PM Hun Sen ushers in new dam

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Saturday inaugurated the third in a string of six Chinese-funded hydropower dam projects, offering lavish praise for the superpower as he officially opened the $47 million Kirirom 3 dam in Koh Kong. “I am really pleased for the new achievement as an addition to many existing achievements flowing from China,” Hun Sen told an assembled crowd of more than 2,000, which included villagers, the Chinese ambassador, company representatives and high-ranking government officials. “Watching the prime minister opening this Kirirom 3 with such a happy face, we’re a little concerned. We worry the number of dams built will continue to be built without proper investigation or proper study as to the impacts,” said opposition lawmaker Son Chhay, who in parliament has repeatedly called for stricter regulation of the hydropower industry. …

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