$1.7 Billion Cambodian Canal Project Draws Increasing Scrutiny
The China-backed Techo Funan Canal, which will connect the Mekong River to the country’s coast, has given rise to environmental and security concerns.
Source: thediplomat.com
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Vietnam asks Cambodia to share information on $1.7bn Funan Techo canal project
Vietnam is very interested in the canal project
Source: tuoitrenews.vn
Man trafficked to scammers told to target S'poreans
Singapore News - Bangladeshi national Abdus Salam thought he bagged a high-paying IT job in Cambodia in 2022, and his family mortgaged their land to pay the recruitment fees. Instead, he was forced to work as a scammer in Cambodia, and was held captive in three scam compounds over five... Read more at www.tnp.sg
Source: straitstimes.com
Việt Nam says Cambodia should share information on Funan Techo Canal on Mekong River
The US$1.7-billion canal will be approximately 180km long, passing through four provinces with a total population of 1.6 million people living on both sides, connecting the capital city Phnom Penh with its southern coast (near Kiên Giang Province of Việt Nam).
Source: vietnamnews.vn
PM Manet says Cambodia to build US$1.7bil canal
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will push forward with controversial plans to build a US$1.7 billion canal linking capital Phnom Penh to the sea, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday (April 11).
Source: thestar.com.my
Cambodia to push forward with plans to build US$1.7 billion canal, says PM Hun Manet
PHNOM PENH: Cambodia will push forward with controversial plans to build a US$1.7 billion canal, linking its capital Phnom Penh to the sea, Prime Minister Hun Manet said on Thursday (Apr 11). The Funan Techo canal is the latest Chinese-backed infrastructure project in Cambodia, which rece
Source: channelnewsasia.com
'Almost everyone believed us': Bangladeshi man trafficked to scam compounds told to target Singaporeans
Bangladeshi national Abdus Salam thought he had snared a high-paying IT job in Cambodia in 2022, and his family mortgaged their land to pay the recruitment fees. Instead, he was forced to work as a scammer in Cambodia, and was held captive in three scam compounds over five months until he was rescued in September 2022. Now home in Bangladesh,...
Source: asiaone.com
I was told to scam Singaporeans: Bangladeshi man who was trafficked to scam compounds
SINGAPORE: Bangladeshi national Abdus Salam thought he had snared a high-paying IT job in Cambodia in 2022, and his family mortgaged their land to pay the recruitment fees.
Source: thestar.com.my
Cambodian PM says country to build $2.3b canal
Cambodian officials say construction of the canal will begin later in 2024 with Chinese funding. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Source: straitstimes.com
Cambodia's Hun Sen hits back at criticism about Funan Techo canal — Radio Free Asia
The former prime minister rejects suggestions that the canal will facilitate Chinese naval presence near Vietnam.
Source: rfa.org