Mao
Pises’s actual date of birth was on Thursday, 13 August 1981 in Kandal province
of Cambodia but it was put on 02 March 1981 for his official date of birth, and
was the sixth child of 7 children (actually 8 children but one of them who
supposed to be his 2nd elder sister but she died at very young age) to a
peasant family. His father, Mao Chheang Kim was a farmer in Prek Po village,
Tekvil Commune, Sa’ang district in Kandal province. His mother is Khlok Lenh
Iv. His father and his mother was cousin to each other. His mother was from the
same commune and district but just different village called Wat Kandal village.
Mao Pises has 4 brothers and 2 sisters. So there are 7 siblings including him.
Mao Pises grew up and studied in Saang district, Kandal province until 1998
after he finished his high school education and have to go for higher
education. So, Mao Pises had spent 17 years in his homeland and lived with his
family. His father died in 2005 by illness. He love his mother more than his
father and also used to hate his father too because his father is a drunken man
and rarely helped his mother in doing farming activities. Growing in a normal
peasant family along Basac River, it's truly a year round busy with cropping
and farming various vegetables which are only the way to generate income for
the whole family. Mao Pises did involve all these farming activities since very
young ages with his mother and all his brothers and sisters. One of activities
that Mao Pises usually could do is to find grass for the oxes and cows.
Education
Primary School
Mao
Pises started school at age of 6 with his elder sister, Mao Sok Pum at the same
class and grade 1 without starting kindergarten class in a Wat Mangkolavorn
primary school until grade 5. So he started school in 1987. During primary
school, Mao Pises and his sister always studied in the same classes and they
are very good students where his sister is always on the top of the classes and
Mao Pises, himself also number 2. Mao Pises passed his national primary school
exam in 1992 and then moved to study at Kbal Koh Secondary high school in the
same year. Mao Pises passed his national secondary school exam in 1995 and
moved to study at Sa’ang high school within the same year in 1995. He went to
school with his sister who and by walking back and forth every day.
Secondary School
During
the time at secondary school, Mao Pises studied with his sister for a year and
he started getting better than his sister on many subjects. At his grade 7, Mao
Pises was chosen by deputy school master to be a smart student for challenging
with other schools in the province on Mathematics subject but he could not make
his decision immediately by himself and he asked his deputy school master to
wait for a day so that he would ask his mother for a decision. Unfortunately, a
day after his deputy school master replied that he already nominated another
student as he could not wait for his decision. So, Mao Pises could not join the
smart student competition on that year. Mao Pises passed his national high
school exam in 1998 with an honor of good scores. His sister, Mao Sok Pum
dropped out school at grade 7 because the family didn't have enough money to
support us both and she also didn't wanted to continue studying as well because
she is a girl. He went to school by bicycle riding by his sister.
High School
During
his 3 years study in high school, he was one of the smart students who gain
good top rank for almost every subject including Mathematics, Physic, and
Chemistry and Khmer literacy etc. Mao Pises met and knew Rong Chhun in 1997
since he studied at grade 11 in Saang High School when Rong Chhun was his
teacher on Mathematics subject. Mao Pises was a very close student on this
subject and always helped to collect money for him for his extra-hour teaching
on Mathematics to students beside the regular teaching times/classes. Not only
collecting money for teacher Rong Chhun, he also collected money for teacher
Chheang, teacher of Chemistry and for Ms. Teacher Savath, the teacher of Physic
during his study at Saang highs school. Hence, he has never forgotten this life
experience during this period.
Unlike
many other friends who are from wealthier conditions/families, when he went to
school, he was given a little money from his mother who generated it from a
local gambling collector at his home (Tong Loto). With this very little money
he had, he rarely spend it for buying food or clothes or any other materials,
he saved it for buying books, he could buy many books for his extra studies and
research for instance math books, physic books, chemistry book and other books.
