Coss Posted March 17, 2011 Report Share Posted March 17, 2011 MALE foreigners over the age of 50 have been outlawed from marrying Cambodian women in the country under new rules designed to crack down on sham marriages and human trafficking, the government said today. Foreigners who earn less than $2,580 per month are also barred from wedding local women, foreign ministry spokesman Koy Kuong told AFP, but the restrictions do not apply to weddings taking place overseas. Marriages between old men and young women are "inappropriate", Koy Kuong said, and foreign men who wish to marry nationals must earn a high salary to ensure that "Cambodian women can live a decent life". "We are preventing fake marriages and human trafficking," he said, adding that the government was aware of cases, documented by rights groups, where Cambodian women were sent into prostitution or "used as slaves" in their husband's home country. The Cambodian foreign ministry has sent a diplomatic note to all the embassies and consulates in the country informing them of the new regulations, which came into effect on March 1. [color:red]Kek Galabru, president of local human rights group Licadho, praised the government's intention to protect Cambodian brides. But she said the new guidelines "go against Cambodian marriage law and international law" - specifically the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. "This is discrimination against women because they will not be allowed to marry men who are over 50 ... while Cambodian men can marry any foreign woman they choose," she said. [/color] [color:purple]{forget the f*cking discrimination against men why don't we?} [/color] Cambodia imposed a temporary ban on foreign marriages in 2008 to prevent human trafficking, amid concern over a sharp rise in the number of brokered unions involving South Korean men and poor Cambodian women. That ban followed an International Organisation for Migration report that said many Cambodian brides suffered abuse after moving to South Korea in marriages hastily arranged by brokers who made large profits. [color:purple]{why not discriminate against Koreans then?} [/color] The restriction was lifted about eight months later after new laws were introduced to prevent women becoming mail-order brides. Link Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 Do the same rules apply to foreign women who want to marry Cambodians? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
buffalo_bill Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 51 year old member of the German Royal Family making 200.000 € net a month cannot marry his 49 years old tilac from farm rice . Bad news . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted March 18, 2011 Report Share Posted March 18, 2011 But she can still be his mistress/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ozpharlap Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 Marriage, whose talking about marriage, I don't want to buy the library Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wah Ching Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 This is a good law! I am glad the government is trying to protect older foreign guys from losing all their money to some sweet talking Cambodian girl. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Perv Posted March 19, 2011 Report Share Posted March 19, 2011 That's one incredibly skewed way to look at it but on the other hand, how does not getting married stop some fool from giving all his money away? Has that never happened before? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hugh_Hoy Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Marriage, whose talking about marriage, I don't want to buy the library Good one ! HH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kiwi Posted March 20, 2011 Report Share Posted March 20, 2011 Absolutely a CRACKER mate. The best reply I have read to date. MAGNIFICIENT. Kiwi. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wah Ching Posted March 21, 2011 Report Share Posted March 21, 2011 before marriage you decide how much you give, after marriage they decide how much they take Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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