Saturday, July 09, 2011

Min. of DIS-Information: Don’t call the 5-6 July coup d’état a “coup d’état” (sic!)

Is the Hun Xen regime ashamed of what the International news media calls a "COUP"?
08 July 2011
By Den Ayuthyea
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Soy
Click here to read the information in Khmer

On 06 July 2011, the Cambodian ministry of DIS-Information issued an announcement forbidding all administrators of radio, TV stations, websites, newspapers, magazines or bulletins from using the word “coup d’état” to designate the [Hun Xen] coup d’état which took place on 05-06 July 1997.

The content of the announcement which RFA received on 08 July showed that, recently, a number of news media have published information on the 5-6 July 1997 event by calling it a coup d’état. The min. of DIS-Information indicated that the use of this word can lead to misperception from the public.

The letter stressed that, regarding the 5-6 July event, the government already published a book about this event and that it was caused by internal dispute in the government that led to the armed clash. In addition to the “white paper” issued by the Cambodian ministry of Foreign Affairs, it also published a paper titled “Crisis in July” on 09 July 1997 as well.

Nevertheless, Khieu Kanhchharith, the min. of DIS-Information requested that all news media pay attention and publish properly on the 5-6 July 1997 event according to the truthful situation in Cambodia.


Regarding this issue, Hang Chakra, the editor of the Khmer Machas Srok newspaper, said that, in the past, his newspaper also published information on the 5-6 July 1997 by labeling it a “coup d’état”, however, later on he had to issue a correction because he did not want to face a legal lawsuit with the government. According to Hang Chakra, all reporters should allow the public to make their own judgment on the 5-6 July event.

Hang Chakra added: “I have no reaction against this, whether it is a coup d’état or not, we should leave it to the public and the national and international communities to reflect on it and to value it.”

Similar to Hang Chakra, Moeun Chheanrith, the director of the Cambodian Institute for Information Study, indicated that, for the 5-6 July event, reporters should publish comments made by political party VIPs on this event, but that they should not evaluate this event on their own.

He added that, regarding the event which took place on 05-06 July or similar other events, reporters must be careful in what they write in order to avoid any legal lawsuit against them: “News organizations should pull ourselves far from or be above this event and we should only quote the source of information or politicians. If a politician call this a coup d’état, it is fine for reporters to quote this word, there is nothing wrong with that.”

Regarding this issue, a high-ranking Funcinpec official refused to comment on what to call the event which took place on 05-06 July 1997.

An official of the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP) declared that the government should not comment on this event.

Pen Sangha, spokesman for the NRP, said that Cambodians inside the country and overseas, as well as the international community, already knew about the cause of the 05-06 July event.

Pen Sangha added: “Regarding 05-06 July, I believe that the label for it already existed since the day of the event. Therefore, I believe that there should not be all these set terms, and the people already know a part of this problem also.”

Nevertheless, the letter from the min. of DIS-Information signed by Khieu Kanhchharith, did not indicate any legal pursuit or penalty on publishing media which continue to call the 05-06 July 1997 a coup d’état, it only call for an end to the publications that label the event a coup d’état.

28 comments:

Anonymous said...

scam rainsy has nothing good for cambodia, this guy just want cambodia to fight nonstop. cambodia is not all about scam rainsy, really! scam rainsy is no more than a political activist! as for his political agenda, cambodia has nothing to gain from scam rainsy, you know! nothing! what has scam rainsy done for cambodia? can you name a few of scam rainsy's achievement for cambodia. this guy is just an activist, no more than that, really! and this guy will always use the race card which is so outdated if you ask khmer people! his race card was working in the beginning, but then it gets really old after it was unfounded and just scam rainsy paranoia and histeria! and not to mention scam rainsy always runs away and hide overseas! scam rainsy never even lived under KR, so he doesn't know what's it was like to survive, to see cambodia rises back from the ashes caused by KR, etc! in short, scam rainsy is not good for cambodia, people should not vote for him, period!

Anonymous said...

what happened on 1997 July 5 to July 6 was a coup d'etat by Hun Sen Yuon slave.

Anonymous said...

សូមខ្មែរទាំងអស់ជ្រាប៖ បច្ចុប្បន្នប្រទេសយើងក្លាយ
ទៅជាដីខ្មែរថៅកែយួនរួចបាត់ទៅហើយ!
បើខ្មែរមិននាំគ្នារើរបំរៈទេ ថ្ងៃមុខយួននឹងសម្លាប់យើងចោលទាំងអស់គ្នា។

Anonymous said...

4:27 AM
បើអ្នកពិតជាកូនខ្មែរ ចូរអ្នកកុំបន់ស្រន់រាល់ថ្ងៃ
អោយដីខ្មែរក្លាយជារបស់យួន ពីព្រោះរាជរដ្ឋា
ភិបាលខ្មែរ រួមនឹងប្រជាជនខ្មែរខិតខំសព្វថ្ងៃគឺ
ដើម្បីរក្សាបូរណភាពទឹកដីខ្មែរអោយបានគង់
វង់គឺគ្មានគំនិតប្រទេចនិងដាក់បណ្តាសារដូច
រូបអ្នក និង ក្រុមក្បត់របស់អ្នកទេ។

Anonymous said...

