The White Building, Phnom Penh, Cambodia

A view of the White Building from the front, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA)

A mechanic fixes fans in his small electrical shop on the ground floor of the White Building, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA)

The people selling goods from the fruit carts are residents of the White Building, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA)

Residents store tables and cook stoves inside this White Building hallway. They use these cook stoves to prepare food for their mobile food stores, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA)

This stairway in the White Building is a common spot where residents dry their clothes and socialize, in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA) 

A fence is being constructed between the White Building and a development project next to it, Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Sept. 5, 2014. (Nov Povleakhena/VOA)