How Corrupt Was Cambodia's Election? | NowThis World
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- Cambodia just had a major election, but there wasn't much suspense involved. The outcome of the Cambodia election 2018, as expected, was declared a win for authoritarian Prime Minister Hun Sen, who has been in power for over 33 years.
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This was the 6th general Cambodia election since the UN sponsored the country's free and fair vote in 1993, but some analysts say that the more elections that have been held, the more authoritarian the Hun Sen has become.
Journalists and human rights groups say Cambodia is sliding into a full-fledged dictatorship. And we spoke to an expert on authoritarian regimes and democratization in Southeast Asia who says the country is already there.
In this episode of NowThis World, Versha, will be exploring Cambodia news and the question: how did Cambodia and the Cambodia people get here?
But before we look at the latest Cambodia election, we will need to understand who Hun Sen is.
So we first explore the world's longest currently-serving Prime Minister, Hun Sen, who first came to power in 1985, but was a political figure in the country years before that. A series of twists and turns in the Cambodian power structure eventually landed him in the right place at the right time.
In the past year, the Cambodian election crackdown and the crackdown on human rights has escalated. In addition to eliminating the major opposition party, major independent newspapers have been forced to close, in order to silence critical reporting.
So, now that the Cambodian People's Party has taken another victory, what's next for Hun Sen and the country?
Hun Sen has committed to staying Prime Minister for at least another decade, and reportedly he's also been grooming his sons to take over when the time comes.
But as the younger, more educated generation grows increasingly disillusioned with Hun Sen's authoritarian rule, could a mass protest reasonably overthrow the government?
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Hi everyone! Versha here. I'm curious what you guys think of this latest election, and how free or fair it really was, and whether mass protests could have an effect in Cambodia.
Versha Sharma
LOL PROOF THAT GOD DOESNT EXIST!
.AND THERE ARE NO REAL GOOD GUYS
Versha Sharma yes it's not fair but everyone I know, do not want the country to plunge into another civil War
This is Cambodia welcome to the joyful apocalypse.
Versha Sharma Only the people of Cambodia can change it's government. But I think people there are afraid to speak out.
Gipsy Danger some still speak out but it was ignore by others.
4 Things Cambodians can't choose
1. Family
2. Genes
3. Place of Birth
4. Prime Minister of Cambodia
we change PM ,power of the people unite ,fight back ,,u want to live like N. Korea pples r suffering very badly,hunger, poverty,, women turn to prostitute
Wake up khmers people , learn to be very smart like Americans n European ,stop being stupid like old generation , khmers love khmers
We can choose 1-3 but u can’t choose good stereo types
@@smartguy2095 not like , you mean even better ?
5. The King
Cambodian democracy is basically you have the right to vote for the politicians we choose for you
Same thing is happening in Iraq
Elias Frahat also... The USA lol
Elias Frahat and Lebanon
This is really sad :(
Elias Frahat yes I know this is way we should not copy our corrupt leaders
America has nothing to do with this, though. It's China pulling the strings now.
I feel so bad for the kind soul of Cambodian people. The government is corrupt! Give these people a break!
The people must stand up and fight , corrupted leaders,remove him from power.
smart guy20 don't think new leader is not corrupt , every poor country is corrupt
@@smartguy2095 if the people fight they have to go in jail
Long Van Visal another way is form rebels army, every countries around the world is form rebels because the gvmnts is very bad, Philippines now has rebels to fight the corrupt president, Myanmar gvmnts is so bad and rebels army is fighting with the gvmnts.
Na Na if I choose a Prime Minister I make sure he do what he said like build and fix roads,free education,job training,low taxes on businesses,low taxes on products, grow our economy, create jobs for people, exports khmer products overseas,clean environment, don't talk,do it show it to me,well spoken and very educated,very great heart full of love to his people.Make sure she or he is the right person for the jobs, choosing a leaders is very, very important because your life is depending on him.
