A serious step backwards

Dr Jeanette Fielding, Chief Corporate Affairs and Communications Officer at Upfield makes an important point:

Food policy should be formed in the interests of consumers, environment and health. This amendment goes against all three.

Making it illegal to name, package and depict plant-based foods in the way we have done for over 100 years is a serious step backwards. Consumers are looking for strong EU leadership on climate and environment. That means tearing down bureaucratic barriers to sustainable and healthy eating, not building them higher.

Jasmijn de Boo, Vice President of ProVeg International, told us: It is baffling to once again be forced to justify sustainability. Why would we sabotage innovation? Who will benefit?

Green energy is no longer being stifled or opposed, so why are we still suppressing and censoring sustainable food production, given the urgency of the situation? Who stands to lose here? We need to adapt across every part of our food chain if were to tackle the climate crisis. Genuinely sustainable food production must be enabled.

How will we reach our climate goals if we allow the influence of powerful but unsustainable industries to determine our collective fate?

Although the amendment was voted in by MEPs, it is not set in stone. The next step is trilogue negotiations, which involves a conversation between the European Parliament, the EU Council of Ministers and the European Commission.

The European Commission is likely to reject the amendment based on previous voting records, and if we can get the EU Council of Ministers on side, there is hope for the plant-based sector yet.

Moreover, the amendment was passed with such a narrow majority (54%) that we hope there is enough doubt cast on the matter for the amendment to be ditched.

You can join the fight and sign the petition to stop amendment 171 here.

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If you love BrewDogs buffalo cauliflower or chicken wings youll love this recipe from former vegan blogger Jess Smit.

When it comes to veganising chicken wings, nothing goes better than some cauliflower and batter.

Deep fry it and then drown the florets in some delicious buffalo sauce and youre on to a winning snack or side.

You can also add a dipping sauce like vegan mayonnaise or a blue cheese sauce if youre eating veggie to really get the most out of this dish.

Aberdonian Jess Smit, who has been vegan for five years, ran her vegan blog Earth to Jessica while living in Abu Dhabi. The blog, which attracted 35,000 followers, showcases some of her favourite recipes and is a great starting point for those looking for an array of vegan recipes to try out.

Put your skills to the test and cook up this delicious offering that will certainly rival BrewDogs much-loved wings.

(Serves 2-4 depending if served as a side or snack)

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There are, however, a plethora of cruelty-free, plant-based alternatives that will leave your hair feeling silky smooth and rich in color without costing the earth. See: Bleach London, Aesop, Odacite, IGK Hair, INOAR, Virtue, Beachwaver, Made for Life Organics, Noughty, and Evolve Organic Beauty. Where possible, think of the oceans and opt for brands with recycled packaging.

Looking for instant glam? A set of false lashes will enhance any look. Unfortunately, though, most eyelash brands still use fur to make their products, taken from minks that are typically confined to small and inhumane spaces. Help end the cruelty now and opt for fur-free lashes from brands such as Huda Beauty, Velour Lashes, Charlotte Tilbury, Sweed Lashes, Jolie Beauty, and e.l.f Cosmetics.

When it comes to going vegan, skin careespecially your cleansers, serums, moisturisers and balmscan be a bit of a minefield. Double-check anything that promises to moisturize and hydrate, as it could contain animal-derived ingredients such as squalene (oil that is sometimes derived from the livers of sharks). You cant go wrong with Drunk Elephant, bareMinerals, some Glossier options, Sunday Riley, Votary, Tata Harper and almost all Dermalogica products.

Like hair care, most deodorants have been tested on animals and can contain animal-derived ingredients such as bee pollen, chitosan (from shrimp), propolis, stearic acid and urea. Luckily, there are plenty of vegan alternatives from brands such as Schmidts, Zion Health, Herban Cowboy, Habitat Botanicals, and Booda Organics.

When it comes to animal-derived ingredients, the most commonly found among beauty products is, of course, ambergris, which comes from whale intestinesthough it is commonly collected on the beach rather than directly from whales. Its used as a fixative in perfumes, which can also contain musks taken from deer, beaver, muskrat, civet cat, and otter genitals. Fear not: a whole host of vegan-friendly perfume brands have sprung up over the past few years, including Le Labo, Eden, Laboratory Perfumes, and Chantecaille.

