The chairman of Cambodian casino operator NagaCorp Ltd has described its late founder Chen Lip Keong as a “politically savvy” and “visionary” entrepreneur who took “bold risks when and where others might not go”.
Tim McNally (pictured) made the remarks in response to a GGRAsia request for comment.
Mr Chen’s Friday death was announced on Monday by his Hong Kong-listed company. It has a long-life casino monopoly in the Cambodian capital, Phnom Penh, which it exercises via its NagaWorld complex.
Mr McNally said Mr Chen “brought Naga[Corp] to Cambodia 28 years ago and led the way for a revitalised private sector after years of civil strife and turmoil” in that Southeast Asia nation.
The chairman added, referring latterly to several of the phases of the casino complex: “The landscape of Phnom Penh has completely changed in the past 15 to 20 years, largely due to the investment and nation-building that he promoted through development of NagaWorld 1 and 2.”
He further noted the late founder had “paved the way for others to recognise the potential growth and future prosperity for the country of Cambodia.”
NagaCorp was listed on the Hong Kong bourse in 2006.
Mr McNally stated: “He did so to elevate the profile of Cambodia and to demonstrate to others that the private business sector could succeed in a poor and developing economy.”
The chairman also added a personal touch, expressing his “deepest condolences to the Chen family”.
“I can unhesitatingly say that he had an enormous impact on the economic and social progress of the country,” added Mr McNally. “He leaves with his family and all of us at Naga[Corp] a great legacy and a firm resolve to do better because of his example.”
Gaming and hotel services firm Macau Legend Development Ltd confirmed it is to dispose of its Savan Legend casino resort (pictured) in Savannakhet, Laos, for what it now says is an “initial” consideration of US$39 million, “subject to adjustment”.
The group stated in a Thursday filing to the Hong Kong Stock Exchange that it expected the gain before tax on the disposal to be “approximately HKD47 million” (US$6.0 million).
This was on the basis that the Laos unit to be disposed of, had unaudited consolidated net liabilities of approximately HKD182 million as of October 31.
The purchaser is a man identified as Shundo Yoshinari, described as “a Japanese citizen currently residing in Japan” and an independent third party.
Macau Legend had said in June it had signed a letter of intent with Mr Yoshinari to sell to him the Savan Legend casino resort for what was described at the time as a consideration of US$45.0 million.
In May 2016, Macau Legend stated it had agreed to pay US$42 million to another party for the right to operate the casino hotel in Laos.
Macau Legend said in its Thursday announcement: “Although the gaming and hotel business in Lao PDR [People’s Democratic Republic] was profit-making for the financial year of 2022, its financial performance is unstable and such business is subject to increasingly onerous restraints in Lao PDR, thereby limiting its profitability in the future.”
The Laos unit, MLD Resorts Laos Ltd, registered in the British Virgin Islands, reported a pre-tax profit of just under HKD12.03 million in 2022, compared to a loss of HKD64.03 million in 2021, a period when the business was disrupted by restrictions linked to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Macau Legend said it expected the gain on disposal to “strengthen the cash flow of the group,” allowing it to “enhance its liquidity, and… reallocate more financial resources to its business operation in Macau and for overall future development”.
Macau Legend has business linked to one casino in Macau – Legend Palace at Macau Fisherman’s Wharf – under a so-called services agreement with Macau licensee SJM Holdings Ltd.
In August, Macau Legend reported a first-half net loss of nearly HKD182.5 million, on revenue that fell by 22.7 percent year-on-year, to HKD420.2 million. The half-year loss was an improvement on the HKD485.5-million loss recorded in the first six months of 2022.
“Cory Kluber, who played 13 seasons in the big leagues, is retiring,” MLB.com , the official major league media, said on the 10th (Korea Standard Time). Kluber, who won two Cy Young Awards, announced his retirement on Instagram. He expressed his gratitude to everyone who helped him during his long journey in the baseball world in a five-word long post. “He left the possibility that he could remain in the baseball world in a different way.”
Kluber recorded 116 wins, 77 losses and an ERA of 3.44 in 271 games (1,641 ⅔ innings) in his 13th Major League season (2011-2023). Since his debut in the big league in 2011, Kluber has won the American League Cy Young Award in 2014 by playing in 34 games (235 ⅔ innings) with 18 wins, nine losses and an ERA of 2.44. Since then, he has played as a leading ace in the league, and in 2017 he won the second Cy Young Award in 29 games (203 ⅔ innings) with 18 wins, four losses and an ERA of 2.25.
