siliconlife wrote:

John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:19 pm

siliconlife wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 1:07 pm

John Bingham wrote: ↑Wed Feb 17, 2021 11:03 am

Kohker wrote: ↑Tue Feb 16, 2021 2:38 pm

Do you have any links about the enslavement or raiding partys I can't find any info online?

Zhou Daguan wrote about this.

Not in the late 1800s he didn't. Henri Mahout went to visit some of the minorities, but I don't recall him mentioning enslavement of them, although slavery was common in Cambodia at the time, however I may have forgotten.

https://www.gutenberg.org/files/46559/4 ... 6559-h.htm

Bitte_Kein_Lexus wrote: ↑Wed Sep 23, 2020 7:16 amtill the late 1800s.

I never said anything about him writing in the late 1800s. Why mention Henri Mahout when you don't even remember what he wrote?

Bitte was talking about the late 1800s, and Kohker was asking about it. Read the posts, before you post your own, Bingham! Mahout did write about slavery, and the minorities, so anyone interested can investigate in the link. Just trying to be helpful!

Ernest Lagree mentions it during the Mekong Expedition of 1866+ (a great book by Osborne outlines it). Seems like Stung Treng was a starting point to most of these raids, though Kratie was also sort of "off the grid". Not sure about the scale of these operations, it probably wasn't on a grand scale or anything, but it does appear that it was still a thing into the mid to late 1800s.

Keep in mind the French tried hard to abolish slavery and Norodom basically side stepped them for years until finally relinquishing.

All is well on the tourism front. Carry on Cambodia.

July 6, 2021
More than 70,000 tourists recorded on the first weekend of July

Despite the raging pandemic, fear of infection, and closed down locations, Cambodia still managed to attract tourists, both international and domestic, with a promise of good fun in the country’s varied attraction. The country played host to more than 70,000 tourists on the first weekend of July alone, a good amount, considering the nation is still grappling with a pandemic that is proving to be quite tenacious.

The Minister of Tourism, Thong Khon, said that during the first 2 days of the first weekend of July, a total of 73,797 international tourists and 1,116 domestic tourists, enjoyed the sunny beaches, forested mountains, picturesque temples, and bustling cities, among other attractions, of Cambodia.

The main tourist destinations included; the busy capital of Phnom Penh with its vibrant street life and culture saw more than 15,808 visitors, Kampot province and its wildlife sanctuaries received 11,207 tourists, Battambang attracted 9,536 tourists with a promise of a glimpse of its stately, ancient temples, Sihanoukville played host to 7,911 tourist and provided an experience of its famous sandy beaches, Kampong Speu had 5,700 tourist visit its hot springs and wildlife sanctuary among other attractions, and Kandal received 5,282 tourist explore its provincial wonders. These were just some of the provinces visited by curious tourist looking to take a break and enjoy the wonders of the country.

Despite the seemingly large numbers, of tourists, the amount of tourist is about 17.87% decrease from the week prior to July’s first weekend, and about 60.11% decrease compared to the same period of last year.
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50888370/m ... d-of-july/

Cambodia's Pchum Ben public holiday ends with over 664,000 tourists traveling across kingdom
Saturday, 09 Oct 2021
8:27 PM MYT
PHNOM PENH, Oct. 9 (Xinhua): Cambodia's three-day Pchum Ben public holiday had come to an end with over 664,000 people traveling to various tourist attractions after the majority of the population had been inoculated against Covid-19, according to Cambodia's Tourism Ministry on Saturday.

Pchum Ben festival, or honoring-the-dead festival, from Tuesday to Thursday, is one of the largest religious festivals in the Southeast Asian nation.

Tourism Minister Thong Khon said among the tourists are about 660,000 locals and 4,700 foreigners living in the country.