Thai M-79 bullet marks on one Naga statue in Preah Vihear temple (Photo: Samnang, Koh Santepheap)Wednesday, October 22, 2008
Everyday.com.kh
Translated from Khmer by Socheata
Officials of the Preah Vihear Authority said that Cambodia plans to complain against Thailand to the UN about the shooting by Thai soldiers on two Naga statues facing the north. The Rasmei Kampuchea newspaper quoted an anonymous official as saying that Preah Vihear is listed as a World Heritage site, and now Thai soldiers violated international laws which stipulated that no one can touch upon antiquities protected under the UNESCO World Heritage list. Bullets pockmarked two Naga statues along the stairway to the Preah Vihear temple, therefore, Thai troops must bear responsibility for their ambition in trying to take Preah Vihear temple and turning it into their properties.
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Phnom Penh rated the second-worst city in the world to visit
Written by Georgia Wilkins
Wednesday, 22 October 2008
'Government indifference' has earned the capital the second-worst rating in National Geographic's 2008 destination survey
Photo by: HENG CHIVOAN
Phnom Penh’s Independece Monument bedecked with coloured lights is a key tourist attraction. AN annual National Geographic survey has rated Phnom Penh the "second-worst" city in the world to visit, putting its shortcomings down to "government indifference".
The 2008 "Places Rated" Destination Stewardship survey, announced this week by National Geographic Society's Center for Sustainable Destinations, based its ranking on how well cities endured the pressures of mass tourism, the ravages of nature and the onslaught of global development.
According to the iconic magazine, the charm of Phnom Penh has been "lost to uncontrolled urban growth and the outright greed of land speculation", one of the judges said, adding it was a "very sad story" its astute colonial urban planning had now all but disappeared.
Govt dismisses result
Kousoum Saroeth, deputy director of the Cambodian Board of Tourism, dismissed the survey, saying that development has an overall "good impact" on tourism.
"Right now we have many projects that are helping organise tourism events in Cambodia," he said Tuesday, adding that tourism was one of the big earners in Cambodia.
The survey, which was judged by an independent panel of 280 experts in travel-related fields from around the globe, asked participants to scrutinise 109 historic places - the theme of the 2008 survey.
They were also asked to evaluate the qualities that make a destination unique.
Earlier this month, architects and urban planners warned the government that major commercial development projects, such as the filling-in of Boeung Kak lake, were tarnishing the once architecturally-lauded city. But City Hall has insisted all plans were sustainable.
Phnom Penh will sit just above Central City, in the US state of Colorado, when the full list of cities is featured in the November/December issue of National Geographic Traveler magazine. It was labelled worst because, judges claim, casinos stole its charm.
Why we need to care about this listing? we are the developing country, so impact from contraction of new buildings or historical buildings always happen.
Congrats, Phnom Penh!
We're proud of you. Keep up the good work, particularly the indifferences toward the interantional community.
At the ends, greed killed everybody.
Bastard! So this is your defense for your invasion! You painted your ass with permanent color. It's unwashable, uncleanable. You think by finding the weakness of Cambodia can clean you dirty ass!
BTW. How long does it takes you to fine such small baseless info?
You will go down!!!!
yes, cambodia should sue thailand for wanting to steal and damage our cambodia's world heritage temple!!
National Gaylord and Ox-FuckingSiam go to hell.
We are the protector of Khmer land. We will conquer and tremble our Siem enemies down to the ground and rotten under the earth. Spirit of our great kings, leaders, grand-fathers, fathers, will protect us and curse our Siem enemies to eternity.
Seim will be bleed and Bangkok will be destroyed. Down you go the black heart siem. You will be curse for the rest of your next generation and on. You will be born with sad and sorrow that will never end.
May our ancestors spirit bless my fellow Khmer soldiers to victory.
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