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Officials at odds over caning
Thu, 22 April 2021
With the Kingdom continuing to grapple with the ongoing community outbreak of Covid-19, the government has introduced a series of measures to contain the pandemic, from curfew and inter-provincial travel ban to a lockdown of the entire capital.
The restrictions, however, couldn’t seem to deter some people from venturing out, prompting the government to designate some Covid-19 hotspots in Phnom Penh as Red Zones, where residents are forbidden from leaving their homes.
But despite the designation, some residents were still seen roaming the streets, pushing the local authorities to take the matter into their own hands and turn to their last resort: sticks.