Monday, January 27, 2014

Daily Update from Local Newspapers January 25-27, 2014



                                                           

1.                               Politics/Human Rights

Government Decides to Establish Commission Research on Election Reform
                                                                                                        
The Cambodian government has decided to establish commission research on election reform, which will be chaired by H.E. Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior. The commission is responsible to research on laws, regulations, and experiences related to the election from other countries and organize national level seminar to collect comments and recommendations from national and international community including representative of institutions legislative, executive, registered political parties that represent the national election committee, other embassies, civil society, international organization and other development partners, institutions and other relevant persons with the principal of democracy and the rule of law, and this commission has a role to make a report to the Prime Minister about the result of seminar including comments and recommendations in order to build a framework electoral reform to request a policy meeting for consideration and approval. (Kampuchea Tmey, 25 January 2014)

Mr. Sam Rainsy Leaves Phnom Penh to Other Countries in Europe
                                                                                                        
The opposition party Mr. Sam Rainsy left for some countries in Europe on 23 January 2014 so as to attend the human rights council meeting in Switzerland and he will leave for France, Germany and other countries in Europe, said Mr. Yem Ponnharith, spokesman for CNRP. (Kampuchea Tmey, 25 January 2014)

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