ABC Australia Network News
Cambodia plans to boost defense and security spending by 23 percent next year, raising the prospect of a clash with the International Monetary Fund.
Budget figures show Cambodia plans to spend 274 million US dollars on defense and security next year, up from 223 million this year.
A government spokesman says the spending's unrelated to tensions with neighbouring Thailand over land surrounding the Preah Vihear temple.
The IMF criticised Cambodia last year for its military spending, leading the Cambodian government to cut back its defense budget.
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