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| FILE PHOTO: Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen attends the funeral of Cambodia's late Deputy Prime Minister Sok An in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, March 19, 2017. REUTERS/Samrang Pring/File Photo |
Cambodia's Hun Sen says only workers will suffer from any sanctions
Reuters | 22 November 2017
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen told garment workers on Wednesday that they would be the ones to suffer - not him - if the European Union withdrew preferential trade terms over the banning of the main opposition party.
After the Supreme Court dissolved the Cambodia National Rescue Party (CNRP) last week at the government’s request, the European Union raised a potential threat to the tariff free access it grants most Cambodian exports.
European Union countries accounted for about 40 percent of Cambodia’s exports in 2016. Most of that was clothing.
“You must remember clearly that if there is any cut of buying orders, it’s all the fault of a group of people of the opposition party,” Hun Sen told garment workers in Phnom Penh.
“Hun Sen won’t die but workers, you will die,” he said.
The CNRP was banned after its leader, Kem Sokha, was arrested for alleged treason.
The government says Kem Sokha sought to take power with American help. He rejects that allegation as politically motivated, to allow Hun Sen to extend his more than three decades in power in a general election next year.
Hun Sen accused the opposition party, many of whose leaders are in exile, of trying to lobby against Cambodian trade.
Leaders of the opposition party have said they would not call for measures to curb trade because of the impact it could have on the livelihoods of an estimated 700,000 garment workers.
Sweden said on Tuesday it was stopping new aid for Cambodia, except in education and research, and would no longer support a reform program in the first concrete action by an EU country.
The United States cut election funding and said it would take more punitive steps.
But Cambodia’s economy has proved largely immune to political turbulence, recording annual growth of about 7 percent for the past six years.
The World Bank said on Wednesday it expected the economy to grow 6.9 percent next year, compared with a projected 6.8 percent pace in 2017, despite risks including uncertainty over the election.
Ah Chor Phnek Muoy Hun Sen keeps blaming other for his craziness.
ReplyDeleteMy opinion and suggestion about Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha
ReplyDeleteFor Sam Rainsy: he must stop allowing his wife Tioulong Saumura to have influence on him because Tioulong Saumura is under Monique, Monique is under Ah Kwack, and Ah Kwack is under Yuon. Tioulong Saumura must stop "controlling" Sam Rainsy in order to have Sam Rainsy to make the wise and right decision.
For Kem Sokha: He needs to put Cambodia's interest first. Stop trying to boast his qualifications which led to his arrest. in my opinion, his ulterior motive during his talk in Australia was to prove to Khmer people that he was a better person than Sam Rainsy. His crazy dream has dashed all Khmer hope when Ah Kwack used his speech to arrest him. Ah Kwack has been actively searching for any excuse to destroy the CNRP. I don't say that the arrest was right.
Moreover, Kem Sokha needs to stop brewing nepotism in the CNRP. He needs to remove his 2 daughters from the high ranking in the CNRP. Why do we denounce Ah Kwack of promoting nepotism?
Finally, I still firmly support Sam Rainsy and Kem Sokha for their noble struggle to save Cambodia from the expansionist Yuon. Imperfections are part of the human being. Do not go into Yuon's trap by inadvertently breaking apart.
Ah Jong Rai Hun Sen (Ah Yong Yuon or a puppet of Vietcong), you don't know what you are talking about. You are the one who creates the suffering and caused the Cambodian workers because of your stupid and deadly politics that you learned from your Vietcong/Yuon masters in Hanoi to crack down and crush opposition leaders from CNRP. You are leading Cambodia into the authoritarian and dictator regime for yourself. Don't blame the European Unions and the United States for your stupidity and low-life scumbag. Just remember you are a production of evil Communist Vietnam. That is it.
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DeleteAh Jong Rai Hun Sen (Ah Yong Yuon or a puppet of Vietcong), you don't know what you are talking about. You are the one who creates the suffering and caused the Cambodian workers to starve and die because of your stupid and deadly politics that you learned from your Vietcong/Yuon masters in Hanoi to crack down and crush opposition leaders from CNRP. You are leading Cambodia into the authoritarian and dictator regime for yourself. Don't blame the European Unions and the United States for your stupidity and low-life scumbag. Just remember you are a production of evil Communist Vietnam. That is it.
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DeleteAh Jong Rai Hun Sen (Ah Yong Yuon or a puppet of Vietcong), you don't know what you are talking about. You are the one who creates the suffering and caused the Cambodian workers to starve and die because of your stupid and deadly politics that you learned from your Vietcong/Yuon masters in Hanoi to crack down and crush opposition leaders from CNRP. You are leading Cambodia into the authoritarian and dictator regime for yourself. Don't blame the European Unions and the United States for your stupidity and because you are a real low-life scumbag and a useless human (which worse than wild animal). Just remember you are a production of evil Communist Vietnam who has a disease. That is it.
Scam Rainsy asked EU to ban garment import from Cambodia to punish Mr. Hun Sen and he was blasted for it. He then said, "I was only kidding, just want to scare Mr. Hun Sen in the negotiation for my power." LOL....
ReplyDeleteRead for yourself, do a google search for: Rainsy EU garment
And find a widespread of articles about Scam Rainsy's political suicide. Let's check the first search result:
https://www.cambodiadaily.com/topstory/unions-blast-rainsy-over-remarks-on-eu-garment-trade-115659/
Anonymous10:05 AM is a Vietnamese dog eater Drgunzet. This Vietcong poster and all other Vietcong dog eaters are also are thieves who have the stolen properties and land from Cambodia. This Vietnamese dog eating poster and Vietcong thieves are afraid of losing their stolen land and property in Cambodia under their friend Hun Sen (a puppet of Vietnam).
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