Showing posts with label Vietnamese encroachment. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vietnamese encroachment. Show all posts
Sunday, September 16, 2012
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Border Expert Says Old Vietnam Treaties Should Be Nulified
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| Sean Pengse |
Meanwhile, Cambodia and Vietnam have yet to reach full agreements on border demarcation.
15.09.2012
By Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
WASHINGTON DC - Despite assurances from Prime Minister Hun Sen that no Cambodian land has been ceded to Vietnam, a France-based border expert said the government has failed to nullify treaties with its eastern neighbor that would do just that.
Sean Pengse, former Cambodian minister of industry and president of the Paris-based Cambodia Border Committee, told “Hello VOA” that at least four border treaties were made during Vietnam’s occupation of Cambodia, from 1979 to 1989, causing the loss of territory.
A supplementary agreement was made in 2005, sparking protests from many Cambodians.
With the national election approaching next year, and border questions often at the forefront of heated political debate, Hun Sen recently gave a five-hour speech to the National Assembly, broadcast live on state television, defending his government’s border policies.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Cambodia land mass grows like a weed: Hun Xen
Cambodian Land Mass More Than Originally Thought (sic!), Hun Sen Says
Hun Sen said in a public speech that new measuring technology showed Cambodia’s land to be 181,335 square kilometers.
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
13 September 2012
WASHINGTON DC - Prime Minister Hun Sen has announced that Cambodia’s total land mass is some 300 square kilometers more than historically stated and wants to put the number in the constitution. His announcement is thought to be a response to political opponents and critics who accuse him of ceding land to Vietnam in a 2005 border agreement.
Hun Sen said in a public speech that new measuring technology showed Cambodia’s land to be 181,335 square kilometers, greater than the traditional number in fact books, though he did not elaborate on the technology.
Land demarcation remains a thorny issue in Cambodia, following the separation of French Indochina and an unwillingness of all countries to readily agree on land borders. The idea that Cambodia is losing land to its neighbors upsets many Cambodians, making the issue a political lightning rod, especially as the country moves toward elections next year.
Critics say Hun Sen should not be tempted to alter the constitution over the new number.
Thursday, September 13, 2012
Wednesday, September 12, 2012
Maritime border demarcation with Vietnam [... that lacks transparency]
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vARzFeV1GY4
Friday, September 07, 2012
Land, Borders Reemerge as Top Issues for 2013 Elections
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| Arrest during protest of Borei Keila forced eviction |
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| Border markers planted inside Cambodian territories |
Border sovereignty and landlessness are likely to be the two most politically important issues of this election.
07 September 2012
Sok Khemara, VOA Khmer
...the ruling party “has no real intention, no ability and no will to address the issues,” [Kem Sokha] said. “So people must change the ruling party and incumbent leaders by switching to the opposition party to hold power.”
WASHINGTON DC - With national elections less than a year away, ruling party officials have begun a publicity campaign to show they are tackling tough issues facing the country, such as border delineation and land grabs, but opposition leaders say the Cambodian People’s Party cannot claim it has solved the issues itself.
Without the opposition to push the issues, the ruling party would “sit on its hands” and not resolve national issues, said Kem Sokha, president of the Human Rights Party and soon-to-be vice president of the Cambodia National Rescue Party.
Border sovereignty and landlessness are likely to be the two most politically important issues of this election, election observers say, with both sides trying to capitalize on them.
Kem Sokha said the issues help the opposition, even if the ruling party is perceived to be handling them.
