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| Three of the incapable rulers of modern Cambodia (Photo: AP) |
Op-ed by Heng Heng
Down the Ho Chi Minh Trail and Bangkok Highway. Is history repeating itself?
The threat of Cambodia being sold out piece by piece and eventually in its entirety could not be more obvious as more land concessions so-called investment into the country by Vietnam. In the old days, a nation sent its troops to conquer, occupied and annex others. As for Cambodia, it has become rather simple and easy for Vietnam to just throwing cash, lots of cash given the size of its much better-run economy vis-a-vis Cambodia's - a nation survived mostly on international donations. While advanced nations built their economic policies around strong middle classes, Cambodia has built itself for the last few decades over a policy of self-destruction with 3 basic principles in place: 1. Keep majority Khmer in starvation mode so they can only think of their day-to-day bread and butter; 2. Making sure that Khmers continue to live in constant fear through intimidation tactics even if it meant killing shall that be necessary; 3. Keep Khmers in today's highly intoxicating world of materialism, sex, drug, alcohol and care free, out of thinking and out of politics. It has succeed in a Grandios scale so far, life is better than during the Khmer rouge, regardless one looks at it. The Khmer rouge always remind people of their fearful past to discourage change or reform even when they know that the institution of the country itself is highly corrupted, but as long as it doesn't affect one personally, who care? Cambodia never truly has a chance to appreciate real freedom, respect of human rights or how democracy works in advancing people's economic opportunities through good governances and peaceful transition of power.
Cambodia has been ruled and reigned by very incapable individuals, at least during my life time. Real educated Khmers and real patriots have never been supported or given much opportunity to serve their nation and it has long been the curse of all. Corrupted ones will prosper, nation's sellers and/or killers will live longer than most and in a rather peculiar way - a comfortable one by far. Some of them have been implicated in the Khmer rouge's past while others have the privilege to now running the country as we speak and they are doing their best to destroy it all. But, majority Khmer people continue to accept that as a new reality in life as they see it is still by far better than the Khmer rouge some 30 odd years ago. It is true in some way, and so whatever argument one makes there is always seem to be a reasonable excuse to not advancing beyond that past trauma. As a result, Khmer will continue to accept some forms of political abuse, giving up freedom and liberties.
Speaking of incompetent leader, our government has now lead Cambodia back into another kind of war - a war with Thailand given there was a crack in the which Cambodia has clumsily altered the original map of Cambodia in order to give away land along the Cambodia's eastern frontier to Vietnam. Yes, Thailand saw an opening knowing that Cambodia will not be able to go back to the International Court of Justice, because we would not know what kind of map we can present as our base of argument. Yes, folks we have in fact willingly chosen to altered our maps both with Thailand under Thaksin, Thailand's ex-PM, and then the Supplemental Treaty of 1985. As a result, we are now finding ourselves in a loose-loose position, and many lives have now been affected along the northern border, if things doesn't get under control fast, many Khmer lives will be loss and capable Cambodian soldiers will be killed while Vietnam are more than readied to send in once again their troops to finish off the only remaining Cambodian forces from behind. It is not the first time, Thailand and Vietnam has decided to divide Cambodia for their own benefit, and the country's strong man could certainly help facilitate that process again. Ask your government why they did not want to go back to the International Court of Justice? Why????????? Because they know it will affect the eastern border where Cambodia territorial integrity has been trumped upon by Hun Sen's government for the sole benefit of Vietnam.
On economic front, I wonder given the size of international Aid into the Billion, year after year, the government of Cambodia still needs to drive people out of their homes to sell to foreign buyer such as Vietnam and others in order to pay bills. What will happen in the next few decades when there won't be much land left to sell and/or Aid money will no longer be generously available like today?
