Friday, April 06, 2012

Poor Cambodia not looking so 'poor' anymore [-A personal letter to Samdach Techo Fool Xen]

6/04/2012
Umesh Pandey
Bangkok Post
COMMENTARY
Sir, I may have asked too many questions here but as a first-time visitor to your "poor" country, I was left in total shock at how your city is much more beautiful than my own Bangkok. Your city has everything and yet you still have your begging bowl out asking for money from richer countries.
Your Excellency Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, thank you for being such a good host during the Asean Summit in Phnom Penh on Tuesday and Wednesday. This visit to Cambodia changed my entire perception of your "poor" nation. Your country has always been labelled as one that still needs to close the gap with the better-developed nations in the 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (Asean).

Some reasons why this view needs to change are as follows:

- The magnificence of the billions of dollars in aid money that donor nations have poured into your country is visible on the roads as well. Your country takes the cake for perhaps having the highest number of Lexus vehicles per capita. Everywhere Cambodians are driving a Lexus, and Bangkokians would probably feel out of place if they came here in their cars or SUVs.

To top it off, these gas guzzlers are not fitted with liquefied petroleum gas in the fashion that many Thais choose. Cambodians really know how to splurge money on the things they like.

- The city itself was as clean as could be but then I give the credit to your government for having managed to scrub it to the point where it was looking as spotless as Singapore, at least in those areas where delegates were either visiting or staying. What was more surprising was the fact that in the three days I stayed in your city, I saw only three beggars. Is this because your country has exported them all to its neighbours or is there a government policy to fine or imprison them? This was not just in the summit area but also in areas where tourists visit such as the Central Bazaar among others. I think letting other Asean members in on the secret about this would be really helpful, and it would show how Cambodia is implementing its "One Community, One Destiny" theme of the 2012 Asean chairmanship.

- You showed your true colours during the press conference. As chairman of the Asean grouping you managed to steal the limelight and focus purely on Cambodia and its domestic politics.

Your ramblings about Sam Rainsy and how Cambodia was not a puppet of China for 40 minutes out of the 60-minute press conference gave an indication perhaps that some wheeling and dealing had taken place before the summit.

Why would anyone ramble and defend oneself and one's country about a thing that is not true for so long? In doing so you lost the opportunity of a decade to show your leadership to the world by telling everyone how you would like to see Asean develop.


- Chinese President Hu Jintao was on a state visit to your country until just a day before the summit. Massive posters of him were still plastered around the city when the summit took place. At the same time you managed to omit the crucial issue of disputed areas in the South China Sea from discussions, prompting many to feel that the Chinese leader was in Cambodia to lobby against putting the issue on the agenda.

The issue of the South China Sea impacts so many of your fellow Asean members but still you ignored it.

- To add even more fuel to this speculative fire you went on to praise China for giving your country aid money with no strings attached.

Now what kind of message does that send to the outside world?

In venting your ire on the western world, which I would have to say has supported your "poor" country for decades with funding, you came out to say that you do not want money from overseas with strings attached to implement changes in the way your country's system is handled.

Sir, which organisation in the West or even the East (except China) gives out funds with no strings attached?

Quite apart from how great your city looked, I don't believe funding from western countries is required in your country anymore as the word "poor" probably now only applies to the rural population. I personally don't believe that the funding ever reaches those Cambodians in real need in any case.

- To make matters worse you managed to intimidate a journalist from your own country when you said "you had better get your facts right because there is live coverage going on". Rather than taking the opportunity to show a softer side of yourself, you managed to cement your image as a hard-bitten strongman.

Sir, I may have asked too many questions here but as a first-time visitor to your "poor" country, I was left in total shock at how your city is much more beautiful than my own Bangkok. Your city has everything and yet you still have your begging bowl out asking for money from richer countries.
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Umesh Pandey is Asia Focus Editor, Bangkok Post.

54 comments:

Anonymous said...

I am not surprise to read this comment from jealous person of Thai descent. He thinks he is all that but just look what kind of message he is sending to its neighbor of ASEAN. He is supposed to enhance love and peace but instead he writes nothing but poor journalism from his jealous and small mindset.

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Anonymous said...

Premier Hun Sen knows what he's doing. Don't question his ability and his tactics. It may seems wrong at this moment, but soon you'll realize his cleverness. Without Premier Hun Sen there would be so much Lexus in Cambodia. Even you admitted that "Bangkokians would probably feel out of place if they came here in their cars or SUVs". It shows how Premier Hun Sen is able to manage his country better than Thailand.

Anonymous said...

Umesh Pandey. I agree with you.

How could Hun Sen keep repeating that Cambodia is a poor country, when billions of dollars in aids flood in every years. On top of that Hun Sen also announce to the world that every eyar that make billions of dollars from trading schemes, last year Cambodia was said to have made $11 billions in trade.

Where are all these aids and all the money coming from and ends up going? International communities should pull back their investment, Cambodia is a lawless country, with a 5th grade primary school Prime Minister.

Anonymous said...

Indeed,Hun Sen is a good leader
because he has 20,000 Vietcong
hiding in seven rubber fields,
6 and half million Vietnamese
in Cambodia,and also have high
Vietnamese officials from the top
to the bottom everywhere in
Cambodia.

The country is Khmer,but the land
is Vietnam.So Hun Sen is just a
governor of Vietnam that is in
charge Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

"Your country takes the cake for perhaps having the highest number of Lexus vehicles per capita."

