69 generals to retire

10 Sept 2011

Everyday.com.kh

Translated from Khmer by Tituy

69 high-ranking officers holding the title of generals received their retirement announcement during meetings of retired high ranking officers and handicapped soldiers which took place on 08 September 2011 at the ministry of National Defense. General Neang Phat, the secretary of state at the ministry of National Defense and president of the committee to resolve military policy, said that among the high ranking generals who received their retirement announcement, 9 are 3-star generals, 19 are 2-star generals and 41 are 1-star generals. Furthermore, 88 colonels are classified as type 2 soldiers who will be planned to retire in 2011 among a total of 5,615 soldiers.

11 high-ranking govt officials ordered to retire [-A useless royal decree]

មន្ត្រី​កំពូលៗ​១១​រូប​ក្នុង​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ចូល​និវត្តន៏

Sunday, 04 September 2011
ម៉ៃ ទិត្យថារ៉ា
The Phnom Penh Post

ភ្នំពេញៈ មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​កំពូលៗ​ សរុប​ចំនួន ១១​នាក់ ក្នុង​នោះ​មាន​ទាំង​លោក ហ៊ុន សែន ផងដែរ ត្រូវ​បាន​ព្រះមហាក្សត្រ​​កម្ពុជា ត្រាស់​បង្គាប់​ឲ្យ​ចូល​និវត្តន៍​ក្នុង​ក្រប​ខ័ណ្ឌ​មុខងារ​សាធារណៈ​ចាប់​តាំង​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​០១ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១​ត​ទៅ ដោយ​រក្សា​តែ​តួនាទី​ផ្នែក​នយោបាយ​តែ​ប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

នៅ​ក្នុង​ព្រះ​រាជក្រឹត្យ​ឡាយ​ព្រះហស្ត​លេខា​​ និង​ព្រះ​រាជ​លញ្ជករ​ដោយ​ព្រះ​មហាក្សត្រ​ ព្រះ​បាទ​សម្តេច​ព្រះ​បរមនាថ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​២០ ខែ​សីហា បាន​ឲ្យ​ដឹង​ថា ព្រះ​អង្គ​បាន​ត្រាស់​បង្គាប់​ដាក់​មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋបាល​ជាន់​ចំនួន ១១​រូប ឲ្យ​ចូល​និវត្តន៍​ក្នុង​ក្រប​ខ័ណ្ឌ​មុខងារ​សាធារណៈ​ចាប់​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី​០១ ខែ​សីហា ឆ្នាំ​២០១១ ដោយ​រក្សា​មុខ​តំណែង​នយោបាយ​នៅ​ដដែល​រហូត​មាន​ការ​សម្រេច​ជា​ថ្មី​រាជ​រដ្ឋាភិបាល។

មន្ត្រី​រាជការ​ថ្នាក់​ខ្ពស់​ចំនួន​ ១១​រូប ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​ត្រាស់​បង្គាប់​ឲ្យ​ចូល​និវត្តន៍​ក្នុង​រាជ​ក្រឹត្យ​នោះ​ រួម​មាន​លោក​នាយ​រដ្ឋ​មន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន​ មន្ត្រី​គ្រប់​គ្រង​រដ្ឋបាល​ លោក ស ខេង​ មន្ត្រី​រដ្ឋបាល​ជាន់​ខ្ពស់​ក្រសួង​មហា​ផ្ទៃ, លោក សុខ អាន, លោក សាយ​ ឈុំ, លោក ប៊ិន ឈិន, លោក ញឹម វណ្ណដា, លោក វ៉ា គឹមហុង, លោក អៀង មូលី, លោក មិន ឃិន, លោក​ជំទាវ​ សោម​ គឹមសួគ៌ និង​លោក អង្គវង្ស វឌ្ឍនា សុទ្ធ​ជា​មន្ត្រី​គ្រប់​គ្រង​រដ្ឋបាល។

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Translated from Khmer by Soch

11 top govt officials, including Hun Xen, have been ordered by the king to retire from their public function starting 01 August 2011, and they will only keep their political duty.

In a royal decree signed by King Sihamoni on 20 August 2011, the king ordered 11 top ranking government officials to retire from their public duty starting 01 August 2011, and they are to preserve their political duties until a new decision will be made by the government.

The 11 high-ranking officials targeted in the royal decree include PM Hun Xen, the administrator of the executive banch, Sar Kheng, the highest ranking official at the ministry of Interior, Sok An, Say Chhum, Bin Chhin, Nhim Vannda, Var Kim Hong, Ieng Mouly, Min Khin, Chumteav Som Kim Suor and Ang Vong Vathana, all of them are government administrators.

