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The Ministry of Tourism launched its travel website in a campaign to provide more information for travelers to Cambodia.

Tourism Guide of Cambodia, available on the Internet at http://cambodia-tourism.org/, offers “practical details on transportation, health issues and accommodation, according to the ministry officials.

The site also integrates a searchable database feature, which includes more than 2,211 restaurants, 872 hotels and 981 leisure activities.

One page is dedicated to Sustainable Tourism in Cambodia with aims to “aims to reduce negative impacts in a holistic way, in urban, rural, and wilderness areas. Issues confronted include economic viability, socio-cultural sensitivity, and environmental sustainability, at destinations of natural and cultural significance, in both mass tourism and the various niche tourism segments”.

The Harry Potter book series that got Cambodians to read again.

Available from July 29th at Monument Books, other book outlets, Peace Book Center, International Book Center, Carnets d’ Asie and at the reception desk of the Cambodia Daily.

The earlier edition of Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone is also available. It’s here!

Pakistan has been devastated by the worst flood in its living memory, displacing over 20 million people, and killing over 1400. The flood has destroyed communication lines, roads, and bridges. Survivors are threatened by hunger and water born diseases. The Embassy of Pakistan is therefore making an appeal to the Cambodian people for donation in response to this catastrophe.

Those who wish to be part of this humanitarian effort may place their donation directly in the Pakistan Prime Minister’s Flood Relief Fund 2010, US$ Account No.001-3-00532-840 maintained with the Cambodian Commercial Bank, 26 Monivong Blvd, Phnom Penh.