Editorial by Khmer Circle
A Vietnamese government official recently claimed that his country has 'evidence' that purportedly suggests the Dak Dam region of Cambodia belongs to Vietnam. Could this be the sort of "evidence" he had in mind?
In most mature democracies and developed countries, ethnic minorities are freely permitted to engage in religious-cultural activities within the indulgence of the constitution and civil liberties provided under the law to all communities as equals and citizens. In most cases, these ethnic groups are even encouraged to keep hold of their traditions and cultural heritages, and local governments would even sponsor such cultural activities, knowing that these social institutions and pursuits play an important part in maintaining the balance in the general health and life of all their citizens; morally, spiritually and economically. A happy, harmonious community could only contribute positively to the local and national economy and well-being in the long run.
The same presence of ethnic Vietnamese and their 'cultural activities' in Cambodia, however, present the opposite in this social benefits scenario. This is mainly due to the historical overlapping between the pursuit of state agendas on the one hand, and the activities of the citizens, on the other. The KR leadership's radical policies towards ethnic groups and evacuations of towns and cities in the seventies, as well as the forced movements of populations externally living in border areas such as Svay Rieng and Prey Veng provinces, had in part been driven by this challenge posed by ethnic-state issue.
Irrespective of the KR's brutal policies and methods [for which this writer does not attempt to offer apologies] neither the cry of "racism" [when ethnic groups are "targeted" in some way] nor the abandonment of responsible positions on the part of the Cambodian state on the said matter [which has overall been its most worrying negligence and practice since it came to power in 1979] offers any humane and lasting solution to this protracted threat and challenge. The main obstacle - unsurprisingly enough - is the hegemonic influence and threat that the Vietnamese state still exerts upon its subservient Cambodian "ally".
It's also worth bearing in mind when looking into this issue that, among other things, the two neighbouring countries are vastly set apart by their demographic realities: Vietnam is one of the largest nations in South East Asia with a population figure of around 90 millions, whereas Cambodia's stands at 14-15 millions; many of these are ethnic Vietnamese.
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មិនបាច់គិតអ្វីច្រើនទេ យួនគេកាន់កាប់ទឹកដីខ្មែរទាំងស្រុងទៅហើយ មើលឃើញអីតែភ្នំ បូកគោនោះ ចុះបឹងទន្លេសាប ក្រែងពេញទៅហើយឬ? មើលទៅមុខវាំងស្តេច គឺសុទ្ធតែយួនចេញចុលដូចបុណ្យ កឋិនទៅហើយ ហើយអ្វីទៅដែលយួនមិនកាន់កាប់នោះ? ពូលីស ទាហ៊ាន ខ្មែរពាក់ផ្កាយពិត ហើយផ្កាយទាំងអស់នោះសុំខ្មាស់ តែម្តង បើនិយាយពីយួនគឺរួញពងអស់ ។ ហើយបើសង្ឃឹមសង្រ្គោះជាតិវិញ មានតែបាតដៃទទេ ឯមេៗវិញដូចបងប្អូនឃើញស្រាប់ តែខំអំពាវនាវឲ្យខ្មែរទៅចុះឈ្មោះបោះឆ្នោត តែខ្លួនឯងមិនហ៊ានទាំងអើតក្បាលផង ម្តាយខ្មេកស្លាប់ក៍មិនអាចអើតបានផង បើដូច្នេះបើខ្មែរបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យពិត តើអ្នកណាទៅដែលអាចការពារសន្លឹកឆ្នោតទៅ បើរបៀបដូចជា ក្របិស៊ីស្រូវ បងមិនហ៊ានដេញ ដូច្នេះ តើរង់ចាំឡើងកាន់អំណាចដូច្នេះ តើអាចបានទេ? បើរបៀបនេះ ហ៊ុន សែន សុខចិត្តដើរចេញទេ? កុំភ្លេចថានៅទួលក្រសាំងតើមានអ្វីខ្លះ កុំច្រឡំណា បើមួយស្រុកខ្មែរមិនបោះឆ្នោតឲ្យ ហ៊ុន សែន ក៍វាពិតមិនដើរចេញដែរ ខំយល់សបិ្តទៅ អាឡប់ចេះតែថាទេណា
To live in peace ( not in pieces) with Vietnam, Cambodia MUST be as strong
or stronger than this expansionist enemy.
