I feel so sad today for Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn

Bikkhu (monk) Tim Sakhorn was forced to defrock by Cambodia head monks Tep Vong & Non Nget on charged that Tim Sakhorn caused friendship instability between Vietnam and Cambodia. According to news report, Tim Sakhorn was then whisked away by PM Hun Sen bodyguard unit Hing Bun Heang.



Bikkhu Tim Sakhorn was deported to Vietnam . I feel our Cambodian headmonks Tep Vong and Non Nget are so cruel. How could they done this to our fellow Khmer? These head monks serve the interest for Vietnam not for our Cambodians.



Poem written by Mr Soun Sereyratha from United States. I really love how he writes so freely expressing what he feels. Freedom to express so freely is makes society progress. Thank you !! Please keep on writing for us Khmer younger generation.

បា្រសាទ ព្រះវិហារ Preah Vihear Temple -- Khmer Poem

កាលពីលើកមុន ចុងឆ្នាំ២០០៦ខ្ញុំបានសរសេរលើ blog​ ស្តីអំពី បា្រសាទ ព្រះវិហារ របស់យើងផងដែរ សូមចុចលើរូបនៅខាងឆ្វេង នឹងនាំទៅអត្តបថ posting នោះ Late last year in 2006 I wrote Preah Vihear article on this blog. Click the image on the left will bring to that posting.





The new poem written by Khmer from oversea. I received this forwarded poem from France via email attachment. There was Adul Wichiencharoen, Thailand chairman of national heritage said that Cambodia's Preah Vihear listing as UN's World Heritage Site should be included Thailand also, because the entrance to Preah Vihear Temple is on the Thai side. What a shameless act by Wichiencharoen.

This is not right . Thailand should not make the road entrance toward Cambodia temple, claimed as theirs and wanted to be part of it. The border is clearly demarcated. But Thailand inches (moving the border) whatever it can toward Cambodia side. Thailand should not have any saying in what's belong to Cambodia. Thailand is shameless on trying to get what belongs to Cambodia.

ស្រុក ហ៊ុនសែន -- Hun Sen Regime (Khmer Poem)

Khmer Poem written by Srey Sra-Em to express our current Cambodia government under Prime Minister Hun Sen leadership. I feel this is the era of sadness -- there are poems written such as this one. These kind of writings reflect true existing condition on our Cambodia. Our people feel very frustrated with PM Hun Sen regime. That why we put to use our pens and papers writing out how we feel. This is a great poem. The download of the PDF format is at the left column of the screen.

[សូមចុចនៅលើរូប ដើម្បីពង្រីកអក្សរធំ--ស្រួលអាន---For easy reading, click on image to enlarge]

Khmer Poem: គោព័ទ្ធស្នឹង ស្នឹងយួនដំ ដំខ្មែរដក ដកអោយបាន - Ko Pord Sneng Sneng Yuon Dam

Click on the poem title on the left will lead to full download of the poem in pdf. To read online click below text images for larger and more readable font.

Last week I came across a stimulating writing I would like to share with you. The author Soun Sereyratha is the master of poems composer! Here in Srok Khmer this is my first time to read the style of a prose like this. I would never know how to write Khmer poem like this. Each word is selected to be rhymed and then re-used as the starting entry onto the next stanza. The content is so meaningful. Once I started reading I didn’t want to stop. I paid to every attention of the words the author chose to use. For example, in stanza#10 I laughed so hard. I know it is by no accident, but the author crafted to have it this way. Twisted words “Sdach Ai ស្តាច់អាយ– Sdai Ach​ ស្តាយអាចម៍”, then immediately leading to the stanza right underneath “Kar Kdan— ក ក្តាន់(I laughed this part). The author carefully avoided the profanity. But​ readers​ would notice the implication​ of the twisted word is there. The content in this part means our King Sihanuok is the type of person who is “si cho”​ស៊ីចូរ,​ យកចិត្ត kiss up to the Viets.

