Cambodia PM launches project linking Mekong river to sea via canal

By Agence France-Presse

Aug 05, 2024 1:24 pm

PREK TAKEO — Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Manet on Monday launched a controversial $1.7 billion canal project that aims to provide a new link from the Mekong River to the sea.

At a launch event in Prek Takeo, southeast of the capital Phnom Penh, Manet called the 180-kilometer (110-mile) project 'historic,' as fireworks shot into the air and drums sounded.

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