SAMDECH PREAH BAROMNEATH NORODOM SIHAMONI
KING OF CAMBODIA
PHNOM PENH, ROYAL PALACE, 29 OCTOBER 2004 

Sam Rainsy congratulates and presents his respects to the new King, His Majesty
Norodom Sihamoni on the day of His coronation (29 October 2004)

Public Advisory
23 November 2004 

SRP to Celebrate 9^th Anniversary  

All media and interested parties are invited to the SRP 9^th Anniversary Celebration on 24 November 2004. The highlights of the day are addresses by President Sam Rainsy and representative of the International Republican Institute in Cambodia. 

The Celebration will begin with SRP members and guests arriving from 7:30 am and end at 11 am. 

Further Information, contact SRP Press Office
Ung Bun-Ang, Ph 023 217 452, Mob 012 605 999

A VISIT TO THE BORDER AREA
On 21 November 2004 an SRP delegation led by Sam Rainsy
visited the commune of Cham, district of Kompong Trabek, province of Prey Veng
in order to assess the situation along the border with Vietnam

1- The canal in the background was dug by the Vietnamese authorities on Cambodian territory
in 1987. After its completion the canal was annexed by Vietnam.
The photo was taken at Raung village in Cham commune. Sam Rainsy stands second from left.
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PUBLIC STATEMENT
20 November 2004 

SRP MPs to Train with IRI
 

Opposition MPs are to train with the International Republican Institute (IRI) from this coming Monday as part of a new on-going program to strengthen the Party leadership, according to SRP and IRI officials.  

“The training on Monday is a beginning of a new rigorous program that has been designed to develop the capability of the SRP Parliamentarians,” Opposition spokesman Ung Bun-Ang said. Full Story (in Khmer PDF File)

SRP MPs ASK MP TO CLARIFY LAND CONCESSION IN PURSAT

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SAM RAINSY IN PARIS

Sam Rainsy with Eric Raoult, Vice-President of the French National Assembly
(Meeting in Paris, at the French National Assembly, on 17 November 2004)

APPEAL LETTER TO SRP-BRANCHES OVERSEAS
UPCOMING 9TH ANNIVERSARY OF SAM RAINSY PARTY (24 NOVEMBER 2004) 

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                                                               Phnom Penh, 4 November 2004

SAM RAINSY WILL GO TO COURT TOMORROW 

Mr. Yet Chariya, Deputy Prosecutor at the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, has responded to Sam Rainsy’s November 3 letter (made public at yesterday’s SRP press conference) by inviting the Opposition leader to meet with him on November 5, at 8:00 am, at the Court. They will discuss the defamation lawsuit filed by Prince Norodom Ranariddh. To see documents related to the lawsuit, please visit www.samrainsyparty.org 

SRP Cabinet

Phnom Penh, 3 November 2004

APPEAL TO PARLIAMENTARIANS OF ALL COUNTRIES

My name is Sam Rainsy. I am a member of Cambodia’s National Assembly. This is the second time that I appeal to the solidarity of parliamentarians throughout the world. I made my first appeal in 1995, hoping at that time to be able to prevent my expulsion from the National Assembly. I had been first expelled from my party, which is one of Cambodia’s ruling parties, but subsequently I was also expelled from the National Assembly because I was the only parliamentarian who dared criticize the Government. Full Story

 Phnom Penh, le 3 novembre 2004

APPEL AUX PARLEMENTAIRES DE TOUS PAYS

Je m’appelle Sam Rainsy. Je suis député à l’Assemblée nationale du Cambodge. C’est la deuxième fois que je suis amené à lancer un appel pour solliciter la solidarité de mes collègues parlementaires à travers le monde. La première fois, c’était en 1995. J’espérais alors pouvoir empêcher mon expulsion de l’Assemblée nationale. J’avais d’abord été expulsé de mon parti qui est associé au pouvoir, puis mon mandat parlementaire m’a été aussi enlevé parce que j’étais le seul député à oser critiquer le gouvernement. Full Story

                                                                    Phnom Penh, 02 November 2004

 INVITATION TO A PRESS CONFERENCE

“LAWSUITS AGAINST MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT”
 

Journalists and any interested persons are invited to attend a press conference organized by Members of Parliament from the Sam Rainsy Party. Full Story
 

