PHNOM PENH, Sept. 1 (Xinhua) -- Cambodian military officials hoped a new road will bolster local populations and improve security in four provinces along the Cambodian-Thai border, local media reported Monday.
The more than 600 km road will link Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Stung Treng provinces, the Phnom Penh Post said.
"We will build the road through the four provinces as soon as the rainy season passes," Kvan Siem, head of general command headquarters for military engineers, was quoted as saying.
"I received orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen to build the road to help people settle their homes along the border and farm their lands," Kvan Siem said, adding that he completed a study of the projected gravel road earlier in August.
The proposed road will run between one and four kilometers from the Thai border, with a second road planned closer to the border once Thailand and Cambodia complete negotiations over new border demarcations.
Kvan Siem said the road is part of larger development plans that officials hope will modernize the border provinces and improve security.
The more than 600 km road will link Banteay Meanchey, Oddar Meanchey, Preah Vihear and Stung Treng provinces, the Phnom Penh Post said.
"We will build the road through the four provinces as soon as the rainy season passes," Kvan Siem, head of general command headquarters for military engineers, was quoted as saying.
"I received orders from Prime Minister Hun Sen to build the road to help people settle their homes along the border and farm their lands," Kvan Siem said, adding that he completed a study of the projected gravel road earlier in August.
The proposed road will run between one and four kilometers from the Thai border, with a second road planned closer to the border once Thailand and Cambodia complete negotiations over new border demarcations.
Kvan Siem said the road is part of larger development plans that officials hope will modernize the border provinces and improve security.
5 comments:
Good on you mates.
Keep pursueing this kind of useful thing for our nation.
Why use only donation money.
Use money they stole from the cambodian people.
About time they put country ahead of their pockets
The Thai already built their strategic road along our border. We need to the same. Look at Prasad Ta Mean Thom, they have a good road nearby and we don't. We need this new raod so that we can keep an eye on our border and our land.
1:50 PM
And we need to keep our eyes on the Yuon, too, while we're watching our newly archfoe (Thailand).
this is a good move by cambodia. yes, bringing the country's infrastructure to modern standard is very important for cambodia. not only it can can people travel all over cambodia, it will create more jobs and boost tourism and the economy and standard of living for all khmer people as well, especially in formerly isolated areas and corners of cambodia. yes, gov't can help its people by providing good roadways to ease the people hardship from difficult to almost impossible roadway in order to do trade and commercial in all the provinces of cambodia. god bless cambodia.
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