Thursday, January 21, 2010
By E.B.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr for Ki-Media
The Pailin governor was given a promotion. He is now joining the rank of 2,000 other generals in the RCAF.
It was during the inauguration of business buildings and new army barracks inside the Cambodian Royal Navy headquarters held in Phnom Penh on Monday 18 January, that the Pailin governor, Y Chhien (Ee Chhean) (pictured) received the precious honor from Hun Sen’s hand, The Cambodia Daily reported.
Hun Sen also indicated that he wanted to promote soldiers who have served in the army in the past. Y Chhien, Pol Pot’s former bodyguard and secretary of the KR division 415, is joining the rank of about 20 generals who hold the rank of 4-golden stars.
In 2006, among the 110,000-soldier-strong RCAF, 613 held the rank of general, i.e. a ratio of 1 general per 179 soldiers. This ratio is far higher than that of the US army in 2004. In the US, the ratio is one general per 1,347 soldiers.
Recently Ee Chhean has called for the recognition of 7th January Day, the day Vietnam sent troops to topple the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979, as a liberation day. Mr. Ee Chhean, who is an ethnic tribal Jarai, had also labelled those who opposed 7th January Day as not Khmers.
By E.B.
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Luc Sâr for Ki-Media
The Pailin governor was given a promotion. He is now joining the rank of 2,000 other generals in the RCAF.
It was during the inauguration of business buildings and new army barracks inside the Cambodian Royal Navy headquarters held in Phnom Penh on Monday 18 January, that the Pailin governor, Y Chhien (Ee Chhean) (pictured) received the precious honor from Hun Sen’s hand, The Cambodia Daily reported.
Hun Sen also indicated that he wanted to promote soldiers who have served in the army in the past. Y Chhien, Pol Pot’s former bodyguard and secretary of the KR division 415, is joining the rank of about 20 generals who hold the rank of 4-golden stars.
In 2006, among the 110,000-soldier-strong RCAF, 613 held the rank of general, i.e. a ratio of 1 general per 179 soldiers. This ratio is far higher than that of the US army in 2004. In the US, the ratio is one general per 1,347 soldiers.
Recently Ee Chhean has called for the recognition of 7th January Day, the day Vietnam sent troops to topple the Khmer Rouge regime in 1979, as a liberation day. Mr. Ee Chhean, who is an ethnic tribal Jarai, had also labelled those who opposed 7th January Day as not Khmers.
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