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AKP/01 Cambodian PM Strongly Reacts to Abhisit’s
Statement Phnom Penh, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has lashed out at his Thai counterpart Abhisit Vejjajiva who has accused him of wearing military uniform to the border area for political interest. “It is not the first time I wear this military uniform. I am the real professional military,” he stressed at an inauguration ceremony of the military headquarters of the battalion unit No. 422 at Banteay Ampil, Banteay Meanchey province, on Feb. 8. Samdech Techo Hun Sen, who is holding the highest five-star general, said Abhisit has been being accused of holding the second lieutenant title without fulfilling military conscription. “You [Abhisit] have no right to stop me. I wear what I want if it is not against the Cambodian Constitution and law,” he said. The Cambodian premier also strongly reacted to Abhisit’s claim that Thai soldiers did not encroach on Cambodian territory. --AKP (By SOKMOM Nimul) ------------------- AKP/02 Cambodian Premier Inaugurates Military Headquarters of
Intervention Brigade 9 Phnom Penh, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, accompanied by his wife, presided over an inauguration of military headquarters of Intervention Brigade 9 in Choam Ksan district’s Toeuk Kraham commune, Preah Vihear province on Feb. 7. Present at the ceremony were Cambodian senior government and provincial officials. Presence of Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen in an activity of visiting the Cambodian soldiers and inaugurating the military achievements in the front line is aimed at strengthening the military strategy and encouraging Cambodian military officers and soldiers who are stationed to defense the country territory. The intervention brigade 9 is under the Intervention division 3 of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF), whose tasks are stationed to safeguard a geographic area of Choam Ksan district, Preah Vihear province and performed to receive an order, according to General Kul Chay, a commander of Intervention Brigade 9. The commander of Intervention Brigade 9, on behalf of the officers and soldiers, thanked Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen and his wife for providing the construction materials and food supplies and other things including vehicles, tractors, walkie-talkies, radios, well-digging and so on. Meanwhile, the Cambodian premier and his wife, accompanied by the Cambodian senior government and provincial officials presided over the opening ceremony of a village, where most of military families live. --AKP (By THOU Peou) ------------------- AKP/03 Cambodian FM: Thailand’s Comments Are Stupid Phnom Penh, Cambodian Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Hor Namhong denied, in a press conference held here yesterday, all comments by Thai side on the visit of Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen to the border area invaded by the Thai army. He considered the comments as a “lie, stupidity and deception to the international public opinion.” Abhisit Vejjajiva (Thai Prime Minister) has, continued Hor Namhong, said that Samdech Hun Sen’s activities and comments during his visit to the western border area would be sent to the World Heritage Committee of UNESCO and used to support Thailand’s claim for the disputed territory. This shows that the border conflict between Cambodia and Thailand is not due to the nomination of Thaksin Shinawatra (former Thai prime minister) as an economic adviser to the Cambodian government, but to Thailand’s ambition to own the 4.6-square kilometer Cambodian territory close to the Preah Vihear Temple, stressed the Cambodian deputy prime minister, adding that the WHC works only with cultural issue. Hor Namhong further said Samdech Hun Sen had reiterated that he had received the commander of the 2nd Thai military region. The latter would like, he underlined, to pay a courtesy visit to the Cambodian premier at Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda, but he was asked to do so at the Preah Vihear Temple. “I receive you at the Preah Vihear Temple, the Khmer temple on the Khmer territory,” said Samdech Techo Hun Sen. Deputy Prime Minister Hor Namhong also rejected the information, according to which Cambodia had sent its secretaries of state for the Ministry of Interior in order to negotiate with the Thai side so that Samdech Techo Hun Sen can visit the Tamone Temple. The premier had no plan to visit this temple, but the battalion No. 422 and the brigade No. 42, some 5 or 6 kilometers from the Tamone Temple, he said. --AKP (By SOKMOM Nimul) ------------------- AKP/04 Cambodian Government Asks Google to Remove
Its Map Phnom Penh, The Royal Government of Cambodia has asked Google to remove its current world map from its website. The map currently used by Google is wrong and it is not the internationally recognized map. According to this illegal map, Cambodia lost nearly haft of its territory in Preah Vihear area, said an official letter of protest of the Council of Ministers sent recently to Google’s headquarters in New York and Singapore. “The map about the international border between Cambodia and Thailand posted on Google’s website is completely wrong and unprofessional,” the letter said. The full letter dated Feb. 5 reads as follows: “Google Inc. 1600 Amphitheatre Parkway Mountain View, CA 94043, USA Fax +1 650 253 0001 Google Singapore 38-01/01A 8 Shenton Way Singapore 068811 Fax +65 6521 8901 Dear Madams/Sirs: You have disseminated internationally a map under copyrighters©2009 Mapabc.com, © 2009 Europa Technologies, © 2010 Cenes/spot Image, © 2009 Tele Atlas, over which a frontier line between Cambodia and Thailand in the sector of the Temple of Preah Vihear has been very wrongly marked which is radically misleading and totally misguiding. As the matter of facts, on 20 January 2010, we looked at www.Google Earth, it shows a yellow line under Google’s title “International Borders,” that Google Earth and copyrighters took the liberty to assert and to disseminate this yellow line to be a frontier between Cambodia and Thailand in the region of the Temple of Preah Vihear (as per attached copy), which is devoid of truth and reality, and professionally irresponsible, if not pretentious. Google’s and copyrighters’ so-called “international border” between Cambodia and Thailand, at the Temple of Preah Vihear places almost half of the Khmer Temple in Thailand, (point 14023’40.40”N and 104040’48.59”E/Elev 1981 ft). In fact, and this is only to stress the point on the Temple of Preah Vihear, The Hague’s 15 June 1962 International Court of Justice (ICJ), which is a part of the United Nations system, used the “Annex 1 map” to render its judgment. The “Annex 1 map” was accepted in 1908 by Thailand based on the Franco-Siamese Convention of 1904. Regarding the binding character of the Annex 1 map, the ICJ confirmed that “the Court however considers that Thailand in 1908-1909 did accept the Annex 1 map as representing the outcome of the work of delimitation, and hence recognized the line on that map as being the frontier line, the effect of which is to situate Preah Vihear in Cambodian territory”. The Court considers further that “Both Parties, by their conduct, recognized the line and thereby in effect agreed to regard it as being the frontier line.” By these considerations, the Court concluded that “the acceptance of the Annex 1 map by the Parties caused the map to enter the treaty settlement and to