L'évènement du Jeudi du 20-26 Février 1992 page 79
..... Si l'on n'est pas regardant sur la provenance ou sur son authenticité, il est certain qu'elle pèse lourd chez Aubert . mais au bas du document , la signature est fausse. Dans le même coffre des bons du gouvernement du Laos, pour plusieurs centaines de millions (500 000 000) de Dollars. pas exactement des faux, ceux-là : Belgacem Boumalala
et Paul Gleizner un aossocié luxembourgeois proche de Jean-Pierre Aubert,les ont recus de la main du ministre des Finances du Laos( Saly VONGKHAMXAO), à l'hôtel PULLMAN de Luxembourg. Les bons sont remis dans la perspective d'une C A P I T A L I S A T I O N : ils ne seront jamais restitués. Jean Pierre Aubert j o u e au banquier A T T R A P E T O U T .......
L'évènement du Jeudi du 20-26 Février 1992 page 79
..... Si l'on n'est pas regardant sur la provenance ou sur son authenticité, il est certain qu'elle pèse lourd chez Aubert . mais au bas du document , la signature est fausse. Dans le même coffre des bons du gouvernement du Laos, pour plusieurs centaines de millions (500 000 000) de Dollars. pas exactement des faux, ceux-là : Belgacem Boumalala
et Paul Gleizner un aossocié luxembourgeois proche de Jean-Pierre Aubert,les ont recus de la main du ministre des Finances du Laos( Saly VONGKHAMXAO), à l'hôtel PULLMAN de Luxembourg. Les bons sont remis dans la perspective d'une C A P I T A L I S A T I O N : ils ne seront jamais restitués. Jean Pierre Aubert j o u e au banquier A T T R A P E T O U T .......
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 06:27:36 -0700 From: rbounliane@ymail.com Subject: Re: Dr. Martin L.King said " I Have a Dream " To: laosnetworkroom@googlegroups.com CC: blacksaphire@hotmail.fr
ท่าน Bounliane Rajphoumy นักต่อสู้ลาวเพื่อชาติเกีด ที่ันับถือ. ทุกๆการต่อสู้ไม่ว่า ด้านส่วนตัว,ด้านส่วนรวม,การเมือง... อื่นๆย่อมมีอุปสรรค, มีความคิดเห็นแตกต่างกันไปคนละอย่าง เพราะแต่ละคนการศึกษาเรียนรู้,สพการณ์ชีวิต ผ่านมาแตกต่างกัน แต่บั้นปลายสุดท้ายเป็นสิ่งพิสูจว่า ไครจะเดีนทางไปถึงจุดหมายปลายทางก่อนไคร?ดูตัวอย่างเรื่อง"กระต่าย กับ เต่า"เป็นต้น และการต่อสู้ของ"แนวลาวฮักซาด"กับ"ฝ่ายขวาสุ วรรณภูมา"ในระหว่าง 1973-1975 ฝ่ายแนวลาวฮักซาดเขาสามารตได้ชัยชนะนั้นก็เพราะว่าพวกเขารู้จักไช้การเมืองถูกกับสภาพการเมืองของ โลกในเวลาน้้น และทฤษดีที่โคล่นล้มฝ่ายขวาอีกอย่างหนึ่งที่สำคัญที่สุดคือ "สามบาดค้อนยุดทะสาด"ของแนวลาวฮักชาดที่ทำลายฝ่ายเวียง จันทน์ได้สำเร็จคือ 1.บาทฃ้อนการเมือง(รัฐบาลผสมสองฝ่าย ขวากับซ้าย) 2.บาทฃ้อนกฎหมาย(กฎหมาย18ข้อ)3.บาทฃ้อนทหาร(ปลดอาวุธ- และแต่งตั้ง คำอ้วน บุบผา เป็นรัฐมลตรีป้องกันประเทศแทน สีสุก นะจำปาสักดิ์)ทังหมดสามอย่างนี้ไม่จำเป็นอธิบายท่านก็คงเข้าใจดี เพราะ ท่านเป็นอดิตรนายทหารมาก่อน...แต่ในยุคปัจจุบันนี้ถ้าคนลาวเข้าใจการเมือง,เข้าใจการต่อสู้ดีๆแล้วแน่นอนชัยชนะคงไม่ไกลเกีนเอื้อม!!! ขอไห้พวกท่านติดตามข่าวการเมืองของ USA ใน ASIA ตลอดเวลาในระยะนี้ต่อไป Mrs.Hillary R. Clinton ท่านเดีนทางเข้าไปในเขตASIA ครั้งนี้มีจุดสำคัญมากทาง"การเมือง"ระหว่าง USA-ASIA และในปี 2012 ก็จะมีการเลึอกตั้ง PRESIDENT!ใน USA อีก...วันนี้ใน THAILAND ได้มีการปล่อยตัวคนสัญชาติ American เชื้อชาติไทยที่ถูกจับในข้อหาแปลหนังสือ"THE KING NEVER SMILE"จากภาษาอังกฤษมาเป็น ภาษาไทย หนังสือนี้มีความสำคัญมากเกี่ยวกับ"ชีวประวัติของพระเจ้าภูมิพลอดุลยเดช และครอบครัว"ซึ่งผิดกฎหมายไทยข้อ 112 ถ้าคนลาว อยากทราบเรื่องราวหาซื้อได้ในท้องตลาดหนังสือทั่วโลก...นี้คือผลงานของนักการทูตชั้นเยี่ยม Mrs;Hillary R. Clinton ของ U.S.A ต่อไปปัญ หาลาว ทุกอย่างขื้นกับคนลาวจะช่วยกันแก้ไขปัญหาของชาติอย่างไร? Black Saphire
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2012 21:36:55 -0700 From: rbounliane@ymail.com Subject: Re: Dr. Martin L.King said " I Have a Dream " To: laosnetworkroom@googlegroups.com CC: toukhaty@hotmail.com
ໃນເວລານີ້ ຖ້າທ່ານບໍ່ເຫັນດີກໍຕ້ອງໄດ້ຢູ່ງຽບໆ ເພາະຂະບວນການໄດ້ເຣີ້ມມຸ້ງໜ້າສູ່ຈຸດໝາຍ ແລ້ວແຕ່ ເດືອນແມ ທີ່ຜ່ານມາ ຂະບວນຣົດໄຟອອກສຖານີແລ້ວຈະບໍ່ມີຢຸດ-ມີຈອດຈະປຽ່ນແປງ ຫຍັງກໍບໍ່ໄດ້ແລ້ວ. ສວ່ນຄຸນະພາບນັ້ນບໍ່ຟ້າວເວົ້າກັນໃນເວລານີ້ ຄົງບໍ່ກາຍ 2012 ແນ່ນອນ. ເຊັ່ນດຽວກັບ Dr. Martin L.King said " I Have a Dream " ເຄົາຣົບ ແລະຮັກແພງ
แม้ว่าแนวรบในบางด้านของสหรัฐจะอยู่ในภาวะถดถอยเพลี่ยงพล้ำ แต่สหรัฐนั้นเป็นมหาอำนาจที่ยิ่งใหญ่ของโลกมายาวนาน มีพื้นฐานแข็งแกร่ง เงินดอลลาร์สหรัฐยังคงตราคำว่า In God We Trust อยู่ นั่นหมายความว่าระบบระบอบทั้งปวงของสหรัฐตั้งอยู่บน “In God We Trust” ซึ่งความหมายที่แท้ก็คือ In Gun We Trust ดังนั้นแม้ภาวะเพลี่ยงพล้ำถดถอยจะปรากฏขึ้นในบางด้านแล้ว ก็มิได้หมายความว่าสหรัฐจะเพลี่ยงพล้ำปราชัยไปหมดทุกด้าน และย่อมมิได้หมายความว่าความปราชัยได้เกิดขึ้นอย่างสัมบูรณ์แล้ว มันยังต้องอาศัยเงื่อนไขและพัฒนาการอีกไม่น้อย!
Syria: Five Reasons Why There Won’t Be An Alawite State – Analysis
By: Syria Comment - Joshua Landis
July 22, 2012
Will the Alawites try to establish an Alawite State centered in the Coastal Mountains?
Many opposition figures and journalists insist that the Alawites are planning to fall back to the Alawite Mountains in an attempt to establish a separate state. This is unconvincing. Here are the top five reasons why there will not be an Alawite State.
1. The Alawites have tried to get out of the mountains and into the cities. After the French conquered Syria in 1920, the earliest censuses showed a profound demographic segregation between Sunnis and Alawis. In no town of over 200 people did Alawis and Sunnis live together. The coastal cities of Latakia, Jeble, Tartus and Banyas were Sunni cities with Christian neighborhoods, but no Alawi neighborhoods. Only in Antioch did Alawis live in the city and that city was the capital of a separate autonomous region of Iskandarun, which was ceded to the Turks in 1938. In 1945 only 400 Alawis were registered as inhabitants of Damascus. Ever since the end of the Ottoman era, the Alawis have been streaming out of the mountain region along the coast to live in the cities. The French establishment of an autonomous Alawite state on the coast and their over-recruitment of Alawis into the military sped up this process of urbanization and confessional mixing in the cities of Syria. Assad’s Syria further accelerated the urbanization of the Alawites as they were admitted into universities in large numbers and found jobs in all the ministries and national institutions for the first time.
A sectarian look at Syrian unrest 2. The Assads planned to solve the sectarian problem in Syria by integrating the Alawites into Syria as “Muslims.” They promoted a secular state and tried to suppress any traditions that smacked of a separate “Alawite” identity. No formal Alawi institutions have been established to define Alawi culture, religion or particularism. They did not plan for an Alawi state. On the contrary, the Assads bent over backwards to define Alawis as main-stream Muslims, Bashar married a Sunni Muslim in an attempt at nation-building and to stand as an example of integration. He claimed to promote a “secular” vision of Syria.
3. Assad has done nothing to lay the groundwork for an Alawite state. There is no national infrastructure in the coastal region to sustain a state: no international airport, no electric power plans, no industry of importance, and nothing on which to build a national economy.
4. No country would recognize the Alawite state.
5. Most importantly, an Alawite state is indefensible. Alawite shabbiha and brigades of special forces may fall back to the Alawite Mountains when Damascus is lost. But how long could they last? As soon as Syria’s Sunni militias unite, as presumably they will, they would make hasty work of any remaining Alawite resistance. Who ever owns Damascus and the central state will own the rest of Syria in short order. They will have the money, they will have legitimacy, and they will have international support. Syria could not survive without the coast. More importantly, it would not accept to do without the coast and the port cities of Tartus and Latakia. All the coastal cities remain majority Sunni to this day.
Syrie: Cinq raisons pour lesquelles il ne sera pas un Etat alaouite - Analyse
Par: Commentaire Syrie - Joshua Landis - 22 juillet 2012
Est-ce que les Alaouites essayer d'établir un Etat alaouite centrée dans les montagnes côtières?
Beaucoup de personnalités de l'opposition et les journalistes insistent pour que les Alaouites sont la planification de retomber dans les montagnes alaouites dans une tentative d'établir un Etat séparé. Ce n'est pas convaincant. Voici les cinq principales raisons pour lesquelles il ne sera pas un Etat alaouite.
1. Les Alaouites ont essayé de sortir des montagnes et dans les villes. Après les Français ont conquis la Syrie en 1920, les premiers recensements ont montré une ségrégation démographique profonde entre sunnites et alaouites. Dans aucune ville de plus de 200 personnes ne alaouites et sunnites vivent ensemble. Les villes côtières de Lattaquié, Jeble, Tartous et Banyas étaient des villes sunnites avec les quartiers chrétiens, mais pas de quartiers Alawi. Seulement à Antioche ne Alaouites vivent dans la ville et cette ville était la capitale d'une région autonome distincte de Iskandarun, qui a été cédée aux Turcs en 1938. En 1945, seulement 400 alaouites ont été enregistrés comme habitants de Damas. Depuis la fin de l'ère ottomane, les alaouites ont été en streaming sur la région montagneuse le long de la côte de vivre dans les villes. La mise en place d'un Etat français alaouite autonome sur la côte et leur sur-recrutement de alaouites dans les forces armées accéléré ce processus d'urbanisation et confessionnelle mélange dans les villes de Syrie. La Syrie d'Assad a encore accéléré l'urbanisation des Alaouites comme ils ont été admis dans les universités en grand nombre et ont trouvé un emploi dans tous les ministères et les institutions nationales pour la première fois.
Un coup d'oeil à l'agitation sectaire syrienne
2. Les Assad prévu pour résoudre le problème sectaire en Syrie en intégrant les Alaouites en Syrie comme «musulmans». Ils ont promu un État laïque et ont essayé de supprimer toutes les traditions qui sentaient d'une part "alaouite" identité. Aucun des institutions formelles alaouites ont été établis pour définir la culture Alawi, la religion ou le particularisme. Ils n'ont pas l'intention d'un Etat alaouite. Au contraire, les Assad se pencha en arrière pour définir Alaouites comme courant principal des musulmans, Bachar a épousé un musulman sunnite dans une tentative de construction de la nation et de se présenter comme un exemple d'intégration. Il a affirmé à promouvoir un «laïque» vision de la Syrie.
3. Assad n'a rien fait pour jeter les bases d'un état alaouite. Il n'ya aucune infrastructure nationale dans la région côtière de maintenir un état: pas d'aéroport international, pas de plans électriques, pas d'industrie d'importance, et rien sur laquelle construire une économie nationale.
