Stop calling us “chamber pot” (Kanthor) commune dwellers anymore! Sorry no more Kanthor-Hun Xen school!

Ang Sophy, the new name for Kanthor commune (Photo: Sophal, RFI)

Villagers welcome the name change to Kanthor (chamber pot) commune

30 September 2010
By Nhim Sophal
Radio France Internationale
Translated from Khmer by Soch

The Cambodian government decided to issue an announcement for a name change for the three Kanthor communes in Kampong Trach district, Kampot province. The name change was requested by the local villagers and the commune councilors in order to attract local development funds. From now on, the authority and the villagers are starting to get used to calling their new commune name, as well as changing the official letterheads, and forgetting the commune old name of “Kanthor”.