ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​ ជា​មោទន​ភាព​របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល​ឬ? - Is the government proud of its evictions?

លោក ភួង ម៉ា​ល័យ ស្នង​ការ​រ​ង​នគរ​បាល​រាជ​ធានី​ រង​របួស​ដោយ​អ្នក​ភូមិ​គប់​។ រូបថត ជីវ័ន​
A bleeding pig?

Friday, 06 January 2012 12:00
សូ វិសាល
The Phnom Penh Post ​

ការ​បណ្តេញ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​​ប្រមាណ ​ជាង ២០០ គ្រួសារ ចេញ​ពី​ប្លុក​បុរី​កីឡា ដោយ​​ហិង្សា កាល​ពី​ថ្ងៃ​ទី ៣ មក​រា ដែល​បណ្តាល​ឲ្យ​រង​របួស​ទាំង​សមត្ថ​កិច្ច ទាំង​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ ដោយ​សារ​តែ​ការ​គប់​ដុំ​ថ្ម​ដាក់​គ្នា​ទៅ​វិញ​ទៅ​មក ​ដូច​គេ​បាច​លាជ ដែល​ហាក់​បី​ដូច​ជា​ប្រទេស​ពុំ​មាន​ច្បាប់​ទម្លាប់​អ្វី​សោះ​នោះ អាច​និយាយ​បាន​ថា ជា​ការ​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​នៃ​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​ថ្មី​មួយ ក្នុង​ឆ្នាំ ២០១២ ខណៈ​​ក្រុម​ការ​ងារ​ពិសេស​ សិទ្ធិ​លំនៅ​ដ្ឋាន ​បាន​ចេញ​របាយការណ៍​មួយ​កាល​ពី​ខែ​មុន​ថា នៅ​មាន​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ ចំនួន ៣២០០០ នាក់​ទៀត ក្នុង​សហគមន៍​ចំនួន ៧៤ កំពុង​ប្រឈម​នឹង​ការ​គំរាម​កំហែង​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​។

ការ​ផ្ទុះ​អំពើ​ហិង្សា ក្នុង​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​នៅ​បុរី​កីឡា ដែល​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ មាន​កំហឹង​ពុះ​កញ្ជ្រោល​យ៉ាង​ខ្លាំង​​ រហូត​ដល់​ទៅ​ហ៊ាន​ប្រើ​ដុំ​ថ្ម​ គប់​តតាំង​ជា​មួយ​សមត្ថកិច្ច នៅ​ចំកណ្តាល​ទី​ក្រុង រហូត​ដល់​បែក​ក្បាល​លោក​​ស្នង​ការ​រង​ម្នាក់ មេ​បញ្ជា​ការ​កង​រាជ​អា​វុធ​ហត្ថម្នាក់ និង​អភិបាល​រង​ខណ្ឌ​ម្នាក់ ព្រម​ទាំង​កម្លាំង​សមត្ថ​កិច្ច​ជា​ច្រើន​នាក់​ ​​​រួម​ទាំង​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ជា​ច្រើន​នាក់​ផង​នោះ​ វា​បាន​បង្ហាញ​ឲ្យ​ឃើញ​កាន់​តែ​ច្បាស់​ថា ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​ដោយ​បង្ខំ ​មាន​សភាព​កាន់​តែ​អាក្រក់​ទៅ​ៗ​ហើយ។ នេះ​នៅ​ក្នុង​កាលៈ​ទេ​សៈ​ ដែល​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ខ្មែរ មិន​ទាន់​ចេះ​រួម​សាមគ្គី​គ្នា​ ចេះ​ជួយ​គ្នា​ទៅ​វិញ​ទៅ​មក ពី​សហគមន៍​មួយ​ទៅ​សហគមន៍​មួយ​ផង។ ចុះ​បើ​នៅ​​ថ្ងៃ​ណា​មួយ ​នៅ​ពេល​ដែល​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ ដែល​មាន​ការ​ឈឺ​ចាប់ ដោយ​សារ​តែ​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ មាន​ចំនួន​កាន់​តែ​ច្រើន​ឡើង ហើយ​ពួក​គាត់​ ចេះ​រួម​សាមគ្គី​គ្នា ឧទាហរណ៍ នៅ​ពេល​សមត្ថកិច្ច ធ្វើ​ការ​បណ្តេញ​អ្នក​បុរី​កីឡា អ្នក​បឹងកក់​ និង​អ្នក​សហគមន៍​ផ្សេង​ទៀត លើក​គ្នា​មក​ជួយ តើ​អំពើ​ហិង្សា និង​កើត​ឡើង​ធំ​ប៉ុនណា? ហើយ​តើ​អ្នក​ណា​គឺជា​អ្នក​រង​គ្រោះ​ពិតប្រាកដ? គឺ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ និង​សមត្ថ​កិច្ច ដែល​សុទ្ធ​តែ​ជា​ខ្មែរ​ដូច​គ្នា។ ​

