Businesses there have seen a sharp downturn in customers since the deadly water festival stampede.
Thursday, 02 December 2010
Soeun Say
The Phnom Penh Post
More than 100 vendors at the Diamond Island night market have requested their landlord suspend rent payments for three months, due to a slump in business following last week’s bridge tragedy.
“The place is not like before,” said Yi Bopha, owner of Yi Meng Heang soup and drinks shop.
“It’s so quiet – my business has dropped by 80 to 90 percent”
The vendors have submitted petitions asking for the suspension of rent payments, but they plan to continue selling their wares in the hopes that custom will see a resurgence in the future.
“Even though we have not [got] customers, we haven’t stop selling.
“If we stopped it would make the situation quiet forever.
“So, we must try to sell our products – hopefully the project will return to normal,” said Nou Sokunthy, owner of K & T shop, who added her signature to a petition two days ago.
“We have no money to pay our suppliers.
“We hope the companies understand our situation and forgive us.”
Officials at the Overseas Cambodia Investment Corp-managed Diamond Island night market have confirmed that they had received the petition from vendors and sounded optimistic that a resolution could be found.
“We have received the request, and it has been sent to top management to find a solution,” said Chan Sotheary, manager of the night market....
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