Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Hun Sen —————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister

Issue 107 http://www.cnv.org.kh December, 2006

27 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) 23 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) Inaugurating NR 67 Segments in Anlong Veng District At the Constructing Site of a New Monivong Bridge

… Please allow me to offer Two more bridges to be built my appreciation to the Gover- are to connect the city from the nor of Phnom Penh, HE Kep river's western bank to the Chutema as well as his col- Pich Island including also the leagues in the Municipality of concrete pavement of the bank Phnom Penh, the Office of itself. This is a creative effort Transports and related sections that was proposed in gradual who collaborate with a private procedure to me by the Mu- company in the development nicipality of Phnom Penh. of the Pich (Diamond) Island - an important part of the Agree- As we all know about the Pich ment has stipulated the con- Island - before it was a place struction of several bridges. where there was a sinking ship According to plan the com- and since then silt has settled pany will have to build three and developed the place into 04 December 06—Samdech Hun Sen with Former US President Bill Clin- bridges over the Bassac River an island. We had also another ton during the Latter’s Visit to Phnom Penh on HIV/AIDS Project (Reuters). - one of them is the new island which before was a Monivong Bridge that its con- place where a US warship … I would like to give my under the low interest loan struction is officiated today. (Continued on page 7) respect to our people who from the Royal Government have joined us in the inaugura- of . tion of a road segment and the 20 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) Inaugurating SOS Children Village in Battambang groundbreaking ceremony for I would like to take this oppor- constructing another segment tune moment to express … Once again, with Mr forts in making these achieve- of the NR 67. I have a great through the Ambassador of Helmut Kutin, the Head of the ments possible for . pleasure to be able to return to Thailand our appreciation and SOS Children Village, I am Anlong Veng district once thanks to the people and Royal here to put into use officially I wish to also thank the Minis- again after my first visit on Government of Thailand for the Children Village in Bat- try for Social and Veteran January 19, 2001 to put into such a great assistance to the tambang province. It is indeed Affairs and Youth Rehabilita- use a 104 km road from people and Royal Government a new achievement for our tion for having resolved all Banteay Srey to the district of of Cambodia. HE Sun Chan nation, especially in response problems related, especially Anlong Veng. Thol, Minister for Transports to the need of orphans, aban- land area, for the project to and Public Works has already doned ones as well as those take place. I wish to also give Again it is a great pleasure to mentioned how HE Ambassa- from poor families who are the appreciation and thanks to be with all of the Ambassador dor of Thailand has been ac- actually waiting for assistance the authority of Battambang of Thailand and our people in tive in expediting the provision to be provided from the Royal for taking part in making this the district of Anlong Veng to of assistance and contributing Government and those from achievement realized accord- put into use another 18 km to making further assistances charitable persons. As is said ing to plan. I may ask Mr. road segment which connects to Cambodia. by HE Ith Samheng, Minister Helmut Kutin for his under- our border at Choam Srongam for Social Affairs, we already standing on the fact that it has to the district of Anlong Veng, Of course, the assistance will have the Children Village in been late in resolving land which is built under the grant be of great benefit for the peo- Phnom Penh, in Siemreap and issue here. As we all know from the people and the Royal ple of Cambodia but also for today in Battambang. Taking (Continued on page 3) Government of Thailand. bilateral relations of the two this joyous occasion I would countries. The achievement in like to take this opportunity to We also take this solemn occa- front of us to be inaugurated express my sincere apprecia- In This Issue NR 67 Anlong Veng — p. 1 sion to officiate the ground- today has never existed before tion and thanks to Mr. Helmut breaking of 131 km segment in the history of Cambodia. If Moniving Bridge — p. 1 Kutin as well as others from SOS Battambang — p. 1 of NR 67 which will connect we were to look back, this Norway, the United States of NIB Graduates — p. 5 Anlong Veng to the NR 6 (Continued on page 2) America for their sharing ef- NR 1 Segment — p.8

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(Continued from page 1) the armed forces have all ac- lated factors or is a look into a law, democracy, human rights, cepted with pleasure my pol- whole forest while singling out etc. and second, good road 67 has never been any- icy of leaving no one to lose a tree. This road will serve as neighborly relations and for- thing other than an elephant while putting an end to the an important route for trans- eign relations - of the two, the path. If we were to recall from war. We have had more than port but also aim to avert dam- first factor is the determinant 1970, the war that ended in enough sufferings as many of ages in relation to historic heri- one. If the Cambodians were 1998, within the 28 years of our people died in the war. tages of our nation. If we were to fight one another, foreign fighting, nothing was done to This should be a point that to let the road go through nations also are in divided improve the situation. After unites us to build peace and Banteay Srey, it will have to stands as one would go to this integration of the former national reconciliation while run through Angkor area, side, while the other would go forces of Democratic Kampu- evading national division. which to the expert opinion to that faction. chea into the country's fold the would cause vibration on the state of being isolated or called A small country like Cambo- ground. In relation to Thailand, Viet- internal border has been taken dia that was broken into more nam and , I do not refer away. Cambodia becomes than two ruling factions