Government Considers Reducing Military, Police [-Eliminating Brigade B-70 is essential!]

Brigade B-70: Several thousands troops just for the protection of one man!

By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Original report from Washington
26 October 2009

Cambodia is preparing to retired 3,000 soldiers this year, in a bid to continue the reform of its security forces, a senior official said Thursday.

“There has been some preparation, and there is the possibility we will do it this year,” Defense Minister Tea Banh told VOA Khmer.

Cambodia hopes to eventually reduce its forces from 200,000 to 80,000.

About 100,000 soldiers are ready to retire, Tea Banh said, but the government lacks the budget to fund their retirement.

Rank, title and other details for the retirees have not been publicly released.

An infantry officer, speaking on condition of anonymity, said about 1,600 infantry personnel due to be retired, from either disability or age. About 20 military advisers are due to be retired soon, the official said.

The latest defense White Paper, published on the Ministry of Defense’s Web site, says the government has largely completely the demobilization of army personnel.

“Although 15,000 personnel, the number intended for demobilization in phase two, remain to be demobilized, the current figure represents a significant reduction compared to the approximately 165,000 personnel serving before1999,” according to the White Paper.

The five-year plan of the government calls for the demobilization of 30,000 soldiers, starting in May 2000, with a budget from donors of $45 million, but the plan was delayed until mid-2003.

Tea Banh said this year’s retirement is not budgeted through donor assistance.

The infantry officer said many soldiers want to retire, in exchange with an offer of land and money from the government.

In years past, Cambodia spent up to 30 percent of its budget for defense and national security. In 2009, defense was budgeted for $160 million of a total $1.8 billion.

Cambodia's night sky is getting much darker following the retirements of 21 golden-star police generals

21 police generals forced into retirement

12 October 2009
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

In application to the rule of the Cambodian police administration, and based on the request made by PM Hun Xen, recently, Chea Xim, acting in the name of King, signed a retirement order for 21 high-ranking police officers. Among the retired police officers, 4 are 4-golden-star police generals: Yem Phoeun, Prok Saroeun, Van Noy and King Samnang; 8 are 2-golden-star generals: Hul Sakda, Pot Kroch, Chan Rithy, Sam Sakun, Ou Hay, Chea Kim Ly, Yin Sovann and Nim Samut; 9 are 1-golden-star generals: Prom Than, Nou Noeun, Heng Sem, Thoeung Sem, Um Youran, Ek Chhom, Oak Thorn, Yin Chheangly and Sim Sambor. The royal decree is effective on the date of the king’s signature, i.e. 14 September 2009.

Fidel Castro announes retirement way ahead of his 90th birthday: a hint to all wannabe Asian dictators

Fidel Castro has not been seen in public since his operation in July

Fidel Castro announces retirement

Tuesday, 19 February 2008
BBC News

Cuba's ailing leader Fidel Castro has announced he will not return to the presidency, in a letter published by official Communist Party paper, Granma.

"I neither will aspire to, nor will I accept, the position of president of the council of state and commander in chief," he wrote in the letter.

Mr Castro handed over power temporarily to his brother, Raul, in July 2006 when he underwent intestinal surgery.

The 81-year-old has ruled Cuba since leading a communist revolution in 1959.

In December, Mr Castro indicated that he could possibly step down in favour of a younger generation.

In the letter published on Granma's website during the middle of the night in Cuba, Mr Castro said he would not accept another term as president because of the health problems when the National Assembly meets on Sunday.

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FIDEL CASTRO

• Born in 1926 to a wealthy, landowning family
• Took up arms in 1953, six years before coming to power
• Brother Raul was deputy and Che Guevara third in command
• Has outlasted nine American presidents
• Target of many CIA assassination plots
• Daughter is a dissident exile in Miami

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"The moment has arrived to propose and elect the Council of State, its president, vice-president," he added.

"I just want to carry on fighting like a soldier for our ideas."

The National Assembly is widely expected to elect Raul Castro as his successor.

The BBC's Michael Voss in Havana says nobody knows whether the decision has been prompted by a decline in Mr Castro's health - it has been an official secret since the moment he was taken ill.

The president has not been seen in public for 18 months, although the government occasionally releases photographs and pre-edited video of him meeting visiting leaders from around the world, our correspondent says.

Last month, Mr Castro was shown talking to his Brazilian counterpart, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva.