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Korean
Telecom Giant Arrives
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The South
Korean Telecom giant, SK Telecoms, is preparing
to enter the country. Whilst having already established
itself in Vietnam they are expanding within Indochina.
In a meeting with Prime Minister Hun Sen, Kil Sevung-son:
the head of the Korean company, expressed interest
in investing in a digital network in Cambodia. He
visited the country on a fact-finding mission.
Now there will be a new telephone number to chose
from, this time it will be 019. With more competition
there should be an improvement in services across
the board.
We would like to wish SK Telecoms good luck for
the future.
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Zen
& The Art Of Guidebooks
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Whilst not
being new in itself, the latest edition of Angkor
Zen Guide is due to hit the shelves soon. It marks
the first anniversary of this publication. The staff
at Leisure would like to take this opportunity to
congratulate the editorial staff of Angkor Zen Guide.
With a keen sense of design and current information,
this guide is proving to be invaluable to the host
of Japanese tourists who grace Cambodia each year.
The magazine has evolved to a print run of 12,000
and seems to keep growing. They find that each issue
there is an overload of stories and plans are afoot
to increase the pages.
Originally a mere 48 pages which already has increased
to 64 with the next issue looking at topping them
all with 80 pages.
That should solve the problem of lack of room. Their
formula seems to be a winning one and provides an
example of successful publishing in Cambodia, a
relatively rare phenomenon. With distribution in
Japan, Cambodia, Singapore and Vietnam and plans
to enlarge this network, the editor-in-chief Emi
Uchizumi sees the growth of tourism as very important.
Visit Cambodia Year should see this growth realized.
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their first successful
year, Emi sees that: "the Japanese are one of the
countries which visit Cambodia the most. It is difficult
to accurately gauge the amount. We will keep meeting the
needs of this market."
With their office in Phnom Penh, they are positioning
themselves for another successful year. With the magazine
published and printed in country it provides a fine example
of what the industry can do. |
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Java Art
Gallery is hosting an exhibition by Japanese artist
Eiko Naganawa. The exhibition is called Splendor
in the Dark. Encapsulating a variety oil paintings
from the dark and almost eerie to the bright and
radiant including some prints - it proves to be
a very eclectic collection.
While taking inspiration from Cambodia, in some
of the works she deals with the notion of Apsara
and puts a pragmatic angle on their representation.
The celestial dancers are depicted in everyday surroundings:
essentially putting the divine into the mundane.
In October of 2001 she held an exhibition in New
York at the Caelum Gallery, it describes her unique
angle on the Apsara: "instead of having them
flying about, she brings them down to earth. Some
sit comfortably on a sofa, or enjoy a day by the
sea." Motivated by the sympathy for the suffering
of this kingdom’s people she felt moved enough
to visit and try to improve the Cambodians situation
in what ways she could. The Ankorian temples have
heavily influenced her work and yet she manages
to communicate this without falling into clichéd
representations. The exhibition runs until the 21st
July at Java on Sihanouk Boulevard.
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Established
in 1995 as a venue and workshop for traditional
Khmer cultural arts Sovanna Phum has had a revamp.
The theatre has just completed a new stage. With
this improvement they will be able to incorporate
many more acts. The name means "Magic Village".
The Khmer Arts Association was founded by a group
of students from the Royal School of Fine Arts in
1994. They began by sharing their efforts in the
arts, music and dance. They have also toured nationally
and internationally.
They just hosted a French theatre group called the
Turak Company, who produced a unique show with their
Cambodian counterparts. They also sell some amazing
leather shadow puppets. Both the theatre and the
Association play a crucial part in the redevelopment
of these art forms within the kingdom. |
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Cambodia
Shinawatra is opening a new area office at Suite
B7, Regency Square, InterContinental Hotel. As one
of Cambodia's top telephone operators they are expanding
with their customer base.
Originally Cambodia Shinawatra was a joint venture
with the Royal Cambodian Government, to establish
a Wireless Local Loop telephone service. Since then
they have expanded and are now one of the country's
top mobile telephone service providers. |
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Reawaken
The Slumbering Giant
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Neak Oknha Kith Meng,
Chairman of the Royal Group seen here finalizing
the agreement with Canon in Singapore last
month. (Royal Group delegation from right
to left: Oknha Kith Thieng, Neak Oknha Kith
Meng & Mr. Len Kep)
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| The Royal Group
won an exclusive contract to be the sole distributor
of Canon products in the country. Although
they have been present for some time, Canon
is reinventing itself and they held a soft
launch at the InterContinental Hotel on Wednesday
29th May. With big plans for a newly designed
state of the art showroom and innovative marketing,
they are sure to be a noticeable presence
once again! |
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Hydro-electricity
In Kirirom
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Kirirom I
hydroelectric was opened again on May 29, 2002 under
the presidency of Prime Minister Hun Sen after it
was destroyed in the time of the civil war.
This station uses a line-sent network that can send
115 kilovolts about 120 kilometers: connecting Phnom
Penh along the National Road 4. There is also an
additional sub delivery station in Kampong Speu
province. Kirirom I hydroelectric station and network
was built and used once in 1968. However the infrastructure
needed was destroyed. "Energy of electricity
is an important need to serve every day standard
living of people and to serve the process of other
fields of national economy," Prime Minister
Hun Sen said. He added that the stability of enough
and cheap electric supply is a catalyst to push
ahead development of other national economic fields.
The station began the refurbishment in April 2001
and finished in May 28, 2002. The project cost about
$ 26 million, principally funded by CETIC, a Chinese
investment company, said Chan Sodavath, M.Eng, Acting
Executive Director of Corporate Planning & Projects
of Cambodian Electricity. This hydroelectric plant
can be used a whole year: in this time it can produce
about 53 million kilowatts, he said. According to
Minister of Mines and Energy His Excellency Suy
Sem, the agreement of investment that signed and
gave the concession to CETIC Company for 30 years.
The price of selling electricity from Kirirom I
hydroelectric to Cambodian Electricity is in two
steps. First 12 years, the cost at $ 0,07 per one
kilowatt and then the next 18 years one kilowatt
cost at $ 0,0617. Today, in Kampong Speu province
the new network for delivering electricity to the
users being constructed.
" I cannot say how much it costs per one kilowatt
right now, it would cost higher than Phnom Penh,
but after the new network finished I hope that the
price per one kilowatt will cost the same as in
Phnom Penh one," said Chan Sodavath.
The project will provide a clean and efficient power
source that if correctly maintained should last
a long time. With water in such great abundance
this could prove to be the way forward to meet the
energy needs of the kingdom. |
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| Ho Wa Genting
Bus Company has finalized a deal to utilize their
buses as billboards. (Cambodia) Co., Ltd won this
exclusive contract with the bus company. With over
46 buses covering a vast swathe of the country and
even going as far a field as Vietnam, they are about
to have a make over. Keep your eyes out around town
for the new look buses. Of course anyone interested
can contact us for details. |
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