In this age of environmental awareness, the choice of using a real Christmas tree is an eco-friendly solution that provides unparralled atmosphere, a symbol of faith, hope, and  harmony. The natural beauty and sweet natural scent of pine from the tree also add to the atmosphere.

Raffles Hotel Le Royal selected a  Noble Fir for their Christmas tree and it imported it from Oregon, USA. It has a height 10-11 feet (a little over 3 meters). The Noble fir is considered an excellent Christmas tree because of its beauty, stiff branches and ability to maintain its green beauty for many weeks after it is cut. There are about 1 million acres (about 404,700 hectares) in production for growing Christmas trees in the USA. Each acre provides the daily oxygen requirements of 18 people. Christmas tree farms stabilize soil, protect water supplies and provide refuge for wildlife while creating scenic green belts. Often, Christmas trees are grown on soils that could not support other crops and It can take as many as 15 years to grow a tree of average retail height (6 feet), but the average growing time is 7 years. Taller trees like the one at Raffles Hotel may take an average of 15 years to grow.

Mr. Oliver Dudler, Cluster General Manager of Raffle Le Hotel Le Royal said “It is a truly magical time of the year, a celebration of family and friends, but it is also a season of community, charity and giving. This year, Raffles Hotel Le Royal is supporting Sunrise Cambodia, a sustainable community development with a focus on improving the lives of Cambodia’s most vulnerable children and the communities which they live in. The organisation’s founder, Geraldine Cox, created Sunrise Cambodia back in the early 1990’s as a means of helping a group of war-displaced orphans living near the Cambodia-Thailand border. We invite you to support this worthy cause by purchasing a Christmas Tree ornament here tonight and hang it in the tree. The proceeds go directly to Sunrise Cambodia, and the ornament, with your name, lives on in the Christmas Tree at the lobby, ensuring that you are part of our story”.

He added “As part of the Raffles tradition, we’ve invited the children’s choir of the Cambodia Adventist School, here to serenade us with joyous song. At such young ages – from grades 5 through 12 – the children of the choir are already devoted to being of service to others. The proceeds that they raise as a choir benefit the organization “Meet Me in Heaven”, helping others in need. So let’s enjoy this evening of song, laughter and light, and never forget that it is this light that we should share with those around us. And of the children, may we learn from them, just as much as we protect them”.

 Photo by: Sakura

នៅក្នុងយុគសម័យនៃការយល់ដឹងអំពីបរិស្ថានដែលមានផលប្រយោជន៍សម្រាប់អតិថិជន ក៏ដូចជាប្រជាជនកម្ពុជា ដូច្នេះបានជាសណ្ឋាគារ Raffles Hotel Le Royal បានជ្រើសរើសយកដើមឈើណូអែលពិតប្រាកដមួយដើមធំៗ មកដាក់តាំងបង្ហាញជូនភ្ញៀវបានឃើញផ្ទាល់ភ្នែក និងចាប់ប៉ះដោយផ្ទាល់ដៃនៅក្នុងអំឡុងពេលបុណ្យណូអែលនេះ ជាពិសេសដើមឈើណូអែលពិតប្រាកដនេះ គឺជានិមិត្តរូបនៃសេចក្តីជំនឿលើព្រះ និងក្តីសង្ឃឹមរវាងសេចក្តីសុខសប្បាយទៅតាមមែកធាង ក្លិនក្រអូបនៃដើម និងភាពកក់ក្តៅពីធម្មជាតិរបស់ដើមណូអែល។

