Tricycle drivers attend an outdoor movie screening held by a non-governmental organization (NGO), where cash and food donation are distributed to help them get by amid a tourism slump caused by the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia January 23, 2021. REUTERS/Cindy Liu
PHNOM PENH (Reuters) - Presented with a movie, meal, medicines and a $20 cash handout, Cambodia's cyclo taxi drivers received a rare treat at the weekend, and a brief distraction from hard times as the coronavirus takes a toll on tourism.
Hundreds of drivers who are struggling to make ends meet were seen sprawled out in their pedal-driven vehicles during the special screening on Saturday, when a makeshift movie theatre sprang up in a grassy yard in the capital Phnom Penh.
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