Tourism and Travelling
Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An Kirivong cultural park to be built in Takeo
Construction has begun on the Samdech Vibol Panha Sok An Kirivong cultural park at Beoung Tonleab with the restoration of Boeung Toleab, and clearing and filling the land. The park is scheduled to open to the public in Kirivong district in Takeo province soon. According to the official Facebook page of Kirivong District, this 500m […]
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LEDs to enlighten Kampot Smart City
The Kampot provincial administration has unveiled plans to equip Kampot city with LED street lights as part of the future smart city development. The LED light project was raised in a meeting on 10 June chaired by H.E. Chev Tay, Kampot Governor and the representative of Minebea (Cambodia) a Japanese light technology company producing in […]
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Free access to freshwater bathrooms planned for Sihanoukville beach
The Sihanoukvilleprovincial governor plans to build more than 20 restrooms and washing facilities along 9 kilometers of beach for tourists to use for free. H.E. KouchChamroeun, a provincial governor, said at a press conference on the “Progress and Continuing Direction of the Sihanoukville Province” on 09 June 2020 that his technical team has already finished […]
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“Khmer Can Do” new national achievement coined by Prime Minister
“Khmer Can Do”, “the Rock of Love” and “the Tree of Love ” – these three new names were coined by Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen for three of the newly-built roads among 34 road development projects in Sihanoukville during his inspection visit on the progress of the construction projects on 01 June 2020. […]
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Sambor Prei Kuk authority to construct 13-km detour around temple site
The Sambor Prei Kuk authority plans to construct a 13-kilometre detour at the Prasat Sambor Prei Kuk site to facilitate travel and to preserve the quality of the temple from heavy tractor transport. H.E. Phan Nady, Director General of the Sambor Prei Kuk Authority told Construction & Property Magazine on 29 May that this project […]
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Government issues tax exemption for tourism-related businesses for two more months
The Royal Government has announced a further tax exemption for two more months for tourism-related businesses including hotels, guesthouses, restaurants and travel agencies in Phnom Penh and six other provinces, in order to help the tourism sector amidst the COVID-19 crisis. Businesses in Phnom Penh, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville, Kampot, Bavet and Poipetare exempted from all […]
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Two mountain resorts in Battambang granted natural heritage status
The Royal Government of Cambodia has designated two mountain resorts in Battambang as natural heritage sites with a total area of more than 400 hectares. Both have been declared as natural heritage sites by two separate sub-decrees. Sub-Decree No. 64 RNKR.BK dated 25 May 2020 declared Phnom Prampi as the Phnom Prampi Natural Heritage Site […]
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US wants airports for Boeing aircraft to land in Cambodia
The United States, through its ambassador to Cambodia, has expressed its intention to invest in and promote Cambodia’s aviation sector by proposing a number of major proposals, including the proposal for the use of Boeing airports in Cambodia, the ratification for Cambodian membership in the Cape Town Convention, and the strengthening of the US-Cambodia air […]
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Kep Tourism Master Plan includes construction of new tourist port and expansion of two beaches
The Kep Provincial Governor is building a Kaoh Tonsay tourist port and planning to expand two beaches – a public beach and Angkoal natural beach – to advance major infrastructure development and to welcome increasing numbers of tourists. The beach expansion project sites include A 3km public beach (running from the water treatment station to […]
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Chinese researchers: Service industry hugely affected, after nine infected with COVID-19 via air-conditioning
Chinese researchers have announced that nine people from three healthy families have been found to be infected with the COVID-19 virus after sitting at tables next to an infected person while dining in a windowless restaurant in Guangzhou, China. They have theorized that the air-conditioning in the restaurant could have blown the viral droplets from […]
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