More on Christmas - Popular Beliefs and Superstitions

Welcoming Christmas
Opening the doors of the house at midnight, Christmas Eve is supposed to be good as it lets out the evil spirits. 'First Foots' are those that enter the house first, a darker haired man entering the house first on Christmas Day is a good sign, and if the first guest is a woman it is said to bring in bad fortune. A first foot bringing in an evergreen is considered a blessing. The first person to open the door on the morning of Christmas should shout and welcome 'Father Christmas'. Some people also believe that sweeping your threshold on Christmas sweeps away all the troubles.

Christmas Carols and Songs
It is considered unlucky to sing Christmas carols at any occasion other than Christmas. It is also considered unlucky to send carolers away empty-handed. There is a wrong notion regarding a custom known as Wassailing. This custom is originally related to honoring one's livestock and crop yield and even the sea(in some parts of Scotland) during Christmastime. Drinking toasts, lighting celebratory fires, firing in the air and playing games are all symbolic to this custom. Though, in recent times it has come to be recognised with getting drunk and singing carols at people's homes.

Christmas Food
It is believed that if you make a wish while stirring a Christmas pudding, it will come true. If you tell anyone about what you have wished for, it will not come true. If everyone in the family takes turns while stirring, it will bring good fortune to the family. Young girls, who are hoping to get married soon should also give a stir when the Christmas pudding is being cooked. It is also considered unlucky to cut into a Christmas cake before Christmas Eve and some portion of the cake should be kept till Christmas Day. Also, eating an apple on Christmas Eve is supposed to bring good health throughout the next year. Mince pies bring in good luck, so it should not be cut during Christmastime. The number of pies eaten at different households during Christmas equals the number of lucky months in the coming year.

Yule Log, Christmas Candle - Light and Fire
The Yule Log must be kept burning all night, and it should be lit by the log used the previous year to keep evil spirits at bay. The log should not be bought but arranged otherwise. Even the remains of the log are considered lucky and are a protection against fire and lightning. Christmas candles are to be left undisturbed and burning till Christmas morning. And, if there is difficulty in lighting the fire on Christmas Day, it is an indication of a bad year ahead.

Christmas Table
The table set for Christmas Dinner should be set for an even number of people because odd numbered dinner table brings in bad luck. A pot of honey on the Christmas table keeps evil away from your home and fish scales under the dinner plates bring in good luck. Everyone should leave the dinner table at the same time as any one leaving early is supposed to bring in bad luck. Sitting with your back to the door at Christmas dinner is unlucky. Also, it is believed that a Christmas Dinner should have nine courses and no one should be left hungry on Christmas Eve.

Shoes, Presents and Work
Gifting new shoes and wearing new shoes on Christmas brings good fortune, though the English believe in gifting new shoes on Christmas. In Greece it is believed that burning old shoes prevents misfortune the next year. Hanging stockings near the chimney is said to to be good as it brings in luck and children believe that Santa Claus will fill them with loads of goodies. Work should be avoided on this day, only the unavoidable tasks should be completed on this day.

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Does 'Avatar' Contain Hidden Messages?

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Since it opened last week, James Cameron's much-anticipated film "Avatar" has won praise from movie critics and been a juggernaut at the box office. But some who have seen the film say that it contains hidden messages that are anti-war, pro-environment, and perhaps even racist.

For the benefit of those who haven't seen the film, a little nonspoiler background might be useful. The story is set in the year 2154 when Earth's inhabitants, having used up most of their natural resources through decades of living in excess, plan to use military force to conquer Pandora, a moon roughly the same size as Earth. Pandora, inhabited by a wise, peaceful, and nature-respecting people with blue skin called the Na'vi, is rich in a resource that the people of Earth desperately need.

The earthlings send in a crew of special-forces mercenaries armed with guns, bombs, and other sophisticated weaponry to attack and conquer the Na'vi (who some think resemble American Indians and Africans), despite the fact that they represent no direct threat to the inhabitants of Earth. Since humans can't breathe in Pandora's atmosphere, the military employs mind-controlled avatars that resemble the Na'vi in every way to venture out from their landing craft and explore the landscape. Sympathizing with the Na'vi after becoming acquainted with them and their customs, one of the human-controlled avatars becomes a turncoat and helps lead the people of Pandora in the defense of their homeland.

