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The Odom Showroom Launch was held to great fanfare on July 6 as Urban Living Solutions (ULS) – the real-estate and lifestyle development firm behind Cambodia’s most creative spaces – officially unveiled “a new landmark for Phnom Penh”.

The social enterprise Kumae – located in Trapaing Thom commune’s Phnom Dey village of Siem Reap province’s Prasat Bakong district – was founded by Japanese expat Takuya Yamase in order to provide employment to local women processing banana fibre into paper, greeting cards, bags and coasters.

A few years ago, Meach Sithyka Jessica became the first-ever Cambodian woman to graduate from the US Military Academy at West Point, and since then her courage and determination has served as an inspiration for other Cambodian women.

Determined to improve his family’s financial position, Chhan Kimmen applied for work abroad far away from his relatives, including his twin brother, landing a job in South Korea, some three and a half thousand kilometres away.

Born into a family that restores ancient Khmer temples, Ek Eam uses the same artisan skills of his grandfather and father, making him the third generation of family craftsmen. Despite a meagre salary, he pours his pride and his passion into the work.

Determined to improve his family’s financial position, Chhan Kimmen applied for work abroad far away from his relatives, including his twin brother, landing a job in South Korea, some three and a half thousand kilometres away.

Born into a family that restores ancient Khmer temples, Ek Eam uses the same artisan skills of his grandfather and father, making him the third generation of family craftsmen. Despite a meagre salary, he pours his pride and his passion into the work.

Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn, in his capacity as the ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar, on June 30 delivered two million Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by China, through the bloc, to the crisis-hit country, stressing that humanitarian assistance should not be curtailed due to politics or race.

Foreign minister Prak Sokhonn, in his capacity as the ASEAN special envoy on Myanmar, on June 30 delivered two million Covid-19 vaccine doses donated by China, through the bloc, to the crisis-hit country, stressing that humanitarian assistance should not be curtailed due to politics or race.

Cambodia and its main investor and creditor, China, are fast friends. While BRI has had positive effects, negative impacts must be addressed, a report by ODI suggests This week, G7 leaders committed to raising $600 billion by 2027 for middle and low-income countries, a move widely viewed as countering China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).