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Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Crimes Against Humanity

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7 August 2014

Press Release

 

Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan Sentenced to Life Imprisonment for Crimes Against Humanity

           

Today, the Trial Chamber of the Extraordinary Chambers in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) found Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan guilty of crimes against humanity committed between 17 April 1975 and December 1977 and sentenced them to life imprisonment.

 

Nuon Chea was the Deputy Secretary of the Communist Party of Kampuchea (CPK) and a member of both the CPK Central and Standing Committees. Nuon Chea, with Pol Pot, exercised the ultimate decision-making power of the Party. Nuon Chea officially exercised the role of Acting Prime Minister of DK on several occasions from September 1976 up until 1977 when Pol Pot resumed his duties. Due to his seniority within the CPK leadership, Nuon Chea enjoyed oversight of all Party activities extending beyond the roles and responsibilities formally entrusted to him during the DK period. Khieu Samphan became a candidate member of the CPK Central Committee in 1971 and a full-rights member in 1976. He was one of two members of Office 870 which oversaw the implementation of the decisions of the CPK Standing Committee. As a member of Office 870 he was responsible for commerce and played an important role in matters of economics and foreign trade in the Democratic Kampuchea (DK). In April 1976, Khieu Samphan was appointed President of the State Presidium. While this was a largely symbolic role with no executive power, he had the confidence and trust of the other members of the Party Centre and he participated in meetings of the Central and Standing Committees.

 

The Trial Chamber found that, together with members of the Standing and Central Committees, government ministers and Zone secretaries, both Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan participated in a joint criminal enterprise to achieve the common purpose of implementing a rapid socialist revolution through a ‘great leap forward’ by whatever means necessary. The Chamber found that this common purpose was implemented through, amongst other means, policies to forcibly displace people from cities and towns and between rural areas. As a result, during the first phase of the movement of the population at least two million people were forcibly transferred from Phnom Penh in April 1975 by Khmer Rouge soldiers under false pretexts and threats, often at gunpoint, with almost no prior warning and in terrifying and violent circumstances. At the time of its expulsion, the population of Phnom Penh was severely weakened by the experience of a long siege characterised by food shortages. In this weakened condition, the population was forced to march to rural areas during the hottest time of the year and without adequate food, water, medical care, accommodation or transportation. Without exception, the entire population of Phnom Penh was evacuated, including monks, the old and the young, the sick and injured from the city’s hospitals, pregnant women and those who had recently given birth. There were numerous instances of Khmer Rouge soldiers shooting and killing civilians during the course of the evacuation, while many others died of exhaustion, malnutrition or disease.

 

During the second phase of the movement of the population, between September 1975 and December 1977, at least 330,000 to 430,000 people were forcibly displaced from various locations throughout Cambodia. Most people were ordered to leave their locations and transferred under armed guard. Those who refused transfer or attempted escape were arrested, detained or transferred in a further round of movements.      People were transported by different means, including truck, boat, ox cart and on foot. People were constantly monitored, had no water and insufficient food, and were not allowed to carry any belongings. Those transported by truck were guarded by armed Khmer Rouge soldiers, who shot at those who tried to escape. Due to exhaustion, starvation or illness, some people died.

 

The Trial Chamber also found that Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan implemented the common purpose through a policy to target former Khmer Republic officials. As a result of this policy at least 250 Lon Nol officials who had been transported from Pursat to Tuol Po Chrey were executed immediately after 17 April 1975.

 

Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan were, through their participation in the joint criminal enterprise, found to have committed the crimes against humanity of murder, political persecution and other inhumane acts (comprising forced transfers and attacks against human dignity) during movement of population (phase one); political persecution and other inhumane acts (comprising forced transfers and attacks against human dignity) during movement of population (phase two); and murder and extermination through executions of Khmer Republic officials at Tuol Po Chrey. Nuon Chea and Khieu Samphan were also found to have planned, instigated and aided and abetted the crimes of extermination (during movement of population (phases one and two)), other inhumane acts (comprising enforced disappearances) (during movement of population (phase two)) and political persecution (at Tuol Po Chrey). Additionally, Nuon Chea was found to have ordered these crimes.

