Tuesday, March 25, 2008

Cooking gas price increases to $33 per tank

Tuesday, March 25, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata

Following the sharp increase in the price of rice and there is no let up in sight yet, now it is the turn of the price of cooking gas also. The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper reported that, based on information by many cooking gas sellers in Phnom Penh, the price of one tank of gas weighing 15 kilos has increased to $30 on Monday. This price increase is due to Thailand preventing the export of gas from Thailand to Cambodia, thereby depleting the Cambodia stock of gas and causing the shortage. This is the reason of this sharp price increase. The Rasmei Kampuchea reported also that, at 02:00 PM on Monday, people have called the newspaper to report that the price of a tank of gas has increased up to $33. The owner of the Rasmei Mekong gas dealer said that on Monday, the prince of gas increased to $30 a tank, and he couldn’t even find gas to sell. The price of gas has increased significantly in less than one month, and the price increased took place twice more often than last year. An official from the Total company said that its stations have a hard time finding gas to sell. He said that Thailand blocked all gas export since 10 March, and this caused the shortage of gas in Cambodia. The same Total official said that nowadays, 80% of the gas used in Cambodia is imported from Thailand, 10% from Singapore, and the remainder from Vietnam. With the supply shut off from Thailand, there is a shortage of cooking gas.

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Darn, where is our brother Burmese? HELPPPP !!!! We need gas!

Anonymous said...

This is thai revenge for Preah Vihear....Fuck them

Anonymous said...

If anyone needs gas, look no further, right in your own backyard (KI)-- lots of it -- again, you came to the right place.

Anonymous said...

If anyone needs gas, look no further, right in your own backyard (KI)-- lots of it -- again, you came to the right place.

Good day!

Anonymous said...

In front of difficulties and economic constraints which are imposed from the outside on the country (inflation, world financial crisis, speculation, dollars fall..), only authorities and state have to take back their leading role in economic policy by restricting the economic freedom of the privates agents to avoid the social confusions which will not miss to exploit the political opposition.

Anonymous said...

in economical terms, this is called supply and demand. supply and demand dictates the market out there. please study economy in college and one will understand this much, much more. thank you.

Anonymous said...

In front of wild and unbridled capitalism, let us read again K.Marx it does good.

Anonymous said...

Yes, Capitalism mean also : With the wild and unbridled capitalism, it is the rich which crush the poor men, and the powerful crush the weak.
The bosses exploit wildly the employees.

Anonymous said...

Electricity can be used for cooking!

Why depend only on gas?

Anonymous said...

Not everyone have electric cooker. Plus, many people used work for frying stuffs, and they don't have a good electric version of that either... .

Anonymous said...

I wish Hilter and Pol Pot were still alive, then we won't have this discussion.

Anonymous said...

Ouch! that is a tough one to swallow, mate.