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EL Salvador Newly-Appointed Ambassador Presents Credentials to the King
Phnom Penh, November 26, 2010 AKP -- His Majesty Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, King of Cambodia received here on Nov. 24 credentials from the newly-appointed Ambassador of El Salvador to Cambodia H.E. Ignacio Zamora Rivas.
Speaking on occasion, King Norodom Sihamoni thanked the government and people of El Salvador for their support to the Cambodian nation and expressed his hope that the ties of friendship and bilateral cooperation between Cambodia and El Salvador will be further strengthened and consolidated.
In reply, the newly-appointed ambassador thanked the Cambodian monarch for granting the royal audience to him.
He pledged to do his best to strengthen the friendship, relationship, and close cooperation between both countries during his diplomatic mission in Cambodia. --AKP
(By CHEA Vannak)
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Foreign Humanitarian Assistance to Victims of Koh Pich Tragedy
Phnom Penh, November 26, 2010 AKP -- The Chinese government has extended US$500,000 to Cambodia to help the victims of the Koh Pich stampede tragedy last Monday.
The donation was given here today to Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers H.E. Sok An by the Embassy of China in Cambodia.
In addition, the Chinese Red Cross Society last Wednesday donated US$50,000 humanitarian aid to the Cambodian Red Cross for the same purpose.
For its part, the French government has decided to provide a humanitarian assistance in medicine and medical equipment with the total value of 10,000 Euro (about US$13,300) to Calmette and Kossamak Hospitals in Phnom Penh, said a press release of the Embassy of France dated Nov. 25.
The assistance will be used to help the injured victims of the tragedy in the two hospitals, it added.
On the same day, Hanoi, the capital city of Vietnam, sent a condolence message and handed over 2 billion VND (more than US$100,000) to the Embassy of Cambodia in Vietnam, according to Vietnam News Agency (VNA).
Earlier on Nov. 24, Ho Chi Minh City of Vietnam also provided US$50,000 medical equipment and some US$100,000 to Phnom Penh Municipality to assist the victims.
In addition, the Embassy of Vietnam in Cambodia has contributed US$3,000, collected from the embassy’s personnel and Vietnamese charitable people in Cambodia, to help the victims of the tragic incident.
The stampede tragedy occurred on the night of Nov. 22 on Pich Bridge of Koh Pich Convention and Exhibition Center in Phnom Penh when millions of Cambodian people were celebrating the last day of the annual Water Festival, leaving 347 dead and 395 injured. --AKP
(By KHAN Sophirom)
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Stampede Accident Not to Affect Tourism Industry: Spokesman
Phnom Penh, November 26, 2010 AKP -- The Cambodian government said Thursday that the large casualties in human lives resulted from a stampede accident during Water Festival will not affect the country's tourism industry.
Chinese News Agency Xinhua quoted Phay Siphan, spokesman of the Office of the Council of Ministers, as saying that tourism industry will not be affected by this accident.
He said it was just an accident and that had nothing related to terrorism, security or safety of foreign tourists.
Phay Siphan said foreign tourists are safe to travel to Cambodia at all time and they can enjoy cultural, and eco-tourism in the country, especially the visit to Angkor Wat temples complex, one of the world's attractive destinations.
He added that Cambodia is a peaceful country without having had any natural disasters like earthquakes, volcanoes, or tsunami.
In the stampede accident occurred on Monday night, the last day of the three-day Water Festival held in Phnom Penh, 347 Cambodians died and 395 others were injured.
The stampede occurred at a small bridge linking to Koh Pich Island, and thousands of people were on this bridge when the accident took place.
Cambodia is promoting tourism industry because it is one of the largest income earners for the nation.
Cambodia is proud to see her tourism industry has gradually improved from year to year and this sector contributes “10 percent to GDP”.
