Hun Se rules by order, and seldom according to the lawCorruption hurts border trade: PM
Monday, 23 February 2009
Written by Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post
Hun Sen vows to fire anyone operating illegal checkpoints
PRIME Minister Hun Sen has ordered provincial governors in border areas to make all efforts to assist small traders involved in cross-border commerce with Thailand and Vietnam. The premier's instructions follow complaints from struggling traders who have said in recent weeks that they are facing renewed hindrances from illegal checkpoints at border crossings.
"Don't make obstacles for traders trying to sell their wares to neighbouring countries," Hun Sen said, at the close Thursday of a conference at the InterContinental Hotel, referring to the practice of some corrupt border officials to take bribes to ensure passage of goods.
He said he would sack officials up to and including the level of provincial governors and four-star generals if they or their staff were found to be involved in corrupt activities such as operating illegal checkpoints.
"I will not keep one person whose misbehaviour causes the destruction of the livelihoods of other people," he said. "You must appreciate the demanding living conditions of people and must not take bribes when they try to trade their products."
Chieng Am, the governor of Svay Rieng province, which borders Vietnam, said he would ensure Hun Sen's instructions were followed. But he added that the lack of a market meant the amount of commerce between traders in his province and those in Vietnam was small - villagers sold just a small portion of their rice harvest and chickens across the border.
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said late last year that official trade figures between Cambodia and Vietnam stood at US$768 million in imports and $135 million exports to Vietnam. Those figures exclude small-scale cross-border trade.
PRIME Minister Hun Sen has ordered provincial governors in border areas to make all efforts to assist small traders involved in cross-border commerce with Thailand and Vietnam. The premier's instructions follow complaints from struggling traders who have said in recent weeks that they are facing renewed hindrances from illegal checkpoints at border crossings.
"Don't make obstacles for traders trying to sell their wares to neighbouring countries," Hun Sen said, at the close Thursday of a conference at the InterContinental Hotel, referring to the practice of some corrupt border officials to take bribes to ensure passage of goods.
He said he would sack officials up to and including the level of provincial governors and four-star generals if they or their staff were found to be involved in corrupt activities such as operating illegal checkpoints.
"I will not keep one person whose misbehaviour causes the destruction of the livelihoods of other people," he said. "You must appreciate the demanding living conditions of people and must not take bribes when they try to trade their products."
Chieng Am, the governor of Svay Rieng province, which borders Vietnam, said he would ensure Hun Sen's instructions were followed. But he added that the lack of a market meant the amount of commerce between traders in his province and those in Vietnam was small - villagers sold just a small portion of their rice harvest and chickens across the border.
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong said late last year that official trade figures between Cambodia and Vietnam stood at US$768 million in imports and $135 million exports to Vietnam. Those figures exclude small-scale cross-border trade.
19 comments:
Hey, if you admit that, why don't you punish them? Or just promote them to be higher??? Do not joke anymore because most corrupted officials have higher rank in government. Most of ministers consider their ministries as their homes, so only their relatives that have priority to go oversas and get higher position in the ministries. I live with for 30 years, but I still see those corrupted ministers get higher and positions, and stay at the same ministry for generation.
Yoh dude (4:24), don't be silly. This is no textbook. Sometime you can't do anything about evil. For instant, every country need the military to defend the land, and if they are corrupted, you can't just lock them up and open your country for invasion. Therefore, you have to wait for the right moment, and hope it will come but not always.
5:33 PM
How do you define "the right moment"? Please, if you will, every one of us wants to hear your version of "the right moment." Of course, to us, the moment has never too soon.
5:51, "the right moment" is the moment that allow to act to get rid of evil that hinder your country from growing, and sometime it will come, and sometime not. Frankly, the problem is you can never have a perfect system.
Look, in reality, it's just plain difficult to deal with the military. Many people got their arse couped by them. Just look at Pakistan and Thailand. Furthermore, even the official in the US kisses the corrupted Pentagon's arse, in case you don't know.
Le probleme C'est la mainmise des vietnamiens sur le gouvernement Khmer bien sur avec la bénédiction de Samdach Ta .Chers internautes ne faites plus des eculibrations cérébrales sur les Khmers . Combien d'entre vous ont appris l(histoire Khmers vous qui parlent si bien d'anglais et francais
Dear all,
Please take a look for a good developemt without corruption of the CPP govt.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hYvfDBC8LI&NR=1
Come on, dudes! punish whom? Hun Sen is one of them. He is the one who allows the corruption to boom. Do you want him to punish himself? He has no courage to do so.
Listen to Samdech Doctoral Hun SenVarman's repeating emptied promises, these promises are finally coming true, if only the sun won't be rised tomorrow!
5:33 why don;t just shoot the fucking generals??????
American's general can not carry their soldiers around dude!!!!!