4. Aucun pays ne reconnaissent l'état alaouite.
5. Plus important encore, un état alaouite est indéfendable. Alaouite shabbiha et les brigades des forces spéciales peut être ramenée à des montagnes alaouites lorsque Damas est perdu. Mais combien de temps pourraient-ils durer? Dès que les milices sunnites de la Syrie s'unissent, comme on peut présumer qu'ils seront, ils feraient travail hâtif de toute résistance alaouite reste. Qui est propriétaire de plus de Damas et l'Etat central sera propriétaire du reste de la Syrie dans l'ordre court. Ils auront l'argent, ils auront la légitimité, et ils auront l'appui international. La Syrie ne pourrait pas survivre sans l'autre. Plus important encore, il ne serait pas accepter de faire sans la côte et les villes portuaires de Tartous et Lattaquié. Toutes les villes côtières restent majorité sunnite à ce jour.
Burma's President Thein Sein, left, accompanied by Thai Deputy Prime Minister Yuthasak Sasiprapa, second from left, reviews an honor guard upon his arrival at Don Muang airport in Bangkok, July 22, 2012.
VOA News July 22, 2012
Burma's President Thein Sein arrived in Thailand Sunday for a three-day visit, after postponing the trip twice.
The Burmese leader will meet with Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra on Monday. The two are likely to discuss development and investment in Burma and the status of hundreds of thousands of ethnic Rohinghya refugees who fled ethnic violence in Burma.
The two leaders will also witness the signing of a memorandum of understanding on development projects in Burma.
Thailand, along with China and other regional nations, became a key trading partner with Burma during its years of isolation under military rule.
Je vous demande quand même de me dire : - Le Gouvernement de la PRO C'est quoi ou quel pays ?
Et les 12 miles des eaux territoriales , ils couvrent aussi les iles Spratleys ?
Merci LKP (J'ai fait la traduction pour les francoHollandais)
Camarade Premier ministre,
Nous avons l'honneur de porter à votre connaissance que le gouvernement de la RDVN reconnaît et appuie la déclaration en date du 4 Septembre 1958 du Gouvernement de la PRO fixant la largeur des eaux territoriales chinoises.
Le gouvernement de la RDVN respecte cette décision et donne des instructions à ses organes de l'État de respecter la largeur de 12 mile des eaux territoriales de la Chine dans toutes leurs relations dans le domaine maritime avec la République populaire de Chine.
Je m'adresse à vous, camarade Premier ministre, l'assurance de ma considération distinguée . Hanoi Septembre 14th, 1958
Signé : Pham Van Dong
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- De : blueMax À : "freelaos@yahoogroups.com" Cc : "settha20@yahoo.com" Envoyé le : Lundi 23 juillet 2012 6h33 Objet : [freelaos] While the south tried to defend their territory Pham Van Dong supported China's claim
http://tinyurl.com/bo5sodo
PhamVanDong's letter to Zhou Enlai
Comrade Prime Minister,
We have the honour to bring to your knowledge that
the Government of the DRVN recognizes and supports the declaration dated 4th September, 1958 of the Government of the PRO fixing the width of the Chinese territorial waters.
The Government of the DRVN respects this decision and will give instructions to its State bodies to respect the 12-mile width of the territorial waters of China in all their relations in the maritime field with the PRC.
I address to you, comrade Prime Minister, the assurance of my distinguished consideration . Hanoi September 14th, 1958
LAOS: Household air pollution fuels pneumonia VIENTIANE, 26 June 2012 (IRIN) - More than 95 percent of the Lao population use solid fuels for cooking, but the smoke produced by burning them contributes to the high number of child deaths from pneumonia, particularly among the poorest families, say health experts. Burning wood, crop waste, charcoal and animal dung indoors for cooking and heating results in high levels of air pollution inside the living space, where small soot particles and other pollutants are inhaled and enter the lungs of young children. WHO warns that such exposure more than doubles the risk of pneumonia for children. http://www.irinnews.org/Report/95730/LAOS-Household-air-pollution-fuels-pneumonia
Au 54 avenue de l'Université, où elle a vécu confinée pendant quinze ans, Aung San Suu Kyi a tout connu: la solitude, la frustration, le chagrin. En observant un bout de plafond écaillé, elle a médité sur «la nature de la décrépitude et de la décadence». Les mois de mousson, elle y a joué «une difficile partie d'échecs»en déplaçant son lit, ses bols, ses cuvettes et ses seaux «pour échapper aux fuites et empêcher le matelas de prendre l'eau». Dans les moments de détresse, elle s'est allongée sur le carrelage pour épier des bribes de conversations.
Le «mauvais frère» Un tribunal administratif de Rangoun a estimé lundi qu'Aung San U, le frère du Prix Nobel de la paix, devait lui aussi hériter de la propriété familiale. Théoriquement, la loi birmane interdit à cet ingénieur en informatique, qui a pris la nationalité américaine, de posséder des biens immobiliers. Aung San Suu Kyi devrait faire appel.
Cette bagarre juridique incongrue déterre un secret de famille: la mésentente entre les héritiers d'Aung San, le héros de l'indépendance. À l'été 1988, les Birmans espéraient qu'Aung San U, le fils aîné, deviendrait la figure de proue du soulèvement populaire pour la démocratie. Mais il n'avait ni sagacité politique ni charisme. Pis, son comportement était franchement ambigu. En décembre 1989, alors qu'Aung San Suu Kyi est assignée à résidence, il s'autoproclame directeur d'une obscure organisation, le Front de la Birmanie libre. Et s'il ne fait pas directement référence à sa sœur, il met en garde contre «les prophètes bidons et irresponsables qui jouent sur les émotions des foules indisciplinées».
Pour les Birmans, qui le surnomment «le mauvais frère», Aung San U est manipulé par le régime birman, qui lui aurait soufflé l'idée, dès 2000, d'intenter un procès à sa sœur. En contrepartie, il aurait bénéficié de privilèges, dont celui de se faire construire une belle maison au pied des temples de Pagan.
How will the ASEM Summit boost development in Laos?
Posted by LV on Thursday, June 21, 2012 · Leave a Comment
The real benefits from hosting the Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM) Summit are to be found in the three pillars on which the organisation was founded, namely the spheres of politics, economics and socio-cultural development.
Lao International Convention Centre for ASEM Summit 2012 The first decade of ASEM partnership resulted in a broader political dialogue, stronger economic relations, more extensive cultural exchanges and a better awareness of the cross-dimensional issues affecting both regions, and has given rise to nearly one hundred collaborative initiatives.
ASEM has also helped Asia and Europe to develop a more comprehensive understanding of the other region.
This process has taken place at a time when ASEM embraced new members in both Asia and Europe, expanding the geographical coverage of the strengthened partnership.
In its second decade, ASEM will continue to fulfill its purpose of bringing Asia and Europe together to meet the many challenges and opportunities that exist in our increasingly globalised world. The first ASEM Summit took place in Bangkok, Thailand, in 1996 but the first enlargement of ASEM members from 26 to 39 took place at the fifth summit held in Hanoi, Vietnam, in 2004.
The seventh summit took place in Beijing in October 2008, marking the second enlargement of ASEM members from 39 to 45. It took place after the start of the global economic crisis in the US.
The summit was attended by the heads of state and government of 16 Asian and 27 European nations, the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of the Asean Secretariat. President of the People’s Republic of China Hu Jintao addressed the opening ceremony. Leaders discussed and evaluated the development of situations in Asia and Europe, and agreed that the prevailing hope of the Asian and European peoples is promoting peace, development and cooperation.
The peoples of Asia and Europe are dedicated to dialogue and cooperation so as to enhance strategic mutual trust, create an enabling regional security environment and commonly address conventional and nonconventional security threats.
They supported the progress of the integration process of East Asia, Asean and South Asia, and welcomed the signing of the Asean Charter including the proposed creation of an Asean Human Rights Body and the delivery of the Asean Economic Community Blueprint.
They discussed the development of the European Union’s integration process and acknowledged that since its inception, this process had promoted peace, stability and development in Europe.
The leaders at the seventh ASEM Summit called on developed countries to increase resources for development and fulfill the commitment of achieving the overall target of using 0.7 percent of their gross national income (GNI) by 2015 for official development assistance and raise aid effectiveness.
The eighth summit was hosted by Belgium in Brussels in 2010. The meeting was attended by heads of state and governments of 46 Asian and European countries, the President of the European Council, the President of the European Commission, and the Secretary-General of Asean.
The overarching theme of the summit was“Quality of life, achieving greater well-being and more dignity for all citizens”.
Following up on the Beijing Declaration on Sustainable Development adopted at their meeting in 2008, leaders considered ways to further advance the common objectives of economic development, social cohesion and environmental protection, the three mutually reinforcing and interdependent pillars of sustainable development leading to greater human well-being.
They also reaffirmed their commitment to the internationally agreed development goals, including the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs), before stressing the need for reforms in response to the global economic crisis for a more sustainable model of development.
The summits in China and Belgium enhanced these countries’ international prestige, and served to boost tourism, trade and investment.
The summits have created networks for the people of Asia and Europe to share their experiences and concerns about the circumstances of their countries.
The ninth ASEM Summit in November this year is very important for the host Laos. It will be the first time that an ASEM Summit is held in a least developed country, where the necessary infrastructure is not already in place.
The event will not only raise Laos’ profile and reputation internationally, but will also serve to advance the development process.
Since Laos declared in 2010 that it would host the ninth ASEM Summit, construction of the necessary facilities to host the event has accelerated.
These include improvements to Wattay International Airport, and the construction of a national convention centre, the ASEM Villas, and roads.
The ASEM Villas is the first phase of the Vientiane New World project developed by CAMCE Investment (Lao) Co Ltd. The company is a joint venture between the Chinese state-owned enterprise China CAMC Engineering and the Lao Krittaphong Group.
The Vientiane New World project covers an area of 42 hectares and will cost more than US$600 million to develop, with construction expected to take 6-8 years.
The summit in Vientiane will give Lao civil society the chance to learn from others in Asia and Europe and apply lessons learned for the country’s development.
The summit is expected to bolster trade, investment and tourism in Laos and generate income to help alleviate poverty in the country.
Today, all Lao people are proud to host the summit and are doing their best in terms of sprucing up the capital, maintaining security and so on to ensure the success of the event in November.
UK insurer stops cover on ship going to Syria By MEERA SELVA | Associated Press – 11 hrs agoRELATED CONTENTThis image made from amateur video … LONDON (AP) — A British company said Tuesday it had cancelledinsurance for a Russian-operated ship it said was carrying munitions to Syria — a shipment the British government says included refurbished military helicopters.
U.K.-based insurer Standard Club said in a statement that it had been made aware that a Russian ship, MV Alaed — currently off the Scottish coast — was carrying munitions destined for Syria, in clear breach of its rules.
"We consequently informed the ship owner that their insurance cover ceased automatically in view of the nature of the voyage," it said in a statement.
Britain has joined the United States and other countries in pressing Russia to halt arms shipments toPresident Bashar Assad's regime, which has been fighting to put down a sustained uprising against his rule.
Britain's Foreign Office confirmed it was aware that a ship carrying a consignment of refurbished Russian-made attack helicopters was heading to Syria. It said Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague had told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that all defense shipments to Syria must stop.
"We are working closely with international partners to ensure that we are doing all we can to stop the Syrian regime's ability to slaughter civilians being reinforced through assistance from other countries," the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The vessel's Russian operator, Femco, refused to comment Tuesday.
But maritime experts said the cancellation of the ship's insurance would not necessarily affect its journey.
"Normally it's difficult to trade at a port without insurance cover, but in this case, we are seeing a Russian ship going to a sanctioned country (Syria) that is going to let it in," said James Baker, news editor at maritime newsletter Lloyd's List.
Baker said he believed the ship could reach Syria without having to stop somewhere to refuel.
An article on the website Maritime Bulletin, run by Russian maritime expert Mikhail Voytenko, said revoking the insurance would have little impact, since Russia does not support EU sanctions against weapons shipments to Syria.
The BBC reported Tuesday that the ship was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the Outer Hebrides off the northwest coast of Scotland. The Foreign Office and Standard Club refused to give details of its location.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a harsh reprimand of Russia last week, when she said that Moscow "dramatically" escalated the crisis in Syria by sending attack helicopters there. The State Department acknowledged later the helicopters she accused Moscow of sending were actually refurbished ones already owned by the Assad regime, but Russia was clearly annoyed, and the spat further fueled tensions between the two countries over Syria.
It was not immediately clear whether the helicopters aboard the Alaed were the ones to which Clinton had been referring.
ຮັກແພງ....ຕັນ Date: Mon, 18 Jun 2012 19:20:00 -0500From: specom2009@comcast.netTo: laosnetworkroom@googlegroups.comSubject: Cambodia may give villages to Vietnam Cambodia may give villages to Vietnam PHNOM PENH, Cambodia, June 18 (UPI) -- Cambodia may have to cede two villages to Vietnam as a compromise while officials work to demarcate borders with Vietnam and Laos, a Cambodian official said.The borders were renegotiated in 1985 but Cambodia is seeking to retain Thlok Trach and Anlung Chrey in Kampong Cham province. Va Kimhong, senior minister in charge of the Cambodian Border Affairs Committee, said the government would have to compromise to keep the two villages.http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2012/06/18/Cambodia-may-give-villages-to-Vietnam/UPI-28111340034622/?spt=hs∨=tn
Lao 'rebels' under scrutiny Published: 19/06/2012 at 01:33 AM Newspaper section: News
LAMPANG : Lampang provincial authorities have ordered security officials to keep a close watch on an anti-Lao government movement said to be active in two districts of this northern province. Deputy Lampang governor Suwan Klaosunthorn, who is in charge of security affairs in the province, yesterday said an initial investigation found that members of the anti-Lao government movement were active in Soem Ngam and Ngao districts. They operated mining businesses in the jungle as a front. He suspected they might be involved in unrest and unlawful activity in the North, particularly drug trafficking. Soem Ngam district, especially tambon Soem Khwa, was once a communist-infiltrated area. Several former student activists of the the Oct 14, 1973 student uprising used the area as their base during their movement and their former comrades still wield political influence in the area, a source said.
