 19-year-old prince, his two stretches as king, time as head of state, nine years as King Father as well as photographs of the procession through Phnom Penh in which his body was carried to the cremation site in front of the Na­tional Museum.
Leam Cheam, 54, bought six pho­tographs of the late King Father on Sunday, which she plans to keep at home to show her children and grandchildren.
“Although the King Father has passed away, we can still remember him through these photographs,” she said.

ដង្ហែ​ព្រះ​បរម​អដ្ឋិ យាង​ទៅ​តម្កល់​នៅ​លើ​ព្រះមហា​បញ្ចា ៩ ជាន់

ភ្នំពេញ: ​ព្រះករុណា​ជា​អ​ម្ចាស់ជីវិតលើត្បូង ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ សម្តេចព្រះបរមនាថ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី បន្ទាប់ពីស្តេចយាង​ជា​ព្រះរាជាធិបតីភាព​ដ៏​ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់​រើស​ព្រះ​បរម​អដ្ឋិ ( ព្រះបរមធាតុ ) ជាមួយនឹងសម្តេចម៉ែរួចហើយ ព្រះអង្គបានយាងដង្ហែព្រះបរមអដ្ឋិ ​ទៅ​តម្កល់​នៅលើ​ព្រះមហា​បញ្ចា ៩ ជាន់ ក្នុង​ព្រះ​ពន្លា​ខាងត្បូង​។
ថ្ងៃទី 5 កុម្ភៈ 2013
ដោយ: កូឡាប
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​បន្ទាប់មក មានព្រះ​រាជពិធី​សាសនា សូត្រធម៌ សត្តប្បករណ៍ ថ្វាយព្រះបរមរតនកោដ្ឋ ដោយមាន​ការជួបជុំ​ព្រះរាជវង្សានុវង្ស ចៅជិត ចៅចម ជំទាវ ខុនណាង សម្តេច​អគ្គ​មហា​​ពញា​ចក្រី និង​លោកជំទាវ សម្តេចចៅហ្វា​វាំង និង​លោកជំទាវ ឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី និង​លោកជំទាវ អនុប្រធាន ប្រធាន​គណៈកម្មការ​ព្រឹទ្ធសភា រដ្ឋសភា និង​លោកជំទាវ ប្រធាន​ក្រុមប្រឹក្សាធម្មនុញ្ញ ប្រធាន​តុលាការ​កំពូល សមាជិក សមាជិកា ព្រឹទ្ធសភា រដ្ឋសភា រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល អនុរដ្ឋលេខាធិការ ព្រមទាំងអ្នកមុខអ្នកការជាច្រើនទៀត។
​នៅ​ថ្ងៃទី​ប្រាំ នៃ​ព្រះរាជ​ពិធីបុណ្យ ព្រះ​បរមសព ព្រះ​បរម​រតន​កោដ្ឋ នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​អង្គារ ១០​រោច ខែបុស្ស ពុទ្ធសករាជ ២៥៥៦ ត្រូវ​នឹង​ថ្ងៃទី​៥ ខែកុម្ភៈ ឆ្នាំ​២០១៣ ជា​ព្រះរាជ​កម្មវិធី​រើស​ព្រះ​បរម​ធាតុ ព្រះ​បរម​រតន​កោដ្ឋ និងដង្ហែព្រះអង្គារ ( ផេះ ) យកទៅយក​ទៅ​​បំប្លែង ក្នុង​ទន្លេចតុមុខ៕ H

Thai Spy Freed; 412 Prisoners to Be Released on Monday

Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, who had been imprisoned on espionage charges since 2010, shed tears of joy when her six-year sentence came to an early end on Friday thanks to a Royal Pardon by King Sihamoni, who has lessened scores of jail terms and released hundreds of Cam­bodian prisoners to mark the cremation of his late father No­rodom Sihanouk.
Thai espionage convict Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, center, leaves Prey Sar prison on Friday after receiving a Royal Pardon. (Siv Channa) Thai espionage convict Ratree Pipattanapaiboon, center, leaves Prey Sar prison on Friday after receiving a Royal Pardon. (Siv Channa) Addressing members of the Thai media who gathered at Phnom Penh’s Prey Sar prison to cover the release, Ms. Ratree spoke of her more than two-and-a-half years in jail for crossing the Cambodian border illegally, and then entering a restricted military area in Banteay Menachey province as part of a protest by ultra-nationalist Thai “yellow-shirts.” She was arrested, charged and convicted along with her boss, senior yellow-shirt activist Veera Somkwamkid, whose sentence of eight years in jail was reduced by six moths on Friday. Ms. Ratree’s release and Mr. Veera’s reduction in sentence were granted after Prime Min­ister Hun Sen had asked the Justice Ministry for their release earlier this month, and were not related to wider pardons granted as part of the King Father’s cremation ceremony, said Nuth Sa An, secretary of state at the Min­istry of Interior. “This is a diplomatic matter between Cambodia and Thailand and has nothing to do with the cremation ceremony…. Samdech Hun Sen…talked to [Thai] Prime Minister Yingluck [Shinawatra] and she requested him to release and reduce the jail sentences for both of them,” Mr. Sa An said at the prison. Making political hay of the event, Mr. Sa An added that the release was proof of the strong ties between Bangkok and Phnom Penh, and that both leaders did not think about the profit of individuals, but how to benefit the whole nation. Ms. Ratree had less to say about the occasion. “I am happy,” she said in Thai, before getting into a car provided by the Thai Embassy. Another 412 prisoners will benefit from a Royal Pardon and walk free from prisons across the country after their presence at the King father’s cremation ceremony on Monday, prison officials said. Last week, King Sihamoni signed a royal decree releasing the 412 prisoners, whose freeing from prison will be officially announced on Monday. Jail terms were also reduced for 84 inmates by between six months to one year.

