03 November 2007
By Mayarith
Radio Free Asia
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The Anlong Veng deputy district governor indicated that a private company plans to provide between $1 to $2 million to develop the former Khmer Rouge village, located in Oddar Meanchey province, next to the Thai border, into a tourist zone.
The Anlong Veng region was a hot battlefield in the past, and it also serves as a grave for the former KR leaders: Pol Pot, Son Sen, Ta Mok. The plan to transform this region into a tourist zone was in the work for a long time already.
Nhem En, the Anlong Veng deputy district governor and a former KR soldier and S-21 photographer, told RFA this Saturday about the name of the Siem Reap-based company that wants to fund the development of the former KR village: “The company belongs to Mrs. Em Sophary, she is a jewelry store owner in Angkor city (Siem Reap). She is cooperating with me, she has the money and owns a number of lands, and I have a document, together, we will (re)construct Anlong Veng …”
Nhem En added: “… and she plans, along with me, to drop $1 to $2 million to form a conservatory in all the former KR region in Anlong Veng. First, on my side, I want to build a museum, I want to re-organize Ta Mok’s house, Ta Pol Pot’s house, the graves of Ta Pol Pot, Ta Son Sen, and Ta Mok. In summary, all of them, I will create a conservatory out of all of them, and turn them into a tourist zone.
The Anlong Veng region was a hot battlefield in the past, and it also serves as a grave for the former KR leaders: Pol Pot, Son Sen, Ta Mok. The plan to transform this region into a tourist zone was in the work for a long time already.
Nhem En, the Anlong Veng deputy district governor and a former KR soldier and S-21 photographer, told RFA this Saturday about the name of the Siem Reap-based company that wants to fund the development of the former KR village: “The company belongs to Mrs. Em Sophary, she is a jewelry store owner in Angkor city (Siem Reap). She is cooperating with me, she has the money and owns a number of lands, and I have a document, together, we will (re)construct Anlong Veng …”
Nhem En added: “… and she plans, along with me, to drop $1 to $2 million to form a conservatory in all the former KR region in Anlong Veng. First, on my side, I want to build a museum, I want to re-organize Ta Mok’s house, Ta Pol Pot’s house, the graves of Ta Pol Pot, Ta Son Sen, and Ta Mok. In summary, all of them, I will create a conservatory out of all of them, and turn them into a tourist zone.