=Well...I am not surprised that AH Siem name Umesh Pandey is trying so hard to sugar coat the harsh reality the relationship between Cambodia and Thailand! I like to know from AH Umesh Pandey about the Lexus and others luxury car in Cambodia! These are old luxury cars in the 1980 and 1990 and it is so old that it couldn’t even pass pollution test and other countries such as in Japan and United States would dismantle these old luxury cars and it will be dumped in junkyards or burn up in metal factories! Why are these Siem people should feel out of place about owning old beat up dirty polluted luxury car? This line of thinking by one Siem named Umesh Pandey spread so many misunderstanding between Cambodia and Thailand and that is why Cambodia and Thailand are locked in war and conflicts that never end!
===================================

"What was more surprising was the fact that in the three days I stayed in your city, I saw only three beggars. Is this because your country has exported them all to its neighbours or is there a government policy to fine or imprison them?"

=Why this Siem so dumb to ask such a stupid question? If you can't find the beggars in the city and it doesn’t mean that there are no beggars it is because the beggars are restricted from entering the city! Do you want to be surrounded by beggars and have them carve you up, rob you, or even kill you! If the fucken shit like that happen to you dumb Siem and does that make Cambodian image any better? Fuck you Siem bitch!

Anonymous said...

"As chairman of the Asean grouping you managed to steal the limelight and focus purely on Cambodia and its domestic politics...In doing so you lost the opportunity of a decade to show your leadership to the world by telling everyone how you would like to see Asean develop."

=Cambodia as the chairman has right to talk about any issue because Cambodia was forced to shut up when the Siem military thugs invaded Cambodia! By the way the opportunity is never lost and it only belong to someone else! Maybe next if the Thailand became a chairman and let see if Thailand can do better than Cambodia beside sending the Siem military thugs to invade Cambodia and shut up Cambodian leaders at every ASEAN meeting?
====================


"The issue of the South China Sea impacts so many of your fellow Asean members but still you ignored it."

= Oh really? So now it is up to Cambodia to solve the South China Sea problem when the previous Chairman led by other ASEAN fail to solve the South China Sea! If this dumb Siem has a better idea and why didn't this dumb Siem bring up with the previous ASEAN chairman? Don't pull Cambodia into ASEAN conflict with China when Cambodia is also a victim of naked aggression by the Siem military thugs!
==================

"Sir, which organisation in the West or even the East (except China) gives out funds with no strings attached?"

=Hey! Hun Sen likes to get the funding from the West and the East but don't give the funding and tell him what to do at the same time is what Hun Sen doesn't like! China being smart because China gave out funding and said nothing knowing that Cambodian children will owe China many, many , and many more generation to come! Why can the West be like China? ahhahhahahha
By the way who give a fuck about your stupid belief about Cambodia get funding from Western countries! There are more than to simple funding such far more important the war on terrorism, geopolitics to curb China influence, and national interest, military, economic, and political tie because a little funding can go
along way!

Anonymous said...

"To make matters worse you managed to intimidate a journalist from your own country when you said "you had better get your facts right because there is live coverage going on".

=Censorship is all over the world including your country Thailand! Stop being a hypocrite!
=============================================


"Your city has everything and yet you still have your begging bowl out asking for money from richer countries."

=Tell me how big is Bangcock compare Phnom Penh? Phnom Penh is more beautiful than Bangcock? This dumb Siem sure know how to brag about Thailand and its capital Bangcock! Go brag some more Siem bitch!

==========================================================

"As chairman of the Asean grouping you managed to steal the limelight and focus purely on Cambodia and its domestic politics...In doing so you lost the opportunity of a decade to show your leadership to the world by telling everyone how you would like to see Asean develop."

=Cambodia as the chairman has right to talk about any issue because Cambodia was forced to shut up when the Siem military thugs invaded Cambodia! By the way the opportunity is never lost and it only belong to someone else! Maybe next if the Thailand became a chairman and let see if Thailand can do better than Cambodia beside sending the Siem military thugs to invade Cambodia and shut up Cambodian leaders at every ASEAN meeting?
=============================


"The issue of the South China Sea impacts so many of your fellow Asean members but still you ignored it."

= Oh really? So now it is up to Cambodia to solve the South China Sea problem when the previous Chairman led by other ASEAN fail to solve the South China Sea! If this dumb Siem has a better idea and why didn't this dumb Siem bring up with the previous ASEAN chairman? Don't pull Cambodia into ASEAN conflict with China when Cambodia is also a victim of naked aggression by the Siem military thugs!
==============================

"Sir, which organisation in the West or even the East (except China) gives out funds with no strings attached?"

=Hey! Hun Sen likes to get the funding from the West and the East but don't give the funding and tell him what to do at the same time is what Hun Sen doesn't like! China being smart because China gave out funding and said nothing knowing that Cambodian children will owe China many, many , and many more generation to come! Why can the West be like China? ahhahhahahha
By the way who give a fuck about your stupid belief about Cambodia get funding from Western countries! There are more than to simple funding such far more important the war on terrorism, geopolitics to curb China influence, and national interest, military, economic, and political tie because a little funding can go
along way!

====================
"To make matters worse you managed to intimidate a journalist from your own country when you said "you had better get your facts right because there is live coverage going on".

=Censorship is all over the world including your country Thailand! Stop being a hypocrite!
======================


"Your city has everything and yet you still have your begging bowl out asking for money from richer countries."

=Tell me how big is Bangcock compare Phnom Penh? Phnom Penh is more beautiful than Bangcock? This dumb Siem sure know how to brag about Thailand and its capital Bangcock! Go brag some more Siem bitch!

Anonymous said...

I am not involved with any political Parties but as I've read those comments , I've seen a few Hun Sen's ass kissers there. Only stupid and uneducated people will think that Hun Sen is a good leader.

Anonymous said...

