English example sentences with "Prem"

At sunset, they return home together: the cows to their wooden shed, and Prem Buth to his concrete house next door.

Like most rural Cambodians, Prem labors in the informal economy, scraping together a living by farming two types of rice on his 1.5 hectares of paddy field, and repairing his neighbors’ bicycles and motorbikes.

Prem Buth repairs bikes and motorbikes from his house to augment his income from farming.

Prem has already reduced his herd of cattle from five to three, selling two cows to raise money to buy the fertilizer and pesticides he needs to keep farming.

“Other communes have access to clean water, but not us,” Prem said. “We need access to electricity and clean water.”

Discouraged by the seemingly endless challenges of farming, Prem is increasingly focusing on his motorcycle repair business, which can earn him $5 to $10 per day if he is lucky. Still, he is determined not to give up the three cows left in his herd. “I care about them,” he said, “because they are part of my life.”