Friday, July 26, 2013

Daily Update from Local Newspapers July 26, 2013





1.                               Politics/Human Rights

Parliament Cannot Restore Parliamentary Immunity
for Mr. Sam Rainsy

The permanent committee of the National Assembly yesterday held a meeting so as to verify Mr. Sam Rainsy’s request for restore his parliamentary immunity. After the whole morning meeting, the permanent committee of the National Assembly has unanimously decided to reject Mr. Sam Rainsy’s request. “The permanent committee of the National Assembly has unanimously decided not to restore your immunity since you have become the President of the Cambodia National Rescue Party, which is a party that has no seat in the fourth legislature of the National Assembly”, Samdech Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly, wrote in a letter to Mr. Sam Rainsy on 25 July 2013. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 26 July 2013)

 Samdech Techo Provides a Budget of 450,000 USD for Pine Great Factory Workers through the Ministry of Social Affairs

Premier Hun Sen has decided to provide a budget with the amount of 450,000 USD to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitation so as to provide the wages and other benefits to 732 workers who working for Pine Great Factory. The factory has been collapsed due to the factory owner had fled the country without providing the wages and other benefits to employees since April 2013, said Mr. Vong Vanna, Advisor to the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veteran and Youth Rehabilitation. “We are very pleased to see Samdech Techo solve a problem for us, and we will vote for Cambodian People’s Party as they always help the workers”, said Mrs. Ker Sokhom, representative of the workers. (Kampuchea Tmey, 26 July 2013)



2.                 Diplomatic Issue
3.                 Economy/Development
4.                 Korea’s interest in Cambodia


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