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Sacrava's Political Cartoon: Two Warrior-Princes
Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)Sirirath remains committed to politics
Sisowath Sirirath (R) standing next to Lu laysreng (L) and Keo Puth Rasmey (C)Friday, 02 January 2009
Written by Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
Prince Sisowath Sirirath, second deputy president of Funcinpec, told the Post Tuesday he has no intention of quitting politics, despite pressure from other royals to keep the royal family separate from national politics.
Sirirath said until a law is passed prohibiting him from party membership, he will continue his political work. "When I was a boy, I began studying politics. It is the only subject I know well."
Sirirath's comments follow a public statement by Prince Sisowath Thomico on Tuesday urging any royal with connections to the palace to quit all political activities and party memberships.
Sirirath said until a law is passed prohibiting him from party membership, he will continue his political work. "When I was a boy, I began studying politics. It is the only subject I know well."
Sirirath's comments follow a public statement by Prince Sisowath Thomico on Tuesday urging any royal with connections to the palace to quit all political activities and party memberships.
Friday, January 02, 2009
An official from the royal palace appeal to members of the royal family to quit politics
Radio Free Asia
1st January, 2009
By Phan Sophath
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
An official of the royal palace, who is also a member of the royal family, has appealed to all members of the royal family to quit politics for the interests of the Throne and to help in the royal duties of the king.
Prince Sisowath Thomico (pictured with garland), advisor to the royal cabinet, has told Radio Free Asia that, currently, despite there is no laws to ban the royals from politics, the voluntary exit from politics of the members of the royal family would be the best option.
Prince thomico said: “as long as the members of the royal family stay in politics, serve political interests of political parties, the attacks on those members of the royal family is like the attacks on the person of the king or the Throne and that would make the position of the king and the Throne weakened. When people attacks the those members of the royal family it is like they are attacking the king and the Throne.”
Recently, there are some members of the royal family, including Prince Norodom Ranariddh who used to be president of the Funcinpec Party and ex-Prime Minister, had announced their retirements from politics.
After their announcements to stay out of politics, Prince Ranariddh and a certain numbers of princesses have been appointed by the king to be his personal advisors and advisors to the royal cabinet, the positions that are equivalent in ranks to the prime minister, ministers, secretaries of state and under-secretaries of state.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, said that it would be good for the Throne if the royals leave politics voluntarily. He said: “In short, if we want to consider the king as a symbol of national unity, if the royals engage in social works, I believe that we can preserve a better monarchy and the people will respect them more. If they involve in the dirty politics of state, we can see that their actions will affect the monarchy because our nation has just ended civil wars which have severely wounded the monarchy.”
Cambodia has restored the monarchy in 1993, after it was dissolved by a coup in 1970 that declared Cambodia a republic and after that the monarchy was continuously persecuted by subsequent communist regimes.
Under the present constitution, Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy whereby the king reigns but does not rule. At the same time, both the Throne and the state laws did not prohibit the royals from involving in politics.
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One day after Prince Thomico made this appeal, Prince Sisowath Sirirath told the Phnom Post that he remained committed to politics.
1st January, 2009
By Phan Sophath
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
An official of the royal palace, who is also a member of the royal family, has appealed to all members of the royal family to quit politics for the interests of the Throne and to help in the royal duties of the king.
Prince Sisowath Thomico (pictured with garland), advisor to the royal cabinet, has told Radio Free Asia that, currently, despite there is no laws to ban the royals from politics, the voluntary exit from politics of the members of the royal family would be the best option.
Prince thomico said: “as long as the members of the royal family stay in politics, serve political interests of political parties, the attacks on those members of the royal family is like the attacks on the person of the king or the Throne and that would make the position of the king and the Throne weakened. When people attacks the those members of the royal family it is like they are attacking the king and the Throne.”
Recently, there are some members of the royal family, including Prince Norodom Ranariddh who used to be president of the Funcinpec Party and ex-Prime Minister, had announced their retirements from politics.
