05 Jan 2009By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
Click here to read the article in French
In the morning of Monday 05 January, thousands of brochures depicting the glory of the ruling party were distributed to passers-by.
The distribution scene looks like an election campaign: a seller giving out brochures bearing the CPP logo with the photo of Chea Sim, Hun Sen and Heng Samrin on the cover, to her customers coming to eat breakfast in her shop.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the KR regime, the CPP distributed to the citizens thousands of copies of this 12-page-brochure boasting the constructions undertaken in the country following the fall of Pol Pot. Everything is included there: from the dark KR period which is illustrated with black and white photos along with piles of skulls, desolated roads, working camps, then came the liberation and finally the reconstruction era which lasts until now.
With loads of color photos of nice roads, oil platforms, buildings under construction, dams and schools, the brochure boasts the major works undertaken during the past few years.
“For 30 years, the CPP has always lived with the people, sharing their joy and hardship. The CPP prevented the return of the genocide regime, put an end to civil war, and rebuilt the country from zero to its current development,” the legend in the brochure stipulated.
One hiccup in all this: the CPP gave the impression of being in charge of the latest developments, while omitting to indicate that the major portion of these constructions was in fact undertaken with International aid.
The distribution scene looks like an election campaign: a seller giving out brochures bearing the CPP logo with the photo of Chea Sim, Hun Sen and Heng Samrin on the cover, to her customers coming to eat breakfast in her shop.
On the occasion of the 30th anniversary of the fall of the KR regime, the CPP distributed to the citizens thousands of copies of this 12-page-brochure boasting the constructions undertaken in the country following the fall of Pol Pot. Everything is included there: from the dark KR period which is illustrated with black and white photos along with piles of skulls, desolated roads, working camps, then came the liberation and finally the reconstruction era which lasts until now.
With loads of color photos of nice roads, oil platforms, buildings under construction, dams and schools, the brochure boasts the major works undertaken during the past few years.
“For 30 years, the CPP has always lived with the people, sharing their joy and hardship. The CPP prevented the return of the genocide regime, put an end to civil war, and rebuilt the country from zero to its current development,” the legend in the brochure stipulated.
One hiccup in all this: the CPP gave the impression of being in charge of the latest developments, while omitting to indicate that the major portion of these constructions was in fact undertaken with International aid.
20 comments:
Nonesens!
1979......2009.....only 20% development.....stupid no shame
That is right all those developments don’t by International aid, not to do with CPP.
correction: don't is done
Cambodia thanks Vietnam,
In March 18,1970 Cambodia was plunged into war. Then Sihanouk apeal to the Cambodian people to participate in the said war against the American Imperialists, Lon Nolist and it clique, called to join the struggle movement to liberate the Cambodia.
The great vitocty of April 17, 1975 the movement of Sihanoukist and Pol Potist were lead a movement to liberate Cambodia, then Sihanoukist and Pol Potist turn their policy into GENOCIDE.
One day there he comes, Another patriotic Movements together with the full support from the voluntary forces of our second Father, Mother, Brother and Sister of Vietnam, Cambodia was saved from Sihanoukist
and Pol Potist the GENOCIDAL REGIME on January 7, 1979.
Without January 7, 1979 there is no more Cambodia today. So, Cambodian never forget the full support from the voluntary forces of our second Father, Mother, Brother and Sister of Vietnam.
Thank you Vietnam!
Thank you God Angle Hun Sen!
Thank you the greatest Victory of January 7, 1979.
CPP Political Headquarter
Phnom Penh, Cambodia
We should teach the young generation to know or love the place they live and born. MonoKom Vichea can make them love Cambodia.
January 7th, 30th anniversary.
7th+30th= th(7+30)=7+3+0=10 Ah La Ngong 10 Kot....
Yes, Youn is your second monther and father! Use your brain and dig deeper into your critical thinking, why Youn came to the rescue and after the rescued why Youn did not pull the so call voluntary troops out until the international demanded and condemed Youn to withdraw its troop out of Cambodia?
VN is CPP's god.
