By The Nation - The Democrat Party yesterday condemned opposition MP Jatuporn Promphan for distorting a classified Foreign Ministry document and called for an investigation into who leaked the document.
Democrat Party spokesman Buranat Samutaraks said the party had condemned Jatuporn, a Pheu Thai Party MP, for distorting facts and creating misunderstanding over three points:
n Giving misleading information that the classified document mentioned a time frame for assassinating former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra. Buranat said the document did not include any sentence that mentions any form of violence by the government.
THAI-CAMBODIAN RELATIONS - Democrats slam Jatuporn for distorting classified document
Saturday, December 19, 2009
Probe Of Classified Thai-Cambodian Relations Document Leak Underway
Dr Panithan said concerned officials and the Office of the Attorney General have been appointed to investigate why the document was leaked to Jatuporn, who is also a member of parliament for the opposition Puea Thai Party, and to other UDD key members.
Emphasising that the document focuses on existing relations between the two neighbouring countries and ways to resolve their problems, Dr Panithan said he understood that it would be difficult to find culprits.
The ministry on Friday told journalists that the document sent to Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva did not specify ways to "eliminate" fugitive, ousted prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, as charged by "a certain group of people."
Foreign Ministry deputy spokesman Thani Thongpakdi on Friday said the ministry will seek advice from public prosecutors on a possible lawsuit against Jatuporn for violating the 1997 Information Act and a 2001 state regulation.
Relations between Thailand and Cambodia deteriorated after the Cambodian government in early November appointed Thaksin as its economic adviser.
Thaksin's government was overthrown in a bloodless coup in September 2006. Thaksin is now on the run from a two-year jail term and is in self-exile overseas after a Thai court convicted him of abusing power while he was prime minister when he helped his former wife buy land in a prime Bangkok commercial district at an unusually discounted price.
Meanwhile, Thai Deputy Interior Minister Thaworn Senneam said in Bangkok that he believed that the leak of the classified documents by Mr Jatuporn was aimed at agitating UDD supporters to come out in full force early next month to topple the current government.
PM denies plot to kill Thaksin
Bangkok Post - Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva on Saturday dismissed an opposition claim that an assassination plot had been hatched against Thaksin Shinawatra, insisting that the government would only use legal means to bring him back to serve his two-year jail sentence.
In his first comment on the leak of a classified document to the Puea Thai Party from a source at the Foreign Ministry, the prime minister, speaking from Copenhagen, said the government would strictly abide by the law in its efforts to bring back Thaksin.Cambodian Foreign Ministry says illegal Uighurs must go
Birmingham Star-
While the Cambodian Foreign Ministry has said they will go, it is still not certain where their final destination will be.
It is believed they will face possible torture and execution if they are returned to China.
Authorities in China have claimed the Uighurs are under investigation for criminal activities in ethnic clashes that killed nearly 200 people.
The 20 Muslim Uighurs fled into Cambodia from northwest China's Xinjiang region after the unrest in the area during the year.
It is believed the group has applied for refugee status at the office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Phnom Penh, meaning Cambodia could still be obliged to take them in under international law if refugee status is granted.
China has said that as the Uighurs are suspected criminals, they should not be allowed to use the UN refugee system to escape punishment.
Cambodia deports Uyghur refugees back to China
December 20, 2009
(CNN) -- The U.N. refugee agency said it deplores a move by Cambodia to deport 20 Uyghur refugees back to China.
Kitty McKinsey (pictured), a coordinator with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees agency in Asia, told CNN on Saturday that the refugees had been seeking asylum.
China's northwestern region was wracked by ethnic violence between Han Chinese and Uyghur Muslims earlier this year, and the Uyghurs fled to Cambodia to escape the unrest.
McKinsey said the UNHCR considers the deportation a breach of international law, and Uyghur human rights activists have expressed concern about the move.
Cambodian and Chinese officials could not immediately be reached for a response. But a Cambodian state media outlet, Agence Kampuchea Presse, reported that Chinese Vice President H.E. Xi Jinping is to arrive in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day visit.
(CNN) -- The U.N. refugee agency said it deplores a move by Cambodia to deport 20 Uyghur refugees back to China.
