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Translated from Khmer by Socheata
On Monday, Cham Prasidh, the minister of Commerce, said that Cambodia plans to ban the import of cars and motorcycles older than 2000, in order to protect the consumers and the environment. Cham Prasidh told The Mekong Times that: “We will no longer allow the import of old cars anymore because this action will turn Cambodia into the trashcan for the world.” Cham Prasidh added: “We must have a policy responding to the stages of development. Before, we were poor, we used secondhand cars, but now we cannot use them anymore. I will advise Samdach prime minister Hun Sen on this case and let him decide whether to order this ban now, or wait until the next legislative mandate.” Cham Prasidh added also: “In the past, we paid attention to good roads, but now, we must encourage the import of new cars and motorcycles into Cambodia.”
