Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo ——————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister

Issue 250 | March 2019 | http://www.cnv.org.kh Summing Up 18th RGC-Private Sector Meeting -Sihanoukville Express (29 March 2019 — Unofficial Selecon and Translaon) (22 March 2019 — Unofficial Selecon and Translaon) Peace and Good Relations ous challenges such as connec- Brings about Expressway tivity, transports, and communi- Project cation. Secondly, we have wel- come investment from a Chi- In addition to the reports by nese company. This has clearly Public Works and Transports explained if there were no good Minister HE Sun Chanthol, by relations with China, there President of China Road & would not be Chinese investors Bridge Corporation Co., Ltd., in . Company, (CRBC) and HE Kong Xuanyou, Vice Minister First Public Private of Foreign Affairs of the Peo- Partnership Project ple’s Republic of China, allow me to make a point on what has Let me reiterate that should brought us all to launch the there be no vehement decisions groundbreaking of this express- to support the project by Presi- dent Xi Jinping and Premier Li 29 March 2019 - Samdech Techo Hun Sen opens the 18th RRGC- way project? Firstly, Cambodia Private Sectors Forum at the Peace Palace is in peace. With peace in the keqiang, we would not be able country, we have achieved de- to set off this two billion USD In addition to the prepared text, on this request and organize the velopment, through which we (Continued on page 5) Samdech Techo made extempo- meeting. We should aim to hold are working to address numer- re elaborations summing up the the meeting in February or 18th Royal Government of Cam- March. February is better […] bodia (RGC)-Private Sector Teachers and PPIU Graduations meeting with unofficial selection Relating to this forum, Mr. Bret (27 and 25 March 2019 — Unofficial Selecons and Translaons) and translation as followed: Scaronie has just impressed us that such meeting between the (A) Teachers Graduating peacekeeping troops. The Unit- [C1] Royal Government of Cambo- from National Institute of ed Nations is in short of fund to dia and the private sector seen Education—27 March 2019 provide much needed military I thank Oknha Van Sou Ieng for equipment required by peace- abroad as the number 1 forum Arming Cambodian his intervention and proposals. of its kind. It is a fact. We have keeping missions. That has Before I go into summing up on Peacekeeping Troops with required each country taking created a mechanism that deci- Armored Vehicles topics and issues discussed by sions made in this forum are part in the mission to take the 18th RGC-Private Sector equal to those made in the Cabi- We have started from a founda- measures in advance. We can- meeting, I wish to give you a bit net meetings. The private sector tion that was particularly impos- not leave our troops in harm’s of my impression. The three plays important role in making sible to become a country with way without what they needed speakers – Oknha Kith Meng, policies and drafting laws. The amazing progress in education. to protect themselves […] that Mr Bret Scaronie, and Oknha news (that Bret Scaronie) A US citizen, Ms Eva Mysli- is what happening in Mali in the Van Sou Ieng have all given brought is a flavored coffee to wiec, worked in Mali before countryside. In urban area, there their impressions about resum- us today for those who accepted coming to Cambodia. The mili- were demonstrations against ing the meeting and wished it to the fact but a poisonous herbs tary government closed down police, military, public officials, happen regularly. I accepted for the ones who discredit Cam- her organization there. She and taken parts were teachers. their requests with pleasure. bodia out there […] heard about Cambodia and its That has prompted students Though the concerned working difficulties. She came and lived who cannot go on with their groups (between the RGC and I should remind that in late with us […] and has become a studies in public schools to take private sectors) have been 1998, after the first Cabinet Cambodian citizen. After de- up studies in private schools. working together and resolving meeting on 2 December 1998, I mocracy restored in Mali, she Demonstrators then go on to numerous problems together, a have laid down a triangular went back [...] she asked me for close private schools down […] yearly regular meeting of this strategy. The first angle was to help in building a “Hun Sen” (Continued on page 7) kind is still necessary. HE Aun realize peace in Cambodia. school in Bamako, Mali […] Porn Moniroth (Deputy Prime Khieu Samphan, Nuon Chea, war and terrors continue […] Minister and Minister of Econo- and other leaders had not yet my and Finance) and HE Sok given themselves to peace yet. Last week I approved a request Chenda (of the Cambodia De- for 15 million USD to purchase velopment Council) have to act (Continued on page 2) armored vehicles to equip our

Mailing Box: Cambodia New Vision (CNV), P.O. Box 158, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 855-23 219898; Fax: 855-23 360666/219869 (Continued from page 1) the Turkish company has of- as quickly as it can be. The to guide us around what to do They did so on 29 December fered. To address shortage of Cabinet will meet next week, 5 and threaten to do this and that 1998 […] the second angle was electricity, we will bring in a April 2019, to give decision to a on us. In trade, we pay them to realize as quick as we could power ship of 200 megawatts to number of investment projects taxes and they pay us taxes too. integration of Cambodia into Phnom Penh (to provide us (relating to electricity) – a hy- Should they keep favor for us, it international fora. Cambodia, electricity) no less than three dropower station in Pursat, gas- is even better but we cannot since 1970s, fought to occupy years. I will sign the letter here fueled power plants, and a num- allow that to become an order the seat at every international and thank the Turkish Ambas- ber of solar power generation for us to obey or to be threat- forum. That we have united our sador for delivering it to the projects […] ened […] Cambodia’s past was land and water, we no longer President […] so much suffering. Getting out have this issue of fighting for [C4] of the Pol Pot’s genocide, they seat. We have acted swiftly and On the same token, I wish to embargoed Cambodia political- inform the Japanese Ambassa- Development of Small and we have fulfilled our aims of Medium Scale Enterprises ly and economically. Cambodia being in ASEAN, Asia-Europe dor that I will make my pres- survived. We stood up from a Meeting, World Trade Organi- ence in Tokyo, where, as part of Let me add on this point that city of only 70 people. We zation, etc. […] the third angle a wider working visit, the Cam- SMEs must register or they will would not allow anyone to was to reap