Cambodia News: Sihamoni

Parties agree on Kek for NEC seat - The Phnom Penh Post

Parties agree on Kek for NEC seat
The Phnom Penh Post
Yesterday's announcement brings this a step closer and could result in the 55 elected opposition members swearing in before King Norodom Sihamoni in the coming days. Yeap said that a formal invitation for the CNRP to attend the swearing-in ceremony ...

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Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 29 Jul 2014 | 12:36 am

CPP Assembly to Declare Rainsy's Validity as a Lawmaker - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

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CPP Assembly to Declare Rainsy's Validity as a Lawmaker
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
Mr. Rainsy was banned from running in last year's July 28 national election due to a 12-year criminal conviction that was pardoned by King Norodom Sihamoni weeks before the vote. Last week, the CNRP removed Kompong Cham province lawmaker-elect ...
Cambodian parliament officially accepts opposition leader as lawmaker-electGlobalPost

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Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 28 Jul 2014 | 1:53 am

CNRP Wants Details Before Taking Seats - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

CNRP Wants Details Before Taking Seats
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
Mr. Hun Sen and Mr. Rainsy met before King Norodom Sihamoni on Thursday to set a date for the swearing-in ceremony. Mr. Rainsy said Friday that the CNRP planned to take its seats on Tuesday, but added that the parties still had to iron out details in ...
Cambodian Opposition Leader Accepted as MP Ahead of Parliament SittingRadio Free Asia

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Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 26 Jul 2014 | 1:43 am

Cambodia's election council recognizes opposition chief as MP-elect - GlobalPost

Cambodia's election council recognizes opposition chief as MP-elect
GlobalPost
Sam Rainsy, who spent nearly four years in self-imposed exile to avoid an 11-year jail term on charges of disinformation and destruction of public property, received a pardon from King Norodom Sihamoni and returned to Cambodia just two weeks before the ...

Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 25 Jul 2014 | 12:22 pm

Rainsy to Become a Lawmaker; to Meet King Sihamoni - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

Reuters

Rainsy to Become a Lawmaker; to Meet King Sihamoni
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy, who was banned from running in last year's national election, will now be sworn in as one of the CNRP's 55 lawmakers, with Kompong Cham province lawmaker-elect Kuoy Bunroeun standing down to become an opposition ...
Cambodian Opposition Leader Set to Join ParliamentRadio Free Asia
Cambodian PM, opposition chief tell king about end of political disputeShanghai Daily (subscription)
PM, Rainsy take deal to monarchThe Phnom Penh Post
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Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 24 Jul 2014 | 4:39 am

Party Leaders To Cement Political Deal Before King - VOA Khmer

Party Leaders To Cement Political Deal Before King
VOA Khmer
Top leaders from the ruling party and opposition will meet with King Norodom Sihamoni later this week, to cement a political agreement that ended a yearlong impasse on Monday. Prime Minister Hun Sen will lead the Cambodian People's Party to join a ...

Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 23 Jul 2014 | 2:42 pm

Cambodian Politicians Reach Deal to End Deadlock - Wall Street Journal (blog)

Wall Street Journal (blog)

Cambodian Politicians Reach Deal to End Deadlock
Wall Street Journal (blog)
The two parties must now seek an audience with King Norodom Sihamoni to inform him of their pact. Asked when his legislators will join parliament, Mr. Rainsy said: “We don't know. We have to meet the king and take the oath.” Under terms of the ...

Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 23 Jul 2014 | 3:57 am

Cambodian political rivals say agreement reached

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia's yearlong political deadlock appeared to be resolved Tuesday as Prime Minister Hun Sen and his rivals agreed on political reforms and the opposition agreed in turn to end its boycott of parliament.

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 22 Jul 2014 | 1:18 pm

King Sihamoni hails Cambodia-Vietnam ties - VietNamNet Bridge

VietNamNet Bridge

King Sihamoni hails Cambodia-Vietnam ties
VietNamNet Bridge
VietNamNet Bridge – King Norodom Sihamoni said he was satisfied with the positive development of the friendship, solidarity and cooperation between Cambodia and Vietnam over the years, especially in economics and trade.

Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 21 Jul 2014 | 5:37 am

UN Expert Calls on King to Block Judicial Laws - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

UN Expert Calls on King to Block Judicial Laws
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
The U.N.'s special rapporteur on the independence of judges and lawyers on Tuesday joined civil society representatives in calling on King Norodom Sihamoni to block three judicial laws that they say will entrench the executive branch's control over the ...
NGOs petition King over lawsThe Phnom Penh Post

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Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 16 Jul 2014 | 1:34 am

NGOs to Petition King Over Judicial Laws - The Cambodia Daily (subscription)

NGOs to Petition King Over Judicial Laws
The Cambodia Daily (subscription)
A group of civil society organizations will petition King Norodom Sihamoni today, calling on the king to withhold his signature from three judicial laws that they say will entrench the ruling CPP's control of the courts and jeopardize citizens ...

Source: Sihamoni - Google News | 15 Jul 2014 | 2:49 am

Monks launch rites to enshrine Cambodian ex-king

Thousands of saffron-robed monks offered prayers outside Cambodia's royal palace Thursday to mark the start of ceremonies to enshrine the remains of revered former king Norodom Sihanouk. Government officials paid their respects at a statue of Sihanouk in a nearby park in the capital Phnom Penh. Sihanouk's widow Queen Monique, his son -- current King Norodom Sihamoni -- and Prime Minister Hun Sen ...

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 10 Jul 2014 | 6:02 pm

Thai junta frees 14 Cambodian migrant workers

Phnom Penh, July 4 (IANS) The Thai military junta has released 14 Cambodian migrant workers imprisoned last month for holding fake work visas, Cambodia's foreign ministry said Friday.

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 4 Jul 2014 | 6:50 am

THAILAND, KEMBOJA PERBAIKI HUBUNGAN

BANGKOK, 2 Julai (Bernama) -- Thailand menyampaikan penghargaannya kepadaKemboja kerana membebaskan pejuang nasionalisnya yang dihukum penjara pada 2010atas kesalahan menceroboh kawasan larangan tentera di wilayah Banteay Meanchey,di negara itu. Pemangku Menteri Luar Thailand Sihasak Phuangketkeow berkata negaranya tidakcampur tangan dalam proses pembebasan itu, walaupun mengemukakan permohonan ...

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 2 Jul 2014 | 1:42 pm

Thai activist released after Cambodian King grants pardon

Phnom Penh, July 2 (IANS) A Thai activist who was sentenced to eight years in jail on espionage charges in 2010, returned home Wednesday after Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni granted him pardon. Activist Veera Somkwamkid left Phnom Penh with Sihasak for Bangkok. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen asked the king to grant a pardon to Somkwamkid following a request by Thai Army chief Gen. Prayuth ...

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 2 Jul 2014 | 6:30 am

Cambodia frees Thai who claimed border territory

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Cambodia agreed Tuesday to free a Thai nationalist it imprisoned for more than three years for illegally crossing its border to claim territory for Thailand, possibly heralding a warming of relations between the neighbors.

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 1 Jul 2014 | 2:52 pm

Cambodian king pardons jailed Thai 'spy'

Cambodia's king on Tuesday pardoned a prominent Thai nationalist activist jailed for spying in a disputed border area, a government official said, in a case that fuelled bilateral tensions. Veera Somkwamkid, a former leader of Thailand's "Yellow Shirt" royalist movement, was sentenced to eight years in prison in 2011. He was freed on Tuesday and will be allowed to return home, according to Eang ...

Source: Sihamoni - Yahoo News Search Results | 1 Jul 2014 | 2:34 pm