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| Michelle Obama waves during her visit to Angkor Wat in Cambodia's Siem Reap province on Saturday. Photo by Ethan Harfenist. |
Prime Minister Hun Sen took aim at Michelle Obama on Wednesday, accusing the United States first lady of making false promises while suggesting her visit last weekend was more about hopeful rhetoric rather than concrete implementations of improvements in the country’s education sector.
During a speech at the National Institute of Education, Hun Sen told the US Embassy and USAID to make good on their alleged scholarship promises and front some actual cash if they want to truly make an impact on education reform in Cambodia. The prime minister was referring to Obama’s visit to the country on Saturday, in which she met with 10 female students in Siem Reap to push the White House’s Let Girls Learn initiative.
"Her [Obama's] mission is very good, but I suggest the United States should help completely and not play like this,” he said. “It is just playing around -- it is not good. What if she chooses 300 students? It would be death. I don't have that money to give."
Hun Sen added that he was under the impression the US was going to foot the bill for these girls’ education, but said the Cambodian Ministry of Education was left to pay for them.
"I thought the United States would give scholarships to those students until they complete university, but that's not [the case],” Hun Sen said. “I had strongly hoped [that was the situation], but she just came here to choose people and then [left] it to the Ministry of Education.”
US Embassy spokesman Jay Raman denied on Wednesday that the Michelle Obama had made any pledges regarding scholarships, stressing that the Let Girls Learn initiative was primarily focused on breaking down barriers to education by promoting awareness of access inequalities.
Raman also stressed that “it’s not just about awareness, but also action, particularly through USAID programs that support girls’ education and at the community level through our Peace Corps volunteers and their local counterparts.”
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ដឹងស្រាប់ ហើយ ហ៊ុន សែន រកតែលុយទេ គឺលុយៗៗៗៗៗ ស្រុកខ្មែរ ផ្លូវ ស្ពាន សុទ្ធតែគេជួយទាំងអស់ តែ ហ៊ុន សែន ធ្វើឬកដូចខ្លួនទេដែលជាអ្នកធ្វើទៅវិញ បើសាលារៀនវិញយកឈ្មោះខ្លួនដាក់ស្ទើទាំងអស់ កន្លែងខ្លះ ហ៊ុន សែន មិនទាំងដែលឃើញផង ក៍ដាក់ឈ្មោះខ្លួនដែរ ម្តេចតូចចិតតណាស់ គេអត់ឲិ្យលុយ ហា ហា សើចលេងទេដែកជោអើយ កុំតូចចិត្តអីអានាងណា!!!!!!
If you talk about money only Hun sen have more than any leader in the world I mean he have more than SOUDY ARABIA KING but he still bagging for the money but when he talk about Khmer poor are bagging in the street in the Cambodia . he trash all that poor like dog . did you see that? what do you think?
ហា ហាអ្នកថា ហ៊ុន សែន ក៍សុំទានគេដែរ ត្រូវអីម្លេះទេ ដល់គេមិនឲ្យបែរជាខឹងនិយាយឌឿដង គេ ចំពោះអ្នកក្រសុំទាន ជេរគ្នាសុទ្ធតែអាខ្ជិលច្រអូស មើលទៅសុំទានគេដូចតែគ្នាទេ តើមានទេ????
ហា ហា ហ៊ុន សែន សុំសុទ្ធតែរាប់លានដុល្លាវើយ កុំផ្លើ ណា អាឡប់។
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CORRECTION.
Michelle Obama selected 10 girls for scholarships but Cambodian Education Ministry has to pay for those scholarships. lol......
This week, Microsoft announced they gave the 3 million US dollars to Vietnamese Youth promote youth education.
Sorry Khmer, you people are not getting the real help. You only get riel help. Woahahaha...
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The world is a better place to live if they get rid of all the useless trolls like you.
drgunzet go , fuck your sisters or something. That's what youns do.
Drgunzet is a nothing but a coward and troll . Talks to much bs. Claims to be a genius but he cannot get his english right. If you are so proud of your people go back to vietnam and live there.
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