The Daun Penh District Public Works and Public Order Office continue to organize "public order" along Street 136.
20/07/2020
BARS ORDERED TO REMOVE SIGNAGE
According to the Daun Penh District Administration, on Monday, July 20, 2020, the Governor of Daun Penh District, assigned Mr. Nisa Mith, Director of Daun Penh District Public Works and Public Order Office, to lead the Daun Penh District Unity Command to continue to organize public order along Street 136 in Phsar Kandal I Sangkat by removing bar signage, awnings, verandas, chairs, flower pots, as well as barriers blocking public sidewalks.
Officials have occassionally in the past asked bar and restaurant owners to remove flower pots, tables, chairs etc away from the sidewalk but never have they forced owners to permanently remove awnings and signage from their properties.
Above; Officials over see the removal of a sign at Street 136.
As a result of this order, 5 people participated in dismantling the offending blockages by themselves. The district administration gave others 3 days to finish demolition by the business owners before authorities step in.
This comes after news a bar was ordered to temporarily suspended business by Daun Penh District Unity Command led by the District Governor, due to the frequent noise of guests arguing and loud noises..
Above; Wild Orchid Bar Street 136.
On Sunday evening, July 19, 2020 at 5:00 PM, Mr. Sok Penh Vuth, Governor of Daun Penh Khan Leads Daun Penh gave the command to close Wild Orchid Bar on Street 136, following complaints from neighbors and because the bar was not participating in preventing the spread of COVID-19 as instructed by district authorities, The Ministry of Health as well as the Royal Government of Cambodia.
Daun Penh district governor said during the operation, the force of the district administrative unit decided to temporarily close the Wild Orchid Bar business as a warning. If the business reopens and continues causing noise complaints from the neighbors, the district administration will implement measures to confiscate equipment, as well as leading to more permanent business closures.
Above; Helicopter Bar (24hr) and Route 136 Bar, pre-pandemic Street 136.
Bars or nightclubs, there is no doubt that Phnom Penh, certainly has the most exciting vibrant nightlife which makes it the best place to party in Cambodia. And while the various venues are scattered across the city, it’s never more than a $2 USD Tuk Tuk ride to get from one place to another. However the entertainment and nightlife industry in Cambodia has been hit hard and Phnom Penh is no exception.
Above; Street 136, pre-pandemic .
Post-pandemic, business owners along Street 136 in Phnom Penh and other venues across the city are already facing the prospect of three to five years of significantly lower arrivals of foreign tourists, and now after months of months of being shut, nightlife and entertainment operators are being threatened with permanent closure.
NOTE "So much for the Government supporting small businesses!"
SOURCE: Cambodia News English/ Menzzoo Mgazine
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July 2020
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