The following are answers by opposition leader Sam Rainsy to questions asked by Julia Wallace of the Cambodia Daily:
Dear Mr. Rainsy,
I am working today on a follow-up story on the new lawsuit against you laid by the government. I have a few questions that I would very much appreciate your perspective on.
First of all, given that the possible sentence on these new charges is 18 years, and that the government has said several times this week that you will not be able to return to the country in time for the next national elections, what are your political plans for the near future? Will you be able to continue your political work outside of Cambodia? Will you attempt to obtain a pardon and return here? Is there any chance you would return to be jailed? Do you see any way of being back for the next elections?
And along the same lines, where do you see the SRP going in the next few years? Will it be difficult for the party to keep succeeding when its eponymous leader is out of the country indefinitely? In July, you said that you hoped to switch tacks and make the SRP less confrontational and more focused on quietly pushing through its legislative goals. But the past few months have been filled with protests and legal battles for you. Have you given up on that? What do you hope the SRP's role in Cambodian politics will be over the next few years, and what will be the most constructive way to engage the CPP as you move forward?
Best regards,
Julia
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Dear Julia Wallace,
You asked the wrong questions.
Hun Sen is not God. All he says or "predicts" will not necessarily materialize.
Why not ask different questions such as:
I believe that the truth will prevail, and with it, justice.
Sincerely,
Sam Rainsy
Dear Mr. Rainsy,
I am working today on a follow-up story on the new lawsuit against you laid by the government. I have a few questions that I would very much appreciate your perspective on.
First of all, given that the possible sentence on these new charges is 18 years, and that the government has said several times this week that you will not be able to return to the country in time for the next national elections, what are your political plans for the near future? Will you be able to continue your political work outside of Cambodia? Will you attempt to obtain a pardon and return here? Is there any chance you would return to be jailed? Do you see any way of being back for the next elections?
And along the same lines, where do you see the SRP going in the next few years? Will it be difficult for the party to keep succeeding when its eponymous leader is out of the country indefinitely? In July, you said that you hoped to switch tacks and make the SRP less confrontational and more focused on quietly pushing through its legislative goals. But the past few months have been filled with protests and legal battles for you. Have you given up on that? What do you hope the SRP's role in Cambodian politics will be over the next few years, and what will be the most constructive way to engage the CPP as you move forward?
Best regards,
Julia
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Dear Julia Wallace,
You asked the wrong questions.
Hun Sen is not God. All he says or "predicts" will not necessarily materialize.
Why not ask different questions such as:
- What if all the documents I have exposed prove to be genuine and accurate?
- Will those who have groundlessly accused me of wrongdoings will have to go to jail or step down from their current positions?
- What could be the political implications of the truth when fully exposed.
I believe that the truth will prevail, and with it, justice.
Sincerely,
Sam Rainsy
74 comments:
Sam Rainsy, are you stupid or what!?
The journalist just asking you question and you are mocking her! Why don't you just answer her question sincerely and politely!
Mr. Rainsy, I know that you're angry and you have every right to be angry. I applaud your actions in Svey Reng for what you have done for our people. There is no way with today's technologies that this type of neanderthal method of border encroachment should be tolerated.
As a Khmer who still yearning to go back to my homeland to help the people, I wish that there is a way for them to reverse the ruling against you. We need you on the inside and work for the Khmer people and land. Without you, who do we have now? Kem Sokha? I dont think he have the same impact as you would have.
Mr. Rainsy, please find a way. Find a way to go back so that you may continue your work.
Unlike Ghandi and Martin Luther King Jr., you are not dealing with a just systems as they were. These Khmer leaders now have the same mentality eerily similiar to the Khmer Rouge.
May I suggest an international court?
This is 1108 pm, an addendum. As far as Miss Julia Wallace question is concern, it show an utter disrespect for a person of your position. I havent the clue as to what country she is working in or what party she is affiliated with? In the Western society, this is the demeanor of the reporters. Even for President of the United States, they still display the same mentality.
Saying that, she did brought up a good point of changing the enviroment through the change of policies.
We cannot go back in time but we can definitely go forward. If we cannot find a compromise, then you will need to find a good offensive plan.
Sam Rainsy could be sentenced up to 18 years in prison, Ky Tech said.
Frustration and angry. Understandable!!!
Couple clues that pinpoint SR is being increasingly shaken ground.
He is a honest defender of Cambodia but he got much less support in Cambodia and outside.
My pray to SR to be successful and comes back to Cambodia again.
