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- ↑ "Election results" Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine . Cambodia National Election Committee. Accessed June 18, 2008.
- ↑ "Cambodia's PM Hun Sen Allocates Portion of Key Lake to Daughter of Land Minister". Radio Free Asia. 2020-11-02. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
- ↑ Dara, Michael Dickison, Mech (2020-10-28). "Businesswoman Who Received Boeng Tamok Plot Is Land Minister's Daughter". VOD. Retrieved 2023-03-09.
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