After their announcements to stay out of politics, Prince Ranariddh and a certain numbers of princesses have been appointed by the king to be his personal advisors and advisors to the royal cabinet, the positions that are equivalent in ranks to the prime minister, ministers, secretaries of state and under-secretaries of state.
Mr. Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, said that it would be good for the Throne if the royals leave politics voluntarily. He said: “In short, if we want to consider the king as a symbol of national unity, if the royals engage in social works, I believe that we can preserve a better monarchy and the people will respect them more. If they involve in the dirty politics of state, we can see that their actions will affect the monarchy because our nation has just ended civil wars which have severely wounded the monarchy.”
Cambodia has restored the monarchy in 1993, after it was dissolved by a coup in 1970 that declared Cambodia a republic and after that the monarchy was continuously persecuted by subsequent communist regimes.
Under the present constitution, Cambodia is a constitutional monarchy whereby the king reigns but does not rule. At the same time, both the Throne and the state laws did not prohibit the royals from involving in politics.
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One day after Prince Thomico made this appeal, Prince Sisowath Sirirath told the Phnom Post that he remained committed to politics.
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
Keo Puth Rasmey, Lu Laysreng, Sisowath Sirirath, Arunrasmy to be dumped from next Hun Sen's gov't
None of the three Funcinpec leaders above (from L to R: Lu Laysreng, Keo Puth Rasmey, Sisowath Sirirath) will be appointed in the next Hun Sen regimeFuncinpec veterans not expected to hold positions in next govt
Tuesday, 12 August 2008
Written by Meas Sokchea
The Phnom Penh Post
Nhek Bun Chhay to lead fresh group of royalists to fill limited, junior positions as party leaders get squeezed out of holding any senior spots
FOUR of Funcinpec's top officials are not expected to hold positions in Prime Minister Hun Sen's next government, ruling and royalist party officials said Monday.
"There are probably no positions for Funcinpec's president Keo Puth Rasmey; parliamentary candidate Prince Norodom Arun Rasmey; second deputy president Prince Sisowath Sirirath; and first deputy president Lu Laysreng, said CPP spokesman Khieu Kanharith. Instead, he said, Funcinpec secretary general Nhek Bun Chhay and his close colleagues will be given positions.
Keo Puth Rasmey and his colleagues have been warned by Hun Sen not to expect any role in the new government after he accused them of supporting an opposition party rejection of the July 27 poll results.
Instead, a Funcinpec faction led by party secretary general Nhek Bun Chhay is expected to enter into a coalition deal with the CPP.
But Prince Sisowath Sirirath said Monday that Funcinpec is still led by Keo Puth Rasmey, clarifying that Nhek Bun Chhay is not leading a splinter group inside Funcinpec.
"Whoever said that Funcinpec was led by Nhek Bun Chhay is wrong, Funcinpec is only one not separated as two," Sisowath Sirirath said.
He added, "We have nothing to say about joining the government, but we congratulate our friends."
Lu Laysreng said it wasn't important for him to hold a post in the new government. "For these seats there are no positions for us, so let the young generation do it," he said.
Nhek Bun Chhay noted that the royalists have two positions available to them, albeit lower posts than the royalist veterans have held. Because Keo Puth Rasmey and Lu Laysreng could advance no further than deputy prime minister, posts in which they have already served, it was decided to promote new people, he said.
"We have four senior ministers but there are no minister positions for us, only secretary of state and under secretary of state," Nhek Bun Chhay said.
FOUR of Funcinpec's top officials are not expected to hold positions in Prime Minister Hun Sen's next government, ruling and royalist party officials said Monday.
"There are probably no positions for Funcinpec's president Keo Puth Rasmey; parliamentary candidate Prince Norodom Arun Rasmey; second deputy president Prince Sisowath Sirirath; and first deputy president Lu Laysreng, said CPP spokesman Khieu Kanharith. Instead, he said, Funcinpec secretary general Nhek Bun Chhay and his close colleagues will be given positions.
Keo Puth Rasmey and his colleagues have been warned by Hun Sen not to expect any role in the new government after he accused them of supporting an opposition party rejection of the July 27 poll results.