Are you beginning to get a sense of why some viewers noticed what they believe are underlying messages in the film?

Some prominent members of the media who screened the film certainly took note. In a glowing review for the Chicago Sun-Times, Roger Ebert noted that "Avatar" "has a flat-out Green and anti-war message" that is "predestined to launch a cult." Meanwhile Ben Hoyle, writing in the Times of London, noted that the film "contains heavy implicit criticism of America's conduct in the War on Terror." Further, Will Heaven of the Daily Telegraph said that the plot line involving people of color who wear "tribal" jewelry while sporting dreadlocked hair, being saved by a noble white man gave the film a "racist subtext" that he found "nauseatingly patronising."

But are these hidden messages really all that hidden? James Cameron himself hasn't been shy in publicly proclaiming the fact that he's an environmental activist who believes that humans and "industrial society" are "causing a global climate change" and "destroying species faster than we can classify them." In a recent interview with PBS' Tavis Smiley, Cameron admitted that he made "obvious" references in the film to Iraq, Vietnam and the American colonial period to emphasize the fact that humans have a "terrible history" of "entitlement" in which we "take what we need" from nature and indigenous peoples "and don't give back."

Further, one of the film's stars Stephen Lang told CNN that he is "not surprised at all" that some people have taken note of the film's political messages, mainly because the central theme of humans "destroying" a "pristine world" out of "blindness and greed" is so "overt."

Despite the obvious political undertones in "Avatar," at least one right-leaning critic doesn't think people who disagree with the film's ideology should totally dismiss it. In his review on the website Hot Air, Ed Morrissey writes, "Conservatives have more or less primed themselves to hate this film because of the presumed anti-war politics of the movie. It's there -- in fact, it's unmistakable -- but it's not as bad as one might presume." He goes on to note that "Avatar" is "entertaining" though "hardly a deep intellectual exercise."

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Suicide Bomber Kills 3 at Pakistan Press Club

Pakistani volunteers rush an injured person to a local hospital in Peshawar, Pakistan, 22 Dec 2009

Pakistani officials say a suicide bomber has blown himself up outside a press club in the northwestern city of Peshawar, killing three people.

Officials say a policeman stopped the bomber at the gate of the press club Tuesday and tried to search him, at which point the bomber detonated his explosives. The blast killed the officer, a press club accountant and a woman. It also blew out the windows of the building.

The attack wounded 17 people, including passengers on a bus that was passing by the press club at the time.

The attack was the first against a media target in Peshawar, which has experienced frequent bombings in recent months. Militants have been intensifying attacks across Pakistan in revenge for a Pakistani army offensive against Taliban strongholds in the country's northwest.

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Summer Camp

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Music Recording Studio Camp We will be concentrating on studio techniques including use of microphones, mixing consoles, effects processors, and digital recording. We will also cover some of the ways the computer is used in today’s modern studio. The main activity of the camp will be to give each student as much hands-on recording experience as possible. This will include the recording of a number of songs and videos using the students. Drama Theater Camp The Drama Theater camp provides our students with experiences in comedy, creative dramatics and musical theatre. The students will create a performance skit for a music video that involves the students from the Dance and Music Recording camp. Dance Camp The Dance Camp is a Jazz and Hip Hop intensive that also features specialty classes in Break dancing, House, Wacking, Lyrical, and African. Classes are geared towards learning cutting-edge choreography at a professional pace and preparing routines to be featured in a music video shot by the students in the Studio and Theater camps. This provides students with a video portfolio featuring a number of their performances in a variety of projects. Basketball Camp Basketball Camp is well known for energy, enthusiasm, quality instruction, and exciting variety of programs. Through superior athletic and life skills training, Our Camp encourages you to develop skill mastery, push beyond your limitations and set goals to reach your dreams. We takes pride in providing one of the best summer experiences you'll ever have. Technology Camp Regardless of your age, education, or experience, you can easily learn how to build a computer that is powerful and cost less, and you can build it from scratch. Students will learn the basics of building there own computer in a fun, safe and professional computer lab from a pro computer designer and tech. Also part of our program day Poetry (Stress Away Write Away) Technology (Learn to build a computer) Video Editing & Website Design Forex Foreign Exchange Trading Stock Market Breakfast & Lunch will be provided Before & After Care available. Experience summer camp with Celebrities and Industry Professionals Learn Hands-on from Professionals!

