A FRANCHISE of the international car rental company Europcar will be launched in Cambodia this April, it was revealed Wednesday.
RM Asia Group (RMA) will operate a branch of the vehicle rental business later this year after it agreed to run the Europcar franchise in late 2009.
Rami Sharaf, group country manager of RMA Cambodia, which already [...]

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ON the wall of Le Pelican café in Kabul’s dusty suburbs are photographs showing a baker’s dozen of Afghan children beaming over a tray of pastries fresh out of the huge industrial oven behind them.
Nearby shelves are stacked with their wares – croissants, pains au chocolat, baguettes, apple and peach tarts and turnovers, sugar cookies, [...]

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The son-in-law of legendary Khmer-American journalist Dith Pran, whose work during the civil war was immortalised in the hit film The Killing Fields, is now running an Italian restaurant in Siem Reap.
Sieng Tan, owner of La Volpaia Pizzeria, which opened in May, is married to Dith Pran’s daughter Hemkarey and said he has many fond [...]

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With no fewer than 15 tea varieties from a handful of countries, Java’s tearoom at Monument Books is a great place to start.
To aficionados, taking tea is a tranquil time for reflection. Almost hidden away at the back of the store, Java’s tearoom hits the spot in that respect.
Owner Dana Langlois explains how she became [...]

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KIM Houy, 27, learned how to make a traditional Khmer food called nem from her parents when she was 15 years old.
The trade is something of a village tradition, she said. But though she faces strong competition for sales in Prek Kpob commune, in Battambang province’s Ek Phnom district, an extensive distribution system ensures her [...]

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The second annual edition of The Miele Guide, featuring reviews of leading restaurants in Asia, including Cambodia, will be launched in Singapore on September 30 at a gala dinner at The Fullerton Hotel.
“We are very much looking forward to unveiling our second edition,” said Pauline Ooi, the guide’s associate publisher.
“Over the past year, from the [...]

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