#Cambodia foreign minister Prak Sokhonn briefed diplomatic corps and journalists at the foreign ministry today on his second official trip to #Myanmar as #Asean special envoy. Here are some takeaways: ... 👇 1) Prak Sokhonn said despite requesting "again and again" to meet Daw Aung San Suu Kyi and her lawyer(s) as well as ex-first lady Daw Su Su Lwin, he couldn't get access to them with reasons cited by #Tatmadaw:

- Cases in court proceeding (ASSK/Lawyer).
- Health condition (SSL).

At the event launching the Chinese-backed project to upgrade the Ream Naval Base, Gen Chau Phirun, general director of DM's technical materials, said it will be undertaken by #China PLA experts and take 24 months while Beijing will grant two frigates to Cambodian navy ... (1) 👇 Gen Phirun said facilities to be built: two piers (one is 350m-by-30m and another is 270m-by-20m) a drydock (130m-by-30m), a slipway capable of moving ship with weight up to 1000 tonnes. He said the project would involve dredging the shallow shipping channels around the base. (2)

#Cambodia's state-friendly Fresh News reports that defence minister Tea Banh and Chinese amb Wang Wentian will preside over a groundbreaking event of the modernisation project to upgrade the Ream Naval Base, revealing the following to-do list described as #China's grant ... 👇 1/ "Renovating the naval facilities at Ream base to realise actual control of the existing geographical position" -- involving constructions of new commanding centre as well as facilities serving the purpose of meeting, storage, entertainment, dining, sports, receptions etc.