PHNOM PENH (Xinhua): Cambodia on Saturday (May 8) confirmed a daily record of 538 Covid-19 cases, bringing the national case tally to 18,717, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/ANN): The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) announced on (Saturday) May 8 that they will not require workers and students from 870 locations in the red zones of Phnom Penh and adjacent Takmao town in Kandal province to pay their bills for March, April and May.
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PPWSA will compromise on the matter by paying the bills for water consumption for March, April and May for 870 rental houses where factory workers and students are staying. YOUSOS APDOULRASHIM
Workers, students in capital s red zones exempted from water bills
Sun, 9 May 2021
The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority (PPWSA) announced on May 8 that they will not require workers and students from 870 locations in the red zones of Phnom Penh and adjacent Takmao town in Kandal province to pay their bills for March, April and May.
PPWSA said the billing exemption was at the behest of Prime Minster Hun Sen who on May 8 appealed to PPWSA and Electricite du Cambodge (EdC) to show sympathy for cash-strapped workers and students in the red zones by not charging them for utilities.
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Prime Minister Hun Sen called on landlords to be sympathetic to tenants who are late or unable to pay their rent due to the lockdown retained in high-risk zones. SPM
Hun Sen: Show sympathy for cash-strapped workers
Sat, 8 May 2021
Prime Minister Hun Sen called on landlords to be sympathetic to tenants who are late or unable to pay their rent due to lockdown restrictions retained in high-risk zones.
In an audio message on the morning of May 8, Hun Sen said some landlords had reportedly forced their tenants to pay rent.
“There are still some landlords causing this problem, and it requires an intervention. I beg all landlords to delay collecting rent from workers if they have not received their wages .
2021-05-08 11:06:16 GMT2021-05-08 19:06:16(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
PHNOM PENH, May 8 (Xinhua) Cambodia on Saturday confirmed a daily record of 538 COVID-19 cases, bringing the national case tally to 18,717, the Ministry of Health said in a statement.
The new infections included 537 local cases and one imported case, the statement said.
The country also reported the recovery of another 456 COVID-19 patients, taking the total number of recoveries to 7,340, the statement said, adding that the death toll remained at 114 as no new fatalities were recorded.
Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen on Saturday called on landlords to be sympathetic to garment workers who are late or unable to pay their rent due to lockdowns imposed in high-risk areas of infections, or Red Zones.