Trat businesses prepare for boon as Cambodian industrial estate opens
Businesses in Trat province have been told by officials to shape up and prepare for massive new opportunities when Cambodia opens the Koh Kong Industrial Estate later this month. The industrial estate, close to the Trat border, will be inaugurated by Cambodian prime minister Hun Sen on Dec 17, a decade after construction began. It is operated by the LYP Group, led by Koh Kong senator Lee Yong Pat, who is also an economic adviser to Hun Sen. Thitidet Thongpat, deputy executive chief of LYP Group’s Koh Kong International Resort Club, said conglomerates from Japan, South Korea and Thailand have invested in the new estate. …
