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Siem Reap receives more than 110,000 tourists during the Chinese-Vietnamese New Year

12 February 2024
Khmer Times
Economy and commerce / Tourism
Angkor Archaeological Park (AAP) / Chinese New Year / domestic tourists

Tourists and people of Siem Reap Province visit various resorts in Siem Reap Province during the Chinese-Vietnamese New Year from February 9–11, 2024, for a total of 117,677 people, an increase of 11.56% compared to 2023, about 105,481 people. ... ...

 Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501438425/siem-reap-receives-more-than-110000-tourists-during-the-chinese-vietnamese-new-year/

Nearly 1M domestic trips over Lunar New Year

Residents made nearly one million domestic trips from February 1-3 during the Lunar New Year holidays, indicating an increase of 6.15 per cent compared to the corresponding period in 2021. The capital was the most popular destination, accounting for about 30 per cent of this ...

 Hin Pisei
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/nearly-1m-domestic-trips-over-lunar-new-year

Cambodian migrant workers flock back to celebrate Chinese New Year from Thailand

31 January 2022
Khmer Times
Local workers abroad / Migration
Cambodian migrant workers / Chinese New Year / Migrant Workers

The influx of Cambodian migrant workers who crossed into Thailand for employment purposes has began through the O Bei Choan, Banteay Meanchey Province and O Smach border crossing, Oddar Meanchey Province to reunite with families for the Chinese New Year which started on Sunday. ... ...

 Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/501016067/cambodian-migrant-workers-flock-back-to-celebrate-chinese-new-year-from-thailand/

City tightens rules on Lunar New Year

Phnom Penh municipal governor Khuong Sreng has announced strict measures for Lunar New Year celebrations from January 31 to February 3. ... ...

 Mom Kunthear
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/city-tightens-rules-lunar-new-year

Ministry issues rice wine warning

9 February 2018
Khmer Times
Disaster preparedness and emergency response policy and administration / Ministry of Health
Chinese New Year / Health Minister Mam Bun Heng

The Health Ministry has asked people to be careful when purchasing rice wine for Chinese New Year to avoid negative health effects following two deaths and more than ten cases of poisoning from rice wine consumption in 2017.Chinese New Year takes place next week from ...

 Pech Sotheary
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50107384/ministry-issues-rice-wine-warning/

Chinese New Year parties rise

31 January 2018
Khmer Times
Economic, social and cultural rights
Chinese New Year / Prime Minister Hun Sen

Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday said on his Facebook page that the number of people celebrating Chinese New Year in Cambodia is increasing.Mr Hun Sen said Cambodia now celebrates three New Year celebrations annually, including New Year’s Eve, and the Chinese and Khmer New Year. ...

 Mom Sophon
http://www.khmertimeskh.com/50105458/chinese-new-year-parties-rise/

Senator's Wife Showers Police, Military With New Year Cash

12 February 2013
The Cambodia Daily
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Crop products and commodities / Economic land concessions and plantations / Land / Land tenure and land titling / Public land lease
ang pao / Boeng Kak neighborhood / Chinese New Year / Choeung Sopheap / Council of Ministers / CPP Senator Lao Meng Khin / Daun Penh district / Krakor district / military police officers / national bodyguard unit / Pheapimex / Phnom Penh / Police / private business owners / private enterprises / private land concession / protesters / Pursat Province / real estate project / Red Cross / rights groups / Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) / Shukaku Inc / soldiers / Street 55 / traffic police / Yeay Phou

At 9 a.m. yesterday, more than 200 soldiers, police and military police officers were gathered outside a large mansion on Street 55 in Phnom Penh's Daun Penh district. ... All were waiting for their promised "ang pao" - red envelopes containing cash usually handed out during ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/news/senators-wife-showers-police-military-with-new-year-cash-9831/

New Year to boost plant sales in Phnom Penh

4 February 2013
The Phnom Penh Post
Economy and commerce / Investment / Phnom Penh / Trade
Boeung Trabek market / Cambodia / Chinese New Year / Chinese zodiac / chom mon plants / eggplants / flowers / garden shop / Golden pots / Lucky bamboo / Lunar New Year celebrations / Ly Ly Garden Shop / mandarin orange trees / money trees / narcissus / Phnom Penh / plants / Plum blossoms / sunflowers

Sales of plants and flowers will reach a high during the Lunar New Year celebrations in Phnom Penh, which start on Sunday, as more customers than ever before buy floral decorations for their houses, flower shop owners in Phnom Penh predicted. “During the weekend many people ...

http://www.phnompenhpost.com/2013020461162/Business/new-year-to-boost-plant-sales-in-phnom-penh.html

Oversupply leads to a fall in pork prices

26 January 2012
The Cambodia Daily
Agricultural production / Agriculture and fishing / Economy and commerce / Exports / Imports / Livestock farming / Trade
agrobusiness / Cambodian Pig Raisers Association / Chinese New Year / Exports / farming / Imports / livestock / oversupply / pig prices / Pork / Thailand

Pig prices in Cambodia have fallen by 18 percent in the past three months due to a massive oversupply of pork in the country, an official at the Cambodian Pig Raisers Association said yesterday. The reason for the oversupply is twofold: Thailand increased its pig exports ...