Honeymoon ideas for adventurous newlyweds Nov 5, 2009
With Globe Aware, the company that partners with Travelocity on such altruistic ventures, volunteers can choose among the programs in 17 countries and work on a plethora of initiatives, from constructing schools in Ghana and building wheelchairs for land mine victims in Cambodia to helping sea turtles in Costa Rica. If youre not so keen on getting down and dirty on your honeymoon, why not settle on a cosmopolitan city break instead. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Little Laos relishes its big moment Nov 5, 2009
These are Brunei, Cambodia, East Timor, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. The previous games, in Thailand in 2007, featured more that 5,000 athletes and almost 2,000 officials across 43 different sports. (Asia Times Online)
Lonely Planet puts country among best-value places to visit Nov 4, 2009
Bali (Indonesia), Goa (India), Koh Kong (Cambodia), Southern Africa and southwest Western Australia featured among the top 10 regions. AFP. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Lonely Planet releases Best in Travel 2010 list Nov 3, 2009
Top regions:Alsace, France; Bali, Indonesia; Fernando de Noronha, ; Goa, India; Koh Kong Conservation Corridor, Cambodia; Lake Baikal, Russia; Oaxaca, Mexico; Southern Africa; The Lake District, England; Southwest Western Australia. Top cities:Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Charleston, United States; Cork, Ireland; Cuenca, Ecuador; Istanbul, Turkey; ; Lecce, Italy; Sarajevo, Bosnia; Singapore. (MSNBC -- Travel)
SA cracks top 10 Nov 3, 2009
Bali (Indonesia), Goa (India), Koh Kong (Cambodia), Southern Africa and southwest Western Australia featured among the top 10 regions. AFP Digg. (iAfrica.com)
Performing Diaspora Festival - beyond tradition Nov 2, 2009
For even the most well-educated dance audience, the twist on traditional may not always be obvious, especially if you're not an expert in the forms, which include everything from flamenco to Afro-Cuban to Indian nautanki, and practitioners of folkloric dances investigating their roots in dances from Cambodia, China, the Philippines, Indonesia and Greece. "There's a real range," says Love, "as to how experimentation plays into a significant departure for each of these artists.". (San Francisco Chronicle -- Entertainment)
Boy killed in hallway of high school; student arrested Nov 1, 2009
His death devastated his parents, Rorth and Ry Sou, who immigrated 17 years ago to the U.S. after surviving the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia ... He also hoped to save a few thousand dollars to travel to Cambodia and build a home for his paternal grandmother, who still lives there, his parents said. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Medford veteran plans trip back to Vietnam Nov 1, 2009
In the Army, Phillips was a specialist fourth class who drove in a combat convoy in Vietnam and into Cambodia ... "On some days they would lose a truck when they were hit by enemy small arms fire or mortars, he said.At one point, he was also a member of a "trail party," which followed convoys to repair and protect vehicles that broke down and had to be left behind.A photograph of a smiling Phillips shows him standing by the front of a truck in GI gear with accessories that included a head band,... (Longview Daily News, WA)
Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend Oct 30, 2009
He hitchhiked his way around war-torn Lebanon, lived in China, met with victims of land mines in Cambodia and Vietnam and spent two years in the Sinai region of Egypt, giving scuba lessons and taking visitors diving among sharks. He was conversational in Arabic, Japanese, French and Italian. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
A year on the road Oct 29, 2009
I'll ship the car to Thailand, drive to Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and put the car on a final sailing home to the U.S.. advertisement. (MSNBC -- Travel)
'Tigers years away from extinction' Oct 29, 2009
Tigers still roam terrain in Bangladesh, Bhutan, Cambodia, China, India, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Nepal, Russia, Thailand and Vietnam. John Seidensticker, chief scientist at the Smithsonian National Zoo's Conservation Ecology Center, said tiger habitat had declined by 40 percent in the last decade due to destruction of forests. (India Times)
