Tith Sothea in his "black" jacket (Photo: The Phnom Penh Post)Government pooh-poohs poverty stats
Tuesday, 21 September 2010
Khouth Sophakchakrya
The Phnom Penh Post
THE government has rejected a recent media report stating that around 30 percent of the Kingdom’s 14 million people are currently living below the poverty line.
In a statement issued yesterday, the Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit took exception to a Radio Free Asia report, aired on Sunday, that quoted a spokesman from the United Nations Population Fund offering the figure.
“We entirely reject the information,” said Tith Sothea, a spokesman for the PQRU.
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In a statement issued yesterday, the Council of Ministers’ Press and Quick Reaction Unit took exception to a Radio Free Asia report, aired on Sunday, that quoted a spokesman from the United Nations Population Fund offering the figure.
“We entirely reject the information,” said Tith Sothea, a spokesman for the PQRU.
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