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Cambodia Still Needs Physiotherapists
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:56 DAP-NEWS
The Health Ministry on Monday stated that Cambodia still needs physiotherapists to help and treat the disabled.
Physiotherapy is a very important medical skill for treating the disabled and physically injured, said Eng Huot, MoH secretary of state, at the 4th graduation ceremony for physiotherapists.
Physiotherapy only arrived in Cam-bodia in the 1980s but the MoH has been teaching physiotherapy skills with foreign lecturers at its Technical School since 1987.
The MoH has recruited physiotherapists to work in different city and provi-ncial hospitals after the graduating, Eng Huot said.
“Today we have strong ability, such as you 297 Cambodian physiotherapists who graduated after three years studies at Technical School,” he told the graduates.
“This is no small milestone in the field of physiotherapy in Cambodia, where close to 5 percent of the population suffers from a wide range of physical disabilities,” an MoH report said, adding that graduates land jobs with the MoH.
CATS Returned to Thai Owner
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 02:58 DAP-NEWS
The government of Cambodia has officially returned the operation of Cambodia Air Traffic Services (CATS) to its owner, Bangkok-listed Samart Corp Plc, Samart executive vice chairman Sirichai Rasameechan was quoted as saying by the Bangkok Post on Monday.
The Cambodian government earlier seized control of CATS and barred its Thai employees from the offices after Thai engineer Sivarak Chutipong was arrested for passing fugitive former Prime Minister Thaksin Shinawatra’s flight information to the Thai embassy in Phnom Penh. Sivarak was later pardoned by Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni.
“Thai staff employed by CATS can now return to work as usual,” Sirichai was quoted as saying.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on December 14, 2009 gave an pardon letter to Siwarak in front of his mother, Simark Na Nakhom Panom, and some opposition Phue Thai members at Hun Sen´s house. The release of Siwarak Chothipong came as Thaksin paid a visit to Cambodia that could inflame diplomatic tensions between Bangkok and Phnom Penh. Thaksin visited Siwarak briefly in prison December 13, 2009.
Earlier, Sivarak said he planned to return to work for CATS in Phnom Penh after Cambodian premier Hun Sen assured his mother, Simarak na Nakhon Phanom, that he could “stay happily in Cambodia.”
While the Sivarak case was unresolved, Cambodian national security concerns meant Thai staff were temporarily barred from the CATS office.
Cambodia’s PM Tells Thailand to Stop Talk About Returns Ambassador
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 09:02 DAP-NEWS- EK MADRA
PHNOM PENH- Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen told Thailand on Tuesday to stop talking about sending back its ambassador to Phnom Penh who cannot accept Thailand's condition strings to that.
Thai Foreign Minister Kasit Piromya has demanded Cambodia on Monday to revoke Thaksin Shinawatra as an adviser to Cambodia if Phnom Penh wanted to normalize diplomatic relations with Thailand.
But Prime Minister Hun Sen turned down Thailand's move and he instead urged Thailand to halt talking about return its ambassador to Cambodia.
Hun Sen said the two-country conflict was created by Thailand's violated Cambodia's territory near Preah Vihear since mid-2008, not by Cambodia appointed Thaksin.
"Stop talking about sends backs its ambassador to Cambodia and Cambodia does not please Thailand to do so," Prime Minister Hun Sen told the crowd of graduates in Phnom Penh.
"Cambodia is not going to die without the presence of Thai ambassador," he said.
"Cambodia will only send her ambassador to Thailand only after Thailand will have sent its ambassador to Cambodia 15 minutes later."
The two Asian neighbors have downgraded their diplomatic level to charge d'affaires. They both recalled their ambassadors in last November and expelled senior diplomats, while diplomatic tensions soared further when Phnom Penh refused to extradite Thaksin during his first visit to Cambodia.
"A charge d'affaires is enough," said Hun Sen on Tuesday.
He also said Cambodia is not in hurry to return its ambassador to work in Bangkok, but Phnom Penh can wait to consider that with the coming new government of Thailand.
"We can wait until a new government of (Thailand) will be in the office before we will normalize diplomatic ties," he said.
Hun Sen also foreseen that the incumbent Thai democrat-led government would not stay long in power.
"For Cambodia's ambassador You Ay, she just gets pay and stays at home."
Her Excellency You Ay is Cambodia's ambassador to Thailand and she was recalled after Bangkok did first.
Diplomatic ties between Cambodia and Thailand turned sour after Bangkok sent troops in 2008 and violated Cambodia's territory near the border with Thailand.
At least six soldiers were killed from both sides since the two Asian neighbours' military armed clashed which have been locked in a standoff since July 15, 2008 along-running the area near the Temple of Preah Vihear.
The International Court of Justice awarded the temple to Cambodia in 1962 as well as the area next to the Temple. Cambodia said that the Thai claimed of 1.8 square miles (4.6 sq km) is groundless.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Hun Sen also reaffirmed that Cambodia denounced Thai assistance.
Cambodia Says Thai Baseless Claims of Preah Vihear, Its Vicinity
Tuesday, 12 January 2010 10:44 By Ek Madra
PHNOM PENH -Cambodia on Tuesday said Thai claimed of the Temple of Preah Vihear and another local Buddhist temple in area is baseless given “the UN court delivered judgment in 1962 that the Temple and its vicinity are situated under sovereignty of Cambodia”.
Cambodia’s government issued a release in which rejected Mr. Vimon Kidchob, Director General of department of information of Thai foreign ministry, was quoted in the Thai media that the Temple and Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda belongs to Thailand.”
Cambodia expressed its dismay at the baseless opinion made by Vimon, whose comment, was quoted by The Nation published on January 9, 2010.
“Such opinion bears provocative and extra-nationalist implication in order to earn political gain for his group,” said the release.
“The Temple of Preah Vihear is situated in the territory under sovereignty of Cambodia. That Thailand is under an obligation to withdraw any military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, stationed by her at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodia’s territory, and to restore to Cambodia any objects which may have been removed from the Temple area,” it said.
The Temple and its vicinity have been reaffirmed by the International Committee on Monuments and Sites (ICOMOS), World Heritage Committee decided to inscribe the Temple as World Heritage Site on July 7, 2009 at Quebec, Canada that the listing was made upon Cambodia’s request.
“The listing of the Temple of Preah Vihear on the World Heritage List has no connection at all with boundary issue particularly the surrounding areas of the Temple,” said the release.
“Mr. Vimon must well understand that either Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, the Cambodian village, market or Cambodian forces stationed in the areas are indeed in the territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia,” said the release.
“Even the governor of (Thai) Sisaket, Mr. Seni, asserted in the same line that “the area including the market place, the Cambodian village and the Cambodian pagoda were established in 1998,” it said.
Cambodia has never violated any sovereignty of her neighbors including Thailand.
“But it is Thailand itself that sends its military forces into Cambodia’s territory,” it said referring to Thailand dispatched its forces to violate Cambodia’s border in July 15, 2008 a week later after the Temple was inscribed on the World Heritage List.
At least six soldiers were killed from both sides since the two Asian neighbours' military armed clashed which have been locked in a standoff since July, 2008 along-running disputed area near the Temple of Preah Vihear.
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