Phseng-Phseng
Sending Better Workers Overseas
“The more [workers] we can send [abroad], the more money we can
earn and the more money comes back to Cambodia. Sending 300,000 domestic
workers to Malaysia would amount to $1.5 billion in remittances annually. It is
the future for Cambodia – we have to distribute our workers to the demand of
the world market. I will work hard to protect migrant workers from
exploitation.”
Othsman
Hassan, secretary of state at the Ministry of Labour, 23 December 2013.
Eyes of any GDP-conscious
economists would lid up like a Christmas tree in front of the promise of $1.5
billion in the annual remittances. Some will find Othsman Hassan’s promise to
fight the worker exploitation much assuring and comforting. According to his
calculation and plan, the remittance per worker to Cambodia will average at $5,000
per annum, or $416 a month.
However, how
much does Othsman Hassan know what he is talking about? It does not seem much
if he is talking about domestic foreign workers, or some politically-incorrect
refer to as domestic slaves.
These workers are unlikely to fulfil his grand plan. Incomes of domestic foreign workers vary, depending on the country they find themselves in. In Taiwan, their monthly income is about $530; in Hong Kong, $517 plus food allowance of $118; in Singapore, around $360; in Malaysia, as low as $120. Besides the income variation, working conditions also vary. And only naive and gullible would think that better working conditions would make up for the low income. Hence, there will not be too many domestic workers who would be able to contribute $5,000 a year toward the Othsman Hassan GDP growth.
Then again, he may just be talking about sending to work overseas only those Cambodians who have a much higher income potential, like engineers, economists, politicians, political advisers, and generals for his remittance dream – after all, the Cambodian future is at stake. No wonder Othsman Hassan chose not to hang around at a workshop on foreign workers last Monday to hear an outpouring of frustration from representatives of domestic slaves.
UBA
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Send the Khmer workers to abroad then leave the land for ah choy mray and mi choy mray Youn come to live in Cambodia. This is one of ah Youn plan to swallow Cambodia.
ReplyDeleteThis one 2:08pm is a good Buddhist for Satan. He proved me right that cursing and insulting are the ways Khmer Buddhists practice.
ReplyDeleteAll Cambodian must stand up and join the mass demostration to liberate our country from Vietnamese communist, to overthrow HUN SEN from the power now, no HUN SEN Cambodian will have peace, freedom, justice, democracy, and prosperity and we will live independent from Vietnamese
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ReplyDeleteHUN SEN said he has done nothing wrong, OK,,,, there are many mistakes which HUN SEN has done so far,,,,,
ReplyDeleteSigned illigal documents with Vietnam allowing Vietnamese toke more Cambodian land, sea, koh Tral, ,,,, trying to re preduce a new map allowing Vietnam move border post into Cambodia.
Allowing Vietnamese refuges 4 million people come to live in Cambodia,,,,,
Killing thousands innocent Cambodian people,,,,,,
Deforestation,,,
Buracrati system
Corruption,
Destroying Cambodian country making Cambodia is poor and poorer,
Owe too much debt money from China and other countries,
and many many mistakes
Khmers have never been stupid but rather the opposite, that is one of the reasons why they VC/CH decided to kill us, especially our educated ones
ReplyDeleteWhatever happens, don't ever blame on our own e.g once a big fish decided to eat a small fish, that's it! You can't do nothing about it. the end. But today, we have ICC and hopefully, they can stop their aggression. But still not guarantee. Only the power of God can save us all. Hopefully time will come to an end for them crooked people soon, though.
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DeleteYes we have ICC, but how can ICC do when million Yuon marching into our land every hour, day and night? Yuon mass population will surpass ours, there go on square one when Siams took more than half of our Empire. What's the difference between the infiltration of Siems while Jayavaraman 7 reigned and the infiltration of Yuon under Samrae Hun Sen, Yuon's puppet?
Yuon have 100 people and we Khmers have 1 person. How ICC will do?
We have let assume 10 millions and among us we fight each others. Just read Jen-uni wrote in her description, she went on adding ..she.. hell, etc.,
Does this sound we will survive as a nation?
We Khmers like being punished by God, the living God, for we have embraced and worshiped an Indian man who is known as Buddha who believed No God but his doctrine to Nirvana, who died more than 2500's years ago. We Khmers believe NO GOD, we chose the dead man as our God, who cannot hear our cries nor see our sufferings. Cambodia is an ABOMINATION, where 95% Fear No GOD.
Cursing, insulting, swearing, cheating, ...practicing Snae, Ab-Thmub, Ampeu,... Khmers practice all of the above.
TRUTH that only the Power of GOD can save us, but 95% are Satanists. How can GOD save us, when they never Pray to Him?
For 800 years the Buddhists destroyed everything of the Empire and still see no evils in themselves. Punishing in Pol Pot then back not only they did not repent, Satan's work is tronger than ever, they build and build their temples and million monks scattering around for Hanoi.
