SRP activist threatened by Bavet police regarding sandals bearing the picture of Angkor Wat
Source: Sam Rainsy Party
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
At 12:05 PM, on 25 January 2008, the Bavet commune police, located in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province, arrested and brought in Mr. Sok Sam Ean, a Sam Rainsy Party activist and Bavet commune councilor, to ask for clarification to the Bavet commune police station about the case of sandals bearing the picture of Angkor Wat. The Bavet commune police, under the direction of Mr. Leouk Chamroeun, the deputy police commissioner of the province of Svay Rieng, arrested and threatened Mr. Sok Sam Ean to provide clarifications on the case of sandals bearing the picture of Angkor Wat Temple, in a more than 2-hour questioning session, and the police also confiscated two of his hand phones for searching and checking without court warrant and without authorization from the phones owner.
The arrest and search on the phones of Mr. Sok Sam Ean were done at a time when information is being published about the use of the picture of the Angkor Wat Temple pasted on the soles of sandals. These sandals are suspected to originate from Vietnam, across from Bavet border gate. The above action taken the Bavet police authority is a threat against Mr. Sok Sam Ean who was a witness who saw the sales of these shoes and he bought them from Vietnam to show as proof to the public about the contempt on the Khmer Nation perpetrated by neighboring countries.
The Sam Rainsy Party is condemning this action taken by the Bavet commune police authority, which constitutes as a threat on Mr. Sok Sam Oeun, and the SRP is calling on the authority to immediately end this threat and it should investigate to find the source of the production of these shoes as they constitute a contempt on the entire Khmer Nation, and bring the culprits to face justice according to the law.
Phnom Penh, 25 January 2008
Office of the SRP Secretary-general
For additional information, please contact: 012 731 111
Source: Sam Rainsy Party
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
At 12:05 PM, on 25 January 2008, the Bavet commune police, located in Chantrea district, Svay Rieng province, arrested and brought in Mr. Sok Sam Ean, a Sam Rainsy Party activist and Bavet commune councilor, to ask for clarification to the Bavet commune police station about the case of sandals bearing the picture of Angkor Wat. The Bavet commune police, under the direction of Mr. Leouk Chamroeun, the deputy police commissioner of the province of Svay Rieng, arrested and threatened Mr. Sok Sam Ean to provide clarifications on the case of sandals bearing the picture of Angkor Wat Temple, in a more than 2-hour questioning session, and the police also confiscated two of his hand phones for searching and checking without court warrant and without authorization from the phones owner.
The arrest and search on the phones of Mr. Sok Sam Ean were done at a time when information is being published about the use of the picture of the Angkor Wat Temple pasted on the soles of sandals. These sandals are suspected to originate from Vietnam, across from Bavet border gate. The above action taken the Bavet police authority is a threat against Mr. Sok Sam Ean who was a witness who saw the sales of these shoes and he bought them from Vietnam to show as proof to the public about the contempt on the Khmer Nation perpetrated by neighboring countries.
The Sam Rainsy Party is condemning this action taken by the Bavet commune police authority, which constitutes as a threat on Mr. Sok Sam Oeun, and the SRP is calling on the authority to immediately end this threat and it should investigate to find the source of the production of these shoes as they constitute a contempt on the entire Khmer Nation, and bring the culprits to face justice according to the law.
Phnom Penh, 25 January 2008
Office of the SRP Secretary-general
For additional information, please contact: 012 731 111
18 comments:
I think we shouldn't be too extreem about Angkor Wat which has been printed on these shoes or at any commercial advertising at all. What we should do ids to make sure that Angkor is be being very well protected by growing trees, growing grasses and rubbishes every where. We should make good roads, improve the environment around there to make that place more attractive and more safe to all visitors. Each Time, I went to Angkor, I felt very angry, that every authority can only know how to take monies from visitors but do not know how to conservation to the place at all. In China, in the recent years, China authoriry has spent 10 billions dollars to up grade their old Royal palace in Beijing. From this up-grade exercises, tehir royal palace will last at least another 200 years.
But in Cambodia, everyone is very worried about Angor wat being printed on the shoes but, a lot of small tree have grwon on the top of Angkor noone has their eyes to look. Areak Prey
What the fuck with AH HUN SEN Vietcong government now? So the AH HUN SEN Vietcong officials suspected that Cambodia now have the factory with the capability to produce such shoes when they can't even make toothpick! Ahahhahhahah!
