Details murky on Koh Pich dredge

Even as bulldozers slowly pushed freshly dredged sand into the Tonle Bassac yesterday, expanding Phnom Penh’s Koh Pich, developers and officials could say little about the massive project slated to occupy the new space – a 555-metre tower that would be the tallest in Asia, and second-tallest in the world. Announced in 2010, and championed by the prime minister himself, development appeared to have stalled until earlier this year when expansion of the island began. But city officials could not provide details, nor could the Overseas Investment Corp, the project’s developer, or real estate insiders. The various parties have differed on whether there even was such a project, construction for which, OCIC says, is under way and proceeding apace. … Workers at the site seemed confident, meanwhile, telling the Post about the enormous building – which would be second only to Dubai’s 828-metre Burj Khalifa in height – as they watched earthmovers fill in an area that jutted some 200 to 300 metres into the Tonle Bassac. …

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