Wednesday, September 05, 2012
ហ៊ុនសែន បន្តបោកបញ្ឆោត រឿងទល់ដែនខ្មែរ-យួន - Hun Xen continues to fib about border demarcation with Vietnam
ហ៊ុន សែន បន្តពន្យល់អំពីបញ្ហាព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម
ប្រមុខដឹកនាំរដ្ឋាភិបាលខ្មែរបន្តបំភ្លឺលើបញ្ហាបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែន និងការដោះដូរភូមិមួយចំនួននៅតាមព្រំដែនរវាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា ជាមួយប្រទេសវៀតណាម ដែលគណបក្សប្រឆាំងរិះគន់។
2012-09-04
ដោយ ដែន អយុធ្យា
Radio Free Asia
នៅក្នុងពិធីចែកសញ្ញាបត្រជូននិស្សិតជាង ៦ពាន់នាក់ មកពីសាកលវិទ្យាល័យឯកទេសនៃកម្ពុជា នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន បានបន្តលើកយកបញ្ហាព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម មកពន្យល់ពីផ្ទៃដីរបស់កម្ពុជា កើនផ្ទៃក្រឡាលើសពី ១៨១.០៣៥ គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េ មិនមែនកម្ពុជា បានពីវៀតណាម ពីថៃ ឬពីប្រទេសឡាវទេ ប៉ុន្តែជាកំហុសបច្ចេកទេសនៃការវាស់ដីគ្មានឧបករណ៍ទំនើបពីសម័យមុន។ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន បន្ថែមដូច្នេះ៖ «ជំនាន់នោះវាស់តាមខ្សែ តាមប៉ាន់ស្មាន។ សំណាងដែរវាស់ចេញ ១៨១.០៣៥គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េ ជាសំណាង។ ប៉ុន្តែបើសិនពេលហ្នឹងស្រាប់តែបារាំង ប្រកាសថា ផ្ទៃដីកម្ពុជា មានទំហំ ២០០ពាន់គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េ រលាយហើយ មិនដឹងជាទៅរកដីមកពីខាងណាមកទេ រលាយហើយ។ ...ពេលហ្នឹងច្បាស់ជាអ្វីដែលគេចោទថា បាត់រាប់រយរាប់ពាន់គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េ ត្រឹមត្រូវរបស់គេហើយ។ ប៉ុន្តែពេលនេះសំណាងហើយវាស់ទៅវាលើស»។ ទាក់ទិនបញ្ហានេះ លោក ហ៊ុន សែន កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែសីហា បានមកឆ្លើយបំភ្លឺលើបញ្ហាបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែន និងការដោះដូរភូមិមួយចំនួននៅតាមព្រំដែន រវាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងវៀតណាម ដែលត្រូវអនុវត្តក្នុងពេលខាងមុខ។
Tuesday, September 04, 2012
បើមិនបាត់ ទឹកដី ទេ ម៉េចក៏អាវ៉ា ឯងខំប្រឹងស្រែក ឡូឡាបែកពពុះមាត់ អញ្ចឹង អ្ហា៎?
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| ឡូឡាបែកពពុះមាត់ ដូចឆ្កែឆ្កួត |
ប្រមុខរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាល៖ ការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម មិនបាត់បង់ទឹកដីទេ (sic!)
ថ្ងៃទី 4 កញ្ញា 2012 | ដោយ: រតនា
Cambodia Express News
ភ្នំពេញ: ជាថ្មីម្តងទៀត សម្តេចហ៊ុនសែន ប្រមុខដឹកនាំរាជរដ្ឋាភិបាលកម្ពុជា បានមានប្រសាសន៍ពីបញ្ហាព្រំដែន រវាងប្រទេសកម្ពុជា និងវៀតណាម ដោយគូសបញ្ជាក់ថា ការបោះបង្គោលព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា-វៀតណាម មិនបានធ្វើឲ្យកម្ពុជា បាត់បង់ទឹកដីទេ។ ក្នុងនោះ ក៏គ្មានការកាត់ទឹកដីកម្ពុជា ទៅឲ្យវៀតណាម ឬក៏កាត់ទឹកដីវៀតណាម មកឲ្យកម្ពុជាឡើយ។
