Written by Kay Kimsong
The Phnom Penh Post
UNION activist Rong Chhun in a letter dated Wednesday lobbied Prime Minister Hun Sen to pressure petroleum companies to lower fuel prices to 4,000 riels per litre.
After a period of hikes, local fuel prices have stabilised at around 5,400 riel a litre, but have not decreased even as international crude prices dropped US$36 to around $110 per barrel from a record highs in mid-July.
"The petroleum companies can[not] reject an order from the prime minister," said Rong Chhun, the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association president. He said skyrocketing fuel prices have dealt a major blow to already cash-strapped civil servants.
After a period of hikes, local fuel prices have stabilised at around 5,400 riel a litre, but have not decreased even as international crude prices dropped US$36 to around $110 per barrel from a record highs in mid-July.
"The petroleum companies can[not] reject an order from the prime minister," said Rong Chhun, the Cambodian Independent Teachers Association president. He said skyrocketing fuel prices have dealt a major blow to already cash-strapped civil servants.
