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 ‘Phnom Penh’
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 [...]
13 Feb
Phnom Penh; The Children of Bassac.
A short video showing the inspiring dance group children of the Bassac at rehearsals and performing at the National Museum. This hour-long performance is a fantastic introduction to the classical and traditional dance performances by these talented artists and well worth investing your time whilst in the capital. Cambodian Living Arts are also looking to [...]
12 Feb
Cambodia: Kissing – non-traditional public display of affection?
Senior officials slam public displays of teen affection. Senior government officials have slammed young Cambodians for non-traditional public displays of affection, especially around the Koh Pich area in the evening. At a meeting Thursday, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Men Sam An said people could “see youths kissing each other around 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., [...]
11 Feb
Cambodia: Restaurants for vultures.
In a bid to save Southeast Asia‘s dwindling population of the birds, Cambodia has created what they call ‘vulture restaurants‘, where specially carved carcasses are laid out for the scavengers. The so-called restaurants are the latest step in a programme to save the three species of the bird that have been nearly wiped out because [...]
10 Feb
ECCC: Swiss judge reopens Case 003.
Judge probes Khmer Rouge case despite Cambodia’s opposition. This handout photo released by the Extraordinary Chamber in the Courts of Cambodia (ECCC) shows Swiss judge Laurent Kasper-Ansermet in Phnom Penh. —————————————————————————————- An international judge at the Khmer Rouge war crimes tribunal in Phnom Penh has resumed probing a new case without support from his Cambodian [...]
10 Feb
Cambodia: Gambling industry growing fast.
Global gambling revenue up 5.6%, led by Asia growth. Global gambling revenue climbed to a record $419 billion last year, led by growth in Asian countries.Revenue rose 5.6% from $397 billion in 2010 and is forecast to reach $448 billion this year. The strongest growth was in Macau, Singapore and Cambodia, as emerging markets proved [...]
