Local photographer seeing the Kingdom in a new light

By Sohay | Nov 24, 2009

Photo by: MEOUN NHEAN
Cambodian photographer Meoun Nhean modified his digital camera to capture the ethereal mood of Angkor Wat using infrared light.
Angkor Wat has been photographed from every conceivable angle and light from sunup to sundown. It hosts millions of tourists a year, and you’d be hard-pressed to find a visitor who isn’t trying to [...]

A cleaner, sparser festival

By Sohay | Nov 4, 2009

Photo by: Heng Chivoan
Racers compete in the dragon boat races at the Water Festival on Tuesday morning in Phnom Penh.
LONG before the first vendor from the provinces unrolled her woven mat and set down her bundle of wares, the organisers of this year’s Water Festival in Phnom Penh anticipated low attendance. Typhoon Ketsana left tens [...]

New training centres aim to boost tourism sector services

By Sohay | Nov 4, 2009

Photo by: Tracey Shelton
New education centres proposed by the Ministry of Tourism are set to apply international standards of training in cities in Cambodia.
Thong Khon, the tourism minister, was quoted in a press conference last week in Siem Reap as saying that the ministry plans to build hospitality and tourism training centres and culinary schools [...]

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