PM wants Cambodia to be high-income by 2050

New vision for nation: High-rise buildings are seen past a tourist boat sailing along the Mekong river in Phnom Penh. Cambodia, once riven by decades of war, has now evolved to a lower-middle income nation with economic growth rates of 7%. — AFP

NEW Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet laid out his vision to lift the South-East Asian country into the high-income category by 2050, in his first public remarks at an international forum since taking office.

The 45-year-old last month took over power from his father Hun Sen after a lopsided general election that all opposition parties were barred from contesting.