People in Cambodia and world willing to sacrifice portion of Cambodia's border to more powerful Cambodia's neighbors (WEST and EAST) in the name of stability and development.
According to the military visited in the morning of Saturday 27 Feb. in Phlov Meas commune, Ratanak Mondul district, Battambang province, Sen stated that there is no opposition party can fall Sen's government. Proved that all Military, Police, PM, and Administrations are under his controlled and in his tighten hands.
11:59PM,
What Hun Xen said is just a form of threat. Sometime we just have to ignor his ignorants charactoristic and should seeks resolution to support those who fight for the cause of our people and nation; currently Mr. Sam Rainsy and SRP. Others opposition party like HRP is just barking for Hun Xen. We need to see more then just a few inches in from of us.
Hun Xen using all efforts to slave Youn. Everyone knows that his popularity has drawn countless negative images for him and his clans world-wide. Majority of people in Cambodia realized but they just afraid to step forward. It's matter of time they have to bite back when it reached the end point. Hun Xen downfall is comming very soon. Enough is enough!
To all,
There's nothing wrong asking questions. And there's no wrong questins asked?
In saying so, neither Julia nor Sam raingsy is wrong in this matter as they both are entitled to their own respective opinions, their constitutinally-own freedom of expression.
The only thing, which is the only difference, is Julia may have looked at the glass half-empty while Sam Raingsy at the same glass half-full.
It's just a matter of having seeing things differently, and basically having different opinions.
It's always appreciated, however, that arguemnts, debates, discussions or conversations of any kind, form or arena be done in a professional, respecful, decent, and honest manner since wars of words usually render more dangerous than a real battle of bullets. I would say Sam Raingsy wasn't wrong, though he should have toned his use of words more subtlely. And Julia should also have asked more ballanced quesions, digging into all-faceted issues at play instead of trying to shed some light on one-sided farce.
PL
Khmer Student
The majority of the people in Cambodia are the poors that is the bi-product of the Khmer Rouge. How can you reach to the masses, when a little bribery or threat from the CPP complete change their views? Most of the people do not know what it is like to be truly free and independent. Cambodia are increasingly becoming a nation of beggars and poverty. It is the best interest of the Yuons to keep the status quo of the masses in poverty. This is much easier to control than it would be if the masses become fully educated and independent. Sound like Khmer Rouge doesnt it?
There have to be violence during the 2013, unless the UN step in and take control of the election. The CPP is already planned to more of a landslide victory. I dont forsee Hun Sen will be in power then but someone else will take his position.
Granted Mr.Sam Rainsy points in answering Julia questions.
I wished he is more diplomatic and avoid personalized matter.
At this point Mr.Sam Rainsy gains sympathy from old foes or friends alike in his TKO move on Yuon encroachment.
Levelheaded and cool words may be best in countering misguided press elements.
SamRainsy ain't Khmer PoliSickain, 'cause he still does not consciously realize that he is eternally running away from the same old repeating problems, instead of fighting bravely against the Sen and CPP's jungle law. How long will he continuously run as an experiment mouse? Until then he conscientiously realizes his own mistakes, therefore he will eventually win!
Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Pol Pot
Nuon Chea
Ieng Sary
Ta Mok
Khieu Samphan
Son Sen
Ieng Thearith
Kaing Kek Iev
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Tortures
Brutality
Executions
Massacres
Mass Murder
Genocide
Atrocities
Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime
Members:
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Hor Namhong
Keat Chhon
Ouk Bunchhoeun
Sim Ka...
Committed:
Attempted Murders
Attempted Murder on Chea Vichea
Attempted Assassinations
Attempted Assassination on Sam Rainsy
Assassinations
Assassinated Journalists
Assassinated Political Opponents
Assassinated Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Assassinated over 80 members of Sam Rainsy Party.
"But as of today, over eighty members of my party have been assassinated. Countless others have been injured, arrested, jailed, or forced to go into hiding or into exile."
Sam Rainsy LIC 31 October 2009 - Cairo, Egypt
Executions
Executed over 100 members of FUNCINPEC Party
Murders
Murdered 3 Leaders of the Free Trade Union
Murdered Chea Vichea
Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
Murdered Journalists
Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
Murdered Innocent Women
Murdered Innocent Children
Killed Innocent Khmer Peoples.
Extrajudicial Execution
Grenade Attack
Terrorism
Drive by Shooting
Brutalities
Police Brutality Against Monks
Police Brutality Against Evictees
Tortures
Intimidations
Death Threats
Threatening
Human Abductions
Human Abuses
Human Rights Abuses
Human Trafficking
Drugs Trafficking
Under Age Child Sex
Corruptions
Bribery
Embezzlement
Treason
Border Encroachment, allow Vietnam to encroaching into Cambodia.
Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
Illegal Arrest
Illegal Mass Evictions
Illegal Land Grabbing
Illegal Firearms
Illegal Logging
Illegal Deforestation
Illegally use of remote detonation bomb on Sokha Helicopter, while Hok Lundy and other military officials were on board.
Lightning strike many airplanes, but did not fall from the sky. Lightning strike out side of airplane and discharge electricity to ground.
Source: Lightning, Discovery Channel
Illegally Sold State Properties
Illegally Removed Parliamentary Immunity of Parliament Members
Plunder National Resources
Acid Attacks
Turn Cambodia into a Lawless Country.
Oppression
Injustice
Steal Votes
Bring Foreigners from Veitnam to vote in Cambodia for Cambodian People's Party.
Use Dead people's names to vote for Cambodian People's Party.
Disqualified potential Sam Rainsy Party's voters.
Abuse the Court as a tools for CPP to send political opponents and journalists to jail.
Abuse of Power
Abuse the Laws
Abuse the National Election Committee
Abuse the National Assembly
Violate the Laws
Violate the Constitution
Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
Death in custody.
Under the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime, no criminals that has been committed crimes against journalists, political opponents, leaders of the Free Trade Union, innocent men, women and children have ever been brought to justice.
Drop by drop ! it fill the whole mithy river! That what water and the thruth operate!
Keep writing what is right and what is wrong, folks!!!!!!!
and may lightning strike the evils, too!
If khmer people don't kill Hun Sen; Cambodia will never has peace and rebuild the nation prosperity.
Hun Sen is a dangerous man for Cambodia and Cambodian and maybe in Southeast Asia as whole.
Hey! Mr. Rainsy just point out the proper thing! He never curse like the babarian who claimed to PM, Go ask KieavKhagnarith! who act like the undeveloped sub human!
IMO, Sam Raingsy gave the right answer! as we all knew what transpired as well as the outcome. To give future plan in details is to let the ennemy know your plan in advance? This is what A Chey said: "Kla Meun Klach, Teuv Klach Ach Kla!" or We should be afraid of the real tiger instead of afraid of Tiger's excrement or afraid of Tiger's SHIT!
Julia wallace is a BIG idiot!
Mr Sam Rainsy Verified THAT she is! And will always be BIG a idiot.
Like HUN SEN said, the justice will prevail!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Living in this era, it is hard to tell lies.
Because the technologies really next to us.
Sam Rainsy can just shoot himself a video conference to the people in Cambodia and spread out the propaganda. Now the YUON is stepping in to curb the ITs in Cambodia.
Please don't let them do it!!!
There is only one solution to make the international communities waking up is to have Mr Sam Ransy to call all elected members of opposition to flee out from Cambodia and declare emergency with UN office in New Yok.
Ina democracy system, there is alway a challenge of leadership. So, at present, international communities are very confused with situation of Cambodia because all other members of opposition are still working in Cambodia. Therefore, they expect a challenge of leadership so that all problem will go away.
Areak Prey
I support Mr. Rainsy action but agree that he might want to water-downed his tone of language next time. Calm cool and right to the point.
Any party except the EVIL CPP in the next election.
Hun Sen,
when you betray your people,
you betray your country,
you touch your end.
We are behind you Mr Sam Rainsy,
the only way to liberate Khmers from dictatorship is to inform Khmers about the truth, how Hun Sen looks down on Khmers, how Hun Sen lie to Khmers, how Hun Sen destroys democracy in Cambodia.
Sam Rainsy is all about law and brain and HUN SEN is uneducated and violence PM.
They (CPP) can't beat Mr. Sam Rainsy in term of education.
I urge all those opposition to flee out the country and HUN SEN will be shitting in his pant.
All opposition must go to UN and boycott HUN SEN's administration to have Cambodia remove from UN under HUN SEN. As long HUN SEN is out we will demand to have the seat in UN again.
2:52AM and 3:25AM,
That sounds very interesting. All the opposition MPs leave the country and go to UN.
The question is would other MPs beside the 26 from SRP would join the boycott? In my opinion I think not. Most of the other opposition including HRP keep barking for CPP. Look at Kem Sokha and his HRP going around from vilages to villages in Cambodia and in United Sates barking behind Mr. Sam Rainsy and SRP. In public they keep whining to united but in action are totaly opposit.
