Friday, 27 May 2011
Kim Yuthana
Photo by: Heng Chivoan
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces officials inspect boots donated to the Cambodian military by China. China donated 50,000 sets of new uniforms and boots to the Cambodian military at a ceremony held yesterday at the Cambodian Air Force Headquarters in Phnom Penh.
Royal Cambodian Armed Forces officials inspect boots donated to the Cambodian military by China. China donated 50,000 sets of new uniforms and boots to the Cambodian military at a ceremony held yesterday at the Cambodian Air Force Headquarters in Phnom Penh.
Phnom Penh Post
China donated 50,000 new uniforms to the Cambodian military yesterday in a move representatives of both countries said was indicative of the two countries’ strongbilateral relationship.
The uniforms are part of a commitment China made last year to donate military supplies including 257 trucks to the Kingdom after the United States, angered by Cambodia’s decision to send 20 Uighur asylum seekers back to China in 2009, reneged on a similar offer.
At a ceremony held at Cambodian Air Force Headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday, Chinese military attaché Zhang Jianlin said the donations would help bolster Cambodia’s military capacity and were a sign of China’s goodwill.
“Cambodia and China are friends and brothers,” he said.
Moeung Samphan, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Defence, said the donation was the second largest China had provided the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, after the 257 trucks that were donated in June of last year.
“The aid will give RCAF more advanced and modern materials,” he said.
The donation comes as Cambodia and Thailand attend UNESCO-mediated talks in Paris on the preservation of Preah Vihear temple and continued to honour a fragile ceasefire brokered earlier this month that ended vicious fighting along the countries’ shared border that broke out in April.
Carlyle Thayer, a politics professor at the University of New South Wales who specialises in Southeast Asian military affairs, suggested yesterday that the donations constituted a soft gesture by China urging Thailand to exercise more restraint in the contested border areas.
“When China announces that it’s providing these uniforms, that has political implications, but uniforms aren’t going to kill you,” he said. “[China’s] not taking sides, but I think it [still] has a chilling effect on Thailand.”
Zhang Jianlin pledged yesterday to continue to help Cambodia bulit its military capacity in the future.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DAVID BOYLE
China donated 50,000 new uniforms to the Cambodian military yesterday in a move representatives of both countries said was indicative of the two countries’ strongbilateral relationship.
The uniforms are part of a commitment China made last year to donate military supplies including 257 trucks to the Kingdom after the United States, angered by Cambodia’s decision to send 20 Uighur asylum seekers back to China in 2009, reneged on a similar offer.
At a ceremony held at Cambodian Air Force Headquarters in Phnom Penh yesterday, Chinese military attaché Zhang Jianlin said the donations would help bolster Cambodia’s military capacity and were a sign of China’s goodwill.
“Cambodia and China are friends and brothers,” he said.
Moeung Samphan, a secretary of state at the Ministry of Defence, said the donation was the second largest China had provided the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, after the 257 trucks that were donated in June of last year.
“The aid will give RCAF more advanced and modern materials,” he said.
The donation comes as Cambodia and Thailand attend UNESCO-mediated talks in Paris on the preservation of Preah Vihear temple and continued to honour a fragile ceasefire brokered earlier this month that ended vicious fighting along the countries’ shared border that broke out in April.
Carlyle Thayer, a politics professor at the University of New South Wales who specialises in Southeast Asian military affairs, suggested yesterday that the donations constituted a soft gesture by China urging Thailand to exercise more restraint in the contested border areas.
“When China announces that it’s providing these uniforms, that has political implications, but uniforms aren’t going to kill you,” he said. “[China’s] not taking sides, but I think it [still] has a chilling effect on Thailand.”
Zhang Jianlin pledged yesterday to continue to help Cambodia bulit its military capacity in the future.
ADDITIONAL REPORTING BY DAVID BOYLE
31 comments:
What have Puok Ah Khmer-refugee have done for my countrymen since they fled their land? NOTHING!
Pi Anh
we like the new boots, better than no boots, you know! god bless cambodia.
