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Showing posts with label CPP Generals. Show all posts
Showing posts with label CPP Generals. Show all posts
Wednesday, April 11, 2012
Sacrava's Political Cartoon: The Kingdom of Condoms
Tuesday, April 10, 2012
2 4-star CPP generals having extra-marital affairs: Hun Xen
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| Left to right: Hun Xen, Chea Dara and Kon Kim |
By Soy Sopheap
DAP-news
Translated from Khmer by Soy
Phnom Penh – From Oddar Meanchey province, on 09 April 2012, Hun Xen, who is a 5-golden-star general, told two of his 4-golden-star generals, not to have dalliances with too many women during their pleasures along Karaoke bars or during art shows.
During the inauguration of National Road No. 68 linking Kralanh district, Siem Reap province, to O’Smach, Hun Xen said: “Chea Dara … the group of army leaders … Kon Kim and such, I already talked [about you], I [using derogative term] will hit you with a big stick … when they [women] go to a show, don’t call them over the phone. I tell you now on the microphone (in public). They [women] went to a singing contest, then you found out their phone numbers and you call them. Next time you call them, I [using derogative term] will record your voice and broadcast it on TV. [You are] bad! Bad!”
At the same time, Hun Xen asked the army to be more attentive as he was warning them about “non spicy chilly pepper” (a Cambodian term defining “jealous wives”).
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សម្តេចតេជោ ប្រាប់ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផ្កាយ ៤ ពីររូប កុំឱ្យខូច (ស្រី) ពេក Monday, 09 April 2012
ដោយ ៖ សយ សុភា
DAP-news
ភ្នំពេញ ៖ ពីខេត្តឧត្តរមានជ័យ សម្តេចប្រមុខ រាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល ជាឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផ្កាយមាស ៥ នៅថ្ងៃចន្ទ ទី៩ ខែ មេសា បានណែនាំ នាយឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ផ្កាយមាស ៤ របស់ខ្លួន ចំនួនពីររូប កុំឱ្យខូចនឹងស្រីច្រើនពេក នាគ្រា ដែលទៅកម្សាន្ត តាមហាងខារ៉ាអូខេ ឬ កម្មវិធីសិល្បៈណាមួយ ។
ដោយនិយាយឈ្មោះចំ តាមក្បាលមេក្រូ នៅក្នុងវិធីសម្ពោធផ្លូវជាតិលេខ ៦៨ ដែលតភ្ជាប់ ពីស្រុកក្រឡាញ់ ខេត្ត សៀមរាប ដល់ស្រុកអូរស្មាច់ សម្តេចអគ្គមហាសេនាបតី បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា “ជា តារា..ពួកមេទ័ព..គន់ គីម អីនេះ មិញនិយាយហើយ អញវាយនឹងព្រនុង... គេទើបទៅលេងសិល្បៈផង កុំចុចទូរស័ព្ទទៅរកគេវ៉ើយ ។ និយាយគ្នាឱ្យហើយ ដាក់ក្បាលមេក្រូ ។ គេប្រឡងចម្រៀង រួចហើយរកដឹងលេខទូរស័ព្ទគេទៀត ចេះតែចុចទៅ រកគេ ។ ឯងចុចថ្ងៃក្រោយ ឯង អញថតសំឡេងទុក រួចចាក់តាមទូរទស្សន៍។ខូចៗ។”
យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ សម្តេចតេជោ ក៏បានស្នើឱ្យយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ ក្នុងគ្រប់គ្រងទ័ពផងដែរ ខណៈសម្តេចព្រលយ ឱ្យដឹងថា ម្ទេសមិនហឹរ (ប្រពន្ធណាមិនប្រចណ្ឌ )៕
Monday, January 30, 2012
Police general accused of beating bank employee in Cambodia [-A CPP officer and a thug?]
Jan 30, 2012
DPA
DPA
Phnom Penh - An irate police general allegedly beat a bank employee with a mobile phone in Cambodia after the worker refused to cash a cheque, national media reported Monday.
Representatives from Canadia Bank in the western city of Poipet filed a complaint against Major General Sok Lihuoth, accusing him of intentional violence, the Cambodia Daily newspaper reported.
The officer allegedly became enraged after the bank employee had declined his wife's request to cash a cheque worth more than 14,000 dollars on Thursday. The cheque had been made out to him.
Keang Keatly said the officer hit him on the head with a phone and yelled: 'Do you know who I am?'
A bank official said there was video of the incident. A provincial military police commander said the major general had fled.
