By Margaret Perry
Channel NewsAsia (Singapore)
SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong has expressed his deepest gratitude to Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen the government's help in the dragon boat tragedy.
Mr Lee thanked the Cambodian government for its massive search and rescue operation and for helping bereaved families and injured team members.
He said Cambodian officials worked closely with staff from the Singapore Embassy and went out of their way to extend their full assistance and cooperation.
He said this is a reflection of the very close and strong ties between Singapore and Cambodia.
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has also sent a letter to President S R Nathan to extend his "sincere condolences and profound sympathy" to the families of the five Singapore national dragon boaters who lost their lives in the tragic accident.
In his letter, the King said his people shared in "the sufferings of the people of Singapore".
Mr Lee thanked the Cambodian government for its massive search and rescue operation and for helping bereaved families and injured team members.
He said Cambodian officials worked closely with staff from the Singapore Embassy and went out of their way to extend their full assistance and cooperation.
He said this is a reflection of the very close and strong ties between Singapore and Cambodia.
Cambodia's King Norodom Sihamoni has also sent a letter to President S R Nathan to extend his "sincere condolences and profound sympathy" to the families of the five Singapore national dragon boaters who lost their lives in the tragic accident.
In his letter, the King said his people shared in "the sufferings of the people of Singapore".
4 comments:
On behalf of all Cambodia, we accept the gratitude that offered by the Singapore PM. The rescue and recovery teams deserve this gratitude, particularly the government for its swift response.
Again, well done team. All of you make our country proud.
MOI
Yes, and lesson learnt here is we'll need rescue helicopters and marine equipments for for swifter response next time around.
If lifejackets were used these condolences would never occurred. Think hard leaders, how many Khmer boat racers were drown without disclosed by Khmer government?
Well, many khmer villagers don't know how to swim. They often became victims of the flood. But most of our boaters and fishermen know how to swim, and we should not interfered with their vital jobs. It's ridiculous to mandate people to wear anything in the hot climax and choke them to dead.
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