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Cambodian beaches to target ‘upmarket’ tourism
Koh Rong, an island off Sihanoukville, Cambodia, will be developed into a multi-billion pound tourist hotspot, by the Royal Group.
The move comes as property developers plan to invest billions of pounds to transform Cambodia’s coastline into one of Asia’s leading holiday destinations.
“We are talking about an island that is the same size as Hong Kong [...]
Castaway Cambodian Islands - the Next Asian hotspot
Brocon Group are to build a massive luxury resort on previously unheard of Cambodian islands. Will they be as successful as Thailand’s islands, a new Asian hotspot perhaps? Property Wire’s global markets expert Liam Bailey gives us his opinion.
Successful Australian property developer Brocon Group; the company behind the hugely popular French Colonial apartments in Phnom [...]
Thailand and Cambodia optimistic on border talks
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Official: Lao flooding not danger for Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 16 (Xinhua) – The current flooding in Laos wouldn’t cause any serious danger for Cambodia, although the two neighboring countries share water from the Mekong River, English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily Saturday quoted an official as saying.
“The water (here) hasn’t risen (to those levels in Laos) and there is nothing to [...]
HIV/AIDS rate expected to keep declining in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) – The number of Cambodians with HIV or AIDS has plummeted from the country’s all-time high in the late 1990s and experts expect its prevalence to continue dropping in the foreseeable future, national media said Wednesday.
“This is good news,” English-Khmer language newspaper the Cambodia Daily quoted Mean Chhi Vun, director [...]
Graft occurred before treaty with Cambodia
Bringing convicted one-time deputy interior minister Vatana Asavahame back from Cambodia could be difficult because his offences were committed before Bangkok and Phnom Penh had an extradition treaty.
Pol Gen Jongrak Juthanont said the Thailand and Cambodia extradition treaty came into force on April 1, 2001.
Vatana was convicted in his absence on Monday of corruption in [...]
Thailand, Cambodia agree to step up marking of border
HUA HIN, Thailand (AFP) — Foreign ministers from Cambodia and Thailand said Tuesday they have agreed to step up efforts to mark the border around a disputed temple that has been the scene of a military standoff.
At the weekend, up to 1,000 Cambodian and Thai troops pulled back from a small patch of disputed land [...]
Rice Production Makes a Comeback in War-ravaged Cambodia
JIM LEHRER: Now, turning Cambodia’s killing fields back into rice fields. Special correspondent Fred de Sam Lazaro has the story.
FRED DE SAM LAZARO, NewsHour Correspondent: Rice is a staple in most of Asia, and shortages and high prices have triggered riots in several countries. But here in Cambodia, things have been calm, thanks to record [...]
Cambodia’s Increased Transparency
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Intergovernmental Affairs for the United States Trade Representative Dr. Christina Sevilla visited Phnom Penh, August 13th, and took part in a forum with Cambodia’s Senior Minister of Commerce, H.E. Cham Prasidh. Dr. Sevilla congratulated the Cambodian government on the impressive strides it has made in increasing transparency and dialogue with the [...]
Vietnam, Cambodia brace for Mekong floods, crops safe
HANOI, Aug 19 (Reuters) - Rising Mekong floods upstream may cause landslides and deep inundation in Cambodia and southern Vietnam but the seasonal floodwater would also bring farmers good crops of rice and fish, officials said on Tuesday.
The Vietnamese government said rescue forces must be ready to move people from dangerous areas in southern Vietnam, [...]
