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Showing posts with label Khmer Kampuchea Krom. Show all posts
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Tuesday, August 09, 2011
Monday, January 03, 2011
The youngest sister of Dr. Son Ngoc Thanh passed away at the age of 102
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| Mrs. Son Thi Them was born in 1911, she was a younger sister of Dr. Son Ngoc Thanh |
Prey Nokor News
Translated from Khmer by Soch
Click here to read the article in Khmer
Mrs. Son Thi Them, the youngest sister of Dr. Son Ngoc Thanh, was born in 1911 in Koki Krav village, Kampong Thom district, Preah Trapaing province, Kampuchea Krom (currently known in Vietnamese as: Ấp Kỳ La xã Hòa Thuận huyện Châu Thành tỉnh Trà Vinh). She was living in Cambodia when she passed away at the age of 102 on 02 January 2011.
Her remain will lay in state at Wat Samrong Andet Pagoda, Chres village, Phnom Penh Thmei commune, Sen Sok district, Phnom Penh city, up until the Buddhist funeral ceremony. This announcement is provided as information to all Cambodian citizens.
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| Dr. Son Ngoc Thanh |
Dr. Son Ngoc Thanh was born in 1908 and passed away in 1977 at the Vietnamese communist prison in Chi Hoa. He was the former Prime Minister of Cambodia in 1945 and in 1972. He was also the former leader of the Khmer Serei (Free Khmer) movement, as well as the leader of the Khmer Special Force and the founder of the first Khmer language newspaper in 1936, the Nokor Wat.
For additional information on Dr. Son Ngoc Thanh, please click the Wikipedia link below:
Thursday, August 09, 2007
Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn, a Grain of Dust in Phnom Penh’s Blind Eye
August 8, 2007
Op-Ed By Kok Sap
USA
Op-Ed By Kok Sap
USA
In light of the alleged political activist Monk Tim Sakhorn case the government of Phnom Penh is not assertively in pursuing its duty. The event is charged with common folks outbursts and appeals to government.No hurry or motivation to respond to concerns from government since the event took place on June 30, 2007. So evidently there was no need to act since the dust might be in the blind eye as it seemed according to Mr. Khiev Kannharith statement, "The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also following the case, but secondly, former Monk Tim Sakhorn holds a Vietnamese ID, he used the Vietnamese ID, he didn't use the Cambodian ID, but for the Cambodian government, we never consider Khmer Krom people as another nationality. But, we are reviewing to see what the charge is, because it's like when the Vietnamese come to Cambodia, if they commit something against the law, the Cambodian law is applicable. Over there (in Vietnam) also, it's the same thing, but we are looking to see what he is charged with, then we can see what else to do. However, to ask the prime minister to intervene with their court, it is not right."
At the same time, bang huu Trinh Ba Cam, the spokesman of the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia, declared," former Abbot Tim Sakhorn was jailed in Vietnam and that he will be sentenced for political crime because he helped the Khmer Kampuchea- Krom Federation (KKF) based in the USA." Then he went on to say," There is no reason to send the former abbot back to Cambodia because he is a Vietnamese citizen who committed anti-Vietnamese crime in both Cambodia and Vietnam." Politically Viet Nam has already made successful tactical moves in arresting the accused then intimidating Cambodia Buddhist sect Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong via Phnom Penh government to condemn the case.
Folks can read between the lines, Phnom Penh regime will not touch this case even with a ten meter pole. By all means Hanoi has already warned Phnom Penh with the reassertion who's calling the shot to date. This serves as a psychological warfare and threat to Phnom Penh own fear. Obviously Hanoi real aim is to incriminate organization like KKKF and the likes from entering the UN annual assembly next month in New York. So then it can prosecute all Khmer Kampuchea Krom, specifically in USA, who may visit relatives in Kampuchea Krom.
Clearly the Cambodia 1993 Supreme Law of the land that was fully recognized by the UN Permanent Security Council states in Chapter I, article 8 and Chapter III, article 33 that the King and government owes duty to Khmers internally and externally. But apparently Phnom Penh is already surrendered to Hanoi before a shot was fired. Based on this, will Cambodia needs this type people in its government any longer?
Nevertheless in order to fight the sleazy Hanoi openly, the Khmer Kampuchea Krom in abroad including Cambodia must have own government in exile. This will solidify and legitimize its position in the eyes of international laws. To officially recognize Kampuchea Krom natural rights with their government of choice may be a good thing for Khmers in facing common threat. Come to think of it, Sihanouk's government did for South Viet Nam shadow government and the same as the other, the Viet Cong's then. So what is so bad to do for Khmer Krom at this time?
At the same time, bang huu Trinh Ba Cam, the spokesman of the Vietnamese embassy in Cambodia, declared," former Abbot Tim Sakhorn was jailed in Vietnam and that he will be sentenced for political crime because he helped the Khmer Kampuchea- Krom Federation (KKF) based in the USA." Then he went on to say," There is no reason to send the former abbot back to Cambodia because he is a Vietnamese citizen who committed anti-Vietnamese crime in both Cambodia and Vietnam." Politically Viet Nam has already made successful tactical moves in arresting the accused then intimidating Cambodia Buddhist sect Supreme Patriarch Tep Vong via Phnom Penh government to condemn the case.
