Cambodian troops based in Preah Vihear.
By Sophal Mony
Radio Free Asia
24th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Cambodian officials said that provincial authority of Banteay Meanchey province are collecting money to help buy food for the soldiers stationing in the Preah Vihear areas.
Mr. Ouk Ratanak, director of cabinet of Banteay Meanchey province, said that on the morning of Monday 24th November, village, commune and district officials were collecting money, material and food supplies from donors to give to the soldiers stationing in Preah Vihear. The collections started from last week.
Mr. Ouk Ratanak said: “We don’t bring the money to them. We will only bring material and food supplies to them. Our soldiers need more material and food supplies such as blankets to protect them from cold weather. We try to avoid giving them large sum of money because we are afraid that those money will not reach the ordinary soldiers.”
Governor of Puok District, Mr. Phan Saroeun, said that people in his district are enthusiastic about helping the soldiers who are protecting our territories. He said: “After we issued our (fundraising) plan, they support our plan 100%, they are very happy to help and they did help in the (fundraising) activities, they are happy to implement our plan and they are willing to contribute whatever they can.”
One Puok District councillor, Mr. Da Chhean, said that he has collected the money from some people, but some other people are still busy harvesting their rice. He said: “I am a councillor for Puok District and I have collected some money from some people. Some other people we have not collected from them yet because we cannot see them as they are busy harvesting their crops.”
Officials from Banteay Meanchey province said that all the material and food supplies donated by the people will be transported to the soldiers in Preah Vihear on 26th-27th of November.
Material and food supplies collected were: noodles, canned fish, dried fish, fish paste (prahok), fish sauce, soya sauce, clothes, blankets, flu medicines and medicines for malaria.
However, provincial officials cannot confirm the total amounts they have collected from the people, as the collection activities are still continuing.
Gen. Srey Doek, commander of Intervention Force of Division 12 based in Preah Vihear, said that the soldiers welcome all donations. He said: “We welcome and we accept all sorts of donations. These are voluntary contributions from the people which the soldiers appreciate very much.”
Please note that, this is the second time that the officials of Banteay Meanchey has organised the fundraising to help the soldiers in Preah Vihear. The first time they raised more than 100 million riels ($US25,000) for the soldiers based at Preah Vihear temple and Ta Moan temple in Oddor Meanchey province.//
Radio Free Asia
24th November, 2008
Translated from Khmer by Khmerization
Cambodian officials said that provincial authority of Banteay Meanchey province are collecting money to help buy food for the soldiers stationing in the Preah Vihear areas.
Mr. Ouk Ratanak, director of cabinet of Banteay Meanchey province, said that on the morning of Monday 24th November, village, commune and district officials were collecting money, material and food supplies from donors to give to the soldiers stationing in Preah Vihear. The collections started from last week.
Mr. Ouk Ratanak said: “We don’t bring the money to them. We will only bring material and food supplies to them. Our soldiers need more material and food supplies such as blankets to protect them from cold weather. We try to avoid giving them large sum of money because we are afraid that those money will not reach the ordinary soldiers.”
Governor of Puok District, Mr. Phan Saroeun, said that people in his district are enthusiastic about helping the soldiers who are protecting our territories. He said: “After we issued our (fundraising) plan, they support our plan 100%, they are very happy to help and they did help in the (fundraising) activities, they are happy to implement our plan and they are willing to contribute whatever they can.”
One Puok District councillor, Mr. Da Chhean, said that he has collected the money from some people, but some other people are still busy harvesting their rice. He said: “I am a councillor for Puok District and I have collected some money from some people. Some other people we have not collected from them yet because we cannot see them as they are busy harvesting their crops.”
Officials from Banteay Meanchey province said that all the material and food supplies donated by the people will be transported to the soldiers in Preah Vihear on 26th-27th of November.
Material and food supplies collected were: noodles, canned fish, dried fish, fish paste (prahok), fish sauce, soya sauce, clothes, blankets, flu medicines and medicines for malaria.
However, provincial officials cannot confirm the total amounts they have collected from the people, as the collection activities are still continuing.
Gen. Srey Doek, commander of Intervention Force of Division 12 based in Preah Vihear, said that the soldiers welcome all donations. He said: “We welcome and we accept all sorts of donations. These are voluntary contributions from the people which the soldiers appreciate very much.”
