Hun Sen warns: it’s the Chinese New Year but the Cambodians are the ones drunk
Wednesday, February 06, 2008
Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
“It’s the Chinese New Year but the Cambodians are the ones drunk,” this is the reality in the Cambodian society during the Chinese New Year. This reality brought Hun Sen to call on restraint in the drinking that could cause accidents. Opposition leader Sam Rainsy also took this opportunity to wish a Happy New year to Chinese-Cambodians during this Chinese celebration.
Among the 14 million of people in Cambodia, some are mixed Chinese, and in a number of houses, especially in Phnom Penh, people are celebrating the Chinese New year. Hun Sen said, on 04 February, that very few people in Cambodia celebrate the 01 January New Year, however, 70 to 80% of the population celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Facing with this reality, Hun Sen also announced that there will be no cabinet meeting held on 08 February, so that Chinese-Cambodian government officials can celebrate the Chinese New Year and also to protect the religious rights of the citizens as stipulated in the law. Hun Sen said that Cambodia has religious freedom, any religion in Cambodia has peace, whether it is Buddhism, Islam, Christian, or Chinese Taoism.
Nevertheless, even with this speech, Hun Sen asks for attention in order to avoid traffic accidents caused by the merry eating and drinking during the Chinese New year celebration which will take place during 3 days, on 7-8-9 February. Hun Sen also said: “It’s the Chinese New Year but the Cambodians are the ones drunk,” and he called on the drivers to pay attention.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy takes this occasion to wish a Happy New Year to Chinese-Cambodians during this New Year celebration. In a New Year greeting letter dated 05 February, Sam Rainsy said that, on the occasion of the New Year of the Rat, he wishes everybody, especially Cambodians of Chinese ancestry, a good health, longevity, and success in their jobs, and he wishes that everybody will participate in pushing for the respect of human rights and democracy in Cambodia.
Among the 14 million of people in Cambodia, some are mixed Chinese, and in a number of houses, especially in Phnom Penh, people are celebrating the Chinese New year. Hun Sen said, on 04 February, that very few people in Cambodia celebrate the 01 January New Year, however, 70 to 80% of the population celebrate the Chinese New Year.
Facing with this reality, Hun Sen also announced that there will be no cabinet meeting held on 08 February, so that Chinese-Cambodian government officials can celebrate the Chinese New Year and also to protect the religious rights of the citizens as stipulated in the law. Hun Sen said that Cambodia has religious freedom, any religion in Cambodia has peace, whether it is Buddhism, Islam, Christian, or Chinese Taoism.
Nevertheless, even with this speech, Hun Sen asks for attention in order to avoid traffic accidents caused by the merry eating and drinking during the Chinese New year celebration which will take place during 3 days, on 7-8-9 February. Hun Sen also said: “It’s the Chinese New Year but the Cambodians are the ones drunk,” and he called on the drivers to pay attention.
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy takes this occasion to wish a Happy New Year to Chinese-Cambodians during this New Year celebration. In a New Year greeting letter dated 05 February, Sam Rainsy said that, on the occasion of the New Year of the Rat, he wishes everybody, especially Cambodians of Chinese ancestry, a good health, longevity, and success in their jobs, and he wishes that everybody will participate in pushing for the respect of human rights and democracy in Cambodia.
10 comments:
That's rigth,cambodia belong to Khmers.
Best wishes for the Newyear!
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I say it is a shameful for any Cambodian to celebrate the Commie New Year.
Fuck the commie Chinese.
When the time comes, the U.S. will take down that Great Wall of Commie.
Youn and Chin are both fuckup with the Khmer rouge!
People have the right to celebrate any thing but not make it State celebration fool we not part of the CHIN CHINK CHONG!
international donors, get the two candidates hopeful to debates on national television for the first time in cambodian history to see what kind of plan or goal these leaders have do lead cambodia forward. cambodia people would likke to hear what their potential leader have to say. it would be unprecedented in cambodian history and will be very interesting as well. use american style of debates! make the leader earned their rightful place for the prime minister position in cambodia. put them both in the spotlight.
cambodia and khmer people have been a victim too LONG. we need to respect our history and be proactive against foreign abuse from china,vietcong, and the past french occupation.
occupation is now taken by vietcong. awake my khmer people. rise up.
hahahahaha!! life goes on, despite many pessimistic individuals. talking about maverick, renegade, opposition, etc..., who force them to go into exile? they did it themselves. so one-sided. the publics don't buy it. i know, there are always people like that in any society anywhere, it is so hard to please everyone. life is just not fair.
People of Cambodia, people of cities. Watch those celebrate Chinese New Year. That means they are not pure Khmers. They are yuons or chinese. Even Sino-Khmer are not khmer. They are not working for the interest of khmer people, just for their own or chinese communities.....
It is a bad idea and bad sign that government officials acknoledge chinese new year. Anyway, the government is infilitrated by so many yuons and chinese.... Watch out khmer people.... Be careful
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People of Cambodia, people of cities. Watch those celebrate Chinese New Year. That means they are not pure Khmers. They are yuons or chinese. Even Sino-Khmer are not khmer. They are not working for the interest of khmer people, just for their own or chinese communities.....
It is a bad idea and bad sign that government officials acknoledge chinese new year. Anyway, the government is infilitrated by so many yuons and chinese.... Watch out khmer people.... Be careful
8:03 AM
Please be reasonable for Cambodians who born from the mixed blood of Cambodian-Chinese, whose ancestor are living in Cambodia for long long time, they have suffered the same hardships and cruelty as many Cambodians did during the KR.
If all of us have such a close mind about that, what would you feel about Cambodians living abroad when the Government of countries such as USA, France, Canada, German, Australia and New Zealand told Cambodian abroad that they can't no longer allow to speak speak their own language or practice their religion.
I'm still disappointed at the Khmer Rouge leaders for not killing the Vietnamese and Chinese during their reign of terror. Now, they (Vietnamese & Chinese) have to many of their offspring in Cambodia.
One thing the Khmer Rouge did right was: they did the right thing by killing those Vietnamese and Chinese. However, it was too bad that the Khmer Rouge leaders did not have adequate time to kill these bastards.
NOT HAPPY NEW YEAR FOR THE FUCKING COMMIE CHINESE
ONE DAY, THE AMERICAN WILL FUCKING NUKE THEM.
DURING THE KOREAN WAR, THE AMERICAN HAD THE CHANCE, THEY SHOULD HAVE NUKED THE FUCKING COMMIE INTO STONE AGE.
RECENTLY, THE FUCKING COMMIE TRIED TO MURDER THE JAPANESE BY CONTAMINATED THEIR STINKY DUMPLINGS.
AGAIN, I SAY FUCK ALL THE COMMIE
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