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Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen participates in the ground breaking ceremony of a new railway at Sisophon town in Banthey Meachey province, 469km (291 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, February 18, 2008. Cambodia launched on Monday a $73 million project for the restoration and reconstruction of over 600 kmof railway track which will become part of the rail transportation route linking Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to Kunming, China. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda drives a bulldozer during the ground breaking ceremony of a new railway at Sisophon town in Banthey Meachey province, 469km (291 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, February 18, 2008. Cambodia launched on Monday a $73 million project for the restoration and reconstruction of over 600 km of railway track which will become part of the rail transportation route linking Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to Kunming, China. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen (L) waves while walking with Asian Development Bank (ADB) President Haruhiko Kuroda during the ground breaking ceremony of a new railway at Sisophon town in Banthey Meachey province, 469km (291 miles) northwest of Phnom Penh, February 18, 2008. Cambodia launched on Monday a $73 million project for the restoration and reconstruction of over 600 km of railway track which will become part of the rail transportation route linking Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam to Kunming, China. REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea

Panic over eating beef prevention

Thursday, April 26, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

A panic took place Wednesday when several phones received an email message stating: “Tell others not to eat beef because there are more than 100 cattle dead in Sisophon [Banteay Meanchey province]. Please send this message to all those you know. Thank you.” The information was denied by officials from the Ministry of Agriculture who said that this rumor is not well founded. However, the Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper published an article which claims that according to a reliable source from Banteay Meanchey province, there are more 300 cattle which died of disease, and that this number keeps on increasing in Anlong Veng district. Nobody knows the source of the email warning about eating beef meat, and no one know the reason why this rumor is broadcasted.