Rong Chhun
Viet immigrants in Cambodia10 June 2010
By Chea Veasna
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated in Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
On 10 June, Rong Chhun, the representative of the Cambodia Watchdog Council (CWC), sent a letter to Sar Kheng asking the latter to publicly show the number of immigrants currently living in Cambodia.
In the letter sent to Sar Kheng, the senior minister of Interior, Rong Chhun wrote that the CWC noted that the number of immigrants in Cambodia is increasing every day, and the Cambodian people are concerned about this increase.
The letter added that the CWC asks that [Sar Kheng] shows the number of legal and illegal Viet immigrants, the number of legal and illegal Chinese immigrants etc… who are currently living in Cambodia. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) never let the public openly know about the number of immigrants in Cambodia, nor does it have any clear plan on how to handle illegal immigrants currently living in Cambodia either.
Regarding the letter sent to Sar Kheng, Rong Chhun indicated that, in general, it is noted that all these immigrants are coming to Cambodia to wrestle away jobs from Cambodians, and if the the government continues to ignore this situation and let the immigrants flow into Cambodia freely, the Cambodian people will surely face the loss of their identity because the number of these immigrants will be much larger than the actual number of Cambodians.
Rong Chhun stressed also: “We want to see a serious legal administration on the immigration, just like any other countries in the world.”
In the letter sent to Sar Kheng, the senior minister of Interior, Rong Chhun wrote that the CWC noted that the number of immigrants in Cambodia is increasing every day, and the Cambodian people are concerned about this increase.
The letter added that the CWC asks that [Sar Kheng] shows the number of legal and illegal Viet immigrants, the number of legal and illegal Chinese immigrants etc… who are currently living in Cambodia. The Ministry of Interior (MoI) never let the public openly know about the number of immigrants in Cambodia, nor does it have any clear plan on how to handle illegal immigrants currently living in Cambodia either.
Regarding the letter sent to Sar Kheng, Rong Chhun indicated that, in general, it is noted that all these immigrants are coming to Cambodia to wrestle away jobs from Cambodians, and if the the government continues to ignore this situation and let the immigrants flow into Cambodia freely, the Cambodian people will surely face the loss of their identity because the number of these immigrants will be much larger than the actual number of Cambodians.
Rong Chhun stressed also: “We want to see a serious legal administration on the immigration, just like any other countries in the world.”
21 comments:
Oh Rong Chhun, poor guy, you better to keep your free time to advocate for increasing the teacher salary instead of asking this stupid question to HE Sar Kheng.
4:31 PM:
What make you think a concern of a Khmer citizen (Khmer Mchas Srok) is not as important as giving the Viet a free pass to swarm Khmer peasants and grab whatever space available to grow food to feed their family and including the food on your daily plate?
What kind of joints are you smoking?
You think feeding crocodiles will prevent them from eating you first?
Gee....... wake up dude you head will be on the skew soon enough!
Good job Mr. Rong Chhun! i'm glad you bring this matter up, there's too many illegal immigrants in cambodia these days...our people lost jobs and crimes kept rising too...! we must start to do like Thailand, people must have greend card, id, work permits...etc..!!
I think cambodian government should create Social Security number for every cambodian...like America! this is the good way to track down on criminals or other..?
Hi Rong Chhun,
Ah Sor Kheng wouldn't dare to tell you how many million of illegal Yuon in Srok Khmer. If he dare to tell Hun Sen and Yuon Spy will kill him like Ah Hok Lundy too.
2000000000 of Yuon fishmen,
1000000000 of Yuon workers and small traders,
200000000 of Yuon prostitutes ?
90,000 was the figure quoted in the Phnom Penh Post of Vietnamese immigrants living in Cambodia about a decade ago. Even then this figure was a gross underestimate by the Cambodian authorities, (one feels) therefore, do not count on the interior ministry to disclose credible statistics on this sensitive subject.
Like the border demarcation, they would rather you didn't ask in the first place so that they would not have to prevaricate, lie or physically stop you from finding out the truth!
School of Vice
i think this is good approach for cambodian activists to stand up for khmer people and khmer citizens about the issue of illegal immigration in cambodia, especially with youn ones! yes, if not careful control and oversee, illegal youn immigrants can take away jobs for khmer people and citizens and a detrimental to khmer trust and morality and well-being, etc in the khmer community and country, etc... we must voice to gov't to put in place an immigration law in order to control rampant illegal immigrants in cambodia, just like they do with other countries on earth, really! khmer must stand up and speak up about this issue. cambodia must be for khmer people, a priortiy, not for illegal immigrants taken away jobs for khmer people, ok!
no youn trash in cambodia, please! deport illegal youns from cambodia; they are polluting cambodia's natural resources like waterway, trash dumps, etc... they are creating ghetto in cambodian cities. deport them back to hanoi, ok!
Folks, this is the same way that YOUNs came into Sork Khmer way back in Kampuchea Krom, during King Cheyeatha's time...they kept coming like white came to take away indian-american lands...the same way!! we need to tag all people in cambodia!!!!
having a sound immigration law will do just that, really! spell it all out in the law. hey this is the computer age, not dark ages, you know!
I agree !!
Let's expel all ah yuon.
Hopefully the whites in America won't expel us Khmers too.
LOL
Who says that USA is the country of white poeple ?
USA was and will be the country of Asians or milked coffee: Indians were Asian.
shut up! we have to protect cambodia from illegal immigration. know the difference between legal and illegal immigrants, ok!
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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
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Massacres
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Genocide
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Crimes Against Humanity
Starvations
Slavery
Force Labour
Overwork to Death
Human Abuses
Persecution
Unlawful Detention
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Members:
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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.
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Murdered Ros Sovannareth
Murdered Hy Vuthy
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Murdered Khim Sambo
Murdered Khim Sambo's son
Murdered members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Murdered activists of Sam Rainsy Party
Murdered Innocent Men
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Signed away our territories to Vietnam; Koh Tral, almost half of our ocean territory oil field and others.
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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.
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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
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Violate the Paris Accords
Impunity
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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.
1:48 AM is a dump
KHMER WHO LIVE IN CAMBODIA MUST STAND UP AND FACE WITH HUN SEN. WHY NOT A FEW MILLIONS CAMBODIAN RISE UP NOW? WAKE UP KHMER! DON'T ASK WHAT THE COUNTRY CAN DO FOR YOU ASK WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOUR COUNTRY.
Under the Hun Sen's regime, Vietnames are really enjoyed their lives in Cambodia. They will mass up with anything they like and there is on one will say a word to them. Cambodia is the free country for Vietnamese to live, why not take it for granted.
Thank you MR Rong Chhun for voicing your concern over the influx and mismanagement of the vietnamese immigrants of RGC.
we do not want any mistreatment to the legal immigrants,at the same time we do not want any destruction of any wrong intention of them either.
It is the case that rule of laws should be abided by everyone, regardless of social classes.
Once again,we praise and support your idea.
i think it is good idea and smart and clever to learn from everybody in the world in order to raise standard of living and improved and reformed our beloved cambodia. god bless khmer and cambodia.
Hello Rong Chun,
It is good idea to Sar Kheng about Yuon lived in our country. It is not good for our country. Must be leave out of our country. Some crazy people to support Youn. We do not like Youn because they compete our people job.
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