Today , Thailand ’s Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn arrives in Cambodia ’s Ratanakkiri Province for a celebrated three - day visit . Instead of merely wander out the red carpet for the Thai monarch , The Guardianreports thatlocal official have build her one luxurious privy .
Chakri ’s freestanding , 86 - square - understructure earth-closet is think to have cost as much as $ 40,000 , though " it is ill-defined who is footing the invoice . " The dear privy is constructed from all - modern materials “ of the very gamy quality , " one of the construction handler on the project toldThe Cambodia Daily . It boasts air travel conditioning , upcountry ignition , and a view of Yeak Lom Lake , a pop holidaymaker attractive feature just outside Banlung City , the capital of Ratanakiri Province .
actor from Thai building firm Siam Cement Group were specially fly in to Cambodia to build up the tricked - out toilet facilities . Theytook 19 days to completethe project and were particularly requested by the princess for her three - daytime stay at the lake . Once the Princess leaves the area , the toilet itself will be remove from the roomy facility , and the room will be converted into a building for official . Although the monarch will have in all probability used the facilities only once , " normal people ca n’t use [ a regal ] toilet , ” a building managing director named Mr. PursattoldThe Khmer Times .
The Princess will spend the remainder of her time in Cambodia visiting school , preside over a groundbreaking ceremony for a technology center , opening a wellness centre , and dining with King Norodom Sihamoni , local medium outlets report .
AsThe Guardianpoints out , the restroom costs 66 times the average annual pay in Cambodia — a country where , as umbrageous critics note , many people do n’t have a can at all . However , it ’s still not the most expensive lavatory in the world . grant toTime , that honour goes to a Russian - designed stool NASA bought for the International Space Station for $ 19 million . It works in zero gravity , dries unanimous waste material to zap bacterium and odor , and it even filter pee into drinkable water .
[ h / tThe Guardian ]
