A once-struggling nation is starting to rival its better-known neighbours, writes Louise Southerden. Thirty years ago, Cambodia, then known as Democratic Kampuchea, was pulling itself together after the Khmer Rouge's bloody reign (1975-1979). Then ...

... Senator Ly Yongphat “was discussing the prospective investment in Koh Kong with Mr Thaksin”, which would include an entertainment complex and casino.Thaksin’s business connection with Cambodia began in 1998, when his Shin Corporation set ...

Duk-Kon Kim, vice president of Korea’s World City, points Thursday to the land where Cambodia's stock exchange will be built in Camko City on the outskirts of Phnom Penh (left). At right the company's model of the development shows the proposed ...

Most their customers, Thais from Thailand's Northeast, no longer show up. "Things have been like this for more than one week already," an employee at the Holiday Palace casino lamented. Shuffling sounds are gone. Rows of slot machines stand idle and ...

The recent setting up of the Asean Inter-Government Commission for Human Rights does not give me much hope after seeing on television the leaders at the Apec meeting in Singapore being transported by trishaws, humanly powered. The organiser must ...

• The 2010 edition of Travel Leisure's 100 Greatest Trips includes surprisingly down-to-earth destinations, such as the Jersey Shore, Niagara Falls and Milford, Pa., mixed in with more exotic locales like the Brazilian beach town of Trancoso, and ...

The men, two pairs of brothers in their mid-20s, were attempting to cut open the bomb when it exploded, said Phan Anh Tuan, deputy police chief ... province, which borders Cambodia, was bombed heavily by the US Air Force during the Vietnam War.

I am sure many in the Kingdom will agree that we have experienced a period of great change in Thailand since our last edition. Those of us in the travel industry have closely been following the many issues we face. The travel industry is vital to ...

Royal Caribbean has activities for a variety of age groups ... tower, the MGM Grand, Planet Hollywood, Caesars Palace, Treasure Island and Venetian hotels, and the Aria Resort & Casino at MGM Mirage's CityCenter complex. Aria is set to open in ...