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| Lon Rith, the son of Lon Nol and president of the Khmer Republican Party, announces his party’s intention to run in next year’s commune council elections. (Photo by: Pha Lina) |
Monday, 03 January 2011
Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
Lon Rith, the son of former Cambodian president Lon Nol, has announced his intention to contest next year’s commune elections at the head of the Khmer Republican Party, claiming a support base of more than 100,000 members.
Speaking to reporters at the party’s headquarters Monday, Lon Rith, who lives in California, said his party is restructuring itself in advance of the 2012 poll.
Lon Rith said the KRP, which undertook a largely unsuccessful national election campaign in 2008, would aim to support the work of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, and would run on a platform of preserving natural resources safeguarding Cambodia’s territorial integrity.
The KRP’s overriding objective, he said, was to encourage development.
“I have a principle to arrange the country to be as progressive as other countries,” he said, adding that he would aim to empower grassroots organisations at the commune level.
In March 1970, Lon Rith’s father Lon Nol overthrew then-Prince Norodom Sihanouk in a coup, ushering in a five-year experiment with republican government.
Lon Nol’s regime, which was overthrown by the communist Khmer Rouge in April 1975, was marked by its close alignment with the United States, which provided backing for the civil war effort.
It also broke with centuries of tradition by abolishing the Cambodian monarchy, which was not restored until 1993.
Speaking on Monday, Lon Rith played down his party’s link to the Khmer Republic, saying he had no intention of reproducing its anti-monarchist stance.
“The Khmer Republican Party respects our constitution. We will not do anything contrary to the constitution,” he said.
Lon Rith previously returned to Cambodia prior to the 2008 national election. At the time, he told The Post that he wanted “to elevate the people, give them a voice, and give them not just hope, but the basic needs and necessities: food, education, jobs and a higher standard of living”.
In the end, the party won only 11,693 votes in nine provinces – about 0.19 percent of the popular vote.
Lon Rith noted on Monday that his 2008 campaign had been poorly funded in comparison with other parties and said he was prepared to spend up to US$1 million in the lead-up to next year’s election.
Koul Panha, executive director of election monitor Comfrel, welcomed Lon Rith’s return.
“It has been a long time for him. If he tries from now on he could attract votes from the grassroots for this commune election,” Koul Panha said.
He noted, however, that current election procedures favour larger parties and called for a change to the current election formula.
Phay Siphan, spokesman for the Council of Ministers, also welcomed Lon Rith’s return, but said the ruling CPP did not feel threatened by it.
“We are not scared of competing with any party. We encourage other parties to take part in the competition,” he said.
70 comments:
Is he truely a son of General Lon Nol? Why he's so different from his father? I like his father for his stand on khmer national interest but when Lon Rith comes to play in politic in favor of youn communist it makes me sick.
Thousands of khmer soldiers died because they have fought along with his father to protect khmer land but this son of bith sees nothing from his father's side.
He has good knowledge and should understand current politic better.
look at the photo, it's wrong spelling."H.E Lon Rith Prisedent",It should be "President"......
បានមើលការ៉ាអូខេ ពីនាយសមុទ្រ គឺបានត្រឹមតែរវើរវាយ នៅមុខកញ្ចក់ទូរទស្សន៍
តែម្នាក់ឯងប៉ុណ្ណោះ តែបើនៅកម្ពុជាវិញ គឺគេអាច
ធ្វើការអនុវត្តជាក់ស្ដែងបានដោយងាយ ! ពីព្រោះថា នៅកម្ពុជា អោយតែមានលុយគឺគេអាច គឺមានអ្វីៗគ្រប់យ៉ាង ។ ចំណែកនៅឯនាយសមុទ្រវិញ ទោះបីជាមានលុយច្រើនក្ដី ក៏មិនប្រាកដ ថា អ្វីៗ នឹងអាចដូចបំណងឡើយ !
Dear my Younger BROTHERS K-I,
Thank you so much for being nationalist but this time let a new generation LON RITH grow wisely if you are talking about MONARCHY and COMMUNISM.
Unlike HUM MANETH started from General without the rank of Military Officer, I completely understand LON NON (younger brother of MARSHAL LON NOL promoted himself from Police Captain to Military Colonel withing two years.
Best of Lucks K-I BROTHERS
One of Srurvivors of our own KHMER KILLING FIELDS
It is a fake LON NOL son. I like Lon Nol regime because I am also a democraic person since I was 16 years old. In the era of that regime I was 21 years old, I like his regime so far. Other regime are silly, stupid, insane, doll, mental illness, injustice, corruption, power, money, killing ..etc..
