PM Hun Sen rules out skyscrapers near Angkor Wat

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday that Angkor Wat will face the risk of losing its world heritage status if skyscrapers are built in the city. He said heritage sites were delisted in other countries over such construction. Mr Hun Sen’s comments came while he presided over the inauguration ceremony of 38 roads in Siem Reap city yesterday.

He said there was already a complaint from real estate tycoon Dr Kim Heang who had said that development of Siem Reap is limited and real estate developers do not do business in Siem Reap because of UNESCO. “We can let skyscrapers in Siem Reap province but we don’t want Angkor Wat Temple to lose its world heritage status from UNESCO,” Mr Hun Sen said.

“Please don’t compare Siem Reap with other provinces because Siem Reap has a world heritage site – the Angkor Wat Temple – and it belongs to the world,” he added. He said that it will never happen in Cambodia, but it happened in other developing countries after skyscrapers were built near heritage sites.

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