Op-Ed: Soprach Tong
Viewer comment: of course Hun Sen, Heng Samrin and Chhea Sim including their patrons are knowing nothing about the bright future of Cambodia. They are leading the country to the dark future, not the bright future. Those leaders and some followers are blindly boasting about current progressive of materials which has advanced beyond Khmer Rouge regime. But these leaders and their patrons are leading to destroy the national institutions of Cambodia. Without having a strong institutions, Cambodia is like a house without foundation. Vietnam has planned 20, 50 and 100 years to eliminate Cambodia. It is called "eliminate without bleeding". This tactic is to amputate Cambodia's main national institutions. Now, Cambodia's Nation, Buddhism and Monarchy have been twisted and manipulated by the CPP disguising under the rigid plans of Vietnam. Immigration is part of those tactics to manipulate Hun Sen's blind eyes. Cambodians will become Vietnamese when Cambodian people cannot say anything about its border under the border ongoing demarcation (as evidence Cambodian farmers at the border are arrested and jeopardized). Election will produce nothing for Cambodia, but for Vietnam while major aggressive voters are Vietnamese, CPP needs power next 100 years, NEC is not neutral and partial, Vietnam's development in Cambodia is a long plan to absorb this country etc. Today, I came across a speech by one of the Khmer elders said that "Khmer Rouge eliminated their own people but strongly protected territorial land. Current regime, the government has given up their land to Vietnam but keep lives of the people a under maltreatment". So between Khmer Rouge and Hun Sen government, which regime is better? Saying this, Hun Sen and his followers will respond to us that they don't see Vietnamese carried any Khmer land out to Vietnam. CPP's response has always sarcastic like what sVar Kimhong has recently manipulated about the border demarcation with Vietnam at the national assembly. Only one question is that sVar Kimhong has never been to the border, if he went their he will take or see the pictures like Son Chhay showed in the letter. What is the future of Cambodia?
I write in response to the article “Vietnam repatriates Cambodian beggars” (December 23). I was ashamed to hear that nearly 900 illegal Cambodian beggars were repatriated by Vietnamese authorities this year, as well as the recent deportation of illegal Cambodian workers sent back through the border by Thai authorities, several of whom were killed while passing through the forest on the Cambodian-Thai border.
However, there have been no strong reactions against the Thai shootings of these people, just warnings for the migrants not to emigrate to Thailand, forgetting that a poor standard of living forced these people to leave home and cross the border illegally in the first place.
In general, the government always declares Cambodia is run by a “government of economic growth”. But this slogan should be questioned: What does it mean that the Cambodian economy does not have enough capacity to create work for domestic labourers? On the other hand, during the recent tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, we heard information about hundreds of Cambodian returnees who were being turned back every day.
Then, the Cambodian authorities quickly deported the ethnic Uighur refugees, who were seeking political asylum, back to China last Saturday. But in the case of other illegal foreign immigrants living and gaining job opportunities in the Kingdom, the government does not take measures against them as actively as Vietnam and Thailand.
From my point of view, I think that this slow reaction against illegal immigrants is maybe due to the fact that the Cambodian economy has not yet produced enough work for the local labour force, and that perhaps Cambodia does not have the necessary immigration laws to control who enters its territory.
Therefore, we would very much appreciate if the National Assembly was to review and pass important draft laws on immigration to deal with domestic labour and manage the population in order to alleviate poverty in Cambodia.
However, there have been no strong reactions against the Thai shootings of these people, just warnings for the migrants not to emigrate to Thailand, forgetting that a poor standard of living forced these people to leave home and cross the border illegally in the first place.
In general, the government always declares Cambodia is run by a “government of economic growth”. But this slogan should be questioned: What does it mean that the Cambodian economy does not have enough capacity to create work for domestic labourers? On the other hand, during the recent tensions between Cambodia and Thailand, we heard information about hundreds of Cambodian returnees who were being turned back every day.
Then, the Cambodian authorities quickly deported the ethnic Uighur refugees, who were seeking political asylum, back to China last Saturday. But in the case of other illegal foreign immigrants living and gaining job opportunities in the Kingdom, the government does not take measures against them as actively as Vietnam and Thailand.
From my point of view, I think that this slow reaction against illegal immigrants is maybe due to the fact that the Cambodian economy has not yet produced enough work for the local labour force, and that perhaps Cambodia does not have the necessary immigration laws to control who enters its territory.
