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Happy Women’s Rights Day 8 March 2019
Posted by: Piece Thing Matters | Posted on: March 7, 2019
Lyrics:
One, one, one, one, one…
Talkin’ in my sleep at night, makin’ myself crazy
(Out of my mind, out of my mind)
Wrote it down and read it out, hopin’ it would save me
(Too many times, too many times)
My love, he makes me feel like nobody else, nobody else
But my love, he doesn’t love me, so I tell myself, I tell myself
One: Don’t pick up the phone
You know he’s only callin’ ’cause he’s drunk and alone
Two: Don’t let him in
You’ll have to kick him out again
Three: Don’t be his friend
You know you’re gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you’re under him, you ain’t gettin’ over him
I got new rules, I count ’em
I got new rules, I count ’em
I gotta tell them to myself
I got new rules, I count ’em
I gotta tell them to myself
I keep pushin’ forwards, but he keeps pullin’ me backwards
(Nowhere to turn, no way)
(Nowhere to turn, no)
Now I’m standin’ back from it, I finally see the pattern
(I never learn, I never learn)
But my love, he doesn’t love me, so I tell myself, I tell myself
I do, I do, I do
One: Don’t pick up the phone
You know he’s only callin’ ’cause he’s drunk and alone
Two: Don’t let him in
You’ll have to kick him out again
Three: Don’t be his friend
You know you’re gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you’re under him, you ain’t gettin’ over him
I got new rules, I count ’em
I got new rules, I count ’em
I gotta tell them to myself
I got new rules, I count ’em
I gotta tell them to myself
Practice makes perfect
I’m still tryna learn it by heart (I got new rules, I count ’em)
Eat, sleep, and breathe it
Rehearse and repeat it, ’cause I… (I got new…)
One: Don’t pick up the phone (yeah)
You know he’s only callin’ ’cause he’s drunk and alone (alone)
Two: Don’t let him in (uh-ooh)
You’ll have to kick him out again (again)
Three: Don’t be his friend
You know you’re gonna wake up in his bed in the morning
And if you’re under him, you ain’t gettin’ over him
I got new rules, I count ’em
I got new rules, I count ’em
(Whoa-ooh, whoa-ooh, whoa)
I gotta tell them to myself
I got new rules, I count ’em
(Baby, you know I count ’em)
I gotta tell them to myself
Don’t let him in, don’t let him in
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t…
Don’t be his friend, don’t be his friend
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t…
Don’t let him in, don’t let him in
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t…
Don’t be his friend, don’t be his friend
Don’t, don’t, don’t, don’t…
You’re gettin’ over him
មួយ មួយ មួយ មួយ មួយ…
និយាយដាក់ខ្លួនឯងយប់ៗធ្វើអោយខ្ញុំចង់ឆ្កួត
(ហួសចិត្តនឹងគិត ហួសចិត្តនឹងគិត)
កត់ត្រាទុក រួចអានវាអោយលឺខ្លាំង
(ច្រើនដង ច្រើនដង)
មនុស្សខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ គាត់ធ្វើអោយខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់គាត់តែម្នាក់គត់ ម្នាក់គត់
តែមនុស្សដែលខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ មិនស្រលាញ់ខ្ញុំទេ ខ្ញុំប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯង ខ្ញុំប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯង
ទី១៖ កុំលើកទូរស័ព្ទ
អ្នកដឹងទេ គាត់ទូរសព្ទមកតែពេលគាត់ស្រវឹងនិងនៅម្នាក់ឯង
ទី២៖ កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ
