Phnom Penh - When it was revealed a Thai princess had been built a $40 000 (about R609 000) lavatory for an official visit to impoverished Cambodia, it was lambasted as an incredible waste.
Now it has emerged that the custom-made toilet for Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn was left unused. She reportedly just took photos of the toilet's building during her visit to Yeak Lom Lake, in North-east Cambodia.
Less than half of people in Cambodia have access to toilets.
“She [the Princess] did not go inside the bathroom, she just looked at it from outside and took some pictures,” a community leader said.
The price tag covers the cost of the whole building which, he said, has been given to the community to be used as a tourist office.
The Independent