Cambodia has been through so much terror. They deserve so much more.
i agree give them some moment to rest... since pol pot and how thing are getting a little bit better than pol pot regime gov but.. i surely think they deserve more...
the only way to get better is remove bad leaders.
who is the better leader than current one?
Narorm Mayoeurn someone with multipe University degrees. Someone who is literate. Someone who can speak English and French. Someone who understands foreign affairs better than just classifying black and white. Someone who is already supported by half the population.
The PM mr Hun Sen is doing his best balancing the needs of the citizens and staying in power. By staying in power means paying off his cronies. A leader only has enough treasure to please one side more than the other. That is the rule of power. Hes done alot but it seems that the moment he losens grip on his power, those below him will snatch it like a dog snatches bone. The opposition party CNRP mainly consists of highly educated individuals. Saoroeun, Mou Sochur, Sam Rainsy and perhaps 100more and 50 whose held seats in the national assembly before dissolution of CNRP. They werent given any major say and their powers are almost non existent. The current government is full of greedy corrupt individuals with 0 educational background and only seeks short term profits. They will die knowing they cant bring their rolls royce and landcruiser with them. They will die knowing they caused human suffering to a large scale (which the cambodian people know nothing about due to government controlled media). We, the younger generation, will pay for the damage they caused and pay back the debts they took from China.
This one time when the vote results was being shown live on TV
Another party was winning by a lot of votes
But it was cut
Then when it got back
The other party’s vote just suddenly gone down
Just wanted to say thank you for making this video. It was very informative without blatantly pushing an agenda. This is the kind of reporting we need to see more of. You earned a subscriber today.
I'm Cambodian, I think this is a very good and accurate video essay about the current state of the country. I try to say as far away from politics as much as I can, but it is really refreshing to see the global community give this subject the attention it deserves
They left the part where CPP did the Coup in 1997.
@@gehennax1 they didn't
@@polsokseyha8247 they did
@@Jenny_sa11 if you watched the video they didn't leave out the coup
@@polsokseyha8247 i thought u meant there’s no coup in 1997. Did not realized u referred to the video.
Thank you for covering this :)
demorcracy is killed by Hun Sen.
Yea True
I disagree. how about other countries around the world why you don't blame?
I am a australian cambodian/vietnamese and i hate this monster who doesnt care about human life he rules the country with fear who or anyone dare to oppose him will die. the UN needs to help and try to get rid of this monster
As long as the internet still exist, The Paper will no longer hide the ball of fire.
I want more videos like this one...thanks fo making the vdo
Happy to see Versha again
Thank channel for showing this video to the world
Hunsen and his extended family control every major industry in Cambodia. They control electricity, water, telecommunications, production of food etc. they basically hold all industries in private hands. The most important is the control of the army. It is not loyal to the people but to Hun Sen. and his crony generals who rule through intimidation and fear. He basically has his own personal bodyguard unit who receive the most advanced weaponry at his own dispense. It is a mafia state, and his son is being groomed for a take over in the future. He is using the threat of civil war to justify his corruption of staying in power and he is right coz the only way to get rid of an insect like Hun Sen is through arms coz he will have it no other way, he will cling to power through his son and future generations by rule of the gun....
Didn’t they learn anything from Pol Pot???
Hun Sen used to work for Pol Pot.
Shaun Cameron
I wrote *they. As in not Hun Sen but the Cambodians.
And Hun Sen's history was explained in the video.
@ iih
My bad. Anyways, apparently not.
whatever it is. it should have happened not so long after that. 1979-now almost 40 years of us staying alive, do you not think we're safe enough?
iih like I said, they get what they asked for! Should I be mad if I get my hands bitten by an alligator for sticking it in his mouth?
Hun sen needs to be remove he has bloods on his hands so does his wife stealing money from redcross
Shut up u know nothing
Shut up , you only bark from outside country. Only Local Cambodian know about it
@@JackJack-kt7ub yes 100% he made our country great
@@bothergaming3305 shut up, it’s my choice, it’s my free speech. Are u alright? Is real account only for long term user? Stupid
@@JackJack-kt7ub free speech in cambodia?