នៅក្នុងពិធីចែកសញ្ញាបត្រដល់និស្សិតបញ្ចប់ការសិក្សា របស់សាកលវិទ្យាល័យឯកទេសកម្ពុជា CUS ចំនួន ៦.៤៣៥ នាក់ កាលពីព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី៤ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នៅមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលកោះពេជ្រ សម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន បានមានប្រសាសន៍ថា នៅក្នុងការធ្វើដំណើរវិលត្រឡប់ពីប្រទេសចិន កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៣ ខែកញ្ញា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ អស់រយៈពេលជាង ៤ម៉ោង សម្តេចបានចុះសំរាក នៅហាណូយ ប្រទេសវៀតណាម ហើយនៅទីនោះ សម្តេចនិងឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីវៀតណាម ក៏បានលើកឡើងពីបញ្ហាព្រំដែន ដែលសម្តេច បានបកស្រាយក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាជាង ៥ ម៉ោង កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១២។
សម្តេចហ៊ុនសែន បានលើកឡើងថា នៅហាណូយ សម្តេចបានជួបពិភាក្សាជាមួយឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ប្រចាំការរបស់ប្រទេសវៀតណាម ហើយភាគីវៀតណាម បានលើកឡើងថា បញ្ហាដែលសម្តេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន បកស្រាយពីបញ្ហាព្រំដែន ក្នុងរដ្ឋសភាជាង ៥ ម៉ោង ត្រូវបានវៀតណាមតាមដានយ៉ាងយកចិត្តទុកដាក់ ហើយថា ត្រង់ចំនុច ដែលថា កម្ពុជា មានផ្ទៃដីលើស ៣០០ គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េ ( លើសពី ១៨១.០៣៥ គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េ ដែលកត់ត្រា សព្វថ្ងៃ ) ត្រូវបានក្លាយជាចំណោទ ចោទសួរនៅឯប្រទេសវៀតណាម។
ទាក់ទងបញ្ហាដីលើសនេះ សម្តេចតេជា ហ៊ុន សែន បានជំរាបទៅលោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រីវៀតណាម ឲ្យជំរាបទៅប្រជាពលរដ្ឋវៀតណាមវិញថា "អាបញ្ហាដីលើសនេះ មិនមែនកម្ពុជា យកពីវៀតណាម យកពីឡាវ យកពីថៃទេ។ ខ្មែរឯណាមានលទ្ធភាពទៅយកដីពីវៀតណាម ដល់ទៅរាប់រយគីឡូម៉ែត្រនោះ? ឥឡូវទៅជាចំណោទមួយ ពីមុនគេថា ខ្មែរកាត់ដីឲ្យវៀតណាម រាប់រយរាប់ពាន់គីឡូម៉ែតការ៉េ ដល់យើងបញ្ចេញតួលេខរបស់យើងនេះ ប្រជាជនវៀតណាម ចាប់ផ្តើមឆ្ងល់ម្តងហើយ ដោយគេឆ្ងល់ថា វៀតណាមកាត់ដីឲ្យខ្មែរជាង ៣០០ គីឡូម៉ែត្រការ៉េវិញម្តង?"។
Monday, September 03, 2012
Khmer diplomat dubs Hun Sen a fabricator of Khmer history
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| Hun Xen (L) and Sihanouk: The allies of convenience? |
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| Les absents ont toujours tort, or "The absent are always in the wrong," referring to the deceased Lon Nol |
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| Sihanouk and Pham Van Dong |
Contributors: Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth
An article by Dr. Gaffar Peang-Meth published by the Asian Human Rights Commission
Hun Sen and King Father Sihanouk are now allies of convenience. And the Cambodian people have no advocate in the halls of power.
A Khmer proverb, Chaul stung tarm bawt, says if you travel a river you must follow its bend. In contemporary Cambodia, the behavior represented in the ancient proverb is cast aside in favor of conduct expressed through a saying, Thveu doch ke doch aeng, or "Do like others do." If you don't follow the bends in the river, you won't get where you want to go, says the old proverb. But the current translation alters the meaning: If you don't do as others do, you will look odd and be the subject of ridicule.
A classic psychological experiment found one in three persons would modify his or her own opinion to conform with that of others. Conformity is a human trait. But Cambodians are generally conformists by culture.
