The Cambodian government has created the Tonle Sap Basin Authority to conduct a study on possible oil reserves in the great lake area for interested private investors, local media said on Friday.
The authority was established to manage the Tonle Sap Basin and coordinate future oil and gas projects with the international partners, said Tao Seng Hour, deputy president of the Agricultural and Rural Development Council and president of the new authority.
"The authority will do studies for oil exploration" in the 16,000 square kilometers stretch surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake, he was quoted by English-Khmer bi-lingual newspaper the Cambodian Daily as saying.
"We will make sure that there is no pollution," he added.
In March this year, Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his opposition to the Tonle Sap Basin being designated a World Heritage Site, saying that fishing and extraction of oil and mineral resources might be constrained as a result of its protected status.
In 1997, the lake and the surrounding floodplain were designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, which established zones with different levels of protection and development, but also permitted natural resource extraction.
Source: Xinhua
The authority was established to manage the Tonle Sap Basin and coordinate future oil and gas projects with the international partners, said Tao Seng Hour, deputy president of the Agricultural and Rural Development Council and president of the new authority.
"The authority will do studies for oil exploration" in the 16,000 square kilometers stretch surrounding the Tonle Sap Lake, he was quoted by English-Khmer bi-lingual newspaper the Cambodian Daily as saying.
"We will make sure that there is no pollution," he added.
In March this year, Prime Minister Hun Sen expressed his opposition to the Tonle Sap Basin being designated a World Heritage Site, saying that fishing and extraction of oil and mineral resources might be constrained as a result of its protected status.
In 1997, the lake and the surrounding floodplain were designated a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, which established zones with different levels of protection and development, but also permitted natural resource extraction.
Source: Xinhua
6 comments:
"UNESCO Biosphere Reserve," Mee Chkout? What about Khmer lifes reserve?
HUN SEN and his CPP government wants to exploit everything CAMBODIA got to keep them in power. Say NO to this evil short-sighted government. They are exploiting Cambodia natural resources to line their pockets only among their thic-faced gangs.
Here is how stupid Hor Nam Hong and stupid Hun Sen need to do for solving the border agreement with Vietcong and Thaicong as Honduras and Nicaragua did in the UN court. Not just doing secretely with Hanoi and Thaicong. These treaties that Hun Sen and Sihamony did with the Hanoi are all illigal document:
"The U.N.'s highest court Monday granted Honduras sovereignty over four Caribbean islands in its decades-old dispute with Nicaragua, and carved up rich fishing grounds and offshore exploration concessions for oil and gas." from Yahoo News under Latin American.
Well, they can exploit anything they want so long people will have job, that is all that I care about.
What's job?????? stupid
Khmers moved out to border because they are desparate for their survival,and who want to leave their home land?...not for khmer normally.
You must be one of sucker who lick anyone ass for your joy ride.
Khmer Soth
Tell me about desperation, dude.
Anyway, you can't exploit anything from your office. You have to hire people to do that. And when you find something, you need to hire more people to get it out. And then you'll have to hire people to refine it, package it .... or whatever.
Do you see jobs now?
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