Dear Bryan, You may want to check which year Hok Lundy "actually" came to the US, then you wil understand the statement reported in the article. FYI, here are some links for your perusal:
http://www.voanews.com/Khmer/archive/2006-06/2006-06-09-voa15.cfm http://ki-media.blogspot.com/2007/04/hok-lundy-cleared-to-visit-us-2-other.html http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/component/option,com_jcs/Itemid,52/crestrictid,6360/task,add/ http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/17/AR2007041701771.html Sincerely, MP On Mon, Nov 3, 2008 at 10:08 AM, Bryan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > The news that Hok Lundy was refused visa entry to the US in 2006 is not > TRUE. Read my lips for it. I know of a guy in LA who dined with Hok Lundy > in a Chinese Restaurant in LA with all his entourage. The bill was > somewhere around 7K, all paid for by the Chinese entrepreneurs. > > Hok Lundy and LA Sheriff have good relationship. They treat each other in > high class when one visits antoher. Mr. Hok was given a chopper tour around > LA with fanfare. > > So who said the US Immigration banned Mr. Hok from entering the US of A? > This is not True. > > --- On *Mon, 11/3/08, Khmer Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>* wrote: > > From: Khmer Blood <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: US rockers The Click Five to play Cambodia's Angkor Wat > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED], [email protected] > Cc: "Cambodia Digital Center" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: Monday, November 3, 2008, 9:41 AM > > > US rockers The Click Five to play Cambodia's Angkor Wat > > 2 hours ago PHNOM PENH (AFP) — American rock band The Click Five plans to > play a concert at Cambodia's famed Angkor Wat temple next month as part of a > campaign to fight human trafficking, organiser MTV music channel said > Monday. > > The December 7 concert by the group, who are popular in Southeast Asia, is > part of a series of music shows in Cambodia organised by MTV and the US > Agency for International Development to raise awareness in young people > about human trafficking in the region. > "What we have is the chance to reach out and create a lot of interest about > human trafficking," Matt Love, spokesman for the MTV Europe Foundation, said > of the concert. > > Cambodia has struggled to shed its reputation as soft on human trafficking, > and earlier this year suspended marriages between foreigners and Cambodians > amid concerns they were being used to traffic poor, uneducated women.. > > The US State Department refused a visa to Cambodia's police chief Hok Lundy > in 2006 due to allegations he was involved in trafficking prostitutes.. > > The previous international recording artist to perform at Angkor Wat, built > in the 12th century and listed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site, was tenor > Jose Carreras who sang for a charity gala dinner there in 2002. > > > "My Khmer Compatriots, ask not what Cambodia and her People can do for you, > ask what you can do for Cambodia and her People" > > The Khmer Politicians have only interpreted the Cambodia and her beloved > people in various ways. > The point, however, is to change it... > ---Khmer Blood--- > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ 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 -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
