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Saturday, March 19, 2011

Economic Corridor Spells Benefits, and Pitfalls

Pich Samnang, VOA Khmer
Saturday, 19 March 2011

Cambodia has joined with regional governments to develop an "economic corridor" that the Asian Development Banks says will hasten economic growth. In Kampong Thom province, better roads and infrastructure could mean more tourists to little known temples and other sites.

But it can also mean a hastening of land strife, as the government grants an increasing number of land concessions to outside companies. VOA Khmer's Pich Samnang reports from Kompong Thom province.

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