Friday, 07 October 2011 12:03 Bridget Di Certo Deadly floods could continue to wreak havoc on Cambodia even after the waters recede, due to the potential spread of water-borne and communicable diseases. “We worry that after the flood…
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Hotel owner stands ground
The owner of the Angkor Village Hotel and Resort in Siem Reap yesterday baulked at demands made by officials and protesters that she reinstate 67 workers who were fired after allegedly trying to start a union. The sacked workers claim…
Vale Karl Balch: Siem Reap mourns a local legend
Shockwaves of grief rippled through the Siem Reap expat community last week as news of Karl Balch’s sudden death spread. Balch, 47-years-young, a guesthouse owner and warden for the British embassy, was quite simply a beaut bloke and a stalwart…
Saturation of markets turns up heat on owners
THE Angkor Night Market in Siem Reap has been an iconic tourist magnet since it was founded in 2007. But with so many copycat night markets, not to mention day markets, muscling in on the territory, market director Lim Nam…
Sofitel evokes the memories of Mouhot
More than 150 years since French explorer and naturist Henri Mouhot hacked his way through the dense foliage surrounding Angkor Wat and published a breathless account of uncovering “the ruins of a lost civilisation”, a new exhibition of some of…
Phnom Penh struggles to cope with tragic stampede
Cambodian officials today were struggling to cope with the aftermath of last night’s tragic stampede on Koh Pik bridge in Phnom Penh that left more than 300 people dead and several hundreds more injured. Prime Minister Hun Sen announced early…
Hundreds die in tragic end to water festival
Hundreds died and hundreds more were injured last night in a stampede on Diamond Island’s north bridge, bringing a tragic close to the final day of water festival celebrations in Phnom Penh. Prime Minister Hun Sen announced via video conference…
Dollars on sale to boost the riel
THE National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) has put out US$4 million for sale in a bid to stabilise the riel, which depreciated to a three-year low last week. According to an NBC announcement, signed by Director General Tal Nay Im…
Consumer food prices on the slide in April
CAMBODIA saw its first month of deflation this year as the price of consumer goods slid by 0.3 percent in April, when compared to March, government figures released Friday reveal. The Consumer Price Index (CPI), drawn up by the National…
9 die, 300 others suffer from diarrhea in Cambodia
PHNOM PENH, May 23 (Xinhua) — At least nine Cambodians have died and about 300 others have been medically treated and hospitalized by diarrhea in Cambodia’s northeast province of Kratie, a provincial official said Sunday. Chhneang Vutha, chief of…