Thursday, July 28, 2011

Mong Reththy criticizes forced evictions

Mong Reththy (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)
28 July 2011
The Free Press Magazine
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Click here to read the original article in Khmer

Mong Reththy, a CPP senator who also happens to be Cambodia’s major investor in the agriculture sector, gave a surprising speech during a seminar on climate change at the National Assembly. In his speech, Mong Reththy said that he does not support investors who evict people from land concessions given out by the government.

Mong Reththy said: “A number of investors claimed that they have to evict people out to develop their land concessions. But, I do not agree with this strategy. These people live on these areas for many many generations, where will they go if they are evicted out?

At the same time, Mong Reththy asked the government to set up a commission to clearly evaluate whether companies that receive land concessions invest in them or not; whether these companies violate the rights of women and children or not, and whether they provide proper work to the local population as stipulated by the state or not.

Following Mong Reththy’s speech, the facilitator of the venue decided to cancel the question and answer time regarding the economy and climate change in Southeast Asia.

It should be noted that the majority of large economic land concessions are provided to companies that close to the ruling CPP party. This situation creates problems that are criticized by opposition officials and by civil society organizations.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

The CPP "money man" claiming "moral and ethical business practises" on his part.
It's like getting a kiss from a toad.

J

Anonymous said...

Or the nazis lying to the jewish prisoners to strip so as they could take a shower . After which they were herded into the gas chambers and gassed to death.

Believe these thieves at your risk and peril.

J

Anonymous said...

How about his company evicting the people who used to live in the former Royal University of Fine Art? Did he forget?..This guy has a short memory...

Anonymous said...

Mong Reththy is acting for Hun Sen election scam. Hun Sen never change his Vietnamese Citizenship to Cambodian Citizenship because CAMBODIA will be gone from the World Map very soon.

Anonymous said...

This is a propaganda trying to make this coming fraudulent election look better.

The puppet party knew already how many seats they will get, but let this person talk against the puppet government to show to the people and the world that there are some good guys in its rank and file.

If this "Mong" (cemetery) has clout in the puppet party, he should be able to convince Ah Khteuy Ah Kwack to abrogate some 99 years land concessions that the puppet party gave to its boss Ah Kantorb in the past, then I believe him.

Good Luck Mong !! If you cannot cancel some old land concession, then you are just a cemetery.

Anonymous said...

Election time , so they pretend that they care about the poor., Khmer people should be careful who or which party they are voting for.

Anonymous said...

Just bullshit coming out of this guy's mouth. Talk is cheap...action is priceless.

Anonymous said...

HYPOCRITE MONG RITHY.
HE LIES AND HE WANTS PEOPLE TO VOTE FOR HUN SEN.

DON'T FALL INTO THIS EVIL'S TRAP.

Anonymous said...

I think most of tycoon I used to meet, only Mr. Mong Rithy that is simple man. He travel alone withou bodyguards and sometimes I see he drive the car by himselve. I know this because I work for one company who rent his building as office and our office is on the top floor of his office. I think he have more sympathy for the people or morale than other Chinese origin tycoons. Good bless him! We need business man with high morale.

Anonymous said...

it is always good to have strong ally from a tycoon; however i wonder what took him so long to finally speak out against injustice! well, i'm glad people can be reformed like this, you know!

Anonymous said...

NOT the Business Men fault, they are NOT bad!

Business is to make as much profit in legal-way ass posible! for the company!

The BAD and STUPID! is the GOvernment of ah Kwack Hun Xen that creat situation for corruption! or cheat both Businessmen and People of Cambodia1

Leat people talk ah Kwack and give them Justice!!!!!

Anonymous said...

i think he is looking for public office position!

Anonymous said...

NOT the Business Men fault, they are NOT bad!

Business is to make as much profit in legal-way ass posible! for the company!

The BAD and STUPID! is the GOvernment of ah Kwack Hun Xen that creat situation for corruption! or cheat both Businessmen and People of Cambodia1

Leat people talk ah Kwack and give them Justice!!!!!

Anonymous said...

NOT the Business Men fault, they are NOT bad!

Business is to make as much profit in legal-way ass posible! for the company!

The BAD and STUPID! is the GOvernment of ah Kwack Hun Xen that creat situation for corruption! or cheat both Businessmen and People of Cambodia1

Leat people talk ah Kwack and give them Justice!!!!!

Anonymous said...

NOT the Business Men fault, they are NOT bad!

Business is to make as much profit in legal-way ass posible! for the company!

The BAD and STUPID! is the GOvernment of ah Kwack Hun Xen that creat situation for corruption! or cheat both Businessmen and People of Cambodia1

Leat people talk ah Kwack and give them Justice!!!!!

Anonymous said...

Isn't that sound STUPID to YOU???

Government of Cambodia who suppose to protect People of Cambodia TOOK land from the PEOPLE and give to foreigned companies! (Vietnamese Communinist Company which own by Vietnamese Government)!

The Vietnamese Goverment(Companies)feel sorry for the Cambodian so they give SOME land back to the people!

THANK YOU Vietnamese Gorverment! for your KINDNESS!

You Motherfucker ah HUn Xen CPP Why you motherfucker so low steal land from people and Give to the Youn Vietnamese because they help you motherfucker controle the country?


Ah Kwack choymaray you motherfucker! you are traitors for we to thank the Viet Companies we should imprison you motherfucker ah HuN Xen for 7 genetion for 1000 years each!!!!

May Lightning strike the Motherfucker ah Kwack Hun Xen Choymaray!

Anonymous said...

set new laws no government cant own business. conflict of interest,,,,,,,we need Mu to run the country