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Talk Now Khmer

IF you’re new to Khmer, there are some basics you will have to learn, whether you’re eight years old or 80, on business abroad or a tourist on holiday. Talk Now! Khmer offers a simple-to-use method for you to start learning the language, whoever you are.

Will it work for me?

Lots of people have difficulty learning languages. Why? Most have been put off at school, don’t have time to learn, or think they are too lazy to do it.

Talk Now! Khmer answers these problems:

• It lifts the language off the page. There are no dull exercises; just encouraging games that award you points for progress.
• It fits easily into short ten-minute sessions. But if you want to push yourself you can learn the basics in a weekend.
• if you think you’re lazy, think again! You’ll be amazed how motivated you can be when you enjoy the experience of learning!

What will I learn?

To speak and understand enough to “get by”.

You’re just starting, so we won’t drop you in at the deep end. There are some things you’ll want to say in any language: you’ll want to say ‘hello’, order a drink, ask for directions and so on.

This beginners program gets straight to the point. It covers food, colors, shopping, parts of the body, numbers, telling the time, countries, greetings and essential phrases.

How does it work?

Talk Now! Khmer gives you easy-to-achieve goals. Learning a new language is far too big a task to tackle all at once, so we have broken it down into a series of rewarding challenges.

Play interactive language games. Talk Now! feeds you new words, along with pictures to reinforce your memory. It then tests your knowledge with fun quizzes. As soon as you start playing you start learning.

Earn points for every game you play. High scorers can go on to win bronze, silver and gold awards, which you can print out as a record of achievement.

You will hear Khmer all of the time and, using the recording games, you can start speaking straight away, then compare your voice to a native speaker.

You can learn on the move. Carry on learning in the airport lounge or the ferry without a computer. Just print out the phrasebook sheets included in the program and take them with you, or upload the program’s sound files onto an iPod.

If English isn’t your first language, don’t worry! You can learn Khmer from any of over 120 languages – in a single program! Look at the list to see if your language is covered.see more detail

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Cambodian reportedly develops 'telepathic' new car

Cambodia is known for a few things – such as the amazing ancient ruins in Angkor Wat and an over-abundance of scooters and three-wheeled Tuk Tuks – but a real-life automobile industry is most definitely not one of them. Not yet, at least. While current transportation choices are mostly imported from Vietnam and Thailand, there's apparently a growing desire in Cambodia for a homegrown automobile.

In fact, a number of individual Cambodians have taken it upon themselves to jump start the nascent auto industry by creating their very own DIY cars... even ones that supposedly respond to telepathic commands. According to Nhean Phaloek, a 51-year-old Cambodian who just built his Angkor 333-2010 (at right), "I just snap my fingers and the car's door will open. Or I just think of opening the car's door, and the door opens immediately."

While we're not quite ready to buy the thought-control bit, building your very own two-seat convertible for $5,000 that can hit speeds of about 62 miles per hour is itself an accomplishment to be proud of. Thanks for the tip, Adrián!

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Ream National Park

Ream National Park is 18 kilometers from downtown Sihanoukville, towards Phnom Penh to the park entrance. Probably another 10 kilometers to get inside the park down to the beach. Just inside the park entrance, you can find the ranger station on the left, after you pass the entrance to the airport.

Tour to Ream

All hotels and guesthouses have $15 or $20 tickets for a day tour to Ream. This includes pickup at your hotel, breakfast, transport to the park, a boat ride, lunch and more touring, and transport back. Usually, pick up between 7 and 8 am, and back by 4pm or so.

Ream National Park give you a feel for the trip ,which was a boat trip with a Ranger guide, an hour-plus of relaxation on a remote beach (bring your own lunch as the facilities are zero), a jungle walk and visit to a fishing village and then back to the Ranger station at Prek Toeuk Sap. Certainly a pleasant diversion from Sihanouk Ville though the cost of the boat hire was quite high, so make sure there’s a group of you to share the costs.

It’s natural so please keep them a life ……….

Serendipity Beach

particularly at the northern end known as “serendipity beach” is Sihanouk Ville most active beach popular with travelers and weekenders alike thatch -roofed seafood shacks and beach bars line the sand for more a kilometer. It’d near Ochherteal beach. At this beach don’t have much cambodian tourist most of the tourist are foreigner.