Visited Cambodia last month and they deserve so much better :(
Like??
Hun sen need to stop selling cambodia"s land he need to be over throw now.
I agree also I'm Khmer or a cambodian
@@mrkhim3427 you must study american and European countries politics for several years so you have great knowledge and understanding how politics work also learn from Philippines spain italy S Korea Australia Malaysia.They are very super smart in politics.
Just spent a year there. It’s a mafia state for sure. His private security force has cart Blanche with the army. The biggest threat if there is one would be one of the army units in the north. One of the generals occasionally goes rogue and makes a fuss with moving troops and firing a little artillery up north. Apart from army support the likelihood of an uprising would be dismal
I am Cambodian and never has realized the corruption in our small country. We have dealt with so much trouble...first losing lots land to our neighbors, then dealing with corrupted rulers...after that we have Khmer Rouge and get after that we get useless kings and...this. What has cambodia done to get so much trouble?
China has millions of intelligent people that is why they are very super strong rich powerful country,smart people eliminate evils leaders every century, European countries invade China but the people form rebels soldiers to fight back the evil invaders.
Cambodia don't have million and millions super intelligent people that is why cambodia is falling apart.
The problems 99% of Khmer people never study politics and military that is why Cambodia is falling apart, nobody cares about politics.If you look at Thailand Philippines Malaysia and Indonesia,those people are very smart in politics that is why they have democracy.They all study politics and military.
Thank you for speaking the truth on this major issue in my country ! 🙏🙏
Ehhem! Vietnamese here. Hi, everyone. I've been watching this major election in Cambodia(Cam Bốt in Vietnamese) for couple months. Hun Sen, once submitted to Hanoi authority, now changed his mind to the more prosperous, powerful China. China has for decades been trying to win back their affluence in Cambodia, also that they were the one who backed the brutal communist Khmer Rouge leading to the most severe genocide in southeast Asian ever since. By then, Vietnam communists were in an intense conflict with their Chinese 'comrades'. After, a bloody invasion by Khmer troops into southern Vietnam territory, Hanoi authority quickly retaliated by sending troops over border to overthrow Khmer Rouge. That was the first war the recently united Vietnam involved since 1975, you all know what had happened before 1975. So it's called the '3rd Indochinese war'. The 20 years followed was a nightmare for all Khmer and Vietnamese people. As mentioned before, Vietnam authority chose Hun Sen, who had been a Khmer Rouge officer, to represent their power in Cambodia and settled down with the UN and other countries retreated their troops back home, 1991 Paris Peace Talk.
At first, Hun Sen appeared to submit to Hanoi. Actually, just since 2016, when the former Vietnamese Prime Minister(PM) resigned, Hun Sen began to overtly oppressed the opposition CNRP and shut down independent national press. Since the collapse of the Khmer Rouge, China hasn't given up their ambition to retake their control over Cambodia. As part of the President Xi's Belt & Road Initiative, Beijing has been investing billions of $ on Cambodia's infrastructure, China even hires a deep-sea harbor, south of Cambodia, for 99 years. Hun Sen gov now get much more benefit from China so Hun Sen is no more afraid of Vietnam's indignation. Right in the first place, China's manipulation plays a major role in the messed-up Indochina for their own purpose.
Ehem, Cambodian here. I totally agree with you. I've read lots of books about Cambodian civil wars. Many people like to play the blaming game. My people are not familiar with researches. They just believe whatever they want to believe. The outcome is hatred towards Vietnamese people and even towards Cambodian people who don't share their views. In-fighting is our weak trait.
Our capital is full of Chinese building
I disagree with you that Vienam chose Hun Sen.
Vietnam want someone from the opposite party of Khmer rouge, someone fight along side Vietnamese. But back in our home China was attacking Vietnam and we too afraid that the UN would punish Vietnam for interfere the Cambodia election (which UN do it anyway for invading Cambodia).
