Rising fuel prices push people in Cambodian capital to use public transport
STORY: Rising fuel prices push people in Cambodian capital to use public transport
DATELINE: April 29, 2022
LENGTH: 00:06:07
LOCATION: Phnom Penh
CATEGORY: ECONOMY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of city bus station in Phnom Penh
2. various of passengers waiting for city bus at a bus stop
3. SOUNDBITE 1 (Khmer): SUON SAM ATH, bus driver
4. SOUNDBITE 2 (Khmer): EAM SAVUTH, passenger
5. SOUNDBITE 3 (Khmer): SOK SAVOEUN, passenger
STORYLINE:
Many people in the capital city of Cambodia have shifted to using public transport as oil prices have soared since the Russia-Ukraine conflict burst out.
Regular gasoline cost 5,150 riel (1.27 U.S. dollars) per liter on Thursday, while diesel cost 5,500 riel (1.36 dollars), according to the Ministry of Commerce's oil price list.
The figures indicated that the prices of regular petrol and diesel rose 9.5 percent and 23.5 percent respectively compared to the prices dated in mid-February.
Suon Sam Ath, a 49-year-old driver for the Phnom Penh City Bus Authority, said man
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