Sunday, December 26, 2010

Opposition MPs reject medals awarded to them

SRP MP Son Chhay
25 Dec 2010
By Kim Poeuv
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soy

On 24 Dec 2010, the National Assembly organized a ceremony to award medals for the first time to MPs from the 4th mandate, however, MPs from 2 opposition parties did not attend the ceremony to accept their medals.

Opposition leader Sam Rainsy who is currently living in self-exile in France and who was recently sentenced to more than 10 years of jail time, was awarded the Knight medal during this 4th mandate.

Opposition MP Son Chhay said that no opposition officials showed up to accept their medals even though the opposition leader was awarded this medal. He said that this confirms that [the National Assembly] recognized the effort put by Sam Rainsy during this 4th mandate.

Son Chhay added: “As can be seen, what Lok Prathean Sam Rainsy accomplished provided great results also, maybe that is why what he was accused of is not right, therefore, I say that there should be arrangement made for him to return back to the country.”

The first medal award for the 4th mandate was granted to 116 MPs among the 123 MPs, and the award ceremony was organized on 24 December under the presence of Heng Xamrin at the National Assembly.



CPP MP Chheang Vun indicated that the medals are awarded to all MPs twice each mandate for their service to the people as their representatives.

He said that the medal award for Sam Rainsy and the problem faced by the latter are two different issues because Mr. Sam Rainsy is not considered as a prisoner yet: “When it is not definitive yet, he is not a prisoner yet, let them not be confused. The fact that he fled Cambodia, that’s his problem, it’s not a major problem.”

All 24 SRP MPs, including Mrs. Mu Sochua who was sued by Hun Xen for defamation, as well as all HRP MPs received a medal, but none of them showed up to receive their award.

The opposition MPs indicated that they don’t pay attention to this medal because they are used to seeing rich and high-ranking government officials receiving such medals, but those who came out to demand for social justice and those who fought a lot for the nation so as to provide a better living to the people, they did not receive any honor yet.

Son Chhay indicated: “The work accomplished by our [party] members should receive some award also, [especially] our active members, but we want to see what these medals are awarded for?”

Kandal SRP MP Chan Cheng said: “Yes, the service rendered to the people is not quite 100% yet, then if we accept [the medals], it does not look right if the people are still calling for their MPs to help them, such as in their land dispute problem in Boeung Kak Lake. So it’s difficult to accept [these awards].”

Expressing the same feeling as the SRP MPs, Kem Sokha, HRP President, said that he does not pay much attention to these medal awards either. “We are still poor, and all that we think of is wearing many medals. I believe that we should put more effort into it still. I accept it, but we must put more effort in to be on par to what the king gave us. The medals should also be awarded to Cambodians who dare sacrifice for the nation, they should be given to organizations and union members who sacrifice and work for the nation, more so than the MPs.”

CPP Chheang Vun declared that it was not just the opposition MPs who were absent, in fact, there are several CPP MPs absent as well because they are busy with their work.

In 2000, SRP MPs returned their medals back to the National Assembly, claiming that they are not worth receiving these medals yet.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

This reeks the smell of Hanoi. They love soft tactics, soft to lure their opponents to forget that they had been working on the opposite side of the front all along.

Looks like all those national assembly joint meeting and private sessions Hun Sen and his Communist Commorade have with Hanoi is finally be made use. Congratulation CPP, you learned new tricks among a bag of old tricks. What irony is this! MPs getting reward in the mist of all the troubles faced by the constituents!

Anonymous said...

MP Son Chhay has a small penis. He loves our Vietnamese girl!

MP Son Chhay có dương vật nhỏ. Ngài yêu thương cô gái Việt của chúng tôi!

Anonymous said...

Whatever you are trying to say, we still take over your belove Cambodia. We will do our best to populate Cambodia as much as possible.

All khmer must give up hope before it too late!

Anonymous said...