Volunteer crew spreads hope via boat Oct 29, 2009
As a boy, he watched as his father, Dr. George LaBrot, an internist in Santa Monica, California, departed for medical trips to Madagascar, Sierra Leone, Cambodia and India. His father fully supports his son's vision. (CNN)
Trans World Expedition: Driving around the world Oct 29, 2009
I'll ship the car to Thailand, drive to Laos, Cambodia, Malaysia and Indonesia, and put the car on a final sailing home to the U.S.. My blog about the trip, where I'll post updates from the road, is called "Trans World Expedition: The year of living dangerously." I hope it will be a good tool for people who want to do a similar trip. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Travel)
Tigers dying despite campaigns: Experts Oct 28, 2009
Tigers fast dying out despite campaigns: Experts - Flora & Fauna-Environment-The Economic Times. Tigers fast dying out despite campaigns: Experts 27 Oct 2009, 1749 hrs IST, AP. (India Times)
China may push for yuan at Asean Oct 24, 2009
BEIJING: China is set to use the Asean meet to sell the idea of making the yuan an in 00004000 ternational currency. It is using the sense of uncertainty over the US dollar to sell a new dream of enlarged regional trade, financial support from Beijing and reduced dependence on the volatile dollar. (India Times)
US zeroes in on China's clout in Myanmar Oct 24, 2009
Chinese development aid is often highly publicized and includes high-profile infrastructure projects such as roads and hydro-electric dams and prestige projects such as the main stadium for the 2009 Southeast Asia Games to be held in Vientiane, Laos, in December and the recently completed Council of Ministers building in the capital of Cambodia, Phnom Penh ... Either way, the consensus is that if the US is to remain a power in the region, China's soft power needs to be balanced, especially in... (Asia Times Online)
Road-tripping for 2010 Oct 22, 2009
What makes him think such an endeavour is even possible is that Lovejoy and friends undertook a similarly intrepid journey in 2007, driving cheap East German-era Trabant cars through 21 countries from Germany to Cambodia on some of the world's worst roads, raising funds for street children along the way. "Drive half the world's circumference in plastic cars" was their pitch then, and the clarion call is similar now from Nomadic Nation, a community of travelers undertaking unique and "socially... (iAfrica.com)
PM looks to fast-track Asean talks Oct 22, 2009
The Asean countries include Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Thailand, Singapore and Vietnam. Read business stories in. (India Times)
From killing fields to fields of dreams Oct 22, 2009
Cambodia is an unlikely place for baseball ... But for the past seven years, Joe Cook, a Cambodian refugee, has been teaching the game in his homeland, building Cambodia's first ball field ... He was Jouret Puk then, the son of a high-ranking Cambodian. (Asia Times Online)
Etisalat to buy Millicom's Lankan biz Oct 17, 2009
Millicom International had put its Asia operations, which included networks across Cambodia, Laos and Sri Lanka on the block in July 2009. Millicom has already entered into agreements with Russias Vimpelcom and Malaysias Axiata for sale of its assets in Laos and Cambodia, respectively ... This agreement represents the final element of our recent divestment programme, and upon completion of the previously announced transactions concerning our Cambodian and Laotian operations, will leave the... (India Times)
AirAsia offers Low Fare Madness Oct 16, 2009
The promotion is available for flights departing from Malaysia to destinations including China, Indonesia, Philippines, Thailand, Vietnam, Cambodia, Singapore and Brunei, as well as domestic destinations from as low as RM49 one way. Go Holiday is also offering holiday packages within the same booking and travel periods with tour packages to attractive beaches, eco-tourism sites and trendy destinations like Langkawi, Phuket, Singapore, Hong Kong and Bali from as low as RM236 per pax. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
More of this story Oct 15, 2009
Gary Tomljenovich of Laurel and Matt Tomljenovich of Bozeman are competing for a 1 million grand prize in the competition that so far has taken them to Japan, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Russia ... The teams departed from Tokyo, Japan to Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam enroute to Phnom Penh, Cambodia. (Laurel Outlook, MT)
