Will unchecked urban development make Phnom Penh unliveable?

<p>In this month's podcast, journalist and South East Asia specialist Christine Chaumeau discusses how the Cambodian capital has been transformed over the last 20 years, with a mushrooming of skyscrapers and private, gated developments, which she writes about in the October edition of the paper (‘Phnom Penh: rising skyline, disappearing lakes'). Under outgoing prime minister Hun Sen, the country experienced rapid economic growth, but his exercise of power was ruthless, and opponents of the (...)</p> - <a href="https://mondediplo.com/2023/10/" rel="directory">2023/10</a> / <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/podcast" rel="tag">Podcast</a>, <a href="https://mondediplo.com/tag/2023/10 cambodia" rel="tag">2023/10 cambodia</a>