The content of the poem is true. All of us Khmer should be aware of the intention of Vietnam ’s policy toward us. Thank you Mr. Soun Sereyratha for crafted this prose for us Khmer’s younger generation.

Below is the complete text of the original poem. Please click on the image for enlargement of the text .

PM Hun Sen On Future Oil Revenue

From RFA 18 June 2007, here's my translation off Prime Minister Hun Sen responded to The Cambodia Daily on question concerning Cambodia ’s petroleum revenue:

“I am sick and tired of all news describing about something that is not to be worried about. Also I’d like to thanks all who take part concerning this issue that is not to be worried about. The [oil] treasure is beneath the ocean floor we don’t even know whether it exists or not, but now we’re start worrying about spending the [petroleum income] money. While we haven’t reap not a single cent from the petroleum yet, they even started to ciritisize the government has no ability to manage the money [revenue from the petroleum]. Your[the Cambodia Daily] news is notorious in writing about this issue. Go ahead, The Cambodia Daily, please write about it ! Say that: ‘Now Hun Sen is asking people to help find money for Cambodia rather than discussing about the spending on the money we don’t even have.’ ” end quote.

My comment:
Your wrong, Mr. Prime Minister! Regardless whether we haven’t seen a single cent yet, all us Cambodians have legitimate concerns on this issue. You must have a plan to assure 100% all money will go into our national treasury. No more corruption! No more dealings with circle of friends and families. If our Cambodia government is smart, we better have a plan to pay off the debt to those we owe, World Bank, IMF, China , Russi, and the Yuon Hanoi. After you, Mr. Prime Minister leaves the office, we don’t want so much amount of debt to fall upon our Khmer children for generations. ខ្ញុំមិនចង់ឃើញកូនខ្មែរ គ្រាន់តែកើតង៉ាមកភ្លាម គឺជំពាក់គេ វ័ណ្ឌក ទៅស្រេចនោះទេ។

ពីខ្្ញុំ Vanak

Within My Khmer concience, I am too shameful

The political cartoon was taken from www.sacrava.blogspot.com. Click on the picture will link to Sacravatoon website.

When I first started blogging in 2005, I was very afraid of saying anything offensive to our current one strongman rule government which is our current Prime Minister Hun Sen. I was afraid to say anything about politics in our Srok Khmer for fear of my life. But now I've come to realized If I'm afraid to post anything I feel it's not right about my country's polyci, then my feeling would be suppressed.

Freedom of feeling should not be suppressed. We should freely express what we feel. The government should listen to voices of the people: Their sorrow, thier hardships, their feelings. Then the governemnt should try to improve and realized what it does for the country is wrong and try to correct it.

Government who silences (kills) the people because of what it doesn't like what the people said (feel), that governent is wrong. The government should listen to voices of the popeople. The government or leader should erase the mentality: "If you said or do anything I don't like, I will silence(kill) you.

I really admired the well developed countries like America, Englend, France, Australia, Japan and other countrys (sorry i could not mention all). Their coutnry are so advanced. They have proven democracy works.​​​ They listen to voices of the people.

I found this polictical cartoon from Sacrava. I feel so shameful of our Prime Minister Hun Sen. We are begging the world for money. I'm too shameful. Prime Minister Hun Sen goverment is too currupt. With millions and millions of dollars from the worlds aide, without corruptions I know our Cambodia can be free from the abyss of this poverty.

thank you for reading my blog.

ពីខ្ញុំ
វណ្ណះ
Vanak
Svay Rieng Cambodia

Poem: Family Who Steals Part 1-2-3-4

Khieu Kanharith, Misnister of Information should explain the public on the Global Witness research publication involving mainly Prime Minister Hun Sen's family and friends on destruction of Cambodia forest.


