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Cambodia gets tough on fakesCambodia gets tough on fakes
1-Aug-2006
The Cambodian government has destroyed 2.5m counterfeit cigarettes that it seized earlier in the year as a signal that it plans to toughen its stance on intellectual property rights
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The cigarettes, copies of Philip Morris' Marlboro and L&M brands, had a value of $100,000 on the Cambodian domestic market. At a ceremony accompanying their destruction, US chargé d'affaires Mark
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