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European Parliamentarian Ramon Tremosa (left) at a meeting in Brussels in 2011. Tremosa and a number of other EP members formed a bloc called Group in Support of Democracy in Cambodia this week. Convergencia Democratica de Catalunya/Flickr
Members of the European Parliament and the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) condemned what they see as a crackdown on the opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party ahead of commune and national elections.
In Bangladesh on Wednesday, an IPU assembly, which represents 171 countries, adopted a resolution calling attention to the arrest, persecution and suspension from the National Assembly of members of the opposition.
“The IPU is alarmed at the escalating harassment of members of the opposition in Cambodia,” the IPU’s statement reads. “The Organization is also concerned at the prospect that one opposition party, the Cambodian National Rescue Party, may be dissolved and not allowed to take part in the upcoming election.”
The newly adopted Law on Political Parties gave authorities the power to dissolve any political party that violates a law or threatens national unity or security. The law is widely viewed as having granted the CPP the legal tools to dissolve arbitrarily any serious political threat.
In a Facebook post on Wednesday, former opposition leader Sam Rainsy said the IPU’s statement demonstrates that union members believe there is a lack of political will on the part of Cambodian authorities to resolve human rights violations.
“[IPU] considers it crucial for the CNRP to be able to stand in the upcoming elections,” Rainsy wrote.
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Government’s rebuttal to Human Rights Report on Cambodia by the US is out of common sense
Political Analysis:
“when one is out of common sense, one is likely chasing their own shadow without knowing the shadow’s owner” – Anonymous
U.S. Department of State through its Diplomacy in Action has always released situations of human rights and democracy for many countries around the world annually. This 2016, with its tittle “Country Reports on Human Rights Practice 2016: Cambodia“, the reports echoed to its 2015 reports on seventh different sections such as respecting for the integrity of the person including freedom from arbitrary deprivation of life and other unlawful or politically motivated killings etc. by exposing the killing of Dr. Kem Ley and its distrustful legal investigation to punish the real perpetrator(s) as well as arbitrary arrest and detention by exposing several arbitrary arrests, pretrial detention, and denial of fair public trial etc.
This descriptive report is common sense to all Cambodian people and its report is based on NGOs’ reports in Cambodia. But this type of report is not void from a strong political rebuttal from the government, especially through her human rights department (please listen to spokesperson HE Kata Uon by RFI Khmer), without accepting the report to improve their work performance, the rebuttal is critical to deny and to defend themselves from any wrongdoings. Actually, there are many points to be learnt from the report. And the accusation that such report is the violation over Cambodia’s sovereignty is impregnably baseless. By looking at the regular conducts of the report and the nature of the report which was seems to re-organize information collected from annual database released by local NGOs in Cambodia, they are common sense that has been nationwide conveyed by Cambodian people. The rebuttal is likely opposing to such common sense perceived by the Cambodian people.
The spokesperson highly talked about the professional and technical workmanship within the government especially within their human rights department, but the verbal rebuttal and refusal rhetoric is significantly highlighting its lack of common sense, professionalism, and technicality. Cambodian people are speechless and hopeless to this kind of government leadership performance. Cambodian people need concrete policy framework documenting within a credential report or publishing to read rather than through relentless verbal attacks to major outsiders’ reports. This is a country, not an autocratic plot of land.
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Critical Thinking is Imperative for all Leaders to Celebrate this 100 parts analysis
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 100
This part (100), Mr. Sophan has invited everyone to join this 100 versions of “Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth” program. This 100 parts celebration is significantly accelerating the freedom of youth and their modern accurate vision.
By joining this 100 parts celebration, it is meaningful to reinvigorate the fundamental components of achievable framework for the future. The analysis could help to interpret vision into action, and predictable outcomes. The key argument of his analysis within this 38:59 minutes clip is “Critical Thinking”. He expounded the teaching of Lord Buddha to apply in real life situation of Cambodia. His main theme is the fundamental thought, speech, and action that are in balance or literally said “moderation”, “middle path”, or “avoiding the two extremes”.
With this 100 parts celebration, the audio clip is expected to help Cambodia to continue a progressive democratic path of rule of law which is a “moderation” path.
