With dismay, the Cambodian Human Rights Committee (CHRC) has turned down a baseless report by six civil society organisations saying that the democracy in Cambodia has been deteriorating.

Senior Minister H.E. Keo Remy, CHRC President, dismissed the ill-willed claim in a press conference on Dec. 22 to counter the misleading report among the media and the public at the CHRC headquarters.

The response followed the submission of the misleading report by the six organisations to the U.S., European, Canadian, Australian, New Zealand, British, and Japanese parliaments.

According to the senior minister, the report mainly focused on outdated information about the court-dissolved Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP), the Candlelight Party, and the opposition activists who were arrested for violating the law.

The CHRC is handy with all the first-hand facts and evidence and will submit clarification to the seven parliaments that have received the report.

The six politicised organisations that composed the report o
n the selected facts include the ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights, the Asia Democracy Network, the Asian Forum for Human Rights and Development, the Asian Network for Free Elections, the World Alliance for Citizen Participation, and the Human Rights Watch.
Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

MANILA: Three weather systems will cause rains across Luzon on Friday, the weather bureau said.

Scattered rain showers and thunderstorms are forecast over mainland Cagayan, Isabela, Aurora, Quezon, Camarines Norte, and Kalayaan Islands due to the shear line and the trough of a low-pressure area, according to the 5 a.m. weather bulletin of the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA).

Rains caused by the northeast monsoon will be experienced over the Cordillera region, the rest of Cagayan Valley, and the provinces of Ilocos Norte, Ilocos Sur, Rizal, and Laguna.

Moderate to heavy rains in those areas may result in flash floods or landslides.

PAGASA, meanwhile, said the northeast monsoon would also cause isolated light rains over Metro Manila, the rest of the Ilocos region, the rest of Central Luzon, and the rest of Calabarzon.

Isolated rain showers due to localized thunderstorms will prevail over the rest of the country.

Strong winds and rough seas are forecast
over Northern Luzon and the eastern sections of Central and Southern Luzon.

On the other hand, the rest of Luzon, and the eastern sections of the Visayas and Mindanao will have moderate to strong winds and moderate to rough seas.

Elsewhere, winds will be light to moderate with slight to moderate seas, PAGASA said.
Source: Philippines News Agency