worrying about the stability in Cambodia nowadays

I am one of many cambodian american living in the United State who are worrying about the stability in Cambodia nowadays. I believe that the government which is backed by Vietnamese Government, nowadays are trying to convert the democratic country into Communism or Socialization as Vietname or Burma. Rich and Powerful people, they are never worry about the poor people who are dying because of poverty. As you can see now, many arrests of the human rights and opposition party leaders have been made in favor to the head of the government and to destroy the democracy. They, Cambodian government, said that Cambodia is democratic country and have many opposition parties but if the leader of the opposition party get a lot of supports, they will arrested that leader so that leader will not stand a chance to get the vote in the next election.

For the last 5 years, i have seen the improvement of human right in Cambodia but for the last 4 weeks, that improvement are back down till zero. People have no rights to express their opinion anymore. In Cambodia, we have a lot of high educated people who recieved the education from abroad such as United State, Japan, Australia, France or England, but those people dare not say anything which impact to the government or they will be put in JAIL. I can not believe that my country ( CAMBODIA) now have the Politic prisoners just like 1980 till 1990.

I hope that the donor countries such as Japane, USA, or other NGOs should give some restrictions to Cambodian goverment to respect human right. Because Cambodian government nowadays can live because of 400 to 500 millions dollars donation each year, so the leader of the government will take some words from all donor countries.

Please take this into consideration.
Thank you.

Submitted by Ananymous - Sat, 21 Jan 2006

As we all remembered

As we all remembered, In 5 and 6 July 1997, when the coup led by Prime MInister Hun Sen against Prince Ranarith. Prince Ranarith run to get help and support from all over the world especially the United State of America because he believe that only USA have to power to pressure the KHmer government and can help him get some power back. But right now when America government try to find justice for those who are unfairly jailed by the government, Prince Ranarith said that America government is invading the internal affair or intergrety of the Cambodian Government.

Anyone know why?? because Prince Ranarith is a person who think only MONEY and POWER. he never thought about democracy or the right of people at all. He is willing to do anything just for the MONEY and POWER, oh one more " YOUNG girl " .

He is now trying to collape the opposition party leader, Mr. Sam Rainsy and the International Republic Institute IRI leader, Mr. Kem Sokha because he believe that if those people are still have VOICE to talk, Prince Ranarith will have no more VOTEs from the people in the next election year 2008.

Thank you so much for reading.
Cambodia citizen

Submitted by Ananymous - Sat, 21 Jan 2006

Cambodia Democracy is Dictatorship

January 19, 2006
Cambodia Democracy is Dictatorship
By Kok Sap

For the last 40 years, Democracy in Cambodia is oddly unique. Because of that a few internal instabilities and conflicts broke out. Government head does not heed the legislative but it is his way or revolution. The head of state rests in the so called constitutional monarch who is merely a rubberstamp of the government head. Government keeps same and incompetent people in the same executive position forever. That encourages troubles and autocracy. In sum Cambodia is still a single party government, which it is, not much different than China or North Korea or Cuba.

Now Cambodia is still the dog eats dog society even after its neo imperialistic and colonial eating dog rein was condemned and completely withdrawn in 1993. Actually Cambodia Democracy is fit with more of the autocracy. Only party top dog can be qualified for Prime Minister Job. Better yet being Prime Minister is absolute and untouchable. Voters can NOT say or criticize his policy publicly. It is a criminal act. People of Cambodia are still living in the dark-age and fear of the powerful.

Obvious example of Cambodia democracy false pretense is in its current Senatorial election. The law disallows popular vote for the upper house of legislature. It serves purpose of special group manipulation and intimidation rather than nation interest. All candidates will be chosen by particular special interest group, party, or institution. This is a strange form of democracy that usually use in communist regime. The individuality is more inclined to protect own group interest more than country. This made a mockery out of real democracy.

In order to catch up with real time democracy, Cambodia needs to reform its Constitution reflected term limitation with pluralism and popular mandate in election laws. Also, the veto power must be added in to keep balance and check in government. The legislative vote now based on hand signifying which lacks of privacy. This is a flaw in freedom of expression. All votes ought to be conducted confidentially and privately with respect of individual rights of expression not by group coercion. The present Constitution needs to put it to test in people confidence and scrutiny. Of course that can be done in referendum vote once in every decade or two to ensure national stability and peace.

Currently Cambodia laws give too much elbow room for dictatorship to cling on to power. That is too dangerous for stability and peace in the region. Therefore Cambodia needs a change once again for sure.

