Slum improvements planned

Civil society groups and Phnom Penh municipal officials next month will hold a workshop to decide which designated slum areas will be the focus of a planned pilot project to improve living standards.

On Tuesday night, Phnom Penh governor Pa Socheatavong and members of civil society groups including the Cambodian Center for Human Rights (CCHR) and Samakum Theangtnout (STT) met at City Hall, where they began talks on which 17 of Phnom Penh’s 400 designated poor areas need most improvement, City Hall spokesman Long Dimanche said. …

Chhay Channyda
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