Cebu Pacific to use air rights to Cambodia starting April 19. Budget carrier Cebu Pacific will be mounting flights to Siem Reap, Cambodia by April 19. This makes it the first to do so after local airlines were granted rights to shuttle passengers into the Southeast Asian neighbor Cambodia. Read more: http://www.bworldonline.com/content.php?section=Corporate&title=Cebu-Pacific-to-use-air-rights-to-Cambodia-starting-April&id=45726 http://alfredmeier.me/2011/12/28/cambodia-cheap-flights-to-the-philippines/
Archive for the ‘Angkor / Siem Reap’ Category
13 Jan
Cambodia: Kantha Bopha – Prevention of passive children’s genocide.
Read in my older posts about Kantha Bopha Children’s Hospitals in Cambodia: http://livinginpp.wordpress.com/?s=beat+richner
3 Jan
Cambodia: Ancient History of Angkor Wat.
Ancient Capital Wilted When Water Ran Low. Again and again, researchers are trying to find out the reasons that could have caused the end of the Khmer Empire. Here is one of the newest research findings. Angkor, the ancient city in Cambodia that was the seat of the Khmer empire, flourished from the 9th to [...]
3 Jan
Siem Reap: Crackdown on certain Angkor Wat souvenirs.
APSARA Authority, who manages the Angkor temples and the surrounding area, confirmed a crackdown on certain Angkor Wat souvenirs being sold inside the archaeological complex. They say, that certain souvenirs are denigrating the World Heritage site. As well as selling practices that they say are irritating tourists. Vendors will no longer be able to sell [...]
26 Dec
Siem Reap: The name says it all.
The meaning of the name “Siem Reap” tells you a lot about the interconnected history of Thailand and Cambodia. The name “Siem Reap” or “សៀមរាប” was given by a Royal Decree of Cambodian King Ang Chan (r 1516-1566) to commemorate the King’s victory over Ayuthya (Siam/Thailand) troops’ occupation. Siem Reap, litterally means “flattened Siamese”. According to [...]
9 Dec
Laos: Xayaburi delayed once more.
Laos delays Mekong dam project, Japan to conduct study. No one wants to use the word “delay”, but the controversial Xayaburi dam project in Laos will be on hold for at least as long as it takes to complete further study on its potential effects. Japan leads a new study. Laos has suspended a $3.5 [...]
4 Dec
Cambodia: Night Scavengers in Siem Reap.
Cambodians work late into the night recycling garbage as fires burn at the local garbage dump near Siem Reap. Many children work part time in the dump to help support their families while attending school during the day. While Siem Reap’s ancient temples boost massive tourism attracting millions of visitors still 28.3% of Cambodians live [...]
13 Nov
Siem Reap: Life in a Cambodian rubbish dump.
Just 30 kilometres from Cambodia‘s world-famous Angkor temples is an astounding sight tourists don’t see. It’s Cambodia’s forgotten world. In a community outside Siem Reap/Angkor Wat UNESCO Park, about 500 people live – or survive – in a rubbish dump. Spanish photojournalist Omar Havana spent seven months from October 2010 to April 2011 getting to [...]