Instead, a Funcinpec faction led by party secretary general Nhek Bun Chhay is expected to enter into a coalition deal with the CPP.
But Prince Sisowath Sirirath said Monday that Funcinpec is still led by Keo Puth Rasmey, clarifying that Nhek Bun Chhay is not leading a splinter group inside Funcinpec.
"Whoever said that Funcinpec was led by Nhek Bun Chhay is wrong, Funcinpec is only one not separated as two," Sisowath Sirirath said.
He added, "We have nothing to say about joining the government, but we congratulate our friends."
Lu Laysreng said it wasn't important for him to hold a post in the new government. "For these seats there are no positions for us, so let the young generation do it," he said.
Nhek Bun Chhay noted that the royalists have two positions available to them, albeit lower posts than the royalist veterans have held. Because Keo Puth Rasmey and Lu Laysreng could advance no further than deputy prime minister, posts in which they have already served, it was decided to promote new people, he said.
"We have four senior ministers but there are no minister positions for us, only secretary of state and under secretary of state," Nhek Bun Chhay said.
Thursday, July 31, 2008
Keo Puth Rasmey sacked for trying to withdraw F'pec lawsuit against Ranariddh?
Government sweep30 July 2008By Pen Bona and Leang Delux Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
Khieu Kanharith, the minister of Information and government spokesman, declared during a press conference held in the morning of 30 July in Phnom Penh, that “the CPP will pursue its coalition government with Funcinpec, but with the Funcinpec of Nhiek Bun Chhay…”
“Very soon, the government will sack Keo Puth Rasmey, the current president of the royalist party and vice-prime minister, and Prince Sisowath Sirirath, the current government advisor,” Khieu Kanharith added.
Prince Sisowath announced on Monday, the day after the election, that he joined the SRP, the HRP and the NRP, in a coalition to protest the election results.
When asked by CSH, the prince declared that he did not have any reaction about this news, “as long as he does not receive the confirmation from prime minister Hun Sen.”
In the morning of Wednesday 30 July, a rumor circulated in which Keo Puth Rasmey would have written a letter to the Phnom Penh municipal court asking for the withdrawal of the Funcinpec lawsuit against Prince Norodom Ranariddh who is currently in exile in Malaysia, in order to allow the latter to return back home. Keo Puth Rasmey could not be contacted for confirm or deny this rumor. Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, would be elected in Banteay Meanchey according to the preliminary results by the CPP.
“Very soon, the government will sack Keo Puth Rasmey, the current president of the royalist party and vice-prime minister, and Prince Sisowath Sirirath, the current government advisor,” Khieu Kanharith added.
Prince Sisowath announced on Monday, the day after the election, that he joined the SRP, the HRP and the NRP, in a coalition to protest the election results.
When asked by CSH, the prince declared that he did not have any reaction about this news, “as long as he does not receive the confirmation from prime minister Hun Sen.”
In the morning of Wednesday 30 July, a rumor circulated in which Keo Puth Rasmey would have written a letter to the Phnom Penh municipal court asking for the withdrawal of the Funcinpec lawsuit against Prince Norodom Ranariddh who is currently in exile in Malaysia, in order to allow the latter to return back home. Keo Puth Rasmey could not be contacted for confirm or deny this rumor. Nhiek Bun Chhay, Funcinpec secretary-general, would be elected in Banteay Meanchey according to the preliminary results by the CPP.
Friday, November 02, 2007
Royalists out of touch with voters, say analysts [-The public secret is out now even though Prince Sirirath still denies it]
By Vong Sokheng
Phnom Penh Post, Issue 16 / 22, November 2 - 15, 2007
Phnom Penh Post, Issue 16 / 22, November 2 - 15, 2007
As leaders of Funcinpec and the Norodom Ranariddh Party continued to trade insults last week, political analysts said the fight does not bode well for the July 2008 national elections.
Local election-monitoring NGOs told the Post that the royalist vote will either be split between the two parties or their supporters won't bother to vote at all.
