Gunslinger Tycoons
PM Hun Sen’s September 20 cri de couer beseeching powerful officials and their friends and families to not fire or wield their weapons in restaurants and other public places, especially those haunts frequented by foreigners, threatens to spoil the sport most enjoyed by the Kingdom’s well-heeled elite. … Indeed, little more than a week after Prime Minister Hun Sen’s edict, Preah Vihear police chief Mao Pov was charged for allegedly firing four to five shots in Siem Reap’s Lok Yen Hotel after a boozy Sunday night dinner on September 30. … But when it comes to displays of pistol packing displeasure, the undisputed Hall of Fame candidate is Teng Bunma, once described as the “trigger happy tycoon.” He was the first president of Cambodia’s Chamber of Commerce, and he also owned the InterContinental Hotel in Phnom Penh and Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper. …
