The Giant Puppet Project, which combines art and education and is one of the largest annual events in Siem Reap, is only a week away. Now on its sixth year, this year’s event is going to be the best to date, said artistic director Jig Cochrane. “The puppets are bigger than we’ve ever had before. [...]
Cambodia has received $16 million worth of demining supplies and equipment from Japan, the sixth phase of a Japanese grant to the Kingdom’s demining sector over the previous 10 years. The grant included light and heavy demining machines, detectors, vehicles, tools, equipment, tents and other apparatus, said a press release from the Cambodian Mine Action [...]
The Angkor Golf Resort is set to host the inaugural Handa-Faldo Cambodian Classic on March 14 to 17, a move that reflects the growing golfing status of Siem Reap. Ranked as one of the world’s 1,000 best golfing facilities, the Angkor Golf Resort has been designed by former world number one Nick Faldo, who is [...]
The famed Angkor Wat temples continue to attract overwhelming interest, prompting Cambodia to look for means to accommodate the traffic within and outside Siem Reap – the gateway town to Angkor. The Kingdom saw 2.3 million visitors last year; around 50 percent of them visited Angkor Wat. Each day, about 7,000 people explores the Angkor, [...]
A fire in Norkor Thom commune in Siem Reap on Thursday burned over 10 hectares of forest near the famed Angkor Wat temple complex. Sok Leakhena, deputy director of the Authority of the Protection and Management of Angkor and the Region of Angkor, said the blaze spread to within seven kilometres of the temples. “It [...]
In celebration of its 20th anniversary, Value World Tours is offering cruise lovers the chance to enjoy a seven-night cruise on the Mekong River from Saigon to Siem Reap. The journey takes place aboard the Toum Tiou II, which offers 14 basins, 20 included meals, onboard lectures, folk dance performance, welcome reception and farewell dinner. [...]
Movie fanatics will surely mark their calendar on February 17 to 19 for the inaugural Angkor Wat Film Festival, where 32 films will be screened in the Sofitel Resort. The festival is the brainchild of Emmy-award winning filmmaker Tom Vendetti. “This is the first international film festival in Cambodia with the primary goal of preserving [...]
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTCC) has nominated Soria Moria Boutique Hotel, a Norwegian owned hotel located in Siem Reap, Cambodia, for a Tourism of Tomorrow Award. One of the highest honors in the global Travel & Tourism sector, the WTTC Tourism for Tomorrow Awards recognize sustainable tourism achievements among destinations and businesses throughout [...]
A Korean pizza franchise has arrived in Siem Reap on Samdech Tep Vong Street at the Central Market. Pizza Hand in Siem Reap is the second in Jaesoon Kim’s mini empire, with the first being in Battambang which opened in 2011. Despite calling itself as an ‘Italian Family Restaurant,’ Pizza Hand offers a menu with [...]
Luxury Travel Vietnam is proud to launch a new tour focusing on UNESCO World Heritage Sites in the Indochina region including Cambodia. The high end tour operator offers an incredible journey through three nations in Southeast Asia allowing guests to explore the riches of six world heritage sites. The Indochina tour highlights the ancient cultures [...]
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