PM to support cyclo drivers

[geovalin]

Prime Minister Hun Sen said yesterday he would establish a foundation to support the preservation of cyclo drivers, whose numbers are down to only about 200 in Phnom Penh. Speaking to about 13,000 workers in the capital’s Russei Keo district, Mr Hun Sen said the foundation would support cyclo drivers’ livelihoods and preserve the cyclo for tourism.

 

“I will create a foundation to support the cyclo,” he said. “On one hand, it will attract tourists and on the other, it will help cyclo drivers.” He said he would donate about $25,000 and continue to put $2,500 into the foundation every month. “So I will spend 120 million riel (about $30,000) every year,” he said.

 

He said the money for the foundation would not come from the state budget, but from humanitarians instead. A cyclo is a three-wheeled, pedal-driven vehicle that was popular in the past, but most local people now use motorcycle taxis instead.

 

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[phycokiller]

nice, but isnt that more then his entire yearly salary?