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Military brass, including Defence Minister Tea Banh (saluting), arrive at the 63rd Latest Video
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RCAF seeing stars yet again schools
With an attempted coup against the
Fri, 16 December 2016 Mech Dara government of President Recep Erdogan
quashed only days ago and more than 7,000
The in!ated ranks of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces are set to swell further still
alleged conspirators now under arrest, the
following a recent round of promotions that minted more than 120 new generals, and
Turkish ambassador to Cambodia yesterday
elevated dozens more.
pressed the govern
According to several decrees in royal books for September and October, the Kingdoms
military elevated 123 o"cers to brigadier general, 63 to major general and 14 to lieutenant CNRP lawmakers beaten
general. The in!ux follows the promotion of 200 people in July to either one, two or three Two opposition lawmakers, Nhay
stars. Chamroeun and Kong Sakphea were beaten
Defence Ministry spokesman Chhum Socheat was unavailable to comment yesterday on the unconscious during protests in Phnom Penh,
mass advancements. Defence Minister Tea Banh said he was busy. There are thought to be as over a thousand protesters descended
more than 2,000 generals in RCAF, though the total number has never been released. upon the National Assembly.

In 2011, Defence Minister Tea Banh was forced to freeze the handing out of generals stars,
Student authors
conceding there was a gap between some senior o"cers rank and their age and
discuss "The
experience.
Cambodian Economy"
The discrepancies also complicated cooperation with foreign militaries, he acknowledged,
Students at Phnom Penh's Liger Learning
with some Cambodian o"cers lacking the experience of their rank equivalents from other
Center have written and published a new
countries.
book, "The Cambodian Economy".
The result is a loss of prestige for the military from an international perspective as it
indicates a lack of professionalism, said Cambodian Institute for Cooperation and Peace
research fellow Kevin Nauen of Cambodias bloated upper ranks.

But in the national context, it functions well to ensure overlap of military and party
interests. Such promotions are clearly a way to reward loyalty and cultivate support.

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