Kampong Thom: On the afternoon of July 20, 2026, Major General Som Sun, Commander of the Kampong Thom Sub-Regional Operations Area, Deputy Chairman and President of the Secretariat of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association of Kampong Thom Province, representing Mr. Nuon Pharath, Provincial Governor and President of the Kampong Thom Provincial Committee of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association, accompanied by Mr. Chuon Silavit, President of the Kampong Thom Provincial Branch of the National Social Assistance Foundation, and Mr. Khon Chanthai, District Governor and President of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association of Baray District, went to hand over a new house, house number 44, in Baray District, a precious gift from Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association, and Samdech Kittipritbandit Bun Rany Hun Sen, as well as Samdech Maha Prasad Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, and Madam Phet Chanmony, to the families of the fallen veterans. In Pong Linh village, Krava commune, Baray district, Kampong Thom province.
Mr. Khon Chanthai, district governor and president of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association, Baray district, reported that: Mrs. Ek Yen, 65, is a widow who is the wife of Mr. Svay Thim He is a veteran soldier who died in the Baray District Military Unit of the Kampong Thom Provincial Military, leaving behind 5 dependent children. Mr. Khon Chanthai expressed his deepest gratitude to Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Maha Prasad Hun Manet for providing a new house, the 44th, to veterans and families of disabled veterans in Baray district, Kampong Thom province.
Major General Som Sun said: Over the past 10 years, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and Samdech Maha Bovorathi Hun Manet, through Senior Minister of State, General Kittisanghabandit Kun Kim, Deputy Chairman and Secretary General of the Cambodian Veterans and Retirees Association, have decided to provide 547 houses, of which 241 houses were built for veterans who are in difficult circumstances, have no land, no homes, and provide social land concessions of one and a half hectares per family in the Veterans Development Center, Morodok Techo Thlok Pring in Kraya commune, Santuk district, Kampong Thom province. Separately, 306 houses were built for veterans who have land, no homes, or inadequate shelters in various locations throughout Kampong Thom province. To stay and build a decent living, which is a gratitude for the heroism of the veterans who sacrificed their lives for the cause of the nation and the homeland of Cambodia.
On the occasion of handing over a new house to the families of the fallen veterans now Major General Somsun and Mr. Khon Chanthai also brought food and supplies. There are mosquito nets, blankets, mattresses, pillows, kitchen supplies and some other funds, which are gifts from Samdech Maha Bovorathei Hun Manet and Dr. Pech Chanmony, to support the families of the fallen veterans to use while living in their new homes during this time.
By: Samneang
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