អាហ៊ុ សែន! ហែងកុំធ្វើមុខអញ្ជឹងមើល! អញ់ដូចជាខ្លាចមុខអាឯងណាស់។ បើចង់រកការងារធ្វើទាក់ទងហង គ្វៀង ទីទើ ព្រោះ
អញ់មានjob opening អញ់ត្រូវការអ្នកដុសធ្មេញ
ក្រពើ មុខមាត់ដូចជាខ្វាងម្ខាក់ឯងពិតជាqualified
អញ់យកឯងធ្វើការភ្លាម។

Anonymous said...

អាស្រកីខាងលើ ដោយសារតែអញ់ព្រួយបារម្ភពីរឿងបាត់ស្រុករបស់អញ់ហ្នឹងហើយបានជាអញ់ខំជួយក្រើនរំលឹកដល់ខ្មែរទាំងអស់កុំឱយភ្លេចខ្លួនអាក្រពើ! អាណាក្បត់! អាឯង
ឬអញ់គង់តែដឹងទេអា! KPPM

Anonymous said...

Readers should be reminded that, for propaganda purpuoses, Hun Sen's agents (on Hun Sen's payroll) posted comments in favor or in defense of Hun Sen, on all articles published by KI Media. Therefore, please use common sense or judgement before taking their words seriously.

Anonymous said...

If the person uses force to take power from the elected leader of a country that's called a coup d'etat, regardless. Hun Sen should be hanged as during the process he tortured and killed so many innocent people.

Anonymous said...

Some posters in KI Media are on Hun Sen's payroll and they are here to maliciously defending Hun Sen at all cost.
One of them, whose writing style is easy to recognize, it always has at least one or more of these:
really!
ok!
you know!
etc!
period!

Anonymous said...

3:51 AM

You, Vietcong, don’t like Sam Rainsy because he gets on your way.
You said that Sam Rainsy has done nothing for Cambodia.
I just give you one of his many works that you don’t like because you are a Vietcong.
He put his life in danger to protect the farmers’ lands at the Vietnamese border…

Anonymous said...

3:51am-
Sam Rainsy did not petition for the Khmer Rouge to exist
nor that Cambodia belongs to any group of people.
Cambodians need Sam Rainsy to lead rather than that Sam Rainsy want to be a leader.

Anonymous said...

បើដីខ្មែរក្លាយជាដីយួនដោយសារសម្តេចតេជោនោះ
អាសមរង្សីកាន់កាប់វិញក៏ជាដីរបស់អាចោរសៀមអាវលឿងដែរ។សុខចិត្តនៅជាមួយពួកយួនវិញមិននៅជា
មួយខ្មែរមួយក្តាប់តួចហើយធ្វើខ្ញុំកញ្ចៀសអាចោរសៀមអាវលឿងនោះទេវាបានសម្លាប់ពលរដ្ធខ្មែររាប់ម៉ឺននាក់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ១៩៧០មកដល់ឆ្នាំ១៩៨៥តាមជាយដែន។

Anonymous said...

អាស្រកីដូងដូងទាំងឫស! តើអ្នកណាសម្លាប់ខ្មែរជាងបីលាននាក់នោះ? គឺពួកអាស្រកីដូងទាំងឫសឯងនិងពួកអាក្រពើហាណូយឯង ដែលបានប្រើកល្បិចបោកបញ្ឆោទខ្មែរស្លូតត្រង់ឱយលង់ចូលទៅក្នុងរណ្តៅដែលពួកអាអស់ឯងជីកទុក។
តែពេលបច្ចុប្បន្ននេះខ្មែរនៅបរទេសបានដឹងនិងស្គាល់នូវនយោបាយលេបត្របាក់យកកម្ពុជារបស់អាក្រពើយួនឯងគ្រប់ៗគ្នា។

Anonymous said...

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.

Anonymous said...

Well, if that's the case....lets have a coup d'etat against Hun Sen's regime. Hun Sen can't say we are overthrowing him through a coup d'etat because we won't call it a coup d'etat.

Anonymous said...

AH HUN SEN AH MEH KBOT JEAT!
EACH TIME YOU ARE ON THE MICROPHONE, PEOPLE THINK AND KNOE THAT YOU ARE AH KBOT JEAT!
YOU ARE AH CHKEH YOUN!
YOU ARE A CRIMINAL!...

Anonymous said...

Cambodia is tough in using the illegitimate court as a mean to suppress the freedom of speech. If Hun Sen and CPP is a competence govt. let alone Independence Judiciary.

Anonymous said...

How about "Cambodia and Vietnam Border Row set to test PM Hun Sen's leadership".

