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By Pen Bona
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Oss Srok
Face to face meeting between Hun Xen and Mu Sochua at the National Assembly on Friday was a rare scene that should be encouraged because, at least, such meetings can reduce tension among these politicians and they also lessen grudges held among themselves
Since 1993, Cambodia has moved to an important chapter in her history: the change from a single-party rule to plural democracy. However, the change is only in the appearance rather than being really meaningful. When it boils down to politics, there seems to be no change at all or very few change if any, i.e. the view of “immiscible oil and water” has affected both the opposition and the ruling parties.
In a democracy, it is not surprising to see the opposition and the ruling parties following opposite directions, and that clashes may result from the differences. Without this, it would no longer be called plural democracy anymore. Under this condition, the political struggle between the opposition and the ruling party should not be surprising at all.
However, what is strange is the fact that politicians in Cambodia are fighting each other nonstop, on any occasion and there is no hope that they would be able to mix up with one another, i.e. they are following the physical law of “oil and water” being immiscible. Among advanced democracies in the world, there are times when the government and the opposition would set aside their political differences to discuss about the interests of the nation and the people which are much more important than politicking. For example, during the current severe flood which threatens Thailand, PM Yingluck Shinawatra and former PM Abhisit Vejjajiva – who lost the election to Yingluck in a bitter political fight – decided to sit together at the same table to find a resolution for their country.
The fact that we pointed out the example above is not to promote another nation, but rather to provide an example that we should reflect upon because learning from our opponent’s strong points is also a key to one’s own victory as well. Furthermore, such situation is normal in a democracy because fighting among politicians is done in the interest of the nation – a common interest which primes over anything else. Therefore, when national interests are being threatened, it is imperative for politicians should set aside their personal interests. Quite to the contrary, in Cambodia, fighting in the political arena is conducted only for one purpose: [personal] victory at any cost to the country. Cambodia had tasted such bitter experiences in the past and the Cambodian people are well aware of these conditions.
Currently, the philosophy of “winning at any cost” is still deeply entrenched among politicians. Case in point: when Cambodia suffered aggression from neighboring countries, or when Cambodia faces severe flood danger, politicians did not come together to resolve these national interest issues, but they rather use these occasions to foment a war of words for their personal political gains instead. It is true that the prime minister and opposition leaders met each others on two occasions, but during these meetings, they seem to resolve their political differences rather than resolving major national issues.
Nevertheless, meetings between opposition leaders and government leaders should be encouraged even under the circumstance described above because they foster a culture of dialogue that can reduce political tension among these politicians. Face to face meeting between Hun Xen and Mu Sochua at the National Assembly on Friday was a rare scene that should be encouraged because, at least, such meetings can reduce tension among these politicians and they also lessen grudges held among themselves, that is if such meetings have no ulterior motives. We hope that such meetings will foster a new democratic culture among politicians in Cambodia. The idea of preserving the “immiscible oil and water” culture can lead to a major danger to the future of the country.
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សៅរ៍ 15 តុលា 2011
ដោយ ប៉ែន បូណា
RFI
ចាប់តាំងពីឆ្នាំ១៩៩៣មក ឆាកនយោបាយប្រទេសកម្ពុជាបានឈានចូលក្នុងរបត់ថ្មីដ៏សំខាន់មួយក្នុងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្ររបស់ខ្លួន នោះគឺការផ្លាស់ប្តូរពីរបបដឹកនាំបក្សតែមួយមកជារបបប្រជាធិបតេយ្យសេរីពហុបក្ស។ ប៉ុន្តែ ការប្រែប្រួលនេះហាក់ដូចជាមានតែរូបភាពច្រើនជាងខ្លឹមសារ។ និយាយពីផ្នត់គំនិតអ្នកនយោបាយ អ្វីដែលហាក់ដូចជាមិនប្រែប្រួលសោះឬក៏ប្រែប្រួលតិចតួចបំផុតនោះគឺ ទស្សនៈ «ទឹកនិងប្រេង» ដែលមិនអាចរលាយចូលគ្នាបានរវាងអ្នកនយោបាយគណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងបក្សកាន់អំណាច។ នេះជាចំណុចគ្រោះថ្នាក់មួយដែលគួរលុបបំបាត់ជាចាំបាច់។
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យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយចុះ ជំនួបរវាងមេដឹកនាំនយោបាយបក្សប្រឆាំង ជាមួយមេដឹកនាំរដ្ឋាភិបាលគឺជារឿងគួរឲ្យលើកទឹកចិត្តណាស់បើទោះបីជាក្នុងរូបភាពណាក៏ដោយ ពីព្រោះវាពិតជាមានសារៈសំខាន់ក្នុងការបង្កើតវប្បធម៌ពិភាក្សាគ្នាដើម្បីកាត់បន្ថយភាពតានតឹងនយោបាយ។ ជំនួបរវាងលោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមួយលោកស្រី មួរ សុខហួរ នៅឯមន្ទីររដ្ឋសភាកាលពីថ្ងៃសុក្រម្សិលមិញក៏ជាព្រឹត្តិការណ៍ដ៏កម្រមួយទៀតដែលគួរឲ្យលើកទឹកចិត្តដែរ។ យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ រាល់ជំនួបម្តងៗ អ្នកនយោបាយអាចកាត់បន្ថយភាពតានតឹង និងការគុំកួនគ្នាបានមួយកម្រិតដែរ ប្រសិនបើជំនួបនោះមិនបង្កប់ដោយចេតនាផ្សេងទេនោះ។ សូមឲ្យជំនួបទាំងនោះក្លាយទៅជានិមិត្តរូបនៃការកសាងវប្បធម៌ប្រជាធិបតេយ្យដ៏រឹងមាំមួយសម្រាប់អ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរ។ ការបណ្តែតបណ្តោយឲ្យស្ថានភាព«ទឹកនិងប្រេង»នៅតែបន្តមានអត្ថិភាព វាពិតជាគ្រោះថ្នាក់ខ្លាំងណាស់សម្រាប់អនាគតប្រទេសជាតិ៕
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នាងសុកហួធ្លាប់ជាប្រឹក្សារបស់នាយហ៊ុនសែនរួចមកបានក្លាយជាសមាជិករបស់រណ្ណរិទ្ធបានធើជាមន្រ្តីបន្ទុកខាងស្ហីៗ។មិនអស់មិនហើយនាងហួក៏រត់មកចូលបង្កប់ក្នុងក្រុមឯកអត់ដំសម្រាំងស៊ីបានធើជាសមាចិកស្នូលនិងតំណាងរាស្រ្តដល់មកពេលនេះបានទៅជួបឲ្យយោបល់ដល់លោកម្ចាស់ដើមរបស់នាងវិញ។
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Division pour gagner?
