This only a dream. There is a contract between French and Malaysian company left almost 100 years to operate international airport on Cambodia. Korean company is not going to have a chance for the project.
Savun On Sep 17, 2010, at 11:04 AM, Campatriot People Power CPP កម្លាំងអ្នកស្នេហាជាតិ <[email protected]> wrote: > $1bn Siem Reap airport talks > The Phnom Penh Post > Thursday, 16 September 2010 20:34 May Kunmakara > > A SOUTH Korean firm plans to discuss construction of a new US$1 > billion international airport in Siem Reap province today. > > The company, which was involved in the construction of South Korea’s > largest airport, Incheon International, will meet with State > Secretariat of Civil Aviation officials today to study the domestic > aviation industry, SSCA deputy cabinet director Long Chheng said. > > “They want to conduct a feasiblity study of Cambodia’s civil-aviation > sector,” he said, but he added that it was too early to discuss the > exact size of the planned facility. > > Long Chheng also declined to release the name of the firm until the > conclusion of today’s meeting, but said Cambodia welcomed foreign > direct investment in the sector. > > “Under the government’s open-skies policy, we’re very welcoming to any > investment in the country’s aviation sector,” he said. > > Siem Reap province Deputy Governor Bun Tharith said yesterday that the > proposed $1 billion airport would be able to accept larger aircraft > than was possible at Siem Reap’s existing international airport. > > He said the new airport would be located on 500 hectares of land in > Chie Kreng and Sonikum district, some 60 kilometres from the > provincial capital, which would keep disruptions at the Angkor Wat > complex to a minimum. > > “The new airport would not impact or damage the temple by noise > pollution because it is located far away from the town and temple,” he > said yesterday. > > He said that further discussions were required before the project > would be sent to the Council for the Development of Cambodia for > approval. > > Asia Travel and Tours Cambodia’s managing director Chhim Vivath > applauded the potential airport, and predicted that up to five times > as many tourists could visit the temples of Angkor Wat in the future. > > “If they invest here, there could be more direct links from the > European Union and United States to Siem Reap. > > Tourists could reduce expenses by not having to transit through other > countries,” he said. > > “The number of tourists to Angkor would increase by a factor of four > to five times because the big aircraft could land here,” he > speculated. > > Foreign tourist arrivals to Cambodia increased by 12.39 percent to > 1,221,156 in the first half of 2010, from 1,086,518 for the same > period last year. > > Arrivals to Siem Reap rose 27.42 percent during the period to 640,944, > from 503,028 in 2009, according to data released by the Ministry of > Tourism. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. > This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. > Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. > > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc > Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cambodia Discussion (CAMDISC) - www.cambodia.org" group. This is an unmoderated forum. Please refrain from using foul language. Thank you for your understanding. Peace among us and in Cambodia. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/camdisc Learn more - http://www.cambodia.org
