Thursday, August 07, 2008

Hun Sen settles his score

06 August 2008
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo

Translated from French by Luc Sâr

On his first outing to the province following the general election, Prime minister Hun Sen had the opportunity to criticize his opponents.

Hun Sen was restarting his old habits: visits to the provinces which allow him to dispense his monologues. On Wednesday morning, he was in Kampong Speu. He took advantage of the occasion to talk about the upcoming government which will be “slightly bigger” than the previous one, and about the alliance with Funcinpec. In his new team, he confirmed that a position of Vice-prime minister will be given to Nhiek Bun Chhay, the royalist party secretary-general. Four other Funcinpec officials will be assigned positions also. Kol Pheng, the current minister of Education, Veng Sereyvuth, the current minister of Culture, Sun Chanthol, the current minister of Public Transport, and Nuth Sokhom, the current minister of Health, will indeed obtain ministerial positions.

Beyond the five Funcinpec officials above, Hun Sen attacked Keo Puth Rasmey, Funcipec president. He was accused of signing with some others, a coalition letter with the SRP, HRP and the NRP, the day after the election. Hun Sen will not offer him any position, not even an ambassador position. “Neither him nor his wife have the International knowledge needed to occupy such position (as ambassador),” Hun Sen mocked.

Hun Sen also chastised Sam Rainsy. While talking about his altercation last Friday with the opposition leader, Hun Sen revealed that Sam Rainsy would have asked him to guarantee for the SRP chairmen and vice-chairman positions for the National Assembly commissions. “Why did he make such a demand while he is also protesting the validity of the election?” said an irritated Hun Sen.

Hun Sen also slammed Norodom Ranariddh, declaring that, according to him, the latter should complete 2/3 of his sentence first. Ranariddh was sentenced to 18 months in jail and $150,000 fine in a breach of trust lawsuit case. All his appeals have been exhausted, and the prince is currently living in exile in Malaysia. According to Hun Sen, Ranariddh would have approached Hun Sen for his approval to the request for a pardon from the king. Obviously, the prince maneuver seems not to touch Hun Sen.

30 comments:

Anonymous said...

With a Leader like this, only idiots will work with him. THe same for all investors. Good investors will not invest in a country with this kind of Prime Minister. Only a group of mafias will invest monies in country with this kind of mentality. For me, I won't land my legs to any country with bad leaders at all. It hurt my feelings when I see these idiots. Areak Prey

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

Our present and future comming prime-minister is really strong with the same khmer nation, But infact he is a slave of neighbor nations. He never take care in developing country and poverty reduction as the khmer people are poorer and poorer.His value time is used only to fight someone againt him...!!! We are sorrow to have the leader like this.

Anonymous said...

I can say that the 4th term government will be a dictorship government. The civil servants and senior cpp members will suffer in addition to the opposition activists. Hun Sen will change whoever and whenever he wants. All the power is with only one person and that person is Hun Sen.

Anonymous said...

Dear 3:23PM,

Less people understand French langue.
If you want cambodia developed, we must stop living with French.
Have French, no development.

Anonymous said...

My beloved Khmers!

Hun SenVarman is boastfully relied too heavily upon his own master, Youn and self-confidence, and upon the continuation of his lucky fortune he has unquestionally enjoyed in his unbelievable career. In the suffocating end, he will be insanely liked SihanoukVarman, because they both ultimately lacking in their ability to rule Kampuchea!

Anonymous said...

Hun Xen knows any tricks to win and to crush his own people, but appears foolish and brainless facing yuon and siam.
He, his family and his lackeys will be damned forever.

Anonymous said...

This man will never realize how destructive he's been doing for the nation with his BOASTFUL, SELF-FLATTENED AND ACCEPT-NO CRITICIZM ATTITUDE.

MAY GOD BLESS HIM AND CLIQUES TO RELEASE THE NATION AND BRAINWASH HIS BRAIN WITH THE PEOPLE-INTEREST ADDICTION, BUT NOT SO-CALLED SELF-CLAIMED GOD OR DICTATORSHIP'S PRIDE OVER HIS OWN PEOPLE!!!!

