Thursday, 23 April 2009

The Phnom Penh Post News In Briefs

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In Brief: Land border with Laos boosts visitor numbers

Written by Chun Sophal
Thursday, 23 April 2009

THE new land border crossing with Laos is boosting tourism, with the Stung Treng Tourism Department reporting on Wednesday that 1,000 Laotians visited since the agreement was signed this month. Ao Sary, director of Stung Treng Tourism Department, told the Post that the dolphin sanctuaries were a major attraction for Laotian visitors. Other popular sites were the beaches at Sihanoukville and Angkor Wat in Siem Reap.


In Brief: ADB announces agriculture training

Written by George McLeod
Thursday, 23 April 2009

THE Asian Development Bank announced a US$2 million grant to support agricultural training in post-harvest food handling, storage and processing, it said late Tuesday. The government and aid agencies have been working to increase Cambodia's processed-food exports by expanding storage capacity and boosting quality control. The training would include 3,000 agricultural producers, the ADB said in a statement. It said a Japanese grant would cover 86 percent of the program, with the rest coming from the government, NGOs and other organisations.

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