US funds P Vihear, Bakheng temple repairs

[geovalin]

The US has provided $420,000 in grants for the repair and preservation of temples in Preah Vihear province and Phnom Bakheng temple in Siem Reap.

 

A signing ceremony was held on January 16 at Phnom Bakheng with US ambassador to Cambodia W. Patrick Murphy and Minister of Culture and Fine Arts Phoeurng Sackona in attendance.

 

Speaking after the ceremony, Murphy said the grants were to be split between two temples.

 

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[Pilotman]

Pathetic.  They could have found a better way to spend this money, US Taxpayers money, like helping poor people with day to day living in these challenging times for poor people,  not supporting 'pretty monuments to collective delusion'.