Cambodian PM vows to protect environment
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen said Monday he decided to choose environment protection, not to choose 30 billion U.S. dollar expected revenues from the exploitation of titanium ore in Southwestern Cambodia.
“According to a feasibility study, titanium ore deposit in Chhiphat district in Koh Kong province is estimated at the value of 30 billion U.S. dollars, but to exploit the mineral, it is required to destroy about 20,000 hectares of forest,” he said during the inauguration of an automotive electronic parts factory in the province. …
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