Myanmar's president promises second wave of reform Reuters – 13 hrs agoYANGON (Reuters) - Myanmar will embark on a "second wave of reforms" that will include tentative privatization and a law on theminimum wage, President Thein Sein said on Tuesday, indicating no let-up in the country's rapid economic overhaul.
"From this year onwards, we are working on a second wave of reforms which will focus especially on the development of the country and the public's welfare," said the former general, who has presided over the managed float of Myanmar's currency and other unprecedented reforms since taking office last year.
An eagerly awaited foreign investment law would be enacted in the next parliamentary session, expected next month, while the government was also drafting laws on industrial zones and a minimum wage.
The government vowed to triple gross domestic product per capita by fiscal 2015/16, Thein Sein said in a televised speech billed by official media as a "state of the union address" on his impoverished country's reform process.
In the wake of sectarian riots in northwest Myanmar that killed 50 people and displaced 30,000, he also vowed to "continue to work on national reconciliation, national peace and stability and the rule of law, and the safety of the public".
Thein Sein, whose quasi-civilian government replaced a military junta that he was a member of 15 months ago, spoke of reducing the state role in several important industries, including telecommunications, electricity, energy, forestry, education, health and "financial matters".
"The privatization that is in the second wave of government reforms does not mean we are going to break them up and sell them," he said.
The president said the government's budget alone would not be enough to achieve its goals and highlighted the need for more foreign help in terms of aid, grants, loans and expertise to reduce poverty and boost the economy.
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However, he cautioned that Myanmar would "choose the type of investment that does not hurt the environment and social economy".
His remarks were strikingly similar to those of the wildly popular Aung San Suu Kyi, who has returned to Europe for the first time since 1988, when she left her family life in Britain and found herself thrust into Myanmar's fight against dictatorship, mostly from the confines of her Yangon home.
Thein Sein's businesslike address is unlikely to take attention away from Suu Kyi's five-nation tour, on which she has met heads of state, attended a star-studded concert and received a standing ovation in Oslo where she delivered her acceptance speech for the Nobel Peace Prize she won in 1991 while in detention.
Thein Sein cancelled his appearance at a World Economic Forum in Bangkok early this month, prompting speculation that he feared being upstaged by Suu Kyi, whose attendance marked her first visit outside Myanmar in 24 years.
Thein Sein on Tuesday alluded to recent street protests over chronic power outages by acknowledging that the popular demand for electricity outstripped the supply from the country's mainly hydroelectric sources.
He announced the formation of a national energy committee to investigate alternative energy sources such as natural gas, much of which Myanmar now sells to neighboring Thailand.
His speech was short on politics, but in a veiled reference to the recent sectarian riots between Buddhist Rakhine and Muslim Rohingya, he warned of "incitement" and urged the public to "work in a united manner for the country's development".
Thein Sein did not touch upon the fate of hundreds of political prisoners who remain behind bars, of whom Suu Kyi on Saturday called for the "earliest, unconditional release".
UK insurer stops cover on ship going to Syria By MEERA SELVA | Associated Press – 11 hrs agoRELATED CONTENTThis image made from amateur video … LONDON (AP) — A British company said Tuesday it had cancelledinsurance for a Russian-operated ship it said was carrying munitions to Syria — a shipment the British government says included refurbished military helicopters.
U.K.-based insurer Standard Club said in a statement that it had been made aware that a Russian ship, MV Alaed — currently off the Scottish coast — was carrying munitions destined for Syria, in clear breach of its rules.
"We consequently informed the ship owner that their insurance cover ceased automatically in view of the nature of the voyage," it said in a statement.
Britain has joined the United States and other countries in pressing Russia to halt arms shipments toPresident Bashar Assad's regime, which has been fighting to put down a sustained uprising against his rule.
Britain's Foreign Office confirmed it was aware that a ship carrying a consignment of refurbished Russian-made attack helicopters was heading to Syria. It said Britain's Foreign Secretary William Hague had told Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov that all defense shipments to Syria must stop.
"We are working closely with international partners to ensure that we are doing all we can to stop the Syrian regime's ability to slaughter civilians being reinforced through assistance from other countries," the Foreign Office said in a statement.
The vessel's Russian operator, Femco, refused to comment Tuesday.
But maritime experts said the cancellation of the ship's insurance would not necessarily affect its journey.
"Normally it's difficult to trade at a port without insurance cover, but in this case, we are seeing a Russian ship going to a sanctioned country (Syria) that is going to let it in," said James Baker, news editor at maritime newsletter Lloyd's List.
Baker said he believed the ship could reach Syria without having to stop somewhere to refuel.
An article on the website Maritime Bulletin, run by Russian maritime expert Mikhail Voytenko, said revoking the insurance would have little impact, since Russia does not support EU sanctions against weapons shipments to Syria.
The BBC reported Tuesday that the ship was about 50 miles (80 kilometers) off the Outer Hebrides off the northwest coast of Scotland. The Foreign Office and Standard Club refused to give details of its location.
U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton issued a harsh reprimand of Russia last week, when she said that Moscow "dramatically" escalated the crisis in Syria by sending attack helicopters there. The State Department acknowledged later the helicopters she accused Moscow of sending were actually refurbished ones already owned by the Assad regime, but Russia was clearly annoyed, and the spat further fueled tensions between the two countries over Syria.
It was not immediately clear whether the helicopters aboard the Alaed were the ones to which Clinton had been referring.
posted on TUE 19 JUN 2012 5:18 PM Myanmar Consultations Tomorrow afternoon (20 June), Council members will be updated on developments in Myanmar by the Special Adviser to the Secretary-General on Myanmar, Vijay Nambiar, who recently returned from a visit to the country. (Nambiar’s previous visit had been in early April, shortly after the landmark by-elections which resulted in Aung San Suu Kyi’s National League for Democracy winning 43 seats out of the 44 constituencies where it fielded candidates.) Nambiar has in the past briefed Council members following his visits to Myanmar and, as has previously been the case, no Council action is anticipated tomorrow.
Nambiar had been in Myanmar to attend the Peace Donor Support Group, which was established by Norway to work with the government and other partners. It appears that following an outbreak of violence in Rakhine State on 8 June, the UN Resident Coordinator and Nambiar asked to be allowed to visit the area. (The government declared a state of emergency in Rakhine following the violence and the UN temporarily relocated some of its staff from the area.) A UN team that included Nambiar visited IDP camps and villages on 13 and 14 June that had been affected by the violence.
Council members are likely to want more information on the recent troubles in the western Rakhine State. The communal violence between the ethnic Rakhine Buddhists and Rohingya Muslims has reportedly led to 25 deaths, 41 wounded, and hundreds of homes torched. Council members may be looking for a clearer understanding of what caused the violence as media reports do not provide a complete picture. Upon the conclusion of his visit to Maungdaw in Rakhine State Nambiar called for a “full, impartial and credible investigation of the disturbances to be conducted urgently.”
Many members are also likely to want more information on the humanitarian crisis resulting from the recent violence. (Large numbers of refugees fleeing Myanmar were reportedly turned away by Bangladesh coast guards and border security.) The Special Adviser was informed during his visit that around 15,000 people had been internally displaced in Rakhine State due to the recent troubles.
In the past the most pressing issue for some Council members was the political situation in Myanmar. There appears to be a higher level of comfort now with the democratic transition and the pace of political reform in Myanmar, although some members are still concerned by the number of political prisoners yet to be released.
As Council members meet in consultations tomorrow, the Nobel Peace Prize laureate opposition leader, Aung San Suu Kyi, is completing a five-nation tour of Europe after recently leaving Myanmar for the first time in 24 years.
Consultations du Myanmar
Demain après-midi (20 Juin), les membres du Conseil sera mis à jour sur les développements au Myanmar par le Conseiller spécial du Secrétaire général sur le Myanmar, M. Vijay Nambiar, qui vient de rentrer d'une visite dans le pays. (Visite précédente Nambiar avait été au début Avril, peu de temps après le point de repère par les élections qui ont abouti à la Ligue nationale Aung San Suu Kyi pour la démocratie remporté 43 sièges sur les 44 circonscriptions où il a présenté des candidats.) Nambiar a dans le passé a informé les membres du Conseil la suite de ses visites au Myanmar et, comme cela a déjà été le cas, aucune action du Conseil est prévu demain.
Nambiar avait été au Myanmar pour assister le Groupe de soutien de la paix des donateurs, qui a été créé par la Norvège pour travailler avec le gouvernement et d'autres partenaires. Il semble que la suite d'une flambée de violence dans l'État de Rakhine, le 8 Juin, le Coordonnateur résident des Nations Unies et Nambiar a demandé à être autorisé à visiter la région. (Le gouvernement a décrété l'état d'urgence dans Rakhine la suite des violences et l'ONU temporairement délocalisé une partie de son personnel de la zone.) Une équipe de l'ONU qui comprenait Nambiar a visité des camps de personnes déplacées et des villages sur les 13 et 14 Juin qui avait été touchée par la violence .
Les membres du Conseil sont susceptibles de vouloir plus d'informations sur les récents troubles dans l'État de Rakhine ouest. La violence communautaire entre la composition ethnique bouddhistes de Rakhine et les musulmans Rohingyas aurait conduit à 25 décès, 41 blessés et des centaines de maisons ont été incendiés. Les membres du Conseil peuvent être à la recherche d'une compréhension plus claire de ce qui a causé la violence que les rapports des médias ne fournissent pas une image complète. À l'issue de sa visite à Maungdaw dans l'État de Rakhine Nambiar a appelé à une "enquête exhaustive, impartiale et crédible sur les perturbations qui seront menées de toute urgence."
De nombreux membres sont également susceptibles de vouloir plus d'informations sur la crise humanitaire résultant de la récente flambée de violence. (Un grand nombre de réfugiés fuyant le Myanmar auraient été refoulés par les garde-côtes du Bangladesh et de la sécurité aux frontières.) Le Conseiller spécial a été informé lors de sa visite que près de 15.000 personnes avaient été déplacées à l'intérieur dans l'État de Rakhine en raison des troubles récents.
Dans le passé, la question la plus pressante pour certains membres du Conseil était la situation politique au Myanmar. Il semble y avoir un niveau supérieur de confort maintenant avec la transition démocratique et le rythme des réformes politiques au Myanmar, bien que certains membres sont toujours préoccupés par le nombre de prisonniers politiques encore être libérés.
En tant que membres du Conseil se réunissent à des consultations demain, le Nobel de la Paix chef de l'opposition lauréat, Aung San Suu Kyi, achève une tournée dans cinq pays de l'Europe après avoir récemment quitté le Myanmar pour la première fois en 24 ans.
Forty-two new buses handed over to Vientiane Capital
By: Singkham
(KPL) Japanese Government handed over Forty-two new buses to Vientiane Capital, yesterday for improvement of public transport in Vientiane due to sharply increase of vehicles in recent years.
Last year, the number of vehicles in Laos rocketed by more than 1 million, of which almost a half amount of vehicles are in Vientiane. While an annual average rate is about 15-20 per cent, according to a recent record of Department of Transport.
42 buses worth 500 million yen or around US$6 million were granted by people and government of Japan through the Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) in Laos.
Japanese ambassador to Laos Junko Yokota spoke at handing over ceremony in Vientiane yesterday that this is the third time that government of Japan presented buses to Lao government totally 135 buses.
These 42 buses equipping with air conditioner system with 45 seats, which longer than old bus one metre will benefit to provide facility on transportation for all passengers, she hoped.
Minister of Public Work and Transport, Mr Sommad Pholsena said that as all well aware that Laos has been receiving lot of assistances from the people and government of Japan or we can say that Japan is the number one on term of proving grant aid assistances to Laos.
I would like to take this opportunity to express on behalf of the people and government of Laos heartfelt thanks for such valuable assistances from Japan which contributes greatly to our national socio-economic development, said Mr Sommad.
The project for improvement of the public transport in Vientiane is one of the projects under our National Strategy on Sustainable Transport and particularly under the Vientiane Urban Transport Master Plan that formed with JICA assistance in 2008.
This project is very important because it is expected to help solving congestions and reducing road accidents especially during the rush hours he added.
Chief Representative of JICA Laos Office, Mr Masato Togawa said that I believed that these buses will also help to ease congestion in the city by providing a credible and convenient alternative to the use of private and cars. I respectfully request the continued commitment, cooperation and support of all stakeholders here today so that we may fully realize the many positive socio-economic benefits that these 42 new low-emission buses can bring, he added.
Vientiane Mayor Soukan Mahalath confirmed that we will manage and use these 42 buses carefully and efficiency into serving students, civil servants, and residents in the city.
Laos remains one of the world’s most repressive countries for media freedom, despite the passage of new laws and increased investment in telecommunications infrastructure in recent years. Article 44 of the 1991 constitution guarantees freedom of the press, and the government has demonstrated a willingness to enact promising legislation related to expression and association. In collaboration with international donors, the country passed a new press law in 2008, but it had little practical effect on conditions for journalists. Under the criminal code, individuals may be jailed for up to one year for reporting news that “weakens the state” or importing a publication that is “contrary to national culture.” Defamation and misinformation are criminal offenses, carrying lengthy prison terms and even the possibility of execution. Due to high levels of censorship and self-censorship, legal cases against media personnel are extremely rare.
