By Chun Sakada, VOA KhmerOriginal report from Phnom Penh
13 January 2010
Foreign Minister Hor Namhong on Wednesday condemned the use of the Cambodian flag in the production of a new line of footwear advertised on the Internet and reported in local media this week.
The shoes were designed with the iconic symbol of Angkor Wat, on Keds canvas, infuriating many Cambodians and irking the foreign minister, who lambasted the design before flying to Hanoi Wednesday.
“The shoe is insulting and defames Cambodian honor and dignity,” Hor Namhong told reporters at Phnom Penh International Airport. “This we cannot tolerate.”
Similar shoes were designed around the flags of many other countries, but Hor Namhong said he was concerned only with the image of Cambodia.
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