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The article discusses the Asian rice industry in relation to the author's claim that governments in places such as Indonesia cause their own citizens to become poorer by interfering in the rice market as of 2015. According to the article, the wholesale cost of rice is higher in Indonesia than Cambodia due to Indonesia's role as a net importer of rice and Cambodia's ability to grow more rice than the nation needs. Transportation costs, import subsidies, and tariffs are also examined.

This article reports on politics in Cambodia and the state of capital city Phnom Penh. The article discusses plans to develop the Boeung Kak lake park area, noting that 4,500 poor residents will be evicted to fill in 90 percent of the lake. Information is also provided on controversies related to the plan in terms of the governing Cambodian People's Party (CPP), its connection to the 7NG development firm, and land laws.

Discusses the difference of lifestyles in Cambodia, where city-dwellers live like kings while the peasants in the country live in horrible poverty. Response of the Khmer Rouge, a peasant guerrilla group; Details.