Post by Deleted on Oct 16, 2016 7:42:04 GMT 7
Cambodia is currently attempting an image overhaul.
Saddled by its painful history of the Khmer Rouge, this small South East Asian country is pushing to reinvent itself as the go-to destination for both tourists and property investors. In recent years, its capital, Phnom Penh, has undergone a development boom. The once skyscraper-less city now has new buildings dotting the skyline, as well as numerous malls planned for the coming years.
While many often head to cities like Zurich, London or Singapore to further their career (and augment their pay), the expats drawn to Phnom Penh see a unique opportunity to scale a career ladder unlike the usual corporate route, but with similar pay-offs. Additionally, because there is less competition, those in certain sectors are able to establish themselves in less time.
There’s a dark history to the city. In April 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, and most of the city’s residents were forced to leave the city and live in the countryside. Estimates vary, but it's thought between 1.4 and 2.2 million people died from famine and mass executions during the regime’s brief hold over the country, which lasted almost four years.
Today, the city – an urban sprawl of 1.7 million people set at the intersection of the bio-diverse Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers – is still widely associated with this image, despite the last 30 years of relative peace.
www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161010-a-booming-city-with-a-brutal-history
Saddled by its painful history of the Khmer Rouge, this small South East Asian country is pushing to reinvent itself as the go-to destination for both tourists and property investors. In recent years, its capital, Phnom Penh, has undergone a development boom. The once skyscraper-less city now has new buildings dotting the skyline, as well as numerous malls planned for the coming years.
While many often head to cities like Zurich, London or Singapore to further their career (and augment their pay), the expats drawn to Phnom Penh see a unique opportunity to scale a career ladder unlike the usual corporate route, but with similar pay-offs. Additionally, because there is less competition, those in certain sectors are able to establish themselves in less time.
There’s a dark history to the city. In April 1975, Phnom Penh fell to the Khmer Rouge, and most of the city’s residents were forced to leave the city and live in the countryside. Estimates vary, but it's thought between 1.4 and 2.2 million people died from famine and mass executions during the regime’s brief hold over the country, which lasted almost four years.
Today, the city – an urban sprawl of 1.7 million people set at the intersection of the bio-diverse Mekong and Tonle Sap rivers – is still widely associated with this image, despite the last 30 years of relative peace.
www.bbc.com/capital/story/20161010-a-booming-city-with-a-brutal-history
