(Phnom Penh): The leadership of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction has considered special economic zones as a gold mine for supporting the people and has instructed the authorities to help promote the establishment of more special economic zones that can create jobs and income to help support the livelihoods of people living around the Tonle Sap Lake area.

His Excellency Deputy Prime Minister Say Samal spoke at a meeting to review and discuss land registration work in the Tonle Sap Lake area in the geographical regions of Pursat and Kampong Chhnang provinces, which was held at the Ministry’s office on the afternoon of September 26, 2024.

His Excellency added that we must all work together to define the principles of managing the Tonle Sap Lake in a specific way to avoid facing loss. The special point in preserving the life of the Tonle Sap Lake is to maintain the water regime and flooded forests, because the Tonle Sap Lake has great benefits for the nation, which can help support the economy, society and culture of all Cambodian people.