American soldiers loyal to USA not any person shit head!!!!!
of course, who says cambodian gov't is not waking up? hello, we are now starting to open our eyes and waking up to see the world.
All talk no action... The same for corruption... As long as that son of the bitch stays in power, corruption will deprive Cambodia from striving and only the poor Cambodians will suffer the most.
It is sad that to see Cambodia is ruling by a single ruler rather by National Institutions. Only backward countries like Cambodia, North Korea, Laos, Zamnawe, Burma, where the wild rulers set up the all the rulers for their inferiors. All developped Nations were run by their strong National Institutions. In these developped countries, their Prime Minister can only dealt with their ministers of their Government. The Prime Minister, Ministers, all elected positions and all high public servants are all having their position manuals exactly the same like you buy a car or a computor which is called products manual. All positions have their position manuals in which included all their entilement and their mandates. The Prime Minister cannot even dealt directly to a small simple ministry staff. All public servants will be under their own bosses which are the CEO of each ministry. The Prime Minister can dealt with his mnister and each minister can dealt with his CEO which is in contract or by their promotion. Let alone all governors and all military leaders. without support from military leaders, the Prime Minister must resign straigh aways. In all democratic countries, all ministers can challenge the Prime Minister at any moment if they felt they have lost their confidence. With only 50%+1 of the causus support the challenger can remove his boss without a bloodshed. But before we can have this kind of statehood, we need people of all walking lives to have high integrity and high moral to stand up against all evils. Areak Prey
Cut the hypocrite fool (4:40). Cambodia have always been ruled by one leader since day1, and no one ever complaint before, so why now, motherfucker?
When is the ECCC going to bring these Khmer Rouge commanders list below to Khmer Rouge Trail?
Hun Sen
Chea Sim
Heng Samrin
Areak Prey,
Thailand ruled by Military dictator behind the Monarchy.
Law & Order in Thailand, and no ONE including the Foreigners would dare to show a disrespect toward the monarchy. The people of Thailand like or hate the King must not dare.
A small vulnerable nation like Cambodia, stability and security must be maintained, before the people will run amuck and start to kill each other again.
Because the coutry has been invaded by the Vietnamese and it'd be dangerous to allow the chaotic mass of people in the country.
For the moment Cambodoa needs a real strong dictator like Hun Sen.
HM King Sihanouk was soft to those bastards. Now Cambodia follows Thailand, to stop the trouble makers. If the US can revoke the citizen of Hin Sithan, Ly Diep back to Cambodia, then we can see more stability.
I too believe in Democracy, and freedom, but for Cambodia? Not yet.
only if he could be like lee kuan yeuw or mahathir...
Hun Sen should work hard and be good friends with the US, then he later can ask US for helps to revoke the citizenship of the Hin Sithan and his patron Vietnamese spy Ly Yiep and send them back to Cambodia.
Hun Sen should be tough like Lee Kuan Yew. General Hun Manet will crack them down sooner or later.
It could happen, because the US will do everything to keep its interest as is priority.
The US Constitution can be amended by those law makers if things benefit to their parties or the Nation of America.
Don't forget a few Laos General and Hmongs who supported and fought for the US were arrested accusing of poltting to overthrow Laos governemnt? Do you know who asked the US to arrest them? Vietnam.
Hun Sen can do the same, and now Hun Manet is general educated from US military School West Point, he may or will go after these trouble makers like Hin Sithan and his patron Ly Diep in an exchange of something; and the US will do it.
The US will not tolerate or harbor the terrorist like France.
Hun Sen will listen to his son and Lese Majesty must be applied.
For the moment to keep the stability in one place these people like Hin Sithan and his Patron Ly Yiep should be brought back to Cambodia or jailed.
If you voted for CPP (Cambodian People's Party):
Also known as:
Communist People's Party
Khmer Rouge People's Party
Khmer Krorhorm People's Party
You're support the killing of 1.7 million Khmer peoples.
You're support the killing of innocent men, women and children in Cambodia on March 30, 1997.
You're support murder of Piseth Pilika.
You're support assassination of journalists in Cambodia.
You're support political assassination and killing.
You're support attemted assassination and murder of leader of the free trade union in Cambodia.
You're support corruption in Cambodia.
You're support Hun Sen Regime burn poor people's house down to the ground and leave them homeless.
These are the Trade Mark of Hun Sen Regime.
Hun Sen, Chea Sim and Heng Samrin are Khmer Rouge commanders.
When is the ECCC going to bring these three criminals to U.N. Khmer Rouge Trail?
Khmer Rouge Regime is a genocide organization.
Hun Sen Regime is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Bodyguards is a terrorist organization.
Hun Sen Death Squad is a terrorist organization.
Cambodian People's Party is a terrorist organization.
I have declare the current Cambodian government which is lead by the Cambodian People's Party as a terrorist organization.
Whoever associate with the current Cambodian government are associate with a terrorist organization.
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