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Stoeng Meanjei Overpasses Inaugurated National Fish Day In Published by the Cabinet of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen —————— MP of Kandal Prime Minister Issue 195 | July 2015 | http://www.cnv.org.kh National Fish Day in Kompong Chhnang (01 July 2014 — Unofficial Selection and Translation) Increase in Fish reservoir of Kdol, village of and Prawn Farming Kraing Kantrol, Peam com- mune in the district of Samaki I am so glad to be here once Meanjei of Kompong again on the National Fish Day Chhnang province. It is indeed - 1 July that we celebrate every a great pleasure for me to be year. Last year, I missed the able to pay a visit to our people celebration because it fell on and Buddhist monks in the the election campaign period province of Kompong as I made a solemn promise Chhnang. that within the specified period of one month of the campaign, I am so happy that we have 31 July 2014 – Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen and I would not make any state- celebrated so far this important Madame with people during the celebration of the inauguration ment. It is in this respect that event 12 years already, starting ceremony of the Stoeng Meanjei Flyovers, Phnom Penh. last year we celebrated the day with the first event in the com- in Kompong Thom and HE mune of Krang Yov, Kandal Stoeng Meanjei Overpasses Inaugurated Yim Chhay Ly had to repre- province. Minister of Agricul- (31 July 2014 — Unofficial Selection and Translation) sent me there. This year, noth- ture, Forestry and Fisheries, Local Financial HE Pa Socheatvong, mayor of ing prevents me from joining HE Ouk Rabun, in his report all of you in celebrating the and Human Resource Phnom Penh, just made his (Continued on page 4) report on progress of the con- National Fish Day here in the My wife and I are so happy to struction, investment capital be able to join all of you in this and some technical aspects of inauguration ceremony of the 2014/8 National Disability Strategic Plan the project. I would like to take Stoeng Meanjei overpasses, (03 July 2014 — Prepared Text and Unofficial Selection and Translation of Comments) this opportune moment to ex- the third site in the city where press my sincere thanks and ... I am delighted to attend the the strong political will and we build overpasses to im- appreciation to efforts made by launch of the “National Dis- commitment of the Royal prove traffic. I am so pleased the Phnom Penh Municipality, ability Strategic Plan 2014- Government of Cambodia to to have been here in a space of the three Khans and Sangkats 2018 and the celebration of protect and promote the rights one year in between - on 26 th (districts and communes) – the 5 Anniversary of the of the persons with disabilities, November 2013 to review the Khan Meanjei, Khan Chamkar Law on Protection and Pro- especially the right to life, the construction and today for the Mon and Khan Tuol Kork as motion of the Rights of Per- right to special protection, the inauguration. far as this overpasses project is sons with Disabilities”. This right to work and the right to I was here that time to put into concerned. I wish to express event offers us an opportunity full participation in socio- official use parts of the over- my sincere thank to people to understand latest disability- economic development. Over- passes for the demand of traffic living in this area for their en- related developments and re- all, Cambodia has always paid and that were not hindering the durances on difficulties caused view the progress to date to special attention to the disabil- remaining construction. At the by the construction over the identify work to be done and ity sector, therefore, great time, there was news that I past more than two years. shortages for the cause of en- achievement in this sector. already ran out of the country. However, after this ceremony suring the basic rights of per- There has been improvement Many of the press people here is coming to closing the nor- sons with disabilities, creating to the share of persons with could have remembered that mal and better traffic life will more opportunities for them, disabilities in both public and Hun Sen was standing right resume. facilitating their participation in private sector; allocation of here. Today, with all of the socio-economic development social land concession to per- I wish to relay same message Buddhist monks, followers, without barriers and discrimi- (Continued on page 7) to people in places where are Excellencies, Ladies and our nation, and enabling them to constructions going on. They compatriots, we put into offi- live on equal footing and equal In This Issue have concern and put up with rights in the society. cial use this major achieve- Stoeng Meanjei Flyovers , P‐1 disturbance caused in relation ment. This event indeed highlights National Fish Day, P‐1 (Continued on page 2) National Disability Plan, P‐1 Mailing Box: Cambodia New Vision (CNV), P.O. Box 158, Phnom Penh, Cambodia; e-mail: [email protected]; Tel: 855-23 219898; Fax: 855-23 360666/219869 Cambodia New Vision | Issue 195 | July 2014 (Continued from page 1) eventual improvement of traf- was not the same and fearful. news presenter then said only to construction of roads or fic flow in Phnom Penh. When after hitting the concrete di- As I returned to Phnom Penh bridges. Especially in dry sea- I put into official use the first vider of the street that the city, about ten years in be- son, detour of traffics from the overpass at Kbal Thnal, and driver seemed to have recol- tween when I was in 1970 and construction site send dusts also later at the inauguration of lected himself from drunken- 1979 that I came back, it was into their homes. Please be the overpass 7 January, I said ness. unrecognizable. My wife and I patient as the area will be a that while we have one built, met again on 24 February 1979 Aside from lacking roads and better place to live after the there will be two, three and on. after the separation on 20 June spaces and issue of growing construction is over. That we are putting the third 1977 when I took to the resis- number of transport means, overpass complex into official I thank those people, especially tant movement for national there is this incident of drivers use, it is true that we will have in this construction place, for liberation. With the elder son respect no traffic rules and the fourth one as is proposed keeping up with ongoing dis- in her arms, we sat in front of drunk driving. The issue does by Phnom Penh Mayor. turbance day and night and the house and there were noth- not seem to go away despite being patient with problems As we have now put into use ing in the street. Then I have how much we have said. The arising from the project imple- this overpass complex at the only one son. Now, I have efficiency seems to be low. As mentation. I thank the Cambo- Stoeng Meanjei intersection, I seventeen grandchildren. We far as road accidents that hap- dian expatriate company am sure that traffic will be then had to fetch water from pened at night, there is a high (OCIC) for such devoted in- better. People will have better the river for our consumption. percentage that drunk driving vestment. I have here the engi- days and goods transportation There were just a few cars. is the cause. I do not mean the neering team whom I met jammed because of traffic will victim is a drunkard. I am ap- We had Volga, Lada and some of them last year. For this be things in the past. Let me pealing to our people to at least Moskvich model vehicles. We project, we do not have foreign ask our people living in the respect their own lives and treated like a Roll Royce, Mer- engineers or technical assis- area to extend their under- those of others and refrain cedes or BMW. Car model tants. We have built three over- standing a little more that, for from drunk driving. Some does not concern me as long as passes already. the inauguration ceremony, the have even suggested that those it brings me to my office and authority has had to close shops or restaurants should be We use the financial resource takes me home safely. down traffic for the time being. fined for allowing drunkards to jointly provided by the Mu- In-depth Development take t the traffic. Doing that nicipality of Phnom Penh and Everything Starts of Phnom Penh City would have many shops in a local company together with from Empty City trouble. local technical assistance. The As of now, there are more than Our situation has changed Phnom Penh Municipality one million people living in Phnom Penh City Bus completely. We have different provides the technical inspec- Phnom Penh. Coupled with sorts of hardship and facilities. The other day HE Pa Socheat- tion. This has showed that those coming in for short-term When we started building the vong came to see me to seek Cambodia has a capacity to or long-term stay and those country after the liberation on my advice on city bus issue. I handle a rather high-level ex- who pass by through the city in 7 January 1979, the city of brought up this issue with him pertise building.
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