become an integral part of it”; and thereby conferred on it (Annex 1 map) “a biding character”. We attach herewith a copy of the Annex 1 map, including the enlargement of the map in the region of the Temple of Preah Vihear and the drawing of the frontier line on it. We, therefore, request that you withdraw the already disseminated very wrong, and not internationally recognized map, and replace it by Annex 1 map, which is an internationally recognized map. “If you have any questions, please contact our office through our contact persons: - H.E. Phay Siphan, Secretary of State, phone (855-12) 444 976 - H.E. Pen Ngoeun, Advisor to the Office of the Council of Ministers, phone (855-92) 720 003; e-mail address: ngoeuncom@yahoo.com. Please accept, Madams/Sirs, the assurances of our sincere cooperation.” --AKP (By KHAN Sophirom) ------------------- AKP/05 U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN Visits Cambodia Phnom Penh, The U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN and Deputy Assistant Secretary of State to SE Asia Mr. Scot Marciel is in a two-day official visit to Cambodia. Mr. Marciel arrived to the Kingdom on Feb. 8 and he is scheduled to hold talks with Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister H.E. Hor Namhong, and Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers H.E. Sok An. He is also planning to meet with representatives of civil society. The visit is aimed at strengthening the relationship between Washington and Phnom Penh, said an official of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation. The U.S. Ambassador to ASEAN will also visit the Khmer Rouge Tribunal before wrapping up his visit in Cambodia. --AKP (By CHEA Vannak) ------------------- AKP/06 The Ministry of Justice Opens a Training
Course on Penal Law Phnom Penh, The Ministry of Justice opened a training course on penal law in a ceremony held at the ministry on Feb. 8 in the presence of H.E. Ang Vong Vathana, minister of Justice. The course organized by the department of research and training of the general department of Research and Juridical Development at the ministry, is given to the Justice ministry’s officials, officials from law enforcement agencies, law professional careers and court clerks. The course aims to promote the capacity of the law enforcement officials to let them get more effective than before in response to the law implementation and the judicial reform for the development of the court system in accordance with the rectangular strategy (second stage) of the Cambodian royal government, the minister of Justice said. --AKP (By THOU Peou) ------------------- AKP/07 Agriculture Minister Visits Battambang
Province Phnom Penh, H.E. Chan Sarun, minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries watched a process of planting dry season rice, vegetables and subsidiary crops in villages, while recently visiting Battambang province. After harvesting the rainy season rice, the local farmers continued cultivating dry season rice, vegetable and secondary crops to increase their income and promote their living conditions, said Mr. Cheam Chan Sophoan, a provincial official of agricultural department. While making a brief visit to villagers and listening to reports given by the local authorities on a result of agricultural production, Agricultural Minister H.E. Chan Sarun told them of the success in agricultural production in the country, mainly the 2009-2010 rainy season rice crop, in which organic principle’s rice intensive farming technique is used, he said. He also gave some recommendations to the local farmers on the organic principle’s rice intensive farming technique, saying that it uses less rice seed, cuts down the expenditure and gets a high yield. --AKP (By THOU Peou) ------------------- AKP/08 Road Rehabilitation in Kep Phnom Penh, The Public Works and Transportation Department and the town hall of Kep province recently launched the rehabilitation of five strategic roads to boost tourism in the coastal town. The total length of the roads is over 2,000 meters. They will be tarred and equipped with large sewage system. The rehabilitation is expected to be finished in August 2010. According to Kep province’s Public Works and Transportation Department Director Mam Touch, Kep is one of Cambodia’s key tourist sites, but only about 10 percent of its road infrastructure is covered with tar. --AKP (By MOM Chan Dara Soleil) -------------------- AKP/09 Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia Phnom
Penh, The following are the foreign exchange rates against the
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AKP/01 New Finland Ambassador Presents Credentials
to Cambodian King Phnom Penh, A newly appointed foreign-based Finland Ambassador to Cambodia Ms. Sirpa MAENPAA presented credentials to His Majesty the King Norodom Sihamoni of Cambodia at the Royal Palace in Phnom Penh on Feb. 5 at the beginning of her diplomatic mission in Cambodia. At the royal audience, the Cambodian king welcomed and was delighted with her diplomatic presence in the country, during which, he said, he was convinced that the ties of friendship, solidarity and bilateral cooperation between the two nations in all fields would be further promoted. The king also expressed thanks to Finland government and people for an aid of nearly US$26 million in a process of the national development in Cambodia from 1992 to 2008, as well as continuing more aid for years 2009-2011. After thanking for the honorary ceremony, she conveyed the best regards and wishes from the Finland government leader to the Cambodian king, saying that she will do her utmost to boost the friendly relations and the cooperation between the two countries. The king wished the Finland diplomat good health and good success in the diplomatic mission in Cambodia. --AKP (By THOU Peou) ------------------- AKP/02 Cambodia’s Response to Thailand’s Reaction
Over the Visit by Cambodian PM to Border Area Phnom Penh, The Cambodian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has made a clarification in response to Thailand’s reaction as published in the media concerning a visit by Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen to the border area. Here is a statement made in a news release issued on Feb. 7 by Press and Documentation Department of the ministry. “1-The Bangkok Post published a distorted report online on 7 February 2010 that Thailand’s Second Army Area Commander Veewarith Chornsamrit led a delegation to welcome Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen on his visit to the Preah Vihear Temple. However, contrary to the claim, it was Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen who allowed the Thai Commander to come to meet him at Preah Vihear Temple, where Samdech Techo Prime Minister unequivocally stressed that it is the Temple of Cambodia and it is Cambodian territory. 2-The Bangkok Post also reported that Thai Commander Veewarith Chornsamrit was assigned to welcome Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen to send a message that Thailand is firm on its ownership claim over the disputed territory of 4.6 km2 near the Temple of Preah Vihear. However, in fact the Thai Commander did not raise anything as distortedly reported by the Bangkok Post. Such untrustworthy report clearly shows that the Bangkok Post is perfidious and falsely reporting to blindly mislead the public. 3-The Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Thailand again issued a press release on 7 February 2010 which stated that during his visit to the border area, Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen “might enter into Thai territory......the Cambodian side must first inform and request prior permission from the Thai Government”. On this point, the spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of Cambodia already issued a statement on 5 February 2010 that Samdech Techo Prime Minister Hun Sen’s visit is only within the Cambodian territory. 4- The Bangkok Post also reported today that Thailand’s Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva will use Samdech Prime Minister Hun Sen’s comment to explain the World Heritage Committee that the area around Preah Vihear Temple belongs to Thailand. Such a statement clearly shows the ambitious greed and duplicity of the Thai Prime Minister, who wants to annex Cambodian territory, blatantly and illegally.” --AKP ------------------- AKP/03 Cambodian PM Presides over an Inauguration
