Ants in a sugary jar interpreted by Koy Vanna composed by Heng Thal Savuth - ស្រមោចក្នុងពាងស្ករ ច្រៀងដោយលោក កុយ វណ្ណា

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1Z4jwldbYJ8

Indochinese Federation: 300 million dongs for building Viet schools in the Viet colony of Nambodia

Donation made to improve education for Vietnamese-Cambodian children

Saturday, Nov 26, 2011
Saigon Giai Phong (Vietcong communist party)

During the visit and work session in the Kingdom of Cambodia, representatives of the Vietnam-Cambodia Friendship Association presented 300 million VND to the Vietnamese Cambodian General Assembly in order to contribute to building more schools for overseas Vietnamese children there.

Speaking at the donation ceremony, held at the Headquarters of the Vietnamese Cambodian General Assembly in Phnom Penh, Vu Mao - Chairman of the Vietnam - Cambodia Friendship Association emphasized the need to provide for children of Vietnamese people in Cambodia.

Previously, due to difficult economic conditions, few Vietnamese–Cambodian children went to school. The lack of education was the key barrier during the integration process of generations of Vietnamese children in Cambodian society.

Khmer Rouge Defendant Blames Vietnam for Cambodia’s Turmoil

November 22, 2011
By SETH MYDANS
The New York Times

“We didn’t kill many... We only killed the bad people, not the good” - Nuon Chea

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — The highest-ranking surviving Khmer Rouge leader, accused in the deaths of 1.7 million people, defended himself on Tuesday by casting his actions as part of a patriotic struggle to keep Vietnam from annexing Cambodia and exterminating ethnic Cambodians.

Presenting what could have been the condensed version of a political address from his days as the Khmer Rouge’s chief ideologue in the 1970s, the defendant, Nuon Chea, 85, spoke of threats from Vietnamese agents as a justification for the purges that led to the torture and killings that defined the Khmer Rouge regime.

It was the first time a Khmer Rouge leader offered a detailed defense in court for the atrocities committed by the radical Communist regime from 1975 to 1979.

“I have been given an opportunity today that I have been waiting for for so long, and that is to explain to my beloved Cambodian people and their Khmer children the events that occurred in Cambodian history,” Mr. Nuon Chea said.

Placing himself in the heroic company of Cambodian patriots, he said, “I would like to pay my respects to our ancestors who sacrificed their flesh, blood, bone and life to defend our motherland.”

Sihanouk's confession of Vietnamese infiltration in Cambodia under his rule

Sihanouk in his own word:

•  The Sangkum [Reastr Niyum] is not a political party (sic!)
• I'm returning home just to travel back upstream and to try to re-establish the neutrality and the non-alignment of Cambodia, that is the sine-qua-non condition of her survival as a sovereign and independent country (sic!)
• ... There's also the mistake and the clumsiness of the Vietcong and the Vietminh who did not respect their solemn promises to respect our neutrality and our borders. They recognized them, [yet] they infiltrate [our borders]. In fact, they interfered in our internal affairs in spite of their denials, they are behind the Khmer Rouge, i.e. the Communist Cambodians. Without the Vietcong and the Vietminh problems, there would be no communist rebellion in our country.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iotbzpxnhHU

Vietnamese defence delegation visits Cambodia [... to bring Hanoi's marching order to Hoon Xhen?]

01/08/2011
VNA/VOVNews

A Vietnamese defence ministry delegation led by Deputy Minister Nguyen Chi Vinh paid a working visit to the Ku Len War Invalids Centre 317 in Siem Reap province of Cambodia from July 30-31.

The delegation attended the inauguration of 50 houses for wounded soldiers at the centre on July 31.

Speaking on the occasion, Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen highlighted the Cambodian wounded soldiers’ contributions to the cause of national liberation and defence. He also highly valued the support of the People’s Army of Vietnam to his country.

Vietnam confesses to inteference into Cambodia's future ... Cambodia's cuurent development is not due to Hun Xhen but due to the Viets

Praise for VN expert help in Cambodia

July, 19 2011
Vietnam News (Hanoi)

HA NOI — Many Vietnamese experts helped the Cambodian revolution, setting a friendly way for future generations to continue, said State President Nguyen Minh Triet yesterday.

Triet was addressing a delegation from the Liaison Committee for Former Vietnamese Experts in Cambodia in Ha Noi yesterday.

The State leader said Cambodia's current development achievements was influenced by the contributions of the former experts and the sacrifices made by Vietnamese soldiers.

The President said that after assisting the Cambodian people to liberate their country in 1979, the Vietnamese Party and State sent tens of thousands of Vietnamese experts in all fields to Cambodia to help the country reduce poverty and epidemics.

