Wednesday, 18 February 2009

News in Brief

The Phnom Penh Post

In Brief: Japan to pay for school in k cham

Written by Vong Sokheng
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

The Japanese government vowed Tuesday to grant US$152,600 to the Association of School Aid in Cambodia to build Thkov Primary School in Batheay district, Kampong Cham province, a Japanese embassy statement said. The new building is to be two storeys high and contain 10 classrooms for the more than 600 students who currently study there, it said.

In Brief: Germany to give demining grant

Written by Brendan Brady
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

Germany announced Tuesday a US$1.35 million grant to fund demining efforts in Oddar Meanchey and Siem Reap this year. The funds will support the work of the Cambodian Mine Action Authority's Unit 6, which since 1999 has destroyed nearly 26,000 mines and 92,000 unexploded ordnances, and cleared 2,345 hectares of land, according to a press release from the German embassy.

In Brief: Dey krahorm protest cancelled

Written by Chhay Channyda
Wednesday, 18 February 2009

A protest by former Dey Krahorm residents set to take place in front of Hun Sen's house Tuesday was cancelled after City Hall agreed to meet to discuss potential compensation. The former residents want US$20,000 from the private developer 7NG, which evicted them on January 24. Horn Sar, who since the eviction has been living in a makeshift shelter in a field at the relocation site, Damnak Trayoeng, said the former residents would go ahead with the protest if the meeting today is "not positive".

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