By Kaeut Samrech
Moneakseka Khmer
Translated from Khmer and posted online
In the past few days news about the arrest of chief murderer Nuon Chea, former chairman of the Khmer Rouge regime's National Assembly, has overshadowed many other important events in Cambodia, such as the planting of the Cambodian-Vietnamese border markers and the drafting of the anti-corruption law. As a matter of fact, the media have exclusively concentrated their coverage on the arrest of Nuon Chea and his detention at the Khmer Rouge Tribunal [KRT] while hushing up other incidents or paying them scant attention. Even the international observers and diplomats, as well as the nongovernmental organization officials have focused their attention only on the news about Nuon Chea being escorted from Pailin City to the KRT.
Border activists and independent observers recalled that a few months ago the map-confused man, Va Kimhong, publicly claimed that the Cambodian and Vietnamese sides had plans to install more than 100 land border markers before the end of 2007. However, since Va Kimhong made this public declaration the process of planting the border markers between Cambodia and Vietnam has remained secretive. No activities to this effect have been detected. Since 27 September 2006 only four border markers have been planted by the Cambodian-Vietnamese sides at the main border gates where they were officially inaugurated. Besides these four markers, no changes have been noted.
The border activists and independent observers said that at the current rate the planting of 370 markers along the 1,270-km border will never be completed before the end of 2008 as claimed by Va Kimhong, because the planting of the Cambodian-Vietnamese border markers must face many obstacles, especially the difficult terrain such as in Mondul Kiri and Rotanakiri provinces. Therefore, even if the treaty supplemental to the 1985 state border demarcation treaty is implemented, there is no chance the border markers planting will be completed before 2008 as planned.
At the ceremony planting the initial Cambodian-Vietnamese border marker at the Bavet-Moc Bai pass in the morning of 27 September 2006 both the power-addicted man, Prime Minister Hun Sen, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung publicly announced that the two sides would complete the planting of six other main border markers before the end of 2006. Now, at the approach of the end of 2007 the two sides have been able to plant only four markers. Therefore, it is impossible that the 370 markers along the 1,270-km stretch of the common frontier will be planted in time by the end of 2008, only with the exception that the two sides secretly plant the land border markers without letting the national and international circles know about it.
A number of civic organization officials are worried that the Cambodian-Vietnamese sides would surreptitiously plant the land border markers first before they announce the result because the map-confused man, Va Kimhong, used to assert that the Cambodian-Vietnamese border is a bilateral matter. If this incident did happen, criticisms would fly in from all directions even if the Cambodian-Vietnamese sides claimed that they were implementing the treaty supplemental to the 1985 state border demarcation treaty. This is because if the planting of the border markers was done secretly Cambodia would stand to lose much territory.
As for the Cambodian people living along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, such as those in Dong commune, Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province, and in Trapeang Phlong commune, P'nhea Krek district, Kampong Cham province, they want the planting of the Cambodian-Vietnamese border markers to be completed as soon as possible to prevent the Vietnamese from continuing to commit aggression against and encroach on Cambodian territory as they please. Such is the will of the Cambodian people living along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border because they have heard the megalomaniac Hun Sen bragging that the treaty supplemental to the 1985 treaty would be beneficial to Cambodia. For this reason, they want the process of planting the border markers along the Cambodian-Vietnamese land border be completed as soon as possible so that they would know how many square kilometers of territory Cambodia gains from Vietnam, and where.
So far, some of the people who live in Dong commune, Romeas Hek district, have lost their rice fields and crop orchards to the land-grab actions of the Vietnamese. Others cannot enter their ancestral land to grow crops there, because this land is considered part of the White Zone. Therefore, the sooner the planting of the land border markers between Cambodia and Vietnam is completed the better, and if consequently Cambodia gains tens of thousands of square kilometers from Vietnam it will be even better.
Nevertheless, former King Norodom Sihanouk does not recognize the treaty supplemental to the 1985 state border demarcation treaty as he has called it an illegal treaty contrary to the 23 October 1991 Paris peace agreement. As for Sean Pengse, president of the Paris-based Cambodian Border Committee, he has already declared that this supplemental treaty cannot stop Vietnamese aggression, for Cambodia itself has already violated the Paris peace agreement.
