Daryl Lim

The gambling boom in Cambodia’s Sihanoukville was accompanied by a rise in crime. While the casinos have left, problems remain.

After the exodus of China-backed casinos, the Cambodian province of Sihanoukville looks for new ways forward.

In the 4th of a 7-part BT-Lianhe Zaobao series on China and Asean, we look at the role of Chinese investors in the rise, fall, and recovery of Cambodia’s Sihanoukville province.