By Chey Dara
Sralanh Khmer
http://srolanhkhmer.blogspot.com
Translated from Khmer by Anonymous
FUNCINPEC [National United Front for an Independent, Neutral, and Peaceful Cambodia] Party Secretary-General Nhiek Bun Chhay asserted that Prince Ranariddh was a good leader during the time of the resistance against the Vietnamese aggressors in the 1980s and 1990s. But the prince went adrift after winning the elections. He betrayed his promise by not handing power back to the King Father and he had too many wives, wallowed in heaps of dollars, and engaged in corruption, thus recently sending FUNCINPEC into a tailspin.
Secretary-General Nhiek Bun Chhay talked to the former Siahnoukist Army's resistance fighters in Banteay Meanchey province on Saturday last week. He said that if his group failed to reform the party in time FUNCINPEC would have lost its presence in history and what the King Father did in erecting FUNCINPEC would have eventually disappeared.
Concerning the prince as a person, Nhiek Bun Chhay said that in reality, his group did not expel him from the FUNCINPEC Party but the prince volunteered to walk out in order to form a new party of his own after it was necessary for FUNCINPEC to undergo an in-depth reform so that this party would survive.
Nevertheless, Nhiek Bun Chhay still admired Prince Ranariddh as an excellent leader of the FUNCINPEC movement during the fight against foreign aggressors when the prince had Princess Marie as his only wife. However, after repatriation and the triumphant participation in the 1993 general elections the prince changed his colors as he lost his head over corruption, did not care about the resistance fighters, and was overwhelmed by money and women. Al this led those who used to support FUNCINPEC to leave FUNCINPEC one after another. Nhiek Bun Chhay pointed out that in 1993 FUNCINPEC won 58 seats; in 1998 it won 43 seats; but in 2003 it had only 23 seats left.
The secretary-general of the FUNCINPEC Party further said that he did not want to bring up the past. But since the prince kept listening only to a couple of sycophants and has continued to attack FUNCINPEC he deemed it necessary to expose some aspects of the prince's mischief for the uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters who are former resistance fighters, particular those in Banteay Meanchey, to really know this individual. He affirmed that after winning the 1993 elections Prince Ranariddh refused to return the power to the King Father as promised during the FUNCINPEC electoral campaign. The other misdeed was that Prince Ranariddh willfully forgot the good service of thousands of resistance fighters while selling government positions to unknown people from no matter where in order to raise millions of dollars for own use. The former resistance fighters were forced to live without support in abject misery.
Nhiek Bun Chhay stated that the newcomers came from no one knew where, such as Hokkri, who immediately became minister of interior. He said that at that time anyone who wanted to be a minister or a provincial governor had to pay the prince from $50,000 to $100,000.
This FUNCINPEC secretary-general went on to say that besides being plied with loads of dollars, the prince was offered many young women. This completely intoxicated him and made him forget his wife and children. Nhiek Bun Chhay said that Prince Ranariddh had four to five young wives, some staying in Malaysia, some living in France, and some left behind in Bangkok. Each of the prince's consorts had a mansion and a luxury car. It was these bribes in dollars and supplies of women by the sycophant officials that caused the prince to become irresponsible, whiling away his days in company of these young women and listening only to the orders of the handful of sycophants around him.
Concerning the fortune of Prince Ranariddh, Nhiek Bun Chhay said that when they all left the jungle and entered the city, they were equally penniless. But after wielding power for nearly three terms, the prince had owned 10 aircrafts, dozens of modern cars, mansions everywhere, land by the hundreds and thousands of hectares, and millions of dollars to spend.
What Nhiek Bun Chhay seemed to be most angry with was the fact that the toadies around the prince kept cursing FUNCINPEC, wishing it to disintegrate in this fourth term. When he addressed the people in Banteay Meanchey last Saturday, Nhiek Bun Chhay said that he was afraid the ill-wishers themselves would die before other people.
General Kieng Vang, one of the former Sihanoukist resistance fighters who accompanied Nhiek Bun Chhay during his visit with the people in Banteay Meanchey, asserted that previously he joined the Sam Rainsy Party because he was unhappy with the Prince Ranariddh's ingratitude toward the resistance fighters. He said that now that FUNCINPEC no longer has Prince Ranariddh with it he returns to the fold among the former resistance fighters in the FUNCINPEC Party.
Nhiek Bun Chhay affirmed that he had ordered his men to dig the tombs of the 4 or 5,000 former resistance fighters who died in the war against the foreign aggressors and he would organize a grand memorial service for them by the end of March. He has plans to dedicate religious merits to the souls of those who sacrificed their lives for the nation, including the former fighters from the party of Uncle Son Sann and the party of Democratic Kampuchea, in order to let them rest in peace in an appropriate gesture of gratitude to all these fallen heroes.
Secretary-General Nhiek Bun Chhay talked to the former Siahnoukist Army's resistance fighters in Banteay Meanchey province on Saturday last week. He said that if his group failed to reform the party in time FUNCINPEC would have lost its presence in history and what the King Father did in erecting FUNCINPEC would have eventually disappeared.
