Tourism Indochina: A product from north east province of Cambodia

Tourism Indochina: A product from north east province of Cambodia

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-06-30):

If you want to discover the best of Cambodia, nature and wildlife of the Mekong River will be appreciatory and why do not go to Kratie province. It's located in northeastern Cambodia. It may take about 6 hours to travel by car from Phnom Penh to Kratie town (315km) crossing the National Road 6, 7 and 13. The Mekong River is extremely beneficial to crop and rice cultivation of the farmers in Kratie province. Furthermore, tourists could travel by boat or speedboat to view the nature and living along the Mekong River Bank. More importantly, Irrawaddy dolphins, mainly known as PHSAUT in Khmer, can be viewed at Kampi pool in Kampi Village, Sambok commune, Sambok district 15km north of Kratie City.


While arriving at Kratie, you would not miss to buy the tasteful Nem, roll made of hashed fish meat wrapped and cooked in banana leaves, for your families, friends, or colleagues. NEM can be eaten as a snack or with rice according to one's interest. Some people who prefer eating NEM said NEM in Kratie is tastier than that in Battambang. Thus, let's see how NEM is made in Kratie province.


In Kroko Village, 3km north of Kratie town, Aunty MEX told us about how to make NEM. She produced NEM for sale as a family business with the help of her daughter and two sons whenever they are free from their study. She said she could make NEM with an average 500 per day and it costs 100 Riel per NEM. However, she could make more than that depending on the customers' demand. First, we have to ensure that all ingredients are ready to be used for making NEM.


The main element of NEM is fish meat; kind of fish depends on the fish availability and one's interest. The other ingredients are toasted rice, ginger, star gooseberry leaves, banana leaves, chilies, sugar, salt and seasoning.


The fish meat is shredded or crushed, and mixed with toasted rice, ginger, sugar, salt and seasoning. Hashed fish meat is rolled into small ones with chili slice and star gooseberry leaves. At last, they are wrapped in banana leaves and tied with wire. One day later, NEM is ready for eating.


By Khmer Product Promotion Team

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Tourism Indochina: The Tour to Koh Pdao, Kraties Province, Cambodia

Tourism Indochina: The Tour to Koh Pdao, Kraties Province, Cambodia

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-07-03):

Cambodia is an agricultural nation and 80 percent of populations are farmers. Specifically, Cambodia has many famous agricultural provinces. Significantly, Cambodia has potential in Agritourism, a type of special interest tourism that possibly accelerates tourism development to grow and enhance local resident living standard with the existing agricultural product.


Certainly, Cambodia Rural Development Team, a local NGO registered with the Ministry of Interior that bridges the gap between sustainable rural development and conservation to further degradation of Cambodia natural heritage, has been working in a project that promotes volunteer tourism to get involved in agricultural activities in Kratie. The CRDT community development tour aims to offer foreign visitor to travel up the Mekong River from Kratie Town and visit the communities. It gives a rare glimpse of how Cambodia live in the countryside and how “Dolphins for Development” project actually work. Visitors are able to travel with CRDT team to visit beneficiaries, learn about their lives and stories in their home as guest.


To get involved in the tour organized by CRDT to Koh Pdao, Kratie Province for 2 and half days is the way to contribute economic benefit to local community because CRDT is not the private organization. The tour totally costs 55 USD and 20 USD for each additional day. To participate in the tour help improve lives of the villagers and contribute to the conservation of the endangered Irrawady Dolphin.


By CHHEM Samnang

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Tourism Indochina: Angkor temple shooter to turn his lens to Preah Vihear

Tourism Indochina: Angkor temple shooter to turn his lens to Preah Vihear

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-07-06):

A Japanese photographer who has spent 15 years and millions of dollars shooting the Angkor Wat complex will now turn his attention to the controversial Preah Vihear temple, government officials said.Baku Saito, a 60-year-old freelance photographer, has won praise from Cambodian officials for restoring Khmer pride through his depictions of the ancient stone carvings at Angkor Archaeological Park.


His photos have toured the world and are now making their way through Cambodia in the “Holy Faces of Angkor” exhibition, which is being shown at the Cambodia-Japan Cooperation Center, inside the Royal University of Phnom Penh, until May 31. Deputy Prime Minister Sok An said the government was proud of Saito’s work because it brought Cambodia’s rich past to the world stage and helped strengthen the roots of Khmer people.


