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By south-east Asia correspondent Zoe Daniel
ABC Ballarat (Australia)
Australian company Toll has suspended its involvement in a train project in Cambodia that has been partly funded by the Australian Government.
Toll has a 30-year concession to run Cambodia's train lines, which are being refurbished with funding from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and AusAID, the Federal Government's foreign aid program.
In a statement, the ADB says that Toll has suspended its involvement for one year due to refurbishment delays and that may further slow down construction.
AusAID allocated $26.5 million for the project, which has been underway for five years.
The project has been heavily criticised due to the relocation of thousands of Cambodians who have had to make way for the tracks and have been resettled inadequately.
The potential for Toll to benefit from Australian aid money has also been questioned.
AusAID responded to enquiries by saying questions should be directed to Toll, but Toll would not comment.
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