អ្នកត្រូវតែទាត់គាត់ចេញពីផ្ទះសាជាថ្មី
ទី៣៖ កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់
អ្នកដឹងទេអ្នកនឹងក្រោកព្រឹកឡើងដឹងថានៅលើគ្រែដេករបស់គាត់
ហើយអ្នកស្ថិតនៅពីក្រោមគាត់ អ្នកមិនអាចឡើងពីលើគាត់បានទេ
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំត្រូវតែប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯងអោយដឹង
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំត្រូវប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯងអោយដឹង
ខ្ញុំព្យាយាមរុញខ្លួនទៅមុខ តែគាត់ទាញខ្ញុំថយក្រោយ
(គ្មានផ្ឡុវបត់ គ្មានទេ)
(គ្មានផ្លូវបត់ មិនទេ)
ឥឡូវខ្ញុំក្រោឈរឡើង ខ្ញុំសំលឹងឃើញរោគសញ្ញាវា
(ខ្ញុំមិនដែលរៀនមេរៀន ខ្ញុំមិនដែលរៀនមេរៀន)
តែមនុស្សដែលខ្ញុំស្រលាញ់ មិនស្រលាញ់ខ្ញុំទេ ដូច្នេះខ្ញុំប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯង ខ្ញុំប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯង
ខ្ញុំធ្វើ ខ្ញុំធ្វើ ខ្ញុំធ្វើ
ទី១៖ កុំលើកទូរស័ព្ទ
អ្នកដឹងទេ គាត់ទូរសព្ទមកតែពេលគាត់ស្រវឹងនិងនៅម្នាក់ឯង
ទី២៖ កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ
អ្នកត្រូវតែទាត់គាត់ចេញពីផ្ទះសាជាថ្មី
ទី៣៖ កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់
អ្នកដឹងទេអ្នកនឹងក្រោកព្រឹកឡើងដឹងថានៅលើគ្រែដេករបស់គាត់
ហើយអ្នកស្ថិតនៅពីក្រោមគាត់ អ្នកមិនអាចឡើងពីលើគាត់បានទេ
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំត្រូវតែប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯងអោយដឹង
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំត្រូវប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯងអោយដឹង
ហ្វឹកហាត់ច្រើនដង ធ្វើអោយយើងស្ទាត់
ខ្ញុំនៅតែព្យាយារៀនដោយបេះដូង (ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល)
ញ៉ាំ ដេក និងដកដង្ហើមវា
សមវានិងរំលឹកវា ព្រោះខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី
ទី១៖ កុំលើកទូរស័ព្ទ (ចាស)
អ្នកដឹងទេ គាត់ទូរសព្ទមកតែពេលគាត់ស្រវឹងនិងនៅម្នាក់ឯង (ម្នាក់ឯង)
ទី២៖ កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ (អូ-ហូ)
អ្នកត្រូវតែទាត់គាត់ចេញពីផ្ទះសាជាថ្មី (ម្តងទៀត)
ទី៣៖ កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់
អ្នកដឹងទេអ្នកនឹងក្រោកព្រឹកឡើងដឹងថានៅលើគ្រែដេករបស់គាត់
ហើយអ្នកស្ថិតនៅពីក្រោមគាត់ អ្នកមិនអាចឡើងពីលើគាត់បានទេ
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
(វ៉ោ-អូ៊ វ៉ោ-អ៊ូ អូ៊)
ខ្ញុំត្រូវតែប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯងអោយដឹង
ខ្ញុំបានច្បាប់ថ្មី ខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល
(សំលាញ់ អ្នកដឹងទេខ្ញុំរាប់បញ្ចូល)
ខ្ញុំត្រូវប្រាប់ខ្លួនឯងអោយដឹង
កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ
កុំ កុំ កុំ កុំ
កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់ កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់
កុំ កុំ កុំ កុំ
កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ កុំអោយគាត់ចូលផ្ទះ
កុំ កុំ កុំ កុំ
កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់ កុំធ្វើជាសិ្នទ្ធស្នាលនឹងគាត់
កុំ កុំ កុំ កុំ
អ្នកបាននៅពីលើគាត់
Cambodia’s Money Laundering Relisting Shows Dangers of Corrupt Institutions
Posted by: Piece Thing Matters | Posted on: March 6, 2019Cambodia’s Money Laundering Relisting Shows Dangers of Corrupt Institutions
By Sam Rainsy -March 5, 2019, Op-Ed: The Geopolitics
The global money laundering watchdog Financial Action Task Force (FATF) in February put Cambodia on its “grey” watchlist because of concerns over money laundering. The decision highlights the need for concerted international action against a corrupt and repressive regime that provides a haven for dubious cash flows.
