Imaging Our Mekong - Tourism

Row Over Preah Vihear Continues

Thu, 10 Jul 2008 05:35:58 -0500

BANGKOK - Thailand will ask Unesco to delay a decision on Cambodia's proposal to list Preah Vihear temple as a World Heritage Site, said Pongpol Adireksarn, head of Thailand's World Heritage Committee following the Central Administrative Court injunction on June 28 against the Thai government supporting Cambodia's bid.

Balancing Heritage and Development in Luang Prabang

Fri, 18 Aug 2006 06:05:44 -0500

By Sutthida Malikaew*

LUANG PRABANG, Lao PDR - Duangsavan Boupha, a native of Luang Prabang, has lived in the same house she was born in more than 60 years ago. She inherited the 72 year-old house from her grandparents. Her daily routine begins early each morning with the traditional distribution of alms to Buddhist monks, as is the custom here.

Hoi An Lives with Tourism Pains

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 04:25:52 -0500

By Sutthida Malikaew

HOI AN, Vietnam - “More people come to Hoi An, but I can sell less,” Kim Chi, owner of an art gallery in this central Vietnamese town, says in a bored tone.

Two Villages

Thu, 17 Jul 2008 03:14:39 -0500

Tan Le Shui and Feng Weiyang, Yunnan Television

A village on the banks of Lancang, China and a village in Mekong Island, Cambodia are the rich settings of this documentary.

In the Chinese village of Manchunman, the Dai people have become experts at courting tourists to buy their local crafts. A tourist company has put up a gate at the entrance of the village, turning it into a park where locals perform traditional rituals in daily shows.

Hoi An Lives with Tourism Pains

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:54:21 -0500

By Sutthida Malikaew

HOI AN, Vietnam - “More people come to Hoi An, but I can sell less,” Kim Chi, owner of an art gallery in this central Vietnamese town, says in a bored tone.

Hoi An Lives with Tourism Pains

Thu, 03 Aug 2006 03:54:06 -0500

By Sutthida Malikaew

HOI AN, Vietnam - “More people come to Hoi An, but I can sell less,” Kim Chi, owner of an art gallery in this central Vietnamese town, says in a bored tone.

Tourism Offers Irawaddy Dolphins Protection, and Farmers, Income

Tue, 23 Aug 2005 00:38:35 -0500

by CHHEANG SOPHENG

If anyone in the bustling capital of Phnom Penh wants to see the rare and endangered Irrawaddy dolphins, the closest place is Kratie province, eight hours by car on a dusty potholed road.