Departed general Hok Lundy impatiently awaiting his long time friend? (Photo: Phnom Penh Post)Hun Sen cancelled his helicopter trip
17 March 2009
By Leang Delux
Cambodge Soir Hebdo
Translated from French by Tola Ek
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Citing bad weather conditions, the prime minister announced the cancellation of his official trip to Pursat province, a trip that was planned for him to inaugurate a dike.
“The minister of Water Resources and Meteorology informed me that there would be violent wind gusts, and he asked me to delay this inauguration until Saturday,” Hun Sen announced on Tuesday 17 March during a national seminar on natural catastrophes. He was also defending himself against the argument that he could have traveled there by car. He indicated that he “is afraid that storms will break out during the ceremony. This would disturb the people who will be attending it.”
This is the second time since the disappearance of Hok Lundy in a helicopter accident, that Hun Sen cancels his helicopter trip due to bad weather.
Cambodia recently sustained violent storms, including in the district of Puok and Angkor Thom in Siem Reap province, in which 400 wooden houses were destroyed and about 20 people were injured about three weeks ago.
“The minister of Water Resources and Meteorology informed me that there would be violent wind gusts, and he asked me to delay this inauguration until Saturday,” Hun Sen announced on Tuesday 17 March during a national seminar on natural catastrophes. He was also defending himself against the argument that he could have traveled there by car. He indicated that he “is afraid that storms will break out during the ceremony. This would disturb the people who will be attending it.”
This is the second time since the disappearance of Hok Lundy in a helicopter accident, that Hun Sen cancels his helicopter trip due to bad weather.
Cambodia recently sustained violent storms, including in the district of Puok and Angkor Thom in Siem Reap province, in which 400 wooden houses were destroyed and about 20 people were injured about three weeks ago.