Hun Sen is a good Vietmihn leader, he kill Khmer people by keeping them dumb and dirt poor.

Anonymous said...

គ្រួសារកំពូជចោរ....

កើតមកជា..........ចោរ

រស់ ជា............... ចោរ

ងាប់ទៅវិញក៏ជាខ្មោចបិសាច...ចោរដែរ...

អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះដើមវាហ៊ុន ណាល់ ។
ឪវាឈ្មោះ ហ៊ុន នៀង ជាមេចោរលួចគោនៅស្រុកក្រូច
ឆ្មារ ខេត្តកំពង់ចាម ម៉ែវាឈ្មោះ ឌី ប៉ុក
ជាអ្នកលក់នំអាកោរ។ អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះដើម
វា គឺ អាហ៊ុន ណាល់ ជាចោរដូចឪវាដែរ។
អ្នកស្រុកក្រូចឆ្មារដេញប្រផាត់រត់ប្រផីងជង់និង
មែកត្របែកខ្វាក់ភ្នែកម្ខាង ហើយឆ្នាំ៧០រត់ចូល
ចូលព្រៃម៉ាគី ធ្វើជាខ្មែរក្រហម។
ជំនាន់ខ្មែរក្រហម គណៈភូមិ គណៈឃុំ និង
គណៈតំបន់មួយចំនួនជាចោរ ឬ មេចោរលួចគោ ឬ ក្របី។
ដល់មកបានធ្វើនាយករដ្ធមន្ត្រី កើតជាមេចោរលក់
ជាតិ លួចជាតិ។ឪអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ជាមេចោរ អាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន
សែនជាមេចោរ អស់ទាំងមុខមន្រ្តីក៏ជាចោរដូច អាខ្វាក់
ហ៊ុន សែន ដែរ។

ចំណែកក្មួយប្រុសអាខ្វាក់ហ៊ុន សែន ឈ្មោះ ហ៊ុន តូ
ជាមេចោរបំផ្លាញជាតិ មេចោរលួចជាតិ មេរកស៊ីទុច្ចរិត
ដូច មាវាអាខ្វាក់ ហ៊ុន សែន ដែរ។

Anonymous said...

as if the siamese is bitten in its ass to display its little culture mindset and nothing else

not only hun sen who is cruel and little but the Siamese are best at it

Anonymous said...

សមេ្តចបណ្ឌិតអគ្គមហាសេនាបតីតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន វរ្ម័នទី១ មិនមែនជាមនុស្សលោកទេ
សមេ្តចជាព្រះបាទ ហ៊ុន ទៀន ចាប់ជាតិ ជាទេវតារស់មកសង្គ្រោះប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា និងប្រទេសកម្ពុជាឱ្យ សម្បូរសប្បាយ រង់រឿង និងសុខក្សេមក្សាន្ដ !!!

Anonymous said...

Some bloggers here did not quite
understand what other bloggers
wrote their comments.they just
read the first sentences,then
jumped to the conclusions.

Read carefully.
Some bloggers started with,"Indeed,
Hun Sen is a good leader",but there
are full of Vietnam crook in Khmer.

When I read 10:48AM,I did not see
this comment ah Hun Sen ass kisser.

Anonymous said...

Someone who wrote in Khmer,12:08PM
was truly ah Hun Sen ass kisser.

I said the truth,he will get mad
at me.
អាស្ដេចក្ដបណ្ឌិតក្បាលក្ដ រៀនមិនចប់ថ្នាក់ទី៥
ផង រត់សាលាទៅធ្វើខ្មែរក្រហម ហើយ រត់ចូល
យួនទៀត។
ហ៊ុន ទៀន ចាប់កំណើតក្បាលអញអី!
អាចោរលួចគោដូចឪវាដែរ។
អញនៅកំពង់ចាម ក្បែរផ្ទះវាដែរ។ វាបានលួច
គោឪពុកមាអញទៀត។
អាឯងទ្រក្ដអាហ៊ុន សែនទៅតែអញសុំជេរវា
ហើយ អាសំគិះ 12:08PM.

Anonymous said...

What a fucking rude Prime minister he is, calling someone who criticized him as bald head and dumb. This person is so rude and so brain less when he talked like this on the world stage. I think he should go and wash his mouth before the next meeting if there is any.

Anonymous said...

តើអ្នកយល់ថា ហ៊ុន សែនជាវណ្ណៈអធន ឬក៏ជាវណ្ណៈមូលធន ដូចដែលពួកអាភ្លើកុម្មុយនិស តែងតែលើកដំកើងថា ពួកគេជាពួកវណ្ណៈអធន?

គួរឱ្យចង់សើចមែន! លិតតែគូថឯង។

Anonymous said...

PM blamed analyst about south China sea but he should blame himself and his foreign minister for lack of coordination in handling the south China sea dispute during Asean meeting, his foreign minister declared the issue of south China sea will off the agenda therefore analyst raise the issue what and why?. At the end of the meeting he blamed and insulted analyst and his critic of wrong thinking because the south China sea issue was raised in the meeting. I think PM is in his panic mood foresee his losing power or may be he became old he lost all his credibility. Goodluck PM!

Anonymous said...

It very true that there is an abundance of Lexus vehicles in PP. The question is if this reflects the economic development of Cambodia or the level of corruption and grafting. How come that so many of those vehicles has blue/red number plates? How many Lexus do you see outside PP, for example in Prey Veng province? As long as the government runs Cambodia as their own private company there will be very little economic development for the average Cambodian like the rice farmers. Hun Senh only works for him self and his rich and powerful friends. He don't give a damn about the Cambodian people except strangely enough before elections.
And please,skip all racist comments about Thais and Vietnamese.