Kitty McKinsey (pictured), a coordinator with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees agency in Asia, told CNN on Saturday that the refugees had been seeking asylum.
China's northwestern region was wracked by ethnic violence between Han Chinese and Uyghur Muslims earlier this year, and the Uyghurs fled to Cambodia to escape the unrest.
McKinsey said the UNHCR considers the deportation a breach of international law, and Uyghur human rights activists have expressed concern about the move.
Cambodian and Chinese officials could not immediately be reached for a response. But a Cambodian state media outlet, Agence Kampuchea Presse, reported that Chinese Vice President H.E. Xi Jinping is to arrive in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day visit.
Cambodia: Stop Forced Participation in Drug Trials
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Since December 11, 2009, police have arrested at least 17 people and detained them in the government-run Orgkas Khnom drug detention center on the outskirts of Phnom Penh. With no indication of voluntary consent, they were administered a seven-day course of an herbal formula called "Bong Sen." Such a trial violates the rights of the forced participants and does not meet minimum scientific standards, Human Rights Watch said.
Diplomat brings Cambodia insight to Long Beach
LONG BEACH -- Carol Rodley didn't think the Long Beach community could come up with 90 minutes of questions about the country where she is stationed.
The U.S. ambassador to Cambodia, Carol Rodley. (U.S. State Department)
Obviously, the United State Ambassador to Cambodia didn't know Long Beach.
Even after the two-hour time slot had run out at the Town Hall meeting at Mark Twain Library between the new ambassador and the community had ended, people were still lining up to quiz the diplomat.
"It was great to come here," Rodley said. "This is a lively and engaged community."
Backgrounder: Basic Facts about Cambodia
Xinhua- Qin Mei-Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping is to pay an official visit to Cambodia. Following are basic facts about the kingdom.
Situated in southern Asia, Cambodia borders Thailand to its west and northwest, Laos to its northeast, Vietnam to its east and southeast and the Gulf of Thailand to the southwest. Its capital is Phnom Penh. The country has a total area of 181,035 square km and a population of 14.4 million. About 80 percent of Cambodians are khmer. The country's official language is Khmer and the official religion is Theravada Buddhism.
Party leader meets with Cambodia’s top religious clerics
| Party leader meets with Cambodia’s top religious clerics | ||
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VietNamNet Bridge – Party leader Nong Duc Manh on December 18 visited Great Supreme Patriarch Samdec Tep Vong and Supreme Patriarch Samdec Bukri – leaders of the two Buddhist sects in Cambodia.
He expressed his belief that the two sects will make greater contributions to Cambodia’s prosperity under the reign of King Norodom Sihamoni and the clear-sighted leadership of the Senate, the National Assembly and the government, as well as promoting the relationship between Vietnam and Cambodia. Vietnam will do its utmost to maintain and develop their traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation with Cambodia, said Mr Manh. The two supreme patriarchs welcomed Mr Manh’s re-visit to Cambodia and expressed the belief that their bilateral relationship will develop further for the sake of peace, happiness and prosperity in each country. |
Cambodia deports Uyghur refugees back to China
(CNN) -- The U.N. refugee agency said it deplores a move by Cambodia to deport 20 Uyghur refugees back to China.
Kitty McKinsey, a coordinator with the U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees agency in Asia, told CNN on Saturday that the refugees had been seeking asylum.
China's northwestern region was wracked by ethnic violence between Han Chinese and Uyghur Muslims earlier this year, and the Uyghurs fled to Cambodia to escape the unrest.
McKinsey said the UNHCR considers the deportation a breach of international law, and Uyghur human rights activists have expressed concern about the move.
Cambodian and Chinese officials could not immediately be reached for a response. But a Cambodian state media outlet, Agence Kampuchea Presse, reported that Chinese Vice President H.E. Xi Jinping is to arrive in Cambodia on Sunday for a three-day visit.
Thaksin supporters flock to Cambodia
SA KAEO - Bangkok Post : About 200 Puea Thai Party members and supporters of Thaksin Shinawatra were on their way to Phnom Penh yesterday to meet the fugitive former prime minister.
