The number of Vietnamese tourists visiting Cambodia jumped nearly 75 percent in the first ten months of 2008, coming in at No. 2 for the first time in 15 years, officials said Tuesday. The 176,600 Vietnamese visitors, up from 102,577 in the same period last year, was second only to the number of Korean visitors, [...]
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Rockers Placebo play anti-slavery gig at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat
December 8th, 2008 
Cambodian News SIEM REAP, Cambodia (AFP) — Had there been a roof, Placebo would have raised it as they headlined the first rock concert in history at Cambodia’s Angkor Wat temple. Some 1,200 fans of all ages, mostly Cambodian, watched the London-based alternative rockers top a bill Sunday backed by musicians from Cambodia and across the world [...]
Cambodia, EC to meet on ban of Siem Reap Airways
November 27th, 2008 Cambodian News PHNOM PENH, Nov. 27 (Xinhua) – Experts from the European Community (EC) will meet in February with the Cambodian civil aviation officials over the EC ban of the Siem Reap Airways’ flights to its market, an official said here on Thursday. EC banned all flights of the Siem Reap Airways to its countries, because it [...]
Lost in Time – Prepare to be fascinated by Angkor, Cambodia’s mysterious temple complex
November 26th, 2008 Cambodian News For something so ancient, the rock face looked as content as a man who’s just eaten a big slice of peach pie.”Who made you?” I whispered. “Were you lonely when nobody came to visit for 400 years?” No answer. Just a smile. That is the fascination of Angkor, the mysterious temple complex of Cambodia. As [...]