Thursday, 28 May 2009

The Phnom Penh Post News In Briefs

In Brief: UK-Cambodia ties

Written by George McLeod
Thursday, 28 May 2009

The United Kingdom's minister of state at the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office urged greater cooperation between ASEAN and the EU Wednesday, and said that economic ties between the UK and Cambodia were growing. "Cambodia welcomed more than 95,000 visitors from the UK last year.... Cambodia is a good target for UK investors," Bill Rammell said at a meeting organised by the Cambodia Development Resource Institute, adding that the Kingdom needed to make progress on corruption. Rammell is in Phnom Penh for the ASEAN-EU Ministerial meeting from 27-28 May.


In Brief: Flight pre-reservation

Written by George McLeod
Thursday, 28 May 2009

BANGKOK Airways has launched a "pre-reserved seat" service for passengers with business class and full-fare economy class tickets, according to a company statement Wednesday. The service allows passengers to select their seats at least 24 hours in advance. The Thailand-based carrier has increased flights between Bangkok and Phnom Penh to three per day recently and added business class seating.

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