With H1N1 fever, these outbreaks slip under radar Oct 14, 2009
From Sweden to Sigapore and Cambodia to Canada, 10 weird foreign laws. Effects: A coma and death are likely. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Couple on a cycling mission Oct 13, 2009
Our journey across the Asian continent started in 2005 from Russia to Mongolia, China, South Korea, Japan, Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Thailand and now here in Malaysia. My wife and I will spend more time here as we want to explore renowned islands such as Tioman, Perhentian and Redang, he said, adding that they would pitch a tent to spend the night at any suitable location or home offered by kind souls. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Zimbabwe: ICC and Nobel Peace Prize Oct 13, 2009
Kissinger won the award despite scheming and overseeing the 1969-75 mass bombings of Cambodia, and also masterminding Operation Condor of the mid 70s -- an operation of rape, kidnapping and murder coordinated by the CIA among the intelligence and security services of Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay. He also tacitly facilitated and supported the post-Allende junta of Augusto Pinochet in Chile, that killed French nationals, and he ordered the invasion of Cyprus, an invasion that led... (allAfrica.com)
Holland America Line's Volendam Returns to Asia and Down Under in 2011 With a Widespread Array of Itineraries - Including the Great Barrier Reef Oct 13, 2009
Sailing from Singapore to Kobe (Osaka), Japan, Volendam is set to explore all corners of the Orient including Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam, China and Japan on its April 14 departure. The 18-day itinerary is filled with plenty of time to explore the palaces and tombs that dot the ancient lands, take in the tranquility of the temples and gardens, and sample the unique flavors of Asian cuisine. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Little-known airline fees that tug at your wallet Oct 9, 2009
From Sweden to Sigapore and Cambodia to Canada, 10 weird foreign laws. Top slideshows. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Undiscovered Asia Oct 8, 2009
Governments are scrambling to replace images of conflict with offers of dream holidays, from whale-watching in Sri Lanka to leisurely treks in Nepal, meditation in Bali and golf in Cambodia ... But it is not easy to rebuild tourism in a country that has seen sustained violence, like Cambodia, where up to two million people died under the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in the 1970s ... Read more on Cambodia and Pakistan on Page Two. (iAfrica.com)
Good spots, bad reputation Oct 7, 2009
In the country's center, Vang Vieng is a scruffy river town that's a required stop for backpackers coming up from Cambodia or down from the north via Thailand. But the current hotspot is Luang Prabang, a bustling yet intimate town where top-notch hotels are opening to accommodate travelers who come for quiet strolls along the Mekong, tranquil visits to the Buddhist temples and an increasingly cosmopolitan dining scene. (MSNBC -- Travel)
2nd Storm Slams Philippines, 4 Dead Oct 4, 2009
The earlier storm to hit the Philippines, Ketsana, went on to hit other Southeast Asian countries, killing 99 in Vietnam, 14 in Cambodia and 16 in Laos. It was part of more than a week of destruction in the Asia-Pacific region that has claimed more than 1,500 lives so far: an earthquake Wednesday in Indonesia; a tsunami Tuesday in the Samoan islands; and Typhoon Ketsana across Southeast Asia. (CBS News)
Photography 101 Oct 3, 2009
iStockin Laos, Vietnam, and Cambodia, travelers can test their shooting skills in the streets, markets, and temples of cities such as Hoi An and Luang Prabang with the help of expert Ben Willmore. Wilderness Travel; November 29December 12; wildernesstravel. (MSNBC -- Travel)
Evacuations Begin As Second Typhoon Nears Philippines Oct 3, 2009
The storm is also blamed for nearly 100 deaths in Vietnam and 14 Cambodia. While 300,000 Filipinos have returned to their homes, disaster officials say some 400,000 are still being housed in schools and other shelters. (KWTX.com, TX)
Asia Braces For Next Storm Oct 2, 2009
