Prices rise during mourning

Flower prices soared considerably due to the official mourning period of Cambodia’s former king, Norodom Sihanouk, according to vendors. Crowds of people set upon flower shops at different markets in Phnom Penh, where tens of thousands of mourners participated in paying their respects to the former king during the returning ceremony of his body from China yesterday. … Prices for roses doubled yesterday from 40,000 riel to 80,000 riel per 100 stems. Her retail price is 1,500 riel per stem.  …

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