Therefore, we would very much appreciate if the National Assembly was to review and pass important draft laws on immigration to deal with domestic labour and manage the population in order to alleviate poverty in Cambodia.
Tong Soprach
Phnom Penh
17 comments:
yes, this is one of the most important key to understand so khmer people don't have to worry about losing our country and being colonized by viet/youn , etc... yes, implement a strong, immigration law in our country so anyone found to be illegally in cambodia should be deported back to where they came from, really. this way, khmer people don't have to worry constantly about losing our lands or being taken over by youn, especially! that said, i think it is ok for them to influence us in a good, beneficial way as long as they don't impose upon on language, culture, way of live, etc... in short, youn must respect khmer way like language, law, custom, etiquette, etc, etc... that's what we should keep our eyes on! but influence is ok as the entire was one way or another influenced or learned from each other anyway. just be aware and smart, clever, and wise about it, really. that's all. god bless cambodia.
11:08AM
Read comment about the institution against...Vietnam's neo-colonialism is far beyond your brain.
often, i don't really read everything in detail on this forum, i just scant through selectively, then give my grain of salt or opinion, so to speak, really! i like to encourage khmer people to wake up and see or understand the reality of the world like learning and be open-minded, that's all, nothing personal, really!
Download this and listen:
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Very good thanks you Tong Soprach,
Have a good New Year
You can become a conspiracy theorist followers and cloud your head with these conspiracies or you can put your talents and effort to take part in making a better Cambodian society. While many of you choose the passive route of the earlier because it makes you feel like you are so patriotic while you do nothing beneficial to the society at all, I'll choose to be the one you're mocking right now but my work what little it may be is still much more than your zero work.
It seems there are two groups. One that talks about how much they are afraid of losing Khmer land and heritage and one that are doing what they can in real life to prosper the country and the people. Many of the ones that belong to the sit and talk all day are found on here and online a lot. Take a second and reflect to see which one you are.
Under Hun Sen regime, unlike Thailand and Vietnam, Cambodia is a lawless country and never care or take care its own citizen. They died by shooting from Thai solders, or send back by these neighbors, Cambodia doesn't care!
Can any one guest why? Let me answer it for you: Hun Sen and his puppets are not working for his own Khmers. It is simple as that. Instead, they are working for Vietnam. But otherhand, Vietnam does not work for Khmers. They work for its own citizen. How smart is that and how stupid is Hun Sen of Cambodia!!!!!Its only one way street, not two ways like Hun Sen would think.
12:10PM
Doing or speaking is two things inseparably.
Saying without action is useless. But worse is that doing in a wrong thing and don't realize it.
Current government has prioritized its policy about economic development and international incorporation but its untiable chain with Vietnam is the threat to future extinction of Cambodia.
SRP's voice and members are Khmer but their voice regarding border encroachment is not only neglected but ignorantly taken hard measure toward them.
The innocent people of border have been arrested and intimidated...
The illegal Vietnamese immigrants have been neglected and untouchable...
Economic development and foreign aids are good only for Vietnam to achieve its neo-colonialism over Cambodia.
China's aids to Cambodia in order to confront with Vietnam has become a tool for Vietnam to counter-balance China...or simply speaking, China's aids have helped Vietnam to succeed its policy for instance aids to KR and current Hun Sen government.
I hope you can investigate more to what I have said.
12:42 PM
If SRP is such a voice of Khmer, Sam Rainsy would be prime minister right now. Maybe you need to make yourself understand that what you think is right isn't necessarily the same for other. Apparently, majority of Khmer people holding Cambodian citizenship think different from you and voted for Hun Sen.
SRP will never be the leading voice of Cambodia because it possess the qualities that it criticizes the CPP. Hypocrisy is the world. Two, SRP only survives because the distorted information dispatched by the SRP. How much info do you hear from the CPP compared to SRP for overseas folks? Nearly zero while SRP preaches and preaches about how they are protecting KHmer land but in their hypocritical way of doing politics, they never deliver what they promise. That is why more and more Khmeroverseas are sick of hearing the same rhetorics without concrete products. Many of them turn away from SRP to Human Right Party and they soon discover they turned from a liar to a bigger liar.
As far from perfect the CPP is, they are the best that will carry Cambodia forward. They have the resources and personnel. While SRP soothes some Khmeroverseas' ears, the CPP are hard at work in getting human resources in their party and do to grassroot in developing their supports and thus turning people to their side.