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Posted by: | Posted on: August 6, 2014

Personal life and Cambodia politics through story telling

Mu SochuaReading The Advisor Cambodia today on “Mu Sochua: Protesting with poise”, it has triggered sadness, empathy, leadership and realization. Passing through the upheaval political landscape of Cambodia, the story telling of Mu Sochua has shaped new perspectives for Cambodians. The war and national division during these decades have absolutely embedded within all Cambodian memory regardless of farmers, labors, officials and politicians. Her story has encouraged all youths to continue their struggle for social change, justice and freedom.

All words and phrases mentioned in the interview, are thought-provoking. From her breastfeeding childhood to the latest injustice Prey Sor jailing, has simultaneously mixed the feeling of sadness and enjoyment. Life is like that, sometime we cried because of separation and pain, but sometime we cried because we are over-joyful. Sometime life is shaped by our own action (Kamma), but sometime life is shaped by circumstance or environment. However, the impact on life and its future shape wholly depends on our own inner strength and willpower. This reflects invaluable LEADERSHIP style we all should renew!

I would like invite all of you to read this outstanding life’s story telling: http://theadvisorcambodia.com/2014/08/mu-sochua-protesting-with-poise/

Posted by: | Posted on: August 3, 2014

Cambodia education exam policy and its irrelevance

“Through education, everything is possible”, this is a phrase I am daily heard at my work place as an employee at the Calgary Board of Education (CBE), a Western styled local education school board management. Each year, the board has produced huge market-oriented labors for this sprawling city and Canada country. Hence, their up-to-date curriculum and learning policy have been constantly revamped. At their first sentence for public opinion relating to curriculum adoption domain , the question is “How can curriculum remain relevant in an increasingly global and digital world?” to notify the public opinion to shape future of their children. Their education leadership is always posed at an outstanding performance as well.

Remarkably, the student success is not measured by their high score at final exam but by their assessment on effort (attendance), homework done and participation. All these are become accumulation of their yearly schooling scores. The school adopted competency-based education which measures student achievement through traditional on-site courses, online coursework, internships and paid employments, portfolios, and prior learning assessment (PLAs). This approach is the education diversification to welcome this new trend of economic diversification.

Regardless of relevant curriculum and outstanding leadership in education, the rampant corruption on K-12 exam each year is not yet resolved for Cambodia. The school exam bribery and cheating have been so pervasive in Cambodia.

don-bosco-phnom-penh-semester-exam-2014This 2014, thousands of Khmer students are entering into the exam rooms with different expectation of “no cheat, no exam leak, no corruption etc.” in according to the promise of new Education Minister, Dr. Hang Chuon Naron. But the lingering question is how could he achieve this mission in handling with human flaws of both his staffs and meager salary instructors? He also rejected the advise from NGOs on combining the exam scores with their two semesters schooling scores to decide student achievement, or at my understanding, this final exam is counted only 50% by allocating other 50% for students’ effort at school.

Lord Buddha said “Viriyena Dhukka Miccheti” or means “effort bring us success”. Civilized countries have adopted this theory completely by assessing students through their effort rather than through the few days strict test or exam.

All students are expected to pass the K-12 through their yearly schooling performance. The exam happened only through “entrance” which mean to enter into privilege universities or high required job positions etc. Why you judge Cambodian students’ competency through these few days strict exam? It is impossible to build pragmatic human resources for future Cambodia through strict exam. Myself and many friends have passed through this system at K-12 exam experience. We are sad on this continuing exam model. During my time, I was told the prospect of strict exam occurred on the reason of no chair (space) for university enrollment. Now, universities (both state and private) are mushrooming, the excuse of fearing no space for passed students to pursue their dream of higher education is not relevant any more.

