Cambodian farmers plant corn at their plantation field near the Mekong river bank in Kandal province, on the outskirts of Phnom Penh April 8, 2008. After decades of isolation, Communist-led Laos is enjoying an economic boom fuelled by surging demand for its most plentiful commodity -- land. One of the poorest countries in Asia, with many of its citizens living on around $1 per day, Laos has gradually opened its tiny economy to foreign investment since the Pathet Lao Communists adopted market reforms in the mid-1980s. Picture taken April 8, 2008. To match feature AGFLATION-LAOS/ REUTERS/Chor Sokunthea (CAMBODIA)