Angkor Wat revenue at $51 million for last year

17 July 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Siem Reap
Angkor Archaeological Park / Angkor Wat / Angkor Wat Temple / Anti-Corruption / Apsara Authority / Bun Narith / Cambodia National Rescue Party / CNRP / Economics / Kem Sokha / Siem Reap / Siem Reap Province / Son Chhay / Tourism / Tourists

Revenue from foreign tourists buying passes to see temples in Siem Reap’s Angkor Wat complex amounted to about $51 million last year, according to a Post calculation of data that was released Friday in a letter by the Apsara Authority, which manages the site. …

[Bun] Narith [Director-general of the Apsara Authority] released information about the site in response to comments from Cambodia National Rescue Party deputy president Kem Sokha, who claimed in a recent campaign appearance that revenues reached $200 million. The opposition has consistently claimed the figures for the park are understated. …

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