PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will start work on a controversial US$1.7 billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Thursday (May 30).
Cambodia will start work on a controversial US$1.7 billion canal linking the capital Phnom Penh to the sea in August, Prime Minister Hun Manet said Thursday .
Environmentalists are also concerned that the 180km canal will potentially reduce water flow to the Mekong, among the world's most biodiverse rivers. Hun Manet, his son, said the Funan Techo Canal would mostly be funded by Cambodians and that the government is in talks with a Chinese company for further investment.Also read:Opposition figurehead Sam Rainsy, who lives in exile, has alleged that the project would serve the interests of China.
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