Translated from French by Luc SârFrom
Norodom Sihanouk
Beijing, PRC, March 7, 2007
At 9:45 PM
At 9:45 PM
1- I just receive an e-mail from a Compatriot living in France, informing me that anti-Sihanouk people had lately sent him e-mails telling him that the King (N Sihanouk) “does not want intellectuals in his Kingdom because he wanted to remain the most intelligent one. Nobody has the right to look at the face of the King, otherwise one is sentenced to be beheaded, etc…” (sic!!).
2- H.E. Keat Chhon, H.E. Vann Molyvann [both] in Cambodia, and H.E. Thiounn Prasith in France are my witnesses to present to everybody, most of all to the young Khmer generation, the truth about my continual efforts devoted to the People, and to the Khmer Youth regarding their education, in particular.
3- Being a very young King of Cambodia, I received in 1942, from the French Protectorate money to build a royal villa in Bokor (mountain); without hesitation, I used this entire sum of money to build the Kompong Cham high school.
4- The royal budget, under my first reign, never ceased sending Khmer students to Vietnam and most of all to France (in the best French universities, in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, etc…).
5- Once they return back to Cambodia, the graduates from renown French universities were nominated by me to be department directors, under-secretaries of state, secretaries of state, vice-ministers, ministers, and state ministers.
6- Along with H.E. Prime Minister Chhean Vam, King N. Sihanouk (1st reign) was the initiator of the building, at the Cité Universitiare de Paris, of the “Maison du Cambodge” for Khmer students and interns (as well as for a number of other students from friendly countries, in conformance to the rules in place set by the Cité Universitaire).
7- The contributions of the SRN in the National Education Field:
Elementary schools: 2,731 (1955), 5,857 (1968)
Students: 311,000 (1955), 1,025,000 (1968)
Junior High Schools and High Schools: 12 (1955), 180 (1968)
Students: 5,300 (1955), 117,000 (1968)
Universities: 0 (1955), 9 (1968)
Faculties: 2 (1955), 48 (1968)
Students: 347 (1955), 10,800 (1968)
Schools and Technical Colleges: 5 (1955), 99 (1968)
Students: 334 (1955), 7,400 (1968)
8- Unending continuation of constructions at my cost (since 1993), during my second reign, up to now (2007) and until my death, of schools (elementary and secondary schools).
9- I have no need to reply to the 2nd accusation and calumny: “…no right to look at the face of the King; if one dare look at it, one will be punished: one will be beheaded.”
Our respected and beloved People was, is, and will always be ready to testify not only in my favor but also in favor of all our successive Kings, including our Kings during the era of the absolute monarchy.
(Signed) Norodom Sihanouk
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Notes:
Maison du Cambodge: Residential building for university students in Paris France, built by Cambodia.
Cité Universitaire de Paris: Paris residential building complex for university students located in the south of Paris.
2- H.E. Keat Chhon, H.E. Vann Molyvann [both] in Cambodia, and H.E. Thiounn Prasith in France are my witnesses to present to everybody, most of all to the young Khmer generation, the truth about my continual efforts devoted to the People, and to the Khmer Youth regarding their education, in particular.
3- Being a very young King of Cambodia, I received in 1942, from the French Protectorate money to build a royal villa in Bokor (mountain); without hesitation, I used this entire sum of money to build the Kompong Cham high school.
4- The royal budget, under my first reign, never ceased sending Khmer students to Vietnam and most of all to France (in the best French universities, in Paris, Bordeaux, Lyon, etc…).
5- Once they return back to Cambodia, the graduates from renown French universities were nominated by me to be department directors, under-secretaries of state, secretaries of state, vice-ministers, ministers, and state ministers.
6- Along with H.E. Prime Minister Chhean Vam, King N. Sihanouk (1st reign) was the initiator of the building, at the Cité Universitiare de Paris, of the “Maison du Cambodge” for Khmer students and interns (as well as for a number of other students from friendly countries, in conformance to the rules in place set by the Cité Universitaire).
7- The contributions of the SRN in the National Education Field:
Elementary schools: 2,731 (1955), 5,857 (1968)
Students: 311,000 (1955), 1,025,000 (1968)
Junior High Schools and High Schools: 12 (1955), 180 (1968)
Students: 5,300 (1955), 117,000 (1968)
Universities: 0 (1955), 9 (1968)
Faculties: 2 (1955), 48 (1968)
Students: 347 (1955), 10,800 (1968)
Schools and Technical Colleges: 5 (1955), 99 (1968)
Students: 334 (1955), 7,400 (1968)
8- Unending continuation of constructions at my cost (since 1993), during my second reign, up to now (2007) and until my death, of schools (elementary and secondary schools).
