Tourists picking up trash and cleaning up near the round-about next to Poipet International border gate (Photo: S. Amatak, Koh Santepheap newspaper)
Tourists picking up trash in Poipet (Photo: S. Amatak, Koh Santepheap newspaper)Koh Santepheap Newspaper
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Banteay Meanchey province – On 18 March, about 10 tourists started to pick up trash next to the round-about near the Poipet International border gate, located in Kbal Spean village, Poipet commune, O’Chrov district, Banteay Meanchey province. The 10 foreigners said that they were traveling from Thailand to Cambodia to visit our country through the Poipet International border gate.
These tourists are resting on Poipet and they were visiting the border areas. They noted that Cambodia survived the genocidal regime, and just got out of war. Even though Cambodia seems to have a lot of major developments such as roads, electricity, large houses, etc… hygiene is still very lacking. When these tourists crossed the border gate, they walked toward the round-about nearby and they noticed that piles of trash are left on the sidewalks, and even the satellite hospital in O’Chrov district does not have trash cans to store the trash. This piling of rotten trashes in public places seriously affects the environment and health. The visiting tourists then decided to buy large black trash bags to collect the trash, they also taught the local people to understand about environmental and health issues that may be affected by the trash.
One of the visiting tourist said that, even though he is just a traveler, but when he reaches an area, and he sees that trash is left in the open like this, he does not allow it to remain as it is, he would go around and educate the local people to help preserve the environment in order to protect their health.
While well-intentioned tourists coming from developed nations are not afraid to pick up trash in our country, our authorities should think hard about this issue as well (and not allow trash to pile up in public places like this anymore).
These tourists are resting on Poipet and they were visiting the border areas. They noted that Cambodia survived the genocidal regime, and just got out of war. Even though Cambodia seems to have a lot of major developments such as roads, electricity, large houses, etc… hygiene is still very lacking. When these tourists crossed the border gate, they walked toward the round-about nearby and they noticed that piles of trash are left on the sidewalks, and even the satellite hospital in O’Chrov district does not have trash cans to store the trash. This piling of rotten trashes in public places seriously affects the environment and health. The visiting tourists then decided to buy large black trash bags to collect the trash, they also taught the local people to understand about environmental and health issues that may be affected by the trash.
One of the visiting tourist said that, even though he is just a traveler, but when he reaches an area, and he sees that trash is left in the open like this, he does not allow it to remain as it is, he would go around and educate the local people to help preserve the environment in order to protect their health.
While well-intentioned tourists coming from developed nations are not afraid to pick up trash in our country, our authorities should think hard about this issue as well (and not allow trash to pile up in public places like this anymore).
23 comments:
Shame, KI Media?
It is the opposition who should be ashamed. Even the tourists want to help the government, not the opposition.
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Shame on Hun Sem government!
I know Hun Sen ott chheu kbal...
Still shame shame shame shame shame shame shame shame....
shame on Ah hun shit 's dick sucker
Why is so big deal about collecting trash? Al poor countries have ton of problems, and the tourists help because they love to share their kind heart to poor countries. It will take time because Cambodia is poor.
SRP's supporters are so fukk up and complain everything.
shut the fuk up Ah yuon's sperms What kind of violence Ah thmill khmer rouge hun shit did to ppls.
Shut the fukk ah youn kantorb and go back to suck your mama Viet cong, k?
Our PM Hun Sen can stay for ever.
To Anon 5:41 AM (000)
You forget that these are the words from Koh Santepheap, a pro-CPP newspapers. Maybe the CPP should rein in on their own people. Short of that, it simply shows the CPP incompetency, as usual.
KI reader/observer
What do you think of that huh? It's a shame or what?
720AM. How competent are your SRP?
hah...hah. ur fuken Batpsa PM sucking my dick &Yuon's pussy,i'm fell sorry 4 ur mom born u out so lunatic,why u chose Ah thmil Hun shit the most evils on earth 2.b ur PM hah..hah. may be ur mom fuck with Ah ho chi ma........mam ma
TIU NI MA KA HAY....
Shut the fu*ck ah jumkourt old fart 9:04 AM. You need to be in the mental hospital.
Our PM can stay 90 more years as long as many crazy people like you hang around. get it fool?
Shame to Hun Sen govt. Good at collecting money for his pockets but not good at using that money to clean up the mess. It is a shame that the tourists, who are spending their own money to boost Cambodian economy, have to do the dirty works. Shame! shame to Hun Sen and his corrupt ministers.
TIU NI MA KA HAY TAI ...TAI 9:11am it's mean ur mom pussy toooo big tha's Why u so lunatic 2 choose
Ah thmil evil khmer rouge hun shit 2 b ur fuken low life Batpsa PM .....
This is the only way that the khmer government will feel some shame.
Khmer over sea need to come back home and help out in some kind of forms too. Not just the foreigner tourist.
Don't forget our home.
One love
Why should we feel shame? No one paying tax for trash cleaning.
Oh ! ah khmer euy ah khmer kalna ban ngorp oy oss srolash tov.
Mean eiy, Ah jkout, reign tov mon tov.
This is very aweful to see. HUN SEN and his clans can see this? This is really disgraceful.
Those tourist just planned to be camaraed and noted by the public and made their pic posted in media spot. It sounds as for fun. They are clever tourists but ... who can add my ...?
Should see Phnom Penh before UNTAC!
It was smell like Bonary's_______!
Yeah, and I hope Ah Khmer-Yuon see what they did to Cambodia.
wow!! these people have big heart and love for their fellow human beings even though they are not cambodian. i'm so impress. i think they are god's people as god teach us to love others, to help those less fortunate and to teach other less fortunate people. may this sight brings more good things for cambodia as many people in cambodia just think about survival as they lost everything under teh brutal KR regime and just now starting to rebuild their lives however they can; and thank you, on behalf of all good cambodian people for your love, assistance, understanding, compassion and great contribution to the community. may this set in a good example for all local cambodians to start doing the same for the sake of their own health in their community and society as large. may god glad you all.
It will be nice if they can stay with us for a few months.
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