Y Chhien to be replaced as Pailin Governor

30 May 2014
The Cambodia Daily
Government / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Interior / Provincial and local governments
Ministry of Interior / Y Chhien

Y Chhien, who has served as the governor of Pailin province since former Khmer Rouge Foreign Minister Ieng Sary led his rebel forces in the area to defect to the government in 1996, will step down from his position on Saturday, his cabinet chief said Thursday. Mr. Chhien is set to be replaced by his deputy governor, Koeut Sothea, at a ceremony presided over by Interior Minister Sar Kheng, according to Sao Sarath, Mr. Chhien’s cabinet chief. … Ieng Vuth, the son of Ieng Sary, who has also served as one of Mr. Chhien’s deputies since the defection, will continue in the role, said Kong Duong, director of the Pailin department of information. Mr. Duong said Mr. Chhien was being replaced due to his age and will be appointed as chief of the Pailin provincial council. …

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