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APLE Executive Director Speaks at Mekong Tourism Forum 2016

By APLE Cambodia
July 7, 2016

APLE Executive Director, Seila Samleang, talked from the panel to the audiences at Mekong Tourism Forum 2016 about the essence of tourism industry in playing a role to protect children from the flip side of tourism. Acknowledging the valuable opportunity of this forum, Seila also gave a snapshot of the child sex tourism situation and new trends worrying the protection of children and what it takes to manage risks as tourism is evolving.

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