Cambodia’s bottom-line people have been negligent by the Royal Government
នេះជាទិដ្ឋភាពមួយក្នុងស្រុកចំការលើ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម។ កាលនៅមធ្យមសិក្សា គ្រូបង្រៀនថាដើម្បីធ្វើអោយសេដ្ឋកិច្ចរីកចំរើន ជីវភាពប្រជាជនមានបានប្រកបដោយភាពថ្លៃថ្នូ ត្រូវផ្តោតទៅលើឧស្សាហកម្ម ដោយលើកឧទាហរណ៏អំពីដីក្រហមកំពង់ចាម ក្រចេះ រតនគីរី ស្ទឹងត្រែង និងមណ្ឌលគីរីជាដើម។ គ្រូប្រាប់ថាដំណាំកៅស៊ូខ្មែរលេខ១លើលោក។
ថ្ងៃនេះខ្ញុំឃើញជាក់ស្តែង។ ដំណាំកៅស៊ូខ្មែរក៏ដូចជាដំណាំស្រូវនៃកសិករខ្មែរ គឺស្ថិតនៅលើប្រភេទដំណាំជាលក្ខណះគ្រួសារនិងពឹងពាក់ទាំងស្រុងទៅលើមេឃ-ដី-ភ្លៀង តាមធម្មជាតិតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ។ ការដាំដុះតាមបែបប្រពៃណីទាំងផ្នែកឧស្សាហកម្ម និង កសិកម្មទាំងនេះមិនអាចរំដោះកម្ពុជាចេញពីភាពក្រីក្របានទេ។
១. បញ្ហាទី១ ប្រជាជនខ្វះចំណេះដឹងនិងធនធានហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ និយាយអោយចំគឺប្រជាជនខ្វះទីពឹងនិងជ្រោមជ្រែងពីខាងក្រៅជាពិសេសពីរាជរដ្នាភិបាល។
២. បញ្ហាទី២ គឺទីផ្សាយកម្ពុជាជាទីផ្សានាំចូល មិនមែនជាទីផ្សានាំចេញទេ។ ទំនិញកម្ពុជាមិនអាចប្រកួតប្រជែងជាមួយប្រទេសជិតខាងបានស្មើមុខស្មើមាត់សោះ ហើយផលិតសម្រាប់តំរូវការទីផ្សារក្នុងស្រុកក៏មិនកើតដែរ នៅពេលដែលក្រុមហ៊ុនធំៗក្នុងស្រុកមួយចំនួនធំចូលចិត្តនាំសម្ភារៈដើមក្រៅស្រុកមកប្រើ។ ទីផ្សាចង្អៀតណែនបែបនេះ រំពឹងអ្វីដល់ការលើកកំពស់ជីវភាពដល់អ្នកដាំស្រូវនិងអ្នកដាំកៅស៊ូ។
៣. បញ្ហាទី៣ គឺកម្ពុជាសំបូរទៅដោយមេដឹកនាំអួត ដូចជាអួតអំពីអង្គរវត្ត អួតអំពីសមិទ្ធិផលថ្មីៗដោយប្រៀបធៀបទៅនឹងសង្គ្រាមប្រល័យពូជសាសន៌ និងអួតអំពីផ្ទះវីឡា រថយន្តទំនើប និងអង្គរក្សអ្នកបម្រើឆ្វេងស្តាំរបស់ខ្លួន ដោយគ្រាន់តែរកទីផ្សារឬបង្កើតទីផ្សារ ឬបង្កើតធនាគារកំចីដោយយកការប្រាក់ទាបដល់អ្នកដាំស្រូវនិងអ្នកដាំកៅស៊ូមិនបានផង។ បើខ្ញុំជាមេដឹកនាំទទូលខុសត្រូវវិញ បើធ្វើប៉ុណ្ណេះមិនបាន ខ្ញុំជ្រមុជទឹកបាតពាងសំឡាប់ខ្លួនល្អជាង។
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This a view of rubber plantation in Chamkar Leou district, Kampongcham. When I was in high school, teachers taught that if we want to uplift the livelihood of the Cambodian people, we must focus on industry by giving example of brown fertile lands in Kampongcham, Kratie, Ratanakiri, Stung Traeng, and Mondolkiri. They said Cambodia rubber is number one in the world.
Today, I am eyes-witnessing it. Cambodia rubber plantation is like rice-stalk plantation of Khmer farmers which are categorized in family harvesting and the growing is wholly depending on sky-soil-rain of this natural dependency. The crops depends on tradition like this couldn’t uplift Cambodian people from poverty.
1. First challenge: Cambodian people are shortcoming of knowledge and financing especially lacking external supports particularly the Royal Government of Cambodia.
2. Second challenge: Cambodia’s market is the import market, not export market. Cambodia’s products 
couldn’t compete with neighboring countries. To produce for domestic demand is irrelevant as well, as many giant companies prefer to import raw materials for its processing. This type of scarcity and squeezing space of Cambodia market, Cambodian rice farmers and rubber plant growers are hopeless to escape from poverty.
3. Third challenge: Cambodia is rich of bragging leaders such as bragging about the greatness of Angkor Wat, bragging about their new achievements by comparing them to that of genocidal regime, and bragging about their luxury cars, villas, and escorts-servants etc. If leaders couldn’t make market, or seek market, or create cheap interest loan (bank) for the rice farmers and rubber plant growers, those leaders should just soak head into bottom of water jar to commit suicide