Tuesday, October 19, 2010

Market Vendors Protest Eviction

A Cambodian vendor wearing many kinds of glasses on his front shirt, cleans a sun glasses to sell in the Olympic stadium. (Photo: AP)

Chun Sakada, VOA Khmer
Phnom Penh Monday, 18 October 2010

“If the city authority postpones the removal for two more years, I have a possibility to earn the money to pay back to the bank for my house and land titles.”
Vendors at the Phnom Penh’s Olympic stadium protested on Monday against an eviction plan saying they cannot move yet as they are still in debt to the bank.

Over 300 vendors gathered in front of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s house to ask for a two-year extension before they can move to a new location.

“If the city authority postpones the removal for two more years, I have a possibility to earn the money to pay back to the bank for my house and land titles,” said Sok Sambath, a clothes seller.
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