ដើមណូអែលដែលបានការតុបតែងលម្អយ៉ាងស្រស់ស្អាតនៅក្នុងសណ្ឋាគារ Raffles Hotel Le Royal ត្រូវបានគេស្គាល់ថាជាប្រភេទដើមឈ្មោះ Noble Fir និងបាននាំចូលពី Oregon សហរដ្ឋអាមេរិក មានកំពស់ពី ១០-១១ ហ្វីត។ Noble Fir ជាទូទៅគេហៅថា Red Fir ឬក៏ White Fire ហើយ Noble Fir ត្រូវបានគេចាត់ទុកជាដើមណូអែលដ៏ល្អបំផុតដោយសារតែវាមានភាពស្រស់ស្អាតជាងដើមណូអែលផ្សែងៗ មែកធាងវារឹងមាំ និងរក្សាភាពស្រស់ស្អាតបានយូរ។ ដើម Noble Fir​ ត្រូវបានដាំដុះប្រហែលជា ១លានហិចតា ហើយដី និងដើមឈើនៅទីនោះបានផ្តល់នូវតម្រូវការអុកស៊ីសែនប្រចាំថ្ងៃរបស់មនុស្ស ១៨នាក់។

ដើមណូអែលជាធម្មតាមានស្ថេរភាពដីការពារការផ្គត់ផ្គង់ទឹក និងផ្តល់ជម្រកដល់សត្វព្រៃខណៈពេលបង្កើតខ្សែក្រវ៉ាត់បៃតងទេសភាព ហើយជារឿយៗ ដើមឈើណូអែលត្រូវបានគេដាំនៅលើដីដែលមិនអាចទ្រទ្រង់នឹងដំណាំផ្សេងៗទៀតបាន។ គេអាចចំណាយពេល១៥ឆ្នាំ ដើម្បីដាំដើមឈើដែលមានកម្ពស់ជាមធ្យម៦ហ្វីត ប៉ុន្តែរយៈពេលនៃការលូតលាស់ជាមធ្យមក្នុងរយៈពេលតែ៧ឆ្នាំប៉ុណ្ណោះ។

លោក Oliver Dudler ជាអ្នកគ្រប់គ្រងទូទៅនៃសណ្ឋាគារ Raffles Hotel Le Royal បានលើកឡើងថា «វាគឺជាពេលវេលាដ៏អស្ចរ្យាមួយក្នុងឆ្នាំនេះដែលបានអបអរសាទរជាមួយគ្រួសារ និងមិត្តភក្តិ ហើយវាក៏ជារដូវនៃសប្បុរសធម៌ និងការផ្តល់អំណោយផងដែរ។ ឆ្នាំនេះសណ្ឋាគារ Raffles Hotel Le Royal កំពុងជួយគាំទ្រដល់ Sunrise Cambodia  ដែលបានអភិវឌ្ឍសហគមន៍ប្រកបដោយនិរន្តរភាពដោយផ្តោតលើការលើកកម្ពស់ជីវិតរបស់កុមារងាយរងគ្រោះ និងសហគមន៍ដែលពួកគេរស់នៅ។ ត្រលប់ទៅដើមទសវត្សឆ្នាំ១៩៩០ ស្ថាបនិកអង្គការ Sunrise Cambodia នេះគឺ Geraldine Cox បានបង្កើតសាលានេះឡើងដើម្បីជាមធ្យោបាយមួយជួយដល់ក្រុមកុមារកំព្រាភៀសខ្លួនពីសង្គ្រាមដែលបានរស់នៅក្បែរព្រំដែនកម្ពុជា – ថៃ។ វាជាពេលវេលាដ៏សក្ដិសមមួយ ហើយយើងខ្ញុំសូមគោរពអញ្ជើញភ្ញៀវដែលបានចូលរួមនាពេលរាត្រីនេះបរិច្ចាក ដោយការទិញគ្រឿងតុបតែងដើមឈើណូអែលរួមជាមួយនឹងការសសេរឈ្មាះលោកអ្នក​ និងព្យួរវានៅលើដើមឈើណូអែល​ ហើយចំណូលដែលទទួលបាននឹងផ្តល់ទៅឲ្យ Sunrise Cambodia»។

