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ខ្មែរ 
Tourism and Travelling
Transport Ministry to Upgrade Dong Tong River Port in Koh Kong Province
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport has unveiled a project to upgrade an existing port on the Dong Tong River in Koh Kong province to facilitate waterway transportation for fishing boats and tourism cruise ships. To date, the port upgrade proposal has already been submitted to the Ayeyawady-Chao Phraya-Mekong Economic Cooperation Strategy (ACMECS) for funding, according to the ministry’s...
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Private Firm Unveils Study on Mondulkiri Airport Project
The responsible company this morning presented a brief feasibility study report on the new Mondulkiri Airport to the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation for consideration, marking another step forward for this US$60-million project. The meeting was chaired by the Secretariat of Civil Aviation HE Mao Havannal and attended by company representatives as well as consultants. The objectives of th...
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NagaCorp Working on Fresh Plans for Recently-Rejected Siem Reap Resort, says Chairman
In response to the government’s recent rejection of the proposed US$350-million Siem Reap resort, NagaCorp Chairman Tim McNally has said that the firm is working on fresh plans to make the project possible, reported GGR Asia yesterday. The rejection was made by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts on 23 March, stating that the project would negatively affect the archaeological park so it canno...
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Naga Corp’s US$350-million Resort in Siem Reap province dismissed
The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts has decided to dismiss the proposed $350-milion resort development in the Angkor Archaeological Park by Naga Corp after controversial discussions, stating the project negatively affects the archaeological park. In a press release issued on 23 March, the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts stated that the “Angkor Lake of Wonder” proposed by the Naga Corp “can...
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Siem Reap 38-Road Renovation Project 30% Complete Despite Surge in Community Outbreak
Amid the recent surge in COVID-19 community transmission, construction on the 38-road renovation project in Siem Reap is still proceeding smoothly and will be completed as scheduled by early 2022, according to Siem Reap city governor Nuon Putheara. Mr Nuon Putheara said on 15 March that the project is around 30% complete so far. Meanwhile, the current ongoing works include paving, upgrading the...
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New Aquaculture, Eco-Tourism Project Set for Prey Chhor, Kampong Cham
Private firm Pharath Rattanak has recently received a permit to invest in building a new aquaculture and eco-tourism project on over 7 hectares of land in Chok Boeung Thom in Prey Chhor district, Kampong Cham province, according to Kampong Cham Governor HE Un Chanda on 25 February. This large-scale project is divided into four parts, of which three parts are related to aquaculture including the...
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NagaCorp to Conduct Further Study Before Launching US$350 million Siem Reap Resort
NagaCorp Chairman Tim McNally said that his firm will carefully study further, closely cooperate with the local government, and take into account various views before developing the US$350- million non-casino resort in Siem Reap, according to the GGRAsia on 22 February. McNally’s comment came in response to the recent UNESCO’s concern that the non-casino resort by NagaCorp could cause negative ...
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UNESCO Voices Concerns Over NagaCorp Resort in Siem Reap Affecting Angkor Wat
UNESCO has voiced concerns that the US$350-million ‘non-casino resort' by NagaCorp could cause negative impacts on the World Heritage site of Angkor Wat, although the firm claimed the site location is outside the protected zone. UNESCO issued a statement on 17 February stating that the plenary session of the International Coordinating Committee for Angkor (ICC) addressed this project with parti...
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Gov’t Designates Over 3,000 Hectares of Land in Prey Veng Province as Mixed-Use Protected Area
The Cambodian government has designated over 3,000 hectares of land in 4 districts of Prey Veng province as a mixed-use protected area, according to Sub-Decree No.16 and No.17 dated 05 February 2021. Located across parts of Prey Veng City, and Svay Antor, Peam Ro and Ba Phnum districts, the area is known as Toul Taley Beoung Sne and will be divided into two main areas. The core area covers 86 h...
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Five New Ecotourism Developments Planned for Koh Kong Province
Private firms are planning to develop five ecotourism resorts on approximately 50 hectares in the Dong Peng preservation area in Koh Kong province. The project has just received the green light from the government, after both parties inspected and set borders at the actual site on 09 February. All five projects will be developed in the protected zone called Dong Peng, of which each project m...
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