The Price of Cambodia's cucumber have sharply dropped

Phnom Penh, November 30, 2019: Cambodian farmers who grow cucumbers this year work very hard to hopefully make a good money.

However, on their harvesting, the price is hopeless. One Cambodian Facebook user posted on his wall read:

how pity the cucumber farmers are! They worked day and night. Before harvesting, the price of the cucumber is between 2000 and 3000 Riels (Cambodian Currency) (about $0.50 and $0.75) per kilogram. On the harvesting, the price is sharply dropped. It is between 150 and 200 Riels (about 0.0375 and 0.050). How can they survive!

 

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Grassroots Democratic Party, GDP announces its Facebook live talk show on management of national budget and allocation of the budget to help Cambodian farmers.

This talk is on Friday November 29, 2019
From 6:00 to 7:00 PM

Speaker: Dr. Koma Yang Saing, Chair of GDP's Steering Committee
Facilitator: Mr  Khat Sothy

Are The Sub-National Government Levels in Their Idleness?

In relation to Ou Chhunh Primary School in Tuek Krohorm Commune of Preah Vihea's Choam Ksan District (see photo below), what are the sub-national government levels doing? What is the Cambodia's Ministry of Education doing?

The sub-national government levels include commune councils, district office of education, district governor, provincial department of education.

Is the budget for the construction of a local school included in the 2020 $8200 million national budget plan?

Grassroots Democratic Party, GDP, meanwhile, find that 25 percent of the national budget (or up to $ 1 million) should be allocated to each commune. That will help solve many local problems without disrupting the Prime Minister's daily job.

Photo source: FN
Original Text in Khmer: Grassroots Democratic Party, (GDP), 28 11 2019

An Unofficial Translation: by Khmer Empire 

Response by Kim Sok To The Accusation That He is a Spy

Why have Cambodians still economically not grown?

Questions have been raised as to why the Thai government always supports farmers in terms of capital and markets. Why are so many Cambodians hospitalized in Thai hospitals? And why do so many Cambodians go to work in Thailand? And so forth.

In response to the above questions, we would like to suggest that it is the Thai people and politicians who value the policies of agriculture, health, economy and employment as well as the policy of social affairs.

Most Cambodian people and politicians still value war and peace, treason and patriotism, Vietnamese and the Vietnamese puppetry, individualism or authoritarianism (there must me one without the other).

For Cambodia to be grown and more prosperous than Thailand, we must value the competition in policies to solve the problems of farmers, workers, youth and the general population and national issues in a free democratic and pluralistic principles, and stop the hateful propaganda, the tension between the Khmer due to the tendency to a political party and no longer adopting a stand-alone mindset, there must be only me, not you or you without me.

The Grassroots Democratic Party (GDP) values the competition with good policies and ideas to help farmers invest in irrigation system,  markets and the know-how, and create jobs for workers. In addition, GDP value good public services, hospitals and schools. At the same time, we do not value individualism or selfishness as it is a barrier to economic growth.

Source of article in Khmer: GDP's website: ហេតុអ្វីបានជា​ខ្មែរនៅតែមិនរីកចម្រើន? 

Khmer Youth in Korea Reacts to CPP let government who gives 40 hectares to Vietnamese

This young man in this video is reacting to a recent decision made by the CPP Let government who granted 40 hectares of land to and plan to build infrastructure for the Vietnamese living in Cambodia's Kampong Chhnang Province.

Indigenous Paralegals Trained on Human Rights and Business

Photo from Mr. Sovathara's Facebook

Ratanakiri, September 8, 2016: A group of Paralegals from 27 indigenous communities in Ratanakiri are trained on Human Rights and Business, according to Mr. Lay Sovathara, Head of Access to Justice from Community Legal Education Center (#CLEC), who wrote on his Facebook status September 8, 2016.


The training which is and will be taking place (September 8 - 9, 2016) is organised by CLEC and #ICSO (Indigenous Community Support Organisation) is under facilitation and support by United Nations Human Rights Office of High Commissioner Cambodia, #OHCHR.

Photo from Mr. Sovathara's Facebook

The training is taking place at Ratanak Boutique Hotel in Ratanakiri's Banlung city.      

National Road No. 2 Blockage Violates Fundamental Rights of Cambodians

Phnom Penh, Cambodia September 5, 2016: Not only the freedom of expression is violated, but also freedom of movement; voter registration today is also affected by September 5, 2016 Road No. 2 blockages by Phnom Penh authorities, Koul Panha posted on his Facebook status September 5, 2016 with a photo by Social Breaking News - #SBN.

[CNRP] lawmakers planned to walk their petitions to embassies who are the signatories of the 1991 Paris Peace Accord.

Freedom of Expression Restricted

Freedom of Expression is Restricted here in Cambodia

Phnom Penh, September 5, 2016: In the morning September 05, 2016, Ms. Sor Sorn and other land activists from Borei Keila community as always held #BlackMonday at their community to demand the human rights defenders, #HRDs to be free, #FreeHRDKh, and to urge the Royal Government of Cambodia to find killer who killed #KemLey, but were hindered by about 30 Security forces of Phnom Penh's Prampi Makara (7 January) district.

All of their posters were grabbed and burnt down, Khemarin Cambodia posted on his Facebook status, Monday 5, 2016.

Nine Cambodian Protesters Arressted

Phnom Penh, September 4, 2016: at about 9 AM Sunday morning, nine people were arrested by the authority of Phnom Penh's Dongkor district. Those who were arrested and other people were preparing balloons to be released into the air (near Phnom Penh's Prey Sor prison) as the expression to demand Tep Vanny, human rights defenders, and an official from Cambodia's National Elections Committee to be free from prison, Puthisak Chan wrote on his Facebook status Sunday morning, September 4, 2016.

Among those nine people who were arrested, one woman known as an old lady Nget Khun from Boeung Kok community, five people including a girl from Thmor Kol community (near Phnom Penh International Airport), and three balloon vendors (father and sons), Puthisak states on his Facebook status.