For two thousand years, Khmers have been taught to korup (respect), bamreur (serve), and karpier (defend) rulers and authorities. To deviate from this behavioral pattern raises a question of the transgressor's smoh trang (loyalty). Such distrust, or min touk chet, is an opening toward an eventual charge of kbawt (treason).
Cambodia's current autocratic Prime Minister Hun Sen is employing this culture to maintain his rule. Many Cambodians today, like most in the past, are directly or obliquely coerced to obey the regime – or at least not to oppose it. Not wanting to be charged with treason, kbawt, one wants to be seen doch ke doch aeng – to do like others do.
Changing such a culture -- attitudes, norms, ways of doing things of a whole people -- is difficult but is necessary if the country is to change its destiny. In the Khmer nation of conformists, a change of such culture may be accomplished by Khmer Buddhists (comprising more than 90 percent of the population) who apply what their Lord Buddha teaches: Buddhists do not mind what others do or not do, but value an individual's action to create a future of his or her own choosing. Humans are responsible for their own destiny. In the words of Khmer writer Bouawat Sithi, "with a wholesome state of mind," humans can create "a heaven" -- peace -- for themselves and others; "with an unwholesome state of mind," humans can create "a hell."
One Cambodian who worked to affect a change in traditional Khmer culture was Cambodian veteran diplomat Srey Pheach, who passed away last week.
Introducing Pheach
A native of Sisophon, Battambang, Srey Pheach graduated in public administration from Cambodia's Ecole Royale d'Administration and joined Cambodia's Ministry of Foreign Affairs in 1959. He was posted in Egypt, at the United Nations, in Czechoslovakia, and the Philippines.
Srey Pheach described his thinking, based on his 16 years of observation as a diplomat, in two handwritten essays. He gave me the first in 2009 and the second this year, shortly before his death. I have chosen in this column to share Pheach's observations both because he was my friend and because I believe they have value. He had firsthand experiences that add dimension to available historical accounts, and was an honorable man who gave much of himself to improve the lot of his countrymen, both as a government functionary and as an expatriate who remained politically active until his death.
Saturday, September 01, 2012
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Wednesday, August 15, 2012
RFA Webcast: Mr. Sean Pengse's reaction to the Cambodia-Vietnam border problem
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBOiisTW4OQ
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
សែនឲ្យដីយួន! ហៃអើ! ហៃអើ!
ក្រុមនិស្សិតចេញញត្តិគាំទ្រការបកស្រាយពីបញ្ហាព្រំដែនរបស់នាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី
2012-08-13
Radio Free Asia
នៅថ្ងៃទី១៣ ខែសីហា នេះ មាននិស្សិតនៅតាមបណ្ដាគ្រឹះស្ថានសិក្សាមួយចំនួន បាននាំគ្នាចេញញត្តិផ្សេងៗគ្នា ដែលមានខ្លឹមសារគាំទ្រការបកស្រាយរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន លើបញ្ហាព្រំដែន នៅរដ្ឋសភានៃព្រះរាជាណាចក្រកម្ពុជា កាលពីថ្ងៃទី៩ សីហា សប្ដាហ៍មុន។
ខ្លឹមសារមួយនៅក្នុងញត្តិនោះ បានសរសេរថា ការបកស្រាយរបស់លោកនាយករដ្ឋមន្ត្រី ហ៊ុន សែន ទាំងគណៈកម្មាធិការ សមាជិក សមាជិកាសមាគមនិស្សិតបានទទួលចំណេះដឹង និងយល់កាន់តែច្បាស់ ហើយកោតសរសើរដ៏ស្មោះចំពោះគំរូវីរភាពដ៏ខ្ពង់ខ្ពស់របស់លោក។