Op-Ed by Uon Sim

http://www.box.net/shared/oolcvr75d2e90n43uey5

Cambodia Guard Forces headquaters: another assistance from Big Brother Hanoi?

The building behing these golden-star generals is an assistance from Hanoi

Vietnam helps Cambodia build guard headquarters

01/20/2010
VOV News (Hanoi)

Deputy Minister of Defence Sen. Lieut. Gen. Nguyen Van Duoc on January 19 attended the inauguration ceremony of the Cambodian Guard Forces’ Headquarters, which was built with assistance from Vietnam.

At the event, Cambodia Defence Minister Tea Banh thanked the Vietnamese army and people for providing practical assistance to Cambodia.

He said that both countries have built a long-lasting friendship, which was specially demonstrated in the 1970s and 1980s when Vietnam helped Cambodia drive away the Pol Pot genocidal regime.

In his speech, Deputy Minister Duoc affirmed that Vietnam and Cambodia have stood shoulder to shoulder to overcome numerous difficulties and win victories.

This relationship has developed constantly and become a valuable asset of the two nations, said Mr Duoc, adding that solidarity and cooperation is a decisive factor behind the victory of the struggle for national liberation of each nation.

The headquarters of the Cambodian Guard Forces covers 10 hectares in capital Phnom Penh.

Communist invader Nong Duc Manh returns home to Hanoi: Adieu and Good riddance!!!

Party leader Manh concludes Cambodia visit

20/12/2009
Vietnam Net Bridge (Hanoi)

Party General Secretary Nong Duc Manh left Phnom Penh for Hanoi on December 19, concluding his official visit to Cambodia at the invitation of King Norodom Sihamoni.

From the plane, Mr Manh cabled a message to the King, expressing his belief that the fine neighbourliness, traditional friendship and comprehensive cooperation between the two countries will further develop for the two countries’ prosperity and for the sake of peace, cooperation and development in the region and the world.

In a joint statement released the same day, Vietnam and Cambodia agreed to increase cooperation in various fields, especially economics, trade and investment, as well as in combating cross-border crime and illegal immigration.

Vietnamese and Cambodian leaders hailed the signing of cooperative agreements on aviation, rubber tree planting, electricity and petroleum. They reaffirmed their consistent policies of not allowing any reactionary force to use one’s territory to threaten security of the other.

They agreed that the two countries will continue to work closer together in searching, exhuming and repatriating remains of Vietnamese volunteer soldiers who laid down their lives in Cambodia.

Both sides are determined to complete border demarcation and landmark planting by the end of 2012 to build the shared borderline into the one of peace, friendship, cooperation and sustainable development.

The leaders agreed to enhance close cooperation with Laos and other countries to develop the Vietnam-Laos-Cambodia Development Triangle into an area of peace, security and prosperity.

They also agreed to boost bilateral cooperation and cooperation with other partners within the Greater Mekong Sub-region for environmental protection and rational use of the water resource of the Mekong River.

They pledged to join efforts with other regional countries to make Southeast Asia a region of peace, cooperation, and prosperous development, and increase coordination in other regional and international forums.

07 January celebration controversies

Khieu Kanharith (Photo: DR, Cambodge Soir Hebdo)

04 Jan 2009
By Ung Chansophea and Alain Ney
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Click here to read the article in French
Translated from French by Luc Sâr

Demands have been made in favor for the commemoration of 1991 Paris Peace Accords on Cambodia. The presence of CPP logos during the 07 January celebration will certainly raise criticisms from other political parties.

“It will be a ceremony to everybody’s memory,” Khieu Kanharith, government spokesman, indicated during a press conference about the 30th anniversary of the end of the Khmer Rouge regime.

While some are criticizing the choice of this date which marks the beginning of the Vietnamese intervention in Cambodia’s internal affairs, Khieu Kanharith retorted: “Some people said that 07 January should not be celebrated, but rather 23 October 1991, the date of the signing of the Paris Accords… but one must remember that if there were no 07 January 1979, there wouldn’t be 23 October 1991 either.”

Trying to cut short another controversy, Khieu Kanharith indicated that two logos will be seen during the ceremony: the 07 January banner and the CPP logo. To those who ask about the presence of the ruling CPP party logo, Khieu Kanharith replied that it is Hun Sen’s party who paid the bill for this anniversary which amounts to “several million riels,” and that the government did not pay for it. Nevertheless, he reassured that “07 January doesn’t belong exclusively to the CPP, but to all the Khmer people.” Khieu Kanharith did not indicate if other political parties have asked to contribute financially to be able to display logo at the Olympic Stadium.

Close to 40,000 people will participate in the festivities organized inside the Olympic Stadium in Phnom Penh. NGO and embassies representatives, as well as other party political parties are invited.