Senate President Receives Out-going S. Korean and Singaporean Ambassadors
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- Senate President Samdech Akka Moha Thamma Pothisal Chea Sim separately received here last Friday out-going ambassadors of the Republic of Korea and the Republic of Singapore.
In the meetings, the Cambodian senate president highly appreciated the ambassadors’ diplomatic mission in Cambodia, which helped further strengthened the ties of friendship, solidarity and bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and S. Korea, and Cambodia and Singapore.
He also praised the out-going ambassadors for their good cooperation with Cambodia’s executive and legislative bodies as well as with other government ministries and institutions.
In reply, the out-going S. Korean ambassador Mr. Lee Kyung Soo affirmed his country’s support to Cambodia.
For her part, the out-going Singaporean ambassador Ms. Tan Yee Woan praised Cambodia for its rapid development. --AKP
(By CHAN Soratha)
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AKP/02
Vietnamese President To Visit Cambodia This Week
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- President of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet will pay a state visit to the Kingdom of Cambodia from Aug. 26 to 28, at the invitation of His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia.
During his three-day visit in Cambodia, the Vietnamese president will be received in royal audience by His Majesty the king at the Royal Palace, said a press release of the Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation dated Aug. 23.
Besides, Mr. Nguyen Minh Triet will be respectively received courtesy calls by Samdech Akka Moha Thamma Pothisal Chea Sim, President of the Senate; Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly; and Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, it said.
The Vietnamese president will also pay respects to His Holiness Buddhist Supreme General Patriarch Tep Vong, Buddhist Supreme Patriarch of Dhamma Mahanikaya and His Holiness Samdech Preah Abhisiri Sugandha Mahasangharajah Dhipati Bour Kry, Great Supreme Patriarch of Dhammayuttikanikaya of the Kingdom of Cambodia.
He will also attend the opening ceremony of representative office of the Voice of Vietnam based in Phnom Penh and visit the Cambodian-Vietnamese Friendship School. --AKP
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AKP/03
Government Approves Sub-Decree to Provide Jobs to Disabled People
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- The Royal Government of Cambodia approved here last Friday in the Council of Ministers’ weekly meeting a draft sub-decree providing more jobs to the disabled people.
The purpose of the 20-article sub-decree is to order the Government’s institutions and ministries to accept the disabled people who have ability to work in their respective institutions and ministries, according to a press release issued after the meeting,
This policy contributes to helping the disabled to make use of their remaining physical aptitude for social and family development, and to minimizing family’s and government’s burden in caring the disabled people, said the press release.
The sub-decree was compiled and drafted by the Ministry of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation in collaboration with the Ministry of Economy and Finance, the Ministry of Labor, the Council for the Development of Cambodia and the concerned NGOs.
Meanwhile, the Council of Ministers also approved a draft sub-decree on the creation of the National Committee for Environment and Health. --AKP
(By Noeu)
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AKP/04
Cambodian Lawmakers Visit Japan
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- Six Cambodian lawmakers from different political parties are leaving today for a study visit in Japan to learn about the country’s agricultural development.
During its one-week visit in Japan, the Cambodian lawmakers will meet with Japanese deputy minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries and lawmakers from the opposition and ruling parties to learn more about Japan’s agricultural development and rice-growing technical development, according to a press release of the Sasakawa Foundation across Asia of the Sasakawa Peace Foundation of Japan.
Besides, the Cambodian delegation will also conduct a field visit to a farm of the Utsunomiya University and the Asian Rural Institute in the Utsunomiya City from Aug. 26 to 28, it said.
The visit is part of an exchange program between the Japanese lawmakers and those of other Asian countries, stressed the press release, adding that since 2000, the Sasakawa Peace Foundation has invited approximately 50 Cambodian lawmakers to visit Japan. --AKP
(By SOKMOM Nimul)
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AKP/05
SICCI Studies Cambodia’s Investment Opportunities
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- In the course of its official visit to Cambodia, the Singapore Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (SICCI) delegation led by its chair Mr. R Narayanamohan last week met with Deputy Secretary General of the Council for the Development of Cambodia H.E. Suon Sethy to seek an understanding of agricultural investment opportunities.
In addition to information about investment potentialities and opportunities, H.E. Suon Sethy briefed the SICCI delegation about strategic encouragement of the Royal Government of Cambodia and support legal mechanisms in place.
Cambodia is particularly promoting rice production and export whose policy was adopted in July 2010 by the Cambodian Council of Ministers.
The Singapore and Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industry delegation expressed its interest in Cambodia’s privatization promotion and that the information they receive will help this body to make swift decision in the future related to investment in Cambodia. --AKP
(By MOM Chan Dara Soleil)
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AKP/06
EU Assists Cambodian Farmers Hit by Rising Food Price
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- Thousands of Cambodian farmers, affected by the rising food price that peaked in 2008, have been benefiting from European Union (EU) supported projects through the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).
Thanks to the good cooperation from the royal government, the EU has been implementing projects to support farmers in nine provinces of Cambodia who are most hit by the 2008 rising food price, said Mr. Rafael Dochao Moreno, chargé d’affaires a.i. of the Delegation of the European Commission to Cambodia, during his Aug. 18-19 monitoring visit to Takeo and Kampot province.
The EU-supported projects include lasting agriculture intensification, fish raising, post-harvest management, rice seeding variety provision, technical support, and water resource and nutrition management.
The EU invested 11.2 million Euros on food security support program through FAO. To date, roughly 40 thousand families received rice-seeding varieties. The EU is committed to cover 250 thousand families by June 2011. --AKP
(By MOM Chan Dara Soleil)
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AKP/07
Interior Ministry, NGO Sign MoU to Combat Child Exploitation
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- The Ministry of Interior and NGO Action pour les Enfants (Action for Children) signed here last Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding to combat child exploitation and crimes against children.
The MoU was signed by Mrs. Chou Bun Eng, secretary of state at the Interior Ministry and Mr. Samleang Seila, Action pour les Enfants country director.
Mrs. Chou Bun Eng said the MoU will further boost the cooperation between the Interior Minister and the Action pour les Enfants to fight against child exploitation and crimes against them.
According to the Action pour les Enfants’ report, some 130 foreigners have been arrested for child sexual exploitation and 284 children, from 6 to 17 years old, have been rescued. --AKP
(By KHAN Sophirom)
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AKP/08
Cambodia Grants Right to Malaysian Company to Build Pay-Parking Lots
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- The Phnom Penh Municipality has recently granted right to EDISIJUTA [Cambodia] Pte Ltd. of Malaysia to make the pay-parking lots along Preah Monivong and Kampuchea Krom Boulevards.
The pay-parking lots will be constructed soon along the above two boulevards in Phnom Penh capital city in order to better manage the public order, according to an official of the Phnom Penh Municipality.
The first ever pay-parking lot on Charles de Gaulle in Phnom Penh has so far seen a success. --AKP
(By LIM Nary)
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AKP/09
81.9 Percent of High School Students Pass Examinations
Phnom Penh, August 23, 2010 AKP -- According to the results of high school examinations released last Friday, this year, 87 561 out of 106 908 students have passed the examinations or 81.90 percent.
An official at the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports said that the results of high school examinations this year were better than that of last year, or an increase of about 4 percent.
Among these successful students, only one got grade A, 665 grade B, and the rest grades C, D and E, he said. --AKP
(By SOKMOM Nimul)
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