Saturday, July 07, 2007

South Koreans praise search efforts for crash, while Hun Sen is blasting it, are the Koreans sarcastic?

Cheab Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
06/07/2007


A day after Prime Minister Hun Sen assailed the leaders of a search for a crashed tourist plane last week, a South Korean official Friday praised the effort.

Thirteen South Koreans were aboard the flight, which crashed in the coastal mountains in heavy rains last week, killing 22.

Park Sung Vam, president of the Cambodia-Korean Parliamentary Friendship Group, extended on behalf of his country "deep gratitude" to searchers, who took two and a half days to find the wreckage.

Hun Sen adviser Eang Sophalette said Friday the Koreans were praising the efforts of Hun Sen, who directed the search from the provincial capital of Kampot. A prolonged search meant survivors of the crash may have died of injuries, the adviser said.

Sam Rainsy Party lawmaker Son Chhay said the South Koreans may have been "sarcastic" in their remarks.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Why some of many overloaded Advisers ( not less than 100 advisers)of Samadach Hun Sen did not advise him (Samdach) how to search the fallen Craft in the small area like Kampot Province?
Up to now there are many types of technics to search somethings with low cost ..
much more cheaper than to deploy 1,200 miliary forces......
Oh my god