Cambodia Travel Mart broadens horizons for country's tourism businesses

Tourism industry leaders have sights on securing growth from their non-traditional target markets as this year's Cambodia Travel Mart (CTM) attracts buyers from a range of countries. The second CTM took place from October 11-13, attracting more than 300 buyers, sellers and media from 80 countries. More than 2,000 visitors attended the three-day eve...

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Cambodia earns Guinness Record for longest woven scarf

Phnom Penh - Cambodia won a place in the Guinness book of World Records on Sunday for a 1 100-metre long version of the country's popular krama scarf. Supported by a youth movement with links to the nation's ruling party, more than 23 000 people took part in the six-month weaving marathon outside Phnom Penh's Royal Palace. Thousands of young people...

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Veteran Cambodian Artists to Tour US East Coast Cities

WASHINGTON D.C. — Five Khmer Rouge survivors and performers will share their personal journeys of reviving the Cambodian arts scene through a series of performances in six US cities. The performances, titled "Heartstrings" and organized by Cambodian NGO Cambodian Living Arts (CLA), will take place over three weeks from October 25 as part of the "Ar...

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