Hello, Bury Chau the Khmer's Hamas. I get one question for you, how about Yuon, Chen and Champ legaly living in Cambodia for generation, do they know Cambodia more than Cambodian living abraod?
On May 23, 12:06 pm, Bury Chau <[email protected]> wrote: > Monday, May 23, 2011 > > Another development is coming ... so are the next land-grabbing and forced > eviction > > Oknha Soth Sambath( a Vietnamese ) in front of his planned Angkor Hills City > / Photo by Luc Citrinot > > Anonymous said... > > Oknha Soth Sambath is a Yuon/Vietcong or Vietnamese crook in Cambodia. > A megalomania project planned near Angkor Wat > > May 22, 2011 > By Luc Citrinot, eTN > > Is a Las Vegas-style resort city really what the kingdom needs in terms of > development? > PHNOM PENH (eTN) - To the tourists, Cambodia is mostly known for being home > to the fabled city of Angkor Wat with its myriad of beautiful temples. At > some point over the next twenty years, Cambodia might become famous for > Angkor Hills. The project is the brainchild of Oknha Soth Sambath, a > Cambodian businessman. The affable man is said to be very close to the top of > Cambodia’s politics, which might explain the official endorsement of the > government for his project. Just imagine a huge piece of land initially > covering 361 hectares, located halfway between Thailand and Siem Reap where > Angkor temples are located. The future integrated resort will be some 30 km > away from the temples and 100 km from the Thai border at Popet/Sisophon. A > highway is due to link both areas making the resort easily accessible for > visitors. > > Imagine then dozens of modern buildings emulating the stupas, the chedis, the > bas-reliefs, and the shapes from Angkor Wat built surrounded by paddy fields > and some forests. This is Angkor Hills City, a gigantic modern resort built > around widening crescents in the middle of nowhere. The project was > officially launched in July 2010, and according to Mr. Soth Sambath, it has > so far generated a huge interest from investors from China, Macau, Qatar, > Saudi Arabia, and the UAE. In fact, the development has been completed by > Agostine & Raphael Group, an international development consulting firm based > in Dubai. > > This is not a coincidence. Angkor Hills City wants to obviously match Dubai’s > megalomania. It will integrate in its final phase a giant convention center, > residences, and condominiums; a dozen of deluxe hotels; a shopping mall; a > golf course; a spa; and a meditation center; as well as private villas. Among > the projects dreamed by its creators are the Buddha Hotel and Spa, a > five-star property shaped like the Bayon Temples with its huge heads. The > Heritage Hotel will emulate the old walled city surrounded by waterfalls and > canals. It will look like a mix of Las Vegas and Disneyland, à la Cambodian. > > “We will first start with the convention center, as well as two or three > hotels. But ultimately, this city will have up to 20,000 inhabitants and act > as a tourism magnet for the entire region, including neighboring Thailand,” > explained Soth Sambath. Of course, Sambath Investments promise that the > future development will strictly enforce environment codes. It would take 5 > to 8 years to complete the entire project, according to Mr. Sambath, with > first construction work starting before the end of the year. > > Such an investment will, of course, help to alleviate poverty and certainly > bring economic benefits to an impoverished region. Is a Las Vegas-style > resort city really what the kingdom needs in terms of development? Audacious > will say some observers, irrelevant will say some others. In a country where > the average GDP per capita stood at US$800 in 2009, Angkor Hills City is > likely to draw a visible border between the rags and the riches. > > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > Subject: RE: CAMBODIAN PEOPLE > Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 07:50:06 -0700 > > Q : Thus the word "Cambodia" should have been "CamDisc". > These "small" peolpe don't live in Cambodia. They live overseas and know > nothing about Cambodia or the Cambodian culture. > > A : I agree. These four know more Cambodia and Cambodian culture than > "CamDisc". > Another development is coming ... so are the next land-grabbing and forced > eviction > > Oknha Soth Sambath in front of his planned Angkor Hills City / Photo by Luc > Citrinot > > Cambodia Tycoons - > > Kith Meng > > Sok Kong > > Yeay Phu > > Mong Reththy > do you agree Mr [email protected] ? > > > Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 02:33:17 -0700 > > Subject: Re: CAMBODIAN PEOPLE > > From: [email protected] > > To: [email protected] > > > Good observation. Now I believe this observation is made here in > > CamDisc. Thus the word "Cambodia" should have been "CamDisc". These > > "small" peolpe don't live in Cambodia. They live overseas and know > > nothing about Cambodia or the Cambodian culture. > > > On May 13, 6:20 pm, Chetrasena <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Great people talk about idea > > > Average people talk about issue > > > Small people talk about other people. > > -- -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
