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WORLD18h agoCambodia announces return of 18 looted Khmer antiquities from BritainPHNOM PENH: Cambodia announced on Friday (Oct 30) the return of 18 Khmer cultural objects recovered in London, following a successful repatriation effort spearheaded by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MCFA), reported Xinhua.thestar_my · malaysia
WORLD1d agoPensioners bet on a lifetime cruise. They ended up in a Cambodian scam townMany passengers on the Odyssey hoped to spend the rest of their lives at sea but high oil prices got in the wayFinancial Times
BUSINESS1d agoStranded Cambodia cruise ship ‘asked passengers for fuel money’ as crew members still not paidPassengers aboard the Odyssey were reportedly asked to contribute towards fuel costs as the cruise ship remains stranded in CambodiaThe Independent World
WORLD1d agoRights Groups Links Cambodian Security Companies to Scam CompoundsAccording to a new report by Amnesty International, many Cambodian enablers of the country's scam industry remain at large.The Diplomat
BUSINESS3d agoCruise ship Villa Vie Residences suspends operations in Cambodia due to rising fuel costVilla Vie, a U.S. cruise ship that touted its cabins as floating homes, suspended its three-year voyage in Cambodia due to fuel costs, forcing hundreds of passengers to disembark. CBS News' Cristian Benavides has more.CBS News
BUSINESS3d agoFuel costs force US cruise ship to suspend multiyear voyage in CambodiaHundreds of passengers are stranded after the ship’s three-and-a-half-year voyage is cut short due to fuel costs.Al Jazeera [en]
BUSINESS3d agoCruise ship suspends global voyage in Cambodia over fuel prices, hundreds disembarkHundreds of people permanently living aboard a touring cruise ship were forced to disembark in Cambodia this week after the vessel’s operator said fuel price increases from the Iran war had made operations prohibitively expensive. The Villa Vie Odyssey had been cruising the world for at least ‌755 days as one of only a handful of ships that offered passengers the opportunity to rent or buy long-term or even permanent residences on board. On Tuesday, the ship’s owner, Villa Vie Residences,...South China Morning Post
BUSINESS3d agoLuxury cruise passengers stranded in Cambodia due to soaring fuel costsThe Villa Vie Odyssey suspended its voyage and is working with passengers on "temporary living arrangements".BBC World
BUSINESS3d agoCruise ship that would sail 'forever' stranded in Cambodia due to high fuel pricesHet luxe cruiseschip Villa Vie Odyssey, dat bezig was met een "eeuwigdurende reis" rond de wereld, is gestrand voor de kust van Cambodja. De Amerikaanse rederij meldt in een verklaring dat de brandstofkosten in Azië dusdanig hoog zijn dat het bedrijf de prijzen niet kan doorberekenen aan de passagiers. Volgens het bedrijf waren de maandelijkse kosten per hut opgelopen van 1600 euro naar 7000 euro. "Het volledig doorberekenen van de stijging aan de bewoners is geen realistische oplossing", staat in de verklaring. Persbureau Bloomberg meldt dat er zo'n tweehonderd passagiers aan boord waren. In NOS Buitenland
BUSINESS3d agoThey bought cabins on a luxury cruise ship. High fuel costs got them kicked off in Cambodia.Florida-based Villa Vie Residences said it was working to identify “temporary living arrangements” for people aboard The Odyssey, a 642-foot cruise ship.NBC News