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Monday, November 9, 2009

Thai-Cambodia border remains normal: Thai commander

BANGKOK, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- The Thai-Cambodia border's situation has remained normal, Thai Army Region 2 Commander Lt Ben Veevarit Chornsamrit said Monday. 

Thailand and Cambodia have downgraded diplomatic relations due to conflict over an appointment of ousted former Thai Premier Thaksin Shinawatra as an economic advisor to Cambodia's government on Nov. 4. 

A day after the appointment, the Cambodian government recalled its ambassador to Thailand in a move to respond to the Thai government's recall of its ambassador to Cambodia. 

However, the Thai-Cambodia border's situation has remained normal as by this time there was no factor to cause any border violence, Lt Ben Veevarit was quoted as saying by Thai News Agency. 

The people at the border had also been living their lives normally, while the border trade was continuing as usual, he said. 

The Thai commander said he has also kept reporting the border situation to Thailand's army chief General Anupong Paochinda.
    
Meanwhile, the relationship between Thai and Cambodian military was still good after a meeting with high-ranking military commanders of Cambodia last week, Lt Ben Veevarit said.
    
But, Capt Charn Wongwaimethee, the border police commander in A-ran-ya-pra-thet district in Thailand's northeastern province of Sa-gaew bordering Cambodia rejected reports that borders between the two countries would be closed.
    
Thai authorities at the border have assured Cambodian traders that they should not panic over the border closure's rumor.
    
Over the weekend, Prime Minister Hun Sen announced in Cambodia that Thaksin will visit Cambodia this week after he has been named as the country's economic adviser.
    
On Nov. 12, Thaksin will hold a briefing with over 300 Cambodian economic experts at the Ministry of Economy and Finance, Hun Sen said.
    
Thaksin was ousted by the military coup in September 2006, in accusation of corruption, and has been kept in exile since then.
   
He returned to Thailand in February 2008 to face corruption charges, but he later fled into exile again and was convicted in absentia.

PAD calls on PM to revoke 1907 map, push Cambodian soldiers off Thai soil

The People's Alliance for Democracy Monday called on Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva to revoke the 1:200,000-scale map that demarcates the Thai-Cambodian border as per the 1907 treaty between Siam and France, and push Cambodian soldiers off Thai territory.

Pipop Thongchai, a PAD leader, said his group had submitted 11 documents detailing agreements signed between Thailand and Cambodia since the reign of King Rama V.

The group has also proposed that the government review eight issues that put the country at a disadvantage due to certain pacts signed by previous governments.

The Nation

លោក​ខៀវ កាញារិទ្ធ ស្នើ​សុំ​ស្ថានីយ៍​វិទ្យុ FM-5 KW មួយ​​ ពី​ប្រទេស​វៀតណា


អត្ថបទ​ខាង​ក្រោម​នេះ​​ជា​ការបក​ប្រែពី​ព័ត៌មាន​តាម​អ៊ីន​ធើណិត​របស់​ វីអូវីញូសថ៍ (VoV News) របស់​​វៀតណាម​៖ 

លោក ដូ គុយ ឌួន (Do Quy Doan) ឧប​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​​ក្រសួង​ព័ត៌មាន និង​ទូរគមនា​គមន៍​វៀត​ណាម​​​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​នៅ​ក្នុង​ពិធី​ជួប​ពិភាក្សា​​ជាមួយ​លោក​ខៀវ​ កាញារិទ្ធ​​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ក្រសួង​ព័ត៌មាន​ខ្មែរ​​នៅ​ទី​ក្រុង​ភ្នំពេញ នៅ​ក្នុង​ពេល​លោក​ធ្វើ​ទស្សន​កិច្ច​​ការងារ​នៅ​​ព្រះរាជា​ណា​ចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី៧ ដល់​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៩​ខែ​វិច្ឆិកានេះថា ប្រទេស​វៀតណាម​ប្ដេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​ជួយ​​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​​ក្នុង​វិស័យ​ទូរគមនាគមន៍​ ដែល​ជា​ផ្នែក​នៃ​​កិច្ច​ព្រម​ព្រៀង​សហ​ប្រតិ​បត្តិការ​រវាង​ប្រទេស​ទាំង​ពីរ សម្រាប់​​រយៈ​ពេល​ពី​ឆ្នាំ​២០០៩ ដល់​ឆ្នាំ​២០១០

