Cambodians are dancing to celebrate the listing of Preah Vihear as a World Heritage Site

Tuesday, July 08, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Heng Soy
http://ki-media.blogspot.com/

While Thai demonstrators are protesting in Thailand in front of the Preah Vihear temple to oppose the listing of Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site, on the Cambodian side, a report indicated that Cambodians are dancing in joy after they learned the good news about Preah Vihear temple. The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported that Cambodian civilians and officials are gathering in solidarity not to curse the Thai protesters, but to dance in joy on the steps leading to Preah Vihear temple, and this dancing activities had been going on for several nights already, ever since they started to hear the good news from the UNESCO meeting in Quebec city. The Cambodian Council of Ministers indicated that to alleviate the hardships of Cambodian officials based in Preah Vihear temple, the council sent packaged noodles, sardines, fish sauce, MSG, cigarettes, raincoats, and several tents to them because of the constant rains in that area. Cambodian villagers in Preah Vihear also received large quantities of food donations from generous donors from Phnom Penh and other provinces after the border gate was closed in the past several days (preventing them to cross into Thailand to buy food).