“We learned that his job wasn’t done in one or two days, in fact it took more than 10 years and cost him millions of dollars,” Sok An said at the exhibition’s opening on May 17.He added that Saito was now considering turning his lens on Preah Vihear temple, an ancient set of Hindu ruins on the Thai border that is at the center of a long-running territorial dispute with the neighboring kingdom.


Ek Buntha, deputy director general of cultural affairs at the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said Saito “plans to take photos at Preah Vihear for the next half-year.” In the mid-1990s, Saito was part of a Japanese-funded team documenting the Angkor ruins. He was tasked with photographing the stone faces at the Bayon temple and his since built a portfolio containing hundreds of images of the site.


The photos I took are not just for fun,” Saito said on May 17. “I took them to show the world and make people aware of the richness of Khmer culture” in the 12th and 13th centuries.He estimated that his craft has cost him $5 million over the years, although his photos now fetch $4,000 to $5,000 each.


By Kay Kimsong

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Tourism Indochina: Cambodia 2007: Tourism in brief

Tourism Indochina: Cambodia 2007: Tourism in brief

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-07-08):

Cambodia is rich in cultural, historical and natural resources. In 2007, Cambodia received 2.01 million of international tourists, an 18.5 % increase, which created US$ 1400 million of revenue, a growth of 33.46% over 2006 for the country, that provided 300 000 jobs. Tourism sector has represented a crucial role among all sectors in Cambodia.


Ministry of Tourism of Cambodia estimate that in 2010, international tourist will increase up to 3.2 million and up to 5 million in 2015. Tourism sector has contributed to accelerate economic, create jobs, and alleviate poverty, which is one of the foremost Millennium Development Goals of Cambodia. “Of all international arrivals in 2007, 55.61% visited the Siem Reap Angkor Complex and 44.39% visited Phnom Penh and other destinations.” (Ministry of Tourism’s Annual Report, 2007). Specifically, male accounted for 55.10% while female


Based on arrival volumes, the Republic of Korea was the major source market for Cambodia and the next most important source was Japan, USA, Vietnam, China, Taiwan(China), Thailand, France, United Kingdom and Malaysia. The major modes of arrivals in Cambodia are arrival by air and by land and water ways. The 1, 296, 513 international visitor arrived by air which is a share of 64.34% and the rest arrived by land and water way, accounted for 35.66 % of the total international arrivals in Cambodia.


By CHHEM Samnang

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Tourism Indochina: Palm Village: Natural and Khmer Style Guest Houses in Siem Reap, Cambodia

Tourism Indochina: Palm Village: Natural and Khmer Style Guest Houses in Siem Reap, Cambodia

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-07-09):

Located in Kok Chork, Commune, Siem Reap Province, “Phoum Thnot” which is known as “Palm Village” in English- natural Khmer style Guest Houses built of palm tree- are strange and unique houses that possibly serve those who love the natural beauty, quiet and privacy life. This natural resort was established in 2001 and finished in 2003.


The special feature of this resort is that it is a rare and first tourism village that represents and promotes a Khmer style lodging industry and also provides the real Khmer food in Siem Reap, the land of famous heritage site in South East Asia. Its popularity has increased since there are many natural lovers have accessed the site. In harmony with attraction diversification of Siem Reap’s master plan that is one of strategic solutions, the Palm Village itself helps diversify attraction in Siem Reap as well as Cambodia.


To experience the real way of life and real travel in Siem Reap and Cambodia, Palm Village can be a good destination to relax and view the community life style. If traveling to Siem Reap Cambodia, DO NOT miss the golden opportunity to visit the heritage site and other attractions include Palm Village that many kinds of experiences and economically contribute to local resident and help enhance living standard and be apart of sustainable tourism development solution in Cambodia.