Why China offered all these stuffs to Cambodia ? Does this gesture is a sort to encourage a war or it is a gesture courteous toward Cambodia ? After this aid ,what about people is going to react ? what is China 's goal that it is focusing to help on Cambodia ? The Donation from China To Cambodia would be helping Cambodia army and also helping China's reputation . In future conversely if China will be getting in trouble with neighbouring countries as diplomatic or army , I am expecting that Cambodia would be at China side .
5:32 AM
What Puok Ah Thai have don to Khmer refugee since they have made lots of profit from UN, Western and Chinese weapon, from stealing, rapping and killing?
Khmer refugees brought tones and tones of gold and silvers for exchange of Ah Thai rubbish product. Before Khmer refugee came Ah Thai at border were very poor but Khmer refugee made Ah Thai rich. UN bought rices, fish can and vegetable from Ah Thai for refugee then Ah Thai bought rices and others back for re-sale to UN again and again. Western and Chinese donated weaponry to Khmer and Ah Thai look half of it.
Today Cambodia import Ah Thai goods almost 3 billion dollars every year which have made Ah Thai have more money to buy weapon against Cambodia. Khmer overseas community continue to support Ah Thai restaurant, Ah Thai product beside the hatred toward Khmer. Without Khmer Ah Thai could not enjoy trade as it is today.
Stop act stupidity if Ah Thai knew a little about Khmer, without Khmer Ah Thai live along the border will be poor and miserable.
5:32 AM
What Puok Ah Thai have done to Khmer refugee since they have made lots of profit from UN, Western and Chinese weapon, from stealing, rapping and killing?
Khmer refugees brought tones and tones of gold and silvers for exchange of Ah Thai rubbish product. Before Khmer refugee came Ah Thai at border were very poor but Khmer refugee made Ah Thai rich. UN bought rices, fish can and vegetable from Ah Thai for refugee then Ah Thai bought rices and others back for re-sale to UN again and again. Western and Chinese donated weaponry to Khmer and Ah Thai look half of it.
Today Cambodia import Ah Thai goods almost 3 billion dollars every year which have made Ah Thai have more money to buy weapon against Cambodia. Khmer overseas community continue to support Ah Thai restaurant, Ah Thai product beside the hatred toward Khmer. Without Khmer Ah Thai could not enjoy trade as it is today.
Stop act stupidity if Ah Thai knew a little about Khmer, without Khmer Ah Thai live along the border will be poor and miserable.
China is kissing up to Cambodia for the Rice Bowl in exchange for their donated boots. I just read drought is pretty bad in China this year. Maybe they are looking for rice from Cambodia to feed their massive army.
People, if your head is not buried in the dirt; look at how natural disasters been striking its blow throughout the world. Food shortages will be a problem. Many will starve to death as the result of it. It look scary what the future holds in the next 6 months and beyond.
ចិនជាសមមិត្តរបស់ខ្មែរក្រហម ប៉ុល ពត ហើយ
គាំទ្រក្រុមនេះ តែប្រងើយនឹងការកាប់សម្លាប់
របស់ជនកំណាចដែលជាមិត្តនិងជាកូនបំណុល។
សូមជ្រាបថា សៀមជាប្រទេសអ្នកមានទី២៧
ចំណោមប្រទេស១៩៦ ក្នុងពិភពលោក។ សៀម
មិនយកចិត្តដាក់នឹងជនជាតិខ្មែរ(ខ្មែរសុរិន្ទ)
២,000,000នាក់(Thai govt treats Khmer Surin as second class)បានជា
ខ្មែរសៀមក្រ។
ពួកថៃអាវក្រហមមួយចំនួនបំរើលទ្ធិចិនក្រហម
ខ្លះទៀត បំរើយួនក្រហមហាណូយដែលមាន
ហ៊ុន សែនជារនុកនិងតាក់ស៊ិនជាមិត្តរបស់ហ៊ុន
សែន។
ចិនជួយសៀមអាវក្រហម ហើយឧបត្ថម្ភហ៊ុន
សែន។ នេះជាការចម្លែកឬ?
shut up! a lot of stuff are made in china anyway. cambodia can sure use the boots, etc, you know!