Sunday, January 15, 2012
Mol Roeup removed from US comprehensive course on security challenges associated with terrorism: Wikileaks
Reference ID: 09PHNOMPENH529
Created: 2009-07-29 08:06
Released: 2011-08-30 01:44
Classification: UNCLASSIFIED
Origin: Embassy Phnom Penh
VZCZCXYZ0008
OO RUEHWEB
DE RUEHPF #0529 2100806
ZNR UUUUU ZZH
O 290806Z JUL 09
FM AMEMBASSY PHNOM PENH
TO RUEHC/SECSTATE WASHDC IMMEDIATE 0995
INFO RUEKJCS/CJCS WASHDC
RUEKJCS/SECDEF WASHDC
RHHMUNA/USCINCPAC HONOLULU HI//JC/J3/J4/J45/J5/FPA// UNCLAS PHNOM PENH 000529
SIPDIS
DEPARTMENT FOR PM-HDP, DRL, EAP/MLS, EAP/RSP AND S/GHD
E.O. 12958: N/A
TAGS: PREL MOPS PHUM MARR MASS CB
SUBJECT: RETRACTION OF VETTING REQUEST FOR MOL ROEUP TO ATTEND THE
COMPREHENSIVE COURSE ON SECURITY CHALLENGES ASSOCIATED WITH
TERRORISM IN SOUTH EAST ASIA AUGUST 17-21, 2009 IN PHNOM PENH,
CAMBODIA
REF: PHNOM PENH 512
¶1. This is an action cable.
¶2. Post retracts the request for human rights vetting pursuant to
the Leahy Amendment for the below-listed individual as a candidate
to attend the Comprehensive Course on Security Challenges Associated
with Terrorism in South East Asia August 17-21, 2009 in Phnom Penh,
Cambodia (Reftel).
NAME: Mol, Roeup (Male)
DPOB: September 25, 1951; Phnom Penh
POSITION: Director of Cambodian Intelligence and Research
RANK: Lieutenant General
DEPT/UNIT: High Command Headquarters
¶3. Action request: Please terminate the vetting request (Reftel)
submitted to the Department for the above-named individual. Please
continue the vetting request for the second named individual, Chhay
Sinarith.
¶4. Post regrets the error and will liaise with the requesting office
to determine if an appropriate alternate can be identified.
¶5. Point of contacts for Amembassy Phnom Penh are Jenae Johnson at
Johnsonjd3@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-118, or Major Wayne Turnbull
at turnbullpw@state.gov or tel: 855-23-728-219.
RODLEY
---------KI-Media Note: A "Leahy Amendment" designates an element of a foreign government who fails to comply with human rights standards.
A "Leahy Amendment" is a provision in an authorization act (such as an annual Foreign Operations Authorization Act, or an annual National Defense Authorization Act) either limiting support to foreign countries or certain elements of a foreign government (such as a particular military unit) for failure to comply with human rights standards. Leahy Amendments are commonly attached to security assistance and defense authorizations. (Source: Opslaw.com)
Saturday, January 14, 2012
The Kingdoom of Extraordinary Wonders promotes 4 crony officers to juicy positions (and some not too juciy)
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| (All Photos: DAP-news) |
អាវ៉ា និង អាម៉ីអាថោង ឡើងសក្តិ ស្រឺតៗ តាមជើងខោ
14 Jan 2012
By Sarak
Cambodia Express News
Translated from Khmer by C-Pheuk-Phom
Phnom Penh – Four RCAF officers were promoted to important positions at the RCAF headquarters. One of Hun Xen’s sons is among the four men promoted.
During the promotion ceremony held on 14 January 2012 which was attended by Pol Saroeun, the former KR commander who is now the RCAF chief of staff, the latter announced that Chea Dara, the deputy RCAF chief of staff, receives the additional duty of director of military espionage, a position formerly held by Mol Roeup who recently croaked and left to join Hok Lundy in hell.
Lieutenant-colonel Hun Manit, son of Strongman Hun Xen, was promoted to Colonel and he is now the deputy director of military espionage for the RCAF (well, Chea Dara cannot be completely trusted, so the son has to overlook over Chea Dara’s shoulder). Hun Manit is the younger brother of 2-golden moon general Hun Manet, another son of strongman Hun Xen.
3-golden moon General Sok Pheap, the director of border affairs, was promoted to the position of under-secretary of the ministry of Defense (sorry man, you are now promoted to a dead end job) and his former position is now filled by 3-golden moon General Siek Socheat (he’s the one who really got the juicy position).
Wednesday, January 11, 2012
CPP General Mol Roeup croaked at 5AM this morning - ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប ទទួលមរណភាព នៅម៉ោង ៥ ទៀបភ្លឺ ថ្ងៃនេះ
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| Mol Roeup (R) seen along to Hing Bun Heang (L) and Sao Sokha (C) (Photo: Global Witness) |
ពីម្សិល តៃហោង-ឡងឌីសេក ថ្ងៃនេះ ប្រមូល-រាប់
ស្អែកដល់វេន នរណាគេអេះ បើជន្ទល់គ្រាក់ៗត្រូវ
យមបាលអូសកយកជាបន្តបន្ទាប់អញ្ចឹង?
Wednesday, 11 January 2012
DAP-news
Translated from Khmer by Soch
General Mol Roeup, the director of the espionage department of the ministry of Defense, croaked at the age of about 60. He died of disease at the Calmette Hospital at 5AM on 11 January 2012.
The general's family indicated that he is ridden with diabetes and heart disease.
His body will be held in state at the department of espionage located at Street No. 2004, Teuk Thla commune, Sen Sok district, for his family members, government leaders and officials to pay respect.