Anonymous said...

3:05 PM. I agree. Its about time, we focus on the real problems. Enough of racist comments, and face the real problems.

HUN SEN and CPP, are the the problems, or are they the solutions?

Anonymous said...

This letter should be sent to every donors.

Anonymous said...

To 01:13am,

They are the PROBLEMS.
They are selling out our country to Hanoi.
If they do not change or we do not stop them,
very soon Cambodia will become the
SECOND KAMPUCHA KROM !!!

Anonymous said...

Dear Umesh Pandey (Bangkok Post).

We agree with your article. You have shown very clear about the situation in Cambodian up to date. You article is showing the world, that Hun Sen has NOT been a really good leader since he was not elected by the Cambodian people and was installed illegally by the Vietnamese leaders (who are Hun Sen's Vietnamese bosses). Yes, Hun Sen have hired as many Vietnamese advisers as 500 (or more). Unfortunately, only a few Cambodian/Khmer advisers who are understaffed and not well treated in the Administration Offices of CPP in Phnom Penh.

Many Cambodian people have no power or no freedoms to accesses to health care, government assistance, educations, and so on. There are so many illegal Vietnamese businessmen and exploiters who have been sneaking around across the country of Cambodia, causing the major destruction and corruptions in the country. You can not imagine that Cambodian country in such a developed country, but she has been misled by the CPP regime led by Hun Sen and his Vietnamese inner circles. Hun Sen has lied a lot about the Vietnamese leaders and forces to help him and Cambodia to be independent, but Cambodian is still under the control of Vietnam. You may have seen the speeches of Hun Sen during ASEAN Summit in 2012, that Hun Sen rambled about his opposition parties, especially Mr. Sam Rainsy who was the winner of elections in Cambodia and Prince Ranarith was a winner of Election.

You may have seen the Hun Sen has used the Vietnamese forces to oust to opposition leaders (Mr. Sam Rainsy and Prince Ranarith). So, you can see the Vietnamese forces and leaders from Hanoi who have controlled Hun Sen until the present time. Hun Sen has been ordered by his Vietnamese bosses in Hanoi to give the speech to the public and the world stage as it was told to do so.

Hun Sen needs to go and he has embarrassed the world leaders and international communities and donors who have poured billions of dollars and aids to Cambodia for more three decades. Those aids and billions of dollars have been stolen by his Vietnamese advisers, Vietnamese inner circles, and Vietnamese businessmen in CPP systems. Those Vietnamese folks of Hun Sen in CPP regime have been occupying and operating Cambodia in the wrong during by doing the businesses with Westerners and Eastern (China, Vietnam, Laos, etc). They are as the most corrupted as the corrupted Vietnamese leaders in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh.

Those billions of dollars and aids from the International donors have not reached to the poor Cambodian people who are desperately in need. You can seen many misplaced poor Cambodian people all over the places with no home and place to stay.

Thanks for the great reports, Umesh Pandey.

Khmer Yeurng

Anonymous said...

Correction for 6:35 PM

......Vietnamese folks of Hun Sen in CPP regime have been occupying and operating Cambodia in the wrong DIRECTION by doing ........

Anonymous said...

Correction for 6:35 PM

..... specially Mr. Sam Rainsy who was the winner of elections in Cambodia and Prince Ranarith was a winner of Election back in 1993 and 1997.

You may have seen the Hun Sen has used the Vietnamese forces to oust the opposition leaders (Mr. Sam Rainsy and Prince Ranarith) and it was like the real internal war in Cambodia coming from the hidden Vietnamese forces inside Cambodia that the world, the UN and International Communities did not know......

Anonymous said...

Cambodia got high volume of SUVs per capita because of high disparity in income distribution. The gov't needs to take a look at that...

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Xen !
Ah Pol Pot II !
Ah Kadafi II !
Ah Kanal chkae wat !
Ah Bong thom srok Xmer !
Ah May mafia ASEAN !
Ah Tro kdet mi Men Sam oy yuon Hue!
Ah May khmer rouge !
Ah May Killing Fields !
Ah May krorpeu !
Ah Kwac !
Ah kwang mkh'ac !
Ah pnaek taul,kdor yaul !
Ah Ka chhaep !
Ah Kaveach !
Ah Chleuil !
Ah May an-chhi !
Ah May born sampheung yuon !
Ah Ae la pav !
Ah Yuon yiekminh !
Ah Kaun ac-kattanhou !
Ah Sijo !
Ah Si ach Yuon !
Ah Ka-choy !
Ah Knhom yuon Vietcong !
Ah You caung bart psar !
Ah Jeung kab jac !
Ah May kroeung nhean !
Ah Lng'ung tveu jess !
Ah Lng'ung vitou !
Ah Bondith ort sala !
Ah Mauk !
Ah Vaek !
Ah Noroik yok komneut !
Ah Somdey srey !
Ah Sva pahee yuon hue !
Ah Kampouch Jor !
Ah Kd'or tor kdet mi Kanhjrook !
Ah som oy ngorng !
Ah Phess !
Ah Phess kandal jongkrarn !
Ah komjil aing phess !
Ah Pleu !
Ah Pleu si plea harl pleang !
Ah Ko deuk sieng !
Ah Lorb !
Ah Leu keu lork tork !
Ah Orm leang !
Ah Ta ngaen 8 jrung !
Ah May kheattakor !
Ah May Nhouf nhung !
Ah May bork !
Ah Koy Pijit !
Ah Fool !
Ah domneurb !
Ah Chkae !
Ah cong jor Hanoi !
Ah kotreuk cari yuon !
Ah kontob !
Ah srorkei daung !
Ah Sva yaul taung !
Ah Srorkei yeur !
Ah Nheung !
Ah Vietcong !
Ah Trorpeang krorleung !
Ah Taihorng !
Ah Go to Hell !
Ah Khmorch chkae !
Ah Preah prors min ruoch !
Ah....ah..........a..h......a..!!!