Prime minister Hun Sen! your lost your land and sea again, next time Cambodian border next to your home, Heng Somrin he lost his entire home village to Viet already but dare to say nothing, Chea Sim is too weak to say anything except prepare himself for judgement day, where is our belove king please get out from closet and give a big slap on Hun Sen face and say louder "why you gave my land and sea to Viet and punish my people hasss!"?, His majesty the king you can not stay in closet for too long, Cambodian are waiting for you to do something, you have no wife no kid must not afraid to die, you will be our hero king forever.

Anonymous said...

Vietnamese girls are far more beautiful and clever that is why your kings love our vietnamese girls every generation and give them big lands as gifts. Khmer girls skin are dark and ugly we definitely don't want her at all.

Most cambodian men now aday love our vietnamese girls and they are doing anything to please our vietnamese girls.

Anonymous said...

Viet girls love to be with Cambodian men bcus we are much tougher and stronger than Viet guys. Their bunch of sissy(pussy)lol. I've been with many of Viet girls and thats what they told me about their men. They're bunch of gay boys.

Anonymous said...

Kanakpak sam rainsy niyeay tha pouk ke min totoul yuk medal pi pros pouk ke min torn ban chouy brocheachon ban 100%, chos prak ker saphea pouk ke yuk tver ey, ber pouk ke min torn ban chouy brocheachon ban 100% porng neng, douch nis ber ort yuk medal kor som kom yuk prak ker saphea porng tov...

Anonymous said...

FREE KAMPUCHEA KROM!!!
ALL THE MEKONG DELTA MUST BE RETURNED TO CAMBODIA.

FREE MONTAGNARD--THE HIGHLANDERS-THE DEGA NATION!

FREE CHAMPA!

FREE TAI!

VIETS MUST BE SENT BACK TO ANNAM NOW.

Anonymous said...

we don't need no HANOID PARANOID award...get out of this planet... who needs HANOID PARNAOID AWARD.

TALKING LIKE WE DONT' KNOW WHO SHOULD BE AWARDED.

WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD 'HANOID' FOR SUCH A SUCCESS OF DESTROYING KHMER RACE. WE WOULD LIKE TO AWARD HS AND HIS GANGSTER FOR NOT RECOGNISE PPA ETC.

GET OUT OF TOWN....

LIKE Ph.D (philosophy of being a DICK) was award to HS and His wife without going to school. So, weird and suffering from mentally ill.

Get Out Of this World!!

Anonymous said...

FREE KAMPUCHEA KROM!
FREE CHAMPA KINGDOM!
FREE MONTARNARD!
FREE TAI!

VIETS MUST GO HOME TO ANNAM NOW!

Anonymous said...

8:05,
It seems you haven't understood the difference between an award and a salary. It takes quite a shallow mind to not be able to differentiate between the two. Sorry to say.

Anonymous said...

អាបក្សប្រឆាំងវាមិនបានកូនយួនមកធ្វើជាប្រពន្ធ
ទើបពួកវាចេះតែប្រឆាំងនឹងរាជរដ្ធាភិបាល
មិនដែលឈប់ឈរទាល់តែសោះ។

Anonymous said...

it's a good system to have in place that recognizes people's achievement and contribution to a better cambodian/khmer society, etc... good thinking!

Anonymous said...

everyone is doing the right! please help to make a real difference in cambodia. god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

The award medals mean nothing in Hun Sen regime.
All the high officials,low officials in Hun Sen Party are Vietnam govt dogs.
Thank for the opposition MPs,not to take it.

Anonymous said...

FREE KAMPUCHEA KROM!
FREE DEGAR NATION!
FREE CHAMPA NATION!
FREE TAI NATION!

VIETS MUST BE REPATRIATED TO ANNAM NOW.

Anonymous said...

To be honest you khmer are like Hitler and Pol Pot always dream to kill human for fun that is why we vietnamese take over your country to stop evil activity.

Our Hugo Boss perfome, we buy from supermarket at Phom Phen and they are very expensive and original perfome.

Our ding dongs are very good too that is why our men take over your city and country. Cambodian men are doing nothing but pussy.

