Citing Mr. Sam Rainsy's offer to intervene with prime minister Hun Sen during the current eviction of more than 1,000 families from the Sambok Chap village (Tonle Bassac), Rasmey Kampuchea, a mouthpiece of the CPP, is warning its own political party of the impending dire consequences it may suffer during the upcoming elections, should land dispute problems remain neglected by the government controlled by the CPP. (Photo SRP)Thursday, May 11, 2006
By Brevin
Rasmey Kampuchea newspaper
Translated from Khmer by KI-Media
During the past 2003 election, the political debate was focused on corruption, border issues, and illegal immigrations. However, these may no longer the main debate topics for the 2007 and 2008 electoral campaigns.
Most political analysts believe that the most vital issue which emerges currently is the problem of complicated land disputes which are spreading all over Cambodia.
Mr. Peter Leuprecht, the former UN Special Envoy on Human Rigths for Cambodia, used to say that when people lose their land, they have nothing left anymore. He warned on the dire consequences and the instability caused by these land disputes.
Currently, with the huge price increase of commercial lands, reaching upwards of hundreds of dollars per square meter, land disputes are also occurring everywhere in Cambodia. Lands prices are increasing at a time where Cambodia is enjoying stability and financial progress.
Thinking about the importance and the seriousness of the land dispute issues, donor countries have raised this issue and forced the government to urgently resolve this problem to help poor people. Worried about this new issue, the government decided to put in place an entity to resolve land disputes. This entity found its breadth in the National Authority for the Resolution of Land Disputes led by vice-prime minister Sok An who is also the minister of the Council of Ministers, and with the participation of an opposition party member.
This authority is still young and has seen life for a few months only, therefore, it is impossible to judge how much this authority can impose the wills of the government led by prime minister Hun Sen. What is certain, right now, is the fact that, the resolution of land disputes is a boost for poor people who have no refuge, no farming lands, and it will also attract support for the political party in power, as well as for other political parties during the upcoming 2007 and 2008 elections. On the other hand, if poor people are becoming the victims of land grabbing by the powerful, the rich, and the large companies, they will channel their sufferings into hatred for the government and the political party in power. Plainly speaking, poor people will withhold their confidence which they used to place on the political party in power or the CPP. This is so because land problems directly affect the livelihood of people.
All political parties can clearly see the advantage of using land problems to attract more votes and strengthen their popularity. The situation in the Sambok Chap village is a clear example: Mr. Sam Rainsy, the opposition leader in Cambodia, had offered to seek intervention help in the eviction of more than 1,000 families involved. He requested the prime minister’s intervention and he informed the prime minister on the irregularities in this eviction, which he believes to be unjust for the poor and those who have no fixed housing.
By doing so, even if the action may be insignificant, Mr. Sam Rainsy is attracting the hearts and souls of these people to his political views.
In this matter, the politicians must pay attention on solving land disputes if they do not want to lose the voters’ support. The neglect on the worsening land disputes [by the political party in power] will turn into an advantage for its rival.
In the upcoming elections, the topic of the livelihood of people will be discussed. If the people believe that in the past, they had a good livelihood, decent housing, then they will continue to vote for the party in power. On the contrary, if they believe that their livelihood has worsened and becoming poorer, they have no choice but to vote for a change.
Most political analysts believe that the most vital issue which emerges currently is the problem of complicated land disputes which are spreading all over Cambodia.
Mr. Peter Leuprecht, the former UN Special Envoy on Human Rigths for Cambodia, used to say that when people lose their land, they have nothing left anymore. He warned on the dire consequences and the instability caused by these land disputes.
Currently, with the huge price increase of commercial lands, reaching upwards of hundreds of dollars per square meter, land disputes are also occurring everywhere in Cambodia. Lands prices are increasing at a time where Cambodia is enjoying stability and financial progress.
Thinking about the importance and the seriousness of the land dispute issues, donor countries have raised this issue and forced the government to urgently resolve this problem to help poor people. Worried about this new issue, the government decided to put in place an entity to resolve land disputes. This entity found its breadth in the National Authority for the Resolution of Land Disputes led by vice-prime minister Sok An who is also the minister of the Council of Ministers, and with the participation of an opposition party member.
This authority is still young and has seen life for a few months only, therefore, it is impossible to judge how much this authority can impose the wills of the government led by prime minister Hun Sen. What is certain, right now, is the fact that, the resolution of land disputes is a boost for poor people who have no refuge, no farming lands, and it will also attract support for the political party in power, as well as for other political parties during the upcoming 2007 and 2008 elections. On the other hand, if poor people are becoming the victims of land grabbing by the powerful, the rich, and the large companies, they will channel their sufferings into hatred for the government and the political party in power. Plainly speaking, poor people will withhold their confidence which they used to place on the political party in power or the CPP. This is so because land problems directly affect the livelihood of people.
All political parties can clearly see the advantage of using land problems to attract more votes and strengthen their popularity. The situation in the Sambok Chap village is a clear example: Mr. Sam Rainsy, the opposition leader in Cambodia, had offered to seek intervention help in the eviction of more than 1,000 families involved. He requested the prime minister’s intervention and he informed the prime minister on the irregularities in this eviction, which he believes to be unjust for the poor and those who have no fixed housing.
By doing so, even if the action may be insignificant, Mr. Sam Rainsy is attracting the hearts and souls of these people to his political views.
In this matter, the politicians must pay attention on solving land disputes if they do not want to lose the voters’ support. The neglect on the worsening land disputes [by the political party in power] will turn into an advantage for its rival.
In the upcoming elections, the topic of the livelihood of people will be discussed. If the people believe that in the past, they had a good livelihood, decent housing, then they will continue to vote for the party in power. On the contrary, if they believe that their livelihood has worsened and becoming poorer, they have no choice but to vote for a change.
6 comments:
Come on! Mr. Brevin.
Hun Sen CPP never and will nerve need the votes from the poor Cambodians.
Hun Sen's CPP need only support from corupted Cambodians and the Viet Vames government.
I mean he need only to cheat and suppress people by force.
Don't you see all the time after the previous elction!
Hey everyone Cambodia is heading for another civil war and look like it the return of the Khmer Rouge. I hope this time they can kill all the rich pigs and all of them if they dont appreciate its people of lower class. Happy killing my friends
Khmer rouge is with Hun Sen, you dope!
True Khmer would rise and we will kill no body.
We want to rebuild Cambodia for all Cambodian.
We should eliminate what you call lower class. The smart will help the unfortunate like the countrie in the west (USA, Franc, Australia, rtc...)
You stupid want to kill poeple go to live in Viet Name with your boss Hun Sen.
The lower class you said are those who destroy own country and family.
Oh yeah look at the nice man speaking of not killing. Remember kill or you be killed. What I said before was a warning if you didn't understand what I'm getting at. Have Pol Pot regime confuse you too much? Yes I know the lower can be easily manipulated so do you want to educate them? or should we let them live the way they are. Go and learn your history before you judge me.
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You idiot, there is more way than killing, just aware of your enemy, there is law in the world and we are not babarian like the Viet Name Communist, Do not make us look bad. Download yourself, appreciate your Viet Name Evil.
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