180km canal to be built


THE country will push forward with controversial plans to build a US$1.7bil (RM8.1bil) canal linking capital Phnom Penh to the sea, says Prime Minister Hun Manet.

The Funan Techo canal is the latest Chinese-backed infrastructure project in Cambodia, which received billions in investments as one of Beijing’s closest regional allies under former leader Hun Sen.

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