YES, this goal is long and hard, but achievable ������������
A Khmer Patriot
How about Khmer has 7 paogda and 100 thousands visit India every year and two million Indonesian go to Mika in Saudi Arab every years
You knows dog dunk that is all stupid people's worry about...the useless Cnrp is the most perversive idiot who cares the most....
អូសមើលលើរូបខាងក្រោមទៅឃើញអត្ថន័យនៃពាក្យថា ដូរ ដូរ ដូរ របស់បក្សសង្រ្គោះជាតិ ដែលដឹកនាំមេបក្សសម្តីឆ្កែពីរក្បាលនេះហើយ។មានតែសេរីពួកឈាមឆ្កែ កូនពួកឈាមឆ្កែទេ ដែលឃើញទង្វើថោកៗហើយនៅតែប្រឹងលើកទូលនោះ។
7:14 am
No individual nor any entity, political or otherwise is perfect, oftentimes far from it.
However, if Cambodia were to have a national leader such as Mr. Sam Rainsy
in charge, Cambodia and Cambodians would have been much better off.
A Khmer Patriot
បើអ្នកនៅក្នុងសាសនាមួយ មានន័យថាអ្នកនៅក្នុងជំនឿមួយបែប ឬអាចនិយាយបានថា អ្នកកំពុងនៅក្នុងភាពងងឹតមួយបែប។ បើអ្នកយល់ថាអ្នកជឿលើសាសនាមួយនេះខុស ហើយអ្នកសំរេចទៅចូលសាសនាមួយទៀត មានន័យថា អ្នកកំពុងដើរចេញពីកន្លែងងងឹតមួយទៅចូលកន្លែងងឹតមួយទៀត។ នៅពេលអ្នកធុញថប់នឹងជំនឿសាសានាទាំងអស់ ហើយសំរេចចិត្តថាឈប់ជឿសាសនាណាទាំងអស់ គឺរស់បែបជាអ្នកមិនជឿសាសនាអ្វីទាំងអស់ នោះ ក៏អ្នកកំពុងតែរស់ក្នុងភាពងងឹតមួយរបៀបផ្សេងទៀតដែរ។ វិធីតែមួយគត់ដែលអ្នកអាចរំដោះខ្លួនអ្នកអោយផុតពីភាពងងឹតបាន គឺអ្នកត្រូវប្រើខួរក្បាលគិត។កាលណាអ្នកគិតឃើញប៉ុណ្ណា នោះមានន័យថាអ្នកក៏បានរំដោះខ្លួនអ្នកពីភាពងងឹតបុណ្ណោះដែរ។ អ្នកចេះតែដើរក្នុងមាគា៌នេះរហូតគឺមាគា៌គិតពិសោធន៍ៗនោះនៅទីបំផុតអ្នកនឹងទៅដល់ភាពភ្លឺស្វាងដោយពេញបរិបូរណ៍។
7:14 am
Stop spreading your asshole Khem Veasna's crazy ideas !!
Khem Veasna's ideas have been benefited and will be benefited only Yuon.
7:52 am
Do you know how to express yourself
and your ideas ?
A agree with 7:14 am.
Kem Sokha must stop fucking around like a stray dog.
Sam Rainsy must stop scamming people.
4:48 pm
YOU are the one who do the scamming here !!!
Dear All Khmer or CNRP supporters:
Please show your supports to Mr. Sam Rainsy and Mr. Kem Sokha. Please don't criticize each others. Please stay united as one Khmer to save our Cambodia and get rid of Hun Sen (a Vietnamese puppet or Ah Yong Yuon).
Thank you for your courage and being strong.
Khmer Yeurng
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