To all AH HUN SEN Vietcong slave officials and please don't kill the messengers! Now go do the right thing by investigating who the fuck or what factories produce such item to insult Cambodian heritage!
agree, i think khmer gov't should focus more on conservation of our ancient relics more. think about it, it is just a petty and perhaps a political jibe, given, the political parties in Cambodia don't even work together or getting along. cambodia gov't should focus more on the more important or least the real situations like better infrastructures, maintaining of existing infrastructures, raising the country's standard of living, working together to benefit all of Cambodia (I mean look at the USA, during presidential campaigning, the democrat party and the replican party seem to differ and argue with tooth and nail at each other, but when the 'storm' is over, they all get together again and work together for a strong America), and i think cambodia benefit a lot by watching and learning from the American gov't. i am a strong admirer of American gov't. take a look at the big picture, the United States of America is not an evil nation. embrace America as well as we embraced china, or any other friends of cambodia. can't go wrong. America, the greatest country in the world, and everyone wants to come to America. please think about it.
PS: cambodia, please learn to think for ourselves. analytical skill is very important, please learn it ( i do mean it in a good way).
Say what you want, but being a human is about dignity, respect, honor, and liberty. Those of you who think that it is UNIMPORTANT to be using the picture of Angkor Wat to decorate shoes for commercial purposes, then you can start printing your own mama and dada and your own face on the door mat to be step on as if you are a nobody. Sang Q.
please stop arguing about it, if is against the law, sue that company that makes them. otherwise, don't you see, it's just a political jibes or tricks used by the obviously uncooperative parties in the cambodian political scene. I'm not saying that it's ok for anyone to do this, but how you we supposed to prevent this from happening. my answer is : one solution, but not the only one out there, is to find out the company that makes it and sue them. but to argue non-sense about it and fight among our own people is useless and very unimportant, if you ask me.
oh, one more thing, get the gov't to patent the symbol of Angkor,so if anybody use it for anything or print it on anything, then, the khmer gov't can sue them. trust me, it wil stop them. it works in america so it should work in cambodia as well. don't be pessimistic about it, just do it. have a change in attitude, would you!
All Khmer people please take the picture of "Kmoach ah Yuon Ho chi minh" and print on the sandals or Mats as brother4:40pm said..... and we will see what's ah yuon reaction?
Most of ah yuon slaves are the Khmer Nation perpetrators.
The CPP gonna force a false confession out of the SRP. They always try something stupid like that but everyone see through them and their stupid little games. If this is not important tell me why CPP would not solve this small yet.. unimportant issue, but rather force the blaim on the opposition?
Yes, be realistics! Besides the AK47 ganster that terrorized the citizens, there are CPP cronies that goes around corners of Cambodia to do his master bid to the citizens.
Khmer military personels are fully decorated, but how many realy earned it. The RCAF don't have no weapons, the RCAF have toothpicks and safety pins. It would take a mellenium to catch up to the neighbors.
Militarily, not likely because the CPP is running the country. Let's be realistics! Let's try to safe Cambodia that is left.
To All,
Now I am using my forensic skill trying to probe and diagnose into this situation rather than jumping into the problem without first understand its sources. I am taking this from a professional detective's perspective. I am not choosing side or bias against anyone. I humbly doing this for all Khmer to see how should we approach into the situation.
1. Cambodia cannot manufacture such shoe due to the fact that Cambodia has no capacity to develop raw materials and not to mention the "know how" ability to create such thing...yes, not even shoes.
2. Loas perhaps wont be in the discusion due to the fact that Loas is not an enemy of Cambodia, therefore, I see no reason why Loas would start something like this to begin with.
3. According to Radio Free Asia as it has reported on this 26th day of January claimed that there were 6 pairs of shoes were displaying for sale at the flea market in Vietnam and this shop owner has been detained by the Vietnamese Police for questioning and the owner told the VP that these shoes were actually came from Cambodia. Thus we have yet to know of its sources. Secondly, the spelling of Cambodia's name is wrong. From my past experience living and dealing with many Vietnamese businessmen, Vietnam likes to call Cambodia as "Cambot" while the name that is written on these shoes were "Cham Puch H'va", thus, in my personal view as a forensic detective, I say to you that these shoes were not made in either in Cambodia or Vietnam. So where are they came from?
