PHNOM PENH, March 13 (Xinhua) -- People of the bordering provinces of Thailand, Vietnam and Laos with border passes issued by their governments can stay in the bordering provinces of Cambodia for one week, the Commercial News reported on Friday.
This measure aims to facilitate cross-border trade and shore up the tourist sector, one of Cambodia's pillar industries, the Chinese-language daily newspaper quoted Tourism Minister Thong Khon as saying.
In addition, Vietnamese and Lao people with passports can travel in Cambodia within a period of one month, without applying for visa, he said.
"They can also drive their cars into our country, with their automobile insurance certificates," he added.
Earlier on Tuesday, the minister told a press conference that foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia dropped by 2.19 percent in January, compared with the same month in 2008.
Cambodia received around 2 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2008, a 5.5 percent rise over 2007, but slightly lower than the government's expectation, according to official figures.
This measure aims to facilitate cross-border trade and shore up the tourist sector, one of Cambodia's pillar industries, the Chinese-language daily newspaper quoted Tourism Minister Thong Khon as saying.
In addition, Vietnamese and Lao people with passports can travel in Cambodia within a period of one month, without applying for visa, he said.
"They can also drive their cars into our country, with their automobile insurance certificates," he added.
Earlier on Tuesday, the minister told a press conference that foreign tourist arrivals in Cambodia dropped by 2.19 percent in January, compared with the same month in 2008.
Cambodia received around 2 million foreign tourist arrivals in 2008, a 5.5 percent rise over 2007, but slightly lower than the government's expectation, according to official figures.
5 comments:
This regualtion is for Lao and Siem only. For Viet Youn you stay in Xambodia without border pass for ever.
Yeah, but all neighbors should be treated equally.
លិខិតឆ្លងដែនអី យួននៅស្រុកខ្មែរគ្រប់ទីកន្លែង បង្កើតល្បែងស៊ីសង អំពើចោរកម្ម ពេស្យាចារ បង្កអសន្តិសុខដល់សង្គម តើអាជ្ញាធរដែលមើលឃើញដែររឺទេ?
Mon Dieu vous ne m'écoutez pas J'AI DIS QUE TONLE SAP C'EST LA NOUVELLE FRONTIERE ENTRE LE VIETNAM ET LA THAILANDE VOUS NE M'ECOUTEZ PAS AVEC VOS YEUX ET ENTENDRE AVEC VOS YEUX
i think through a diplomatic agreement, both sides, and if they have proper ID, certificates and respect the local custom, etiquette, laws international borderlines, etc... then there is nothing to worry about here, given they don't over stay their visa, etc... it is the violation of the law that khmer people should have concern about, but if they do everything right, why keep on worry? god bless cambodia.
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