Big skies on Koh Thmei, Cambodia

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Koh Thmei is part of Ream National Park but this hasn't stopped the government from selling a substantial amount of the island to the highest bidder.

Right now the island is mostly empty; although a few families live on the island, there's not so much as a village, although the recent addition of a shrimp fishery means that's probably not far off. The only current accommodation is Koh Thmei Resort, which opened in December 2010. Their owners believe that they were allowed to open because of their eco-friendly policies — they power it by day using solar panels and have a complex natural water filtration system. You'll often find the local police drinking beers there.

A 99-year lease has been granted to one of the main property developers in Sihanoukville, a Malaysian firm, which plans to build a resort town on 2000 hectares of the ... Read our complete Koh Thmei travel guide

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