Would you think make difference if just only SRP MPs leave...? You know we can't depend on other party. They all seems to be CPP barking puppy including some of the Human Rights Organization in Cambodia. They all under the name of NGO in front but from behind and side they really work for the interest of the current unethical ruling government. Corruption... corruption... From top to bottom.
Remember when Youn ( Viet-Cong ) Fought against the south Viet Name, they did not fight against the Viet Namese in the south.Viet Cong fought against whoever behind the south Viet Namese's Government and their people and Khmers now we should do the same.Fight the Criminals Savages Viet who are behind the Khmers's Government.
I always agree with most of Mr. Sam Rainsy's actions or policies. However, I am very disappointing at what he said to a journalist here. It sounds like he is out of mind. He can't talk to a journalist like this. Due to his predicament, he needs the journalists to be on his side. If he is not careful and very careless like this, the media can blow it out of proportion. The Cambodia Daily is giving him a chance to put his side of the story across to the people, why he give a very childish answer like this? He is a politician of very high caliber, this sort of childish outburst and arrogance can make him look worse than Hun Sen. Julia's questions are very simple, they should be answered professionally. Mr. people have mocked Mr. Hun Sen for swearing and cursing Abhisit. Is Mr. Sam Rainsy following Hun Sen's path and become another rude and thuggish politician like Hun Sen?
It would be nice if we could have former premier Pen Sovann, former defense minister Ke Kim Yan, and former police chief Heng Peov join hands together with SRP.
I think it about time for Cambodian people to see the real picture of Hun Sen. Why they are still sleeping? Or why don't they see tha actual root of this matter? Why Hun Sen do this? Why Hun Sun only focus on the West not on the East? Why Hun Sen ignores the millions illegal Vietnameses in the country? Why only a small group benefit from the whole national resources? They knew that the justic system don't work, why they still accept it? On... and on... I believe that Khmer now should not be that stupid that cannot see these matters. Please again wake up!
we all can see the nature of sam rainsy reply. he is an instigator, a trouble-maker for sure! the tone of his writing is arrogant and with personal political ambition, really! he is really a hard head for he get offended all the time. who can stand him?
obviously, sam rainsy didn't want to answer a journalist's questions, instead he tries to dictate to her what questions she should ask and how he wanted to hear it, etc... my god, now we all can see the real nature of this political hunger person! i don't think khmer people want people like that to run for office in cambodia for he is too extreme in his view, too rigid, to stiff, etc, etc... now do cambodia need that? i don't think so!
5:21AM,
How about your master Hun Xen? I am sure to have heard Hun Xen speech. Everyone knows Hun Xen speech is way way out of proportion. No words to describe.
5:26AM,
No one is perfect. No one can accomodate everyone opinion. If the choice is given I am sure most people in Cambodia gladly prefer Mr. Sam Rainsy over your master Hun Xen.
If you think Mr. Sam Rainsy reply is harsh, LISTEN TO HUN XEN!
i'm sure people would say the same thing if sam rainsy was in power!
sam rainsy's boat is sinking slowly, perhaps!
When anyone who support HunXen is the same are supporting vietcong.
That is why true khmer don't support vietcong' HunXen.
i thought vietcong was history, they only exist during the vietnam war, are you kidding me? wake up people!
sam rainsy looks like a dictator here!
to those who disagreed with mr. sam rainsy responded to mrs. wallace....
let me clarify it to you, the questions brought up by mrs. wallace was a questions already been asked by several reporters and civilian via video conference and RFA numerous times and it has been answered by mr. sam rainsy already. if mrs. wallace is a true jounalist, she should awared of these questions already.
the questions reply to mrs. wallace from mr. sam rainsy is a legit questions that mrs. wallace should ask and many more beside repeating the same question that has already been answered.
Therefore, I strongly support Mr. Sam Rainsy responded to Mrs. Wallace.
Mrs. Wallace, you should practice your field to become a more professionalism rather than working for someone. BE INDEPENDENT!
Dear poster 4:03AM
Please have though about my suggestion. If all other members are still honeymoon with CPP or secretly have a dealth with CPP, then, regardless what ever Mr Sam Ransy done overseas are irrelevanted. Only elected representatives of Cambodian through National election can make the different in persuading international communities to listen to them. At present, UN has very little resource to care for small problem. They have big problems with Iraq, afganistan, Iran, North Korea, Haiti and now in Chili. Opposition parties must presente to them of very severe problems before they care about Cambodia. If Mr Sam Rainsy cannot rally all his opposition members and HRP members to flee Cambodia, then his political life will be finished and Cambodian will be also finished. We are all respecting Mr Sam Ransy. But in politic, only political skill can change the fortune of Cambodia. All of us are irrelevent for this problem as we are not legal representative ( National elected members )of Cambodia. And the problem is that each party, their elected member can challege for a new leader.
