Prince Norodom Ranariddh shown here in a file photograph. (Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN)Friday, 30 January 2009
Written by Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
NRP officials condemn students for ‘defaming' retired Prince Norodom Ranariddh as royalist party falls further into disarray.
A CAMBODIAN student group claimed ownership of the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) Thursday, urging current leaders to defect and arguing that they have no firm strategy for carrying the party forward.
Sun Sokun Mealea, a member of the Democratic Front of Khmer Students and Intellectuals and a central committee member of the NRP, emphasised the historical links between the royalist party and the Democratic Front, dismissing reports of her defection to the Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
"We must remain in order to protect the party that we gave birth to and to preserve our ideals for the nation."
The NRP took its current shape in 2006 when the Khmer Front Party, formed from the Democratic Front, backed Ranariddh and adopted his name for the party.
Her comments follow accusations by the NRP that the student group had defamed former party leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who retired from politics in October and whose connection with the party has been a matter of ongoing contention.
Sun Sokun Mealea said Ranariddh's retirement effectively left ownership of the party in the hands of the Democratic Front.
Kim Sok, a spokesman for the Democratic Front and a member of the NRP, told the Post Wednesday that the student group had lost faith in Ranariddh and the NRP's current leadership.
NRP officials were unavailable for comment Thursday, but the party issued a statement Wednesday condemning the student group and accusing it of defaming Ranariddh.
A CAMBODIAN student group claimed ownership of the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) Thursday, urging current leaders to defect and arguing that they have no firm strategy for carrying the party forward.
Sun Sokun Mealea, a member of the Democratic Front of Khmer Students and Intellectuals and a central committee member of the NRP, emphasised the historical links between the royalist party and the Democratic Front, dismissing reports of her defection to the Cambodian People's Party (CPP).
"We must remain in order to protect the party that we gave birth to and to preserve our ideals for the nation."
The NRP took its current shape in 2006 when the Khmer Front Party, formed from the Democratic Front, backed Ranariddh and adopted his name for the party.
Her comments follow accusations by the NRP that the student group had defamed former party leader Prince Norodom Ranariddh, who retired from politics in October and whose connection with the party has been a matter of ongoing contention.
Sun Sokun Mealea said Ranariddh's retirement effectively left ownership of the party in the hands of the Democratic Front.
Kim Sok, a spokesman for the Democratic Front and a member of the NRP, told the Post Wednesday that the student group had lost faith in Ranariddh and the NRP's current leadership.
NRP officials were unavailable for comment Thursday, but the party issued a statement Wednesday condemning the student group and accusing it of defaming Ranariddh.
14 comments:
Both old and new (student group) are bloody the same. Because of you guys and your bloody boss (R Chhouy mray Ranariddh) that is why Cambodia is getting worse!
You guys; especially, this bloody student group, your day is numbered! I expect you should have more brains than those old basdards.
All NRP and the fucken Funcipec people are froggs in small well.
Don't forget Ho Sok and many others! are watching you!
his face as a dog and sex slave a chkè choy mray kaun a kbat chheat
NRP should remerge with the FUNCINPEC to better serve the country.
If Ranariddh left politics, why this party is still under his name?
He's a dumb PhD who got defeated by the smart rustic.
And he's not the only one either.
Ah chkè Kanuty kh'vien neuo tè kh'vien .
I like to propose to KI do not show this prince picture on the article anymore please.Any relate to the news just please don't show his face.It make me sick and sad if you show him a big smile like this.Just let him gone with the wind.
Ah Kon S'dec pong Kh'dor, Ngorb taer noeung tropok.
Some one in palace's kitchen has been pregnant for 2 months now. Guess who is the father?
ឱ!រណ្ណារិទ្ធ (បទកាកគតិ)
ឱ!រណ្ណារិទ្ធ មុខធំគូថស្វិត ចំតិតស្រែកក្អេង
ពេញចិត្តធ្វើមិត្ត ជាមួយអ្នកលេង បំភ្លេចពាក្យថ្លែង
នៅមុខប្រជា ។
បំភ្លេចរឿងចាស់ រឿងសែនអាម៉ាស់ រឿងរដ្ឋប្រហារ
រត់ប្រាសតែខ្លួន ចោលមិត្តត្រៀបត្រា គេស្លាប់រង្គាល
ដោយព្រោះរឿងខ្លួន។
ចាញ់កលចាញ់ល្បិច ចាញ់ចិត្តគគ្រិច ពួកប្រជាជន
ចាញ់កម្លាំងបាយ ចាញ់ប្រាយពួកព្រាន ទើបពួកគេហ៊ាន
ជិះជាន់ឥតក្រែង ។
មើលរណ្ណារិទ្ធ ខ្វះធម៌គប់មិត្ត គ្មានគិតរអែង
យកជីវិតមនុស្ស មកផ្សងនឹងល្បែង ទិញដូរដំណែង
ប្រធានសភា ។
អ្នកស្មគ័្រនឹងគាត់ បានត្រឹមជូរចត់ អត់ថ្លែងវាចា
ដើរគេចដេកពួន លបលាក់អាត្មា បានត្រឹមសោកា
ជីវាបាត់បង់ ។
ពេលបានដំណែង លក់ដាក់កញ្ច្រែង បែងតាមចំណង់
មានថោកមានថ្លៃ លកលៃសាសង គ្មាននឹកគ្មានប៉ង
សងឈាមខ្មោចទេ។
ខ្មោចអើយៗខ្មោច ខ្មែរស្លាប់ហិនហោច ខ្លោចផ្សាជាងគេ
រងគ្រប់ជំនាន់ គ្មានស្រន់គ្មានល្ហែ ព្រះអើយជួយថែ
ខ្មោចខ្មែរខ្ញុំផង ។
ថ្ងៃ២៥ធ្នូ១៩៩៧
ស.យ.មករា
I don't want to say anything long and detail which never end! I would say to everyone that let him (Norodom Ranariddh)lives and works peacefully for Cambodian King, and for what he can do for the nation rather than blame him again and again.
He is now out of politics, and can do nothing for his own party-NRP.
I know the prince has realized now who are his real activists who have abdicated a long year for him and the party, including myself who has spent 4 years helping his daughter (princess Bopha Devi) when she was a candidate for the MP in Kratie, and one year at his cabinet! Lastly I remained nothing, and was abandoned. The prince never asked me where I live and waht i do now!
Everyone can understand now, without director, the party is in a shit danger! But I wonder why they argue? They argue to get the party? But for what?-For nothing! Because it is the lost party, not the winning one. Why don't you all join force with the SRP or HRP, or better CPP if you want to help the country?
I would suggest you all guys from the front of Ranariddh party stop making conflict with each other for nothing!
Remember that you are not yet qualified to be politicians, including Suth Dina, Sokun Mealae, Kim Sok, and even You Hokry and Chhem Siekleng who are getting older and older! Without you all, Cambodia is still under development leaded by the current government of Samdech Hun Sen! Let's do something sucha charity work rather than putting effort on politics, no way!
Thanks for your reading my comment.
From Hean Padhi (02/02/09)
Let me correct my wrong typing:
in the branket of the third paragraph(princess Bopha Devi), it was not her, but (pricess Rottana Devi).
Sorry for my wrong typing.
Hean Padhi
សំដាចម៍ហ៊ុន សែន ច្រណែន សម្តេចរណរិទ្ធ ដែលមានប្រពន្ធក្មេង ព្រោះសំដាចម៍ហ៊ុន សែន មានមេកញ្ចាស់ប៊ុន រ៉ានីអង្អែលពីរម៉ោង គ្មានសំរើប!!!
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