COVID-19 Leaves Cambodians With Debt Dangers

Exiled activists with Cambodia’s banned opposition party are trying to help hundreds of thousands of people left jobless and unable to pay debts to microfinance lenders after the shutdown of the economy to fight the coronavirus outbreak. The campaign to urge rural borrowers to stop their loan payments for at least six months was denounced by Prime Minister Hun Sen, who threatened to arrest those who try to “sabotage” his government.
2020-06-17
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Cartoon by Rebel Pepper
Cartoon by Rebel Pepper
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