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Xen !
Ah Pol Pot II !
Ah Kadafi II !
Ah Kanal chkae wat !
Ah Bong thom srok Xmer !
Ah May mafia ASEAN !
Ah Tro kdet mi Men Sam oy yuon Hue!
Ah May khmer rouge !
Ah May Killing Fields !
Ah May krorpeu !
Ah Kwac !
Ah Kwang mkh'ac !
Ah pnaek taul,kdor yaul !
Ah Ka chhaep !
Ah Kaveach !
Ah Chleuil !
Ah May an-chhi !
Ah May born sampheung yuon !
Ah Ae la pav !
Ah Yuon yiekminh !
Ah Kaun ac-kattanhou !
Ah Sijo !
Ah Si ach Yuon !
Ah Ka-choy !
Ah Knhom yuon Vietcong !
Ah You caung bart psar !
Ah Jeung kab jac !
Ah May kroeung nhean !
Ah Lng'ung tveu jess !
Ah Lng'ung vitou !
Ah Bondith ort sala !
Ah Mauk !
Ah Vaek !
Ah Noroik yok komneut !
Ah Somdey srey !
Ah Sva pahee yuon hue !
Ah Kampouch Jor !
Ah Kd'or tor kdet mi Kanhjrook !
Ah Som oy ngorng !
Ah Phess !
Ah Phess kandal jongkrarn !
Ah Komjil aing phess !
Ah Pleu !
Ah Pleu si plea harl pleang !
Ah Ko deuk sieng !
Ah Lorb !
Ah Leu keu lork tork !
Ah Orm leang !
Ah Ta ngaen 8 jrung !
Ah May kheattakor !
Ah May Nhouf nhung !
Ah May bork !
Ah Koy Pijit !
Ah Fool !
Ah Domneurb !
Ah Chkae !
Ah Cong jor Hanoi !
Ah Kotreuk cari yuon !
Ah Kontob !
Ah Srorkei daung !
Ah Sva yaul taung !
Ah Srorkei yeur !
Ah Nheung !
Ah Vietcong !
Ah Trorpeang krorleung !
Ah Taihorng !
Ah Go to Hell !
Ah Khmorch chkae !
Ah Preah prors min ruoch !
Ah....ah..........a..h......a..!!!
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Anonymous said...

It is very misleading to say that Cambodian capital Phnom Penh has highest volume of Lexus or luxury cars per capita just by looking in a small crowed and congested environment.

Tell me how big is Phnom Penh? Phnom Penh is about the size of my palm comparing to Bangcock that over 30 years of peace and stability to develop! It takes me less than 30 minutes to discover the whole Phnom Penh if the fucken traffic move without stopping every few hundred feet and the city is so crowded with houses with small streets due to the lack of city planning over the years! So it is natural for one to look in a small crowed place and only find certain thing if they choose to see what they want to see!

The dirty secret of about these luxury cars is that most of it is junk! The Cambodian auto body shops assemble many of these luxury cars from total loss collision! Tell me how much does it costs to own a piece of junky luxury car? These Cambodian have nothing so they have to be resourceful including turning a piece of junk into luxury car! I am so amazed that the Cambodian can fix almost anything! ahahhahah

The first time when I see these Cambodian drives Lexus and other luxury cars I was so dumbfounded at the high cost and the high cost of maintenance! Later I found out these Cambodian go after durability and quality because these Luxury cars require far less maintenance and more durable than most average cars! So these luxury cars can go a long way before it breaks down! So the durability and quality will compensate for the high cost and most components are assembling from junk parts which are far cheaper! Now you can’t blame these Cambodian for owning luxury cars! What you see is only half the story and what about what you can’t see? So don’t rush to judgment!

Anonymous said...

If AH Siem Umesh Pandey doesn't want the Cambodian to ride luxury cars then AH Siem bastard Umesh Pandey want the Cambodian to ride the ox cart!

Good idea for those stupid Cambodian for praising AH Siem bastard Umesh Pandey and now you can go ride ox cart!

Anonymous said...

9:21 PM - You don't understand the article. You just jumped the conclusion.

Anonymous said...

To 9:42pm

Oh! You understand the Siem bastard article? Tell me what part of the trashy article you understand?

Obviously AH Siem bastard dickhead Umesh Pandey think that Cambodian are so foolish to spend their money on Luxury while their basic needs are not met!

Anonymous said...