was a As the project here is under- just to planting the border once and for all a country un- bitter experience. We had way there is also another pro- markers but to make the bor- der one rule. from the French colonial era ject from Koh Kong also der areas a place of develop- many Cambodian factions funded by the Thai financial ment along with our concep- Traveling from Anlong Veng coloring themselves blue, red, assistance. The road of 152 km tion of transforming from war to Siemreap would require one pink, white, etc. In between that connects the provincial to peace and development. or two night breaks on the 1970 to 1975, Cambodia was town of Koh Kong to the NR Those people residing along way. I have ordered the mili- under two factions and there 4 with four major bridges is the border are not just poor but tary engineering team to get to was genocide in between 1975 being implemented 61,36 % fear of eventual fighting. I work immediately to restore its and 1979. From 1979 to 1993, and it would be completed would like to transform these condition from the elephant Cambodia was under four next year. I would meet with areas into development and path to a passable road from ruling factions and again under HE Surayuth Chulanont, the safe places to reside. We have Banteay Srey to Sre Noi, to two factions between 1993 Prime Minister of Thailand in done in Phnom Proeuk, Melai, Bai Tab in face of serious ob- and 1998. Cebu, the Philippines and I Sampeo Loun, Kamreang all stacle such as malaria. From would request for further help the way to Pailin. the helicopter I asked HE Hor What is the most important in building another 113 km Namhong, Tia Banh, Keo thing here is that once the war from O Smach to Kralanh. I wish that we extend our mi- Puth Rasmey and Cham Pra- is over, we do not leave this crofinance project to these sidh to look at a thick forest area in poverty which would We have road access to Thai- areas so as to promote farming underneath and I said if we lead to further the gap. I would land in many points - NR 68 at and animal husbandry activi- were to continue fighting the therefore give its special con- Si Saket, Surin in Oddor Mean ties. We should have a vision war would not be stoppable sideration on issue of improv- Chey and Chuam Srangam at of there being factories, mar- even in fifty year’s time. ing infrastructure, which road AnlongVeng. We also are kets, and special economic is one of them as I say where looking for financial help in zones. On the Vietnamese This area was the last to be re- there is a road there is hope. building the NR 10 from the side, areas where used to be integrated but because I was in border with Thailand at Poi artillery units in the war be- mourning over the death of my I wish to thank the company Pet to Battambang and one tween 1970 and 1979 have all mother, I ordered HE Tia and those institutions involved more road on the coastline turned into factories, markets, Banh who is now Senior Min- in realizing the achievement from Koh Kong to NR 4. We etc. I want the same thing to ister and Minister for National today. We have slightly could think of more connec- happen in all border areas with Defense to be my representa- changed the road map of the tions out of necessary. neighboring countries. tive in 1998. previous project for the sake of evading the vibration from On the Vietnamese side we An incident of war in one Today we have a lot of people heavy traffic to temples and have connected NR 1, NR 2 country would lead to diffi- coming to observe the event also the clogging traffic in and more roads are being built culty to its neighbors - take for but also to get familiar with the Siemreap. Thanks to serious like NR 78 and NR 8. We are instance a General of the place as it is the first time that study we have diverted the in the process of speeding up Karen forces died in a Thai we have made this condition problems by re-directing the the construction of the NR 7 to hospital. Before we have many possible for the area. road to meet the NR 6 at the the border with Laos. All these sites Khao I Dang, Site B, Site district of Bakorng, at the point should serve our country's Two, etc. and they causeed a We all are happy. It is different of Angkrong commune about interest internally as well as lot of trouble to Thailand. from before that any meeting 15 kilometers from Siemreap regionally. When the Cambodians are like this would be impossible town. united, this makes Thailand for artillery shelling because Two factors that allow our feel better as well. HE Ambas- the country was at war. I am I am glad for this wise idea country to prosper are - first, sador talked about more assis- glad that our people, the Royal and this is what I called a con- internal condition, which re- tance to Anlong Veng and also Government's employees, and sideration that ponders all re- quires peace, political stability, (Continued on page 6)

Page 2 http://www.cnv.org.kh Cambodia New Vision—Issue 107 December 2006 (Continued from page 1) whose parents died of HIV/ them are now in their 30's. nine months of this year. We previously the project needs a AIDS, who are left with and They have now become hus- are facing a situation that the different plot of land but due to without HIV continue to be bands and wives and some of number of tourists are on the the fact that that piece of land living in their grandparents' or them have now children of ten increase whereas there are is engaged with another Cam- relatives' supervisions. years and below. We thought only 684 rooms in 16 hotels bodian-Japan project, the that the problem of orphans and 200 rooms in 12 guest- Royal Government has instead As far as I know the SOS left from the genocide was houses. Pailin and Battambang decided to provide a sum of Children Village has global- over but it was not true as we - which used to be battle fields 140,000 US dollars to pur- ized its assistance in 132 coun- came to face another cause of - are no longer fighting fronts chase the plot on which we tries already and as I said ear- orphans - HIV/AIDS. In fact it as we have said earlier that the celebrate the SOS Children lier Cambodia has enjoyed has been more dangerous as it weapon and ammunition Village today. three of its assistance already. I left us more orphans than the warehouse is to be given for wish that this influential or- war did. After 1979, the war school construction. The