By Sophoan Seng

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Posted by: | Posted on: August 3, 2014

១០ជំនាញអ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​ ដើម្បី​ជោគជ័យ​​​​នៅ​​​សតវត្ស​ទី​២១​​នេះ​

១០ជំនាញអ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​ ដើម្បី​ជោគជ័យ​​​​នៅ​​​សតវត្ស​ទី​២១​​នេះ​

១០ ជំនាញ​​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​​នៅ​ក្នុង​សតវត្ស​ទី​២១​នេះប្រភព៖​ rothstaffing

តើ​អ្នក​ត្រៀមខ្លួន​ហើយ​ឬ​នៅ​សម្រាប់​ពង្រីក និង​ពង្រឹង​ជំនាញ​របស់​​អ្នក​? នេះ​​គឺ​ជា​សំនួរ​មួយ​ដែល​ចោទ​សួរ​ទៅ​លើ​​លោក​អ្នក​ឲ្យ​ស្គាល់​សមត្ថភាព​ខ្លួន​ឯង​កាន់តែ​ច្បាស់ សម្រាប់​បង្កើន​គុណភាព​ជីវិត​តាម​រយៈ​អាជីព​​។ មិន​ចំពោះ​ថា អ្នក​បាន​រៀន​នៅ​ទី​ណា ពេលណា ពិន្ទុ​ខ្ពស់​ក្តី ឬ ទាប​ក្តី​នោះ​ទេ​ ដរាប​ណា​លោក​អ្នក​អាច​ឆក់​​យក​បាន​សមត្ថភាព​ទាំង​១០ ជំនាញ​ខាងក្រោម​នេះ នោះ​អ្នក​នឹង​ក្លាយ​ជា​មនុស្ស​ជោគជ័យ​លើ​ការ​អភិវឌ្ឍ​ខ្លួន​ឯង​ដែល​ចាំបាច់​ត្រូវ​មាន​នៅ​យុគសម័យ​បច្ចេកវិទ្យា​នេះ។​​

​​​​១) សម្រប​ខ្លួន​ទាន់​សភាពការណ៍​​
ចរន្ត​សកលភាវូបនីយកម្ម​​បាន​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​យ៉ាង​ឆាប់​រហ័ស​ក្នុង​រយៈ​​ពេល​ដ៏​ខ្លី​មួយ​ដែល​ពេល​ខ្លះ​អ្នក​ស្ទើរ​ត្រៀម​ខ្លួន​មិនទាន់។ ស្ថានភាព​នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ចេះ​សម្រប​ខ្លួន​ទាន់​សភាពការណ៍​ភ្លាមៗ​ស្រប​តាម​ការ​​វិវឌ្ឍ​នានា​នៅ​​ជុំវិញ​ខ្លួន​ដោយ​ត្រូវ​ចងចាំ​ថា អ្នក​មិន​មែន​ចំណាយ​ពេល​ច្រើន​​ស្វែង​រក​អ្វី​ដែល​​អ្នក​គ្មាន​នោះ​ឡើយ តែ​ជា​​​ការ​ចំណាយ​ពេល​​​ស្វែង​រក​គន្លឹះ​ដើរ​ឲ្យ​ទាន់​តាម​​​ការ​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​នោះ។​​​

២) ការ​បង្កើត​ថ្មី ឬ ការ​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​
ការ​បង្កើត​ថ្មី​សំដៅ​លើ​គោលគំនិត​ប្រាជ្ញា​ស្មារតី និង​​ការ​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​​របស់​អ្នក​ខុស​ប្លែក​ពី​​របកគំហើញ​មុនៗ​ ដែល​មនុស្ស​មួយ​ចំនួន​ធ្លាប់​ធ្វើ​នៅ​ពេល​កន្លងមក។ ការ​ច្នៃ​ប្រឌិត​​​នឹង​ធ្វើ​​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​​ក្លាយ​ជា​មនុស្ស​មាន​សក្ដានុពល​​​ម្នាក់ អាច​ចូលរួម​ប្រកួតប្រជែង​​ក្នុង​កិច្ចការ​សង្គម​បាន​យ៉ាង​ជោគជ័យ​​លើស​ពី​អ្វី​ដែល​ខ្លួន​រំពឹង​ទុក។ ការ​បង្កើត​ថ្មី​អាច​កំណត់​បាន​ថា វា​ជា​រឿង​មួយ​មិន​អាច​ទៅ​រួច​សម្រាប់​អ្នក​ដទៃ តែ​វា​​អាច​ទៅ​រួច​សម្រាប់​អ្នក​​​ ដរាប​ណា​​​អ្នក​មិន​បោះបង់​ការ​ព្យាយាម។