ហេតុអ្វីក៏ចិនមិនផ្តល់អាវុធធុនធ្ងន់សម្រាប់ការពារកម្ពុជាផង ឲ្យតែខោអាវទេឬ? បើអត់កាំភ្លើងបានអីតស៊ូ នឹងប្រទេសជិតខាង ឱ ! សមមិត្រចិនអើយ សូមមេត្តាជួយអ្វីដែលខ្មែរបានចំណេញខ្លះផង កុំឲ្យជួយពេលណា ខ្មែរខាតតែរហូត ។
បើជួយដេញយួនចេញពីស្រុកខ្មែរទៀត រឹតតែល្អ
សូមគាំទ្រចិនជាមហាអំណាចតទៅ ។
បើជួយគ្រាន់តែយកខ្មែរជាកូនអុកទេ មិនគាំទ្រទេ
5:32 AM
If you are Khmer CPP, Khmer refugees have done lots for their countrymen, they have sent millions of dollars to their relative and contributed to economy in Cambodia, they have donated to charity, soldiers who are defending the country.
What you have done to the countrymen was/is through land grabbing, logging, drugging, prostitution, money laundering, and killing.
If you are Thai read 7:32 AM.
Stop crazy Ah idiot.
12:51 PM
One thing I can certainly tell you is this: the made-in-China products will have high survivability in the global economy, while the made-in-US items are struggling.
Also, while others are critically criticizing the Chinese and Cambodian governments about the donation, yet these critics have never given anything to support their country or troops. Further, I find the criticism notoriously troublesome and despicable.
Pi Anh
The reason those people criticize
the Cambodian government is because those donations will not benefit Khmer soldiers. They are primarily benefit Hanoi soldiers who if I'm not mistaken, roughly 78% of Cambodian arm forces are North Vietnamese army. Example: look at the pictures on this blog, these commanders who inspect the items are purely Hanoi's thugs.
Pi anh
Want or not,
Cambodia must take side,
with China or with USA ?
I think China is better because
China is very rich now,
China doesn't drop friend down
and with USA,
we never know when she drops us down us.
Year 1970 to 1975 are an example, they dropped down Republican Cambodians in the bloody arms of Khmer rouges. 2 millions of death.
8:08 PM
Ah Pi Anh wannabe, that's quite a damaging allegations in which you're wrongly accused the Cambodian and the Vietnamese governments without presenting any facts--not to mention that's a serious defamation--which could land you behind bars, since you do not have evidence (s) to substantiate your accusations, while you're accusing the two governments. Undoubtedly, with your silliness and stupidity will not stand a chance to exculpate you in the court if trial is held, therefore, it's judicious for you to "shut it." In fact, you're much more smarter when you have your mouth "shut."
Pi Anh
EVIDENCE OF POLITICALLY-MOTIVATED EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS AND KILLINGS OF FUNCINPEC LOYALISTS.
LIST OF INSTANCES OF EXTRAJUDICIAL EXECUTIONS
• Ho Sok, 45, Secretary of State at the Ministry of Interior and second ranking FUNCINPEC official in the Ministry of Interior.
• 2-3. Gen Chao Sambath, alias Ngov, Deputy-Chief of the Intelligence and Espionage Department, RCAF Supreme Command since 1993
• 4 and 5. Maj. Gen. Ly Seng Hong, Deputy-Chief of Staff, RCAF General Staff (second highest-ranking FUNCINPEC official in the RCAF General
• 6. Colonel Sok Vireak, Chief, Transmission Bureau, Army General Staff. A former KPNLF General Staff officer in charge of military training who joined Nhek Bun Chhay after the Paris Agreements. Status
• 7. Colonel Thlang Chang Sovannarith, Deputy Chief-of-Staff of the Fifth Military Region, RCAF General Staff
• 8. Colonel Hov Sambath, Deputy-chief of Military Training Bureau, RCAF General Staff
• 9. Lietenant Colonel Sao Sophal, 42, an officer of the First Bureau of the RCAF General Staff.
• 10. Navy First Lt. Thach Soeung, aged about 30, an ethnic Khmer from southern Vietnam, stationed at Dang Kaum Navy base on the eastern bank of the Tonle Sap.
