Hun Sen Dancing Around Covid and the Vulnerable

 

«បើសិនជាអាច គាត់ [អាជ្ញាធរភូមិ-ឃុំ] ដើរកត់ [ស្រង់ស្ថិតិពលរដ្ឋនៅតំបន់ក្រហមដើម្បីចែកស្បៀង] តាមផ្ទះ បានគាត់កត់តាមផ្ទះវិញ ស្រួលជាង ឱ្យដឹងថា ផ្ទះណាអត់ៗ ព្រោះអ្នកខ្លះគាត់មានសម្បូរហូបចុកហើយនៅតែគេបានអំណោយទៀត ហើយខ្ញុំអត់មែនទែន ទៅជាអត់បានអំណោយនឹងគេវិញ។»

កម្មករសំណង់ លោក សំ សុដន កូន១០នាក់ ក្នុងបន្ទុក ភូមិ៤ សង្កាត់លេខ៤ ខណ្ឌមិត្តភាព ខេត្តព្រះសីហនុ ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣០ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២១ វីអូឌី

 

«ខ្ញុំដាក់យូរដែរហើយ តាំងពីថ្ងៃទី១៤ [មេសា] មក ដាក់ពីរដងហើយ! ដាក់លើកទី១ ខ្ញុំមានលុយខ្លះទិញម្ហូបខ្លះបានពីរបីពេល បានម៉ា [ម្ចាស់ផ្ទះជួល​] គាត់ចែក [អង្ករ] ឱ្យបាន៥គីឡូក្រាម​ហើយខ្ញុំហូប​ប៉ុន្មានថ្ងៃមុនអា៥គីឡូហ្នឹង ហើយបានបងជាប់បន្ទប់ គាត់ឱ្យខ្លះ [ឥលូវសល់ប៉ុន្មាន?] សល់ប្រហែល១គីឡូ។»

កម្មការិនីរោងចក្រ​អ្នកស្រី ឃួន សុខុន ថ្ងៃ​ទី​៣០ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២១ វីអូឌី

 

«ពួកគាត់ [អ្នកប្រកបរបរក្រៅប្រព័ន្ធរត់រ៉ឺម៉កកង់បីនិងស៊ីក្លូ] ពិបាករស់នៅ អ្នកខ្លះអត់មានផ្ទះសម្បែងអ៊ីចឹង ដេកលើរ៉ឺម៉ក ត្រូវបានគេដេញអ៊ីចឹងទៅ ឬក៏ដេកតាមចិញ្ចើមផ្ទះរបស់គេ។ អ្នកមួយចំនួនជួលផ្ទះគេ អ៊ីចឹងគាត់ផលលំបាកអស់ថ្លៃជួលផ្ទះ ហើយអាហារហូបចុកប្រចាំថ្ងៃ ហើយលុយបង់ធនាគារបង់អីទៅ អាហ្នឹងបញ្ហាលំបាកហើយ។ មកដល់ពេលនេះឃើញថា រដ្ឋបានជួយតិចតួចតែប៉ុណ្ណោះ ពួកគាត់ជាច្រើនទៀតនៅមិនទាន់មានការឧបត្ថម្ភពីអាជ្ញាធររដ្ឋនៅឡើយ ត្រូវរង់ចាំ។ ក្នុងស្ថានភាពបែបនេះ អ្នកខ្លះសឹងតែដាច់អាហារម្ដងៗហើយ ដាច់ស្បៀងអាហារហូបចុកប្រចាំថ្ងៃ អ៊ីចឹងសង្ឃឹមតែលើរដ្ឋប៉ុណ្ណោះឯង»។

ប្រធានសមាគមប្រជាធិបតេយ្យឯករាជ្យនៃសេដ្ឋកិច្ចក្រៅប្រព័ន្ធ លោក វន់ ពៅ ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៩ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២១ វីអូឌី

Daily Covid-19 infection and death rates will climb further, unless of course Hun Sen resorts to doctoring the numbers. He has already changed some causes of death from Covid-related to something most questionable. Still, the casualties will continue to accumulate due to his mismanagement, perhaps until a herd immunity is somehow reached.