However, Kluber started to decline after he was named the third All-Star in his career in 2018. Although he seemed to rebound by achieving his first no-hitter since his debut with the Yankees in 2021, he had a disappointing season with 31 wins and 10 losses and an ERA of 4.34 in 31 games (164 innings) with Tampa Bay in 2022 and only garnered three wins and six losses with an ERA of 7.04 in 15 games (55 innings) with the Boston Red Sox last year.
Kluber said, “I’m leaving the pitcher’s mound now. But my passion for baseball still lingers. I can’t wait to find opportunities to continue contributing to the world with other abilities. To everyone who will be with me in the next chapter of my baseball career, I’m looking forward to delivering what I’ve learned to the next generation of MLB players.” He talked about his feelings about retiring from active duty and what he wants to do in the future.
MLB.com said, “Klubber is now in a position to share and help the players who will follow him into the big leagues. He knows what it feels like to win a major league title with a 2.25 ERA in 2017. He knows what it’s like to fight an injury. As a pitcher, he knows what it’s like to get the MVP vote. He’s known for five years that he makes it into the top three in all Cy Young Award voting. He knows what it feels like to throw a no-hitter,” adding that he expected Klubber to become the leader in the big leagues.
“Kluber can be an excellent coach just by passing on his experience,” said MLB.com , which commented, “He helped Shane Bieber, a young pitcher at the time, only a few years ago. Bieber made his Major League debut in 2018, and at the time, he was a veteran pitcher on the team.”
Bieber had a rather modest performance in 20 games (114 ⅔ innings) with 11 wins and 5 losses and an ERA of 4.55, but he began to show full potential in 2019 and won the American League Cy Young Award in 2020 with 8 wins and 1 loss with an ERA of 1.63 in 12 games (77 ⅓ innings). He has a career record of 60 wins and 32 losses with an ERA of 3.27 in 134 games (831 innings), and Kluber played with Cleveland in 2018 and 2019.
Bieber thanked Kluber in 2021, saying, “I was lucky to meet all the coaching staff here in 2018. I tried to have as many conversations as I could. And I tried to learn everything I could. But Kluber in particular was like the standard model of where I wanted to go and what kind of starting pitcher I wanted to be.”
Attention is focusing on how much Lee Jung-hoo, the “grandchild of the wind” who joined the San Francisco Giants in Major League Baseball, will perform this season.
Amid favorable prospects in the region, Lee Jung-hoo began training early.
This is reporter Lee Seung-guk.
Lee Jung-hoo left for the U.S. in line with the San Francisco club’s spring camp schedule.
Above all, I chose local adaptation as a priority.
“I think the most important thing is adaptation, so I think adapting well is the top priority and I will show you a good performance…”
Although it is still before the start of the season, expectations inside and outside the club are high for Lee Jung-hoo, who entered the Major League with a six-year mega contract of $113 million.
MLB.COM, the official website of Major League Baseball, predicted that Lee Jung-hoo’s batting average will rank in the top 10 in the big leagues this season, and also cited Lee Jung-hoo’s batting average as a key indicator that will determine San Francisco’s performance.
However, Lee Jung-hoo revealed that he doesn’t care much about this atmosphere.
“I have that responsibility because I think Ha-sung’s expectation and treatment of Korean players will be better in the future if he does well even if he does it once, but I don’t think there’s any pressure to do well because I received a lot of money.”
Lee Jung-hoo, who is in private training in Arizona, where the club’s spring camp will be set up, will work with his teammates for the first time in the middle of this month.
As early as the 24th, we will be able to see the “grandchild of the wind” wearing a San Francisco uniform in the opening game of the exhibition game.
Soccer fans’ anger toward Klinsmann, who was eliminated in the semifinals of the Asian Cup, is not going away.
Although there are growing calls for dismissal, coach Klinsmann said, “I don’t know why the criticism is so strong.”
I’m reporter Jeong Ju-hee.
Coach Klinsmann, who said the semifinals of the Asian Cup were not a failure, honestly answered, “I don’t know why public opinion is worse than the 2019 Asian Cup, when it only reached the quarterfinals.”
