Sar Kheng Runs Red Light

«មូលហេតុ ដោយសារកត្តាសំខាន់ ៣យ៉ាង គឺកត្តាកំណើន យានយន្តប្រមាណ ៣៧% កត្តាហេដ្ឋារចនាសម្ព័ន្ធដែលមិនទាន់មានតុល្យភាពនឹងកំណើនយានយន្ត និងកត្តាឥរិយាបថរបស់អ្នកប្រើប្រាស់ផ្លូវដែលមិនគោរព[ច្បាប់] និងការអនុវត្តច្បាប់ស្ដីពីចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោកមិនបានម៉ឺងម៉ាត់ ។»

ប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ សុវត្ថិភាព ចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោក ស ខេង ថ្ងៃទី២៧ ខែ​  មករា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍

«ទាំងអ្នកបើកបរស្រវឹងក៏ដោយ រីឯអ្នកប្រើគ្រឿងញៀន គឺឈប់ឲ្យបើកបរ១ជីវិតតែម្ដង ព្រោះគ្រឿងញៀន វាមិនអាចព្យាបាលជាសះស្បើយបានទេ អ៊ីចឹងបើរកឃើញនៅក្នុងក្រុមហ៊ុនណាប្រើប្រាស់អ្នកបើកបរមានគ្រឿងញៀន គឺក្រុមហ៊ុនហ្នឹងត្រូវតែមកទទួលខុសត្រូវចំពោះមុខច្បាប់។ គឺយើងត្រូវតែដកសិទ្ធិហ្នឹង ចំពោះអ្នកញៀនគ្រឿងញៀន គឺលែងឲ្យបើកបរ១ជីវិតតែម្ដង។»

ប្រធានគណៈកម្មាធិការជាតិ សុវត្ថិភាព ចរាចរណ៍ផ្លូវគោក ស ខេង ថ្ងៃទី ២២ ខែ ​មករា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ ភ្នំពេញប៉ុស្តិ៍

“When there are small packages it means that there are large packages being hidden somewhere. This is why we have to continue tackling the drug trafficking issue by cracking down on small-scale distribution in order to find out where the drugs were produced and stored.”

Deputy Premier Sar Kheng, 25 November 2019, Khmer Times

After a spell of apparent frustrations, Sar Kheng announces there are three major factors behind an ever-growing disastrous road tolls: a 37% increase in vehicle number, imbalance between road infrastructures and the vehicle number, and disregard for traffic rules and enforcements.

His announced measures to reduce future road tolls are most likely to fail, again. For the third factor, he urges all road users to respect the traffic rules; he instructs his officials to be diligent in enforcing them, and all establishments to increase public education campaigns on road rules and usage. These measures are nothing new, and the disastrous traffic statistics show they have been ineffective. Sar Kheng offers nothing to ensure a different outcome. Then, there are no measures against other two factors as if they will sort themselves out. Or, they are not the factors that need addressing.

Sar Kheng is so bewildered that he excludes some crucial factors from his crosshairs. First, according to his Committee’s statistics, a whopping 89% of the accidents that claims an average of 5.4 lives per day involves riders/drivers who either do not know traffic regulations or blatantly ignoring them, or both. The do-not-know are among those who ride a less-than-125cc motorcycle, which accounts for about 80% of the total accidents. Hun Sen has, since 2017, exempted them from having a driving/riding license and lowered a legal driving age from 16 to 15. The inverse correlation between the increasing fatality rate and lenient regulations is striking. The number of deaths has risen by 15.4% while they have been in effect from 2017 to 2019. Is Hun Sen the reason for Sar Kheng’s omission of this disastrous interference?

Second, Sar Kheng chooses to ignore an epidemic corruption that compromises everything, including integrity of traffic law enforcement. It may not be possible to overstate impact of the lax law enforcement on the road tolls. As CPP has been using the corruption to enrich their elites, it would be quite awkward for Sar Kheng to tackle it in traffic enforcements. Though drugs also cause road accidents, Sar Kheng is satisfied with arrests of small-time distributors and end-users of drugs, leaving alone major drug dealers. He must know these drug barons, like Kit Theang, are well-connected, and thus untouchable. Anyhow, the government has just rejected the latest assessment by Transparency International that places Cambodia at the bottom of the corruption barrel.

He may run out of humanly options to reduce the toll, but he still has divine interventions. Indeed, provincial governors and officials have been holding, since 2018, religious ceremonies to ward off road mishaps. The deity has not responded, but the prayers help those officials to feel good and hopeful in the face of the persistent policy and implementation failures.

Still, Sar Kheng instructs his law enforcement officials to act responsibly as if he knows what it means. If he knew where the buck stops, he would resign. He will run the red light as usual, just like the way he lets riders/drivers do.

Ung Bun Ang

30i20

Funny News You Can Read in Tears

Sok Eisan has a point in his rejection of the 2019 Corruption Index recently released by Transparency International (TI). It gives Cambodia a score of 20 out of 100 and ranks it at 162 out of 180 countries. He says these TI mobs could be “Eisei” – with a possible relation to Eiso or himself, Eisan – to come up with such specific numbers from some hundred thousand kilometres away.

However, Sok Eisan accepts that Cambodia is corrupt. He merely questions the extent of the corruption. He would fight tooth and nail to get TI to go consult Eisei Oum Yien Tieng (OYT) about his handy work at the Anti-Corruption Unit.

As there has not been much coming out of that unit, Sok Eisan must think Eisei OYT has waved his magic wand to make juicy cases disappear, leaving only the CPP elite sneaking around searching for a second passport.

So, nosy people, move on; there is nothing see here.

«យើង​គ្រាន់តែ​ដឹង​ថាមាន​អំពើពុករលួយ តែ​ត្រង់​ថា ខ្លាំង ឬ​ទាប ដាក់​ចេញ​ជា​ពិន្ទុ​បាន លុះត្រាតែ​វា​មាន​តួលេខ​ថា អ្នកនេះ​ពុករលួយ​កម្រិត​នេះ អ្នកនោះ​ពុករលួយ​កម្រិត​នោះ បាន​យើង​បូកសរុប​ទៅ​ចេញ​ជា​តួលេខ ហើយ​បើ​អត់​តួលេខ ចេះតែ​ឈរ​មើល​ពី​ចម្ងាយ​ចឹង​ទៅ​។ អ្នក​វាយ​តួលេខ​ហ្នឹង​ប្រហែល​វាយ​រាប់ម៉ឺន​គីឡូ​ពី​កម្ពុជា​។ ខ្ញុំ​ឆ្ងល់​ដែរ​ប្រហែលជា​ភ្នែក​ទិព្វ​ត្រចៀក​ទិព្វ​ហើយ​មើល​ទៅ ជំនាន់​ព្រះ​ជិនវង្ស​បាន​គេ​មើល​ដឹង ប្រហែល​លោកតា​ឥសី​ហើយ ទើប​មើល​ស្គាល់​អ៊ីចឹង​នោះ​។ ខ្ញុំ​មិន​ជឿ​ទេ ការវាយតម្លៃ​ហ្នឹង គឺថា​មិន​ផ្សារភ្ជាប់​នឹង​ការ​ជាក់ស្តែង​ទេ គឺ​គ្រាន់តែ​ស្មានៗ ដូច​គ្រូទាយ​អ៊ីចឹង ។»

​អ្នកនាំពាក្យគណបក្ស​ប្រជាជន​កម្ពុជា សុខ ឥសាន ថ្ងៃទី២២ ខែ​មករា ឆ្នាំ២០២០ វិទ្យុអាស៊ីសេរី

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