Cambodia in midst of building boom

Feb 28 - High-rise buildings are set to change Phnom Penh's skyline and the lives of its residents forever.

With the country's economy growing 10 percent every year, Cambodia is enjoying prosperity for the first time in decades. Capital Phnom Penh is in the midst of a property boom with wealthy Khmers and foreign investors snapping up prime locales.

But the ambitious skyscraper plans are causing eviction of poor residents and the destruction of French colonial buildings which have given the city a distinct character for decades.

Masako Iijima reports.