Posted on November 25, 2008 by Duckingforks
Prey Veng - Kampong Charm
Today was to taken us a total of 75km along well made roads, but off the highway! After a short in the Prey Veng Market for some photo op’s and to buy some fresh fruits for our journey, we hit the road.
Following the Mekong we headed out of town to [...]
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Posted on November 24, 2008 by Duckingforks
2 km from the Cambodian Border.
Day 4: Tay Ninh - Moc Bai - Svay Rieng
Today saw us leave Tay Ninh and head to the border to cross into Cambodia. Once again it was hot day, but a great ride along the back roads. Traveling on these less traveled roads means we all got plenty [...]
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Posted on October 16, 2008 by Duckingforks
PHNOM PENH – Army chiefs from Thailand and Cambodia will hold talks in an attempt to resolve the border dispute which led to soldiers exchanging shots and rocket-fire.
Cambodia claims two of its soldiers were killed yesterday in clashes near the ancient Preah Vihear temple.
Reports from Bangkok indicated seven Thai soldiers were wounded and another 10 [...]
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Posted on October 4, 2008 by Duckingforks
Recently I received the latest newsletter from Helping Hands (Cambodia), to hear all the latest news and to view some great pics, check it out:
Helping Hands Newsletter - Cambodia (PDF)
Below: Royal Palace in Phnom Penh - Cambodia
Image by Adam Hurley
(clicking on the image will take you to Flickr.com)
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Posted on August 8, 2008 by Duckingforks
Bus from HCMC - Phnom Penh
More buses than ever are now cruising the highway between HCMC and Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. As reported in the Vietnam News, the Saigon Passenger Company (cool name yeah?) is now running seven buses daily departing HCMC at 6am, 7am, 8am, 9am, 10am, 11.30am and 1pm. Buses from Phnom [...]
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Posted on July 28, 2008 by Duckingforks
P rime Minister Hun Sen’s Cambodian People’s Party appears set to sweep national elections held Sunday, party officials said at the close of polls.
The CPP has unofficially gained seven additional parliamentary positions, government spokesman Khieu Kanharith told the Post, giving it claim to 80 of the National Assembly’s 123 seats.
Ballots are still being counted, “but [...]
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Posted on July 4, 2008 by Duckingforks
A while back I wrote about a fantastic Charity Bike Tour to be held in Cambodia - see post here - well they are having an info night soon, see image below.
This is a fantastic opportunity to see Cambodia and to help a worthy cause. If you can not make the info night in Sydney, [...]
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