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When it comes to eyeshadow, the more shimmery it is, the more cautious you should be. The chances are that the pearl-like sheen thats brightening up your lids has been quite literally been taken from pearls, oysters or mussels. Swap these for vegan alternatives by brands such as CoverGirl, Ilia, Urban Decay, Morphe, Milk, and Lime Crime.

From beeswax to carmine (from a type of insect called cochineal), lipsticks can be particularly harmful to the animal kingdom. Luckily, there are vegan alternatives courtesy of Hourglass, Anastasia Beverly Hills, Too Faced and Illamasqua.

Like eyeshadows, many of the opalescent pigments found in nail polish come from crustaceans, whereas shellac is a resin derived from the female lac bug. Try Lola Makeup, Nails Inc., Peaci, Karma Organic, Lauren B. Beauty and Nailberry.

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The savings provider has been digging into the psychology behind spending and discovered 75% of Brits thought saving 1,000 would make them happier than spending the same amount of money.

Meanwhile 69% of self confessed spenders had experienced postspending guilt.

And in a physical experiment the app-based bank found post-shopping happiness was largely a psychological concept, with self-reported happiness levels increasing by 29% through shopping.

Indeed, the experiment showed going for a brisk walk provided the same psychological high as a shopping spree.

With this in mind money experts, Atom bank and behavioural psychologist at Durham University, Mario Weick, share their top tips to spending wisely this lockdown, getting your finances in order and above all, increasing happiness.

If you struggle to avoid temptation, one of the best ways to control your urges is to focus on a future goal that saving your money could lead to, whether thats saving up for driving lessons or taking a step onto the property ladder.

Weick said: The benefits of saving money materialise over time, so focusing on a future goal can make it easier to save money, whereas focusing on the here and now may encourage spending.

Weick warned: Impulsive behaviour can be triggered by things such as tiredness, alcohol, or information overload.

Browsing your favourite online sites when youre super tired at the end of a stressful week of work, or after a couple of glasses of wine, can lead you to make purchases without fully thinking them through.

Be mindful of only shopping when you feel fully alert and rested and for added benefit, get into the habit of taking the time to mull a purchase over for at least a few hours before heading to the virtual checkout.

Weick explained: It may sound simplistic, but one way to alleviate the pressure is to reduce ones exposure and avoid the situation, if possible. Something like going for a walk could be a good idea.

This is further backed up by Atoms experiment, which found that shoppers got the same physical high from taking a brisk walk, as they did from hitting the checkout button.

If youre tempted to make a large purchase, just a 5 minute walk in the fresh air or a ten minute workout video could curb your spending. If youre still keen on making the purchase when your heart rate returns to neutral, then its unlikely that your body is just craving the endorphins that shopping can bring.

When youre trying to limit your spending, you can feel like going cold-turkey is the only answer, especially in January after spending at Christmas. However, evidence suggests that this all or nothing attitude is actually harder to maintain than a split-budget approach.

Weick added: Saving some income, while giving oneself a spending allowance really does appear to be the golden formula.

A healthy balance between restraint and allowing oneself some pleasure and spontaneity is an optimal strategy to boost happiness.

Weick added: The purchasing experience is designed to give us a quick kick, with products to match that often emphasise fleeting pleasures.

Spending money is more likely to promote happiness when the purchase is intrinsically rewarding, e.g. life experiences, personal development or on gifts that nurture meaningful relationships, rather than those driven by superficial motives.

Take January as a time to work out what you want to gain from your purchases. Although treating yourself can give you a little boost of joy, make sure youre not only shopping for the sake of it, or to experience the excitement of grabbing a bargain.

This chance to reflect on whether your purchase will bring you long-term happiness will give the brain time to digest properly and lower the risk of spending on things that only have a short-term impact.

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I have two distinct memories from a 2009 meeting with Ved Mehta, who passed away earlier this week. The first is of Mehta speaking about why he always tried to be precise and lucid in his writing no literary roundabouts or convolutions.

