Cambodian flag flying over Preah Vihear Temple (Photo: BBC)By Poch Reasey, VOA Khmer
Washington
03 June 2008
"Cambodia should submit the temple as well as the surrounding area for protection" - Sean Pengse, President of the Cambodia Border Committee
Cambodia will gain many benefits once Preah Vihear temple receives Unesco's World Heritage Site status, a government spokesman said Monday.
The temple will receive recognition and financial assistance, once approved, said Phay Siphan, Council of Ministers spokesman, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
"Cambodia will also be able to develop its tourism, which will lead to poverty reduction," he said.
Michael Tranet, the former vice president of Unesco's Cambodia committee, said the recognition of Preah Vihear temple as Cambodian represented a second victory for the country, the first coming from then king Norodom Sihanouk's winning the temple in world court hearing.
Unesco will make a formal announcement of the temple's World Heritage status in July, Phay Siphan said.
Sean Pengse, president of the Cambodia Border Committee, based in Paris, told VOA Khmer recently that Cambodia should submit the temple as well as the surrounding area for protection.
The temple will receive recognition and financial assistance, once approved, said Phay Siphan, Council of Ministers spokesman, as a guest on "Hello VOA."
"Cambodia will also be able to develop its tourism, which will lead to poverty reduction," he said.
Michael Tranet, the former vice president of Unesco's Cambodia committee, said the recognition of Preah Vihear temple as Cambodian represented a second victory for the country, the first coming from then king Norodom Sihanouk's winning the temple in world court hearing.
Unesco will make a formal announcement of the temple's World Heritage status in July, Phay Siphan said.
Sean Pengse, president of the Cambodia Border Committee, based in Paris, told VOA Khmer recently that Cambodia should submit the temple as well as the surrounding area for protection.
Congratulation for the effort in getting Preah Vihear registered as UNESCO's heritage.
ReplyDeleteIt is safe for now, but the issue has irritated our hungry neighbour for decades.
Neang SA
But where will benefits go?
ReplyDeleteIt will go to development unless Ah Robber Spam Rainxy got to it first.
ReplyDeletethe area around Preah Vihear is Cambodian land also.
ReplyDeleteThis freaking Viet-born troller, a parasite @ 4:22 AM that pretends to be Khmer and speaks as if he were Khmer must be castrated and have his dick fed to the Viet dog...
ReplyDeleteViet Go home!
The world sees and knows you Viet true color already and that is the universal language!
4:22AM said is completely wrong,Spam Raainxy have none of the Cambodia money except ah kvak Hun Sen,steal ,cheating selling the resorts and the land to Youn and you are 422 son of viet brothel Svai Paak district ,make no senses ,what a retarded viet spy dog and cats eater Go Home your polute viet cong son of the bitch!
ReplyDeleteWell said 6:51 AM...well said.
ReplyDeletewhy draw a new map? that means we lose some land. Next term of govt, if cpp win, they will draw a new map for cambodia
ReplyDeleteremember, when former king was nominated as chair of border commission-he said he would walk one kilometer by kilometer to measure the land then cpp quickly abolished the commision and formed a new land border authority chaired by Sok An, because they are afraid the truth about land loss will be known to the public
The Temple and the surrounding area belong to Khmer-Thai.
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