4. If you repeat the term written on the shoe many time you will actually hear that this name sounds similar to that of Thai. Why? Thailand has the ability to manufacture and has access to raw materials. Secondly, Thai is also an enemy of Cambodia. For instant, as we have seen at the present time, Thailand has rejected the idea of Cambodia requesting the Preah Vihear to be considered as the symbol of World Heritage and Mr. Michael Tranet has also asserted that Thailand is insane to even rejected the idea. This is Mr. Tranet's own word and I quote: Michel Tranet said: “What do they (Thailand) actually mean? If this is true (that Thailand opposes Preah Vihear’s listing), then it is a shame for Thailand.” He said: “Preah Vihear Temple is on the Cambodian territory, and it was recognized by the world. Cambodia has the right to list it as a World Heritage Site.”
In conclusion, eventhough these shoes were found in Vietnam crossed over from Cambodia, but who to say that Thailand was not the country that produced these shoes just to smear Cambodia one of its valuable symbol of Khmer Ancient and Symbolize history. Thai has a tendency to provoke Cambodia into war of words. I humbly believe that these shoes were from Thailand.
I thank you
ST.
When quik reaction from the members of CPP that means the CPP itselves and those must be high level person. (Ah Chkae nah prous kee ah Chkae nung houy).
Cheyo SPR!
AS Cambodians we are sensitive with something that represent our Country and culture.
Touch your head, steppimg over your body, stepping on Angkor picture are deliberate act of provocation.
Now Hun Sen governemnt is reating a new "artificial criminal"similar to Chea Vithya's case.
Who killed Chea Vithya?: Police PM. Hun Sen colleagues and Maffia businesmen.
If the people in the outside world who didn't know much about Khmer plights and dangers, might say that Khmers are xenophobia/racists. Today, they are still busy accusing each other, and fighting among themselves with the foreigners' backings. Not many history books are written by Khmer author/writers in English explaining to the people in the outside world about the dangers to the Khmer nation that we-Khmers are facing to until these days as following:
Siamese + Vietnamese= Genocide/pogrom/murderers/butchers/killing field creators, bloodsuckers/Draculas, the dreamers of creating Indochinese Federation, hegemonists, neo-colonialism, imperialism, expansionists, annexationists, totalitarianism, dictators/tyrants, land plunderers, land robbers, eartheaters, conquerors, encroachers, invaders/aggressors, oppressors, statue looters and barbarianism ...who were/are the worst violators of human rights on earth, had/have committed too much ferocious crimes against Khmers, are perfectly trying to seal off their dirty plans of genocide on Khmers from the outside world.
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Probable Kamboja migration routes. See: Kambojas and CambodiaReferences to Kambojas abound in ancient literature, and this may have been just the expansion of an Indo-Iranian tribe with both Persian and Indic affinities from their homeland in the Afghanistan-Turkistan region along the foothills of the Himalayas towards Bengal, along the coast to Gujarat, to Sri Lanka, and possibly further to Cambodia.
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1 Kambojas, Sakas etc enter Indian Mainland
1.1 The Kambojas in Mathura
1.1.1 King Moga: a Scythianised Kamboj king
1.2 The Kambojas in West/Southwest India
1.3 The Kambojas in South India
1.4 Kambojas in Bengal
2 Kambojas in Sri Lanka
3 Kambojas in Indo-China
4 References
5 Recommended reading
6 See also
[edit] Kambojas, Sakas etc enter Indian Mainland
During second/first century BC, in their advance from their original home in Central Asia, one stream of the Kambojas, allied with the Sakas and Pahlavas had proceeded to Sindhu, Sauvira and Surastra; while the other stream allied with Yavanas appears to have moved to Punjab and Uttar Pradesh.
There are important references to the warring Mleccha hordes of the Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Pahlavas etc in the Bala Kanda of the Valmiki Ramayana[1].