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ភ្នំពេញ ៖ ប្រធានយកដ្ឋាន ចារកិច្ចក្រសួង ការពារជាតិ លោក ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប បានទទួលមរណភាព ក្នុងវ័យជាង៦០ឆ្នាំ ដោយសាររោគាពាធ ក្នុងមន្ទីរ ពេទ្យកាល់ម៉ែត នៅម៉ោង ៥ ព្រលឹមថ្ងៃទី១១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នេះ ។ក្រុមគ្រូពេទ្យនៅក្នុងមន្ទីរពេទ្យកាល់ម៉ែត បានឲ្យដឹងថា លោកឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប មានជំងឺទឹកនោម ផ្អែម និងជំងឺបេះដូង ។
សពរបស់លោក ឧត្តមសេនីយ៍ មល់ រឿប ត្រូវបានតម្កល់ទុក នៅនាយកដ្ឋានចារកិច្ច តាមបណ្ដោយផ្លូវ២០០៤ សង្កាត់ទឹកថ្លា ខណ្ឌសែនសុខ ដើម្បី រង់ចាំសាច់ញាតិបងប្អូន និង ថ្នាក់ដឹកនាំ មន្ត្រីរាជការ កងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធ ចូលរួមគោរពវិញ្ញាណក្ខន្ធ៕
Monday, December 19, 2011
Looking for the car thief? Ask his father ... the CPP general
Land cruiser stolen: General’s son charged in car theft
Monday, 19 December 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post
Monday, 19 December 2011
Buth Reaksmey Kongkea
The Phnom Penh Post
THE son of a two-star general from Prime Minister Hun Sen’s bodyguard unit was charged on Saturday in Phnom Penh with stealing a car, slapping fake licence plates on it and possessing an illegal weapon, police said.
Seang Sok, deputy prosecutor of the Phnom Penh Municipal Court, said fourth-year law student Chea Dina, 24, the son of Major-General Chea Dara, faced five years’ jail and a US$2500 fine if found guilty.
“I have charged him with three offences. He has been sent to Prey Sar Prison to await trial,” he said.
Tuesday, May 17, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Second General Arrested in Three Days in Phnom Penh [-Are all the CPP generals drug dealers?]
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| Moeuk Dara (Photo: DAP-news) |
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 12 January 2011
"Another high-ranking official was arrested Wednesday in connection to alleged drug offenses."
Another high-ranking official was arrested Wednesday in connection to alleged drug offenses, officials said.
Three-star general Moeuk Dara, who is secretary-general of the the National Authority to Combat Drugs, was put under arrest by the Ministry of Interior after he was asked to come in for questioning. Also arrested was Chea Leng, a colonel, head of the Ministry of Interior office for combatting drugs.
Officials declined to give details or say whether that arrest was connected to the detention Monday of Hun Hean, former police chief of Banteay Meanchey province.
Khieu Sopheak, a spokesman for the Ministry of Interior, said the arrest was made with cooperation between the ministry and the new Anti-Corruption Unit.
Government spokesman Khieu Kanharith confirmed the detention but declined to give further detail.
Cambodia has grown in recent years from a transit country for illicit drugs to a place where they are produced. In 2010, police cracked down in 320 cases, arresting 638 suspects, including 63 foreigners, according to official figures.
Friday, January 07, 2011
Preah Vihear villagers lodge NGO complaint
Thursday, 06 January 2011
Tep Nimol
The Phnom Penh Post
Tep Nimol
The Phnom Penh Post
SIX representatives of more than 100 families from Kantuot commune in Preah Vihear province’s Choam Ksan district have filed complaints to the interior and defence ministries, requesting an intervention into an ongoing land dispute with an NGO accused of clearing farmland and using intimidation and violence against the residents. Hun Daren, a village representative, said the six travelled to Phnom Penh on Monday to file complaints about the Drug and AIDS Research and Prevention Organisation. Pen Loem, the director of DARPO and a one-star general with the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces, could not be reached for comment.
Monday, June 07, 2010
Who is Muong Khim?
Muong Khim (L) and Singer Meng Keo Pich Chenda (R) during happier daysMonday, June 07, 2010
Op-Ed by Khmer Borann
Phnom Penh
Following the appearance of Muong Khim voice in the argument with his former wife Meng Keo Pich Chenda, I would like to ask the readers of KI Media who is Muong Khim? I think everybody will simply answer that Muong Khim is the police general who had recently divorced his wife, the famous singer Meng Keo Pich Chenda. However, the real Muong Khim is a disable man who is living in O’Smach town near Cambodia-Thai border.
The fake Muong Khim who is now the CPP police general was the former medical student. He married to a woman in the town of Sisophon of Banteay Meanchey province. Everybody in the town of Sisophon knows the former wife of the fake Muong Khim very well because she runs a famous noodle shop in the town. The former wife of the fake Muong Khim is now the wife of Mr. Kimsuor Phirith, SRP Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham.
After UN-run democratic election in Cambodia in 1993, Funcinpec, one of the resistance movements fighting the Vietnamese occupation in Cambodia, has formed the coalition government with the CPP that lost election. According to Paris Agreement and based on the result of the election, Funcinpec had the right to appoint its people for the post of government officials. The quota for Funcinpec for the post in the government had led the way for rampant corruption. The name of Mr. Muong Khim, who was a fighter for Funcinpec at the Cambodia-Thai border, was sent to Phnom Penh without his knowledge. The high-ranking officials of Funcinpec in Phnom Penh have sold hundreds of position for money using the name of Funcinpec fighters, including the name of Mr. Muong Khim.
