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Friday, May 28, 2010
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Thursday, May 27, 2010
11 more do-nothing fat cats added to Hun Xen's bloated regime
More Government Appointments Rankle Opposition
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 26 May 2010
The nine new appointments are for members of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, with positions mainly for secretaries of state, but members of the opposition say they are unnecessary in an ever-expanding Cabinet.
“We don’t need to increase more pay of Cabinet members while Cambodians are facing poverty and the global economic crisis,” said Yim Sovann, a lawmaker and spokesman for the Sam Rainsy Party. “It is not necessary to appoint more appointees as Cabinet members. In this situation, it increases the bureaucracy, corruption and expenditures. The Sam Rainsy Party will not support the increase of the Cabinet members.”
Thun Saray, president of the rights group Adhoc, said the appointments may be a way to help maintain stability within the government, but they would cost more money.
“We are very concerned about the shortage of national resources for supplying or supporting the increase of government members larger and larger,” he said.
The Cabinet has grown significantly since 1993, when there were 55 ministers and secretaries of state, including the prime minister, deputy prime ministers and other senior ministers. By 2008, there were 258, following increases in each five-year mandate of the government.
Thursday’s new appointments, which are in addition to increases already made in 2008, will bring the total to 269.
CPP lawmaker Cheam Yiep said the appointments would lead to more effective government in the long term and so would not cost the government more money overall.
The appointments include: Chheang Yanara, an adviser who will become “delegate minister” to Prime Minister Hun Sen; Yuth Phuthong, former Koh Kong governor, to secretary of state for the Ministry of Agriculture; Bun Sambo, personal interpreter of Hun Sen, to secretary of state at the Council of Ministers; and others.
Thursday’s vote is expected to reshuffle two Funcinpec officials: Tum Sambo as secretary of state to the Ministry of Defense; and Tan Vutha, secretary of state for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 26 May 2010
“We don’t need to increase more pay of Cabinet members while Cambodians are facing poverty and the global economic crisis.”The National Assembly is expected to approve 11 new high-level government appointments on Thursday, nine of which are additional posts that opponents say are a waste of money.
The nine new appointments are for members of the ruling Cambodian People’s Party, with positions mainly for secretaries of state, but members of the opposition say they are unnecessary in an ever-expanding Cabinet.
“We don’t need to increase more pay of Cabinet members while Cambodians are facing poverty and the global economic crisis,” said Yim Sovann, a lawmaker and spokesman for the Sam Rainsy Party. “It is not necessary to appoint more appointees as Cabinet members. In this situation, it increases the bureaucracy, corruption and expenditures. The Sam Rainsy Party will not support the increase of the Cabinet members.”
Thun Saray, president of the rights group Adhoc, said the appointments may be a way to help maintain stability within the government, but they would cost more money.
“We are very concerned about the shortage of national resources for supplying or supporting the increase of government members larger and larger,” he said.
The Cabinet has grown significantly since 1993, when there were 55 ministers and secretaries of state, including the prime minister, deputy prime ministers and other senior ministers. By 2008, there were 258, following increases in each five-year mandate of the government.
Thursday’s new appointments, which are in addition to increases already made in 2008, will bring the total to 269.
CPP lawmaker Cheam Yiep said the appointments would lead to more effective government in the long term and so would not cost the government more money overall.
The appointments include: Chheang Yanara, an adviser who will become “delegate minister” to Prime Minister Hun Sen; Yuth Phuthong, former Koh Kong governor, to secretary of state for the Ministry of Agriculture; Bun Sambo, personal interpreter of Hun Sen, to secretary of state at the Council of Ministers; and others.
Thursday’s vote is expected to reshuffle two Funcinpec officials: Tum Sambo as secretary of state to the Ministry of Defense; and Tan Vutha, secretary of state for the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Friday, March 13, 2009
From warloard to drug Czar: Can he be stronger than the king-maker?
Sacked General Approved as Drug Czar
By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
12 March 2009
By Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
12 March 2009
A special session of the National Assembly on Thursday approved the promotion of sacked army commander Ke Kim Yan to become Cambodia’s tenth deputy prime minister.
Ke Kim Yan was fired from his position as commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in January, for pursuing outside business interests. As deputy prime minister, he will be in charge of the country’s counter-drug authority.
Ke Kim Yan and Prime Minister Hun Sen shook hands and smiled at each other, prior to Hun Sen’s delivery of a speech in support of the promotion.