win- As we can see here that the ganization is increasing its continued for sometime but win policy would leave no one building is a long lasting facil- efforts to add more centers of less children died or maimed in losing situation and no one ity and the cost of building has this kind in Cambodia take for by the war than the explosion is to be the sole winner. At last amounted to 1.5 million US instance to the province of of HIV/AIDS in the recent the people of Cambodia be- dollars. The same is true for Prey Veng, Kompong Cham, years. I therefore would like to come the only winner. the case of Phnom Penh where Kompot, etc. HE Sar Kheng take this opportune moment to Mr. Helmut Kutin requested heads the (CPP) working re-appeal our people not to This is high time for construc- for a piece of land to build a group in Battambang as well take risk with HIV/AIDS as tion of the country. We have school, for which we have as in Prey Veng. The SOS any risk in this front would demolished about 200,000 taken quite some time before Children Village in Battam- lead to a loss of family's liveli- rifles. We built more is better the issue is resolved and HE bang could offer help to Pailin, hood and one's own action than we built less and to build Deputy Prime Minister has on Banteay Mean Chey and Pur- causes vulnerability for every- less is better than to built none. my behalf officiated the sat. While in Prey Veng, SOS one in the family. At last it To help one child is better than groundbreaking ceremony Children Village could offer would become a tragedy for to help none. It is an action to recently. As for the area be- hep to Prey Veng, Svay Rieng the whole nation. be taken by all. Again, with hind this platform where it and a part of Kompong Cham. HIV/AIDS I warn you there is used to be a warehouse of I wish that Deputy Prime Min- A few weeks ago I met with no one to win but to lose only. weapons and ammunition, ister HE Sar Kheng take the the former President of the As of now according to HE which blasted last year, I wish lead in finding a plot of land United States of America Mr. Prach Chan, the Governor of to declare to MR. Helmut there for them. Bill Clinton. We signed an Battambang, people have har- Kutin and other generous fel- Agreement to seek coopera- vested a sum of 70% of their lows that this plot of land is to I wish to have your attention tion on issue related to HIV/ cultivation. They harvest be given to you for the purpose that no one will help us if we AIDS - life extension is also their rainy season rice (high- of building a school. It will be do not help ourselves. Mr. an issue included. It is just land rice) while the dry season a benefit for those children in Helmut Kutin is not doing extension and not full recover- rice (low-land rice) is to start. the Village as well as those these efforts for his children to ing from the disease itself. Battambang, as the biggest from the area around. study here but for the Cambo- There is no cure for this. We rice pocket of Cambodia, peo- dian children themselves. have to go on doing more ple cultivated 102.52% of plan It is indeed a pity for those Once again as a token of our campaigns irrespective of or exceeding the plan. Almost children whose parents have gratefulness, on behalf of the HIV/AIDS patients or non all provinces throughout the passed away then become Royal Government of Cambo- HIV or AIDS patients. country, we are likely to have orphans. It is indeed the Royal dian, the Cambodia orphans no food problem. There are Government's wish for them to and abandoned ones as well as In Battambang there is one families and regions where be well taken care of through- those from other causes, I point I wish to make my im- rice is cultivated in excess of out the country, in SOS Chil- would like to express once pression. Since 1986, I came plan or according to plan. dren Village as well as in other again my sincere appreciation along the market from the types of assistance centre. As and thanks to the SOS Chil- Airport I noticed houses with It is indeed difficult to under- of now the Royal Government dren Village, especially for the their windows made from stand some parliamentarians and non-governmental organi- generous fellows who have weed sheets. As of today there who seem to be unpredictable. zations have collaborated in contributed for the Village to are many good houses and Farmers want their rice to have providing such care and assis- take place. along the roads there were a high price. When the farmers tance for about 9000 orphans more hotels and guesthouses. are happy with their rice's and/or abandoned children and In 1979, after the fall of the Pol It was indeed a positive sign of price, those living in the city we have more to count be- Pot's genocide regime we had the issue of land ownership are unhappy because rice's cause some are still living with so many orphans and we were and entitlement given to the price is high. They said be- their grandparents or supervi- able to save them from death people. As of this year in Bat- cause the Royal Government sors in difficult condition. We and to provide them with care tambang they have registered is incompetent that the price of have in the last years children and education and some of 81,416 tourists within the first (Continued on page 4)

Page 3 http://www.cnv.org.kh Cambodia New Vision—Issue 107 December 2006 (Continued from page 3) tons last year. Laos and Myan- (Continued from page 8) Making efforts to achieve rice is high. They instigate mar each exported a sum of Heroic King Father in the past one’s study is different from people for demonstration. one million tons. The five by Lon Nol, he did break the achieving direct assistance of When the rice's price went countries together exported country but he could not unite materials like money, water down, the opposition returns to between 10 and 13 million it. Sometime I say there is pump, etc. Knowledge cannot their reversal tactic of instigat- metric tons of rice or about nothing more difficult than be provided by means of giv- ing farmers. I have raised this 50% of rice in the world mar- luring the Khmer Rouge out of ing or putting into one's head. issue with Prime Minister of ket. It is not worthwhile for the jungle. As of now many Students have to make efforts who was on an offi- each of the five countries or all countries are still at warss and and continue