Sihanoukville beach vendors protest new relocation notice

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Khouth Sophak Chakrya

 

Vendors along O’Chheuteal Beach yesterday protested against a new Preah Sihanouk provincial project that requires them to build new stalls – set back from their current ones – before the Sea Festival starts on December 17, in order to expand the beach area for tourists.

 

Vendor Yu Vesna, 37, said provincial authorities gave them a deadline to transfer to their new stalls before the festivities.

 

Under the project, part of an ongoing effort to regulate local beaches, vendors can build new stalls measuring 8 metres by 20 metres. If vendors don’t begin to transfer to their new stalls by November, authorities will take measures to dismantle their current stalls, Vesna said.

 

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[titanio82]

So instead of bringing more sand to the beach, those nice stalls with good seating areas for a sunny afternoon in the shade and close to the beach with clean footpath in front have to move backwards. Looks like they adopt the Thai way of solving problems.