នៅ​ក្នុង​ពេល​ជួប​ពិភាក្សា​នេះ​ រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​ខ្មែរ បាន​ស្នើ​សុំ​ឲ្យ​ប្រទេស​វៀត​ណាម​ជួយ​កម្ពុជា​ ក្នុងការ​សង់​ស្ថានីយ៍​វិទ្យុ FM 5-KW មួយ​នៅខេត្ត​សៀមរៀប ដែល​ស្ថានីយ៍​នេះ​នឹងផ្ដល់​​​ព័ត៌មាន​កាន់​តែ​ល្អ​ប្រសើរ​ដល់​សហគមន៍​វៀតណាម​នៅ​ក្នុង​ខេត្ត​នេះ។ (???)​

លោក​ ឌួន បាន​សន្យា​ថា​ នឹង​រាយការណ៍​អំពី​បញ្ហានេះ​ជូន​រដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​វៀត​ណាម ដើម្បី​ពិ​ភាក្សា​​​បញ្ហា​នេះ​នៅ​ក្នុង​សម័យ​ប្រជុំ​គណៈ​កម្មាធិការ​អន្តរ​ក្រសួង​ដែល​គ្រោង​នឹង​ប្រព្រឹត្ត​ទៅ​​នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣ ទី​៤​ ខែ​ធ្នូ​ខាង​មុខ​នេះ​នៅ​ខេត្ត​ព្រះសីហនុ​នៃ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។

នៅ​ក្នុង​ដំណើរ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​នេះ លោក​ឌួន​ក៏បាន​ចុះ​ទៅ​ទស្សនកិច្ច​​ស្ថានីយ៍​ទូរទស្សន៍​ និង​វិទ្យុ​ជាតិ​កម្ពុជាដែរ។ លោក​ឌួន​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍ថា ស្ថានីយ៍​ផ្កាយ​រណប​វីណាសាត-(Vinasat-1) ដែល​គ្រប​ដណ្ដប់​តំបន់​អាស៊ី​ភាគ​អាគ្នេយ៍ អាច​បំពេញ​តម្រូវ​ការរបស់​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​បាន ខាង​វិស័យ​ទូរគមនាគមន៍ ចាប់​ពី​សេវាកម្ម ទូរទស្សន៍​ រហូត​ដល់​ សេវាកម្ម​អ៊ីន​ធើ​រណិត។

លោក​ឌួន​ក៏បាន​ប្រជុំ​ការងារ​ជា​មួយ​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​មិត្ត​ហ្វូន (Metfone) ដែល​ជា​សាខា​នៃ​​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​ ​ទូរគមនាគមន៍វៀត​ថែល (Viettel) ​ដែល​គ្រប់​គ្រងដោយ​កង​ទ័ព​វៀតណាម ​ដែរ។

នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្ត្រី​ខ្មែរ៖ ថាក់ស៊ីន ជា​មិត្ត​សម្លាញ់​អមតៈ

ព័ត៌មាន​ពី​វិទ្យុ​អាស៊ី​សេរីៈ
លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ចាត់ទុក​អតីត​នាយក​រដ្ឋមន្រ្តី​ថៃ ថាក់ស៊ីន ឈីនណាវ៉ាត្រ (Thaksin Shinawatra) ជា​មិត្ត​សម្លាញ់​អមតៈ ហើយ​ថា អតីត​ប្រមុខ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ថៃ​ជា​ជន​រងគ្រោះ​នយោបាយ។