When Cambodian chose Hun Sen. Vietnamese soldier was like. "WTF you people? Okey this guy seem nice, anyway we dare him try to stabbed our back. Okey our wife and kid are in great danger at home, time to say goodbye."
You don't know that Hun Sen fled to Vietnam to escape purges inside Khmer Rouge Regime, and Vietnam's army brought him back to Cambodia?
Pol Pot was extremely paranoid. He ordered purges within his armies. The last purge was carried out to the Eastern Zone. Sor Phim, the leader of the Eastern Zone, was taken out to be executed. Chea Sim, a military commander of the Eastern Zone, and Him Sen, a low-ranking militant, and the remnants, fled to Vietnam. By then, there was already a Cambodian Libration Front in Vietnam organized by Vietnam. The new comers joined the Front. After the liberation, 2 senior members in the Front ruled Cambodia, but they didn't submit to Vietnam, so they got removed and replaced with Hun Sen ever since. I don't know about Vietnam, but freedom of speech in Cambodia is non-existent. If you dare to criticize the government even on Facebook, you'll go to prison. Just curious, are there any land grabbing issues in Vietnam? It happens a lot here, but nothing powerless people can do. I don't mind having the same person as the head of state for ever as long as he makes sure the people have a good living standard.
What's the BJP scarf doing there seriously you got do some research before posting such thumbnails
He was actually wearing a BJP scarf while campaigning.
Thank you for this great video!
Nice
Hi
Please cover what's been happening in Bangladesh regarding the student protests
thank you so much for shining a light on this major issue that has been happening in my parents' country of origin! cambodia is a beautiful country and it was not until a couple years ago that people got interested in the country for travelling purposes. that being said, the political instability and the multiple human rights violations aren't known by many... this video makes me want to use the corruption and the lack of democracy in the cambodian government as the subject of my graduate thesis. would it be possible to have access to the bibliography that allowed this video? thanks!
Impossible to protest unless all Cambodians are willing to risk their lives all together at once AND once for all.
Khmer people face hungers, poverties, oppressed, injustices ,diseases and genocide,their life is already miserable,life has no values,they have nothing to loose, Revolution and Rebellion is the only way to save themselves and bring democracy.
It's like a battle without opponents. It's like a show.
Hun Sen now make Cambodia more worst
Hello my friend how are you
I miss the old channel 😞
Paul Anthony Cordova me too, I am a veteran of Test Tube, and later Seeker daily
Me too. When Now This relaunched this channel Jules from test tube/seeker daily days was part of it. But it seems he’s no longer part of it.
I miss a lot of them. :(
Basically, the country of Cambodia has been under the dictatorship of Hun Sen for over 30 years. It is a very corrupt country with a number of officials working selfishly. Despite the rapid economic growth, Cambodian government doesn't seem to work hard for the growth. In contrast, the country is growing as the globalization.
I love Varsha's necklace , is it mangalsuthra ? 👌🏽
Its unfair one man should not rule for this long because he will surely exhausted with good ideas for his country. Now, There should be other man as PM of Cambodia.
That's the problem, the election is rigged no matter how many vote the opposition get it ALWAYS goes to Hun Sen.
I agree we need to get rid of hun sen and a new PM that isn't corrupted
@@mrkhim3427my friend one solution revolution and rebellion,every countries does it
I feel sad about my country,,,thanks for all story!!
I believe only Khmer revolution and rebellion can save Cambodia from the communists invaders and rebuild your country
What's the BJP scarf doing here.
A B Modi jee will win elections in Cambodia to prove modi wave exists
Ninad Kashyap that was hilarious
A B to tell people that from whom Cambodian pm has got inspiration
Hi is a rss member
An previous Khmer Rouge member and still allowed to join the government?? Wow, you get what you asked for!
Good
In my opinion, Sending troops into a chaos country with million of people were murdered by their government should not be considered at the invasion
Lê Hoài Nam. I agreed. Viet Nam did not invade, but ended mass genocide of innocent Cambodians and deterred further annihilated of the ENTIRE Cambodian's race. Cambodia should thank VN instead of kept wanting to start war with VN. Foolish....
