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Friday, December 23, 2011

Regime’s History Should Not Just Come From Tribunal: Researcher

Say Mony,VOA Khmer
Friday,23 December 2011

 Dy Khamboly, author of "A History of Democratic Kampuchea" and Huy Vannak,
 a Public Affairs Officers at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal, discuss the importance 
of youth participation in the Khmer Rouge trial process.
The Khmer Rouge trial currently under way at the UN-backed court should not be the only source of information Cambodians have, especially the youth, a researcher said Monday.

Dy Khamboly, who authored a book on the regime for the Documentation Center of Cambodia, told “Hello VOA” that Cambodian youth must understand the history of the regime to avoid confusion or misinformation; however, that history should come from multiple sources.

Tuesday, December 20, 2011

No Laos Dam for Now, But Mekong's Fate Unclear

Say Mony, VOA Khmer
Tuesday, 20 December 2011
Although Laos has officially put off building a dam in Xayaburi province, researchers say the future of the Mekong is still unclear.

Laos's decision to put off the dam was a positive step that recognized the river as common property, but more studies need to be done to find its best use for everyone. (Say Mony, Phnom Penh)


Thursday, December 8, 2011

Laos Could Face Major Objections Over Dam: Official

Say Mony, VOA Khmer 
Thursday, 08 December 2011

A senior official for the Cambodian Mekong Committee says that Laos could face a complaint at the International Court if it chooses to go forward with a planned hydroelectric dam without the support of other Mekong countries.

The Xayaburi dam project is not supported fully by other Southeast Asian countries, and if it goes forward unilaterally, the country will be in "noncompliance" with a 1995 Mekong River agreement, said Watt Botkosal, deputy secretary-general of the committee.
 Ministers from Mekong countries are scheduled to meet in Siem Reap later this week. (Say Mony in Phnom Penh, interviewing Watt Botkosal.)

Tuesday, December 6, 2011

With Trial Under Way, Tribunal Faces Questions of Legacy

Say Mony, VOA Khmer | New Jersey
Monday, 05 December 2011
Andrew Cayley,the international prosecutor for the tribunal, who was in the US, spoke to VOA Khmer while giving a talk at Rutgers University, in New Jersey. The international prosecutor at the UN-backed Khmer Rouge tribunal says the court must work to ensure the practice of law if its legacy to Cambodia is to be assured.
“We have to show a good example to young lawyers,” Andrew Cayley told VOA Khmer in an interview.
Cayley spoke after a talk he gave to law students at Rutgers, in the US state of New Jersey, last month.