The country’s media remain under the tight control of the ruling Lao People’s Revolutionary Party (LPRP). Media personnel are appointed mostly from within the LPRP, and publications must be approved by the Ministry of Information and Culture. Journalists focus primarily on uncontroversial issues such as economic development projects. The opening of the Lao stock market in 2010 and efforts to join the World Trade Organization have prompted an increase in coverage of and trainings on business reporting. Physical attacks and extralegal intimidation aimed at journalists are rare, given the extensive legal controls already in place. Foreign journalists face significant barriers in establishing a permanent presence in the country, but are generally permitted to enter and travel internally to cover specific stories. There are around a dozen regularly printed newspapers, all government affiliated. Newspaper circulation figures remain extremely low due to low literacy rates and an insufficient distribution infrastructure outside the capital, Vientiane. Almost all radio and television stations are government run. A few community radio programs have sprung up with the help of international development organizations, covering mostly local-interest stories. Foreign television and radio services, such as Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, broadcast in Laos without disruptions. A number of citizens watch Thai television and radio, and wealthier individuals have access to satellite television. China and Vietnam are providing increasingly large infrastructure investments and telecommunications training, raising concerns that Laos might emulate those countries’ media restrictions. About 7 percent of the population used the internet regularly in 2010, and Lao-language content, though slow to appear, is growing. The state controls all internet-service providers, and there are some reports of sporadic government monitoring and blocking of web activity. However, the government’s technical ability to monitor the internet is limited.
You are cordially invited to the Gathering, Saturday, June 16 to 15 H, to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Quai d'Orsay, Paris, opposite Air France, Metro Invalides, against invading communist Viets in Cambodia and Laos.
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I was wearing it. Young students. These participate in the donation of 11,500 pairs of shoes ceremony of Korea on 11 May in Vientiane ago. - Photo: New London. ..
ASTV Management - The Foundation of the Cultural Center in Seoul, South Korea donated 11,500 pairs of shoes to distribute to needy students in Laos. The committee will be distributed evenly. Ceremony held on May 11 the past. The official media reported.
Among those 100 pairs will be given to students in some school districts in the outskirts of Vientiane. The rest will be distributed in the district (s) around the country by the UNESCO Commission for Laos. Vientiane Vientiane's official newspaper said.
All this in the project. "Shoes of Hope," held annually. To build hope for children in underprivileged countries. Especially children. The impact of war. The exploitation of workers and others. Official newspaper of the City of London.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Mon, 14 May 2012 20:04:12 -0500 From: specom2009@comcast.net To: laosnetworkroom@googlegroups.com Subject: Land prices in Vientiane, US $2500 per square meter in Some areas
Vientiane Land Prices Soar Radio Free Asia Real estate prices are soaring in Laos's capital, Vientiane, residents say, As the city develops at a rapid pace. Land prices in Vientiane, the country's economic center, have risen to over US $2500 per square meter in Some areas, up to two hundred ...
Vous êtes fasciné par Thiene,n'est ce pas? Et Nodone qu'en pense t il?Son nom indique que ses parents sont d'origine Sikhay Vientiane.
Thiane Khamvongsa Cette artiste pluridisciplinaire, écrivain, dramaturge, metteur en scène et comédienne a été formée à l’Atelier International de Blanche Salant, ainsi qu'au au Cours Simon et Florent. Elle débute au théâtre en participant en 2008 à la création de 3 pièces : Le Songe d’une Nuit d’été, La Nuit des Rois et Le Chapeau de Paille d‘Italie. Puis elle collabore avec Azziz Hellal (Mektoub Cyrano) pour Itanca et les Chercheurs de Vérités en tant qu’assistante à la mise en scène.
En 2010, elle est récompensée par le prix Paris Jeune Talent pour Au revoir Pays crée à la Manufacture des abbesses, qu'elle a écrit et mise en scène. La pièce est publié chez L'Haramttan, dans la collection Théâtre des cinq continents.
En 2011 elle a tourné dans toute la France avec Paroles de sans papier, un spectacle créé à partir de témoignages de sans-papiers recueillis lors d'un atelier à l'université Paris VI. Elle sera à l'affiche de Justice parallèle, un film de Mike Muya dont la sortie prévue en novembre 2011.
La sortie de From Paris to Vientiane, son deuxième livre est prévu pour janvier 2012.
Dear all Lao norks: Many thanks to Japan Government and japanese people to spend their taxes money to providing help in building schools and repair schools in Savannakhet and Champassak Provinces...I do hope ther are still many towns and many provinces still needed more schools for lao young students...I do ask the Japan Government to provide some more money and urge the others rich Govenments to build schools in Laos for any levels, but not to give the money directly to lao govenment to build by themselves, because they can profit half and half ot the grants.....Congratulations...
On 25 May 2555, Mrs. Jung Yokota Story (Junko Yokota), Ambassador of Japan to Laos. (Wearing white pants) presented the 95 schools in District 2, Central and Southern Laos. Japan, Laos, and diligently in all matters, especially the development of education. But in this country, not much. - Photo: New London. .
ASTV Manager Online - While many countries to support development projects in Laos. Although Japan is one of the major donor countries. At the same time. The foundation supports projects of this silently.
The Japanese Government recently donated 95 schools in Laos after the end of the month. May the past. The newly created. The repair and restoration of the old and the new decor. The total value of 1,018 million yen (nearly $ 13 million), official media reported.
95 schools in the area after the second district (province) is the central and southern Laos Champasak and Savannakhet district.
Ms. Jung, she Yokota (Junko Yokota), Ambassador of Japan to the Lao people. In a ceremony held May 25 through the city (district), the New Road area, Savannakhet and led Dr. thousand words in the Department. Lao People's Revolutionary Party Central. The Minister of Education, the Dr. said the party branch secretary of thousands of glass with a side road. Road and the Savannakhet area. The honor ceremony. And a high-ranking officials attended the ceremony many. The Home Office said Ted Laos.
Schools in Japan created. Help fix this and Laos. The primary study. And secondary schools. In Savannakhet after the district has 43 elementary schools, 28 high school after 18 and 52 after the Champasak after school in the early 17's after the official news agency said.
Ambassador of Japan said. Japan, Laos, education and assistance programs. Improve the environment of the school district is one of the two years 2554-2555 for help.
On May 29, Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has donated educational supplies for many Lao. The needs of the Lao side to send to needy schools in District 5 at last year's floods.
On 29 May 2555, Mr. Masato Saratoga me (Masato Tokawa) Head of JICA and the Lao - desk, chair and three textbook subjects, including 7500's total of more than 61,000 dollars to help the flood victims in schools. 5, a year ago. - Photo: new London.
Primary schools in Laos, the lack of everything. Number of students is increasing every year. High school is different. Lao national budget to education every year. But it was never enough. - Photo: New London. . According to the New London newspaper. Help desk set includes desk 439 school teacher 85 a 75 a blackboard, textbook study in Laos. Mathematics and Science Study at the world around 2500 to almost 62,000 dollars worth.
In addition to the study. Japan to Laos to help several aspects. Both public health and urban planning, human resource development. The health and the environment. As well as transportation.
Last year, Japan has provided grant money as well. And low-interest loans of nearly 42.27 million dollars to help the Lao government to repair Highway No. 9 after the decline for several years. Repairs will begin in the year 255, the Japanese government to support the Eastern Corridor road - and dropped it on the north - south through the territory of Laos as well.
May months ago. The Japanese government will provide buses for the first lot to the bus enterprises in Vientiane. All 42 cars of a bus donated. And Japan also under the same management plan. And the route to the Lao side.
All new buses of 45 seats held by Toyota showroom. London under the supervision of the JICA report.
Philippines President Aquino (left) and President Obma at White House Jun 8, 2012
Kent Klein June 08, 2012
WHITE HOUSE - President Barack Obama and Philippine President Benigno Aquino discussed Asian security issues as they met at the White House Friday. The United States is working to raise its profile in the Asia-Pacific region, in the face of growing Chinese influence.
Regional security was one of the main issues addressed in President Aquino’s first visit to the Oval Office.
With China becoming more assertive in the region, the U.S. is seeking to strengthen its Asian alliances, while the Philippines is looking for help in bolstering its naval and air defenses.
Washington hopes to balance its strategic interests in the Asia-Pacific region with the need for China’s cooperation on many key issues.
After the meeting, President Obama said he and Mr. Aquino agreed to consult closely on regional issues and to strengthen their cooperation on military training.
“All of which is consistent with the announced pivot by the United States back to Asia, and reminding everybody that, in fact, the United States considers itself and is a Pacific power,” Obama said.
A White House statement says Obama reaffirmed U.S. support for the Philippines’ effort to strengthen its defenses. Washington recently transferred a second U.S. Coast Guard cutter to the Philippines.
The United States and the Philippines have had a Mutual Defense Treaty since 1951, the oldest of five U.S. treaty alliances in Asia.
Ernest Bower, director of the Southeast Asia Program at Washington’s Center for Strategic and International Studies, says that alliance is particularly important to the Philippines.
“They are in a standoff with China at the Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea. I think they really appreciate the support that the United States is providing them to try to build up their military capabilities and a credible deterrent,” Bower said.
Philippine and Chinese vessels have been engaged in a two-month standoff in the disputed shoal, although Mr. Aquino has said the tensions have eased somewhat.
Bower says the U.S. has been advocating a peaceful solution.
“The United States wants to see disputes resolved peacefully, of course, and based on the rule of law. And so I think we have encouraged the Philippines and the Chinese to use the legal mechanisms in the Law of the Sea, and see if they can apply those legal frameworks to resolve the dispute,” Bower said.
President Obama recognized Aquino’s commitment to peace negotiations with the Moro Islamic Liberation Front.
He also praised the Philippine leader’s efforts to reduce corruption and improve his country’s economy.
Europe Demands Justice for Victims of Communism Seeing crimes of communism for what they are and getting them prosecuted legally. This is the topic discussed at a conference on the legal settlement of crimes of communism at the European Parliament in Brussels.
[Mrs. Sandra Kalniete, Chairwoman, Reconciliation of European Histories Group]: “Today every schoolchild knows that the Nazi was evil regime. There is confusion about Communist crimes. We have to raise this issue and deprive it from all ambiguity, because if not, these crimes will be perpetrated again and again.”
The crimes committed by communist dictators, such as murder, often remain unpunished while they are in power. However, there are more and more examples of countries, like Germany, that are prosecuting these crimes in independent courts years later.
[Professor Egils Levits, Judge, European Court of Justice]: “Victims should have experienced not only unjustice, now they should experience justice. And for this reason, I think, a legal settlement for the communist crimes is necessary.”
According to the Black Book of Communism, a study of repression authored by European academics, over 100 million people have died from persecution by communist regimes.
While there's political consensus in the European Parliament on the issue, there is still a need for an international legal framework, like the kind used in trials against Nazi perpetrators.
This would allow legal settlement for the victims of communist crimes. And the organizers of the conference hope to develop such a framework.
[Dr. Zdenek Bohac, Leader, Legal Settlement of Communism Crimes Initiative]: “It is necessary to punish the crimes of communism because it is a matter of justice.”
The conference brought together MEPs, legal experts, representatives of institutions and organisations dealing with the totalitarian past from 16 European countries.
Romney’s supporters are giddy about thenewest unemployment statistics, which indeed seem unfavorable to Obama’s reelection prospects. Only 69,000 jobs were created in May. Unemployment has climbed from 8.1 to 8.2 percent in a month.
Ever since the financial collapse,American voters have seen the economyas the most pressing issue. This priority was most pronounced immediately after the crash and in time to help Obama win the presidency in 2008. This time, focus on the economy might hurt him.
Although Obama protests that he is still struggling against a recession he inherited three and a half years ago, even many of his supporters remember his bold promises and are disappointed in his performance. Democrats ominously warned that without the 2009 stimulus, unemployment would reach 9 percent or so—which it still proceeded to reach even with the stimulus.
The 2009 “‘green shoots”’ talk, the Super Bowl ads touting the nationalized auto industry’s comeback, optimism about the recovery just months ago—pundits are wondering if any of it will matter to fence-sitters in November, especially those with shaky job situations. Many groups that have been hit especially hard—African-Americans and the youth—tend to be Democratic constituencies. Last September the Labor Department reported that black Americans suffered the worst joblessness rate in 27 years. Depending on what’s measured, between 12.1 percent and 16.9 percent of Americans between the ages of 18 and 29 are out of work. Many of these folks won’t vote Republican, but some will probably stay home.
It is indeed time for a serious national debate on the economy. Economic fundamentals can make or break a society. Economic growth is a matter of life or death. Millions of Americans are suffering.
Unfortunately, the two political parties do not offer very different approaches. The rhetoric varies, but even here the differences are overblown. Both sides preach “‘energy independence”’—which is doublespeak for energy isolationism. Both sides want health care guaranteed to patients with preexisting conditions, so long as customers are forced to buy private insurance.
Despite conventional wisdom, both sides even favor approximately the same fiscal policy. All that drama in last year’s ridiculous budget debate was over about 2 percent of the deficit. Whoever won or lost made no difference to America’s economic health five years down the line.
And consider monetary affairs. After the boom, bust, bailouts, and expansion of the Federal Reserve’s powers, the long-neglected mystery of monetary policy finally became a national issue. But both sides of the political elite favor the same approach to this crucial question, evidenced by Barack Obama’s reappointment of George W. Bush’s Fed chief, Ben Bernanke.
While Republicans emphasize tax cuts for some groups and increased defense spending, and Democrats stress tax cuts on other groups and increased social spending, both sides agree with the main premises of Keynesianism. The blogosphere erupted over Romney’s concession to a core principle of progressive economics:
If you take a trillion dollars for instance, out of the first year of the federal budget that would shrink GDP more than 5 percent. That is by definition throwing us into recession or depression. So I’m not going to do that, of course. What you do is you make adjustments on a basis that show, in the first year, actions that over time get you to a balanced budget.
Even those who agree with this must acknowledge that Americans will be deprived of anything approaching a deep discussion over economics in Romney’s exchanges with Obama. Lincoln-Douglas debates they will not be. Anyone who thinks something is radically wrong with the status quo has nowhere to turn.
Today’s focus on jobs and the economy is a reversion to the modern trend. Ever since Bill Clinton won in 1992, the conventional wisdom has been: “‘It’s the economy, stupid.”’ Even though presidents have long been blamed for their predecessors’ messes and credited for economic progress they had no hand in, the pocketbook has generally motivated American voters.