Satan said they can just unite, and they need No God. So? How can ICC do?
EU 99% Christians Vs Asia 95% Buddhism = EU rich Vs Asia poor for the last 5000years.
ReplyDelete8:30pm The Indians anywhere they went they spread their Hindu culture then Buddhism culture so they can rule over new nations they conquered. At the end, their superiority was doomed, and their nation Hindu/Buddhism declined sooner dead. There was NO 5000 years as you claimed , Gautama was born and dead more than a little than 2500's years that's all. Furthermore Indian History was not 5000 years.
DeleteThen another Arab named Muhamad claimed he was touched by angel Gabriel, but many believed he was touched by the JIN (Evil Spirit), but the Pagans made him a messenger of God after he knew and already followed the living God, the Christ. Muhamad conquered the whole middle east through Africa and Asia, his Islam system is death if refused to convert. The CHAM people like Dr. Peang-Meth Gafar converted to Muslims not long ago, for a security reasons, for wanting the Muslims to help fighting Yuon, but Yuon already had mighty army, so CHAM lost all the land to Yuon. Then another tribe mixed with Siberian, Turk, Afghan, ...and Chinese northern to China united Mongolia named Gengish Khan invaded the world, later he too declined. Khan was not looking like Chinese as Chinese portraited him, he was like Afghan. Last mighty europeans marching toward every corner of the planet, rebuild Jews State brought all the seeds of David returning to the land of their forefathers, they are among the extreme Islamists. Because GOD is with them now after their repentance, Jews people have more than 300 nuclear missiles that can wipe out the whole Arab nations or the world. God is alive and He is real. He reaches out to Muslims, Hindu, Boudhists,... and they followed Him. Check on Google too many million Muslims had/have dreams or visions saw Christ, some the most radical extremist in Alqaida followed Him. GOD/Christ is the true story of the greatest LOVE in the Universe. He is like a Gentleman He does not force us but He guides us. GOD is in action He selects the people who love Him and fear GOD, many are trapped in Islam, Hindu, Atheism, Buddhism,...to follow Him. Manuss mien nissay chourp Preah, ott mien nussay ott chourp Preah tae.
Our motherland, Cambodia practically taken by Vietnam, although not yet officially. They took Cambodia through their population that infiltrating in our society. You all may not like to hear or know the truth, that Thais/Siems took our western region of our Empire through the same INFILTRATION as of Yuon have been doing in Kampuchea Krom and as is today. It is in the real History that our Khmer Buddhists kept hiding from us. It was Jayavaraman 7 who brought the new and weakest Buddhism into Cambodia, he who stayed silent when Thais/Siems infiltrated into the Empire.
Some of you can curse me or deny as you please, but it will never change the facts that the Buddhist convert once inherited the empire destroyed it all.
They made him the greatest, they bowed down to his statue (idol), but he was the one who brought the destructions upon Empire and today.
Now Yuon ordered to build more temples and more monks, and every new monks must be sent to study in hanoi ordered from hanoi to Tep Vong.
Cambodia, a nation of evils, the nation with No GOD.
I speak because I had learned from a true history not Siems of Khmers or Yuon history, but from the outsiders of true old documents.
What in GOD's name are you trying to do 2:15 AM? Oh Lord forgive 2:15 AM for he has sins by badmouthing other beliefs on earth and heaven! Better yet, oh Lord, can you kick his ass back to where he belongs please?
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Must Watch:
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For Theary Seng,
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBrPDL932i8
Dear Mr. BA Ung,
ReplyDeleteMy late grandfather once mentioned to our family that back in the 60's, there had been this Khmer magazine called 'Pseng Pseng'....Could you help us shed some light on it please? Thank you very much.
Sincerely,
Toch Keo
Yes, your grandfather was right. It was published by the then Price Sihanouk to go hand in hand with another one of his publications, Kambuja. Phseng-Phseng covered entertainments, funny side of life and issues. There were plenty of well-liked and loved cartoons by Huy Hem and Nhim Dim. And I loved every issue of it. And like the title so I pinch it.
DeleteThank you very much for having taken the time to help us with "Pseng Pseng" magazine Mr. BA Ung. It's good to know that my late Grandpa had not exaggerated it. And, since the magazine title inspires you, maybe there would be some character to it also. I personally like your short-and-sweet counter-argument to Othsman Hassan. Thanks to you, I now know who Othsman Hassan is after a little more of my own research. Please keep on writing to educate us, just as you have just re-educated Othsman Hassan. I can safely say that I am now a fan.Thanks again, and please have yourself a happy 2014.
DeleteTruly yours,
Toch Keo
You are too kind, Lauk Toch Keo. And thanks for your best wishes. The same goes to you and your family.
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