Original report from Washington
10 June 2009
Calls for freedom and more unity among Khmer Kampuchea Krom have become the main demand during gatherings worldwide to mark the 60th anniversary of the loss of Kampuchea Krom (lower Cambodia now part of Southern Vietnam).
Sunday’s meeting in New Jersey is another call to reiterate Khmer Kampuchea Krom’s commitment to fight for self-determination.
“Today is a historical day to commemorate bitter experience and to try to stop colony on Khmer Krom. This is our primary call,” Ven. Thach Berong, head monk in charge of Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation’s inter-religious affairs and one of the organizers of the gathering, told VOA Khmer by phone.
Ven. Thach Berong added that more than 100 activists coming from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and Washington D.C. will get together to show their “unity to the national and international community that Khmer Krom are committed to stop any ambition to annex more Cambodian land by foreign forces”.
“We are devoted to protecting our national soul, safeguarding Khmer culture and civilization, and ensuring that Khmer Krom people have rights to self-determination,” said Ven. Thach Berong.
The commemoration is also attended by a visiting president of the Human Rights Party from Cambodia.
“The difficulty of the Khmer Krom people is those of mine because I am also Khmer,” Kem Sokha, president of the Human Rights Party told VOA Khmer for his decision to attend the gathering.
French colonist awarded Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam on 4 June 1949. Currently many Khmer Krom people are living in sheer poverty.
Sunday’s meeting in New Jersey is another call to reiterate Khmer Kampuchea Krom’s commitment to fight for self-determination.
“Today is a historical day to commemorate bitter experience and to try to stop colony on Khmer Krom. This is our primary call,” Ven. Thach Berong, head monk in charge of Khmer Kampuchea Krom Federation’s inter-religious affairs and one of the organizers of the gathering, told VOA Khmer by phone.
Ven. Thach Berong added that more than 100 activists coming from New Jersey, Pennsylvania, California and Washington D.C. will get together to show their “unity to the national and international community that Khmer Krom are committed to stop any ambition to annex more Cambodian land by foreign forces”.
“We are devoted to protecting our national soul, safeguarding Khmer culture and civilization, and ensuring that Khmer Krom people have rights to self-determination,” said Ven. Thach Berong.
The commemoration is also attended by a visiting president of the Human Rights Party from Cambodia.
“The difficulty of the Khmer Krom people is those of mine because I am also Khmer,” Kem Sokha, president of the Human Rights Party told VOA Khmer for his decision to attend the gathering.
French colonist awarded Kampuchea Krom to Vietnam on 4 June 1949. Currently many Khmer Krom people are living in sheer poverty.
6 comments:
Yep,
Cambodia has Sdach LMOP SREY YOUN!! fucken Sdach PLeu!
6:44AM You are Ah Satt oth Puoch!
You wanted to insult Khmers, but you afrait Khmers will kick your ass, so you are insulting the King instead.We Know you are Ah youn Spy.
Anyone who insult His majesty the King will one day face the wraith of death and destruction.
Back to my main point. I'm very elated to see our Khmer Krom people consistenly pursuing freedom and independent from Vietnam commies. This would irritate the Vietnamese Govt. severely. Please continue to fight and inspire us. One day, South Vietnam will become Cambodia again.
Long live Khmer Krom!!!!
Dreams on Ah jkout! Phnom Penh city already called NumVang! just try to save whatever we got left stupid dumbass...
Don't these people have anything better to do these days?
This is unclaimable territory. Why can anyone heed the PM's warning?
PPU
to ah p kador u, combodia krom still have chance to claim back, because a lot of russian country now splite in to a small country, and turkey 400 year old losted they still get it back, for us only 50 year old so young to get it back. ah pleur kwack use ah youn brain so ah quack have to suck ka dor youn the rest of ah kwack life because he have no brain for him self, that is why ah kwack warn khmer not to touch ah youn .
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