Until Khmer people can accept and honour their real Khmer heros such as Sam Rainsy and others who risks their life for speaking out, acting or doing things in defending of Khmer nation and Khmer interests, I am sorry to say that their lives and their country will be facing plenty of hardships ahead. For a nation and a society to advance together, you need capable leader, well educated like Sam Rainsy - a man who has committed his entire life to defending Cambodia's interests while along the line putting his life at risk. His only crime in life is to serve his country with conviction to ensure Khmer survival in dangerous time against a well planned, well financed against Khmer nation and her people. He saw real threats from all counts from influx of powerful economic immigrant from the East with a population 10 times more than us; economic policies that keep Khmer in the mud, not better but getting poorer and poorer by the mass; large land concessions one after the other; deforestations, destruction of national parks so on and so forth.
Isn't it time to have real Khmer, real educated ones running the country, instead of Vietnamese thugs? Unless Khmer people can see the light and begin to take proper action by first getting rid of Hun Sen, put an end to his most destructive policies against the Khmer nation, Cambodia and the Cambodian people will continue to suffer and suffer unimaginably so in generations to come. The long term consequences are extremely severe and difficult to reverse as each opportunity passing by. We need a new renaissance, new leadership, a truly pro-Khmer government. Who else could be better qualified than a well trained economist, well respected former finance minister of the country, Mr. Sam Rainsy? The country can no longer afford to be lead by the blind, uneducated, a 5-stars Vietnamese puppet who knows nothing but to serve Vietnam's interests, NOT KHMERS. THAT HAS BEEN THE FACTS OF ALL THOSE YEARS HUN SEN HAS BEEN IN POWER - IMPLEMENTING VIETNAM EXPANSIONISM POLICY AT THE EXPENSES OF CAMBODIA.
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(VOV) - A delegation from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) led by its Chairman, Dang Ngoc Tung, is visiting Cambodia from April 25-29 at the invitation of the Cambodian Confederation of Trade Unions (CCTU).
At the April 26 meeting, the two organisations informed each other of the socio-economic situation and trade union activities in their respective countries and discussed ways to promote future cooperation.
CCTU President Som Aun highlighted the VGCL delegation’s visit as a major contribution to supporting the CCTU and other trade unions.
Since the 1980s, Vietnam has helped Cambodia train its first trade union staff and generations of Cambodian trade union leaders have had more academic and training opportunities in Vietnam.
Tung praised the efforts of Cambodian trade unions to care for and protect the interests of labourers while affirming his organisation’s support for all Cambodian trade union activities.
Both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a cooperation agreement under which, they agree to maintain biennial exchange visits by trade union delegations.
They also agreed to create the best possible conditions for local trade unions, especially in the provinces that share the national borders to share information and support each other at international forums.
The VGCL agreed to provide long-term training for Cambodian trade union staff under the framework of the inter-governmental agreement.
Another step to Uncle Ho's Indochinese Federation: Trade union cooperation:
Vietnam, Cambodia promote trade union cooperation
26/04/2011
(VOV) - A delegation from the Vietnam General Confederation of Labour (VGCL) led by its Chairman, Dang Ngoc Tung, is visiting Cambodia from April 25-29 at the invitation of the Cambodian Confederation of Trade Unions (CCTU).
At the April 26 meeting, the two organisations informed each other of the socio-economic situation and trade union activities in their respective countries and discussed ways to promote future cooperation.
CCTU President Som Aun highlighted the VGCL delegation’s visit as a major contribution to supporting the CCTU and other trade unions.
Since the 1980s, Vietnam has helped Cambodia train its first trade union staff and generations of Cambodian trade union leaders have had more academic and training opportunities in Vietnam.
Tung praised the efforts of Cambodian trade unions to care for and protect the interests of labourers while affirming his organisation’s support for all Cambodian trade union activities.
Both sides signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for a cooperation agreement under which, they agree to maintain biennial exchange visits by trade union delegations.
They also agreed to create the best possible conditions for local trade unions, especially in the provinces that share the national borders to share information and support each other at international forums.
