To the 20 million inhabitants of the Mekong Delta who are deprived of their voice
To the Friends of the Mekong Group
NGO THE VINH
Figure 1: Funan Techo Canal groundbreaking ceremony is full of flags of Cambodia in the small village of Prek Takeo, Kien Svay district, Kandal province on August 5, 2024, which is also Hun Sen's birthday, chaired by his son, now Prime Minister Hun Manet; in front of the factory area is a huge Khmer slogan: "We support Funan Techo Canal", this is the starting point of the 20 km long canal (1), taking water from the Lower Mekong River, the headwaters of the Tien River before flowing into the Mekong Delta, Vietnam.[Source: Khmer Times 05.08.2024]