Entrance gate to the opulent villa belonging to a government official (Photo: Posted online by P. Virak)
Ubiquitous lifestyle of the majority of Cambodians (Photo: Posted online by P. Virak)
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This should be the living evidence of Economic Growth under Hun Sen's leadership.
KY
Political Leaders Require Political Will
Patriotically, we should not trigger retaliation or express hate towards our same race. Pol Pot's teamwork has guilty and let the court proceed it though sometime we have no much hope with this half-blood court. Of course, no body is perfect including Hun Sen. But one important thing is to change from bad to good, and lead the country with heedfulness and consciousness. This is why I am eager to articulate to Hun Sen that it is not late for him to change from power-thirsty to nation-building.
Nation-building means stopping using "twisting political behavior", "carrot and stick", "bamboo to cut bamboo" as he has been exclusively conducting. It will not be a lasting win, and it is not the win-win strategy for our nation, but it is just a win-win strategy for a leviathan or a monster. Staying in power alone is the foreseeable sign of destroying himself, his family, and the whole Cambodian nation. These political behaviors are just an idiosyncratic frailty.
Let other many competent members in CPP rise up to power, or manage a fair election and constructive political behavior in order to push SRP to the position of national leadership in order to facilitate political alternative for our Cambodian citizens.
Khmers should not remember the day that Khmers killed Khmers, Khmers hate Khmers, Khmer damned Khmers etc Those days such as:
* 1. March 18 which is to be called coup d'etat to topple N. Sihanouk. If we remember this day, we should also remember July 5-6 1997 coup d'etat bloodshed as well.
* 2. January 7 should not be commemorated by any specific party in order to cancel the culture of Khmers hate Khmers.
* 3. But it is chivalrous to remember Khmer independence day from France in November 9, or the Paris Peace Agreement in October 23. These remembrance days significantly benefits Cambodia because these are perfectly independence day from foreigners, and these absolutely can build unity for Khmer race.
Cambodian leaders should construct a role model of selflessness in order to inscribe their name in Cambodian history page as well as to provide good example to younger Cambodian youths. By not remembering the days of Khmers divided/disputed/hate Khmers, Cambodia will surely enhance a true unity and forgiveness.
To remember the days of Khmer hate Khmers offer only the benefit and gain for egoistic political leaders; and in narrow thought they say those remembrance days are a good lesson for young Cambodian youths. In reality, it is just the excuse and political propaganda.
On the other hand, "political alternative" is very important for Cambodians to achieve their ultimate goal in the future. Political leaders have to be changed and mandated. Currently, Sam Rainsy is the emblematic leader who is the future hope of Cambodians that can enhance the concept the "political alternative". Beside Sam Rainsy who else you can see in the present?
For the sake of Cambodia, political leaders require political will. Your life is too short, political will to build lasting political strong structure for Cambodia is in your hand.
KY
yes, people who only want power is a self-destruction in itself, sooner or later. just look at the history of the world. leaders should refocus attitude and changes to nation-building, instead of trying to cling on to power in this day and age which is unrealistic, given the inevitable changes everywhere. this is what we called reforms in politics language. remember that no one person, regardless of status can still forever on this planet, so it is better to change ways like attitude, etc, if we want our nation to prosper because it like all society it takes people solidarity or teamwork to works done. no nation on this planet is strong without its people's supports and blessing. take teamsports, for example, you can't win alone without the other members of your team helping you. same concepts in a nation. i just hope cambodian people wake up and see the bright sides of things and don't forget to look around the world as well. it is really not about any one individual, it is about a nation, entire people, the world, etc... because if one is suffered if can effect the other nearby or far away as well. we only have one planet and we must learn to cooperate and share and be caring to all that we serve. thank you.
c'est la vie! there are good apples and there are bad apples everywhere in the world, just look around, people! god bless all.
the world is not perfect. it's called disparity, and it's everywhere in the world, cambodia is no exception! if everybody were to be the same, then our world would be very boring, indeed.
why don't we all be a doctor, a lawyer, the president, the judge, etc, etc. in america, how come some people don't have a multi-million-dollar homes like some other people in hollywood, or like bill gates or oprah or something. wake up, people, give cambodia a break, we are just starting, slowly but surely; everybody can't get rich overnight unless you win a lotery or have inheritance from warren buffet, george soros, the hilton or donald trumph or something along that line, please!!!! hello!! welcome to the real world!
this is what makes the world go around, differences!!
Not all officials have gate that look like that.
Disparity or economic gap happens everywhere but the rich in America are making their living in an honest way. The rich in Cambodia, as we see the gate into this gov.t's house as evidence, we must ask a question where did he get the money from? We know that Sok Kong, Mong Rithhy etc. are smart but they wouldn't be as rich as they are now if they didn't commit corruption with Hun Sen. Just look at Sok An, Om Yentieng, Ke Kimyan, Tean Banh, Hun Sen etc., they are so rich. Where did they get the money from, if their salary is only $2000 a month or $24,000 per year?
FYI, $24K per year here is like $1/4Million per year in the US.
Theoretically, when a person (s) managed to become successful, but in the end ended at fault because of their success. Where the cogency or logic behind it?
GO!
