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A tourist shops for silk scarves at a market in downtown Siem Reap. Photo by: Will Baxter SOUTH Korea’s return to the position of number-one visitor to Cambodia in January might not seem significant, but for the travel industry it symbolises the final stage of recovery. Replacing Vietnamese at the top of the arrivals list, the strong rebound in South Korean visitors, up an annualised 36.9 percent according to Ministry of Tourism figures released last week, represents the return of high-spending tourists from developed countries.

Two decades ago, the great ruined temple complex at Angkor in central Cambodia was an uncrowded dream destination. But as the country emerged from decades of poverty and suffering, mass tourism arrived at the UNESCO World Heritage Site. With it came sightseers by the busload and the transformation of the hamlet of Siem Reap at [...]

NEW visa exemptions for Cambodian and Thai citizens came into effect yesterday, expected to boost tourism and trade in both countries. The agreement allows citizens of each country to travel across borders visa-free for 14 days. Koy Kuong, an undersecretary of state at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, said it facilitated cross-border investment and business [...]

THE Ministry of Tourism expects the number of tourists visiting the Kingdom to more than double in the next 10 years. Some 2.3 million foreign visitors are projected to enter Cambodia in 2010, a number which is expected to grow to 6 million by 2020, according to Ministry Director General Tith Chantha. Speaking to a [...]

Thai troops will remain in place in the 4.6-square-kilometre disputed area near the Preah Vihear temple until the border problems with Cambodia are resolved, Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva says. Mr Abhisit yesterday denied a report that Thai troops were being withdrawn from the disputed area in Si Sa Ket province. Cambodia responded to the announcement [...]

THE launch of a learning centre aimed at boosting tourism around Tonle Sap lake has been delayed until next year. The Siem Reap-based centre – which was set to help local communities learn more about how to protect their environment and spread information to tourists – was due to be completed this month. But Thok [...]

PHNOM PENH – CAMBODIA has postponed opening a border gate with Thailand at the disputed site of an ancient temple, an official said on Wednesday, after conflicting reports over troop withdrawal from the area. ‘We have delayed it indefinitely,’ said Hang Soth, director general of the government-run agency managing the Preah Vihear temple. Cambodia earlier [...]

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia – China has given Cambodia $6 million to help restore a deteriorating temple at the Angkor Wat temple complex, one of Asia’s greatest landmarks. Soeung Kong, an official with the agency that oversees the Angkor Archaeological Park, said Monday the renovation of the Hindu-style Ta Keo temple will begin early next year [...]

Cambodia and Thailand have begun a coordinated withdrawal of troops from Preah Vihear temple in preparation for the reopening of the temple’s international border crossing next week. The crossing has been closed since July 2008, when the disputed temple was listed as a UNESCO World Heritage site, triggering a military build-up along the border…read more.

Nobody really knows what the famous faces of the Angkor temples in Cambodia represent, but I develop my own ideas while sharing a lakeside lunch with Mr Di, my motorbike taxi driver for the day. I don’t feel like buying overpriced food from the tourist restaurants lining Srah Srang, the reservoir to the east of [...]