Buy Cambodian Products Trade Fair
Nov 7th, 2006 by Jinja
Buy Cambodian Products Trade Fair
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| I brought my aging brick of a digital camera to this weekend’s Trade Fair to see what I could find. The noonday sun’s heat helped me get some pictures of the booths without too many people. (And a small sunburn.) Click to enlarge any photo. In contrast to May’s Provincial Expo, this trade fair included a fair number of international companies looking to expand their markets. Looks like a whole heap of groups were involved in setting this one up. |
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| Ok, let’s check it out! | Stone carvings | The Buddhist Institute patiently endured a stand of public toilets as well as a tractor display. |
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| A beauty school with an expert so good he can cut your hair blindfolded. (Not that it’s standard practice…) | Confirel, purveyor of Cambodian-made booze. I’ve used many a bottle as a duty-free gift for overseas visitors. | The biggest traffic at high noon was a humble earring stand. |
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| ‘Feel Right’ Tea helps you get ‘loose’. | Healthy Chef? More like ‘Scary Chef’! This picture, at least. | Not my beverage of choice. Spy, why? |
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| Quite a bit of curiosity here. “Taiwan King Master Coconut Jelly”. | ‘Crocodile Tail Drink’? Do tell. Not sure if this is local. | Industrial containers, anyone? |
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| PSI in the unofficial ‘NGO row’ at the back. (They’re not an NGO but are mighty tight with ‘em.) Funded by an erotic novelties company in the States, their hope is more people having healthy sex = a bigger market for condoms and related items. | New Enterprise Creation Program. Hmm. | 999 Bakery. Mmm. |
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| More bakery action | Now here’s a great niche specialty store.
Not only are babies smart, they say the darnedest things. |
Bubble Tea. This guy was real enthused to have his picture taken. (Just ’cause I’m a barang doesn’t mean I’m the press!) |
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| Gold Bear Beer with obligatory soundtrack. | Hagar Soya couldn’t give their samples away fast enough. | You want industrial containers? You got ‘em, right here. |
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| Jade Beer. Not the noisiest booth. | KC Solar. Intriguing. “The Power of Life” |
‘Sraa Tukraluk’ – ‘alcohol mixed’ = Khmer cocktail. |
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| The Night Owls from Spark Nightclub came out to squint in the sunlight and sell their CDs. | Vitamilk, a Thai product. (Cheers Mongkol for correction!) |
Obligatory whitening cream booth. Dark skin = manual labor. So people tend to value a paler look whenever possible. |
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| Peace Book Center | Award for loudest and most obnoxious sound system goes to ‘Blue Ice’ Beer. Ouch! | |
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Brought to you by Phnom Penh Small and Medium Industry Association (PSMIA), GTZ, USAID, Cambodia MSME, RSK, Hi-Tech, HR. Inc., Yellow Pages Cambodia, and one or two others I couldn’t make out… It was fun to see and I and wish I’d had more time to go over the whole scene more thoroughly. Did you go? You’re welcome to share your comments, corrections, observations via email or comment. Looking for more Khmer goodies? Try http://www.khmerproducts.com. |
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