Especially when the Cambodian King had to flee to Vietnam to ask Vietnam for help on removing the Khmer Rouge.
All this "Vietnam invaded Cambodia" was fabricated by the Americans since they still felt salty about losing the Vietnam War. They wanted support from the people to wage another war, and saying that Vietnam invaded their neighbour was the best thing they could do. Especially since most people don't even know about the Khmer Killing Fields.
My in-laws watch Cambodian News on TH-cam. There used to be two anchors speaking about the government. But now only one guy has his picture on screen and his voice is only heard. It’s like Hun Sen and his goons shut down the studio.
This video very accurate.
Vharsha plz make a video on the justice event in Bangladesh..... it's very critical here.....plz
cool
I live in cambodia so I know this country so clearly .Everything you say is very true .it is my homeland I know that it is not peacefull.anyone live with scareness .
You must study american and European countries politics for several years to gain great knowledges and understanding how politics work also learn from Philippines Malaysia Thailand Myanmar india Indonesia,learn democratic countries.Learn to be very smart like our neighboring countries.
Blue sky have you ever heard of Revolution and Rebellion it's the only way to save cambodia from the communists.
People are fear to speak out their mind of politic as well as afraid of dying and imprisoning. Cambodian people don't have freedom even in the name of democracy country but we are have no freedom to do what we actually want to do, as the video said about "the real competitor of CPP which name is CNRP", those who love CNRP they cant even talk about it anymore and the party is now eliminated. So is that the right things for government to do in democracy country ? For me i think it is absolutely not, so what about you all?
1997 he created a war
2003 throw in to the crowd that against him 2012-2013 shoot people to dead and yet people still stance against him.
@smartguy that are right and wrong but most of all a lot of people already tried to response to the capital but they suffered cruelly. moreover if their family or people protest over this kind of thing they will suffer too. In this case, Cambodian needs people behind the back to support and fight tgt against this region..
@yoloyolo right is still right, no one doing it. wrong is still wrong, even everyone doing it
khmers must stand up , unite together,be brave n tough ,fight this evil dictator. every nations when gvmnt is very bad people unite fight back for freedom
I love Khmer people and I wish one day they can fight for the independent ❤️❤️❤️
Mass protest was done befor he had his army of troops drove into the crowd and thru garnade and killed 44 people back in the 90s
People stand up , unite fight back,, can't let dictator kill us like animals
Khmer people need to wake up and take Hun Sen's head.
His whole gangs too
I live in Cambodia, and what we have is nothing like what the opposition party say.
Are u guys even fear of being tracked because I am. I'm only 15 but I wanna know the truth is it OK?
you're a coward, Normal Guy, khmer are weak, we shake our tails after the fall of the khmer empire, being the struggle of powers and a pawn for Ayutthaya and Vietnam to play and what did our people do during that time? nothing! being a coward and afraid, that's what they did, they only bring Cambodia to eternal suffering. historically, that what we always did, fighting among ourselves rather than united and bring back the glory of the khmer empire.
you people dont dare to do that
A mass protest could work, but it would have to be massive.
I agree with you too
Protest work only in democratic countries,never work out in communists countries.
1. Being a french colony
2. Lon Nol
3. US boming
4.Pol Pot
5. Vietnam control
6 Hun Sen
Give us a break
Only Khmer democratic rebel Force can give Khmer people a break,every countries around the world has the same problems but the smart people form democratic rebel Force to fight for democracy and kick the invaders out of their countries.
Hi I'm from Cambodia.
Just returned from Cambodia. People are so friendly there and wonderful country with khmer empire history. Amazing site as Angkor wat. This Hun Sen guy is like mafia dictator. I hope for democracy in Cambodia one day. Power to the people.
