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Guesthouse and hotel operators have rebutted government calls to avoid price hikes during holiday seasons, claiming that group booking and supply and demand dictated the cost of accommodation. Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen and other government officials have recently attempted to discourage operators from increasing the cost of rooms during holidays like Khmer New Year [...]

Following the success of its efforts to promote travel to the coastline of Cambodia, the Tourism Ministry will now focus on ecotourism development in the northeast. While Tourism Minister Thong Kong had previously asked authorities to focus on industry development in Sihanoukville, Siem Reap and Phnom Penh, the ministry would now inject more resources into [...]

Around 300 tuk-tuk and motodop drivers that took part in an International Labor Day in Sihanoukville failed to hand a petition to provincial officials because they were prevented by a barricade of over 100 military and police officers. Around 600 tuk-tuk and motodop drivers attempted to join the protest, but were prevented by a huge [...]

The Sihanoukville Port Special Economic Zone (SPSEZ), the Kingdom’s first state-owned Special Economic Zone, was finally inaugurated on Tuesday. SPSEZ, located next to the Sihanoukville Autonomous Port, around 230 km southwest of the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh, came to reality thanks to a low-interest-rate loan from the Japanese government, amounting to US$35 million. Works [...]

The Terminal Construction Project of the 7×135 MW Units of Sihanoukville has been awarded to CCCC First Harbor Engineering Co ata bid of $73,690,000 dollars. The deal marks as the second project by the company, with the first being the Section C Project of the 3×135 MW Units of Sihanoukville. Under the new project, two [...]

The Sihanouk Autonomous Port enjoyed a 22 percent year-on-year growth in revenue to US$8.3 million in the first quarter of 2012, figures released by SAP showed. The increase was driven by exports of Cambodia’s rice, timber and garments, along with imports of electronics, construction materials and textiles, said Lou Kim Chhun, general director of SAP. [...]

The Kingdom’s limited yet booming car market will be supplied by a Ford assembly plant located in the province of Sihanoukville, said the US car manufacturer’s local representative RMA Cambodia. According to Rami Sharaf, chief executive of RMA, the US$3 million investment can produce 6,000 cars annually and will drive down the local price of [...]

About 1,000 amateur and professional athletes joined the inaugural Sihanoukville International Half Marathon, which aimed to promote sports and boost tourism in the coastal areas. About 100 foreign runners from 12 nations took part in the event, said Vath Chamroeun, secretary general of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia. “The event is vital to promote [...]

A United States Naval Mobile Construction Battalion, together with the American Marines, is clearing debris to construct a small-arms training range located near the Ream Naval Base in Sihanoukville, according to a report by Lighthouse News. Cambodian and US military personnel will use the area for training including a yearly exercise by the 11th Marine [...]

The beach resorts in Cambodia have been drawing an increasing number of tourists after it joined the World’s Most Beautiful Bay Club league, said Mr. Kong Sophearak, director of the Tourism Ministry’s Tourism Information Department. The number of local tourists will likely jump to around 20 percent this year, while foreign tourists will rise approximately [...]