Fah Thai Magazine Jan-Feb 2020

HAPPENINGS
CAMBODIA PHNOM PENH / SIHANOUKVILLE LAOS
LUANG PRABANG / XIANGKHOUANG
SPOTLIGHT
Fresh Visions
The Rosewood Phnom Penh
is doing its part to promote
contemporary Cambodian
art with an exhibition
featuring FONKi and Ranon
Phal, two of the country’s
most influential artists,
at its gallery on the 35th
floor. Spread across 112
square metres, the Khmer
Renaissance exhibition
showcases the artists’
love for their country and
their cultural roots. The
exhibition will be on display
and evolving until January
31, featuring collaborations
with other artists such as
Japan’s augmented reality
creator Kenichiro. Vattanac
Capital Tower, 66 Monivong
Boulevard, Sangkat Wat Phnom,
Khan Daun Penh, Phnom Penh,
Cambodia, +855 23 936 888,
rosewoodhotels.com/en/
phnom-penh
SPOTLIGHT
New
Lao
Star
After being named
Asia’s Best Female
Chef in 2018 and
getting her restaurant,
Michelin-starred Paste
Bangkok, onto the
2019 list of Asia’s 50
Best Restaurants, Bee
Satongun has now set her
sights on taking Laotian
cuisine to new heights.
At her new restaurant,
Paste at the Apsara, she
is infusing traditional
Lao recipes with
creativity and vision,
producing modern
culinary gems that
are already attracting
praise and accolades.
Opens daily 12pm-
2pm; 6.30pm-10pm,
Kingkitsarath Rd., Ban
Wat Sene, Luang Prabang,
Laos, +856 71 254 251,
pastelaos.com
LAND OF MYSTERY
The Plain of Jars in central Laos’ Xiangkhouang
province is the third location in the country to be
given the UNESCO World Heritage Site status after
Luang Prabang and Angkor’s Vat Phou. Known locally
as Thong Hai Hin, the site gets its name from its
thousands of tubular megalithic stone jars, which
are believed to have served either as funeral urns
or food storage containers some 1,500 to 2,000
years ago.
There are as many as 11 separate places
where the ancient sandstone and granite jars are
concentrated in Xiangkhouang’s districts of Paek,
Phaxay, Phoukoud and Kham. whc.unesco.org
YOUR OWN ISLAND
Nestled on the Cambodian
Riviera, Alila Villas Koh Russey
has all the trappings of an
opulent but serene retreat. A
short car ride and speedboat
transfer from Sihanoukville
Airport, the 50-pavilion, 13-villa
boutique resort sits on its
own private island in the Koh
Rong archipelago and boasts
a strong Khmer influence.
Guests not only get to enjoy
beachfront accommodation but
also a wide variety of facilities
such as a swimming pool and
bar overlooking the sea. For
foodies, there is Horizon – which
specialises in French and fusion
fare – and the Beach Shack,
which serves up Khmer cuisine,
seafood and snacks. Koh Russey
Prey Nup, District Ream Commune,
Sihanoukville, Cambodia, +855 81
222 915, alilahotels.com/kohrussey
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