Parma could be more powerful than Ketsana, which left the Philippines' capital awash Saturday and then cut a destructive path across Vietnam and Cambodia. Officials in all three countries have again raised their death tolls, for a total of 383. (KWTX.com, TX)
A shift in locals' travel motives Oct 1, 2009
For Jadine Lai, who was struggling to find work as a tech contractor, the path to newfound satisfaction was volunteering for three weeks in May in Cambodia and Vietnam with the literacy nonprofit Room to Read. She was amazed to see kids playing outside but dropping everything when a mobile book van rolled through. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Business)
Typhoon Extends Deadly Path Across Southeast Asia Oct 1, 2009
It has blown down wooden villages in Cambodia and crushed Vietnamese houses under mudslides after submerging much of the Philippine capital ... In neighboring Cambodia, at least 11 people have died. (KWTX.com, TX)
US bids to erase its Lao past Sep 30, 2009
In June, US President Barack Obama removed Laos and Cambodia from a blacklist that limited government support for companies doing business in both countries. The move was intended to open the way for more US investment in both countries by allowing American companies to apply for financing through the Export-Import Bank of the United States for working capital guarantees, export credit insurance and loan guarantees. (Asia Times Online)
Shutting down child sex tourism Sep 30, 2009
While Asian countries, including Thailand, Cambodia, India, and the Philippines, have long been prime destinations for Western child sex tourists, Costa Rica, Brazil, Mexico, and Central America are also emerging as destination countries ... An Interpol officer later laughed at my naivete: Why would I think that the US Embassy would want to cause a scandal just to protect some underage Cambodian girls, he asked ... In one promising initiative - dubbed Operation Twisted Traveller - the US Embassy... (Boston Globe)
Church roundup Sep 18, 2009
Features speakers from Cambodia, South Africa and Scotland. Dr. John Halsey will be the main speaker and will explain the Faith Promise Missions system. (Athens Banner-Herald)
Meyers Movie Blog #7 - Back To School Sep 17, 2009
He leads a small group of soldiers up a river in Cambodia to assassinate a Colonel who has supposedly lost his mind, played by the legendary Marlon Brando. Francis Ford Copola, who has taken a lot of heat for the film from critics who claim it's politically incorrect, directs the film. (Umassathletics.com)
3 indicted on charges of child sex tourism in LA Sep 17, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- An Arizona man and two men from California who were expelled from Cambodia have been formally indicted by a federal grand jury on charges of engaging in sex tourism with children abroad ... Witnesses claim the 75-year-old Sporich drove his motor bike through the streets of Siem Riep, dropping Cambodian currency to attract children ... The three men are the first defendants to be charged under an international initiative to crack down on Americans who travel to Cambodia to... (FOX 11, AZ)
Living hand-to-trunk in Thailand Sep 14, 2009
Asian elephants still populate parts of Thailand, Burma, India, Cambodia, Laos and Vietnam, but their natural habitats have dwindled and the beautiful beasts are precariously close to extinction. Travelers now typically experience Asian elephants only on trekking trips where they carry passengers and luggage, or as part of choreographed and unnatural spectacles. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Elephants and more in Laos Sep 12, 2009
The palace, although nice enough, was built by the French in 1904 and pales in comparison to the royal palaces in neighboring Thailand and Cambodia. Several villages near Luang Prabang are worth a day trip. (AZCentral -- Travel)
Isle man charged in child sex overseas Sep 11, 2009
U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo said charges against a 61-year-old Big Island man are part of a stepped-up effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to prosecute American tourists who travel to Cambodia to sexually exploit children. Richard David Mitchell of Waimea, who allegedly engaged in sex acts with a 12-year-old girl in August 2008 at a curbside in Cambodia, was charged in Hawaii and made his initial appearance in federal court Tuesday, the U.S. Attorney's... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Big Isle man charged with sexually exploiting child in Cambodia Sep 10, 2009