But back in 2004 and 2006, something unusual happened—most voters weighed other principles over their economic interest. A late 2005 Gallup poll found the Iraq war to be the hottest issue. In 2006, Democrats won Congress despite overall positive news on the economy. It was very inspiring. Voters had had enough of endless war, power grabs, torture, and human rights abuses.
Not that this referendum made a big difference. The Iraq war sputtered along, following Bush’s timetable into the Obama years. Congressional Democrats predictably sold out civil liberties and rubberstamped Bush’s illegal wiretapping. Obama has only aggrandized presidential war powers.
But at least in 2004, 2006, and 2008, the opposition party pretended to take very different positions on essential issues previously neglected on the national scene. Today, in contrast, the two sides agree that the economy should take center stage, and they essentially concur on national security policy anyway. We can only expect vacuous talking points: “‘He is being soft on Iran.”’ “‘I killed Osama bin Laden.”’
This makes today’s superficial focus on the economy all the more tragic. National elections could be an opportunity to discuss the issues that determine the kind of society we have. Questions over taxation, inflation, and social spending are indeed important, but the rhetoric is frequently disingenuous and the fundamentals are never addressed. Meanwhile, we don’t get any meaningful discourse on topics like preemptive war, covert operations, indefinite detentions, mistreatment of war captives, presidential power, surveillance, and America’s crazed addiction to defense spending, to say nothing of the militarization of domestic police, the drug war, and the prison system.
Surely, if the two parties took up these issues, they’d still be posturing. But we could at least claim to live in a country whose leaders pretend to care about basic human rights concerns enough to bother debating them.
This article was published at Huffington Post and reprinted with permission
La tragédie d'un emploi aux États-Unis basée sur des élections - OpEd
Par: Anthony Grégoire8 juin 2012
Partisans de Romney sont étourdis sur les statistiques du chômage, qui thenewest effet semblent défavorables à la réélection d'Obama perspectives. Seuls 69 000 emplois ont été créés en mai. Le taux de chômage a grimpé de 8,1 à 8,2 pour cent en un mois.Depuis l'effondrement financier, les électeurs américains ont vu les economyas la question la plus pressante. Cette priorité a été la plus prononcée immédiatement après l'accident et dans le temps pour aider à gagner la présidence Obama en 2008. Cette fois-ci, se concentrer sur l'économie pourrait lui faire du mal.
Bien que les protestations d'Obama qu'il est toujours en lutte contre une récession, il a hérité de trois ans et demi d'années, même un grand nombre de ses partisans se souvenir de ses promesses audacieuses et sont déçu de sa performance. Démocrates sinistrement mis en garde que, sans le stimulus 2009, le chômage devrait atteindre 9 pour cent ou plus, qui a procédé il encore pour atteindre, même avec le stimulus.
Discussion Les 2009 «pousses vertes» », les annonces du Super Bowl vantant retour de l'industrie automobile nationalisé, l'optimisme quant à la reprise il ya quelques mois les experts se demandent si tout ça aura de l'importance à attentistes en Novembre, en particulier ceux qui travail précaire situations. De nombreux groupes qui ont été frappés très durement les Afro-Américains et les jeunes-ont tendance à être circonscriptions démocratiques. Septembre dernier, le département du Travail a indiqué que les Noirs américains a subi le pire taux de chômage en 27 ans. Selon ce qui est mesuré, entre 12,1 pour cent et 16,9 pour cent des Américains âgés de 18 et 29 n'ont pas de travail. Beaucoup de ces gens-là ne sera pas voter républicain, mais certains seront sans doute rester à la maison.
Il est en effet temps pour un débat sérieux sur l'économie nationale. Les fondamentaux économiques peuvent faire ou défaire une société. La croissance économique est une question de vie ou de mort. Des millions d'Américains souffrent.
Malheureusement, les deux partis politiques ne proposent pas des approches très différentes. La rhétorique est variable, mais même ici, les différences sont exagérées. Les deux parties prêcher «l'indépendance énergétique" », ce qui est un double langage pour l'isolationnisme de l'énergie. Les deux parties veulent des soins de santé garantis aux patients atteints de conditions préexistantes, aussi longtemps que les clients sont obligés de souscrire une assurance privée.
Malgré la sagesse conventionnelle, des deux côtés même favoriser environ la même politique fiscale. Tout ce drame dans le débat de l'an dernier budget ridicule était sur environ 2 pour cent du déficit. Celui qui a gagné ou perdu ne faisait aucune différence pour la santé économique de l'Amérique cinq ans sur toute la ligne.
Et considérer les affaires monétaires. Après le boom, buste, plans de sauvetage, et l'expansion des pouvoirs de la Réserve fédérale, le mystère longtemps négligé de la politique monétaire est finalement devenu un enjeu national. Mais des deux côtés de l'élite politique en faveur de la même approche à cette question cruciale, comme en témoigne renouvellement de Barack Obama de George W. Bush de la Fed en chef, Ben Bernanke.
Alors que les républicains l'accent sur les réductions d'impôts pour certains groupes et augmentation des dépenses militaires, et des réductions fiscales démocrates de stress sur d'autres groupes et l'augmentation des dépenses sociales, les deux parties conviennent avec les locaux principaux de keynésianisme. La blogosphère a éclaté au cours de concession de Romney à un principe fondamental de l'économie progressistes:
Si vous prenez un billion de dollars par exemple, la sortie de la première année du budget fédéral qui diminuerait PIB a plus que 5 pour cent. C'est, par définition, nous jetant dans la récession ou la dépression. Donc, je ne vais pas le faire, bien sûr. Qu'est-ce que vous faites, c'est vous faire des ajustements sur une base qui montrent, dans la première année, les actions qui au fil du temps vous inciter à un budget équilibré.
Même ceux qui sont d'accord avec cette devons reconnaître que les Américains seront privés de quelque chose d'approchant une discussion profonde sur l'économie dans les échanges de Romney avec Obama. Lincoln-Douglas débats qu'ils ne seront pas. Quiconque pense que quelque chose est radicalement faux avec le statu quo a nulle part où aller.
Aujourd'hui accent sur les emplois et l'économie est un retour à la tendance moderne. Depuis Bill Clinton, a remporté en 1992, la sagesse conventionnelle a été: «. C'est l'économie, idiot» «Même si les présidents ont longtemps été blâmé pour les mess de leurs prédécesseurs et crédités pour le progrès économique, ils n'ont eu aucune part dans le portefeuille a généralement motivés électeurs américains.Mais revenons en 2004 et 2006, quelque chose d'inhabituel s'est passé la plupart des électeurs-pesé d'autres principes de leur intérêt économique. Une fin de 2005 sondage Gallup a révélé la guerre en Irak à la question la plus brûlante. En 2006, les démocrates du Congrès a remporté en dépit des nouvelles positives sur l'économie globale. C'était très inspirant. Les électeurs en avaient assez de la guerre sans fin, mainmise sur le pouvoir, la torture et violations des droits humains.
Non pas que ce référendum a fait une grosse différence. La guerre en Irak pulvérisé le long, calendrier suivant Bush dans les années Obama. Démocrates du Congrès prévisible épuisé les libertés civiles et l'écoute électronique illégale rubberstamped Bush. Obama n'a agrandi les pouvoirs de guerre présidentielle.
Mais au moins, en 2004, 2006 et 2008, le parti d'opposition fait semblant de prendre des positions très différentes sur les questions essentielles jusque-là négligées sur la scène nationale. Aujourd'hui, en revanche, les deux parties conviennent que l'économie devrait prendre de la scène, et ils ont essentiellement d'accord sur la politique de sécurité nationale de toute façon. Nous ne pouvons attendre creuses points de discussion: «. Il est doux d'être sur l'Iran" "" "J'ai tué Oussama ben Laden."
'Cela rend accent superficielle d'aujourd'hui sur l'économie d'autant plus tragique. Les élections nationales pourrait être une occasion pour discuter des questions qui déterminent le genre de société que nous avons. Questions sur la fiscalité, l'inflation, et les dépenses sociales sont en effet important, mais la rhétorique est souvent fallacieux et les principes fondamentaux ne sont jamais abordées. Pendant ce temps, nous n'obtenons pas un discours constructif sur des sujets tels que la guerre préventive, des opérations secrètes, détentions indéfinies, de mauvais traitements de prisonniers de guerre, le pouvoir présidentiel, la surveillance, et de la toxicomanie fou de l'Amérique à des dépenses de défense, pour ne rien dire de la militarisation de la police nationale, la guerre contre la drogue, et le système pénitentiaire.
Assurément, si les deux parties a abordé ces questions, ils auraient encore être gesticulations. Mais nous pourrions au moins la revendication de vivre dans un pays dont les dirigeants prétendent se soucier des droits humains fondamentaux concerne la peine suffisant pour en débattre.Cet article a été publié au Huffington Post et réimprimé avec la permission
Pour répondre à la question de Somgnoth, je me dois de vous retracer un bref historique.
Le Phra Bang « 1 », nommé Phouthalavan (ou Bouddharavan), est la statuette ramenée dâ'Angkor par le roi Fa Ngum en 1355 et fut installé à Muong Xieng Dong Xieng Thong, capitale du Lan Xang. Cette statuette « d'or fin » (en fait, un alliage de trois métaux fins) mesure 83 cm et pèse 48 kg. On en fit le palladium du royaume (selon la définition du dictionnaire, le palladium est un objet sacré à la garde duquel est attachée la conservation d'une ville ou d'un état). A cette occasion, Muong Xieng Dong Xieng Thong fut rebaptisée Muong Luang Prabang. Ce bouddha fut successivement entreposé dans plusieurs pagodes de la ville royale, à maintes reprises enlevé comme prise de guerre par les Siamois, restitué et finalement conservé, par mesure de sécurité, au Palais Royal à partir de 1941 et on a pris le soin d'en fabriquer une copie. Depuis 1977, il aurait quitté l'enceinte du Palais Royal et, seuls les dirigeants de la RDP sauraient dire précisément où il se trouve.
Après l'exode massif des Lao de 1975 jusqu'au milieu des années 1980, la communauté lao exilée s'est trouvée en mal de signes de reconnaissance. L'idée a donc germé de se doter d'un deuxième Phra Bang et qui pourrait être le point de ralliement de tous les Lao exilés (religieux comme laïcs). Sa réalisation rendue possible grâce aux dons de fidèles de par le monde entier, fut accomplie par le Vénérable Viengsay Sudaros, ancien élève de l'Ecole Royale des Beaux Arts du Laos et Moine Supérieur de la pagode Bouddhametta à Choisy le Roi. Ce Phra Bang « 2 » fut achevé, consacré et baptisé Phra Bouddha Sina Srirattana çakayamouni en 1999, devenant ainsi le Palladium des Lao exilés. Cette statuette est également composée dâ'un alliage de trois métaux fins, ses poids et dimensions sont à peu près similaires à ceux du Phra Bang « 1 » Phoutthalavan : 60 cm de haut (1 mètre avec le socle) et pesant 50 kg. Depuis cette année-là, et durant douze années de suite, ce Bouddha a été célébré, le jour de la Pentecôte, par lâ'ensemble de la communauté lao exilée. Ce jour de fête se voulait être une marque d'unité retrouvée et de solidarité. D'années en années le nombre des associations organisatrices croissait et pour Å“uvrer efficacement un Bureau de coordination est élu annuellement. Bien que les relations puissent être parfois tendues entre certaines d'entre elles, chacun mettait de côté les griefs quâ'il pouvait avoir envers d'autres et tout le monde se retrouvait pour cette journée de paix retrouvée qu'était le Boun Phra Bang.
Le Boun Phra Bang, de cette année 2012, a été organisée la Famille Royale. A cette occasion, une autre statuette de Bouddha Phra Bang (que l'on pourrait peut-être surnommer Phra Bang « 3 »), fut exhibée et dont j'ignore tout. Je ne pourrai donc pas vous indiquer sa provenance, son nom ou ses caractéristiques. Seuls les organisateurs de cette journée pourraient être en mesure de répondre à vos questions.
Nota : la plupart des pagodes en France, comme beaucoup d'entre nous dans nos demeures, possèdent des statuettes du Bouddha dans sa position debout et les deux paumes de la main tournées vers le devant, dite « Hame Nhad ». Ce n'est pas pour cela que ce sont toutes des Phra Bang, car le mot Bang voudrait signifier « un peu de chacun » c'est-à-dire « où chacun a participé » ou « Å“uvre communautaire ».
UN Rights Council Calls for Inquiry Into Syrian Bloodbath (Geneva) FRIDAY JUNE 1, 2012, 3:18 PM JENNIFER M. FREEDMAN ASSOCIATED PRESS (c) 2012, Bloomberg News.
GENEVA — The United Nations Human Rights Council called for a "comprehensive, independent and unfettered" probe into last week's massacre of more than 100 people in Houla, a cluster of villages in central Syria.
The worst atrocity in the 15-month uprising against Syrian President Bashar al-Assad was carried out by "pro-regime elements" and government forces, the Geneva-based council said in a resolution that was passed by 41 votes today. China, Russia and China voted against the resolution, which was submitted by the U.S., Qatar and Turkey. Ecuador and Uganda abstained.
The mass killing in Houla, where children under age 10 accounted for 49 of the 108 deaths, has sparked symbolic responses such as the ejection of top Syrian diplomats from Western capitals. It hasn't broken an impasse in the UN Security Council, where veto-wielding Russia continues to block attempts to impose more economic pressure on a country that may be slipping into civil war.
Syrian security forces killed 20 people Friday, British-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said in an e-mailed statement.
Assad's government has ignored repeated calls by the council to grant access to a Commission of Inquiry examining human-rights violations.
The UN says pro-government shabiha militiamen were responsible for the slaughter in Houla. The Assad government blamed the carnage on anti-government gunmen seeking to ignite sectarian strife and encourage foreign military intervention.