The below poems "Family Who Steals Part 1-2-3-4were forwarded to me. I thought it's very appropriate to post it, since my previous post was about the "Family Who Steals From [our Khmer] Nation by Global Witness. Everybody here in Srok Khmer who keeps up with the news knows it. All involved with our Prime Minister Hun Sen family and friends. So I am just posting this along. I don't think Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Information should suppress the Global Witness publication. He should prepare the rebuttal of what Global Witness printed. I believe Global Witness has done a very thorough investigative research with a lot of colour photos to support their findings.

ដើម្បីពង្រីកធំសូមចុចលើimage កំណាព្យ​--For enlargement please press on poem image

Poem: Family Who Steals--Part 2

ដើម្បីពង្រីកធំសូមចុចលើimage កំណាព្យ​--For enlargement please press on poem image

Poem: Family Who Steals--Part 3

ដើម្បីពង្រីកធំសូមចុចលើimage កំណាព្យ​--For enlargement please press on poem image

Poem: Family Who Steals--Part 4

ដើម្បីពង្រីកធំសូមចុចលើimage កំណាព្យ​--For enlargement please press on poem image

Prime Minister Hun has done it again. The family tree--thievery of the nation

Download Khmer version (Part 1)
Download Khmer version (Part 2)



Download English version (complete)

The Family Tree--Thievery of the nation

Our dearest most beloved Prime Minister has done it again. Global Witness, a non-governmental organisation (NGO)published Khmer version of 120 pages report entitled "Cambodia's Family Tree". For the freedom of information I'm just passing this publication along. Please click on the link to download directly from Global Witness website. There are Khmer version and English version. They are all in pdf format.

Who is the insolent one ? តើអ្នកណាមួយព្រហើនកំរោលចូល?

This news was happened last week. I try not to have any opinion and wanted to be neutral. But I couldn’t help to stay away from it. I have to get it off from my chest.

I am quoting from PM Hun Sen in response to RFA reporter’s question on terminating position of Tourism Minister who was currently held by a member of FUNCINPEC party. PM Hun Sen then appointed his own CPP party to the position post. The reporter was questioning if this act would end the relationship between the two parties.

PM Hun Sen shot back in fiery anger and pointed a finger straight to the reporter:
“From the name ‘RFA’ when asking questions, let me use one word to describe and go ahead broadcast it ! The name ‘RFA’ not only the radio station itself but also its reporter who asking question is ‘insolent’…I’ve seen your RFA station is very insolent and far beyond. Moreover, its reporter asking questions also very insolent ! “

RFA reporter by his pen name Keo Nimol now is in hiding for fear of his life after he asked the question to the prime minister. He was so afraid. PM Hun Sen bodyguards were circling around him.

The reporter was just merely asking the question. PM Hun Sen is appeared as the insolent one. He should control his temper answered the question calmly.

Angkor Wat will not make to the new 7 wonders

The New7Wonders Web site was conducted and the result is to be announced on 7 July 2007. The latest top ten result has: Greece's The Acropolis, Mexico's Mayan city of Chichen Itza, the Colosseum in Rome, Paris' Eiffel Tower, the Great Wall of China, Peru's mountaintop city Machu Picchu, Jordan's desert city of Petra, the mysterious statue of Easter Island, Britain's Stonehenge, the Taj Mahal in India.

I think this internet campaign of choosing the seven wonders of the world is bogus. It is not fairly represented. To those who voted, do they actually have visited ALL OF THE PLACES ? To me the whole Angkor complex is a wonder by itself. It cannot be compared to any others.

