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The real Cambodian heroes can't be talked about let alone held up as examples of achievement.
Asked to clarify what “strong action” entailed Satya said: “Wait and see.”
http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/c ... chut-wutty

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Chut Wutty, an environmental activist who was killed in Koh Kong, burns luxury wood felled by illegal loggers in the Prey Lang forest in 2012. Mathieu Young

Culture Ministry bans film on forest activist Chut Wutty

Tue, 19 April 2016
Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon and Mech Dara
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has banned a screening of a documentary film about murdered environmentalist Chut Wutty and threatened “strong action” against the venue if films continue to be shown without first being cleared by the government.

Set to be screened on April 20 at Phnom Penh’s Meta House Café, Fran Lambrick’s I Am Chut Wutty chronicles the fight against deforestation in Cambodia through the life of Wutty, who in 2012 was shot and killed while documenting logging activities in Koh Kong province.

A letter sent from the Ministry to Meta House yesterday states the “the film has not been subject to a content check and was made without permission for shooting from the ministry and competent authorities”.

The letter also alleges the venue has violated its 2015 memorandum of understanding with the ministry, which promises that all programming would be first cleared by the authorities. Further violations would result in “strong action” being taken by the ministry, the letter warns.

Ministry spokesman Thai Norak Satya said in an interview yesterday that, based on a 2000 sub-decree, filmmakers and businesses must apply for a licence from the ministry before shooting and submit the film to the ministry for permission to screen it. Asked to clarify what “strong action” entailed Satya said: “Wait and see.”

Sin Chan Saya, director of the ministry’s Department of Cinema and Cultural Diffusion, said “this is not only about this documentary but also all films, [Meta House] must submit to the ministry for permission”.

“Meta House does not respect Cambodian law,” he added.

By email yesterday, Lambrick confirmed she had not submitted the film to the department but would do so now. However, she disputed the claim that she was legally obliged to.

“This is just an excuse from the Department of Cinema and Cultural Diffusion, but it is not constitutional. Cambodia still has freedom of expression and association, at least according to the law,” she said.

Meta House founder Nico Mesterharm could not be reached for comment.

Chhay Bora, president of the Motion Picture Association of Cambodia, in a phone interview yesterday explained that “until [officials] see that there’s nothing that attacks the government or disrespects the culture or local traditions, they will not issue the shooting permit”, and that this applies again once the film is completed for it to be screened.

However, Bora noted that often films have been shot and screened without permission and the blocking of I Am Chut Wutty “may be because this is a sensitive topic”.

“I am not happy, as a filmmaker; when we make films, we want people to see our films,” he added.

Chut Wutty’s son, 25-year-old Cheuy Oudom Reaksmey, suggested that if the government had nothing to hide regarding the death of his father, they wouldn’t ban the screening.

“This action is more injustice for us – that it does not allow the public to learn and know about it,” he said.

A digital copy of I Am Chut Wutty can be purchased online for $9.98.

Contact authors: Alessandro Marazzi Sassoon and Mech Dara
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Pisses me off when they burn the illegally logged wood, be better putting it to good use like building schools or something like that.
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PSD-Kiwi wrote:Pisses me off when they burn the illegally logged wood, be better putting it to good use like building schools or something like that.
I think they tried everything else and only burning it does any good. When they seize it, it ends up in a supposed public auction that funnily enough has a closed secret membership residing over it. Guess who gets rich?

Your idea is a noble one, but Cambodia is inherently dysfunctional, at least, at the moment. It's run by gangsters you know.
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http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/c ... -305012409

One can hope that SOMEONE (one of THE MYSTERIOUS THEY) will put this on Youtube as soon as possible
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PSD-Kiwi wrote:Pisses me off when they burn the illegally logged wood, be better putting it to good use like building schools or something like that.
I thought I read somewhere that the PM had told them that all confiscated timber was to be used for building schools etc.

Can't find it now or even remember where I read it.
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kiwiincambodia wrote:
PSD-Kiwi wrote:Pisses me off when they burn the illegally logged wood, be better putting it to good use like building schools or something like that.
I thought I read somewhere that the PM had told them that all confiscated timber was to be used for building schools etc.

Can't find it now or even remember where I read it.

dont bet on it, the valuable wood will be swap with cheap wood to build schools and the expensive wood would be exported via some bs channel, imho
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juansweetpotato wrote:
PSD-Kiwi wrote:Pisses me off when they burn the illegally logged wood, be better putting it to good use like building schools or something like that.
I think they tried everything else and only burning it does any good. When they seize it, it ends up in a supposed public auction that funnily enough has a closed secret membership residing over it. Guess who gets rich?

Your idea is a noble one, but Cambodia is inherently dysfunctional, at least, at the moment. It's run by gangsters you know.
same goes when they burn confiscated elephant ivory.

ONLY way to stop it is show its worthless to everyone if its illegal
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bolueeleh wrote:
kiwiincambodia wrote:
PSD-Kiwi wrote:Pisses me off when they burn the illegally logged wood, be better putting it to good use like building schools or something like that.
I thought I read somewhere that the PM had told them that all confiscated timber was to be used for building schools etc.

Can't find it now or even remember where I read it.

dont bet on it, the valuable wood will be swap with cheap wood to build schools and the expensive wood would be exported via some bs channel, imho
I'm sure it will be swapped out. Just after reading PSDs post it reminded me that I did read somewhere they were supposed to be using he wood in the way he mentioned.

I think it may have been one of the Cellcard news alerts that I receive but I can't find it now.

Oh well....... As you said and I thought at he time. There is a fat chance in hell of that ever happening.
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Trailors online:


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The video is blocked in Cambodia

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blocked in Thailand too
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