Op-Ed by Khmerization
2nd April, 2011
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s asset declaration is nothing, but a political and publicity stunt designed to fool the Cambodian public and the world community for his own political gains and diplomatic consumption. He has as again pulled a publicity stunt, but his political theatre will not sway public opinion and perception about his huge wealth and his unusually-rich family.
It is an undeniable fact that Mr. Hun Sen earns about $1,450 a month from his salary as the Prime Minister of Cambodia. But there is a huge imbalance between the size of his salary and his current wealth and his ridiculous claims of being starving to death without the financial supports from his children is nauseating, a total lie to the core and cannot convince even the most gullible people. “But I will get (financial) supports from my children. They will not let me starve to death", he said.
To understand whether Mr. Hun Sen is telling the truth or not, let’s examine and compare his meager salary with his huge wealth: Mr. Hun Sen claimed to have no other incomes beside his monthly salary of $1,450. With this kind of salary without other secretive incomes, Mr. Hun Sen would not be able to afford his luxury lifestyle that he is enjoying today, let alone feeding his entire extended family of at least three generations, from his children down to his grandchildren. On top of this, he is known to have employed many maids and housekeepers. He is known to have owned many luxury properties and multi-million dollars mansions, notably his mansions near the Independent Monument and his Tuol Krosaing Compound in Takhmao town. There were reports that he gave his mistress Pisit Pilika, who was reportedly ordered killed by his wife Lady Bun Rany in 1999, of the sum of $300,000 in cash, one house and one SUV four-wheel drive. So where did the money come from?
He is also known to have real estate interests throughout the country. He is rumoured to have interests and big shares in Canadia Bank, which owned many development sites throughout the country, including Koh Pich Island Development, Prek Leap Satellite City, Bayon Radio and TV as well as 7NG company which was involved in the forced and inhuman evictions of people from the Dey Krohorm community.
On top of this, Cambodian businessmen from overseas have complained that they have to give free company shares and need to pay 5-10% of their profits to Mr. Hun Sen, but boasted to have received immunity from prosecutions and hassles from corrupt officials if their companies bear Mr. Hun Sen’s name as a shareholder.
He has told a reporter more than 10 years ago that some people said he is the world’s 7th richest man. When asked if it is true that he is the world’s 7th richest man, he eluded the question and did not give a specific answer to the allegation.
With the above claims and evidences, it is hard to imagine that Mr. Hun Sen has lived on his meager monthly salary of $1,450. And it is even incredulous to believe his claims that he is living on the financial supports from his children. To make his claim credible and believable, Mr. Hun Sen needs to reveal where his children get the money from to feed him. Sensible and informed people would not buy this story because they know for sure that instead of his children supporting him financially, it is the other way around. After all, it is him who is the source of their immense business power and political backbone that make them instant millionaires, or even billionaires that they are today.
Back to Mr. Hun Sen’s asset declaration. The asset declaration is a secretive process, not an open and transparent one and only done in the present of his cronies, the like of Om Yintieng, with a sealed envelope. With asset declaration shrouded in secrecy like this, the process is ripe with corruption and connivance and is only designed to pacify critics and to appease NGOs and Cambodia’s financial backers, especially the donor countries. No one knows how much assets Mr. Hun Sen owned now and no one will know how much assets he owned when he leaves office. At the end of the day, it is a futile exercise and a useless process that is only designed to appease donor countries, to protect corrupt people and possibly punish clean and honest officials, especially officials from outside of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, but particularly, from the opposition parties.
2nd April, 2011
Prime Minister Hun Sen’s asset declaration is nothing, but a political and publicity stunt designed to fool the Cambodian public and the world community for his own political gains and diplomatic consumption. He has as again pulled a publicity stunt, but his political theatre will not sway public opinion and perception about his huge wealth and his unusually-rich family.
It is an undeniable fact that Mr. Hun Sen earns about $1,450 a month from his salary as the Prime Minister of Cambodia. But there is a huge imbalance between the size of his salary and his current wealth and his ridiculous claims of being starving to death without the financial supports from his children is nauseating, a total lie to the core and cannot convince even the most gullible people. “But I will get (financial) supports from my children. They will not let me starve to death", he said.