Khmer Karaoke- សុំពេលវេលា កាត់ចិត្តពីអូន

បទចំរៀងនេះខ្ញុំចូលចិត្តខ្លាំងណាស់ ខ្ញុំសូមសរសើរដោយស្មោះដល់អ្នកនិពន្ធ ហ្វៃសំអាង របស់ក្រុមហ៊ុន SSB។ កាព្យចំរៀងសរសេរបានល្អ ហើយមាន អត្តន័យមែនទែន ឯខាងបច្ចេក ទេសថតវីដេអូ និង សំដែងធ្វើអោយខ្ញុំ ជក់ចិត្តតែម្តង ។

ខ្ញុំឆ្ងល់មួយចំពោះបទភ្លេងនេះ មិនដឹងជា ហ្វៃសំអាង ចំលងយកមកពីសៀម ឬ ក៏គាត់សរសេរបទភ្លេង ដោយខ្លួនឯង? ទំនាក់ទំនង បទភ្លេងនេះគឺ ដូចជាបទសៀមតែម្តង ប៉ុន្តែខ្ញុំក៏មិនដឹងជាក់ច្បាស់ដែរ ប្រហែលជា ហ្វៃ សំអាង មានទេពកុសលខាងនិពន្ធតែងភ្លេងចំរៀង ឬ ក៏គាត់មានទេពកុសល ខាងតែលួចចំលងពីបរទេស?
OK, I really like this song. I would like to give high praise to the song writer/producer Vai Som Ang of SSB Production. The lyrics are very good and meaningful. As for the technique in the video and the acting make me addicted to this song even more.

I’m wondering if Vai Som Ang copied the music from the Thai or he wrote the music himself. I’m not so sure, although the music sounds like Thai’s. Perhaps Vai Som Ang could be a talented song writer or he just talented in stealing and copying from others.

Khmer Unicode ខ្មែរ យូនីខូដ installation

កុំព្យូទ័រខ្្ញុំចាស់មែនទែនហើយវាច្រើនតែខូច ពេលវាខូចម្តងៗខ្ញុំត្រូវតែ install Windows XP សារជាថ្មី។ដល់តែinstalled Windows រួច ខ្ញុំឡើងវង្វេងវីរកនឹងខិតខំinstall អក្សរខ្មែរ យូនីខូត យើង។ខាងក្រោមនេះគឺជា instruction ខ្ញុំសរសេរ ដើម្បីងាយស្រួលក្នុងការinstall អក្សរខ្មែរ យូនីខូដ។ I have a very old PC and it crashes very often. Every time it crashes I have to reinstall Windows XP operating systems. After I installed Windows, I have a very hard time and confused of how to install our Khmer Unicode fonts. Below is the the step by step instruction I compiled. So now installing our Khmer Unicode is as easy as 1-2-3-4. That's it .

ចុច image នៅខាងឆ្វេង នឹងតផ្ចាប់ទៅខ្មែរ យូនីខូដ installation site.


(A) Folder C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox doesn't have USP10.DLL



(B) Folder C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox has USP10.DLL

Figures (a) and (b) were taken from http://www.librarything.com/profile/thomvanak using Mozilla Firefox browser.

1) Go to http://www.khmeros.info download file either
KhmerUnicode1.3.0 or Khmer Unicode1.2.5FindUsp. Install the file onto your PC.

2) Installed Windows Office 2003 so that Word could be used for typing our Khmer Unide fonts

3) File USP10.DLL should be present in
C:\Program Files\Khmer Unicode 1.3\ USP10.DLL
Copy USP10.DLL by hold the Ctrl key drag USP10.DLL and drop into respective folders:
-> C:\Program Files\Common Files\ Microsoft Shared\OFFICE11\ USP10.DLL

-> C:\Program Files\Mozilla Firefox\ USP10.DLL (If Mozilla Firefox is your browser)

-> C:\Program Files\Internet Explorer\ USP10.DLL (If Internet Explorer is your browser)

4) Set your browser to view Khmer Unicode:

For Internet Explorer browser
->Tools->Internet Options
->General (tab)
->Appearance (bottom section)
->Fonts
->Language Script
->Choose Khmer->Khmer OT

For Mozilla Firefox
->Tools
->Options
->Content
->Default Font: Khmer OS System (size 16)

The above steps worked for me all of the time. You may also refer to this webpage for more details:
http://www.sbbic.org/en/install-khmer-unicode-windows

-vanak