KI Media: “"ពាលស៊ីពាល" a Poem in Khmer by Sék Serei” plus 11 more |
- "ពាលស៊ីពាល" a Poem in Khmer by Sék Serei
- "ព្យុះលើស្រុកខ្មែរ រញ្ចួយផងដែរលើផ្ទះកវី" a Poem in Khmer by Yim Guechsè
- Read on KI-Media: An advice from a reader
- Thai police save dogs from dinner tables
- Seeking help from local musician
- Introducing Vesna Loek of Long Beach
- "Simple Ways to Get Rid of A.H." - A personal opinion by Anonymous
- Media alert. Press Conference on August 15, 2011 at 8:30AM at ADHOC on “The Costs of Subject-matter of Civil Action and Poverty of Villagers Living in Lor Peang Village, Taches Commune, Kampong Tralach District, Kampong Chhnang Province
- "Preah Thoang - Neang Neak" - A Royal Ballet performance in Paris, France (2010) "jeb hand composition"
- Sneha Preah Thoang-Neang Neak
- License to kill - By Anonymous
- Closing Order of Case 002 against Senior KR Leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary, Ieng Thirith
| "ពាលស៊ីពាល" a Poem in Khmer by Sék Serei Posted: 14 Aug 2011 09:50 AM PDT   | ||
| "ព្យុះលើស្រុកខ្មែរ រញ្ចួយផងដែរលើផ្ទះកវី" a Poem in Khmer by Yim Guechsè Posted: 14 Aug 2011 08:58 AM PDT   | ||
| Read on KI-Media: An advice from a reader Posted: 14 Aug 2011 12:19 AM PDT  KI, don't you complain! Carrying [by yourself] seems heavier than carrying with a yoke, if you can share your weight, it would be less heavy. KI, your work is way too much. KI, you are tired, [but] don't be bewildered like that, Blogger is choking [for you]. KI is popular now, so don't complain about your work.  | ||
| Thai police save dogs from dinner tables Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:33 PM PDT
AFP Yuon Chaul Srok Heuy BANGKOK — Thai authorities have rescued more than a thousand dogs, which were found stuffed into tiny cages and being smuggled out of the country to be cooked and eaten in Vietnam, according to officials. Police intercepted four trucks stacked high with crates packed with the animals in an operation on Thursday evening in Nakhon Phanom province in northeastern Thailand near the border with Laos. A Nakhon Phanom livestock development official said 1,011 dogs were being held in a government shelter after two separate raids in Nathom and Si Songkhram districts. She said an additional 119 had died either through suffocation in the cramped cages or when they were thrown from the back of the trucks as the alleged traffickers sped away from arresting officers. Two Thai men and a Vietnamese man have been charged with trafficking and the illegal transportation of animals, police case officer Captain Prawat Pholsuwan told AFP. "The maximum punishment is a one year jail term and a fine of up to 20,000 baht ($670)," he said. The dogs were transported from nearby Sakon Nakhon province and were destined to be taken across the Mekong river in Laos and into Vietnam, Prawat added. Traffickers, who round up stray dogs and barter for pets in rural Thai villages, can receive up to $33 per dog in Vietnam, police said.  | ||
| Seeking help from local musician Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:25 PM PDT Dear Sir/Madam, I am currently finishing a short documentary about an Oakland donut shop owner, Sam Ath Eath, who survived the Khmer Rouge's reign and immigrated to the Bay. I am interested in working with a local musician who can give the film the appropriate music for its moods and I thought your organization could possibly help me. Would you be able to help me meet some local musicians who could help? Thank you, Robert Riutta 415.713.4468 robalready@yahoo.com  | ||
| Introducing Vesna Loek of Long Beach Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:22 PM PDT  In 1996 at the age of 13, Vesna Loek left the durian plantations of Kampot, Cambodia to reunite with his biological family in the United States. Settled in Long Beach, California, otherwise known as the Mecca of Khmer America, Loek's childhood upbringing made the transition easier than most immigrants both culturally and socially. But despite the smooth acclimation, Loek began to encounter resistance later throughout his activism years. At California State University in Fullerton, California, Loek's cultural awareness created mixed feelings between his peers. For starters, his vast knowledge in Cambodian history and culture became intimidating to a predominant population of American raised classmates who had very little exposure while growing up. But the situation posed a unique challenge. In late 2005, Loek successfully managed to mobilize like-minded friends to re-establish the Cambodian Student Association (CSA). Prior to CSA's reactivation in early 2005, Loek and colleagues had a taste of criticism from his involvement in the First Annual Khmer New Year Parade. The college students drafted a compromise letter addressed to City Council to mediate the rising tensions between factions members of the Cambodian community. But an uproar engulfed the community as elders accused the students of being pro-Cambodian People Party (CPP) or pro-Khmer Rouge. Recalling the incident, Loek expressed his disappointment in the community's reaction. "I plunged into the scene prematurely and was overly naive for it to end up any