of a Military Headquarters of Intervention Division 3 in Preah Vihear Phnom Penh,
Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei
Techo Hun Sen, accompanied by his wife, presided over an inauguration of a
military headquarters of Intervention Division 3 in Choam Ksan district,
Preah Vihear province on Feb. 6. Present on the occasion were senior Cambodian government
and provincial officials. In his speech at the ceremony, the Cambodian prime
minister made commitments to King-Father and Queen-Mother from the battle
field at the border, saying that as young generations, that is, sons,
daughters, grand-sons, grand-daughters, great-grand sons and great-grand
daughters, we would like to continue taking your turn by making great efforts
to defense the territory of the country and adding that it is your trust,
without being disappointed, being put in the government leaders, the
Cambodian armed forces, national police forces and Cambodian people who join
together to defense the country against all forms of invasion from the
outsiders. He said the border issue has to be solved through the
peaceful talks and the use of the strengths is imposed forcefully on us when
they invade us, meaning that we do not enter their soil, but we do not allow
them to intrude into our land. Cambodia has no overlapping area with Thailand covering
4.6 square kilometers near Preah Vihear Temple, he said, adding that it only
exists on a map drawn by Thai military for invasion and Cambodia has never
recognized the map designed unilaterally by Thailand. He said, “I needn’t let Thai side to welcome me on
Cambodian soil, you want to greet me at Keo Sikha Kiri Svara pagoda to
recognize you as ownership or co-property, I know your trick.” “This is a bad
trick to welcome Cambodian premier on Cambodian land. Don’t think Hun Sen is
naïve and stupid.” Meanwhile, the Cambodian premier and his wife made a
brief visit to Cambodian soldiers and inspected military armaments. Later, the Cambodian premier, accompanied by his wife and
senior Cambodian officials visited Preah Vihear Temple. --AKP (By
THOU Peou) ------------------- AKP/04 Cambodia
To spend US$100 Million for Military Development Near Thai Border Phnom Penh, Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, said on Saturday that the Royal Government will invest US$100 million for the development of military and social sector in Preah Vihear province, the move aimed at strengthening its defense system and the living standard of the locals, according to an article posted on the website of the Office of the Council of Ministers. “This amount of money (US$100 million) is not going to spend only in the field of defense operation, but also to invest in the social development in this area,” the Prime Minister said. Samdech Techo Hun Sen assured that his ruling party officials are always there to support military operations to protect the nation from being invaded by any foreigners including Thailand. “Roads, bridges and military bases as well as military’s houses have been built and upgraded across the province, where the Temple of Preah Vihear located. These facilities enable our soldiers to strengthen their capacities so as to prevent any invasion of the tricky neighbor,” Samdech Techo said. At the same time, Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An, who is also Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers, said he was pleased with the progress has been made by the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) over the construction of military facilities located on the 820 hectares of land. “But we cannot achieve everything overnight. At the same time we must take tough preventive measure on any foreign aggression. We never let any foreign country take Cambodian land even a single inch,” Dr. Sok An said. Samdech Techo told the crowd of more than 4,000 soldiers; who attended the ceremony, which displayed more than 20 tanks, heavy weapons including missiles; “I assured our retired King Norodom Sihanouk (who won the case against Thailand over the Preah Vihear Temple at the International Court of Justice in 1962) that we are doing our best to protect the territory from being aggressively invaded by any foreign countries. Indeed, we are trying to avoid any militarily confrontation. But this issue is entirely depends on Bangkok government.” “We do not want bloodshed with Thailand, but we will only if it’s necessary,” he was speaking at the inauguration of a US$3.5 million newly built military headquarters, which was funded by Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An,” he added. He also slammed the Thais Prime Minister Abhisit Vejjajiva; who was quoted in Thai media this week, saying that Cambodia’s leaders should negotiate first with Thailand, before Hun Sen himself is going to visit the Temple of Preah Vihear; “where is the 4.6 square km of disputed area. We, Cambodians, have never accepted any Thai unilateral map.” Samdech Techo continued, “Cambodian troops will not pull out from the area. I do not need any negotiation with you (Thailand). That is our land and we do not need you to come and welcome us on our land. I can go any time I want to, and I can go anywhere if I want to. It is up to me, not you (Thailand’s leader).” Relations between the two nations have turned sour since Thailand was not pleased with the UNESCO listed the Temple as a World Heritage in July, 2008. It then sent its troops into Cambodian territory around the Temple of Preah Vihear. The Prime