Thank for visit Cambodia🙂, do you know Cambodia in the past have change a lot of leader and more civil war , until Hun Sen he can bring peace to Cambodia and control all military , I don't want to say about democracy if my country have war, I want peace and developing.
can you do the lebanon election explain
if your government does not work for you why you want to let them continue in the first place.
He Vn puppets, serve his master vn
nói lên là chết luôn mà anh ơi, việt nam cũng vậy mà
Please help Cambodia. Thanks for taping
Have you ever heard of Revolution and Rebellion it's the only way to save cambodia from the communists, America, France, China,spain, italy, Germany, Philippines, S Korea, india Thailand,they all have Rebellion.
You must study american and European countries politics and military for several years so you gain great knowledges and understanding how politics work also learn from Thailand Philippines S Korea Australia France Malaysia Indonesia, learn to be very smart in politics like our neighboring countries.
its on its way to being north korea without the nukes, I really want to visit but i don't want to give that goverment any of my money since it's not helping the people.
I live in Cambodia and I’ve never heard about this, I’m a kinda scared now
You never study politics and military like other countries, it's very important to study politics to make sure your country has democracy
I miss Jules. Where is he now?
Someone who find out the truth or saying the truth about that families, they went missing or die in the jail. Killed or be killed,
I think it's sad when I was in Cambodia many streets had no bins so lots of trash everywhere Hun Sen doesn't care
Do one on how saudi arabia doesn't even have an election
Look like the Cambodia need the Freedom. Go U.S.A., U.S.A., U.S.A........
Remove Hun sen,vn and China ,we get freedom.
Not go USA. Go 🇰🇭! We dont need another Lon Nol.
I'm not sure which side I should choose
Sok Pov keep in mind Western countries value democracy and human rights. They are the ones that give us almost half of government budget before 2015, not China. China doesnt care about khmer people even one bit. They care about money and we cannot repay them so they will take land. They don't just build road and buildings for us for free. They are not Japan.
Smart guy what would Japan want from Khmer? We dont have antthing to give. If you talk about cheap labor, khmer go to korea to become laborers not to Japan. Japan has strict immigration policies. I am half Japanese and have been to the Japanese Embassy in Cambodia to issue a passport and I have seen people applying for Visa with the embassy stuff asking them strictly their purpose to go to Japan. Japan does not want labor from Cambodia. Japan does not want natural resource from Cambodia, look at the charts, we mostly export to China and Vietnam if we talking about lumber. Japan does this because they want to help us and the citizen would vote for a candidate that help poor countries.
No, I don't think a mass protest would do anything, if not make people more scared when it comes to the consequences of not siding with the govt. We've seen what the Khmer Rouge did. The same thing could happen again and it's much worse when they have China backing them. Everyone is too scared to speak out. There have been protests, especially when it came to the govt taking the land of rural people. The govt has leased 20% of its coast to China for 99 years and China has armed Cambodia. They need more land so they're taking it from the villagers. If the owners of the land refuse, they're imprisoned, regardless of age. If anyone criticises the govt (even online), they risk being jailed, exiled, or killed (see: Kem Ley). There are no news outlets that aren't controlled by the govt. Censorship at its most.
Cambodia won't change internally, they need international pressure. Australia for example, shouldn't allow Hun Sen and his family to enter the country. He visited within the last year, saying on TV that if people burned his ballot papers, he has every right to go to each of their houses and beat the people. He threatened Cambodia exchange students, reminding them that they had family and friends at home. The international community needs to do more before its too late, Australia specifically.
Please help Cambodia 🙏🙏🙏
Only Khmer people can help themselves by studying politics and military from Italy Thailand USA S Korea Myanmar Indonesia Malaysia Philippines, learn from democratic countries or else your country is gone.
i don't know who to believe, the west? or my parents who actually been through the actual relentless war and genocide? what happened in 1993 was true, it's exactly what i learned in school. but the 1997 coup was done by the khmer rouge who have retreated to suburb and densely forest, they was trying to overthrown the government and hoping to retained their power back. from 1979 -1997 cambodia wasn't safe actually, national road and some remote area were under khmer rouge control. people were robbed and killed at that time. my dad's relatives were killed at a waterfall in sihanouk ville. 1997 is where it's actually end.
