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: chaub...@hotmail.com
To: camdisc@googlegroups.com
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 .phengkimvi...@gmail.com ?
> Date: Sat, 14 May 2011 02:33:17 -0700
> Subject: Re: CAMBODIAN PEOPLE
> From: phengkimvi...@gmail.com
> To: camdisc@googlegroups.com
>
>
> 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 <sdokkokt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Great people talk about idea
> > Average people talk about issue
> > Small people talk about other people.
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