PHNOM PENH On the edges of Boeung Tamok, Phnom Penh’s largest lake, 25-year-old Kong Khun sheltered from the late June heat in a bamboo hut. Despite clear skies, Khun wasn’t out on the water fishing with his family. There is little point, he said. An almost endless convoy of trucks carrying sand, rocks and […]
Another 17 Hectares of Tamok Lake Carved Out for Gov’t Agencies
16 April 2021
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Three government institutions are receiving 17 hectares of the Tamok Lake in northwestern Phnom Penh, a lake that has been handed in piecemeal to private and public interest groups.
The 17 hectares carved out of Tamok Lake were detailed in three separate sub-decrees published in the Royal Gazette. Ten hectares of land was given to the Health Ministry, four to the Civil Services Ministry and three to Phnom Penh Municipal Police.
Sar Theth, chief of Phnom Penh Municipal Police, confirmed the force was given three hectares of land at Tamok Lake but said the new plot would be used as an extension to the current police headquarters in Russey Keo district.