Anonymous said...

Stop being stupid if we vietnamese are bad for cambodian your kings won't support us and our prime minister Hun Sen. Please rethink agin about that.

Anonymous said...

Vietnamese are not so bad people.
I don't why LON NOL'S regime killed so many of them.And POL POT's regime also admitted killing Vietnamese too.Those two cambodia leaders in the pass must be crazy.
While current leader SAM DATH HUN SEN and this gay KING=NO BALLS ,seem to support Vietnamese 100%.They allowed them to do almost any thing on cambodia soil.

Anonymous said...

Sam rainsy self ambitious became more dangerouse now, we don't need you rainsy, no one believe you any more you talke cheat and lie alote. don't you see yourself as an inability person, Raisy your plans never work because the truth are revail, Rainsy alway want to be priminister he used dirty stratergy many time, you are so cruel rainsy.

Anonymous said...

Noone will sell you nuclear bomb stop dreaming. You have to exempt that we vietnamese take over cambodia and we try to populate cambodia up to 10 million vietnamese at 2015.

Anonymous said...

Our vietnamese people at Cambodia hate Sam Rainsy. He is a new Hitler and Pol Pot. He tries to kill all of us at Cambodia. Sam Rainsy is very bad Hitler, My Hun Sen is a great leader forever!

Anonymous said...

Viet race is always the bandits and lawless: during the time of fleeing southern China, and still bandits today on foreign lands such as in Champa Nation (central), and in Kampuchea Krom (southern).

The Viet race is survived in chaos and in lawlessness. Anything the Viet signed on papers today soon turned into Viet toilet papers tomorrow: such as treaties with Champa nation, with Khmer nation, with Chinese nation, with the colonial French, and with the American.

Now is time that the Chinese will make the Viet race repay for past-dues, and past mishaps.

Anonymous said...

VIETNAM IS TRULY DIVISIBLE like the former SOVIET UNION or the former Yugoslavia, or Czechoslovakia

Here is how:
ANNAM(North) for VIET Race

CHAMPA (Central) for Chams People and Degar Montagnards

KAMPUCHEA KROM (southern) for KHMER KROM

Anonymous said...

And Cambodia today is for our vietnamese people. Thanks!

Anonymous said...

VIET RACE MUST BE DREAMING TO TAKE OVER CAMBODIA!!!REAL KHMER PEOPLE WILL FIGHT THE INHUMANE VIET RACE UNTIL OUR LAST DROP OF KHMER BLOOD!

WE WILL WAKE UP OUR KHMER KROM BROTHERS AND SISTERS IN THE MEKONG DELTA(KAMPUCHEA KROM) TOO TO RESIST THE VIET INHUMANE ACTS AT ALL COST.

WE WILL ALSO CALL ON THE CHAMS PEOPLE, THE DEGAR NATION, THE TAI NATION,ETC. TO RESIST THE VIET'S INHUMANE DOMINATION IN OUR OWN HOMELANDS.

KHMER Angkor

Anonymous said...

Son Chhay display his courage in front of Vietnamese soldiers and in comparison, the prime minister did not dare to confront with the Thai soldier instead sent 3 or 4 soldiers to die.

Anonymous said...

be weary of those who fight for power only! they show signs of their ignorance. instead, choose a capable leader(s) that uses his imagination, visualization, being proactive, and so forth in order to make a real difference for a better cambodia and our future and so forth. the one who still fight among themselves for power is still living in the dark ages and not realizing that cambodia, the world and time is changing fast! that's the one people need not vote for, you know! plus, they are now getting older and nearer to sunset years, so, it is time to encourage and foster new generation of bright, thinking, educated, new generation of khmer leader(s), etc... that's smart when we start thinking like that instead of ego or the mentality of i'm too old now so what do i care and so on! if you think you're too old, then make sure you reach retirement age so you can retire a happier life, but don't slow down progress and cling on to power like during a law society in the dark age era or something! it's time to really wake up, really!