The border activists and independent observers are continuing to monitor the process of planting the Cambodian-Vietnamese land border markers very closely, for after the planting of the four main border markers at the border gates it is not yet seen that Cambodia has gained a square inch of territory from Vietnam. On the contrary, it is the Vietnamese authorities who have continued to violate Cambodia's sovereignty with arrogance, such as the cases that took place in the border regions of Rotanakiri and Kampong Cham provinces.
Border activists and independent observers recalled that a few months ago the map-confused man, Va Kimhong, publicly claimed that the Cambodian and Vietnamese sides had plans to install more than 100 land border markers before the end of 2007. However, since Va Kimhong made this public declaration the process of planting the border markers between Cambodia and Vietnam has remained secretive. No activities to this effect have been detected. Since 27 September 2006 only four border markers have been planted by the Cambodian-Vietnamese sides at the main border gates where they were officially inaugurated. Besides these four markers, no changes have been noted.
The border activists and independent observers said that at the current rate the planting of 370 markers along the 1,270-km border will never be completed before the end of 2008 as claimed by Va Kimhong, because the planting of the Cambodian-Vietnamese border markers must face many obstacles, especially the difficult terrain such as in Mondul Kiri and Rotanakiri provinces. Therefore, even if the treaty supplemental to the 1985 state border demarcation treaty is implemented, there is no chance the border markers planting will be completed before 2008 as planned.
At the ceremony planting the initial Cambodian-Vietnamese border marker at the Bavet-Moc Bai pass in the morning of 27 September 2006 both the power-addicted man, Prime Minister Hun Sen, and Vietnamese Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung publicly announced that the two sides would complete the planting of six other main border markers before the end of 2006. Now, at the approach of the end of 2007 the two sides have been able to plant only four markers. Therefore, it is impossible that the 370 markers along the 1,270-km stretch of the common frontier will be planted in time by the end of 2008, only with the exception that the two sides secretly plant the land border markers without letting the national and international circles know about it.
A number of civic organization officials are worried that the Cambodian-Vietnamese sides would surreptitiously plant the land border markers first before they announce the result because the map-confused man, Va Kimhong, used to assert that the Cambodian-Vietnamese border is a bilateral matter. If this incident did happen, criticisms would fly in from all directions even if the Cambodian-Vietnamese sides claimed that they were implementing the treaty supplemental to the 1985 state border demarcation treaty. This is because if the planting of the border markers was done secretly Cambodia would stand to lose much territory.
As for the Cambodian people living along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border, such as those in Dong commune, Romeas Hek district, Svay Rieng province, and in Trapeang Phlong commune, P'nhea Krek district, Kampong Cham province, they want the planting of the Cambodian-Vietnamese border markers to be completed as soon as possible to prevent the Vietnamese from continuing to commit aggression against and encroach on Cambodian territory as they please. Such is the will of the Cambodian people living along the Cambodian-Vietnamese border because they have heard the megalomaniac Hun Sen bragging that the treaty supplemental to the 1985 treaty would be beneficial to Cambodia. For this reason, they want the process of planting the border markers along the Cambodian-Vietnamese land border be completed as soon as possible so that they would know how many square kilometers of territory Cambodia gains from Vietnam, and where.
So far, some of the people who live in Dong commune, Romeas Hek district, have lost their rice fields and crop orchards to the land-grab actions of the Vietnamese. Others cannot enter their ancestral land to grow crops there, because this land is considered part of the White Zone. Therefore, the sooner the planting of the land border markers between Cambodia and Vietnam is completed the better, and if consequently Cambodia gains tens of thousands of square kilometers from Vietnam it will be even better.
Nevertheless, former King Norodom Sihanouk does not recognize the treaty supplemental to the 1985 state border demarcation treaty as he has called it an illegal treaty contrary to the 23 October 1991 Paris peace agreement. As for Sean Pengse, president of the Paris-based Cambodian Border Committee, he has already declared that this supplemental treaty cannot stop Vietnamese aggression, for Cambodia itself has already violated the Paris peace agreement.