ក្នុង​សន្និសីទ​កាសែត​កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​អាទិត្យ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​ប្រកាស​ថា លោក ថាក់ស៊ីន នឹង​មក​ធ្វើ​សុន្ទរកថា​រឿង​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​នៅ​ចំពោះ​មុខ​អ្នក​ជំនាញ​កិច្ចការ សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​ប្រមាណ​៣០០​នាក់ នៅ​ឯ​ក្រសួង​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច​និង​ហិរញ្ញវត្ថុ នា​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​១២ ក្នុង​សប្តាហ៍​នេះ។ រដ្ឋ​អំណាច​ថៃ​បាន​ចាត់ទុក លោក ថាក់ស៊ីន ថា​ជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ថៃ​គេច​ពី​ច្បាប់។ អាន​ព័ត័មាន​លម្អិត​សូមចុច​ទីនេះ  

How much damage will the Thai-Cambodia spat cause?

News article from Reuters: Thailand and Cambodia are embroiled in a diplomatic stand-off over the appointment of former Thai premier Thaksin Shinawatra, on the run from a graft conviction, as an adviser to the Cambodian government. Read more, please visit Reuters.

Royal Congratulatory Messages To Cambodia, His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam

Bandar Seri Begawan - His Majesty the Sultan and Yang Di-Pertuan of Brunei Darussalam has consented to send congratulatory messages to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, King of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, on the occasion of the anniversary of the country's Independence Day.

In the message, His Majesty sent his warmest congratulations to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni on the occasion of the anniversary of the Independence Day of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

His Majesty said that he greatly valued the warm and cordial relations shared between the two countries and was pleased to note that these relations continued to strengthen and develop. His Majesty also extended his best wishes for the continued good health and happiness of His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, as well as the continued progress and prosperity of the people of the Kingdom of Cambodia.

In a similar congratulatory message to Hun Sen, His Majesty extended his sincere congratulations to him on the anniversary of Cambodia's Independence Day, and his best wishes for his health and happiness. -- Courtesy of Borneo Bulletin

Saturday, November 7, 2009

Business as usual for Thai firms in Cambodia

ASEAN Chief Calls On Cambodia, Thailand To Restrain Themselves

JAKARTA, Nov 7 (Bernama)-- Asean chief Surin Pitsuwan has expressed concern about the escalation of tensions between Cambodia and Thailand , and appealed to both sides "to exercise maximum restraint", Indonesia's Antara news agency reported Saturday.

The Asean (Association of Southeast Asian Nations) secretary general also urged the foreign ministers of other Asean member countries to assist the two in settling their bilateral dispute amicably and as soon as possible, according to a statement carried by the official website of the Asean secretary general's office here on Saturday.

Surin, in a letter to Asean foreign ministers dated Friday, 6 November 2009, informed them that he had received many enquiries and expressions of concern from Asean's dialogue partners and friends over the apparent deterioration of relations between Cambodia and Thailand, as evidenced by the recalling of their ambassadors earlier this week.

Noting that the dispute could undermine the credibility of Asean, Surin said, "We in Asean cannot afford to be seen as being so seriously divided prior to the upcoming APEC Economic Leaders Meeting and the historic Asean-US Leaders Meeting in Singapore this month."

He pointed out that in line with the spirit of the Asean Charter and the Asean Treaty of Amity and Cooperation (TAC) of 1976, all Asean member states are obliged to offer assistance to fellow member states involved in a bilateral dispute, even when the two disputing parties cannot agree to refer their dispute to any regional means of dispute settlement.

Article 16 of the TAC in particular provides for other state parties to offer "all possible assistance" to help settle a bilateral dispute that could threaten regional stability and regional harmony," he said.

The said article, according to Pitsuwan further stipulates that "Parties to the dispute should be well disposed towards such offers of assistance".

-- BERNAMA

Foreign diplomats from several countries do not support Thailand's recall of their Ambassador to Cambodia

Bank of Thailand chief downplays concerns over Thai-Cambodian tension

BANGKOK, Nov 7 (TNA) – Bank of Thailand (BoT) Governor Tarisa Wattanagase on Friday downplayed concerns over the political tension between Thailand and Cambodia, saying it would not worsen significantly because both countries had forged good bilateral relations over a long period.