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Builds New Museum in Preah Vihear Province Phnom Penh, H.E. Dr. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers said last Friday the government has built another museum to preserve its cultural heritages as well as to attract more tourists to the area. The eco-global Samdech Techo Hun Sen museum has been constructed on the 200 hectares of land since May last year and will take months to complete, said an article posted on the Council of Ministers’ website. The museum’s master plan—which located in Sraem village, Kantout commune in Chamksan district, Preah Vihear province—was jointly designed by UNESCO’s and Cambodian experts, said Dr. Sok An, who toured this official visit the museum late Friday. “The establishment of this museum shows the country’s sustainable development in this area and it is fully conformed with the cultural and technical works,” said Dr. Sok An. The display of the Khmer archeological artifacts and preserving the Khmer empire during the pre-and post Angkorian times are also on the museum’s agendas. “The museum’s exhibitions also show the culture of the Khmer minority, Kuoy, who pioneered in making metal weapons of arrows used during the Khmer empire at the time”, he also said. “The museum’s activities will also show the Kuoy minority who had greatly contributed to the production of metal weapons during the Khmer Empire. There are 275 temples found in the province of Preah Vihear alone. We will also make orchid gardens where we will grow herbal plants to produce traditional medicines, he said. These ingredients will enable us to attract more tourists to visit this area,” he added. The museum also displays the photographs, which were produced by a Cambodian photographer Moeun Nheam. Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An is pleased with photograph products, which were taken at the temples: Sambo Prey Kuk in Kampong Thom province, where more than 100 temples built in the 6th – 7th century were discovered. The Koh Ker Temple and its seven-story main tower were built in the 10th century by Jayavaraman IV, now covered by jungle. Other pictures, which are being displayed in the museum, are Kampong Preah Temple built during Zhenla era in the 8th century. Another picture shows Banteay Srey Temple, which was built in the 10th century, a magnificent twilight scene of the temple at sunrise. “Let us produce such photographs as many as more than 100 so that some of which could be displayed overseas and sold to tourists who visit this area here,” said Dr. Sok An. H.E. Dr. Sok An also visited a Cambodian military command in the province, where he was pleased with the achievement made by the Royal Cambodia Armed Forces. “I used to see the pictures about the development here but now I see them all with my own eyes,” he said before he headed off to pay a visit to a new religious shrine, which was built by the local authorities. The symbol of the shrine depicted a famous Khmer military commander, Ta Dy, riding horse as he used arrows to disperse enemies from the land of Khmer Empire at the time. Cambodia’s government has been largely investing in building more physical infrastructures in the province in recent years. More roads have been paved in the remote areas for linking them to the provincial town as well as to the Temple of Preah Vihear. The province’s name “Preah Vihear” has been well known to the outside world, thanks to the Khmer ancestors who built the 900-year-old Temple of Preah Vihear and the province has been named after it. H.E. Sok An himself, who successfully lobbied the international community in supporting the Temple of Preah Vihear be listed with the UNESCO as World Heritage Site in 2008, reiterated that the Thai’s claim area near the Temple is baseless given, The Hague’s International Court of Justice (ICJ) used the “Annex 1 map” to render its judgment on 15 June 1962 that: the Temple of Preah Vihear is situated in territory under the sovereignty of Cambodia. The court also found that “Thailand is under an obligation to withdraw any military or police forces, or other guards or keepers, stationed by her at the Temple, or in its vicinity on Cambodian territory; and that “Thailand is under an obligation to restore to Cambodia any objects of the kind specified in the Cambodia’s fifth submission which may, since the date of the occupation of the Temple by Thailand in 1954, have been removed from the Temple or the Temple area by the Thai authorities”. --AKP ------------------- AKP/06 DPM Yim Chhay Ly Presides Over a Workshop on
National Strategy for Social Assistance Phnom Penh, A workshop on the national strategy for the social assistance; the promotion of the human resources education; and the reduction and elimination of child’s labour was closed on Feb. 4 in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister H.E. Yim Chhay Ly. Speaking at the workshop, organized by the Council for Rural and Agricultural Development and Rehabilitation, H.E. Yim Chhay Ly, also president of the said council, said that child’s labour is an important issue, with which the royal government led by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen is concerned about by ratifying many international laws against child’s labour exploitation. He said the royal government made a commitment to solving the child’s labour issue by promoting the parents to give an opportunity to their children to have access to education. He said if a rate of schooling-off children and child’s labour is higher, it is a symbol for losing human capital, mainly a potential in the national development. The seminar lasted two days during which the participants made a discussion and took a measure against child’s labour exploitation. --AKP (By Mr. THOU Peou) ------------------- AKP/07 Minister of Rural Development Inaugurates
Pumping-well Projects in Kampong Cham Province Phnom Penh, H.E. Chea Sophara, minister of Rural Development, recently presided over the opening of 135 pumping-well projects in the compound of Bun Rany-Hun Sen primary school in Memut district’s Treak commune, Kampong Cham province. Japan gave a donation for the projects through Japanese International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to the local people in 72 villages and 14 communes in the province to enable them to have an access to the clean water. In the past, JICA gave clean water supplies to the rural Cambodians by building 500 wells, said Mr. Suzuki Yasujiro, president of JICA. H.E. Chea Sophara recalled all achievements in the national development made by the Cambodian royal government led by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, saying the royal government always concerned the Cambodian people’s lives in the country. The 135 projects of pumping well are given to coincide with strategic plan and objective of the Ministry of Rural Development for the years to come in ensuring to support all sectors and promote the community to be aware of the benefit of handling the clean water, and get a good hygiene, he said. The hygiene does not only bring good health, but also helps economize and increase the job opportunities and the income to promote the living conditions of the family, he added. After thanking JICA for the assistance, the minister urged the community to maintain all the achievements in the locality for the public benefit. --AKP (By THOU Peou) ------------------ AKP/08 NCDD Begins Distribute Town-District
Statistics Books Phnom Penh, The National Committee for Democracy Development at sub-national level in collaboration with the Project to Support Democracy Development represented by the United Nations Development Program has distributed Town-District Statistics books to towns and districts nationwide. Taking place on Feb. 3 at the Ministry of Interior, an official distribution of the said books was held under the presidency of Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, Interior Minister and Chairman of the NCDD. The
Town-District Statistics book is published by NCDD in order to assist the
town and district councils as well as the offices of Ministry of Interior
with access to wider general information, which is necessary for them to
develop effective and efficient strategic plan at their respective office. So far, he added, we did not have reliable source of information. Using unreliable data may mislead the development of strategic plan. --AKP (By MOM Chan Dara Soleil) ------------------- AKP/09 Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia Phnom
Penh, The following are the foreign exchange rates against the
Riel (Cambodian Currency) released by the National Bank on Feb. 8.