9- I have no need to reply to the 2nd accusation and calumny: “…no right to look at the face of the King; if one dare look at it, one will be punished: one will be beheaded.”
Our respected and beloved People was, is, and will always be ready to testify not only in my favor but also in favor of all our successive Kings, including our Kings during the era of the absolute monarchy.
(Signed) Norodom Sihanouk
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Notes:
Maison du Cambodge: Residential building for university students in Paris France, built by Cambodia.
Cité Universitaire de Paris: Paris residential building complex for university students located in the south of Paris.
21 comments:
Cheyo Samdech EUY, kaun chau support and follow SAMDECH EUY until you run out of monies....
Sihanouk was a jealous King....
He didn't like to see someone was well off than him ...then he passed a word to one of his ex miniter who owned a Luxury
convertible car.The ex minister wouldn't dare to use it and keep it in his garage until the King was out from Power in 1970.
How much money did he use to print his Material-Sangkum Reatr Nyum to cover its demagogy....and also his clumsy films to compete with Holywood movies?
David Chandler book :" Sihanouk saw Cambodia's educated elite as his enemies."
He had given order to Lon Nol to demonstrate against the Yietcong's army camp inside Cambodia where once he allowed them to stay.
Lon Nol did with the order from the King
....Sihanouk had jumped to Yietcong side by associate with the Monster Khmer Rouges.
At the end of Vietnam war ,our Great-King+ Chen+Yuon+ KR had killed 2 million Khmer-Innocents whom were accused as the Traitors of Nation....And himself became the Great-King & Great Khmer-Hero !
Conkaktulation,Xihanuk !
F*cken stupid king, did you know how many people killed under yur hand. and you said you spend all those money to build school. What about money you rip off from cambodian people. what about now, you ediot king, why don't you die already, old fag
Khmer-People've been living in its huts...and Khmer-King lived in the Palace.
Khmer-People paid the King to do the job to protect Cambodia & its People....but he failed them by selling Cambodia to Yuon-Hanoi.
One simple question to ask,without Khmer's sweat & Blood how could the whole of the royal families & king himself could comfortably live in Cambodia ?
In the Western world people vote to elect the Leader to serve them...not to rules them.
But in Cambodia Khmer-Leaders never serve its people; they rule & reign over Khmer-People ...cuz they think Cambodia & is people whom are belong to them.
They rule them as their families business.
Xihanouk,
You still claimed you're an educated one. You're a dumb MF...
Spending a lump sum of money, you think people should thank you. Come on, you must be an idiot. What about the opearational budgets for a school? What cash flow does that school have? I knew you have investment for yourself, but not for ordinary Khmers.
Your Lineage are the worse in the eyes of many Khmer generation. YOU ARE ONE OF THE 4 HORSEMEN. YOU ARE THE SYMBOL OF DESPAIR AND DESTRUCTION. YOU ARE THE MURDERER OF KHMER COUNTRYMEN.
LOOK AT THAILAND, THEY HAVE A KING THAT PEOPLE LOVE BECAUSE HE WORKS FOR THE PEOPLE. DO YOU UNDERSTAND THAT YOU WET BAG?
Dear compatriots,
It is your prerogative to express your believe and your opinion. It is just that believe and opinion. Please remember that whatever you said, you only know it vicariously. Most of you already made up your mind and completely ignore the facts. Only those who have personally involved in politics and policy making decisions know how hard it is to govern a county. Some time options just are not for you pick and choose.
Some of you resort to use profanity to express your frustration. I am glad you let it out. I hope your parents are proud for raising such wonderful children with excellent manner. What you have expressed publicly reveals a great deal about the level of education and the kind of thinking you have.
While you criticized the King, I cannot imagine what would happen to Cambodia if one of you were to become the leader of the county. Your probably perform much worst than the Khmer Rouge. That is just my opinion.
If you ignore facts and resort to just hearsays, you are not engage in a dialogue of civilized political discussion. You simply gossip politics.
You might shoot me when I say this, please don't! I am definitely not a royal protector!
Enough is enough about royal bashings.
My advice to the today King and future King, please be like Thai King. Intervene when it is in the interest of Khmer nation, else stay out of nation's politics. Please stay home and watch the Khmer nation, stop go to China. If you have to die, die in Khmerland and be a role model.