“I don’t know why you’re criticizing. I saw the Korean team develop positively over the past year since taking the helm. I’m looking at the North-Central America World Cup by bringing young players to the team.”
Bento, who packed in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup five years ago, also failed to avoid criticism.
However, there was a firm color of ‘build-up football’, and eventually proved it four years later at the Qatar World Cup.
On the other hand, Klinsmann is refusing to change, relying on individual players’ abilities without any clear tactics.
Klinsmann, who has stressed to his players that he will win the one-on-one contest, found the reason for not recording any effective shots against Jordan in the national team’s offense.
“Zero shots are definitely disappointing. They didn’t create enough chances. Son Heung-min, Lee Kang-in, and Hwang Hee-chan didn’t have a chance to score as Jordan played dense defense.”
However, it is known that he will have to pay a huge penalty to replace Klinsmann, who finished in the semifinals of the Asian Cup.
In the end, the Korean Football Association even filed a petition for national consent to dismiss the Korean Football Association entirely taking responsibility for the penalty. It was deleted.
With Klinsmann refusing to resign, football fans are paying attention to the KFA’s decision.
‘Post Jang Mi-ran’ Park Hye-jeong (20, Goyang City Hall) started the 2024 season on a good note by becoming the Asian Weightlifting Championships champion.Park Hye-jeong lifted 128kg in snatch, 165kg in clean and jerk, and 293kg in total at the 2024 Asian Weightlifting Championships held in Tashkent, Uzbekistan on the 9th in the women’s over 87kg competition, taking the top spot in all three categories.In the Olympics and Asian Games, medals are awarded based solely on total records, but at the Asian Championships, medals are awarded in all three categories: snatch, clean and jerk, and total.
Park Hye-jung won all three gold medals.Son Young-hee (30, Jeju Provincial Office) ranked second in all three categories with 127 kg in snatch, 160 kg in jerk and jerk, and 287 kg in total.At the Hangzhou Asian Games in October last year, Park Hye-jung took first place and Son Young-hee took second place, and in the first match this year, Park Hye-jung won by decision. In 2023, Park Hye-jung won the World Championships in September and the Asian Games in October.Li Wenwen (23, China), the world’s strongest player in this weight class, suffered an injury during a match at last year’s world championships and did not participate in the Asian Games in October.Since China did not participate in this Asian Championships, Li Wenwen did not stand on the platform.
Li Wen-Won is the strongest athlete holding world records for the women’s 87kg and above in the snatch (147kg), clean and jerk (186kg), and total (332kg).There is a high possibility that Li Wen-won will participate in the Paris Olympics, so it is not certain that Park Hye-jung will win the gold medal in the Paris Olympics.However, Park Hye-jung has recently been at the top of all competitions in which Li Wen-wen did not participate, so her chances of winning a medal at the Paris Olympics are increasing. Yoon Ha-je (24, Gimhae City Hall), who competed in the women’s 87kg class, took first place in total, lifting 100kg in snatch, 130kg in jerk and jerk, and 230kg in total.Haje Youn placed second in the snatch event after Nikora Subonova (18, Uzbekistan), who lifted 101 kg, but took first place in the clean and jerk, winning the gold medal in the most important total.Suvonova’s total record was 229 kg (101 kg in snatch and 128 kg in jerk and jerk).Haje Youn, the silver medalist at the Hangzhou Asian Games, won two gold 슬롯게이밍 medals and one silver medal on this day.
While Gangneung-si, Gangwon-do, is attracting attention as the best place for winter sports training, the ‘2024 Soccer and Baseball Winter Stove League’ held in Gangneung is popular.According to Gangneung City on the 10th, Gangneung has a warm oceanic climate, beautiful natural scenery, and ample stadium facilities, so many teams from all over the country visit for winter and summer training.The ‘2024 Soccer/Baseball Stove League’, hosted and organized by Gangneung City, the National Sports Association, and the Siyagu Softball Association, starts with soccer in January and baseball games in February, where players compete to improve their skills.
Stove League refers to a period of strength reinforcement by strengthening players’ performance and discovering excellent players through autonomous training, leisure activities, rest, and recovery training for the next regular season.The Stove League held in Gangneung was designed to improve the skills of winter training teams, exchange with players from other regions, and secure human resources. The soccer stove league held last January was a success, with 6,400 players from 12 teams participating and providing an opportunity to improve physical strength and performance.6,700 players from 26 teams are participating in the baseball stove league held at Gangneung Namdaecheon Dunchi Baseball Stadium and Gangneung High School, which started on the 1st and runs until the 25th.
