Questions and answers to CPP supporters - By Anonymous

Dear Readers,

An anonymous reader sent us, for posting, this support letter for Hun Xen from youths from 17 provinces.

 

The anonymous reader also asked us to re-post this statement from the Khmer Love Khmer Voice.

The anonymous reader also have these questions and responses to them:

Questions:

• Is there any corruption in Hun Xen regime?
• Are there any Yuon immigrants in Cambodia? Does this regime properly implement immigration law?

Answers:

• On corruption:YES
• On Yuon immigrants: YES
• On the loss of Cambodian land: AlsoYES
• Conclusions: Puppet is still puppet. He build boundary posts on Cambodia's own land to solve the border issue. It is too clever.

CPP general came to inspect handful of CPP stalwarts in Stockton, California

DAP-news reported that CPP General Sok Sareth was invited by the CPP stalwarts in Stockton, California, to help strengthen the spirit of these CPP faithful [are they that dispirited?] on 30 October 2010. The general was warmly welcomed by the local CPP party leader, Lim Alfonso. The group of stalwarts indicated that they serve the CPP just like they serve the country [did they forget serving themselves first?].

KI-Media Note: One wonders why these supporters of Cambodia's dictatorial party would live in such a democratic liberal country as the US? Don't they miss oppressing their own people in Cambodia? By living in the US, don't they miss their land-grabbing opportunities in Cambodia? No wonder the US loves the term "oxymoron"! Bravo?!?!

The CPP stalwarts are taking a souvenir picture with CPP general Sok Sareth

Is it His Karma?

CPP Tycoon-Senator-cum-Land-grabber Lao Meng Khin
Filling of Boeng Kak Lake by Lao Meng Khin's company, Shukaku Inc.
Residents protesting the forced eviction from Boeng Kak Lake
Residents, adults and children alike, protest the forced eviction from Boeng Kak Lake

Tuesday, June 29, 2010
True story by Khmer Borann

I have a friend who lived in Beong Kak Lake community before he and his family was evicted by the Hun Sen’s authority to make way for a CPP tycoon to develop the area for the latter's own profit. My friend finished university with me and he is a diehard supporter of the CPP.

When the residents of Koh Pich were evicted from their land and their home, many NGOs had advocated the government to respect the land law and the human rights. The same as for the residents of Dey Kraham communtity when they were evicted from their land, NGOs have done the same thing to advocate for the rights of those people. My friend who is a diehard supporter of CPP has criticized NGOs for helping the victims of land grabbing. He said the NGOs were against the development and the government. He said the government brought investment and development but NGOs as well as the opposition political parties did nothing but to destroy the country.

I had tried many times to explain to him that NGOs have never wanted to oppose the development and the government; NGOs just wanted to help the people who have been evicted unjustly. Nevertheless, my friend had never listened to what I have explained to him nor took it into consideration. Instead, he accused me of being the opposition and that I just wanted to destroy the development and the country.

In early 2007, there was a rumor circulating that Boeng Kak Lake and the area surrounding it would be granted to a local company known as Shukaku Inc., owned by the CPP senator Lao Meng Khim, and that the people in the area would be evicted. My friend had approached me and asked if NGOs could do anything to help him. I introduced him to my boss who is a head of local NGOs working on land dispute. My boss told him that, if the rumor was true, the NGOs would help him and all people affected by the land concession.

Even with the effort by NGOs to help the people around Boeng Kak Lake, the Hun Sen government never listened to the NGOs nor the people living in Boeng Kak Lake area, most of whom voted for the CPP during the 2007 commune election and the 2008 parliament election. Eventually, all residents in Boeng Kak Lake area were evicted and the lake was filled. My friend, who lived in Boeng Kak community before, and his family were evicted by the Hun Sen’s authority to make way for the CPP tycoon to develop the area for the latter's personal profit. This happened to my friend who finished university with me and who was diehard CPP supporter. My friend and his family, who owned a large plot of land worth hundred of thousands of dollar, only received US$8,000 and 2 million riels (2 million riel = $500) in compensation, the same amount offered to other families who owned smaller plot of land than his.

Now, I have never seen my friend and do not know where he lives; I also tried to contact him by phone but he changed the telephone number. I just would like to tell the readers of KI-Media that when he learned that the eviction information was true, his face turned pale like that of a corpse. He cried every time he came to meet NGOs workers.

I have met a monk in Phnom Penh and told him about this story. The monk felt so sorry about what had happened to my friend. I asked the monk whether it is my friend’s karma and he replied that it is. The monk explained to me that my friend had committed sin and that’s why he was punished by his deed. He said my friend has supported the evils and has been happy at other people’s suffering (the evicted families of Koh Pich, Dey Kraham) and that’s why he deserves his karma. Is it my friend’s karma?

Khmer Borann
Phnom Penh

Letter from KI-Media Reader

To Ki-Media Administrators

Hello Bong or Pu Tang 2 Neak,

I am writing to you is to discuss my frustration regarding our native country. I was about 8 y.o, when I was taken to the Concentration Camp during the KR era. There are many issues in the KI forum; people are just absent minded and defending a tyrant like Hun Sen. It makes me so frustrated. I am saddened that the people will never live in peace, prosperity, and without fear as long as CPP is the ruling party. I have so much stuffs in my head; I can't put on paper as good as you two. You have written very well in the KI-media.

There are so much fighting in the forum. If we just put 1% of those energy to good cause, we (Khmer) probably better off solving some of the Principle of the Conflict Resolution. We should sweating together for our native country, but instead we chose side to bloodshed srok Khmer once more. The wealth of the country is the people, not of the political arena. The CPP failed to grasp that concept.

As part of the planet Earth citizen, We ought to work for a common cause. E Pluribus Unum (from the many -- we are one!). We should accept the different among all of us. Most countries around the globe now are talking about the Sustainability in the 21st Century? Does Cambodia has any clue what the climate change do the ecosystem. I am not physicist, engineers, climatologist, but I am a Registered Nurse by profession. I many interests specifically the first 3 fields.

My last 4 visits to Cambodia since 2002; it has changed so much since my childhood during the Khmer Rouge. The land becomes more arid, soil depleted in nutrients due to increase temperature and drought related issue. The extinction of many species; seeing more insects and drought related crops damage. The people just know why? They haven't a clue! The soil erosion and nutrient loss d/t not understanding of important of crop rotation cycle. The peasants using 1000 year old technique to plant rice; low crops yield. I scratched my head. Where the Agriculture Minister in Cambodia?

Around Phnom Sompov, the land is desolate; barely has any trees left standing. It all became the fuel for cooking! Where the government subsidies, so forest can be left standing? When there's not enough trees, the water cycle is being altered. The country is experiencing more drough season, the climate is warmer, the soil more arid, and increase crops damage insects d/t extinction of its natural enemy.

There are 117 death per 1000 live birth in Cambodia. This is an outrageous stat, but it's true 'cause the lack of clean water access and health/nutrition access. What is the government of Cambodia doing with the donor money being infused annually? I better stop right here.

Sincerely,

aka: Ittipul Seyma Kinanuwattany