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Wednesday 25 January 2012

[Veteran revolutionary] Chea Soth cremated at ceremony presided over by Heng Samrin and Hun Sen

Top: officials from the ruling Cambodian People's Party, including
PM Hun Sen, National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Senate President Chea Sim, attended Chea Soth's funeral.
Bottom: Chea Soth's funeral pyre and funeral procession through the street of Phnom Penh.

Published: 25-Jan-12

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald) - Veteran Cambodia People's Party (CPP) member and former deputy prime minister Chea Soth was cremated Wednesday at an emotional ceremony presided over by National Assembly President Heng Samrin and Prime Minister Hun Sen.

Accompanied by a military guard of honor, the national ceremony for the late privy councillor and dean of the National Assembly, who died on Saturday at the age of 85, was attended by hundreds of people in front of Wat Botum.

A long procession with Chea Soth's coffin arrived at the park in front of the temple around 8 a.m. with Chea Soth's family members and relatives along with a group of parliamentarians led by Say Chhum, second vice president of the National Assembly who also chairs the standing committee of the CPP Politburo.

Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, who is also interior minister, read condolences from King Norodom Sihamoni as well as King Father Norodom Sihanouk, who are both currently in Beijing with the King Mother.

"The death of His Excellency Chea Soth is the loss of a great son of the people and the Kingdom of Cambodia who was actively involved for the sake of the nation, religion and king," the monarch said.

The King Father described the death of Chea Soth, who was ranked eighth in CPP Politburo, as "the loss of a great son of the Cambodian people who made physical, mental and intellectual sacrifices for the sake of the motherland."

Fellow Politburo member Ney Pena, also a member of the National Assembly, described Chea Soth as "an outstanding party activist.

"Delegates are in mourning and deeply nostalgic over the loss of His Excellency Chea Soth who made every sacrifice for the sake of the nation, the people and Cambodian People's Party," he said.

In a keynote address before the cremation, Nguon Nhel recalled that Chea Soth joined the struggle for independence from France in 1949 before leaving Cambodia in 1954 to study in Vietnam.

The veteran revolutionary joined the movement against Pol Pot in 1978 and became a member of the reconstituted Khmer People's Revolutionary Party in 1981, later serving as ambassador to Vietnam, planning minister,deputy prime minister and ultimately privy councillor since 1992. He was also elected to four terms in the National Assembly.

"This is the last time that we, the peasants of the Cambodian People's Party, members of the National Assembly, Senate and Government along with Your Excellency's children and relatives, will ever be together,' Nguo Nhel said, his voice choking with emotion.

"In a few minutes, your body will disappear," he said. "What still remains and won't disappear are your courage, patriotism, patient struggle and huge achievements for society and the nation. We are all committed to extending and keeping alive forever your patriotic wisdom, heroism and experience."

The funeral pyre was lit by Heng Samrin, the former head of state who is now honorary chairman of the CPP.
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DAP News- Wednesday, 25 January 2012 10:24 ដោយៈ គុជ វិភាគ-Posted: ID-009
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ភ្នំពេញៈ បន្ទាប់ពីតម្កល់សពធ្វើបុណ្យរយៈពេល៤ថ្ងៃ កន្លងទៅនោះ ពិធីបូជាសពលោក ជា សុទ្ធ បានប្រព្រឹត្តទៅហើយ នៅព្រឹកថ្ងៃទី២៥ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ នៅសួនច្បាមុខវត្តបុទុបតី ។

អញ្ជើញចូលរួមនៅក្នុងពិធីបុណ្យបូជាសពលោក ជា សុទ្ធ រួមមានសម្ដេចតេជោ ហ៊ុន សែន នាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី នៃកម្ពុជា សម្ដេច ហេង សំរិន ប្រធានរដ្ឋសភា ព្រមទាំងសមាជិកព្រឹទ្ធសភា សមាជិករដ្ឋសភា សមាជិករដ្ឋាភិបាល និងកងកម្លាំងប្រដាប់អាវុធជាច្រើននាក់ទៀត។

លោកឧបនាយករដ្ឋមន្រ្តី ស ខេង បានឡើងអានសាររំលែកទុក្ខរបស់ព្រះករុណា ព្រះបាទ នរោត្តម សីហមុនី ព្រះមហាក្សត្សកម្ពុជា និងសាររំលែកទុក្ខរបស់ ព្រះមហាវីរៈក្សត្ស សម្ដេចព្រះ នរោត្តម សីហនុ ដែលបានផ្ងើសាររំលែកទុក្ខ ដល់ក្រុមគ្រួសារលោក ជា សុទ្ធ។

បន្ទាប់ពីលោក ងួន ញិល អនុប្រធានទី១រដ្ឋសភាបានឡើងអានវិយោគកថា និងជីវប្រវត្តិ របស់លោក ជា សុទ្ធ រួចមក សម្ដេច ហេង សំរិន បានជូនភ្លើងបូជាសពលោក ជា សុទ្ធ ។

គួបញ្ជាក់ថាលោក ជា សុទ្ធ សមាជិករដ្ឋសភាប្រចាំរាជធានីភ្នំពេញ និងជាសមាជិកការិយាល័យនយោបាយ គណបក្ស ប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា បានទទួលមរណភាពនៅល្ងាចថ្ងៃទី២១ ខែមករា ឆ្នាំ២០១២ ក្នុងអាយុ៨៦ឆ្នាំ៕

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Can someone see anything wrong in the top picture? Chea Sim, who is supposed to be the most senior official, being acting head of state, senate president and president of the ruling CPP, has been seated at the back row. Only Hun Sen and Heng Samrin were seated at the front. This is a sign that Chea Sim had been sidelined, demoted and will be tossed away by Hun Sen very soon.

Anonymous said...

10:42pm,

Because Chea Sim thinks that if he sits at the front, he will be next after Chea Soth.

What Sihanouk and his gay son said clearly shown that both betrayed Khmer people who fought against the invassion of Vietnam in the 80s and 90s.

Khmer from Sydney CBD

Anonymous said...

......Because Chea Sim will join Chea Soth soon.