៣) ជំនាញ​តស៊ូ​មតិ

ជំនាញ​តស៊ូ​មតិ មិន​ទាមទារ​លក្ខខណ្ឌ​​ថា អ្នក​ត្រូវ​តែ​ពូកែ មាន​សមត្ថភាព​​ខ្ពស់​នោះ​ឡើយ។​ ទាំង​នេះ​​ជា​អ្វី​ដែល​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​ទុក​មួយ​ឡែក ហើយ​ចាប់​ផ្តើម​បញ្ចេញ​គំនិត ឬ ទស្សនៈ​​ផ្ទាល់​ខ្លួន​របស់​​អ្នក​បញ្ជ្រាប​ចូល​ទៅ​ក្នុង​ចំណោម​មនុស្ស​ម្នា​ទាំងឡាយ។ លក្ខណៈ​ពិសេស​មួយ​ទៀត អ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​​ភាព​ប៉ិនប្រសព្វ​ក្នុង​ការ​បញ្ចុះបញ្ចូល​អ្នក​ដទៃ​ឲ្យ​​ជឿជាក់​លើ​អំណះអំណាង​របស់​អ្នក​​ដោយ​ធ្វើ​ការសិក្សា​លើ​ប្រតិកម្ម​របស់​ពួកគេ​ ទន្ទឹម​នឹង​ការ​ថ្លឹងថ្លែង​យ៉ាង​ប្រុងប្រយ័ត្ន​​ពី​ទស្សនៈ​របស់​អ្នក​ដទៃ។ ​​​​
៤) ជំនាញ​​ពង្រីក​​កិត្តិសព្ទ​របស់​ខ្លួន​​ចូល​ក្នុង​សង្គម​
​​ស្រប​ពេល​ដែល​ពិភពលោក​កំពុង​មាន​ឥទ្ធិពល​ខ្លាំង​លើ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​បច្ចេកវិទ្យា​ទំនើបៗ ​ឆ្លៀត​ក្នុង​ឱកាស​នេះ​អ្នក​អាច​កសាង​ប្រជាប្រិយភាព​របស់​អ្នក​បាន​ឲ្យ​មនុស្ស​ទូទៅ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ដូច​ក្រុម​ហ៊ុន​​Google ឬ Apple ជា​ដើម។ នេះ​មិន​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​ដើរ​​​​ផ្សព្វផ្សាយ​ពី​សមត្ថភាព​របស់​ខ្លួន​នោះ​​ឡើយ តែ​អ្នក​អាច​ប្រើប្រាស់​បណ្ដាញ​សង្គម​ ដូច​ជា Facebook, LinkedIn ឬ Twitter ដើម្បី​ប្រមូល​ផ្តុំ និង​​ផ្តល់​ព័ត៌មាន​សំខាន់ៗ​ដែល​មាន​គុណប្រយោជន៍​ទូទៅ​សម្រាប់​សាធារណជន​​​បាន​។
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៥) ជំនាញ​កុំព្យូទ័រ​
ជំនាញ​កុំព្យូទ័រ​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​ទទួល​ស្គាល់​ថា ​បាន​ដើរ​តួនាទី​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់​នៅ​យុគសម័យ​បច្ចេកវិទ្យា​នេះ។ សមត្ថភាព​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​របស់​អ្នក​ទោះបី​ជា​​មាន​​ទំនាក់ទំនង​តិច​ក្តី ច្រើន​ក្តី មិន​អាច​គេច​ផុត​​ពី​ជំនាញ​មួយ​នេះ​បាន​ឡើយ។ MS-Office, PowerPoint ឬ Excel គឺ​ជា​ជំនាញ​គ្រឹះ​មួយ​ដែល​ត្រូវ​បាន​គេ​មើល​ឃើញ​ជា​ទូទៅ​ថា មាន​លក្ខណៈ​ចាំបាច់​សម្រាប់​​​កិច្ចការ​ប្រចាំ​ថ្ងៃ​​​នៅ​​គ្រប់​ស្ថាប័ន​នានា​ ហើយ​​​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​ដើរ​ឲ្យ​ទាន់​កម្មវិធី​ថ្មីៗ​ដែល​បំពាក់​លើ​ប្រព័ន្ធ​កុំព្យូទ័រ​នេះ​។

