Friday, August 08, 2008

Kuwait to Fund Phnom Penh Islamic Center

By Chiep Mony, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
07 August 2008


Kuwait has pledged $5 million to build an Islamic center at Phnom Penh's most conspicuous mosque, following an official Kuwaiti delegation earlier this week.

The center will be built, via the Cambodian government, on the grounds of Boeung Kak Mosque, in the north of the city.

Construction on the Islamic center will be started this year, said Ahmad Yahya, a government adviser and president of the Cambodian Islamic Development Community.

The Kuwaiti government also agreed to train Cambodian officials in oil exploration and open direct flights to Cambodia, and both sides agreed allow embassies in their respective capitals.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Give us food....we don't need mosque.

Anonymous said...

KUWAIT WILL MAKE CAMBODIA AN ISLAMIC STATE DOWN THE ROAD.BY PROMOTING ISLAM AND ISLAM RELIGION CANNOT TOLERATE ANY OTHER RELIGION!..NOBODY WILL BELIEVE IN BUDDHISM ANYMORE...LOOK! KARMA THAT BAD PERSON DOES ALWAYS GET REWARDED,,,BAD CROOK PEOPLE ALWAYS AHEAD AND THE HEROES CARRY EMPTY BAG!!! ISN'T THE FACT SO FAR???????HUN SEN CPP DOEN'T CARE BUDDHISM OR ISLAMIC AS LONG AS HIS ACCOUNT KEEPS GROWING!!!!