From rags to riches: Cambodia's oldest family of "nouveau" richHun Sen reminding the country’s nouveau rich not to be overjoyed
Thursday, March 13, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Prime minister Hun Sen reminded the country’s nouveau rich who amassed their fortune from selling lands, not to be overjoyed with the easy money they obtained, but that they have to make this money multiply itself further more. During a speech given at a diploma distribution ceremony in Kandal province, on Wednesday, Hun Sen said that, regardless of whether the lands they sold came from their ancestors, or they were lands distributed to them by the CPP in 1979, they are now turned into a valuable assets, but after the sale of these lands, people should know how to put this money to use to generate more money honestly. Hun Sen’s declaration was aimed at the country’s nouveau rich people from the sale of their lands, he told them to use the money with clear aim, then it will bring in more wealth to them.
