Hun Sen’s 5-Year Plan Met With SkepticismBy Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
26 September 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday announced the official plan for the next five years, building on four main pillars of development and political stability, but skeptics said they doubted the government’s commitment.
Topping the priorities for the government, Hun Sen said during the new government’s first cabinet meeting, will be the promotion of the rule of law and protection of human rights and democracy.
The government will also seek to maintain 7 percent annual economic growth, reduce poverty by 1 percent per year, and increase the effectiveness and credibility of public services.
Hun Sen’s administration was voted into office by newly-elected National Assembly lawmakers on Thursday.
“We must promote socio-economic and other responsibilities for all state works,” Hun Sen told nearly 248 members of the new cabinet, who gathered at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday morning.
Hun Sen also reminded the gathered officials not to maltreat the people.
“We must think of the poor more and more,” he said. “We must promote public services for the people.”
Critics of the plan, which Hun Sen distributed as a booklet, said Friday there were few signs the new government would be different from former administrations.
Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha said he was not optimistic the four priorities of the government would work, because there were no signs of reform.
“What Hun Sen has said in his political platform is only on paper,” he said. “The CPP is good at promising, but the implementation is not reached. So whatever the government promises, if the government cannot reach it, all the ministers and the prime minister should step down.”
Opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Yim Sovan said that if the government failed to reform the judiciary and pass a much-awaited anti-corruption law, “the government platform will fail.”
“I have little belief in the government to reach its political platform,” he said.
Thun Saray, president of the rights group Adhoc, said he believed stability and economic growth were attainable, but he was concerned poverty reduction and improved quality of public service would not be reached.
Topping the priorities for the government, Hun Sen said during the new government’s first cabinet meeting, will be the promotion of the rule of law and protection of human rights and democracy.
The government will also seek to maintain 7 percent annual economic growth, reduce poverty by 1 percent per year, and increase the effectiveness and credibility of public services.
Hun Sen’s administration was voted into office by newly-elected National Assembly lawmakers on Thursday.
“We must promote socio-economic and other responsibilities for all state works,” Hun Sen told nearly 248 members of the new cabinet, who gathered at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Friday morning.
Hun Sen also reminded the gathered officials not to maltreat the people.
“We must think of the poor more and more,” he said. “We must promote public services for the people.”
Critics of the plan, which Hun Sen distributed as a booklet, said Friday there were few signs the new government would be different from former administrations.
Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha said he was not optimistic the four priorities of the government would work, because there were no signs of reform.
“What Hun Sen has said in his political platform is only on paper,” he said. “The CPP is good at promising, but the implementation is not reached. So whatever the government promises, if the government cannot reach it, all the ministers and the prime minister should step down.”
Opposition Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Yim Sovan said that if the government failed to reform the judiciary and pass a much-awaited anti-corruption law, “the government platform will fail.”
“I have little belief in the government to reach its political platform,” he said.
Thun Saray, president of the rights group Adhoc, said he believed stability and economic growth were attainable, but he was concerned poverty reduction and improved quality of public service would not be reached.
13 comments:
Only 1% poverty reduction per year? To some people, the style of development plan of Hun Sen is the development for the rich, upper class and high-ranking gov. officials! Sadly, the GINI index (wealth gap) in the country will dramactically increase and even more visible in the next five years.
why complaining....srp is the same that why they don't united before election...all of are seker...for yuon...$$$$$$....go to hell and live with it
You guys are not fair toward Prime Minister Hun Sen. He did a lot for Cambodia in his 30 years (I don't know the exact number).
He shot many journalists, grabbing land, give land to the yuon and siam, send innocent people to jail, still money from foreign aid, still all the money from the rubber plantation, tax on ail etc.
If you think he will do the big nothing for another five years, I think your wrong.
Very few people can achieve what he did.
The prime minister is a peace loving individual.He will never use force to repel the THAI ,he beg them to leave instead.
Long Live Hun Sen!
Without him, we are in trouble.
That is a great picture of PM Hun Sen in the topic.
I make me happy every time I see him on TV, New, or radio, ....
economic proliferation will tell the difference. what do you mean, doing nothing? are you serious? god help, i think being a prime minister comes with a lot of responsibility of the nation and everyone in it, if it an easy job, then everybody would do it.
hey, like mrs. clinton was saying, experience does count in this important position because it is not a position for the lame and inexperienced. in a tough atmosphere, it requires a strong person to do the job better, and cambodia is no exception. god bless cambodia.
When I see ah Hun Sen I see the day when he day of a lightning strike on the top of his head. Then I feel happy.
Everyone is in dept to PM Hun Sen for saving them from the Khmer Rouge Regime.
Thank you PM, and may God blesses you.
Yes thank you comrade traitor Hun Sen for slaving us from Pol Pot to the Yuons. We will never forget your selfish act for power, I hope that 3 million lives was worth it.
To all Hun Sen supporters and Yuon-lovers, may you die with all of your material wealth and money so that while you're in the spirit world, you can try to buy out a position in heaven as well.
May God strike you down.
Roum RITH je viens proposer LOK akkak Sena de venir s'installer au palais royal . C'est la que vous et votre famille devront s'installer , au lieu et palce de la famille trasak CHOU
Look at this prime minister of Cambodia, the man
that stole the votes, stole the Cambodia resources and
the man sold all Cambodia Islands to foreigner.
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