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Sunday 1 January 2012

Malaysians known as a generous lot


Many foreign organisations are active in charity work in Cambodia.

The New straits Times
Sunday, January 01, 2012

"OR khun chran" or "thank you very much" in Khmer greeted members of Badan Khairat New Straits Times Press (BKNSTP) each time they left the villages they had gone to in the outskirts of Phnom Penh.
Many foreign organisations are active in charity work in Cambodia.

For the poverty stricken villagers, the donations are considered a blessing.

Malaysians have always been known to be generous when it comes to charity and almsgiving.

"It's heartening to see the recipients' reaction," said a member of BKNSTP while having dinner at a Malaysian-owned restaurant in the Cambodian capital.

Cafe Malaya owner Suhaimi Zakaria, 54, observed that many foreign organisations and tour groups, including from Malaysia, had visited the country over the years to do charity work.

"They not only tour the country, they also come here to help after learning about the plight of the people," he said, adding that the Cambodian government had been accommodating towards such groups.

Phnom Penh is currently undergoing rapid development after the years of civil war in the 1970s. Thus, any help towards nation-building is much welcomed by the authorities.

According to Suhaimi, many Malaysian companies and banks have also established operations in various parts of the country with a population of 14 million, reflecting investor confidence in the government.

"The capital is peaceful and safe prompting me to do business here," said Kedah-born Suhaimi, who worked in the country for five years from 1992 before returning in 2005 to run the restaurant with his Cambodian wife Rohimah Abdullah. They have two children -- Nor Eleena, 16, and Abdul Majid, 12.

Suhaimi said Malaysians generally expressed their gratefulness that they never had to suffer the horrors of the Khmer Rouge after visiting the killing fields and museums which showcased the modern-day genocide committed by the Pol Pot regime in the 1970s.

1 comment:

Unknown said...

can i have the contact number of the cafe malaya owner?