SRP Cabinet
February 18, 2009
DEBT MORATORIUM TO RESCUE
BANKRUPT FARMERS VICTIMS OF WORLD FINANCIAL CRISIS
On February 16, opposition Members of Parliament including Sam Rainsy (SRP) and Kem Sokha (HRP) wrote to Prime Minister Hun Sen requesting the Government to take appropriate and urgent measures to rescue heavily indebted farmers who are currently victims of the sharp fall in agricultural prices as a result of the world financial crisis, so as to prevent farmers' lands/properties from being seized by bankers and other creditors.
A debt moratorium is recommended.
Full letter in Khmer at http://tinyurl.com/avtowe
Full translation in English at http://tinyurl.com/cscrgd
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VENEZUELAN PRESIDENT HUGO CHAVEZ
On February 16, SRP President Sam Rainsy wrote to Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez:
"May I ask you to do a favor for the Cambodian people? Could you please convince Cambodia's prime minister, Mr Hun Sen, to be as brave and as decent as you when you decided to hold this referendum on term limits. Like you, our Prime Minister wants to stay in power for ever, or at least -- he says -- until he reaches the age of 90. He has been in power since the early 80's and we would have to be patient with him for another 30 years. But unlike you, he doesn't bother at all to seek to know whether his people want him to remain at the head of their country for so long, possibly for two (lost) generations."
Full letter in English at http://tinyurl.com/dmlb9x
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