Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2016. Photo: Kyodo
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How Cambodia’s online gambling ban sparked the Great Chinese Exodus of 2019 – and why Beijing is fine with it
- Phnom Pehn’s online gambling crackdown has snared hundreds accused of scamming mainland Chinese, while offering Cambodia a chance to rid itself of an industry that has negatively affected some of its growing cities
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen shakes hands with Chinese President Xi Jinping in October 2016. Photo: Kyodo
Submerged cars, buses and motorbikes were abandoned throughout the city during heavy flooding in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, early last month. Photo: Mother Nature
Is Chinese money drowning Sihanoukville, Cambodia? Floods blamed on rapid pace of development
- The coastal city has become a focal point for investment from China, but the pace of development has outpaced essential town planning
- When floods caused extensive damage last month it raised safety concerns, and worries that things are only going to get worse
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Submerged cars, buses and motorbikes were abandoned throughout the city during heavy flooding in Sihanoukville, Cambodia, early last month. Photo: Mother Nature