Poipet poor ‘bearing brunt of water woes’

A private utilities company owned by wealthy businessman and ruling Cambodian People’s Party Senator Kok An is fulfilling only about half of Poipet’s demand for clean water, despite being contracted to supply the whole town, according to the city governor. With priority for the distribution of the current 10,000 cubic metres per day that Anco Water Supply produces given to the town’s businesses and wealthy areas, Poipet governor Ngor Mengchruon said, poorer locals are forced to rely on untreated water from wells and pumps. ...

Khouth Sophak Chakrya
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