Please note that, this is the second time that the officials of Banteay Meanchey has organised the fundraising to help the soldiers in Preah Vihear. The first time they raised more than 100 million riels ($US25,000) for the soldiers based at Preah Vihear temple and Ta Moan temple in Oddor Meanchey province.//
39 comments:
The govt. has allocated $250 million to military budget and next year will increase to $500 million. So where have all the money gone to? the govt. should feed and clothe the soldiers, not the poor people. I think all the money that was supposed to be used to buy food for soldiers ended up in the pockets of corrupt generals.
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Please NO MORE DONATIONS for these soldiers; once they are fully equipped -- they will carry the eviction force against the underpriviledged people (these soldiers are not ready to face the Thai).
Wow!
Why the hell they still getting no food and other supplies for our military??
Are those 4-6-7 star general pocketing them all??
I've thought they boosted military budget?
Where is the money???
I bet the YOUN don't want to see us have stronger military.
They took all the money.
Khmer PP,
I am Cambodia-American. I am also American military and what I am seeing that missing for a military is the steel helmet.
They need those and those cap they are wearing is not safe from stray bullets.
Khmer USA,
Stray bullets don't hurt Khmer soldiers 'cause they have the Handkerchief for protection. However, ah stray Hun Sen & his cronies will hurt them.
What to say more, the view tells all itself. It is so miserably to see these poor people cant even have enough to eat and have to beg to maintain in life as the majority of Khmer people while cpp propagandas machine advanced the glory of its leadership hun kvang through all its medias.
It is shameful to international community that did no effort to replace the Khmer rouge regime by a decent leadership that has concerned about Khmer people life and welfare beside recycling the Khmer rouge clan to continue crime in Cambodia.
It is influenced counties that help to bring Khmer rouge and yuon crime into Cambodia and against Khmer people it is at their responsibility to end this crime.
what is more tragic is these koun Khmer were killed or will be killed not to serve Khmer nation or interest as they believing they did but to serve cronies, murderers of their nation and those who dominated these criminals.
I see no Khmer rouge, Khmer kieuv or Kroham soldiers. I see Khmer being miserably used and being killed by a power which has no concerned of their life and of Khmer interest and they are all victims as you and me for the simple reason because they did not choice for who they are but they are being forced to be who they are not.
What is even worst is Khmer like the rest of you sitting behind your computer and Caring so much that you only care to just TALK.
The self-destruction continues.
8:04; 8:57, & 9:04. Will you stop please! Stop talking to yourself, it's embarrassing.
Just like former Singapore PM said. To fight war with empty stomach you can't win the war. You need a full stomach to win the war. If you hungry and wandering off you will open the battle front to the enemies.
Tvoer Sre Ning Toek Tvoer Soek Ning Buy!!
This is very true!!
Khmer PP,
So what's hell people in this talking about.I have question. Are you Siem or Youn.? But you don't say are you hkmer ok.I know you want pol pot regime coming back.but we are khmer people never need that regime coming back.
Khmer PP... That's very true your maxim.
And the 36th law of chinese say...
DON'T FIGHT A LOSING BATTLE !
I don't see any reason why khmers should fight
against Siem. Of course they have take some
of our lands. Well, I should remind all that Yuons
have take a lots more than Siem.
The pretext of this conflict is Preah Vihear.
In reality, if we have register Preah vihear temple,
this temple belong to UNESCO jurisdiction.
So my question : why are we complicating and waste so much energy? Did the international organization has saided that they can't solve our problem?
Only with the UN decision and international organisation, the solution will last long term.
So my second guess...
Actually, Siems have accused the government of khmer
have bring a lots of viet soldiers with our troops.
Something really disturbing me is that rumors saided that cambodian soldiers have really seen Yuons soldiers with our troops.
And they were afraid we will have a war in December.
Really disturbing... I hope it's not true.. THE WAR...
It will bring EMPTYNESS TO OUR POOR
COUNTRY ONE MORE TIME !
Why Chea Sim go to Vietnam?
This bastard and useless chief of thieves !!!
He has bring a lots of trouble on the road
Phnom Penh to Kampong Cham. So many controls in the 90s.
Khmer Canadian
All these guys looked pissed off.
Man, HUN SEN you need to feed and equip your soldiers.