Because I left India when I was very young, in the 1950s, he said, I was very conscious of the explaining I had to do to people, about who I was and where I came from. That initial impulse may have made the writing clearer. When scientists arent precise, he pointed out, the whole edifice collapses: But we who do non-scientific work, we often get away with murder.

The second memory is of Mehta who lost his sight at age three discussing his use of conjecture. Once, writing about someone he had interviewed, he described the person accurately, it turned out as smoking his cigarette from the side of his mouth, so that it seemed like the cigarette was stuck to his lower lip. I reinterpreted what I was hearing and put it in visual terms. I could have said his voice sounded muffled, which led me to realise this, and so on but I dont want to repeatedly draw attention to my blindness by explaining my impressions. It would be cumbersome.

So here was a writer-journalist who tried to be as direct as possible in his prose, simply setting things down rather than being a stylist; but here, too, was a man who practised a version of imaginative writing even in his non-fiction to the degree that his visual descriptions made some readers uncomfortable.

Over a long and prolific career, Mehta was both these people and many others. After writing his first book Face to Face an autobiography in his early twenties, an act of hubris, you might think, until you actually read this gentle, searching work he began a long stint at The New Yorker with the encouragement of the celebrated editor William Shawn. In the decades that followed, he wrote many features and books on contemporary India, Mahatma Gandhi, philosophy and theology. He also wrote, with characteristic clear-sightedness, about his blindness: The journey to America as a teenager for the education that wasnt available to an unsighted adolescent in India; how loneliness made way for self-reliance; his use of facial vision (the ability to sense objects by the feel of the air and differences in sound) to navigate the world around him.

However, his defining work remains the autobiographical Continents of Exile series, which began with the desire to record the stories of his parents. Though the series wasnt planned beforehand, the books grew to tell a vast cross-cultural tale involving India, England and America. Shawn even created a Personal History section to accommodate the earliest versions of these pieces. (How absurd it was, Mehta said, smiling, for a leading American magazine to publish a multi-part profile of my mother right in the middle of the Vietnam War!)

Writing several books about ones family history and personal development can easily be dismissed as navel-gazing, and Mehta was often seen as an unfashionable writer, out of touch with shifting currents in the literary world.

Youngsters working on the literature beat in the early 2000s were tutored in the canon of major Indian-English writers Rushdie, Roy, Seth, Ghosh, and from an earlier generation, Naipaul and Anita Desai but Mehta was rarely mentioned (except perhaps in the context of an amusing run-in with the cantankerous Naipaul at a 2002 Neemrana gathering). I knew almost nothing about him until I chanced to read his plaintive 2004 book The Red Letters, about his fathers adulterous relationship with a married woman in the 1930s.

In that book, as in much of his other work, Mehta did justice to his conviction that if you tell a very specific story and tell it well, it will have a wide resonance. His flair for attentive character portraits and for setting an individual tale against a larger background is visible in other works like Sound-Shadows of the New World and Up at Oxford too.

Above all, they have a quiet elegance that makes them very easy to slip into. Though Mehta practised a great deal of journalism and wrote about big subjects in books such as Portrait of India he was eventually a master of the intimate canvas, always using the personal to illuminate the universal.

This article first appeared in the print edition on January 14, 2021 under the title Master of the intimate canvas. The writer is a Delhi-based critic and author

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Despite the global context and with the adjustments needed to comply with the new normality, the solidarity campaign that donates proceeds from Big Mac sales to support dozens of institutions and projects exceeded by far the established goals.

In the new edition of the Gran Dia, the company reinforced its commitment to keep families together and to promote first formal job opportunities in the region.

January 13, 2021 /CSRwire/- Arcos Dorados, the worlds largest independent McDonalds franchisee, operating the largest quick-service restaurant chain in Latin America and the Caribbean, announces the results of the Gran Da* (Big Day) 2020 edition, the campaign where all the proceeds from the days Big Mac sales in its 20 markets are donated to collaborate with children and young people from local communities in all of those countries. This initiative enables the company to strengthen its ESG framework, known as Recipe for the Future, and the 2020 edition exceededits goals by raising a total of more than 5 million dollars to be distributed among dozens of social organizations.

