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- Inside Cambodia
Cambodia
Today - Gordon Sharpless' website is a great
source of up-to-date info about what is going on in the Siem Reap area.
Don't
miss his monthly
column.
Cambodia
Daily - "an independent non-profit newspaper published six days
a week in Phnom Penh" Also of interest might be FAQ
on working at the Cambodia Daily by a former employee
Phnom Pen Post
- "Cambodia's English-language news weekly"
Voice of Cambodia Radio
International (this
site has turned into a wedding dress portal!)
Lolei
Travel Newsletter - excellent monthly newsletter detailing travel-related
news in Cambodia. (Used to be frequently updated, but now it is long out
of date.) Their main page is here.
News
- Inside Cambodia - TV Stations
These links
give new meaning to the phrase "exceedingly slow websites"
and news stories six months old, but they are an interesting look into
the local media.
Apsara Radio &
TV Station (11)
Bayon
Radio & Television
Radio & Television 3
There's also supposed to be a station at an address that is something
like this-> itm-edu.com, but it does not seem to work.
News
- Outside Cambodia
The Cambodian
News.net - links to Cambodia stories from many sources
KhmerNews.org - plenty of recent
news about Cambodia
Cambodia Post - links
to Cambodia stories from many sources
Asiadragons
- links to Cambodia stories from many sources
Andy Brouwer's
Cambodia
News Stories - links to up-to-date Cambodian news stories
ABC
News - Cambodia news from the wire services
Phnom Pen Daily - website
of a Cambodian newspaper published in Los Angeles
Cambodia
News from the Washington Post
AP
Cambodian News from the Washington Post
News
- LA Area List
from the Los Angeles Times, a list of four major
Cambodia periodicals in the LA area:
"* Nokor Thom (Big Country) News, once the largest daily
in Phnom Penh, is a Long Beach-based general interest weekly with a
circulation of 20,000 that is written in Khmer with an editorial in
English.
* Serey Pheap
(Freedom) (January, 2002 - the site is down) is a weekly Signal
Hill-based tabloid written in Khmer that focuses on social issues affecting
the local refugee community, and has a history of publishing sharp-tongued
articles and lewd cartoons about local Cambodian leaders. Its circulation
is 20,000.
* Angkor Borei (City of Angkor) News is an Anaheim-based
paper published every 10 days that focuses on political news in Cambodia
and is written in Khmer with commentary in English. It is distributed
locally and to other communities with large populations of Cambodians--from
Providence, R.I., to Paris. Its circulation is 8,000.
* The Phnom Penh News, a Long Beach-based weekly tabloid
written in Khmer, has little editorial content and is largely ads. Its
circulation is 10,000."
Phnom
Penh
From time to time we get requests to list local businesses
in Cambodia...
River Books
"publishes a wide range of books on art, architecture, and Thai history,
as well as a series of bilingual dictionaries." They have just opened
a branch in Phnom Penh. - River Books Shop, 3 Vithi Charles de Gaulle,
opposite Angkor Sofitel Hotel, Tel/Fax 00 855 63 963228
Photos
Martin Reeves writes: I started this b/w
project 18 years ago and first hotographed Angkor in 1992. It has
taken me until now to finally get a web site to show my work, although
I have had numerous exhibitions and lots of magazine exposure in Bangkok
over the years.
Bapi Chakraborty writes: I thought you might like to view the pictures
of Angkor at www.bapic.com. It's
part of a photography portfolio in the 'Sancta' section of 'Dreams',
in fact it's the main feature of this site with over 100 beautiful pictures
of the ruins. Please feel free to include the site to your directory
and I would be glad to link to your site which is great for people looking
for more information about this area.
John
McDermott Photography - Great photos
Good
Angkor pics
Political
Parties & Politics
KhmerIntelligence
reports: The two most prominent pro-government newspapers ("Rasmei
Kampuchea" or Light of Cambodia, and "Koh Santepheap"
or Island of Peace) and the two most prominent pro-opposition newspapers
("Samleng Youvechun Khmer" or The Voice of Khmer Youth, and
"Moneaksekar Khmer" or The Khmer Conscience) can now be read
everyday on the internet Cambodia's opposition has launched a new
website.