Folks can read between the lines, Phnom Penh regime will not touch this case even with a ten meter pole. By all means Hanoi has already warned Phnom Penh with the reassertion who's calling the shot to date. This serves as a psychological warfare and threat to Phnom Penh own fear. Obviously Hanoi real aim is to incriminate organization like KKKF and the likes from entering the UN annual assembly next month in New York. So then it can prosecute all Khmer Kampuchea Krom, specifically in USA, who may visit relatives in Kampuchea Krom.
Clearly the Cambodia 1993 Supreme Law of the land that was fully recognized by the UN Permanent Security Council states in Chapter I, article 8 and Chapter III, article 33 that the King and government owes duty to Khmers internally and externally. But apparently Phnom Penh is already surrendered to Hanoi before a shot was fired. Based on this, will Cambodia needs this type people in its government any longer?
Nevertheless in order to fight the sleazy Hanoi openly, the Khmer Kampuchea Krom in abroad including Cambodia must have own government in exile. This will solidify and legitimize its position in the eyes of international laws. To officially recognize Kampuchea Krom natural rights with their government of choice may be a good thing for Khmers in facing common threat. Come to think of it, Sihanouk's government did for South Viet Nam shadow government and the same as the other, the Viet Cong's then. So what is so bad to do for Khmer Krom at this time?
Friday, February 09, 2007
Hor Nam Hong to US: "Khmer Kampuchea Krom ... are not refugees on Cambodian land because they are Cambodians"
February 09, 2007
Cambodia, U.S. joining hands in migration, trafficking issues
Cambodia, U.S. joining hands in migration, trafficking issues
Cambodian Foreign Affairs Minister Hor Namhong on Thursday met with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for Population, Refugees and Migration Ellen Sauerbrey to discuss migration, human trafficking and other cooperation issues, local press reported Friday.
During the meeting, the two sides agreed that Cambodia and the United States have enjoyed good cooperation over the past several years, the Rasmei Kampuchea quoted Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Long Visalo as saying.
In the meeting, Ellen Sauerbrey praised Cambodia for its handling of the central Vietnamese tribal Montagnard issues under the cooperation of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
According to Long Visalo, following Cambodia, Vietnam and the UNHCR signing a memorandum of understanding in January 2005, Cambodia arranged for the resettlement of 648 Montagnards, said the newspaper.
The Montagnards were mainly re-located in the United States.
There still remain 239 Vietnamese tribesmen in refugee camps in Cambodia, said the newspaper.
The discussion also covered issues about the rights of indigenous Khmers in Kampuchea Krom, an area of southwestern Vietnam that once formed the lower reaches of the Khmer empire.
Many Cambodians also migrated there during the Democratic Kampuchea era and want repatriation to their homeland.
"Then Khmer Kampuchea Krom come to live in Cambodia. We provide them with citizen rights as other Cambodians, which means they are not refugees on Cambodian land because they are Cambodians, and we recognize they are Cambodian citizens," Hor Namhong told the newspaper.
During the meeting, the United States asked for a continuous cooperation between the two nations to tackle these issues.
Meanwhile, the U.S. official said in a press conference at the U.S. Embassy on Thursday that Washington ranks Cambodia second among Asian countries in its efforts to combat human trafficking, reported the Koh Santepheap.
Ellen R. Sauerbrey urged Cambodia to draft a law on human trafficking, the Rasmei Kampuchea reported.
"We pay attention to human trafficking in all forms," Hor Namhong was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Cambodia is writing the law and human trafficking, which occurs both internally and internationally, is a very complicated issue, said the Koh Santepheap.
Source: Xinhua
During the meeting, the two sides agreed that Cambodia and the United States have enjoyed good cooperation over the past several years, the Rasmei Kampuchea quoted Foreign Affairs Secretary of State Long Visalo as saying.
In the meeting, Ellen Sauerbrey praised Cambodia for its handling of the central Vietnamese tribal Montagnard issues under the cooperation of UN High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR).
According to Long Visalo, following Cambodia, Vietnam and the UNHCR signing a memorandum of understanding in January 2005, Cambodia arranged for the resettlement of 648 Montagnards, said the newspaper.
The Montagnards were mainly re-located in the United States.
There still remain 239 Vietnamese tribesmen in refugee camps in Cambodia, said the newspaper.
The discussion also covered issues about the rights of indigenous Khmers in Kampuchea Krom, an area of southwestern Vietnam that once formed the lower reaches of the Khmer empire.
Many Cambodians also migrated there during the Democratic Kampuchea era and want repatriation to their homeland.
"Then Khmer Kampuchea Krom come to live in Cambodia. We provide them with citizen rights as other Cambodians, which means they are not refugees on Cambodian land because they are Cambodians, and we recognize they are Cambodian citizens," Hor Namhong told the newspaper.
During the meeting, the United States asked for a continuous cooperation between the two nations to tackle these issues.
Meanwhile, the U.S. official said in a press conference at the U.S. Embassy on Thursday that Washington ranks Cambodia second among Asian countries in its efforts to combat human trafficking, reported the Koh Santepheap.
Ellen R. Sauerbrey urged Cambodia to draft a law on human trafficking, the Rasmei Kampuchea reported.
"We pay attention to human trafficking in all forms," Hor Namhong was quoted by the newspaper as saying.
Cambodia is writing the law and human trafficking, which occurs both internally and internationally, is a very complicated issue, said the Koh Santepheap.
Source: Xinhua
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