to strive hard in cial tour to Cambodia, Laos of them to compete with one some were countries that never their studies. and Thailand. I proposed to another for price which leads experience wars before. him, to convey my message to to a fall of price altogether We are in a globalization other rice producing countries after all. When we purchase Uniting is a difficult art. Being world and human resources along the Mekong River to set oil from OPEC, the price of oil unable to unite a party how are subject to need not only up an Organization of Rice is high as OPEC has a strong could one unite or reconcile inside the country but also in Exporting Countries (OREC) cooperation that no one mem- the country? When it is impos- foreign market demand. We like OPEC (oil producing and ber is to subsidize the price. sible to reconcile one's own have now sent some of our export countries). But OREC would be a coun- family members, how could staff to work in the ASEAN terbalance force when OPEC one claim to be reconciling the Secretariat and some ASEAN Vietnam exported between 4 needs rice from us. We could country? Anyone may be a countries as well. WFP also and 5 million metric tons of negotiate rice for oil at a rea- Prime Minister. But who recruits staff from Cambodia (milled) rice per annum, while sonable compromising price. It could get the country united? for their work elsewhere in the Thailand exported between 5 was the Cambodian initiative world. and 6 million metric tons per and the Prime Minister of Lon Nol replaced our Heroic year. Cambodia exported be- Vietnam agreed on it...■ King Father and broke the Today you graduate but you tween 1.5 and 2 million metric country. Some people were should go on with research. I good at speaking but later did am proud that Cambodia these (Continued from page 6) mission in keeping peace out nothing when in power. Pol days is making progress and nies have to have a contract there. In 1979, the NR 1 had a Pot entered Phnom Penh with its people have become more with concerned authorities so different kind of difficulty as flower bouquets for them by intelligent. I watched a TVK that their offenses would be the width of the road was be- the people on 17 April, 1975. environment debate program punished. tween six or seven meters. We Once in Phnom Penh, they and I find it very lively and now planned to enlarge it to threw our people out of the knowledgeable based upon As far as sand is concerned I between 14 meters and 29 city. This is not a campaign what they have debated in the have a report that there are meters. It will be the widest but a truth that one has to learn program. It is so impressive to companies that pump sand up road in Cambodia. The seg- about. see that those groups in the from the river plateau and they ment between Phnom Penh debate came up with strong do not give a damn about envi- and Neak Loeung will be the With HE the French Ambassa- supporting and opposing argu- ronmental problem, let alone widest road. In other places we dor here I would like to ex- ments, which meant they did the river shore erosion. In enlarged them from six or press my sincere thanks to the their researches. They do not Lovea Em district, people are seven meters to eleven meters French Government and the make any political implication, unhappy with this and HE Dul but we still have problem of President of the Republic for unlike those debates in the Koen informed me about it. I congestion. In 1979, roads of realizing what we have dis- parliament in which speakers instructed HE Gen. Police six or seven meters width was cussed in 1999. try to benefit politically from Head Hok Lundy to oversee not at all narrow as there was their arguments. and they captured about 30 no vehicle. But now we have a In my visit to France in 2005 I pieces of equipments. Land high rate of incidents - ranking met the President of the Re- With regard to diploma con- erosion is dangerous and it number two after HIV/AIDS. public again. I wish to take this ferment I wish to recommend could further threaten the NR 1 We have used most of the joyous moment to express my the Institute's management to in the future. There are many blood donated by generous sincere appreciation to those take care of its sustainability Deputy Governors in each people from the blood bank graduates of bachelors and because it is usually more dif- province and they should be for those injured by traffic high diplomas conferment - ficult than to get the Institute's delegated with real works and accidents. both scholarship and fee- building up and running. Stu- responsibilities. paying students. dents admitted scholarly or The same is true for waste non-scholarly to the program From now on we have to make management. In 1979 there should be aware of difficulties use of our potentials to build were no waste in Phnom Penh material. In 1979 there were to be taken by their parents infrastructure - which means because there was nothing to no heavy trucks that damage and family members so that water, road, electricity and eat. In Phnom Penh now, if the roads too. As of today they can pursue their stud- human resources. Our country they were to leave the rubbish some trucks damaged our ies...■ is in peace and we sent our uncollected for two or three roads at its 50 ton load...■ troops to Sudan in the UN days, the city is full of waste

Page 4 http://www.cnv.org.kh Cambodia New Vision—Issue 107 December 2006 25 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) (Continued from page 8) tant as it connects countries Diploma Conferment at the National Institute of Business pen at a similar time with the along the Mekong or as in stage 3. I remembered request- Asia. HE the Ambassador said … My wife and I today are The Cambodian Embassy and ing the construction of the it would not allow Tokyo to happy to be with all of you in the Cambodian Student's Neak Loeung Bridge to for- get to Bulgaria and Turkey on officiating two events - the House in France have all been mer Prime Minister HE Koi- land due to the missing chain. conferment of diploma for returned to Cambodian owner- zumi in 2001 at the Cambo- That is why Cambodia has a 3107 graduates and the inaugu- ship and management. We dia's Consultative Group share in this connecting effort ration of new buildings of the have tried to put together this Meeting in Tokyo. The whole so as to speed up integrating it National