The Mekong Times
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Hang Sot, director of the Preah Vihear National Authority (PVNA), indicated on Thursday that an Indian company wants to invest in an airport and an electric cable car system in the Preah Vihear Temple region which is a major tourist zone in the north of the country, along the Thai border.
In an interview, Professor Hang Sot indicated that India’s Skill Company, which has previously successfully invested in cable car in Vietnam, and it has completed a project feasibility study to find the location for the construction last month. Hang Sot said that the company plans to build an airport on a 2-km-by-5-km field, located 32 km from the temple, the road system for the cable car will be 2,400-meter long, located near the ancient stair steps, and the road will be enlarged from 8 to 10-meter wide.
Hang Sot said: “We don’t know as yet when the project will start or how much it will cost, but we hope that it will see the daylight if the results from the discussion between the company representatives and vice-prime minister Sok An are positive.
According to an anonymous official close to this investment plan, the Skill Company plans to spend $600 million to develop the temple area. Regarding this investment, Ho Vandy, director of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, welcomed the project. “We support this development plan, but we must know how this development will affect our temple. We welcome it if this plan really exists,” Ho Vandy said.
Currently, there is no strong development to attract tourists to come and visit this temple located near the Thai border, due to a lack of proper infrastructure in this region. Regarding this latter issue, Hang Sot said: “Right now, we receive only 300 to 400 visitors per day who come to visit Preah Vihear Temple, and the majority of them come from Thailand. However, in the future, i.e. after the construction of the infrastructure, we hope that this region will attract a large number of tourists, and that the majority of them will come from inside Cambodia.”
Hang Sot added: “I trust that the number of tourists will increase by six folds in Preah Vihear, at the end of the development plan, in particular after the construction of road infrastructure.”
In an interview, Professor Hang Sot indicated that India’s Skill Company, which has previously successfully invested in cable car in Vietnam, and it has completed a project feasibility study to find the location for the construction last month. Hang Sot said that the company plans to build an airport on a 2-km-by-5-km field, located 32 km from the temple, the road system for the cable car will be 2,400-meter long, located near the ancient stair steps, and the road will be enlarged from 8 to 10-meter wide.
Hang Sot said: “We don’t know as yet when the project will start or how much it will cost, but we hope that it will see the daylight if the results from the discussion between the company representatives and vice-prime minister Sok An are positive.
According to an anonymous official close to this investment plan, the Skill Company plans to spend $600 million to develop the temple area. Regarding this investment, Ho Vandy, director of the Cambodia Association of Travel Agents, welcomed the project. “We support this development plan, but we must know how this development will affect our temple. We welcome it if this plan really exists,” Ho Vandy said.
Currently, there is no strong development to attract tourists to come and visit this temple located near the Thai border, due to a lack of proper infrastructure in this region. Regarding this latter issue, Hang Sot said: “Right now, we receive only 300 to 400 visitors per day who come to visit Preah Vihear Temple, and the majority of them come from Thailand. However, in the future, i.e. after the construction of the infrastructure, we hope that this region will attract a large number of tourists, and that the majority of them will come from inside Cambodia.”
Hang Sot added: “I trust that the number of tourists will increase by six folds in Preah Vihear, at the end of the development plan, in particular after the construction of road infrastructure.”
8 comments:
It would be a kick ass ride!! lol that the way to go brothers.. what's you gonna do now thailand!
If one could come up with idea similar to the cable car in Singapore linking the mainland and Santosa Island.
At the base of the Preah Vuihear hill shall be enough land to develop a eco-tourism [subject to demining of all land around the area.].
Hang Sot, director of the Preah Vihear National Authority (PVNA), indicated on Thursday that an Indian company wants to invest in an airport and an electric cable car system in the Preah Vihear Temple region which is a major tourist zone in the north of the country, along the Thai border.
That will not be possible until all demarcation is done. Therefore, I urge both side to stop the silly baby dispute and get thing rolling for the sake of the local. We're all khmer, not Khmer and Spanish or Italian.
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Whatever the outcome of Preah Vihear, we don't need to trash them. We must win with grace and give respect to the loser.
4:99pM THERE IS NO WINER OR LOSER!
PREA VIHEAR IS BELONG TO CAMBODIA THAT KNOW ALL AROUND THE WORLD!
IF SOME ONE WANT TO HAVE IT TOO, IS NOT LOSER BUT ROBER OR THIEF!
BUT WATCH FOR INDIA THEY LACK OF KNOWLEDGE OF HOW TO PRESERVE THE OLD TEMPLE! ANKOR IN 1980'S WAS AND EXEMPLE OF FIRST ACIDE ATTACT!
If it's possible for that project for investment between India and Cambodia, whether the government of Cambodia can be make sure that it gonna be stable for the business? Because now-a-day Cambodian people don't want to loose everything from Cambodia at all.
yes! god finally truly blessed cambodia. the preah vihear area is very beautiful with sceneries to match other parts of cambodia and yes, with infrastructure in place this area will no longer be isolated, and i'm sure tourists from all over the world will come to visit this beautiful area of cambodia. congratulations to india for making the first such move and the go ahead, despite so much negativity, pessimistics, cynics, etc. that slow things down a lot in cambodia. this is cambodia, we will be happy to see our country prosperous with the help of the international world community from afar. cambodia can not afford to be isolate any longer. i'm so glad to have the world think differently from some cynical people who always find ways to bitch and complain nonstop about this and that about cambodia.
india's great civilizations was the birthplace where the great god-kings of the latter khmer civilization adopted so much from.(khmers will always give credit to mother india for having bornt the khmer civilization over a thousand years ago). khmer-india friendship forever as well. welcome to cambodia, india. god bless cambodia and her beautiful people.
If so, the 2 dozens of 5 star motels should be built as the airport is being built in the region. KFC chains and McDonald chains must also be built all at the same interval of time. Good luck Cambodia.
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