Steering Committee held a meeting of the Southwest in Sene Dol-ta 2009

Source: Cantho
Translated from Vietnamese
by Indipendent

On 10-9-2009, In Preak Russey the Steering Committee of the Southwest held a ceremony to celebrate a meeting of Sene Dol-ta 2009. For meeting over 500 delegates that represents the 439 monks in South of the Khmer Krom temple, officials and family policy is typical Khmer Krom and Khmer Krom expatriates living abroad.

At the meeting, delegates heard Lieutenant General Liu Phuoc Luong, Deputy southwest of the Steering Committee, reporting general situation and some results of ethnic policies of the Party and State for Indigenous Khmer Krom. Last year, the infrastructure of the Khmer Krom continued investment and development, essential works such as transportation, irrigation, schools, rural electricity ... be built, continue to meet the requirements of economic development - the social Khmer Krom. Thereby, contributing to improvement of households using electricity in the Khmer Krom over 80%, 90% of households have safe water use. Policies supporting production land, land in the provinces to find solutions to perform more effectively.

Most Khmer Krom households poor pressing housing was supported by the 134 program .... The education is of interest to build local facilities, to help children of poor Khmer Krom people are going to school. Medical conditions and treatment for Indigenous Khmer Krom held out until the establishment. The temple is local government support to maintain the organization of teaching good Khmer language; thoughtful organization of cultural activities in the holidays, New Year traditions, contributing to preserving and promoting cultural identity Chemical nation.

Staff working in the Khmer Krom people are increasingly interested in the party executive committee training, additional staff are Indigenous Khmer Krom capacity in the political system. Khmer Krom Indigenous people are confident in the leadership of the Party, contributing to the government to preserve and maintain the stability of political security, social order and safety. Mr. Thach Chum, an Khmer Krom Indigenous expatriates in the United States, excited, said: "I am very happy to see the Party, the State has a lot of attention to Indigenous Khmer Krom, make the lives of Khmer Krom in developed countries, people's knowledge is enhanced. Khmer Krom children outside understand policy and the peoples right of the State and will join with the Khmer Krom people in the country unites to build home.

Venerable Tra Kha Leng, the chief of Norrenrangsey or Ong Kho, Thanh Tri district, Soc Trang province, said: "Last time, the program 134, 135, price support policies, support the State's charges helped compatriots South of the Khmer Krom improve material life, culture and spirit very much. Worship facilities, Khmer temple repairs, new construction to create favorable conditions for the monks, Indigenous Khmer Krom cultural activities, beliefs ...".

The ending of the meeting, Mr. Son Song Son, member of the Central Party Committee, Standing Committee Vice-southwest of the Steering Committee, affirmed: "With the policy of ethnic correctness of the party, ethnic Khmer always take care to develop interest in all aspects of life. Khmer ethnic minority people in the country, overseas compatriots continue to promote the great tradition of national unity, trying to produce workers for economic development and contribute to the family home building, increasingly prosperous country " .

Anyways, some Buddhist Monks and Khmer Krom people who attended that meeting, still confirm that Vietnamese Government just says like this when they conduct the meeting. Friendly speaking of the situation in Kampuchea-Krom, Khmer Krom Indigenous peopl still be discriminated till now...