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PM: Cambodia To Become a Major Rice Exporter
Phnom Penh, August 18, 2010 AKP -- The royal government is determined to transform Cambodia into a stockpile country for rice and a major rice exporter to the world’s markets.
The paddy surplus must reach over 4 million tons a year by 2015, and at least one million tons of rice for export, said Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen at the launching ceremony of the Policy Paper on the Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Export held here yesterday.
The enhancement of the agricultural field is a measure ensuring food security and balance of people’s living conditions, providing social safety to people, and promoting diversity of the economic growth base.
The Cambodian premier also predicted that the country would have around 7.3 million tons of paddy for 2010-2011 season with a surplus of 3.3 million tons for export, a remarkable increase during the last decade.
According to Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister H.E. Keat Chhon, Policy Paper on the Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Export, approved on July 25, 2010 by the Council of Ministers, aimed at promoting the development of the agricultural field in order to expand and strengthen the economic growth base, accelerate poverty reduction and improve people’s livelihoods. --AKP
(By SOKMOM Nimul)
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PM Lauds Cambodia-Vietnam Defense Ministries’ Cooperation
Phnom Penh, August 18, 2010 AKP -- Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has highly evaluated the cooperation between the Ministries of Defense of Cambodia and Vietnam.
In a meeting here on Aug. 17 with visiting Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Vietnam and Director of the General Politics Department of the Vietnam People’s Army Gen. Le Van Dung, the Cambodian premier further encouraged both sides to continue their good cooperation.
For his part, Gen. Le Van Dung praised Cambodia for its remarkable development and briefed Samdech Techo Hun Sen on the cooperation between the two ministries, especially in political and economic information exchange, human resource training and other fields.
On the same day, Gen. Le Van Dung also held talks with Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Tea Banh.
The Cambodian defense minister informed his guest of the current Cambodia-Thailand border dispute at the Preah Vihear Temple area, which he said is stemmed from Thai rival political ambition.
In reply, Gen. Le Van Dun expressed his support to the listing of Preah Vihear Temple as a World Heritage Site, condemning any act of aggression in violating Cambodia’s sovereignty and other regional friendly countries.
During its stay in Cambodia from Aug. 16 to 19, the visiting Vietnamese military delegation led by Gen. Le Van Dung also met with Secretary of State at the Defense Ministry Gen. Neang Phat and Director of General Department of Defense Services Gen. Meas Savan.
As scheduled, the Vietnamese delegation will visit High Command of Guard and Ream naval base in Preah Sihanouk province. --AKP
(By OU Sokha)
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Government To Insure Banks for 50 Percent of Any Risks in Rice Production
Phnom Penh, August 18, 2010 AKP -- The Royal Government of Cambodia will insure for 50 percent of any risks all the private commercial banks that provided a loan credit for rice production, said Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen.
Samdech Techo made these remarks, while presiding over the launch of the government’s Policy Paper on the Promotion of Paddy Production and Rice Export in a ceremony held at the Council of Development of Cambodia (CDC) in Phnom Penh on Aug. 17.
He also pointed out some issues relating to the resolution to the difficult problems in response to a letter sent by a representative of private banks, H.E. Pong Khieu Se.
He called on all the private banks to share a part of the collected loan in the rice production in the country.
He also thanked Canadia Bank, Bank of Vietnam and Foreign Trade Bank for their contributions to the rice production, hoping other private banks will do the same purpose.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen appealed to Cambodians to resume consuming pork even thought there were the outbreaks of swine epidemic in the past.
He encouraged the Cambodian people to continue consuming pork because the disease can not be transferable to humans if the pork is cooked well.
However, he still banned live pig import from the neighbouring countries. --AKP
(By THOU Peou)
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UNFPA: Cambodia Is on the Right Track
Phnom Penh, August 18, 2010 AKP -- Cambodia is on the right track to achieve the 5th Millennium Development Goal related to mother and child mortality rate, said the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Director Ms. Alice Levisay during a farewell meeting here last Monday with Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Keat Chhon.
Cambodia has trained professional midwives and built many health centers during the last three years, said Ms. Alice Levisay, who is going to complete her mission here in late August 2010.
Cambodia has further improved and developed physical infrastructure, including rural, provincial and national routes to facilitate patients’ traveling, she said.
For his part, H.E. Keat Chhon, also minister of Economy and Finance, expressed thanked to the UNFPA country director and her colleagues for their precious assistance to Cambodia’s social and economic development and wished her success in her future assignment.
In Cambodia, UNFPA’s works focus on population survey and support to health care sector, particularly the protection of mothers and children from HIV/AIDS. --AKP
(By CHEA Vannak)
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Indonesian Embassy Marks 65th Anniversary of Independence Day
Phnom Penh, August 18, 2010 AKP -- The Indonesian Embassy in Cambodia marked here yesterday the 65th anniversary of Independence Day.
Speaking at the ceremony, Indonesian Ambassador to Cambodia Mr. Saehardjono Sastromihardjo recalled the good cooperation in all domains between Cambodia and Indonesia.
Following on the same day, the Indonesian diplomat also told reporters that the flights between Indonesia, Singapore and Phnom Penh and the visa exemption for normal passports will begin next month.
According to Mr. Ang Kim Eang, president of Cambodian Association of Travel Agents (CATA), the upcoming flights between Cambodia and Indonesia is very potential for Cambodia’s tourism sector.
He added that the Indonesian tourist arrivals have increased by 52 percent during the first six months of this year if compared to the same period of 2009. --AKP
(By LIM Nary)
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