MAY GOD PAVE HIS SIGHTS IN LEADERSHIP FOR THE PEOPLE AND ENABLE HIM TO SEE THE SUFFERINGS AND HARDSHIPS THE PEOPLE ARE FACING AND HOW THEY WISH TO NOT ONLY SURVIVE HAND-TO-MOUTH OR THE ON BASIS OF DAILY SURVIVAL, BUT COMFORT AND GLORY FOR THEIR GENERATIONS AND OFF-SPRINGS TO COME LIKE HUN'S AND HIS CLIQUE'S !!!!!!!

MAY THE SPIRITS OF OUR HEROES IN KHMER HISTORY OFFER BLESSINGS AND REMEDIES FOR THE CURRENT LEADERS!!

ALAS

Anonymous said...

DEAR COMPATRIOTS,
AS I HAD GUESSED, HUN XEN HAS WAITED THE END OF THE ELECTION THAT HE WAS SURE HE WOULD WIN, TO RESTART THE NEGOCIATION WITH SAMAK
THOUGH THE FUTURE NEGOCIATION IS BOUND TO FAIL IF KHMER GOVERNMENT DON' T MAKE SOME CONCESSIONS TO SIAM.
DEAR COMPATRIOTS, HUN XEN WILL SAY THAT THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH SIAM WOULD BRING US MORE PPROSPERITY, MORE JOB, MORE INVESTMENT,MORE LAND THAN BEFORE. (HE HAD CLAIMED THE SAME THING ABOUT THE SUPPLEMENTAL TREATY WITH YUON IN 2006).
BUT HUN XEN DON’T DARE TO SAY THAT THE JOINT DEVELOPMENT WITH THAI WILL BRING HUN XEN AND HIS FAMILY MORE , MORE MONEY, THAI BUSINESS , MORE THAI PROSPERITY MORE THAI PEOPLE IN OUR 4.6 SQUARE KILOMETRES SURROUNDING AREAS PREAH VIHEAR KHMER TEMPLE AND SOON PREAH VIHEAR KHMER TEMPLE WILL HAVE MORE THAI THAN KHME. AS HISTORY REPEATS, OUR PREAH VIHEAR KHMER TEMPLE WILL BE KAMPUCHEA KROM FATE.
THE PATRIOTS WHO WILL DARE TO PROTEST THE NEXT JOINT DEVELOPMENT MUST EXPECT TO BE IN PREY SAR PRISONAGAIN.
HE HAS ALREADY SOLD OUR LAND TO SIAM TO EXPLOIT OUR TEMPLE WITH THAKSIN AND SAMAK FOR HIS OWN BUSINESS INTEREST and let us starve to death..
HIS FIRST BETRAYAL WAS ON 11th NOVEMBER 2006
IN SIGNING THE SUPPLEMENTAL TREATY, HE HAD PAID TRIBUTE TO HIS YUON MASTER, OUR LAND, OUR ISLE KOH TRAL, OUR SEA..!
THIS MAN IS A TRAITOR TO OUR NATION! WE WILL BE SOON CHAM AND KAMPUCHEA KROM!

PLEASE READ THIS BELOW ARTICLE
Tuesday July 01, 2008

Bangkok Post PostBag

PAD fooling the people
The line was drawn by the French in 1904, the International Court of Justice ruled on it in 1962,
“and the new line agreed by the Thai and Cambodian government actually brings more land into Thailand than the old map If the Cambodian government is happy to concede some land to the Thais while retaining the temple that is, and has always been, on Cambodian, soil, then it is a win for the Thai government.”






I cannot believe the lunatics at the PAD have actually got the Thai people and the Puea Pandin party fooled over the Preah Vihear temple.

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The line was drawn by the French in 1904, the International Court of Justice ruled on it in 1962,

“and the new line agreed by the Thai and Cambodian government actually brings more land into Thailand than the old map.

If the Cambodian government is happy to concede some land to the Thais while retaining the temple that is, and has always been, on Cambodian soil, then it is a win for the Thai government.”