Sunday, February 3, 2013

The Final Journey of King Father Norodom Sihanouk

The golden casket bearing the body of the late King Father No­ro­dom Sihanouk made its final journey through the streets of Phnom Penh on Friday before coming to rest at Veal Mean, where an elaborate site has been constructed for the royal cremation on Monday. The funeral procession for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk moves along Sisowath Quay on Friday on his final journey before coming to rest at the cremation site adjacent to the Royal Palace. (Lauren Crothers/The Cambodia Daily) The funeral procession for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk moves along Sisowath Quay on Friday on his final journey before coming to rest at the cremation site adjacent to the Royal Palace. (Lauren Crothers/The Cambodia Daily) Government officials and mourners quietly gathered in front of the Royal Palace as the sun rose. A red carpet marked out the path that the casket—bedecked with fragrant jasmine flowers—would take before be­ing placed upon an ornate carriage out of which dozens of naga heads emerged. The King’s body left the Royal Palace for the last time at 8:10 a.m. and was placed on the carriage. As it began to move forward at a somber pace, members of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Special Force Airborne 911 Brigade discharged 101 deafening rounds of 105-mm shells from 12 Howitzer artillery guns pointed over the Tonle Sap River. The shells exploded with such force that the ground reverberated, ash fell from the sky and pig­eons took flight with each detonation. Many people had to cover their ears. In some ways, it was through dying that the late king, who peacefully won independence from France in 1953 and continued to me­diate ends to the country’s conflicts into the 1990s, was brought back to life in Cambodia. Despite spending the majority of his last years living in Beijing, where he ultimately died of a heart attack at the age of 89 on October 15, he remained one of the most venerated personalities in the country. The country’s young and old have been united in a sense of loss since his passing, and the reverence was amplified as they lined the streets together on Friday to watch the final funeral procession. The cortege, which organizers put at about 20,000-strong, provided a number of contrasts. While mourners were clad in black and white, the march was embellished with splashes of color, which, in many ways, typified the late king’s joie de vivre. Two of the most notable floats bore a menagerie of exotic, plaster animals from polar bears to sharks and tigers atop rocks, greenery and waterfalls. The procession was also made up of military officials, Red Cross youth members, indigenous groups and apsara dancers. Click to view pictures of the procession. As it made its way up Sisowath Quay, over to Wat Phnom, down Norodom Boulevard, around Independence Monument and on to Sothearos Boulevard to­ward Veal Mean, the park in front of the National Museum where ambassadors, government officials, monks and scouts awaited, people knelt clutching lotus flowers and the late mon­arch’s portrait. Kun Pov, 80, had traveled to Phnom Penh from Pursat prov­ince for the fifth time since the King Father’s death. “I’m still very sad and I miss him,” she said. “I used to work for [Queen Monineath] before she got married to the King. The king was very nice and kind.” Srun Phallin, head of the Mon­dol­kiri provincial department of culture, said Norodom Sihanouk “took care of not just the Khmer, but also the ethnic minorities.” He said he and his 90 indigenous community companions from Ratanakkiri and Mondolkiri provinces would leave Phnom Penh on Saturday. Van Nget, a 69-year-old Ba­nong man from Mondolkiri, said he wanted to represent indigenous people during the King Father’s procession. “I am very sad,” he said. “He was a very good king, a shade for the people.” At Wat Phnom, crowds scrambled with their cameras to capture the moment the procession passed by. Some called out the names of participants. Others kneeled quietly with their hands clasped together and cried. For all intents and purposes, the parade proceeded without a hitch, although Deputy Prime Min­ister Sok An fainted before it be­gan and had to be escorted in­to an ambulance. Sok Sokun, director of the municipal health department, said the 63-year-old Mr. An was aided by a doctor at the Royal Palace. “He had a problem with his health, but now he is fine,” Dr. Sokun said. Council of Ministers spokes­man Phay Siphan insisted that Mr. An’s collapse was nothing serious. “He is alright, he is at home at his residence and he was just ex­hausted from a long trip to Paris,” he said. “He went to Calmette Hospital to have a general check up and he was released before 10 a.m.” Outside the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications, two people fainted in the heat and were whisked away by waiting ambulances. As the late king’s body arrived at Veal Mean, the second 101-artillery gun salute shattered the relative silence. Onlookers peered through gaps in the surrounding wall at Veal Mean as the body of No­ro­dom Sihanouk made three slow rounds of the crematorium, be­fore being placed inside. Once the casket was laid to rest, the surrounding streets slowly filled with the business of everyday life and the wait be­gan for Monday, when Nor­o­dom Siha­nouk’s body will be cremated.

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