Officials from several ministries met yesterday with Banteay Meanchey provincial authorities at the Interior Ministry to discuss how to further the development of Poipet City in order to attract more Thai tourists to the border town.
Interior Minister Sar Kheng presided over the meeting, during which officials mulled over the means of improving Poipet City infrastructure and how to creat more efficient checkpoints.
Earlier this year, Deputy Prime Minster Ke Kim Yan sent a request to Prime Minster Hun Sen, asking him to appoint someone to guide Poipet City’s lagging development.
“It is important that we discuss the Pipet City situation and the state of the border checkpoints, because even though we have paid a great deal of attention to the problems, the city still faces complex difficulties,” Mr Kheng said in a speech.
Poipet City’s sewage system does not work properly, and the city consistently floods due to drainage problems and frequently suffer from blackouts, according to Interior Ministry Secretary of State Sak Setha, who said he had been assigned to visit the city and monitor its situation. [Read full article…]
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