• 11 to 14. Seng Phally, Lt. Col. Chao Keang, Chao Tea and Thong Vickika - security officers working under Gen. Chao Sambath.
• Seng Phally, alias Huot Phally, aged 25, single, a gendarme who worked as chief of the security team at the Pipoplok 2 Hotel/Casino
• Lt. Col. Chao Keang, aged about 25. He was an officer in the Research and Intelligence Bureau of Chao Sambath
• Chao Tea, 29, brother of Chao Keang, a security guard at the Regal Hotel/Casino. His body bore a bullet hole in the left side of the chest and in the right side of the stomach. He was also handcuffed and blindfolded
• Thong Vicchika, aged about 27-28, a body-guard of Chao Sambath and a security staff at the Regal Hotel/Casino.
• Dr. Seng Kim Ly, a military medical doctor
• Major Lak Ki, Head of Operations, Research and Intelligence, RCAF High Command
• Four unnamed body-guards of Nhek Bun Chhay were summarily executed after his office-cum-house in Somnang
• Major Lak Ki, Head of Operations, Research and Intelligence, RCAF High Command
• Pheap, a body-guard of Major Lak Ki, in his late twenties
• Dok Rany, 27, an officer and body-guard of Gen. Chao Sambath who worked at the Research and Intelligence Bureau
• Ros Huon, aged 23, Sopheap, aged 25, two alleged members of the Gendarmerie
• Dok Sokhun, alias Michael Senior, a Khmer-Canadian journalist who taught English at ACE Language School in Phnom Penh
• Major Aek Eng (CPP), Head of Administration of Phnom Penh Thmei police station
• At least four, and possibly up to 22 persons described as FUNCINPEC soldiers executed and cremated in Pich Nil on 9, 10 and 11 July 1997 by Military Region 3 soldiers. Status: Confirmed executions in at least 4 cases
• 34 to 36 (and possibly 45). On 17 July, at about noon time, the body of a soldier was witnessed floating near the bank of the Tone Bassac near the Watt Chum Leap, in the village of the same name, Rokakpong commune, Saang district, Kandal province. The body was headless and both hands were tied up behind the back with a kramma. It was dressed in dark olive military uniform
• 37 and 38. Two unidentified men, blindfolded and with their hands tied behind the back. Status: Confirmed executions
• Pheap, aged 33, a bodyguard of the First Prime Minister. Status: Confirmed execution.
• Sok Vanthorn, 21 and Sou Sal, two villagers from Ampeov village, Kompong Speu province. Status: Confirmed execution.
• Brig. Gen. Chea Rittichutt, a founding member of the Moulinaka movement and the Governor of Kep-Bokor
• Navy officer Meas Sarou, Deputy-director, First Bureau, Navy, based in Chrouy Changvar, and one of his body-guards, and a third person, a woman named Luch.
• Ung Sim, Second Deputy Governor, Kompong Speu province - missing since his arrest, reportedly near Pich Nil by CPP soldiers on 7 or 8 July 1997.
• Col. Sam Sarath, Deputy Chief-of-Staff, Third Military Region
• Put Som Ang, male, aged 42, a KNP activisit in Siem Reap province, and Sam Sophan, 38, an activist in Takeo province
• Major So Lay Sak and Major Chin Vannak, officers working in the Logisitics department of the RCAF General Staff
• Som Taing, Deputy Chief, Inspection Office, Provincial Governor's Office, Kompong Speu
• Chum Sarith, Chief, Criminal Bureau, Provincial Police, Sihanoukville
Forty-six bodies were brought in and dumped at the crematorium of a Phnom Penh pagoda between 5 and 9 July
In the case of Ho Sok (executed on 7 July, brought to Watt Lanka on 8 July); of Seng Phally, Chao Keang, Chao Tea and Thong Viccheka (executed on 5-6 July and brought by the police to Wat Unalom on the morning of 7 July - see cases number 13-16 above) and in the case of a fifth corpse which was brought to the same pagoda on the same morning, but which could not be identified, the police ordered that cremation of the bodies be conducted without question and without proper cremation permit.
