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Cambodia

 Tourism in Cambodia

The tourism industry is the country’s second-greatest source of hard currency after the textile industry.[78] International visitor arrivals in 2018 topped six million, a ten-fold increase since the beginning of the 21st century.[159]

Besides Phom Penh and Angkor Wat, other tourist destinations include Sihanoukville in the southwest which has several popular beaches and Battambang in the northwest, both of which are popular stops for backpackers who make up a significant portion of visitors to Cambodia.[160] The area around Kampot and Kep including the Bokor Hill Station are also of interest to visitors. Tourism has increased steadily each year in the relatively stable period since the 1993 UNTAC elections.[161]

Most international arrivals in 2018 were Chinese. Tourism receipts exceeded US$4.4 billion in 2018, accounting for almost ten percent of the kingdom’s gross national product. The Angkor Wat historical park in Siem Reap Province, the beaches in Sihanoukville, the capital city Phnom Penh, and Cambodia’s 150 casinos (up from just 57 in 2014)[162] are the main attractions for foreign tourists.

Cambodia’s reputation as a safe destination for tourism however has been hindered by civil and political unrest [163][164][165] and several high-profile examples of serious crime committed against tourists visiting the kingdom.[166][167][168]

Cambodia’s tourist souvenir industry employs a lot of people around the main places of interest. The quantity of souvenirs that are produced is not sufficient to face the increasing number of tourists and a majority of products sold to the tourists on the markets are imported from China, Thailand, and Vietnam.[169] Some of the locally produced souvenirs include:

  • Krama (traditional scarf)
  • Ceramics
  • Soap, candles, spices[170]
  • Wood carvings, lacquerware, silver plate[171]
  • Painted bottles containing infused rice wine

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Thailand

The Thai people, who originally lived in Khmer empire, migrated into mainland Southeast Asia over a period of many centuries. The word Siam (Thai: สยาม RTGS: 
Sayam) may have originated from Pali (suvaṇṇabhūmi, “land of gold”) or Sanskrit श्याम (śyāma, “dark”) or Mon ရာမည (rhmañña, “stranger”), probably the same root as Shan and Ahom. Chinese: 暹羅; pinyin: Xiānluó was the name for the northern kingdom centred on Sukhothai and Sawankhalok, but to the Thai themselves, the name of the country has always been Mueang Thai.[1]
Phuket, a rainforested, mountainous island in the Andaman Sea, has some of Thailand’s most popular beaches, mainly situated along the clear waters of the western shore. The island is home to many high-end seaside resorts, spas and restaurants. Phuket City, the capital, has old shophouses and busy markets. Patong, the main resort town, has many nightclubs, bars and discos.
Big Budda ( Phuket ).
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India

Indian cultural history spans more than 4,500 years.[345] During the Vedic period (c. 1700 – c. 500 BCE), the foundations of Hindu philosophy, mythology, theology and literature were laid, and many beliefs and practices which still exist today, such as dhárma, kárma, yóga, and mokṣa, were established.[56] India is notable for its religious diversity, with Hinduism, Buddhism, Sikhism, Islam, Christianity, and Jainism among the nation’s major religions.[346] The predominant religion, Hinduism, has been shaped by various historical schools of thought, including those of the Upanishads,[347] the Yoga Sutras, the Bhakti movement,[346] and by Buddhist philosophy.[348]
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Malaysia

Malaysia constitutional monarchy in southeast Asia on the south china sea. Malaysia is divided into two regions, known as west Malaysia and east Malaysia. West Malaysia is also known as peninsular Malaysia, consist of the southern portion of the Malay peninsula and nearby Islands. Thailand borders west Malaysia on the north, and Singapore lies off the southern coastal tip.East Malaysia occupies the northern section of Borneo Island, as well as offshore Islands. East Malaysia Shares Borneo with Brunei, which lies on a small section of the northern coast, and will the Kalimantan region of Indonesia, which lies to the south. Malaysia is a federation of 13 states (Johor, Kedah, Kelantan, Melaka, negeri Sembilan, Pahang, Perak, Pinang, Perlis, Sabah, Sarawak, Selangor and Terengganu) and 3 federal territories ( Kuala Lumpur, Putrajaya and Labuan). Kuala Lumpur, Coextensive with the federal territory, is the Capital and largest city. Kuala Lumpur’s urban sprawl extends in all directions from the city’s downtown core.
East and west Malaysia are separated by about 640 KM(about 400mi) of the south china sea, and together comprises an area of 329,758 sq km(127,320 sq km), with west Malaysia accounting for about 60 percent of this total. Peninsular Malaysia extends more than 800 km(500mi) from north to south and spans 330km(205mi) at its widest point. In the north lies the Main Range, a mountainous spine that separates the east and west coastal plains. The main range rises to a maximum elevation of ,2187 m(7,175ft) at Mount Tahan, west Malaysia’s highest point. The southern portion of the Peninsula is relatively flat.Numerous small Islands lie off the coast, including Langkaw(Pulau Langkawi) and pinang off the northwest coast, and Tioman , a popular tourist destination off the southeast coast. Ethnic Malays and other indigenous peoples, sometimes known as Malayan peoples, comprise 59 percent of Malaysia’s population. In Malaysia they are called bumiputera(sons of the soil). Other groups include ethnic Chinese, who constitute 26 percent of the population, and ethnic indians, who make up about 7 percent. Small numbers of Indonesians, Thai, Europeans, and Australians also live in Malaysia.
In west Malaysia nearly three-fifths of the population are ethnic Malays. Fifteen percent of the population in sabah and 40 percent of the population in sarawak. The national language is Bahasa Malaysia (also known simply as Malay), a Malay language of the Austronesian language family, English, Chinese, and Tamil(a Dravidian language of southern India) are also widely spoken. Islam is the country’s official religion, although the constitution guarantees freedom of religion. More than half the people of Malaysia are Muslims, Including nearly all ethnic Malays. Most Chinese are Buddhists,although Confucianism and Daoism(Taoism) are also important. Most Indians practice Hinduism. In Sabah and Sarawak many of the indigenous peoples are Christians although traditional beliefs are also widely practiced.
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