other way," said Loek. Yet Loek is proud to have gone through the experience. Loek adds, "No regrets, though. It was through this experience that I woke and realized how deeply conflicted and politically polarized the Cambodian community in Long Beach was at the time. I could not have had a better learning curve." It eventually received approval after a series of negotiations. Despite these bruised battles, Loek is optimistic about his community and remains hopeful. "I feel Khmer Americans are in dire need of role models, and that goes for Khmers all over the world. It is one of the central issues that Khmer Americans of later generations, beginning with ours, have to address," said Loek. "The gap has narrowed considerably due to strengthening of cross cultural exchanges domestically and abroad … [via] entrepreneurs, students, scholars, travelers." Working with Khmerican, Loek hopes that these linkages create positive impact within Khmer America and throughout the global Khmer diaspora. Vesna joins Khmerican as a English and Khmer reporter covering Long Beach and vicinity. VP  | ||
| "Simple Ways to Get Rid of A.H." - A personal opinion by Anonymous Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:15 PM PDT Dear Readers: An anonymous reader sent us the following opinion. Although we understand the frustration felt by some of our compatriots, KI-Media does not condone or endorse the use of violence. Thank you, KI-Media team   | ||
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 11:01 PM PDT Kingdom of Cambodia Nation Religion King --------------- Press Release Phnom Penh, 14 August 2011 We, the representatives of 51 family villagers living in Lor Peang village, Taches commune, Kampong Tralach district, Kampong Chhnang province, who are affected by a long-lasting land dispute with KDC International Company which is owned by H.E. Mrs. Chea Kheng, would like to inform and invite the members of the local and international media on "The Costs of Subject-matter of Civil Action and Poverty of Villagers Living in Lor Peang Village, Taches Commune, Kampong Tralach District, Kampong Chhnang Province". Date: Monday 15 August 2011 at 8:30 am Place: ADHOC Central Office, Phnom Penh Address: #1, Street 158, Sangkat Boeung Raing, Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh The Press Conference is organized with the objective to inform and make a request to Kampong Thom Provincial Court to strongly consider the current status of poverty of the villagers who cannot afford to pay the costs of subject-matter of civil action. Through this conference, the villagers are expected to be given humanitarian assistance and financial support from various generous people so that they can claim back their lands from the long-lasting dispute with a private KDC International company. Pleased be informed on this important issue. Your presence in this conference is very important for us and our lives. More information, please contact: Mr. Reach Seima Tel: 078 310 336 Mr. Pheng Rom Tel: 097 463 599 6 __________________________ Cambodian Human Rights Action Committee (CHRAC) Address: # 9E0, St. 330, Sangkat Boeung Keng Kong III, Khan. Chamcar Morn, Phnom Penh, Cambodia Tel/Fax: (855) 23 218 759, Tel: (855) 23 301 415, 305 609 E-mail: chrac@forum.org.kh or chracsecretariat@yahoo.com Web: http://www.chrac.org     | ||
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| License to kill - By Anonymous Posted: 13 Aug 2011 10:32 PM PDT   | ||
| Posted: 13 Aug 2011 08:24 PM PDT In light of the start of trial hearings beginning on 27 June 2011 of Case 002 against the surviving Khmer Rouge senior leaders Nuon Chea, Khieu Samphan, Ieng Sary and Ieng Thirith, KI Media is posting installations of the public document of the Closing Order of Case 002. The Closing Order of the Co-Investigating Judges forms thebasic document from which all the parties (Co-Prosecutors, Co-Lead Lawyers for all civil parties, Defense Lawyers) will be making their arguments before the Trial Chamber judges (one Cambodian President, 2 Cambodian Judges, 2 UN judges). Up until now, the hearings involving these four surviving senior Khmer Rouge leaders have been in the Pre-Trial Chamber over issues of pre-trial detention and jurisdictional issues. Beginning in June 2011, the Trial Chamber will hear the substantive arguments over the criminal charges (e.g. genocide, crimes against humanity, penal code of 1956). Available in Khmer and French. Contact the ECCC for a free copy.CLOSING ORDER of Co-Investigating Judges You Bunleng and Marcel Lemonde 15 September 2010 Location and creation 397. The Prey Sar (S-24) labour camp was located outside of Phnom Penh, in the area of Wat Kdol, in the Dangkao district of Kandal province.1744 According to the CPK system for demarcating administrative boundaries, Prey Sar came under Phnom Penh. Based on testimony collected, the main premises of S-24 extended from Prey Sar prison to the village of Chek. However, the whole S-24 centre covered a larger area.1745 S-24 came into operation as a work site for S-21 when In Lorn alias Nat was Chairman of S-21, that is, before March 19761746 and remained in operation until 7 January 1979.1747 Functioning Structure and Personnel 398. The function of the S-24 worksite was to reform and reeducate combatants1748 and to provide food to supply S-21 and its branches.1749 Duch explained that Prey Sar was part of S-211750 and that when he was appointed Chairman of S-21, this site came under his authority.1751 Nun Huy alias Huy Sre (also a member of the S-21 Committee) was responsible for the day-to-day operation of S-241752 until his arrest in December 1978. [REDACTED] was then appointed as his replacement. 