Cambodia's Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has announced that his government has set tourism as one of the priority sectors for his country's rectangular strategy for development, saying it is considered as “green gold” which is helping alleviate the good living standard of the people, especially, those who are living in the touristic sites.
Statistic provided by Ministry of Tourism said in seven months this year, 1.4 million foreign tourists visited the country.
The number showed a significant increase of 13.85 percent compared to the same period in 2009.
It is expected that Cambodia will receive around 2.4 million tourist arrivals in 2010, an increase of approximately 12 percent. --AKP
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S. Korea Confers Honorary Cup upon Cambodia
Phnom Penh, November 26, 2010 AKP -- South Korea has conferred an Honorary Cup upon Cambodia for a good partnership in receiving loans and using proper loans, according to a news release of the Ministry of Economy and Finance.
The Ministry of Strategy and Finance and the Export-Import Bank of Korea gave the Cup to Cambodia through Mr. Chhieng Yanara, Cambodian delegate minister attached to the prime minister and general secretary of the Cambodia Rehabilitation and Development Board at a time when he participated in the first Asian Development Cooperation Meeting held on Nov. 18-19 in Seoul, the Republic of Korea.
The cup was offered to the good partnership due to the great endeavor made by Cambodia in cooperation with the Republic of Korea in the national economic development in Cambodia under the leadership of Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, said the news release.
The cup also showed the prestige of Cambodia on the international arena in the national development and the poverty reduction.
Moreover, it reflected the strong cooperation between the two nations as partnerships.
The Asian Development Cooperation Meeting takes place every year in South Korea to discuss assistance for the world’s impoverished countries. --AKP
(By THOU Peou)
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18th Meeting of ASEAN Task Force On AIDS Held in Phnom Penh
Phnom Penh, November 26, 2010 AKP -- The 18th Meeting of the ASEAN Task Force On AIDS (ATFOA) was kicked off here yesterday at Phnom Penh Hotel under the presidency of H.E. Dr. Mam Bun Heng, minister of Health.
The meeting was attended by AIDS program officials from nine ASEAN countries.
The two-day meeting is aimed to find ways to reduce HIV/AIDS spreading in the region and to prepare the fourth strategic plan for 2011-2015.
According to a report of UNAIDS, there were 1.58 million people living with HIV/AIDS in 2008 in the region, of them 25 percent were young people aged 15 to 24 and 75 percent of transmission cases were found in the high-risk groups including drug users, Men having sex with Men (MSM), sex workers and their clients, said Mrs. Dr. Patchara Sirivongrangson, head of Disease Control Department of Thai Ministry of Public Health.
Cambodian Health Minister H.E. Mam Bun Heng said Cambodia is one of the successful countries in the region in fighting HIV/AIDS. The prevalence rate among adults aged 15 to 49 decreased from 2 percent in 1998 to 0.7 percent in 2010, he said.
Up to the third quarter of 2010, some 41,669 people living with HIV/AIDS received ARV, among them 4,003 were children, or 90 percent of those in need of ARV. --AKP
(By LIM Nary)
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Labor Demand Rising in Rattanakiri
Phnom Penh, November 26, 2010 AKP -- Increasing companies investing in especially agricultural sector in Rattanakiri encounter labor shortage, while other production aspects are not their concerns.
With just around 150,000 residents, 25 to 30 percent of whom are temporary migrants, Rattanakiri cannot supply sufficient labor for many big plantations of cassava, rubber, bean, and cashew. As a result, labor cost in the province is increasingly high.
Some companies have managed to bring hundreds of families who reside in other provinces to their plantations in Rattanakiri, yet they cannot keep them at this mountainous and remote province for long.
According to administration director of Rattanakiri provincial hall Nap Bunheng, as many as thousands of workforces are in demand in agricultural sector, let alone tourism which is also an advantage of this northeastern province of Cambodia. --AKP
(By MOM Chan Dara Soleil)
EL Salvador Newly-Appointed Ambassador Presents Credentials to the King
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