The mismanagement of the pandemic and its subsequent impact is glaring. First, his contact tracing which is vital in any plan to break community transmissions is limited to publishing lists of Covid victims with their extensive personal details, except photograph that may come later. They appeal to those who have had any contact with the infected to come forward for testing. Despite the privacy violation, this contact tracing process is useless as the caseload continues to explode.

Second, imposed lockdowns are not working well; the rules are either unenforceable, or conflicting, or ignored by enforcing officials. For instance, they allow citizens three shopping trips a week, but without a monitoring system in place. They allow for essential services to move about, yet many authorised trucks delivering foodstuff are turned back at checkpoints. The rules’ makers and enforcers could not be more ineffective if they embarked upon a concerted political defiance to ensure Hun Sen’s failure.

Third, the lockdown relies on prosecutions with heavy fines and violent enforcements with physical canning like in kid schools of the last century, rather than on mass education and persuasion. Do they fail to convince the mass because of credibility issues, or their overwhelming mindset is on using violence for mass control?

Fourth, relief measures during the pandemic and lockdowns are inadequate and selective with ill-timed distributions. Red Zone residents must come out in droves, defying curfew and lockdown measures, to demand immediate assistance; they say they are running out of food. Many destitute question why they have not received any relief while better-off others have. The political card is again in play, leaving out in the cold those who are perceived to be the government’s critics or opposition supporters.

Thus, if Hun Sen, who has danced around Covid since its arrival, ever has a grand plan to extract benefits from the pandemic for himself, he cannot come up with a better design. His ego trip is sky-high with so many people begging for his generosity. All reliefs come with a clear label that they are donated by the Hun couple. They hold them back until the destitute become frantic, so that their “good deeds” mean more.

Indeed, Hun Sen also looks after his minions. It is unthinkable his world-renowned corrupt officials refuse their “entitlements” along the bureaucratic conveyor belt when handling the $800m reliefs. He allows private hospitals to treat and charge Covid-infected patients; the service fee is against his earlier vow of free Covid treatments. These hospitals are smart enough to select cash-rich patients to avoid sucking rocks for blood.

Hence, Hun Sen appears again to be hit in the arse by a rainbow with a fortune smile on his face.

Ung Bun Ang

04v21

Fake News You Can Use

If Hun Sen et al mismanage the living under Covid, how do they manage ashes of the dead? Nothing to brag about, it seems.

Tep Sopheap, whose mother passed away on 22 April and was cremated the next day, has no idea where and when her mother’s ashes will ever be made available for collection. Deputy President of Khmer Soviet Friendship Hospital Mok Theavy claims doctors are too busy to inform surviving families when and where to collect the ashes.

They may be so busy that they will just give out a pile of ashes of anything to anyone who come to ask for their loved one’s ashes.

«ខ្ញុំចង់បានតែអដ្ឋិធាតុម៉ែខ្ញុំមកវិញទេ បើថារួច[ចប់]កូវីដ ខ្ញុំមានលុយ ខ្ញុំធ្វើបុណ្យសង្ឃទានតិចតួច​ជាមួយបងប្អូនខ្ញុំនៅផ្ទះហ្នឹង ​អត់មានធ្វើអីធំដុំទេ។ និយាយទៅ ការពិបាកចិត្តចេះតែមានហើយ ចេះតែបារម្ភរហូត​ខ្លាចគេមិនយកអដ្ឋិធាតុមកឱ្យវិញអ៊ីចឹង អត់មានអីធ្វើបុណ្យឱ្យគាត់អ៊ីចឹង។»

អ្នកស្រី ទេព សុភាព ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៨ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២១ វីអូឌី

«អដ្ឋិធាតុសពអ្នកកើតកូវីដ-១៩ទាំងអស់ ខាងក្រុមគ្រូពេទ្យដែលយកសពទៅបូជានោះបានរក្សាទុកឱ្យគ្រួសារសព ប៉ុន្តែការមិនបានជូនដំណឹងទៅគ្រួសារ ដោយសារគ្រូពេទ្យជាប់​រវល់។»

អនុប្រធានមន្ទីរពេទ្យមិត្តភាពខ្មែរ-សូវៀត វេជ្ជបណ្ឌិត ម៉ុក ធាវី ថ្ងៃ​ទី២៨ ខែមេសា ឆ្នាំ២០២១ វីអូឌី

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