The place for relax and get food at the beach

“serendipity beach” is especially popular with budget travelers and is the only beach in town to offer rooms right on the sand as well as hillside bungalow with spectacular views of the ocean.

View at serendipity beach

Bungalow and guest house at the beach

“serendipity beach” also have several restaurants and beachfront bars from the laid back to all night party bars. Because of most of tourist at here are foreigner so most of food at here are western food…………

The way to Bamboo Island

This is Bamboo island that we call in khmer “Koh Russei“. From the beach to Bamboo Island it take 1:40 minute. At there have many coconut and a lot of three.

beautiful landscap at Bamboo Island

sun set at Bamboo Island

you will see sun set at the evening time it’s very nice. you can swim and go for a walk along the beach the water and the sand are clean.

Bungalows at Bamboo island

There are many bungalows at Bamboo island or Koh Russei. Rate(bunggalow): 10$-12$/night bungalow with a fantastic beachfront view on Bamboo island have private bath romm with shower.

Tour to Bamboo Island : 15$/pp one day trip with 2 or 3 island visiting where u can do snokeling to see under water life(coral reef, many kind of fish) swimming relax , picnic lunch on the beautiful sendy beach. this tour inclould pick up from ur hotel, breakfast, lunch, water, soft drink, life jacket and snokeling gear. This tour star at 8:0 0am. if you want to stay at there u can keep your ticket than when you can come back with this tour. you can go with private boad if u don’t want to go with tour. The prise for rent big boad is 50$.

CIRCLE LION

This is the Circle Lion. We can consider it’s representation of Sihanouk Ville after the Sea Port. It’s far a way from the beach 200m. At night time it’s very beautiful most of the people always go there for relax after work with their family at the weekend. Near the circle Lion have a lot of hotel , guest house , beautiful bungalows , restaurant , sea food that good taste and delicious have many western food also…………….

KBAL CHHAY water fall

Kbal Chhay are a series of waterfalls (3-5 meters) and chutes on the Prek Tuk Sap river . During the dry season (November-june) , the wall can be alittle more than a trickle , but the wet season falls can be quite powerful. The area is slowly being developed and now there are drink stands , food stalls and covered picnic areas available. Lots of local picnickers on the weekend. It’s about a 30 minute ride from downtown Sihanouk Ville to the falls. Take Rour 4 north to kbal chhay sign near mile market 217, about 1km north the anchor and globe monumet

there are many people go there specially on holiday or public holiday. they are from Phnom Penh or another province and have many foreigners also. They like to go there cuz it’s natural water that so clean and beautiful with the forest near the falls. At there u can swim , buy a lot of beautiful jewell that made from seasell and have lunch at there it’s wonderful………..

Welcome

I am warmly welcome to my site which created to publish something about me and something special about this lovely town. Firstly I would like to introduce about my hometown, the town of the heart of tourists in our country.

Sihanoukville (Khmer: Krong Preah Sihanouk), also known as Kampong Som, is a port city in southern Cambodia on the Gulf of Thailand and is a growing Cambodian urban center. It is 230 kilometers southwest of Phnom Penh and it is the administrative center of Sihanouk Province. The city is named after King Father Norrodom Sihanouk and grew up around the construction of Sihanoukville Port. Sihanoukville’s beaches have made it a popular tourist destination.

SihanoukVille is located on the coast of Cambodia, about halfway between Thailand and Vietnam, on the Bay of Thailand. A spread out tourist town for both foreigners and local people from all over the country. Three sides of the town are bordered by tropical beaches and islands. Filled with empty beaches, crowded beaches, seafood, restaurants, bars, Buddhist Temples, casinos, hotels, and more beaches. At several hundred places, English is spoken; and many French speakers are here as well. About 20 other languages are spoken at various guesthouses and restaurants.

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What is Phnom Penh ?

Phnom Penh is the only one Capital of Cambodia. It is burgeoning year after year. Comparing to over last five years, Phnom Penh is now very beautiful and quite different from what we saw before. It is considered as one of must visiting places in Cambodia. It is a crossroad of Asia’s past and present, a city of extremes of poverty and excess, but one that never fails to captivate the visitor.