The real Muong Khim is now living O’Smach town and is very poor because of his disability from the fighting for Funcinpec during the 1980s. The real Muong Khim latter on knew that his name was sold by high-ranking official of Funcinpec and he could do nothing but feeling frustrated.
It is noticed that the persons who bought the position in the government through Funcinpec, have mostly defected to the CPP. The fake Muong Khim has risen to a high-ranking position within the police through Funcinpec and now has jumped the ship to the CPP.
The fake Muong Khim who is now the CPP police general was the former medical student. He married to a woman in the town of Sisophon of Banteay Meanchey province. Everybody in the town of Sisophon knows the former wife of the fake Muong Khim very well because she runs a famous noodle shop in the town. The former wife of the fake Muong Khim is now the wife of Mr. Kimsuor Phirith, SRP Member of Parliament for Kampong Cham.
After UN-run democratic election in Cambodia in 1993, Funcinpec, one of the resistance movements fighting the Vietnamese occupation in Cambodia, has formed the coalition government with the CPP that lost election. According to Paris Agreement and based on the result of the election, Funcinpec had the right to appoint its people for the post of government officials. The quota for Funcinpec for the post in the government had led the way for rampant corruption. The name of Mr. Muong Khim, who was a fighter for Funcinpec at the Cambodia-Thai border, was sent to Phnom Penh without his knowledge. The high-ranking officials of Funcinpec in Phnom Penh have sold hundreds of position for money using the name of Funcinpec fighters, including the name of Mr. Muong Khim.
The real Muong Khim is now living O’Smach town and is very poor because of his disability from the fighting for Funcinpec during the 1980s. The real Muong Khim latter on knew that his name was sold by high-ranking official of Funcinpec and he could do nothing but feeling frustrated.
It is noticed that the persons who bought the position in the government through Funcinpec, have mostly defected to the CPP. The fake Muong Khim has risen to a high-ranking position within the police through Funcinpec and now has jumped the ship to the CPP.
Arguments among Cambodia's current "elite"
Dear Readers,
An anonymous reader sent us the following audio clip about alleged personal arguments between singer Meng Keo Pich Chenda and her now ex-husband, CPP general Muong Khim.
The reader who sent this clip noted: “I found that, by listening to this clip, some information tell us about the bad thing done by Muong Khim”
We are personally quite disturbed by the raw language used in the audio recording, therefore, discretion is strongly advised during listening to this audio clip.
The reader who sent this clip noted: “I found that, by listening to this clip, some information tell us about the bad thing done by Muong Khim”
We are personally quite disturbed by the raw language used in the audio recording, therefore, discretion is strongly advised during listening to this audio clip.
Thursday, April 22, 2010
Gov’t to increase bonus salary for high ranking army and police officers
5-golden-star general Hun Xen and top army brass (Photo: Khmer Sovannara, DAP)21 April 2010
By Meas Mony
Free Press Magazine online
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
Click here to read the article in Khmer
It has been turned into a bad joke when nonstop waves of demonstration of low ranking civil servants are demanding for a raise of their bonuses so that they can live a decent life, but quite to the contrary, the government instead decided to hand out bonuses only to a handful of high-ranking army and police officers.
Based on a sub-decree promoted by Keat Chhon, the minister of Finance, and approved by Hun Xen on 15 March 2010, bonuses will be doled out to army and police officers ranking between levels no. 1 and 50 only, the bonus amount is 50% [of their salary(?)].
Under this unfair distribution of social rewards, MP Yim Sovann, the SRP spokesman, declared that the government should think about soldiers and police officers stationed all along the country who have to face severe living and health conditions. Due to their low salaries, these lower-ranking soldiers and police officers could not send their children to school.
Currently, the salary for regular civil servants amounts to more than 100,000 riels (about $30). However, for those who hold the position of department chief and up, their salaries start at 1 million riels ($250), they also receive additional gasoline and telephone stipends.
Based on a sub-decree promoted by Keat Chhon, the minister of Finance, and approved by Hun Xen on 15 March 2010, bonuses will be doled out to army and police officers ranking between levels no. 1 and 50 only, the bonus amount is 50% [of their salary(?)].
Under this unfair distribution of social rewards, MP Yim Sovann, the SRP spokesman, declared that the government should think about soldiers and police officers stationed all along the country who have to face severe living and health conditions. Due to their low salaries, these lower-ranking soldiers and police officers could not send their children to school.
Currently, the salary for regular civil servants amounts to more than 100,000 riels (about $30). However, for those who hold the position of department chief and up, their salaries start at 1 million riels ($250), they also receive additional gasoline and telephone stipends.
Saturday, April 10, 2010
Hussein has Baghdad Bob ... HunSen has Phnom Penh Jack
Left: Baghdad Bob. Right: Phnom Penh Jack (aka Chea)Saturday, April 10, 2010
Opinion by Anonymous Reader
Remember Baghdad Bob? Baghdad Bob was the guy who kept going on television during the US invasion of Iraq in 2003 to say that Saddam Hussein's government was winning the war. Nothing could have been further from the truth, that is ... until you meet Phnom Penh Jack (of all lies?)
