Cambodia looks to 'breathe' with controversial new canal

Next month, Cambodia will officially break ground on the Funan Techo canal, a $1.7 billion project running from the Mekong river to a Cambodian port on the Gulf of Thailand that will offer an alternative to transit via Vietnam. It is one of former prime minister Hun Sun's signature infrastructure projects and is seen as a galvanising national undertaking to build support for his successor and son, Hun Manet. But uncertainty surrounds the plan, from whether its main goal is shipping or irrigation...