The border activists and independent observers are continuing to monitor the process of planting the Cambodian-Vietnamese land border markers very closely, for after the planting of the four main border markers at the border gates it is not yet seen that Cambodia has gained a square inch of territory from Vietnam. On the contrary, it is the Vietnamese authorities who have continued to violate Cambodia's sovereignty with arrogance, such as the cases that took place in the border regions of Rotanakiri and Kampong Cham provinces.
16 comments:
who care about Noun Chea shit?
Who care about border?
who care a bout Shihanouk?
Whocare about Hun Sen, kwack?
We all know that the Youn Vietnamise ( Vietmin) is controlling Cambodia RIGHT NOW!
They distorge (killing) our buddish religion by install the ignorance to be our head of buddish religion!
They install CPP and UNTAC give us(Cambodia) to Shihanouk and CPP are both excommunis shit head!
The Viet systematickly killed ans scared our people both in and outside Cambodia ( exp: Tim Sakhorn's case)
I mean the You, Ah Youn, Vietnames is all over Cambodia they can do any thing in Cambodia and to it people.
They have their people in hight places like aaaaaaaaaaah Hok Landy, Hor Namhong, Keit Chorn. But not enought the Fucking Viet Ah Youn, want people to know that they can take land as rober plantation, take the river, and people to to imprison in Vietnam. They are testing us and the world to see if they can take over Cambodia soon.
I will fight you whent the bom blow shit head Viet and colaborators!
Fuck to every thing if people have no freedom and democracy!
I agreed with you 12:57am.
what the vietnam is doing to cambodia and laos. Is what they are asking for ten folds in return. so when that day come, remember vietcong, vietnam, """" NO MERCEY """"
It is correctly to say that the dream of Ho to unify Indochina is not far from succeeding.
Hun Sen might die if he step down from riding this cruel tiger. That why we suggest him to be courageous if he want his younger children and grand children to be Khmer and live under Khmer dignity.
For Sihanouk, he is no way go any further, when Ho is his close friend, what he should get some gift from Ho is his bitter taste in present low and nonsense political activities.
We are Cambodians have to accept the reality that the present mechanism of so-called Cambodia state is totally anarchy and the whole process and decision making is under foreigner (vn).
If you don't believe, you need to do more research the legitimacy and independence of current Cambodia government.
Many main decisions profiting Cambodia are floating in the air. Those decisions making that are beneficial Cambodia will never be decided...but the only less important decision making can be considered and decided.
So who control this decision making?
For example:
1. Why corruption law is not appreciated to amend by the government?
2. Why immigration law is not well implemented?
3. Why independent judge and national assembly are not implemented?
4. Why government has will only to amend less important laws such as monogamy law, traffic law...etc
Especially it is useless to have border markers without proper implementation of national immigration law.
There are many tricks and secret plans stayed behind Hun Sen government that we can see the grip of Hanoi is continuously influencing since Prey Norkor, Kampuchea krom land, classic Nam Yang of Phnom Penh, and present installing CPP.
Now Cambodian people are happy with peace and economic development because they are traumatized by KR regime and past decades of war, they don't have time to think about the arrogant mechanisms of Indochina Federation led by Hanoi.
Current peace in Cambodia is just a pawn of expansionism win-win strategy and the current security as well as economic development is just the gradual success of the expansionist.
KY
We have known all along the premeditated interference and intervention by the North Viêtnamese
at every stage of the Cambodian drama. We know and We have exsperienced throughout history the consequences of Viêtnamese expansionism and annexationism. We have sufficient proofs of Viêtnamese attempts to create a Confederation of Indochina under Hanoi’s RULE.
What we again know today is that the Viêtnamization of Cambodia has reached an active stage. the Viêtnamese military authorities in Cambodia.......are actively engaged in bringing new Yuon settlers to occupy Cambodia, particularly in the resources rich areas, along the Mekong river around the Tunlé Sap Great Lake, along the khmer border and in the provinces of Mondulkiri, Rattanakiri, Kratié, Kompong Cham, Kandal, Svay Rieng, Prey Veng, Takeo, Kampot......... Although the conservative figure of Viêtnamese nationals being resettled in Cambodia as new “ MASTERS ” of the Khmer Soil has been put at 4,000,000 , we estimate the new Colonizers to number about 4,500,000, excluding the 180,000 Viêtnamese occupation troops, and a few thousand Hanoi Spearhead.