លោកបានបន្ថែមទៀតថា «វាជាគឺផ្នែកមួយនៃទំនៀមទំលាប់របស់ Raffles Hotel Le Royal ដែលបានអញ្ជើញក្រុមចម្រៀងកុមារពីសាលា Cambodia Adventist School ដើម្បីច្រៀងបទចំរៀងនៅយប់នេះ ដែលក្មេងៗ ទាំងនោះកំពុងតែរៀនចាប់ពីថ្នាក់ទី៥ ដល់ទី១២។ ចំណូលដែលពួកគេទទួលបានពីការ​ច្រៀងចម្រៀងពេលយប់នេះនឹងផ្តល់ជាផលប្រយោជន៍ដល់អង្គការ ជួបខ្ញុំនៅស្ថានសួគ៌​​ (Meet Me in Heaven) និងជួយដល់អ្នកដទៃដែលខ្វះខាត។ ដូច្នេះសូមរីករាយជាមួយនឹងចម្រៀងដ៏រីករាយ រួមជាមួយពន្លឺនៅពេលល្ងាចនេះ ហើយកុំភ្លេចនាំយកពន្លឺដ៏ស្រស់ស្អាតនាពេលយប់នេះចែករំលែកជាមួយអ្នកដែលនៅជុំវិញយើង»។

រូបថតដោយ៖ ​សាគូរ៉ា

The location of the “Amory 7 Makara 2nd Phase” project appeared at the intersection of economic potential between the Chroy Changvar commercial area and many other well-known development projects around the Borey.

The highlight of “Amory 7 Makara 2nd Phase” is a natural creek that allows for a beautiful landscaping project on 32 hectares of land along 7 Makara State Road connecting from National Road 6 to Oknha Ly Yong Phat and links to National Road 5, which is full of high-potential development and the busiest city in Phnom Penh.

The project is near landmarks like the Win-Win Monument, Safari World, the new National Stadium and a number of renowned borey projects and many real estate insiders consider the area a very attractive location.

Through the “Amory 7 Makara 2nd Phase” project at Raffles Hotel Le Royal customers who attended the event and purchase commercial house A & B, that planing to open sell on October will be receive discount vouchers as cash $3000 and Free sets of furniture. In the addition, Customers who purchase within during this opportunity will get a lucky draw, which including big prize a 5m X 20m, Cash vouchers $1000, $2000 and $3000. 

The company will sell the project phase by phase with the 2nd phase offering four options; namely 5 x 20 metre plots (Option 1), 10 x 20 metre plots (Option 2), 20 x 30 metre plots (Option 3), and hybrid villas measuring 5 x 12 metres.

For more detail please contact to Telephone number: 023 909 999​ or Facebook Page: Amory 7Makara and www.AmoryGroup.com

Photo by: Sakura Engly & Supplied

“Our ultimate goal is marketing and bringing more people to experience our wonderful country. But to do so, we need to develop our tourism products, and have policies and infrastructure that support such development. This way, our tourism sector will be much stronger,” he told the 200 guests at the event.

Mr Luu Meng said the last four years have been exciting for the sector, thanks to incredible work by the Ministry of Tourism and the private sector to develop mechanisms for better discussion and communication. The only way for Cambodian tourism to grow, he said, is for all parties to work together. “There is no single part of the equation that can stand alone. We are all working towards the same goal of making Cambodia the ‘destination of choice’ for tourists.”

He said the CTF started as four associations, but has since expanded to nine associations and two private companies. And it continues to expand with the goal to engage all aspects of the private sector and provide a platform to build the tourism industry.

Mr Luu Meng said: “Though having the right tourism policies are important, ultimately it is a coordinated marketing strategy that will draw more international tourists. This includes promoting our existing tourism products and developing new ones. But this needs to happen under a cohesive longer-term strategy.”

Photo by: Engly Tuy (Sakura)

Mr Luu Meng, President of Cambodia Tourism Federation (CTF), in a group photo with VIP guests.

Madam Sivlin Chhay, President of Cambodia Association of Travel Agents (CATA), and other VIP guests.