យ៉ាងហោចណាស់ មានញត្តិចំនួន ៧ ដែលចេញនៅថ្ងៃនេះ មានដូចជាសមាគមនិស្សិតមជ្ឈមណ្ឌលបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលស្ថិតិ សមាគមនិស្សិតជាតិពាណិជ្ជសាស្ត្រ សកលវិទ្យាល័យភ្នំពេញ វិទ្យាស្ថានបណ្ដុះបណ្ដាលបច្ចេកទេស សកលវិទ្យាល័យខេត្តស្វាយរៀង វិទ្យាស្ថានវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រសុខាភិបាលកងយោធពលខេមរៈភូមិន្ទ និងសកលវិទ្យាល័យភូមិន្ទនីតិសាស្ត្រ និងវិទ្យាសាស្ត្រសេដ្ឋកិច្ច៕
Monday, August 13, 2012
Commentary: Hun Sen,the True Cat - Op-Ed by Kok Sap
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| Hun Sen,the True Cat (file photo:Reuters) |
12 August 2012, by Kok Sap
Originally posted at: http://khamerlogue.wordpress.com/
On 9 August 2012, Hun Sen has become exactly what people have allegedly said of his handling of Khmer –Youn border. At the podium Hun Sen was delirious. Fueled with ego trips of above all men and narcissistic attitude, it took him five hours to deliver his notes. With no patriotic decency, the sentimental fool ran his mouth off with apathetic tone to impress the National Assembly that is filled by men lack moral bone from his party in berating the opposition party as his single obstacle for achieving his pro-Yuon interests and defense.
The truth is the delimitation of 1270 km. long border between Khmer- Yuon has been a lightning rod to not only to his King or opponents but his ex generals, fellow CPP politicians, journalists and CPP voters/land owners whose paddies had befallen under Yuon newly drawn map. With Yuon payment in the amount of $6 million to pay for the granite pillars and installation, Hun Sen made this border demarcation his personal and it must be completed, at his order, in 2012.
Often his arguments relied on old documents dated in 1939 that were drawn up by the colonial French government for the convenience of the colonial administrative then. But yet he proclaims his efforts would result of no loss of land to Yuon. He went to say in the Constitution stated Cambodia size is only 181,035 sq. km but in records the colonial French marked it lesser than 179, 000 sq.km at some points of its rule.
Hun Sen boasted not even one square meter of Cambodia had lost to Yuon yet. He continued to say when he completed the demarcation, Cambodia map will likely be increased to 181,606 sq. km.
As far as the maritime and lost isles, Hun Sen did not specifically say what will happen.
But how comes Meas Srey and Prum Chea lost half of their rice paddies to Yuon? And the result of their protest with the opposition leader participation, these individuals were unjustly victimized and imprisoned without proper due process in defense.
ទស្សនៈឆ្លើយតបរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំងនិងសង្គមស៊ីវិលទៅលើបញ្ហាព្រំដែន - Opposition and Civil society's views on the border problem
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| វាគ្មិនកិត្តិយសដែលចូលរួមក្នុងកម្មវិធីវេទិកាអ្នកស្ដាប់វិទ្យុ អាស៊ីសេរី លោកបណ្ឌិត ឡៅ ម៉ុងហៃ (ស្ដាំ) និងលោក សុន ឆ័យ (ឆ្វេង ) កាលពីយប់ថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី១០ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១២។ (Photo: RFA) |
វេទិកាអ្នកស្ដាប់វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី នៅរាត្រីថ្ងៃសុក្រ ទី១០ ខែសីហា ឆ្នាំ២០១២៖ «ការផ្តល់ទស្សនៈឆ្លើយតបរបស់គណបក្សប្រឆាំង និងសង្គមស៊ីវិលទៅលើបញ្ហាព្រំដែន»។
2012-08-11
Radio Free Asia
វាគ្មិនកិត្តិយសសម្រាប់កម្មវិធីនេះមានលោកបណ្ឌិត ឡៅ ម៉ុងហៃ អ្នកវិភាគឯករាជ្យ និងលោក សុន ឆ័យ អ្នកតំណាងរាស្ត្រមកពីគណបក្ស សម រង្ស៊ី។
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Hun Xen's soporific rant: Not his fault!!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H5F1j8BKCDM
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d-zZM-DlF9Q
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kb2VXBkve24
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