Cambodian Prime Minister has encouraged Maybank to consider investing in building halal food ecosystems in Cambodia.

Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet made the encouragement while receiving a courtesy call from President and CEO of Maybank Mr. Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli, in Kuala Lumpur this evening, during the former’s day-long visit in Malaysia.

The Premier explained that the bank is a key player in the financial sector that will facilitate clients and stakeholders in the system.

In addition, he urged Maybank to cooperate with relevant institutions in Cambodia to promote the establishment of halal food industry as a potential industry to support a number of other key sectors as well as the export of halal products from Cambodia to international markets.

Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet also called for continued cooperation between Maybank and the National Bank of Cambodia, especially on cross-bank payments to promote the financial and banking sector to become a more important driving force of the Cambodia
n economic growth.

For his part, Mr. Dato’ Khairussaleh Ramli spoke highly of the keynote address of Samdech Thipadei at the Cambodia-Malaysia Business Forum 2024, and admired the Cambodian Prime Minister, who is full of intelligence and in-depth understanding of investment, finance and banking.

Maybank started its investment in Cambodia in December 1993 with the opening of its first branch in Phnom Penh. Currently, the bank has 21 branches, 13 of which are located in Phnom Penh.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

DAGUPAN CITY: The 1.3-kilometer access road leading to the St. Vincent Ferrer pilgrimage site in Barangay Bani, Bayambang in Pangasinan province is ready for the expected influx of devotees during the Holy Week.

Department of Public Works and Highways Ilocos Region information officer Esperanza Tinaza said the PHP28.4-million road is part of the Bical Norte-Tanolong-Inanlorenza road line.

“This is an effort to elevate accessibility and preserve cultural and religious attractions” she said in a statement Tuesday.

In a phone interview also on Tuesday, Bayambang tourism officer Rafael Saygo said the access road will greatly benefit the religious tourism site.

In December 2023 alone, the local government recorded 197,000 tourists who visited the pilgrimage site and the town’s Christmas Village inspired by the Japanese animation Studio Ghibli.

For the whole of 2023, tourist arrivals in the town reached 345,674.

Saygo said faith tourism has been the attraction in Bayambang since the pilgrimage site opened in
2018.

Its main attraction is the 164.8-feet (50.23-meter) St. Vincent statue, awarded in 2019 by Guinness World Records as the tallest supported bamboo structure.

Source: Philippines News Agency