the above two bodia Development Council not receive any incentives as we command us what to do. We achievements of internal and and Mizuho Bank will organize have already defined. They will not trade national inde- external favors to concentrate a seminar regarding invest- would not have right to borrow pendence and sovereignty with efforts for socio-economic de- ments for about 300 participants money from banks as well. anything at all. We may have to velopment and poverty reduc- on 29 May 2019 at the New Being registered, SMEs would tie our waist to reduce food tion. That is where we needed Otani Hotel, Tokyo. I have oth- benefit from tax favor and bank intake to keep national inde- to attract private investments er business to attend to but I will loans […] pendence. Any persons bowing […] conduct the seminar about in- heads for favor must not be the vestment first […] [C5] Cambodian leader. We are not We have conducted numerous narrow-minded nationalists […] meetings between the Royal [C2] Trade Facilitation Measures under Customs Competency Government of Cambodia and Terminal Handling Charge – Welcome Inputs the private sectors […] and we THC As far as containers are in- from Partners had so many issue to tackle. volved, let me stress that aside On this matter, Samdech Preah There have been many doors I urge continued dialogue from reducing costs of 50% for and windows (in business oper- (regarding THC) because the Norodom Sihanouk, the late containers scanning, from 20 King-Father, under his rule, ations and facilitation). It was a transport companies have USD to 10 USD and 32 USD headache. However, thanks to sounded out their possibilities to asked foreign countries to 16 USD, we also will have (threatening with aid cut) to the RGC-Private Sector mecha- go down further in prices if the saved time […] we will apply nism, we have been able to two ports (in Cambodia) are sever their assistance instead of risk management scanning bending to anyone’s feet. We improve (investment) environ- doing likewise. I am asking the method […] companies doing ment and come to a one- two ports to reconsider their must follow his teaching […] scanning, please think about we must strive with our own window operations. That was prices ranges. We are not after economic profit for the country the efficiency realized through profits making by the ports efforts […] whether there will as a whole. If they are worried or will not be favors, Cambodia the mechanism. It is worth the while neglecting the whole about losing income from ap- “number 1” remark given out economy. We could go for will have to make own efforts to plying risk management scan- advance. Cambodia needs part- there. We must make further smaller profit from ports but ning method, they will not. efforts to keep this number 1 bigger gain for our economy as ners […] I have instructed in Gaining time is what we are writing […] that “concerns of status. We must continue to a whole […] after here. There might be feel- keep the forum’s momentum others are not political lines for [C3] ing that why do they take mon- Cambodia to implement.” We and efficiency that is not for ey if they do not scan the con- only consultation by decisions thank people telling us their Reducing Prices of Electricity tainers. Let me ask if you prefer concerns but they are not every- making. We are making deci- to log horn in a process of two sions together on a number of To respond to growing short thing for us to do. We will heed or just in one […] we are doing their advices if they are not in issues to today for the future of and medium-term needs for this to expedite goods loading our economy. electricity, as I have said, we violation of national sovereignty process […] if it is required by […] my endeavor for Cambodi- have sealed the deal with the some countries to scan, we will We have here today the pres- Republic of Turkey. I visited an national independence has ence of the Ambassador of Tur- do it. Otherwise, we apply risk made some unhappy. I do not the country last year and the management scanning method key. I thank her for the efforts President has been very cordial. listen to their advices. I will she made in facilitating negotia- […] after adding everything up listen to matters that are worth While sending a note of thank we have come to a figure of tion (between EDC – Electricite you to him, I also prepare to do listening for Cambodia. I need du Cambodge) and Turkish roughly 400 million USD of inputs from friends beside the same for Prime Minister of costs reduction […] company (about power ship the Socialist Republic of Vi- friends’ financial assistance. business) to address shortage of etnam Nguyen Xuan Phuc to Losing No Independence However, those inputs should electricity in Cambodia. They sell us an additional 50 to 100 and National Sovereignty for not come as violations of na- have reached a deal. I have in- megawatts of electricity op top Favor tional sovereignty. It had hap- structed the Ministry of Foreign of the current provision of 200 pened in the past. They did not Affairs and the Ministry of In- megawatts. We also have done If EU decides for our compa- release funds for so and so pro- dustry and Handicraft to prepare the same for Thailand and Laos. nies to pay taxes, we could just jects. I canceled it […] letters for me thanking the Pres- I hope we will proceed on this do that. Let us not worry too ident of Turkey for the support much. We should not let others (Continued on page 3) (Continued from page 2) [C9] on its rice that is against the ments will proceed. Oknha Kith justice principle of World Trade Meng may want to bid for the [C6] MLVT to Determine Organization. There have been chance again later. We will not Inspections Teams Reducing Listed Goods for requests from companies in the run a closed bidding process as Inspection The Ministry of Labor and Vo- Cambodian Rice Federations to before […] cational Training (MLVT), sue this matter to WTO. Sometimes Prime Minister has I would advise (Deputy Prime from this moment, must deter- I would urge Minister of Trade, Minister and Finance and Econ- to decide. Ministries listed mine what to inspect, and what goods of nearly 2,000 items for HE Pan Sosak to look into this omy Minister) HE Aun Porn- not to inspect. MLVT should matter […] we must reap mar- moniroth to use reserved fund inspections […] we have now not keep to many issues in the reduced them to about 500 ket potentials offered by Vi- of the Royal Government to inspected list. Factories man- etnam and China […] I just had expedite process of acquiring items. Some goods required no agement already know about inspection […] taking what we negotiation with the Republic of more locomotives. The Thai their risk managements and we Korea for agricultural produce Prime Minister Prayuth Chan O call a process of one command- must trust them. They would er and chief of general staff, we such