Sunday, October 16, 2016
Wednesday, September 21, 2016
吴哥窟週五日出奇观‧仙女机构严阵以待
吴哥窟週五日出奇观‧仙女机构严阵以待
仙女机构副主席宋松华（左）和官员討论群眾控管措施。
週五（23日）吴哥窟將出现日正当中天文奇观，为了避免因出现大批人潮而导致意外事故发生，仙女机构將在当天施行群眾控管措施，並禁止游客使用无人机（Drone）拍照。
按照吴哥窟的建筑结构设计与位置，每年的昼夜平分点，即9月的秋分与3月春分，观测者如果站在吴哥窟西门前面，將会看到太阳直接在吴哥窟五塔正中最高塔上面徐徐升起。今年的日期为9月23日清晨4时至6时，预料將吸引大批国外內游客涌往观赏。
仙女机构副主席宋松华表示，当局於当天將派出保安人员，以维持秩序及疏导交通，以免发生意外事故，或游客破坏古跡行为。
他说，吴哥窟將规定游客必须在当局指定地点观赏日出，以確保不会出现人潮过於拥挤现象。
他也说，当局也將监视游客的行为，不允许游客踩踏古跡或坐在龙桥上。
此外，游客也不能使用无人驾驶飞机（Drone）拍照，避免对其他游客造成困扰，甚至发生无人机掉落造成游客受伤事件。
（柬埔寨星洲日报）
仙女机构副主席宋松华（左）和官员討论群眾控管措施。
週五（23日）吴哥窟將出现日正当中天文奇观，为了避免因出现大批人潮而导致意外事故发生，仙女机构將在当天施行群眾控管措施，並禁止游客使用无人机（Drone）拍照。
按照吴哥窟的建筑结构设计与位置，每年的昼夜平分点，即9月的秋分与3月春分，观测者如果站在吴哥窟西门前面，將会看到太阳直接在吴哥窟五塔正中最高塔上面徐徐升起。今年的日期为9月23日清晨4时至6时，预料將吸引大批国外內游客涌往观赏。
仙女机构副主席宋松华表示，当局於当天將派出保安人员，以维持秩序及疏导交通，以免发生意外事故，或游客破坏古跡行为。
他说，吴哥窟將规定游客必须在当局指定地点观赏日出，以確保不会出现人潮过於拥挤现象。
他也说，当局也將监视游客的行为，不允许游客踩踏古跡或坐在龙桥上。
此外，游客也不能使用无人驾驶飞机（Drone）拍照，避免对其他游客造成困扰，甚至发生无人机掉落造成游客受伤事件。
（柬埔寨星洲日报）
Water Fest ‘will be celebrated’
Water Fest ‘will be celebrated’
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday doubled down on his May pledge that the annual Water Festival and accompanying boat races – held only intermittently and in truncated fashion since tragedy hit the 2010 celebration – “must” go forward this November.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the National Institute of Education yesterday, the prime minister told students that the festival would proceed this year regardless of the water level, which last year was used as the rationale for cancelling the event.
That move, which had come just two weeks after the premier had pledged that it would go on as planned, was widely criticised by analysts as an attempt to prevent an influx of crowds into the city amid fears of political demonstrations over the beating of two opposition lawmakers and the ouster of CNRP acting president Kem Sokha from his National Assembly post.
“This year’s water festival will be celebrated even if the water level is only two metres deep,” Hun Sen said yesterday, contradicting his claim last year that the Tonle Sap’s 4.2-metre depth had been too shallow for rowboats and warranted the cancellation of the festival. “The water level this year is better than last year’s.”
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology spokesman Chan Yutha could not be reached yesterday.
City Hall spokesman Mean Chanyada told the Post that a meeting had been held with the National Committee for Organising National and International Festivals (NCONIF) to discuss the festival. He said that both National Police and military police would be deployed on the days of celebration to ensure social order, though he declined to provide details on strength and methods of deployment.
“Let’s assess the situation first … There is still a long time to go … For a big event like this, we have to have a clear security strategy and what we should do,” he said.
In November 2010, in the Kingdom’s largest loss of life in peacetime, 353 people were killed in a crush when crowds became bottlenecked on a bridge connecting Koh Pich to the mainland and pushed forward in a panic.
A government inquiry that followed found no government or police officials were at fault for the crowd control issues.