Thaksin supporters, mainly from Bangkok, Rayong and other central provinces, were seen crossing the border checkpoint at Aranyaprathet district in the province. They boarded buses and vans waiting for them at Poipet, the Cambodian border town, to take them to the Cambodian capital.
Cambodia will host Chinese vice president's visit: officials
PHNOM PENH, Dec. 19 (Xinhua) -- The Cambodian government and the people are looking forward to the official visit by Chinese Vice President Xi Jinping, Cambodian senior officials said on Saturday.
Khieu Kanharith, information minister and the spokesman of the Royal Government of Cambodia, told Xinhua that "Vice President Xi Jinping will make an official visit in Cambodia from Dec. 20 to 22at the invitation of the Royal Government of Cambodia. It is yet another significant event on the relations between Cambodia and China and have been paid highly attentions by our both governments."
He expressed his hope that the Xi's visit will be sure to further consolidate and enhance the traditional friendship relations between the two countries.
"The traditional friendly relationship between Cambodia and China is built and fostered by the old generation of the leaders of our two countries, we always cherish such relations, " Khieu stressed, adding that under the joint efforts of the two countries in recent years, the friendly cooperation between the two countries have been deepened and enjoyed all-round development.
Thai 'spy' to be ordained as Buddhist monk Sunday
Sivarak sentenced to 7 years jail on 8th December and pardoned by King Norodom Sihamoni and released on 14th December.Sivarak Chutipong will enter the monkhook at a temple in Nakhon Ratchasima on Sunday.
The Thai engineer, who was convicted by a Cambodian court for spying on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's flight details, will be ordained at the Wat Pa Sattharam in Tambon Hua Thalae in Muang district, his relatives said.
The Nation
The Thai engineer, who was convicted by a Cambodian court for spying on former prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra's flight details, will be ordained at the Wat Pa Sattharam in Tambon Hua Thalae in Muang district, his relatives said.
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Former International Court of Justice official urges Cambodia to sue Thailand in Sabotage Court of The Hague
A former senior official of the International Court of Justice in The Hague said to end the current border dispute with Thailand, Cambodia can sue Thailand in the Sabotage Court of The Hague to make Thailand respecting Cambodia's sovereignty, reports Reaksmei Kampuchea.
Mr. Tjaco Theo vanden Hout (pictured), current Dutch Ambassador to Cambodia and former official of the International Court of Justice in The Hague made this comment while giving a speech to a group of students in Phnom Penh on 16th December. He said the stalled border negotiation withThailand can only be resolved if Cambodia sue Thailand in the Sabotage Court of The Hague to make Thailand respect Cambodia's sovereignty. "In regard to the Cambodian-Thai issue, for the winner of the 1962 court case it didn't need the court to explain the verdict. Only the loser needs to ask the court to explain the verdict if it found sufficient evidence, but it cannot appeal the verdict. The reason (Cambodia) cannot sue Thailand (now) is because Thailand does not recognise the jurisdiction of the International Court of Justince in The Hague", he said.
Thai princess provides 106 scholarships to Cambodian students
The eldest daughter of Thai King Bhumibol Adulyadej, Princess Chakri Sirindhorn (pictured), has decided to provided 106 scholarships to Cambodian students to further their education in Thailand, reports everyday.com.
The offer of the Princess Chakri Sirindhorn Scholarships was announced in a meeting at Kampong Cheuteal College in Kampong Thom province between officials from the Cambodian Department of Education and the commander of the princess's Royal Guard, Gen. Wapirom Manasrangsee, on 15th December.
The scholarships, which will be spent out of her own private purse, will be awarded to Cambodian students to further their studies in Thai universities in various fields. The scholarships cover the period from 2010 through to 2013.
The offer of the Princess Chakri Sirindhorn Scholarships was announced in a meeting at Kampong Cheuteal College in Kampong Thom province between officials from the Cambodian Department of Education and the commander of the princess's Royal Guard, Gen. Wapirom Manasrangsee, on 15th December.
The scholarships, which will be spent out of her own private purse, will be awarded to Cambodian students to further their studies in Thai universities in various fields. The scholarships cover the period from 2010 through to 2013.
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