Lettre parue dans Cambodge Soir daté 2 novembre 2004 

LA PLAINTE DU PRINCE NE VISE QU’A DEFENDRE SON HONNEUR PERSONNEL

A propos des plaintes contre les députés du Parti Sam Rainsy, on peut comprendre dans l’article intitulé
« Norodom Ranariddh : “Il ne faut pas entraver le travail de la justice” » paru dans Cambodge Soir du 1^er novembre 2004 que le président du Funcinpec, qui se trouve être aussi le président de l’Assemblée nationale, serait presque heureux que l’on enlève l’immunité parlementaire de trois députés de l’opposition. Le prince Ranariddh a laissé entendre que “ni lui ni Hun Sen n’interviendraient dans cette affaire et qu’ils étaient tous deux décidés à laisser travailler la justice en toute indépendance.”  Full Story

Sam Rainsy Party National Assembly members met at the SRP Headquarters
on October 30, 2004 after the Coronation of King Norodom Sihamoni

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PUBLIC STATEMENT
25 October 2004 

SRP to Assist Prime Minister in His Drive to Stamp Out Land grabbing 

The SRP Parliamentarians notes with delight the Prime Minister’s claim that he will do away with land grabbing, and are willing to assist in passing information to him for his actions. Full Story  (in Khmer PDF File)

LETTER TO U.N. SECRETARY-GENERAL KOFI ANNAN 

LETTRE AU SECRETAIRE GENERAL DES NATIONS UNIES KOFI ANNAN 

Le 23 octobre 2004
 

Monsieur Kofi Annan
Secrétaire Général des Nations Unies
New York 

Monsieur le Secrétaire Général,

En ma qualité de représentant élu du peuple cambodgien, je tiens à exprimer au nom de mes concitoyens et en mon nom propre ma plus profonde gratitude aux Nations Unies en ce jour où nous commémorons le treizième anniversaire de la signature des Accords de Paris sur le Cambodge le 23 octobre 1991. Ces Accords signés par dix-huit Etats ont conduit à la première opération de maintien de la paix de grande envergure menée par les Nations Unies, et ont ouvert une nouvelle page de l’histoire du Cambodge et celle des relations internationales. Les droits de la personne humaine et la démocratie en sont sortis renforcés, jetant ainsi les bases d’un développement équitable et durable pour les peuples les plus pauvres de la Terre. Full Story

SAM RAINSY WRITES TO RASMEI KAMPUCHEA DAILY

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Don't be more royalist than the king

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Lettre de Sam Rainsy parue dans Cambodge Soir daté 22 octobre 2004 

TOUT LE VACARME AUTOUR DE MA LETTRE N’EST QUE PURE SPECULATION 
 

PUBLIC STATEMENT
21 October 2004 

Election Observers: For a Better Registration Outcome  

The SRP Parliamentarians share some NGO’s concern that the October 2004 voter registration process has basically faltered. A group of experienced election observers – Comfrel, Nicfec, Youth Council of Cambodia, and other NGOs – jointly claim that the registration has not been as effective as it could have been. The National Election Committee (NEC) could manage to register, as at 18 October 2004, only 29 percent of unregistered eligible voters. Full Story

PUBLIC STATEMENT
20 October 2004 

No Ground for Removing Opposition MP Immunity 

The SRP Parliamentarians insist that the Standing Committee of the National Assembly reject the authority’s request to lift parliamentarian immunity from MP Chea Poch. The MP is alleged to have defamed Prince Norodom Ranariddh. Full Story (in Khmer PDF File)

PUBLIC STATEMENT
17 October 2004 

CPP and Funcinpec MPs Barking UP the Wrong Tree
 

The SRP Parliamentarians are rather amused to read a newspaper report (Rasmei Kampuchea, October 16) that some sixty MPs of the ruling parties are filing lawsuits against Opposition leader Sam Rainsy for providing “false information” to former King Norodom Sihanouk. Some high-profile MPs argued the letter had led to the King’s retirement. And, it has been a rumour that the charge the Opposition leader has now to answer for could be that his letter has severe implications on the national security. Full Story  (in Khmer PDF File)

16 October 2004 

SAM RAINSY HOLDS MEETING IN PARIS
 

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy arrived this morning in Paris. He will take part in a public meeting on Sunday, 17 October 2004. He will be back in Phnom Penh before the Coronation Day of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni on 29 October 2004.
He can be contacted by email at
samrainsy@aol.com
or by phone at
(33 6) 21 12 65 95.
Tomorrow's meeting whose theme is "Prospect of Political Change in Cambodia", will be held from 3:00 pm to 5:00 pm at New China Town Restaurant, 66 avenue d'Ivry, 75013 Paris.
For further information, please call 06 19 31 42 98  or  06 13 06 77 00. 

