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 <chaub...@hotmail.com> 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: 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. > > -- -- 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 camdisc@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to camdisc-unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
