Businesses there have seen a sharp downturn in customers since the deadly water festival stampede.
Thursday, 02 December 2010
Soeun Say
The Phnom Penh Post
More than 100 vendors at the Diamond Island night market have requested their landlord suspend rent payments for three months, due to a slump in business following last week’s bridge tragedy.
“The place is not like before,” said Yi Bopha, owner of Yi Meng Heang soup and drinks shop.
“It’s so quiet – my business has dropped by 80 to 90 percent”
The vendors have submitted petitions asking for the suspension of rent payments, but they plan to continue selling their wares in the hopes that custom will see a resurgence in the future.
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“The place is not like before,” said Yi Bopha, owner of Yi Meng Heang soup and drinks shop.
“It’s so quiet – my business has dropped by 80 to 90 percent”
The vendors have submitted petitions asking for the suspension of rent payments, but they plan to continue selling their wares in the hopes that custom will see a resurgence in the future.
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