Giant Fireworks Display Planned for New Year's
By Kay Kimsong
The Cambodia Daily
Phnom Penh's skyline will be lit up by 35 tons of fireworks on Sunday Dec 31, New Year's Eve, compliments of the Cambodiana Hotel, which was scheduled to receive the $60,000 shipment of fireworks from Singapore on Friday, hotel management said. Billed as probably the largest fireworks display ever in Cambodia, the event is being organized purely for entertainment value. Cambodiana Hotel Executive Director Shyam Nath Nair said on Thursday. The hotel was recently purchased by local tycoon Kith Meng and the fireworks display, which will launch at midnight to ring in international New Year, will be broadcast live on CTN television, which is also owned by Kith Meng. Though it is illegal for ordinary members of the public to use fireworks—a rule that has been in force for several years—Municipal Deputy Cabinet Chief Soun Rindy said that the hotel obtained special permission. "Fireworks are not bad for city residents," Soun Rindy added. Philip Setkao, president of the Cambodian Hotel Association, said such events we're necessary to attract tourists during the holiday season.
2 comments:
Rubbish! i don't think tourist coming to Cambodia to see firework. to attract tourist u need to have more interesting things in harmony to culture and tradition of Cambodia as tourist in here is a cultural tourist mostly. firework cann't attract any touirst because at their country may be the firework is much better than here in Cambodia.why they need to spend thousand of dollars for flight, visa and hotel for that, it is a shitty comment from the chairman of hotel, imagine the chairman doesn't know what is attract tourist, who he hell should know then?????? how tourist in Cambodiag going to increase??? may nature as nowaday????
Could the government elaborate on "special permission"? Maybe the Human rights NGO could also get special permision to fly kites.
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