PHNOM PENH, Nov. 9 (Xinhua) -- Cambodia King Norodom Sihamoni ignited the torch inside the Independence Monument to symbolize the country's liberation from 90 years' colonial rule by France, while hosting the national ceremony to mark the 54th Independence Day here on Friday.
"The victorious torch stands for our freedom and the soul of our nation," said Min Khin, secretary general of the National Committee for Organizing National and International Festivals, adding that the torch fire will remain burning for three days.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, Senate President Chea Sim, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and other senior country leaders, together with more than 20,000 students, civil servants, armed forces, government officials and foreign diplomats, also attended the ceremony.
"Today we celebrate our Independence Day. We now have freedom and we manage the country by ourselves," said Min Khin.
"We have always remembered the achievements of retired king Norodom Sihanouk, who did his crusade to win independence from France in 1953. Our people can sacrifice their lives for the independence of the country," he added.
At the ceremony, a number of large size file photos of Sihanouk and Sihamoni could be seen at the hands of the audience.
Meanwhile, Cambodian-language newspaper the Rasmey Kampuchea on Friday printed a lengthy editorial, praising the kingdom for its economic prosperity and politic stability and reviewing its history after the independence was won.
"Now, Cambodia is led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. We have political stability for nearly ten years. We are walking on the right track of development and multi-party system in the process of democracy," it said.
"The victorious torch stands for our freedom and the soul of our nation," said Min Khin, secretary general of the National Committee for Organizing National and International Festivals, adding that the torch fire will remain burning for three days.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, Senate President Chea Sim, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and other senior country leaders, together with more than 20,000 students, civil servants, armed forces, government officials and foreign diplomats, also attended the ceremony.
"Today we celebrate our Independence Day. We now have freedom and we manage the country by ourselves," said Min Khin.
"We have always remembered the achievements of retired king Norodom Sihanouk, who did his crusade to win independence from France in 1953. Our people can sacrifice their lives for the independence of the country," he added.
At the ceremony, a number of large size file photos of Sihanouk and Sihamoni could be seen at the hands of the audience.
Meanwhile, Cambodian-language newspaper the Rasmey Kampuchea on Friday printed a lengthy editorial, praising the kingdom for its economic prosperity and politic stability and reviewing its history after the independence was won.
"Now, Cambodia is led by Prime Minister Hun Sen. We have political stability for nearly ten years. We are walking on the right track of development and multi-party system in the process of democracy," it said.
9 comments:
Cambodia has never beeen independent as long as monarchy is still sucking up Cambodia blood.Sihanouk sold part of Cambodia to Yuon in order to keep the bloody throne that had never done any good but bringing suffering o people.
Down Sihanouk and go to hell with monarchy.
Oh, stop crying, mee chkout (Socheata)! Ah KKF agent (Sakhorn) ain't no our citizen.
3:57
Are you Xmer citizen ?
Chao ong 431PM,
Khong duoc ong toi ngoi Kinh khong Xmer biet khong?
Cam on ong
Hung Xen
No, I am not Xmer citizen, 3:57. Otherwise, I would have let Westerner trained fools step all over Khmer people. I am a Mekonger.
Those nine ships should have been used for the Independence Day.
No! We're busy using these boats to patrol our off-shore oil. Perhaps next time.
6:01PM Where is the fuel! you want to see the ships go Riem, the ships will alway be there!
It will run out of fuel or the engines be broken!
just like Duck Shooting said the ship is not for fighting, it to legaly paid back free loan from China!
No China ship look or built like the one it made special for Cambodia!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Mother curser Chinese communist shit!
They celebrates independence Yuon Vietminh.
The Yuon Viet Minh troops in Cambodia continued to expand gradually as the political and military situation of the regimein power deteriorated. Under the
pretext of bringing military assistance for independence in Cambodia, the Yuon Viet Minh forces established themselves more and more deeply in Cambodia. Their method was to move into certain frontier regions to facilitate taking over particular areas in the interior of Cambodia just before the singing of the Geneva
agreements in 1954.
These areas of Yuon Viet Minh control were then expanded according to the “oil spot” or “leopard spot” concept.
Cheyo Vietminh!
Cheyo Indochina of Ho Chi Minh!
ParaChey Sihanouk and his patrons!
Cheyo Pak pracheachon Kampuchea dor Mohemear!
Cheyo 7 Makara dor Mohemear!
Cheyo Samdach Hun Sen, Samdach Chea Sim, Samdach Heng Samrin dor Mohemear neiy Pakpracheachon Kampuchea!
Veitminh yoeung chhness huey...!
ParaChey Sihanouk and his patrons!
ParaChey Sihanouk and his patrons!ParaChey Sihanouk and his patrons!
Okay, keep us posted when we (Khmer) have totally lost Cambodia. Meanwhile, don't call us, let us call you instead, alright, 12:55?
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