Today is rightly a day of great celebration in Cambodia. The 7th January marks the 30th anniversary of the fall of Pol Pot and his murderous Khmer Rouge scum (’75-’79).

May they all rot in hell after being left to soak in a bath full of candiru fish for a week.

However we learn from the never-disregarded Agence Kampuchea Presse that the most exciting thing they could think of to celebrate was….build a new bridge.

Over to the impressively named Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen who presided yesterday over the inauguration ceremony of said bridge in Khan Mean Chey district of Phnom Penh.

“The ceremony was attended by senior government officials with a participation of a numbers of students and the city people. All eager volunteers, natch.

“In his speech at the ceremony, the Cambodian premier said the bridge was inaugurated at time when Cambodia was preparing for marking the 30^th anniversary of January 7 victory over Pol Pot genocidal regime.

“He pointed out that this bridge came from a great effort made by the royal government in the physical infrastructure development in the city and the rural areas, so it provided the benefit to the social economy in the country, facilitated the transportation and eased the traffic congestion in the city.

“He also clarified the appointment of Samdech Krom Preah Norodom Ranariddh as a chief advisor to His Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, which is a high rank equivalent to prime minister, saying that his rank is as high as a salary, not as a power. Damn – sorry Samdech, old chum. Thought you were right up there, didn’t you. Bugger.

“As far as traffics are concerned, he asked the motorcycle drivers and passengers on the motor to wear the helmets. The Propaganda Ministry’s Google Language Translator has been iffy so far, but not bad. However their Reality Translator obviously just crashed…

“The Cambodian prime minister also asked oil-imported companies in Cambodia to lower the oil price as a gift for observing January 7 celebration of the falling of Khmer Rouge regime.

Good luck with that one, guys.