Phnom Penh (FN), March 19 – The Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) decided to fully fund the cost of Sok An’s funeral.

The estimated cost of the ceremony is approximately 3,000,000,000 riel ($750,000) and was planned to be deducted from the state.

Say Chhum had this to say in a letter to Prime Minister Hun Sen, saying he saw the news broadcast that the government has decided to withdraw the amount of 3,000,000,000 riel ($750,000) for funeral costs from the state budget.

However, at the meeting on March 18, the CPP's Permanent Committee decided that the cost for organizing the funeral will be funded by the CPP.

Sok An, 66, had served as minister of the Office of the Council of Ministers. He passed away in Beijing, China on Wednesday, March 15 from health complications.
=FRESH NEWS