I genuinely think hun sen will cling to power at all costs because he is looking to rule with an iron fist. He also wants to create a family dynasty for more to come. For this reason, he grooms his son. If the United States does not want to do something about it, this dictator will have the power to do whatever he wants without impunity. However, people will end up in jail and die under this dictator for more to come if the united states do not do something to weaken his power. If he has support from Japan, Korea, and China, hun sen will remain strong due to these supports. Hun sen cannot continue to exist. People are tired and are trying to recuperate from the civil war and now trying to resettle their lives into society. People demand new change with new leadership. The change will bring happiness and prosperity to people.
yes that’s true, but i do not see any reasons why the united states will ever care about these problems. altho he IS trying to groom his son to continue to be in power, many khmer people have shown that they are not very wary of him so let’s see after he steps down someday
I'm sympathetic with the Cambodian
If mass protests managed to overthrow Soeharto (Indonesian "president" for 32 years), I feel mass protests would overthrow Hun Sen
(There are also many cases of mass protests overthrowing dictators/corrupt governments, so chances are in the people's favour here IMO)
Don't work in communists countries, protest work for democratic countries.
Totally currupt !
He is corrupted period.
That was 19s centrum killing not 20s
Time repeats itself :-(
I would say let him be, not because he is a good leader, but the Cambodian people needs some rest. Too much blood and lives have lost in past decades. Let’s face it the country will never get out of this poverty and pain if people keeps fighting. Let him dictate, but not freely, the next generation will figure out.
The Gross Domestic Product (GDP) in Cambodia expanded 6.90 percent in 2017 from the previous year. GDP Annual Growth Rate in Cambodia averaged 7.59 percent from 1994 until 2017, reaching an all time high of 13.30 percent in 2005.
Life expectancy of Cambodians in 1990 was 55.4yrs and 2000 it's 58.35yrs, lastly 2015 68.66yrs, literacy rate rises from 1998's 67.3% to 2015's 78.3.
But the numbers are checked by World bank, IMF etc. Cambodias economy is interconnected to the World you know? And I guess it's hard to plan a state budget with a fake gdp forecast.
Corruption is corruption. These numbers look good on the surface and if you're rich or connected somehow to those in power or high positions, you will benefit just as long as you remain loyal to Hun Sen. There is no free speech or freedom for that matter, and if you're poor or in the minority middle class, these numbers don't mean squat. He rules with fear and nothing more.
Sure corruption is bad，no doubt about that.
But the thing is : can you make sure when you replace Hun Sen with someone/ some other parties else you can get an annual 7% growth rate etc? If history had teach us some lessons then that lesson is things could get worse instead of getting better.If the country has a annual 7% growth you don't interrupt it .
Take a look at some African countries, corrupted and with a stagnant economy， freedom of speech， so what？Can freedom of speech provide food?
You live in a walking dead world, hunger and poverty here and there, and you say at least you have freedom of speech.
Nope， give me that bread I am just a mammal you rant your freedom I feed my family.
Do you think South Koreans hate Park Chung-hee the dictator who made South Korea from one of the poorest countries in the world to a economic miracle？And what‘s more why the west didn't criticize Park‘s regime but even helped him suppressing freedom of speech? Ok , I get it , because he's side with the US just like Saudi.
(If the rise of average Life expectancy and literacy rate were only from the result of those in power or high positions, what more can I say
Ray, replace Hun Sen is a MUST! You said food is better than freedom right? Do you want to live
in the cage like animal? Stop live in the world of illusion, and backward world, this is 21st century.
7% GDP goes to whom, did Cambodian live Siem Reap benefit from all the tourism? NONE!
All the poorest Cambodian peoples knew except you, because you’re gov’t mouthpiece Stop lying!
This is FACEBOOK age, dude!
