Cambodia closed 2011 with 2.88 million international tourists, a substantial increase of 14.9% over 2010. During 2011, neighboring Vietnam was the top contributor with 614,090 trips up 19.4% compared to 2010. Thailand ranked at eighth supplied 116,758 tourists down 21%. By region and market share, Asia Pacific supplied as much as 73.1% or 2,106,601 trips [...]
Posts Tagged ‘Cambodia’
21 Feb
Cambodia: Three textile workers shot at PUMA factory.
Three textile workers were shot and wounded on Monday when an unidentified man opened fire on protesters in Svay Rieng province. Rights officials and witnesses said protesters were demanding a pay raise when they clashed with police and factory security guards. The workers were demanding better work conditions and an increase in pay. Workers on [...]
18 Feb
Cambodia: The declining service of state-run hospitals.
Health care professionals bear a tremendous amount of responsibility and stress. Most of the time, they work with a high volume of sick patients. It is their sworn duty to serve those suffering from illness. However, medical ethics is still a hot issue surrounding public hospitals across the Kingdom. Some doctors ignore, or fail to [...]
17 Feb
Cambodia: 2.88 million visitors in 2011, up 15%.
Cambodia received 2.88 million visitors in 2011, up 15 percent from a year earlier, a senior official said, forecasting a further increase this year. “We expect that the tourism sector will also increase 5.7 percent this year”. As part of its effort to become a more attractive destination, Cambodia plans to launch its first [...]
16 Feb
Sihanoukville: Low demand for flight service.
Two month after Cambodia Angkor Air began operating between Siem Reap and coastal Sihanoukville, demand is not yet covering the national carrier”s cost. The airline is running its planes currently at around half of their capacity. Although it is still the high season in Cambodian tourism, the deployed 67-seater ATR-72 airplanes are half empty. The [...]
16 Feb
Cambodia: Rehabilitation of the Railway is Impoverishing Affected Families.
A problematic aid project in Cambodia has violated the rights of affected people. It left many families mired in debt and deeper poverty. The project, financed mainly by development assistance from the Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the Government of Australia, stands to affect around 4.164 families who live alongside the dilapidated railway tracks. At [...]
14 Feb
Cambodia: The richest persons in the Kingdom of Wonder.
This list is not ranked by their fortune because there is no wealth statistic in Cambodia. 1. Kith Meng (Royal Group) 2.Kith Thieng (Royal group) 3. Mong Rithy (Mong Rithy Group) 4.Sok Kong (SOKIMEX. Co. Ltd) 5.Men Sarun (Men Sarun Co., Ltd) 6. Suy Sophan (Yeay Phan) (PhanImex) 7. Lao Meng Khin (PheapImex) 8. Khaou [...]
14 Feb
Valentine’s Day: Teenagers want sex.
Young lovers are among the keenest age groups planning to lose their virginity on Valentine’s Day, Feb 14, in Thailand and Cambodia. A Thai study about Valentine’s Day behavior. A Thai survey revealed that 15.4 percent of teen lovers aged 16-18 were planning to have sex for the first time with their partners on the day [...]
