Tuesday, December 07, 2010

Pich Bridge deaths blamed on lack of offering to the spirit ceremony?

(All Photos posted on Tang Chhin Sothy's Facebook)


Offering to the spirit ceremony for Pich Bridge reopening on 08 December

07 Dec 2010
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Soch

The Phnom Penh city hall plans to prepare an offering to the spirit ceremony (Krong Pealy) for the reopening of Pich Bridge in the morning of 08 December 2010. The ceremony will be presided by Kep Chuktema, the city governor, and five Buddhist monks will be invited for the occasion. According to city officials, no offering to the spirit ceremony was ever observed before it was put to use, then the tragedy struck and led to many deaths. Due to this superstition, and under the government directive, the city authority has decided to organize this offering to the spirit ceremony in order to officially reopen the bridge on 08 Dec. Pich Bridge measures 101-meter long (~300 feet) by 8.17-meter wide (~27 feet) and it serves as an exit from Koh Pich, whereas Hang Bridge serves as the entrance to Koh Pich.

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can see something wrong with the design of hand rail that eventually caught the fallen victems and could not stand a chance to get up, expecially for those who were at the railing. If the railing is staight, the victems who stood at the railing would be able to move upward and released themselves one by one.

Anonymous said...

Everytime when I saw all this pictures it just make my tears keep falling from my eyes. I feels so sorry to those victims people it so said to see our compatriats deads like this. Khmer people needs to get rid of this useless rgime from power. I don't understand why no one responsible for this tragedy.

Anonymous said...

គ្មានវាចារនឹងថ្លែង រស់ក្រោមសូរ្យសែង
លើផែនដីដូចគ្នា តែការស្លាប់រស់ដូចមាន់ទា
ទ្រូងអើយសែនគ្រាំគ្រា កំព្រាគ្មានទីពឹង។

Anonymous said...

how could touch narot have the face and want to hold on to power after all this? It is the PM FALSE for keeping him.

Anonymous said...

KI Media, if you are against those buddhist ceremony, then you are not 100% Cambodian.

Anonymous said...

6:06PM! No body can initiateo any thing without order from Ah Kwack Hun Xen in Cambodia!

And the real under boss is Kep Chut tema not the police chief! in Camodia city organazational picture!

BUT is the bridge and island is belong to municipal or private?

Kep chutema should have a open ceremony for all whore houses in Phnom Penh!

Anonymous said...

7:16PM! YOu fool! What they are doing is not buddhist but Hindo!

And if there were Tep Vong And Long Nget at the ceremony it become evil ceremony any body their would be cursed for seven generations>

Ready for the big curse evils!!!!

KAMA! KAm! will come to you evils!!

Anonymous said...

There's no fucking spirit! stop lying to ours Khmer people. We as a nation has suffer many yrs now. Three wars! The Jap, French, Pol Pot and now stupid dick Hun Sen

Blame the Devil police who dont know shit about big event!

Anonymous said...

Did they do the ceremony in Khmer customs or not,it is up to them?
Don't blame the ceremony.
The persons who Khmer citizens are Hun Sen,The CPP govt led by Hun Sen,Kep Chuktema(governor of Phnom Penh,and Touch Naroth.All these crooked,cronies people must step down;if they will not step down what Khmer citizens should do are million Khmer in and outside the country out to protest;please take a day off.