Yes. I'd rather live in a cage rather than hunger.10000 yrs ago, all human were living in the forests and in the wild, yea alll freedom, do I want that ?Nope, give me a cage. Give me a dictorship, give me food education antibiotics..... Freedom is just a ideology invented by the west. After all we are just animal, human are without any difference.
And I am not Cambodian. All I can see is data.
So of course, if Hun sen did not improve life standard as shown by the data then I support people topple him down.
The criminal leaders in Cambodia 🇰🇭
Do you want democracy?
Which country no corruption ? In France, there are too too much tax,The deputy had a very good pay ( 60'000€/month), but the corruption always exits.
Excuses me! How your sponsor to my sports word ?
When he’s young he’s looks like a Hong Kong mafia
😅 agree
How about Thai King, Look like gentlemen?
@@JackJack-kt7ub no one said he does, anw are u part of his relatives? 😂 why so protective?
Read my comment again 😂 protective? Lol
@@JackJack-kt7ub anyways prolly deleting these soon
PLEASE HELP! DOWN WITH HUN SEN
Revolution and Rebellion is the only way to save cambodia, it's the last choices.
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Good news
U forgot how FUNCINPEC was a collaborator of Khmer Rouge fighting the PRK
They said wrongly accused Vietnam invaded Cambodia in 1979, without Vietnamese intervention, the killing field could have not ended. Whether they call "invade" or not it was a good invasion because, without this intervention, the death of Cambodia was not 2 million, it could be 5 million or more. I was in Vietnam this time, and I knew the story. As the communists defeat America and South Vietnam, no country has been witnessing this killing field and by politics, no one would have intervened in the communist regime, when they won the war. Without the Communists of the North Army to help Cambodia, the killing field even lasts longer, but surprisingly, no one is willing to give credit to the North Vietnamese communists, whom they called "Invade" instead. I think the Cambodian people should have grateful gratitude to the North Vietnam Ammy for removing their brutal pol pot Khmer Rouge by the time not too late. I do not like the communist regimes, but if they are not brutal, then it does not matter, we still have to accept who they are. It depends on the leader, any party, any regime, you need a good merciful leader.
Hun Sen telegraphs fear, insecurity, weakness, and cowardice with every utterance and action. He is an embarrassment to Cambodia, which is an otherwise fantastic country full of wonderful folks.
Do one about Bangladesh's corrupt election.
This video from 4 years ago and this guy is still there. Its always The same people that want their position in power and money.
Half Cambo here!
Full cambo here!
If you were in Cambodia, talking like this, you might got in jail infinity of period. Thanks for careness, love from KH
And you don't know politics in Cambodia you support western destroy Cambodia, when Cambodia meet war (kill millions people) where are they ? Now they talk about democracy, human rights, what they want ?
Plz cover the protests in bangladesh
That these despots are always able to rationalise sufficiently to assuage any conscious qualm borne of how horrible they really are, can in fact serve as a lesson to each of us. How ugly and merciless how faculties at cognitive reappraisal can be.
Heng Samrin >>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Pol Pot
with no military support for the people, not much is going to change imo
People need to unite as one,put moneys all together built weapons,pple need to open successful business
After the war that everyone else started 40 years ago
Not every Cambodian hate him, guys. I'm Cambodian and i believe in our current prime minister. And why is everyone saying he's pol pot? We might not have the best thing in the world but we got enough to live. Idk what all of you expect from a country that used to have nothing (literally nth) 40 years ago. Everything takes time and he's working on it. 👌 *peace*
2018 there no other parties left there is only CPP
No
The Cambodia democracy is dead.
Hun sen needs to go enough
why there is a bjp flag in the thumbnail ?
western media clickbait
Pichpanharith Dara ..
Really Cambodia’s flag.....? That is a BJP Scarf
Yeah... if you think that mass protest would work? People get shot and assaulted every time a protest happens. I'm still hopeful something good happens to us, but right now, I'm horribly 50-50 about the whole political situation we have right now. Frankly, a lot of people aren't positive about it...
form new gvmnts n military take out Hun sen