So even he didn't have a lot of money but he could own many books which was not
less than other of his schoolmates. During his high school study, he studied
very hard and could eat a little as he didn't have money for buying food during
the day time when he was at school. Just to mentioned that he always left home
in the early morning cycling his old bicycle to his high school every day and
he ride his bicycle back home in the later afternoon so he rarely ate lunch and
it take about 1 hour riding from his home to his school. He went to school by
bicycle alone without his sister anymore as his sister was dropped out school
prior to secondary school exam.
Mao
Pises passed a university entry exam in 1998 and started his university
straight away within the same year at Maharishi Vedic University located in
Kamchai Mear district of Prey Veng province, another province of Cambodia that
is closed to Vietnam border. Mao Pises started teaching English to high school
students in 2000 when he was in 2nd of his university study. He could earn a
little money for supporting his expenses while he stayed and lived in the
university campus for 4 years.
During
his teenager life, Mao Pises had encountered a very hard time with a pressure
of family as well as teenage-age love. During that period, his father was a
happy-man-go-lucky who always drink and drunk almost every day and didn’t help
his mother on every single activities of farming at all so all the family
burden was under Mao Pises’s mother alone. When his father got drunk turned
back to home, he ignited a domestic violence by destroying materials in the
house. At the same time, Mao Pises fell in love in girl who is his classmate in
grade 11 (class B). It was a secret and silent love of a poor teenager who dare
not speak out. He was one of the outstanding students at this high school of
many subjects such as Matt, Khmer, Chemistry, Physic, Biology, geography etc.
He
came to live and study in Phnom Penh for preparation for the entrance exam to
universities for a few months. Unluckily, he could pass non universities in
Phnom Penh. Finally he could pass an exam to study in Maharishi Vedic university
in Kamchaimear Prey Veng province. He met with his close friend named Hun
Chanda at his second year at university in Kamchai Mear where both men were
living at a shared bedroom at an accommodation in university campus and being a
close friend until nowadays. He started learning Transcendental Meditation (TM)
since hist 1st year which is since 1998 and also studied Saing'skrit (Indian)
as these two subjects were compulsory subjects for all students in MVU at that
times and he progressed to study TM Sidhi in his 2nd year and he has been
practicing this meditation from then until nowadays.
Higher Education/University
He
graduated his bachelor degree of Human Resources management in July 2002. Then
move to find a work placement in Phnom Penh capital city within the same year.
He started his master education in 2004 at Pannasatra University of Cambodia in
Phnom Penh.
He
joined a Future Leader program of International Republican Institute (IRI)
which is in 1st promotion. He graduated in 2015.
Sport
life
Due
to his father was one of men who likes Bokator muscle art and he got a well
trained on the Bokator, so Mao Pises also got this spiritual heritage from his
father in loving a muscle art and muscle sporting activities. Hence, Mao Pises
started a Hap Kido in Phnom Penh at once in 2004. He started to go for gym
(weight lifting) in later 2005 and practiced free boxing at gym club by his own
until now. He got an ancient sword heritage from his grandfather. That sword is
likely to be made in late French colony era.
Personal
life
Mao
Pises started having feeling to like a wooden stuff especially rosewood in 2012
and 2013. Mao Pises is married with two sons. 1st son is Mao Pitorth
born on 04 May 2010 and his 2nd son is Mao Picheatmear born 31 April 2014. He
bought his 1st car, a Toyota Corolla series 1993 in February 2006 by a loan
from his friend and some from his company, HR INC.
Professional
career
Internship and 1st Job
Since
graduated from university in Kamchaimear-Prey Veng, Mao Pises left his
university to find a placement in Phnom Penh. Luckily, Mao Pises was offered an
internship at Strategic Management Solutions (SMS) Limited which is a local
consulting firm owned by a team of foreigners who was at one time his lecture
at the university. Since SMS was restructured, Mao Pises and two other
colleagues (one foreigner and another one Cambodian) found a new human
resources and recruitment company which is heritage from SMS. The new company
named HR INC (Cambodia) Limited in 2004. Mao Pises visited Ho Chi Minh City of
Vietnam for the first time in 2005 sponsoring by a brother whom he has known
when he did a recruitment job with SMS.
