HEADLINE-ASEANEWS | MYANMAR: Battle for control of Kani ends with retreat by anti-regime forces
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The revered Sydney Morning Herald newspaper has praised Cambodia – calling it “South-East Asia’s enticing new travel frontier”.
In a recent article, the news outlet stated that “Cambodia is a nation in fast-forward, its development on steroids as skyscrapers pierce its skies and new roads, infrastructure and airports.”
The SMH highlights the future for tourism in Cambodia, stating that “Today, there’s a youthful energy, optimism and determination largely driven by the tourist industry, which in 2022 earned a gross revenue of $US1.14 billion and sustained 12.4 per cent of total employment. And as luxury offerings become more prominent, so Cambodia is being perceived as a viable alternative to neighbouring Thailand or Vietnam, a new, enticing frontier for high-end travellers.”.
Visiting Siem Reap, Phnom Penh and the award winning Shinta Mani Wild resort – “on yet another spanking new highway”, the writer concludes his trip in Six Senses Krabey Island in the Gulf of Thailand by “savouring the rich mosaic of an intriguing and ever-evolving kingdom.”
A less appealing job for Cambodians
PHNOM PENH, Cambodia (AP) — Chin Choeun spends nearly 12 hours a day collecting sap from palm trees that he and his wife turn into palm sugar. The 54-year-old boasts of being one of Cambodia’s most skilful palm tree climbers, having learned the skill from his father. But after 36 years scaling tree after tree,
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Memento Maxima Digital MarketingMYANMAR: Battle for control of Kani ends with retreat by anti-regime forces
Despite early success, resistance fighters say they could no longer withstand the junta’s overwhelming show of force after 10 days of fighting
Members of the anti-regime People’s Defence Force in Katha, a town in northern Sagaing Region (Katha PDF)
Resistance forces say they have abandoned an attempt to seize control of Kani, a town less than 40 miles north of Sagaing Region’s capital Monywa, after 10 days of fighting.
Groups opposed to Myanmar’s military junta began attacking regime targets in the town, including its police station, general administration office, and a heavily fortified pagoda, on March 2.
Although they came close to capturing it last week, the junta’s determination to hold onto the town ultimately thwarted their efforts, according to members of groups involved in the fighting.
“We couldn’t take it. We had to recall all of our units,” a commander of one of the groups said on Thursday, adding that the anti-junta forces withdrew from the town two days earlier.
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SINGAPORE: At least 960 in Singapore lost over $538k in 10 weeks to Taylor Swift concert ticket scams
SINGAPORE – The sixth and last concert American pop star Taylor Swift held in Singapore was on March 9, but police reports of e-commerce scams involving tickets to The Eras Tour are still coming in.
Assistant Commissioner of Police Aileen Yap, who is also assistant director of the police’s Anti-Scam Command (ASCom), said this in an exclusive interview with The Straits Times on March 11.
AC Yap said the reports lodged include some from victims who bought tickets from resellers and went to the National Stadium, only to discover that the tickets were fake and they could not enter the venue.
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