Samdech Techo: No National Budget Used for Construction of Wat Preah Int Samki Thorma (Video inside)

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Kandal (FN), Feb. 11 – Cambodian Senate President Samdech Techo Hun Sen affirmed that no national budget funds were used for the construction and development of the Wat Preah Int Samki Thorma compound in Kandal province.

Samdech Techo spoke on Tuesday (Feb. 11) during the inauguration of various achievements on the premises of Wat Preah Int Samki Thorma in Kandal province.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen underscored, “Please note that the construction at Wat Svay Pope cost more than USD 1.2 million, and here at Wat Preah Int Samki Thorma, it cost USD 2.6 million. Not a single cent from the national budget was used.”

Samdech Techo worked diligently to mobilise funds for the construction of Svay Pope Temple in Phnom Penh and Wat Preah Int Samki Thorma in Kandal Province. He also highlighted the importance of building these achievements at the temple, noting that this initiative had a reciprocal effect between the Buddhist world and the government.

Under the strong and sincere support of Wat Preah Int Samki Thorma, which aims to make it a place where the Buddha's teachings are respected and monks are educated, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and his spouse, Samdech Kittiprittbandit Bun Rany Hun Sen, have continuously donated funds for the construction of the pagoda.

According to reports, Samdech Techo Hun Sen and his spouse have funded three major construction projects as follows:

- The first donation on 16 October 2016 included the construction of a 3-story school building with 18 rooms, a temple, a 4-story monk's house with 48 rooms, and a pond.

- The second donation on 26 June 2018 involved the construction of a school building (sacred hall), a 4-story school building with 32 rooms, a 3-story dormitory building with 24 rooms, 400 meters of concrete roads on the pagoda and school premises, and the purchase of land to expand the pagoda grounds.

- The third donation on 30 May 2023 included the construction of a 5-story school building with 24 rooms and a meeting room, a 3-story kitchen building, 3 toilets with 20 rooms, and a 230-meter-long fence.
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