Tuesday, April 29, 2008

Much ado about almost nothing: Hun Sen will stop using the royal language

Hun Sen will stop using the royal language

Tuesday, April 29, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Prime minister Hun Sen announced that he will eliminate the use of the word “Preah Ang Mchas” (Prince/Princess) from the official government use. In a speech he gave on Monday to about 7,000 factory workers, and for the second time in a week, Hun Sen attacked the use of the royal language. Hun Sen said that he will stop using the word “Preah Ang Mchas” both at the Council of Ministers and at the National Assembly. On 22 April, Hun Sen declared that he will raise the issue of toning down the use of the royal language at the National Assembly and the Senate. Lu Laysreng, the minister of Rural Development and Funcinpec vice-president No. 1, said that the ban of the use of the word “Preah Ang Mchas” in the government is not proper for his party. He said that if one person does not want to use this word, others still want to use it. In the past few years, Hun Sen made several attempts to set up a law preventing royal family members from being involved in politics, and if they still want to be involved in politics, they must abandon their royal prerogatives.

16 comments:

Anonymous said...

What a stupidity!!
c.

Anonymous said...

Fantastic.

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Anonymous said...

I think this is the first step to abolishing the monarchy. I thin Hun Sen is testing the water. I also think that there is a possiblity that some sort of political instability might occur if the monarchy is abolished.

Anonymous said...

I am not supporting Hun Sen at all but I support his proposal for a better Cambodian in removing social classes. If royal member cannot prove themselves to be a good role model of highest moral of citizen, he or she will not different from any human specie. They can be any idiot too. Areak Prey

Anonymous said...

ចង់ឲ្យរលាយឆាប់ៗពួកអាចម្កួតហ្លួងទាំងអស់។

Anonymous said...

be calm it just the hunxen politics, watch the ballot boxes instead..don't be panic- this just another stragety to steal the ballots. that's all!

Anonymous said...

Gentleman

Parliament is where the laws are ratified.Facts relevant to private, communal, social or cultural,environmental circumstances have to be adhered to for social progresses.Tradition changed accordingly,due to adoptation and adaptation.

However I suggest strongly that our social values and quality is based on ETHICS.

ETHICS should be in high school curriculum. Bio Ethics should also a compulsory in tertiary education

Thrive for quality, but not quantity for Cambodia.

Neang SA

Anonymous said...

Hun Xen wants to be known as the frst Cambodian ruler who is powerful enough to kick the butts of the Royal faimilies.

Anonymous said...

My beloved Khmers!

Forgive me for insignificantly saying this, even though I am unashamedly illiterate..

I'm honestly careless, if Hun SenVarman hasn't desirably wanted to use the tradtional royal language, therefore he can not aggressively and forcefully eradicate it, because he is not the one who initially created Khmer language!

Anonymous said...

ជូនចំពោះ អាអគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរ ខូចសរសៃប្រសាទហ៊ុន សែន,

ពេលនេះ អាខូចសរសៃប្រសាទ ឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែនគួរតែ គិតគូរដោះស្រាយ បញ្ហាទំនិញឡើងថ្លៃ ទើបត្រឹមត្រូវ ព្រោះជារឿង ដែលប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ ទូទាំងប្រទេស កំពុងខ្វាយខ្វល់។ ប៉ុន្តែ អាខ្ញុំយួនរូបនេះ បែរជាគិតគូរ អារឿងគ្មានអ្នកខ្វាយខ្វល់ទៅវិញ ដូចជា ការ “បំបាត់រាជស័ព្ទ“ ជាដើម ។
នេះចំជាអាហ៊ុន សែនខូចសរសៃប្រសាទមែនហើយ! ប្រជាពលរដ្ឋខ្មែរ សូមអញ្ជើញអាហ៊ុន សែន ទៅពេទ្យកាល់មែត ដើម្បីតំរង់សរសៃប្រសាទ ឡើងវិញទៅ ព្រោះដោយសារ អាខូចសរសៃប្រសាទហ្នឹងហើយ
ដែលចុះហត្ថលេខា អោយដីខ្មែរទៅយួន អោយពួកយួនចូលនៅខុសច្បាប់ នៅប្រទេសកម្ពុជា។

ងាប់អោយស្រឡះទៅ អាអគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរ ខូចសរសៃប្រសាទឈ្មោះហ៊ុន សែន។ គ្មានខ្មែរណាស្រណោះ អាក្បត់ជាតិឯងទេ។

Anonymous said...

7:43PM,
An illeterate person doesn't read nor write. It's just like a scale: when you put something too heavy on one side, the opposite side will go up high; and that is a brag!

Anonymous said...

VEIT 'MONKEY AS HUN SEN IS GREAT MAN IN SOUTHEAST ASIAN TO THE BEST TERMINATION OF HIS OWN FAMILY (kHMER pEOPLE)

Anonymous said...

My beloved 8:49PM!

You are absolutely right, if you are evidently talking about an illiterate person in Srok Khmer who is barely or not completely knew how to read and write. On the contrary, in America the nation at risk, an illiterat person has only a middle school education.

You can pleasantly call me anything as you are passionately desirable, 'cause me ain't mad at ya!

Anonymous said...

i'm sure mr. hun sen did not act alone. i agree as well and i'm sure all parliamentarians agreed as well because look, it is interfering with their work when you have to address some politician as "prince or princess". these royalty shouldn't be in active politics in the first place. just look at thai royalty, for example, the reason their king and royal family lasted for 60 years or more was because they knew not to get involved in active politics; can't say the same for khmer royalty. so, that's the difference between the prosperous thailand and the untrained cambodia? i hope that will change as cambodia is moving forward and learning from past mistakes. thank you and god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

8:18PM

I agree, he shouldn't worry about his title or his personal issue. He is becoming too self centre and forgeting to solve the country problems. be cuz too rich !!

but I support equality in the work place.

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