Cambodge: quelle de veilles pierres à la frontier thai

Preah Vihear is Cambodian's territorail souvereignty.

Thai should respect the decisions of ICJ in 1962 and 32 nd World Heritage Commitee of UNESCO in 2008. It's useless to claim Preah Vihear Temple as Thai belonging. Otherwise, Thais should learn again about their own history, who you are and where you are from. There are lots documents writing about the history of Thai and Cambodia. I think what thai is doing now not like to promote Preah Vihear as tourism destination but also make the world know Cambodia clear as well as they know the ICJ decision and the listed Preah Vihear as World Heritage. So , they jump to conclusions that Thai is doing something that the world not accept and also violate of UN charter

Most of Thais should read these articles which make them clearly understand.

BURNING ISSUE

Bruised nationalism stirring bad feelings between Thais, Cambodians
By Supalak GanjanakhundeePublished on July 17, 2008

There is a whiff of undesirable difficulty building up in relations between Thailand and Cambodia in the aftermath of the World Heritage listing for the controversial Preah Vihear temple. It is arising from the obligations forced upon the Samak Sundaravej government and the Foreign Ministry by the ongoing People's Alliance for Democracy street protest, the stance of the opposition Democrat Party and the actions of some senators and nationalist academics.

Bruised nationalism is stimulating feelings of hatred between Thais and Cambodians. Anti-Cambodian sentiment is growing stronger as Thais - who consider themselves superior to their southeastern neighbours - feel they have lost face because Cambodia managed to have the Hindu temple listed as a World Heritage site.

The listing of anyplace as a World Heritage site is not a matter of gain or loss. But many Thais are convinced of loss, because they've been told repeatedly that the listing means Thailand has lost sovereignty over Preah Vihear. So, as Cambodia celebrated last week's World Heritage listing, many Thais felt bitter.

Legal misinterpretation by intellectuals has confused the powerful Thai sense of ownership. The entire world is aware that in 1962, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ruled Preah Vihear was "situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia".
As a member of the United Nations, Thailand had to accept the ruling and hand the temple over to Cambodia. In the decades since then, there has been no legal bid to reclaim the site. Some legal experts intentionally misinterpreted Article 60 of the ICJ's rules by saying it reserved the right to reclaim the temple.

In fact, the article merely says that "in the event of a dispute as to the meaning or scope of judgement", the court will construe such matters upon the request of any party.
Therefore, in the language of the law, de facto and de jure, the Hindu temple of Preah Vihear belongs to Cambodia.

For the past 46 years, the Thai authorities have never dared use Article 60 to ask the ICJ for clarification of the meaning or scope of its ruling. Such action may have caused further loss of territory, because in making its original decision, the court referred to a French-made map that swallowed up a large swathe of so-called "overlapping" area in Cambodia's favour. The whole mountain where the temple stands may now be under Cambodian sovereignty.
Many Cambodians have been quoted in their local media as saying Thailand's unlimited greed would end up bringing the country shame. One Cambodia woman at the temple told The Phnom Penh Post she was increasingly worried that the dispute would turn ugly.

"We are concerned that the Thais have come here to create trouble," she said, referring to hundreds of Thai protesters who gathered near the temple a few weeks ago.
The group threatened to storm it. On Tuesday, three of their number carried out the threat and were arrested by Cambodian authorities and held for several hours. This kind of emotion will likely destroy the fundamentally good relations between the two countries in the short-term future if both sides allow feelings to get out of hand.

Then there is a technical problem. Former foreign minister Noppadon Pattama was forced to emphasise Thai concerns linking the heritage listing with sovereignty before the World Heritage Committee in Quebec, Canada. That stance could become a powerful argument for Cambodia to use in opposing Thailand's forthcoming application for World Heritage listing of the adjoining area downhill from the temple within two years.

The World Heritage Committee pointed out its regulations stipulate that the listing of any World Heritage site has nothing to do with sovereignty. However, the Thai team arguing against the listing insisted the committee recognise the domestic political sensitivity of the Preah Vihear site.
Phnom Penh may now be able to turn the tables on Bangkok, since Cambodia also claims sovereignty over territory containing many archaeological sites along the border, including the area downhill from Preah Vihear.

It is difficult to imagine what may happen in the future if Thailand is forced to cut "overlapping" areas off of the sites it proposes for listing. In fact, Thailand may ultimately be left with no sites along the border for which to apply for World Heritage listing.