"ថ្ងៃ ៧ មករា ១៩៧៩ ជាថ្ងៃបរាជ័យ នៃរបបប៉ុល ពល និងជាថ្ងៃដែលកូនខ្មែរចេញពី របបកុំមុយនិស្ត ផ្តាច់ការមួយ (ប៉ុល ពត) ចូលទៅ របបកុំមុយនិស្តផ្តាច់ការ (យួនកាន់កាប់) មួយទៀត។ កូនខ្មែររស់ទ្រាំទ្រវេទនា ជាពិសេសក្រោមការកាន់កាប់ របស់យួនរហូតដល់ ថ្ងៃ ២៣ តុលា ១៩៩១ (សន្ធិសញ្ញាក្រុងប៉ារីស) ទើបបានស្គាល់ពន្លឺសេរីភាពខ្លះៗ។
ប៉ុន្តែ ថ្ងៃដែលកូនខ្មែរពិតជាបានស្គាល់សេរីភាពដំបូង គឺ ថ្ងៃ ២៣ ដល់ ២៨ ឧសភា ១៩៩៣ (ថ្ងៃបោះឆ្នោត រើសតំណាងរាស្រ្តលើកដំបូង ទូទាំងប្រទេសខ្មែរ រៀបចំឡើងដោយអង្គការ UNTAC តំណាងអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិ) ហើយរាជាណាចក្រទី ២ ក៏បានចាប់បដិសន្ធិឡើង នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៩៣ ដែរ"
នោះជាឃ្លាដែល កូនខ្មែរគ្រប់ជំនាន់ ត្រូវតែចងចាំជានិច្ច គ្មានភ្លេចមួយវិនាទី ព្រោះថ្ងៃ ៧ មករា ១៩៧៩ ជានិមិត្តរូប នៃលំហូរពួកយួន ចូលតាំងទី នៅប្រទេសខ្មែរ ក្នុងគោលដៅលេប យកប្រទេសខ្មែរ ដោយសន្តិវិធី ក្នុងអនាគតមិនយូរ, ក៏ជាថ្ងៃរំលឹកឡើងវិញ អំពើក្បត់ជាតិ របស់អាសំដាចម៍ក្បត់ជាតិ អគ្គមហាសេវាដៃចោរហ៊ុន សែនខូចសរសៃប្រសាទ (បើតាមសំដីរបស់ប៉ែន សុវណ្ណ, អតីតចៅហ្វាយរបស់ហ៊ុន សែន) កាត់ដីអោយយួន នៅឆ្នាំ ១៩៨០, ១៩៨៥, ១៩៩០, ២០០៥។
ឆ្នាំថ្មី ២០០៩, ជូនពរអាសំដាចម៍ហ៊ុន សែនងាប់តៃហោង ដោយរន្ទះបាញ់ដូចអាយួនហុក ឡងឌី ទៅហោង!!!
Happy Freedom day (Jan 7) to all Khmer People.
Thanks to Vietnam!
Thank to PM Hun Sen!
hey, when a gov't is heading toward reforms, it is a good sign for the country and people of cambodia. so, why complain about it?
7:18 AM, so why don't you admit that you and the CPP a yuon slave, why hiding?..Where is your history and why don't you start teaching the young generation and tell the truth about the yuon invasion and the CPP puppets. If you scare of pol pot from returning, why wait for 30 yrs?...is it true that you and the CPP are the cowards gangsters of khmer society? What have you/CPP done from 1979 - 1993?...lick you M...ass..before you open your mouth. you can't lie us anymore b/c we knew all about you/ and yuon CPP yuon slave.
You/CPP are the scum of the earth.
Wrong, the CPP is no one slave. Only ah tomato pickers is Yuon's slave. Yuon ruling them everywhere on the planet, no matter where they are. Why don't you admit that, stupid (9:26)?
This is really give me a headache.. I hope someday we know the truth.
Open Letter: My Concern of 7 January Celebration
Ladies and Gentlemen, Cambodian Compatriots:
My name's Khmer Young, a younger generation of Cambodia, I would like to express my heartbreaking and sadness to the continual mechanism to make Khmer divide under the controversial day of 7 January.
