Betting on birds banned (Cambodian nationwide ban on cockfighting)

[Coventina]

Source: Phnom Penh Post

THE prime minister's crackdown on gambling has now been extended to an event few believed possible: Cockfighting across the country has now been outlawed.

In a possible sign of bad blood, Prime Minister Hun Sen explicitly singled out Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, a known cockfighting aficionado, and warned him publicly of the ban.

"I am announcing today the closure of all cockfighting arenas including the cockfighting arena of Sok An in the Bati district of Takeo. It must close - it is absolutely obvious," Hun Sen said.

"It is said that Sok An opened a cockfighting arena - the deputy prime minister can indulge in cockfighting, then why can't others?
Now, I am ordering Sok An - do you hear? I tell to close the Tonle Bati or I will bring in the armed forces to surround it," he told attendees with a laugh.


Read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/index.php/2009040125138/National-news/Betting-on-birds-banned.html

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I hope he really means it and it's not just part of a political feud.