The Top30 Bar Awards are to be held in Cambodia for the first time in March next year to recognise the Kingdom’s standout bars and showcase its bartending talent, promoting them to local and international markets rich in potential. The Top30 Bar Awards presented by Heineken originated in Malaysia, with the first event in 2022 celebrating the country’s best bars and bartenders. Top30 Bars aims to be a platform to raise the standards and enhance the reputation of the bars and food and beverage industry in Cambodia. The programme also presents a major opportunity for the Kingdom’s bars and their…
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Lionel Messi’s bid for a first World Cup continues on Friday night when Argentina take on the Netherlands (at 2am Cambodian time) in a hotly anticipated quarter-final in Qatar that is also a replay of some classic matches. Here we look at four World Cup clashes between Argentina and the Netherlands. 1974: Cruyff and co put on a show Argentina could do nothing to stop a wave of Total Football that came at them from the first whistle and didn’t let up until the very end, when even a 4-0 scoreline was less than the dominant Dutch deserved. Johan Cruyff…
The price of gold has since early March continued to suffer from the strength of the US dollar, currently boosted by monthly improvements in employment and other economic health indicators. The closing price of gold last Friday was $1,797.25 per ounce. The next day closed at $1,768.40 per ounce, almost $29 away from its current low. A day later, the gold price saw a slight uptrend (indicated by a green candlestick), with a day-high price of $1,776.33 per ounce. PP Link Securities business manager Long Samnang said key catalysts for a further downward push on gold included improved employment figures…
Tiger Beer – Asia’s number one international premium beer – brought Cambodia’s year-long Year of the Tiger celebrations to an electrifying finale on December 3 with the ultimate “Celebrate Your Confidence” event, which saw top Cambodian artists sharing a bold stage with global K-pop sensation Jessi at her first ever concert in the Kingdom. The event, which attracted more than 20,000 spectators, was organised as part of Tiger’s global Year of the Tiger movement to celebrate confidence and inspire those who want to live their dreams by uncaging their inner Tiger. Headliner Jessi, with Cambodia’s very own G-Devith, Tey$, CG…
Let’s celebrate 30 years of prestige with Angkor Beer. In this 2022, Angkor Beer is 30 years old and has been staying with Cambodian hearts in all circumstances. Head of core beer portfolio, EmYuthousaid, “We have been with Cambodians for three decades now. We, ANGKOR Beer, pride ourselves in being seen as the “national beer”. In this auspicious occasion, we would love to express our gratitude towards each and every one for all the great memories and milestones. Cheers to many more years to come.” One of the greatest milestones of this year, Angkor has launched the heritage campaign focusing…
Sathapana Bank brought its corporate social responsibility (CSR) initiatives to a Kreung indigenous community on November 26, with the Kingdom’s most trusted leading commercial bank donating a range of daily essentials. In Kres village, in Ratanakkiri province’s O’Chum district, Sathapana Bank Chief Credit Officer Koy Chamroeunvichea, District Governor Kieng Tola, Village Chief Sapas Tal, Sathapana Bank staff and residents attended the handover ceremony for the donations. Committed to giving back to communities across the Kingdom, Sathapana Bank donated daily necessities to 40 families – each receiving 50kg of rice, cooking oil, fish sauce, canned fish, fermented beans, instant noodles and…
Following the closing ceremony of the 3rd National Games on November 30, 2022, there has been much speculation as to “missing footage” of famous rapper VannDa’s live performance from the livestream on Smart Axiata’s and Pleng’s official Facebook pages. Smart Axiata, the main sponsor of the 3rd National Games, explained that the non-broadcast of the footage in question was not at the request of Smart Axiata but because of a last-minute scheduling change, and a subsequent request that Smart Axiata not broadcast the aforementioned footage. The company respected the request to change the event agenda as well as the request…
Prudential Cambodia – the title sponsor of Cambodia’s flagship FinTech event –featured international keynote speakers showcasing the leading insurance company’s commitment to the Kingdom’s and the region’s ongoing Insurance and Technology (InsurTech) development. The FinTech stage at the inaugural Cambodia Tech Expo (CTX) in November was organised by the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Digital Economy and Business Committee, the Techo Start-up Center and the Cambodian Association of Finance and Technology (CAFT). The holding of the annual CamTech Summit Powered by Prudential hosted by CAFT at November’s CTX at the Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh…
Gold has been in a downtrend for some 37 weeks and is still under pressure with its reverse-price currency the dollar being supported by Fed talk of further US interest rate hikes. On Wednesday, the opening price of the safe haven yellow metal was $1,749 per ounce, $238 less than the opening price (weekly price) at the start of that 37 weeks. PP Link Securities business manager Chhea Chhayheng, having reviewed market sentimental and technical analysis, said a reluctance among investors towards buying gold was not fading. He said the strength of previous US interest rate hikes and the Fed’s…
Leading Asian drinks brand Yeo’s Cambodia and local non-profit organisation Cambodian Children’s Fund (CCF) officially opened the Yeo’s Kindergarten on November 24. The 50-child capacity kindergarten is a result of Yeo’s Cambodia’s corporate social responsibility initiatives to ensure less fortunate children get the education they deserve and gain the skill sets needed to end the cycle of poverty for good. Presiding over the opening of the new five-room facility were HE Kuoch Kou Lom-A, director of Non-Formal Education at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS), Ozgur Simsek, Managing Director Emerging Markets, Yeo’s Cambodia, and Scott Neeson, founder and…