Marissa Carruthers
Journalist| editor| dreamer| living in Cambodia Editor at @Kiripost
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6 days ago |
scmp.com | Marissa Carruthers
Phnom Penh is a city on the move – upwards. But although the increasing number of upscale sky bars afford a bird’s-eye view of the ever rising skyline, it’s the Cambodian capital’s backstreets where the action is. Founded in 1865 under French rule, Phnom Penh earned itself the moniker Pearl of Asia due to its sweeping boulevards, colonial, art deco and new Khmer architecture and, later, a thriving rock ’n’ roll scene.
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3 weeks ago |
ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers
Tourism stakeholders in Myanmar have united to provide aid in support of communities affected by the devastating 7.7-magnitude earthquake, which had its epicentre in Mandalay. On Monday, Myanmar Tourism Marketing, the Union of Myanmar Travel Association, Myanmar Hotelier Association, and Myanmar Tourism Federation held a meeting, with a team on the ground in Mandalay working to provide basic needs, including medicine, water, food, and shelter.
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3 weeks ago |
ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers
A pilot project aimed at developing sustainable tourism, with a focus on empowering women, youth, and rural communities, has been launched in Cambodia and Vietnam under the Organisation Internationale de la Francophonie (OIF) Destination Eco-Talents (DET) initiative. From March 26 to 28, the OIF organised a workshop for the DET project in Siem Reap, Cambodia, a pilot country for the initiative designed to promote sustainable and inclusive tourism.
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1 month ago |
ttgasia.com | Marissa Carruthers
As Cambodia seeks to attract more tourists to secondary and tertiary destinations, securing foreign investment in products is key.
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1 month ago |
ttgindia.travel | Marissa Carruthers
As the world becomes increasingly health conscious amid mounting air pollution and congested urban hubs, India is noting an uptick in wellness tourists seeking to rebalance their body, soul and mind. Baby Mathew, chairman and managing director of Somatheeram Ayurveda Group, noted an increase in interest from Asia, especially Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Japan and South Korea, and notably among the young.
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Garment workers raise concerns about the US retaliatory tariff despite it being deferred for 90 days. They struggle with rising debt, inflation on food and daily expenditure but have no choice but to rely on factory work as farming is not a viable option https://t.co/eYUsJltbJp
Cambodia and the US will meet to negotiate the 49% retaliatory tax imposed on Cambodian goods after Trump stopped the tax imposition in all countries, except China, at the last minute. However, Cambodia will remain subject to the 10% baseline tax https://t.co/biuioM5wuV
Since 1996, 1,086 looted Khmer artefacts have been returned to their home country through the efforts of various institutions, the government and individuals who contributed to the repatriation of these invaluable Khmer items https://t.co/2IM1LravHE