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No agreement yet for Thai-Cambodian foreign ministers’ border dispute meeting
CHA-AM, Thailand, Aug. 19 (Xinhua) – No new agreement has been reached yet after hours of negotiations between Thai and Cambodian delegations led by respective foreign ministers over the disputed border around the Preah Vihear temple on Tuesday at Thailand’s central resort town Cha-am, Phetchburi province.
The meeting between Thai Foreign Minister Tej Bunnag and his [...]
Thailand, Cambodia Open Talks on Border Dispute
The foreign ministers of Thailand and Cambodia are meeting this week to end a border dispute over an ancient temple. As Ron Corben reports from Bangkok, the talks follow an agreement reached last week to pull back troops on both sides of the border.
The talks this week are the next step in reducing cross-border tensions [...]
Royal to raise $2bn to develop island
Royal Group, a Cambodian conglomerate whose interests range from banking to mobile telephony, is raising $2bn from private investors, together with Hong Kong-based Millennium Group, to develop Koh Rong, an island off Sihanoukville, Cambodia’s only deep-water port.
The move comes as property developers are planning billion-dollar investments to transform Cambodia’s coastline into one of Asia’s leading [...]
South-east Asia: the gapper’s paradise
Cheap, safe and vibrant, South-east Asia is the premier choice for the budget traveller, says Kate Thomas
Who goes there?
Whether you’re an eco-adventurer looking for a low impact challenge, a water baby in search of an island paradise or a city dweller looking for a bit of excitement, South-east [...]
Cambodia’s Sokimex Group Building 5-Star Hotel in Phnom Penh
PHNOM PENH, Aug 11 Asia Pulse - Cambodia’s Sokimex group has held a ground-breaking ceremony for the construction of a five-star hotel in Phnom Penh in an effort to improve tourism infrastructure in the country.
The US$100 million hotel, the third of its kind in Phnom Penh, is expected to be full operational in two years [...]
Cambodia’s Forgotten Temples Fall Prey to Looters
The three freshly dug holes under the two arching palm trees measured a metre by about half a meter, and about half a meter deep. A few fragments of what appeared to be centuries-old clay pots were scattered around the excavation site, seemingly discarded as worthless in the hunt for more valuable treasure.
“We find new [...]
Another temple row heats up
Ta Moan Thom, like Preah Vihear before it, is now occupied by troops protecting a disputed border, writes Piyaporn Wongruang
Situated on top of a remote hill on the Dong Rak mountain range in Surin’s Phanom Dong Rak district, Ta Moan Thom is the latest ancient temple caught up in the border dispute between Thailand and [...]
Strong economy boosts Cambodia’s ruling party ahead of polls
PHNOM PENH (AFP) — Once sleepy streets in Cambodia’s capital are crammed with construction sites, crowned by towering cranes building the first skyscrapers in the leafy, low-rise city.
Phnom Penh’s building boom is one of the most visible signs of the sweeping changes in one of the world’s poorest countries, which according to some estimates has [...]
Thai soldiers acrossing border hit land mine in Cambodia, captain injured
BANGKOK, July 15 (Xinhua) — At least one soldier of a Thai army patrol squad were injured while the team entered a disputed area near Thai-Cambodia border and hit a land mine near the controversial Preah Vihear Temple on Tuesday afternoon.
Initial investigation said the captain of the squad was injured on the leg during the [...]
3 Thai protesters sneak into Cambodia’s ancient temple in disputed border region
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia: Three Thai protesters sneaked across the border into Cambodia on Tuesday to try to enter an 11th century temple at the center of a dispute between the neighboring countries, an official said.
The incident marked the first cross-border foray by Thai protesters since Cambodia shut off access to Preah Vihear temple to visitors from [...]