As a result of this edition, Arcos Dorados was able to collaborate to keep together those families of children undergoing medical treatments housed in the Ronald McDonald Houses of the region, as well as the beneficiaries of the programs promoted by organizations such as the Ayrton Senna Institute (Brazil), Fundacin S (Argentina), Fundacin Coanil (Chile), Aldeas Infantiles SOS (Peru, Mxico, Panam, Costa Rica & Colombia), Fundacin El Tringulo (Ecuador), Liceo Impulso (Uruguay), Centro Man Na Obra (Aruba), Fonditut (Curacao), The Heroes Foundation (Trinidad) and P.E.C.E.S (Puerto Rico), amongst others.

For more than 10 years, at Arcos Dorados we have turned into action our commitment to the families and young people of the communities in which we operate. Today, we are proud to confirm that, despite the global context and the changes that we were forced to make as a society, peoples solidarity has been reinforced and that once again we managed to exceed our expectations. In a challenging year for everyone such as 2020, we were able to adapt and keep our main solidarity campaign of the year in full effect, which allows us to continue contributing to the health and well-being of children and opening doors so that more and more young people in America Latin America and the Caribbean have the chance to access a first formal job," stated Woods Staton, Executive Chairman of Arcos Dorados.

A different edition

In such a challenging year, Arcos Dorados adapted the celebration of its Gran Da to the new regulations, in order to maintain its commitment to the communities in which it operates.

That is why, for the 2020 edition, the company offered those interested the possibility of buying the coupons in advance through its digital channels, in addition to extending the period in which they could be redeemed and strengthen sales through AutoMac or McDelivery. With the aim of maintaining the festive spirit of the day, virtual events were held giving renowned artists the possibility of taking part, without breaking the social distancing.

Social commitment and sustainable development

ESG is part of Arcos Dorados DNA. In order to have a meaningful effect on the communities in which it operates and on the planet, the company has developed its social and environmental framework called Recipe for the Future (www.recetadelfuturo.com), focusing on five key pillars: Sustainable Sourcing, Climate Change, Packaging and Recycling, Youth Employment and Family Welfare. Guided by them, the company keeps its commitment to positively impact the wellbeing of employees and customers, offering personal development opportunities as well as contributing to local economies through a sustainable supply chain that strives to minimize the environmental impact of its proceeding.

* In Brazil, the initiative bears the name of "McDa Feliz" (Happy McDa)

About Arcos Dorados

Arcos Dorados is the worlds largest independent McDonalds franchisee, operating the largest quick-service restaurant chain in Latin America and the Caribbean. It has the exclusive right to own, operate and grant franchises of McDonalds restaurants in 20 Latin American and Caribbean countries and territories with more than 2,200 restaurants, operated by the Company or by its sub-franchisees, that together employ over 100 thousand people (as of 09/30/2020). The Company is also solidly committed to the development of the communities in which it operates, to providing young people their first formal job opportunities and to utilize its Scale for Good to achieve a positive environmental impact. Arcos Dorados is listed for trading on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ARCO). To learn more about the Company, please visit our website:www.arcosdorados.com

Arcos Dorados is the world's largest independent McDonald's franchisee in terms of system-wide sales and number of locations. The company is the largest fast-service restaurant chain in Latin America and the Caribbean. You have the exclusive right to own, operate, and franchise McDonald's locations in 20 countries and territories in Latin America and the Caribbean, including Argentina, Aruba, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Curaao, Ecuador, French Guiana, Guadeloupe, Martinique , Mexico, Panama, Peru, Puerto Rico, St. Croix, St. Thomas, Trinidad and Tobago, Uruguay and Venezuela. The company operates or franchises more than 2,200 McDonald's restaurants with more than 90,000 employees and is known as one of the best companies to work for in Latin America. Arcos Dorados is listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: ARCO).

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WhatsApp is facing a legal challenge in India, its biggest market, after a petition was filed Thursday before Delhi High Court over the upcoming change in the Facebook-owned apps data-sharing policy.

The petition alleges the new terms that WhatsApp requires its roughly 450 million users in the country to accept is a violation of their fundamental rights to privacy and poses a threat to national security.

Through an in-app alert, WhatsApp has asked users in recent days to agree to new terms of conditions that grants the app the consent to share with Facebook some personal data about them, such as their phone number and location.

