In a place of extreme poverty of Cambodia, the country has built a
toilet estimated to cost about $40,000 US for the upcoming visit of a
Thailand Princess.Once she leaves,however,the toilet will be demolished. Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn will be visiting the Ratanakiri
province, one of the least developed regions in Cambodia, as the first
part of her three-day visit to the country. Accomodation given to her near Yeak Loam Lake will
be an air-conditioned Outhouse.She will use the toilet only for one
night before it is thrown away. SCG Cement-Building Materials, a Thai
construction company, spent more than two weeks building the toilet. "If
you have a king,well,just,normal people can't use the king's
toilet," said an SCG manager to the Khmer Times. They said that after
her visit, the bathroom will become an office for the local government.Channy Or, the director of the Cambodian Rural Development Team said that the outhouse costs, however, 130 times more than a public toilet,adding that Thailand could have spent "$1,000 or $2,000 on a good
bathroom and then give the rest to the communities and villages."The royals are totally out of touch with the world of ordinary Thais
and Cambodians".But actually "For the cost of Sirindhorn's toilet,to be used just for a single
night,whole Cambodian villages could have been provided with proper
sanitation".
The 'Cambodia Daily' said that the princess visit will be very useful as she was scheduled to open a health centre and visit a new technology institute. She will also visit elementary schools and find out how the children are being trained with their Academics.
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