"These acts may amount to crimes against humanity and other international crimes, and may be indicative of a pattern of widespread or systematic attacks against civilian populations that have been perpetrated with impunity," UN human rights chief Navi Pillay told the HRC Friday before the resolution was approved. "There is a need for prompt, independent and impartial international investigations into all serious human- rights violations in Syria, including those that have occurred in Houla."
Pillay warned that the situation may "descend into a full- fledged conflict" that threatens the future of Syria and the region. The council's resolution echoes her call for the Security Council to consider referring Syria to the International Criminal Court. The UN's decision-making body alone can authorize sanctions, referrals to the International Criminal Court and military intervention.
The UN has 291 unarmed military observers and 89 civilian monitors in Syria to oversee a peace plan crafted by UN Special Envoy Kofi Annan. While the United States has publicly raised the possibility of expanding the numbers of observers, UN Secretary- General Ban Ki-moon and his team are opposed for reasons of safety
Campagnes Cambodge chef de l'opposition à l'étrangerCampagnes Cambodge chef de l'opposition à l'étranger Rick Valenzuela31 mai 2012
VIENNE - vote Cambodgiens le 3 Juin pour les élections locales qui sont un aperçu de sondages des parlements nationaux de l'année prochaine. Leader de l'opposition Sam Rainsy est incapable de faire campagne à la maison en raison d'une déclaration de culpabilité, dit-il était politiquement motivée. Mais il est en visite en pays en Europe, en appuyant sur son cas pour des élections justes et droits de l'homme.
Alors que le Cambodge se prépare pour des élections locales, le leader auto-exilé du parti d'opposition est en Europe, en parlant avec les responsables et des Cambodgiens d'outre-mer.
Sam Rainsy ont discuté des préoccupations électorales des représentants du ministère autrichien des Affaires étrangères. Sous les portraits de la royauté, lui et Bruno Bilek a parlé par hasard dans ce qui était inférieur à une réunion diplomatique officielle.«En fait, c'était un échange de vues et nous parlions sur le Cambodge et les prochaines élections l'année prochaine. Ce que nous espérons, c'est que les élections seront libres et équitables et transparentes et que tous les partis et tous les politiciens ont accès à des moyens pour faire campagne et peut une concurrence loyale et librement pour les sièges, "a déclaré Bilek.Les observateurs extérieurs s'inquiètent du fait que l'achat de votes et l'intimidation pourrait abîmer les sondages comme dans la dernière élection nationale en 2008. Mais Sam Rainsy affirme que même si il ne sera pas présent, son parti a lancé une campagne concurrentiel."Ce qui est important n'est pas la présence physique, mais la présence virtuelle et la partie dépend de son idéologie, de sa machine, sur ses ressources humaines, sur son organisation," a déclaré Rainsy.Le politicien dit qu'il a également discuté des droits de l'homme, un sujet qu'il a soulevé dans un arrêt récent en Suisse.
Il a parlé avec des fonctionnaires des Nations Unies et d'autres groupes au sujet des salaires des travailleurs et leur droit de se syndiquer."Ces droits sont déniés par les autorités cambodgiennes Donc je dois aider mes compatriotes avant toute institution qui pourrait aider," a déclaré Rainsy.Comme les économies asiatiques du Sud-Est continuent de croître comme un important partenaire commercial, Bruno Bilek dit l'Autriche est la suite de développements au Cambodge."Nous avons des relations politiquement et économiquement. Bien sûr, comme un pays qui n'est pas si proche de l'Autriche, la relation n'est pas aussi intense que c'est avec les pays voisins.
Mais ce qui est important aussi, c'est le Cambodge, dans le cadre de l'ASEAN, l'ASEAN et également de l'UE-ASEAN, dans le contexte général - il s'agit d'une question importante pour nous ", a déclaré Bilek.Dans le sondage réalisé en 2008, le parti de Sam Rainsy a pris seulement 26 des 123 sièges au parlement. Alors que le parti au pouvoir de Hun Sen est toujours accusé de lourdes tactiques brutales qui influent sur le processus électoral, Rainsy continue d'espérer."Le vent de liberté souffle partout dans le monde, et ce vent de liberté atteindra éventuellement le Cambodge," a déclaré Rainsy.Les observateurs disent que les résultats de sondages de juin sera un signe pour les élections nationales en Juillet, 2013
Pentagon Prepares for Confrontation in the Asia-Pacific Rick Rozoff In January of this year the three officials in charge of U.S. Global military strategy and operations - commander-in-chief President Barack Obama, Secretary of Defense Leon Panetta and Chairman of the Joints Chiefs of Staff General Martin Dempsey - unveiled the 2012 Defense Strategic Guidance, entitled "Sustaining U.S. Global Leadership: Priorities for 21st Century Defense," which officially confirmed American plans to increase its military presence in the Asia-Pacific region to counter China, now the world's second-largest economy.
Over 30 media officials have learned Vietnamese 31.05.12) Over 30 officials representing various media organisations have learned Vietnamese language in a 6 month training course held by the Vietnamese Information and Culture Centre.
The training course on basic Vietnamese skills was held between November 17, 2011 and May 30, 2012 to enrich knowledge of Vietnamese language of the officials, communication skills so that they can contribute to enhancing the relationship between Laos and Vietnam, according to Director of the Department of Personnel Organisation, Ministry of Information, Culture and Tourism, Mr. Nouphay Koulavong.
A closing ceremony for the training course was held at the Vietnamese Information and Culture Centre in Vientiane. Also present at the event included Director of the Vietnamese Information and Culture Centre Mr. Do Dang Tuc and relevant officials.
06-01-2012 13:46 France's Korean-born minister trying to strengthen Seoul-Paris ties
France's first Korean-born minister Fleur Pellerin said she will try to strengthen relations between the two countries in various areas as she is proud of her Korean origin and wants to learn more about Korean culture.
In an interview with Korean correspondents stationed in Paris Thursday, Pellerin said her visit to Korea may come as early as next year. But even if she visits Seoul, she said she doesn't want to find her biological parents or relatives.
As a minister in charge of small and medium businesses, innovation and the digital economy, Pellerin said she wants to learn from Korea's high-speed communication network system and study what innovations made such Korean companies as Samsung Electronics and LG Electronics global giants.
Pellerin, 38, whose Korean name is Kim Jong-suk, was adopted by a French family in 1973, six months after her birth. She served as an adviser on the campaign team of now-French President Francois Hollande, who appointed her to the Cabinet post earlier this month.
A graduate of the ESSEC business school, she also worked at the Board of Audit and Inspection.
"As the minister in charge of the digital economy, I want to learn about the overall system model of Korea's high-speed communication network" to help advance France's communication network. France is expected to see a high-speed communication network laid across the nation in 10 years, she said.
Pellerin said she thinks of Korea as a country that achieved rapid economic growth and has big growth potential. She wants to study the success cases of Samsung and LG and what innovative measures were taken to make them globally recognized firms.
She said she will carry out projects to draw more Korean investment to France and try to strengthen relations between Korea and France in various areas, such as boosting exchanges between college students of the two sides.
Since taking office, she said she met unofficially with Korean Foreign Minister Kim Sung-hwan, Seoul's Ambassador to Paris Park Heung-shin and other officials, and discussed ways to increase cooperation between the two countries.
Though she came to France only six months after her birth, Pellerin said she takes pride in her Korean origin, adding that it is interesting she has drawn much attention from Korea even if she is French in every aspect and only appears to be Korean.
"Although I have not been invited yet, I would like to visit Korea around next year as I have many things to do now," she said. (Yonhap)
A member of Lao National Assembly could not exercise the rights to speak up to represent the people of Vientiane in the parliament
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Subject: Dr. Khampheuy Panmalaythong, a member of Lao Paliament was arrested in Laos. _____________________________ An unformally source from Laos.
On Wednesday, September 23, 2012. at 10:00 am in Vientiane. Dr. Khampheuy Panmalaythong, a federal member of the people in the metropolitan of Vientiane municipality and Dr. Pankham Viphavanh, and Mr. Bouagnuen Xaphouvong were arrested. They were restricted within the security guards in very specific area, they are not in jail, they are not in the house arrested, but restricted in the specifically area designated only. Their jobs from the government were terminated at this point. They are only the ordinary people now.
Mass organisations in Laos have urged National Assembly members to work harder in representing the benefits of multi-ethnic people at the National Assembly therefore Dr Khampheuy Panmalaythong speech at Lao Assembly was the education issue in Laos on the session, July 16-24 of Parliamentary sittings- 2011
Dr Khampheuy's comment in the question time at the National Assembly became affect on his role of the representative people in Vientiane.
The National Assembly is defined as 'the body of representatives of the rights of the multi-ethnic people of Laos', 'the body of the state apparatus with power to make decisions on the fundamental issues of the country' and 'the legislative body overseeing the activities of the executive and judicial bodies'.
Its functions are: to establish, approve or amend the Constitution; to consider, approve, amend, or abrogate laws; to determine, change, or abolish taxes and duties; to consider and approve strategic plans of socio-economic development and the budgets of the state; to elect or remove the President of the Republic and the Vice President of the Republic on the recommendation of the National Assembly Standing Committee; to consider and approve the appointment or removal of members of the Government on the recommendation of the President of the Republic; to elect or remove the President of the People's Supreme Court and the Public Prosecutor General on the recommendation of the National Assembly Standing Committee; to approve the establishment or dissolution of the ministries, ministry equivalent organisations, provinces and municipalities and to determine the boundaries of provinces and municipalities on the recommendation of the Prime Minister; to decide on granting general amnesties; to decide on ratification or abolition of treaties and agreements signed with foreign countries in accordance with international law and regulations; to decide on matters of war or peace; to supervise the observance of the Constitution and the law; and to exercise other rights and execute other duties as prescribed by law.
Laos is a single-party state. This means that only one political party, the Revolution People's Party of Laos, is legally allowed to hold effective power. Most of the National Assembly's actions simply rubber stamp the party's decisions, but efforts have been made to increase the capacity of its members, aiming to strengthen their legislative, oversight, and representational capacities.
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Un membre de l'Assemblée nationale du Laos ne pouvait pas exercer les droits de prendre la parole pour représenter les gens de Vientiane dans le parlement
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Sujet: Le Dr Khampheuy Panmalaythong, un membre de Lao Paliament a été arrêté au Laos. ______________________________________________ Une source unformally du Laos.
Le mercredi, Septembre 23, 2012. à 10h00 à Vientiane. Dr Khampheuy Panmalaythong, un député fédéral de la population de la région métropolitaine de Vientiane municipalité et le Dr Pankham Viphavanh, et M. Bouagnuen Xaphouvong ont été arrêtés. Ils étaient cantonnés dans les gardes de sécurité dans la région très spécifique, ils ne sont pas en prison, ils ne sont pas dans la maison arrêtés, mais limité dans le domaine spécifiquement désigné seulement. Leurs emplois du gouvernement ont été résiliés à ce point. Ils ne sont que les gens ordinaires désormais.
Les organisations de masse au Laos ont exhorté les membres de l'Assemblée nationale à travailler plus fort pour représenter les avantages du multi-ethniques des personnes à l'Assemblée nationale dès lors le Dr Khampheuy Panmalaythong discours à l'Assemblée Lao a été le problème de l'éducation au Laos sur la session, 16-24 Juillet des séances parlementaires -2011
Commentaire du Dr Khampheuy dans la période de questions à l'Assemblée nationale fut affecté à son rôle des personnes représentatives de Vientiane.
L'Assemblée nationale est défini comme «le corps des représentants des droits du peuple multi-ethnique du Laos», «le corps de l'appareil d'Etat avec le pouvoir de prendre des décisions sur les questions fondamentales du pays» et «le corps législatif superviser les activités des organes exécutifs et judiciaires ».
Ses fonctions sont les suivantes: établir, approuver ou amender la Constitution, à examiner, approuver, modifier ou abroger les lois; pour déterminer, modifier ou abolir les impôts et taxes; d'examiner et d'approuver les plans stratégiques de développement socio-économique et les budgets de l'état; d'élire ou de révoquer le Président de la République et le vice-président de la République sur la recommandation du Comité permanent de l'Assemblée nationale; d'examiner et d'approuver la nomination ou la destitution des membres du gouvernement sur la recommandation du président de laRépublique; d'élire ou de révoquer le Président de la Cour populaire suprême et le Procureur général du public sur la recommandation de la commission de l'Assemblée nationale permanent; d'approuver la création ou la dissolution des ministères, des organisations du ministère équivalentes, les provinces et les municipalités et de déterminer les limites des provinces et des municipalités sur la recommandation du Premier Ministre; à se prononcer sur l'octroi d'amnisties générales; de se prononcer sur la ratification ou l'abolition des traités et accords signés avec les pays étrangers, en conformité avec le droit international et des règlements; de décider sur les questions de guerre ou de paix; de veiller au respect de la Constitution et la loi, et à exercer d'autres droits et d'exécuter d'autres tâches tel que prescrit par la loi.
Le Laos est un État à parti unique. Cela signifie qu'un seul parti politique, le Parti populaire du Laos Révolution, est légalement autorisé à détenir le pouvoir effectif. La plupart des actions de l'Assemblée nationale tout simplement entériner les décisions du parti, mais des efforts ont été faits pour accroître la capacité de ses membres, visant à renforcer leur législation, de contrôle, et les capacités de représentation.
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Chinese business leaders eye opportunities in Laos
The number of Chinese investment projects and their value is expected to surge over the next few years in Laos, as more Chinese business operators are discovering that their neighbouring country is an attractive investment destination. Representatives from Lao and Chinese businesses meet in Vientiane on Friday to discuss cooperation.
