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More Toilets and Cleaner Water for Cambodians


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News by Khmer Times/Marina Shafik

PHNOM PENH (Khmer Times) – It is an increasingly rare sight: Cambodians defecating in the open.


In a toilet revolution, virtually no city dwellers defecate outside, compared 65 percent in 1990, according to a new report by Unicef and the World Health Organization.


In the countryside, the reduction has also been dramatic, from 94 percent in 1990 to about 60 percent today.


These drops over 25 years have been so sharp that Cambodia ranks third worldwide in its rate of improvement.

read more: http://www.khmertimeskh.com/news/12841/more-toilets-and-cleaner-water-for-cambodians/

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It is astonishing that Hun Sen has actually agreed to do something positive for his people. He is usually insistent that the poor not get any aid, and that only his rich friends get help from his government. This is amazing news. Someone must have talked some sense into this absolute fool.

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