Cambodia was removed from the FATF grey list in 2015. Being relisted again so quickly indicates the speed of the deterioration in Cambodia’s governance, and the dangers of being misled by a corrupt regime. The grey list can be the path to the blacklist, reserved for pariahs such as North Korea. Pakistan was put on the grey list in June 2018 and warned it may be blacklisted by October 2019 if it does not curb money laundering and terror financing. Cambodia will find it much harder to get off the greylist for a second time.
Money from opaque sources continues to flow into Cambodia’s casinos, banks and the real estate market. Yet the FATF noted in its decision that no money-laundering case has ever been prosecuted in Cambodia, and that the country has made minimal use of financial intelligence to investigate money laundering and terrorism financing. These failures must be seen in the context of Cambodia’s highly corrupt institutions. The country was ranked an abysmal 161 out of 180 countries surveyed by Transparency International in its 2018 Corruption Perceptions Index. The Rule of Law Index for 2019 published by the World Justice Project placed Cambodia at 125 out of 126.
Cambodia has been stuck at the bottom of these rankings for many years. The government exists as a front for an operation to strip the country of its natural resources for private gain. It has evicted huge numbers of Cambodians from their land with no regard for their rights and scant interest in their well-being. This is done to secure the access of the powerful to the country’s natural resources, such as rubber, timber, sugar and sand. The absence of the rule of law also makes Cambodia a haven for international criminals. Maritime vessels using the Cambodian flag have done so as a cover not only for illegal fishing but drug trafficking, petrol smuggling and arms trading.
Is Cambodia’s Koh Kong project for Chinese tourists – or China’s military?
Posted by: Piece Thing Matters | Posted on: March 5, 2019Is Cambodia’s Koh Kong project for Chinese tourists – or China’s military?
- A tourism development by the Chinese firm Union Development Group looks too good to be true
- Sceptics say it is – and that its suspiciously long airport runway and deep water port will give China a military foothold in the country
សង្ខេបអត្ថបទជាភាសាខ្មែរ៖ អត្ថបទនេះបញ្ជាក់ពីបំណងរបស់ចិនក្នុងការអភិវឌ្ឍន៌ដីសម្បទាសេដ្ឋកិច្ចអោយក្រុមហ៊ុនឯកជនចិនចំនួន៤៥០០០ហិចតាថាជាចេតនាបង្កើតមូលដ្ឋានទ័ពរបស់ចិនក្នុងការទប់ស្កាត់និងវាយលុកករណីចិនតៃវ៉ាន់ ជំលោះប្រជុំកោះស្ព្រែតលីឈូងសមុទ្រចិនខាងត្បូង និងការដឹកជញ្ជូនថាមពលធំបំផុតរបស់ចិនតាមច្រកមា៉ឡាកា។ ភស្តុតាងមានដូចជា៖ ១. រូបថតផ្លូវចំណតយន្តហោះខ្នាតធំប្រវែង៣៤០០ម៉ែតដែលហួសពីការវិនិយោគជាកាសុីណូនិងអូតែល ២. ច្បាប់សម្បទានដីរបស់កម្ពុជាមិនអនុញ្ញាតអោយទំហំធំបែបនេះទេ ៣. ទំហំដីសម្បទាននេះអាចលាតសន្ធឹងលើសួនឧទ្យានជាតិដែលហាមឃាត់ ៤. តំបន់នេះជាចំណុចខ្លាញ់ភូមិសាស្ត្រនយោបាយរបស់ចិន ៥. ហ៊ុន-សែនអាចជាមនុស្សម្នាក់គត់ដែលបានអនុមត្តិគំរោងនេះអោយចិន ៦. ក្នុងរយៈពេលតែ២ខែផ្លូវចតយន្តហោះខ្នាតធំត្រូវបានគេធ្វើរួចដែលអាចចំណាយទុនមហាសាល ៧. ចិនបានធ្លាប់ច្បាមយកកំពង់ផែសិរីលង្កា ឡាវ ភូមា និងប៉ាគីស្ថាន ៨. ចុងក្រោយចិននឹងប្រើលេសថាជាកំពង់ផែក្រោមក្របខណ្ឌអង្គការសហប្រជាជាតិប៉ុន្តែខ្លួនជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងទាំងស្រុង។
Andrew Nachemson , Op-Ed: South China Morning Post (SCMP)
This Week in Asia: Is Cambodia’s Koh Kong project for Chinese tourists – or China’s military?
