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| The partly built crematorium for the late King Father Norodom Sihanouk from in front of the National Museum yesterday. Photograph: Vireak Mai/Phnom Penh Post |
19 December 2012
By Vong Sokheng
The Phnom Penh Post
The cost of building a crematorium to incinerate the remains of King Father Norodom Sihanouk would cost about $1 million, not the $5 million quoted in a local media report, Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday.
Speaking to hundreds of construction workers during his second visit to the grounds outside the National Museum where the massive structure is being rapidly erected in preparation for the February 4 cremation, Hun Sen vowed that the government would foot the bill and it would not cost more than $1.2 million.
“It is merit for all of us in mourning and in order to not worry the King [Norodom Sihamoni] and the King’s mother [Norodom Monineath]; therefore, the government is responsible to pay for all costs of construction,” he said.
The premier also lashed out at Prince Sisowath Thomico, who was Sihanouk’s personal aide, for speculating in a local news report that the price tag for the crematorium would reach $5 million.
“I think it’s cheap behaviour for critics, including Prince Thomico. If you do not understand, [you] should write later to the government to ask for information about the cost, and I hope that you all do not use the cost of building the crematorium to attack the government,” he said.
Contacted yesterday, Thomico said he had learned of the figure from an official, whom he did not name.
“I am not involved with the construction, and my comment about the cost was just heard from another source. I regret if this comment affects the government,” he said.
The premier also said the construction was not put out for a public bid because public procurement would take months. In the interest of time, he said, the job was given to a family member of Kong Sam Ol, a minister of the Royal Palace.
He reiterated that Sihanouk’s corpse would be removed from the Royal Palace on February 1 and, after it had reposed in the adjacent crematorium for three days, officials would perform the final rites on February 4.
Sihanouk died on October 15 in Beijing at the age of 89. His body was returned two days later on an Air China flight to Phnom Penh, where he has lain in state at the Royal Palace.
9 comments:
The death of King Sihanouk worth 5 million dollars but the living who became a dictator stole from Cambodian people in the billions of dollar.
ah shit , ah mauk,govenment and ah mauk king.
One way for Hun Sen to earn good merits for his departure time?
Won't you be proud of yourself if you get a good quality of product with very low
cost ? Why this mad dog ( H. Sen ) keep growling & barking ? As soon as people
find out that he spent less money than they thought it would be , he will be praised
and get good credit for his management .Hun Sen( typical Khmer Rouge ) doesn't need to intimidate & shut people up .
The royal family has been used for many many generations. Before
we just learned from the history but this generation we see at our eyes.
Khmer Vietminh and Khmer Krahorm's
masters all used the royal family's prestige for their own
benefits. That was because they know the Khmer's weak point.
That's a shame.
Two reasons why Hun Sen is so willing to spend money for the late king.
1. He owes the late king his job.
2. Use the current king is his rubber stamp.
There is nothing genuine coming out from this so called prime minister about the king. He used to bashing the late king until the late king is good use for his politics. Educated people and people that know best from the free do not support Hun Sen ruling gov't even though the work with him. Only the stupids, ignorants, followers and exploiters think this man is their prime minister.
There's more things for Ah Hun Shit to spend money for the late king such as:
To manipulate to Cambodian people that he is still under the king, but actually, it's the other way around.
Barking non-stop that it will protects the monarchy at all causes, which makes most poor Cambnodian farmers totally believed in this mad dog. But in reality, Ah Hun Shit sees no monarchy in his eyes, and the same shit applied to Ah Communist Vietcong Pi Anh(Pi Ach).
So stop all the bullshits - Ah Kwak mad dog including Ah Communist Vietcong Pi Anh(Pi Ach)too.
The reason Ah Kwack's doing this is just for political gain. He was/is Khmer Rouge. He hates royal family.
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