To understand whether Mr. Hun Sen is telling the truth or not, let’s examine and compare his meager salary with his huge wealth: Mr. Hun Sen claimed to have no other incomes beside his monthly salary of $1,450. With this kind of salary without other secretive incomes, Mr. Hun Sen would not be able to afford his luxury lifestyle that he is enjoying today, let alone feeding his entire extended family of at least three generations, from his children down to his grandchildren. On top of this, he is known to have employed many maids and housekeepers. He is known to have owned many luxury properties and multi-million dollars mansions, notably his mansions near the Independent Monument and his Tuol Krosaing Compound in Takhmao town. There were reports that he gave his mistress Pisit Pilika, who was reportedly ordered killed by his wife Lady Bun Rany in 1999, of the sum of $300,000 in cash, one house and one SUV four-wheel drive. So where did the money come from?
He is also known to have real estate interests throughout the country. He is rumoured to have interests and big shares in Canadia Bank, which owned many development sites throughout the country, including Koh Pich Island Development, Prek Leap Satellite City, Bayon Radio and TV as well as 7NG company which was involved in the forced and inhuman evictions of people from the Dey Krohorm community.
On top of this, Cambodian businessmen from overseas have complained that they have to give free company shares and need to pay 5-10% of their profits to Mr. Hun Sen, but boasted to have received immunity from prosecutions and hassles from corrupt officials if their companies bear Mr. Hun Sen’s name as a shareholder.
He has told a reporter more than 10 years ago that some people said he is the world’s 7th richest man. When asked if it is true that he is the world’s 7th richest man, he eluded the question and did not give a specific answer to the allegation.
With the above claims and evidences, it is hard to imagine that Mr. Hun Sen has lived on his meager monthly salary of $1,450. And it is even incredulous to believe his claims that he is living on the financial supports from his children. To make his claim credible and believable, Mr. Hun Sen needs to reveal where his children get the money from to feed him. Sensible and informed people would not buy this story because they know for sure that instead of his children supporting him financially, it is the other way around. After all, it is him who is the source of their immense business power and political backbone that make them instant millionaires, or even billionaires that they are today.
Back to Mr. Hun Sen’s asset declaration. The asset declaration is a secretive process, not an open and transparent one and only done in the present of his cronies, the like of Om Yintieng, with a sealed envelope. With asset declaration shrouded in secrecy like this, the process is ripe with corruption and connivance and is only designed to pacify critics and to appease NGOs and Cambodia’s financial backers, especially the donor countries. No one knows how much assets Mr. Hun Sen owned now and no one will know how much assets he owned when he leaves office. At the end of the day, it is a futile exercise and a useless process that is only designed to appease donor countries, to protect corrupt people and possibly punish clean and honest officials, especially officials from outside of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, but particularly, from the opposition parties.
19 comments:
Ask Hun xen how he could send his six children to study in America and England with only 1450$ of salary per month This evil is not only bloodthirsty, he is the biggest lier I've ever seen. One day he, his family and his clans will be doomed for ever like.
And how can he afford to build two places in Phnom Penh and Takhmao with $1450 a month. He is the most richest man in Cambodia and also the most corrupt.
We have the great pleasure to announce that the Sihanouk, lon nol, pol pot, Sadam Hussein, ben Ali, moubarak, mogabe, gaddafi...club will be soon joined by the crap Hun sen.
If Hun Sen is smart he won't mention his salary in public because it doesn't fit with what he has . Hun Sen can fool those stupid people but he can't fool the world because they know exactly that he is one of the big corrupted govermnent officials because of what he has .
hehehheh, my wife has been doing 'beazness' very successfully, same with my children...hehehhehe...Sii tradez diamandes from sweetzerlang....heheehee...'kaat deh' clothes...hehehheee
you no? all my minitteurs all have wives who are very good with beaznessis...heheeh...chea sauphara, ah tieng, phom praseth, all got good biznessis...villas here in phnom penh, in keb, siem reap, sihanouville...heheh
you no? bitnessis developmen and managemen...heheheh...akphivat khlaing...
