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Hing Thirith who is government official but selected by the CNRP

Eventually, those nine members are expected to show their neutrality, high working ethics and capacity to drive new NEC to gain trust from Cambodian people, the political parties, and to push for genuine democratic achievement. Their crusading tasks are not yet criticized as their realism into this nation building has not yet departed. But we are eagerly looking forwards to seeing their performance after the parliament promulgated ratification.

We are surprised to see CNRP has selected diverse candidates for their own quota of four members of new National Election Committee creation. Among those, they are from NGO, from political party activist, from government official, and from women wing.

rong-chhunMr. Rong Chhun is well known for his hard working to protect Cambodia interests in many occasions such as from additional border treaty between Cambodia and Vietnam, his hard working to advocate for decent wage for teachers and garment workers. His advocacy and constructive criticism towards the government officials who have abused their own power has been so outstanding.

kuoy bunroeunMr. Kuoy Bunroeun is known for his leadership as representative in Kampong Cham province and gave up his post to opening way for his president, Sam Rainsy, to pursue his political career after Cambodia court convicted him and banned him from law-maker candidacy as well as voting right because of his triumph to protect Cambodia land border.

Te MonyrothMrs. Te Monyrong is only woman among those nine members picked up by CNRP.

A Hing Thirith Photo

 

Thus, Mr. Hing Thirith is an officer of the incumbent government with the post as a prosecutor for the supreme court of Cambodia.

In contrast to the CPP that has chosen two former members of past NEC, a law-maker, and a senior officer of the Interior Ministry, the CNRP has diversified its ability to step beyond boundary by choosing members who are from civil society, feminism, and incumbent government official. Pragmatically, this party has likely pursued the policy of inclusiveness, no clinging to assign enmity among Khmer people, and be in pragmatic leadership of nonviolence and culture of dialogue.

For Hing Thirith in particular, he was once removed from the post by his own working ethics to preside over many cases in the court. Radio Free Asia English language reported in 2004 that Hing Thirith ruled over four different cases led to be attempted of removal. Among those cases was a conviction Thirith ruled out over Hun Sen’s nephew Nim Sophea for involvement in a shooting that left at least two people dead.

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Political Paradigm of Pragmatism by Khmer youth part 15

According to this part, the author Mr. Sophan Seng analysed different leadership theories.
Aristotle-constitutions-2For Aristotle, he keenly grouped three  types of leaders as following:
1. One –> Kingship –> Tyranny
2. Few –> Aristocracy –> Oligarchy
3. Many –> Polity –> Democracy or Mobocracy
Many modern political scientists categorized leaders into 4 distinctive leadership:
1. Authoritarian
2. Paternalistic
3. Democratic
4. Laissez-faire
Hence, all kinds of leadership, eventually they must pursue the following steps:
– Pioneering or goal setting
– Determination or decision-making
– Consulting or delegating
– Participating or engaging with colleagues closely
Please, continue to the next parts…

Posted by: | Posted on: April 7, 2015

ពីនេះពីនោះសប្តាហ៍ទី១ខែមេសា

មិត្តអ្នកអានជាទីមេត្រី សប្តានេះខ្ញុំមានមកជំរាបជូនមិត្តអ្នកអាន។

១. រឿងទី១គឺច្បាប់បោះឆ្នោតថ្មីចេញហេីយ គណៈកម្មការបោះឆ្នោតទាំង៩នាក់ក៏ចេញហេីយ បេីនៅសល់គឺនៅសល់តែរដ្ឋសភាអនុម័តិ។ ខាងក្រោមគឺជារាយនាមរបស់ពួកគេទាំងអស់។