Submitted by By Kok Sap - Thu, 19 Jan 2006

Sad Day for The Cambodians Freedom of Democracy!

Sad Day for The Cambodians Freedom of Democracy!

We, the Cambodians are very disapointed the way the communist hun sen- the slave of the sihanouk-vietcong, momnique leaches, that played the roll of the unrest, and violation of its own constitutions..it seems to me that there will be some shaking under ground in order to defeat all these puppets. The leader who runs Cambodia today is the former Khmer rouge leader comrad- hun sen and the CPP party. Those people who had been the khmer rouge since the 60's. the reason that the vietcong let hun sen did that because the vietcong knew that there is a chance for them to steal the khmer land and on the other land khmer who live in Cambodia today almost 70% are youger than 25 years of age, and they know nothing about this Radical Regime, the regime of horror- (the pol pot- salot sar, sihanouk- the slave king, chea sim, heng samrin, noun chea, hou nim-hou yuon, sar kheng, khiev sam phorn, Ieng sary, hun sen, ta mok..and their khmer Rouge comrads), and the older cambodians most of them are women.

All the khmer rouge leaders, the communist soldiers, now became the leader of the country, provinces, ctities, town, and villeges. Today the poor Cambodians have only freedom of religion, which is to manipulate the innocent Cambodians, the UN, and the world. These religions also belong to the communist government, and the hun sen goverment is run indirect support by the communist Vietnam-vietcong. Let must don't forget, before the former khmer rouge used the poor Cambodians as a Radical Social Experiments, which was watched, and ran by the chinese that led to almost four millions Cambodians lost their lifes. Now these Communist khmer rouge changed their new faces, new leaders, and used the poor innocents cambodians as their economical purposes( money), for its bosses and their pockets. The funds from the US and the UN is " DEAD"; never get into the poor Cambodians, instead its went to the individual's pocket of the Communist leaders. Hun sen, chea sim, heng samrin, and their governments got hundreds of millions! , and mi llions of dollars by selling the country and the innocents' lands, sell the cambodian border, the old growth forests( big woods), that had been there more than two thousands years old. To use the full meaning of these crimes in the American word mean " Treason ". Last but not least, we, the Cabodians wanted the US/UN to help in response to the trail of those innocents, and the unrest, our khmer should exercise our freedom in peaceful-protest against the communist leaders that they committed the crime against humanity in the past as well as recently. Otherwise, it will haunt forever. So please do this for the world, and protect the little people like Cambodians!

......Thanks the CIC.

SUBMITTED BY: vongotburei, Email: forever....@yahoo.com Wed, 4 Jan 2006

Sad day for Cambodians Free wills

Sad day for Cambodians Free wills

We, the Cambodians are very disapointed the way the communist hun sen- the slave of the sihanouk-vietcong, momnique leaches, that played the roll of the unrest, and violation of its own constitutions..it seems to me that there will be some shaking under ground in order to defeat all these puppets. The leader who runs Cambodia today is the former Khmer rouge leader comrad- hun sen and the CPP party. Those people who had been the khmer rouge since the 60's. the reason that the vietcong let hun sen did that because the vietcong knew that theare is a chance for them to steal the khmer land and on the other land khmer who live in Cambodia today almost 70% are youger than 25 year of age, and they know nothing about this Radical Regime, the regime of horror- (the pol pot- salur sar, sihanouk- the slave king, chea sim, heng samrin, noun chea, hou nim-hou yuon, sar kheng, khiev sam phorn, eng sary, hun sen, ta mok..and their khmer Rouge comrads), and the older cambodians most of them are women.

All the khmer rouge leaders, the communist soldiers, now became the leader of the country, provinces, ctities, town, and villeges. today the poor Cambodians have only freedom of religion, which is to manipulate the innocent Cambodians, the UN, and the world. These religions also belong to the communist government, and the hun sen goverment is run indirect support by the communist Vietnam-vietcong. Let must don't forget, before the former khmer rouge used the poor Cambodians as a Radical Social Experiments, which was watched, and ran by the chinese that led to almost four millions Cambodians lost their lifes. Now these Communist khmer rouge changed their new faces, new leaders, and used the poor innocents cambodians as their economical purposes( money), for its bosses and their pockets. The funds from the US and theUN is " DEAD"; never get into the poor Cambodians, instead its went to the individual's pocket of the Communist leaders. Hun sen, chea sim, heng samrin, and their governments got hundreds of millions, and millions of dollars by selling the country and the innocents' lands, sell the cambodian border, the old growth forests( big woods), that had been there more than two thousands years old. To use tthe full meaning of these crimes in the American word mean " Treason ".

