Cambodian officials play blame game in pagoda tragedy

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PHNOM PENH (ANN): As the authorities continue to identify those most responsible for the collapse of a dining hall in Siem Reap province’s Prasat Kokchak pagoda that killed three people and injured 13 others on Monday (Dec 2), officials are trading blame, while some attributed the tragic incident to substandard construction.

Chhum Kosal, a freelance construction manager based in Siem Reap and a volunteer at the Wood Workers Trade Union Federation of Cambodia (BWTUC), said negligence and lack of skill were to blame.