នៅប្រទេសដែលប្រកាន់ជុំហ៊រឬលិទ្ធិប្រជាធិបតេយ្យនោះគេមិនប្រកាន់ទេចំពោះអ្នកដែលធ្វើការរិះគន់,បព្ចេញ​ទស្សនៈ​ ឬអោយ​អនុសាសន៍​ដើម្បី​ស្ថាបនា​សង្គមរបស់គេទេ​។លោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន មិនគួរ​បញ្ចេញ​ប្រតិកម្ម​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់នៅពេលដែលមានពិធីសម្ពោធអ្វីៗម្តង។ សូមអានឃ្លាខាងក្រោមដូចតទៅ៖ ៉លោក ហ៊ុន សែន បាន​បញ្ចេញ​ប្រតិកម្ម​ដូច្នេះ៖ «ព្រោះ​វា​ទាក់ទង​នឹង​ជនជាតិ​កម្ពុជា ខ្ញុំ​មិន​នឹក​ស្មាន​ថា មាន​ជនជាតិ​កម្ពុជា ល្ងង់​ដល់​ថ្នាក់​ហ្នឹង! ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ថោក​តំលៃ​ដល់​ជន​ជាតិ​ដទៃ​ទៀត ប៉ុន្តែ​សូម​អ្នក​ដទៃ​កុំ​ចាត់​ទុក​ថា អំពើ​ល្ងង់​ខ្លៅ​នេះ​មាន​មនុស្ស​ទាំង​អស់​បែប​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ឬ​តំណាងរាស្ត្រ​របស់​លោក សម រង្ស៊ី ឲ្យ​សោះ! យើង​ជា​ប្រទេស​ដែល​មាន​កិត្តិយស និង​សេចក្ដី​ថ្លៃថ្នូរ ហើយ​ក៏​មិន​មែន​ជា​អ្នក​អនុវត្ត​នយោបាយ​ឱកាស​និយម​តាម​បែប​បក្ស​ប្រឆាំង ឬ​ក៏​អ្នក​វិភាគ​តាម​បែប... បើ​ខ្ញុំ​ចង់​និយាយ អ្នក​វិភាគ​សេដ្ឋកិច្ច ពួក​សេដ្ឋវិទូ ខ្ញុំ​ហៅ​អា​ល្ងង់​ទូ។ បើ​សិន​ជា​ទស្សនវិទូ ខ្ញុំ​ក៏​ហៅ​អា​ល្ងង់​ទូ​ដូច​គ្នា​ដែរ ព្រោះ​ការ​វិភាគ​បែប​នេះ​វា​មិន​ស្រប​ហៅ​ថា បណ្ឌិត​នោះ​ទេ ព្រោះ​បណ្ឌិត​នោះ​ក្បាល​ទំពែក​ទៅ​ទៀត»។ ក្នុងនាមជាអ្នកដឹកនាំគេម្នាក់មិនគួរលោក​នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន និយាយពាក្យបាតផ្សារឬពាក្យព្រៃសោះ ឬនេះវាជាទំនៀមទម្លាប់ឬវប្បធម៌របស់លោកទៅហើយ បើមិនបានជេរគេ គាត់សំរាន្តមិនលក់ឬ? សូមលោកនាយកមេត្តាចោលប្រពៃណីនេះទៅ ព្រោះនាំអោយប្រទេសថៃដែលជាប្រទេសក្មេងជាងយើងគេសើចពេបជ្រាយទេ! កាលខ្ញុំនៅរៀនវិញនៅពេលដែលជិងចប់ គេតម្រូវអោយយើងរៀងក្បួនឬវិន័យសីលធម៌(Ethic, Management Class)និងរបៀបវារៈអំពីការត្រួតត្រាអ្នកក្រោមខ្លួនហើយនិងរៀនធ្វើជាចៅហ្វាយគេនៅពេលដែលចាំបាច់។ សូមអរគុណ!!

Anonymous said...

BEWARE OF YUON DOG !

Anonymous said...

អាពូជក្តពាក់បំពុង៖
​អាក្បាលយួន ខ្លួនខ្មែរ ឆ្កែសៀម៕

Anonymous said...

cambodia will advance and develop. it's good to have a little paradigm shift in cambodia so the country and khmer will advance and be competitive and productive, etc, you know.

Anonymous said...

ក្នុងមួយពិភពលោកនេះ អ្នកណាៗក៏ដឹងគ្រប់គ្នាទាំងអស់ថា
អាយ៉ងខ្វាក់ក្បត់ជាតិ ហ៊ុន សែន នេះ ជាមេក្បត់ជាតិ, ជាមេ
លក់ជាតិ, ជាមេឃាតករឈាមត្រជាក់, ជាមេខ្មែរក្រហម,
ជាមេទុច្ចរិត, ជាមេពុករលួយ, ជាមេយូកូងបាតផ្សារ,
ជាមេក្រុមមនុស្សពាល នៅកម្ពុជាដែរ...!
ហើយក៏ជាមេគ្រោះថ្នាក់ធំជាងគេនៅក្នុងប្រទេសខ្មែរសព្វ
ថ្ងៃនេះបើខ្មែរយើងមិននាំគ្នាកំចាត់វានិងបក្សពួកវាចោលទេ ប្រទេសខ្មែរគ្មានថ្ងៃបានសុខសាន្ត និងអភិវឌ្ឍន៍ប្រទេសជាតិ
ឱ្យចម្រើនលូតលាស់បានឡើយ។
អាខ្វាក់អន្តរធាន..! អាងាប់អន្តរធាន..!អាមេយូកូងបាតផ្សារ..!

Anonymous said...

9:49 PM is such a fool

Anonymous said...

There are some people here who are racist, cannot handle the truth, and don't know anything about democracy. The fact that the author is Thai that does not necessarily mean that what he said is not true. Food for thought and learn how to distinguish fact from fiction.

Anonymous said...

2:42 AM Don't forget many of the bloggers here were once former Khmer Rouge, they don't have any education nor courage to do anything. It's easier to them to yell out YOUN then to understand and how to handle anything in a civilized manner.

They are to caught up with their hatred to see the underlying points. Once these former Khmer Rouge dies along with the uneducated Vietminh, we will see change.

Anonymous said...

