The Cambodian government canceled Phnom Penh’s Water Festival celebration in order to prepare for the Asean Summit scheduled to start one day after the holiday weekend.
Early rains have damaged cashew crops and delayed the durian harvest, farmers say, as unseasonable weather patterns are restoring water reserves after recent years of drought but causing their own havoc.
Travelers with vaccines and proper identification can now cross into Thailand via the Poipet International Border Gate. The Phnom Penh Water Supply Authority claimed it will have a clean drinking water plant ready by next year for residents of a Borey Piphup Thmey property whose residents say temporary water tanks are not enough to quench their thirst.
Residents of a borey gated housing development near the Phnom Penh airport wake up at night to see if they have running water. Since last month, they’ve had little to no water during the day, so they use a pump at night to fill buckets to use in the morning.
Prime Minister Hun Sen said the country must “walk one step ahead of Covid” and remain vigilant, including keeping Olympic Stadium as a treatment center — and drinking bottled water rather than from a glass.
KAMPONG PHLUK, Siem Reap — Families living on the banks of the Tonle Sap lake say they are concerned about the currents feeding into the lake, which has been slow to rise again as the fish spawning season arrives.
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