Hotel owner looks to help

Mates are more important than anything else for Paul Ouk, an Australian-born and raised ethnic Khmer. “It’s not about the money, it’s about the people,” says Ouk, who owns Me Mates Place, a guesthouse on Street 90 and a restaurant and bar on Street 88 called, appropriately enough, 88. ... “I didn’t come here for the money. I came here to develop the place, and my business allows me to bring in young Khmer guys and give them skills they wouldn't get anywhere else.”...

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