Tuesday, May 05, 2009. THIS VIETNAMESE WEARING "CAMBODIAN" LABEL AS HEAD OF INTERPOL IN CAMBODIA OCCUPIED BY VIETNAM 1979-2009 .
WHAT RIGHTS DO THESE VIETNAMESE INVADERS HAVE TO RUN CAMBODIA IN VIOLATION OF THE 10 UN RESOLUTION? Sharp increase in ships flying Cambodian flag of convenience in Hokkaido, Japan Working for Russia? A Cambodian ship waits in Hanasaki port in Nemuro, Hokkaido, on March 16. KYODO PHOTO All eyes on registry-swapping ships Friday, May 1, 2009 By YOSHIAKI SAKAMOTO KUSHIRO, Hokkaido (Kyodo) - The past decade has seen a drastic reduction in Russian ships calling at ports in Hokkaido, where much of Russia's marine produce is imported, while ships registered to other countries, including Cambodia, have risen sharply. In fact, three times as many Cambodian vessels are calling at some ports than Russian ships are, but many of their crewmen are thought to be Russian. Shipping sources said the reason behind the trend is Russian ship owners changing registries to avoid taxes. According to Finance Ministry data, Hokkaido ports had 9,200 Russian ship calls in 1999, but only 1,400 in 2008. Ships with other registries rose about 1.6 times in the period, with Cambodian ships expanding 10-fold from 190 to about 1,900. The decline is especially conspicuous in Wakkanai, where Russian ships have dropped from 3,700 to about 240 and Cambodian ships have risen from zero to 740. There are also ships registered in Belize, Panama, Sierra Leone and Mongolia that are bringing in crabs and sea urchin from the four disputed islands seized by the former Soviet Union at the end of World War II. The customs offices and the Japan Coast Guard are trying to track down Russian ships whose registries and names have changed. "These changes have become quite conspicuous in the last several years," said an official at the Nemuro office of the coast guard. Maritime law experts said that, since the laws of a country where a ship is registered are basically applied to its ships, changing the registry to a country where regulations are lax can reduce registration fees and taxes. This has resulted in aged secondhand ships being used, as well as a drop in wages for crewmen who are increasingly being recruited from other countries. "It is a situation in which anything can happen," one critical shipping official said. Countries promoting ship registries, however, are gaining higher income from taxes and foreign currency earnings. An official who registered a ship in Cambodia said the procedure is simple and everything can be completed if the required documents and money are sent to the registry office in the South Korean port of Busan. But Nobuo Arai, a professor at the Slav Research Center at Hokkaido University, said one country's gain is another's loss. "A large problem for the Russian government is decreases in tax revenues," he said. One factor contributing to the trend is the stronger regulations against poaching and smuggling in the Far East promoted by the administration of former Russian President Vladimir Putin to protect crab and sea urchin resources. An official at the Hokkaido branch of the All Japan Seamen's Union said it is difficult for Russian authorities to clamp down on foreign-registered vessels. In 2002, the Fisheries Agency also strengthened regulations on Russian ships to make it obligatory for them to present cargo customs clearance declaration cards when entering Japanese ports. As a result, it is suspected that marine products are being transshipped from fishing vessels at sea to freighters not subject to control and brought into Japan. To skirt such regulations, some Russian dealers are switching their export target from Hokkaido to Busan, fishing industry sources said. SMUGGLING RINGS IN CAMBODIA PLAGUE THE COUNTRY WITH THESE EVIL: CHINESE SEX INDUSTRY IN CAMBODIA HAS LED TO THIS ARREST Kohsantepheap reports on this recent arrest of two chinese and lab equipments for DRUG PRODUCTION IN PHNOM PENH . AN UNENDING SUFFERINGS OF THE CAMBODIAN PEOPLE UNDER THE VIETNAMESE FORCES OF OCCUPATION. 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. CAMBODIAN PEOPLE LIVE IN TEARS UNDER THE VIETNAMESE OCCUPATION. Cambodia For Sale Click here to watch the SBS video online BRIEF HISTORY : VIETNAM INVASION OF CAMBODIA Dec. 25, 1978Invasion of Cambodia. Some 100,000 Vietnamese with 20,000 KUFNS troops, under the direction of Gen. Van Tien Dung, launch an invasion of Cambodia. Feb. 17, 1979"Teaching a lesson". Some 170,000 Chinese troops with 700 warplanes, and 250-300 tanks launched an invasion of Vietnam to punish it for invading of Cambodia. Nov. 14, 1979 The UN General Assembly adopts a resolution A/RES/34/22 calling for the immediate withdrawal of all foreign troops from Cambodia. The vote is 91-21 with 29 abstentions. 10 UN RESOLUTIONS, CALLING VIETNAM TO CEASE HER OCCUPATION OF CAMBODIA, ARE NOT RESPECTED ,FROM 1979-2009. 116 UN MEMBER COUNTRIES calling for a withdrawal of Vietnamese forces from Cambodia. All these Vietnamese invaders have no rights to settle in Cambodia, they must return home to Vietnam. Bury _________________________________________________________________ Hotmail® goes with you. http://windowslive.com/Tutorial/Hotmail/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_HM_Tutorial_Mobile1_052009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. 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