Hun Sen govt may compensate Asean f

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Subject: Hun Sen govt may compensate Asean firms hit by looting 

The Straits Times (July 10th)
Hun Sen govt may compensate Asean firms hit by looting 



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PHNOM PENH -- Cambodian strongman Hun Sen told ambassadors from 
South-east Asian countries yesterday that his government was considering 
paying compensation to firms that suffered losses during widespread 
looting on Monday, his spokesman said. 

Mr Hun Sen told the ambassadors that he regretted the looting which 
followed his forces' victory over those loyal to his former co-premier 
Prince Norodom Ranariddh after two days of fighting in Phnom Penh at the 
weekend, he said. 

"The government expressed regret over the loss of assets of investors 
from Asean countries due to the looting," the Secretary of State for 
Information, Mr Khieu Kanharith, told reporters. 

"Now the royal government is considering paying compensation to those 
companies," he said. Asean, the Association of South-east Asian Nations, 
groups Brunei, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand 
and Vietnam. 

Soldiers went on a rampage of looting on Monday after forcing troops 
loyal to the ousted Prince Ranariddh from the capital on the weekend. 

Warehouses, factories, car showrooms, shops and petrol stations were 
stripped and gutted. 

The newly-renovated international airport terminal was also devastated 
in the violence by marauding soldiers. -- Reuter. 



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MINORITY ETHNIC PEOPLE.  ONLY UNDERSTANDING THEIR SUFFERING AND HELPING 
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