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Cambodia will Host National Forum of Small and Medium Enterprises
Monday, 18 October 2010 14:56 DAP NEWS / VIBOL
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, Oct 18, 2010-Cambodian ministry of industry, mines and energy and national bank will host the small and medium enterprises and financial institutions in a move to promote financial sector in the country, the statement from the government said.
It will bring together more than 50 financial agencies and about 200 SMES to discuss ways to improve access to finance in Cambodia, statement added.
SMES are looking for financial products and services from formal financial agencies to further expand and grow their businesses, it said.
EU and IFC of World Bank also supported this event. it will be held in 10 November.
Cambodian PM expressed Concern about dollar Inflation
Monday, 18 October 2010 14:53 DAP NEWS / VIBOL
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, Oct 18, 2010-Cambodian PM Hun Sen on Monday expressed his concern about the dollar inflation affecting to the livelihoods and local employees who received wage as dollar.
“Now the dollar fluctuation and if it continues to decrease, it affects to local employees which used dollars widely and global economy, “he added.
He said that in ASIA- EUROPEA summit, UK also appealed to china to help deal global economic downturn. Now china stands second economic powers after the United States.
12 Cambodians Died of Wine Poisoning
Monday, 18 October 2010 14:31 DAP NEWS / VIBOL
CAMBODIA, KAMPONG CHAM, Oct 18, 2010- At least 12 Cambodians have died of wine poisoning and 20 others affected to the serious health matters, a senior police official said on Monday.
Non Samen, Police chief of Kompong Cham province said that 12 local resident in Prothet commune,, Oreang Ov district of Kompong Cham province had died after drinking local wines poisoning since 16 October, 2010 in religion ceremony of ancestors.
Samen added that the local people used the bottles which used to contain grass poisoning to buy local wine and when they gathered in religious ceremony. First day 9 Cambodians died but up to now, there were 12 people died and other 20 are better now, he added.
Even though doctors are investigating the cases and the conclusion did not reveal yet.
Cambodia Utilizes Space Technology for Disaster Risk Management
Monday, 18 October 2010 12:32 DAP NEWS / VIBOL
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, Oct 18, 2010-The ministry of land management and Asian disaster reduction center of Japan on Monday hosted the seminar on utilizing the space technology for disaster risk management in a move to strengthen the natural disaster control.
“This workshop shall bring to all participants technology in obtaining new and up to data and information through utilizing data which are received from the satellite for the disaster management,” Im Chun Lim, minister of land management said in ceremony.
“it also will obtain the additional knowledge on space technology and use it for the preparation of geographical data with high quality which can be used as a basis to prepare strategic planning as well as for the betterment of decision making in the socio-economic development as well as for the impacts for disasters,” he added.
He added that the workshop to day is on utilization of space technology for disaster risk management which is a current global issue for all countries in world. Current climate change has caused a series of disaster and brought many difficulties to the livelihood and possession as well as on the economies.
“even though Cambodia has never have experience of earthquake, drought and flooding are types of the disasters which have occurred frequently such flooding from rainwater during these few days for example, “he said.
He stresses that disaster risk management is a task which is difficult to foresee. However preparation of various measures for that disater reduction is the task which we all can do through utilization of space technology and through our contribution in the context of country or in the form of regional cooperation such as ASEAN or globally.
He continued that assurance of those disaster risk reduction means we can contribution to the guarantee of sustainable socio- economic development and poverty reduction of the people which is the goal of the government.
At the same time, expert Lal Samarakoon said that most of the countries find the year 2010 is a cool year experience lots of rain. Asia Pacific region is prone to a wide variety of natural disasters.
Lal added as you are aware, we are facing dramatic changes in our global weather pattern, he added. Report said that between 1975 and 2006, our region has experienced 37 per cent of world disasters and 44 per cent of world economic losses. .
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