Koul Panha, executive director of Comfrel, said the two parties' infighting over personal issues has nothing to do with what voters care about, and will harm both parties.
"I think that members of the royal families within NRP and Funcinpec have expressed their personal anger to the public, which is a bad message for their voters in the upcoming national elections," Panha said. "Funcinpec won the UNTAC-sponsored election in 1993 because of its struggle to fight for sovereignty and territorial integrity and to fight against illegal immigration and corruption."
Panha said that Cambodian people now have a more sophisticated understanding about what the country needs, and they won't vote for a political party unless they believe it can improve society.
"There is no law to prohibit members of the royalist families from political affairs, but the division within royal families has left the royalist political parties at more risk in the upcoming national elections," Panha said, adding that if party leaders allow their political image to decline, they'll have to get out of politics.
Pahna made his comments in reaction to Prince Norodom Ranariddh's public remarks regarding nepotism inside Funcinpec and his younger sister Princess Arun Rasmey, who is the Funcinpec candidate for prime minister in the upcoming elections.
Ranariddh, the president of NRP, blasted his 52-year-old sister Arun Rasmey in remarks made by phone from Mayalsia to supporters in Prey Veng province on October 18.
Muth Chantha, spokesman of the NRP, said the prince was just trying to explain the differences between Funcinpec and NRP.
"The prince's message just explained to his supporters about the family leadership and nepotism within Funcinpec. It was not defamation," Chantha said.
He said that the prince recounted how Arun Rasmey is Funcinpec's candidate for prime minister; her husband Keo Puthrasmey is the president of Funcinpec; and Prince Sisowath Sirirath is second deputy president of Funcinpec and also is the former husband of Arun Rasmey.
Sirirath told the Post that Ranariddh's comments demonstrate his attitude towards Khmer women.
"Ranariddh does not have a good heart. He is jealous of his younger sister in a leadership role of Funcinpec," Sirirath said.
Sirirath said that there is no division among the royalists because all the royalists who hold government positions are in Funcinpec, not NRP.
Funcinpec ousted Ranariddh from the party last October.
An official of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Election in Cambodia also said both parties are in trouble.
"The result of [commune] elections indicates that the royalist political party is weaker," said Puthea Hang, executive director of NICFEC. "The monarchists are losing confidence with their leaderships."
Local election-monitoring NGOs told the Post that the royalist vote will either be split between the two parties or their supporters won't bother to vote at all.
Koul Panha, executive director of Comfrel, said the two parties' infighting over personal issues has nothing to do with what voters care about, and will harm both parties.
"I think that members of the royal families within NRP and Funcinpec have expressed their personal anger to the public, which is a bad message for their voters in the upcoming national elections," Panha said. "Funcinpec won the UNTAC-sponsored election in 1993 because of its struggle to fight for sovereignty and territorial integrity and to fight against illegal immigration and corruption."
Panha said that Cambodian people now have a more sophisticated understanding about what the country needs, and they won't vote for a political party unless they believe it can improve society.
"There is no law to prohibit members of the royalist families from political affairs, but the division within royal families has left the royalist political parties at more risk in the upcoming national elections," Panha said, adding that if party leaders allow their political image to decline, they'll have to get out of politics.
Pahna made his comments in reaction to Prince Norodom Ranariddh's public remarks regarding nepotism inside Funcinpec and his younger sister Princess Arun Rasmey, who is the Funcinpec candidate for prime minister in the upcoming elections.
Ranariddh, the president of NRP, blasted his 52-year-old sister Arun Rasmey in remarks made by phone from Mayalsia to supporters in Prey Veng province on October 18.
Muth Chantha, spokesman of the NRP, said the prince was just trying to explain the differences between Funcinpec and NRP.
"The prince's message just explained to his supporters about the family leadership and nepotism within Funcinpec. It was not defamation," Chantha said.
He said that the prince recounted how Arun Rasmey is Funcinpec's candidate for prime minister; her husband Keo Puthrasmey is the president of Funcinpec; and Prince Sisowath Sirirath is second deputy president of Funcinpec and also is the former husband of Arun Rasmey.