Thailand has downgraded its diplomatic ties with Cambodia following the formal appointment of convicted ex-premier Thaksin Shinawatra as the Cambodian PM’s economic and personal advisor.

She said the political tension between the neighbouring countries might shake confidence among Thai investors in Cambodia, but the central bank projected it would not affect the bilateral ties as the two countries had maintained good relations for a long time.

“The political tension is the government-to-government problem. The people of both countries still have good relations with each other," she said.

Mrs Tarisa added the Thai economy had already bottomed out. The government had initiated investment projects in various fields and managed to implement its policies quickly.

With these factors and the strong economic fundamental, she said, the Thai economy began recovering in the second quarter of this year and continued picking up in the third quarter.

Based on data in the second and third quarter, she projected the Thai economy would continue recovering as could be witnessed by the improved exports and increased private investment.

Although the economic growth remains fragile, it should be seen as a good sign for the country’s economy, she said. (TNA)

The recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations

Thailand, Cambodia dispute not good for ASEAN: Singapore

 www.chinaview.cn 2009-11-07 00:08:01

SINGAPORE, Nov. 6 (Xinhua) -- Singapore's Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday that the recent dispute between Thailand and Cambodia is not good for the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN). 

The ministry said in a statement that Singapore is concerned about the deteriorating relationship between Thailand and Cambodia. 

"It is not good for ASEAN. We hope that both our friends will keep the larger interest of ASEAN in mind and find a way to resolve their differences quickly in a spirit of good neighborliness," the ministry said. 

The Cambodian government on Thursday evening announced it recalled its ambassador to Thailand in a move to respond to the Thai government's earlier recall of its ambassador to Cambodia. The diplomatic retaliation occurred after ousted former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra was officially appointed as adviser to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and the Royal Government of Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni.

Friday, November 6, 2009

ព័ត៌មាន​​ទាក់​ទងនឹង​ការ​តែង​តាំងលោក​ ថាក់ស៊ីន​ ឈីនណា​វ៉ាត្រ

វិទ្យុអូស្ត្រាលីៈ បញ្ហាការទូតរវាងកម្ពុជានិងថៃ
វិទ្យុអូស្ត្រាលីៈ ​រដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្មែរគាំទ្រប្រសិនបើថៃ​តែង​តាំងលោក​សមរង្ស៊ី​ជាទីប្រឹក្សាសេដ្ឋកិច្ច
វិទ្យុអូស្ត្រាលីៈ កម្ពុជានិងថៃសម្រេចដកទូតរៀងខ្លួន​​ឲ្យត្រឡប់​​ចូល​ប្រទេសវិញ
វិទ្យុអាស៊ី​សេរីៈ រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​កោះ​ហៅ​មន្ត្រី​ទូត​ឲ្យ​ចេញ​ពី​ប្រទេស​ថៃ
វិទ្យុអាស៊ី​សេរីៈ មតិ​នានា​ជុំវិញ​ការ​តែងតាំង​ថាក់ស៊ីន​ជា​ទីប្រឹក្សា​ផ្ទាល់​របស់​នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី​ខ្មែរ
RTT News,Global Financial Newswires: Cambodia Recalls Ambassador To Thailand
China News, Xinhua: Thai gov't tightens security for Cambodian embassy amid bilateral tension
AFP: Thailand threatens to seal Cambodian border


Thursday, November 5, 2009

​តើ​ការ​ប្រកាស​តែងតាំង​លោក ថាក់ស៊ីន ឈីនណាវ៉ាត្រ ជា​ទីប្រឹក្សា​សេដ្ឋ​កិច្ច​ផ្ទាល់​របស់​លោក​ហ៊ុន សែន​​​មាន​​អ្វី​ប្លែក?