ចម្បាំង​រាំង​ជល់​រវាង​ខ្មែរ​ និង​ខ្មែរ ដោយ​បរទេស​ជា​អ្នក​ចាំ​ទទួល​ផល នៅ​ក្នុង​រយៈ​ពេល​ជា​ច្រើន​ទសវត្សរ៍​មក​ដែល​ធ្វើ​ឲ្យ​ខ្មែរ​ស្ទើរ​ស្លាប់ ​ផុត​ពូជ​ វា​គួរ​តែ​ជា​បទ​ពិសោធ និង​ជា​មេ​រៀន​គ្រប់​គ្រាន់​ហើយ​ សម្រាប់​ខ្មែរ​ទាំង​អស់ ជា​ពិសេស​មេ​ដឹក​នាំ​បច្ចុប្បន្ន។ តើ​វា​ចាំបាច់​អី ដែល​ត្រូវ​ប្រើ​កម្លាំង​សមត្ថ​កិច្ច​ដែល​ជា​កូន​ចៅ​របស់​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ មាន​តួនាទី​បម្រើ និង​ការពារ​ប្រជា​ពលរដ្ឋ​ឲ្យ​ទៅ​វាយ​បណ្តេញ​ប្រជា​ពល​រដ្ឋ​ចេញ​ពី​លំនៅ​ដ្ឋាន ដើម្បី​យក​ដី​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​ក្រុម​ឈ្មួញ​មួយ​ក្តាប់​តូច​នោះ? ឬ​មួយ​ក៏​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ វា​ជា​មោទន​ភាព របស់​រដ្ឋាភិបាល? ​ទើប​ការ​បណ្តេញ​ចេញ​នេះ​ ចេះ​តែ​បន្ត​កើត​ឡើង​ឥត​ឈប់​ឈរ​រក​ទី​បញ្ចប់​គ្មាន​?

Chinese ‘Black Gold’ to Flow from Cambodia

Thursday, February 14, 2008
By WILLIAM BOOT / BANGKOK
The Irrawady

“What the Chinese really want out of Cambodia is the oil and gas, just like in Burma. Nothing else really matters” - Collin Reynolds, energy industries analyst-consultant based in Bangkok

Forced evictions from settled land; government collusion with commercial interests; a failed legal system; large untapped gas and oil reserves—and increasing Chinese influence.

Sound familiar?

It could be Burma, but it describes Cambodia today as the country awakens from its Khmer Rouge nightmare.

A new Amnesty International report says the Cambodian government involvement in land grabs for business merely underlines a process that has been underway for some time.

The report comes as evidence also emerges of China’s growing “fraternal” relations with the Phnom Penh government.

The closer ties aren’t because Beijing is keen to help the Cambodian people, say observers, but because of the insatiable Chinese appetite for oil and gas resources under the sea in Cambodian territorial waters, as well as the potential of the country’s rivers for Chinese state hydroelectric enterprises.