as mangos. Japanese com- -Cha has offered some used not allow their factories to fall. panies have come to produce locomotives and we must hurry decided to cut some of them For instance, if before the in- out. We know what type of themselves and sell to markets to bring them in […] Prime spections would look at ten in Japan. I will go to Tajikistan Minister Prayuth is to sit in a goods listed for inspections. It is things, it would take a lot of not reasonable (to go on to do for a meeting and will tour the train to cross the border be- time. A reduction of issues to Eurasia region to develop more tween our countries together so). Some in the private sectors inspect would save us time and have complained because the partners […] with me. I have taken the re- not disturb the production pro- sponsibility to compose a song. process would hold their goods. cess. Let us leave the responsi- [C12] Trade facilitation is not there I did. We just wait for the time bility mostly to the factories to come […] […] managements […] Railway Transport We are asking the Vietnamese [C7] [C10] On this issue, let me clarify a few things to avoid misunder- ambassador here to convey my Reducing Number Minimum Wages in Gar- standing on Oknha Kith Meng. request to Prime Minister Ngu- of Holidays and Days ments What I had suspected has now yen Xuan Phuc to consider providing Cambodia with some On this point, I am asking civil become a real happening […] I On this matter (of preparing had in fact intended to end con- wagons since we are using sim- servants, the armed forces, and minimum wages according to ilar length of track gauge. We workers to think of our coun- tract (concerning rail transport geographical locations), a num- development) since 2010 for have the Chinese ambassador try’s situation. Previously, we ber of countries such as Vi- here, maybe China can provide had not many holidays/days per lack of transparency from the etnam, Indonesia, India, etc. beginning. In order to access us some of your old locomo- year. However, for later obser- have already implemented it. tives […] I will ask Tokyo for it vations, we have increased the 141 million USD fund, we had They have defined minimum to run a closed auction for only too. We need to rail goods to number of holidays/days. That wages according to geograph- and from Poipet to Kompong has now constrained our efforts three companies – , ical locations […] France, and Belgium. They Som […] how much time do for national economic progress. we need, (Senior Minister and We need to save seven days I just have your attention that allowed no state-related compa- nies to bid. In that instance, Minister of Transport and Pub- from our current number of we cannot take actions on wag- lic Works) HE Sun Chanthol? national holidays/days. Accord- es for locations already ap- companies from India, China, ing to our calculation, the seven proved earlier. We may do so and Japan had had no chances I need it to get up and working days saved will ensure a 0.5% for new locations where there […] in a speedy manner. We are gain in our economic growth. are nor factories and/or enter- When the state managed the getting close to the Khmer New With this gain, GDP would stay prises yet […] the point for railway, though our rail were Year. I have promised workers between 6.5% and 7% in 2020 workers to think about here is not in good condition, in addi- and people for a five-day free-of […] the benefit of not having to tion to the fact that the Pol Pot’s -charge journey to and from move to other places for jobs their native villages on rails [C8] forces disconnected it five times though they may get less wages a day, we could still keep it during the Khmer New Year Factories Inspections […] running. Why when the country […] [C11] is in peace, we could not get it [C13] Starting from now, if there are running? […] I let it go. Finally, more than one inspections Agricultural Development we could only have one direc- Forthcoming Reforms teams, we must put them to- tion of rail and not the other Measures gether. You may remember our Let me trace back a bit. De- […] Kith Meng just supplied a meeting at (CDC office) at Wat spites the many favors the state few locomotives and wagons, Let me talk a bit about econom- Phnom, we dealt with this issue has provided, we need to give while the rest are state’s proper- ic incentives or impetuses. that before closing a container, more heed to using market po- ties. It is not Kith Meng’s mis- Economists surely know what it there must be inspections from tential for exports. We have take. The situation had brought means. For instance, we need to the customs, Camcontrol, eco- exported more rice this year us there […] if we leave it like promote agriculture, for in- nomic police, etc. […] I decided compared to last year. That the this, Kith Meng would fall and stance rubber. If we impose then to group them all in one, EU decided to impose tax (on we would too […] in fact, it higher tax on cashew nut, while and if anyone in the group is rice from Cambodia) has not relieved him from a crumbling rubber is tax lower, farmers absent, the rest in the group had major impacts. It is not rock left by Toll Holding Lim- would plant more rubber […] would approve on the absen- because of the EBA thing but ited […] conduction of negotia- the same is true for service, tee’s behalf […] the Italian protectionist policy tion to compensate his invest- (Continued on page 4) (Continued from page 3) ally to reduce leaning on others year and years to come […] (Continued from page 8) bank, and tourism sectors. If we […] should there be matters require model for every country. Why provide equal incentives across attentions, we could go for do they not think Cambodia the board, we would lose the It has not been a dirty govern- meeting twice a year. I mean, at also has one? […] momentum […] I am not an ance. We are not managing our least, we will have one meeting economy the way we called  The Person under House economist by training but with a year. However, I think one Detention Warns Others for bare hand, we stood up from “there are many holes in our meeting is quite clear and basket.” We need saving to Reclaim Rights – someone is war and economic and political enough […] in this term of the still under house detention and embargoes. We moved from a share a counterpart fund to ac- Royal Government we still cess and use foreign loans and comes out warning others for centrally planned to market have four meetings to go – in reclaiming their political rights. economy. We are in the process financings […] which some- 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 times requires a sharing of 20% You will not get yourself freed. of improving market economy […] We are waiting for the court’s […] or even 30% to the projects […] [C19] trial. The person scolds others Running economy in shock [C15] requesting for political rights