I think the logic behind that is on the Planet of the Ape, 7:37?
Undoubtedly from the planet of the ape!
Ah gorillas out!
A sizzling summer in Malibu: a rental for $150,000 a month
That's the peak -- so far. Those who can handle a sky-high price like the proximity to stars that it buys them.
By Ann Brenoff, Los Angeles Times Staff Writer
March 24, 2008
For summer lease: Four-bedroom, eight-bathroom bluff-side Malibu house. Price -- $150,000 a month.
That's a jaw dropper, even for Malibu. The Cliffside Drive property's rental price is a local record high, according to the Multiple Listing Service, but it's just the latest pinnacle in a summer rental market that seems to have no high-water mark. Even mundane beachfront houses are renting for as much as $70,000 a month, and they're still expected to be snapped up by mid-April.
It all seems impossible, when real estate is wilting just about everywhere else. But Malibu in the summer isn't like everywhere else.
The housing market's troubles haven't touched homes valued at $10 million or above -- which pretty much defines the Malibu beachfront, according to John Karevoll of DataQuick Information Systems, a real estate research firm. And rents reflect that.
A big chunk of the summer crowd is from the entertainment industry, and hobnobbing never comes cheap. Plenty of deals are made at the beach -- and if you aren't there, someone else will be. And of course, there's also the opportunity to bump into Pamela Anderson buying organic carrot juice at Ralphs or to sip a latte next to Pierce Brosnan at Starbucks.
Finally, corporate money is pumping up Malibu prices as large publicity firms and companies with products to sell use summer rentals to host celebrity-studded bashes -- chock-full of product placements that wind up in photos in magazines and online. The "party houses" may find themselves on a tighter leash this summer, though, as the Malibu City Council takes steps to curtail noise and traffic complaints.
Still, the prices are head-spinners.
Chris Cortazzo, listing agent for Malibu's new top seed -- all 11,000-plus square feet of it -- touts the property's completely private location (that's Realtorspeak for paparazzi-proof). The Mediterranean-style home has direct beach access via steps down a cliff and interior furnishings described alternately as "tons of marble and fancy chandeliers" or "on the gaudy side." That last description from a competing listing agent. Leasing requires a two-month minimum and a hefty $300,000 security deposit.
Not far behind in price is a $135,000-a-month architectural four-bedroom house plus a detached studio with a pool and spa on Malibu Colony beach, listed by Coldwell Banker Previews agent Susan Monus. Gorgeous as it may be, tire-kickers might not like that the property is on a through street. Still, there are few better addresses than this -- you've got Adam Sandler and Jeremy Piven up the street, Brian Grazer and Mel Brooks around the corner. And it's quite close to where Paris Hilton rented last summer.
The official realty line is that those who don't secure a lease by mid-April are likely to lose out on the primo beach neighborhoods of the Colony, Broad Beach and Carbon Beach, and there seems to be plenty of people ready to pony up more than what average Joes earn in a year for a month of lounging along the gilded coast. (Gawkers can access http://idx.themls.com/caroldarrow/lease.cfm and mosey through the marble halls.)
It's the same story on the East Coast, where a house on Long Island's Southhampton Village is listed at $450,000 for the month of August.
"The choice Hamptons properties get rented early," said Silke Oellrich of Prudential Douglas Elliman. "People started coming to look for summer homes in November," she said. (The Hamptons' siren song must have captured the heart of Hollywood heavyweight Steven Spielberg, who just bought a property there for about $20 million.)
Of Monus' three Malibu summer beach listings, one listed at $100,000 a month already has been scarfed up, and she expects the remaining two -- the aforementioned listing at $135,000 a month and another at $80,000 a month -- to go shortly. A count of top agents' websites found at least 11 summer listings for $75,000 or more a month, and there are more that are discreetly held by agents, who don't post them on websites or the MLS.
"Malibu is the Riviera of the United States," Monus says, shrugging off the prices. And she may be right. Even Newport Beach and Laguna Beach top out at about $60,000 a month.
Is it really that incredible to summer in the 'bu?
Apparently so. In the words of actor and Malibu renter Daniel Baldwin, "Malibu in the summer is where the United States ends and life begins."
Baldwin is leasing a furnished Villa Malibu apartment through Coldwell Banker agent Scotty Brown, who lists 10 units in the complex for the summer that rent for a relatively modest $10,000 to $30,000 a month. Villa Malibu, on the inland side of the Pacific Coast Highway, comes with its own concierge, tennis pro, car service and personal trainer. No, they won't cut your meat for you.
Sharon Clayton, 44, a banker, keeps homes in London, Bahrain and Tampa, Fla. She rents the same "small" house on Carbon Beach each summer to entertain business associates. Last year, she paid $85,000 for a three-month rental.
"We have visitors of all ages at our parties in the summer -- from the single digits to close to the triple digits," she said in an e-mail, "and we all enjoy dancing together in the summer!"
Michael Gardner, a Malibu agent with Prudential who likes to track such transactions, predicts that the demand this summer will surpass that of any previous year. "By May," he said, "all the good listings may very well be gone." Previous years saw four homes break the $100,000-per-month mark, with one topping out at $120,000 on Broad Beach, Gardner said.
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