Abstract: Sihanoukville is Cambodia’s most popular coastal and marine tourism destination and scuba diving tourism has been gradually increasing. Although the tourism sector has been increasing, research has paid very little attention to this phenomenon. This study is the first empirical research focusing on the experiences and levels of satisfaction of scuba dive tourists in Sihanoukville. Mixed methods, using both quantitative and qualitative techniques, were employed in this study by distributing self-reply questionnaires and conducting semi-structured interviews. The results reveal a profile of scuba divers who predominantly came from Western countries with relatively high incomes, ranging from young to middle age groups and mostly travelling alone. There were more males than females. Most scuba divers to Sihanoukville were motivated to see life under the sea and several attributes contributed to their satisfactory experience: taking photos underwater, socialization, watching marine life and seeing rare things which they had never seen before. However, results show other factors that can lead to negative diving experiences such as overfishing, dynamite fishing, and waste disposal. The findings also indicated that scuba divers wish to see future changes such as artificial reefs and wrecks and the outlawing of illegal fishing. This first study on scuba diving in Cambodia offers recommendations for key stakeholders to take into account so that the dive experience can be improved and scuba diving tourism sustained in Sihanoukville.
In recent years the overseas direct investment (ODI) from China's textiles industry to the lease developed countries has increased obviously. Under the global economic crisis environment the Chinese textile & garment industry has confronted a very big challenge never met before, and China's government encourages the ODI of the textiles industry further. On the basis of the ODI cases from Jiangsu textiles industry, this paper mainly discussed the effect of the Jiangsu Hongdou Group's ODI in Sihanoukville on the structure adjustment of Jiangsu textiles industry.
For a century or so Cambodia was part of the French Indochinese Empire. With growing demands for greater self determination France reluctantly granted a measure of autonomy after WWII to Cambodia and full independence in 1953. In the capital of Phnom Penh there is a large memorial celebrating this independence, and there are versions of this memorial in other towns of Cambodia.
There is one such in Sihanoukville, a coastal resort town, 250kms south of Phnom Penh. This memorial was constructed in 1985 and is located in Independence Square. Ceremonies are held there on every January 7th.
The authors have studied 68 children admitted with malaria in Sihanoukville Hospital (Cambodia) from December 1992 to April 1993. Sihanoukville is located on coast of the country, in a hypoendemic area with seasonal transmission occurring during this study. The patients lived in urban (1/3) or in rural areas (2/3). Plasmodium (P.) vivid alone was found in 15 cases.
Among them, two patients presented with severe malaria, but chloroquine was efficient in all cases. P. falciparum with or without P. vivax, was predominant (53 cases). Most of these cases were severe, according to WHO criteria (n = 43), from which 11 deaths occurred (25%). There were 26 cases of cerebral malaria, with a death rate of 34.6%. A severe course was observed with the following criteria: prostration or coma (p = 0.029), severe anaemia (p = 0.037) and hyperparasitaemia (p = 0.00078). A significant longer delay for treatment and admission was noted among rural patients (p = 0.023 and p = 0.011 respectively). In those children, hyperparasitaemia, poor clinical status on admission and lethality were more frequent. The clinical course was not clearly improved with the addition of erythromycin in the quinine regimen. No quinine resistance was observed in this data.
Keywords: Scuba diving tourism; Experience; Satisfaction; Sihanoukville; Cambodia.
Title: A Study of Tourism Development in Sihanoukville, Cambodia
Author: Thach Phe, Dr. Vijit Supinit
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