Cambodia: New riches on the coast
How a new Silk Road connecting transport hubs from Kenya to Kazakhstan is changing lives.
When it comes to South-East Asia, China’s presence is most felt in Sihanoukville. Cambodia’s once sleepy backpacker resort has been transformed by Chinese investment – the sheer speed of development has divided local opinion. Chatting to everyone from bus drivers to market stall holders about their experiences of a changing town, we ask, how has the Chinese influx affected the people of Sihanoukville?
Presenter: Scarlett Sok and Peter Shevlin
Producer: Peter Shevlin
(Photo: Public square with building construction in the background in Sihanoukville, Cambodia. Credit: Tang Chhin Sothy/AFP/Getty Images)
Last on
Broadcasts
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 02:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Online, West and Central Africa & Europe and the Middle East only
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 03:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service UK DAB/Freeview
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 04:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia, South Asia, Americas and the Caribbean & East Asia only
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 12:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except News Internet
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 17:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service Australasia
- Wed 19 Jun 2019 21:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
- Sat 22 Jun 2019 16:32GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service News Internet
- Sun 23 Jun 2019 09:06GMTΒι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service except Europe and the Middle East
The Documentary Podcast
Hear more documentaries from the Βι¶ΉΤΌΕΔ World Service
Podcast
-
![]()
The Compass
With ideas too big for a single episode, The Compass presents mini-series about society
