Wat Phnom Post

Stupa of King Ponhea Yat Wat Phnom 15th century

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Ponhea Yat (1405-1467) was a Khmer king who, fleeing from the Thai sack of Angkor Thom, made Phnom Penh his capital in 1431. Below his stupa is a working clock, whose face is ingeniously formed out of shrubbery.

Interior of Viharn Wat Phnom

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Inside the main hall, the decorations and paintings are modern.

Wat Phnom Phnom Penh, Cambodia 1373-present

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Wat Phnom, or "Hill Temple," is built upon an artificial hill about 100' high. It is here that the city of Phnom Penh ("Penh's Hill") was founded in 1373. Shrines and other buildings have been put up and restored several times since then, the last major restoration taking place in 1926. The main (east) entrance, shown here, is guarded by modern statues that depict dvarapalas, chinthes, and nagas.

30 December 2009
By Botum Roth
Free Press Magazine
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Click here to read the article in Khmer

An opposition MP indicated that, lately, following the National Assembly (NA) debate on the expropriation law yesterday, Japan decided to freeze its $74 million grant for the construction of a bridge crossing the Mekong river in Neak Loeung, along National Road No. 1.

The reason MP Ly Srey Vina raised this issue was because Cambodia declined to pay compensations to the families who live in the area where the bridge will be built.