When asked yesterday whether prisoners would be granted royal pardons this Water Festival, Ministry of Justice spokesperson Kim Santepheap said that, while it was indeed a long-standing tradition, no meeting on the issue had yet been scheduled.
“Normally there are three times [prisoners receive royal pardons] in a year … The ministry is waiting for the request from the provincial prisoners committee,” he said. The Water Festival is slated to be held from November 13 to 15 this year.
~News courtesy of Phnom Penh Post~
Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday doubled down on his May pledge that the annual Water Festival and accompanying boat races – held only intermittently and in truncated fashion since tragedy hit the 2010 celebration – “must” go forward this November.
Speaking at a graduation ceremony at the National Institute of Education yesterday, the prime minister told students that the festival would proceed this year regardless of the water level, which last year was used as the rationale for cancelling the event.
That move, which had come just two weeks after the premier had pledged that it would go on as planned, was widely criticised by analysts as an attempt to prevent an influx of crowds into the city amid fears of political demonstrations over the beating of two opposition lawmakers and the ouster of CNRP acting president Kem Sokha from his National Assembly post.
“This year’s water festival will be celebrated even if the water level is only two metres deep,” Hun Sen said yesterday, contradicting his claim last year that the Tonle Sap’s 4.2-metre depth had been too shallow for rowboats and warranted the cancellation of the festival. “The water level this year is better than last year’s.”
Ministry of Water Resources and Meteorology spokesman Chan Yutha could not be reached yesterday.
City Hall spokesman Mean Chanyada told the Post that a meeting had been held with the National Committee for Organising National and International Festivals (NCONIF) to discuss the festival. He said that both National Police and military police would be deployed on the days of celebration to ensure social order, though he declined to provide details on strength and methods of deployment.
“Let’s assess the situation first … There is still a long time to go … For a big event like this, we have to have a clear security strategy and what we should do,” he said.
In November 2010, in the Kingdom’s largest loss of life in peacetime, 353 people were killed in a crush when crowds became bottlenecked on a bridge connecting Koh Pich to the mainland and pushed forward in a panic.
A government inquiry that followed found no government or police officials were at fault for the crowd control issues.
When asked yesterday whether prisoners would be granted royal pardons this Water Festival, Ministry of Justice spokesperson Kim Santepheap said that, while it was indeed a long-standing tradition, no meeting on the issue had yet been scheduled.
“Normally there are three times [prisoners receive royal pardons] in a year … The ministry is waiting for the request from the provincial prisoners committee,” he said. The Water Festival is slated to be held from November 13 to 15 this year.
~News courtesy of Phnom Penh Post~
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
Preah Sihanouk province to recruit beach lifeguards
Preah Sihanouk province to recruit beach lifeguards
Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities plan to recruit about 30 lifeguards to help prevent drownings across the province’s seven beaches.
The move comes in the wake of several tourist drownings; the latest casualties involved a South Korean 40-year-old father, Lee Minseock, and his 4-year-old son, Lee Seungjae, who drowned at Otres Beach on Friday morning, said Brak Visal, Preah Sihanouk provincial administration deputy director.
Ten local and foreign tourists drowned during the first eight months of this year while visiting beaches and islands in the province, Visal said.
“Two years ago, our province had 10 lifeguards, but five left to work for the private sector,” he said.
Currently, only one of the seven beaches, Ochheutal Beach, has lifeguards.
Preah Sihanouk provincial authorities plan to recruit about 30 lifeguards to help prevent drownings across the province’s seven beaches.
The move comes in the wake of several tourist drownings; the latest casualties involved a South Korean 40-year-old father, Lee Minseock, and his 4-year-old son, Lee Seungjae, who drowned at Otres Beach on Friday morning, said Brak Visal, Preah Sihanouk provincial administration deputy director.
Ten local and foreign tourists drowned during the first eight months of this year while visiting beaches and islands in the province, Visal said.
“Two years ago, our province had 10 lifeguards, but five left to work for the private sector,” he said.
Currently, only one of the seven beaches, Ochheutal Beach, has lifeguards.
New visas launch Sept 1
New visas launch Sept 1
Starting next month, certain foreign visitors to Cambodia will be able to apply for multi-entry business and tourist visas lasting as long as three years, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said at a seminar yesterday.
Speaking at a Japanese-Cambodian tourism conference, Khon went on to bill the measure as an effort to “promote tourism growth”.
