The imminent completion of a rail link between Thailand and Cambodia and the opening of two new international border crossings have renewed prospects for commercial growth in Poipet and pushed up real estate prices.

Poipet’s image as a rough-and-tumble casino town is slowly giving way to its development as a vibrant commercial and industrial centre. Often only glimpsed from passing vehicles, the northwestern border town is larger than it appears, with a population of 100,000 and development spread out over 262 square kilometres – an area about a third the size of Phnom Penh.http://www.phnompenhpost.com/supplements-post-property/border-town-fast-track-development