Daily Update from Local Newspapers August 13, 2013

1.                               Politics/Human Rights

The Government Must Take a Measure to Prevent Demonstration Not to Let It Happens As the Situation of Destroying Thai Embassy in 2003

In the circumstance after the election, the government must take a measure to prevent demonstration which is likely to happen by the opposition party. Otherwise, it will be happened seriously as the situation of destroying Thai Embassy since 2003, said Mr. Khieu Kanharith, Cambodian Minister of Information, during a press conference yesterday. After the election, the government tries its effort to find any measures so as to prevent the protest which against the election result. If the government doesn’t take any measure, the protest will be happened as the burning and destroying Thai Embassy in 2003. “The election affairs must be solved by the law. If the demonstrations provoke violence, harm security, or cause the destruction of public or private property, the leaders of the demonstration and those who breached the law will be held responsible before the law for any consequences. Therefore, the government has its duties to prevent or take a measure in advance”, he added. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 13 August 2013)

Result Announcement on 12 August: CPP Wins the Election but CNRP Rejects

The announcement of the election’s temporary result by the National Election Committee (NEC) yesterday showed that Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) had won 3.235.969 votes, while Cambodian National Rescue Party (CNRP) had won 2.946.176 votes. According to the temporary result, CPP won the election in leading the country on the 5^th mandate. Yet, CNRP rejected the election results which had been announced by the NEC. “The leader of CNRP expressed deep regret and rejected the election temporary results which had been announced by the NEC yesterday. The NEC must responsible for any rebellion or protest which caused political instability by the people…As a representative of CNRP, we would like to urge more for the meeting between the two parties so as to establish an independent technology team with the observation from the United Nations”, said Mr. Kem Sokha, Vice President of CNRP. (Rasmei Kampuchea, 13 August 2013)

2.                 Diplomatic Issue

3.                 Economy/Development

4.                 Korea’s interest in Cambodia