Comments on: Cambodia bans marriage to foreigners http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/ A blog about all things Cambodia Thu, 17 Dec 2009 15:57:18 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: tola http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-11524 tola Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:35:26 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-11524 so i need to show my Email address:tolaross007@yahoo.com :) so i need to show my Email address:tolaross007@yahoo.com
:)

]]> By: tola http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-11522 tola Mon, 14 Dec 2009 08:30:59 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-11522 they're all have trouble this but me i really want to have foreigner boyfriend :(! they’re all have trouble this but me i really want to have foreigner boyfriend :( !

]]> By: Bo http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-11254 Bo Fri, 02 Oct 2009 02:18:14 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-11254 Yes! True! This is not a matter of opinions, but a matter of facts. Yes! True! This is not a matter of opinions, but a matter of facts.

]]> By: Steven http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-11253 Steven Thu, 01 Oct 2009 11:28:40 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-11253 This amazes me since it appears to imply that mail order marriages happen. In my experience, each and every mail order bride business is nothing but fraud. This amazes me since it appears to imply that mail order marriages happen. In my experience, each and every mail order bride business is nothing but fraud.

]]> By: Gelly http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-10911 Gelly Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:16:42 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-10911 I'm a filipina, were supposed to get married with my cambodian boyfriend last month. My boyfriend came along from cambodia to marry me but every plans was broken when we found out that the government does'nt allow us to get married.It was so dissapointing. Now we decided to break the relationship since there's no assurance. We love each other, but everything change. so sad, so painful but is there anything we can do about it. I’m a filipina, were supposed to get married with my cambodian boyfriend last month. My boyfriend came along from cambodia to marry me but every plans was broken when we found out that the government does’nt allow us to get married.It was so dissapointing. Now we decided to break the relationship since there’s no assurance. We love each other, but everything change. so sad, so painful but is there anything we can do about it.

]]> By: David John http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-10033 David John Sun, 04 Jan 2009 04:25:49 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-10033 I want to know how long it take to process the married licence because that new law was sign by the Priminister Of Cambodia since Nov 3, 2008 and until now the still not announce to the public, I just want to know it stuck like that. Thank you, John I want to know how long it take to process the married
licence because that new law was sign by the Priminister Of Cambodia since Nov 3, 2008 and until now the still not announce to the public, I just want to know it stuck like that.
Thank you,

John

]]> By: Dave http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-9662 Dave Wed, 22 Oct 2008 09:46:01 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-9662 I am in the process of getting engaged / married to my Khmer girlfriend. We have spent four years living together, getting to know each other and, in the process, ironing out any differences of culture that might be a problem to us in the future. In our heads and our hearts we have been married for a considerable time already. I challenge any official from my government or my girlfriend's government to see the two of us together and not realise that we utterly love and respect one another. I love our cultural differences. I love the fact my girlfriend has a deep faith and keeps a shrine to Buddha in our room. I love to watch her preparing food for Pchhum Benn. I love the fact she always tries to kiss me after eating prohok. These things are life. It is the basic human right of any citizen of the world to love or marry the person of their choice. This law is ludicrous. It is taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Of course Cambodia should take care of its citizens. No-one is arguing otherwise. But please take the time to examine each case on its merits. My girlfriend does not need protecting from me. She needs protecting from an accident of birth that denied her an education; passable health care and virtually any chance of decently paid employment. It breaks my heart to think of the chances that passed her by because she was born in the right country at the wrong time. We have our eyes open. We know the future will be difficult. But we love each other, we communicate brilliantly, and we only ask that we be given the chance to build a life together as husband and wife. I am in the process of getting engaged / married to my Khmer girlfriend. We have spent four years living together, getting to know each other and, in the process, ironing out any differences of culture that might be a problem to us in the future. In our heads and our hearts we have been married for a considerable time already. I challenge any official from my government or my girlfriend’s government to see the two of us together and not realise that we utterly love and respect one another.

I love our cultural differences. I love the fact my girlfriend has a deep faith and keeps a shrine to Buddha in our room. I love to watch her preparing food for Pchhum Benn. I love the fact she always tries to kiss me after eating prohok. These things are life.

It is the basic human right of any citizen of the world to love or marry the person of their choice. This law is ludicrous. It is taking a sledgehammer to crack a nut. Of course Cambodia should take care of its citizens. No-one is arguing otherwise. But please take the time to examine each case on its merits. My girlfriend does not need protecting from me. She needs protecting from an accident of birth that denied her an education; passable health care and virtually any chance of decently paid employment. It breaks my heart to think of the chances that passed her by because she was born in the right country at the wrong time.

We have our eyes open. We know the future will be difficult. But we love each other, we communicate brilliantly, and we only ask that we be given the chance to build a life together as husband and wife.

]]> By: Phil http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-9528 Phil Mon, 15 Sep 2008 02:39:29 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-9528 Sad state of affairs, blame everybody for evil of a few. I married a wonderful Thai lady but my govt too has draconian ideas about letting her stay in NZ permanently as yet due to fact that I was married to an american lady for 13 years who I lost after taking her home to visit family and she fell in love with someone else. I have to wait 5 yrs before I can getmy new wife residency, so until then even though we are married she can only stay for up to 9 months at a time. They should take time to look at genuine case studies and not judge all by the few. Sad state of affairs, blame everybody for evil of a few. I married a wonderful Thai lady but my govt too has draconian ideas about letting her stay in NZ permanently as yet due to fact that I was married to an american lady for 13 years who I lost after taking her home to visit family and she fell in love with someone else. I have to wait 5 yrs before I can getmy new wife residency, so until then even though we are married she can only stay for up to 9 months at a time. They should take time to look at genuine case studies and not judge all by the few.

]]> By: Didier http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-9404 Didier Sun, 31 Aug 2008 10:29:30 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-9404 But I hear that this ban will be ended this week. This will be good news for all who want to marry a Khmer girl/boy. I hope it will be true !!! But I hear that this ban will be ended this week. This will be good news for all who want to marry a Khmer girl/boy.
I hope it will be true !!!

]]> By: Chheangly http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/2008/04/03/cambodia-bans-marriage-to-foreigners/#comment-9401 Chheangly Sun, 31 Aug 2008 04:50:27 +0000 http://detailsaresketchy.wordpress.com/?p=1254#comment-9401 I understand why the government banned this. Because we don't want foreigners to look down on our Cambodian people. Yet, banning everyone is not the soluation. The cost really outweighs the benefits. It is a counter-produtive approach. I understand why the government banned this. Because we don’t want foreigners to look down on our Cambodian people. Yet, banning everyone is not the soluation.

The cost really outweighs the benefits. It is a counter-produtive approach.

]]>