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This is just another example of the PAD stirring up issues trying to validate its existence. The fact that Puea Pandin party has weighed into it is disappointing; you would expect them to know better.

As for the Democrats, I hope they find the same demise the Australian Democrats recently have. Throwing stones at the government is good fun, but if you are never going to get a chance to run the country then it's a choice you can make without fear of having to prove you can do a better job.

The last Australian Democrats were voted out in November from the Senate and, as of July 1, the Democrats will be dead in Australia. Hopefully, the Thai Democrats will become history in the near future.

SHANNON CRANE
Gold Coast, Australia

Anonymous said...

KHMER ROYAL FAMILY TRAITORS,

ROYAL FAMILY BETRAY KHMER PEOPLE BY PROSTITUTING THEMSELVES TO HUONG XEN.
NOW ROYAL FAMILY IS USELESS, HE THROWS THEM LIKE TOILET PAPER.
WHEN SDACH THMIL SIHANOUK DIES, KING KONG SIHAMONI WILL BE HOMELESS
AND HUONG XEN WILL BE: KING KORN VARMAN II
HERE WILL BE THE NEW DYNASTY HUONG LED BY YUON

From PUT TUM NEAY,

Anonymous said...

The Helpless People: What Cambodians Owe Their Nation and Heroes
Cambodians once again made shameful decisions on the 2008 general elections that will potentially lead to the end of Cambodian history and sovereignty

By: A. Christopher Windsor
London, 28th July, 2008

It was a shame when I read a news article about Cambodian general elections in 2008 and found out that the majority of Cambodians (who were able to vote) voted for a dictator once again. The difference that Cambodian voters made in the recent elections was that they provided almost two-third of the parliamentary seats to the corrupt and unpatriotic party, namely CPP.

What do these results show us? Simply, the more you educate them, the more irrational they become. One should never blame the lack of education for such destructive results of the 2008 elections. Recently, we have seen the improvement in education of human rights and democracy principles. For example, the public forums and human rights trainings conducted by Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and other organisations have been tremendously effective and have increased the understanding of human rights and democracy in Cambodia.

In addition to that, the outreach of internet has also helped Cambodians living in the city to better understand the outside world and see where the world has been up to. Globalization, on its positive side, has also provided more information to urban Cambodians about the other countries' economies and living standards, compared to which the Cambodian living standard is way below. These are all the advantages that urban Cambodians, namely Phnom Penh residents, have to exploit to make better decisions. Unexpectedly, these people with higher education and better understanding of the outside world made the worst decisions compared to other people across the country. As shown in the unofficial results, CPP has gained more supports in Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia�where we would expect better outcomes.

Now let me ask, do you think that the lack of education really played a role in these destructive results? To me, it is obvious that the poor, uneducated countryside voters have stood up for and demanded democracy and change in their homeland more than do the educated Phnom Penh voters. It is also difficult to blame the uneducated for the fact that some of their votes were bought. After all, they are poor and they have the reason to sell their votes for money only to feed their family for one day and ignore the fact that their country will be forever in the dark future. But Phnom Penh voters cannot use the same excuse for the fact that they gave the opportunity to CPP to destroy their homeland.

Who to blame?

Yes, the elections were not transparent. Some votes were bought. Some voters were threatened. And, according to recent news reports, some voters' names were removed from the lists, resulting in an unusually low turnout. However, I would like you to pay attention to the number of votes that CPP received. Do you think CPP could get these many votes only by frauds? I do not think so. It is true that frauds existed in these elections, but without frauds, do you think the
opposition parties, namely HRP and SRP, could together win these �lections? I do not think so. CPP would have won the majority seats but probably not as many.

Why do I think so? There are a lot of irrational voters out there who would always ruin the efforts of democracy lovers to pull this nation out of the current darkness. These voters tend to be those who live in the urban areas. They have better living standards and tend to forget that their living standards would be much higher if their country were developed. They have the option to migrate to another country when Cambodia is totally ruined. This group of Cambodian citizens also has acceptable levels of education. With these levels of education�which are not too low but not very high either�these people believe that they are so educated and that therefore they need not to listen to anyone. These people tend to believe that there is nothing beyond their knowledge. What is so sad is that their knowledge is so low.

