Thursday, December 2, 2010

Bayon TV Begins Disbursement of Bridge Donations

Hun Mana, owner of Bayon TV and daughter of Cambodia's dictator
By last Friday evening, Bayon TV had raised more than $1.08 million and CTN had brought in more than $500,000.

Heng Reaksmey, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Wednesday, 01 December 2010

Eighty-three families of victims from last week’s bridge stampede received a first round of donations from Bayon TV, collecting more than $5,000 each.

The TV station raised the money from its Cambodian audience following the Nov. 22 bridge disaster, which left 351 people dead and 395 injured.

Tit Thavrith, deputy director of Bayon Radio and TV, said the disbursement was a “first step” to compensate victims of the disaster and would be followed by teams making provincial trips.
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