Ah Hun Xen !
Ah Pol Pot II !
Ah Kadafi II !
Ah Kanal chkae wat !
Ah Bong thom srok Xmer !
Ah May mafia ASEAN !
Ah Tro kdet mi Men Sam oy yuon Hue!
Ah May khmer rouge !
Ah May Killing Fields !
Ah May krorpeu !
Ah Kwac !
Ah Kwang mkh'ac !
Ah pnaek taul,kdor yaul !
Ah Ka chhaep !
Ah Kaveach !
Ah Chleuil !
Ah May an-chhi !
Ah May born sampheung yuon !
Ah Ae la pav !
Ah Yuon yiekminh !
Ah Kaun ac-kattanhou !
Ah Sijo !
Ah Si ach Yuon !
Ah Ka-choy !
Ah Knhom yuon Vietcong !
Ah You caung bart psar !
Ah Jeung kab jac !
Ah May kroeung nhean !
Ah Lng'ung tveu jess !
Ah Lng'ung vitou !
Ah Bondith ort sala !
Ah Mauk !
Ah Vaek !
Ah Noroik yok komneut !
Ah Somdey srey !
Ah Sva pahee yuon hue !
Ah Kampouch Jor !
Ah Kd'or tor kdet mi Kanhjrook !
Ah Som oy ngorng !
Ah Phess !
Ah Phess kandal jongkrarn !
Ah Komjil aing phess !
Ah Pleu !
Ah Pleu si plea harl pleang !
Ah Ko deuk sieng !
Ah Lorb !
Ah Leu keu lork tork !
Ah Orm leang !
Ah Ta ngaen 8 jrung !
Ah Kamping puoy !
Ah May kheattakor !
Ah May Nhouf nhung !
Ah May bork !
Ah Koy Pijit !
Ah Fool !
Ah Domneurb !
Ah Chkae !
Ah Cong jor Hanoi !
Ah Kotreuk cari yuon !
Ah Kontob !
Ah Srorkei daung !
Ah Sva yaul taung !
Ah Srorkei yeur !
Ah Nheung !
Ah Vietcong !
Ah Trorpeang krorleung !
Ah Taihorng !
Ah Go to Hell !
Ah Khmorch chkae !
Ah Preah prors min ruoch !
Ah....ah..........a..h......a..!!!
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Anonymous said...

អា​ ហ៊ុន សែន អា​ពូជពាក់ក្ត.. បំពុងពើ​យ !!!!

អានេះ​ សែនល្ងង់​ខ្លៅ​........អា បំពុងពើ​យ !!!!

អាសែន ល្ងង់​ទូ​............អា បំពុងពើ​យ​ !!!!


អាបំពុងពើ​យ​........អា......បំពុងពើ​យ !!!

Anonymous said...

5:07 AM, you are a pure Yuon with a tricks. We are real Khmer here and keep an eye on what some Yuon here are really tricky and dirty on playing to be a nice guy, telling Khmer people with a warning, etc. There Vietnamese like Men Sam An who protect the CPP killer of Svay Rieng town, a city major.

We are watching you @5:07 AM and wonder why you have such a warning.

We can see that ECCC have been under the control of CPP regime occupied by Yuon (Vietminh), Khmer Vietminh and hidden Vietcong cadres from Hanoi (both fake Khmer Rouges) that fool many Khmer people and foreigners. There is no justice if Khmer Vietminh like Heng Samrin, Chea Sim, Hun Sen, etc were not brought to KRT at ECCC because Hanoi Yuon/Vietnamese leaders and followers in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh are afraid of being exposed and told the truth of being the real Yuon/Vietnamese or Vietminh Killers of Killing Fields, before and after the Killing Fields.

Anonymous said...

Khmer people can not let ah Hun Sen
stay in power little longer anymore.

They should solve this problem right
away.Organizing as groups in oversea
and in Cambodia,protest outside
support the inside.And the inside
Khmer people dare to die to bring
Hun Sen down and kill him and his
clans;then kill Vietnamese in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

To 1:39 AM

Okay you called me a fool! But I am a smart fool who dare to stand up to AH Siem bastard dickhead Umesh Pandey for telling lie!

I just never understand the Siem dickhead who feel jealous about Cambodian driving old junky polluted luxury cars! What is the fuck with these Siem dickheads! There is nothing Cambodian can do to please these Siem dickheads unless Cambodian choose to walk or riding ox cart then the Siem dickheads will be please with that but then the Siem dickhead will look down Cambodian as the most backward people on the planet who don't even know to ride a car!

If you are not a fool like me according AH Siem bastard dickhead Umesh Pandey then you should ride ox cart or walk! If you choose to ride a car one day then you are a real jackass!

Anonymous said...

This Bangcock Post propaganda and it is the garbage in and the garbage out!

Anonymous said...

11:40 AM,

You are taking too personal. Let's focus on the current Vietnamese dog leader Hun Sen, Hun Sen's Vietnamese bosses in Hanoi, and CPP clans and cronies who have been the most dangerous to Cambodia country and her Khmer people. Just think about it before the time runs out.

Thailand is far more different Vietnam. Vietnam is the main trouble maker until this day.

Thailand never would never had a problem with the opposition party leaders, except the stupid, stubborn and uneducated one, Hun Sen (Vietnamese dog).

Opposition party leaders are far more educated than Hun Sen. You need to know that.

The reporter Umesh Pandey mostly criticize Hun Sen who is the most dumbest leader under the secret supervision and provision of Hanoi leaders and followers in Communist Vietnam.

Loas is in the process to be a part of Communist Vietnam, but not Cambodia.

Thank you for your understanding and please cool down. We appreciate your concern.

Anonymous said...

Correction for 4:29 PM

Thailand is far more different than Communist Vietnam. Communist Vietnam is the main trouble maker until this day to Cambodia and her Khmer people.

Anonymous said...