Phnom Penh Jack:
“I am here to tell you all about our victory against the Thai soldiers on the battlefield. We are the winner, and we won both the battlefield and diplomatic fight under Samdech Hun Sen’s leadership,”
Baghdad Bob:
"We defeated them yesterday. God willing, I will provide you with more information. I swear by God, I swear by God, those who are staying in Washington and London have thrown these mercenaries in a crematorium."
Phnom Penh Jack:
"I warned Thai military commanders [that] if they disagreed, I was ready to attack."
Baghdad Bob:
"Surrender or be burned in their tanks."
Phnom Penh Jack:
He has also said that Cambodian troops have killed 88 Thai troops since tensions erupted after the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2008. - The Phnom Penh Post
Baghdad Bob:
"Our initial assessment is that they will all die"
Phnom Penh Jack:
Chea Dara Phnom Penh Jack said he told Thai commanders to keep their distance and at certain points threatened to attack them. - The Phnom Penh Post
Baghdad Bob:
"They're not even [within] 100 miles [of Baghdad]. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion ... they are trying to sell to the others an illusion."
Phnom Penh Jack:
“Fifty percent of the Thai soldiers were withdrawn recently to Bangkok to solve their internal issues, and they will not dare to attack Cambodian soldiers again.” Phnom Penh Jack claimed on 30 March 2010, four days later, on 04 April 2010, a border skirmish with exchange of fire took place between Thai and Cambodian soldiers.
Baghdad Bob:
"We made them drink poison last night and Saddam Hussein's soldiers and his great forces gave the Americans a lesson which will not be forgotten by history. Truly."
Phnom Penh Jack:
The general, who is in charge of the Preah Vihear region and who is also a close ally of Hun Xen, publicly accused opposition leader Sam Rainsy of betraying Cambodia and of joining with the Thai government with the intent of fomenting instability [in Cambodia]. - Free Press Magazine
Baghdad Bob:
"W. Bush, this man is a war criminal, and we will see that he is brought to trial"
Phnom Penh Jack:
“I am here to tell you all about our victory against the Thai soldiers on the battlefield. We are the winner, and we won both the battlefield and diplomatic fight under Samdech Hun Sen’s leadership,”
Baghdad Bob:
"We defeated them yesterday. God willing, I will provide you with more information. I swear by God, I swear by God, those who are staying in Washington and London have thrown these mercenaries in a crematorium."
Phnom Penh Jack:
"I warned Thai military commanders [that] if they disagreed, I was ready to attack."
Baghdad Bob:
"Surrender or be burned in their tanks."
Phnom Penh Jack:
He has also said that Cambodian troops have killed 88 Thai troops since tensions erupted after the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2008. - The Phnom Penh Post
Baghdad Bob:
"Our initial assessment is that they will all die"
Phnom Penh Jack:
Baghdad Bob:
"They're not even [within] 100 miles [of Baghdad]. They are not in any place. They hold no place in Iraq. This is an illusion ... they are trying to sell to the others an illusion."
Phnom Penh Jack:
“Fifty percent of the Thai soldiers were withdrawn recently to Bangkok to solve their internal issues, and they will not dare to attack Cambodian soldiers again.” Phnom Penh Jack claimed on 30 March 2010, four days later, on 04 April 2010, a border skirmish with exchange of fire took place between Thai and Cambodian soldiers.
Baghdad Bob:
"We made them drink poison last night and Saddam Hussein's soldiers and his great forces gave the Americans a lesson which will not be forgotten by history. Truly."
Phnom Penh Jack:
The general, who is in charge of the Preah Vihear region and who is also a close ally of Hun Xen, publicly accused opposition leader Sam Rainsy of betraying Cambodia and of joining with the Thai government with the intent of fomenting instability [in Cambodia]. - Free Press Magazine
Baghdad Bob:
"W. Bush, this man is a war criminal, and we will see that he is brought to trial"
Friday, April 09, 2010
Chea Dara's non-stop boasting
Chea DaraRCAF general extolls army’s role at border
Friday, 09 April 2010
Thet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post
ROYAL Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) Deputy Commander in Chief Chea Dara has again extolled the military’s prowess in its border standoff with Thai forces, and said that tensions nearly boiled over in February when Prime Minister Hun Sen paid a visit to disputed Preah Vihear temple.
“Thai soldiers always harassed us a lot, especially during Samdech [Hun Sen]’s visit to Preah Vihear,” Chea Dara told an audience of municipal officials at City Hall on Thursday. “They tried to harass us at every place Samdech [Hun Sen] was visiting.”
Chea Dara said he told Thai commanders to keep their distance and at certain points threatened to attack them.
“Samdech [Hun Sen] can go anywhere in Cambodian territory. You have no right to complain and to put conditions on his trip,” he said.
“I warned Thai military commanders [that] if they disagreed, I was ready to attack. If I could not solve this, my rank would disappear from my shoulder, but before I lose it I would attack you first.”
In recent speeches, Chea Dara has declared “victory” for Cambodia in its dispute with Thailand. He has also said that Cambodian troops have killed 88 Thai troops since tensions erupted after the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2008.