៦) ជំនាញ​លើ​សមត្ថភាព​​ដំណោះស្រាយ​​​
ដំណោះស្រាយ​បញ្ហា គឺ​ជា​ជំនាញ​មួយ​យ៉ាង​ពិសេស​ដែល​អាច​បង្កើត​ភាព​អស្ចារ្យ​នៅ​ក្នុង​បរិស្ថាន​ការងារ​ និង​ជីវភាព​​របស់​អ្នក។ ទោះបី​ជា​​បញ្ហា​ទាំង​នោះ ធំ ឬ តូច​ ការ​​ផ្ដោត​លើ​គន្លឹះ​ជា​​ដំណោះស្រាយ​​គឺ​ជា​មូលដ្ឋាន​គ្រឹះ​ ជួយ​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​​ក្លាយ​ជា​មនុស្ស​មាន​ឥទ្ធិពល​​ម្នាក់។ ទាំង​នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​មាន​ទំនុក​ចិត្ត ក្លាហាន​ ហ៊ាន​ប្រឈម​មុខ​នឹង​ឧបសគ្គ និង​មាន​សុទិដ្ឋិនិយម​ខ្ពស់​​ធ្វើ​យ៉ាង​ណា​​​ប្រែ​ក្លាយ​រឿង​ធំ​ឲ្យ​ទៅ​ជា​រឿង​តូច​បាន។​​​

៧) ជំនាញ​លើ​ការ​​សម្រេច​ចិត្ត

​មនុស្ស​ដែល​​មាន​សមត្ថភាព​ក្នុង​ការ​សម្រេចចិត្ត​ដ៏​ត្រឹមត្រូវ​ទោះបី​ជា​​​ស្ថិត​នៅ​ក្នុង​កាលៈទេសៈ​បែប​ណា​ក៏​ដោយ នឹង​មិន​សាង​ប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រ​​ឈឺចាប់ និង ​និយាយ​ពាក្យ​ថា​ ស្តាយក្រោយ​​សម្រាប់​ខ្លួនឯង ឬ អ្នក​ដទៃ​នោះ​ឡើយ។ ​អ្នក​អាច​​ស្វែង​យល់​ពី​ស្ថានភាព​នោះ​ឲ្យ​ច្បាស់ និង​លើក​គន្លឹះ​ជា​ច្រើន​​​​មុន​នឹង​ធ្វើ​ការ​សម្រេចចិត្ត​ដោយ​ភាព​ជឿជាក់​ព្រមទាំង​​ព្យាយាម​ធ្វើ​វា​ឲ្យ​​​សាមញ្ញ​ និង​ងាយ​ស្រួល​តាម​អ្វី​ដែល​ខ្លួន​អាច​ធ្វើ​បាន។​​​​

