Thursday, 28 January 2010

The Phnom Penh Post News in Brief



via CAAI News Media

MRISA schools tourney

Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:00 Ken Gadaffi

THE 2010 Mekong River International Schools Association (MRISA) High School Soccer Tournament kicks off this Friday at Northbridge International School football field. Eight teams from Laos, Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia are taking part in the annual competition organised by the MRISA to bolster friendship amongst students in the countries within the Mekong river region. Schools will field 7-a-side teams to play round robin games of 20 minutes each way, leading up to semifinals and finals Sunday.

ICT event set for April

Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:00 Ith Sothoeuth

THE National ICT Development Authority (NiDA) and US-based firm International Data Group (IDG) announced Wednesday that Cambodia’s sixth information technology exposition and conference will be held over three days from April 1 in Phnom Penh. Speaking at a press conference to announce the event, Chun Vat, deputy secretary general of NiDA, said the ICT sector has become increasingly important in the Kingdom and could boost other sectors of the economy. IDG ASEAN Chief Executive Officer Lee Thanh Tam said the exhibition will feature products from firms including Viettel, Anana and Sotelco.

Jardines deal by end Feb

Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:00 Nguon Sovan

HONG Kong-based firm Jardines Matheson will complete the purchase of a 12.25 percent stake in Cambodia’s ACLEDA Bank by the end of next month, Prom Visoth, the bank’s senior vice president and head of the legal and corporate affairs division, said Wednesday. “About 80 percent of the bank’s internal paperwork and purchase papers have been completed so far,” he said. “We think that it will be in February – the latest by which we will complete the … deal.” ACLEDA and Jardines announced in December that the latter would by the stake from Dutch development bank FMO for an undisclosed sum.

Mapping Mishap: PM calls out minister for ‘Route 66’

Thursday, 28 January 2010 15:04 Cheang Sokha

Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday called Minister of Public Works and Transport Tram Iv Tek a “gang minister” after the senior official changed the number of National Road 67 to 66, creating cartographic confusion. Speaking at the opening of construction on National Road 62, which runs from Kampong Thom to Preah Vihear, the premier said Tram Iv Tek had acted recklessly in renaming National Road 67, which links Siem Reap to the border with Thailand in Oddar Meanchey. “The international border gate … calls it number 67, so there is no need to change it,” Hun Sen said. “Why do you need to change so much? I lost the number, and now even the prime minister is confused. I beg you, stop changing the road numbers,” Hun Sen said, adding that the minister was behaving like a gangster by changing numbers without consulting the proper authorities. “I announce today to cancel this and keep 67 as its number,” Hun Sen said.

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