Areak Prey
Gentlemen
Proposing questions back to Julia, is a suggestion for for her to look at the facts rather than believing in circumstantial evidences.
He may in fact loosing his ground as opposition leader that he has atttepted to change course of politics in Cambodia for many cambodians,but his ideas will remain and they will have impacts on social changes for the people.
Given the fact that journalist has Ethics and being impartial,he or she has a potential role in changing course for a society, simply not just HAVING to say anything to live.
Bear in mind that when our social mechanisms play their roles and fullfil their obligations from top down including our KING, life in cambodia will change a lot faster than you can imagine.
Key to that is our taxation system imperatively put in place,the ransome system has not been relevant decades and it can only enlarge social gap and corruption.
We all know for fact that we do not live in any clean society, but in cambodia corruption is quite blatant and systematic that will lead to WEAKER cambodia in her region.
Many have suggested international court that would appear to be personal challenge or more friction on cambodia political labels.
Indeed,as I already suggested before that our constitution is the agreed binding by the RGC and international countries support Peace Accord. Challenging UN to review its position and enforcing RGC,is a more peaceful mean. I believe that the agencies and theUN have enough evidences to change its course on cambodia, otherwise the UN is the blame for any plunging democracy and cambodia's social unrest.
Dear compatriots,please look into those social evidences and challenge the UN for better and economical strategies and more effective than ongoing processes.
Until we rock up the UN and countries involved to comply with their agreement, Cambodia only changes cosmetically.
Neang SA
hey, people aren't stupid, you know. we all can read sam rainsy's dictator nature, and we thought he was perfect in the beginning! just look at sam rainsy reaction of a journalist's questions. he must've thought people in cambodia are still in the stone age or dark age era or something. lucky for him, he has a third country that adopted him when he misbehaved with cambodia. and he thinks he's the most perfect human being in the world or in all of cambodia? give me a break, i just don't buy that, really!
In the West, politicians all have their press secretary or media advisor on how to deal with journalists. Any politicians who make a slight mistakes in actions or words will be sensationalized by the press. The press can give them hell. They can make you look like angel or a monster. That's why Mr. Sam Rainsy, whether he likes Julia's questions or not, have to answer them rationally and calmly. The way he answered here show that he is arrogant, doesn't care and out of mind. I support Rainsy's leadership and still do, but please take my advice of being humble and rational in your judgment. Julia and the Cambodia daily is giving you a voice, a chance to voice your opinion. Julia and journalists can ask any questions they want. If you don't like their questions, just answer the way you think is the best representation of your opinion or the truth. This is the way- not to mock her questions like you have done here.
rainsy didn't physically point his finger at the journalist like hun sen did to sok serey, remember ?
6.38 am, you never supported srp anyway, stop your bullshit, kid. your brain is always with the yuon dogs. so no matter what srp does, it is always wrong in your little brain.
well, we can see that most things comes out of sam rainsy mouth is all attacking the current administration to no avail, may sam rainsy needs to slow down and think for a change. who wouldn't wnat better life, a change political system, tax system, etc, etc, you name them, however, all we hear so far from sam rains and his company of people are this and that about the currrent administration or this and that about who cambodia is invited to do business, etc, etc..., hey, people aren't ignorant anymore, you know. we can see, think and observe for ourselves, really! don't have to try to convince us real heard, because it shows the lack of confidence and or worst something fishy to hide . we all know sam rainsy real motive, to topple the current elected gov't of cambodia for this own political interest, etc... that is the real truth, and for anyone not to see or understand that is like they are still living in the stone age or the dark age of cambodia in history, really! wake up already, please! there are more to cambodia than sam rainsy and this company of minority people, really! god bless cambodia.
ps: sam rainsy and company should wake up and see the reality in cambodia and the world. we all know sam rainsy can only win when he keeps the people of cambodia ignorant like they did during the stone age or dark ages, but in this 21st century, fortunately for cambodia, people are beyond stone age and dark ages mentality, thank god for that.
