Sunday, June 04, 2006

Remembering the loss of Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam

Buddhist monk looks out from under a banner during a ceremony, to mark the 57th anniversary of the French colonial agreement formally recognising the 'Kampuchea Krom' territory (now the Mekong Delta region) as part of Vietnam since 1949, in Phnom Penh June 4, 2006. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Buddhist monks pray during a ceremony, to mark the 57th anniversary of the French colonial agreement formally recognising the 'Kampuchea Krom' territory (now the Mekong Delta region) as part of Vietnam since 1949, in Phnom Penh June 4, 2006. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Buddhist monks attend a ceremony, to mark the 57th anniversary of the French colonial agreement formally recognising the 'Kampuchea Krom' territory (now the Mekong Delta region) as part of Vietnam since 1949, in Phnom Penh June 4, 2006. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

A Buddhist monk looks on during a ceremony, to mark the 57th anniversary of the French colonial agreement formally recognising the 'Kampuchea Krom' territory (now the Mekong Delta region) as part of Vietnam since 1949, in Phnom Penh June 4, 2006. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

4 comments:

Anonymous said...

Even after the border markers are planted along Cambodian -Vietname border, It is only a pipe dream for the Vietcong to have peace with Cambodia. There are some underline issues that can never go away. The Khmer Krom issue is one of them. It take two people to have peace but the Vietcong only want peace by themselves.

These Vietcong are very obnoxious, arrogant, and bully!

Anonymous said...

I think, Vietcong also worry about khmer krom, there are many way to do to get back our land, but unless we can pull the CCP to the hell. Whenever CPP collapes, the khmer krom would be lighter. You know VN politic, they are keeping the pupet CPP for that purpose only, they know truely the nature of khmer people, we are nationalist that why VN tries to confusion us by making our state to be messy and unlivable, but fortunately, we have many nationalist people.

I still hope, one day, the history will repeat again just like during the reign of the king Jayavarman II, he freed khmer from Chvear.

God blesses innocent khmer, and god damn the land swallower link VN and thai.

Anonymous said...

Mr editor, where is the contents for this story?

It was a mourning day for all the KhmerKrom peole. I've heard the suffering stories from the Khmer people who have parents or grand parents lived through the 40s in KampucheaKrom, they told how the VietMinh (aka VietCong today) mass murdered the Khmer people in isolated country communities. Millions of the remainders/survivers were displaced from their own land in order to save their lives.

Let us never forget the centuries suffering of millions of the KhmerKrom people in the hand of many Vietnamese rulers. So, don't miss the chance and listen to some one who lived through these peroid, and dont forget to tell your childrens and their childrens.

Khmer people, wipe your tears and stand up for your rights. Do it today, in whichever way you can. None-violence of course.

Anonymous said...

I agree with this universary, and please you tell Khiev Kanharith do not wrry about the khmer people in Kampuchea krom because he just a new generation so he never know about Khmer Krom's history