@Keith *************
It's two days to get your passport back from most consulate in the area (turn it in one morning pick it up the next day = 2 days)
it's 3 days to get it back from the consulate in phnom penh (turn it in one day pick it up TWO days later =3 days)
Now you're just speculating on the increase of financial requirements and I would imagine you have not one single shred of proof that it will or won't happen. So let's keep the rumor mill turned off for now okay? ;)
It's safe to say there are a LOT of consulates in S/E Asia that are easier to deal with than the one in Phnom Penh. ;)