Cambodia's new airport eclipsed by scam centers and war

Tourist arrivals to the kingdom are falling despite the gateway's opening

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Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Manet and his wife, Pich Chanmony, light candles in front of a Buddha statue during the inauguration ceremony for Phnom Penh's Techo International Airport, in Kandal province, on Oct. 20. © Agence Kampuchea Press/REUTERS

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PHNOM PENH -- When Prime Minister Hun Manet inaugurated the capital's Techo International Airport last week, he described it as a "driving force in attracting more tourists and investors to Cambodia than before COVID-19."

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