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Book Review by David Chandler about Sam Rainsy
Sam Rainsy is the French-educated leader of Cambodia’s political opposition to Hun Sen, the self-styled “strong man” who, except for a two-year interlude in the 1990s, has been Cambodia’s prime minister since 1984. This campaign autobiography was originally published in France, where Rainsy lived in exile between 2010 and mid-2013. It was timed to precede the July 2013 Cambodian national elections, which occurred soon after Rainsy returned to Phnom Penh. In the elections, the opposition unexpectedly won at least 55 seats in the National Assembly. After the elections, Rainsy claimed on patchy evidence that the opposition had won them outright and was prepared to govern the country. Hun Sen rejected these claims. Rainsy also refused to allow the elected members of the opposition to take their seats. As this is written (July 2014) they still have not done so. Like many Cambodian leaders in the past, and like Hun Sen, Rainsy has no respect for such imported concepts as a loyal opposition or sharing power. In Cambodia, politics is a zero-sum game.Political Paradigm of Pragmatism Paris Peace Agreement 1991
Since 1991, Cambodia has been desperate as this country is remained led 
by the longest Premier Hun Sen whose leadership has focused on self-centred style than rule by law style. The Paris Peace Agreement has encouraged the Rule by Law leadership but this attempt has been disarrayed impregnably.
For this 24 years of PPA Anniversary, the CMN broadcasted the speech by Mr. Sophan Sent who was a keynote speaker during the gathering to commemorate the Paris Peace Agreement organized by Khmer Youth Association of Alberta (KYA).
Animals also hate violence
នយោប្រទេសកម្ពុជាត្រូវគេសំគាល់ឃេីញពោរពេញដោយអំពេីហឹង្សា។ ឬសគល់នៃអាកប្បកិរិយាហឹង្សានេះគឺមានដូចតទៅនេះ
១ វឌ្ឍចក្រនៃអំពេីហឹង្សាបណ្តាលមកពីអំពេីហឹង្សាក្នុងគ្រួសារ គឺឪពុកម្តាយចិញ្ចឹមកូនតាមទ្រឹស្តីអំណាចពីលេីចុះក្រោម ហេីយផ្សារភ្ជាប់យ៉ាងមាំដោយរោគសញ្ញាផ្តាច់ការ។
២ វឌ្ឍចក្រនៃអំពេីហឹង្សាបណ្តាលមកពីមរតកសង្គមកម្ពុជា គឺអ្នកប្រវត្តិសាស្រ្តបានសរុបព្រមគ្នាថានយោបាយកម្ពុជាគឺជានយោបាយហឹង្សា។
យ៉ាងណាក៏ដោយ ការណែនាំនូវជំរេីសថ្មីរបស់គណបក្សសង្គ្រោះជាតិនូវអហឹង្សានិងមូលមតិគ្នាបានឆ្លុះបញ្ចាំងទឡ្ហីករពីដៃគូររបស់ខ្លួនដែលកំពុងជោគជាំដោយកេរ្តិ័តំណែលនៃអាកប្បកិរិយាហឹង្សាដែលពិបាកលាងជំរះបាន។
វីដេអូនេះកំពុងបង្ហាញពីយុគទាន់សម័យ ដែលមិនមែនតែមនុស្សទេដែលបានរំដោះខ្លួនចេញផុតពីហឹង្សា សត្វសុនខទាំងនោះក៏បានចេះពីភាពជាមិត្ត អហឹង្សា និងសាមគ្គីភាពជាមួយសត្វមានជីវិតទាំងអស់នៅក្នុងលោក។ ជោគវាសនារបស់ស្រ្តីនោះមិនខុសពីមេដឹកនាំកម្ពុជាដែលកំពុងកាន់អំណាចទេ គឺពួកគេស្អិតជាប់ទៅដោយចិត្តគំនិតឬកោលិកាឈាមហឹង្សា។
តេីនៅពេលណាកម្ពុជានឹងទទួលបាន ការកាត់ផ្តាច់វឌ្ឍចក្រហឹង្សា?
Cambodia politics has been remarked by “violence”. The root causes of this violence-oriented behavior are following:
1. Cycle violence from domestic violence: parents have raised children through vertical approach and strongly embedded by violence syndromes.
2. Cycle of violence from social inheritance of Cambodia: historians have spontaneously concluded that Cambodia politics is the Politics of Violence.
Hence, the introduction of new approach by the CNRP to non-violence and solidarity has clearly contrasted its partner who has unobstructively inherited the violent political behavior.
This video is illustrating that modern era, not only human beings who are freed from violence, those dogs are learnt to be friendly, non-violent and united among all beings in this world. The woman’s destiny is not different from incumbent Cambodia leaders who are embedded by the violence mindset/stemcell.
When will Cambodia receive “Breaking Cycle of Violence”?
Political Paradigm of Pragmatism from the Khmer Youth part 41
This part (41), Mr. Sophan Seng continued to analyse on Education Reform in Cambodia. The critics by Opposition Leader, Mr. Sam Rainsy, on the weakness of Cambodia education has been viewed differently according to the government’s responses. In reality, Cambodia education has faced many shortcomings such as school infrastructure, livable wage for teachers, up-to-date curriculum, and accreditation etc. Cambodian graduates regardless High School or Post Secondary, have not been endorsed by Asian nations or having equivalency with them.
In term of practical knowledge, his high school graduation as example could not enable himself to face up with the external world. He was taught overwhelmingly on academics but not citizenship, social adaptation, and leadership skills at all. Schooling for Cambodian future generation should not just focus on reading and writing Khmer language, or knowing math; but students can apply those knowledge in the real world.
On the other hand, the rebuttal from minister of MOEYs and Prime Minister Hun Sen, has been seen as self-defense rather than to accepting the reality and adjust the shortcomings accordingly.