1.
Politics/Human Rights
Police Request CNRP to
Protect Security for Demonstration
Due to Bad Intentions
of Some Persons
The polices have requested the CNRP’s
demonstration leaders to use the force so as to ensure security and safety
while bringing petition to other institution as some persons have bad intentions.
The request was made on 23 October 2013 during a meeting between CNRP and
representative of Phnom Penh Capital Hall. On the second day of non-violent
mass demonstration of CNRP, Mr. Sam Rainsy and Mr. Kem Sokha led demonstrators
from Freedom Park to Foreign Embassies including the Embassy of French, the
United Kingdom, and the United States so as to bring a petition and thumb print
of citizens for the Embassies to intervene and to find justice for citizens and
claim the Royal Government to fully respect the Paris Peace Agreement. Anyhow,
the Phnom Penh Capital Hall mentioned that a non-violent mass demonstration of
CNRP did not fully implement following the Paris Peace Agreement. (Rasmei Kampuchea,
25 October 2013)
2.
Economy/Development
ADB Recognizes the Lateness
of ASEAN on Regional Economic Integration
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has recognized
the lateness of ASEAN countries on regional economic integration to be achieved
by 2015, according to press release of ADB dated 24 October 2013. ADB has
appealed national and regional actions to take the full benefit of integration
initiative like the ASEAN Economic Community (AEC) and be in a strong position to face global economic volatility going forward. Progress toward the AEC
has been steady but slow. The region needs to work harder on tackling barriers
to trade in economically sensitive sectors such as agriculture, steel, and
motor vehicles as well as reducing the non-tariff barriers that are
increasingly replacing tariffs as constraints to international trade. (Rasmei
Kampuchea, 25 October 2013)
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