Thursday, March 15, 2007

Cambodian airports vow to ramp up security

Mar 15, 2007
DPA

Phnom Penh - Two international Cambodian airports are planning to buy anti-terrorism equipment to upgrade security, local media said Thursday.

The English-language Cambodia Daily quoted communications manager for Societe Concessionaire de l'Aeroport (SCA), Khek Norinda, as saying Phnom Penh and Siem Reap international airports 'tentatively plans to buy specialized equipment that can detect whether people are carrying drugs or explosives, as well as more equipment to better detect fake passports.'

SCA is the French-owned company managing both airports.

The newspaper also quoted government civil aviation officials as saying a three-month assessment of Cambodian airport security has been requested by the government from a Japanese company specializing in new technology, New Media Development Association of Japan.

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