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Tree trimmings

| Publication date 16 January 2009 | 15:01 ICT

Tree trimmings

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Photo by: Sovann Philong

An elderly Phnom Penh resident collects firewood from the trimmings left outside Wat Mohamontrei on Sihanouk Boulevard. Municipal authorities were cutting the trees Wednesday, citing pedestrian safety risks from low-hanging branches.

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