"Khmer Kampouchea Krom dinity and freedom to test PM Hun Sen's leadership".

Let's see if PM Hun Sen is Khmer or Vietnamese.

Anonymous said...

Don't worry about few ah Hun Sen dog
blogger on KI MEDIA,they can not overcome the opposite sides.
Look at Vietnam mad dog face.He'll
be dead soon.The more he treats
Khmer people bad,the more his power will be ended shortly.
Ah Saddam Hussein was waiting for
you,ah Hun Sen.
Khmer people will stand up against
ah Hun Sen like in Egypt,Tunisia,
Libya,Yemen,Syria.

Anonymous said...

ប្លហ្គហ្គ័រឆ្កែអាហ៊ុន សែនពីរបីច្រំអាចម៍មីយួន
ស្រកី សរសេរគាំទ្រអាហ៊ុន សែន ចង្រៃ។
អ្នកប្លហ្គហ្គ័រដទៃក្រញីខាំឲ្យមូរនប រួចរុំកន្ទប
មីកន្ទប ហើយបោះអោយអាហ៊ុន សែនបុះ
បុកកណ្ដាលដើមទ្រូង។
ឆាប់ងាប់ទៅៗ អាក្បថជាតិមារយាទថោក
ឲ្យយួនបោកប្រើ។ថ្ងៃនេះយួនខ្ចីប្រើ ថ្ងៃ
ក្រោយយួនសម្លាប់ជើងដៃអា យកយួន
គ្នាដាក់ជំនួស។
មនុស្សរាប់កោដ​បានដឹងថា​ អាហ៊ុន សែន
ជាជនផ្ដាច់ការ។

Anonymous said...

ខ្ញុំសប្បាយចិត្តណាស់ នៅពេលដែលឃើញបងប្អូនខ្មែរនាំគ្នាសំពោងក្បាលអា ហ៊ុន សែនទាំងអស់គ្នា ងាប់អស់ទៅពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិ។

Anonymous said...

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 30,000 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 30,000km2 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 30,000 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 30,000 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,

Anonymous said...

ហា ហា...ពួកអាឆ្កែអត់ប្រយោជន៍ ។ គ្មានបានការអីទេពួកអ្ហែងនោះក្រៅពីជេរប្រទេចរដ្ឋាភិបាល ។ បើខ្លាំង, ម៉េចមិនបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យឈ្នះពួកអញទៅ ? សមត្ថភាពពួកអ្ហែងហ្នឹងឬចង់ធ្វើនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ចង់ធ្វើអ្នកដឹកនាំប្រទេស ផង?
ហា ហា...ដឹកនាំតែបក្សខ្លួនឯងមួយមិនទាំងចង់បានផង ចង់មកដឹកនាំនគរទាំងមូល ។ មានរឿងអីអាងបោលក្បាលរត់ចោលស្រុក ហើយព្រុសឡូងៗពីក្រៅស្រុកមកវិញ ។ ធុនៗហ្នឹងអីចង់ធ្វើនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តីផង ? ហា ហា... ដេកយល់សប្តិទៅពួកអាឆ្កែ។ ចង់ក្រោកឈរ ចង់បដិវត្ត ចង់ផ្ដួលរំលំអី សូមអញ្ជើញបាទ៎!! មានប៉ុន្មាន ម៉ោប៉ុណ្ណឹងម៉ោ!!
អាអាចម៍ !!

Anonymous said...

1:34 PM

can't be win with you because you kill all opposition leaders for fun like coup 1997.

You CPP only know how to kill khmer patriots. You are very good at killing your own people not viet.

Can't win with your cheating skill in every elections.

Can't win with you because you kill all khmer people to please your uncle Ho vietnam.

Can't win with your killing machine.

You are a killers who kill most Cambodian people until now.

Anonymous said...

AH KHIEU KEBANHHARITH HAS NO AUTHORITY TO TELL THE PEOPLE TO NOT USE THE WORD COUP

Anonymous said...

Since the military coup of 1997 and where all the fish go in Tonle Sap?

Show me the fish! ahahhahhaha

Anonymous said...

អាហ៊ុន សែន! នែ+អាកញ្ជៈយួន កម្លាំងសូណាមីអំណាចពលរដ្ឋបានខិតជីតដល់ខ្មែរហើយ! បន្តិចទៀតនឹងមកដល់ភូមា បន្ទាប់មកដល់កម្ពុជា។ ដូច្នេះអាឯងត្រៀមក្តាម្ឈុៈទុកឱយហើយទៅ! កម្លាំងអំណាចពលរដ្ឋនេះគឺពួកអាក្បត់ជាតិឯងមិនអាចទប់ទល់បានឡើយ។

Anonymous said...

Ms Rattana Keo = Fuck husband + Fuck boyfriends 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.

All Ms Rattana Keo's friends are treesome like Ms Rattana Keo too (Fuck many boys at the same time).

Ms Rattana Keo 's younger Husband = Scum living off older wife ass Ms Rattana Keo.