Thursday, November 08, 2007

Cooking gas price increases to $17 a container

Wednesday, November 07, 2007
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

While the price of gasoline (petrol) increases to almost 4,500 riels (~$1.13) per liter, the price of cooking gas also rises to $17 a container, and the cooking gas price steadily rises in the past 2 to 3 months. A gas seller told the Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper that the price of one container of gas weighing 15 kilos has reached $17, after steadily climbing up in the past 2 to 3 months. The gas seller said that in September 2007, the price of a container of gas was $15, and it went up to $16 the following month, to finally reach the current price of $17. An official from the Total oil company told Rasmei Kampuchea that the gas price increases just like gasoline and diesel fuel, or it increases based on the international market price. The Total oil official said that the price of gasoline could increase even further by the end of this year and early next year because of the cold season, and the world needs more than can be produced, this is the main case of the price increase.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

"The Total oil official said that the price of gasoline could increase even further by the end of this year and early next year because of the cold season, and the world needs more than can be produced, this is the main case of the price increase."

Yep!

Anonymous said...

Chop down the damn forests for fire wood to cook food!

Anonymous said...

1.41 - what do you do after the the forest is down? Eat only cold food?
Thinking like yours is stupid and ridiculous.

Anonymous said...

2:12, we can import more from California when we run low. Every year the US forest only cook our environment instead of our food.

Anonymous said...

Rice is more tasty and dilicious when cooked with woods.

We have copious of forest in Cambodia.

Anonymous said...

2:19 - you lost more than 30% of your forest in the last 5 years.

2:16 - your are sooo rich that you can buy everything, aren't you?

Anonymous said...

Not a nightmare, the forest will grow back within 25 years or so; that is we wanted it so.

Anonymous said...

Not rice, 2:19, but grill banana, Asian lobster, corn, chicken, ... , and duck taste much better from wood fire. However, lot of time, I mixed wood and charcoal when I grill foods.

Anonymous said...

ok, then burn down everything and cook your rice.
Next meal in 15 years or so.
And in between: Plenty of time to read something about Haiti, they did the same as you want to...very clever!

Anonymous said...

No, we can't burn everything because forest is our national security or defense system. Where do you think we are going to hide if someone decided to bomb raid our country, the royal palace, independent monument, ..., Ankor watt?

Anonymous said...

...I see, tough decision: cooking or hiding? I am sure that the palace, monument and even Angkor won't protect you. What about snorkling in the Tonle Sap?

Anonymous said...

Yeah, but hiding in the water is only good until you run out of oxygen or hungry for food. After that you are dead meat.