Cambodia to launch cash aid for over 600,000 poor, vulnerable families during COVID-19 pandemic: PM

Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said on Monday that the government will launch a cash relief program for more than 600,000 poor and vulnerable families during the COVID-19 pandemic.

“On June 24, I will announce the launch of cash relief to more than 600,000 poor families with a few millions of people,” he said during a site visit of the new Phnom Penh International Airport in southern Kandal province.

“We will spend about 25 million U.S. dollars a month to assist them,” he added.

In full: http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-06/22/c_139159024.htm

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