Institute of Business institute with an additional length of requested road has internally and also facilitating (NIB) in sangkat/commune amount of about 1 million US been 56 Kilometers between Cambodia's economics while Stoeung Mean Chey. dollars on top of what has Phnom penh and Neak Loe- integrating it in the framework been offered by the French ung. Because of a sincere un- of the Mekong Sub-region as a I may add further to what has Government. I wish to take derstanding of the Cambodian Highway in Asia that connects been reporting to you by the this opportune moment to give hardship, the Government of from Japan through to Turkey. director of NIB on the cause my appreciation and thanks to Japan decided to provide this for the relocation of this insti- the Phnom Penh Municipality bridge of Neak Loeung as Let me now turn to the two tute from the former Lycée of for its efforts in resolving the non-interest assistance. Thank bridges. During the time of Descartes in Phnom Penh to need for land for the construc- you very much Your Excel- flood in 2000, HE Lim Kean this place. During one of my tion. lency the Ambassador for Hor and HE Khim Bo visits to France, I discussed making this known to us to- (Governor of Kandal) could this issue with the President of The land was before the or- day. have remembered that we cut the Republic of France - Mr. phanage Kolab (Rose) III and open this road or else Phnom Jacques Chirac because the which afterward left unat- First we have planned to inau- Penh would risk being flooded school was a state property and tended. The orphanage has gurate these bridges on De- because the flood took a high we have decided to return it to now become a beautifully cember 18 but because of the speed and the dyke that pro- France. looking institute. I thank the rescheduling of the ASEAN tects Phnom Penh from the Ministry of Economy and Summit and East Asia Sum- north was not yet done. We I called at that time to the for- Finance for financial disburse- mit in the Philippines we have also had the threat, if not from mer Mayor of Phnom Penh ment in a timely manner for also advanced it to December the northern dyke of Phnom HE Chea Sophara to search for the Institute to be built ready. I 16 so that I could host the visit Penh, from the fact that flood a place in preparation for the wish to also thank the Ministry of the Prime Minister of Viet- could overflow the capital construction of the Institute. of Education, Youth and nam on December 18 instead. from before the Royal Palace. The French Government of- Sports for its efforts in helping According to the previous It is learned at that very time fered us one million French this institute before it is trans- schedule, the Prime Minister that the flood current was francs for the construction. ferred to the Ministry of La- of Japan, Shinzo Abe could clogged at this point and I had bors and Vocational Training, have informed me about this ordered for the cut-open of the Even if the French Govern- which is established in the decision if we were to meet system here. On the NR 2, we ment did not offer its contribu- third-term legislature Royal according to plan in Cebu, the also had flood from the west- tion for the construction of the Government. Philippines. But now we don ern part of Phnom Penh, Institute, the Royal Govern- not have to wait as the Ambas- where it run through the Prek ment would still build this In relation to this development sador of Japan HE Takahashi Ataing canal. I ordered HE institute and return the former I just wish to reiterate what Fumiaki chose to make it Lim Kean Hor Minister of Lycée Descartes back to the Senior Minister HE Keat known to us all today. We Water Resources to cut-open French Government. It is in- Chhon (of Economy and Fi- welcome this news with great another segment of the NR 2. deed our fortune though that nance) has to say - the sun enthusiasm and joyfulness. There is now at that place a the French is generous enough rises even if the cock does not bridge instead of the recon- to give Cambodian one million crow. Some people said that The NR 1 - as far as Cambo- struction of the road. French francs - an equivalent this development takes place dia is concerned - connects the to 200,000 US dollars. after the Paris Peace Agree- eastern part of the country The bridges have indeed two ment or political settlement in which is divided by the Me- important functions - 1) to This is a matter of state inheri- 1993. kong River to the western part improve traffic circulation tance and it has to be returned of Cambodia at the connecting because of its width of 14 me- as we have done with all the One could ask if there was no point of Prey Veng and Kan- ters and 2) to serve as a water foreign embassies in Phnom January 7, 1979, would there dal provinces. Prior to this, we outlet system which brings silt Penh, take for instance we be a Peace Agreement? Those have the Kizuna Bridge at and water to the lower part, have returned the French em- signatories of the Agreement Kompong Cham province this is to mention also current bassy to France in 1988-89. It would have been dead already. which does the same function that brings baby fish to natural was then used as the Phnom This would not exclude our up north between the two reservoirs on the other Penh military commanding Heroic King father who in the sides of the river. For the Me- side. We have indeed a lot of post. last few days wrote that Janu- kong Sub-region it is impor- (Continued on page 6) (Continued on page 8)