On Thursday, Chea Dara struck a more conciliatory note, saying that Thai government officials had been friendly in welcoming Prime Minister Hun Sen to the country during last week’s Mekong River Commission summit in Hua Hin.
Ket Siviny, a City Hall official who attended the speech, said it was good to receive news about the situation at the border.
“All attendants were very keen to listen to Chea Dara’s comments about the border. It is good to know the weak and strong points at the border,” he said.
Yim Phim, commander of RCAF Brigade 8, which is stationed near Preah Vihear temple, said the situation at the border was normal and that soldiers were in good spirits with the approach of the Khmer New Year holiday.
“Thai soldiers always harassed us a lot, especially during Samdech [Hun Sen]’s visit to Preah Vihear,” Chea Dara told an audience of municipal officials at City Hall on Thursday. “They tried to harass us at every place Samdech [Hun Sen] was visiting.”
Chea Dara said he told Thai commanders to keep their distance and at certain points threatened to attack them.
“Samdech [Hun Sen] can go anywhere in Cambodian territory. You have no right to complain and to put conditions on his trip,” he said.
“I warned Thai military commanders [that] if they disagreed, I was ready to attack. If I could not solve this, my rank would disappear from my shoulder, but before I lose it I would attack you first.”
In recent speeches, Chea Dara has declared “victory” for Cambodia in its dispute with Thailand. He has also said that Cambodian troops have killed 88 Thai troops since tensions erupted after the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a UNESCO World Heritage site in July 2008.
On Thursday, Chea Dara struck a more conciliatory note, saying that Thai government officials had been friendly in welcoming Prime Minister Hun Sen to the country during last week’s Mekong River Commission summit in Hua Hin.
Ket Siviny, a City Hall official who attended the speech, said it was good to receive news about the situation at the border.
“All attendants were very keen to listen to Chea Dara’s comments about the border. It is good to know the weak and strong points at the border,” he said.
Yim Phim, commander of RCAF Brigade 8, which is stationed near Preah Vihear temple, said the situation at the border was normal and that soldiers were in good spirits with the approach of the Khmer New Year holiday.
Monday, April 05, 2010
A 2-star general arrested for shooting and wounding a foreign tourist
Monday, 5 April 2010
By Khmerization
Source: Koh Santepheap
By Khmerization
Source: Koh Santepheap
Police in Phnom Penh have on Sunday, 4th April, arrested a major general serving in the Cambodian armed forces for shooting and wounding a female tourist in a drunken shooting spree, reports Koh Santepheap.
Fifty-five year-old Maj-Gen. Tep Phirum, working in the Logistic Section of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), has been arrested at his house in Chamkar Morn district in Phnom Penh City after he terrorised his neighbours in a drunken rage and wounding a foreign tourist in a shooting spree.
He was arrested in a joint operation between the Boeung Keng Korng II Police and the National Military Police. He was transported in a Military Police vehicle and is currently detained at the Phnom Penh Military Police Headquarter.
In recent months, powerful generals have taken laws into their own hands by committing violence against unarmed civilians. On 28th March, a brigadier general was arrested when he shot a motorcycle driver in the face after a minor traffic incident. On 11th March, a one-star general who is Deputy Commander of the Ream Naval base in Sihanoukville was arrested and sentenced to a one year suspended jail term for beating two female teachers and a 10 year-old boy who teased his 14 year-old daughter with a snake.
Fifty-five year-old Maj-Gen. Tep Phirum, working in the Logistic Section of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), has been arrested at his house in Chamkar Morn district in Phnom Penh City after he terrorised his neighbours in a drunken rage and wounding a foreign tourist in a shooting spree.
He was arrested in a joint operation between the Boeung Keng Korng II Police and the National Military Police. He was transported in a Military Police vehicle and is currently detained at the Phnom Penh Military Police Headquarter.
In recent months, powerful generals have taken laws into their own hands by committing violence against unarmed civilians. On 28th March, a brigadier general was arrested when he shot a motorcycle driver in the face after a minor traffic incident. On 11th March, a one-star general who is Deputy Commander of the Ream Naval base in Sihanoukville was arrested and sentenced to a one year suspended jail term for beating two female teachers and a 10 year-old boy who teased his 14 year-old daughter with a snake.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
General claims victory in Thai border conflict
RCAF Deputy Commander in Chief General Chea Dara delivers a speech to students and teachers at the National Institute of Education on Tuesday. (Photo by: Heng Chivoan)
Thai occupation troops still present at Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak Pagoda: Another military success as Chea Dara claimed?Wednesday, 31 March 2010
Thet Sambath
The Phnom Penh Post
A SENIOR military commander said Tuesday that Cambodia has prevailed on both the military and diplomatic fronts in its standoff with Thailand over disputed land near Preah Vihear temple.
“I am here to tell you all about our victory against the Thai soldiers on the battlefield. We are the winner, and we won both the battlefield and diplomatic fight under Samdech Hun Sen’s leadership,” said General Chea Dara, deputy commander in chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), in remarks before more than 1,000 students, teachers and officials at the National Institute of Education.