Temple could draw millions of tourists

By Subhatra BhumiprabhasThe NationPublished on July 17, 2008

The listing of Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site has caused extraordinary things to happen to neighbours Cambodia and Thailand.
Strong feelings of nationalism are stirring in Thailand with discourse on "land and sovereignty", while Cambodia is seizing the opportunity provided by the listing of the 900-year-old temple, says Associate Professor Pipop Udorn of Thammasat University's Faculty of Commerce and Accountancy.
For Cambodia - where about 35 per cent of the people live below the poverty line on less than Bt6 a day - Preah Vihear is a potential "economic miracle" that could help it achieve the UN's Millennium Development Goals, Pipop said at a symposium on "Politics and Nationalism - The Preah Vihear Case".
"It [inscription on the World Heritage List] means a new airport, cable car, hotels, casino, employment for more than 300,000 local people, and US$2 billion [Bt67 billion] from tourism income," said Pipop, adding that Cambodia's Tourism Action Plan targeted 3.12 million tourists by 2010.
Preah Vihear's World Heritage listing reflects the success of the Cambodian government's Economic Quadrangle policy under Prime Minister Hun Sen's administration. Conversely, it reflects failure by the Thai government to inform the public about the benefits Thailand could share from the listing, Pipop said.
Thai governments since 2005 had supported the World Heritage listing by Cambodia and had already provided financial assistance to build Road No 67 linking the attractive tourist site of Siem Reap to the Thai border next to Preah Vihear, he said.
Associate Professor Surachart Bamrungsuk agreed Thai society could do a much better job of turning the conflict into a real benefit.
Promoting the Preah Vihear site as a "Joint Cultural Development Area" or "Joint Tourism Area" would be an option to enable both countries to enjoy economic benefits as well as cultural development, Surachart said. Thailand's northeastern Isaan region would become a gateway to Indochina through cultural links.
"Today if we do not accept anything [the International Court of Justice's ruling and the decision of the World heritage Committee], we must answer to the world community on how we are going to coexist with others," said Surachart, a political scientist at Chulalongkorn University and an expert on national security.
The International Court of Justice, in a nine-vote-to-three ruling, judged Preah Vihear to be "situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia" some 46 years ago.
A letter by the then interior minister of July 6, 1962 to the prime minister stated: "Thailand is obligated to withdraw police, guards or other security from the Preah Vihear site by adhering to the principle that Cambodia will keep the remains of the Temple of Preah Vihear and the land beneath it." But anti-government groups, including senators, the
opposition and some academics claim the temple sits on Thai soil.

Why did the chicken cross the road?

Did i forget anyone?
!BARACK OBAMA: The chicken crossed the road because it was time for a CHANGE! The chicken wanted CHANGE!

JOHN MC CAIN: My friends, that chicken crossed the road because he recognized the need to engage in operation and dialogue with all the chickens on the other side of the road.

HILLARY CLINTON: When I was First Lady, I personally helped that little chicken to cross the road. This experience makes me uniquely qualified to ensure -- right from Day One! -- that every chicken in this country gets the chance it deserves to cross the road. But then, this really isn't about me.......

DR. PHIL: The problem we have here is that this chicken won't realize that he must first deal with the problem on 'THIS' side of the road before it goes after the problem on the 'OTHER SIDE' of the road. What we need to do is help him realize how stupid he's acting by not taking on his 'CURRENT' problems before adding 'NEW' problems.

OPRAH: Well, I understand that the chicken is having problems, which is why he wants to cross this road so bad. So instead of having the chicken learn from his mistakes and take falls, which is a part of life, I'm going to give this chicken a car so that he can just drive across the road and not live his life like the rest of the chickens.

GEORGE W. BUSH: We don't really care why the chicken crossed the road. We just want to know if the chicken is on our side of the road, or not. The chicken is either against us, or for us. There is no middle ground here.

COLIN POWELL: Now to the left of the screen, you can clearly see the satellite image of the chicken crossing the road...

ANDERSON COOPER - CNN: We have reason to believe there is a chicken, but we have not yet been allowed to have access to the other side of the road.

JOHN KERRY: Although I voted to let the chicken cross the road, I am now against it! It was the wrong road to cross, and I was misled about the chicken's intentions. I am not for it now, and will remain against it.

NANCY GRACE: That chicken crossed the road because he's GUILTY! You can see it in his eyes and the way he walks. PAT BUCHANAN: To steal the job of a decent, hardworking American.

MARTHA STEWART: No one called me to warn me which way that chicken was going. I had a standing order at the Farmer's Market to sell my eggs when the price dropped to a certain level. No little bird gave me any insider information. DR SEUSS: Did the chicken cross the road? Did he cross it with a toad? Yes, the chicken crossed the road, but why it crossed I've not been told.

