Category: Blog
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The Gender budget at the sub-national should be increased much more
ថវិកាយេនឌ័រ គួរបែងចែកទៅថ្នាក់ក្រោមជាតិឲ្យបានច្រើន Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 25 NOVEMBER 2014, TONG SOPRACH Today, the 16-day campaign to eliminate violence against women, which takes place annually from 25 November to 10 December, commenced. Cambodia has been showing its strong commitment to address the issue through the participation of the Ministry of…
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BEIJING+20 IN THE EYES OF THE MEDIA
The Asian and the Pacific Conference on Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment: Beijing+20 Review in Bangkok, 17-20 Nov. 2014 THURSDAY, 20 NOVEMBER 2014 NEWSLATTER, ISSUE 5, Veronika Stepkova, UN Women/Cambodia www.asiapacific.unwomen.org “Human rights are equally valid for everybody and it is all that Beijing+20 should be about,” says Soprach Tong, The Phnom Penh Post columnist…
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It’s time to reveal the actual current national budget expenditure !
Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 18 NOVEMBER 2014, TONG SOPRACH ដល់ពេលត្រូវលាតត្រដាងខ្ទង់ចំណាយថវិកាជាតិជាក់ស្តែងហើយ ! Considering the adoption of the annual national budget expenditure, how many members of the parliaments clearly understand the technical terms regarding the basics of the income and the budget expenditure plan? Do they just imitate the other members…
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To What Extent Can Cambodia Prevent Sexual Violence?
Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 10 JUNE 2014, TONG SOPRACH តើកម្ពុជាអាចទប់ស្កាត់អំពើហិង្សាផ្លូវភេទដល់កម្រិតណា? This morning in London, United Kingdom, representatives from 100 countries around the world participated in a Global Summit to End Sexual Violence in Conflict. The objectives of the meeting are to discover internationally accepted solutions and mechanisms to prevent…
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Comments on how Cambodia’s legislation can be improved and made more transparent
Unofficial Translation from The Phnom Penh Post’s Khmer edition TUESDAY, 27 MAY 2014, TONG SOPRACH ការផ្តល់យោបល់លើសេចក្តីព្រៀងច្បាប់គឺធ្វើឲ្យច្បាប់កាន់តែល្អប្រសើរ Freedom of speech in Cambodia seem to be deteriorating while the tendencies of opposition and criticism to the government has increasingly emerged among people, ranging from the parliament member of opposition parties to the ordinary citizen, especially those who…