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| Publication date 24 December 2020 | 21:30 ICT
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The cyclo is not only part of Cambodia’s transport industry but is also part of the country’s cultural heritage. As part of the Kingdom’s modern history, the cyclo should actively be safeguarded by the ministries of Culture and Fine Arts and Tourism. Photo supplied
Saving the cyclo from extinction
Thu, 24 December 2020
The year 2020 has been devastating on many fronts, but one of the starkest impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic has been on the livelihoods of Cambodian cyclo drivers, who have struggled to sustain their livelihoods over the past year.
Dating back to French Indochina, the three-wheeled bicycle taxi has been a mode of transportation in the Kingdom for the past 80 years. Once a utilitarian mode of transport, it was a means of getting around Phnom Penh, whereby the driver pedals behind the passenger who is comfortably seated in front in a slow-slung seat between two wheels. In the 70s, the cyclo was memorialis