By Sophinarath Cheang, VOA Khmer
LONG BEACH - Cambodians who go to the polls for July’s parliamentary elections will face two major choices, the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, and the new opposition, the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
The new opposition represents a combination of two former party leaders, Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha, both of whom were in Long Beach earlier this month, looking for funding and support ahead of the election.
This California city is not known for an abundance of political participation by its Cambodian residents. But community organizer Tith Tippana hopes to change that for the Rescue Party.
In an interview with VOA Khmer at his Long Beach home, he said the hard part was convincing Cambodian-Americans here that the two opposition leaders share the same goals.
“The difficulty is that, primarily, Cambodians think we have two different paths—but actually these two paths have only one purpose, which is change,” he said. “So the difficulty is to combine the two leaders.”
Tith Tippana recently hosted a meeting between the two opposition leaders and more than 700 residents in a Long Beach banquet hall. Nearly 300 people had to be turned away, he said.
That’s a lot of participation from the largest Cambodian-American community in the United States, which could help allay the concerns of other, smaller communities, he said.
“Long Beach is a place for our fellow Cambodians to learn from one another,” he said. “So on the political stage, if Long Beach residents are involved, the world will be involved as well.”
Tith Tippana said that the joining of the two parties will help in the upcoming election in Cambodia, where the Rescue Party will run against the ruling Cambodian People’s Party for parliamentary seats and the premiership.
Long Beach supporters raised just $20,000. But Tith Tippana said he senses a change for this election, which he called a turning point for Cambodia.
“Cambodians are not stupid anymore,” he said. “They must have seen something, that’s why the came. Now they have hope, they listen to news. They’ve seen that, oh, the CNRP is a real party that can compete with the current party.”
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To PM and members of the international community
No, you are so wrong to think like that. No one would tear down such infrastuctures, only the uneducated ones would do that. So, whatever been there, will be maintained like so. e.g will be known as, 'national heritage' or 'national properties', etc. The reality is, all those buildings were built from the income of national resources or money borrowed from China. It was not based on Hun Sen's money, to think about. The truth is, we are living in the 21st century and we don't get angry with the cow and hit the cat, only the stupid ones do.
So, stop scaring people to get what you want. It is time to let go of your power after 30 long years, enough is enough!. Just look at other nations abroad like, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, NZ, Aust, US....etc. You got to be honest to yourself and to others. Power is not everything, doing the right thing is everything and you got to learn to listen to our people's cried as well.
However, change can not be made without the Viets, Chinese and international community leaders of good moral help. Because Cambodia is not independent, it is being controlled by a 'mafia type ofgangster', where educated people been killed or locked up for speaking out loud. Therefore, we need change ASAP and it has to be now! and we believe that, Sam Rainsy, Kim Sokha, Mu Sochua are right people for those jobs at the top. Because we need to have our own state sovereignty just like every other nation does.
In addition, who in this world would want to support criminals? of course none. Therefore, it is time for change and it has to be now!. Finally, 'if the good do nothing the evil will win...for life is too short, might as well do good', simple as that!
RITHY KOMAR said...
ខ្ញុំមិនជឿរថាពូកបក្យប្រឆាំងសង្គ្រោះជាតិមិនទៅចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោតទេ។
ឲ្យតែដល់ពេលជីតពូកអស់លោកនេះច្បាស់ជារត់ស្ររទៅចូលក្បាលជាមួយនីងអាសីពីពីជាមិនខានទេ។
ជយោស្រុកខែ្មរនិងរលាយហើយនាំគា្នសប្យាយទៅ
បងប្អូនខែ្មរអើយ៕
ចាំយុំក្រោយហើយបើកាលណាអាយួនវាមកសម្លាប់ក៏ត្រូវហុចករឲ្យវាអាករទៅត្រូវសុខចិត្តងាប់ទៅ
ដើម្បីឲ្យពូកអាហ៊ុនសែនហៅអាហៃភូកនិងគ្រូសារ
វាបានរស់តទៅទៀត។ល្អម្លេះទេខែ្មរអើយ៕
ស្លាប់ទៅរសឮនៅល្អជាង???
5:11 PM
Anonymous said...
ខ្ញុំជឿថាពូកគណបក្យប្រឆាំងខែ្មរ-សង្គ្រោះសំផឹងយួន
ជាពូកពូជឆ្កែកន្ទុយខ្វៀន វានៅតែខ្វៀន។
គ្រាន់តែកុំឲ្យគេចោទថាវាស្រីផិតក្តិតងាយ!
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បើស្រុកខែ្មររលាយអស់ទឹក-អស់ដី
ក្រោយបោះឆ្នោតបង្រ្គប់កិច្ច,
-តើពូកវាទទូលខុសត្រូវឬទទូលទោសក្បត់ជាតិឬទេ?
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យើងត្រូវតែនាំគ្នាអុជធូបទៀន, ជេរប្រទេចផ្ដាសា
និង ដាក់ទំនាយ, ពូកអា CNRP
មេដឹកនាំបក្យប្រឆាំងខ្មែរ-សង្គ្រោះយួន
ទាំងយប់ ទាំងថ្ងៃ ជេរប្រទេចផ្ដាសា, ដាក់ទំនាយហើយ ជេរប្រទេចផ្ដាសា, ដាក់ទំនាយទៀត ហូតដល់ ពួកវា ឪ ម៉ែ បងប្អូន កូនចៅវា និរាសព្រាត់ប្រាស និងវិនាសអន្ដរាយរលាយរលត់
ពីផែនដីខ្មែរទៅហោង.................
