Friday, 27 March 2009

The Phnom Penh Post News In Briefs

In Brief: Five-year health grant from USAID

Written by Robbie Corey-Boulet
Friday, 27 March 2009

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID) announced on Thursday a five-year, US$77 million health program designed to support the government's national health plan and expand upon existing efforts to combat HIV/Aids, tuberculosis and other infectious diseases. With the new program, US support for the Cambodian health sector will total $175 million over the next five years. USAID funding for the year 2008-09 totals $35.5 million, including $15.6 million devoted to HIV/AIDS programs.


In Brief: Education ministry announces grants

Written by Mom Kunthear
Friday, 27 March 2009

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport plans to provide more than 3,000 scholarships for students to attend 13 universities in the 2009-10 academic year. The universities include the Royal University of Phnom Penh and the National University of Management. The ministry said at least 10 percent of priority scholarships would go to students in remote rural areas and 15 percent would go to poor students.


In Brief: New NA session set to open

Written by Cheang Sokha
Friday, 27 March 2009

The National Assembly is to begin a new session on Wednesday, Cheam Yeap, a member of the assembly's permanent committee, told the Post. Cheam Yeap, who is also chairman of the assembly's Banking and Finance Committee, said Thursday the assembly would debate a range of proposals from the Council of Ministers, including proposals pertaining to relations with Kuwait, Hungary and the Czech Republic. He said the assembly would also formally approve an agreement reached with India that would enable the transfer of prisoners between the two countries.

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