Older Brother Survivor of our own KHMER KILLING FIELDS
This is what Lon Rith said:
Lon Rith played down his party’s link to the Khmer Republic, saying he had no intention of reproducing its anti-monarchist stance.
You think he is anti-monarchy? Think again brother, how many time you want to be fooled by this fool?
I respect Marshall Lon Nol, but Lon Rith is a J-O-K-E!!!
Khmer Republican from Long Beach!
I would not vote for a guy with a mustache like that. Gotta say he looks more like Groucho! One of those slap stick comedy guys.
Oh my!
Bring more money to spend in Cambodia. One million is not enough.
Bring at least one trillion-one trillion!!!!
The more you bring in, the more i am happy. Any way, you are going to lose. Hahaha ! money money'''''''' $$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
need more money from him to Cambodia. we don't have to depend on money from tourist 2011 and 2012.
Long Beach
wow !
If you bring more money, i will join you. i am a money man.
Trillion and trillion ? OK. i will join you. after losing, i will fly back to long beach.
hahahaha 2012
Lon Rith is coming back and where is Khmer anti poverty of Kravanh Daran?. These two are the best of the best for the khmer people.Please vote for them.Kravan said he is not worry about commune election,he is waiting American overthrow Hun Sen and put him as a PM of Cambodia. Oh I forget one more is Soun Sereiratha.This guy is depend on people Movement to kick Hun Sen out and replace by SSratha.
Kravanh Daran? he is an idiot and a fraud. Go find him at the Emerald Queen Casino playing slot machine. Your type of leader to lead Cambodia?
This guy can't even speaks khmer.
He has no $1million; unless he robbed from somewhere. He can't even raise his two daughters after his wife run away with another man in LB.
I advise every one not to waste one red penny with this gambler guy.
Mr Lon Rith did not blame anyone, he only try to do some thing good for our country.
I am not republican, just an ordinary Khmer will support his dream.
We should respect his decision for working, helping the Khmer people.
Cambodia also changed a lot and the civil and political society are not the same like the old days.
don't worry. He get money from......... Let he take a lot of money to Cambodia. from now to 2012, we will have more money to Cambodians.. I support him.
Right1 trillion and trillion.
long beach
អា លិត រន្ធ ?
ស្ដើងណាស់...ទៅមិនរួចឡើយ !
សូមកុំខ្ជះខ្ជាយពេលវេលា ប្រាក់កាស ឥតប្រយោជន៍ !
Lon Rith, before you want to help Cambodia, I ask you to help your family and your mom from sleeping in nursing home first.
Find yourself a job and raise your daughter well would you?
Mr. Pen Samreth Aka Tirk Sonserm (Dew) and Mr. Nhean Preah in Phila said "You Son of a bitch" has no money and place to live with your two daughters after your wife run away with another Man in Long Beach.
Mother fucken why you like to divide politics parties mother fucken why can you guys united it. If you wants to save our country your guys needs to united don't divide your ass not gonna win shits listen to me mother fuckers. I been told your ass so many time already enough is enough united all the politics parties ok.
2:56 PM, Fuck you! you mutha fucka, get lost and die will you. You annoying mutha fucken shiet.
2:51pm seems to know what s/he talking about indeed.
This GUY LON RITH must be low BUDGET to have his TITLE sign spelled wrong and still play it off like its fine......
3:02MP Fuck you too F.O.B. mother fuckers. Unless your ass is Youn Vietcong or you're a Slave CPP that fucking why you don't wanna people to united mother fuckers. We wants to save our country from the enemies that fucking why I told them to united mother fuckers look at the U.S. they've only two politics party and there country 1000 time biger then Cambodian how about this tiny country how many politics parties do you mother fuckers wanna have ah Joymaray CPP.
This person can't even spell "president," and now he wants to run for the president (prime minister) post in Cambodia.
Is this a joke for this joker to run for the upcoming general election in 2012?
He doesn't care, he just wanted to split the opposition's votes then he will get some pay from CPP.
You can kick my ass if I am wrong.
7:32 PM
Ah Sen and his pals are happy, because of this clown is throwing himself in the political arena.
Cant spell "president" fired that adviser and surrounding people. shit it not a good start
Poor idiot,
Lon Rith knows very well,
he will not win
but he wants to make money like everybody.
After all, all of remaining Khmer Republicans are behind Hun Sen,
look at all of his ministers,
who they are ?
There will be Khmer Rouge Regime again if he was elected...LOL.