៨) ជំនាញ​​វិភាគ​វែកញែក

ជីវិត​ពិត​ជា​ពោរពេញ​ទៅ​ដោយ​ឧបសគ្គ និង​បញ្ហា​ជា​ច្រើន​​ដែល​​កើត​មាន​ជា​បន្តបន្ទាប់ ដែល​នេះ​ទាមទារ​ឲ្យ​អ្នក​មាន​ជំនាញ​យ៉ាង​ពិសេស​មួយ​ទៀត​​ដើម្បី​​ជីកឫសគល់​​បញ្ហា​ទាំង​នោះ គឺ​​ជំនាញ​​វិភាគ​វែកញែក។ ដំណោះស្រាយ​ជា​​ច្រក​ផ្លូវ​ ឬ អំណះអំណាង​ដ៏​ត្រឹមត្រូវ​​​របស់​អ្នក​កើត​ចេញ​ពី​ការ​វិភាគ​បញ្ហា​ទាំងនោះ​​​ នឹង​ពាំនាំ​មក​នូវ​ទំនុក​ចិត្ត និង ភាព​ជឿជាក់​ អាច​បង្កើន​សមត្ថភាព​វិជ្ជាជីវៈ​​​របស់​អ្នក​ឲ្យ​ដើរ​រលូត​ឆ្ពោះ​ទៅ​មុខ​ជានិច្ច។​​​​

៩) ជំនាញ​​គ្រប់គ្រង​ពេលវេលា
ការ​គ្រប់គ្រង​ពេលវេលា​ឲ្យ​​មាន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព ជា​មួយ​នឹង​ការ​ប្ដេជ្ញា​ចិត្ត​​ខ្ពស់ ដើម្បី​ការ​ផ្លាស់ប្ដូរ​ គឺ​ជា​ផ្នែក​មួយ​យ៉ាង​សំខាន់​មាន​ឥទ្ធិពល​គ្រប់​ស្ថានភាព​ទាំងអស់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ជីវិត។ វា​ហាក់បីដូច​ជា រឿង​ងាយ​ស្រួល​ដើម្បី​បំប៉ន​ខ្លួន​​អ្នក​​ឲ្យ​មាន​ជំនាញ​នេះ ប៉ុន្តែ​​វា​មិន​ដូច​អ្វី​ដែល​អ្នក​គិត​នោះ​ឡើយ។ វិធីសាស្ត្រ​ដ៏​ល្អ​ដើម្បី​អនុវត្ត​ចំណុច​នេះ គឺ​ត្រូវ​រៀប​ចំ​គម្រោង​បែងចែក​កិច្ចការ​របស់​អ្នក​ឲ្យ​បាន​​​​​ត្រឹមត្រូវ និង​ច្បាស់លាស់ ហើយ​ចាប់​​ផ្តើម​ធ្វើ​វា​ភ្លាមៗ​ដោយ​មិន​​រារែក​អ្វី​ទាំងអស់។

១០) ជំនាញ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​​​​
ការ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​គឺ​ជា​ជំនាញ​ពិសេស​មួយ​ទៀត​ដែល​​អ្នក​ត្រូវ​មាន​ ហើយ​ការងារ​ដែល​មាន​ប្រសិទ្ធភាព ​យ៉ាង​​ពិត​ប្រាកដ​ពិត​ជា​មិន​អាច​កើត​មាន​នោះ​ឡើយ ដរាបណា​អ្នក​គ្មាន​វា​កាន់​នៅ​ក្នុង​ដៃ​ទេ​នោះ។

​ការ​ប្រាស្រ័យ​ទាក់ទង​តាម​​រយៈ​ការ​សរសេរ ស្តាប់ និង ការ​សន្ទនា​​​យ៉ាង​យក​ចិត្ត​ទុកដាក់​ជា​មួយ​មនុស្ស​នៅ​ជុំវិញ​ខ្លួន នឹង​ជំរុញ​ឲ្យ​​ជំនាញ​ទំនាក់ទំនង​របស់​អ្នក​មាន​សក្ដានុពល​កាន់តែ​​ខ្លាំង​​ឡើង។ ក្រៅ​ពី​នោះ​អ្នក​នឹង​អាច​កសាង​បាន​​អត្ថប្រយោជន៍​ជា​ច្រើន​ទៀត​ផង​ដែរ ដូច​ជា ជំនាញ​​ឧទ្ទេសនាម​ (Presentation) ភាព​ជឿជាក់ និង​ទំនុកចិត្ត​ពី​គ្រប់​មជ្ឈដ្ឋាន​​​​​៕

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