6:44am, good point, i know sam rainsy has no spokesperson or maybe they have no concept of the importance of a spokesperson. maybe the USA did not lecture them on that! yes, spokesperson is important to have in any body of gov't because that way not only it is professional way to do business, it is also act like a disclaimer in case there is a backfire, etc... good point!
sam rainsy and company is good at deviating from the topic here. and all along we thought they were perfect political group! perhaps, now we have to think twice about their real credential, etc..., really!
hey, reaction don't have to be physical in nature, it could be in any forms e.g. tone of voice, style of writing, deviatin from the questions being asked, dictating to the journalists, etc, etc... so don't be so ignorant, sam rainsy and company, ok!
sam rainsy is not immuned to being hypocritical, really! it's ignorant to proclaim oneself as flawless, perfect, corrupt-free, etc... hey, people in cambodia aren't that stupid, you know!
Sam Raingsy deserve not only 18 but 180 years in jail for his stupid action.
What he did is just for himself, not for the party or the nation.
Now he's free from work, leaving hard works to other members, with the excuse that he would be jailed if he come back.
He is always away when the nation need all intelligent people united against common enemy. His tactic is no longer useful, his subordinates are well aware of that and they are very tired now. I can imagine that they would give in if Hun Sen had asked them. But Hun Sen needs these people to stay as opposition.
I think Sam Rangsy should quit politic and follow the step of Prince Ranarith.
Cheers! :-)
I don't know if all the blogers are in US or not but in the US if the Dem. party or Repub. party lost control they will change the leadership in hard beat. If you are in the leader position for the last 20+ years and keep losing position, fairly or unfairly you need to step down and let somebody else to be the leader if you care about the country. By keeping pointing fingure to other people for your failure is not progress. He might be right for all accounts but for the country sake the result is not there. People lose interest because of the party leader. It is the same as Funcinpect party which can't even find the real cambodia name for the party. I know there some people think that if they have foreign name it will make them look educated.
Average people are sick and tired of war and politic so all they care is peace as long as the country in peace they are happy.
i know, look at prince ranaridh, he's now have no enemy and khmer people, perhaps have more respect for him as a prince than ever before. yes, sam rainsy should follow the good example of prince ranaridh not to keep on struggling to no end, even after cambodia is at peace and have changes and have more prosperity than ever before, really! it just goes to show sam rainsy is one greedy politician, meaning he only wants power to himself like during the stone age or dark age or something. he failed to realize cambodia had come a long way since the dark ages and that cambodia is forever changed and nothing is going to be the same anymore in cambodia. it's typical of changes, really. god bless cambodia.
7:27 AM
I totally agree with you! "By keeping pointing fingure to other people for your failure is not progress."
"Average people are sick and tired of war and politic so all they care is peace as long as the country in peace they are happy"
These two reasons are enought for SRP to disappear from the politic sooner or later.
yeah....yeah....you people prefer hun sen to do anything than acknowledging that the eastern border is becoming closer and closer to ur arse....I just hope the VN/Hanoi finish everything that they started since 7 Jan 79. Bravo ah khmer pleur.
they kept saying cambodia should have a different leader, etc... sam rainsy party and company always have the same faces all the time for 20+ years now, they never have the fresh young face or candidate in their party, so they only point finger at the current administration. go figure! if they are a losing party, how many more time they have to lose in the election if they don't want change their faces or even change their party name. i think khmer people will only support some political party if they see the benefit in doing so, however, when they see people are just being power greedy and only use politics for their own political ambition, etc, of course, people will lose interest in them, really. let's don't forget people aren't ignorant anymore in cambodia, really!
nowadays, it's more about competition than any other way, really! khmer people want to embrace better life and good growth and changes to the country, really!
it's the facts of life, people look for incentives, if none, they won't look your way, really!
I say again and again, If khmer people don't kill Hun Sen and it clans; Cambodia will never has peace and rebuild the nation prosperity.
Hun Sen is a dangerous man for Cambodia and Cambodian and maybe in Southeast Asia as whole.
Hey 7:40, You don't call people name like that.
Let look at reality here:
As you know that both side of the border use to be Cambodia land before and there was no line between them (border line). When you start to draw the line let say you draw +/- 200m all you do is either take land from cambodian on Cambodia side give it to cambodian on Viet side.It is the same as Thai border both side of the border are Kmere people. The bottom line is, it is doesn't matter much because both sides of the border are Kmere people any way. I am not suprise at all if the people who live the opposit of the Viet border (controversy post in Svayreang)are also Kmere people.