Cambodia New
Vision - press releases from Hun Sen's
cabinet
The 1997 coup
The burning of
the Thai Embassy in Cambodia - including the article that started
it all (on 2bangkok.com)
Khmerintelligence.org - a
site of unknown origin that provides daily updates of political news
and rumors in Cambodia
CPP - Cambodian Peoples'
Party - the ruling party - the website is a year or so out-of-date
Funcinpec - the Royalist Party
and main opposition to the CPP
Sam Rainsy Party - lots
and lots and lots of up-to-date info and links
Cambodian National Sustaining Party - a smaller party
Restaurants
Restaurant
Bayon - A Cambodian restaurant in Germany
Royalty
The website
of Cambodia's King Norodom Sihanouk (often unreachable because
of bandwidth limits)
Cambodian
Royalty from the incredible
World of Royalty website
Royal Family Tree
- family tree of the modern Cambodian Royal Family
HM Norodom Sihanouk, Film
Producer, Director, Musician - film credits of the King of Cambodia
The
Ruins
Royal
Angkor Foundation - The Angkor Foundation was
established in 1992. With the permission of the King of Cambodia, His
Majesty Norodom Sihanouk, the name was changed to the Royal Angkor Foundation
(RAF) in 1994. His Majesty Norodom Sihanouk and Árpád Göncz, President
of the Republic of Hungary signed the document.
In its first three years, the RAF has established four major projects.
Two were part of the 1992-93 UNESCO Zoning and Environmental Management
Plan for Angkor (ZEMP): the first Geographical Information System
(GIS) for Angkor, and a hydrological survey of Angkor. The third is
the 1993-96 Préah Kô Project.
The fourth is the Angkor Radar Project,
begun in 1995, to develop archaeological and environmental applications
for the NASA SIR-C/X-SAR radar in
the Angkor region.
The RAF also serves on the International Coordinating Committee (ICC),
responsible for vetting and coordinating all international projects
relating to Angkor. The RAF is the only non-governmental European foundation
to sit on this board.
A particular concern of the Royal Angkor Foundation is the furthering
of international intellectual cooperation through open exchange of data.
In keeping with this philosophy, these four very different projects
have a common organizational basis. All have brought together participants
of many different countries, encouraged comprehensive data collection,
recording, and reporting.
Further, there has been active emphasis on integrity of data dissemination
both within the international community and, most fundamentally, in
its provision to counterparts in Cambodia. - Dr. Elizabeth H. Moor -
SOAS, University of London
An
article by Steven Martin on the architecture of Angkor.
Female Divinities (Asparas and Devatas) of Angkor Wat, Angkor Thom and
Ta Prohm
A series of excellent closeup photos by Willard Van De Bogart.
The limits of pre-industrial, urban growth in Angkor
- Using radar and satellite imagery to determine population patterns in
historic Angkor. More interesting than it sounds!
APSARA
- the authority for the protection and management of the Angkor region
(also
in French)
NASA radar
remains hidden Angkor remains - February 12, 1998
Yashodhara
- APSARA's bi-annual bulletin
detailing the administration and conservation of the Angkor Wat area
Angkor-ruins.com - well-organized
Japanese/English site with photos of virtually every Angkorian temple
and monument--whether they are still standing or just a pile of rubble--we
wish we had thought of this
picturesofangkor.com - good
selection of recent travel photos from the Angkor area (IE only)
Temples
of Angkor - 344 photos of the Angkor area taken in December 2000.
Angkor
Temples - Bruno has put together a great full-Flash site detailing
Angkor's temples in English and French. Click on 'reduce' to lessen the
screen size if the initial images are wider than your screen.
The German Apsara Conservation
Project - great blow-by-blow account of temple preservation with lots
of explanatory photos
Angkor Wat
- beautiful selection of slides detailing architectual
elements of Angkor Wat
Virtual Ta Phrom
- ANGKOR.com's virtual tour through this breathtaking temple
Angkor
- a traveler's essay by Rene Berger and an excellent section on sculptures
and bas-reliefs in Khmer art by Olivier Saltet
Angkor
from Indochina Snapshot
Angkor
- GORP (Great Outdoor Recreation Pages) - general info about the ruins
Origins
of Angkor - website of research project being undertaken by the University
of Otago Department of Anthropology and the Fine Arts Department of Thailand
Overview
of Angkor temples
Angkor
- translation of Maurice Glaize's 1946 guide to the Angkor monuments
The
Bayon - interesting collection of photographs of the face-towers of
the Bayon (in Japanese also)
Travel
- General Info
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In
1998, when we started putting Angkor info online, the following
advice seemed relevant, but now the third-world style banditry
is nearly gone. It's still a good idea to exercise caution, but
fears of Khmer Rouge style lawlessness are probably a thing of
the past. You'll have to find another country for your danger
fix...
This applied
back in the 1990's
Remember, when in Cambodia...
Don't travel on trains.
Don't go out at night (especially in the capital)--you
can be assured of being robbed.
Don't go to some remote spot and start walking across
the fields (you could get blown up).
Avoid long travel over roads, especially at night.
Always fly instead.
<<Travelers must exercise caution and common sense when
visiting Cambodia>>
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Two
Kingdoms - One Destination - new tourism campaign jointly mounted by
Cambodia and Thailand. There is no website yet, but Cambodia's Ministry
of Tourism and the Tourism
Authority of Thailand both have websites (the Cambodian site is
extremely rudimentary). A scan of the campaign brochure cover is here.