-អាមូយ SAm rAinSy នេះមិនទាន់ឈ្នះឆ្នោតផង ចង់ចាប់គេដាក់ គុក។
-អាទណ្ឌិតរួញពងមូយនេះ ជាអ្នកនយោបាយ
ក្មេងថ្នាក់កុមារដ្ឋាន.......អន់ចុយម្រ៉ាយ!
-អាទណ្ឌិតខ្យល់មូយហ្នឹង!
បានត្រឹមតែឡែបឡបឡេមឡឺម
ជួយ ទប់ជើងគ្រែ និង កក្តាន់អាខា!
-រួបរួម.... តែ...អាខាជាអ្នកចេញមុខស៊ីសង!
- រួបរួម.. តែ...កក្តាន់.......អាខា!
-រួបរួម.... តែក្រោមពង.........អាខា!
ស៊ី កក្តាន់ ខា!
ស៊ី កក្តាន់ ខាហៃភូក!
What these idiot can do for khmer people is to make them suffer more and more. Look at what Ah Rainsy and Ah Sokha had done so far for the country and for the people of Cambodia. How much money do they wasted for their own interest ask the people who supported them in the past and now turn their back on these two monkeys.
Don't think these two will win. NOT IN THIS LIFE. LOOSERSSSSSSSSSSSSS. LOSERSSSSSSSSSS
EVEN with the help of Ah Sovannara The khmer post radio all these idiotssssssss will loose.
LOOSERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
LOOSERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SITH PHILA, PA
CNRP.................$$$$$$$$$$$$$$?
WORLD XMER RADIO.....$$$$$$$$$$$$$$?
MEACH XOVANNARA......$$$$$$$$$$$$$$?
កុំថាខ្មែរធ្វើអីឈ្នៈយួនឱ្យសោះ ពីពេលនេះតទៅ បើខ្មែរនៅតែបន្តរដើរផ្លូវខុសដដែល នឹងមិនព្រមរួបរួមគ្នារក
ដំណោះស្រាយណាមួយនោះទេ ។ យួនពេញចិត្តណាស់ដោយបានឃើញអ្នកនយោបាយខ្មែរ ដើរបញ្ជាស់ទិសគ្នា
What these idiot can do for khmer people is to make them suffer more and more. Look at what Ah HUN SEN, Ah HENG SAMRIN, Ah CHEA SIM, and Ah SOK AN had done so far for the country and for the people of Cambodia. How much money do they wasted for their own interest ask the people who supported them in the past and now turn their back on these four monkeys.
Don't think these four will win. NOT IN THIS LIFE. LOOSERSSSSSSSSSSSSS. LOSERSSSSSSSSSS
EVEN with the help of Ah Youn Hanoi, Viet Cong and Viet Minh The Youn Bayon TV, KTV, or CNTV all these idiotssssssss will loose.
LOOSERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
LOOSERSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
SITH PHILA, PA
It's time to change the regime for good. Hang their supporter like Ah Sith Phila in Pennsylvania. If you dare to face me, come to Washington DC. I'll blow you in a head with a base ball bat. Ah stupid and uneducated Youn agent. You're moron and wasteful people who should not live in this earth. I hate Ah Khmer people in DC who support Ah Hun Sen because their relatives are rich because of Hun Sen. They're all Khmer traitors.
Chey Yo Mr. Sam Rainsy and Mr. Kem Sokha.
Chey Yo Khmer Sang Krourse Cheat.
Chey To Khmer Nak Sneaha Cheat.
Para Chey Ah traitor Hun Sen.
Khmer DC
AH Sith Philla, is a Youn dog. This dog cannot debate in a normal civilised manner. He has to talk like Ah chkae Hun Sen. The definition of a debate with Ah chkae Hun Sen is for him to talk for 5 hours non stop with noone allowed to question him.
Ah chkae Sith Philla is the same dog. He will bark and bark, but he will nto answer you question.
អាមេបោកសម រង្សី,អាឆ្កែកន្ទុយខ្វៀន
និងអាខាពិតជាអភិវឌ្ឈលុយមែន!
អាខាខិលតាំងពីអត់លុយរហូតដល់មានលុយ
ចិញ្ចឹមប្រពន្ធចុងពីរក្បាល និងយកលុយទៅចិញ្ចឹម
ស្រីក្មេងជាច្រើននាក់ទៀត ដែលបានបោកពីបងប្អូន ,ដើម្បីបំរើការសប្បាយរបស់ខ្លួន វានឹងបន្តបោកលុយបងប្អូនតទៅទៀត!
ដែលលុយទាំងនោះបានមកពីអ្នកគាំទ្រ
គណបក្សCNRP នៅឯក្រៅប្រទេស ដែលបានលង់ខ្លួនជួយដល់អាគណបក្សសង្រ្កោះយួននេះ។
បើបងប្អូនខ្មែរបោះឆ្នោតអោយអាឆ្កែសម រង្សី,និងអាខាដូចបោះឲ្យយួនពីព្រោះបងប្អូន
បោះឆ្នោតជាមួយយួនយៀកកុង
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បើបងប្អូនខ្មែរ
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