would destabilize macro- Cambodia is busy working on traitors, men of no conscience, Let me stay on this issue a little internal issues and on interna- etc. I just reiterate to the authori- economy. We cannot lose our bit. The Comprehensive and mind from hearing about eco- tional relations based on equali- ty at every level that those with Progressive Agreement for ty and equal footing. We, in restored political rights must be nomic crisis here and there and Trans-Pacific Partnership that they will come. We know addition to these, are also entitled to full rights of political (CPTPP) has come to a stall providing help, under the um- activities […] they will come but we must stay after the US (President) Donald clear and sharp to think about brella of the United Nations, to  Ad-hoc Commission to Trump decided to leave it. It friends in difficulties. As of this and take risk management ac- continues in a different mode Disband Quickly – I am bring- tions […] in 2009, crisis had moment, Samdech Pichey Sena ing this issue back up again. though. Cambodia regretted Tia Banh is still in New York stopped our growth at only before that they have invited The ad-hoc commission that is 0.1% […] one year later, we regarding this issue (of the UN looking to recruit five people only some ASEAN countries to peacekeeping operations). Risk have recorded growth of 6.9%, participate. from each commune to prepare and gradually to the present 7%. has gone high for our troops in for coming of someone, I must We must seek ways to evade As of now, with other partners, Mali. We just release some 15 warn them to disband quickly. I impacts from crisis […] we we have decided to stick to one million USD fund for the pur- long for him to try. He said he must not be shocked and lose common position – if we were chase of armored vehicles for would come with the UN and/ our mind. To lead an economy to join, every ASEAN member our troops. We are taking re- or foreign presences. Handcuff is no different from to lead an state would join altogether. sponsibilities as a state taking is waiting for the person with army […] APEC has divided ASEAN too part in peacekeeping operation verdict of court not foreigners as some are and some are not its in the world. […] if he decided to come [C14] members […] as for UK in I hope that this sounds out to through land borders, he should We talked about inspection and particular, though they are pre- our friends that Cambodia is a know what we have there […] there are many groups coming paring for Brexit, UK sent its country with international obli- while he is not in good term at different or same times to do envoy to ensure us that UK gation at hand. We have taken with Vietnam or Laos, and their jobs. Now we have this would go on implement trade responsibility of financing our would Thailand be so naïve to process of registration at one regime as it used to […] let us peacekeeping troops while the let him use its territory against place to avoid repeating same work together to seek more UN Security Council cannot another country? […] information to different people partners. We are keeping old address it for its financial diffi- Issue 2 – Factory to Allow […] we are going online to ones, finding new ones, and culties […] Workers to Get Back Their reduce concerns of investors extending our market coverage Jobs and to increase efficiency […] to the Middle East […] Even though carrying out re- forms require financial and I am calling on a factory from Tax income for March is com- [C16] human resources, we are still where workers have gone into ing into my phone as of yester- By Law on E-Commerce sharing […] we will not with- demonstration (concerning day was 372 million USD. As draw peacekeeping troops from issue of claiming benefits) and of now, it has come up to 400 On this front, I would like to go anyone country that we are in after the matter is resolved, the million USD. Some ill-thinking not only to e-commerce or e- operation. I am of the thought to factory decided to expel work- people said I received 600 mil- government, but also to e- send peacekeeping troops to ers from their jobs. I have urged lion USD from my visit to Chi- people. It is a requirement for Yemen, should they reach the Minister of Labour and na […] social progress. As a state, there peace agreement there […] Vocational Training to contact must be efforts to promote e- and work out with the factory to Let me tell them I never use mediums everywhere and civil (Probably I can ask) those coun- allow those workers returning foreign money for salary. They servants must learn to be ones tries thinking of punishing Cam- to their jobs. even fooled our people on the […] bodia this question about Cam- 700 million USD credit offered bodia being a member of the I said very often that demon- by the President of the Republic [C17&18] United Nations and helping stration is not a good way to of Korea […] my way of ac- friends in the world? solve problem. While, expelling counting is spending 8 while On this note, aside from con- workers is not too. Let us come earning 10. We have a surplus ducting a regular meeting of the If Cambodia were to suffer to mutual understanding […] I of roughly 700 to 800 million ten working groups (of the punishment of some sorts, am calling on W&D factory to USD per annum for Cambo- RGC and Private Sectors mech- would it be worthwhile for allow workers to return to their dia’s own investments. We anism), I have agreed on con- Cambodia to serve this honora- jobs and end their confronta- have to increase capacity gradu- ducting another meeting next (Continued on page 6) tions […] ◙ (Continued from page 1) ment. We are going to improve Some may come around and etc. […] we have attracted Chi- expressway project. For this connectivity between Phnom fool you about China coming to nese investment in electricity amount of money, we may be Penh and the coastal areas colonize Cambodia […] even if which is one of our four priori- able to build nearly one thou- where we branded “rising star the Chinese wanted to control ties. Declaring in 1987, or 32 sand Kilometers of simple in the southwest” […] us Cambodia, we would not years ago, the four prioritized paved roads. For this huge pro- allow them to. I make it clear to areas – water/irrigation, roads, ject, CRBC has had to borrow SEA Games Hosted you and everyone today. Today, electricity and human resource money from the Bank of China in May 2023 I am talking this in the presence – has proved and continued to at a high commercial interest I am proud indeed of what have of the Vice Foreign Minister of prove their relevancies […] rate […] through my works happened in the country under China. We have seen clearly with President Xi and Premier that China has no goal of put- Seeking Loans and Grants for my leadership. Let me tell you Roads/Bridge Infrastructures Li, we have come to a solution, that this