Thank you Lok Davan, Good response but I am also confusded with your stance. Hun Sen will be forever grateful to you for doing him such a great favour.You should replace You Oi as the Cambodian ambassador to Thailand. The BBK article while sarcastic but it was realistic.
Good luck... On Tue, Apr 17, 2012 at 12:03 PM, Davan Long <[email protected]> wrote: > > *Dear fellow compatriots,* > > * * > > *Sousdey Chnam Thmey! * > > * * > *I hope you all had a great time during the Khmer New Year celebration. While > some of you are still in the festivity mood, I would like to share with you > the article below that I wrote and sent in response to Bangkok Post's > condescending article:* > > ''Poor Cambodia not looking so 'poor' any more'' > ( > http://www.bangkokpost.com/opinion/opinion/287688/poor-cambodia-not-looking-so-poor-anymore > ). > > *I hope it will inspire some of you to take similar action whenever the > dignity of our nation is under a virulent attack. * > > * * > > *May the year of Dragon bring you and your loved ones, success, > prosperity and happiness.* > > * * > > *Truly,* > > * * > > *DL * > > ---------- Forwarded message ---------- > From: Davan Long <[email protected]> > Date: Mon, Apr 16, 2012 at 8:41 PM > Subject: Response to Mr. Pandey's Shocking Article > To: [email protected] > > > > > Dear editors, > > As a citizen of Cambodia, I feel compelled to respond to the shocking > article entitled ''Poor Cambodia not looking so 'poor' any more'' by > Umesh Pandey, posted in the opinion section on April 6, 2012. I find it > quite odd that such article, which would have been instantly rejected by > reputable media outlets in any civilized society due to its offensive > nature and sub-standard quality of journalism, somehow managed to find its > place in a renowned national newspaper such as BP. > > Allow me to address some of the points mentioned by Mr. Pandey. It is > totally absurd for him to imply that the Royal Government of Cambodia > (RGC), or the government of any other country on Earth for that matter, > sends its citizens abroad to become beggars. Granted that there are > Cambodians begging in Bangkok, Pattaya and Phuket; but had Mr. Pandey done > the slightest background work prior to writing his article, he would have > quickly found out that most of those beggars were held captive and forced > to beg by the criminals or human traffickers in your country. Scores of > Cambodians have been tricked to come to Thailand on the promise of a > better-paid job, only later to find themselves held hostage and submitted > into all kinds of inhuman treatments in the Land of Smiles. Interestingly > enough, I wonder what Mr. Pandey has to say about Thai prostitutes > overseas. Have they been exported by your country? > > Mr. Pandey’s seemingly inadequate knowledge and understanding of > neighbouring countries is quite disturbing, given his glamorous job title > of Asia Focus Reporter. Like other emerging countries in the World, > Cambodia welcomes and is grateful for all foreign aid and assistances to > accelerate the development of its human resources, economy and > infrastructure. For the record, let there be no doubt in anyone’s mind > that contrary to Mr. Pandey’s preposterous statement, the RGC has no > “begging bowl”. Since Mr. Pandey seems to find great joy in equating a > legitimate recipient of international aid to a beggar, let me remind him > that Thailand itself was historically one of the biggest recipients of > foreign aid. In fact, Thailand was listed as an economic aid recipient > until 2002. During its financial crisis in 1997, Thailand would have > arguably become a bankrupt nation had it not received the $17 billion > bailout fund from the IMF. In the late 1980s, Thailand was one of the > epicenters for the growing HIV/AIDS pandemic according to the World Health > Organization (WHO). Without the prolonged financial and technical > assistances from foreign donors, Thailand probably still remains one of the > epicenters of HIV pandemic today. > > With regard to Cambodia’s foreign relations, the RGC fully recognizes that > it has a special relationship with China. However, contrary to Mr. Pandey’s > wild imaginations, that relationship does not hinder Cambodia’s ability and > commitment to fulfill its ASEAN chairmanship mandate. Indeed, it is exactly > the opposite. As a long-time trusted friend of China, Cambodia looks > forward to capitalize on that friendship to promote constructive dialogs > between ASEAN and China and to ultimately address the issue of South China > Sea sovereignty in a manner that is acceptable to all claimants. Mr. > Pandey’s implicit suggestion that China lobbied Cambodia and that some > wheeling and dealing took place prior to the Summit at the expense of > ASEAN, is utterly misleading and entirely speculative. Ironically, if > ASEAN were to apply his logic, Thailand would have been unfit for its roles > as ASEAN chairman in 2009 and general secretary since 2008 because of the > armed standoff with Cambodia over the Preah Vihear issue. > > Mr. Padey seriously needs to get a grip and raise the bar for his > journalism. > > Davan Long > > > > > -- > 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. 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