Tourism and Travelling
Tax Exemption for COVID-19 Affected Businesses Extended to June 2022
The Cambodian government has decided to extend tax exemption to the tourism, hospitality, and other COVID-19 affected businesses from March to June 2022. This exemption is to provide additional support to the relevant businesses to improve and be ready to welcome national and international tourists after Cambodia is fully reopened to foreign vaccinated tourists. The […]
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Private Firm to Build New Eco-Tourism Port in SHV’s Prey Nob District
The Sihanoukville provincial administration has given the green light to a private firm to develop a new eco-tourism port in the Prey Nup district, aimed at expanding the province’s tourism potential. According to the site inspection by Sihanoukville Governor HE Kouch Chamroeun on Tuesday 14 December, the port will be a small-scale structure so that […]
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TRIBE to Open Hotel in Cambodia in 2022
TRIBE, part of Ennismore, a global collective of lifestyle brands, is preparing to open a hotel in Cambodia in February next year, becoming its first hotel in Southeast Asia. Named TRIBE Phnom Penh Post Office Square, the hotel has 260 rooms, according to a press release. The hotel will bring a bold design edit to […]
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Gov’t Reclassifies Over 1600ha of Natural Lake in Thbong Khmum as Multi-Purpose Area
The Cambodian government has reclassified a natural lake known as ‘Kade Lake’, located in Baray village, Chhouk commune, Kroachmar district in Thbong Khmum province, as a multi-purpose area for better management and smarter usage. In a sub-decree dated 15 November, the lake area covers a total of 1,643 hectares of land. Meanwhile, the main purpose […]
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Karaoke, Bars & Discotheque Businesses Allowed to Resume
The Phnom Penh Capital Administration has issued a new announcement allowing karaoke, bars and discotheque in Phnom Penh to resume their businesses from Tuesday 30 November onwards under the new normal practice. This new announcement voids the previous announcement on Monday stating that the aforementioned are not allowed to open until 5 December. Under this […]
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Gov’t to Compile Development Masterplan for Koh Kong’s Offshore Islands
The Koh Kong Provincial Administration and relevant authorities will start inspecting, collecting data, and compiling a development masterplan for more than 23 islands in Koh Kong province, to enhance the management system, promote tourism, and attract more investors. The action plan was set during a meeting of relevant officials on 25 November, chaired by Provincial […]
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Work Begins on New Public Beach Resort Development in Kep
The National Committee for Coastal Management and Development (NCCMD) has begun work on a project to transform a 2.7-kilometre-long in Phum Thmey village of Kep province into a public beach resort. According to the Kep Provincial Administration announcement, the team will start filling the land and doing the reclamation work, with 200 trucks to be […]
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Gov’t to Build Standardised Parking Lots in SR & Connect 20,000 houses to Sewer System
Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has approved an additional budget of nearly US$4 million for Siem Reap’s 38-road renovation project to build parking lots on NR6 and connect nearly 20,000 houses to the sewer and water system free of charge According to a press conference regarding the project’s progress on Saturday 14 November, the parking […]
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Cambodia mulls reopening KTV & nightlife entertainment venues by end of November
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Hun Sen has confirmed that the government will decide whether or not to allow the reopening of high-risk businesses such as KTV and other nighttime entertainment venues on 30 November. Speaking at the official opening ceremony of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, on Monday 8 November, PM […]
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Century Entertainment to Open Casino in Koh Kong’s Dara Sakor Next Year
Hong Kong-listed Century Entertainment International Holdings Ltd plans to open a new casino in Dara Sakor in 2022 after delaying it several times due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported IAG. Century Entertainment’s casino was originally located at the Sunshine Bay Hotel in Sihanoukville. However, the firm decided to move to the Long Bay project in […]
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