expressway is going to ting a control on anyone. Unlike in which our Chinese friends be ready in March 2023. It is in some countries who wish to We are working on a four-lane provide a sum of 150 million this remark that I wish to take place commands on sovereign road from Prek Kadam (of USD to support the project. this opportune moment to in- states to do what they wanted Kandal) to the border with Should there be no confidence form people in the whole coun- those states to […] Thailand. We are seeking more and a friendship nature between try that Cambodia is going to loans and even grants from the two nations, we would not BRICS, AIIB, etc. host SEA Games in May 2023 Help Poor Countries friends for our roads and bridg- be able to set off the project […]. Since we are going to es infrastructural development. today. It is a huge project and have the general elections in Many countries of ASEAN We even go for a BOT invest- we can say it is the first of its July 2023, and normally we along the “one belt one road” ment like this road, for instance. kind large-scale commence- would have many works to do benefit from China economic We are working on promoting ment of partnership between after that – like forming the progress. I remember that in interactions in transportation state and private sector on in- Royal Government and so on 2016-17, there was this meeting […] we have means of trans- vestment of the P3 infrastruc- […] on this note, the express- on one belt one road and the portation but our roads are not ture – Public Private Partnership way will be ready for the event. 21st Century Silk Road in the strong enough to support them. […] There would be sports and People’s Republic of China. It With the Republic of Korea To Realize a Fourth events to take place in the was my impression then that assistance, we enlarged the NR Economic Pole coastal areas. Not every sports there have been many connec- 3 from seven meter width to 12 and events will take place only tivity initiatives in the region – meters. The expressway will be so im- in the Chinese built stadium ASEAN, East Asia and the portant for our effort to connect (Morodok Techo). In that case, Asia Highway linking Asia However, transportation has so between Phnom Penh – the first they may be able to use the through to Turkey. However, far increased in volume. We economic pole, to Preah Sihan- expressway […] we have a big problem of find- needed to seek financial assis- oukville – the second economic ing capital to get them off. Pres- tance from the People’s Repub- pole. Cambodia has determined Expressway to Preah ident Xi, while announcing the lic of China to build it bigger three zones of development or Sihanoukville – BOT Project initiatives, then declared a credit […] we have to ensure working road network to the coastal are- three economic poles – Phnom This expressway will serve not fund of 40 billion USD […] in Penh, Preah Sihanoukville and addition to the BRICS Develop- as – like the national road 4, only to resolve related interest national road 3, the 190-Km Siem Reap. We have a vision between Phnom Penh and ment Bank (or New Develop- for the fourth economic pole in ment Bank), Cambodia has expressway we are building Preah Sihanoukville. It plays an now. In addition to those, we the northeast, which is going to important part in stimulating become one of the founding be a strong agro-industrial one. members of the Asian Infra- are going to make full potential economy in the whole country use of railway to address de- We have already promoted through that fact of bringing the structural Investment Bank investments in infrastructures, (AIIB) […] that are providing mand for transportation to sup- prices of transportation down port our economic growth […] with China financial assistance, and reducing the time needed helps to poor countries […] in the area. we are talking millions tons not for travelling […] it is a toll Jiang Zemin: “HE Hun Sen – hundreds of thousands of goods Cambodia Needs road. People pay toll to use the An Old Friend of China” to go in containers abroad as More Roads … roads and/or bridges. We may before […] see the benefit from traveling You may check again minutes As of present, our Chinese only two and a half hours on of my meetings with our Chi- Foreign Investments and friends have helped us rebuilt expressway to or from rather nese friends from 1996. When I Loans Welcome the National Roads and built than a five hours traveling on met with the General Secretary many bridges – in all over three inferior road and congested of the Communist Party of Chi- We are in need of more capitals thousand kilometers, over one traffics condition […] it is a na and Head of State, HE Jiang from development partners and thousand Kilometers of which BOT project. I urge our people Zemin said a sentence “HE China has been one of them. built by CRBC. Let me inform not to let themselves believe Hun Sen is an old friend of Chi- Let me state it clearly that we the Chinese Foreign Minister unconstructive propaganda na.” You may check those are open to foreign partners. HE Kong Xuanyou that the about us purchasing land for the minutes and you will see that I You are welcome to invest in length of 3,000 Kilometers is Chinese company […] after never asked our Chinese friends Cambodia. You are welcome to just the beginning. We need ending the operation contract, to help me buy cars or airplanes provide loans to Cambodia. more. We have sent to our Chi- they will transfer the road to the for personal use. Never. About Some say Cambodia has been nese friends Cambodia’s annual state and we will see what to do 70% of my request for assis- too close to China and that has plan for construction require- with it. tance from China is concerning made them difficult to conduct ment. This is going to be an Cambodia’s infrastructures – business. Let me ask you, have important connectivity achieve- China to Colonize roads and bridges, water canals, No Country (Continued on page 6) (Continued from page 5) Kompong Chhnang has blamed invested airport ready and (Continued from page 4) you ever done any substantial me about this incident. I warn buildings to host summits […] ble task? […] how many stand- businesses with us? None. you not to keep making base- ard would there be? They When China comes and seeks less comments about shortage Infrastructures Laid should rethink their moves. for investment opportunity, we of electricity or (relevant author- for Later Generations Cambodia has its peacekeeping provide them with ones. We ity would) invite you for an We also need to ensure that our troops in Central African Re- never deny any foreign compa- investigation […] country continue to keep going public, Mali, South Sudan, Su- nies […] we have companies on the path of development. We dan, Lebanon, and is preparing not only from China here but A Big RGC Delegation to join a quick operation team to PRC