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AKP/01 Cambodian Premier Presides Over an Inauguration of Newly
Built Commerce Ministry Phnom Penh, Cambodia needs 10,000 million US dollars or more in a bilateral trade between Cambodia and partner countries for contributing to the national development in the country, said Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen. The Cambodian premier said this while presiding over an inauguration ceremony of the newly built Commerce Ministry near Phnom Penh international airport on Feb. 4. The export in goods is about 4,500 million US dollars, while the import is about 5,500 million US dollars. Among 10,000 million US dollars, the bilateral trade with Vietnam is about 2,000 million US dollars, with Thailand is about 2,000 million US dollars and with China about 2, 000 million US dollars.--AKP (By THOU Peou) --------------- AKP/02 PM Meets Chinese Electricity Company Phnom Penh, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen met here on Feb.3 with Mr. Si Zefi, director of Dong Fang Electric Cooperation of the People’s Republic of China. During the meeting, Mr. Si Zefi, told Samdech about his company’s intention on electrical power investment in Cambodia, especially on wind electrical and solar power, as well as power plants’ appliances supply, H.E. Eang Sophalet, PM’s assistant told reporters upon the meeting. In reply, Samdech Hun Sen welcomed the company’s wishes and urged the company to conduct further study with Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy, he said.--AKP (By KHAN Sophirom) ----------------- AKP/03 First Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Chess Cup
Tournament in April Phnom Penh, The first chess tournament for Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen Cup will be held in early April. Mr. Kang Sothea, a media officer of Chess Federation of Cambodia told AKP recently that the candidates, either men or women, were allowed to joint the competition. Those who win the first prize will receive US$5,000, the second get US$2,000 and the third US$1,000, he said, adding that the event, supported by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, will be broadcast live on television in the final.
The chess games is popular for Cambodian people.--AKP (By Théng) ------------------ AKP/04 Sweden Increases Its ODA to Cambodia Phnom Penh, The Kingdom of Sweden wishes to further increase its Official Development Aid (ODA) to Cambodia. Secretary of State of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation H.E. Uch Borith told reporters upon his meeting here on Feb.4 with Sweden Ambassador to Cambodia Mr. Lennart Linner. He added that Sweden will also establish its embassy to Cambodia this year. Cambodia and Sweden will, he said, further hold talks next week on strategy of providing aid to Cambodia for 2011 focusing on administration of education, good governance and human rights as well.--AKP (By LIM Nary) ------------------ AKP/05 Health Officials’ Appointment Phnom Penh, The Ministry of Health has announced an appointment of four officials for a medium ranking unit at the ministry. The appointment was made in a ceremony at the ministry of Health in Phnom Penh on Feb. 3 in the presence of H.E. Mam Bun Heng, minister of Health. Based on a sub-decree of the royal government, Madame Tep Rangsei, a pharmacist, is appointed as a dean of Faculty of Pharmaceutics; Mr. Im Puthavy, a dentist, as a dean of Faculty of Dentistry; Mr. Iem Sophal, a doctor, as a director of technical school of medical care; and Mr. Heng Bun Kiet, a pharmacist, as a director of the department of medicine, food, medicinal materials and cosmetics. Those appointees replace the retirees. On behalf of the new appointees, Madame Tep Rangsei gave some comments, thanking the Cambodian royal government led by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, mainly the minister of Health for the appointment and also making their commitments to the duties provided and the benefits of the development of the educational establishments.--AKP (By THOU Peou) --------------- AKP/06 Cambodia to Award SEA Game Medalists Phnom Penh, In order to encourage and promote sports sector, Cambodian government is ready to spend 200,000 U.S. dollars to award Cambodian athletes who has won medals from the Southeast Asian Games (SEA) recently held in Laos, according to Chinese News Agency Xinhua.
Vath Chamroeun, secretary general of the National Olympic Committee, said the medalists from the SEA Games held in Laos in last December will receive awards from the government by Feb.12. He said the price of the awards will be varied depending on the medals he or she earned. Gold medalist will get 6,000 U.S. dollars, silver medalist will get 4,000 U.S. dollars while bronze will get 2,000 U.S. dollars. “It is a great incentive to Cambodian athletes to be awarded by the government,” said Vath Chamroeun. The award is considered high as Cambodia’s civil servants receive an average wage of 40 to 50 U.S. dollars monthly. After the SEA Games ended, Cambodia brought home 40 medals, three gold, 10 silver and 27 bronze. Cambodia drafted a sub-decree in 2006, the only new incentive to award Cambodian athletes who will win any medals at any regional or international sports tournaments. Vath Chamreoun said this award will be the second after the first one was conferred to Cambodian athletes in 2007 after they had won some medals during the 24th SEA Games in Thailand.--AKP ------------------ AKP/07 Kampong Thom Plants Dry-Season Rice on 28,166 Hectares Phnom Penh, In the dry-season 2009-2010, farmers across Kampong Thom province have completed the dry-season rice on some 28,166 hectares, or 352 percent of the yearly planned on some 8,000 hectares or increased around 7,700 ha. If compared to the same period of 2008-2009. In the last rainy season, the farmers across the province had covered 180,894 hectares with monsoon rice, but unfortunately over 11,200 hectares were destroyed by flood and Ketsana storm. Moreover, the farmers had harvested on more than 169,000 hectares with an average output of four tons per hectares.--AKP (By KOM Heng) ---------------- AKP/08 Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia Phnom
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AKP/01 Cambodian Premier Presides Over a Graduation
Ceremony Phnom Penh, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen said although he had a great deal of patience, he could not take a patience with Thailand’s invasion of Cambodian land. The Cambodian said this while presiding over a graduation ceremony at the National Institute of Education in Phnom Penh on Feb. 3 for students from the Vanda Institute. He also told the audience of a folk legend involving with bad and unlimited ambition of the story’s character, referring to the impatience with Thailand intrusion on Cambodian soil. “We try to be patient, but beyond the limit we fight back, no matter how big you are”, he said. “Even though US used B-52 aircraft to drop a lot of bombs on Cambodian soil, we (Cambodians) fought back without fear and Pol Pot regime was savage and barbarous, it still collapsed”, he said. Thailand sent its troops to invade Cambodian territory
in The Cambodian premier is expected to go to visit Cambodian soldiers who are now being stationed to protect the territory. In the meantime, the Cambodian premier encouraged the Cambodian students to take their self-confidence and self-reliance. He also appealed to some government officials to abandon their very great ambitions, warning an action against them.--AKP (By THOU Peou) ------------------ AKP/02 Out-going Chinese Ambassador Meets Cambodian Red Cross
President and Information Minister Phnom Penh, Out-going Chinese Ambassador to Cambodia Ms. Zhang Jinfeng paid a farewell visit to Lok Chumteav Bun Rany HUNSEN, president of the Cambodian Red Cross on Feb. 3 at the end of her four-year diplomatic mission in Cambodia. In the visit, Lok Chumteav Bun Rany HUNSEN appreciated the out-going Chinese Ambassador for her diplomatic mission in Cambodia, during which she said the friendship and cooperation between the two countries were further promoted.
