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BACKGROUND: A history of Pchum Ben | Phnom Penh Post
Sep 18, 2009 · In the Khmer language, Pchum or Brochum means “a meeting or gathering”. Ben means “a ball of something”, such as rice or meat. The Pchum Ben festival originated in the Angkorian era when people followed animism, before Brahma or Buddhism. Both Buddhism and animism reflect Khmer respect and remembrance for their ancestors.
The Banker praises ABA as Cambodia's Bank of the Year for the …
Dec 13, 2022 · ABA Bank, the largest Cambodian commercial bank by total assets, gross loans, customer deposits, and profitability based on the National Bank of Cambodia’s Annual Supervision Report 2021, attained the prestigious"Bank of the Year 2022 in Cambodia" award from The Banker, the world's premier banking and financial affairs publication of Financial Times Group (London, UK) for the fifth time.The ...
GDCE look to modernise customs | Phnom Penh Post
Jan 29, 2024 · GDCE look to modernise customs. Kun Nhem, director-general of the General Department of Customs and Excise (GDCE) addresses a meeting on trade conditions and investment incentives on January 26. GDCE. Efforts are being made to enhance trade facilitation and the investment and business environment in Cambodia, with a focus on increasing the ...
Punching up: Kun Khmer sets sights on Oz Olympic Games, global …
Nov 24, 2023 · For the first time, Kun Khmer was featured as an event, with six nations taking part. The Kingdom’s fighters claimed 14 gold, three silver and two bronze medals. As part of the sport’s growing momentum, the 4th World Kun Khmer Championship 2023 are being held from November 26-28. As a symbol of Cambodia’s growing confidence on the world ...
Cambodia mulls selling its products through global titan Amazon
Jul 12, 2024 · Cambodia mulls selling its products through global titan Amazon. An Amazon distribution centre in the US. AFP. Cambodia is looking to expand the sale of local products to the world's largest online marketplace, Amazon. To that end, the officials from the Minister of Commerce met with Amazon representatives last week to discuss the possibility.
Phnom Penh - 'Then and Now' | Phnom Penh Post
a wonderful book entitled Phnom Penh, Then and Now. "Phnom Penh is a museum," says Igout, a French geographer and specialist. in Cambodian affairs, and his book resembles an exhibition with 293 pictures, some. of them unpublished plates from the period 1863-1931, to chart the city's history. In addition to the gems culled from over 3km of ...
Cambodia’s digital leap: A cashless future fuelled by strengthened …
Mar 28, 2024 · Cambodia boasts a staggering 19.7 million e-wallet accounts, a testament to the growing public trust in digital transactions. The total transaction volume has soared by an impressive 18 per cent, reaching approximately 311.5 trillion riel (around US$76 billion). This translates to a staggering 2.4 times the country’s GDP, highlighting the ...
Pchum Ben shines spotlight on value young people still place on ...
Oct 18, 2023 · The traditional period is a time when Khmer Buddhists pay homage to their ancestors, offering food and prayers to the spirits of the deceased. It is believed that during the 15-day observance of Pchum Ben, the boundary between the living and the spirit world becomes thin, allowing the spirits of deceased relatives to temporarily return to Earth.
Preserved French colonial structures may be tourism assets
Jul 3, 2022 · According to a 2016 study by a group of French experts in Phnom Penh, there were 523 French colonial structures, including 448 residential buildings. The study divided the buildings into four categories, with 34 belonging in the first, 24 in the second, 17 in the third and 448 in the fourth. Battambang boasted around 800 historical buildings ...