Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh on Saturday (June 12) began overseeing the dismantling of “floating home” communities on the banks of the Tonle Sap River over the objections of longtime residents who say they have nowhere else to go. For generations, the floating wooden houseboats of Phnom Penh have been both livelihood and way of life for mostly ethnic Vietnamese.
PHNOM PENH Cambodia’s capital of Phnom Penh on Saturday began overseeing the dismantling of “floating home” communities on the banks of the Tonle Sap River…
PHNOM PENH: Officials in Cambodia’s capital on Saturday began overseeing the dismantling of “floating home” communities on the banks of the Tonle Sap River over the objections of longtime residents who say they have nowhere else to go.
Phnom Penh Residents Worry About Food Shortages, Income Loss Amid Stringent Lockdown
21 April 2021
VOA Khmer
Poultry vendor Kai Tiya at an open stall in Phsar Doeurm Kor market during the country s two-week lockdown, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, on April 15, 2021. (Thida Win/VOA Khmer)
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PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA
Phnom Penh residents are facing food shortages and financial strife as the capital and Takhmau city complete a week of the country’s first lockdown due to the increasing number of COVID-19 infections.
The government has imposed a ban on entering neighboring cities, preventing movements outside the home, blocking all non-essential travel and businesses, and placing stringent restrictions on the sale of goods and alcohol.