SKorea to fund Angkor road (Straits Times)

1 March 2010, 3:19 am

PHNOM PENH (Cambodia) - SOUTH Korea has provided US$9.2 million (S$12.9 million) to Cambodia to build a new road that will circle the famed Angkor temple complex and reduce traffic in the area, officials said Monday. The 21-kilometer road will be closed to trucks to reduce pollution, noise and vibrations that could damage the ancient ruins, said Soeung Kong, vice secretary-general of the Apsara ...... Read More »

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