From next Sunday, January 18, Phnom Penh’s administration will no longer allow disorderly trading that encroaches on pavements and public roads on Monireth Boulevard, Mao Tse Tung Boulevard, around Doeum Kor Market and in nearby related areas. To help organise public order, avoid traffic congestion, reduce various accidents and improve infrastructure and the city’s appearance, the administration has told vendors in these areas to move instead to the wholesale fruit and vegetable market, or new Doeum Kor Market, along Win-Win Boulevard in Kouk Roka sangkat, Prek Pnov district.
In an educational video issued by the Phnom Penh administration, City Hall spokeswoman Dao Samphos said: “The Phnom Penh administration has continuously carried out many activities to address disorder on pavements and roads, and has already achieved considerable results. But we see that challenges remain in some complex areas on Mao Tse Tung Boulevard and Monireth Road, especially around Doeum Kor Market.” The administration has been calling on residents and all vendors around the old Doeum Kor Market to help spread the information and cooperate in moving their businesses to the new market.
To encourage vendors to move voluntarily to the new Doeum Kor Market, the Phnom Penh administration has worked with the company constructing it to offer stall-rent concessions for the first two years, no deposit, no water or electricity charges for the first six months, and many other benefits. Alongside this appeal, many vendors have expressed positive views and satisfaction with the conditions offered and voluntarily moved to trade at the new market. They have also already taken part in a draw to select their new selling spaces.
By: Nget Pisan
