Poipet City

Yesterday's Cambodia Daily reported on my favourite Cambodian town... soon to become my favourite Khmer city:

The border town of Poipet is to be upgraded to municipality status, Interior Minister Sar Kheng announced Tuesday.
The decision to reclassify the Banteay Meanchey province town located on the Thai border was due to its rapid increase in population in recent years, Sar Kheng said in a nationally broadcast speech delivered in the province.
Poipet, which has become famous as a gambling center during the last decade, has seen its population explode in recent years from 5 000 people in 1999 when its first casino opened to an estimated 100 000 today, said Poipet deputy commune chief San Seanhour.
To be known as Poipet City from 2009, the new municipality will be divided into three districts... Along with rapid growth in recent years, the town has struggled with a reputation for being a center for human and drug trafficking, corruption and vice.

(I smell an opportunity. Looking forward to go work in Poipet later this year.)