1753 399. Duch received regular reports informing him of its operation, the detainees' work regimes and the identities of those who were sent from S-24 to S-21 or to Choeng Ek. He also stated that he visited Prey Sar on four occasions.1754 According to Duch, in the same manner as for S-21, the decision to send people to S-24 was taken by his superiors Son Sen and Nuon Chea, while the specific decision to send members of S-21's staff to S-24 for reeducation was taken by the S-21 Committee.1755 Living and Working Conditions 400. With regard to S-24, it is not possible to state with precision the number of people detained there on the basis of the existing evidence relating to lists of people. However, it clearly emerges that several hundred people were held there at one time,1756 a figure that was confirmed by Duch.1757 In the Duch judgment in Case File 001, the Trial Chamber noted that "the isolated and fragmentary documentation placed before it presents an incomplete picture of the numbers of those held, sent for execution, or surviving detention at S-24. for these reasons, the Chamber finds that the cumulative total detained at S-24 was no fewer than 1,300".1758 401. Several witnesses stated that men, women,1759 and children were detained at S-24.1760 According to Duch, the detainees fell into two main categories: firstly, persons whose relatives were considered suspects, and secondly, subordinates of arrested cadres.1761 Combatants from various units and civil servants from many ministries and departments around Phnom Penh were held there, along with members of their families.1762 Moreover, former staff members of S-21 were sent to S-24 to be reeducated.1763 Duch stated that no foreigners (Vietnamese or Western) were sent to Prey Sar.1764 402. People sent to S-24 were first registered at a location along Street 360, near S-21. They were then taken to Prey Sar, where they were photographed and asked to provide a biography.1765 S-24 was divided into three "groups": the first group was for the "better elements"; the second group was for fair elements; while the third unit was for "bad elements", who were considered guilty of the worst behaviour and required the harshest tempering.1766 403. In S-24, detainees were forced to work in order to be reeducated. There were imprisoned and closely watched, both at work1767 and at night.1768 The detention conditions were harsher for detainees of third group, who were shackled at night and could not live in ordinary houses.1769 As for those lodged in houses, it appears that some of them were locked up at night. Duch maintained that those who were there were not "in prison" as it can be understood about those who were detained in S-21,1772 but admitted that the term "element" or "component" as used to describe people working in S-24 meant "detained and put to work" so that these people could no longer oppose the Party.1773 404. People detained in S-24, including women and children, worked in rice fields, fished, grew vegetables, carried out rice planting, built dykes and dug canals and ponds.1774 Several witnesses stated that they worked day and night,1775 seven days a week, and were not authorised to rest during working hours.1776 A normal workday at S-24 began at dawn - between 4 am and 7 am - and ended between 10 pm and midnight,1777 with two one-hour breaks for meals.1778 405. Former detainees indicated that they received two meals per day, at midday and in the evening. Barring a few exceptions, the prisoners stated that the food rations at S-24 were insufficient1781 even though Duch explained that he would hand over surplus rice to the Central Committee.1782 Duch stated that he could not change the rations as fixed and that, in his view, the practice of depriving the prisoners of food was part of a deliberate policy.1783 A number of detainees died as a result of the living and working conditions in Prey Sar.1784 406. Work was performed under the watchful eyes of guards1785 for whom efficiency was imperative and who did not tolerate slowness on the part of the detainees.1786 Prisoners who were ill or who arrived late, or those whose work was considered unsatisfactory, were beaten and insulted.1787 They were also punished when they were accused of "sexual misconduct", "being ill" or of "theft".1788 Fear of being transferred1789 or executed1790 always loomed large. 407. Regular reeducation sessions were held at S-24. During these sessions, the detainees, who were exhorted to work with speed and efficiency,1791 were subjected to political training and 1792 indoctrination, and to self-assessment sessions.  |
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