“The government has approved the new policy for multi-entry visas, which international tourists and investors can apply for at the airport for one, two or three years, and we will start to implement this on September 1,” Khon said.
However, Sok Veasna, an official with the Interior ministry’s General Department of Immigration, said that many of the details of the visas were yet to be sorted out.
“The multi-entry visa is being implemented from September 1 for international tourists and international businessmen, but the conditions of stay and payment fees will vary depending on the agreements between the government and each [other] country’s government,” Veasna said, adding that so far only Japan had finalised such an agreement, giving its citizens the option to apply for one-, two- and three-year visas.
China and South Korea are currently applying for the three-year option. Depending on the individual agreements, some visa holders may be required to leave the country at certain intervals, Veasna added.
Chhay Sivlin, of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, lauded the move as offering “convenience for tourists”.
“It is important for international tourists or businesspeople who are looking to come back again with their family or friends, or for meetings with business partners,” she said.
~News courtesy of The Phnom Penh Post~
Starting next month, certain foreign visitors to Cambodia will be able to apply for multi-entry business and tourist visas lasting as long as three years, Tourism Minister Thong Khon said at a seminar yesterday.
Speaking at a Japanese-Cambodian tourism conference, Khon went on to bill the measure as an effort to “promote tourism growth”.
“The government has approved the new policy for multi-entry visas, which international tourists and investors can apply for at the airport for one, two or three years, and we will start to implement this on September 1,” Khon said.
However, Sok Veasna, an official with the Interior ministry’s General Department of Immigration, said that many of the details of the visas were yet to be sorted out.
“The multi-entry visa is being implemented from September 1 for international tourists and international businessmen, but the conditions of stay and payment fees will vary depending on the agreements between the government and each [other] country’s government,” Veasna said, adding that so far only Japan had finalised such an agreement, giving its citizens the option to apply for one-, two- and three-year visas.
China and South Korea are currently applying for the three-year option. Depending on the individual agreements, some visa holders may be required to leave the country at certain intervals, Veasna added.
