Thursday, September 04, 2008

Sam Rainsy's letter to King-Father

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Translated from French

To the Highest Attention of
His Majesty King-Father
Preah Karuna Samdech Preah Norodom Sihanouk

Royal Residence
Beijing
People’s Republic of China

Phnom Penh, 02 September 2008

Revered Preah Karuna,

I am taking the liberty to very respectfully write to You, as well as to Her Majesty Queen-Mother, to express once again my and my wife’s filial devotion.

However, it is in front of the Father the Nation that I am requesting, in the name of some 1.3 million Khmer citizens who voted for the Sam Rainsy Party last 27 July, and begging You to intervene, in one way or another, in order to save our Homeland in danger.

Cambodia is currently facing simultaneous problems of utmost seriousness since the end of the Khmer Rouge regime. Along with the discrete but sustained nibbling of our territory for the past 30 years by our neighbors from all sides, now comes the open border conflict with Thailand – a conflict which is becoming more and more widespread and which could have terrible and countless repercussions on our hapless country.

To the external crisis, now comes a new internal crisis – which on the morrow of dubious and ever more contested than before election – could divide even more so deeply our country and bring her to the brink of a new abyss, or at the very least, could push her ever farther from the path of democracy path which Cambodia is supposed to follow according to the 1991 Paris Agreements, along with all the dangers involved.

In any case, an insolent and deceitful prosperity benefiting a small group of privileged people cannot hide the fact that ordinary people are screaming out their hunger, and that the thunder of revolution is rumbling. How could it be otherwise when the poorest farmers are being robbed of their lands in ever larger number; when there is no forest left or accessible fishing zones left for these farmers to earn some income or some supplementary food as they did in the past; when hundreds of thousands of youths find themselves without a job, income or hope, each year; when officials extort money from you in every administrative offices or at every street corners; when the salaries of civil servants, factory workers and employees are desperately stagnating, and when inflation is galloping at a dizzying speed while sapping relentlessly the purchasing power of low income citizens who cannot even make ends meet?

Our country must not founder like a sinking boat and our people must not die like a stray dog. This is the reason why, in the name of all Cambodians who still have a national conscience, I implore You to undertake a new Crusade to save the Khmer Nation, in your name as the Father of the Nation, the Father of National Independence, the Father of National Unity and Reconciliation, the Father of the Territorial Integrity of Cambodia (geographic maps established under the Sangkum Reastr Niyum must serve as the basis for the defense of our land and maritime borders), the Supreme Craftsman achieving the 1962 victory over Thailand with respect to the Preah Vihear temple, and the most eminent Signatory of the 1991 Paris Agreements.

Please accept, revered Preah Karuna, my deepest gratitude and my indestructible devotion.

(Signed) Sam Rainsy

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

សូមប្រើវិចារណញ្ញាណដើម្បីពិចារណា៖

តើលើលោកយើងនេះមានទេ? ឬមានតែខ្មែរទេ?ហើយតើវាពិតជារឿងដ៏ចំលែកទេ?ហេតុអ្វីក៏ខ្មែរសរសេរសំបុត្រទៅខ្មែរជាភាសាបរទេសទៅវិញ?! តើខ្មែរខំទាមទារឯករាជ្យពីបារាំងដើម្បីអ្វី ហើយតើខំអភិរក្សភាសាខ្មែរដើម្បីអ្វី?!

កូនខ្មែរ កើតលើដីខ្មែរ រស់ដើម្បីខ្មែរ

Anonymous said...

Khmers rouges who killed!

http://www.un.org/law/

Anonymous said...

khmer rouge leader were consisted of the chinese and the vietcong.

Khmer rouge looking nothing like khmer, if we look at the khmer rouge top leaders.

Anonymous said...

The Khmer Rouge should have exterminated the Vietnamese and Chinese altogether; it's too bad that there are plenty of them still have the chance to breathe the Cambodian air, and that's completely in violation of Cambodia sovereignty and territorial integrity.

If REVOLUTION occured, the Chinese and Vietnamese should not be allowed to breathe the air in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

Ohm. Maybe He can't type in Khmer so he uses Foreign Language.

Anonymous said...

M. Sam Raincy,

Je voudrais vous demander une chose très simple, pourquoi, vous ne voulez pas écrire votre lettre en khmer à notre Roi, c'est bien notre langue officielle. Ou bien, notre Roi ne sait pas lire le khmer ou vous, M. Sam Rainsy, vous ne savez pas écrire le khmer. Personnellement, en tant que député khmer, vous devez écrire tous les courriers officiels en khmer, et non pas en lague étrangère. Nous somme bien au Royaume du Cambodge, cher Monsieur Sam.

Merci de penser un peu au peuple khmer qui ne sait que le khmer.

Anonymous said...

3.52 pm

ប៉ុនែ្តតើខែ្មរដែលសរសេរខែ្មរនោះមានឧត្តមគតិដូច​លោក​សម​រង្សី​ដែររឹទេ?

Anonymous said...

Mr Rainsy is making a good move toward the policy that Hun Sen wants.

Anonymous said...

To 3.52 pm

ប្រហែលជាក្នុងចំនោមអ្នកទាំងពីរនេះ លោកសមរង្ស៊ី និងស្ដេចសីហនុ មានអ្នកណាមួយមិនចេះខ្មែរហើយមើលទៅ បានជាគេមិនឆ្លើយឆ្លងគ្នាតាមរយៈភាសាខ្មែរនោះ?!

កូនខ្មែរ កើតលើដីខ្មែរ រស់ដើម្បីខ្មែរ

Anonymous said...

