Tuesday, April 28, 2009

Cambodian consulate opens in Lowell

Monday, April 27, 2009
Associated Press

LOWELL — The third Cambodian consulate in the U.S. has opened in Massachusetts.

The consulate in Lowell, featuring a small Buddhist shrine, was dedicated during a small ceremony Sunday attended by about 200 people.

Cambodian Ambassador Hem Heng says the facility will help Cambodian-Americans and citizens get visas, passport validations and deal with other diplomatic matters that previously were handled in Washington.

It will also help boost trade and investment between the nations.

Lowell, about 25 miles northwest of Boston, has a significant Cambodian population.

Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong was taken by ambulance to a city hospital after falling ill, but ceremony emcee Vesna Nuon tells The Sun of Lowell that Namhong was simply exhausted.

3 comments:

Anonymous said...

Uo Savann is ah young Youn Hun Xen!!!
The new consulat is only for CPP members to corrupt and destroy our country!!
Ah Hor 5 Hong is youn Hanoi's pupet!!!

Anonymous said...

hey, no political attack here! consulate is good for all people, khmers and americans alike do travel or do business in cambodia or with cambodia. god bless cambodia.

Anonymous said...

What the fuck they open that shithole for? Khmers in the US are mostly illiterate, gambling-addicted chumps and gangsta wannabes...

There's no way to elevate these ex-refugees.

Khun Thai