in April are working not only airports in also from Vietnam, Thailand, Phnom Penh and Siem Reap. too […] Malaysia, South Korea, Japan, I will have a meeting with a US We are also looking at possibili- the US, Europe, etc. China In ASEAN, Cambodia has had senator from the state of Wash- ties to have another airport in more than ten years history of alone would not be able to do it ington. He even came and at- the northeast – the fourth eco- all […] having troops serving in (the tended our celebration of the nomic pole somewhere be- UN) peacekeeping operations. Friends in Respects of January 7 victory. He also came tween the provinces of Mondul- We have fulfilled responsibly Independence & Sovereignty and observed elections in Cam- kiri and Ratanakiri. That would this international obligation. bodia last year […] we will encompass agroindustry, eco- Some have considered Cambo- The European banks have of- discuss a number of issues. This tourism, and other sectors alto- dia a strange beast instead […] fered us loans. We received morning I met with the Chinese gether to bring our country from them. The Asian Development power. lower middle income to higher I am sorry that I used this lan- Bank offers us loans. We ac- middle income in 2030 and guage but […] Cambodia, cepted. The World Bank gives This afternoon I will meet with higher income vision by 2050 while engaging in internal af- us loans. We accepted. We the US power. I have relations […] whether I will be living fairs and international relations welcome all. Cambodia does with China. I have relation with until then no one knows, this on the basis of equality and not close its door. However, the US. I have maintained rela- would be a roadmap of infra- equal footing, has, under the they should not just talk and do tions with everyone. The issue structures for later generations UN umbrella, assisted friends nothing. In addition to that, is we must treat each other with […] too […] some of them places Cambodia respect […] in April, after the in their geopolitical endeavors. Khmer New Year, I will be Thank You China [C20] No way. present in Beijing for this forum of “one road one belt” forum. I depend on the Vice Minister In just a few more days, we will Cambodia needs friends who of Foreign Affairs of China to put the Cambodian-Japanese would come to work with us on The RGC delegation will be a deliver my sincere thanks to Friendship Bridge, about to equal right and footing princi- big one. Three Deputy Prime President Xi Jinping and Prem- finish repairing or we can say ples to help us development the Ministers will come along […] ier Li Keqiang as well as the almost rebuilding, into official country through either grants, we have many projects to sort government and people of Chi- use on 3 April. We will cross concessional financial assis- out […] na for providing always assis- the bridge altogether before the tance to Cambodia to address Khmer New Year. tance, or even sending in inves- An International Conference tors. We hold no discrimination our needs of hard and soft infra- Centre in Preah Sihanoukville structures […]. Let us celebrate the Khmer against anyone. We only ask for New Year this year with joys relation and partnership that I am asking a Chinese company I thank our people for cooperat- and well wishing. I wish you all respects Cambodia’s independ- to consider building an Interna- ing with this project. I am call- good health and successes […] ence and sovereignty, with tional Conference Centre in ing on you to resolve project- ◙ equal rights and footing […] Preah Sihanoukville. I have related land impacts along five delegated this task to HE Chea Water Resource and Meteor- provinces – Phnom Penh, Kan- the Royal Government had to Sophara (Deputy Prime Minis- dal, Kompong Speu, Koh ology – Rains Throughout the ter and Minister of Land Man- pay 14 million USD for impacts Country Kong, and Preah Sihanouk […] agement, Urban Planning and they should not ask for too high compensation […] As of present, Cambodia is not Construction). I wish to roll out price […] the state has a law on As for early this year, not even alone in this shortage of drink- the ASEAN summit, and relat- expropriation in hands. ed Summits in Preah Sihan- three months yet, I have signed ing water and hydropower to out spending a sum of nearly generate electricity. However, oukville by end of 2022. We In case we cannot resolve the could finish the construction in fact of land prices, we may re- 100 million USD as counterpart according to the Minister of funds. We are providing coun- Water Resource and Meteorol- time. A Chinese company has sort to enacting law of expropri- terpart funds of three, five and ogy, tonight and probably from ensured that the Kong Keng ation […] once the state interest tomorrow – 23 and 24 March – Airport that they are working on requires to do so, I am seeking six million USD to numerous there would be rain almost extending and enlarging to ac- your understanding (and not to projects […] in some instances throughout the country […] that commodate larger airplanes ask for too high a price for land we have had to purchase peo- is a good news. If rains fell (in would get it ready in 2021 or by in your belonging) […] ple’s land […] reservoirs), it would reduce our early 2022 […]. In April 2022, we will host the ASEAN mem- Saving to Provide Counter- It is on this remark that I always stressful situation about short- part Funds hold on to principle of keeping age of water and eventually bers meetings in Siem Reap and adjusting temperature to a bit we will host the ASEAN sum- capital in hand to provide as For instance, this segment (of lower […] the more and quick- mits with partnering countries counterpart funds when it is er rains come, the better chance in Preah Sihanoukville […] we National Road 1) at Chbar Am- required. Sometimes the share for turbines to turn and generate may not have our expressway peo, Phnom Penh, Japan spent of counterpart fund is up to 30% electricity […] a person in ready but we will have French- 12 million USD to rebuild it but (of the total project costs) […] ◙ (Continued from page 1) should know that even after 90 ciate and to learn more about to Cambodia. They embargoed Virtue and Moral of Civil years of French rule Cambodia our temples would not be a bad us politically and economically. Servants, Armed Forces and has kept its identity and lan- thing […] I had to go through Cambodia under Hun Sen’s People in General guage […] and secondly, be- an urgent document relating to leadership survived. Cambodia sides French, we have English reforms and I will pronounce is still under Hun Sen’s leader- Please pay attention to strength- and I have sent many Cambodi- the package on this coming ship. Hun Sen continues to lead ening virtue and moral for stu- an students to the Soviet Union Friday (29 March 2019). Let active economic policies. We dents. There have