Large Cambodian couple-statue unveiled in coastal Preah Sihanouk province


PHNOM PENH, April 16 (Xinhua): Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Saturday inaugurated a large couple-statue in the southwestern coastal province of Preah Sihanouk.

Erected at a roundabout in Prey Nop district, the copper statue, weighing 60 tons and towering 21 meters high, depicts Preah Thong and Neang Neak, the legendary co-founders of the ancient state of Funan.

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