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An excavator is clearing the Boeung Tompun canal on May 9. The Phnom Penh municipal Department of Public Works and Transport
Nearly 7K tonnes of waste removed from capital’s clogged up canal
Tue, 11 May 2021
The Sewage, Pumping and Treatment Unit under the Phnom Penh municipal Department of Public Works and Transport has cleared the Boeung Tompun canal and collected nearly 7,000 tonnes of various kinds of rubbish.
Duong Chansarath, the head of the unit, said on May 10 that the working group had cleaned the BoeungTompun Canal out because there was a lot of grass and also rubbish which blocked the flow of water.
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Some 200 garment workers gathered on May 10 on Veng Sreng Street in Stung Meanchey III commune’s Damnak Thum Pir village in the capital’s Meanchey district to seek reduction in monthly rates for rental units. Facebook
Cash-strapped workers seek reduction in monthly rates for rental units
Tue, 11 May 2021
Some 200 garment workers gathered on May 10 on Veng Sreng Street in Stung Meanchey III commune’s Damnak Thum Pir village in the capital’s Meanchey district to demand that the Phnom Penh municipal authorities help facilitate a 50 per cent reduction in monthly rates for rental units.
Cambodian Labour Confederation president Ath Thon told The Post on May 11 that the workers made the demand because they had not received their wages due to the lockdown. This came after Prime Minister Hun Sen urged landlords to reduce monthly rates as their tenants had encountered extreme financial difficulties.
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Domestic demand to sweeten durian prices in 2021
Mon, 10 May 2021
Local demand for domestic durian will be high this year as border restrictions complicate the entry of imports from neighbouring countries, according to Cambodian vendors and growers.
Khim Bunleng, founder of the King of Durian shops in Phnom Penh, told The Post on May 10 that his two branches plan to buy about 200 tonnes of durians from farmers to supply the capital.
One branch is in Por Sen Chey district s Chaom Chao I commune and the other is in Meanchey district s Stung Meanchey commune. Bunleng also owns a durian plantation in Kampot province.
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National Military Police commander General Sao Sokha has a sample collected for coronavirus testing after more than 80 intervention officers from the National Police tested positive recently. TVK
Military Police ordered to undergo Covid tests
Mon, 10 May 2021
Military Police officers and their commanders throughout the country are now required to have their samples collected for Covid-19 testing out of fears that they may have contracted the virus while on duty during the lockdown, especially in the red zones.
The order came after more than 80 intervention officers from the National Police tested positive recently.
As of May 10, more than 100 officers and commanders have had their samples taken at the National Military Police Headquarters in Phnom Penh.
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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen has ordered military doctors to vaccinate the residents of Phnom Penh’s so-called red zones, areas of the city locked down amid a recent surge of COVID-19 infections, but residents forced to stay at home say their greatest need is food.
Many have been confined to their homes for weeks without work, and have been blocked from earning money and going out to make purchases need to feed their families, one resident told RFA’s Khmer Service on Wednesday.
“I am begging the government to help us,” said Mong Koeun, who lives with his family in a rented room in Phnom Penh’s Sangkat Stung Meanchey district.