Users will have to agree to these terms by February 8 if they wish to continue using the app, the alert said. The change has been mischaracterized by many as their personal communication being compromised, which WhatsApp clarified this week was not the case.

The Facebook-owned service, which serves over 2 billion users worldwide, said private conversations between people remain just as private as before. Facebook has also bought front-page newspaper ads in several leading Indian dailies this week to explain the change, which it first outlined last year.

The petitioner said the new terms grant WhatsApp a 360-degree profile into a persons online activity without any government oversight.

WhatsApp has made a mockery out of our fundamental right to privacy while discharging a public function in India, besides jeopardizing the National Security of the country by sharing, transmitting and storing the users data in some [other] country and that data, in turn, will be governed by the laws of that foreign country, the petition, which is expected to be heard Friday, reads.

Several high-profile startup founders and executives in India have also criticized WhatsApps new data-sharing policy. Vijay Shekhar Sharma, founder and chief executive of Indias most valuable startup Paytm, accused WhatsApp of operating with double standards, pointing to how the new change was not affecting the apps users in Europe.

The outrage over the new change has resulted in tens of millions of users exploring other communication apps such as Signal and Telegram in recent days. In an interview with TechCrunch earlier this week, Signal co-founder and chairman executive Brian Acton said the smallest of events helped trigger the largest of outcomes. Were also excited that we are having conversations about online privacy and digital safety and people are turning to Signal as the answer to those questions.

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Companies in the Scottish Hospitality Group (SHG) have said they have taken on more than 16m of debt over the last year to stay afloat which, if multiplied across Scotland's 16,000 licensed premises, means the industry would be carrying a debt burden of between 800m and 1.2b.

It is expected that this figure will rise "significantly" due to the "worst ever" December trading figures and a "major shortfall" in government support.

The debt is a combination of CBILS (coronavirus business interruption loans), bank loans, overdrafts and payment deferrals to pay property and equipment rent, among other fixed costs, and is set to severely impact on firms' ability to bounce back from the pandemic and invest for recovery.

Stephen Montgomery, spokesperson for SHG, said: "Our members don't have their usual Christmas reserves to see them through the quieter months and government help doesn't even cover the costs of employer furlough contributions for most operators. This debt is necessary to keep jobs alive, but it will come at a heavy price to the sector, and that's if we even survive.

"It's another reminder of why both governments need to stop playing politics with lifeline support for the sector. This week we've seen Kate Forbes re-announce 25,000 each for bigger operators, which she already announced and agreed with the sector in December before the Boxing Day lockdown. And last week we had Rishi Sunak admitting his 375m wasn't new money.

"Both sides are at it and this confusing, conflicting behaviour needs to end. Businesses must have clarity and honesty about what's available and for that help to be in their hands much quicker than it has been so far."

Meanwhile, the industry welcomed the launch of a Scottish government-funded leadership, management and supervisory training programme.

The new Tourism and Hospitality Talent Development Programme, which will be delivered by the Hospitality Industry Trust (HIT) Scotland and the Scottish Tourism Alliance (STA), seeks to motivate and develop top talent to support the sector's recovery.

The virtual programme was one of the key recommendations of the tourism task force. There will be 975 places available across three categories supervisor, manager and leader open to anyone over the age of 16 working in the Scottish tourism and hospitality industry.

The programme is now open for applications with a closing date of 5 February and it is scheduled to commence on 16 February.

David Cochrane, chief executive of HIT Scotland, said: "The tourism and hospitality industries continue to deal with the many challenges that Covid-19 has brought, but I am pleased that we can start 2021 with some positive news about personal development and the recovery of our industry."

Marc Crothall, chief executive of the STA, added: "It is absolutely critical that we focus on the development of our people and future skills agenda, in line with one of the key priorities of Scotland's future tourism strategy, Outlook 2030 to lead us through recovery and deliver what will undoubtedly be a different offering in our post-Covid world."

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Flatiron by Meridian will be the perfect place to indulge in a vast array of culinary choices with the partnership Thalias Hospitality Group.

