Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests

Cambodia pulls out of regional development pact after protests

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet said he was pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests.  Critics on social media have focused on land concessions in border areas particularly with Vietnam, a highly sensitive issue because of Cambodia's historical antagonism toward its larger eastern neighbor.  Authorities had arrested a…

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Cambodia pulls out of a regional development pact after protests

Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet says he's pulling his country out of a development agreement with neighboring Vietnam and Laos following protests that it was benefiting foreign interests.

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PM Hun Manet accused “extremists” of using the deal as “a political weapon” to attack his administration. Read more at straitstimes.com.