She thanked Chinese government for its assistance to the national development in Cambodia, and also Chinese Red Cross for its donation, either fund or materials, to the Cambodian people who were affected by natural disasters. Meanwhile, the Chinese diplomat paid a farewell call on Information Minister H.E. Khieu Kanharith at the ministry of Information. The information minister highly valued her diplomatic mission in Cambodia, during which he said the cooperation between the two nations was further boosted, and especially Cambodia-China Friendship radio station was set up, whose emission range could cover many areas in the country. He also told the Chinese diplomat of the media cooperation between the two countries.--AKP (By THOU Peou) ---------------- AKP/03 New Office Building of Bayer Opened in Phnom Penh Phnom Penh, The new office building of Bayer Company was recently opened in central Phnom Penh Capital City. The ceremony was presided by H.E. Mam Bun Heng, minister of health, Mr. Frank Marcces Mann, German ambassador to Cambodia and Mr. Dominikus Von Pescatore, senior representative of the country’s North Southeast-Asia. On the occasion, Mr. Muneeb Ur Rehman, the country’s Bayer director said that Bayer Company business in Cambodia is mainly focus on health care service, Crop Science and Materia Science fields. --AKP (By LIM Nary) ------------------ AKP/04 Cambodian Official Asks WHO to Help Train Medical
Teachers Phnom Penh, Cambodian Health University asked World Health Organization to send its experts to provide refreshment training course for Cambodian medical teachers. Mr. Um Sophal, Rector of Cambodian Health University asked Mr. Shin Young Soo, Director of WHO in West Asia Pacific during a meeting here yesterday. In reply, Mr. Shin Young Soo pledged to take this proposal for discussion with senior WHO officials in the near future.--AKP (By KHAN Sophirom) ---------------- AKP/05 Russian Center of Science and Culture to Mark 30th
Anniversary in Cambodia Phnom Penh, The Russian Center of Science and Culture in Cambodia will mark the 30th anniversary (1980-2010) in Phnom Penh on Feb.5. The information was made known here in a press conference on Feb.3 by the Russian Center of Science and Culture Director Mr. Sevgeiko Lesov. In the event, entertainment, movie and other activities will be shown for free of charge to the public, he said.--AKP (By CHEA Vannak) ---------------- AKP/06 Cambodia’s Stock Market To be Opened Late This Year Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s securities and stock market will be in place by the third quarter or late this year, Chinese News Agency Xinhua quoted Ming Bankosal, director general of the Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) as saying on Wednesday. “The opening of the stock exchange is not only depends on the SECC side, it also depends on the issuing companies,” Ming Bankosal said. “We expect that by the third quarter of this year or by late this year we will have a stock trading in Cambodia,” he said in the interview. “When we have stock exchange we can share the economic growth to the Cambodian people and the government can collect more taxes as well as to create more jobs,” he said. “And then transparency comes to Cambodia and international investors will see Cambodia changing to international standard.” “Now we are ready and waiting for the companies to prepare themselves with all our regulations.” “So when they are ready with our requirements, they can issue the shares to the public. Then we will have the trading officially,” he said. “So the game is not only depends on the government side, it also depends on the private sector who wants to list,” said Ming Bankosal. The country’s
Securities and Exchange Commission of Cambodia (SECC) has opened Jan.15, 2010
for companies which wanted to operate as dealers, investment advisors,
brokers or underwriters to submit their applications till Applicants must meet capital requirement along with human resource, he explained. “This is a very technical field… we need experienced people in the field.” Ming Bankosal wishes not to reveal the number of companies which have applied to be listed on the stock market, but said that there are a number of local and joint venture companies with foreign partners also showing their interest. “Other foreign companies who operating their businesses here shown their interests to go public,” he added. “We will then review and shortlist them in order to assess the company before we can issue them the licenses to operate,” said Ming Bankosal. “We do not want to have too many companies to go public, but we want to see the quality’s issuers. We need a good profile companies with good profits and they must be very experienced in good business sector along with good management to go public.” “They must be very corporate governance and transparency,” said Ming Bankosal “The public confidence is very important, if we allow the poor corporate to go public and if there will be problems… the public confidence will go down and we need a long time to restore the confidence,” he said, adding that “So we have to be careful about that.” Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen on Wednesday said there will be at least three companies would be listed on the stock namely the Electricite du Cambodge (EDC), Phnom Penh, Water Supply Authority, and Sihanouk Ville Autonomous Port. Ming Bankosal said the government has already decided to list the three companies and they will be listed on the stock exchange. The idea of a Cambodia stock market has been floated since the 1990s. Its launch was originally scheduled for September 2009, with the South Korean Exchange providing funds and technical support, but delayed due to the worsening global economic slowdown.--AKP ---------------- AKP/07 Cambodia Confirms New Outbreak of Bird Flu Phnom Penh, Cambodia said Wednesday the country was again hit by a new outbreak of bird flu, according to Chinese news agency Xinuhua. In a
statement released Wednesday by In a response to the new outbreak, the department of animal production of Agriculture Ministry has culled poultry in the affected area and ordered a temporary suspension of buy, sales and trafficking of such poultries within five kilometers within the affected area. The statement did not say how many poultries have died or infected by the disease, but officials have said more than 16,000 ducks have died and some 30,000 live ducks are contracting symptoms with the virus. The officials said no sign of human infection from the disease as of now. Takeo province is bordering with Vietnam and located about 90 kilometers south of Cambodia’s Capital City of Phnom Penh. Since bird flu was first hit Cambodia in 2004, seven Cambodians have died of the disease.--AKP -------------------- AKP/08 Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia Phnom
