Cambodia will continue to charge visa fees for foreigner visitors to Cambodia, even with a flurry of requests from industry insiders petitioning the government to drop them in hopes of reviving international tourism from its Covid-19 slump.
Prime Minister Hun Sen announced the decision on February 1 while presiding over a ceremony commemorating the groundbreaking of the Bakheng Water Production Facilities and the inauguration of the Chamcar Mon Water Production Facilities.
He explained that growth of revenue from visa fees is conducive to national development and that scrapping them without a viable alternative would be ill-advised.
Such fees are not exclusive to Cambodia, he noted, adding that some developed countries such as France…