I am 8:01
Regarding to election in Cambodia, as far as I am concern Hun Sen won the election by default because there is no better candidate to beat him. Hun Sen also know that Cambodian people love peace that the reason he doesn't want more K. Rouge leader go to trial. I never want the same leader stay in power too long either but what is the alternative ?????
People who has shellow mind would think whatever Hun Sen did was his ideas. But it is not true at all, he has surronded himself with educated advisor that why he stayed in power for so long.
What Hun Sen wants is just exclude all of his opponents from next election, he is pushing Cambodia into darkness, he bring back the dictatorship. Khmers should not accept this.
8:30am, you wrote; "People who has shellow mind would think whatever Hun Sen did was his ideas. But it is not true at all, he has surronded himself with educated advisor that why he stayed in power for so long".
hun xen may have educated advisors, but they are a bunch of "yes-sir" advisors who would not be able to offer their useful advice to hun xen.
7;31AM
Naranarith! He is a prince of shit.He is a prince of no one.
He failed due to his ignorance and abuse trust of cambodians and his own integrety. He is a bad apple, and it is not a good example.
Please learn to see right from wrong reflecting over moral values, otherwise there is no valued added for following cambodians.
kaun khmer
If khmer don't love khmer, no one in the world will. Please call upon unity in the name of respect and love. The more intellectual people we have the better because they are the foundation of re-building and re-developing for our nation and country. Don't let outsiders enjoy the benefit of our downfall. We must be smarter by now. Others will never want us to be better off than them, it is because it is part of our human existent, they like to compare and compete. So, we don't need outsiders to solve the problem for us, we can do it ourselves by being cooperated and work together as a team. It is very simple when we can avoid personal conflict and more toward what else need to be done?. Therefore please do the right thing for the "righteous will live forever and the wicked will be terminated" Proverbs. Aust
Mr. Sam Rainsy should answer the questions being asked by the journalist. I think those questions are what most Cambodian want to know.
Fuck that Bitch!! She needs to do some more research before she ask mr.Sam Rainsy questions like that. Seem like she focus more on ah Sva Kvack komsak tingmong chkaer Youn neung speech. He's nobody. All of you have to do is put one sniper bullet into his head and he's done.
I admire to the Cambodia Daily journalist, Julia Wallace for her questions to a convicted criminal Xam Rainxy. These questions are relevant to Xam Rainxy's future which most people want to know, but unfortunately, because of he is a coward and can't face the true, he used his dirty trick by lecturing the journalist on what question should ask him.
The following is the answers which Xam Rainxy doesn't want to tell to journalist and all Cambodian:
1. Xam Rainxy will not be able to return to the country in time for the next national elections, his political plans for the near future is, living in France as fugitive for the rest of his life or becomes Economic Adviser to current Thai PM Abhisit.
2. Will he be able to continue his political work outsite of Cambodia? Yes, he can.
3. Will he attempt to obtain a pardon and return back to Cambodia? Absolutely Yes, but PM Hun Sen refused, the Royal pardon is dead in the water.
4. Is there any chance Xam Rainxy would return to be jailed? Never happened. Stay in jail is the worst scenario that he must avoid no matter what people call him as a coward.
5. Does he see any way of being back for the next elections? Only PM Hun Sen can decide it.
6. Where does he see the SRP going in the next few years? It will be weaker and faces chaos...etc
7. Will it be difficult for the party to keep succeeding when its eponymous leader is out the country indefinitely? It's so obvious if we are talking about difficulty within the party. It seems SRP has head in France but its body inside Cambodia.
8. In July, he said that he hoped to switch tacks and make the SRP less confrontational and more focused on quietly pushing through its legislative goals. But the past few months have been filled with protests and legal battles for him. Has he given up on that? Absolutely. This is a classic example of Xam Rainxy habit-talk fast, show stunt and think later. He's always going a step too far (Road Runner).
9. What does he hope the SRP's role in Cambodian politics will be over the next few years, and what will be the most constructive way to engage the CPP as he moves forward? SRP will keep showing political stunts, invented the stories, hadred to Hun sen and the CPP and particular uses border issue as political game as much as SRP can.
Khmer in Sydney CBD
As a politician Mr. Sam Rainsy has the right not answer any question especially when it is stupid question! As far as I am concerned Julia Wallace asked the wrong and irrelevance questions because all these questions did not deal with the Siem and the Youn naked aggression on Cambodian sovereignty and the question did not relate to how the Vietcong slave puppet government that continue to violate Cambodian constitution and laws and refused to honor the Paris Agreement that suppose to protect Cambodian sovereignty!
