Work begins on mega resort

1 May 2014
The Phnom Penh Post
Cities / Government / Industries / Ministries and other national bodies / Ministry of Tourism / Provincial and local governments / Siem Reap / Tourism / Urban administration and development
Angkor Wat / Apsara Authority / Heu Heng / Ministry of Tourism / So Mara / Sokha Hotel Group / Sokha Siem Reap Resort / Sokimex Group

Construction began yesterday on the Sokha Hotel Group’s 600-room luxury resort in Siem Reap – right next door to Angkor Wat. Named the Sokha Siem Reap Resort, both company and government officials were out in force at yesterday’s groundbreaking ceremony, talking up the perks of the new complex located in an area reserved by the Ministry of Tourism for hotel development, next to Cambodia’s best-known historical temple complex. “After receiving an official permission from APSARA Authority this year, we held the groundbreaking ceremony, and we will start to construct our resort today,” said Heu Heng, deputy director-general of Sokimex Group, referring to the authority that manages Angkor Wat. …

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