Kim Keun-ho, the CEO of the state-run Korea Water Resources Corp., or K-water, and four employees received the Royal Order of Sahametrei, a knight-rank medal, by the Cambodian government for their dedication to the water resource management project in Cambodia, the company said on Wednesday.

The order is a medal of honor conferred primarily on foreigners who have rendered distinguished services to the King of Cambodia and to the nation.

K-water has completed eight water resource management-related projects in Cambodia, including consulting services for the Krang Ponley River Water Resources Development Project since it conducted the Mekong River Basin water resources assessment in 1999.

By Seo Jee-yeon (jyseo@heraldcorp.com)