9:34 pm. Don't think that LON Rith is going to win. I knew Lon Non very well. He was a running dog of Nixon who destroyed Cambodia.
B52'sssss. Do you know how are they powerfull ? how many Cambodians, animals, rice fields were killed and destroyed ?
Did Lon Rith see with his own eyes ?
Oh boy !
Long beach
Make no sense, None-Sense by using parent's power to rule Cambodia.
Now he'is really that he was wrong
from the start. just write precident wrong and He's decided to quit right away.
This guy can't even speaks,read or write khmer nor spelling english look at his cheapest sign in front of him spelled "PRISEDENT". hahaha
He has no $1million; unless he robbed from somewhere. He can't even raise his two daughters after his wife run away with another man in LB.
I advise every one who's not know him not to waste time and even one red penny with this gambler guy.
Even his name so funny...
លន់ រិទ្ធិ -----> លិត រន្ធ
is this a joke? run in the election if he wants, but i doubt if people will elect him, given they know nothing about him, i.e. education level, personal life, community involvement, etc, beside he was a son a of a former corrupted general of the the short-lived regime of lon nol led gov't of cambodia from 1970 to 1975. well, it's his prerogative in the name of freedom to express and participate in national elect, but winning or not is another issue altogether, i think! i think lead should be well known, not secret and all the sudden appeared from nowhere like this, you know!
and what kind of political experience he has had? i think education level attained in the USA is a first question!
Why can you all give a man a chance to show his real love for Cambodia.
No one perfect! Support his stance for "national interest"....
You all be nice. Vietnam & Hun Sen are our real enemies - not one soul Khmer (exclude) - ok.
COme on...if you one of you commentator in here run for the leader as long as you protect our sovereingty I will surely support you.
Srey Khmer.......Long Beach!
I predicted all political parties will take at least 1,000,000 years and trillion or zillion of dollars to win Mr. Hun Sen's party.
Look at Pol Pot's era, and how *[they] win him?
*[They]=Viet and it slaves.
That's the only solution and real winner.
nGEING rITH????
Bullshit, If Hun Sen get killed before next election it little money.
Gen. Lon Nol fuck everything up in cambodia and turn cambodia into killing fields. We don't need Lon Nol family screw up cambodia again...go away!!!!!!!! Lon Rith can help cambodia's economy that's all he can do, not a polotician like his father!
How Khmer-Americans could listen to a dump like this ?
Not even able to write the word PRESIDENT ???
Hun Sen will reign again! I think Lon Rith should not wasting his energy, he better off helping Hun Sen with economy YES! I think this is the best way for him...Otherwise, go out with Vang SreySex instead!
2:49AM was right! Stupid dumbass Lon Rith can't even spell the word PRESIDENT? How the hell you ran for new PM of cambodia..man!? Go and screw Ah krem kdet arch...better!
Thats fuck up dude! Lon Rith can't even spell the word PRESIDENT..?? I just notice the sign miss spelling...damn man! I think Lon Rith should ran for whorehouse instead...hahaha!
I think the old guy sitting next to him is the one who spell the word> PRESIDENT wrong! But still..? they look so fuken dumbass! and jackass! this is embarrassing man! why they bother ran for leaders? don't even know how to spell..? what's a FUCK UP!
Cambodia can't afford dumbass from oversea screw up cambodia again! just take a close look at these dumbass moron...My God! Corruption will spread out like diseases...all over again!
people who want to participate in cambodian politics should not be given duel citizenship from overseas because they violated khmer law in cambodia, they always run away to hide in their adopted countries. imagine they corrupt and run away with the money steal from cambodia! be careful in allow them to rule cambodia. they all should only live and work in cambodia, not have a house overseas so they can run and hide. they did that during the past gov't, so look what happened to cambodia! cambodia should not allow that again, really, for the sake of good governance in cambodia!
A gree with 5:39am 100%! I do not like people from oversea to come and mess thing up in cambodia no more, they are the number one corrupted people, they paid money to get jobs position, and they created corruption every sector in cambodia...ghost money/ghost employee still exist!! Cambodia has work so hard to become a peaceful, united country and prospher, but the outsider want to destroy my camobodia apart again..? Most of these oversea people are leech! they living of SSI, Welfare Systems!
correctin = prosperity, prosper
The word "PRISEDENT" is the sign of fuck up he is. If anyone still thinking and following him as a leader then you are so stupidest and dumbest on the surface of the eath.
Mr. Lick Hole or Hole Licker
The word "PRISEDENT" is the sign of fuck up he is. If anyone still thinking and following him as a leader then you are so stupidest and dumbest on the surface of the earth.