The followings are what these people believe and why they are wrong:
� Cambodia just got out of a huge civil war and it takes time for this country to recover. Why they are wrong: It has been almost 30 years�long enough for any economy to recover if its government is really working. Let us take Japan as an example. The country suffered from the destructive World War II, which was way more destructive than any civil wars Cambodia has ever suffered from. From the 1960s to the 1980s, not too long from the end of WWII, the overall of the Japanese real economic growth has been called a miracle. It did not take Japan longer 30 years to recover its economy and become the world's second biggest economy. We do not have that high expectation for Cambodia, but at least this nation should have shown some real improvement.
� Cambodia has a growth rate of 11%; does it not mean Hun Sen government is doing a good job? Why they are wrong: Yes, CPP is doing a good job in bringing money to its elites' pockets. Yes, the growth rate is 11%, but the inflation rate has already hit 18%. What does this mean? Wake up, Cambodians. This means you are poorer. Even if you make twice as much as you did before, but if goods and services are three times more expensive, it means you are poorer. I am also sure that the 11% growth is distributed only among rich CPP members while the 18% inflation affects all Cambodians, including those who voted for CPP.
� "I'm voting for a different reason this time - my choice is for a government that can protect Preah Vihear temple," 76 year-old Hok Hour in Phnom Penh's Chamkarmon district quoted in a Phnom Penh Post article. The old man, with not much brain, voted for CPP as he thought this party will protect the temple. Why they are wrong: First, let me ask, how could such an old person with life experience be so brainless? Can you not see that the Preah Vihear issue was a trick Hun Sen played to get votes from such brainless voters? You want a government that can protect Preah Vihear temple but not the Cambodia-Vietnam boarder? What would you do with Preah Vihear temple if the land you were living in was taken away from you? A democratic government would be able to protect not only Preah Vihear temple but all of Cambodian territory.
� CPP has built roads, bridges and schools. Why they are wrong: If Cambodia had a better government, the number of roads, bridges and schools built would go up by not twice but 10 times at least. Cambodia accepts a large amount of foreign aid and money from loans. In the case of foreign aid, Cambodian citizens do not have to worry about paying back. In the case loans, however, they all have to pay back. So, watch out, Cambodians! Most of this money does not go to development, but it instead goes to the pockets of CPP members. While the benefits Cambodians receive from such loans are very minimal, they will have to pay back these loans in full amount�plus interest rates in some cases.
By making such shameful decisions, what do these voters owe their nation and hero?

What Cambodians owe their nation

Because of the lack of both social and economic development, Cambodia is potentially heading to the end of its history. As citizens, Cambodians have the legal and moral obligations to prevent this from happening. Unfortunately, as shown in the recent election results, most Cambodians chose not to. Instead, Cambodians chose to indirectly destroy the land that gave life to them. If anything bad happens to Cambodia in the future, we are to blame no one, but Cambodians.

The Vietnamese's fault? The Thais' fault? No. It is all Cambodians' fault. The Vietnamese and the Thais are not smart, but Cambodians are brainless. Cambodia is the only original nation of the Golden Land that is strong enough to survive from its neighbors' invasions. This nation protected itself from losing its sovereignty so that the current generation of Cambodia could live in its homeland peacefully. Unfortunately, the current Cambodians do not take into account the good this nation has offered them.

Only one day before I wrote this paper, Cambodians chose to take a convenient way to the destruction of their nation. They chose to ignore the great values their nation has always offered them. Surprisingly, these Buddhist Cambodians chose not to pay back what they owed their nation. Such an act is against Buddhist philosophy, which believes that you should always pay back what you owe. But who cares?�when the nation is destroyed, its religion will also be destroyed. Cambodians only took a shortcut to such destruction.