While you still think SRP is your salvation, you appear to be wrong by the majority voice as CPP is seen by a well bigger overwhleming Khmer voice in the result of the election.
Sam Rainsy for all he is knowledged just isn't a good politician. I think he lost his focus from helping Cambodia to attacking Hun Sen. He confuses attacking Hun Sen as the same as helping Cambodia. This will eventually put him at a very disadvantage as Hun Sen is inaugurating new road construction, new bridge construction, new electric dam, etc... Soon Sam Rainsy will be seen as the enemy of the state as he is fighting the guy that is building the country.
The only way Sam Rainsy will survive is for him to get his head together and stop using attacking politics. He has knowledge that he is neglecting just to serve his stupid lost cause of attacking Hun Sen to fame.
Sam Rainsy is the classic case of educated guy doing uneducated things because of a lost focus in what he is wanting to do. He needs to get back to the drawing board before SRP won't be anymore.
All Asian nations need to learn to have compassion toward those who just want to be part of its citizen unless they have some sort of evidence of being a criminal than they can deport them or if they just want to live just like you and I, there is no need to be nasty. Life is very short for all of us, in the end we belong to the earth and the earth is not belonging to us!. So, be kind for the righteous will live forever and the wicked will be terminated! K. Intellegent
Nobody vote for HUN SEN, Cambodian was deceived and convinced to vote for HUN SEN from last election.
If there is fair T.V ad, Radio Ad and Newspaper for Sam Rainsy I must say the election will never beat Sam Rainsy!!
3:37, Amen to that eventhough not 100% supporter of CCP. Everybody has much rooms to improve both CCP and SRP.
3:37pm
I can try to weight your thought, your speech is not totally wrong but it is again showing your illusion or wrong thought to see true thing.
SRP and SR have their own way of mistake and failure. But what is worse is the CPP that is leading the country to self-destruction.
Saying this, I am not in foreign country. I am in Cambodia and I have to express my thought through this blog to avoid casualty as CPP has planned to shut my mouth any time.
Everyday, I am tired and manipulated by CPP's propaganda. TVs, Radio, Newspaper and public speech have shown overwhelming manipulation and political deceiving. It truly advocates for the long lasting power of Hun Sen and the CPP but it is nearly moving Cambodia to edge of death and extinction.
You have to read my point of view about destroying institutions again, you will see what I mean to you and every reader.
You are the one who sees all those mushrooming of materials is showing good shot of Cambodia. But have you ever thought of:
1. Why mass media is so biased and spread only one voice. It only worsen the brain of Cambodian people.
2. Why Cambodia's Monarchy is used by the CPP?
3. Why Cambodia's Buddhism is used by the CPP?
4. Why national budget is not transparent and used by the CPP?
5. Why government chose to repatriate Urghur people back to China while those people were sent from Vietnam?
6. Why national assembly is working as a puppet?
7. Why national judicial system in good only in trying the opposition and weak people?
8. Why those farmers who lost their land have been tried and arrested?
9. Why SR's concern of border has been accused of traitor and charged by the CPP?
10. Why CPP is good only fighting with SRP and Khmer dissents but not good in facing with VN and Thailand?
11....more and more etc
Think about it and you will realize!
My 2 cents
Keep the youns coming to civilize the Khmers. We are so dark and barbaric.
We killed each other like flies during the KR regime.
Khmer in Sydney
3:00AM
You are idiot! Khmers don't kill Khmers, but the killing field happened because of Vietnam's trap.
First Vietnam supported and infiltrated into Khmer Rouge group...after that Vietnam marginalized KR by pushing them to ally with China...after that Vietnam used another Khmer group (current CPP) to topple genocidal regime of KR.
China has lost again and again when it deals with "infiltrating strategies of Vietnam".
China's vice president promised 1.2 billion of aids and investment to Cambodian government...it means China gave money to Vietnam's client to empower themselves to fight against China. This problem happened during Khmer Rough also.
You are idiot and attempting to eliminate Khmers.
Your words intentionally targeted to divide Khmers.
Stop your ignorant and disgusting activities "Khmer in Sydney".
3:00 you definitely are not Khmer. You are a low life animal youn.
"You are a low life animal youn.
6:35 AM"
Even low life animal yuon did not killed half of their population like the KR.
Those who refused to see the facts for themselves are too ignorant. We need the yuons to come live in Cambodia to wipe out such ignorant Khmer race.
Khmer in Sydney.
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