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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Hun Sen scolded oil companies in Cambodia, including: Sokimex, Tela, Caltex, and Total, and he was wondering why these companies increased the price of gasoline. If there is no price reduction, it should not increase, he said … On 27 May, Hun Sen blamed the increase of gasoline price during the inauguration of the new Monivong bridge and the groundbreaking ceremony for a bypass bridge. Hun Sen criticized these companies for blaming the international market for the price increase, but when the price on the international market drops, they never drop the price of their gasoline … How could they do this? Hun Sen wondered. Hun Sen said: “Look, let’s think about it… helping the people is not helping the government, you help the people to alleviate their difficulties.” Hun Sen also took the opportunity to mock a political party which, during the 2003 election campaign, said that it will lower the price of gasoline by 1,700 riels ($0.43) per liter, and another party said that it would lower the price by 1,500 riels ($0.38) per liter. Hun Sen said: “They act as if they own the oil, but in reality, the oil belongs to others.”