Page 5 http://www.cnv.org.kh Cambodia New Vision—Issue 107 December 2006 (Continued from page 2) esting to get land for sale. An- (Continued from page 5) twice the budget from last year told us that HRH Princess long Veng and Pailin before baby fish that are bred in the (last year 40 billion Riels) Mahachakri Siridhorn of Thai- were named autonomous re- upper part of the river. The because we have longer road land has more projects of de- gions and now they are not fish eggs flowed with the flood to maintain. I once organized a velopment for Ratanakiri and those anymore. We have only current to Vietnam for our Cabinet meeting on a bus Mondulkiri. one nationality, one law, tax system could not capture them along the NR 1 so we all could policy, etc. Elsewhere has all. They are all dead once they see how bad it was. The same I would appeal to HRH Prin- problem of autonomy, and arrived in Vietnam as the sea has been planned for the NR cess to orientate those projects while Dalai Lama said the water current meets with the 6A and I learned that they to helping improve the well other day he would want Tibet Mekong part there. I suggest have done repairing it now. being of people along the bor- to stay with the People's Re- that HE Fumiaki informed the The most important factor in der areas. In the name of the public of China. Here we do tax-payers in Japan that the reducing the damages of NR is Royal Government of Cambo- not have issue of autonomy. two bridges plus two canals that we have to start with over- dia and its people, I support all Cambodian problem has to be have brought about changes to loaded trucks and not with the projects that HRH Princess solved by Cambodians them- our ways of life especially fish system of weighting the initiated in the Kingdom of selves. catch. trucks. I would urge compa- Cambodia and would cooper- nies or institutions with heavy ate for development. As I said before I never work I wish to thank all the con- trucks - civil, army and police on a map for fighting at all but struction companies from Ja- - to respect the rules for trans- The win-win policy, a success a map for peace in Cambodia. pan for their efforts to get their portation. An action to be story about Cambodia, was I do not deny that I ordered plan implemented in a speedy taken is any trucks overload initiated by the Cambodians troops to fight in Anlong Veng manner. They have planned limit must be dealt with clos- and there were no pressure at all. I did that in 1994 and for a longer but always com- ing down the companies them- from external forces. We retreated immediately. I think pleted them in a shorter period. selves. I saw a report from HE wanted to put an end to gen- HE Nhek Bun Chhai was here I also thank our people, the Sun Chan Thol that the fine erations of war and replace to. Also in 1994, I ordered a local authority, the Ministries from overloading trucks has them with development. I am military strive in Pailin and of Public Works and Trans- come to 300 million Riels. glad to see that we have been (Y) Chhean launched the ports as well as the Committee What can we do with this able to do reconciliations on counter-attack. But we all are bearing the responsibilities to money? The amount is too both levels - senior leadership together and happily laughing resolve all issues concerned small to fix our roads. I warn and lower rank and file. In now. This is the Khmer style along the road headed by HE all companies - the Mong some countries, like Sudan, it of resolving the conflict. The Nhean Leng for their coopera- Rithy Company also included. is possible to get a consensus other day I met with the Prime tion and the relocation of the We should not care about the on the top level, but their rank Minister of Sri Lanka and I people's residences with ap- 500 Companies heads but the and file is to leave no room for told him that what is done by propriate compensation. I 14 million populations. reconciliation. We have de- the Cambodian could not be a would not believe at all for a mined and discovered 979 replication to other countries. development without first We have here Senators Kong anti-human and 129 anti-tank concentrating on infrastruc- Triv and Men Sarun and they mines, 129 UXOs over an area Funcinpec and CPP should ture. We have two infrastruc- have trucks. If their trucks are of 7,592,559 square kilome- continue to work together to tures to think of - 1) hard and to be verified as overload, their ters. Destroying mines is still maintain what we have al- soft. The hard infrastructure Companies would be closed the priority of the Royal Gov- ready achieved. In 1997, when includes bridge, road, canal, down as an example to others. ernment of Cambodia and we had a coalition in Phnom school, hospital, etc. 2) soft I warned them not to seek partnering donors. Penh, HE Nhek Bunchai of one is legal framework, norms, intervention as I would not Funcinpec secretly hold a ne- etc. allow it absolutely. I also I encourage our people to re- gotiation here in Anlong Veng warned of actions that lower frain from logging and the and I warn it not to happen for It is important to inform you rank officials collect money provincial authority has to the second time or third time. all that we have to provide for senior ones. The road is survey for an area where it can In the first coalition, they se- counterpart fund though the first of all damaged by over- be used as social concession cretly negotiated in Anlong project is to be implemented load trucks and we understand land for our people so that they Veng. either with grant or with loan. if it is damaged by natural no longer do the logging with- Japan has projected a sum of disaster. I urge all ministries out knowledge and illegally. In the second coalition they 68 million US dollars for the concerned to look into this We have to develop areas sided with the opposition and construction of the road and matter. It is indeed impressed where there is no forest and again they want to try one bridges but the Royal Govern- that we have a boom of con- we should give more land to more time. I do not care old or ment also shared its counter- struction of lodgment and people who are lacking of land new leader of Funcinpec, I just part fund in resolving pro- apartments but overloaded for cultivation. Efforts should cooperate with Funcinpec and jected areas along the road. trucks with sand also put our be made to get investment in Hun Sen would take it into a road in wearing-out condition farming sugarcanes, potatoes, coalition though it wins no As far as road maintenance is as well. All transport compa- etc. But I warn against defor- seats...■ concerned we have planned (Continued on page 4)