Legend has it that the city of Phnom Penh was founded when an old woman named Penh found four Buddha images that had come to rest on the banks of the Mekong River. She housed them on a nearby hill, and the town that grew up here came to be known as Phnom Penh (Hill of Penh).

The story, however, gives no hint as to why, in the 1430ss, Angkor was abandoned and Phnom Penh was chosen as the site of the new Cambodian capital. The move has been much lamented as evidence of cultural decline, but it made a good deal of practical sense. Angkor was poorly situated for trade and subject to attacks from the Siamese (Thai) kingdom of Ayuthaya. Phnom Penh commanded a more central position in the Khmer territories and was perfectly located for riverine trade with Laos and China, via the Mekong Delta. The Tonle Sap river provided access to the rich fishing grounds of the Tonle Sap lake.

By the mid-16^th century, tade had turned Phnom Penh into a regional power. Indonesian and Chinese traders were drawn to the city in large numbers. A century later, however, Vietnamese incursions into Khmer territory had robbed the city of access to sea lanes, and Chinese merchants driven south by the Manchu (Qing) dynasty began to monopolize trade. The landlocked and increasingly isolated kingdom became a buffer between ascendant Thais and Vietnamese.

In 1772 the Thais burnt Phnom Penh to the ground. Although the city was rebuilt, Phnom Penh was buffeted by the rival hegemonic interests of the Thai and Vietnamese courts, until the French took over in 1863.

Its population is thought not have risen much above 25,000 during this period.

The French protectorate in Cambodia gave Phnom Penh the layout we know today. The city was divided into districts or quartiers: the French administrators and European traders inhabited the area north of Wat Phnom between Monivong Blvd and the Tonle Sap; the Chinese merchants occupied the riverfront area south of Wat Phnom to the Royal Palace and west as far as Norodom Blvd; and south of the palace. By the time of their departure in 1953, the French had left many important landmarks, including the Royal Palace, National Museum, Psar Thmei (New Market) and many impressive government ministies.

The city grew fast in the post-independence peacetime years of Sihanouk’s rule. By the time he was overthrown in 1970, the population of Phnom Penh was approximately 500,000. As the Vietnam War spread into Cambodian territory, the city’s population swelled with refugees and reached more that two million in early 1975. The Khmer Roughe took the city on 17 April 1975 and, as part of its radical social programme into the countryside. Different factions of the Khmer Rouge were responsible for evacuating different zones of the city; civilians to the east of Norodom Blvd were sent east, those south of the palace to the south, and so on. Whole families were split up on those fateful first days of “liberation” and for many thousands of Cambodian, their experience of the dark days of Khmer Rouge rule depended on which area of the city they had been in that day.

During the time of Democtatic Kampuchea, many tens of thousands of former Phnom Penhois – including the vast majority of the capital’s educated residents were killed. The population of Phnom Penh during the Khmer Rouge regime was never more than about 50, 000, a figure made up of senior party members, factory workers and trusted military leaders.

Repopulation of the city began when the Vietnamese arrived in 1979, although at first it was strictly controlled by the new government. During much of the 1980s, cows were more common than cars on the streets of the capital, and it was not until the government dispensed with its communist baggage at the end of the decade that Phnom Penh began to develop. The 1990s were boom years for some: along with the arrival of the UN Transitional Authority in Cambodia (Untac) cam US$2 billion, much of it in salaries for expats. Well-connected residents were only too happy to assist for eigners part with their money through high rents and hefty price-hikes. Business followed hot on the heels of Untac and commercial building began to spring up.

The biggest chance to life in Phnom Penh commenced under former mayor Chea Sophara who embarked on a one-man mission to clean up the city. This made him too popular with Phnom Penh residents for Prime Minister Hun Sen’s liking and he was brushed aside in 2003. However, his legacy lives on with roads being repaired, sewage pipes paid, parks inaugurated and riverbanks reclaimed – you can’t help feeling Phnom Penh is on the move as a new middle class emerges to replace the thousands eliminated by the Khmer Rouge.

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Tourism Of Cambodia

There’s a magic about Cambodia that casts a spell on many who visit this charming yet confounding kingdom. Ascend to the realm of the gods at the mother of all temples, Angkor Wat, a spectacular fusion of symbolism, symmetry and spirituality. Descend into the hell of Tuol Sleng and come face to face with the Khmer Rouge and its killing machine. Welcome to the conundrum that is Cambodia: a country with a history both inspiring and depressing, an intoxicating place where the future is waiting to be shaped.

