| Written by Naranhkiri Tith | |
| Tuesday, 21 April 2009 Phnom Penh Post | |
| Dear Editor, I read with alarm the article "Vietnam aims to lease land for rice crops" (February 26, 2009), in which it was stated that Vietnam is planning to lease land from the Cambodian government in the provinces contiguous with Vietnam in order to plant rice for the purpose of combating alleged rice smuggling from Cambodia. This is a dangerous project [that is] very detrimental to Cambodian national interests for a number of reasons. First, Vietnam has been encroaching on Cambodia's land since the 17th century under a scheme known as nam tien, or "southward march", and annexing the land that they occupied and populating it with former soldiers and ex-convicts, as well as claiming land that used to belong to Cambodia, such as the region known as Kampuchea Krom. Second, there are many Cambodians mired in abject poverty who rely on land for their survival. Third, as pointed out in your article "The time of reckoning for Khmer Krom" (February 22), Vietnam has been committing atrocities against the Khmer Krom with help from the Hun Sen regime. This, in turn, shows that Vietnam has not been a defender of Cambodian national interests. Naranhkiri Tith, Ph.D A professor at Johns Hopkin University, USA |
Wednesday, 22 April 2009
Vietnam threatens our national interests
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VERY TRUE. THEIR TRICK ARE NOT NEW BUT KHMERS AND LEADERS ARE REPEATING THE SAME MISTAKES OVER AND OVER FOR THOUSAND OF YEARS. WHEN ARE WE GOING TO LEARN TO CONTROL AND TO MANAGE OUR BORDERS. I KNOW WE LACK MAN POWER BUT PUT RULES AND LAWS TO LEAN ON IS THE BETTER WAYS. SO INTERNATIONAL WILL RECONIZIED IT WHEN PUSH TO SHELVE INVOLVED IN THE FUTURE.I KNOW OUR NEIGHBORS ARE NOT GOING TO LET US REST IN PEACE AND PROSPER. WE NEED TO MAKE INNITIATION POLICIES TO THEM. AND WE NEED TO USE AND LEARN FROM THESE STRUGGLES FOR OUR ADVANTAGE.WE NEED TO BRING PEACE AND HOPE TO OUR NATION.ETC......LOVE KHMER!!!!!
i agree...!
Very true and very dangerous. Who is going to kick the Viets out when the lease end and they refuse to give the lands back to Cambodia? They then keep the lands and draw new borderlines. Cambodia can lease lands to Viets or Thais but not along the borders. The lands we should lease to them should be located in the middle of Cambodia.
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