Friday 2 March 2018


Hun Sen Says He is a Dummy



“We didn’t plan to burn Hun Sen’s effigy, but he is the one who reminded us yesterday.”


Melbourne resident Va Malina, 23 February 2018, The Phnom Penh Post


សុំផ្ដាំទៅអាអ្នកត្រៀមធើបាតុកម្ម មុខរបស់លោកឯងត្រូវចាំ [ចង្អុលម្រាមដៃ] ជាកិតិ្ដយសនៃរដ្ឋាភិបាលរបស់លោកឯង ប៉ុន្ដែអ្នកឯងហ្នឹង ជាសេរីភាពរបស់អ្នកឯង តែអ្នកឯងកុំភ្លេចថា ខ្ញុំក៍មានប្រជាជននៅខាងក្រៅប្រទេសគាំទ្រ ហើយជួបរាប់រយនាក់ច្រើនជាង។ ជានិច្ចជាកាល ខ្ញុំទៅណាក៍ដោយ អ្នកធើបាតុកម្មមានប្រមាណជា១០ភាគរយនៃអ្នកដែលមានជួបខ្ញុំតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ... ស្រែកទៅ ធើទៅ ស្រែកទៅ​ ស្រែកទៅ ប៉ុន្ដែសុំផ្ដាំ កុំដុតរូបអោយសោះ។ ដុតរូប អញតាមដល់ផ្ទះ ប្រាប់អោយហើយ។ ជំនាន់ធ្វើបាតុកម្ម២០១៣ អត់ហ៊ានដែរ សម្ដេចក្រឡាហោមប្រាប់ទៅទូតអាមេរិកាំងថា ឯកឧត្ដម ប្រាប់ពួកអ្នកធើបាតុកម្ម ស្រុកខ្មែរអប្បីយជំនឿ ស្រុកខ្មែរអប្បីយជំនឿ បើហ៊ានតែធើរូប ហើយដុតរូប ច្បាស់ជាមានរឿងហើយ។ ខ្ញុំប្ដូរផ្ដាច់ពេលហ្នឹង បើហ៊ានតែធើរូប​អាស្អី ទីញមោងរូបខ្ញុំយកទៅដុត អញតាមវ៉ៃដល់ផ្ទះអ្ហែង ប្រាប់អោយហើយ។ ហ៊ីស អានេះ និយាយអោយច្បាស់ សិទ្ធិរបស់ឯងមាន បើសិទ្ធិអ្នកឯងមានសិទ្ធិដុតគេ គេមានសិទ្ធិវ៉ៃអ្នកឯង មានទាស់ខុសអី? អាហ្នឹងសិទ្ធិទៅ​ សិទ្ធិមក។ អ្នកឯងដល់ហឹង្សាលើរូបកាយគេ ហើយអ្នកឯងចាត់ទុកថា អាហ្នឹងរូបហ៊ុនសែនយកទៅដុត តាមដល់ផ្ទះ អត់ទេ ក្របួចយកតែម្ដង។

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«​ខ្ញុំ​សូម​ផ្ដាំ​ទៅ​ស្គាល់​ពី​អាស៊ាន​ឲ្យ​ច្បាស់​បន្តិច​។ អាស៊ាន​ បើ​អត់​ ហ៊ុន សែន អត់​មាន​ន័យ​ថា​អាស៊ាន​ទេ​។ ហ៊ុន សែន អាច​ជំទាស់​មិន​ឲ្យ​ចេញ​សេចក្ដី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​ណា​មួយ​រួច ​រវាង​អាស៊ាន និង​អូស្ត្រាលី​។ សាកល្បង​លមើល​ទៅ​ មិនមែន​ត្រឹម​តែ​អូស្ត្រាលី​ អាច​គាប​សង្កត់​កម្ពុជា​ទេ ហ៊ាន​មើល​ កម្ពុជា​សូម​ដាក់​បញ្ហា​ទុក​ជា​មុន បើ​សិន​ជា​អ្នកឯង​ហ៊ាន​ផ្ដេសផ្ដាស​។ កម្ពុជា​តែ​ម្នាក់​អាច​នឹង​ធ្វើឲ្យ​គាំង​ទាំងអស់​នៃ​ការ​ចេញ​សេចក្ដី​ថ្លែងការណ៍​ព្រោះ​របៀបរបប​ការងារ​របស់​អាស៊ាន វា​ត្រូវ​តែ​មាន​កុង​សង់ស៊ីស រឿង​អី​ដែល​ [​យើង​] ​ត្រូវ​ហោះ​ពី​កម្ពុជា​ទៅ​ឲ្យ​គេ​ស្ដី​ឲ្យ​នៅ​ប្រទេស​អូស្ត្រាលី​។​»

