Results 1 to 10 of 10
  1. #1
    Thailand Expat harrybarracuda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    96,561

    Hun Sen opens new personal bank account, er I mean road project

    Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated National Road 55 which cost $133 million to build. The 182km road is funded by the Chinese government with contributions from Cambodia to clear mines and unexploded ordnance. He also announced the construction of National Road 10.


    National Road 55 links from National Road 5 in Pursat provincial town to the province’s Thma Da commune, which borders Thailand’s Trat province.

    Hun Sen said in future, the government will make efforts to open the Cambodian-Thai frontier through the Thma Da entrance to aid the import and export of goods between the two countries and raise the people’s standard of living.


    On the same day, Hun Sen also announced the construction of National Road 10. The 199km road would cost more than $188 million and links Battambang province’s Samlot district through Pursat province’s Veal Veng district to Koh Kong provincial town.


    The road will be built from a grant by the Chinese government and contributing funds from Cambodia.


    Hun Sen complimented China for helping the Kingdom build roads and bridges in Cambodia, asking: “If China doesn’t help us, who would?”


    Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said during the inauguration that construction of National Road 55 had taken 38 months from March 2015 to May 2018.


    It was difficult to build, he said, as it had to cut through mountain ranges and high slopes. Forty-six slopes were required to be cut and some places had to be dug up to 66.5m.


    “This road has beautiful natural views that flank snaky roads up and down the mountains. It is pleasing to the eye and the most interesting one in the Kingdom,” he said.


    The 9m-wide National Road 10 will be paved with two layers of tarmac and will take 48 months to build – starting from December last year to December 2023.


    Chanthol said the government planned to avoid impact on citizens, the environment, and wild animals during construction, which required additional planning.


    National Road 10, he said, was difficult to build as a bridge was to be constructed spanning Stung Atai River in Koh Kong province. This bridge would be 512m in length and 72m in height – the highest bridge in Cambodia, he said.


    Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian, who joined the ceremony on Monday complimented the Kingdom and China on their collaboration.


    He reiterated China’s appreciation for Cambodia and Hun Sen, who visited his country to express solidarity with the Chinese people amid the outbreak of Covid-19.

    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-launches-133m-road-pursat-thailands-trat-province

  2. #2
    Thailand Expat harrybarracuda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    96,561
    "Funded by the Chinese government" ..... *Snigger*.

    The internet has such a good memory.

    Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that he has requested a $140 million loan from China to build a 190 km road that would branch off National Road 5 and allow easier access to Thailand. The request comes just one month after Mr. Hun Sen returned from a visit to Beijing with the promise of some $523 million in loans and grants from China-$23.9 million of which Cambodia can spend in any way it pleases. Speaking at a ceremony in Pursat province to hand out land titles to villagers, Mr. Hun Sen said that the new highway would be called National Road 55 and that construction work would likely commence next year. …

    Hun Sen Asks China for Loan to Build New Road | Open Development Cambodia (ODC)

  3. #3
    Thailand Expat jabir's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2016
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    12,009
    Quote Originally Posted by harrybarracuda View Post
    Prime Minister Hun Sen on Monday inaugurated National Road 55 which cost $133 million to build. The 182km road is funded by the Chinese government with contributions from Cambodia to clear mines and unexploded ordnance. He also announced the construction of National Road 10.


    National Road 55 links from National Road 5 in Pursat provincial town to the province’s Thma Da commune, which borders Thailand’s Trat province.

    Hun Sen said in future, the government will make efforts to open the Cambodian-Thai frontier through the Thma Da entrance to aid the import and export of goods between the two countries and raise the people’s standard of living.


    On the same day, Hun Sen also announced the construction of National Road 10. The 199km road would cost more than $188 million and links Battambang province’s Samlot district through Pursat province’s Veal Veng district to Koh Kong provincial town.


    The road will be built from a grant by the Chinese government and contributing funds from Cambodia.


    Hun Sen complimented China for helping the Kingdom build roads and bridges in Cambodia, asking: “If China doesn’t help us, who would?”


    Minister of Public Works and Transport Sun Chanthol said during the inauguration that construction of National Road 55 had taken 38 months from March 2015 to May 2018.


    It was difficult to build, he said, as it had to cut through mountain ranges and high slopes. Forty-six slopes were required to be cut and some places had to be dug up to 66.5m.


    “This road has beautiful natural views that flank snaky roads up and down the mountains. It is pleasing to the eye and the most interesting one in the Kingdom,” he said.


    The 9m-wide National Road 10 will be paved with two layers of tarmac and will take 48 months to build – starting from December last year to December 2023.


    Chanthol said the government planned to avoid impact on citizens, the environment, and wild animals during construction, which required additional planning.


    National Road 10, he said, was difficult to build as a bridge was to be constructed spanning Stung Atai River in Koh Kong province. This bridge would be 512m in length and 72m in height – the highest bridge in Cambodia, he said.


    Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Wang Wentian, who joined the ceremony on Monday complimented the Kingdom and China on their collaboration.


    He reiterated China’s appreciation for Cambodia and Hun Sen, who visited his country to express solidarity with the Chinese people amid the outbreak of Covid-19.

    https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/hun-sen-launches-133m-road-pursat-thailands-trat-province
    Bright move to earn credit by investing in a country that you virtually own.

  4. #4
    Thailand Expat harrybarracuda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    96,561
    Even brighter to borrow the money off the chinkies, trouser a nice backhander and then claim they are paying for the project.

  5. #5
    I'm in Jail

    Join Date
    Mar 2010
    Last Online
    14-12-2023 @ 11:54 AM
    Location
    Australia
    Posts
    13,986
    A mere "....$23.9 million of which Cambodia can spend in any way it pleases..."



  6. #6
    Thailand Expat harrybarracuda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    96,561
    Quote Originally Posted by Latindancer View Post
    A mere "....$23.9 million of which Cambodia can spend in any way it pleases..."
    For "Cambodia" and "it", read "Asian dictator".

    Standard chinky S.O.P.

  7. #7
    Member

    Join Date
    Jan 2020
    Last Online
    01-08-2023 @ 11:33 PM
    Posts
    510
    What's the average kick-back for a national leader on a deal like this?

  8. #8
    Thailand Expat OhOh's Avatar
    Join Date
    Jul 2010
    Last Online
    Today @ 01:16 PM
    Location
    Where troubles melt like lemon drops
    Posts
    25,223
    Corruption 14th century > From Latin corruptus > ME money changers > Great Silk Road merchants > China.

    We have a proven source to blame and a place in the village stocks. 'arry is on hand with some cheap rotten eggs, 50thb for 6.


    Last edited by OhOh; 12-03-2020 at 01:27 PM.

  9. #9
    Thailand Expat harrybarracuda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    96,561
    Quote Originally Posted by TTraveler View Post
    What's the average kick-back for a national leader on a deal like this?
    I know of one Middle East infrastructure deal that for various reasons was rebid without the involvement of an "influential person" and came in - from the same contractor - $280 million cheaper.

  10. #10
    Thailand Expat harrybarracuda's Avatar
    Join Date
    Sep 2009
    Last Online
    @
    Posts
    96,561
    Quote Originally Posted by OhOh View Post
    Corruption 14th century > From Latin corruptus > ME money changers > Great Silk Road merchants > China.

    We have a proven source to blame and a place in the village stocks. 'arry is on hand with some cheap rotten eggs, 50thb for 6.


    More stupid waffling.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •