How to fix Sihanoukville

Sihanoukville should be a booming beach resort comparable to coastal cities in Vietnam. Instead, it's better known for its abandoned towers, scam compounds, and shady casinos. Here is how to fix it.

James Clark

CambodiaCambodia

Mar 09, 2025

Cleaning up roadside rubbish in Cambodia

What Cambodia can learn from other countries about cleaning up plastic waste on national roads.

James Clark

KampotKampot

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Mar 02, 2025

Kampot and Kep (Cambodia) construction and tourism development

Trip report from my visit in December 2024, including the two-tower apartment project in Kampot Town, the Tiktokification of tourism landmarks, and land reclamation in Kep.

James Clark

CambodiaCambodia

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Feb 23, 2025

Sihanoukville report: abandoned towers and seaside redevelopment

An update on one of the biggest mixed-use developments under construction in Cambodia, prominent abandoned projects, and the redevelopment of Ochheuteal and Otres Beach.

James Clark

Phnom PenhPhnom Penh

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Feb 09, 2025

Phnom Penh construction report

Heritage buildings update, the temple-shaped National Bank building, the fake Paris on Diamond Island, bad urban planning on the Tonle Sap riverfront, a new urban area rises on a disappeared lake, the bird nest towers, and booming BKK1

James Clark

PoipetPoipet

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Jan 26, 2025

Poipet trip report: Construction and urban development in Cambodia's wild-west casino city

Poipet has plans to transform this border town associated with casinos and scam compounds into an enthralling civilized city to attract national and international tourists. I spent a night in Poipet to see what it was like.

James Clark

CambodiaCambodia

May 16, 2023

Cambodia should rebuild the railway instead of building a canal

The Bassac Sea-Link plans to connect Phnom Penh to a seaport in Kampot, but a railway would be quicker and a better allocation of resources

James Clark

Phnom PenhPhnom Penh

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Jan 16, 2023

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Phnom Penh trip report (2023 edition)

Construction reports for Koh Pich (the fake Paris island), BKK1 (the booming expat area), and Phnom Penh City Center (the city rising out of a drained lake).

James Clark

KampotKampot

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Feb 14, 2022

Kampot and Kep construction update – 2022 edition

Report on current, proposed, and unfinished construction projects in Kampot and Kep Province as of January 2022.

James Clark