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Phnom Penh - Two thieves hurled several hand grenades into a local market in eastern Cambodia before robbing a gold vendor of a small amount of gold and cash, national media reported Monday. Provincial police chief Sann Sothea said six gold vendors were injured Friday's attack on the market in Kampong Cham province. The robbers escaped with 250 US dollars and an unknown quantity of gold.
"It is the first time that the gold robbers used grenades to rob the market vendors like this in Kampong Cham province," Sann Sothea told the Cambodia Daily newspaper.
Two vendors were seriously injured in the blasts and four others were slightly hurt, he said. Seven market stalls were destroyed.
Sann Sothea said the number of injuries was low because many vendors had left the market to prepare food for the annual Pchum Ben festival, when the country's majority Buddhist population visit pagodas to leave offerings for their deceased relatives.
Police had made no arrests in connection in the incident.
Many Cambodians store their wealth in gold as they do not trust banks. This year has seen a spate of attacks on gold vendors in the capital Phnom Penh and other parts of Cambodia.
"It is the first time that the gold robbers used grenades to rob the market vendors like this in Kampong Cham province," Sann Sothea told the Cambodia Daily newspaper.
Two vendors were seriously injured in the blasts and four others were slightly hurt, he said. Seven market stalls were destroyed.
Sann Sothea said the number of injuries was low because many vendors had left the market to prepare food for the annual Pchum Ben festival, when the country's majority Buddhist population visit pagodas to leave offerings for their deceased relatives.
Police had made no arrests in connection in the incident.
Many Cambodians store their wealth in gold as they do not trust banks. This year has seen a spate of attacks on gold vendors in the capital Phnom Penh and other parts of Cambodia.
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Way to go ah Sen!
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Pi Anh: CPP Traitor
Decision on Preah Vihear case Tues
Writer: BangkokPost.com
Published: 21/09/2009 at 03:05 PM The National Anti-Corruption Commission is ready to decide on Tuesday whether to indict 36 people including ministers of the Samak Sundaravej cabinet and state officials charged in connection with the cabinet approval on June 17 last year for Thailand to sign a joint communique with Cambodia without seeking advice from parliament, NACC member Somluck Jadkrabuanpol said on Monday.
The joint communique was to support Cambodia's application to list the Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site.
The NACC on Nov 13 last year decided to press charges against the Samak cabinet members, except four who were absent, for negligence of duty and violation of Article 190 of the constitution, and certain state officials for malfeasance.
Mrs Somluck said the anti-graft agency has thoroughly studied the investigation report on the case and would tomorrow decide whether to indict the 36 accused.
Of the 36, four are members of the current government. They are Deputy Prime Minister Sanan Kachornprasart, Deputy Finance Minister Pradit Pattaraprasit, Information and Communication Minister Ranongrak Suwanchawee, and Interior Minister Chavarat Charnvirakul.
Just to be impartial, we believe Ah Sen should also be prosecuted for his complicity in the case.
--CPP Traitor
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