NFE/1.0 http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/ News from Tourism Cambodia Friday, May 24, 2013 http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9239/a-vital-river-drained-of-wildlife.htm 2013-05-25 11:42:14 Jeff Opperman, a senior freshwater scientist with the Nature Conservancy, is taking a once-in-a-lifetime trip down the Mekong River in Southeast Asia with his wife and two children, ages 8 and 10. Previous posts can be found here. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9238/noodle-caf.htm 2013-05-25 11:37:17 One new place opening this weekend, Noodle Café, combines the fusion of traditional noodle with a modern twist. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9237/syrian-piano-man-debuts-at-new-venue.htm 2013-05-25 11:35:54 The streets of downtown Siem Reap will be alive with the strains of Debussy and Rachmaninov on Tuesday night. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9236/hotel-‘village’-preserves-wooden-house-culture.htm 2013-05-25 11:34:24 A ‘village’ of eleven traditional Khmer houses from different eras and different provinces has been carefully built as part of an uber-chic new hotel, Sala Lodges. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9235/circus-big-top-tent-ready-for-show-time.htm 2013-05-25 11:33:19 The circus big-top, a 400-seat venue, finally arrived in Siem Reap from France on May 11, and is now in the process of being installed and readied for performance, according to Huot Dara, co-director of the Phare Ponleu Selpak Project in Siem Reap. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9234/artisans-angkors-parisian-pop-up-push.htm 2013-05-25 11:31:36 Ethical Khmer crafty company Artisans Angkor has been steadily going from strength to strength since its conception in 1998. But now a trendy new Parisian concept store, Babel, is to stock its merchandise including a specially designed clothing ‘capsule collection’ by French-Vietnamese designer Magali An Berthon. This marks the first time the Artisans Angkor brand has been sold outside of Cambodia. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9232/inside-cambodia-angkor-airs-lounge-at-phnom-penh-international-airport.htm 2013-05-24 14:11:50 Here's a random peek inside the home airport lounge of Cambodia Angkor Air, the national carrier of Cambodia. On a trip from Phnom Penh to Ho Chi Minh City, we booked ourselves in Business Class and headed to their international lounge at the airport. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/events/9204/visak-bochea-day-to-be-celebrated-tomorrow.htm 2013-05-23 14:39:55 Cambodia will celebrate on Friday Visak Bochea Day on the top hill of Preah Reach Troap (Oudong) in Ponhea Leu district, Kandal province, where a stupa of Buddha’s relics is located. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9202/hun-sen-tells-landowners-in-kep-to-obey-tax-law.htm 2013-05-23 14:35:05 Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday told landowners in the coastal province of Kep to pay their taxes on unused land and increase the amount of investment in the area to attract more visitors. http://www.tourismcambodia.com/news/localnews/9197/musoes-mix-it-up-in-mix’n’match-bands.htm 2013-05-22 14:42:42 Popular Temple Town band The Siem Reapers is spreading its wings further afield, having made its Phnom Penh debut last month at FCC Phnom Penh.