“According to the needs of the government and to promote and improve the implementation of the government’s political program more effectively,” Hun Sen told lawmakers, “I would like to present to the National Assembly the newest 10 members of the government for the National Assembly’s vote of confidence.”
All 10 members were experienced, able and responsible, he said.
The National Assembly also approved for promotion one senior minister and eight secretaries of state.
Twenty-six members of the Sam Rainsy Party and three members of the Human Rights Party did not participate in the special session.
“The appointment of the new cabinet members is not necessary,” SRP spokesman Yim Sovann said Thursday.
“We didn’t participate in this meeting because we want to save our time to find recommendations to the government to solve the economic crisis, unemployment of garment workers, and the lack of sale of agricultural products,” he said. “This is better than voting to approve new cabinet members, which increase more and more the size of the government.”
Ke Kim Yan was fired from his position as commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces in January, for pursuing outside business interests. As deputy prime minister, he will be in charge of the country’s counter-drug authority.
Ke Kim Yan and Prime Minister Hun Sen shook hands and smiled at each other, prior to Hun Sen’s delivery of a speech in support of the promotion.
“According to the needs of the government and to promote and improve the implementation of the government’s political program more effectively,” Hun Sen told lawmakers, “I would like to present to the National Assembly the newest 10 members of the government for the National Assembly’s vote of confidence.”
All 10 members were experienced, able and responsible, he said.
The National Assembly also approved for promotion one senior minister and eight secretaries of state.
Twenty-six members of the Sam Rainsy Party and three members of the Human Rights Party did not participate in the special session.
“The appointment of the new cabinet members is not necessary,” SRP spokesman Yim Sovann said Thursday.
“We didn’t participate in this meeting because we want to save our time to find recommendations to the government to solve the economic crisis, unemployment of garment workers, and the lack of sale of agricultural products,” he said. “This is better than voting to approve new cabinet members, which increase more and more the size of the government.”
Wednesday, March 04, 2009
Ex-chief of Cambodian military forces to become [10th] deputy PM [-Does Hun Sen need a deputy under each of his 10 fingers?]
PHNOM PENH, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The government has appointed former commander-in-chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Ke Kim Yan as deputy prime minister, said English-language newspaper the Cambodia Daily on Wednesday.
"The government will send the request to the National Assembly. When the National Assembly approves it, you will know," Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, told the paper.
If approved, Ke Kim Yan will become the government's 10th deputy prime minister.
The general has been without a position since being removed as RCAF chief by a Royal Decree on Jan. 22.
"The government will send the request to the National Assembly. When the National Assembly approves it, you will know," Tea Banh, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Defense, told the paper.
If approved, Ke Kim Yan will become the government's 10th deputy prime minister.
The general has been without a position since being removed as RCAF chief by a Royal Decree on Jan. 22.
Friday, October 03, 2008
CPP ministers to resign from parliamentary positions: More of Hun Sen's hyper-bloated gov't
Ministers from Cambodian ruling party to resign parliamentary positions
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) -- Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that the lawmakers from the ruling Cambodian People's Party (CPP) who hold both government posts and seats in the National Assembly will resign their parliamentary positions and concentrate on their ministerial responsibilities, national media reported Friday.
"If we keep them in two positions it will be difficult for them to stand with one leg in the National Assembly and the other one in the government," Hun Sen was quoted as saying in the Phnom PenhPost.
"I have already signed off on (a letter) to the National Election Committee (NEC) regarding the replacements," Hun Sen said.
Hun Sen named the resigned parliamentarians as Minister of Rural Development Chea Sophara, Minister of Information and government spokesman Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Education, Youthand Sports Im Sethy, Minister of Environment Mok Mareth, and Minister of Social Affairs Ith Sam Heng.
Nguon Nhel, the first deputy president of the National Assembly, said that a total of 40 CPP parliamentarians holding dual positions or being considered for fresh government posts were in line to be replaced.
"Such replacements are the strategy of Hun Sen," he told the Post Thursday, adding that "we have already approved the names of the candidates."
Meanwhile, the three Human Rights Party (HRP) parliamentarians who boycotted the Sept. 24 swearing-in of the new Assembly will have the chance to be sworn-in in a separate session with the replacement CPP parliamentarians.
"If we keep them in two positions it will be difficult for them to stand with one leg in the National Assembly and the other one in the government," Hun Sen was quoted as saying in the Phnom PenhPost.
"I have already signed off on (a letter) to the National Election Committee (NEC) regarding the replacements," Hun Sen said.