1. លោកហង្ស ពុទ្ធា Mr.Hang Puthea – agreed by both parties

2. លោកគួយ ប៑ុនរឿន Mr.Kuoy Bunroeun – CNRP

3. លោករ៉ុង ឈុន Mr.Rong Chun – CNRP

4. លោកហុឹង ធីរិទ្ធិ Mr.Hung Thirith – CNRP

5. អ្នកស្រីតែ ម៉ានីរ៉ុង Mrs. Te Manirong – CNRP

6. លោកសុិក ប៑ុនហុក Mr. Sik Bunhok – CPP

7. លោកមាន សទិ Mr. Mean Sati – CPP

8. លោកឌុច សុន Mr. Duch Son – CPP

9. លោកឯម សូផាត Mr. Eam Sophat – CPP

NEC member 2Nec member 1NEC member 3 NEC member 4 NEC member 5 NEC member 6

២. ក្លោងទ្វារអង្គរសង្ក្រាន្តិបានក្លាយជាតួឯកក្នុងការពិភាក្សាគ្នាក្នុងបណ្តាញសង្គម ហ្វេសប៑ុក។ មានពាក្យរិះគន់ដេីម្បីស្ថាបនាជាច្រេីនដល់ការតាក់តែងនិងគូសវាសស្ថាបនាក្លោងទ្វាទាំងនោះ។ មតិភាគច្រេីនរិះគន់ថាទំរង់រចនាសិល្បៈដែលមានអ្នកគូសវាសនោះមានចេតនាបង្កេីតអោយមានភាពវឹកវរដេីម្បីកេងចំណេញផ្នែកនយោបាយ។ ទំរង់សិល្បៈនោះគឺក្រៅពីរូបសំណង់ទាំងមូលដែលមិនឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងពី ខ្មែរហេីយ ពណ៌ក្រហមនិងលឿងឆ្លុះនោះគឺជាពណ៌ទង់ជាតិរបស់យក្សណាមសុទ្ធសាធ។

អ្នកជំនាញខាងប្រវត្តិសាស្ត្រសិល្បៈរចនាបទខ្មែរបានរិះគន់យ៉ាងចាស់ដៃទៅលេី ការតុបតែងដែលរំលោភបំពានទៅលេីចិត្តវិញ្ញាណរបស់កូនខ្មែរអង្គរទាំងគឃ្លេីននេះ។ ម្យ៉ាងវិញទៀត អង្គរសង្ក្រាន្តិហាក់បីដូចជាធ្វេីផ្ទុយស្រឡះពីការរកឃេីញរបស់ក្រុមអ្នកស្រាវជ្រាវនិងក្រុមអ្នកស្រលាញ់ពិភិតភណ្ឌបុរាណស្ថានដូចជាអង្គរ វត្ត ដែលបានអះអាងថាភ្ញៀវដែលមកទស្សនាប្រាង្គប្រាសាទអង្គរវត្តត្រូវតែមានដែនកំណត់ បេីមិនដូច្នេះទេការប្រេះស្រាំនិងការបាក់បែកថ្ម ក៏ដូចជាភាពអ៑ូអរបំផ្លាញដល់ភាពសក្តិសិទ្ធិរបស់ប្រាសាទនឹងបន្តបំផ្លិចបំផ្លាញកេរតំណែលរបស់មនុស្សជាតិនេះកាន់តែខ្លាំងឡេីង។

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Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from Khmer Youth part 14

This part, the author Mr. Sophan Seng analyzed joint theory of political leadership by illustrating different theorists such as Social Contract of Rousseau, three distinct political trends by Kissinger, and three types of leadership by Aristotle etc.

skills 4According to Jean-Jacques Rousseau, the leaders and followers are indispensible partner to make a political system and political culture workable. Social Contract has described the linkage that is original interdependent and interrelated.

For Henry Alfred Kissinger (born Heinz Alfred Kissinger), he found out that the world has shaped political landscape by its own attempts:
1. Pragmatists have produced democracy for those first world countries
2. Ideologists have produced communism for those second world countries
3. Revolutionists have produced independence from colonialists for those third world countries.

This theory tells us that Cambodia is in the third world countries behind those two types above. In term of freedom fighting, utopia revolutionary of Pol Pot, civil war, and foreign occupation including the traumatic warfare and conflicts after the UNTAC intervention in 1993, Cambodia is lagging behind the world indisputably.

Shall the embodiment of two party state: CPP and CNRP shape new political trajectory for Cambodia? Let be hopeful in pragmatism cultivation.