ថ្មីៗ​នេះ​ការ​ប្រកាស​តែង​តាំង​លោក​ថាក់​ស៊ីន ឈីនណាវ៉ាត​​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ព័ត៌មាន​ល្បី​ៗ​នៅ​លើពិភព​​លោក​នាំ​គ្នា​​ចាប់​អារម្មណ៍ និងចុះ​ផ្សាយ​យ៉ាង​គគ្រឹក​គគ្រេង។ ខាង​ក្រោម​នេះ​ជា​ព័ត៌មានជា​ភាសា​ខ្មែរក៏មាន ជាភាសាអង់​គ្លេស​ក៏មាន៖

វិទ្យុ​អាស៊ី​សេរីៈ
ថៃ​កោះហៅ​ឯកអគ្គរាជ​ទូត​ប្រចាំ​នៅ​កម្ពុជា​ទៅ​ស្រុក​វិញ

កម្ពុជា​រក្សា​ជំហរ​ថា​នឹង​មិន​ធ្វើ​បត្យាប័ន​ក្នុង​ករណី​ថាក់ស៊ីន

CNN: Thailand recalls Cambodia envoy over Thaksin
Reuters, India: Thailand recalls envoy from Cambodia over Thaksin
AFP: Thailand recalls envoy to Cambodia over Thaksin job
The Nation, Breaking News: Thailand needs to make diplomatic retaliation against Cambodia: Abhisit
China World News/View: Gov't not to ask Cambodia to review decision of appointing Thaksin: Thai deputy PM
MCOT English News: Deputy PM Suthep downplays Cambodian PM naming ousted premier Thaksin advisor
SMH, Sydney Morning Herald: Fugitive Thai leader adopted by Cambodia
Guardian co.uk: Shinawatra stokes tensions by taking job with Cambodian government