Are we now witnessing a new Conquer in Cambodia?
Dear all
We all to have our territory maintained,knowing that vietnamese's intention of encroaching the border.Concretely the viet has expanded even though there are a lot of observations from international community.
Under the current government,the invasion or absorption of vietnamese is quite obvious.Millions of vietnamese immigrant spread over the country due to intended corrpution of authority and hunger for power of this government,continues to do so for ego,wealth at the risk of our beloved coutry 's destruction.
Cambodians used to have history of revolution,now there is no forest to do so.Apart from massive killing in KR where most of intellectuals also killed,along with khmer nationalists.KOR 5 is also aimed at killing our remained youngs from KR period.So far ,controlling forces and its experts are in place.Current expansion of trade is agreed to where border installation is in the air.
THESE ALL PLANNED BY THE VIET FOR THEIR WIN WIN STRATEGY.
Our king has to excercise his rights to implement our constitution and better government will be elected with close monitor of both,national and international communities.
Khmer soth
And let's us not forget what Ah Sam Rainshit was doing all these times. Certainly, we wasn't pushing for any Anti-Corruption law either.
This is the information age and with all the modern technologies and Cambodian people can't verify their border whether it is violated by the Vietcong government. Tell me! Who is afraid to take the fucken Vietcong government to International Court for violating Cambodian sovereignty? Of course, it is AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave who is so afraid of the fucken Vietcong government!
AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave can act all tough and big but this mother fucker Vietcong slave is living on borrow time and soon death will claimed him and the change in Cambodian politic will force the fucken Vietcong government to face the reality! If one Vietcong man like Uncle Ho has a dream to use Cambodia and Laos as his slave then one Cambodian man could destroy Uncle HO dream! Pol Pot has destroyed Uncle HO dream from taking control over Cambodia and it can be done!
Fear no Vietcong!
Wrong, we just don't want to file a law suit groundlessly at the expense of our poor tax payer money. And we don't abuse people like you do either, fool.
To 11:17AM!
Fuck you Vietcong bitch! Don't abuse people? Monk Tim Sakhorn is a classic example of the Vietcong abusing of Khmer people!
When AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave long gone from Cambodian politic and the Vietcong will have nobody to blame except themselves for bringing the instability and violent upon themselves!
Keep on hallucinating, dude. The truth is Ah Sakhorn born in Vietnam; and that make him 100% Yuon citizen.
Oh well! The Vietcong kept hallucinating again and they think that Khmer Kampuchea Krom land is a Vietcong land!
Monk Tim Sakhorn born in Khmer Kampuchea Krom land and that make him 100% Khmer Kampuchea Krom or Khmer!
The Vietcong will blame and kick themselves in the ass because it is their biggest mistake to make Khmer Kampuchea Krom people as Viet! No Khmer people want to be Viet! Tell me what the benefit of being Viet ! The Vietcong government needs to wake up!
No way, Ah Sakhorn is not Khmer citizen. He paid all his taxes to Vietnam, not Cambodia.
Hey, we can't even afford to feed our own people. How stupid of you to expect us to pay for Ah Chkouts around the world. Your brain is fuck, dude.
To 3:03PM! Vietcong bitch!
You want a Monk to pay taxes? Do you see how fuck up your brain is for misunderstanding about being Khmer Buddhist monk? First of all Khmer Buddhist monk live on people generosity and they are not allowed to own anything!
This is another Vietcong twisted logic to make Khmer Buddhist monk look bad!
Just shut the fuck up bitch!
Oh, cut the crap, 3:27. We all know Monkhood is only Ah Sakhorn's cover used to create hatred toward our neighbors and put our national security at risk for everyone.
The only national security for Cambodia is the Vietcong and the Thaicong!
You are a coward to blame a helpless Khmer Monk for supporting freedom? How could you? Do you ever listen to yourself? Maybe you are Vietcong by birth!
Man, I know you want our ancient land back, but I am not the one who make all the laws to prevent us from doing so legally. We'll be harming ourself to give money to lawyers who raise up our hope but can't delivered result. Don't be so quick to condemn what I am doing and so fast to place your faith with scammers, will ya?
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