Sirirath told the Post that Ranariddh's comments demonstrate his attitude towards Khmer women.
"Ranariddh does not have a good heart. He is jealous of his younger sister in a leadership role of Funcinpec," Sirirath said.
Sirirath said that there is no division among the royalists because all the royalists who hold government positions are in Funcinpec, not NRP.
Funcinpec ousted Ranariddh from the party last October.
An official of the Neutral and Impartial Committee for Free and Fair Election in Cambodia also said both parties are in trouble.
"The result of [commune] elections indicates that the royalist political party is weaker," said Puthea Hang, executive director of NICFEC. "The monarchists are losing confidence with their leaderships."
Sunday, September 09, 2007
Funcinpec welcomes its former defectors with open arms
07-09-2007
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir
Translated from French by Luc Sâr
The fight for influence among the royalist supporters by the two royalist parties gave the opportunity to Funcinpec to show its attraction might during a public reconciliation ceremony.
Funcinpec organized a welcome ceremony in honor of the return of its former comrades, under the presence of Prince Sisowath Sirirath, first party vice-president, and Lu Lay Sreng, the second party vice-president.
These dissidents jumped from the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP). A dozen of these repentant defectors were NRP officials from various cities and provinces, and members of the NRP permanent committee and party directors: Kim Vien, Sam Sun Doeun, Bin Heng Pol, etc…
Kim Vien, the representative of the new members during the ceremony, explained the reason of their return to Funcinpec which “undertook a deep reform which pleases us.” He also ridiculed Prince Ranariddh. “Prince Norodom Ranariddh did not apply the principles which we wrote together in Malaysia,” Kim Vien revealed. Malaysia was the location where the NRP founders discussed about the creation of this new party, as well as its political policy.
Lu Lay Sreng, while welcoming the return of his colleagues from “the old House,” called on the NRP members to come along with him “to restart the work within the Funcinpec.”
Funcinpec organized a welcome ceremony in honor of the return of its former comrades, under the presence of Prince Sisowath Sirirath, first party vice-president, and Lu Lay Sreng, the second party vice-president.
These dissidents jumped from the Norodom Ranariddh Party (NRP). A dozen of these repentant defectors were NRP officials from various cities and provinces, and members of the NRP permanent committee and party directors: Kim Vien, Sam Sun Doeun, Bin Heng Pol, etc…
Kim Vien, the representative of the new members during the ceremony, explained the reason of their return to Funcinpec which “undertook a deep reform which pleases us.” He also ridiculed Prince Ranariddh. “Prince Norodom Ranariddh did not apply the principles which we wrote together in Malaysia,” Kim Vien revealed. Malaysia was the location where the NRP founders discussed about the creation of this new party, as well as its political policy.
Lu Lay Sreng, while welcoming the return of his colleagues from “the old House,” called on the NRP members to come along with him “to restart the work within the Funcinpec.”
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Funcinpec-NRP tit for tat: Funcinpec turn to close all negotiations with NRP
Funcinpec closes all negotiations with Prince Ranariddh
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Thursday, July 26, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Following the declaration made by the NRP saying that it decided to close all negotiations with Funcinpec two weeks ago, now it is the Funcinpec turn to declare that it has closed all doors to negotiations with NRP. Prince Sisowath Sirirath, the 2nd vice-president of Funcinpec, told RFA on Wednesday that negotiations or plan to invite Prince Ranariddh to return as party president have all ended because of the declaration made by the NRP spokesman to close the door on this issue. Prince Sirirath said: “Funcinpec had decided on 17 July that there is no need to keep contact with Prince Ranaraiddh anymore. There will be no contact, no talking anymore on the issue of Prince Ranariddh, we will stop commenting, we will stop talking.” In reaction to Sirirath’s claim, Muth Chantha, NRP spokesman, said that his party also decided to close the door to negotiations after the NRP saw that Funcinpec was using tricks during these past unofficial negotiations to gain benefit from the NRP.
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