Last but not least, we, the Cabodians wanted the US/UN to help in response to the trail of those innocents, and the unrest, our khmer should exercise our freedom in protest against the communist leaders that they committed the crime against humanity in the past as well as recently. Otherwise, it will haunt forever. So please do this for the world, and protect the little people like Cambodians!.......by: vongkotburei

SUBMITTED BY: vongotburei, Email: forever....@yahoo.com Wed, 4 Jan 2006

Wish CIC be prospered for the coming year, 2006

I would like to wish CIC ( Cambodian Information Center) be prospered for the coming year, 2006.

I have been so glad that CIC has provided a unique website which allows an individual to express his or her opinion without fear of prosecution. One can express his or her view with respect without fear of intimidation.

In addition, we(I) try to respect others as much as I can for the effort that one has made. Of course, an individual sometimes, out of focus and ignorant, and moreover, he or she can be very personal or very argumentatively or even very opinionated, however; that's what the democracy all about. That's what freedom of expression and free press all about.

Furthermore, we can learn a lot from our friends whether the inform information by facts or by opinions. Especially, the opinion which full of knowledge that's very well informed.

I personally find that CIC's voice of opinion very interesting. It's all most like a club for sharing the information and expression or even a political frustration. Never the less, I myself usually express my concern regarding Cambodian home land political evil, and I've felt good when I received feeback from our friends, of course some of our friends aren't always kind but I understand that it is our human nature and behavior, and I must respect such reaction.

Last, I want to thank you CIC for allowing us the opportunity to use the site for free for expressing our opinion. I wish more people can be informed about CIC.

Have A Happy New Year, CIC!

SUBMITTED BY: Samoeun Chhim, Email: samoeun....@yahoo.ca Fri, 30 Dec 2005

2005 ending;but the new beginning of the new unwanted contract Sino-Yuon Federation

December 31, 2005

2005 ending;but the new beginning of the new unwanted contract Sino-Yuon Federation

By Kok Sap

Universally people of all colors cheer the arrival of 2006 with Champagne, good novelties, specialty food and romantic indulgence to loved ones. I look back and recollect the Government of Cambodian principally manned by Cambodian People's Party year long achievements. Not too many that inspired my urge to toast a cold glass of ice tea over my rice soup of new crop from Thailand, regrettably not Cambodia, with sauté trey kess and prohok kreung aing tomorrow early dawn.

All and all the Supplemental Treaty, recently signed by Prime Minister Hun Sen arbitrarily, was dominating my thought process throughout times. Even though, there were many other things that had crunched my heart too. I thought 2005 was a starting time for Cambodia another 25 years or more of vassal fifdom of Yuon imperialism.

Congratulations to Mr. Hun Sen for much of achievement to subjugate his national dignity and integrity for a job title filled with unjustifiable vastly wealth as his nation is at the bottom of UN most poor nation list. He has had his hands on Cambodia choke hold for the last 20 years as a renegade DRK cadre to a full time lackey of his ancestral nemesis. Every imaginable thing Mr. Hun Sen had done to Cambodia was not for the welfare of people but his cronies, benefactors, and selective cliques.

Cambodia is a nation full of foreign debts and let live at the charity of others. For two decades under his rule Cambodia has become the most suppressive and abusive nation in the peninsula of Indo-Khmer. He monopolizes and manipulates every branch of government and political party. The next most notable violation is in human rights which categorically are at play until the last second of old year.

Remarkably in 2005, he has held the legislative and head of state hostage to submit the nation under Yuon colonalization even furthermore. Also he halted and stalled the UN initiated tribunal to almost an unrecoverable task at times. The whole nation and judicial system is under his tyrannical grip evermore so. He repeatedly insulted voters and UN that he is irreplaceable and indispensable. Fiercely he has proclaimed he who is the Iron Fist and Strong Man ever lived in Cambodia after the blood thirst Khmer Rouge regime was toppled in 1979.

Thus 2005 was the most significant year that the very tyrant was able to sell out Cambodia effortlessly to its most fearsome violator of centuries. Of course 2005 would be another bygone but not forgettable of Cambodia government suppression and violations of human rights. But let 2006 resolution be the awakening time for those to rise and be responsible for the sake of the nation and its humanity.

Enough 20 years of abuse and contempt, let Cambodia rise for its liberty and justice for all.

SUBMITTED BY: Kok Sap, Email: koksa....@yahoo.com Sat, 31 Dec 2005