Just as Angkor is more than its wat, so too is Cambodia more than its temples. The chaotic yet charismatic capital of Phnom Penh is a hub of political intrigue, economic vitality and intellectual debate. All too often overlooked by hit-and-run tourists ticking off Angkor on a regional tour, the revitalised city of Siem Reap is finally earning plaudits in its own right thanks to a gorgeous riverside location, a cultural renaissance, and a dining and drinking scene to rival the best in the region. And don’t forget the rest of the country: relax in the sleepy seaside town of Kampot and trek the nearby Bokor National Park; take an elephant ride in the jungles of Mondulkiri Province; ogle the Mekong dolphins at Kratie or simply choose a beach near Sihanoukville.

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Gold Tower 42

1. Gold Tower 42

We touched on the Gold Tower 42 development in the our Cambodian post. But here is a little more information to keep you informed.

Being built as the first ever skyscraper in Cambodia, Gold Tower 42 is a 42-storey tower and currently under construction on the Sihanouk Blvd along the way to the Lucky Super store.

Construction started in July this year and the building will be 3 times higher than the tallest building in the country right now. As of September, about 60% of the development has already sold out if we are to believe a recent article.

The tower will feature state of the art technology, a high tech security system, walk in closets, fully fitted kitchens and all the usual luxuries that can be expected from a $240 million development.

2. International Finance Centre

The 52-storey International Finance Complex will consist of 737,000 square meters and cost a whopping $1 billion. The project will include a main office tower which is 53 storeys tall, making it the tallest building in all of Cambodia once completed. This tower will be surrounded by 6 smaller steel and glass buildings, each standing 32 floors tall. Overall there will be housing for an international school, a conference center, 1,064 apartments and 275 serviced apartments.

Construction started in June this year and will be completed in 2012. The site is located between West-Sothearos Street and East-Riverside Road. Conveniently close by is the National Assembly Building and the Royal Palace.

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3. De Castle Royal Condominium

De Castle Royal uses the latest in architectural technology to provide investors with the highest standards of living and security in a convenient inner city Phnom Penh location. The development is situated in Boeung Keng Kong area, Chamkamorn District, Phnom Penh City. Building started in April this year and is expected to be completed by April 2011.

State of the art living can be enjoyed in the 33-storey condominium tower from a range of luxuriously fitted apartments. Dishwashers, drum washing machines and self cleaning toilets are as much part of the design as are home automation that allows you visibly screen every visitor before opening your doors, high speed Internet access, infra-red-ray perimeter security scans, digital door locks and so much more.

There is even a driver waiting room on each floor of the residence car park to ensure you will be picked up swiftly.

De Castle Royal will be fit for a king or sultan with its multiple sized luxury apartments.

4. Camko City Phase 1 – 10 apartment buildings

Camko City is to date the biggest foreign investment ever made in Cambodia. The $2 billion development consists of 10 apartment buildings as part of their phase 1 project. Camko City is being built on the northwestern outskirts of Phnom Penh on a 119-hectare site.

Commencement started back in 2005 and is scheduled to be completed in 2018. It will include residential, commercial and public structures.

There will be swimming pools, a club house, play grounds, a gymnasium a daycare centre, a hobby room and more to entertain the whole community while street shopping malls provide residents with retail therapy.

Sufficient parking lots will ensure residents will not run out of parking space. For the technology geek, there is high speed Internet as well as a stable electrical system to provide full coverage.

5. Grand Phnom Penh International City

Grand Phnom Penh International City was initiated in 2006. It will be the first inner city development in Cambodia to offer both low and high rise residential complexes. There is also a planned commercial complex, as well as a hospital, education and an international 18-hole golf course designed by Nicklaus Design, USA.

The development is located in the northwestern part of Phnom Penh and will consist of 260 ha. It will be its own satellite city and provide residents will all amenities to enjoy first class living in an upmarket town.

With some of the residential low rise units already delivered we are uncertain about the actual completion date for this development.

