Written by Cheang Sokha
The Phnom Penh Post
CPP continues to remove senior officials from increasingly junior coalition partner Funcinpec and has filled the posts with its own loyalists
TWO Funcinpec governors have been removed from their posts in Sihanoukville and Kampot and replaced by the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) deputy governors in a ceremony Thursday as part of the post-election drive to switch royalist officials with those from the ruling party.
Sihanoukville Governor Say Hak has been replaced by his deputy, Sboang Sarath, and Kampot Governor Thach Khorn will be succeeded by his deputy, Khoy Khunhuor.
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng attended the handover ceremony.
Sak Setha, director general of general administration at the Ministry of Information, said that the two newly promoted CPP stalwarts have been serving in their provinces for years.
"The government has no more plans to reshuffle the provincial governor positions," he said.
Say Hak said that as a public servant he respected the government's decision to change positions and is happy to accept whatever post he will be offered in the future.
Tired of the job?
"I stayed here [as Sihanoukville governor] long enough," said Say Hak, who served in the position for seven years.
"I don't mind, and I am prepared to leave."
It is unclear what position Say Hak is likely to receive in the new government, which will be sworn in on September 24.
According to the draft list of new government positions, Kampot's Thach Khorn has been appointed secretary of state at the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection.
All Funcinpec ministers, provincial governors and ambassadors have lost their posts following the July 27 general election, in which the CPP won a resounding majority in parliament.
The Interior Ministry's Sak Setha said that the government has appointed one additional provincial deputy governor for Siem Reap, taking the number of governors and deputy governors in the province to 13.
TWO Funcinpec governors have been removed from their posts in Sihanoukville and Kampot and replaced by the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) deputy governors in a ceremony Thursday as part of the post-election drive to switch royalist officials with those from the ruling party.
Sihanoukville Governor Say Hak has been replaced by his deputy, Sboang Sarath, and Kampot Governor Thach Khorn will be succeeded by his deputy, Khoy Khunhuor.
Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng attended the handover ceremony.
Sak Setha, director general of general administration at the Ministry of Information, said that the two newly promoted CPP stalwarts have been serving in their provinces for years.
"The government has no more plans to reshuffle the provincial governor positions," he said.
Say Hak said that as a public servant he respected the government's decision to change positions and is happy to accept whatever post he will be offered in the future.
Tired of the job?
"I stayed here [as Sihanoukville governor] long enough," said Say Hak, who served in the position for seven years.
"I don't mind, and I am prepared to leave."
It is unclear what position Say Hak is likely to receive in the new government, which will be sworn in on September 24.
According to the draft list of new government positions, Kampot's Thach Khorn has been appointed secretary of state at the Ministry of National Assembly-Senate Relations and Inspection.
All Funcinpec ministers, provincial governors and ambassadors have lost their posts following the July 27 general election, in which the CPP won a resounding majority in parliament.
The Interior Ministry's Sak Setha said that the government has appointed one additional provincial deputy governor for Siem Reap, taking the number of governors and deputy governors in the province to 13.
5 comments:
The guy who replaces Say Hak, Mr Sbong Sarath, is as corrupt as his predecessor. Because of his bad deeds (Karma), his daughter got involved in gang activities and left the family home to join a Steav (bad young guy). The parents of the male Steav refuse to recognize her because of her race of corrupt CPP officials.
One of the new deputy at Sihanoukville, named Mr ..Say is a close relative of Kith Meng and a former Dealer at the Casino at Seattle, Washington State. His family was broken, his wife and daughter are in a very bad situation. When Kit Meng' s situation rose, he returned to Cambodia, and became " Excellency" advisor of Chea Sim. He lives with a young female singer in PPenh.
Interestin story, Thank you for providing this.
Many desperated Cambodians in the US return back to their home country just for a hope to share a pie. Surprisingly they often got it too. The reason is simple, because their backgrounds are not understood by those who never been to the US.
Hope more information can be accurately shared in an unbiase manner for benefit of our nation.
Very Very informative for our Nation... LOL....
Almost all the Funcinpec official a whole banch of loser. They run away from Cambodia and found way back by mean of bribery to stupid prince like Rannaridh. Once got the position, they have to recupe what they had given to the stupid prince.
Lot of these idiots will return to Long Beach, CA or many won't return at all because they grabbed enought pie to support themselve while out of position in Cambodia.
The only position they hold now is a doggy style, missionary, butterfly, so on an so forth.
I don't like CPP much but Funcinpec people are stupid and CPP deserved to win all Funcinpec position.
The CPP works hard, and they deserved to win the entire country. You got to be stupid to vote of Ah Scam Rainxy.
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