Petroleum giant plans to develop prime Cambodian beach resortWed, 23 Jan 2008
DPA
Phnom Penh - An offshoot of the company in control of Cambodia's most powerful petroleum group, Sokimex, plans to develop a top-end resort on a beach in the coastal province of Sihanoukville, the area's deputy governor confirmed Wednesday. Sokha Hotel Group would construct a 1,000-room hotel and golf course over 54 hectares around O'Chheuteal beach, the largest and most popular of the municipality's pristine white sand beaches.
"This is a great boost for our economy. It will create employment and solve the crisis of hotel rooms we have every holiday season," deputy governor Sboang Sarath said by telephone.
With Sihanoukville expanding its port to attract the lucrative cruise ship tour industry and readying to reap expected oil reserves offshore from the municipality, 240 kilometres south-west of the capital, within two years, the once sleepy coastal town has scrambled to increase its top-end accommodation.
Currently Sihanoukville has just two 5-star hotels, including Sokha Beach Resort, also owned by Sokha Hotel Group, which also has a private beach and claims its bookings double every year.
Last Chinese New Year, an estimated 20,000 people flocked there, and many were forced to sleep on the beach because of room shortages.
The formerly impoverished Angolan capital Luanda has thrived since oil was discovered there and its tourist industry has boomed - a phenomenon Cambodia is hoping also follows its expected oil wealth.
Sokha Hotel Group has also announced plans for a 500-room hotel on a peninsular opposite the capital Phnom Penh and Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to another coastal province, Kampot, this week for the announcement of a 1-billion dollar plan by the group to develop the former French hill station resort of Bokor.
Sihanoukville's beaches have been compared to Thailand's famously beautiful beaches for their clear waters and fine white sand.
"This is a great boost for our economy. It will create employment and solve the crisis of hotel rooms we have every holiday season," deputy governor Sboang Sarath said by telephone.
With Sihanoukville expanding its port to attract the lucrative cruise ship tour industry and readying to reap expected oil reserves offshore from the municipality, 240 kilometres south-west of the capital, within two years, the once sleepy coastal town has scrambled to increase its top-end accommodation.
Currently Sihanoukville has just two 5-star hotels, including Sokha Beach Resort, also owned by Sokha Hotel Group, which also has a private beach and claims its bookings double every year.
Last Chinese New Year, an estimated 20,000 people flocked there, and many were forced to sleep on the beach because of room shortages.
The formerly impoverished Angolan capital Luanda has thrived since oil was discovered there and its tourist industry has boomed - a phenomenon Cambodia is hoping also follows its expected oil wealth.
Sokha Hotel Group has also announced plans for a 500-room hotel on a peninsular opposite the capital Phnom Penh and Prime Minister Hun Sen flew to another coastal province, Kampot, this week for the announcement of a 1-billion dollar plan by the group to develop the former French hill station resort of Bokor.
Sihanoukville's beaches have been compared to Thailand's famously beautiful beaches for their clear waters and fine white sand.
14 comments:
Sok Kong is Vietcong Advisor in 1979 changed name to khmer. People in Phnom Penh know you very well.
UNTIL THE END OF THE DAY OF HOK LANDYOUN!
How much $$ did SOK KONG receive from Sokimex?
What about the smaller business owner ie Guest house, who depend on those tourist?
What about the impact on the environment?
I guess you want khmer to be always work for foreignors..
It is ridiculous to believe that AH SOK KONG 1,000 hotel rooms will help solve Cambodian economic hardship! Angkor Wat brings in more than $1 billion a year and Cambodia economic still remain the same!
Just pass the anti-corruption law!
Mother fuckers Sok Kong and ah Hun Xen gave Cambodia only 400 millions dollar out of 1 billion?
That why the fucking Vietname have the money to invest (control) every thing in Cambodia!
YOur fucking traitor ah Hun Xen and family you will end up like Sadame!
He's looked evil!!!!
A Sok (Vietcong) is a killer of khmer people.
Ah Sok swa-youn!
I don't see any vacant 54 hectares on Ochheuteal Beach. Where is that supposed to be built? The Sokha Beach is mostly empty anyway, why build another big one?
The beach at Sihanouk ville need to be developed properly and non anarchically as you can see now.
Small private companies create messy restaurants, sleeping room, foul smell bath-rooms...It's disgusting.
Let the Company develop the beach, whatever it is.
Sok Kong should be returned back to Vietnam through 1991 peace agreement which stated that all Vietnam armies and their advisors and tehir military experts should be return back to their home land.
If Sok Kong was a military advisor is still in Cambodai, I wonder how many vietnam army are still here to ptrotect him?
Notre pays est toujours quadrillé par l'armée vietnamienne. A Hun Sen reste toujours esclave du gouvernement de Hanoï.
Sans la pression de la communauté internationale, il est très difficile de débarrasser de ces voyous hors du royaume khmer.
Chon khmer
10:56Am let the pimpe help your mother and daughter, whathever it is!
You son of evil, may your death mother curse you to be with ah Ho Chiminh forever!
SOON THEY WILL DESTROY ANGKOR WAT TEMPLE, AND THEN BUILD ANOTHER TWIN SKYSCAPERS.
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