Phnom Penh seeks to create new center for homeless, beggars

Phnom Penh’s department of social affairs has asked City Hall to use a building in Pur Senchey district as a new, citywide detention facility for homeless people and beggars, including children, officials said Tuesday. The center would temporarily house all beggars and homeless people in an effort to reduce begging and make Phnom Penh more pleasant, said deputy social affairs department director Phy Chantha. …

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