I am also one of the victims of the Khmer Rouge regime. Many relatives of mine were also starved, tortured and died during that period. Surely, it is not easy to forget this darkness in the history page of Cambodia. But to be a real young Khmer generation, I hold no revenge or hatred towards those mismanaging regime. I am surely realized that this extreme regime has already been passed and will never come back again.
All Cambodians of both elders and youngers can see with the same sight that Khmers should stop hatred among our own Khmer race, including the wilderness of the Khmer Rouge. This attitude perfectly reflects the heart of all Cambodians to forgive in order to gain the larger benefit and the brighter future. And as most Cambodian population are Buddhist, they has already learned to forgive in the way of clearing their path for the constructive past, intellectual present and brilliant successful future.
In the recent year, Cambodian people of both elders and youngers have been silent about the 7 January day. This quietness doesn't mean that they agree or appreciate this day. Their silence means that all Cambodian people have moved forwards to welcome new period of globalization and capitalism particularly to see the brighter future rather than being lived in the trap of a divisive strategy of foreigner.
However, the CPP as a so-called information minister has deliberately spoken through the media to rationale the 7 January as well as to use the strategy of "dividing and conquering" to make 7 January day become more attractive and to make fear among Cambodian people.
As I am one of the younger generations of Cambodian people, I am not going to debate the advantage or disadvantage of 7 January day because doing so I am just one among those who are falling in the trap of Vietnam. Vietnam has been so smart in making troubling in our society in order to benefit from it. More debate about this controversial day, more division surely happens in Khmer society. And who will benefit from this? The CPP or other parties, or Cambodian people?
To stand strongly in celebrating this day by some few CPP's members are really inspiring. Of course, there are many CPP's prominent members and common supporters don't see any significant necessary to celebrate this day for the benefit of Cambodia or particularly for the benefiting of CPP party to win the vote during election period. CPP with huge budget and human resource can easily win other parties rather than using this controversial day. They surely see this day is out of date, and when the Khmer Rouge has been disappeared, this 7 January day is appearing clearly as the day of foreigner intervention and occupation in Cambodia.
Dear all Cambodian compatriots, our don ta (ancestors) have been instructing us to unite and trust each other especially our same race, so any activity that leads to controversial and division among our compatriots, that activity must be condemned and named it as "treason or traitor".
Again, this letter humbly appeals to all Khmers to see the right thing in order to lead the navy of Cambodia in the right track to appreciate our next civilized advancement.
The recognition or celebration of the 7 January day will surely exacerbate our nation, it will not bring any better for Cambodia under the current change of the world.
With King Regards,
Yours Very Truly,
Khmer Young
Yes I would like to say thankyou to both of these dates. I thank to 07.01 because without it I would not be living in Australia. I thank to 23.10 without it I would not be able to come back to Cambodia. I always keep both of them in my memory.
Without 7 January I may not be sitting here to read and write english as well as many cambodian people. I have not thanks enough yet to Tevada Hun Sen and our god father vietnamese for having saved my life from claws of devil (Kra-nham beisach) Sihanouk-Pol Pot !
I will never be forgotten 7 January
Cheyo Tevada Hun Sen dor Mhemea!
Cheyo 7 Makara dor mha oscha!
Cheyo Samporn pheap Khmer-Vietnam-Laos rorb lean chhnam!
Cheyo Youk chun 7 Makara ney pak communist Indochine!
7 January 1979 resulted from Indo China Federation master plan.Yuon of any branch had never been the altruist.
Yuon engineered genocide from the start since 1930.Yuon pitted both Khmer hands from the left or right to quarrel in order to achieve their colonial master plan"Nam Tien."
Genocide was actuqally Yuon policy to exterminate Khmer.
Bull shits !!! 7:18 am Proud of Jan.7 IM the victim in Pol pot regime too..I never thank you to Viet nam...like stupid you...
IF UNTAC not go to Cambodia... May be yuon still living and take shits on your head until now....
Khmer Kg Cham
Le7 Janvier1979 et le 17 avril 1970 c'est la même évenement invasion de communism yuon dans notre pauvre Pays. Pol Pot été le robot de yuon Hanoi.Donc Pol Pot et Hun Sen sont la même racine de yuon agresseur.
Vansouk S.
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