It’s only natural that Beijing might show an interest in a tourism development that aims to lure big-spending Chinese tourists to the shores of Cambodia with the promise of casinos, golf courses and luxury resorts.
After all, Cambodia granted 45,000 hectares of its prime real estate in Koh Kong province – and 20 per cent of its coastline – to private Chinese company Union Development Group, just so it could build this supposed tourism Mecca, and all for a peppercorn rent that will start at just US$1 million per year.
At least, that’s the official version. But sceptics who say the terms of this deal are too good to be true think there’s another reason for China’s interest: they believe the development is as much about welcoming the Chinese military as it is about Chinese tourists.
Such scepticism has grown louder recently, with the release of satellite images from the European Space Agency showing that the runway for the site’s airport is far longer than is required for civilian aircraft.
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Cambodian officials have already been at pains to deny that the project’s deep water port could serve Chinese military interests, so questions over the runway have only fuelled claims that the development serves a dual purpose.
“The runway is about 3,400 meters long, which is larger than the international airport in Phnom Penh and could accommodate any plane in the Chinese air force,” said Gregory Poling, director of the Asia Maritime Transparency Initiative at the Centre for Strategic and International Studies.
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“It is also in a rather secluded location for such a large airport if it were for civilian purposes. The only thing nearby would be the Koh Kong casino/resort project, which as I understand it hasn’t seen much success so far,” Poling said. Reports says construction work at the Koh Kong project has been stalled for months.
As to whether the project is intended for military use, Poling said there was “a lot of smoke but no fire”, but he added: “if there is any country in Southeast Asia where the Chinese might be able to gain a rotational military presence, it would be Cambodia”.
The satellite images suggest there was a flurry of construction on the runway after US Vice-President Mike Pence delivered a letter to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen in November, expressing concern that the project had a military use.
Most of the runway was completed in just two months and it is significantly larger than the Federal Aviation Administration’s recommendation of 2,800 metres for a Boeing 787-900.
Union Development Group may be a private Chinese company, but the development has long been suspected of having government connections.
Zhang Gaoli, the former vice-premier of China and chairman of the leading group for Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative, backed the project from the beginning, presiding over the signing of the agreement between UDG and Cambodia. The project has also received multiple visits from other Chinese Communist Party figures, including Wang Qinmin, vice-chairman of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference.
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And as a private venture, many question the viability of its bottom line. As another Western military expert put it: “The scale of the development by China’s Union Development Group appears inconsistent with the commercial potential of the area, raising questions about its financial viability and sustainability, possible dual-use and military applications, as well as the ultimate intent of involved stakeholders.”
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Cambodian Defence Ministry spokesman Chum Socheat could not be reached despite repeated attempts, while government spokesman Phay Siphan said he had “no idea” whether the Cambodian government had any oversight of the project.
However, Paul Chambers, a regional analyst at Naresuan University, previously told This Week in Asia that senior Cambodian officials privately admitted that Hun Sen was considering approving a Chinese naval base there.
Chambers likened the Koh Kong project to Chinese projects in Laos and Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka handed over control of its Hambantota Port to China on a 99-year lease after it became unable to meet its debt obligations to Beijing, which had financed its construction.
“In Sri Lanka’s case, over-dependency on China forced Sri Lanka to simply give that facility to the Chinese. The same could easily happen here in Cambodia,” he said.
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