Hun Sen named the resigned parliamentarians as Minister of Rural Development Chea Sophara, Minister of Information and government spokesman Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Education, Youthand Sports Im Sethy, Minister of Environment Mok Mareth, and Minister of Social Affairs Ith Sam Heng.
Nguon Nhel, the first deputy president of the National Assembly, said that a total of 40 CPP parliamentarians holding dual positions or being considered for fresh government posts were in line to be replaced.
"Such replacements are the strategy of Hun Sen," he told the Post Thursday, adding that "we have already approved the names of the candidates."
Meanwhile, the three Human Rights Party (HRP) parliamentarians who boycotted the Sept. 24 swearing-in of the new Assembly will have the chance to be sworn-in in a separate session with the replacement CPP parliamentarians.
Thursday, October 02, 2008
NRP's "on again-off again" coalition in Hun Sen's gov't
PM: NRP not in Cambodian coalition gov't
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 2 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian Prime minister Hun Sen said here on Thursday that the coalition government has only two parties, not including the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP).
The Cambodian coalition government has only two parties, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the Funcinpec Party, Hun Sen said at a ceremony of handing over scholarships to 500 students in a university in Phnom Penh.
The coalition government does not have the NRP, he said, adding that his government is very big with many officials.
"Prince Ranariddh called me to ask the possibility of his party in the coalition government. I said no, because the government is already too big," he said.
After 18 months in self-imposed exile, Ranariddh returned to Cambodia Sunday, just days after a royal amnesty from King Norodom Sihamoni overturned the Prince's fraud conviction.
Sihamoni has just signed to appoint 205 undersecretaries of state according to the request of Hun Sen.
The Cambodian new government has nine deputy prime ministers, 16 senior ministers, 26 ministers and 167 secretaries of state.
All ministers in the government are members of CPP, which has won 90 seats in all the 123 seats of the National Assembly.
The Cambodian coalition government has only two parties, the Cambodian People's Party (CPP) and the Funcinpec Party, Hun Sen said at a ceremony of handing over scholarships to 500 students in a university in Phnom Penh.
The coalition government does not have the NRP, he said, adding that his government is very big with many officials.
"Prince Ranariddh called me to ask the possibility of his party in the coalition government. I said no, because the government is already too big," he said.
After 18 months in self-imposed exile, Ranariddh returned to Cambodia Sunday, just days after a royal amnesty from King Norodom Sihamoni overturned the Prince's fraud conviction.
Sihamoni has just signed to appoint 205 undersecretaries of state according to the request of Hun Sen.
The Cambodian new government has nine deputy prime ministers, 16 senior ministers, 26 ministers and 167 secretaries of state.
All ministers in the government are members of CPP, which has won 90 seats in all the 123 seats of the National Assembly.
Friday, September 19, 2008
Rong Chhun: There is no need for the government to have a "bigger head than its body"
Union criticises bloated Cabinet
Friday, 19 September 2008
Written by Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
Friday, 19 September 2008
Written by Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
ONE of Cambodia's leading unions has criticised the proposed incoming government for being too bloated, saying that the expected 400-member Cabinet would increase inefficiency and strain the national budget.
Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA) President Rong Chhun issued a letter Thursday asking the Cabinet to be pared back, saying the increased salaries for teachers and civil servants was more important than creating more government positions.
According to the letter, the proposed Cabinet will include nine deputy prime ministers, 16 senior ministers, 26 ministers, 172 secretaries of state and 168 undersecretaries of state.
Top-heavy government
There is no need for the government to have a "bigger head than its body", the letter stated.
"Every parliamentarian who is a representative of the people must consider concerns arising from the inflation of Cabinet members."
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith could not be reached for comment.
However, Cheam Yeap, a lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said the large number of Cabinet members would not have a negative impact so long as these members support Prime Minister Hun Sen's government.
Cambodian Independent Teachers Association (CITA) President Rong Chhun issued a letter Thursday asking the Cabinet to be pared back, saying the increased salaries for teachers and civil servants was more important than creating more government positions.
According to the letter, the proposed Cabinet will include nine deputy prime ministers, 16 senior ministers, 26 ministers, 172 secretaries of state and 168 undersecretaries of state.
Top-heavy government
There is no need for the government to have a "bigger head than its body", the letter stated.
"Every parliamentarian who is a representative of the people must consider concerns arising from the inflation of Cabinet members."
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith could not be reached for comment.
However, Cheam Yeap, a lawmaker for the ruling Cambodian People's Party, said the large number of Cabinet members would not have a negative impact so long as these members support Prime Minister Hun Sen's government.
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