Cambodians might be sitting on as much as two billion barrels of oil and 10 trillion cubic feet of gas, according to recent reports by the World Bank and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

But both organizations have voiced concern that unless these resources are handled well, Cambodia could become the Nigeria of Southeast Asia.

Nigeria has netted US $450 billion from its oil during the last 35 years, but more than half the population still earns less than $1 a day, and there is a national debt of $30 billion.

About one-third of Cambodia’s 14 million people live on much less than $1 a day, the New York-based Human Rights Watch said in 2007.

The Amnesty report warns that 150,000 Cambodians are at risk of losing their home and land as vested government-business interests push self-enriching developments.

“Depending upon the world price of oil, Cambodian reserves may be contributing annual revenues of $2 billion, several times the current level of domestic revenue and ODA (overseas development aid) combined—within perhaps five to ten years,” says a World Bank report.

But the bank adds: “International experience suggests that such petrochemical wealth may equally well result in a ‘resource curse’ that actually retards development and poverty reduction.”

That curse is the corruption which often ensues from sudden large wealth. Cambodia may be stable and improving after the years of Khmer Rouge chaos, but there is little sign of progress toward accountable and transparent government.

Prime Minister Hun Sen and his cronies maintain a tight grip on power.

Much of Cambodia’s potential is under the Gulf of Thailand, less than 200 kilometers from the sleepy port of Sihanoukville that is set to become a black-gold boom town—again with Chinese involvement.

Cambodia has six potential offshore hydrocarbon fields in its territorial waters, plus several sea areas disputed with neighbor Thailand. Only one of them has so far been explored.

The US oil company Chevron currently has the lead in undersea exploration work, with France’s Total, South Korea’s GS Caltex and Japan’s Mitsui Oil bidding for a slice of the action. But analysts say Chinese influence over the Hun Sen government could beat most of them to the big prize.

Two Chinese state enterprises, the China National Offshore Oil Company and China National Petroleum Corporation—which are also exerting influence in Burma in the offshore Shwe gas field and a planned oil transshipment land pipeline—are also studying the fields.

The China National Chemical Engineering Group Corporation is set to build an oil refinery in Sihanoukville capable of processing 40,000 barrels a day. The refinery will likely cost more than $400 million.

The Cambodian NGO Center for Social Development estimates that, aside from international donor agencies, China has become the biggest commercial investor in the country, ranging from timber to textiles.

“What the Chinese really want out of Cambodia is the oil and gas, just like in Burma. Nothing else really matters,” said energy industries analyst-consultant Collin Reynolds in Bangkok.

“China is becoming increasingly dependent on importing both, and the closer to home they can get them the more they will seek to exert their influence to achieve that.”

Better Planning and More Transparency Needed from Government as Development Continues, Expert Says

By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
Washington
27 December 2007

Well-planned development is positive for Cambodia but the government too often is approving development projects on state-owned land concessions without taking into account how initiatives will impact average citizens, a policy expert told VOA Khmer Thursday.

Var Moeun, president of an environmental awareness NGO, Mlob Bai Tang, said authorities under the direction of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s government have a responsibility to keep the public better informed about planned projects and discussions about potential initiatives.

‘’We do not object to development but if a particular project will negatively impact on the lives of regular Cambodians, it should not be permitted,’’ Var Moeun said as a guest on Hello VOA, VOA Khmer’s twice-weekly call-in, talk show.

The Cambodian government has been criticized over the years by international observers for allowing large-scale forest clearing by businesses that do not take into account surrounding communities or the long-term interests of the area.

He said the importance of the forests, fresh water, diverse plant and animal life are not well understood by most Cambodians and that his organization is attempting to inform and educate.

Var Moeun said Cambodia’s lawmakers in the National Assembly are not fulfilling their role to protect the countries natural resources, particularly forests. Lawmakers must assert themselves and help protect the nation if the government is not going to make it a priority, he said.