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Preah Sihanouk sees Oct travel boom
Preah Sihanouk sees Oct travel boom

Hin Pisei | Publication date 17 October 2022 | 20:29 ICT Preah Sihanouk province tallied 125,000 national and international visitors over the weekend of October 15-16, “more than 60,000” of which arrived on the former, according to the provincial administration. Travel to Preah Sihanouk has witnessed a sizeable boom this month,...

One-week nationwide domestic trips near 1M after expressway opens
One-week nationwide domestic trips near 1M after expressway opens

May Kunmakara | Publication date 18 October 2022 | 20:19 ICT Holidaymakers made nearly one million domestic trips across Cambodia during the second week of the month, which analysts say is markedly above average and part of an uptrend driven by the October 1 soft-launch of the Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville Expressway and Water Festival events held in a...

Ta Prohm Temple
Ta Prohm Temple

Ta Prohm, originally named "Reach Vihear", was built during the reign of Jayavarman VII in the 12th century in 1186 to dedicate to his mother "Jaya Reach Jodamani" in the form of a Buddha image of "Wisdom Goddess". Or the Goddess of Wisdom "and was a major university in the Angkorian era. Photos by: Phan Sorphan...

Koh Ker Temple
Koh Ker Temple

Koh Ker Temple Koh Ker Temple is located in North Srayong Village, Srayong Commune, Kulen District, Preah Vihear Province. Koh Ker temple is about 120 km from Siem Reap and about 60 km from Preah Vihear. Koh Ker was built during the reign of Jayavarman IV in the 10th century (928-942) to dedicate to Iso in Brahmanism. Koh Ker is a pyramid with seven floors...

Irrawaddy dolphin considered as Cambodia’s national living treasure
Irrawaddy dolphin considered as Cambodia’s national living treasure

In Cambodia, the Irrawaddy dolphin is considered as the national living treasure and it is one of just six river dolphin species in the world. Irrawaddy dolphin currently inhabits the Mekong River in Kratie and Stung Treng provinces. According to WWF-Cambodia, the presence of the dolphin in the Mekong is an indication of healthy fisheries and healthy...

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