អាល្ងង់ទូ សម រង្ស៊ី,បុគ្គលចាំតែបោះឆ្នោតបង្រ្គប់កិច្ច
អោយគណបក្សប្រជាជនក៏​ ក្តពាក់បំពុងពើ​យ ដូច​គ្នា​និងអាបណ្ឌិតស្វា អា​ល្ងង់​ទូ​ ហ៊ុន សែនដែរ !!!!!!!!!!

Anonymous said...

To 4:29PM

"Thailand is far more different Vietnam. Vietnam is the main trouble maker until this day."

=How the fuck you came to conclusion that Thailand is far more different than Vietnam? As far as I am concerned Thailand and Vietnam are both arch-enemies of Cambodian people! Thailand invaded Preah Vihear and annexed 13 former Khmer provinces and Vietnam annexed Khmer Krom and makes 10 million Khmer Kroms as their slave!

The Khmer don't need to choose between the Thailand or Vietnam! The Khmer must choose Cambodia and make Cambodia into strong country and the Khmer will be a thorn in their side and a knife in their heart as long as these two countries continue to act as thug and bully!

Cambodia must abandon neutrality when dealing with Thailand or Vietnam and choose conflict over peace, choose military over negotiation, and choose instability over stability! If Cambodian can’t have what they want and why the Siem and the Viet enjoy what they have from conquering and enslavement of Cambodian people?

May God bless Cambodia and her people and down with the Siem and Viet and the conflict to continue for the next 10,000 years!

Anonymous said...

I love Umesh Pandey he said almost true, PM has transformed Khmer to be beggar and exported them to its neighbour that no Khmer leaders ever dare do this before, for himself he keep bagging for money from any country who he visited or visited him. This is strategy to hide his corruption government from being shown. He kept saying Cambodian poor is just cover up his crony fortune. From 1979 everybody poor but now his crony very rich because his crony is allowed to have fortune and others is not his crony to be beggar.

If we look at his cronies such Sok Kong who he has billion of dollars for his casino in Bokor mountain, where those monies came from apart from steal ours ancestor Angkor Wat incomes, Angkor Wat belong to Khmer in name only but incomes from Angkor belong to Sok Kong and Sok … Vietnamese origin.

PM allow imbalance trade, the trade surplus from other country display goods in every market in Cambodia controlled by his crony or other word monopoly (not allow competition with his crony). Unesh Pandey spent 3 days in Cambodian capital he guest is almost right if he stay in Cambodia more than three days he will get 100% right. Good work 3 days in Cambodian capital.

Anonymous said...

Why 32 years rule Cambodia and still list as "least develop country" because he is a beggar he does not want Cambodia out of this preference in order for him to beg for more year to come, if this preference is lifted from "least develop country" he can not beg anymore therefore his government can not survive and his cronies will run away from him too.

Anonymous said...

To 11:36 AM
"I love Umesh Pandey..."

= If you love AH Siem dickhead Umeshie Pandey so much why don't you merry him and you might as well consider relocating yourself to Thailand too! You want to be Siem bitch and go ahead the Siem thugs will welcome you with one long line! ahahhahahahh

Just admit that AH Siem dickhead Umeshie Pandey got it all wrong!

Anonymous said...

11:49 AM Do not be so angry with other opinion, it just an opinion. if you're old please watch out your high blood pressure if you're young please go and have cool shower. Remember I love your opinion too.

not swear

Anonymous said...

អាល្ងង់ទូ ហ៊ុន សែន អា​ពូជ ក្តពាក់បំពុងពើ​យ !
Ah Pol Pot II !
Ah Kadafi II !
Ah Kanal chkae wat !
Ah Bong thom srok Xmer !
Ah May mafia ASEAN !
Ah Tro kdet mi Men Sam oy yuon Hue!
Ah May khmer rouge !
Ah May Killing Fields !
Ah May krorpeu !
Ah Kwac !
Ah Kwang mkh'ac !
Ah pnaek taul,yaul kdor !
Ah Ka chhaep !
Ah Kaveach !
Ah Chleuil !
Ah May an-chhi !
Ah May born sampheung yuon !
Ah Ae la pav !
Ah Yuon yiekminh !
Ah Kaun ac-kattanhou !
Ah Sijo !
Ah Si ach Yuon !
Ah Ka-choy !
Ah Knhom yuon Vietcong !
Ah You caung bart psar !
Ah Jeung kab jac !
Ah May kroeung nhean !
Ah Lng'ung tveu jess !
Ah Lng'ung vitou !
Ah Bondith ort sala !
Ah Mauk !
Ah Vaek !
Ah Noroik yok komneut !
Ah Somdey srey !
Ah Sva pahee yuon hue !
Ah Kampouch Jor !
Ah Kd'or tor kdet mi Kanhjrook !
Ah Som oy ngorng !
Ah Phess !
Ah Phess kandal jongkrarn !
Ah Komjil aing phess !
Ah Pleu !
Ah Pleu si plea harl pleang !
Ah Ko deuk sieng !
Ah Lorb !
Ah Leu keu lork tork !
Ah Orm leang !
Ah Ta ngaen 8 jrung !
Ah Kamping puoy !
Ah May kheattakor !
Ah May Nhouf nhung !
Ah May bork !
Ah Koy Pijit !
Ah Fool !
Ah Domneurb !
Ah Chkae !
Ah Cong jor Hanoi !
Ah Kotreuk cari yuon !
Ah Kontob !
Ah Srorkei daung !
Ah Sva yaul taung !
Ah Srorkei yeur !
Ah Nheung !
Ah Vietcong !
Ah Trorpeang krorleung !
Ah Taihorng !
Ah Go to Hell !
Ah Khmorch chkae !
Ah Preah prors min ruoch !
Ah....ah..........a..h......a..!!!
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