Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
The economic police descended on various markets in Phnom Penh, on Wednesday, to check the price of goods that are increasing in the past few days. The Koh Santepheap newspaper reported that the joint police force led by Lieutenant-Colonel Long Sreng, administrative director of the anti-economic crime police, descended on the O’Russei market first to ask rice sellers and meat sellers, then they went on to the Toan Samai cooking gas store located west of the Phsar Thmei market. After checking on the price of meat and gas on Wednesday morning, Long Sreng said that these goods indeed saw a price increase. Long Sreng said that the cause for the price increase of pork stems from the fact that pig farmers stop raising pigs because the price of pig feeds has increased so much that they no longer make any profit when they sell their pigs. The price of beef increased because the number of animals slaughtered is too small and there is not enough to supply the demand. Regarding the price of cooking gas, it stems from a rise in the price of gas on the world market, therefore some companies suspend their import for a while, because of this, the stock of gas was depleted and the price increased.
