For many, the Covid-19 pandemic brought their years of business to its knees.
In Siem Reap, the tourism capital of Cambodia which posted a 97 per cent year-on-year fall in tourist arrivals as at end-November last year, saw nearly 1,500 hospitality-related outlets close down by September that year.
As for garment manufacturing, an industry that has held up Cambodia’s economy for decades, some 130 facilities have ceased operation.
A check around Phnom Penh would reveal shuttered businesses dotting the streetscape. What’s more, the negative impact is still unfolding as retail businesses, be it a coffee shop, local restaurant or convenient store, progressively ceased operation as the New Year rolled in.
assailants and was shown in court. venus is seen taunting her victim. then, she stabs demaris 13 times with a serrated knife. a second assailant completes the execution with a sharpened stick. a group of gang members stand by and watch. venus, ramara plead guilty to abduction and gang participation. even though she pled guilty they wanted to show one of the videos of demaris killing and one of the most horrific things i have ever seen but i do want to understand the story behind that video. demaris family was the natural place to start. but ms-13 had threatened to kill them if they spoke to the press.