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A
new opportunity for the next decade to transform Cambodia...
(Excerpt of Speech 2008 by Prime Minister) 
Since Cambodia is back on the path of strong and sustained economic
growth, testified by considerable and encouraging achievements
during the last few years, I believe that this is the best time
for the business community and all investors to assess the potential
and opportunity as well as the future vision of Cambodia.
I would like to inform you of some of the key messages relating
to the current socio-economic situation in Cambodia, as well as
our vision and important plans to enhance and improve Cambodia’s
attractiveness to foreign investors.
Cambodia has become a country with full peace, security and stability
in all four corners, a country that has enjoyed stable macroeconomic
development, with firm vision for medium and long term economic
growth.
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Cambodia's National Assembly
President Heng Samrin, Senate President Chea Sim, King Norodom Sihamoni, Prime Minister Hun Sen (L-R) and other parliamentarians pose for a picture after opening the first parliamentarian meeting to form a new government after the national elections in July at the national assembly building in Phnom Penh September 24, 2008.
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Preah Vihear Temple
Is Now Officially Listed As World Heritage Site
The World Heritage committee meeting in Canada has on July 7,
2008 approved Cambodia's application to list Preah Vihear temple as a
World Heritage site
A Cambodian woman holds banner reading "Celebrate, the Preah Vihear
temple is a World Heritage Site", as she waves a national flags at
a central market in Phnom Penh July 8, 2008. The World Heritage committee
meeting in Canada has approved Cambodia's application to list the 11th
century Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage site.
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Major
Temples at Angkor:
ANGKOR
WAT
Regarded as the supreme masterpiece of Khmer architecture,
it is a huge pyramid temple built by Suryavarman II between
1113 and 1150. It is surrounded by a moat 570 feet wide and
about four miles long. The mass of bas-relief carving is of
the highest quality and the most beautifully executed in Angkor.
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Facts
and Figures:
The temples at Angkor are spread out over some 40 miles around
the village of Siem Reap, about 192 miles from the Cambodian
capital, Phnom Penh. They were built between the eighth and
13th centuries and range from single towers made of bricks
to vast stone temple complexes. There are two main sites where
the Khmer temples are located. The first is at Roluos which
is about 10 miles south east of today's village of Siem Reap,
where only a few of the earlier temples were built.
This was the first Khmer capital in the Angkor area. In the
late ninth century, Yasovarman I moved the capital to the
immediate vicinity of Siem Reap. This is a much larger site,
where the majority of the Khmer temples are located. It is
officially known as the City of Angkor.
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BAKONG:
The central temple in Indravarman I's city of Hariharalaya.
It is a large pyramid temple, measuring 180 feet square at the
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BANTEAI SREI:
A delicate and small temple around 15 miles from the village
of Siem Reap. It was built by Jayavarman V and finished in AD968.
It is an example of the idea of making a temple complex comprised
of several buildings, and features some very fine carvings in
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THE BAPHUON:
A large pyramid temple built by Udayadityavarman II between
1050 and 1066. It features beautiful carvings including a 131-foot
reclining Buddha. |
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THE BAYON:
A massive temple complex built by Jayavarman VII between 1181
and 1220. It features 3,936 feet of superb bas-relief carving
and mysterious Buddha faces carved on the towers of the third
level. |
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PREAH KO:
An early temple at the Roluos site about 10 miles from Siem
Reap. It was built by Indravarman I in the late ninth century. |
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PREAH KHAN:
Built by Jayavarman VII in the late 12th century, this large
temple is very well preserved and features excellent carvings. |
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TA PROHM:
A very large temple complex enclosed by a moat. It is one of
the most beautiful of the Khmer temples as it has not been restored,
but has been left surrounded by jungle. It was built by Jayavarman
VII in the later 12th century. |
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TA KEO:
A sandstone temple built by Jayavarman V between AD968 and
1001. It has a large central tower surrounded by four smaller
towers.
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| What
you should know about Cambodia: Travel to
Cambodia will always be high on anybody's travel list as it
offers the fabulous temples of Angkor Wat, long considered
one of the greatest human achievements of ancient architecture
and sculpture. Visiting these temples along with many of the
country's nature sites is like experiencing a foreign world
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