Page 6 http://www.cnv.org.kh Cambodia New Vision—Issue 107 December 2006 (Continued from page 1) They jointly affirmed the pro- which is one among 8 compa- have recalled the January 7, sank. Fortunately we were vision of grant for the con- nies that joined in bidding for 1979 because without January able to pump sand and silt out struction of the Neak Loeng the project with a consultant 7, me and HM the King Si- to get rid of the island. With Bridge and the road will be company from Hong Kong to hamoni and Samdech the He- the development for Koh Pich enlarged to a standard that is guarantee the quality of the roic Queen Mother Monineath we have brought a term that the largest from Chbar Ampeo bridge for long-term use. This Sihanouk could have died in those residents of the Koh to Neak Loeung as some parts year HE Lim Kean Hor of the the hands of the Khmer have agreed in exchange for will be about 29 meters wide. Water Resource and Meteorol- Rouge's Pol Pot. It is a historic the land to be developed. What In Phnom Penh, we have a ogy is gathering speed of pre- reality. I wish to express my is the most important for us registration of 120,000 motor- paring for the January 7 road respect and gratitude to Sam- though is the fact that we have cars and 600,000 motorcycles. and dyke project. I wish to see dech Heng Samrin, Samdech this new bridge of Monivong In this situation the old bridge more roads built in Phnom Chea Sim, Samdech Hun Sen constructed and two others. If could no longer support traffic Penh and I thank very much and their armed forces and the the development project of and it means that we have to the people in Phnom Penh for Socialist Republic of Vietnam Boeung Snao is shaping up, it build a new one. We have their cooperation with the Mu- and its army. It is obvious that is possible to bridge it with come to a solution that the city nicipality Project of 50% + if it were not because of them, Koh Pich. I have recom- will have to make income that 50% at the allowance from the Democratic Kampuchea mended to a Korean company will lead to building the Royal Government in road would have led Cambodia with its project to develop bridges or in this instance to renovation or construction in further to hell. Boeung Snao to build a bridge rent out Koh Pich for the con- the city. and with the company that struction of the bridges. Entry In Cambodia, who could be develops Koh Pich I think the to the city will continue to be To the north of Phnom Penh more patriotic or politically two could work together to get on old bridge whereas the new we have the flood bunker at mature than the Heroic King the two parts connected to one one will be a lane for exit. Kob Srov which is used as Father? HM accepts the reality another. What is important is When there is this water festi- both road and flood protection. again and again and always that we could solve problem of val, the traffic on the two We still have difficult problem writes something before traffic from this side of the NR bridges is so impossible. to the southern part of Phnom Janaury 7 event. Cambodia 1 to Phnom Penh. Penh. We will soon have the today has been blamed by How do we go about the name January-7 dam. It is supposed some as poorer and poorer and The Monivong Bridge in place of this bridge? One one side is to help divert traffic from one I would ask in what state could was first built in 1929 in the Chbar Ampeo and on another side of Phnom Penh to another Cambodia be poorer than reign of Preah Baat Sisivath is Kbal Thnol or (the Start of without having to cut through January 7, 1979? I would not Monivong under the protector- the Road). HE Chutema asked the city. This can happen be- hesitate to resign if the country ate of France and here today me about naming this bridge cause of the cooperation be- is poorer than 1979. Yesterday we also have the presence of and the old one is named by tween Cambodian People's I have requested Japan, who HE the Ambassador of France. the Heroic King Father after Party and Funcinpec. I would gives us a large grant to build It was then a steel bridge the former King of Cambodia give no heed to what some Neak Loeung Bridge, to pro- called the bridge of Chroy A as Monivong Bridge, and as a opposition say about us - they vide Cambodia with more low Aok. Under the supreme lead- token of respect to our Kings I criticize us for not doing and interest loan - like 0.01%. I ership of Samdech Head of would suggest that we con- also for doing still. In the Cabi- said Japan could think that State Norodom Sihanouk of tinue to call this bridge net meeting of December 22, Cambodia would be unable to Cambodia it was renamed the Monivong Themi (new 2006 I revealed someone with repay but he immediately re- Bridge of Monivong. It is in- Moniving Bridge) and I have his name and threatened to sponded that Cambodia is able deed a precious heritage left requested through HE Sam- expose documents. I am to get to pay back and they said that for us from the time of Sang- dech Kong Sam Ol for a per- along with that. soon Cambodia will be rich kum Reastr Niyum. By the mission from the Heroic King and will no longer need Japan. increase in volume of trans- Father who instructed in As January 7 approaches and portation in and out of the city French in the letter that reads it reminds us of the day when I said to them if Cambodia is and issue of population cou- "To Samdech Hun Sen, Head we entered Phnom Penh... If rich, Cambodia will follow pled with the effort in making of the Royal Government of we did not have December 2, Japanese example, which the NR 1 a standard ASEAN Cambodia, thanks and appre- we would not have January 7, means that Cambodia will highway, which is to be a road ciations from me, the Heroic without January 7 we would look after poorer countries as connection from Tokyo King Father, the Heroic Queen not have today. The Koh Japan did. HE Keat Chhon, through to Turkey, we have to Mother and HM the King Santepheap newspaper pub- Senior Minister for Economics adapt this bridge to a new Sihamoni". This mean that lished a piece of news on De- and Finance reported that situation. HM agreed that the bridge is cember 23 that "from the web- GDP per capita has gone up to called New Monivong from site of Samdech Preah Moha 500 US dollars from 448 US I met with a Japanese delega- now. Virak Khsatr (the Heroic King dollars. In this sense, I wish we tion headed by Vice Minister Father) on December 18, 2006 all greet the anniversary of for Foreign Affairs and Vice What is left to be done is that Samdech wrote in French ... January 7 in the coming year Minister for Trade yesterday. the Sino-Pacific Company that some dignities of the CPP 2007...■

