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Cambodia to Arrest People Bets on the World Cup Tournament in South Africa
Thursday, 10 June 2010 10:06 DAP-NEWS/ Ek Madra
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, June 10, 2010 – As the World Cup is to kick off in Johannesburg on Friday already Cambodian police warned its people to stay away from betting the game as worrying the such betting will bring social crimes, said police chief general Touch Naroth on Thursday.
“We are worried that the looser would create crimes such as robberies, so it is best bit to ban betting on the game,” Phnom Penh’s police chief Touch Naroth told DAP News Center.
“We ask the locals to report us when they will see any one who tries to bet on the game. We will arrest and send the gamblers to the court,” he said without elaborating.
The government took campaign in recent years to crack down people who betted over the international football tournament.
Prime Minister Hun Sen recently also urged his people in the country, where 30 percent of its nearly 14 million populations live with less than a dollar per day, not to bet over the World Cup sport event given the past that the looser sought different resources to invest in their gambling.
Cambodians are not allowed to gamble any gambling, although this Southeast Asian nation has allowed foreign investors to open casinos for foreign gamblers.
France, Cambodia Commit to Boost Bilateral Trade in Agriculture, Industry, Tourism
Thursday, 10 June 2010 09:24 DAP-NEWS/ Ek Madra
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PENH, June 10, 2010 – Cambodia and France reaffirm to boost bilateral trade so as to create jobs and supporting investment in the sector of agriculture, industry and tourism, said the joint release on Thursday.
The announcement was made during the 9- 11 June visit of the French deputy commerce minister Anne-Marie Idrac aimed at enhancing bilateral trade of the two nations.
France is a Cambodian main donor provided the country an estimated $100 million a year.
Idrac, who is accompanied by French businessmen, met with the Cambodian deputy prime minister and also finance minister Keat Chhon.
“The two countries reaffirmed their commitments to improve cooperation for the benefit of creating jobs as well as supporting the productive investment,” said the joint release was seen by DAP.
Idrac she held talks with another deputy prime minister Sok An, who is also minister in charge of the office of the council of minister, on Thursday.
Sok An accompanied Idrac to inaugurate the French funded $7 million for establishing the Golden Rice mill in Oudong of Kampong Speu province.
Cambodian officials said the French investment in the Southeast Asian nation has been increased in recent years although they were not immediately to provide the investment value.
Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen, during his visit in Paris on the sideline of his attending the French Holiday Bastille Day last year, said that Cambodia has provisional granted right for the French Total to invest in Bloc 3 covers 2,430 square kilometres offshore, which sits on the Overlapping Claim Area (OCA) with Thailand.
Idrac also visited a construction site of Sofitel hotel, which is a second hotel invested by the French investment group, Accor, in Cambodia. She flew to Siem Reap, the home of Angkor which is the country’s biggest tourist destination, where she met with French investors.
Prime Minister Hun Sen Apologized to the Local Cambodian Businesspeople for Roath Sensopheap Company's Money Collection
Wednesday, 09 June 2010 13:43 DAP-NEWS/ Tep Piseth
CAMBODIA, PHNOM PHENH, JUN 10, 2010-Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Tuesday of June 08, 2010 expressed his regret at the conflict of interest between the private company, Roath Sensopheap, and the local businesspeople selling at the markets and along the public streets in Phnom Penh.
‘’On behalf of the Royal Government of Cambodia, I would like to express my apology to all our local businesspeople whose small businesses were worst affected by Roath Sensopheap private Company’s money collection and The Royal Government of Cambodia has to have responsibility for all the existing problems,” Prime Minister Hun Sen gave a speech to more than 1000 students at the Graduation Ceremony in Phnom Penh.
Prime Minister Hun sen’s apology to the local businesspeople occurred after the local businesspeople in Phnom Penh last week had marched about one kilometer to reach Prime Minister Hun Sen’s residence in Phnom Penh in order to demand to eliminate Roath Sensopheap Company’s money collection from the local businesspeople.
It was noted that Roath Sensopheap Company received the license from the Government’s authorities in order to collect money from the local businesspeople selling at the markets and along the public streets in Phnom Penh; more importantly, The Government’s authorities licensed Roath Sensopheap Company to organize the public security and orders in Phnom Penh for the local sellers at the markets and along the public streets.
‘’Honestly, I did not manage this matter,’’ he noted. At the same time, he appealed to the local businesspeople to organize the public security and orders properly at their shops and selling places.
‘’Litters should be perfectly packed and the selling places should be in a very good order,’’ he added.
Local small businesspeople in the past few weeks complained to the Royal Government of Cambodia about Roath Sensoppheap Company’s money collection; even though, The ordinary and poor sellers who have a very small business were forced to pay 200 riels ( about 0.5 cent U.S dollars) to Roath Sensopheap Company’s agents.
“Roath Sensopheap Company’s money collection has absolutely affected the poor Cambodian people’s living standard,’’ he added.
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