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AKP/01 Samdech Heng Samrin Receives Newly-appointed Palestinian
Ambassador Phnom Penh, National Assembly President Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, received here on Feb. 2 a newly-appointed Palestinian Ambassador to Cambodia Mr. Saadi Salama Altumaiz. In the meeting, Samdech warmly welcomed a newly-appointed ambassador of Palestine to Cambodia and strongly believed that Palestinian ambassador’s mission in Cambodia this time will further enhance the friendship ties and the bilateral cooperation between both countries. In reply, Mr. Saadi Salama Altumaiz pledged that on his diplomatic, he will do his best to strengthen the cooperation between Cambodia-Palestine.--AKP (By CHEA Vannak) --------------- AKP/02 Cambodian Premier Presides Over the Opening
of Irrigation Development Project in Battambang Province Phnom Penh, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Se
presided over a ground breaking ceremony of
Kanghot Irrigation Development Project in Battambang province on Feb. 2. Also present at the ceremony was Chinese
Ambassador to Cambodia Ms. Zhang Jinfeng. The project, constructed with a loan of
more than 47 million US dollars provided by China and a fund of more than 13
million US dollars by Cambodian government, is expected to be completed in 40
months, according to H.E. Lim Kean Hor, minister of Water Resources and
Meteorology. When completed, the irrigation ability is
able to cover a total area of 49,000 hectares in the districts of Banan and
Sangke, with a cultivated land of about 40,000 hectares. Based on the study, the minister said,
the project potential will increase a yield of 100% to 200%,
mainly promote the communication network and the transportation of the
agricultural produce in the area. The ministry of Water Resources and
Meteorology and Chinese government will continue carrying out four big
irrigation development projects worth more than 241 million US dollars in the
future if there is an agreement between the two countries, he said. Irrigation ability in the country
increases from 48,000 hectares of land previously, before forming the ministry
of Water Resources and Meteorology to 1,120,246 hectares now, up 712,246
hectares, he said.--AKP (By THOU Peou) ---------------- AKP/03 Emergency Response Exercise At Military Airport Phnom Penh, Some 630 personnel from state and private institutions joined in a large-scale airport emergency response exercise on Tuesday at the military airport in Phnom Penh. Mao Havannal, Secretary of State of the Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation, said that the exercise was organized to demonstrate the capacity of the airports in Cambodia to maintain and respond to the security and safety issues. Due to an increase of accidents at the international airports, he further said, the International Civil Aviation Organization requires all airports to conduct large-scale airport emergency response exercise every two year. The exercise took place in the presence of H.E. Sok An, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister in Charge of the Council of Ministers. It is jointly organized by the Secretariat of State for Civil Aviation of Cambodia and the Airport Concession Company, and involved an incident taking place in an Airbus - A321 with 100 passengers on board and 6 crews.--AKP (By Ravuth M.) ------------------ AKP/04 Ministry of Information Asks for Cambodian Artists in the
Commercial Radio and TV Spots Phnom Penh, Ministry of Information urged the private radio and television stations to cooperate with the local advertising companies in producing a commercial spot of the products, in which Cambodian artists should be chosen to perform. In a letter sent on Feb. 2 by Information Minister H.E. Khieu Kanharith to the directors of the private radio and television stations, the aim is to promote the Cambodian identification and the country honor, and also provide the jobs to Cambodian artists. The ministry also asked that the foreign scripts be smaller than Khmer scripts and below them including trade mark and service mark in the commercial spot if two languages are used. Any advertisements for alcoholic spirits showing the rewards to encourage the people, especially the Cambodian youths, to drink, and being harmful to the people’s life and health and affected badly to the Cambodian society against the journalism law should be avoidable, the ministry requested.--AKP (By Théng) ----------------- AKP/05 CVA and LNVF Make Signs a Cooperation
Agreement for 2010 Phnom Penh, A Cooperation agreement between Cambodian Veterans Association (CVA) and Laotian National Veterans Federation (LNVF) has been signed here on Feb.1. The agreement was inked by Cambodian Minister of Social Affairs, Veterans and Youth Rehabilitation and Secretary General of CVA H.E. Ith Sam Heng and Laotian head of visiting delegation Nakhone Sisanonh, chairman of LNVF. On the occasion, both sides also discussed on a congress of Asean Veterans Federation (VECONAC), to be held in April, 2010 in Jakarta, Indonesia. Mr. Nakhone Sisanonh arrived here on Feb.1 for a five-day visit to the Kingdom.--AKP (By LIM Nary) ------------------- AKP/06 Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia Phnom
Penh, The following are the foreign exchange rates against the
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AKP/01 Senate President Supports Japanese Investors
to Cambodia Phnom
Penh, Senate President Samdech Akka Moha Thamma Pothisal Chea Sim
received in Phnom Penh last Friday the Japanese delegation of the JC Foods
Company led by its president Mr. Takei Nobuyuki. During the meeting, President Chea Sim expressed his full
support to the investment company’s activities in the agricultural field in
Cambodia’s province of Battambang, especially in the rice growing and
processing to be exported to abroad, according to the Senate’s protocol Chief
Mrs. Pheng Kuntheaborey who briefed the reporters after the meeting. President Chea Sim cited that the people and the
government of Japan have so far made a big contribution to the national
rehabilitation and development in Cambodia. Japan has not only supported
Cambodia in the national development, but even in the framework of ASEAN plus
Japan, Japan has strengthened and expanded the cooperation between the two
countries, said Mrs. Pheng Kuntheaborey. Japan is one of the big donor countries who had
contributed to Cambodia and hopes that more Japanese investors will invest in
the country in the future, President Chea Sim was quoted as saying. In reply, Mr. Takei Nobuyuki said the JC Foods has
invested in agricultural field in Battambang province and brought in the new