A big jump to Coca-Cola
As
his first dream since at university, he wanted to be Human Resources manager
one day and his personality of always wanted to challenge and learn something
news, he kept trying to learn and apply for higher positions and he could get a
job offer with ANZ Royal when this bank newly entered to Cambodia market in
2004 as HR Consultant. By the way, his boss at HR INC had known that she could
stop him from resigning from HR INC, she convinced him to try with her client
which is Cola-Cola which asked HR INC to recruit a HR manager. So, Mao Pises
was forced himself to compete with other several senior HR professionals who
has at least over 5 years of HR management experience. Eventually, Mao Pises
got a new job as human resources manager at Cambodia Beverage Company Limited
known as Coca-Cola Cambodia in May 2005. Mao Pises visited Porth Elizabeth and
Durban of South Africa and Addis Ababa of Ethiopia in 2005. Mao Pises also
visited Colombo of Sri Lanka in 2006 and visited Ho Chi Minh and Bankok and
Purket of Thailand later on in 2006 to 2007. At that time, Mao Pises was the
youngest and single member of country management team (CMT) of Coca-Cola Sabco
group consisted of 11 countries in Africa and Asia named emerging markets
bottler.
Digital Divide Data
Mao
Pises resigned from Coca-Cola Company in late 2006 to rejoined HR INC for a few
months prior to getting another job offer with Digital Divide Data (DDD) in
2007 as Interim General Manager for 8 months. Mao Pises visited Vientiane of
Lao PDR and Hua Hin of Thailand during his employment with DDD. He finished his
contract with DDD by the end of 2007.
Projects Abroad Director
He
got a new job offer with Projects Abroad from October 2008 to February 2014.
During his employment with Projects Abroad, he visited the United Kingdom in
November 2009. He resigned from Projects Abroad in February 2014. He resigned
from Projects Abroad by leaving many legacies for the organization and he was
happy to leave over 2.5 K salaries for doing a non-pay job with Federation of
Cambodian Intellectuals and Students (FedCIS). While he is working full times
for Projects Abroad which is an international organization who has to work
closely with ministry of foreign affairs, so he could not expose himself a lot
on behalf of FedCIS. However, he could help to do FedCIS’s works behind the
scenes since it’s established.
Social
Works and Advocacy Activities
Mao
Pises started his social advocacy activities by volunteering working for the
Cambodian Independent Teachers’ Association which it’s founded and led by Rong
Chhun, sine he finished his processional job with DDD from beginning of 2008.
He found Federation of Cambodian Intellectuals and Students (FedCIS) in July
2008 after national election within the same year July 2008 with a group of his
friends with a supporting idea of Rong Chhun. Mao Pises was selected to join
Young Leaders program organized by International Republican Institute (IRI) in
late 2009. Mao Pises was nominated and become a member of World Youth Movement
for Democracy (WYMD) in 2010.
July 2013 National Election
During
July 2013 national election, Mao Pises under the name of FedCIS actively
involved in provoking Cambodian youth and students to vote for change and also
did issue many letters for condemn the government of violating its own people
for various crackdowns over demonstrations and workers strike especially after
July 2013 election during the political deadlocks between the two winning
parties CPP and CNRP. During this period, Mao Pises had done his advocacy works
behind the sense as he also worked at Projects Abroad at the same times as
country director there so it’s kind of high risk for him in holding these two
roles at two different originations at the same time. During this period, he
also joined various gatherings organized by Rong Chhun.
Since
he resigned from Projects Abroad in February 2014, Mao Pises actively involved
and clearly showed up in advocacy activities. Mao Pises started teaching on
Benchmarking subject at Chea Sim Kamchaimear University in Kampong Cham in
Jan/Feb 2014.
