Hun Sen orders Thai TV show off air

Tue, 28 Jan 2003, 00:00 WIB | Source: AP

CAMBODIA: Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered on Monday a Thai-made TV
series off the air in Cambodia and said one of its actresses was
worth less than "grass" following media reports that she accused
Cambodia of stealing the famous Angkor Wat temple from Thailand.

There was no confirmation that actress Suwanan Kongying made
the comments, and her spokeswoman in Bangkok denied she ever said
anything against Cambodia.

But rumors of the remark reported in Cambodian media sparked
outrage here, and Prime Minister Hun Sen ordered the Thai serial
The Fallen, Blown Away Leaves off the air.

The sprawling temple is in northern Cambodia and is the
country's national symbol. It was the capital of the Khmer
empire, which ruled parts of Southeast Asia for about 600 years
from the 9th century. --AP

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