TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
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Travelblog (Free subscription) | 09/06/2008
In May 1976 Tuol Svay Prey High School located in Phnom Penh was turned into Security Office 21 by Pol Potrsquos security forces. This was a secret prison that detained interrogated tortured and killed some 20 000 Cambodian people and over 200 foreigners.The Khmer Rouge rule aimed to destroy entire ethnic religious and political groups. This prison formed an integral part of these operati
Vietnam Business Finance (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
As many as 150 Vietnamese enterprises will participate in a high-quality Vietnamese Products fair to be held at Mondial Centre, Phnom Penh, Cambodia on September 18-22. The information was unveiled at a working session on September 4 between Vice chairwoman of the HCM City People’s Committee Nguyen Thi Hong and the municipal Investment and Trade Promotion Centre (ITPC). The fair is part of
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
Jump to the full entry & travel map Phnom Penh, Cambodia I wanna go back there as soon as possible!!
cambodiaguide | 09/05/2008
Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, sits on the banks of the Tonle Sap river, at the confluence of two other rivers, the Bassac and the mighty Mekong, and it holds an undeniable charm despite its recent tumultuous and violent past. In the early 1900’s, the height of French colonialism, Phnom Penh was known as ‘The Paris of the East’, and colonial style villas set along tree-lined boulevards still
Details are Sketchy (Free subscription) | 09/05/2008
In a story about Phnom Penh’s embrace of capitalism, the IHT talks to people at Gold Tower 42, the capital’s maiden skyscraper project. Nov Ratana, a sales manager for Yon Woo Cambodia, says 60 percent of the Gold Tower 42’s 360 residential units have been sold, many of them to foreigners, mainly Koreans and Chinese. Sixty percent sold? [...]
Media Assassin (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Super-size me: A Mallomys giant rat, native to New Guinea His Excellency Mr. Sea Kosai Ambassador Permanent Mission of the Kingdom of Cambodia to the U.N. 866 United Nations Plaza, Suite 420 New York, NY 10017 USA Dear Mr. Kosai: Greetings. My name is Harry Allen. I run the MEDIA ASSASSIN blog, here at harryallen.info. I trust that you and your staff are [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Phnom Penh - A delegation from the East African nation of Tanzania visited Cambodia to discuss development in areas that included tourism and agriculture and also pledged to promote Cambodia's bid for UN Security Council membership, local media repor...
Travelblog (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
So it has been an exciting time here in Phnom Penh.The 'backpacker' scene near the lake that lonely planet recommends involves prostitutes and pot everywhere...and i guess is the most dangerous area in the city. After getting my money back I moved closer to the center of the city and ended up in a way better location.Things were good for a day and then I felt tired and my stomach was messed up.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
Phnom Penh - Thousands of photos and documents from the Khmer Rouge S-21 torture center, also known as Toul Sleng, have been submitted for recognition on the UNESCO international register, the UN cultural body said in a press release received Thursda...
TravelPod.com Recent Updates (Free subscription) | 09/04/2008
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The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Phnom Penh - Yamaha Motor Company said in a press release received Tuesday that it will establish a Cambodian assembly factory and sales unit. The plant will use parts produced in neighbouring Thailand. ...
We always go forward over the world (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
BarCam Phnom Penh is the first-ever event held in Cambodia on August 20, 2008 at the conference hall of Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center (CJCC), which is home to 400 participants. This event will be organized by Cambodian youths. They are voluntarily working by seeking funding support from private companies and local non-governmental organizations. I will join this [...]
the Literary Saloon (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
Apparently things are looking up in Cambodia: in The Phnom Penh Post Georgia Wilkins reports that Love, money still a good yarn, as: Over the last few years, increasing numbers of young Cambodians have started studying Khmer literature, and are reviving the genre's flagging following by penning their own works.
The Lineup Card (Free subscription) | 09/02/2008
A yellow-cheeked crested gibbon yawns in a cage at Cambodia's Phnom Tamau Zoo in Takeo province , about 28 miles south of Phnom Penh , Cambodia, last Friday. Unchecked development could threaten two rare monkey species, the yellow-cheeked crested gibbon and . black-shanked douc langurs, that were recently discovered in Cambodia's remote northeast, international researchers said Monday Click to the...
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cambodiaguide | 09/05/2008
Phnom Penh, the capital of Cambodia, sits on the banks of the Tonle Sap river, at the confluence of two other rivers, the Bassac and the mighty Mekong, and it holds an undeniable charm despite its recent tumultuous and violent past. In the early 1900’s, the height of French colonialism, Phnom Penh was known as ‘The Paris of the East’, and colonial style villas set along tree-lined boulevards still...
cambodiaguide | 08/01/2008
I suppose if you were to pick two places to visit in Cambodia in hope of grasping a bit of what its about they would be the two we visited: the capital Phnom Penh and arguably the most amazing ruins on the planet, the temples of Angkor Wat. Lose yourself in the magnificence of a lost civilization. Angkor is the heart and soul of Cambodia , a place of extravagant beauty and the perfect fusion of creative...
