Cambodian DPM calls outcry over 180km canal project ‘double, triple standards’

The 100-m wide, 5.4-m deep navigation canal aims to connect Phnom Penh’s inland port near the Mekong River to the country’s coast. - Photo: AFP

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister Sun Chanthol has called the outcry over the country’s upcoming US$1.7 billion (S$2.3 billion), 180km canal project an exercise of “double, triple standards”.

He pointed out that the government has already fulfilled its obligations by notifying the Mekong River Commission (MRC) of this matter – but is now being pressured to do more.