"I found 12 slot machines in Phnom Penh, two in Sihanoukville and one in Kandal province that have abused the government's directive," Hun Sen told the Council of Ministers
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- Date: Sat, 20 Dec 2008 09:59:48 -0800 (PST)
Hun Sen Orders Gambling Crackdown
By Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Original report from Phnom Penh
19 December 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen on Friday ordered a clampdown on slot machines
and other gambling instruments nationwide.
"I found 12 slot machines in Phnom Penh, two in Sihanoukville and one
in Kandal province that have abused the government's directive," Hun
Sen told the Council of Ministers.
Hun Sen pushed the Finance Ministry to control hotels with slot
machines in Phnom Penh, adding, "We don't allow Khmers to play."
Human Rights Party President Kem Sokha said Friday he doubted the
order would be implementing, citing as examples attempts to shut down
illegal checkpoints and smuggling operations, as well as failed
attempts to reform the judiciary.
"I always hear Prime Minister Hun Sen issue orders to eliminate
corruption and robbery, but the government never does that," said
Heang Rithy, chairman of the Cambodian National Research Organization.
Cambodian People's Party lawmaker Cheam Yiep said the government was
willing to do what was in the public interest. Gambling was destroying
society, "so we don't want it to happen in Cambodia," he said.
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