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GMS - Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management

GMS - Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management

The Phnom Penh Plan for Development Management (PPP) was launched at the first GMS Summit in Phnom Penh, Cambodia in November 2002 and is a capacity-building initiative of the GMS countries funded by ADB through its Technical Assistance Special Fund. The New Zealand Agency for International Development, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Government of France, and the Government of the People's Republic of China (PRC) through the PRC Regional Cooperation and Poverty Reduction Fund also provide financial assistance.

At the second summit in Kunming, China in July 2005, the summit leaders lauded the effective role of the PPP in building capacity in the subregion.

The PPP is designed to help develop a core group of motivated development leaders and managers who are competent to manage the complex and challenging GMS development agenda. The PPP comprises a number of components including formal learning programs, fellowships, learning resource centers, institutional networking and development, and research and publication.

The broad goal of the program is to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of development management in the GMS countries. Its objectives are to:

• strengthen technical competence and the managerial and leadership capacity of GMS middle- and senior-level officials
• improve management efficiency and effectiveness of national programs and projects
• promote an enhanced understanding and awareness of and cooperative spirit in the GMS
• reinforce partnerships and strengthen cooperation among GMS countries
• provide lifelong learning opportunities for alumni
• develop institutional capacities through twinning arrangements and knowledge sharing and technology transfer between and among capacity-building partners
• promote GMS-anchored research and intellectual capital development that will assist capacity-building and policy development interventions
• promote knowledge-sharing activities and encourage access to development information
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Phnom penh today

