PM Manet pledges ongoing protection for Tonle Sap

Prime Minister Hun Manet (centre) presides over the closing ceremony of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ annual meeting on Jan 30. - STPM

PHNOM PENH: Prime Minister Hun Manet has committed to the continued protection of the Tonle Sap Lake, while also reiterating the government’s measures to support Cambodian farmers.

While addressing the closing of the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries’ annual meeting on Tuesday (Jan 30), Manet explained that in 2011, the government issued a sub-decree on the zoning of the lake, which made no exceptions for existing villages.