The VGCL agreed to provide long-term training for Cambodian trade union staff under the framework of the inter-governmental agreement.
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3 STOOGES WORKING FOR AH YOUN VIETCONG
The KR regime was and has been the worst in the world.
How can the current Cambodian gov’t compare itself to the former is beyond anybody comprehension.
តេមហាជោសែនតែងអាស់អាងថា គាតមិនមែន អ្នកក្រាញក្នុងអំណាចទេ គឺរាស្ត្របោះឆ្នោតឱ្យ។ រឿងពិតកុំភ្លេចថា គឺអំណាចបានដោយរដ្ឋប្រហារ ថ្ងៃ ទី៥-៦ កក្កដា ឆ្នាំ១៩៩៧។ ឯរឿងឈ្នះឆ្នោត គឺបន្ទាប់ពីរដ្ឋប្រហារហើយ ទើបរៀបចំគណកម្មការបោះឆ្នោតជាតិមួយដែលនៅទាំងស្រុងក្រោមឥទ្ធពលរបស់ខ្លួន។ តើគណកម្មការបោះឆ្នោតនាដែលបង្កើតដោយខ្លួនឯងហើយមិនបំរើផលប្រយោជន៍ខ្លួន? មិនខុសពីអំណាចតេជោសែនដែលបានមកដោយសារយួន គឺត្រូវតែបំរើផលប្រយោជន៍យួនយ៉ាង នោះឯង។ អញ្ជើញលោក ជាម យ៉ាប់ ឆ្លើយ !
Dr.Yiep. You are more Vietnamien que les Yuons.
Hun SEn murdered thousands cambodian people k5, 1997 coup...shooted in the head one by one with no regret but Hun Sen is very coward to Viet and Thai.
Thai PM, it is time that you shoot PM Hun Sen families in the head as they did to cambodian people.
Thai f16 and f18 must bomb Hun Sen base not the border. From thai air base to Hun Sen base only take 20 minutes of flight.
Thai PM must use F16 to bomb Hun Sen.
ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាបីនាក់នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម, ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាលនៅកម្ពុជាដែរ...!
ជាពិសេស អាមួយនៅមុខគេ អាហ្នឹងជើងខ្លាំងជាងគេ..!
Var Kim Hong does recognize that Cambodia, if compared to the colonial Service Geographique de l’Indochine scale map 1/100,000 and the 1985 delimitation treaty, will loses 9,000 hectares; and compared to U.S Army Mapping Service scale map 1/50,000 with the 1985 Treaty, would lose about 7,900 hectares to Vietnam. This statement was confirmed by Var Kim Hong to Mr. Touch Bora Esq through a telephone conversation on 30 August 2002 at 4:30 p.m. (Sydney time), which Mr. Touch Bora Esq wrote in his letter dated on 9 September 2002 sent to Sam Dach Ta Noroudom Sihanouk concerning over border affairs.
In fact, the loss is absolutely more than the 1000 square kilometers stated by MP Sam Rainsy in his statement, if we add the size of the historical water of 30000 square kilometers awarded to Vietnam under the 1982 Agreement which has been into affect and now already become under the full control of Vietnam. And this would not be the last if the equidistance principle be used to delimit the maritime boundary, Cambodia will lose an additional area of sea and seabed measuring at least 860 square nautical miles from the Brevie Line to the north, analyzed by Mr. Touch Bora Esq or another 10000 square kilometers confirmed by Mr. Sean Pengse, the President of the Cambodian Border Committee Worldwide, which exclusively include another Koh Poula Wai to Vietnam added to the previous lost islands- Koh Tral (Dao Phu Quoc) and Koh Poulo Panjang (Dao Thu Chu).
