A section of ramshackle squatter housing and brothels on Sothearos Boulevard was
demolished on July 6 as part of the Municipal Government's ongoing city beautification
effort.. The area, next to the site of recent fire that resulted in the relocation
of more than 2700 people, is to be a park.
Rainsy writes
Opposition leader Sam Rainsy has published his first Khmer-language book, a political
tract titled "Light of Justice". The initial copy run hit bookstores on
July 9.