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Faster track to Angkor Wat.

Bangkok Post (Bangkok, Thailand)

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Byline: Ampa Santimatanedol

Dec. 6--Tourists destined for Angkor Wat in Cambodia by car can expect to travel a shorter distance as Phnom Penh has begun constructing a new Poi Pet-Siem Reap route to facilitate trade, investment and tourism.

Construction of the 147-kilometre route was opened by Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Nov 19 with Sanoh Thienthong, the Thai Rak Thai party's chief adviser, participating as a representative of the contractor, SPT Civil Group.

The project, which will cost US$42 million or 1.7 billion baht, is financed under a loan programme supported by the Asian Development Bank. It is expected to take three years to ...

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