Between 9 and 11 July, according to a variety of reliable corroborating accounts, the bodies of 4 and probably up to 22 soldiers were alleged to have been executed in Pich Nil and burned
Plus many and many more names with lose count that order and executed by Hun Sen and CPP.
8:47 PM
I read your made-up list with great interest, yet not too appealing and it's preposterous. I'm quite amazed and flabbergasted of all the allegations you mentioned above. Those accusations are nothing but a mere made-up list in an effort to discredit and undermine the government. Unsurprisingly perhaps, the list never made it to the court, because of your frivolous allegations.
Pi Anh
There is no better friend than China. Chinese used to be Khmer neighbor until the creation of Laos and Vietnam.
Chinese history is undoubtedly made claims to the past when Chinese traders traveled to Cambodia and they were in awed at the sight of Angkor Wat.
They return to China and told their friends that the temple was made of gold and that the Khmer people must be richer and more powerful than China.
Even Cambodia is not China's neighbor any more, China still treat Cambodia like one historically.
AH Pi Anh is AH lop and AH pleur!
Do you think you have the resources to those investigation yourself? If you don't have the resources just shut your cake hole! ahahhahah
Cambodian people have the right to demand justice!
1:01 AM
If you don't have the case, it'd better to "shut it." Conversely, if you think you have the case, why don't you take the case to court.
No wonder you people are stupidly insisting in reclaiming Kampuchea Krom. Perhaps Vietnam should rename Kampuchea Krom "Little Ho Chi Minh." I think it sound more appealing and attractive than Kampuchea Krom.
Pi Anh
1:24 AM
Go ahead and you are welcome to name it to "Little Ho Chi Minh." or anything which please and make you happy for eternity.
Histories are based on facts and evidences which could never be erased and changed.
The world is a smart world, but you see only the tip of your nose.
50,000 sets of new combat boots. That's more than the number of Cambodian soldiers wearing flip flop sandals on the frontline in Preah Vihear province. These soldiers seriously need these combat boots! If I continue to see more photos of Cambodian soldiers wearing flip flop sandals, then you know corruption has once again played its part.
12:51 PM,
Be nice!
You have lived in the US for a long time so get used to the freedom of expression and don't tell people to shut up.
Get used to different opinion; otherwise, move to China or Vietnam and you will know what it is like to be shut up all the times.
shit! everybody in here are so smart now and a reporter! what a joke, LOL. bunch of clown comment here. You guys dont know shit, that why Cambodia is what it is today..
5:50 AM
Cambodia is what it is today because of the development injections by these oversea people.
Without them, Cambodia could still in the stone age after the Khmer Rouge,
Without them Cambodia would starve to death,
Without them, there would be no developments in Cambodia
Without them there would be no KI for you moron to swear at them
Still hundreds of other reasons...
2:31 AM
Yes, you, "shut it."
The US has all kinds of freedom, however, it does not exclude you and the rest from the freedom of "scrutiny."
On the other hand, China is not a bad place to live. What a great idea!
Then again, "shut it."
Pi Anh
Ah Pi Anh,
Ah Chkout!
Even Hun Sen would not use you!
A lot Funcinpec loyalis are muredered by Hun Sen during 1997 coup but Prince Ranaridth and Bun Chay are join CPP to be rich. They are eat great foods, drink champoin, using Viagra to increase their sex life with young girls everyday.
What're about the victims of 1997 coup? Prince Ranaridth and his high rank officers are betray these victims innocent blood for their sake.
6:17 AM
I'm in PP on vacation and bussineses support all party for buss purposes...shit dont changed here the last 20 yrs i'm here back and forth. we got dum khmer people like you here running the office that why. The development injections by oversea? The dum and incompentent government like you f up the country. sell Khmer for little profit to others country. If the government know how to run the country they all be billionair!
7:53 AM
FYI: I work alone!
Also, I think Cambodia should give up the ambition wand efforts in reclaiming Kampuchea Krom, because it will never be granted to Cambodia.
Pi Anh
6:47 PM
Stop preaching your asshole nonsense.
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