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Phnom Penh - A Cambodian government spokesman on Wednesday warned foreign embassies and institutions against criticising the authorities or interfering in internal affairs.
The comments came one day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairssent a blunt letter to embassies complaining that some mission heads had behaved like proconsuls in giving lessons to the government.
"Such behaviours are not acceptable for Cambodia as a sovereign country," the letter stated. "Cambodia is not a BANANA REPUBLIC."
Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said the purpose was to remind diplomats to adhere to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which prohibits interference in the internal affairs of host nations.
"We cannot accept lessons like lectures from foreign envoys and diplomats," Koy Kuong said. "We cannot accept any negative criticism."
The letter followed a statement last month by the United Nations country head Douglas Broderick calling on the government to allow more time for civil society and donors to comment on a long-awaited draft anti-corruption law.
Cambodia is ranked by Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
The law, 15 years in the making, was made public just days before being pushed through parliament, which is dominated by the ruling party.
Broderick's statement infuriated Phnom Penh, and the government threatened to expel him for meddling in legislative matters.
Koy Kuong refused to name the missions which had earned the government's wrath.
"We do not specify, and we do not focus on a specific case," he said. "I would rather not say a specific country or institution. We just remind them of the contents of the Vienna Convention."
Cambodia relies heavily on donors for funding. Foreign nations provided 951 million dollars in 2009, or roughly half of the government's budget.
The comments came one day after the Ministry of Foreign Affairssent a blunt letter to embassies complaining that some mission heads had behaved like proconsuls in giving lessons to the government.
"Such behaviours are not acceptable for Cambodia as a sovereign country," the letter stated. "Cambodia is not a BANANA REPUBLIC."
Ministry spokesman Koy Kuong said the purpose was to remind diplomats to adhere to the Vienna Convention on Diplomatic Relations, which prohibits interference in the internal affairs of host nations.
"We cannot accept lessons like lectures from foreign envoys and diplomats," Koy Kuong said. "We cannot accept any negative criticism."
The letter followed a statement last month by the United Nations country head Douglas Broderick calling on the government to allow more time for civil society and donors to comment on a long-awaited draft anti-corruption law.
Cambodia is ranked by Transparency International as one of the most corrupt countries in the world.
The law, 15 years in the making, was made public just days before being pushed through parliament, which is dominated by the ruling party.
Broderick's statement infuriated Phnom Penh, and the government threatened to expel him for meddling in legislative matters.
Koy Kuong refused to name the missions which had earned the government's wrath.
"We do not specify, and we do not focus on a specific case," he said. "I would rather not say a specific country or institution. We just remind them of the contents of the Vienna Convention."
Cambodia relies heavily on donors for funding. Foreign nations provided 951 million dollars in 2009, or roughly half of the government's budget.
9 comments:
Are you OK, ah Kwack to let ah youn Hor Nam Hong to officially call Cambodia a BANNA REPUBLIC?
If the thought of the country a Banna country they must thought of the leader as a MONKEY or a DICKHEAD!!!!!!!!
When leaders of a country doesn't want to be criticized, that country is a Republic of banana.
"PHNOM PENH, 28 April 2010 (IRIN) - Keo Srey Vy’s brother-in-law had been planning to sell his child so he could buy a new motorbike. When she threatened to tell the police, he went to the restaurant where she worked as a cook and doused her face with acid.
She reported the attack to police, but gave up after they demanded a bribe to investigate."
THAT'S NOT SOUND BANNA REPUBLIC TO YOU?
Thanks for all our Khmer Krom to help Dejkun Tim Sakhorn from danger. Cambodian government do nothing but get along with vietnamese government to oppress Khmer Krom and the Cambodian people inside Cambodia. SHAME ! on Hun Sen's regime. If I am running the government I'll cleaning up the illegal alien from Vietnam or do something for the benefits of Cambodia. Hun Sen is a puppet of Hanoi and never change mentality from the Communist regime. That's why I call it Communist People Party ( CPP ) NOT Cambodian People Party.
cambodia just tries to educate the world, that's all.
Well, Cambodian Government shit, if you behave like human then we respect and treat you like one. But the fucking Cambodian Government behave like a MAD DOGS!
It is a good new to hear our gov't trying to defense for our nation and country by not allowing others to step all over us!. It has been long enough for the outsiders to take advantage of our downfall and to devalue our way of life. Mainly it is like "you deprived me from all kinds of freedom and then condemned me by saying that I am stupid". One other thing that our gov't needs to know is, they have treated our education as "unequal, unparalleled", this is a form of degrading. Khmer must move toward the Aust, NZ, Singa and Japan way of life and try to integrate their skills so that it can be compatible. I really don't want to see our people suffer no more, please may god help us all and guide us into the right direction, Amen. Aust
Dear 12:11PM
Bravo...! I like what you said. It's true, foreigners have been looking down on Khmer for decades and they downgraded our education system as well. It's time for us to regain our dignity.
But I don't think it's good to reject criticism if it means to help improve ourselves.
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.
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