SRP Cabinet

PUBLIC STATEMENT
15 October 2004 

Clarification About Sam Rainsy Travel Plan

The SRP Parliamentarians would like to clarify the “mystique” surrounding the intention of Opposition leader Sam Rainsy following some major events in the past few weeks. Full Story

SAM RAINSY WRITES TO CONGRATULATE THE NEW KING

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King Sihamoni thanks SRP MPs for having congratulated him
upon his selection as new King by the throne council 

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SRP MPS CONGRATULATE THE NEW KING

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SRP MPs Ask National Assembly About Reported Plan to Remove Immunity from Three SRP MPs 

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 SRP SUGGESTS CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT BEFORE ELECTING NEW KING

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SRP Parliamentarians ask gOVERNMENT whether there is 
a national security lawsuit against sam rainsy

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 Former King Sihanouk thanks SRP MPs for having supported prince Sihamoni as new King

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SRP supports Norodom Sihamoni as the successor to Norodom Sihanouk on the throne

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Former king Sihanouk and new king Sihamoni thank MP Sam Rainsy
for having supported prince Sihamoni as new king

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Le PSR soutient Norodom Sihamoni comme le successeur de Norodom Sihanouk sur le trône

A LA TRES HAUTE ATTENTION DE
SAMDECH NORODOM SIHANOUK DU CAMBODGE 

Résidence Royale de Beijing
République Populaire de Chine 

Phnom Penh, le 11 octobre 2004
 

Samdech Euv vénéré, 

C’est avec une immense émotion et dans le plus grand recueillement que j’ai lu Votre Message à la Nation en date du 10 octobre 2004. 

Au nom des quelque 1.130.000 Cambodgiens qui ont voté le 27 juillet 2003 pour le Parti Sam Rainsy, au nom de tous les Députés et Sénateurs de ce Parti et en mon nom personnel, je souscris entièrement à tous les points exposés dans ledit Message de Samdech Euv vénéré. Full Story 

PUBLIC STATEMENT
9 October 2004 

SRP CALLS ON OTHER PARTIES TO WORK FOR THE NATION

The SRP Parliamentarians urge all major political parties to return to common sense and concentrate on solving socio-economic problems most of the Cambodian people have been enduring. The political manoeuvring waged against the Opposition party in recent weeks, though not unexpected, has not improved the people’s poverty even one tiny step. Full Story

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Letter from the Co-Minister of Interior 7 Oct 2004 to Sam Rainsy......

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 Former king Sihanouk thanks SRP MPs letter
dated October 07, 04 begging him to keep staying on the throne

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PUBLIC STATEMENT
7 October 2004 

SRP Appeals for Calm Following KIng’s Announced Retirement
 

The SRP Parliamentarians appeal to all members and supporters throughout the country to remain calm at all time following an announcement by president of the National Assembly Prince Norodom Ranariddh in the House that His Majesty the King has in effect retired. Full Story

                                                                      Phnom Penh, October 04, 2004 

GRENADE BLAST IN KAMPONG CHAM

The Sam Rainsy Party Members of Parliament strongly condemn a fresh violent act committed against its members in Kampong Cham.

On the night of October 03, 2004 at 8:00 pm, a group of unidentified men tossed a grenade into the house of Mr. Sam Phat  40, an SRP active member in Tuol Prek Village, Mean Commune, Prey Chhor District, Kampong Cham Province. Sam Phat and his two children got injured from this grenade blast. Full Story

World Bank Brings Hope to Cambodia 

The SRP Parliamentarians note with a renewed hope for the country that the World Bank has taken another positive step in the right direction. This major funder and creditor of Cambodia has continued investigations into a number of projects funded by the Bank for possible misappropriations. Full Story
 

APPEAL TO REGISTER

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Justice Delayed is Justice Denied
 

The SRP Parliamentarians implore the international community to fund the Khmer Rouge trial, which is one of the most worthwhile causes it can embark upon. It is crucial the cost of the trial not be an excuse to deny the Cambodian people justice any longer. If necessary, the UN must set aside its policy that requires an upfront cash for two years of funding before the trial can commence. Full Story
 

PRESS STATEMENT
22 September 2004 

Voter Registration In Tatters