What Cambodians owe their heroes

The spirits of patriotic kings, such as Jayavarman II and Jayavarman VII, deserve an explanation from Cambodians who voted for CPP. These kings sacrificed their lives and their happiness to build a nation known as the Khmer Empire, the greatest power in South East Asia from the early 12th century to the early 13th century. If we look at the current situation of Cambodia, their lives have been sacrificed for nothing. I am sure that when these kings gave their lives to serve this nation, they did not know that their people would one day give this nation to the hands of an unpatriotic leader, such as Hun Sen.

When the Khmer Rouge captured Phnom Penh, the Khmer Republic troops fought until the last drops of their blood to prevent communism from spreading into this historic capital city. The spirits of these troops also deserve an explanation from CPP voters. These troops fought against not only the Khmer Rouge but also the communist Vietnam. Today, their children and grandchildren have forgotten all of their efforts. This current generate has already given the power to a pro-Vietnamese government.

The worst is that this current generation has also ignored the recent hero who was imprisoned not too long ago. I need not to mention his name as we should all know who he is. This human rights activist decided not to leave his nation and Cambodians behind. He sacrificed his own wellbeing to protect freedom of speech for Cambodian citizens. And sure enough, these people have already forgotten him and his patriotic act. Someone told me that if you do not forget your people they will never forget you. This is apparently wrong in the case of Cambodian CCP voters.

How many people have been killed by the current government? Did they already forget monks and protestors who were attacked and killed by the government force in 1998? Did they not remember the FUNCINPEC troops who were killed during the 1997 coup? Some reporters and the former Labour Union leader Chea Vichea were killed, leaving sorrow for their families and friends. What did these people sacrifice for? It was all of Cambodians, wasn't it? Is that how Cambodians pay them back, by voting for the person who killed these heroes?

What do CPP voters owe these people?

Their lives.

To those who voted for CPP: You owe your nation and heroes. And you owe them big. Cambodians who voted for CPP are betrayers. They betrayed not only their nation and heroes, but also themselves. They will have to pay back and we will see this when the corrupt government takes their land away, cuts down trees and ruins the whole economy.

My last words: Who am I to tell you all of these? Well, I am no one. I am only a British economist who happens to have been to Cambodia many times (Cambodia is like my second home). I have once fallen in love with this country and its culture. Please excuse my language and any mistakes I might have made in this paper as I wrote it out of anger and disappointment.

Anonymous said...

Oh we have siem and vietcong impostors here!

You can have ah Hun Sen as your next prime minister but not the investments.

LOL.

Anonymous said...

“Neither him nor his wife have the International knowledge needed to occupy such position (as ambassador),” Hun Sen mocked.


This dictator-style leader Hun Sen can do anything he wishes without go through the rubber-stamp National Assembly. The man-show leadership is simply amazing!

Anonymous said...

The strong man is weak. Why does he need to threat other unarmed people?

Hun Sen is ah yukom bat psar from a low class family and he acts like it.

Anonymous said...

How many of them have the knowledge to be ambassador ????
Most of them now have the master and phD degree at the Chea Chamroeun's School.

Another example is at Cheung Prey. Kampong Cham, land of Maa Chhoeun. Land of the Lord Ma Chhoeun, the director of the national police's school.Did any of you listen to RFA?
The district that the commune's of CPP threat people. And Maa Chhoeun use to be the log's dealer. Illegal logging. Peasants people know that Maa Chhoeun is behind and nobody can't do anything.
ASK Samdech Hun Sen...
Do we have illegal logging?


Khmer Canadian

Anonymous said...

My beloved Khmers!

Hun SenVarman is unconscientiously and unacknowlegeably knew his own educational background, if there were without Sihanouk, civil war, Pol Pot, and Youn, he a temple boy unearthly become a Cambodian PM?

Anonymous said...

Ehat logging have to do with ambassador? Khmer Canada!

Any way Keo Putresmey do not have PHD as the Priminister do,(do mai may PHD from Hanoir motherfucker!)
Why that guy so dumb and stupid and rute still won by vote?

Anonymous said...

There is not thing wrong of being a temple boy, 10:44PM as long as he go to school and do honest work?

Are you bottom of the market boy?

Anonymous said...

It's totally and polisickally wronged when da temple boy rules the poor and miserable nation, Kampuchea? I am a happy farmer!