Cambodia - Angkor Wat Travel
Professional
- information on Cambodia tours, hotels, airfare along with travel guides,
news, photos, and a history of Angkor Wat (This site is run by the travel
agencies Pich Tourist in Cambodia and Royal Exclusive Travel in Thailand.)
Canby Publishing
- online guides to Phnom
Penh, Sihanoukville,
and Siem
Reap
Domestic Destinations
(Note: Since late September, 2000, this website is just a holder page.)
- Banlung, Battambang, Krong Koh Krong, Sen Monorom, Siem Reap, Sihanoukville,
Stung Trengvery - brief descriptions of the regional cities a traveler
can fly to
Lonely
Planet Cambodia Page - overview of budget travel
Also useful is are the latest Lonely Planet travelers'
reports on Cambodia.
1000
Travel Tips - interesting collection of first-hand accounts of travel
to Siem Reap,
Phnom Pen,
and other Cambodian
cities.
Cambodia
Travel Notes - lots of travel info and links
Asia
Tour - more generalized travel information
Backpacker's
Travel Guide to Cambodia
Travel
- News
Updated
Cambodian Travel News - new plane routes, hotels, etc.
Travel
- Overland/water
Cambodia Today's overland
travel page
Southeast overland route from Thailand to Vietnam - May 3, 2001
To
Sihanoukville by water via Thailand - February, 2000
To Phnom
Penh via Ho Chi Mihn City - January, 2000
To
Cambodia via Laos - 2000
To Cambodia via
Thailand - June, 2000
To Cambodia
via Thailand - February, 1999
To
Cambodia via Thailand - The Splendors of Angkor - website by a fearless
and/or insane traveler who journeyed to Angkor via road from Thailand
in 1998
How about traveling overland from Hong Kong to Bangkok via Vietnam and
Cambodia? See John
and Sheila's Journey through Vietnam and Cambodia -
November, 1999
Travel
- Travelers' Tales
Here are some recent
first-hand reports concerning traveling overland to Siem Reap.
Linus
Harms photographer - Angkor & Linus
Harms photographer - Cambodia - some beautiful black and white photos
- some of the acompanying text is in Dutch only
Holiday in Cambodia - by Scott Robertson, March 28, 2002
Stones
in the Sky - Part II - traveler's tale by Willard Van De Bogart
Angkor Holiday - informative
travelogue of a recent visit to the Angkor area
Seaek - a beautiful site
- "every time i look at pictures of the temples there it brings
me back, and i long to return in person."
Cambodia Today
- Gordon Sharpless' website is a great source of up-to-date info about
what is going on in the Siem Reap area. Don't miss his monthly
column.
Andy Brouwer's
Cambodia Tales - extensive site on Cambodia with over 400 photos
and lots of up-to-date information. He also has a great links
page with a long list of travelers' tales sites as well as a page of
Cambodia
News Stories.
Marcel Stoessel's 90 days
in Cambodia - extensive travelogue with lots of pictures by a travel
writer and international election observer who spent three months in
Cambodia
Traveler's
pics from Angkor
Cambodia
- Angkor Wat Travelogue (1992 December)
John Spragen's 1988 trip to Cambodia
& Vietnam
Traveler's
Tales - travelers' experiences in Cambodia
Visas
For
most nationalities visas can be obtained on arrival for US$20 and one
passport-sized picture. Sometimes, tourist visas obtained outside of
Cambodia are honored, but they still want you to pay another US$20 when
you arrive!
TIM
Visa Requirements - This is the online version of TIM, a monthly
manual that tells all the entry and exit rules for all countries. Airlines
usually have this interesting book behind the counter in case they need
to lookup whether a passenger can enter a country they are going to.
This is because airlines will be fined and have to pay to return a passenger
if the passenger does not have the proper visa for entry. If you can
get a copy of the book, it makes fascinating reading. Did you know that
many Arab countries not only bar Israelis from entry, but all people
professing the Jewish faith or of Jewish ethnic lineage?
Cambodian
Embassy in Washington, DC - visa rules and a downloadable application
Weather
From
CNN - It is probably hot.
At
Angkor Wat from USA Today
Links A-M
Sad fragility of human things! How many
centuries and thousands of generations have passed away, of which history,
probably, will never tell us anything: what riches and treasures of
art will remain for ever buried beneath these ruins; how many distinguised
men - artists, sovereigns, and warriors whose names were worthy of immortality,
are now forgotten, laid to rest under the thick dust which covers these
tombs!
Henri Mouhot, Travels in Siam, Cambodia and
Laos 1858-1860, London, 1864
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