Added: Jul 26, 2008

From: AlJazeeraEnglish

Duration: 3:20

Cambodians head to the polls this weekend, however, Human Rights Watch says conditions are not in place for free and fair elections.Hun Sen, Cambodia's prime minister, is widely expected to retain power. But the watchdog group says his party's grip on the media, and use of harrassment and intimidation undermine the credibility of the poll.Nationalist sentiment is running high over a border dispute with Thailand. However, many Cambodians also want to see an end to rampant corruption and solutions to rising living costs.Eleven parties are competing, including the new "Human Rights Party".Hun Sen's Cambodian People's Party (CPP) continues to dominate. He has effectively been in power since the fall of the Khmer Rouge in 1979. But many of Cambodia's younger voters may be looking for a change of rule, as Al Jazeera's Marga Ortigas reports from Phnom Penh.

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Steadno Says:

Jul 26, 2008 - "Cover the government favorably" sigh...sounds like fixed news!

veashna05 Says:

Jul 27, 2008 - Fuck you LUU MENG ! you mother fucker .. i hope no one go to eat at your restaurance any more. i ask all cambodian people don't go to eat at LUU MENG restaurance . FUCK YOUR MOTHER LUU MENG

stocktrak11 Says:

Jul 28, 2008 - lol i second this..

veashna05 Says:

Jul 28, 2008 - I just resporn to Mr.LUU MENG Thanks for shar your video ( Luu Meng he just care his business only ) i wish one day i'll face to face with him ...

KhmerTruth Says:

Jul 29, 2008 - Stop being a dumb fuck, dude. Just because he thinks differently from you, you call him out? And you call for freedom of expression? lol Practice what you preach. Stop contradicting yourself. And yes I'm going to eat at his restaurant. What are you gonna do about it? Nothing!

tumtumly Says:

Jul 29, 2008 - khmer krom pride

MasterFu Says:

Jul 29, 2008 - can Sam Rainsy kanak pak get a better name then use his own name? if stand for people should name something that relate to people, just curious.

ysssuhi Says:

Aug 2, 2008 - WORD.

heeeeeelloooooo Says:

Aug 8, 2008 - haha i saw a hummer in a bunch of scooter

KhmerSerey1 Says:

Aug 21, 2008 - The killingfield and the death of nearly three millions never happened,by you supporting hun sen cpp.

jackmol Says:

Aug 31, 2008 - Unrealistic promises. Sam Rainsy is a madman who obsesses over power he's no different from other politicians. I Can't stand this ignorant irrogant lunatic.

jackmol Says:

Aug 31, 2008 - free healthcare,... according to Sam rainsy,.. what a promise,... this guy can't be trusted,..if he won,... he will run the country to the ground

KhmerSerey1 Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - What's wrong with free healthcare ? it's beautiful just to think about it,god know the Cambodian can use it,not everyone have the kind of money the cpp members have,the khmer are in pain,we're suffering,we're in pain,we're sick,we're tired,we're hurt,we're traumatize and we're dying,what's wrong with free healthcare ? even the thought of it is a beautiful gesture,give the man a chance,assumption is the mother of all fuck up,in japan healthcare is dirt cheap,the Cambodian can enjoy the same.

KhmerSerey1 Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - I'm all for Sam Rainsy,we cannot rely on the opinions of a few idiot fools like you,what is wrong with a man desire to heal his people and his nation for free,if hun sen couldn't keep the khmer happy,i suggest he step aside ? let a better man take over,no motherfucker should run the country his whole damn life,it's dictatorship at it's purest form.the khmer want new elected leader every 4 or 5 years,fair and just election.

KhmerSerey1 Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - Polpot and the khmer rouge which hun sen was apart of,now that's the motherfcukers that's going to run you and the counrty into the ground literally,nearly two million into the ground,in mass grave and more death and mortality in years to come i'm sure of it,i'm sure of this,if hun sen continue to stay in power,this is history facts,we got piles and piles of bone to prove it.sam rainsy is good,hun sen is bad.

KhmerSerey1 Says:

Sep 11, 2008 - War kill the khmer,free healthcare will heal the khmer you dumb fucks,keep sht simple man,don't complicate things so much.

pajeroz Says:

Sep 14, 2008 - KhmerSerey1 I don't know if you already know this and choose to be ignorant, but Hun Sen was a low rank soldier who followed orders just like other hundreds of thousands of other Khmer Rough Soldiers. Therefore it's not relevant to call him up on this. Rather I think this is just an excuse to accuse him of involvement with Khmer Rouge. This is coward just like how Sam Rainy is.

pajeroz Says:

Sep 14, 2008 - KhmerSerey1 let me get something straight here. Who are you to say for all Khmer people that we're not happy under Hun Sen? Unless u live in Khmer then u're qualified to have any opinion about conditions here. If you're really a Khmer you live in Khmer. U think u know Khmer? U have no idea.

pajeroz Says:

Sep 14, 2008 - patriotic? this man, Sam Rainsy, doesn't even speak Khmer. What a fool!!! Speaking foreign language doesn't make you look cool. And yeah if everything u do is for the people why your party is named after you? So much for democracy LMAO!!!

pajeroz Says:

Sep 14, 2008 - For those who say the election is a fraud please have some evidence to claim your proof. What more proof can one ask for when national and international observers have recognized election result? For all you haterz wake up and accept reality.

bennychan84 Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - KhmerSerey1, i betchu ur mum and dad was part of khmer rouge either foot soldier or farmer and even if they were a big part of it today they would be denying it. most ur comments are bullsh1t. NOONE CAN DO A BETTER JOB THEN HUN SEN IN CAMBODIA. u must be one of them people who goes to cambodia once and think they can run da place better. Sam rainsy is full of sh1t just like KhmerSerey1, show us something u have done to make cambodia better THEN comment on hunsen.

bennychan84 Says:

Sep 24, 2008 - Sam Rainsy at DEY KRAHORM: "Everyone should stay and fight the police!!, fight for your land!! (i wont be staying cos i dont want my ass kicked but ur asses are expendable to make me look good)"Sam Rainsy is all talk!! "JEY-YOR GUNAK-PAK PEJEIR-JUN!!!!"

jackmol Says:

Oct 5, 2008 - first: they said the election is fraud,.. there is no solid evidence,.. second : irregularity of the election doesn't really change the main result of the election,..CPP won the majority,..SRP seriously need to change its leader,..sam rainsy can't do shit,..so much empty promises,.. i remember when he took over the ministry of finance in 1993,..$2000 for a position,..Hun sen maybe is not an ideal leader,..but he is the best among them