Anonymous said...

The CPP members like Hun Sen the way just like that. So they can fill their pocket. Excellency, Oknar, General... With their low level instruction they think they are smartest people in the world.

They are all resolute to bring down the country.

Bunch of trash.

Anonymous said...

10:59 temple boy better than miss educated person like you who stay at the bottom of the market! most famer's boys like I go to temple too!

Anonymous said...

Hun Xen can not do any thing legal! He would not deal with Funcipec righfull president but the one he force to breake the rule and law Ghnek Bunchay!

What the fuck the stupid outlaw and Vietcong's slave talking about? And some of you ask me not to curse this fucking outlaw and stupid son of a bitch!

Even his death mother curse him from her grave for make people call he a bitch!

Anonymous said...

It feels good to curse ah chhke Hun but he won't feel anything because he has an intelligence of third grade elementary school.

Every time people curse him he smile back at you.

Pretty hopeless.

Anonymous said...

11:58 PM

No, third graders are smarter than this son-of-Viet-bitch.

What a fucking pathetic coword administration. And fuck you ah Sen.

Anonymous said...

My beloved 11:39PM!

I am entirely lost here.. Can you simply clarify your words, please?
"Miss Educated people or uneducated people?...

Since I am happily a farmer, evidently and logically speaking of course I am always staying at the bottom of the market. How can the poor and miserable farmer of Khmers, like myself are staying at the top of the market? I am so academically stupid, please enlightening me?

Da temple boy and the boy who is oft. going to the temple is absolutely different from one other, Hun Sen is Da temple boy and you and I are the boys who are often going to the temple.

Anonymous said...

it so SAD for all Kmer peples to have a STUPIT leader that back and demand by YOUn hanoi like AH NATION BETRAYAL like AH uneducated HUN SEN .

Anonymous said...

Here goes HUN SEN again. Same old attitude of HUN SEN. He can only be tough on his own people but not the neighbors.

Why??

HUN SEN are you really stupid or what??

Anonymous said...

I agreed w/you 8:30PM.
I am not living in Cambodia but was born in Cambodia and always think to go back to live there one day. Every time I visited the mess(LAWLESSNESS)there always made me feel I can't live there.
You are the only person who has mention Cambodia is the GOLDEN LAND. My ancestors were from China and the name for Cambodia in Chinese means Goldenland. In Cambodian language was called Sovannaphoum. I don't think these new genaration recall this name. To stop this self-destruction in Cambodia is to have someone like the Khmer Rouge(I hate to mention this)to get rid of these corrupt and brainless leaders. I have been through the KR time too. My best wishes is miracle.
The current government now is like a Cambodian folk story(Ah Chey). He was ordered to look after a farm. He let the animal eat all the plants in the farm. When was aked why? He said that the farm is still there. So does the current government right now. If you will be in Cambodia again, please ask about this story. Thanks again for your right concern about Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

There's nothing wrong with the ambassador's opinion.
Still, CPP's people, most of high rank buy diploma.
And make illegal activities.
They threaten the life of people, They grab land, They are thieves.
Why we can conclude Thieves?
Because poor peasant people don't have machine's guns.
That the bottom line...

And Maa Chhoeun is one of them, who make the coercision force to villagers. At Cheung Prey Kampong Cham, if peasants dare to denounce at the radio. Maa Chhoeun and his gonies will kill them.
This is the bottom line.
This is the knowledge that these people sow since the 7th of January 1979.
There's no seed of love's sowing.
Mafia's nation !!!
It's like Khmer Rouge regime.
And it's legal....
That's the irony...

Khmer Canadian

Anonymous said...

10:50am HUN SEN KNOWS VERY WELL AH KEO P RASMEY AND HIS WIFE ARUN ARE ASS AND COCK SUCKER(KHMER WORDS "AH HET MEE HET"...THEY DESERVE TO BE TREATED LIKE DOGS BY HUN SEN.
KEO P RASMEY ALSO HAS A FAKE DIPLOMA! SON OF A BITCH DIDN'T DO GOOD AT SCHOOL AT ALL!