Concerning the prince as a person, Nhiek Bun Chhay said that in reality, his group did not expel him from the FUNCINPEC Party but the prince volunteered to walk out in order to form a new party of his own after it was necessary for FUNCINPEC to undergo an in-depth reform so that this party would survive.
Nevertheless, Nhiek Bun Chhay still admired Prince Ranariddh as an excellent leader of the FUNCINPEC movement during the fight against foreign aggressors when the prince had Princess Marie as his only wife. However, after repatriation and the triumphant participation in the 1993 general elections the prince changed his colors as he lost his head over corruption, did not care about the resistance fighters, and was overwhelmed by money and women. Al this led those who used to support FUNCINPEC to leave FUNCINPEC one after another. Nhiek Bun Chhay pointed out that in 1993 FUNCINPEC won 58 seats; in 1998 it won 43 seats; but in 2003 it had only 23 seats left.
The secretary-general of the FUNCINPEC Party further said that he did not want to bring up the past. But since the prince kept listening only to a couple of sycophants and has continued to attack FUNCINPEC he deemed it necessary to expose some aspects of the prince's mischief for the uncles, aunts, brothers, and sisters who are former resistance fighters, particular those in Banteay Meanchey, to really know this individual. He affirmed that after winning the 1993 elections Prince Ranariddh refused to return the power to the King Father as promised during the FUNCINPEC electoral campaign. The other misdeed was that Prince Ranariddh willfully forgot the good service of thousands of resistance fighters while selling government positions to unknown people from no matter where in order to raise millions of dollars for own use. The former resistance fighters were forced to live without support in abject misery.
Nhiek Bun Chhay stated that the newcomers came from no one knew where, such as Hokkri, who immediately became minister of interior. He said that at that time anyone who wanted to be a minister or a provincial governor had to pay the prince from $50,000 to $100,000.
This FUNCINPEC secretary-general went on to say that besides being plied with loads of dollars, the prince was offered many young women. This completely intoxicated him and made him forget his wife and children. Nhiek Bun Chhay said that Prince Ranariddh had four to five young wives, some staying in Malaysia, some living in France, and some left behind in Bangkok. Each of the prince's consorts had a mansion and a luxury car. It was these bribes in dollars and supplies of women by the sycophant officials that caused the prince to become irresponsible, whiling away his days in company of these young women and listening only to the orders of the handful of sycophants around him.
Concerning the fortune of Prince Ranariddh, Nhiek Bun Chhay said that when they all left the jungle and entered the city, they were equally penniless. But after wielding power for nearly three terms, the prince had owned 10 aircrafts, dozens of modern cars, mansions everywhere, land by the hundreds and thousands of hectares, and millions of dollars to spend.
What Nhiek Bun Chhay seemed to be most angry with was the fact that the toadies around the prince kept cursing FUNCINPEC, wishing it to disintegrate in this fourth term. When he addressed the people in Banteay Meanchey last Saturday, Nhiek Bun Chhay said that he was afraid the ill-wishers themselves would die before other people.
General Kieng Vang, one of the former Sihanoukist resistance fighters who accompanied Nhiek Bun Chhay during his visit with the people in Banteay Meanchey, asserted that previously he joined the Sam Rainsy Party because he was unhappy with the Prince Ranariddh's ingratitude toward the resistance fighters. He said that now that FUNCINPEC no longer has Prince Ranariddh with it he returns to the fold among the former resistance fighters in the FUNCINPEC Party.
Nhiek Bun Chhay affirmed that he had ordered his men to dig the tombs of the 4 or 5,000 former resistance fighters who died in the war against the foreign aggressors and he would organize a grand memorial service for them by the end of March. He has plans to dedicate religious merits to the souls of those who sacrificed their lives for the nation, including the former fighters from the party of Uncle Son Sann and the party of Democratic Kampuchea, in order to let them rest in peace in an appropriate gesture of gratitude to all these fallen heroes.
5 comments:
That the way you wash your behind isn't it, Bounchay?
That the talk of Sva Thom turned slave of a slave!
I truly believe him when he speak of Nararith. Why did not he do to help his fellows then, and only do it now? What about making your voice heard about what you used to believe in such as fighting the Youn aggressors, corruption,and helping your fellow citizen?
Bunchhay is great warriar. He is the only trust man for resistant fighters.
True, Ranarith was so FUCKING corrupted. Forests were HEAVILY lost during his term(1993-1997).
People out there might not like Bunchhay, sadly it is true [about what he said].
Well, this is nothing unusual about FUNCIPEC under the charming Prince and the backward result during each election.
Money must be there and do all the talking if you want the position for [governor, minister, secretary or under state secretary of state Etc.] and always up just the same way you go to auction for a car.
Unlikely, CPP they are looking after each other, even if people who are no longer can contribute to the party.
By saying this, isn't meant that the supports throwing behind and to CPP but just a mare example to see the differences when a party who can look after their members and a party that abandon their supports and members.
Mate (4:42), why do you insist and try so hard to put immature morons to lead Cambodia. Have lost your rationality or something?
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