Cambodia mulls border pass to Siem Reap for Thais

According to the tourism ministry, in the first eight months of 2022, Cambodia received a total of 998,272 international arrivals, up 720 per cent year-on-year, of which visitors from Thailand accounted for the lion’s share, or 348,660, up 477.3 per cent. - PPP

PHNOM PENH (The Phnom Penh Post/Asia News Network): Government officials are considering piloting a scheme that would allow Thai tourists with official residence in any of the seven provinces that border Cambodia to travel overland to Siem Reap province, especially Angkor Archaeological Park, with only a border pass and not a passport.

The idea was raised at a Sept 19 plenary meeting of the inter-ministerial commission tasked with facilitating travel into Cambodia at all ports of entry, which was held at the Ministry of Tourism and presided over by its chairman Thong Khon, who is also the tourism minister.