This is why sVar Kim Hong said in front of Students´s Movement for Democracy (SMD), and Sam Dach Ta Norodom Sihanouk on 22 Janaury 2000 during our audience with him concerning the border resolution with Vietnam that; “If we want peace, we must sacrifice our flesh to the tiger.” The truth is discovered now that, “Sacrifice the flesh to tiger actually means cutting our land to the Viet.” This word was clearly spoken out from his mouth and there were Sam Dach Ta as witness and 31 members.
We must condemn this Var Kim Hong for his role in helping the traitorous regime of Hun Sen.
Smart Khmer Girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
Koh Tral Island must not be forgotten
By Ms. Rattana Keo
Why do Koh Tral Island, known in Vietnam as Phu Quoc, a sea and land area covering proximately over 10,000 km2 [Note: the actual land size of Koh Tral itself is 574 square kilometres (222 sq miles)] have been lost to Vietnam by whose treaty? Why don’t Cambodia government be transparent and explain to Cambodia army at front line and the whole nation about this? Why don't they include this into education system? Why?
Cambodian armies are fighting at front line for 4.6 km2 on the Thai border and what's about over 10,000km2 of Cambodia to Vietnam. Nobody dare to talk about it! Why? Cambodian armies you are decide the fate of your nation, Cambodian army as well as Cambodian people must rethink about this again and again. Is it fair?
Koh Tral Island, the sea and land area of over 10,000 square kilometres have been lost to Vietnam by the 1979 to 1985 treaties. The Cambodian army at front line as well as all Cambodian people must rethink again about these issues. Are Cambodian army fighting to protect the Cambodia Nation or protecting a very small group that own big lands, big properties or only protecting a small group but disguising as protecting the Khmer nation?
The Cambodian army at front lines suffer under rain, wind, bullets, bombs, lack of foods, lack of nutrition and their families have no health care assistance, no securities after they died but a very small group eat well, sleep well, sleep in first class hotel with air conditioning system with message from young girls, have first class medical care from oversea medical treatments, they are billionaires, millionaires who sell out the country to be rich and make the Cambodian people suffer everyday.
Who signed the treaty 1979-1985 that resulted in the loss over 10,000 km2 of Cambodia??? Why they are not being transparent and brave enough to inform all Cambodians and Cambodian army at front line about these issues? Why don't they include Koh Tral (Koh Tral size is bigger than the whole Phom Phen and bigger than Singapore [Note: Singapore's present land size is 704 km2 (271.8 sq mi)]) with heap of great natural resources, in the Cambodian education system?
Look at Hun Sen's families, relatives and friends- they are billionaires, millionaires. Where did they get the money from when we all just got out of war with empty hands [in 1979]? Hun Sen always say in his speeches that Cambodia had just risen up from the ashes of war, just got up from Year Zero with empty hands and how come they are billionaires, millionaires but 90% of innocent Cambodian people are so poor and struggling with their livelihood every day?
Smart Khmer girl Ms. Rattana Keo,
THIS IS AN EXAMPLE TO HUN SEN REGIME!
And in a fresh blow to the regime, 233 members of Syria's ruling Baath party announced their resignation in protest at the deadly crackdown on protesters, according to lists seen by AFP.
"The security services have demolished the values with which grew up. We denounce and condemn everything that has taken place and announce with regret our resignation from the party," they said in a signed statement.
Baath party signatories from the Banias region, which covers Daraa, condemned "the house raids and the indiscriminate use of live fire against people, homes, mosques and churches."
On the international scene, influential US Senator John McCain said Assad has "lost his legitimacy" and called for UN sanctions to force him to halt attacks on his people.
"I obviously think he has lost his legitimacy. He has ordered his army to fire on his own people, and yes I think he should leave," the senator told AFP in Paris.
Cambodian people must rise up if you don't you will end up being slaves and poor forever.
Any CPP ruling party has the moral to resign? They paid so much bribes to get where they are now, they need to make money back.
Go to hell with their birth country, only money, villa and young girls count.
