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SIEM REAP, Cambodia--Cambodia on Thursday inaugurated its newest and biggest airport, a Chinese-financed project meant to serve as an upgraded gateway to the country’s major tourist attraction, the centuries-old Angkor Wat temple complex in the northwestern province of Siem Reap.

The Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport, located about 25 miles east of Angkor Wat, can handle 7 million passengers a year.

In Thailand, 150 delegates attended the meeting promoted by the Dicastery for Interreligious Dialogue together with some important Buddhist organisations. The colloquium focused on the ways of compassion (Karuṇā) and charity (Agape) to bring hope in today's context. The next event is set for 2025 in Cambodia.

SIEM REAP (AFP) – Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Manet yesterday inaugurated the country’s new billion-dollar Chinese-funded airport near the Angkor Wat temple complex, saying it would boost the vital tourism sector. Phnom Penh became one of Beijing’s strongest regional allies under former strongman leader Hun Sen, with the Southeast Asian nation receiving huge sums of […]

On October 10th and 11th, 2023, Mr. Kittisak Kawila, a senior in the French Program in the School of Liberal Arts at the University of Phayao, represented the Universitys photography club at the CLEF event in Phnom Penh, Cambodia. The gathering

RIGHTS group Amnesty International has accused Cambodia of breaking international law through the eviction of 10,000 families from around the Angkor Wat temple complex.

Viking has announced the expansion of its river fleet in Southeast Asia with the addition of the Viking Tonle which will cater to 80 guests.

Today's news: Taiwan's opposition parties have formed an alliance ahead of the next elections; Amnesty accuses Cambodian government of threatening relocation of Angkor Wat families; The Asean Defence Ministers' summit in Indonesia starts today, looking at tensions in the South China Sea; Russia criticised Kazakhstan over decision to open secret KGB archives.

Defense ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) reiterated the importance of implementing the Five-Point Consensus to resolve the ...

/PRNewswire/ -- Viking® (www.viking.com) today announced an expansion of its river fleet in Southeast Asia with the new Viking Tonle. Designed for the Mekong...