U.S. Attorney Ed Kubo said charges against a 61-year-old Big Island man are part of a stepped-up effort by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement and the Department of Justice to prosecute American tourists who travel to Cambodia to sexually exploit children. Richard David Mitchell of Waimea, who allegedly engaged in sex acts with a 12-year-old girl in August 2008 at a curbside in Cambodia, was charged in Hawaii and made his initial appearance in federal court yesterday, the U.S. Attorney s... (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
A Move to Register Sex Offenders Globally Sep 9, 2009
A U.S. national accused of having sex with minors is taken into custody in Phnom Penh, Cambodia TANG CHHIN SOTHY / AFP / Getty ... While the world's attention was focused on Phillip Garrido, who is accused of abducting 11-year-old Jaycee Lee Dugard in 1991 and holding her hostage for 18 years as a sex slave, three other alleged sexual predators were quietly brought back to the U.S. to face prosecution for abusing countless children in Cambodia ... One of the men arrested in Cambodia, Jack... (Time.com)
A ticket to somewhere Sep 9, 2009
Deborah Groves with local Cambodian villagers, outside the temple district of Angkor Wat where Ms Groves has established an aid organisation ... Four years ago, Australian photographer Deborah Groves walked into a small village in the Cambodian countryside and met a man who would change her life ... The result has been Helping Hands Cambodia, an aid organisation formed by Ms Groves to support Mr Soms village and three others near Angkor Wat. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Tourism -The Role of the Military Sep 7, 2009
Our soldiers have a lot of knowledge to impart from what they have seen and experienced about the success stories of tourism in countries such as Israel, Lebanon, Cambodia, China, Canada, Pakistan, England, U.S., Egypt etc. The entire body politic of Ghana, at present, is preoccupied with sustaining economic growth for better living conditions for all Ghanaians. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Internet can help dreams come true Sep 6, 2009
NEW YORK: Chris Waddell wants to climb Kilimanjaro in a wheelchair; George Del Barrio wants to make a film in Cambodia; Jeff Edwards wants to write a book about a science fiction writer: they want you to fund their dreams. A website called Kickstarter. (India Times)
U.S. Pedophiles Nabbed in Sex-Tourist Sting Sep 1, 2009
U.S. Pedophiles Nabbed in Cambodia Sex-Tourist Sting ... Convicted child molesters arrested in Cambodia as part of 'Operation Twisted Traveler' are brought into custody before being returned to the U.S. for prosecution ... Convicted child molesters arrested in Cambodia as part of 'Operation Twisted Traveler' are brought into custody before being returned to the U.S. for prosecution. (Fox News)
3 men returned to U.S. on sex tourism charges Sep 1, 2009
The tourists were expelled from Cambodia as part of a crackdown ... LOS ANGELES - Three men expelled from Cambodia are facing charges in the U.S. as part of a crackdown on Americans who travel overseas to have sex with children, authorities said Monday ... The three previously convicted sex offenders were the first to be charged under "Operation Twisted Traveler," an initiative targeting problems in Cambodia, which authorities described as ground zero for the crimes. (MSNBC -- Crime)
Visa-on-arrival limited to 9 nations? Aug 22, 2009
The other countries in the list include Cambodia, the Netherlands, Finland , Argentina and Laos. Earlier, the tourism ministry had proposed to give visa-on-arrival to the nationals of 18 countries. (India Times)
What's on your bucket list? Aug 22, 2009
Make a great journey by rail; the jury's still out on the where and what, but it'll either be across the United States from New York to San Francisco, or from Singapore all the way to London (yes, you can do all of it by train, except for a small chunk in Cambodia). The Northern Lights; it's a long way to go for a light show, but the Aurora Borealis simply has to be seen, and what better way to experience it than from the deck of the Hurtigruten cruise/ferry as it hops in and out of the fjords. (iAfrica.com)