Here will be the letter back to Idiot Sam rainsy from the former king(IN HIS MIND) : Dear son, kaun chao stupid sam rainsy!
As you know there's nothing my gay son and I can do or will do anything, my son and I have been well treated because of our DEKCHO Hun Sen. We've been sipping his PEEPEE anyway and what do you expect from me? You know too! but you still demand my help because you such stupid idiot don't even know who killed your father(Shall you ask for my help too?Haha...Laugh my ass off to you! I think Opposition themself need new leadership! I think you should be gone...Khmer oversea has wasted monies for the last 20 years just for your ass to be in and out of cambodia for fun! and get nothing and CPP still stronger and stronger because of your cosmetic help!

Anonymous said...

If no one else hear him, King father must. Unless he isn't Khmer, because this problem appearancely isn't anyone else's. Beside this letter is open to the public. Everyone knows and it looks that way. Is it true Mr. in charge of Cambodia today? You need to do a better job and your big fat behind needs to come right here and read this!

Anonymous said...

I can't agree more. And these factors actively and practically contribute to the miseries happening in Cambodia:

- First the leaders'national conscience: It is my poor estimation that coz the current leaders have undergone in Pol Pot regime and strived to bring the country to its feet that why the current leaders feel little sympathy for their people. The current leaders still in their mind believe that the country owed they something, more than miseries of the people confronting, but to pay the leaders the tribute. The leaders believe that the people owed them great and thus the they are in appropriate position to hold on tight to their power. This is one scenario explaining WHY THE PEOPLE DESERVE THE MISERIES NOWADAY.

-Second factor is ,from my ignorance, the capability as an individual and a leader. You can look at Singapore or US that the leaders in this country CANNOT just talk nonsense with slow response to the crisis. The last resort for these high responsible, well-respected when failing to deal with the crisis IS: STEPPING DOWN. TAKE JAPANESE PRIMIER RECENTLY AS AN EXAMPLE. BUT look at khmer leaders: they ever received formal education suitable to FIT THEMSELVES IN THIS DEMOCRACY DEVELOPMENT AND SEVERE GLOBAL COMPETITION. So no doubt they embrace only "so-called well-said politicians yet cannot do a damn thing" and these leaders has no SHAME deliberately put these well-said-cannot do anything-on board. This explains to the DEFICIENCY IN GOVERNMENT PUBLIC WORK SECTOR that because of these low, un-educated leaders, the people with conscience and expertise CANNOT DO THEIR WORK PROPERLY or the system DOES NOT EVEN use them "COS THESE WELL-EDUCATED PEOPLE WILL CAUSE HARMS TO THE DESIGNED CORRUPTING SYSTEM OR COS THE COUNTRY CAN PROGRESS SO FAST THAT THESE NAIVE LEADERS CANNOT CONTROL ANYMORE". This is another scenario reflects the miseries in Cambodia.

In faith and decent laws we trust!!!

Anonymous said...

Damn what are the concerns of the government? Take all those naives on board to worsen the people hardship and suffering?????

It is my stupid question: What work pouk ah at public sector do?? Don't they damn look for possible way to corrupt?? Hun xen too naive not to know anything or he deliberately play along the way since THE CORRUPTION AND BRIBERIES MAKE HIM, HIS ASSOIATES AND CLANS BIG FAT AND ASS!!!!!!!

Really craps...

Anonymous said...

Hun sen is not Naive! believe me he knows how to play game very well for his family and closed associates benefits country interest comes after~

Anonymous said...

នៅសម័យសង្គមរាស្រ្តនិយម សម្ដេចព្រះ​នរោត្ដម សីហនុ បានប្រកាសឲ្យយកភាសា​ខ្មែរមកប្រើជាផ្លូវការ ដើម្បីអភិរក្សភាសានិង​អក្សរសាស្ត្រខ្មែរ។ ចុះហេតុអ្វីក៏លោក សម​​​​​​​​​រង្សី ផ្ញើអតីតព្រះមហាក្សត្រជាភាសាបារាំង​ទៅវិញ? នរោត្ដម សីហនុ មិនមែនជា​ស្ដេចខ្មែរឬ?

Anonymous said...

Roum RITH monsieur avant de poster voir même écrire la lettre il faut toujour poser la question Le destinataire a t il connu la situation que vous avez relaté dans votre lettre Mieux faut laisser évoluer, l'histoire , non seulement vous perdez votre temps mais vous perdez votre énergie tout en sachant que votre lettre adressée à un homme sourd mué et aveugle Hélas la pensée et le sentiemnt d'AMOUR que vous avez porté pour les Khmers n'a pas la même signification du destinaire C'est l'histoire la preuve la Georgie et la Russie et d'autre et d'autre
Merci Monsieur

Anonymous said...

Why writing in French? you know it out of the date? And the others to the Cambodian writer your comment very small no one can read it can you enlarge your writing?

Anonymous said...

Une autre croisade royale? Vous savez à quoi le roi père pourrait penser à son âge. Vous vous permettre de lui écrire quand cela vous conviendrait. En d'autres temps, il faut se référer aux nombreuses carricatures dans ce site. Fidèle reflet de votre prope pensée.

Anonymous said...

Ah 5:57 PM, you just go to hell.

You and your parent are youn dogs.

Anonymous said...

Land grabbing will not exist when Mr. Sam Ransy run the country.

This messages for ah Hun Sen and his gangster CPP.
Majority Cambodian are not vote for you, stop stealing
the votes from people. You are stolen the votes for many times.
You run the country for over 20 years had nothing improved.
Only small group are wealthy but most of them are doing illegal business.
Cambodia lost many lands to neighboring countries.
The country very low in economy, but gaining in corruptions, drugs,
Gambling, prostitutions and land grabbing.
You must step down.
Mr. Sam Ransy can run the county much better then you.

Anonymous said...

I TOTALLY AGREED WITH 5:57 AM

Anonymous said...

Yes 5:57 PM described the fact, why someone mad at him?