KHTOEN NEWS: The incident at Duke Sok Kong's house that left 4 people dead and 5 injured has drawn criticism over the arrangement of the distribution of gifts and the impact on Cambodia's face and face.
But the alms on the morning of January 23 turned into mourning because hundreds of people flocked to his house near Preah Sisowath High School in Khan Daun Penh to receive 40,000 riels of dumplings and 2 kilograms of rice. A total of 4 people died and 5 people were injured.
Phnom Penh Governor Khuong Sreng also donated 5,000,000 riels for each funeral and 2,000,000 riels for each of the injured, as well as 1 coffin board for each deceased, according to Fresnews.
Many members of the public reacted criticizing the arrangement of the gift distribution along with sympathy for the victims who lost their lives due to the dumplings totaling more than 40,000 rials.
Kim Pha, president of the Royal Academy of Cambodia's Institute of International Relations, commented on Facebook, "This dumpling scandal is embarrassing every year.
He said that so far, still dying because of a few cans of Chinese or Vietnamese rice, which is a very suspicious thing.
He told Phnom Penh Post that the donation is not wrong, but the donor needs to cooperate with the authorities to find a suitable place to distribute to him and be able to avoid possible risks, which are as sad as yesterday morning.
He goes on to say that such generous alms reveal two aspects, the first of which is the poverty of the citizens, which makes them willing to cut off their shameful legacy to receive merciless gifts.
He continues: "In addition, it shows the social gap that is far apart between the rich and the poor, so the allocation of economic growth must be equitable. is embarrassing and embarrassing."
He goes on to say that the authorities should have been involved in organizing the distribution of the gifts because, according to the law in Cambodia, any gathering with a large number of people must be permitted.
Pa Chanruen, President of the Cambodian Institute for Democracy, stated that because the program was held at the donor's house, allowing citizens to pick up the dumplings, there was also a problem of people squabbling until there were such deaths and injuries, the donors had to be held responsible.
He said: "Even if the organizers had good intentions from the beginning to do the festival because the preparation of the program did not take care and ensure the safety of the program participants."
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