Original report from Phnom Penh
10 September 2008
More than 100 market vendors held a demonstration in front of Prime Minister Hun Sen's Kandal province residence Wednesday, appealing to the premier to intervene in their forced removal from an old market in the province's Takmao district to a new one nearby.
Protesters say the new market is in a quiet part of the district, far from the bustle of the old market, and is surrounded by buildings that make it difficult to set up shop.
The new market was completed in January, under the management of a company owned by Phnom Penh tycoon Mong Reththy, but management of the old market told vendors last week they would have to move.
Protesters said the old market is being emptied so that it can be sold.
On Wednesday morning, an adviser to Hun Sen told vendors he would take their complaint to the prime minister, and by Wednesday afternoon the protesters had returned to their stalls at the old market.
Protesters say the new market is in a quiet part of the district, far from the bustle of the old market, and is surrounded by buildings that make it difficult to set up shop.
The new market was completed in January, under the management of a company owned by Phnom Penh tycoon Mong Reththy, but management of the old market told vendors last week they would have to move.
Protesters said the old market is being emptied so that it can be sold.
On Wednesday morning, an adviser to Hun Sen told vendors he would take their complaint to the prime minister, and by Wednesday afternoon the protesters had returned to their stalls at the old market.
9 comments:
good for uuuuuuu who vote for yuon...live with it....
good for uuuuuuu who vote for yuon...live with it....
Yes, we the PEOPLE delightfully voted for Samdech Hun Sen in the last general election. But you don't need to mock us from the convenience and safety of your host country. You just sit and Yapping all day long. Stay the fuck out of Cambodia!!! Kapis??
5:01 AM, Your brain full of youn shit, now you cannot tell is right or wrong
you will go to hell.
ah kwack is the king , the president , the judge , the lawyer , the prosecutor , the jail chef , and the EXECUTIONER all in one with a third year elementary school education .
May lightning strikes ah kwack forehead at noon time !!!!!!!!!
Go to HELL ah kwack and his of scum bag ,retarded orang outang .
What is the difference between Royalist and CPPist?
Finally, One person is the god, true king and law of Cambodia just like in 10th century.
I am neutral in this matter. But I notice vendors always protest when they are ordered to move.
Look at all the current markets Countrywide: they are HELL.
Markets must be a place the attract customers who need ORDER, HYGIENE and SAFETY.
10:45Am go back to Cambodia and think!
Market in Cambodia is a place to survive dude!
Dear 10:45 am, I agree but they must survive in place healthy for them and for other people.
Look at Psar Deum Kor, Psar Try Olympic, Psae Thmey , Psar Kandal, to name a few, they all are HELL!
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