They look hungry.
Khmer PP,
Isn't this great? Ki-media, a place where caring Khmer come to express their master plan to rescue Khmer from this and from that. Wake the fuck up already. None of you is in the position to do anything in regard of all this stuff you read so stop being like you're so important and self-enlightened already. A person is taken seriously only when he can cash out that big check his mouth produces. Can any of you genuinely cash out the stuff your mouth produce? For real, yo?
How are you gonna help Khmer? By typing on those keyboard and clicking on that mouse?
We need to get rid of ah yuon leaders like ah Sok Anh, ah Hor, ah Nget Soveun, Sarkheng ...
The cpp and the royal government have no shame to it neighbor, all khmer or the international community.
SHAME ON ALL OF THE " HIGH OFFICIAL " ESPECIALLY THE CPP.
Send a few top soldiers to visit ah yuon leaders in Phnom Penh and see if they are bullet proof.
You all know that Sar Kheng is not his real name.
His real name is Mr. Bit Bien.
Someone that know him way back in the 70s told me.
His name sounds like more YOUN.
Khmer PP,
Someone that know him way back in the 70s told me.
That's your problem, dude. You hear things from people and you believe it. I aint no CPP whatever but you need to learn to not believe in what people tell you. Would you jump into a frozen lake if that guy tells you there is gold in there? Most likely, No. So why don't you question yourself and the authenticity of your news source like how you would doubt there is any gold inthe frozen lake example?
2:18 AM
Dude you're out of controle, is ah dick Bit Bien your father?
Evil better makes its glory in dark so it is its reasons to silent people in the way it can including insults, threaten, intimidation and barbaric acts against those who stand against its crime. Our reason is stand over evil reason and never unite with it.
True, Sar Kheng aka Bit Bien
Khmer/Thai
Poor soldiers. The Khmer leaders don't care about them. They went to fight to protect Cambodia and they have to beg for food from the poor farmers. Where the hell all the $250 million go? To the pockets of Tea Banh and other military commanders? I saw them driving Mercedes-Benz, BMW and classy villas while the poor soldiers don't even have boots to wear.
My dear Khmer. We don't have any leader we only have ah khbot doek norm cheat. It's time for siem and yourn to divide Khmer's land if war happen.Less than one hour siem air force will be in Phnom Penh and install their puppet to run Khmer's Country and youn will be other side of mekong river if you want to know more ask prince chakrapong he had that plan before once. So we have to be carefull to save our land.
Allocated fund for the military is a joke. HUN KWANG is so poor to feed the soldiers. He let the poor peasants feed the soldiers. He has been saving the money just only for his eyeball repair and his lifestyle. Never mind he soldiers. When he got to HELL, he is still rich there, too.
Ah YOUN tell Ah HUN KHWANG..nevermind upgrading military, Toi from HANOI will help you kampuchea..don't worry! Toi joy kampuchea..kampuchea joy yeaknam..ok!
DUMTEAONG JOR TOI..KAM MOUNG NHIEVE LUM!!
Where all of those $$$$$$$$ go???? and why soldiers still looks skinny and some of them wore slipper/sandle?? I think $500MIL will end up inside GENERAL TEA BANH POCKET....felt bad for those soldiers standing guard with rusty guns, and rusty bullets....
Fucken curraption leaders!!
you mean gen ah tearss banng (he's a yuon)
Ah yuon will do anything to prevent Cambodia to rebuild its army. Because it means death to them, in sandwich between Cambodia and China.
Don't give Khmer, we'll get the yuon skin.
the rich cpp members must help those soldiers.
No one should be on the mountain except for Khmer on the mountain and their Thai, Burmese, and Lao family.
Genocidal people from Cambodia are not welcome.
10:19 AM
Go read the ICJ verdict if you still have doubt.
Kiss my butts dumb siem.
lol
ICJ verdict is corrupted, you idiot (1:06). They were on drug when they used the French Nazi's map. Everyone know SEA is not Europe.
Cambodia and the rest of the world respect the ICJ verdict.
So what wrong with the Thai?
Bullshit, no one respected kangaroo court (ICJ).
Are Thai represented in the UN?
So?
Khmer in Thailand are not part of the UN, and they want their temple back.
You are part of Thailand then.
Is Thailand a member of the UN?
So?
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