Protest against VN Diplomat
8
July 2014 - Mao Pises led a 1st protest asking for Vietnamese embassy diplomat,
Mr. Tran Van Thong to apologize in public by recognizing a true history of
Kampuchea Krom (current southern Vietnam) land which Mr. Tran Van Thong said on
a Radio Free Asia in early June 2014 soon after Khmer Kampuchea Krom celebrated
65th anniversary of this territory lose on 4 June 2014. The true history is
that Kampuchea Krom (current South Vietnam) is granted to Vietnam to govern by
France in 1949 and before this it's belongs to Cambodia. Following this protest
there was a reaction from VN foreign ministry in Hanoi asking Hun Sen's
government to take action to prevent any future protest in front of VN embassy
in Phnom Penh by accuse of wrongdoing of Mao Pises who is leading such protest
and VN government do not apologize. There were many local and international
media/radios reported about this protests.
15
July 2014 - There was a violently cracked down of a protest at dragon bridge of
Freedom Park in Phnom Penh. It led to 38 unofficial security guards injured
(seriously and slightly) and about 8 protestors injured. Then it led to an
arrest of 6 members of Parliament of CNRP and an officer and sentenced to
prison.
19
July 2014 - Sam Sainry, head of CNRP returned to Phnom Penh and call CPP for a
political deadlock resolved in a package.
21
July 2014 - Mao Pises led a 2nd protest which plan to have only 1,000 people
but it turns up to more than 1,000 people including monks, students,
intellectuals and ordinary Cambodian people join. A few days before this 21st
day, there is a tension between Phnom Penh municipalities against to Mao Pises
by warning to arrest him up to 15 years imprisoned? However, Mao Pises dare not
scare with this warning. There are many local and international media reported
on this 21st event. Luckily, there was any violence or crackdown or arrest on
that day. The rally was gone very well and very smoothly with cooperation from
the local police/authority. The rally for handing over the petitions started
from French embassy, UK, USA, EU, Russia, China and Vietnam. French, UK, USA,
EU, Russian and Chinese embassies, all accepted our petitions accepted
Vietnamese embassy. Then we protested until 5pm of Monday, 21 July 2014. Next
morning of 22 July, in one side, the representatives of the protest organizing
met for a negotiation with PP municipality and in another side, there were
about 400 people including monks still gathering in front of VN embassy until
lunch time of Tuesday 22nd we agreed to hand over our petitions to a
representative of PP municipality for conveying to foreign ministry to talk to
foreign ministry of Vietnam and we gave 2 weeks for response.
22
July 2014 - There was a 5 hours negotiation at senate palace in Phnom Penh
between leaders of CPP led by Hun Sen (Sar Kheng, Say Chhum) and CNRP led by
Sam Saingsy (Kem Sokha, Pol Hom). It led to a political agreement signed and
broadcasted by both parties leaders/spokesman. The agreement contains 7 clauses
agreed. After that meeting, Hun Sen said it's successful and Sam Raingsy said
it's no choice; it's the best option for resolve the political tension.
Following this top leaders' negotiation, the imprisoned 6 members of Parliament
of CNRP and an officer were released from Prey Sar prison in the afternoon of
the same day.
Tbong Khmorm Border Visit
17
May 2015 - Mao Pises led a group of 150 youth to visit Chhoeung village and
Boeng Chhraung village of Chaorm commune, Memot district, Tbong Khmom province
for a fact finding due to Vietnamese people and soldiers sprayed chemical
poison destroyed crops of Cambodian farmer on 19th April 2015 (while Cambodian
people were busy with Khmer New Year). They came in at night time.
Swearing against Prime Minister Hun
Sen
9
June 2015 - Mao Pises sent a letter requesting Prime Minister Hun Sen to take
an oath in response to Hun Sen's speech in the National Assembly meeting in the
morning of 08 June 2015 calling for opposition lawmakers to swear if CCP stole
the ballot etc. Following this request letter, there are a few youth groups
aligned CPP reacted on behalf of Hun Sen. He became quite famous this
braveness.
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