Four recommended books for three dreaded words: Back to school Aug 21, 2009
In Cambodia, students rich enough to have a boat travel by water to a floating school. The book, grouped around 13 two-page reports, also is an illustrated geography lesson about a world where "children everywhere want to make friends, to learn, to read books and live in freedom.". (USA Today -- Life)
Rising demand raises rubber prices Aug 19, 2009
This is because the Philippines and Cambodia have shown interest to be a part of ANRPC.. Investments taking place in natural rubber production sector since the last few years in Cambodia and the Philippines indicate the potential of the two countries to be significant players in the commoditys global supply in future, the association said in a statement. (India Times)
U.S. should talk to Burma; China sure is Aug 18, 2009
Eighteen years later, Burma still receives less than a tenth of the per-capita aid handed out to Laos, Cambodia and Vietnam. Tens of thousands die needlessly from treatable diseases. (Herald Online, SC -- Opinion)
Boy killed in hallway of high school; student arrested Aug 18, 2009
His death devastated his parents, Rorth and Ry Sou, who immigrated 17 years ago to the U.S. after surviving the brutal Khmer Rouge regime in Cambodia ... He also hoped to save a few thousand dollars to travel to Cambodia and build a home for his paternal grandmother, who still lives there, his parents said. (Yahoo News -- School Violence)
Regime rides above sanctions Aug 18, 2009
Other members are Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Vietnam and Myanmar. This hasn't been the case, however. (Asia Times Online)
Murdered man's lifesaving gift unites parents with new friend Aug 18, 2009
He hitchhiked his way around war-torn Lebanon, lived in China, met with victims of land mines in Cambodia and Vietnam and spent two years in the Sinai region of Egypt, giving scuba lessons and taking visitors diving among sharks. He was conversational in Arabic, Japanese, French and Italian. (Yahoo News -- Organ Donation & Transplants)
Empty nest? Time to have some fun! Aug 18, 2009
This is the time when people say I'm going to take that trip to Cambodia or going to take an around-the-world trip or whatever their means allow. "RedecorateAfter you yank down little Jimmy's Slipknot posters, attempt a project small (patching thumbtack holes and repainting), medium (removing and burning the old carpeting) or large (creating an exercise or entertainment space or an office). "We hear all sorts of things," says Jen King, a spokeswoman for The Home Depot.Another trend she sees:... (Fresno Bee -- Lifestyle)
How Mexico licked the flu Aug 16, 2009
We even had the support of the Malaysian government to mobilise (Mexicans) who were stranded in Singapore and Cambodia. . (The Star Online, Malaysia)
India, Asean ink free trade deal Aug 14, 2009
ASEAN comprises Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Lobbying from domestic industry has led to India excluding 489 items from the list of tariff concessions and 590 items from the list of tariff elimination to address sensitivities in agriculture, textiles, auto, chemicals, crude and refined palm oil, coffee, tea, pepper, etc. (India Times, India)
UN Calls for Reconciliation in Myanmar as U.S. Senator Webb Visits Yangon Aug 14, 2009
The Virginia Democrat, who is chairman of a Senate Foreign Relations subcommittee on East Asia and Pacific affairs, is on a five-nation tour that also includes stops in Laos, Thailand, Cambodia and Vietnam. His visit to Burma is one stop on a two-week, five-nation tour of Asia to explore opportunities to advance U.S. interests in the region, Webbs office in a statement in his Web site yesterday. (Bloomberg -- US)
Embassies plead 'big issues only' Aug 13, 2009
Page last updated at 23:03 GMT, Wednesday, 12 August 2009 00:03 UK. Embassies plead 'big issues only. (BBC News)
India lets Kashmir leader travel Aug 13, 2009
How big firms buy up huge chunks of Cambodia. . (Yahoo News -- Kashmir Dispute)
* Typhoon Morakot wallops Taiwan Aug 8, 2009
Two ships registered in Cambodia and Indonesia were stranded near the coast of Pingtung yesterday after they lost power. While the crew members of the Cambodian ship were all rescued, the Coast Guard Administration and Kaohsiung Fire Department were trying to rescue the 15 crew members on the Indonesian ship at press time. (Taipei Times, Taiwan)
