Political Cartoon: The Political Suicide of Thach Keth

Cartoon by Sacrava (on the web at http://sacrava.blogspot.com)

Ahmad Yahya hard at work looking for rich Arab countries for Hun Sen to beg

Rich Arab countries should not be overlooked

Tuesday, March 11, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Ahmad Yahya, the former SRP MP who defected to the CPP, told the Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper, on 10 March, that he plans to contact Arab countries to pile up aid for Cambodia, should Hun Sen give him the green light. Ahmad Yahya, a Muslim Cambodian who is now Hun Sen’s advisor, said that he left the opposition only because he wanted to help build the country. He said that, being Muslim, he knows a lot of other foreign Muslims, therefore, the fact that he works for the government now, it is easy for him to contact these foreign Muslims in order to look for aid for Cambodia. He said that up to now, there is a lack of relationships between Cambodia and rich Arab countries. Because of this situation, these countries do not help Cambodia. He said that with good relationships with Arab countries, we could find a lot of funds to develop Cambodia.