Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has sent a letter to former king Norodom Sihanouk requesting his help in resolving “serious problems” within and outside of the country. The continuing border standoff over Preah Vihear temple and an impending deadlock between the ruling party and the opposition over the next administration are both damaging the country, Sam [...]
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CPP’s control of parliamentarian seats help secure policy sustainability in Cambodia
September 3rd, 2008 
Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, Sept. 2 (Xinhua) — The Cambodian National Election Committee (NEC) declared Tuesday the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) has secured 90 seats, or over two thirds of the 123 seats, at top legislative body in the general election, thus enabling CPP to have stronger management of the country. Meanwhile, the main opposition Sam [...]
Witness to Cambodia’s birth pangs
September 2nd, 2008 Cambodian News Among his childhood memories, Sam Rainsy recalls sitting with his father on the rooftop terrace of their beautiful house in Phnom Penh, watching pelicans land next to their water tank. “In Cambodia, which is full of superstitions, friends and neighbours kept telling us that these pelicans would end up by bringing us bad luck,” he [...]
Cambodian people must reject poll results
August 28th, 2008 Cambodian News Cranston City, RI, United States, — The full implementation of the 1991 Paris Peace Agreement is the only alternative to lead Cambodia toward freedom and democracy. Presently, Cambodia is a police state just as were Poland, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Bulgaria during their occupation by the Red Army of the Soviet Union. The elections in Central [...]
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