tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post6014161358377077733..comments2023-09-21T03:28:16.289-07:00Comments on CAMBODIA AS IT IS: Cambodia – The Kingdom of WondersKJEhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04869408230216868495noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-65629979378536834102013-01-17T13:51:51.739-08:002013-01-17T13:51:51.739-08:00It is the best law in order to protect and defend ...It is the best law in order to protect and defend Khmer women getting away from committing adultery when they get into the USA.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-75090355378208798942012-02-13T23:32:45.872-08:002012-02-13T23:32:45.872-08:00Ty Leng,
You may be right about the emotional asp...Ty Leng,<br /><br />You may be right about the emotional aspect; but men over 50 tend to be somewhat more mature than 20somethings.<br />The more significant aspect is that this law is discriminatory in the extreme and violates basic human rights. But then, Cambodia is not know as a stalwart of human rights anyway.KJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869408230216868495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-81610709578926478312012-02-12T11:35:42.161-08:002012-02-12T11:35:42.161-08:00Cambodia sets age limit for foreign husbands:
Male...Cambodia sets age limit for foreign husbands:<br />Male foreigners over the age of 50 have been outlawed from marrying Cambodian women.<br />I personally support this law because it does help the old men whom they do not understand themselves what would be the consequential damage and pain being experienced. On the other hand, when they get legal papers to be in the USA, 98% of young Cambodian women committed adultery and say bye, bye codger or grandfather. Eventually, thanks Cambodian government that helps old Cambodian men who live abroad. <br />Ty Leng, tyleng@netzero.netAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-12955044886937372112011-04-27T00:35:44.320-07:002011-04-27T00:35:44.320-07:00Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.Man is the only animal that blushes. Or needs to.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-43378277466010732022011-03-29T04:22:30.396-07:002011-03-29T04:22:30.396-07:00I'm a strapping 30 something year old, and me ...I'm a strapping 30 something year old, and me and my fiance have been gobsmacked by this one. I told her I was kind of poor, she thought I was kind of rich. Now she knows the truth but will marry me because love and loyalty is more important than money. Will have to have local ceremony then fly home to make it official. I hope her family are understanding.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517454548372990673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-71118303025982714262011-03-29T04:22:25.781-07:002011-03-29T04:22:25.781-07:00I'm a strapping 30 something year old, and me ...I'm a strapping 30 something year old, and me and my fiance have been gobsmacked by this one. I told her I was kind of poor, she thought I was kind of rich. Now she knows the truth but will marry me because love and loyalty is more important than money. Will have to have local ceremony then fly home to make it official. I hope her family are understanding.Richhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09517454548372990673noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-57196239322347049992011-03-24T20:40:19.386-07:002011-03-24T20:40:19.386-07:00Bo:
That Fred Morrice obviously thought the law is...Bo:<br />That Fred Morrice obviously thought the law is directed at Western men, whereas it makes no mention of that, as far as I know. So the term racist is certainly ill-chosen. The fact remains, though, that it is completely irrational, biased, clearly non-sensical. While the U. S. immigration laws are designed to prevent immigrants from becoming charges of the state, the Cambodian law pretends to protect young women from ..... what? .... older foreigners that look for a young female body they would otherwise not get in their home countries? Usually, in return those old geezers pay dearly for those (possibly rare) pleasures by supporting the girl's extended family. Beasley's comment in the same paper, I believe, was much more to the point. I just cannot believe there are feelings or thoughts other than material security involved in any of those matches. But still, it should be a matter between the two partners; it's their choice. Most of those older gents don't get married anyway but just live together. The law is plainly redundant. That spokesman's comment about appearances (grandpa with daughter or grandchild even) is really laughable. Sometimes those spokespeople have no idea how ridiculous they are.KJEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04869408230216868495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-44988727814924226962011-03-24T11:30:47.380-07:002011-03-24T11:30:47.380-07:00Bo says:
When I read Fred Morrice’s article in th...Bo says:<br /><br />When I read Fred Morrice’s article in the Nation, I think this guy is a moron, let alone an idiot. The new marriage law did not say any thing about a person’s race, nor did it mention anything about the person’s national origin. Indeed, this new marriage law introduced in Cambodia is just another end of the flute which very much echoes the U. S. law that already existed. <br /><br />According to the U. S. immigration law, the person who wants to sponsor loved ones from overseas must have enough income in order to support a new immigrant. The U. S. government requires the person to sign affidavits of support and he or she must prove that he or she has enough income to support the person he or she sponsors so that the new immigrant will not get support from public assistance such as welfare and food stamps. Also, the sponsor has to prove that he or she bought health insurance and life insurance for his or her love one when they arrive in order to remove conditional from the green card. If in case the sponsor happens to die, the new immigrant would have the support they need to live on. <br /><br />So, If someone makes only minimum wage and wants to bring a loved one from overseas, his or her luck will just run out, not a chance. This U. S. law is trying to protect The U. S. tax payers from a burden while the Cambodian marriage law is trying to protect those women from a burden. I do not see anything wrong here. How the racism card comes to play in this case, I can not see it. Mr. Morric must be out of his mind when he said that this kind of thing would be unthinkable in the West. Well, think again.<br /><br />However, I also do not have a crystal ball either. I can not see how the Cambodian government is going to enforce this new marriage law. It can not even properly enforce traffic laws, let alone the food safety law, this new marriage law is just another drop in the bucket.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-4102453796122300912011-03-23T03:42:49.120-07:002011-03-23T03:42:49.120-07:00Don’t underestimate the Cambodian government’s abi...Don’t underestimate the Cambodian government’s ability to act in a totally ridiculous manner, and try to remember that Cambodia itself is an undeveloped, third world country, and one of the reasons why is because it has an undeveloped, third world government.<br /><br />Apparently this isn’t an actual law since it hasn’t been passed by the National Assembly; but drawn up by a politician and sent as a cable to every foreign embassy in Phnom Penh. It will be interesting to see what the embassies do about it since, although this is a blatant abuse of human rights and international law, many foreign countries have more respect for these sort of things than the Cambodian government does.<br /><br />The last time the Cambodia government played around with the marriage law, their solution lasted eight months, so it’s probably worth checking back in September to see if this hair brained solution has lasted any longer.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7268514535295850133.post-70168667013841111022011-03-19T19:32:58.310-07:002011-03-19T19:32:58.310-07:00Good article. My own guess is that the law was dra...Good article. My own guess is that the law was drawn up without much thought. I imagine the intent is to stop old Koreans marrying young Khmers as housemaids and nurses, but it just won't work. I wonder if there's a legal drafting team attached to the Assembly?Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15591062925663360015noreply@blogger.com