Archive for the ‘Cambodia’ Category
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Siem Reap Air, a partnership airline of Bangkok Air will be starting direct daily flights from Siem Reap to Ho Chi Minh City and Ho CHi Minh City to Siem Reap.
These daily flights will be scheduled as below:
SR- HCM FT981- 11:00am-11:55am- Daily
HCMC- SR FT982- 12:40pm-13:35 Daily
Daily flights will begin on 26 October ...
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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Prime Minister Hun Sen and Thai Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat met in Bejing on Friday, at the Asia-Europe Summint, to discuss the recent conflict at Preah Vihear.
The two Prime Ministers made an agreement to avoide anyt further fighting on the border. They also agreed to set up a committee and negotiate ...
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Friday, October 24th, 2008
Thursday: Siem Reap-A meeting between Thai and Cambodian military officials continued late into Thursday night but failed to end in an agreement.
The two sides refused to agree on the issue of redeployment of troops into the Preah Vihear area and also failed to come to any agreement on establishing a ...
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Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
The situation on at the border between Thailand and Cambodia, near the temple of Preah Vihear has remained unchanged, since violent clashes last week ended in a cease fire agreement.
Prime Minister Hun Sen, (the Prime Minister of Cambodia) and Prime Minister Somchai Wongsawat of Thailand have confirmed that there will ...
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Friday, October 17th, 2008
"A tense quiet hangs over Preah Vihear temple [today]" (Tha Cambodia Daily).
After four hours of negotiatins between Thai and Cambodia military officials an agreement had been made that no gunfir will be exchange "just like before" (The Cambodia Daily).
In what seems to be a somewhat unworkable agreement Cambodia and Thailand ...
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Thursday, October 16th, 2008
THAI and Cambodian soldiers exchanged gunfire across their shared border yesterday in a battle over a small and remote plot of jungle adjoining an ancient Hindu temple.
At least two Cambodian soldiers were reported to have been killed and five Thais and two Cambodians were injured in the afternoon battle at ...
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Tuesday, October 14th, 2008
A Cambodian court has sentenced three former Khmer Rouge guerrillas to 20 years in jail over the 1996 kidnapping and murder of a British mine clearer and his translator
After nearly 12 years since the Khmer Rouge laid down their weapons and were forced out of power in Cambodia some of ...
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Friday, October 10th, 2008
The Battambang Circus is touring France, but before going on tour in France, the exceptional team of “Phum Style” will give a few performances in Battambang.
"Phum Style" relates the story of a city boy coming back to his home village after years in a surrounding that totally changed his life style, “Phum Style” ...
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Monday, October 6th, 2008
In what can only be described as a truely fair settlment a Cambodian couple have circumvented the country's corrupt and expensive legal system by taking the letter of the law literally. In Cambodia when a couple divorces assets are divided equally between the couple. It seems that this couple decided ...
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Thursday, October 2nd, 2008
On the 7th October 2008 the Battambang Circus will be presenting a very special show. The circus troupe will perform with the Royal Cambodian Ballet. The show will bring together about 70 performers and include performances of both classical and traditional dances, modern theatre performances, acrobatics, contortion and fun will also ...
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Monday, September 22nd, 2008
This week marks the beginning of a 15 day Buddhist Celebration, Prachum Benda ("Ancestors' Day"), more commonly known as Pchum Ben. Pchum Ben is a Cambodian religious festival, culminating in celebrations on the 15th day of the tenth month in the Khmer Calendar.
Cambodia is a country where family and elders ...
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Wednesday, September 17th, 2008
The New York Times travel section offers a new upscale twist to an old outdoor standard.
IF the eco-friendly idea of falling asleep under the stars and roasting marshmallows around a campfire appeals to you, but the reality of pitching a tent and sleeping on bumpy ground does not, glamping, the ...
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Friday, August 15th, 2008
Just published a 148-page guide book showing where and how to enjoy responsible tourism activities in the three countries. Over 25 activities in each country have been profiled in "The Guide to Responsible Tourism in Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam". Each activity creates income for local people, minimises potential negative tourism ...
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