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“Cambodians have always thought their country is more important than it is.”

Professor David P. Chandler, 16 May 2016, Voice of America Khmer



Now, why does Hun Sen raise his dummy burning in Australia on the eve of his visit to that country, especially when no-one is thinking of it?  Whatever the reasons, he must want to test his absolute authority beyond the border of Cambodia. The authority he wields to terrorise his critics at home moves into another jurisdiction.

In a crude language that makes gangsters proud of him, Hun Sen has succeeded in inciting Cambodian overseas to torch his dummies despite his threats to have torchers beaten up. Diasporas in Australia and Canada have taken up the Hun Sen dare, and burnt his dummies.

How Hun Sen responds may largely depend on what the burning does to his body and ego.

He says the burning is an act of violence on his body. He equates himself to the dummy, to which he refers in Khmer as “Ting-Moung”. He should know by now what the burning has done to his body. Unless it has turned into ashes like the torched “Ting-Moung”, he ought to re-assess his primitive supernatural belief.

Hun Sen worships a Neak Ta he keeps at his city residence in a shrine well-decorated and maintained 24/7. All glass windows of the residence and all mirrors within are scribbled with shell lime powder to keep evil spirits away.

He may indeed have a phantom pain in his egoistic head though – any absolute authoritarians would. If so, he may want to consult his fortune-teller or psychologist to manage his anxiety; there is little he can do now to stop the burning of his Ting-Moung.

Still, there are obstacles for him to alleviate the anxiety. First, despite persistent claim of upholding rule of law, Hun Sen does not practice it. Rather than trying to prosecute Ting-Moung burners in court, Hun Sen takes the law into his own hands. He must know he has no control over independent courts.

Second, authoritarian Hun Sen is not satisfied with the 90% support he says he has among the overseas diaspora. Any politicians would kill for the popularity level. Yet, he allows the 10% to drive him around the bend – perhaps straight into his early grave with his current high blood pressure and diabetes.

Third, if David Chandler is correct, Hun Sen is suffering from a severe case of an exaggerated sense of his own importance. While on paper he can stuff up any Asean consensus, the plain truth is that often consensus statements are merely a public relations icing-on-the-cake exercise. There are bilateral dealings between Australia and each of the Asean nations to well serve their respective interests.

Fourth, there seems to be a slight psychopathic trait in Hun Sen’s character. While delivering threats to beat up Australian citizens in Australia, Hun Sen claims his visit bestows honour to the country. Australians would have rocks in their head, if they agreed with him.

Then again, Hun Sen may choose to stay home to nurture the phantom pain inflicted by the current bout of the Ting-Moung burning.


Ung Bun Ang
2iii18



By the Way


Pseng-Pseng has learned Cambodian ambassador Koy Kuong in Canberra has shifted into overdrive to protect Hun Sen from all evil spirits, and to ensure that he will not suffer any voodoo effect or turn into dust like his Ting-Moung they are burning and are going to burn.

Pseng-Pseng understands Koy Kuong has difficulties in securing a service of monks in Sydney to perform blessing chanting and rituals. He may have to import monks from Cambodia. In case he could not secure any locals to do the beating and go to jail for Hun Sen, he may as well arm these imported monks with baton, if not gun.




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