Archive for June, 2010
Cambodia to protect land around Tonle Sap lake
By AP:
Cambodia announced plans Thursday to conserve forested shore areas around Tonle Sap, Southeast Asia’s largest freshwater lake.
Sam Nov, a deputy director of the country’s Fisheries Administration, said that some 1.6 million acres (640,000 hectares) of forest land that floods during rainy season with be declared off-limits for development, including encroachment by farmers planting rice.
The [...]
Cambodia, Indonesia sign agreement on visa exemption
By:Xinhua
Cambodia and Indonesia on Wednesday signed an agreement on visa exemption to boost tourism flow between the two countries.
After signing the agreement with the visiting Marty Natalegawa, Indonesian foreign minister, Hor Namhong, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation said the visa exemption will pave the way for larger flow [...]