Chea Dara also hailed the construction of roads close to the temple, which he said had facilitated the movement of troops and allowed more Cambodians to settle in border areas.
“Fifty percent of the Thai soldiers were withdrawn recently to Bangkok to solve their internal issues, and they will not dare to attack Cambodian soldiers again,” he said.
Fighting near Preah Vihear has claimed at least seven lives from both sides since July 2008, when tensions over the temple’s listing as a UNESCO World Heritage site erupted. Chea Dara claimed last week, however, that 88 Thai troops had been killed in fighting since 2008.
Rath Huot, deputy director of the National Institute of Education, said after Tuesday’s speech that he was very glad to hear directly from Chea Dara about progress at Preah Vihear and the situation on the front line, adding, “It is useful for students and teachers here to learn it.”
Chea Dara also raised accusations that opposition leader Sam Rainsy had aided the Thai military during the recent standoff. “[Sam Rainsy] met Thai officials, and he passed the sword to Thai officials against Hun Sen,” he said. He did not add any other details about the alleged meetings.
Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann dismissed that claim outright. “We Cambodians do not contact any country to mistreat Cambodians and fight against Cambodians. Sam Rainsy was voted for by Cambodians; he has served Cambodians and does not serve foreigners.”
“I am here to tell you all about our victory against the Thai soldiers on the battlefield. We are the winner, and we won both the battlefield and diplomatic fight under Samdech Hun Sen’s leadership,” said General Chea Dara, deputy commander in chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), in remarks before more than 1,000 students, teachers and officials at the National Institute of Education.
Chea Dara also hailed the construction of roads close to the temple, which he said had facilitated the movement of troops and allowed more Cambodians to settle in border areas.
“Fifty percent of the Thai soldiers were withdrawn recently to Bangkok to solve their internal issues, and they will not dare to attack Cambodian soldiers again,” he said.
Fighting near Preah Vihear has claimed at least seven lives from both sides since July 2008, when tensions over the temple’s listing as a UNESCO World Heritage site erupted. Chea Dara claimed last week, however, that 88 Thai troops had been killed in fighting since 2008.
Rath Huot, deputy director of the National Institute of Education, said after Tuesday’s speech that he was very glad to hear directly from Chea Dara about progress at Preah Vihear and the situation on the front line, adding, “It is useful for students and teachers here to learn it.”
Chea Dara also raised accusations that opposition leader Sam Rainsy had aided the Thai military during the recent standoff. “[Sam Rainsy] met Thai officials, and he passed the sword to Thai officials against Hun Sen,” he said. He did not add any other details about the alleged meetings.
Sam Rainsy Party spokesman Yim Sovann dismissed that claim outright. “We Cambodians do not contact any country to mistreat Cambodians and fight against Cambodians. Sam Rainsy was voted for by Cambodians; he has served Cambodians and does not serve foreigners.”
Chea Dara: A 4-golden-star general who does not know the law? Can he read maps yet?
General authorized to boast propaganda attacking Cambodia’s opposition leader
31 March 2010
By Pech Bandol
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
31 March 2010
By Pech Bandol
Free Press Magazine Online
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer
While he was allowed to meet a group of about 1,000 students and government officials at the National Institute of Education yesterday, RCAF General Chea Dara voiced out a violent political attack against opposition leader Sam Rainsy.
The general, who is in charge of the Preah Vihear region and who is also a close ally of Hun Xen, publicly accused opposition leader Sam Rainsy of betraying Cambodia and of joining with the Thai government with the intent of fomenting instability [in Cambodia]. These claims have always been categorically denied on many occasions by the opposition leader.
While attacking Sam Rainsy and Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, this general also took the opportunity to boast about Hun Xen.
Nevertheless, Yim Sovann, the SRP spokesman, said that Sam Rainsy’s faithfulness to the nation is unquestionable. He added also that, according to the Cambodian law, soldiers must remain politically neutral.
Yim Sovann said that the 1997 law on soldiers stipulates that each soldier must not express their opinions or beliefs that are philosophically or politically oriented. He added: “Don’t serve any political party, otherwise, democracy in Cambodia will be destroyed.”
The general, who is in charge of the Preah Vihear region and who is also a close ally of Hun Xen, publicly accused opposition leader Sam Rainsy of betraying Cambodia and of joining with the Thai government with the intent of fomenting instability [in Cambodia]. These claims have always been categorically denied on many occasions by the opposition leader.
While attacking Sam Rainsy and Thai PM Abhisit Vejjajiva, this general also took the opportunity to boast about Hun Xen.
Nevertheless, Yim Sovann, the SRP spokesman, said that Sam Rainsy’s faithfulness to the nation is unquestionable. He added also that, according to the Cambodian law, soldiers must remain politically neutral.
Yim Sovann said that the 1997 law on soldiers stipulates that each soldier must not express their opinions or beliefs that are philosophically or politically oriented. He added: “Don’t serve any political party, otherwise, democracy in Cambodia will be destroyed.”
Chea Dara and his master Hun Xen unable to kick out the 10 Thai soldiers stationed in Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak pagoda?