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,
7:05 AM, you are a bastard enjoy having your cocks fucking Yuon girls who live illegally in Cambodia and producing many ugly Yuon kids sucking you from toes to head. Then, you will disappear! You are a dumb ass who serves Yuon Communist's asses. You are an asshole!
We Cambodian's government formed families like a business companies to run our country, to get monies we put our relatives to take care the financial post, starting from commercial ministry, financial ministry, defense ministry, interior ministry, planning ministry, education ministry, all the above post in those ministry, which had more monies were occupied by our relatives. Thus, our relatives were billionaire, but our people live one dollar daily to survive.
(Signed) Hun Sen, Sok An, Keat Chon, Sar Kheng, Mam Som On, Chom Prasith.
I would like to see a good jounalist interview Mr. Hun Sen. This guy never answer to the question, but He know how to bark to scare khmer people.
damn, 7:24 AM, are you constipated and unable to poop? why are you so mad, man? go look up the word 'sarcasm' and then try to poop, again.
What a load of rubbish, Hun Sen so clean that every time he goes to the toilet he doesn't need to wipe his ass when he comes out.
That's how clean he is.
Ah kwack made an asshole out of himself!!!! That a verry STUPID PhD!!!!!!
Does he thing any body pass 5 year old that stupid??????
He declared his assets on 1st of April. 1st of April !!!!!
He made a joke, but it is indeed a very very bad joke for Cambodia.
Khmer’s Actuary Financial and economic investigation found that Dr. Hun Sen and his families’ money is not less than US$ 100 billion in all around the world including banks deposited, investments and properties around the world.
All relatives of Dr. Hun Sen ( above 380 families of Dr. Hun Sen together ) is not less than US$ 200 Billion including all their properties and banks deposited and investments all around the world.
Plus the secret money such as drugs dealer, Gold, Silver, diamonds, forest trees cut down, Angkor watt and over 1000 Khmer ancient temples tourist income, oil in the year 2012...During Dr. Hun Sen’s regime, his economic miss calculation and management make Cambodia loss revenue not less that US$ 1 600 Billion to Thailand and mostly Vietnam.
Plus foreign aid Japan alone donates US$ 150 Billion so far. Where is the money? Interesting isn’t it?
Approximately 10 000Km2 to Vietnam (10 000Km2 of sea with full of sea foods protein, oil, minerals include Koh Trol)
65% of Cambodia forest trees have been cut down for private selling only.
Dr. Hun Sen and his families, relatives and friends are stealing from 90% Cambodian people that earn less than $2 per day. They steal 90% Cambodian people health, well being, Khmer dignity, cut down 90% Cambodian people life expectancy, foods...from 90% Cambodian people. Plus pump in more Vietnamese (approximately not less than 5 million Vietnamese in Cambodia) into Cambodia to make 90% of Cambodian people poorer and sufferer.
By Khmer’s Actuary Economic science internal revenue investigation,
8:31 AM,
I like the way you told 7:24 AM to look up the word "sarcasm" in the dictionary.
I hope he can pass his stool after he has looked up the word! What a moron!
8:08 AM - It is all about nepotism under Hun Sen (Yuon's puppet and Yuon wife's dog fucker) and CPP Yuon Members of Hanoi Communist Family Crooks.
8:31 AM, You are one of Yuon's dogs. Enjoy having your cock fucking Yuon Prostitutes to spread your Yuon ugly kids (millions of them) to suck your from toes to head until you are left with bones for another dead dogs.
11:57 AM - You are Yuon bastard, not knowing the future of Cambodia. I will kick your ass anytime. There will be a bullet into your mouth and then it will explode your brain. You got it? You, Yuon bastards, hurt my Khmer/Cambodia people. I am one of the Khmer Heroes. I will look for you somewhere on the planet and will haunt you day and night. It will happen to your Yuon bastards looting and stealing everything from Cambodia. You, CPP Yuon and Communist Hanoi bastards ou will be beaten and destroyed by Khmer Heroes from Huge Khmer Magics!
Khmer people in Cambodia and abroad,
people around the world,and your puppies in your few palaces in Cambodia never believe in you what you are declaring your crooked declaration property.
Hun Sen,you do not know who you are?
You are greedy,dull,and dumb.
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