Cambodian peoples party

The Phnom Penh court on September 16 ordered the arrest of Sam Rainsy, exile leader of the dissolved opposition Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP). Sam Rainsy in the Cambodian NA's plenary session in Phnom Penh on April 9, 2015 (Photo: EPA) Judge Koy Saop asked authorities to promptly seek, arrest and bring Rainsy to court for offending Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni. Spokesperson of the Cambodian Ministry of Justice Kim Santepheap said if convicted, Rainsy could face a jail sentence of up to 10 years. During an interview granted to the Radio Free Asia (RFA) on September 12, Rainsy said words that insulted the King. At a press conference with the Lao Prime Minister in Phnom Penh on September 12, Cambodian PM Samdech Techo Hun Sen said Cambodia has asked ASEAN member states to arrest and extradite Rainsy and his supporters if they enter their territories./. VNA … [Read more...] about Cambodian court orders arrest of exile opposition leader

For hundreds of years, Khmerethnic minority people living near the Cambodian border have harvested grey sedge to make handicrafts for daily use. It is a common sight to see locals harvesting the plants in Phu My Commune, Kien Giang's Giang Thanh District. Before going to work in the fields, farmers wear knee-length socks to protect themselves from leeches. The grey sedge is harvested by holding the top and pulling up instead of using a sickle to cut as elsewhere in the Mekong Delta. The farmers also wear gloves to prevent scratching their hands when working with the plants. Thi Vay of Phu My Commune, who has been harvesting grey sedge for nearly 10 years, said people harvest the plant from 12 p.m. to 4 p.m. every day after they finish working in rice plantation and animal husbandry. The plant is sorted immediately after being plucked out of the earth. Vay only keeps the green, hard plants, while the yellow, withering ones are discarded. … [Read more...] about Khmer people’s grey sedge handicraft village in the Mekong Delta

The decisions to revoke Party memberships of Nguyen Bac Son and Truong Minh Tuan were taken at a meeting of the Party's Central Committee Friday, 11 days after the Central Inspection Committee, the Party's top watchdog, recommended the move. The two former information ministers had already been dismissed from their Party positions last year. Their explusion from the Party came seven months after both were arrested and placed under criminal investigation for violations related to management and use of public capital. They were accused of receiving bribes in the illegal acquisition of private pay TV firm Audio Visual Global JSC (AVG) by state-owned telecom giant Mobiphone in 2016. Government inspectors later concluded that the deal had violated public investment laws and caused an estimated loss of about VND7 trillion ($300 million) to the state budget. Son, then serving as the information minister, directly approved MobiFone's acquisition of AVG against regulations and asked … [Read more...] about Communist Party of Vietnam expels two former information ministers

The inspection committee Monday called for disciplinary action against Trieu Tai Vinh, a member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Economic Commission and former Party Secretary of the northern Ha Giang Province, for violations in the conduct of the 2017-2018 national high school exam. It also called for disciplinary action against Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Party Secretary of Ha Giang and Chairman of Ha Giang People’s Committee. The scandal, which covered the three northern provinces of Ha Giang, Hoa Binh and Son La, has already seen numerous officials arrested or disciplined for their involvement. Last month, five senior education officials in Ha Giang were sentenced to jail for one to eight-year terms for abusing their power for personal gains, ranging from one to eight-year jail terms. Nguyen Thanh Hoai, former head of the Testing and Quality Assurance unit under Ha Giang's Education Department, received the longest jail term of eight years. … [Read more...] about Top provincial Party officials face disciplinary action for exam fraud

The inspection committee Monday called for disciplinary action against Trieu Tai Vinh, a member of the Party Central Committee, Deputy Head of the Central Economic Commission and former Party Secretary of the northern Ha Giang Province, for violations in the conduct of the 2017-2018 national high school exam. It also called for disciplinary action against Nguyen Van Son, Deputy Party Secretary of Ha Giang and Chairman of Ha Giang People’s Committee. The scandal, which covered the three northern provinces of Ha Giang, Hoa Binh and Son La, has already seen numerous officials arrested or disciplined for their involvement. Last month, five senior education officials in Ha Giang were sentenced to jail for one to eight-year terms for abusing their power for personal gains, ranging from one to eight-year jail terms. Nguyen Thanh Hoai, former head of the Testing and Quality Assurance unit under Ha Giang's Education Department, received the longest jail term of eight years. … [Read more...] about Senior Party officials face disciplinary action for exam fraud