A group of Chinese business representatives met up with their Lao counterparts in Vientiane on Friday to discuss partnerships in the manufacturing industry and the transfer of knowledge and technology from China to Laos. The one day meeting was a joint effort by the Lao National Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Yunnan provincial authorities in China. The private sector cooperation is a part of the Laos-China strategic partnership. Laos is encouraging foreign investment, especially from China, as the two countries share similar political systems. There are a number of potential areas for investment, including border trade, agriculture, hydropower and mining. The Chamber's Secretary General, Mr Khanthavong Daravong, said about 80 representatives of Chinese businesses had visited Laos this year, which reflected the growing interest in Laos' investment potential. He said this was the second Laos-China business matching meeting, after the first such meeting took place two years ago. Mr Khanthavong said Chinese operators were not only looking for Lao business partners who could help them to distribute their goods but were also looking for Lao products that could be sold in China. Some are looking for Lao partners to establish joint ventures in mining, hydropower and agriculture, as they believe Laos has plenty of natural resources that can be used as raw materials. Mr Khanthavong said there were both opportunities and challenges in rising Chinese investment in Laos. One of the positives is the spur to economic growth, while the downside is that people in Laos need to be better educated to ensure they get a fair deal in any business venture. “Lao nationals need to raise the level of their education and working skills if they want to partner with Chinese businesses, otherwise they will face challenges in running a joint venture,” he said. Yunan Zhenxing Group Co Ltd General Manager Mr Ma Zhukuan said his company was looking for a Lao business partner to set up a battery factory, adding that one of the major advantages of Laos was the plentiful supply of raw materials. Another advantage was that Laos would be a suitable production base for the supply of batteries to the Mekong region due to its central location among strengthening economies. This was his first visit to Vientiane, he said, but he had already been to northern Laos to explore business and investment opportunities there. According to a report from the Ministry of Planning and Investment, China is one of the top three investors in Laos along with Vietnam and Thailand.
Party Congress and National Assembly elections in Laos March 18th, 2011 by Simon Creak · 1 Comment Many readers will know that the 9th Congress of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party kicked off on Thursday. It will run until early next week. As usual, the party’s lack of transparency means we can only guess at the outcomes. Most observers – in the media and among the chattering classes (the sapha kafe or Café Congress) – expect Choummaly Sayasone to be reelected as General Secretary of the party. An AFP article quoting Martin Stuart-Fox trots out familiar messages about the congress being a “power struggle” between older Vietnam-aligned forces and younger China-aligned ones. Personally I’m more convinced by those who think Politburo members recognise the importance of each country – and are happy to be wooed by both of them. Other questions such as the influence of the military and its factions are even less penetrable. Two things seem certain, in spite of Bouasone Bouphavanh’s surprise replacement by Thongsing Thammavong late last year: Laos will continue to pursue a strategy of high economic growth based on ever-increasing exploitation of natural resources and power will continue to be contested within the party, even if the party remains as stridently unchallenged as ever. The elections of the National Assembly will follow on 30 April. A kind reader has sent in some interesting information regarding the NA candidates list for the 2011 election. Very few of the previous NA deputies are returning as candidates – 45 of 115. A large proportion are women – 47 of 190. Number of seats has been increased – 115 to 132. 47 of the candidates are centrally appointed, although we know all are centrally approved. 43 of the candidates are not lowland Lao (Lao Lum). Only one Politburo member – Mrs. Pany (Hmong), who is running for Xayabouly, not her home province of Xieng Khouang. Just over half a dozen Central Committee members – 1) Dr. Panmalaythong (Vientiane Capital) ; 2) Dr. Kikeo (Vientiane Capital); 3) Somphanh Phengkhammy (Huaphan – home province); 4) Mrs. Bounpheng Mounphoxay (Xieng Khouang – home province); 5) Dr. Xaysomphone Phomvihane (Savannakhet; born in Huaphan); 6) Phandouangchit Vongsa (Champasak; Huaphan native). 7 of the 25 candidates in Savannakhet are Phu Tai. 16 of the 17 candidates in Champasak are Lao. 9 of the 10 candidates in Salavan are Lao. The children of Samane Vinyakhet and Sutchai Thammasith are running as candidates. Samane’s daughter is running for a seat in Salavan where her husband’s family comes from. An ethnic Ta-oi called Khamdeng Kommadam is running as a candidate in Xekong. He is no relation to Sithon Kommadam. Famous lowland Lao families such as the Pholsena, Lasasimma and Soutthichak are running candidates in Champasak.
Please allow me to introduce myself, I , Bounkhong Arounsavat 61, am a president of Human Rights Watch Laos, Inc. since 1996 and changed name to the Lao International Human Rights, Inc. in 2012 - A04430, President of the International Lao for Reconciliation, Incorporated. A04917 since 2010 and a Moderator of Freelaosnetwork forum since 2010.
The Lao Delegations ( GPNUE ) had been met with the Government of CANADA on May, 23, 2012 to submit the "PETITION" more than a thousand pages with the complete set for the case of Laos, plus supported clips, visuals, pictures, etc... They also requested this government to host the Lao General Election of the long weekend labor day in September.
According to the Lao delegations who had the full authority from GPNUE said: Representatives from the office of the Minister of Foreign Affairs are so excited and pump up to hearing that type of Lao Abroad movements in the foreign lands to be planning to conduct the democratically elect our leader to become the Lao leader in Exile.
By the "ASEM" summit held, we will have the real legitimate opposition government in exile to launch out before the world in Vientiane.
I, therefore, would like to urge every Lao political organizations to be prepared to join the free and fair election in Canada.
We will set up the rules and policies to monitor this effort. These rules will be drafted by the "National Supreme Councils in Exile " to enforce to be fair and balance to each group. We need to practice our freedom and democracy in exile before we can bring to enforce in Laos.
The Lao Delegations nominated me to act as the middle man as a mediator and the Chairman of the Board and the Committees: to act as - "The National Supreme Councils in Exile "to oversee the works of each organization who has been formed up in the foreign lands who has the intention to work for the country.
The Lao Delegations do not interfere with the "National Supreme Councils in Exile" to rule the election policy out. I would also like to invite you to send your representative to join a team member of the council but it will not exceeding 15 people to expedite this process as soon as possible.
My work is to facilitate to each organization to come out and speak up now and draft the rule for the free and fair election in September at Canada and the constitution will finish before or on July 1st, 2012
There will be 60 days for all leaders to study the rule and send the application of the candidate to the electoral commission of the free and fair election of Laotians Overseas in Canada
By doing so, this will give us the high hope for the United Nations and the US government to provide the support to the Democratic Lao and Hmong to reform Laos in the same text as Kampuchea.
sabaidee took tharn, In my opinion, what you are proposing right now by saying that the leaders of lao overseas that will enter in the race with you should at least have a bachelor degree, i think this propose is nothing different than what Lao-Dang or Keo-dang is doing for the past 37yrs since they took over Laos... one example is by announcing that they welcome all Lao Overseas to return home but have to have $500,00.00..How about the people who doesn't have five hundred thousands $???? Does that mean they CAN'T return home??? same thing as you are saying up front, If you don't have a bachelor degree than DON'T even THINK!!!!(Nee Pen kharn pit kanh douy tharng ormm) Bor Mee Paxatipatay. In my opinion, To be a leader does not have to have "Kuam Huu" only, such as Dr. or professors..but must also have "Panya" jeung ja boriharn Phated dai.
The flame of nationalism mostly starts from people who valued their nation, human being, morality and motherland where they were born. The people who possess these values could be anybody, not just aristocrats with white faces, people with high academic degrees, or with official ranks as Phraya and generals.
And also, politicians with national level qualifications as i see appropriate must be a person WHO is TRUTHFUL, WHO SACRIFICE, WHO IS HONEST TO THE COUNTRY, PEOPLE, AND FRIENDS; WHO KNOWS TO RESPECT OTHERS, WHO IS A LEARNER SEEKING MORE KNOWLEDGES, WHO HAS A SPIRIT STRIVING FOR PROGRESS AND THE COUNTRY CAN DEPEND ON..NOT WHO is..AN OPPORTUNIST WHO SIDE WHICHEVER SIDE THAT HE/SHE COULD GET BENEFITS FROM.
Deal Or No Deal, Iran May Be Bombed, Says Israeli Minister
By: RT
May 23, 2012 A military strike against Iranian facilities is not out of the question, even though Tehran has reached agreement on a probe with the UN’s nuclear watchdog, says Israeli Defense Minister Ehud Barak.
The official was referring to a deal announced on Tuesday by the International Atomic Energy Agency. Barak called it an Iranian ploy to fend off international pressure.
The minister told Army Radio that “a nuclear Iran is intolerable and no options should be taken off the table,” referring to the use of force.
He said the only way Israel could see Iran develop its civilian nuclear industry is if it shuts down all of its uranium enrichment sites and uses imported fuel.
The comments came as Iranian nuclear negotiators are meeting the P5+1 group in Baghdad on Wednesday. They are to discuss the conflict over Iran’s nuclear ambitions, which the West suspects of being a clandestine attempt to build an atomic weapon. Iran insists its pursuits are purely civilian.
“Dragging things out, in our eyes, is problematic, so conversations between the West and Iran must occur more frequently. North Korea also negotiated with the West but in the end tested nuclear weapons,” Barak pointed out.
Last week US Ambassador Dan Shapiro said the Pentagon has a plan for a military strike on Iran, and may carry it out if ordered.
“It would be preferable to resolve this diplomatically and through the use of pressure than to use military force,” he said.
Possible use of force against Iran has been discussed by Israel and its western allies for months. Israel insists on the right to strike when and if it sees fit, saying it will not ask for anyone’s consent. There is fear that if such an attack happens, Iran would retaliate at any forces it sees as enemies, which could result in a major regional war.
Deal Or No Deal, l'Iran pourrait être bombardé, dit le ministre israélien Par: RT
23 mai 2012
Une frappe militaire contre les installations iraniennes n'est pas hors de question,même si Téhéran a conclu un accord sur une sonde avec chien de garde nucléaire de l'ONU, dit israélien de la Défense, Ehud Barak, ministre.
Le fonctionnaire faisait allusion à un accord annoncé mardi par l'Agence internationale d'énergie atomique. Barak a appelé un stratagème iranien pour parer à la pression internationale.
Le ministre a déclaré radio de l'armée que «un Iran nucléaire est intolérable et pas d'options devrait être retirée de la table", en référence à l'usage de la force.
Il a déclaré que le seul moyen d'Israël pourrait voir l'Iran à développer son industrie nucléaire civile est si elle s'arrête ensemble de ses sites d'enrichissement d'uranium et utilise le carburant importé.
Les commentaires sont venus en tant que négociateurs iraniens nucléaires se réunissent le groupe P5 +1 à Bagdad mercredi. Ils sont pour discuter du conflit sur les ambitions nucléaires de l'Iran, dont les suspects de l'Ouest d'être une tentativeclandestine de construire une arme atomique. L'Iran insiste sur ses activités sont purement civiles.
"Faire glisser les choses, à nos yeux, est problématique, conversations, etc entre l'Occident et l'Iran doit se produire plus fréquemment. La Corée du Nord a également négocié avec l'Occident mais à la fin testé des armes nucléaires, "Barak a souligné.
La semaine dernière, l'ambassadeur américain Dan Shapiro dit que le Pentagone a un plan pour une frappe militaire sur l'Iran, et peut les effectuer si commandé.
"Il serait préférable de résoudre ce diplomatiquement et grâce à l'utilisation de la pression que d'utiliser la force militaire», at-il dit.
Possibilité d'utiliser la force contre l'Iran a été examiné par Israël et ses alliés occidentaux pendant des mois. Israël insiste sur le droit de grève quand et s'il le juge opportun, en disant qu'il ne sera pas demander le consentement de quiconque. Il est à craindre que si une telle attaque se produit, l'Iran exercerait des représailles à toutes les forces qu'il voit comme des ennemis, ce qui pourrait entraîner une guerre régionale majeure.
Clinton: 2011 a 'Tumultuous' Year for Human Rights
Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton speaks during a news conference at the State Department, Washington, May 24, 2012.
Scott Stearns May 24, 2012
STATE DEPARTMENT - U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton says elections in Egypt and political reforms in Burma show the power of human rights in changing people's lives.
Secretary Clinton says 2011 was an especially tumultuous and momentous year for human rights. "Many of the events that have dominated recent headlines, from the revolutions in the Middle East to reforms in Burma, began with human rights, with the clear call of men and women demanding their universal rights," she stated.
Today in Egypt, Secretary Clinton says those demands are making a difference as voters go to the polls to choose their leaders for the first time.
"Whatever the outcome of the election, the Egyptian people will keep striving to achieve their aspirations. And as they do, we will continue to support them," said Clinton. "We will support people everywhere who seek the same, men and women who want to speak, worship, associate, love the way they choose."
Launching the State Department's annual human-rights report, Secretary Clinton said 21st Century human rights means having the same rights on-line as off. They are not only a question of civil and political liberties, she says, but the fundamental question of whether people everywhere have the chance to make the most of their potential.
"There is a lot of work that remains to be done. In too many places, governments continue to stifle their own people's aspirations. And in some places, like Syria, it is not just an assault on freedom of expression or freedom of association, but an assault on the very lives of citizens," noted Clinton. "The Assad regime's brutality against its own people must and will end because Syrians know they deserve a better future.
Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor Michael Posner says there were many encouraging developments in 2011; in Zambia and Tunisia there were free elections, in Colombia where he says the government continues to work toward improving justice in human-rights cases, and in Burma.
"Much more needs to be done including releasing all remaining political prisoners, working to end violence against ethnic minorities," said Posner. "But we will continue to encourage that government to keep making progress on those issues in the coming year."
In China, Posner says U.S. officials are closely monitoring what is happening to family members and friends who helped dissident Chen Guangcheng escape house arrest. "In the last several years, there has been a closing of space for human rights lawyers and activists in China. Those are things of concern," he said.