been issues and Eastern Europe too […] it me share with you one thing had achieved (average) 7.5% that are inflicting controversial was until 1990, France hurried- about it. Cambodia is a poor growth so far. We will maintain issues on virtue and culture. ly came with Alliance Fran- country but we have observed around 7% growth onward […] What have been the most ur- caise. It was a rather late process more holidays per annum than I will need a lot of energy on gent issues are drug and traffic […] other rich countries do. For this coming Friday for the two accidents. I think it is high time instance, in they ob- to two and a half hour lecture on for us to educate not only stu- French Language Used in serve only 11 days of holidays reforms that Cambodia is going dents but also the armed forces Medicine, Law per year while Cambodia ob- for […] currently, not every- and civil servants in general. In and Administration serves 28 or thirty days. We thing in Cambodia is foreign aid the last few days, there have There was a time when French need to readjust the number and and loans […] been so many problems. It is a way we observe holidays to good thing that the Kratie mili- language saved my life […] We have invested hundreds of when I crossed the Cambodian- accommodate business tary police head brought out his (demands for time and labors), millions of USD from own son to take responsibility for his Vietnamese border in search for saving in many projects […] support to liberate the country while demanding for high wag- act of pointing a gun at some- es […] companies are getting them- one in conflict. There was also (from the Pol Pot’s Democratic selves ready to fulfil tax duties this case of accusing someone Kampuchea). In many of inter- Making Cambodia since one day that will come as thief and taking extrajudicial rogations conducted by Viet- Independent, Depending on when our economy is getting to actions […] these have hap- namese military officials, there No Favor from Anyone certain level of achievements. I pened because there were no were confusions and misinter- have laid down terms virtue in them. A car hit a pretation of the number of We have to take measures to “exercising internal reforms, (female) student on motorbike troops under my command […] ensure that Cambodia will be- making friends abroad, keeping from behind and caused her to finally I asked if the interrogator come a country with develop- abreast independence.” We are die yesterday. Concerned au- speak any French. I just know a ment whether there is or is not making everyone our friends thority must seek for the person few about military unit hierar- favors from anyone. We are to and trading partners. They us who caused accident […] chy […] the French term helped depend more on our own taxes and we do to them too us resolved the misunderstand- strength. We must not allow our […] for instance, faced with French Culture ing […] country to suffer insult from tough competition on rice quali- and Language in Cambodia anyone. We must not allow our ty and marketing, Italy pro- However, French is still a lan- country to implement things As we have here graduated guage we use in medicine, law posed to the European Union to that are concerns of others. levy tax on Indica rice from teachers of French language, let and even in administration. We They should also learn of the me have your attention that will continue to work with the Cambodia and Myanmar. We Royal Government and peo- could still export to Europe […] there are three Francophone Francophone community for ple’s concerns. They pressurize countries in Asia – Cambodia, the progress of French lan- 300,000 metric tons to Vietnam us to listen to their concerns and 400,000 metric tons to Chi- Laos and Vietnam […] what guage. In November this year, […] happened is every time I met the Phnom Penh municipality na. Some has said s/he would with French leaders like former will host a meeting of over a One way to achieve this goal is come and rule when Hun Sen President Jacques Chirac, we hundred Francophone countries to cut out whatever is not neces- fell. S/he could not do it her/ conducted dialogue in English mayors. In Cambodia, we have sary – for instance, scanning of himself. What a nice thing to […]. I remember giving my listed Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, goods on risk observation only, say […] opinion to French members of Kompot, and Battambang in the etc. in order to facilitate trade Long-Serving Prime Minister parliaments and officials when I list of French-speaking cities flow […] we also removed in Cambodian History was Deputy Prime Minister and community. Should the French Camcontrol (of the Cambodia Minister of Foreign Affairs […] came with Alliance Francaise Import-Export Inspection and In 1998, Samdech Preah I told them the fading prospect and (school of Rene) Descartes Fraud Repression Directorate- Borom Ratanak Kaod, the King of French language in Cambo- earlier we could still have many General) and KAMSAB Father, said in Siem Reap to dia as many who know French French speaking people now. (Kampuchea Shipping Agency many people present that they died, and not many who learnt At present, many who learnt & Brokers) from the process, should accept fate or destiny. French. French speak English instead while bringing down prices of Hun Sen is destined to be Prime […] electricity. If countries required Minister. Take for instance, the I advised to reopen the Alliance Cambodia paying tax for ex- King Father said, “I did not Francaise or French Cultural Fewer Holidays ports to them, we would do it. want to be King but they sum- Center in Cambodia. A mem- from Next Year We will take out the language moned me from Prey Nokor ber of parliament then rebuked I have contributed to National “this is what I gave you so you (Saigon or currently Ho Chi me with the fact that France did needed to do this or I would Minh City) to be one.” In Cam- not recognize the Cambodian Institute of Education for the banquet and for hosting a jour- take it back.” bodia, there had never been government […] I told them it anyone holding the post of was my real intention for them ney to Siem Reap to see Ang- Not Everything in Cambodia kor Wat. Some of you may Prime Minister more than 30 to keep French language in Is Foreign Aid and Loans years as I do […] the Cambodi- Cambodia. I told them they have visited it already but trav- eling there more often to appre- In the past, they had done more (Continued on page 8) (Continued from page 7) gestion to the UN commands in ly, I have talked about persons whatever form they may choose an People’s Party has been in place to reorganize forces […] who have accused Hun Sen to to but not under the name of power for over 40 years and to amend the shortcomings. purchase politicians at 100,000 banned political party […] Hun Sen has been in power for USD or 200,000 USD even. I  Activities