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16 December 2006 (Unofficial Translation of Selected Comments) (Continued from page 5) be paid as to how to respond to Constructing Road Segment - Kiensvay and Neak Loeung ary 7 had saved him, his chil- issue of geographical set-up dren and grandchildren from for students in the primary and ... Once again I wish to give the segment of 51 kilometers death under Pol Pot. Our He- secondary levels of education. my sincere thanks and appre- of the NR 2 from Takeo to roic King Father is one of the We should have a master plan ciation for the people of the Phnom Den at the border with signatory of the Paris Peace of the geographical set-up as to Kandal province for taking Vietnam, 7) on May 1, 2006 Agreement in his capacity as which school could absorb their time to be present here we officiated the construction the President of the Supreme what number of students and today. Once again, the Japa- of the one-stop service office National Council. from which region. We also nese Ambassador HE Takaha- in the Sihanoukville Sea Port, have to ponder about where shi Fumiaki and I are present 8) on June 15, 2006 we offici- When did the Institute take else to put more libraries - as here to officially put into use ated the construction of a Re- place? It took place since 1979 we already have a big one at the two bridges that were ferral Hospital at Mongkul though training activities in the Royal University of started to build on December Borei and 9) is the today's those days were infrequent. PhnomPenh, another in the 6, 2005 or one year and 20 event. But we have to be accountable High School of Boeung Tra- days after the groundbreaking to the truth and we should not bek. As we have seen that ceremony. We also preside There are also many other try to evade or distort the truth Cambodia is on its course of over the groundbreaking cere- projects that the HE the Japa- of the history. In the period development and in a few mony to build another seg- nese Ambassador have offici- after 1979, training activities days to come we will celebrate ment of 42 Kilometers of the ated with other Cambodian had been three, six or 12 the 28th anniversary of the national road 1 - the second leaders. It is therefore reason- months. In 1985, it was named January-7 victory. I may count stage NR 1 construction be- able to say that Japan is the the Trade Expertise School. In that I have been in political tween the district of Kien Svay biggest donor in relation to 1994, the school was given to struggle for about 37 years as and Neak Loeng (the ferry development and poverty re- the Ministry of Education, of now and my leadership has cross at the lower Mekong duction for the Kingdom of Youth and Sports and in 2001 been advancing Cambodia River on the part of Cambodia Cambodia. Today for instance we have upgraded it to the forward. that is connecting to the other we put into use officially the Institute of Trade. In 2004, part of the road on the eastern bridges in Samraong Thom after the establishment of the If we were to move backward side of the river). I wish to take commune of Kien Svay dis- Ministry of Labors and Voca- as they said we would not be this opportune moment to trict. As far as the NR 1 is tional Training, the institute's able to topple Pol Pot. The express to the people and Gov- concerned we have planned management has been placed point is that we survive and ernment of Japan for their for a three stage construction - under the latter's management. prosper. That is why HE Keat generous assistance to the the part that was done between Chhon said even if the cock people and the Royal Govern- Neak Loeung and the border According to the statistics does not crow, the sun would ment of the Kingdom of Cam- with Vietnam in the province given by the Director Ieng still rise. bodia. HE Ambassador just of Svay Rieng, the part that is Sophal, the Institute has re- mentioned for your informa- being done of the 42 Kilome- corded a graduation of 11,066 The win-win policy has tion about the Japanese assis- ters between Kien Svay and students. It was no different if brought Cambodia from four tance to Cambodia from 1993. Neak Loeung and the third we put health workers in this political factions to one Cam- part to be implemented is an- context. In 1980 we have mo- bodia with two factions (the In just one year and 20 days I other 13 kilometers from Kien bilized all physicians and phar- Royal Government of Cambo- have together with HE Fumi- Svay to the Bridge of Mu- macists throughout the country dia and the Democratic Kam- aki inaugurated and officiated nivong - the entrance to to put together a school of puchea) in between 1979 and groundbreaking of nine pro- Phnom Penh. medicine which has now be- 1993, and to one country un- jects - 1) on December 6, 2005 come the Faculty of Health der one rule from 1998 to the we were here to officiate the I would like to quote what HE Science. present. I will go to Anlong two bridge constructions, 2) on Fumiaki Takahashi has just Veng in the next two days to February 21, 2006, we inaugu- said: "I have the privilege to There used to be a problem officiate the ceremony to build rated JICA's office in Cambo- join with Samdech, Excellen- regarding where to put the bitumen road helped by Thai- dia at the Royal University of cies, Ladies and Gentlemen Institute as to have it in the land. These are achievements Phnom Penh, 3) on March 09, and honorable guests with southern part of Phnom Penh that we have attained and we 2006, we inaugurated the happy news that the Govern- would be a long distance for are free to learn whatever we water reservoir at Tropeang ment of Japan has decided to those in the northern part of want according to law. Thmor in the province of grant Cambodia's request for the city. But because of efforts Banteay Mean Chey, 4) on the construction of the Neak to put in place asphalted roads To be a Prime Minister is easy March 27, 2006 we inaugu- Loeung Bridge over the Me- in the city, students would but to be a PM that unites is rated the Clean Water System kong River." I could say that have no trouble anymore in difficult. If PM knows how to in Siemreap province, 5) on the three stage development is going to study wherever the breaks, PM has to know how March 28, 2006 we inaugu- now complete and we have Faculty might be located. to unite. Take for instance, rated Phnom Penh Technical now come to the fourth one. I after the coup against HM the School of Medical Care , 6) on hope the fourth stage will hap- But attention must continue to (Continued on page 4) April 26, 2006 we inaugurated (Continued on page 5)

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