To the opponents of the Khmer royal family, please forgive and reconcile. Yes it was a mess done by the past King(s), Sihanouk included.
If one abolish what is part of heritage, which can be dangerous. Remember also communists never like Monarchy. Hun Sen did not want Monarchy, and he never will. Currently Hun Sen and CPPs use Sihamoni as a rubber-stamp only. Today Hen Sen is puppet of Yuon, and Sihamoni is puppet of Hun Sen.
Let's make history be history and let's ensure that Khmer history cannot be repeated.
Let's build the nation together, and stop the tearings and infighting among Khmers. Let's fight the real enemies: Yuon,Thai, etc. and start rebuild our Khmer nation.
I am sicken and tired to hear this Luong Chamkuot talked flip flop LOp , Lop flip flop
Reader @ 12.01 writes:
"Let's build the nation together, and stop the tearings and infighting among Khmers. Let's fight the real enemies: Yuon,Thai, etc. and start rebuild our Khmer nation."
In 2007 the world has changed a lot. Most of the countries, esp. in Europe, understand that they have to work together to make progress.
Unfortunately, Cambodia is one of the only countries in the world that keeps blaming its neighbours for everything that goes wrong.
Sometimes I wonder why Cambodians keep thinking like that. Because Cambodian politicians want to hide their corruption, their land grabbing, or the fast growing gap between (very) rich and (very) poor ?
There is NO straight arrow in politics. The King has been placed in uncomfortable situations that he must decide in order determine what he "thinks" is best for Cambodia.
He is only human, and his politics is not perfect. As a result, he made bad and good decisions. I don't think people shold over emphasized strict political view. If you think that the king purposely massacre his own people, then you are either an extremist with one point of view, or a fool. Politics is much more complex than visual heresay.
Thanks you somdech euy for been a top khmer rouge in the 70th, and agreed to let 5 divisions of north vietnameass killers to slaughter your own countrymen just to revenge......you deserved an academy award for screw up Cambodia big time.....
12:37 AM
all i know that old man can't lead cambodia to anywhere now. he is been a pain in all khmer people chest. he live too long and punish us too much. he only do and say thing to give beenfi to the yuon and its dogs.
go to hell old man.
Anon 11:46PM.
So, the big picture i painted for you is you have a heart for Xihuanouk. Most importantly, your arrogant remarks doesn't help us either. My parents swallow its sink, hook, and line whatever ah Norodom fed to them. My parents refused to accept the facts because he's "the king". Well. I have some education here in the State of WI.
I now know the Dog tricks. I judged and cannot forget or forgive the Shit-hanouk for saving his own skin for what he had Created. Enlightened me a bit if you can recall any events that Shit-hanouk do anything for "country" and not for himself.
If the Younger generation be the Leader of the country, I believe we will better off because we would not exchange Khmer Cultural Heritage for a woman. FAULTY THY NAME IS NORODOM, SISOWATH, AND AUNG!
11:46PM, GO & WAIT UNDER THE OUTHOUSE & WIPE THE ASSES.
Poster 1:01 AM
Sorry to bust your bubble, I think your painting is almost right. But as you know almost does not count. Have you ever seen the kind of painting that looks flat? Do you know why? The reason is the artist who painted the picture does not understand perspective. No matter what brilliant colors you used to paint the picture, without perspective the painting is flat and shallow.
Please practice handling the brush while you are at outhouse. And perhaps, you can do it yourself.
I disagee with 11:46,
Politics looks like Theater, as Cambodia has a lot of politicians(Politics Businessmen), but we still have some of Real politicians, expetienced in real way/situation nad theory...
Kampot
If I do not confuse, Thai Kings have been trying their best to avoid their country from any kind of agressors, colonies/French, Japan, US, Portugual, spain, or china...for hundreds yrs..
These are Great Kings
Kampot
You said you have build school and so on... Did you use your own pocket money? or you used Khmer taxpayer money(Statmoney)?
Yes OK, our EX Preah Mohaksatr supported Keat Chhon, Houn Prasith ..., Khieu Samphan who are Khmere Rouges and who then supported his regime other than other intectuals of independaemt mind ''This imply that he is KR too
In the past we had many skillful intectuals ... not only those guys...
Dear Compatriots,
Can you tell me WHO Killed Mr. Euv Keus Leader of Democrat Party in 1950s, who killed Sam Sary, Preap In, Chao Bory ?? and others....
were they intellectuals or not??,
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