(Bangkok Post file photo)PHNOM PENH - Settlement of compensation claims for 50 families living alongside a kilometre of rail track in the border town of Poipet threatens to delay the opening of a new rail service between Cambodia and Thailand. Villagers living in the area have been asked to submit legal documents for compensation, Mr Borin said, but refused to reveal how much the people will receive, according to the Khmer Times. But Mr Borin said the compensation issue could mean work on the Cambodian side of the track is not finished in time. “If the issue isn't solved completely by July or August, the two prime ministers will not be able to get on the train together as planned,” Mr Borin said. An estimated $17 million was needed to restore poor track conditions in the northwest, Transport Minister Sun Chanthol said last May.

Source: Bangkok Post March 16, 2017 08:49 UTC