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លោក​​​ថាក់​ស៊ីន​ ​បាន​សរសេរ​នៅ​​​ក្នុង​ Twitter របស់​លោក​ដែល​មាន​ឈ្មោះថា (Thaksinlive) ថា “​ខ្ញុំ​សូម​អរគុណ​លោក​​ហ៊ុន សែន នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី​នៃ​ព្រះ​រាជា​ណា​ចក្រ​កម្ពុជា ដែល​បាន​តែង​តាំង​ខ្ញុំ​ជា​ទី​ប្រឹក្សា​ផ្នែក​​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច របស់​លោក​”។
ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ផ្ញើ​ជូន​លោកនូវ​​ព្រះរាជក្រឹត្យ​ តែង​តាំង​មួយ​ច្បាប់​ដែល​ឡាយ​ព្រះ​ហស្ដ​លេខា ដោយ​​ព្រះករុណា​ព្រះ​បាទ​សម្ដេច​ព្រះ​បរម្យនាថ នរោតម្ត​ សី​ហមុនី។
ប៉ុន្តែ​លោក​ថាក់​ស៊ីន​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា លោក​កាន់​តែ​សប្បាយចិត្ត​នឹង​​ធ្វើ​ការ​បម្រើ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ថៃវិញ។
ព្រះ​មហា​ក្សត្រ​នៃ​ព្រះ​រាជាណា​ចក្រ​កម្ពុជា​បានឡាយ​ព្រះ​ហស្ដ​លេខា​​លើ​ព្រះរាជក្រឹត្យ​​តែង​តាំង​លោក​ ថាក់​ស៊ីន នៅ​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២៧ ខែ​តុលា​ ឆ្នាំ​២០០៩​នេះ។ ការតែង​តាំង​នេះ​ត្រូវ​បាន​ធ្វើ​ឡើង​ទៅ​តាម​​រដ្ឋ​ធម្ម​នុញ្ញ​នៃ​ព្រះ​រាជា​ណា​ចក្រកម្ពុជា​ តាម​សំណើរបស់​លោក​នាយក​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន។
នៅ​ពេល​លោក​ហ៊ុន​ សែន​​អញ្ជើញ​ទៅ​ដល់ ហួ ហ៊ិន ដើម្បី​ចូល​រួម​ប្រជុំ​កំពូល​អាស៊ាន កាល​ពី​ខែតុលា លោក​ហ៊ុន​ សែន​បាន​ប្រកាសថា “ថាក់​ស៊ីន​អាច​ស្នាក់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ជា​ភ្ញៀវ​របស់​ប្រទេសនេះ និង​អាច​ធ្វើ​ជា​ទី​ប្រឹក្សា​ផ្ទាល់​របស់​ខ្ញុំ​ ផ្នែក​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច"។
មេដឹក​នាំ​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជាបាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ជា​ច្រើន​ដង​អំពី​ការ​អញ្ជើញ​លោក​ថាក់​ស៊ីន​​ឲ្យ​ស្នាក់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា ព្រម​ទាំង​បាន​ច្រាន​ចោលការ​ទាម​ទារ​របស់​ប្រទេសថៃថា ភ្នំ​ពេញ​នឹង​មិន​​ធ្វើ​​បត្យាប័ន​​មហា​សេដ្ឋី​​នេះ​ទ។
លោក​ហ៊ុន សែន​បាន​មាន​ប្រសាសន៍​ថា “​ការបារម្ភ​របស់​យើង​គឺ​ជាហេតុផល​មនុស្ស​ធម៌។ វា​ជា​រឿង​មិត្ត​ជួយ​មិត្ត។ បញ្ហា​របស់​ថៃ​គប្បី​ត្រូវ​ទុក​ឲ្យ​ប្រទេស​ថៃ​ ជាអ្នក​ដោះ​ស្រាយ ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ជ្រៀត​ជ្រែក​ចូល​ផ្ទៃ​ក្នុង​របស់​ប្រទេសថៃ​ទេ”។
ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​ក៏បាន​ចេញ​សេចក្ដី​ថ្លែង​ការណ៍​មួយ​ថា ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា​នឹង​មិន​ផ្ដល់​បត្យាប័ន​លោក​ថាក់​ស៊ីន​ទៅ​តាម​សំណើ​របស់​ប្រទេស​ថៃ​ទេ បើ​សិន​ជា​លោក​ថាក់​ស៊ីន​មក​រស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ប្រទេស​កម្ពុជា។​ទន្ទឹម​គ្នា​នោះ​ដែរ នៅ​ក្នុង​សេចក្ដី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​នោះក៏បាន​បញ្ជាក់​ដែរ​ថា រាជរដ្ឋា​ភិបាល​កម្ពុជា​​នឹង​នៅ​តែ​បន្ត​នយោបាយរបស់​ខ្លួន​ក្នុងការ​រក្សា​​ទំនាក់​ទំនង​មិត្ត​ភាព​ជា​មួយ​​ប្រទេស​ថៃ​ដដែល។

Wednesday, October 21, 2009

Cambodia bill would ban protests of more than 200

Cambodia's parliament on Wednesday approved a bill banning demonstrations of more than 200 people, raising opposition concerns that it would further limit freedom of speech in the Southeast Asian nation.

The bill also would require protesters to seek permission five days ahead of a planned rally. The law will take effect if formally passed by the Senate and endorsed by King Norodom Sihamoni.

Cheam Yeap, a lawmaker from the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said the law would help ensure public order and maintain national security.

Lawmakers from the country's main opposition party, the Sam Rainsy Party, said it would stifle free speech.

"This is definitely a setback for Cambodia's democracy," party president Sam Rainsy said.

No opposition lawmakers voted for the bill, which was passed by 76 members of the ruling party out of 101 lawmakers in attendance in the lower house of parliament.

Prime Minister Hun Sen's government has often been accused by rights groups and opponents of curtailing Cambodians' rights to peaceful protests.

Several journalists, human rights activists, opposition lawmakers and other government critics have been convicted or sentenced to jail this year and last year after being found guilty of defaming Hun Sen and his allies.

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