Well, NRP/Funcinpec should have gone out of existence a long time ago. They have lost the legitimacy to exist as political force.
His brother, Thav Kim Long, will be out looking for a lok thom position, too. On Tue, Oct 14, 2008 at 2:28 AM, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > *More NRP members defect to the CPP* > <http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&do_pdf=1&id=22097> > > <http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=22097&pop=1&page=0&Itemid=52> > > <http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index2.php?option=com_content&task=emailform&id=22097&itemid=52> > Written by Meas Sokchea Monday, 13 October 2008 > ANGER towards Prince Norodom Ranariddh has caused more than 20 officials > from his self-named political party to defect to the Cambodian People's > Party, as the Kingdom's political opposition continues to lose its leaders. > > The Norodom Ranariddh Party's former deputy secretary general, Thav Kimhor, > told the Post that he and other party members defected to the CPP because > they lost faith in the NRP after Ranariddh's resignation as its leader. > > "I defected because I saw that NRP politics are not sustainable. The > Prince's departure from politics has not been an example of responsible > leadership," Thav Kimhor said. > > "When the Prince arrived in Cambodia and resigned from politics, he did not > think about the NRP members," he said. > "The Prince appealed to us to get in a boat, but when the helicopter > arrived, he got in and left us floating in the ocean." > > Suth Dina, spokesman and deputy secretary general of the NRP, told the Post > on Sunday that his party does not know how many members will leave, but has > received just one formal letter of resignation from Heng Chantha. > > CPP lawmaker Cheam Yeap said Sunday that the NRP defectors have not yet > been given roles in the government, but that the ruling party is considering > what their roles should be. > > "Their positions have not yet been decided, but we will not disappoint > them," he said. > > The president of the Cambodian National Research Organisation, Heang Rithy, > said that all the politicians who left opposition parties to join the CPP > are not acting for the good of the country. > > > > ------------------------------ > New *MapQuest Local* shows what's happening at your destination. Dining, > Movies, Events, News & more. Try it out! > <http://local.mapquest.com/?ncid=emlcntnew00000002> > > > > -- MR, Khlean + Khlao + Khlach = Khmer --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