I think we can all agree that no one is more corrupt and ruthless than Hun Sen! Even hardcore (Blind) Hun Sen and CPP supporters can't deny that truth! Look at the track records of Hun Sen/CPP, every action that they have taken has only serve their own interest and the interest of their Vietcong boss!
With that said, all KHmer who have an ounce of brain cell, should support Mr. Sam Rainsy, who is working for the interest of KHmer people. To those of you who are being critical of his response to Julia Wallace, take the stick out of your ass! You obviously do not understand politics. Answering her out questions would be pointless, serves no purpose on the real matter at hand. These are questions that would only benefit CPP and Hun Sen if it were to be answered!
Mr. Rainsy is such an intellectual man, that he schooled this mediocre reporter, who was asking really low-order thinking questions! He did the right/smart thing and countered back with some high-order thinking that requires readers to be engaged in some cognitive processing that would involve real analysis, evaluation and synthesis!
Khmer in Sydney CBD
Answering these groundless, irrelevant questions would be political suicide and the admittance of defeat! These questions were low balling techniques used by this mediocre reporter! Answering it would only serve the propaganda of Hun Sen and CPP! They want the country and the world to think that Mr. Rainsy's political career is over in Cambodia.
Mr. Rainsy is a rational and intellectual man...his thinking skills are above this reporter who barks as she is told, so he outsmarted her with some real questions that are relevant to the issue at hand!
I can't believe some of the comments that I am reading! No wonder our country is in trouble! Some people are just so blind to the truth! Khmer from Sydney is one of the biggest offenders! I'm starting to believe that you are Hun Sen in disguise, because who would really believe all that garbage you are spilling?!
To all the brainless folks who are still supporting Hun Sen and his band of thieves, do you need to be the farmer who's land is being stolen to believe that our land is being given away to the Yuon and Hun Sen and his clans are opening the door for them and jailing everyone who dares to stand in the way of their traitorous acts!
Mr. Sam Rainsy is a Khmer Patriot and hero and he is fighting for all KHmer people. If you can't see that or understand it, then you are unfortunately blind to the truth! No one can help you!
Someone who is obviously living under a rock, stated that "Mr. Rainsy's response to the reporter shows he is a true dictator and he wants control of Cambodia for himself"
Give me a break with your ridiculous reasoning! I wish I could slap some sense into you! Hun Sen is the biggest dictator ruling the country with an Vietcong fist! His band of kleptocracy are the ones controlling the country for their own personal gains!
Dea Mr:Sam Rainsy good Leader, I would like to request you now do not go back to Cambodia yet, if you go now and you are in jail very hard for you as well, because A cruel Vampire Yuonese / Vietnamese not easy let you do something, because the A cruel Vampuire Yuonese / Vietnamese they Control CPP Hun Sen Government cruel staffs did something to you or injection brainwash & not let your brain smart like now.
the A cruel Vampuire Yuonese / Vietnamese so cruel not good like our Khmer nationality at all, if you need return back to Cambodia you must need UN to support for you return, I can't write my name on the comment because I am care when I am return to visit my family relative in Cambodia one days, but I can tell you that I have a group invited you and your wife came to visit in Australia first time between 1995 to 1997 and our group invite both your husband & wife to have dinner together, but after dinner you pay for us or the group supported you came first time, you are do the right job.
My friend Mr:Sam Rainsy, I hope you don't upset & angry Hun Sen as well, because the A Cruel Vampire Yuonese / Vietnamese control him behind like behind the killing fields from 1975 to 1979 during KHMER ROUGE / POL POT regime under A cruel Vampire Yuonese / Vietnamese hidden face behind the killing fields and Mr:Hun Sen are Yuonese cruel Yuonese / Vietnamese slaver. from Khmer in Sydney Australia
from the tone of some individuals here, i gather it is an issue of we're better than them, etc... so, it's about the human status, the human level of education, etc, and they all forget the interest of the nation, really! mine, the human mind is so deviated in many way. isn't that the reason cambodia must become the rule of law state, not, subjective, emotion or personal this or that! give me a break! be educated and please stay on the real topic, here, ok!
6:44PM
Mr. Hun still has a chance to run away if he wanted. There is always a possible way. I'm totally disagreed that Hun unable to escape the Youns s claws. With all the money he has got, what do you think?
3;36
I agree, Hun Sen can certainly escape from the grasp of Yuon, but I think he loves all the power and all the personal gains from being in power! He is a traitor with no conscience and morality , he only has allegiance to his Yuon master!
He's been the number 1 Tea boy to Yuon since 1979!
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