Seth Mydans wrote in the New York Times: “The Cambodian economy has at last started to grow, at an estimated 9 percent in 2007.. And Phnom Penh is starting to transform itself with modern buildings, modest malls and plans for skyscrapers. It is one of the last Asian capitals to begin to pave over its past. The economy has been growing mostly based on income from garment manufacturing and tourism, as well as by a real estate boom that is bringing in foreign investors.