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Sat, Jan 30 2010

GIRARD’S BOAT WORKS

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“GRAY DOVE” 15 METER GAFF TOPS’L SCHOONER Under Construction at GIRARD’S BOAT WORKS SIHANOUK VILLE CAMBODIA Traditional hardwood construction : Sawn frame carvel plank, with ironwood trunnels....

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Wed, Jul 22 2009

Free eBooks by local writer

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Anyone that has visited Thailand and Cambodia cannot help but become in some way ‘attached’ to either or both countries. It’s impossible to be unmoved by the sights, smells and tastes...

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Fri, Jul 10 2009

Book Ship, MV Doulos, Arrives in Sihanoukville

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The Education Ship MVDOULOS arrived into the port of Sihanoukville today, 10th July, for it’s fifth visit to the town since 1987. At 95 year old vessel, only two years younger than the HMS Titanic,...

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Tue, May 19 2009

Pol Pot’s Potty, buy today!

On the anniversary of Pol Pot’s birth, you can now buy his toilet. Phnom Penh – A former Khmer Rouge official photographer has put on sale for 1.5 million dollars what he claims to be Pol Pot’s...

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Tue, May 12 2009

Lightning Strikes Don Bosco School

PHNOM PENH (UCAN) — A lightning strike during a thunderstorm on May 9 completely destroyed the radio and TV studios of the Don Bosco Technical School in Sihanoukville, southern Cambodia. More than...

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Tue, May 12 2009

Royal Oxen Predict Problems

Phnom Penh – Cambodia’s royal oxen alarmed farmers on Tuesday by snubbing an offering of rice during a traditional plowing ceremony, as part of the king’s birthday celebration that astrologers...

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Mon, May 11 2009

Clothing Factory Boost for Cambodia

PHNOM PENH, May 11 (Xinhua) — A major garment manufacturer will move its product development center from the United Kingdom to Cambodia, a sign, according to some experts, that despite the effects...

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Fri, May 1 2009

Cambodian Property Update

Foreigners may be able to purchase property in Cambodia for the first time following the proposal of new legislation by the country’s Government – but they will still be limited to apartments,...

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Thu, Apr 9 2009

Railway upgrade links Sihanoukville

source: Phnom Penh Post Australia’s Toll Holdings finalising rail agreement to refurbish lines as part of regional network, says broker Photo by Tracy Shelton The agreement with Toll Holdings would see...

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Fri, Apr 3 2009

More Clashes near Preah Vihear Temple

PHNOM PENH (Reuters) – Thai and Cambodian soldiers exchanged rifle and rocket fire on their disputed border near an ancient Hindu temple on Friday, but there were no reports of casualties, officials...

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