ERNEST HEMINGWAY: To die in the rain. Alone.

JERRY FALWELL: Because the chicken was gay! Can't you people see the plain truth?' That's why they call it the 'other side.' Yes, my friends, that chicken is gay. And i f you eat that chicken, you will become gay too. I say we boycott all chickens until we sort out this abomination that the liberal media white washes with seemingly harmless phrases like 'the other side. hat chicken should not be crossing the road It's as plain and as simple as that.

GRANDPA: In my day we didn't ask why the chicken crossed the road. Somebody told us the chicken crossed the road, and that was good enough.

BARBARA WALTERS: Isn't that interesting? In a few moments, we will be listening to the chicken tell, for the first time, the heart warming story of how it experienced a serious case of molting, and went on to accomplish its life long dream of crossing the road.

ARISTOTLE: It is the nature of chickens to cross the road.

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ALBERT EINSTEIN: Did the chicken really cross the road, or did the road move beneath the chicken?

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AL GORE: I invented the chicken!

COLONEL SANDERS: Did I miss one?

DICK CHENEY: Where's my gun?

AL SHARPTON: Why are all the chickens white? We need some black chickens

Body Language

When words do not match what the body is saying, better to rely on the body as that is a far more accurate reflection of feelings, attitudes and intentions.

Body language comes into its own. These days, especially when many people are becoming more forthcoming in their interaction with each other, potential lovers are a lot less subtle than they used to be.

If you want to make a good first impression, use luck-bringing body language! In addition to smiling and making good eye contact, show the palms of your hands as this is an inviting gesture. Keep your arms unfolded and your legs uncrossed and your body leaning slightly forward. These are welcoming signals that send out a positive message. Don’t forget to show a hint of a smile!

The next time you attend a social event, observe how people who are strangers to one another will subconsciously try to match each other’s body gestures. When people are at the ‘making friends’ stage, they tend to mirror each other’s gestures in a subconscious effort to reach out. When someone introduces you to a “new” friend, see if he/she crosses his or her arms - this is a sign that tells you the other person is unsure of you. You can then also subtly cross your arms to mirror the gesture. But smile and lean forward as you do so, to send a non-verbal but friendly message that you want to make friends; then check if your message has been understood and taken positively by uncrossing your arms. If the person you are interacting with likes you he/she will definitely follow suit by also uncrossing his/her arms.

Skyscrapper in Phnom Penh near Future

Golden Tower 42

Boeung Po Peay

Camko City

Civil Service System in Cambodia

According to Kram NS – RKM-0196-024 dated January 24, 1996 on the Creation of the Secretariat of state of the Civil Service determines the organization of the Secretariat of State of the Civil Service and establishes its missions as well as the attributions of each of its attached departments and organs. Sub-decree (Anukret) 19 – ANK – BK Dated May 28, 1997 on the Organization and Functioning of the Secretariat of State of the Civil Service. The State Secretariat for Civil Service (SSCS) manages all of the civil servants, excluding military, police force, and judges of the juridical order and civil servants of the legislative order.

There are two levels in the civil service structure, the Central Administration and the Provincial Office. Those considered as main offices have Ministries, State Secretariats, and Institutions such as Authorities, Committees, and Councils, etc.. There are 25 ministries and two state secretariats in the Royal Government. With the exception of the Ministry of Royal Palace, Ministry of Foreign Affair and International Cooperation(Embassy), Ministry of National Defense ( Military Region, Provincial Military Headquarters, and Provincial Gendarmerie) , Ministry of Justice(Provincial Court Office), Office of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Interior(Governor Provincial Office, and Police Commissiariat ), State Secretariat for Civil Services, and State Secretariat for Civil Aviation, each ministry has its own provincial and municipal department, with each department having its own districts.

Qualificaton for employmentThe basic qualifications for employment in Government common to all positions are:

• Cambodian citizen;


• have at least 18 years but not more than 25 year old;


• Must not be deprived of his/her civil rights, civic and political;


• Must not have been condemned for a crime or attempted offence of good moral conduct, honor or integrity;


• Must satisfy the condition of physical aptitude for the exercise of the function as required by guidelines and applicable regulations;


• And must satisfy the aptitude conditionsrequired by the particular statue governing his/her body.

Civil servants work 5 days per week, from Monday to Friday, and 8 hours per day: morning section: 0700hrs to1130hrs and afternoon section: 1400hrs to 1730hrs.

Civil Servants are subdivided into four categories and each categories divided into 3 Grades :

• Category A: Administrator (Leader, Decision-maker); required at least Bachelor Degree and retired at age of 60.

1. Grade A1: Chief Administrator (has 6 steps A1-6 to A1-1)
   Position: Secretary General, Deputy Secretary General, Director General, General Inspector, Provincial and Municipal Governor.


2. Grade A2: Principle administrator (has 10 steps from A2-10 to A2-1)
   Position: Deputy Director General, Deputy General Inspector, Director of Central Department, Provincial and Municipal Vice Governor, Chief of District, Inspector.


3. Grade A3: Administrator (has 14 steps from A3-14 to A3-1)
   Position: Deputy Director of Central Department, Chief of Local Department, Bachelor,
   Master and Doctor without position.

• Category B: Mid Level Civil Servant (Leadership Assistant); required at least High School Education Diploma and retired at age of 58.

1. Grade B1: Chief Mid Level Civil Servant (has 6 steps from B1-6 to B1-3)
   Position: Central Head Office, Vice Chief of Local Department, Deputy Chief of District.


2. Grade B2: Principal Mid-Level Civil Servant (has 30 steps from B2-10 to B2-1)
   Position: Central Deputy Head Office, Provincial Head Office.


3. Grade B3: Mid Level Civil Servant (has 14 steps from B3-14 to B3-1)
   Position: Provincial Deputy Head Office, District Head Office.

• Category C: Secretary or Skilled Operators (Executive); required at least Hight School Education Diploma and retired at age of 55.

1. Grade C1: Chief Secretary (has 6 steps from C1-6 to C1-1)
   Position: Deputy Head Office of District.


2. Grade C2: Principal Secretary (has 10 steps from C2-10 to C2-1)
   Position: Communal Clerk.


3. Grade C3: Secretary (has 14 steps from C3-14 to C3-1)

• Category D: Administrative Agents; retired at age of 55.
  

1. Grade D1: Chief Administration Agent (has 6 steps from D1-6 to D1-1)
   Position: High Skill Worker.


2. Grade D2: Principal Administrative Agent (has 10 steps from D2-10 to D2-1)
   Position: Mid-Skill Worker.


3. Grade D3: Administrative Agent (has 14 steps from D3-14 to D3-1)

The pay structure of civil servants depends on its Categories, Grades, Classifications, and WageScales. The salaries are proportionate to Wage Scales, not to the level of position in government. Along with the base salary , there are many benefits which included: Family support allowances, Educational allowances (for teachers), Position Benefits (according to length of service), Compensation for health care, Zone Benefit (for agents workingin remote areas). but for the Position Benefit: provided for civil servants in Category A, B and C. These benefits are subdivided into 5 levels, according to the length of service and work experiences in the position and are as follows:

1. Level 5 for less than 3 years of work experiences;
2. Level 4 for 3 to 6 years of work experiences;
3. Level 3 for 6 to ten years of work experiences;
4. Level 2 for 10 to 16 years of work experiences; and
5. Level 1 for more than 16 years of work experiences.
   

Just for fun

the definition of married as : Its an agreement in which a man loses his bechelor degree and a woman gains her masters !

Before the marriage

He : Yes. At last. It was so hard to wait.
She : Do you want me to leave ?
He : NO ! Don't even think about it.
She : Do you love me ?
He : Of course !
She : Have you ever cheated on me?
He : NO! Why would you even ask ?
She : Will you kiss me ?
He : Yes !
She : Will you hit me ?
He : No way ! I'm not that kind of person !
She : Can I trust you ?

After the marriage, you can read it from bottom to the top !!!!

Love Letter

To,Juliet

Dearest Ms Juliet,

Sub: Offer of love!
Ref: Meeting in coffee shop!

I am pleased to inform you that I have fallen in Love with you since the 14th of February. With reference to the meeting held between us on the 13th of Feb. at 1400 hrs, I would like to present myself as a prospective lover.Our love affair would be on probation for a period of three months and depending on compatibility, would be made permanent. Of course, upon completion of probation, there will be continuous on the love training and performance appraisal schemes leading up to promotion from lover to spouse. The expenses incurred for coffee and entertainmentwould initially be shared equally between us.

Later, based on your performance, I might take up a larger share ofthe expenses. However I am broadminded enough to be taken care of, on yourexpense account.

I request you to kindly respond within 30 days of receiving this letter,failing which, this offer would be cancelled without further notice and I shall be considering someone else.

I would be happy, if you could forward this letter to your sister, if you do not wish to take up this offer.

Wish you all the best! Thanking you in anticipation,

Yours sincerely,

Romeo