Letter from KI-Media Reader

kang

To Ki-Media Administrators

Hello Bong or Pu Tang 2 Neak,

I am writing to you is to discuss my frustration regarding our native country. I was about 8 y.o, when I was taken to the Concentration Camp during the KR era. There are many issues in the KI forum; people are just absent minded and defending a tyrant like Hun Sen. It makes me so frustrated. I am saddened that the people will never live in peace, prosperity, and without fear as long as CPP is the ruling party. I have so much stuffs in my head; I can't put on paper as good as you two. You have written very well in the KI-media.

There are so much fighting in the forum. If we just put 1% of those energy to good cause, we (Khmer) probably better off solving some of the Principle of the Conflict Resolution. We should sweating together for our native country, but instead we chose side to bloodshed srok Khmer once more. The wealth of the country is the people, not of the political arena. The CPP failed to grasp that concept.

As part of the planet Earth citizen, We ought to work for a common cause. E Pluribus Unum (from the many -- we are one!). We should accept the different among all of us. Most countries around the globe now are talking about the Sustainability in the 21st Century? Does Cambodia has any clue what the climate change do the ecosystem. I am not physicist, engineers, climatologist, but I am a Registered Nurse by profession. I many interests specifically the first 3 fields.

My last 4 visits to Cambodia since 2002; it has changed so much since my childhood during the Khmer Rouge. The land becomes more arid, soil depleted in nutrients due to increase temperature and drought related issue. The extinction of many species; seeing more insects and drought related crops damage. The people just know why? They haven't a clue! The soil erosion and nutrient loss d/t not understanding of important of crop rotation cycle. The peasants using 1000 year old technique to plant rice; low crops yield. I scratched my head. Where the Agriculture Minister in Cambodia?

Around Phnom Sompov, the land is desolate; barely has any trees left standing. It all became the fuel for cooking! Where the government subsidies, so forest can be left standing? When there's not enough trees, the water cycle is being altered. The country is experiencing more drough season, the climate is warmer, the soil more arid, and increase crops damage insects d/t extinction of its natural enemy.

There are 117 death per 1000 live birth in Cambodia. This is an outrageous stat, but it's true 'cause the lack of clean water access and health/nutrition access. What is the government of Cambodia doing with the donor money being infused annually? I better stop right here.

Sincerely,