Ah Kwack oild tricy?
How do you compromise on taking land from people and give to ah Youn Vietnamese Choymaray!?
8:09 PM
You words seem like you are living in jungle with HS 40 years ago. If you a decenct khmer citizen, your words perhaps better than this.
10:10pm,
Take one to know one...
I guessed you know yourself.
Pointing is not polite in the Western norm of conducts. You can't accuse 8:09pm was entirely wrong about the subject's past records of jumping ships.
10.38 pm
I don't disagree with the critique of 8.09 pm on the changing trace of Khmer politicians.
But 10.10's concern is right about the use of vocabulary like an illiterate person. The way he addressed the lady's title is irrespectful.
I am sure about what 8.09 pm said about her past. But most of Sam Ransy's party member are from Funcinpec and ancient CPP. Otherwise, where do you suggest they might be from?
But the important thing is what they are doing today. Sochua is very active in making things better. She critised and at the same suggesting solutions to HS. I think she is a good individual and open-minded.
It is easy to blindly insult someone when you are not in their position. However, we need to be morally responsible in what we want to say.
M.O.
How about this: the ruling party and the opposition party play football together... just like the ruling party can play ball foreign country to mend the difference.
I agreed with the article above. Opposition party does not mean harm to the nation or the ruling party but to niche out the best for the nation, but if you the pessimistic person or party you would think it is bad; truly it is not.
One thing Cambodian people must be clear is that Hun Sen IS NOT the Khmer leader. Hun Sen is just the subordinate of the Vietnam. If it is just the Hun Sen and SRP, then differences can be solved peacefully. That is why the Vietnames govt will protect Hun Sen and its people at all costs.
M.O:
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សូមជ្រាប!
Even though Hun Sen wants to free himself from Vietnamese influence, he might as well not do it because with the Cambodian attitudes, damned if he does and also damned if he doesn't!
Cambodian politics are quite complex with, of course, foreign interventions and it has been so for so many years. The issue is even made worse by the fact that there will always be Cambodians who are totally willing to serve neighbors' interests for their own selfish interests.
In Mu Sochua's case, instead of congratulating her for the courage to admit that Hun Sen does the right thing by imposing a ban of maids planning to work in Malaysia, some people accuse her of tring to form a cosy relation with the PM.
What she has done is very good for the country. It sets a good example or precedence for all politicians who think they care for Cambodia. That is how politicians should do in order to work together for the benefits of the country and her people.
Like it or not and you can curse on this blog all you want, Hun Sen will be in power in Cambodia for a long time to come.
He and his policies are friendly with Vietnam, Thailand and also China. He serves former Khmer Rouge soldiers' interests very well by preventing more prosecutions, thus making them, of course, be always ready to fight on his side. The US, UN and the European union have other more important things in their minds than true democracy in Cambodia; therefore, how are you going to get rid of him by forces?
Lotus revolution? I am sure you would not be able to convince enough Cambodians in Cambodia to start such a revolution even though, let us say, the CPP allowed you to convince the people on the street!
Sam Rainsy is still outside the country and have you seen any reactions from the Cambodians inside of such proportion that your call for a lotus revolution will be successful? Judge for yourselves.
Perhaps one should understand how Cambodian mindset works first and see if unity is no longer a rare commodity in Cambodia before making or believing in such a call to topple Hun Sen by forces.
Pissed off
so because of khmer, especially, "leaders" have had a long history of strutting their despicable mentality/attitude toward one another . . .
are you implying that hun sen would rather choose to "serve vietnam" than to "serve his people and country"?
pissed off with the logic!
4:27 AM
Disagree. Hun Sen will one day take a bullet either from someone within CPP, Chea Sim or from his friend in the East.
Its only a matter of time. There have been many internal coupe within the CPP them-self, recently with the Chea Sim side being arrested and over 60 high ranking officers being fired by Hun Sen himself.
Hun Sen knows his days are coming close, and for the sake of the nation. Hun Sen deserves that bullet to the head policies that he often uses.
Right now, US and UN dont even care. Beggers cant be choosers. Hun Sen can only beg and steal from the nation. After Hun Sen gets that bullet to the head, we will see if his son wants one too.
Hun Sen gets the bullet from the someone in the CPP. OK, that sounds not bad. However, the new guy in CPP, will he be better? It is still the CPP in power!
I thought Sihanouk was the worse one in the 60s!
Bin Ladin got a bullet to the head. However, the new guy, is he any better? Or wait another 30 years, and never to find out if our country can be a lot better off under Hun Sen bullet to the head policies?
Look at the TWO men standing facing each other. Rainsy stands like a leader whereas Hun Sen stands like a gangster.
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