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Soy Sopheap Leads Veal Entry Soldiers’ Dam Appeal
Saturday, 06 February 2010 03:03 DAP-NEWS
Cambodian soldiers stationed at Veal Entry battle field on Friday called for aid to construct a dam to store water. Soy Sopheap, DAP Media Center General-Director, led the appeal while he led a DAP delegation to Preah Vihear temple, timed to coincide with the first formal visit of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen to Preah Vihear on Saturday.
Veal Entry battle field Commander in Chief Nou Sarat told Soy Sopheap that all soldiers are appealing for aid from all Cambodians both in the country and overseas to build a at a cost of more than US$5,000 for the soldiers’ needs..
“The dam will be 2m high, 8m wide and it will be able to store the water all the time,” he added.
Soy Sopheap vowed to try his best to broadcast this appeal by his newspaper to both local and overseas Cambodians.
Soy Sopheap also donated some mon ey to the soldiers and met with Royal Cam- bodian Armed Forces Commander in Chief Pol Saroeun on Janurary 5 for a short talk. Pol Saroeun has led his subordinates to control the Preah Vihear Situation prior to the Premier Hun Sen´s Visit.
Pol Saroeun warmly welcomed to Soy Sopheap. The situation at Preah Vihear Temple is normal following the two countries’ soldiers meeting for talks at Mouy Deng.
After he met with Soy Sopheap, a Thai soldier said that he is afraid of war as he has never fought before. The Thai soldier, who was able to speak Khmer, told Soy Sopheap that he doesn’t want to fight. Soy Sopheap warned him not make war with Cambodia as Cambodian soldiers have long experience in making war.
Three Get Fail for Drugs Trafficking
Saturday, 06 February 2010 03:01 DAP-NEWS
Phnom Penh Municipal Court convicted three suspects for drug trafficking, one a Khmer-Canadian and two Cam-bodians. The three were each fined US$4,750 and sent to jail for 8 years, according to a court official said on Friday.
The traffickers, Srey Srun, Sroy Lai, and Koy Hoeun, were arrested on June 14, 2009 in Deum Kor market, Sen Sok district of Phnom Penh, police said.
The Khmer-Canadian, Srey Sun, denied the charges, blaming Koy Hoeun.
“I gave US$ 1,500 to him (Koy Sun) aim to earn interest only; per US$100 I would get US$10 interest a month,” Srey Sun added.
Anti-Narcotics Police Officer Tros Sokchea said that police were long trying to arrest Koy Hoeun. Thee other suspect, Sroy Lai, claimed to bee an innocent taxi driver from Kampong Cham province driving to Phnom Penh.
“I had just received a letter from Koy to [take an] an unknown person to Kampong Cham and I got US$ 200.”
Prosecutor Heang Sopheak told the court that all the suspects were linked in criminality, so they should receive harsh punishment and jail time.
A police chief also told DAP News Cambodia that police took 3,519 pills from the suspects.
“We destroyed all the pills,” the police chief stressed.
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