Chhay Sivlin, of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, lauded the move as offering “convenience for tourists”.
“It is important for international tourists or businesspeople who are looking to come back again with their family or friends, or for meetings with business partners,” she said.
~News courtesy of The Phnom Penh Post~
Wednesday, July 27, 2016
离市区不超过50公里 - 新金边机场2025年动工
离市区不超过50公里‧新金边机场2025年动工
柬埔寨政府决定在距离首都金边不超过50公里范围內，兴建一座新国际机场，以应付未来搭客增长需求。
民航国务秘书处发言人兴占西里武塔透露，鉴於我国机场搭客人数逐年增加，预料现有金边国际机场不足十年便会“爆满”，因此政府决定著手计划兴建新机场。
“到了2025年，金边机场將没有空间再扩建，这会导致许多班机因机场拥挤，而无法降陆。”
他指出，政府希望新机场地点，距离金边市不超过50公里。
新机场管理公司未確定
询及新金边机场管理合约究竟会“花落谁家”时，兴占西里武塔拒绝透露进一步详情。
目前我国三座国际机场，即金边、暹粒和西哈努克，是交由法国万喜集团（Vinci）拥有的“柬埔寨机场”（Cambodia Airports）公司负责经营。
该公司代表上週向金边市政府提呈一份初步计划书，以兴建占地1500公顷的新金边机场，並鉴定四个地点作为新金边机场建设用途，即磅清扬旧机场、干拉省乌廊区、金边以东1號公路，以及洞里萨湖和湄公河之间盆地。
根据计划，新金边国际机场將於2030年至2035年期间开始启用。
无论如何，兴占西里武塔表示，距离金边市约80公里的磅清扬旧机场，並不適合作为新金边机场，因为它將迫使搭客“长途跋涉”。
“如果要去到路途遥远的外省，搭客將须花费更多时间和金钱往来机场。”
（柬埔寨星洲日报）
柬埔寨政府决定在距离首都金边不超过50公里范围內，兴建一座新国际机场，以应付未来搭客增长需求。
民航国务秘书处发言人兴占西里武塔透露，鉴於我国机场搭客人数逐年增加，预料现有金边国际机场不足十年便会“爆满”，因此政府决定著手计划兴建新机场。
“到了2025年，金边机场將没有空间再扩建，这会导致许多班机因机场拥挤，而无法降陆。”
他指出，政府希望新机场地点，距离金边市不超过50公里。
新机场管理公司未確定
询及新金边机场管理合约究竟会“花落谁家”时，兴占西里武塔拒绝透露进一步详情。
目前我国三座国际机场，即金边、暹粒和西哈努克，是交由法国万喜集团（Vinci）拥有的“柬埔寨机场”（Cambodia Airports）公司负责经营。
该公司代表上週向金边市政府提呈一份初步计划书，以兴建占地1500公顷的新金边机场，並鉴定四个地点作为新金边机场建设用途，即磅清扬旧机场、干拉省乌廊区、金边以东1號公路，以及洞里萨湖和湄公河之间盆地。
根据计划，新金边国际机场將於2030年至2035年期间开始启用。
无论如何，兴占西里武塔表示，距离金边市约80公里的磅清扬旧机场，並不適合作为新金边机场，因为它將迫使搭客“长途跋涉”。
“如果要去到路途遥远的外省，搭客將须花费更多时间和金钱往来机场。”
（柬埔寨星洲日报）
Friday, July 22, 2016
旅游部制住宿標准‧为游客提昇服务品质
旅游部制住宿標准‧为游客提昇服务品质
旅游部长唐坤颁发委任状予首批酒店及旅游住宿服务评分员。
旅游部制定“柬埔寨住宿標准”，以改善民宿和客栈等服务品质。
旅游部长唐坤昨天在一份通告中指出，为了使柬埔寨成为最具吸引力的旅游目的地，以及推动旅游业可持续性发展，旅游部制定和推行“柬埔寨住宿標准”。
他说，“柬埔寨住宿標准”旨在加强住宿服务品质，提供国內外游客优秀的接待服务。
“柬埔寨住宿標准”涵盖三种住宿，包括社区民宿、乡村民宿和城市客栈和酒店。社区民宿將推动社区和生態旅游，至於农村民宿將推动农村，尤其农业旅游业发展。
推动社会和农村民宿发展是至关重要的工作，这將直接推动社区居民的生活水平，提高他们的收入，推广文化习俗、农业和手工业发展。
此外，旅游部也正式宣佈启动柬埔寨旅游业评分网站（http://www.cambodiatourismrating.org），並正式委任首批酒店及旅游住宿服务评分员。
共有81名旅游部官员通过第一期培训和考核，成为首批酒店及旅游住宿服务评分员，並获得旅游部唐坤亲自颁发委任状。
唐坤强调，所有评分员在前往酒店和客栈评分时，必须身穿统一青色制服，並会携带QR码身份证明，以方便业者確定其身份。
他出，为了加强我国旅游业服务质量，旅游部制定“统一服务標准”策略，並通过评分制来改善我国旅游业接待服务水平。
（柬埔寨星洲日报）
旅游部长唐坤颁发委任状予首批酒店及旅游住宿服务评分员。
旅游部制定“柬埔寨住宿標准”，以改善民宿和客栈等服务品质。
旅游部长唐坤昨天在一份通告中指出，为了使柬埔寨成为最具吸引力的旅游目的地，以及推动旅游业可持续性发展，旅游部制定和推行“柬埔寨住宿標准”。
他说，“柬埔寨住宿標准”旨在加强住宿服务品质，提供国內外游客优秀的接待服务。
“柬埔寨住宿標准”涵盖三种住宿，包括社区民宿、乡村民宿和城市客栈和酒店。社区民宿將推动社区和生態旅游，至於农村民宿將推动农村，尤其农业旅游业发展。
推动社会和农村民宿发展是至关重要的工作，这將直接推动社区居民的生活水平，提高他们的收入，推广文化习俗、农业和手工业发展。
此外，旅游部也正式宣佈启动柬埔寨旅游业评分网站（http://www.cambodiatourismrating.org），並正式委任首批酒店及旅游住宿服务评分员。
共有81名旅游部官员通过第一期培训和考核，成为首批酒店及旅游住宿服务评分员，並获得旅游部唐坤亲自颁发委任状。
唐坤强调，所有评分员在前往酒店和客栈评分时，必须身穿统一青色制服，並会携带QR码身份证明，以方便业者確定其身份。
他出，为了加强我国旅游业服务质量，旅游部制定“统一服务標准”策略，並通过评分制来改善我国旅游业接待服务水平。
（柬埔寨星洲日报）
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