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Tourism Indochina: Cambodians cheer World Heritage nod for temple

Tourism Indochina: Cambodians cheer World Heritage nod for temple

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-07-10):

PHNOM PENH, CAMBODIA - CAMBODIANS celebrated in the streets on 8 July 2008 over their nation's success in having an ancient Hindu temple named a World Heritage landmark.But the decision is set to stoke political tensions in Thailand, with the top court questioning the legality of Bangkok's support for the Cambodian bid.In Phnom Penh, thousands of people danced, sang and waved flags, chanting 'Long live Preah Vihear temple!' in response to news of the World Heritage Site status.


'This is a very auspicious day for us. We're delighted,' said medical student Ti Vansi.Prime Minister Hun Sen issued a statement yesterday, calling the temple's designation 'a new pride for the people of Cambodia'. UNESCO spokesman Joanna Sullivan said on Monday that the temple had been designated a heritage site at a meeting in Quebec City.The building, which lies along the disputed Thai-Cambodian border, has long been a point of contention between the two countries.


In 1962, the International Court of Justice awarded the temple and the land it occupies to Cambodia, a decision that still rankles with Thais, even though the temple is culturally Cambodian, sharing the Hindu-influenced style of the more famous Angkor Wat in north-western Cambodia.


Cambodia started seeking the World Heritage status for the temple in 2001, hoping for the influx of tourists and international funding that normally accompany such a designation.In the past, Thailand had vetoed its neighbour's submissions for fear that the status would include disputed land along the border.


But Thai Prime Minister Samak Sundaravej's government bypassed Parliament and endorsed Cambodia's application.Yesterday, the Constitutional Court ruled 8-1 that the communique approved by the Cabinet last month needed parliamentary approval.The opposition Democrat Party pounced on the verdict, saying it would launch a Senate petition to oust Foreign Minister Noppadon Pattama, who had sought Cabinet approval for the communique.


Under the Constitution, lawmakers can ask the Speaker to investigate unconstitutional actions by a minister.'We are aiming to terminate Noppadon first,' chief opposition whip Satit Wongnongtaey said, adding that a petition to remove the entire Cabinet may eventually be submitted.


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Tourism Indochina: Cambodia Ecotourism Project wins a 2007 Responsible Tourism Awards

Tourism Indochina: Cambodia Ecotourism Project wins a 2007 Responsible Tourism Awards

(Tourism Indochina:Date : 2008-07-11):

Ecotourism is a responsible tourism to natural areas which conserves the environment and improves the welfare of local resident. With its definition, Cambodia ecotourism project wins a responsible tourism award in best practice of Responsible Tourism.


Tourism is arguably now the world's largest industry, and ecotourism among its fastest growing segments. But mass ecotourism is a relatively new phenomenon, the name itself being coined only recently, during the 1980s. In fact, as recently as the 1970s, tourism and the preservation of natural habitats were viewed largely as incompatible pursuits.


Ecotourism is definable meaning and has been defined differently according to the contexts of each country. However, ecotourism has the same share goals. Ecotourism is highly climate sensitive sector and is more than simply taking tours to view wildlife in a natural habitat; it is also a mechanism for protecting this environment and all its inhabitants. Regarding to ecotourism context in the country, Cambodia has plenty of potential ecotourism resources in many provinces such as Battambang, Preah Vihear, Banteay Meanchey, Siem Reap, Kampong Tom, and northeast provinces of the country, especially the special species and unique ecotourism products in the South East Asia. The special features of ecotourism in Cambodia include flooded forest, the largest lake in South-east Asia, deciduous dipterocarp forest, grasslands, semi-evergreen forest, freshwater wetlands, particularly the surrounding natural resource of the Tonle Sap Great Lake.


With ecotourism context in Cambodia, Wildlife Conservation Society (WCS) has established a pilot ibis ecotourism project at Tmatboey in Kulen Promtep Wildlife Sanctuary, Preah Vihear province, the only known site where both Giant and White-shouldered Ibises breed and can be reliably seen. The birds are found in the forests surrounding the village, which are a mosaic of seasonally inundated dipterocarp deciduous trees. This project was awarded as a winner of “Wild Asia’s 2007 Responsible Tourism Award” which is organized by Wild Asia. The awards act as both a showcase for these exemplary resorts and as an inspiration to others. By sharing the winners' best practices and demonstrating how easy and beneficial Responsible Tourism is to implement, this a award program hope other operators will consider “Responsible Tourism” to be apart of their business strategies.


By CHHEM Samnang

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