News in The Star Online of September 1, 2010 mentioned that Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen had approved a master plan for the construction of the tallest building in Asia.
Well, good for him. At least people will then know how poor his country is, and also about the atrocious ‘Killing Fields’ where over 2 million people have died!
The skyscraper would be 555 meters high, surpassing the present tallest man-made structure in Asia – the Taipei 101, in Taiwan, which is 508 meters high. The structure in Taiwan is now the second highest in the world, the tallest being the Burj Khalifa, in Dubai of United Arab Emirates, with a height of 828 meters. Our own Petronas Twin Towers is 452 meters high is ranked among the top ten in the world, with the debates going on about the spiral wires, antennas and whatnots.
Coming back to Cambodia, one wonders why, a nation, with a population of just over 14 million and which is one the poorest in Asia, would want to build the tallest building in Asia. Wouldn’t it be better if it could use the money to improve the living conditions of its people?
Well, perhaps, after having his country being looked down on for so many years Hun Sen desires his country to be looked up!
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