Rong Chhhun (Photo: DR, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)Tuesday, July 14, 2009
By P.B.
Cambodge Soir Info
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Click here to read the article in French
The Cambodian Confederation of Unions (CCU) plans to organize a demonstration for the protection of the national territory on 15 July. For now, the authority had not made any decision on this issue yet.
Rong Chhun, the CCU President, announced that the gathering in which more than 100 persons will be joining in, aims at expressing the patriotism of Cambodians against their neighbors who are considered “invaders.” “We want to express our anger against the Thai soldiers who invaded our territory and we are asking them to withdraw immediately,” Rong Chhun wrote in a letter issued on Monday 13 July.
Last June, during the visit of Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s PM, to Cambodia, Rong Chhun then tried to organize a demonstration in Phnom Penh. Ignoring the authorization refusal by the Phnom Penh city hall, he forced the police to intervene to prevent his demonstration.
For now, the authority did not react to his request yet. At the same time, the Cambodian government is also studying on the follow up to give to a document broadcasted by a Thai government website. This video claims that Thailand neighbors, including Cambodia, had invaded its territory. Phnom Penh is firmly contesting this vision of history.
Rong Chhun, the CCU President, announced that the gathering in which more than 100 persons will be joining in, aims at expressing the patriotism of Cambodians against their neighbors who are considered “invaders.” “We want to express our anger against the Thai soldiers who invaded our territory and we are asking them to withdraw immediately,” Rong Chhun wrote in a letter issued on Monday 13 July.
Last June, during the visit of Abhisit Vejjajiva, Thailand’s PM, to Cambodia, Rong Chhun then tried to organize a demonstration in Phnom Penh. Ignoring the authorization refusal by the Phnom Penh city hall, he forced the police to intervene to prevent his demonstration.
For now, the authority did not react to his request yet. At the same time, the Cambodian government is also studying on the follow up to give to a document broadcasted by a Thai government website. This video claims that Thailand neighbors, including Cambodia, had invaded its territory. Phnom Penh is firmly contesting this vision of history.
6 comments:
Rong Chun Euy Rong Chun, dunt be so much trouble,, dunt make us so headach about your coward plan. You and your follower better change you job from uselees-office-base in to battle-based work at Preh Viher. This I mean, you guy better enter or join the army to help our our boder bravery-military who are everyday confronting the Thai enamy, rather then talk talk talk and take much salary from sily donor-shit who is fund your association.
Khmer
lead the resistance against Thai invasion? Wow! lol Did the person who titled that article laugh when he or she did it? All this guy did was taking the opportunity to appear patriotic and buy a few more votes. I've not seen his ass around Preah Vihear site but yet he is now praised as the leader of the resistance?
Yea he is a hero, alright. A Guitar hero haha
hey, let there be demonstration. demonstration don't necessarily be violent in nature, there are peaceful demonstration as well to get the point across. gov't shouldn't stand in the way of democracy like this. in the USA and elsewhere in the world, a free society usually allow their people to demonstrate for a certain cause, usually to get the attention and point across to gov't in order to demand reform, etc... please let them do it as long as it's not violent. otherwise, it will be seen or perceive by outside nations as dictatorial and undemocratic, thus people can misunderstand or misjudge; so, it's better to allow a peaceful demonstration to go as planned for the sake fo national unity, national pride, national voice, etc... plus, it looks good in the media as well, not to mention creating job in for the journalists, the media, etc... didn't the USA teach cambodia that in the technical assistance capability? we shold be smart about it. hello, wake up please, cambodia. stop being in the stone age or dark age for too long already! god bless cambodia and all our beautiful khmer people and citizens.
someone has gotten to do it; don't just sit and wait for the gov't to say to do it! every reponsible individual and citizen should be proactive and make a difference for cambodia. god bless mr. rong chhun and all his teachers' union members.
more power to the teachers' union.
Great!!!
Demonstration against Thai invasion at the PV area, which will be lead by Rong Chhun, is fake the world know more better about Thai bad ambition on her neighbor.
More, it will make Khmer citizens turn more thinking on the national interests and national sentimental.
This guy muk douch ah sva preng kola...
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