without Political 34 years. To include four more Last week, I gave my signature said to them already that if they to release a sum of 15 million Rights Rehabilitated, Illegal – I years (of this term) I will be allow their organizations and wish to clarify that anyone with- here in power for 38 years. I USD to equip the Cambodian men divided by others, it should peacekeeping troops with ar- out his/her political rights reha- would continue until 2028 be- have proven that they are inca- bilitated tries to carry out politi- fore going into retirement […] moured vehicles. We request pable […] the UN to finance the need but cal activities, s/he will be treated Widening Attacks Make CPP we find out that the UN is in My topic today is about authori- as violating law. Actions taken. and Hun Sen’s Supporters financial difficulty. We cannot ty at every levels to distinguish Those with rights restored and Solidarity Stronger withdraw our troops (dues that between those politicians who those who have not had ones shortcoming) irresponsibly. We have their rights rehabilitated […] if you do not take the (Those politicians) have now cannot leave our troops without and those who have not request- chance, you must wait until expanded their attacks not only equipment to protect them at ed for ones. Those with rehabil- November 2022 […] on Hun Sen but also to the Hun works too […] itated right must be entitled to a  Do They Want Cambodia family line. Let us go on then. full right to carry out his activi- to Follow Thailand or Myan- They open attack on my chil- Samdech Pichey Sena Tia Banh ties […] mar? Cambodia has dissolved a dren who have nothing to do will attend the UN meeting in political party committing mis- (with our fight.) They may go New York with the Secretary I am encouraged that many take one year before the elec- on to my grandchildren. General and countries who have political parties – those mem- tions. Thailand just had their involved in peacekeeping bers and non-members of the In seeing that, they may go on elections yesterday […] in Thai- troops […] this has clearly indi- Supreme Council for Consulta- land, they dissolved a political with me on this. The more you cated our military capability in tions and Recommendations, do it, the stronger solidarity the party during the elections cam- taking parts in the world peace- have registered for the Senate paign. What do they think about Cambodian People’s Party and keeping missions […] elections and get themselves Hun Sen’s supporters will build. that? […] I do not mean to in- ready for the communal elec- terfere in other countries’ af- You have widen your targets of Military Police Head in tions in 2022. attacks and you have caused Kratie Must Convince Son to fairs. I have made my points to unpleasant feelings on many. Report Himself Let me remind you that a politi- some people and asked their cal party dissolved by law and opinions if they would like If that is the way to do in poli- A son of the head of military political rights of 118 politicians Cambodia to follow Thailand or tics, I doubt if in your life you police in Kratie had used his banned for five years. We have even Myanmar? In Myanmar, will succeed. What makes the gun to point at someone. The later amended the law on politi- they have set a 25% quota of person calls on the military to court of Kompong Cham has cal parties to allow rehabilita- seats in the parliament. In Thai- rise up (in arms against the now summoned him. The head tion of political rights prior to land, 250 senators have rights to Royal Government?). The of Kratie military police must the five years mandated by the vote choosing a Prime Minister. Cambodian people need peace convince his son to report him- Supreme Court […] A country has had its own par- and will welcome the Khmer self to the court of Kompong ticular context […] New Year soon with Ramvong Cham. If you are to let your son  Authorities to Facilitate  (Foreign) Concerns Ex- […] ◙ go off on that, you will lose Resumptions of Political pressed Are Not Law (for Cam- your rank. I would just strip Rights – through their conven- bodia) to Implement – I read a (B) PPIU Graduation and your rank off. Where does the Diploma Presenting tions of meetings of their sup- report yesterday […] about all son get the gun from and has he porters […] HE Real Khemarin this and I wrote back “their Ceremony the right to hold one? […] do 25 March 2019 (of the dissolved party) arrived concerns are not law for us to not attempt to use your position at the Phnom Penh International implement. Some countries to conceal your son’s actions Widening Capacity Airport yesterday and said expressed their concerns on this to Participate with […] something on Facebook […] or that issues on Cambodia. International Institutions I also send my condolences to indicating that he is back to his Have you in fact listened to our full political rights. He may go concerns? Our needs? Please The more competitions we are victims in another case shot dead while accused of being wherever he needs to. It is his do not use this or that to threat- in and the more works we are decision. It is a democratic pro- en us” […] I met elder sister involved the better. We have thieves […] Samdech Krola Haom Sar Kheng ordered ar- cess in Cambodia. Other like Eva (Mysliwiec) who had lived not made active participations Kong Korm and Kong Bora with us since 1979 before she in international institutions yet rests and one of them has been caught […] an armed operation have already done that. left a while ago back to Mali, a for instance UN, UNESCO, country she worked before ADB, World Bank, etc. Our must not use arms to decide the  No Activities Allowed Un- case […] der Dissolved Party – I reckon coming to Cambodia […] with military officials have been her, I built a school in Bamako, working closely now to affiliate there would be another group of Issue 1 – Authority to Distin- politicians to receive their rights Mali. It has closed down now not only as operators but also as guish Rehabilitated Political not by the government but be- parts of the commanding and and will launch a press confer- Right from None ence. They have rights to meet- cause there was a demonstration chief of staff positions […] against the government and especially after there was that Besides what I have to talk con- ings and gatherings with sup- porters. I just have to confirm demanding closure of the incident that happened to the cerning education, I have three school […] there does not seem Cambodian peacekeeping issues to bring to your attentions that no activities allowed under the banner of the dissolved po- to be justice in this world. Eve- troops in the Republic of Cen- as well as to our competent ryone accepts there is a special tral Africa. I have made a sug- authorities of every levels. First- litical party. They may meet their former supporters under (Continued on page 4)