No need a biliteral talk because simply it will never work. For more than three years these issues have not been solved. Preah vichear has been listed by the unesco as a khmer world heritage. So, it is up to khmer to do whatever we like to the temple and its surrounding area of 4.6km. This is not to count on the land we already lost to the Thai for centuries ago. If you look at other temples in Thailand, they were originally belonged to khmer because they looked as a duplication of the ankhor or other temples in the khmer land. So, Thai people should appreciate and respect us by leaving us alone for once. The Viets have helped us in many ways but never did the Thai. From 1979, Viets not only gave us rice to eat but also saved the whole nation. Unlike Thai, they helped to killed us by dumping us into the mine-field from 1979-1983. Most khmer overseas had to face with alot of crisis before arriving into the first world.
So, we have to continue to work with the Viets and help each other out in term of protecting both of our nations. So, far half of khmer nations are khmer-viets and there is nothing you can do about it. As a matter of fact both of our nations become much better and stronger than ever. The only thing we need to do is to continue to promote unity and love for each other. Wisdom
Need to get rid of these stupid clowns who are not good for the future of Cambodia and a bunch of Vietnamese CPP crooks and uneducated.
These clowns have damaged Cambodia country and served his disgraceful Communist Masters in Hanoi, Vietcong/Vietnam/Yuon (Die Viet/Tai-Sung Chinese LOL). I really hate these stooges and Vietcong communist bastards.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is a former Khmer Rouge commander of the Democratic Kampuchea Pol Pot Khmer Rouge Regime.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is now a leader of the Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for killing 1.7 million innocent Khmer peoples and counting.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for killing more than one hundred members of FUNCIPEC Party.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for killing more than eighty members of Sam Rainsy Party.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for killing at least 16 innocent Khmer peoples on March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack on peaceful demonstrator for justice reform.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for attempted to kill Sam Rainsy on March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for attempted to kill Chea Vichea on March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for attempted to kill Ron Abney (a United States citizen) on March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is responsible for killing Chea Vichea on Chinese New Year January 22, 2004.
The Cambodian People's Party Hun Sen Khmer Rouge Regime's government continue to abuse innocent Khmer peoples.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is a dictator.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is leader of ah Hun Sen Death Squad.
Ah juoy marai Hun Sen is a terrorist leader during March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack.
Ah Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization during March 30, 1997 Grenade Attack.
ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាបីនាក់នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម, ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាលនៅកម្ពុជាដែរ...!
ជាពិសេស អាមួយនៅមុខគេ អាហ្នឹងជើងខ្លាំងជាងគេ..!
of course, everybody in the world needs and can use a good leadership change as well as cambodia; however, don't forget to vote, though. in cambodia we do not allow jungle law and coup attack, etc, anymore, ok! nowadays, in the new cambodia, we use the rule of law and we would prefer this more than coup attack, ok! so, don't forget to vote next time, ok! rule of law is preferred in cambodia. hey, there is more to cambodia than you and i, really. and for your information, cambodia is no longer in the dark ages era, ok! that was history already. so, get educated about cambodia for a change, ok! god bless cambodia.
Dear fellow Cambodian citizens. This is a time to unify not to divide. We should leave the differences aside and focus on defending our country. Otherwise, we will be looked down by enemy just like what had happened in our ancestor history in the past. Until then, we can address our differences and reconcile if opportunity granted.
Gods and Buddas won't help you Ah Hun Sen and his families, relatives or friends because they murdered thousands of Cambodian people life during their life time on Earth.
Fuck Hun Sen Nambodia regime
Ms Rattana Keo = Fuck husband + Fuck boyfriend at the same time
She is going to fuck her father in law some time too. Her mother in law know it very well and love the rattana keo treesome cultures because the mother in law love treesome too.
Vietnam will insert B-21 rocket into ms rattana keo's vagina in order to please her sex life.
Hun Sen will insert another B-21 into ms rattana keo ass hole at the same time too
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