Until this Stove League, 38 middle and high school and general teams from all over the country and 13,000 people visited Gangneung for winter training.The city plans to continue hosting the Stove League competition based on excellent conditions such as sports facilities, lodging, transportation, and climate, and use it as an opportunity to revitalize the local economy in the new winter.In addition, we plan to plan a new marketing strategy called the Stove League method, which combines field training and sports competitions in the existing method of attracting single team training camps, and expand it to various popular sports.Jeong Yun-sik, head of the Physical Education Department, said, “We will promote the development of the local economy and establish an image as a sports city by actively promoting Gangneung as the best place for field training to the extent that the players 카지노사이트킹 who trained in Gangneung are satisfied.”
Suji Kim (25, Ulsan Metropolitan City Hall) stood on the springboard with her left knee strongly taped.Suji Kim suppressed the pain and hung a medal at the World Aquatics Championships with her brilliant performance.Kim Su-ji improved her skills while fighting injuries, and was rewarded with brilliant achievements such as qualification for the Paris Olympics and a bronze medal at the World Championships.Suji Kim took third place with a total score of 311.25 points from the first to fifth periods in the women’s 3m springboard final at the 2024 World Championships Diving held at the Hamad Aquatic Center in Doha, Qatar on the 10th (Korean time). Kim Su-ji, who became the first Korean diving world championship medalist in Gwangju in 2019, also won the second medal in Korean diving history.As the only Korean female athlete to win a World Aquatics Championships medalist, she also earned the title of being the first Korean diving athlete to win two or more medals.Kim Su-ji, who stood on the podium with a smile, said through the Korea Swimming Federation, “Five years ago in Gwangju, I thought I had not yet reached the international level. I thought I was just lucky, so I was less impressed. Now, I feel like I have grown since then.” “I am happier and more satisfied knowing that I have been rewarded for my hard work,” he said.
On this day, Kim Su-ji’s parents watched their daughter perform brilliantly and receive a shining bronze medal from the stands.Kim Su-ji smiled and said, “I am even happier because I achieved this in front of my parents who came all the way to Doha to support me.” On the 3rd, Suji Kim took 8th place in the women’s 1m springboard final with a total of 248.60 points in the 1st to 5th periods.Kim Su-ji, who passed the preliminaries in second place, made a mistake in the second period of the final and fell out of the medal zone.Suji Kim recalled, “I immediately forgot about the disappointment of the 1m springboard, which could have won a medal, and focused on the 3m springboard.”Kim Su-ji, who scored 302.10 points in the 3m springboard semifinals on the 9th and exceeded 300 points for the first time, advanced to the finals in tied 3rd place and secured a 12-person qualification for the Paris Olympics.
In the final on the 10th, she broke her personal best record again and achieved the feat of winning a bronze medal at the World Championships. Suji Kim was diagnosed with torn cartilage in her left knee in December last year.Of course, I felt pain during training, and it was emotionally painful.However, participating in international competitions became a good pain reliever for Kim Su-ji.Before leaving for Doha, Kim Su-ji met with Yonhap News and said, “I still enjoy diving the most. Participating in international competitions makes me forget the pain. Moreover, I have a ticket to the Paris Olympics at the world championships. “I had to adjust the amount of training, but I will go to Doha after successfully completing some technical training,” he said with a bright expression.Kim Su-ji smiled brighter as she confirmed her third Olympic participation following London in 2012 and Tokyo in 2021, and won her second World Championship medal as an individual and Korean diver.
Kim Su-ji’s Doha competition is not over yet.Kim Su-ji will compete with Lee Jae-kyung (24, Incheon Metropolitan City Hall) in the mixed synchro 3m springboard final held on the afternoon of the 10th.At last year’s Fukuoka Games, Kim Su-ji and Lee Jae-kyung placed fourth in this event.Kim Su-ji expected, “If I finish the mixed synchronized 3m competition in Doha without making any mistakes, I think I will be able to go one step higher than last year.”If Kim Soo-ji wins a medal in the mixed synchro 3m springboard event at this competition, she will become the second Korean athlete to win three world championship medals, following management Park Tae-hwan.Tae-hwan Park ranked first in the 400m freestyle and third in the 200m at the 2007 Melbourne Games, and won the gold medal in the 400m freestyle in Shanghai in 2011. Korean divers, including Kim Su-ji, were rewarded for their efforts with a ‘Paris Olympic qualification’ at this year’s Doha competition.