Indologists like Dr H. C. Raychadhury, Dr B. C. Law, Dr Satya Shrava and others see in these verses the clear glimpses of the struggles of the Hindus with the mixed invading hordes of the barbaric Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Pahlavas etc from north-west.[2] The time frame for these struggles is second century BCE downwards. Dr Raychadhury fixes the date of the present version of the Valmiki Ramayana around/after second century CE.[3]
The invading hordes of the Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Pahlavas, Abhiras etc from the north-west had entered Punjab, United Province, Sindhu, Rajasthan and Gujarat in large numbers, wrested political control of northern India from the Indo-Aryans and had established their respective kingdoms/principalities in the land of the Indo-Aryans [4]
There is also a distinct prophetic statement in the Mahabharata that the Mlechha (Barbaric) kings of the Sakas, Yavanas, Kambojas, Bahlikas, Abhiras etc will rule the earth (i.e India) unrighteously in Kaliyuga [5].
According to scholars like Dr Edward Washburn Hopkins, Dr H. C. Ray Chaudhury etc, this is too clear a statement to be ignored or explained away [6].
Silver coin depicting the "Yavana" Greco-Bactrian king Demetrius I of Bactria (r.c. 205-171 BCE), invader of India around 180 BCE.
Obv. Draped and wearing an elephant scalp, symbol of his conquest of India.
Rev. Youthful, naked Heracles, crowning himself with right hand, with lion skin and upright club resting on his left arm. Greek legend: BASILEOS DIMITRIOU "King Demetrius".This statement, couched in the form of prophecy in true puranic style, alludes to a historical situation (second/first century BC downwards) which followed the collapse of Maurya and Sunga dynasties in North India [7].
That the Kambojas, Sakas etc indeed became rulers and masters of the earth (Aryan India) in Kaliyuga (post Mauryan era) is also attested from the Kalki Purana where a short dialogue between the Dharma and the Kalki (king Pramati or Chandragupta II Vikramaditya per Dr V. S. Aggarwal) [8] [9], woefully deplores the forced occupation of the earth (Indian mainland) by the unrighteous rulers of the Kambojas, Sakas, Savaras, Mlecchas, Barbaras etc who are blamed to have spread adharma and chaos all around [10].
This chaotic situation of Aryan India is said to have ended with the destruction of these Saka, Kamboja, Yavana, Parsika hordes by king Vikramaditya of Ujjaini (c. 60 BC) and the establishment of the Vikrama era [11] [12] [13] [14].
Ah Khmoach knong ouy dey ban ah khmoach kroa hean.
Want to know? go ask ah Cham Prasith (Cong sei Commerce) signed the deal.
I don't think khmer made this shoes. Look at the word Kampuchea in Khmer they didn't spell it right. Only Youn do that when they convert from English to Khmer they didn't convert right. If Khmer make this shoes we will correct our spelling right away.
the last comment is good; it brings to attention the fact that our Khmer do not have the proper romanization (only for the purpose of converting Khmer into the phoenetic or roman letter like in Japan, they still keep the national alphabet but they officially also use romanized spelling in order to standardize the conversion for easing purpose so foreigners who find it hard to learn the Japanese kanji writing can pronounce their words in the phonetic alphabet- that way as well they can keep the same spelling of Japanese words when converting. I think someone ought to do the same for the Khmer language so people who want to convert our language to roman letters can keep the same spelling; not to say that we should get rid of our khmer writing altogether, it is only for the purpose of converting for those who can't read or write our khmer language can convert it in roman letters but at the same time have a uniform system of spelling because I have observed the khmer conversion and it is so confusing because there is no one right conversion. I think it would serve all of us right if someone can research into this and come up with an official book on how to convert our khmer spelling uniformly throughout just like Japan did with their spellings in roman letters. keep in mind that by doing this, khmer won't have to get rid of our alphabet system; it is only for the purpose of pronounciation, especially when we try to convert it into phonetic or roman letter only. I believe if someone can do this, they can be famous for achieving it; but make sure to get official approval from the Cambodian gov't and people as well so everyone can agree on one spelling system only. just a miscellaneous thought to throw out there. a good example is the spelling of phnom penh, some people spell it pnom pehn or phanom phen or phnum penh, etc. you see what i mean?
PS: if someone do have the courage to do a book on this, i strongly suggest to get Japan to assistance with this project as well because Japan have already uniformly systemized their roman spellings from their kanji writing; so I believe Japan can help Khmer to do the same. thanks
We have to think every matter in a systematic way. If we look back to the past decades, we will see what were happened before, within, and after the Pol Pot regime. I agree with your idea, Mr. ST; 8:34 AM, regarding to this matter.
8:34 AM
Just cut the crap and bullshit!
You called this a detective work!
Mall security personnel suits your perfectly.
Dective?!
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