Mr. Lick Hole or Hole Licker
The word "PRISEDENT" is the sign of fuck up he is. If anyone still thinking and following him as a leader then you are so stupidest and dumbest on the surface of the earth.
Mr. Lick Hole or Hole Licker
yes, we think people in cambodia corrupted, the one from overseas is more corrupted than this. be careful with allowing them to contaminate khmer good governance, etc! they will run away like sam rainsy all the time they they violated khmer law which they do not respect at all! so ban this kind of people from ruling cambodia. keep them as activists only, not rulers, ok! be smarter, and think logically. god bless cambodia and all our beautiful khmer people and citizens.
maybe there are some exception like those young people from overseas who studied hard and earned a university degree or higher, but make sure they live and work in cambodia and cannot run away, especially when they happened to violate khmer law in cambodia, etc... yes, use logic thinking and critical thinking, etc... always be inquisitive or questioning their motive, etc..., ok!
12:43pm
Good catch with the spelling...lol. Blame it on the quality control guy on his party lol.
He does not look like Lon Nol at all instead he look like Youn Ah Theav Ki or Vietnamese drug dealer. His father the most corrupt in history of Cambodia and left 3 million Khmer to died and 4 million under Viet colony. Now he come and to destroy Khmer once again, event your plan to have million of dollars to buy vote, you never have chance. Take your father corrupt money give back to Cambodian, dump you!
I'm always curious why our educated people always have too high ego?
Everyone wants to win, but finally, the nation and her people will lose.
If all our key leaders: SRP, HRP,activities...etc could UNITE and fight for the same goal, we will sure win the election. At the end, the Khmers are the true WINNER. Khmers are overwhelmed and obsessed with so many parties. We could not afford to pay more blood...!!!
Please!!! If we all truly love our country and want the true victory for Khmers, we must bow and learn to work together as one.
UNITY is the only solution. Strategies will drive our ways to succeed.
Thanks and Best wishes for all Khmers!!!
Guess what...When you can't land a decent job or earn a good living in America or Europe, you'd go to Cambodia and become a politician. Take a look at those "return expatriates", how many of them are motivated by patriotic motive or the love and compassion for our Khmer people? Sadly to say, just another loser trying to rape and plunder Cambodia and her people!
This guy can't even speaks,reads or writes khmer nor spelling english look at his cheapest sign in front of him spelled "PRISEDENT". hahaha
He has no $1million; unless he robbed from somewhere. He can't even raise his two daughters after his wife run away with another man in LB.
I advise every one who's not know him not to waste time and even one red penny with this gambler guy.
Even his name so funny...
លន់ រិទ្ធិ -----> លិត រន្ធ
oh my god another one bite the dust, lith runn when he was in long beach doing nothing for the communities, going around look like all big shot
"oh i'm the son of lok long nol" respect me, speak khmer and english very little, did not continue education for the past 30 year, and now he want to run for the office, just like all these leader who thing big of them self like another one in Tacoma "daran leng knor", who had 3 wife and cheated lots of peaple with 10 of thousand of $ for he addicted gambling need, not even one people support him in he town and go around telling people in every state to believe in him of sneha cheat and dared to use American like bill gate, Hillary, Clinton, CIA as he backing as he intention to save our country from youn, these kind of people should not exist among the leader who real and had real intention to save our mother land,
Khmer US
General Lon Nol was some corruption, but everything was under the table, with shame, but compare to today nothing quite like today. Today corruption is defying,shameless it their pride. In Lon Nol era I was 13 years and I can remember, khmer had many intellectual and we had pride. Many Cambodian these day still have not learn the true behind American bombed Cambodia during Vietnam war, it not because of Lon Nol, but instead Vietcong had use our road that cross from noth to south that was supposedly aproved by king Norodom Sihanouk which had killed many american soldier, and who wanted to bring democracy to Asian that had failed. King Sihanouk had spoke publicly blame U.S that wanted to divided Vietnam in to 2. Seem like he care for Vietnam integrity sovereignty more than Khmer. Now that Hanoi encroach on our land plus 5 million Vietnames living in Cambodia illegally in I haven't hear anything from king Sihanouk defense our land yet.
I also agree with 9:25 am that we must positive in unit with opposition party for the sake of our country, for our younger generations ahead.
For Lon Rith please jion the opposition party, don't sell yourself to Hun Xen and Vietnam.
Lon Rith ,He depend on his father name will win?
Look his father did, what he did?
Shiped small gun big gun rice fish to Vietcong?
Sign that agreement with China?
Lon Nol Screw Khmer life 2-3 million already? No good !.
