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Wednesday 21 December 2011

Tycoon Men Sarun Dies


Wednesday, 21 December 2011
Sources: Cambodia Herald and DAP News

PHNOM PENH,- Men Sarun (pictured), one of Cambodian richest tycoons and a senator from the Cambodian People's Party, died at 65 yesterday, said Um Sarith, secretary general of senate.

He added that Men Sarun died from high blood pressure and chronic diabetes.

His body was kept in his house near the senate building till December 25, 2011 waiting to be brought to a pagoda in Prek Phnov.

"We regret for his death," Um Sarith said.

Men Sarun, president of the Men Sarun Group which owned many companies, including Men Sarun Import Export & Construction Co., Ltd., the largest flour and rice mill in Cambodia, the maker of Cambodia's first instant noodle called Mee Yeung, is one of Cambodia's richest and influential tycoons.

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

Oh, My God,
It is really really sad.Uncle Sarun died. I would like to show my condolence to his death.
He is one of my dad's best friends.
Before he become rich, he usually did businesses, slep, ate, drank with my dad. He have never missed my siblings' weddings even though he was very busy and rarely showed his face in public.
I still remembered his face.
I wish uncle Mok Kim Hong be still alive.

Anonymous said...

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to avoid corruption in cambodia

Anonymous said...

ONE LESS CORRUPT OFFICIAL HAS DIED. I AM SURE THERE ARE OTHER TEN OTHER CORRUPT OFFICIALS READY TO TAKE HIS PLACE

Anonymous said...

22 December 2011 2:03 AM

Do you know for sure your accusation against this recently deceased man is true or is your information based on a third-party knowledge acquisition without credible verifiability?

Labeling people might make you feel better about yourself but so you know it doesn't make you a better person in the eye of any intelligent person who is actually critically careful in their judgment of others.

Anonymous said...

2:03am I quess you think your very intelligent person and please tell me,How were tycoon got rich without a connection to the ruler.(POWER)and also look around you in CAMBODIA to see how the khmer people lived in a very!!!poor condition.What am I try to say is that criticism is the best form of intelligent to help move our country to the right direction.
(Corruption is a desease problems in our khmer society)
Love khmer

Anonymous said...

22 December 2011 3:15 AM

Sounds like you have very high standard and demand for people to lead honorable life. Let me ask you are you leading by examples or only verbally? Are you just sitting back and doing nothing but calling for others to do things you think are honorable?

I mean if you want people to do something, you should at least try to do it to the best you can first. It's only hypocritical if you do nothing yourself for the country but demand others to do them.

Ask not what others can do for the country. Ask what you can do for the country.

Anonymous said...

3:43 am Your sound like a JFK speech.Please get your own.

Love Khmer

Anonymous said...

One corrtuped official died, but there'still too many crooks still out there...

Kim said...

People who do not know Men Sarun should have no rights to degrade his name after his pass. He was a great man who helped lots of people. He worked hard for his money, he was an entrepreneur. He worked hard all his life. Him and his family did a great deal of charity work, donated lots of money to temples; to build and flourish it. His whole family are hard working people and I find it horrendous how all of these people, who remained anonymous because you are cowardly and do not want to put a face to the statement made, to judge someone just because of a person position. Yes now after you reading this you might say "how the hell is this girl defending him acting like she knows him?" Well I am his great niece and I cannot stand around having people bash my great uncle this way when all that is said about him being corrupted and such is false. Before you ever say anything get your facts straight and make sure you know what the hell you are putting out there about other people. Right now our family is in a place where we would like peoples respect and appreciate peoples condolences. Just like the old saying said, "If you don't have anything nice to say, keep it to yourself" especially when it is something you don't even know personally. Men Saron was the farthest one of being corrupted. Again my family and I would greatly appriciated it people would stop assuming, because you are making yourself to be an ugly person, and respect our family at this time.

Anonymous said...

Uncle Men Sarun is a gentle person. He has never done anything wrong before 1992 or even in the present.
He has never done any corruption. Uncle Sarun has his business on his own since 1984.
He is not a new tycoon. He has been rich for a long time.

Anonymous said...

I agree with "Unkown" 2:41PM
Message to others: If others don't know uncle Sarun, please shut your mouth. He worked so hard since he was young. He rarely have free times for his life. He contributed to the governments and the people of Cambodians.
He is also the most respectful person in many generations.
Please don't degrade his reputation.
I remembered he has had chronic diabetes and hypertension for many years. The information above seems to be more reliable.

Anonymous said...

I like uncle hun sen too. Most of the people don't know him personally either. Some people know him too personally get killed like piseth pilika. Anyway, please stop talking badly about my uncle hun sen, he works very hard to get to where he is at. Uncle hun sen works even harder to maintain his position, power, and control of cambodia. No body, I really mean it, no body'd ass in cambodia he can kiss and guaranteed his position that's exactly why my uncle hun sen has to continue kissing viet's asses. It's really not honorable to be kissing your enemy's ass, but situation demands it. The day will come and uncle hun sen doesn't have to kiss viet's ass anymore. Most of you can guess as good as mine considering that I know my uncle hun sen personally and you don't. That day will come

Anonymous said...

To 3:20pm
Don't compare Mr. Saron to Hun Sen.
People are different.
The ways people do are different from each other.

Anonymous said...

BRAVO!!! 3:20pm

Love khmer

Anonymous said...

3:27pm I'm not comparing my uncle hun sen to your uncle saron. I just don't want people to judge and criticize my uncle hun sen so negatively when most of the people posting comments don't know my uncle hun sen "personally" either. Most of you are also hypocrite, if any of you were hun sen, having to carry the corrupted loads for all your families, in laws, circle of corrupted tycoons, you might have to turn to viet also since viet is the only assurance of your existence. I don't believe that you or anyone being in deep shit as my uncle hun sen would just give up power, wealth, and most importantly life.

Anyway, being as stupid as my uncle hun sen is, he still received more phd(s) than most people in the world.

Enough said, my uncle hun sen's days will come, perhaps later if not sooner but not never.

Anonymous said...

he is dead people!!!! let his soul rest in peace.

Anonymous said...

love khmer,

the fact that you recognized I emulated JFK's quote indicates you're educated enough but maybe not enough for any practical purpose since you have not answer my one simple question.

Are you leading by example of an honorable life by doing great things for the Cambodian society? What have you done for the people or the country? Please answer me that.