Men’s 3m springboard Woo Ha-ram (25, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation) and Lee Jae-kyung, men’s 10m platform Shin Jeong-hwi (22, Korea Sports Promotion Foundation), and women’s 10m platform Kim Na-hyeon (20, Gangwon Provincial Office) qualified for the individual event at the Paris Olympics through this competition. Acquired.A total of six people have confirmed their participation in the Paris Olympics, including Kim Young-taek (22, Jeju Provincial Government), who won a ticket to Paris in the men’s 10m platform at the Fukuoka Games last year, and Kim Su-ji in the women’s 3m springboard.Korean diving was further encouraged by ‘signatures’ Kim Su-ji and Woo Ha-ram, who showed an upward curve, and ‘new stars’ Shin Jeong-hwi and Kim Na-hyeon who showed off their talents on the international stage.Son Tae-rang, coach of the diving team, said, “We have won the largest number of individual events in the Korean diving Olympics in history,” and added, “I am grateful to the athletes who 카지노사이트 have patiently endured and worked hard all this time.”
Professional basketball team Seoul SK ended its long losing streak and presented coach Jeon Hee-cheol with at least 100 wins.SK defeated Anyang CheongKwanJang 84-72, led by Jamil Warney (22 points, 9 rebounds) and Heo Il-Young (17 points), in the 2023-2024 CheongKwanJang Professional Basketball Regular League held at Jamsil Student Gymnasium in Seoul on the 10th.Oh Jae-hyeon scored 16 points and Oh Se-geun also scored 13 points, contributing to the victory.SK’s coach Jeon Hee-cheol, who won after five consecutive losses, achieved his 100th win in 147 games, breaking the previous record of minimum games played by coaches Shin Seon-woo and Kang Dong-hee (151 games). SK, which lost to Cheong Kwan-Jang in last season’s championship match and handed over the championship trophy, won all five games in this season’s match.Cheong Kwan Jang was unable to escape from the slump of 5 consecutive losses and 13 consecutive away losses.The two teams, who urgently needed to escape their losing streak, fought fiercely from the first half.For SK, Warney and Heo Il-young led the scoring, and Jeong Gwan-jang countered with eight 3-point shots in the first half alone.
SK, which showed an advantage under the goal, ended the second quarter with a 49-45 lead, and in the third quarter, they tied Cheong Kwan-Jang’s score to 10 points with a pressure defense and widened the score gap.SK entered the fourth quarter with a 69-55 lead, and Heo Il-young, Warney, and Oh Jae-hyeon scored consecutive points to pull away at 82-65 with 5 minutes and 50 seconds left.Jeong Kwan Jang struggled with Jamil Wilson’s 23 points, but committed 21 turnovers and was unable to find a clue to the chase. Changwon LG beat Daegu Korea Gas Corporation and won 87-80 in an away game held at Daegu Gymnasium.
LG, which had recently suffered two consecutive losses to Korea Gas Corporation, took the lead in the season match with 3 wins and 2 losses, breaking the three-game losing streak and winning.Josh Ibarra led the team to victory with 16 points, and Kwanhee Lee and Justin Gutang scored 14 points each.LG took the lead at 50-35 in the first half, with eight players, including Josh Ibarra, taking turns scoring.Korea Gas Corporation, which was in pursuit, threatened LG by trailing by 5 points, 80-85, with Kim Nak-hyeon’s two 3-point shots at the end of the fourth quarter.LG, who went on the attack with 29 seconds left, scored 2 points with a reverse layup by Gutang, defeating 스포츠토토존 Korea Gas Corporation’s persistent pursuit.
Asian Cup Only Two Days of Rest Until the Quarterfinals… Klinsmann “The Price of not Finishing First in the Group”
“The fact that we are only given two days off before the game against Australia is the price we pay for not finishing first in the group,” said Jurgen Klinsmann, coach of the Korean national soccer team, at the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar match against Saudi Arabia on the 30th (local time).
He said this after finishing the Asian Cup round of 16.
Korea was unable to tie the game at 1-1 until overtime,