In spite of his boasting, Chea Dara (above) is unable to kick out the invading Thai soldiers stationed at Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak Pagoda (below)
Thai troops in Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak preserved to show invasion
31 March 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
General Chea Dara, the deputy RCAF commander-in-chief, said that Cambodia is to preserve the 10 Thai soldiers who are currently stationed inside Cambodia’s Wat Keo Sekha Kiri Svarak Pagoda if these soldiers do not want to leave Cambodia and they will serve as proof to the International community that Thailand did truly invade Cambodia. Chea Dara made this declaration on 30 March 2010 at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh while addressing more than 1,000 education officials and students. Chea Dara boasted that Cambodia can deal with these 10 soldiers any time it wants to, however, Cambodia wants to preserve them as proof to show that Thailand invaded Cambodia (sic!). The general boasted that these 10 soldiers were made hostages on 15 October 2008 when they came to occupy this area along with Thai black-clad soldiers. “We told them to stay on the spot, and to drop all their weapons and we consider them as invading Thai hostages,” Chea Dara claimed.
Chea Dara: A deranged barking dog general?
Chea Dara (L): His master's (R) voice?Army general accuses opposition leader of 'betraying Cambodia'
Wed, 31 Mar 2010
DPA
Phnom Penh - The deputy head of Cambodia's armed forces has accused the country's exiled opposition leader of conspiring with Thailand to destabilize the nation, national media reported Wednesday.
General Chea Dara, who is posted at the flashpoint Preah Vihear temple on the Cambodian-Thai border, made the allegations in a two-hour speech to a crowd of 1,000 students and government officials in Phnom Penh, the Cambodia Daily newspaper reported.
"The betraying opposition party leader Sam Rainsy has colluded with Thailand and sold himself to Thailand to let Thais invade Cambodia," Chea Dara was quoted as saying.
Chea Dara was referring to events in mid-2008 as tensions rose at Preah Vihear after the 11th-century temple was registered by the UN cultural body UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. That move angered some Thai nationalists who claim the temple for Thailand.
The general's comments came two weeks after a court in Phnom Penh formally charged Sam Rainsy with falsifying public documents and spreading disinformation in an ongoing argument with the Cambodian government over the border demarcation process under way between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Those charges could see him jailed for 18 years and would add to the two-year sentence he received late last year in a related border dispute with Vietnam.
Sam Rainsy, who is in France in self-imposed exile, was sentenced in absentia after he removed wooden posts marking the border between Cambodia and Vietnam. The opposition had claimed the posts were intruding into Cambodian territory and costing farmers their land.
Vietnam is a key investor in Cambodia with significant interests in agribusiness, aviation, telecommunications and banking and an important political ally of the ruling Cambodian People's Party.
An opposition party spokesman rejected the general's comments wholesale and said under Cambodian law the military must stay out of politics. Yim Sovann told the newspaper that Sam Rainsy's loyalties were to the Cambodian people and were beyond question.
"Please do not serve any political party," Yim Sovann said, referring to the military. "Otherwise, democracy in Cambodia will be jeopardized."
Chea Dara's comments came on the 13th anniversary of a grenade attack at an opposition gathering in Phnom Penh, which killed 16 people. Sam Rainsy was injured in the attack, which killed his bodyguard.
The attack was widely blamed on forces loyal to current Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who at the time was in an increasingly unstable coalition with the royalist party.
General Chea Dara, who is posted at the flashpoint Preah Vihear temple on the Cambodian-Thai border, made the allegations in a two-hour speech to a crowd of 1,000 students and government officials in Phnom Penh, the Cambodia Daily newspaper reported.
"The betraying opposition party leader Sam Rainsy has colluded with Thailand and sold himself to Thailand to let Thais invade Cambodia," Chea Dara was quoted as saying.
Chea Dara was referring to events in mid-2008 as tensions rose at Preah Vihear after the 11th-century temple was registered by the UN cultural body UNESCO as a World Heritage Site. That move angered some Thai nationalists who claim the temple for Thailand.
The general's comments came two weeks after a court in Phnom Penh formally charged Sam Rainsy with falsifying public documents and spreading disinformation in an ongoing argument with the Cambodian government over the border demarcation process under way between Vietnam and Cambodia.
Those charges could see him jailed for 18 years and would add to the two-year sentence he received late last year in a related border dispute with Vietnam.
Sam Rainsy, who is in France in self-imposed exile, was sentenced in absentia after he removed wooden posts marking the border between Cambodia and Vietnam. The opposition had claimed the posts were intruding into Cambodian territory and costing farmers their land.
Vietnam is a key investor in Cambodia with significant interests in agribusiness, aviation, telecommunications and banking and an important political ally of the ruling Cambodian People's Party.
An opposition party spokesman rejected the general's comments wholesale and said under Cambodian law the military must stay out of politics. Yim Sovann told the newspaper that Sam Rainsy's loyalties were to the Cambodian people and were beyond question.
"Please do not serve any political party," Yim Sovann said, referring to the military. "Otherwise, democracy in Cambodia will be jeopardized."
Chea Dara's comments came on the 13th anniversary of a grenade attack at an opposition gathering in Phnom Penh, which killed 16 people. Sam Rainsy was injured in the attack, which killed his bodyguard.
The attack was widely blamed on forces loyal to current Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who at the time was in an increasingly unstable coalition with the royalist party.
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