Published: 03-Mar-12
PHNOM PENH (Cambodia Herald) – Newspaper vendors are concerned by the development of the Internet and modern technologies allowing people to read electronic news everywhere. Some worry they may lose their livelihoods.
Kim Oun, a 42-year-old woman who sells newspapers outside the Chea Sim Boeung Keng Kong High School, complains that she now earns only enough to cover half her daily expenses.
“Income has plunged because there are many sales at intersections,” she said, referring to young men and boys who weave in and out between cars hawking newspapers during the morning rush hour in Phnom Penh.
"Clients have also stopped buying my newspapers because they're reading news on the Internet and modern phones."
But Sorm Sros, a 25-year-old newspaper salesman at Depo Market who has been selling newspapers for five years, said business was still good.
“I can sell out of 100 newspapers a day including Rasmei Kampuchea, Koh Santepheap and Kampuchea Thmey and earn between 20,000 riel and 30,000 riel after spending on food,” he said. “Most of my clients are motorcycle taxi drivers and vendors at Depo Market but people driving cars at intersections rarely buy my newspapers.”
His comment were echoed by Chan Ny, who has been selling newspapers at Langka Temple for six years.
“My business is still going well and I can earn 60,000 riel a day,” he said. “Readers buy my newspapers daily even though some of them usually read news on websites.”
On the other hand, Bun Thoeun, who used to sell 200 newspapers a day, says his daily sales have fallen to about 30 newspapers.
Kim Oun, a 42-year-old woman who sells newspapers outside the Chea Sim Boeung Keng Kong High School, complains that she now earns only enough to cover half her daily expenses.
“Income has plunged because there are many sales at intersections,” she said, referring to young men and boys who weave in and out between cars hawking newspapers during the morning rush hour in Phnom Penh.
"Clients have also stopped buying my newspapers because they're reading news on the Internet and modern phones."
But Sorm Sros, a 25-year-old newspaper salesman at Depo Market who has been selling newspapers for five years, said business was still good.
“I can sell out of 100 newspapers a day including Rasmei Kampuchea, Koh Santepheap and Kampuchea Thmey and earn between 20,000 riel and 30,000 riel after spending on food,” he said. “Most of my clients are motorcycle taxi drivers and vendors at Depo Market but people driving cars at intersections rarely buy my newspapers.”
His comment were echoed by Chan Ny, who has been selling newspapers at Langka Temple for six years.
“My business is still going well and I can earn 60,000 riel a day,” he said. “Readers buy my newspapers daily even though some of them usually read news on websites.”
On the other hand, Bun Thoeun, who used to sell 200 newspapers a day, says his daily sales have fallen to about 30 newspapers.
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