COMPLETED (1) Intercontinential Hotel - 15 floors (2) Naga Entertainment City 1 - 15 floors (3) Naga Entertainment City 2 - 15 floors (4) Golden Tower Hotel 1 - 12 floors (5) Golden Tower Hotel 2 - 12 floors UNDER CONSTRUCTION (1) International Finance Building - 1 x 53 floors and 6 x 32 floors Ground Breaking Ceremony of IFC Phnom Penh on 18th June, 2008 52 storey - IFC Phnom Penh This project will consist of one 52 storey office tower, six apartment towers, a convention center and an international school Completion Date : March 2012 Pic Source : Sinchew Daily (2) Gold Tower 42 1-3F : Shopping Centers 4-9F : Office 10F : Sport Facilities and Library, Restaurants 11-42F : Condominium see more picture (3) De Castle Royal Condominium - 33 floors De Castle Royal Condominium development in Boeung Keng Kong area, Chamkamorn District, Phnom Penh City. Advertisement Clip http://www.decastle.net/popup/movie.html website: http://www.decastle.net/index.html see more picture (4) Vattanak Bank Headquarters - 33 floors [/QUOTE] (5) River Palace 31 - 31 floors (6) Project at Sangkat Chroy Changva Khan Roessei Kev - 3x25 floors WEB: http://www.bkglobal.net/Partners/Partner02.asp http://www.bkglobal.net/Operations/Operations02.asp Location : Sangkat Chroy Changva Khan Roessei Kev, Phnom Penh (as per Map Sheet No. 0184) Area: 49,062㎡ Units: Over 900 (apartments plus serviced residences / space of each unit: several types of 120m2 to 300㎡) Total floor space: 266,463㎡ (195,041㎡ above the ground plus 71,422㎡ below the ground) Buliding Type: 2 stories below and 25 stories above the gorund Expected time to put up for sale: August, 2007 Expected time to complete: August, 2010 Project Period: 2007 through 2010 see more picture (7) Canadia Bank Headquarter (now rename to OCIC Tower) - 32 floors, construction reach halfway (8) Sokha Phnom Penh Hotel - 16 floors US$100 million five-star hotel is in the works for Phnom Penh with construction set for completion in 2011, to be situated across the Tonle Sap river. (9) Camko City Phase 1 - 10 apartment buildings (10) Sun Wah International Finance Centre (Phnom Penh Sun Wah IFC) The project is involved in a development of 15,000 square meter with 3 luxury residential blocks, a first class office building, a five star hotel, a private club house and a large shopping mall. see more picture (11) Grand Phnom Penh International City This project is developed by Ciputra Group - a well known developer in Indonesia Website : http://grandphnompenhinternationalcity.com (12) Phnom Penh Special Economic Zone Website : http://www.ppsez.com/ (13) Plaza Cambodia This project will include : A Five Star Hotel connect with the Hotel Wing - 28 floors and 11 floors Four Apartment Towers - 18 floors, 16 floors, 14 floors and 12 floors Entertainment Center - 8 floors Another Hotel : 12 floors Website : http://www.plazacambodia.com/images/index_06.jpg (14) Diamond Island The Island is locate opposite to the Hun Sen Park (within the central area of Phnom Penh) The observation tower in the image is 222m height (15) Chrouy Changva Development Project When finished, the 14 hectare Chrouy Changva Project will be the riverfront entertainment center with a Royal Palace view. Plans include 480 rooms international convention & spa hotel, high-end condominiums, service apartment, exclusive villas, entertainment centers, retail shop centers, restaurants and residence club house. It will also include villa land and condominium blocks. This project will be established in the early of 2008. Our development projects are showed below: 1. International Standard Hotel (500 rooms, 10 Floors = 30 meters, Meeting hall can contained 1000 people) 2. Building Condo (2 Buildings, 144 Units, 10 Floors = 30 meters) 3. Building Apartment (1 Block, 66 Units, 10 Floors = 30 meters) 4. Building Villa (53 Luxury Villas) 5. Building Shopping Centre 6. Building Restaurant (16) The Sky (17) Service Apartment at Monivong Boulevard An eight storey, 27 serviced-apartment building, facing a garden and pool. Parking is underground. Completion expected late 2008. APPROVED (1) Vision City A mixed use development, consisting of 250 unit luxury condominiums, a 3.5 million square foot mixed use project, comprised of two 30 story condominium complexes, one 35 story and three 24 story office towers and a 650,000 square foot shopping center, and a 4 story multi use entertainment center. (2) ANZ Royal Bank Headquarter (3) Camko Bank Headquarter - 15+ floors (4) Two Hotel buildings - 20 floors and 18 floors In Sihanouville - a beachfront city Developed by Sokimex http://www.sokimex.com.kh/future_pro...chhuteal-beach 1) This 54 hectares development in Cambodia's finest beach resort in Sihanouk Ville will feature a sea side Golf Course and Casino flanked by 15 storey international class hotel & entertainment club. Visitors to this resort will not only enjoy the prestige white sandy beaches but complete entertainment, culinary and sports facilities that compliments this prestigious project. The project will include bungalows with breath taking sea & golf green. This project will be created in the early of 2008. Our projects are shown bellowed: 1. Build international hotel "5 Stars" ( About 1000 rooms, 16 Floors, Meeting hall can contain 1000 people). 2. Build Condo ( 3 Buildings, 144 Units, 16 Floors). 3. Build Apartment ( 2 Blocks, 87 Units, 16 Floors) 4. Build Villa ( 64 Luxury Villas) 5. Build Golf Field ( Build international standard casino "5 stars") Developed by Sokimex http://www.sokimex.com.kh/future_pro...hangva-project 2) When finished, the 14 hectare Chrouy Changva Project will be the riverfront entertainment center with a Royal Palace view. Plans include 480 rooms international convention & spa hotel, high-end condominiums, service apartment, exclusive villas, entertainment centers, retail shop centers, restaurants and residence club house. It will also include villa land and condominium blocks. This project will be established in the early of 2008. Our development projects are showed below: 1. International Standard Hotel (500 rooms, 10 Floors = 30 meters, Meeting hall can contained 1000 people) 2. Building Condo (2 Buildings, 144 Units, 10 Floors = 30 meters) 3. Building Apartment (1 Block, 66 Units, 10 Floors = 30 meters) 4. Building Villa (53 Luxury Villas) 5. Building Shopping Centre 6. Building Restaurant __________________ CITY OF MELBOURNE A vibrant place to be ... Experience luxury and excitement at its best in Asia - Macau Cotai Strip Over 20 hotels under construction with more than 60,000 rooms, Shopping Centers, Entertainment Facilities and Casinos. By a2zMacau : www.macaudailyblog.com,www.a2zcasino.eu,www.a2zmacau.com By ggaaxx : www.ggaaxx.blogspot.com My Blog : www.seemacau.blogspot.com Last edited by SeeMacau; August 20th, 2008 at 12:24 PM.

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	Quote: Originally Posted by SeeMacau Other skyscrapers in Phnom Penh (3) Camko City Phase 1 - 10 apartment buildings with about 15-20 floors each

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