Cambodian Red Cross Opens Luxury Hotel

A Cambodian Red Cross branch opened a luxury hotel Tuesday, a controversial effort that organizers hope will earn more revenue for humanitarian causes. The Green Tel Palace, located near the ancient Preah Vihear temple near the Thai border, has six stories and 80 rooms and took three years to build, with funding from the Red Cross branch in Phnom Penh. Rath Sophea, acting director of the Red Cross in Preah Vihear, told VOA Khmer there was “nothing wrong” with using Red Cross funding...

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