US back him again like back up his father? No more!
That work got loss.
No more fun like his father.
His father gov. still own US$300 million.Did US put more for his son?
Sihanouk told to do Lon Nol ,Lon Nol work for Sihanouk, and Sihanouk work for Vietcong?No Good.
Those family screw Khmer 2-3 million died!
Khmer Politic in Long Beach,CA USA
Look even Sihanouk family can't help Cambodia,Do we believe Lon Nol family help Cambodia?.
Ranarithd,Lon Rith the same can't help our Cambodia.
No independent.
Look one more thing!
Lon Rith drop Khmer citizen,and become US citizen,Duel Citizenship,Kbot Cheat Khmer already,Politic!
Ranarithd drop Khmer citizen too!Kbot Cheat Khmer too.Oudom Kate Cheat Khmer!
Daran Kravann Khmer Chop Kro drop Khmer citizen too,US citizen,Oudom Kate Cheat ,Kbot Cheat Khmer.
John Keo Hiem ,Khmer love Khmer party drop Khmer citizen become US citizen too.
Drop Cheat Khmer and want to becom Khmer leader,Right or wrong?
What is right and wrong ?
Example: IF WE SUPPORT SAM RAISY DROP KHMER CITIZEN AND BECOME FRENCH CITIZEN ,AND OTHERS US CITIZEN,IS THE RIGHT,WHY HUN SEN HAVE YOUNS IS WRONG?
KHMER POLITIC IN LONG BEACH,CA USA.
Khmer people work let Khmer do,So French Citizen, US citizen and Youn Citizen should go away!
It is time let Khmer do ,independent!
So French Citizen,US Citizen,China citizen,youn Citizen or Vietcong go away from Khmer Politic! Roung khmer let Khmer work on,Others Stay away and just give the money to Khmer people ,Khmer Politic if you are still love Khmer and if you still like Cambodia.
Lon Rith put USA flag up front of him,US or vietcong work for Khmer go away!leave khmer alone.
Why he was sit there and put his picture on the back. like King picture,he should put his father picture instead of him on the back.
I really don't want Lon Nol family or Idoit khmer oversea fuck up my cambodia again! They ran away and hide when cambodia drowning!! Khmer oversea much better off staying where they are...Fuck off! Get lost!!
Let think about just one more thing!
We Khmer people live oversea and drop our own Khmer citizenship and become French or US citizen,and want to become our Khmer leader,Prime minister of Cambodia or President of Political party, Right or Wrong?
How about Vietnamese drop Vietnamese citizen and become Khmer citizen instead in our Cambodia. It much better than Khmer drop our own citizen?.We think Hun Sen will make ,Vietnamese that drop Vietnamese citizen and become Khmer citizen,CAN BE KHMER KING? Wrong or Right?
All of you that has been posting negative comments about this particular man, Rith Lon- Let me ask you, have you even met him before, spoke to him once, or even talked to one of his members before. I think not. At least he is trying unlike you guys who have nothing good to say but all the bad when you do absolutley nothing! What a shame. None the less, who's talking about Lon Rith when you know well yourself that one of you folks were kicked out of his party and you just married a new wife in Cambodia and was oh' so shoking kicked out of your own home. Look who's talking! Enough said.
It's honestly hilarious how a certain man can talk about Rith Lon. Why, maybe because you got kicked out of his party. In 2008 a fellow in the KRP raped many, many young ladies in Cambodia and so he was kicked out of the KRP. And yet you have the courage to talk about Rith Lon and call him "A son of a bitch". My oh' my, you are one smart man. Rith Lon the son Of Lon Nol.. yes I have met him And I know much about him. If ANYONE of you have any questions or something to say I advice you to ask me.
To the comment above me-
I hear the man who rape gurl in Khmer. He name is Nean Preah, he also rip me off. He bad men. No good. I hear from Srok Khmer Rith Lon very great he a great men. He help my country.
Ah Yuon HUN XEN tinh LON RITH (LOON LITH) deumbey bombeic sonleuc chhnout
LOON LITH juoy tress porng svasor oy ah yuon CPP
LOON LITH barn trem tae LOON LITH cdor ah HUN XEN
LOON LITH nov USA LITH NIS LITH NOUSS l-or jeang
LOON LITH barn $$$$$$$ ponmarn pi ah XXXEN ?
Ah XEN mearn lbec crub yarng sorm LOON LITH pi jarana oy veng chhngay REU LOON LITH srolanh $$$$$$ ah Ah YUON HUN XEN?
samleng pi neay samot
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