Meridian International Holding and Thalias Hospitality Group kicked off the new year by announcing their strategic partnership. The fruit of this collaboration is a seamless dining experience, which will be a showpiece at the Flatiron by Meridian.

Flatiron by Meridian will be the perfect place to indulge in a vast array of culinary choices, as Thalias Hospitality Group will be the sole provider of a holistic dining experience to all consumers in this development.

The food and beverage establishments offered in Flatiron by Meridian by the Group promise to provide consumers with a plethora of dining options and excellent service.

Several celebrated brands under the Group will be housed in Flatiron by Meridian, such as the all-time favourite Khma, famous for its free-flow offerings, as well as Khma Go, which will offer a range of bakery, viennoiseries, savouries and beverages.

The Group has also created the Siena Restaurant & Wine Bar a new restaurant concept that is set to debut in this landmark development in Phnom Penh City Centre.

This new upscale food collective, will surely be the top choice for diners looking for quality cuisine in a social and relaxed atmosphere.

Arnaud Darc, CEO of Thalias Hospitality Group (left) and Murray Ko, CEO of the Meridian Group.

Thalias Hospitality Groups delectable offerings are not limited to just consumers at its establishments in Flatiron by Meridian.

Guests staying at the ApartHotels managed by Citadines will also enjoy the scrumptious fare provided by the Group in the form of breakfast and room service dining options.

Having a renowned F&B group like Thalias partner with us is further affirmation of the formidable reputation Flatiron by Meridian has accrued.

Especially in todays climate, we find it refreshing for two organisations to consider ways to elevate and support one another by leveraging on our combined strengths, expertise, resources to deliver and enhance the guest experience in the dining options offered by the Group in Flatiron by Meridian.

We are delighted to embark on a new milestone together by sharing the same strategic planning, which further deepens our collaboration, both now and in the future.

It surely helps us enrich our businesses as well as provide newer services together by enhancing Meridian International Holdings competitive edge in Cambodia and allowing us to contribute to the continued economic growth in this Kingdom, said Murray Ko, CEO of the Meridian Group.

Meticulous focus on consistency of quality, service, investment in personal development and social responsibility are values that brought us together, Murray and I. Partnering together through the Flatiron by Meridian project was obvious almost from the first day we met.

Khma is famous for its free-flow offerings.

Together, we are confident that our collaboration will delight discerning travellers and guests who want the best in dining matched with outstanding hospitality. To a wider extent, I believe that this new partnership will flourish with new opportunities for both our groups, said Arnaud Darc, CEO of Thalias Hospitality Group.

About Thalias Hospitality Group Established in 1997, Thalias Hospitality Group has founded some of Phnom Penhs most renowned restaurants, delis and bakeries that serve excellent cuisine delivered with outstanding hospitality.

Founded by CEO Arnaud Darc 24 years ago with the first in the line of many food establishments being the opening of Topaz Restaurant the Group has now extended its focus beyond just eateries.

In addition to creating Malis and Khma, Thalias Hospitality Group offers operational consulting and runs a multi-faceted catering and events business.

In addition to its foothold in Phnom Penh, the Group also has operations in Siem Reap providing exceptional fare and first-rate service.

With its solid grounding in the food and beverage industry, the Group has received multiple awards and numerous accolades for its distinctive style of hospitality.

Siena Restaurant Wine & Bar is a new restaurant concept.

Some of the awards and accolades that Thalias Hospitality Group has collected over the years include Restaurant of the Year in Cambodia by International Travel Expo, Table Set-Up Competition by Cambodia Restaurant Association and Best Hospitality by Cambodias Ministry of Tourism.

About Meridian International Holding Phnom Penhs property sector is reaching world-class standards with the help of multi-national developer Meridian International Holding. The organisation announced its arrival in Cambodia capital in a big way with its ventures in the textile and garment industry before diversifying into property development and investments.

In recent years, the Group has developed industrial parks, residential and commercial properties. Casa by Meridian and Skylar by Meridian were the Groups first few statements of intent in developing world-class commercial and residential properties in Cambodia.

With the arrival of Flatiron by Meridian, an ambitious 41-storey building located in Phnom Penh City Centre the capitals new central business district area the Group has reached new heights in its ever flourishing property development endeavours.

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