Hun Sen cancels visit to the province of KampotBy Ung Chamroeun
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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Due to bad weather forecast for the upcoming days in the south of the kingdom, the prime minister preferred to renounce his official visit to the province.
Following the announce by the Phnom Penh meteorology department warning the population of the arrival of Tropical Storm Noul along Cambodia’s coasts, Prime minister Hun Sen decided to cancel his participation at the inauguration of a hydraulic structure in the province of Kampot. In a speech given on Monday 17 November, Hun Sen declared that “one must be prudent, because 4 national heroes have perished in the helicopter accident caused by bad weather.” Hun Sen also blasted Bayon TV Channel 9 [owned by Hun Mana, his daughter], which on 09 November – the day the accident took place and in which national police chief Hok Lundy was killed – broadcasted by mistake the 07 November weather forecast rather than the correct one. On 07 November, the weather forecast was rather mild as opposed to what really happened on 09 November.