The human-rights report says freedoms of expression, assembly, and association in China have deteriorated with authorities in Beijing resorting to extralegal measures to silence political activists.
Globally, the report says there has been an increase in anti-Semitism and continued persecution of other religious minorities including Ahmadis, Baha’is, Tibetan Buddhists, Christians, and Jews as well as abuse, discrimination, and violence against members of racial and ethnic minorities; people with disabilities; and lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender people
Burma's pro-democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi will give a historic speech to both houses of Britain's parliament next month when she makes her first trip outside the country in 24 years.
British Prime Minister David Cameron invited the Nobel Peace Prize winner to come to Britain when he visited her in Burma in April.
Aung San Suu Kyi has been given the rare honor of addressing the joint houses of Britain's parliament, even though she is not a head of state.
She is scheduled to begin her week-long stay in Britain on June 18. She is also expected to visit Norway.
She lived for years in Britain with her husband, now deceased, and their two sons, until returning to her homeland in 1988, when she was required to turn in her passport. She has not traveled outside Burma since then, fearing the military junta that held on to power until 2011 would not permit her to return.
Her European journey follows months of dramatic change in Burma, including a historic election in April that won her a seat in a parliament that replaces nearly five decades of oppressive military rule.
On Thursday, U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced the suspension of economic sanctions against Burma, which have banned U.S. investment in the country for the last 15 years. Clinton also announced that Derek Mitchell, the State Department's special representative to Burma, will be nominated as U.S. ambassador to the country.
Egyptian protesters chant anti-ruling military council slogans during a rally demanding the release of fellow activists, detained during the army operation that dispersed a protest in front of the Ministry of Defense, in Cairo, Egypt May 6, 2012.
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An international human rights group has accused Egypt's military of beating and torturing protesters arrested during a huge rally near the Defense Ministry in Cairo earlier this month.
The New York-based Human Rights Watch said Saturday soldiers fired tear gas and water cannon at thousands of demonstrators demanding an immediate end to military rule and arrested some 350 people as part of its crackdown on the protests.
Joe Stork, deputy Middle East and North Africa director for the group, said "the brutal beating of both men and women protesters shows that military officers have no sense of limits on what they can do."
The three days of street clashes outside the defense ministry building began on May 2 and came two days after fighting in Cairo left at least 11 people dead and more than 100 others wounded. The violence prompted the top two Islamist candidates for the presidency to suspend their campaigns.
Egypt's presidential elections are scheduled for May 23 - 24.
The military council took over after the ouster of longtime autocratic President Hosni Mubarak in February 2011. The council has promised a democratic transition and transfer of power to an elected president by July 1.
But Egypt's generals have faced strong domestic criticism for their handling of that process, which has been plagued by periodic eruptions of deadly violence, often surrounding anti-government protests in major cities.
Groupe des droits de Accuse militaire égyptienne de la torture
Égyptiennes manifestants scandent des slogans anti-pouvoir du conseil militaire au cours d'un rassemblement réclamant la libération de camarades militants, arrêtés au cours de l'opération de l'armée qui a dispersé une manifestation devant le ministère de la Défense, au Caire, en Égypte le 6 mai 2012.
TAILLE DU TEXTE VOA Nouvelles 19 mai 2012 Un groupe international de droits de l'homme a accusé l'Egypte militaire de battre et torturer les manifestants arrêtés lors d'un rassemblement énorme à proximité du ministère de la Défense au Caire plus tôt ce mois-ci.
Le basée à New York Human Rights Watch a déclaré samedi soldats ont tiré des gazlacrymogènes et des canons à eau à des milliers de manifestants demandent la finimmédiate du régime militaire et ont arrêté quelque 350 personnes dans le cadre de sarépression des manifestations.
Joe Stork, directeur adjoint du Moyen-Orient et Afrique du Nord pour le groupe, a déclaré: «le passage à tabac des hommes et des femmes montre que les manifestantsofficiers militaires n'ont aucun sens des limites sur ce qu'ils peuvent faire."
Les trois jours de combats de rue devant le bâtiment ministère de la Défense a commencé le 2 mai et intervient deux jours après les combats dans le Caire a fait au moins 11 morts et plus de 100 autres blessés. La violence a incité les deux premiers candidats islamistes pour la présidence de suspendre leurs campagnes.
Élections présidentielles de l'Egypte sont prévues pour le 23 mai - 24.
Le conseil militaire a repris après l'éviction de longue date autocratique du président Hosni Moubarak en Février 2011. Le conseil a promis une transition démocratique et le transfert du pouvoir à un président élu par le Juillet 1.
Mais les généraux de l'Egypte ont fait face à de vives critiques pour leur gestion internede ce processus, qui a été en proie à des éruptions périodiques de violence meurtrière,qui entourent souvent protestations anti-gouvernementales dans les grandes villes.
Last update 19/05/2012 08:00:00 AM (GMT+7) Vietnam-Laos special friendship VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnam-Laos friendship is proven very clearly at the Prince Souphanouvong (late Lao President) Museum in Vientiane, Laos. a
President Ho Chi Minh took photo with Ms. Ky Nam and her children.
The most respected memories of late President, Prince Souphanouvong are related to President Ho Chi Minh and Vietnam. The first photo that Prince Souphanouvong taken with President Ho Chi Minh is placed next to pictures of the prince’s family.
That is the picture which was shot on September 4, 1945. After the August Revolution, Prince Souphanouvong was a bridge-road engineer and was working in Vietnam’s Vinh City when he was requested by his brother to come back home to take care state affairs.
According to Mr. To Huy Rua, head of the Central Party Organization Committee, President Ho Chi Minh invited Prince Souphanouvong to Hanoi to discuss alliance between Vietnam and Laos.
That historical meeting was the turning point in the history of Vietnam-Laos relationships. Prince Souphanouvong joined the Indochina Communist Party and began his revolutionary career.
According to the museum’s guide, in that meeting, President Ho Chi Minh and Prince Souphanouvong agreed with each other about many important issues related to the two countries. President Ho invited the prince and his wife, Ms. Nguyen Thi Ky Nam, a Vietnamese, to have meal with him.
The meal only had fish, salted shredded meat and boiled spinach with soybean jam. Perhaps after this meeting, Prince Souphanouvong turned from a prince, a patriotic intellectual into a revolutionist and then a communist.
Four years later, in 1949, Prince Souphanouvong returned to Vietnam to see President Ho in Tuyen Quang province.
The museum used to be the house of Prince Souphanouvong. On the second floor, there is a small living room and two workrooms of the princess and his wife.
The workroom of Prince Souphanouvong is simply decorated, with a rattan-made table and chairs, some bookcase and a cabinet. On the cabinet top is the portrait of President Ho, a censor and a pair of candlesticks.
The workroom of Ms. Ky Nam is simpler. On her bookcase is a small statue of Trung sisters, Vietnamese heroines.
Many photos featuring Prince Souphanouvong or his family with President Ho and Vietnamese leaders like Ton Duc Thang, Le Duan, Pham Van Dong and Vo Nguyen Giap.
In a visit to Ms. Thongvin, the wife of former Lao President Kayson Phomvihan, together with a delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, I saw a photo of Mr. Kayson and President Ho in her living room.
Prince Souphanouvong and his Vietnamese wife, Ms. Ky Nam.
Ms. Thongvin, over 80, who was the first secretary of the Lao Democratic Youth Union, said: “I’m very happy to see the two Youth Unions are side by side to build the two countries. You must maintain and follow the tradition of the special relations between Vietnam and Laos, remember!”
General Saman Vignaket, former Politburo member and former Chair of Laos National Assembly, told Mr. Nguyen Dac Vinh, the first secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union and his Lao counterpart Vilayvong Bouddakham and the Vietnamese delegation: “In the 70s-80s, I went to Hanoi to meet with Mr. Pham Van Dong; he told me: ‘Comrade Saman, our generation is about to see President Ho. We have to educate the young generation to urge them to pursue our revolutionary cause and the special solidarity between the two countries’. I met Mr. Vo Nguyen Giap and he also told me like that.”
“The solidarity between Vietnam and Laos is the one in this world. Prince Souphanouvong said: we have many strategic friends but nobody is better than the friend who fights in the same trench with us. There are many relations but the relations between Vietnam and Laos is always more special than others because we share the same trench,” he added.
General Saman Vignaket is called the ideologist of the Lao People’s Revolutionary Party. He was born in Thailand and worked for a Vietnamese family in Thailand when he as a boy. This family adopted him and gave him a Vietnamese name “Duc”. He joined the army led by Kayson Phomvihan. Laos-Vietnam families Thanks to the deep affection between the two countries, many Lao and Vietnamese become husband and wife. Prince Souphanouvong and his wife, Ms. Ky Nam is an example.
At the Souphanouvong Museum in Vientiane, there is a photo of a young and beautiful couple, with captions in Lao and English: “Prince Souphanouvong and Ms. Nguyen Thi Ky Nam in their wedding in Nha Trang, January 19, 1938.”
At the age of 11, prince Souphanouvong was sent to Hanoi to study at the Albert Sarraut School. After that, he went to France to study at the Paris Civil Engineering University. He was the first civil engineer in Indochina.
Returning to Indochina, prince Souphanouvong worked in central Vietnam, at important positions like the chief architect of Nha Trang, chief technician of the civil engineering department of central Vietnam. He designed and observed the construction of many irrigation works in Vietnam. Seven of them are still used today.
Ms. Ngoc Anh.
Phan Thiet water tower, designed by the prince, is praised by experts as a beautiful and the most unique water tower in Vietnam. It has become an official symbol of the central province of Binh Thuan.
He also built Yen Xuan Bridge across the Ca River, Do Luong, Thanh Chuong and Bai Thuong dams in central Vietnam. Bai Thuong dam, which is 160m long, 23.5m high, supplies water for more than 50,000 hectares of fields. It used to be a tourist attraction and was printed on stamps.
Working in Vietnam, the prince got married with Ms. Ky Nam, a girl from central Vietnam. Someone said that Ms. Ky Nam is a cousin of Vietnam’s last King Bao Dai.
When the prince was appointed as the chief architect of Nha Trang, he hired a hotel room in Nha Trang, where he met with Ms. Ky Nam, a schoolgirl of Dong Khanh High School in Hue city, who returned home during a summer vacation.
The same year, Ms. Ky Nam was crowned Miss Central Vietnam. They got married on January 19, 1938. Their honeymoon was a trip along rivers in central Vietnam.
Ms. Ky Nam had a Lao name – Viengkham. She became the deputy director of the Lao Institute for Social Sciences.
There is a photo of the couple, taken in 1972. They still looked young and happy like in the wedding photo they took 34 years ago. They had 10 children, including eight sons and two daughters. There is also a picture featuring Ms. Ky Nam, her children, with President Ho.
During the visit of the delegation of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union to Laos, we met with Dr. Kongkeo Xaysongkham, Vice Party Secretary and Chair of Bolikhamxay province. We paid a visit to his home on the way to Vientiane.
Dr. Kongkeo’s wife is Ms. Ngoc Anh, a Hanoian. Ngoc Anh felt in love with Kongkeo, a Lao student at the Hanoi Transport University, and then they got married. (Dr. Khampha Phimason, who studied at the National Economics University in Hanoi also got married with a Hanoi girl. This is also similar to many other Lao-Vietnam families).
Asking Ms. Ngoc Anh about their love story, she only smiled and said perhaps it was their destiny. Several days later, some people in Vientiane, who knew clearly about the couple, said that Mr. Kongkeo attended a wedding near Ngoc Anh’s home and their love was at the first sight. They now have two children, a son and a daughter.
Receiving Vietnamese newspapers as gifts from the first secretary of the Ho Chi Minh Youth Union, Ms. Ngoc Anh said that these were valuable spiritual gifts and added that her children can speak Vietnamese fluently.
“They were born in Vietnam but study in Laos. During summer, I sent them to their grandparents in Vietnam to study Vietnamese,” she said. Vietnam-Laos friendship keeps growing The deep-rooted sentiments between the two nations have been developed. This year – 2012 – is considered as the Friendship and Solidarity Year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Vietnam and Laos. The two countries recently revealed the cooperation plan in 2012.
Both sides agreed to popularize a project on the history of special Vietnam-Laos ties and the Vietnam-Laos combat alliance and continue to gather more evidence to complete the project.
The two countries will increase the exchange of information and implement commitments within the multilateral cooperation framework, including ASEAN, the Greater Mekong Sub-Region (GMS) and the East West Economic Corridor (EWEC).
They will examine Vietnamese-funded projects in Laos and sign a new investment protection and encouragement agreement to replace the 1996 agreement.
Both sides agreed to hold groundbreaking and inauguration ceremonies of major joint cooperation projects invested by Vietnamese businesses to celebrate key anniversaries in 2012.
They will effectively implement their trade development scheme for 2008-2015 to raise two-way trade to US$2 billion by 2015. They will complete the formulation of the Vietnam-Laos border trade development master plan and coordinate with Cambodia to soon sign the tripartite road transport agreement.
At the session, both hosts and guests shared the view that in 2011, Vietnam and Laos boosted cooperation in education and training, closely coordinated at multilateral forums and reached high consensus on international and regional issues.
The two countries closely coordinated in implementing Vietnamese-funded projects in Laos and increased the exchange of experiences in culture, sports, museums and other fields.
By the end of March, Vietnamese enterprises had had 212 investment projects worth nearly US $3.5 billion in Laos, mostly in hydroelectricity, mining, agriculture and forestry.
Mr. Tran Bac Ha, Chairman of the Association of Vietnamese Investors in Laos (AVIL), said that Vietnamese investment in Laos has increased in both project number and capital in recent years.
In 2011, Vietnam had 15 investment projects worth nearly US$500 million licensed in Laos. Now, Vietnamese-invested projects are implemented in 16 out of 17 Lao provinces.
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