Archive for the ‘Development’ Category
Monday, April 11th, 2011
A late minute intervention by Prime minister, Hun Sen, has saved a thriving community-based tourism project in Cambodia's Koh Kong Province from a planned, highly destructive, Titanium mine.
The mine project, by the United Khmer Group, was rumoured to have been just a cover to gain access to the ...
Posted in Cambodia, Community Based Tourism, Conservation, Development, News, Politics, Southeast Asia, Wildlife | No Comments »
Saturday, February 12th, 2011
The Cambodian Government yesterday approved a land concession in the heart of dense forest in Koh Kong Province for a titanium mine that environmentalists say will devastate dozens of endangered species and clear thousands of hectares of trees in Cambodia's Cardamom mountains.
I visited Chi Phat, the area that will be ...
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Friday, August 6th, 2010
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Thirteen new tourism projects have been licensed on Phu Quoc Island, the largest island in Vietnam, located in the Gulf of Siam facing the Cambodian coast, with a combined investment totalling approximately USD 154 million.
The projects include a luxury retreat with leisure, entertainment and ...
Posted in Development, Southeast Asia, Travel and Transport, Vietnam | No Comments »
Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
By THOMAS FULLER
Published in The New York Times: January 18, 2010
SIEM REAP, CAMBODIA — Bullet by bullet, workers removed the detritus of Cambodia’s past. They pulled 300 land mines and 30,000 rounds of ammunition from the red dirt and then laid down a thick layer of asphalt. Today, what would ...
Posted in Cambodia, Charity Events, Cycling, Development, mountain biking, Southeast Asia, Thailand, Vietnam | No Comments »
Thursday, August 14th, 2008
The Saigon Railway Transport Company has announced it will operate a new two-way luxury railway route from Saigon to Nha Trang commencing on August 22nd, 2008. They say the new rail service will include 14 carriages with 7 cabins in each and is designed with interior decorations of a five-star ...
Posted in Development, Southeast Asia, Travel and Transport, Vietnam | 1 Comment »