technology. Now the company has 230 hectares of rice paddy and the product is
to be exported to foreign countries, he said. The company plans to assist Cambodia in other fields,
including in health care service as part of the promotion for a better of the
people’s health, he said. Mr. Takei Nobuyuki first met with the Senate President in
late November 2009 and during the meeting he promised to bring in more
Japanese investors to Cambodia. During the meeting last Friday, he took along
with him several important investors including the JC Group Company President
Mr. Ko Honam.--AKP (By Neou) --------------- AKP/02 Vietnam Wishes to Invest in Cambodia on
Health Care Service Phnom Penh, The BAOLONG HERBMEDICAL GROUP of the Social Republic of Vietnam wishes to plant and produce the traditional herbs in Cambodia. Dr. Nguyen Huu Khai, president of BAOLONG HERBMEDICAL GROUP made the remarks here on Jan.31, during the meeting with Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, President of National Assembly. During the meeting, Dr. Nguyen Huu Khai also told Samdech Heng Samrin of his wishes to provide scholarships to the Cambodian eminent students to study the traditional medicine skill. In reply, Samdech Heng Samrin warmly welcomed and supported the Vietnamese delegation's wish, saying that Cambodia has a good investment conditions in all fields including tourism, infrastructures, constructions, banking, health care service, industry, mines, hydro-power and agriculture.--AKP (By LIM Nary) ---------------- AKP/03 Cambodian Premier Presides Over An Inauguration of
Achievements at a Pagoda in Kandal Province Phnom Penh, Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen presided over an inauguration of a Buddhist school building, a monastery and nun hermitages at a pagoda in Kiensvay district, Kandal province on Feb. 1. The Buddhist school building, monastery and nun hermitages were constructed at a total cost of more than one million US dollars funded by local and overseas charities.--AKP (By THOU Peou) --------------- AKP/04 Sok An Meets ICAPP Co-chairman Phnom Penh, Cambodia’s ruling party has been networked among other 260 political parties through its membership into the Asia Political Parties. As part of the said membership, Deputy Prime Minister Sok An, Minister in charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers and one of key leaders in the ruling Cambodian People’s Party on 29 January 2010 granted an audience to the Co-Chairman of the International Conference on Asia Political Parties Mr. Chung Y Yong. The meeting has focused on membership matters. Mr. Chung Y Yong also invited CPP delegation including H.E. Sok An to attend the Asia Political Parties’ steering board meeting to be organized in Katmandu of Nepal on the forth week of February 2010. H.E. Sok An accepted the invitation. With the permission from Cambodia Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, he will lead a CPP delegation to participate the meeting.--AKP (By MOM Chan Dara Soleil) ------------------- AKP/05 Cambodian Red Cross President Presides Over Launch of
Parliamentary Handbook on HIV/AIDS Phnom Penh, Cambodian Red Cross President Lock Chumteav Bun Rany Hun Sen, Cambodian premier’s wife, supported a parliamentary handbook on HIV/AIDS, as part of combating the spreading of HIV/AIDS.
In her speech at the “Launch of Parliamentary Handbook on HIV/AIDS” held at the national assembly palace on Jan. 29 with the participation of Cambodian senate, national assembly and government officials, representatives of diplomatic mission in Cambodia and representatives of national and international organizations, he said the book was not just an important tool in the fight against HIV/AIDS, but it also contributed to promoting public awareness of the protection from the spreading of HIV/AIDS. The launch also provides the opportunity to review achievements, to give reflection on challenges in the course of the past implantation and to define solutions and methodologies for continued implantation with greater effectiveness, she said. The Cambodian red cross president also extended sincere recognition and high evaluation to the efforts , the collaboration with, and support from the UNDP and UNAIDS in Cambodia , who have actively involved in the fight against and prevention from the HIV/AIDS epidemic aiming at enhancing public health status of the mankind. Cambodia has been recognized as one of the six countries in the world which are effectively succeeded in the reduction and the transmitting of HIV/AIDS, the result of which he attributed to the involvement of the government ministries and institutions, and national and international communities including civil society and private sector in response to the objectives of health sector development and human resources which are the key factors for developing socio-economics aiming to reduce poverty of the people which is the main goal of the Cambodian royal government. He also shared some viewpoints on HIV/AIDS situation in defining the effective implementation plans such as focusing on health education, strengthening basic health infrastructure, continuing the promotion of gender equality on HIV and AIDS, protecting new wave of HIV/AIDS and promoting the care for PLWHA and their family.--AKP (By THOU Peou) ---------------- AKP/06 Swedish Delegation Learns the Reform Process
in Cambodia Phnom Penh,
A delegation of Swedish Foreign Affairs led by Mr. Jan Knutsson, director general in charge of International Cooperation has visited Cambodia to strengthen the bilateral cooperation between the two countries. The purpose of the Swedish delegation’s visit this time was to learn the improvement of the reform processes in Cambodia, including the anti-corruption, improvement of public service capacity building of civil servants through training course. Chan Tani, Secretary of State at the council of Ministers, told the gust at the meeting on Feb. 1 that the anti-corruption law has already sent to National Assembly and be waiting for final approval. Mr. Jan Knutsson thanked the Cambodian side for the detailed information, which has enabled the Swedish delegation understand more on these reform, he further said, Sweden will continue to enhance the bilateral cooperation between Cambodia-Sweden.--AKP (By CHEA Vannak) ------------------ AKP/07 Over 10,000 Ducks Die in Cambodia Phnom Penh, The Cambodian government said on Monday that more than 10,000 ducks have died and some 30,000 others are being sick in the country’s southern province of Takeo, according to Chinese News Agency Xinhua. Kao Phal, director of animal production department of agriculture ministry said that samples of the dead ducks being examined and the results will be known Tuesday or the day after. He said that those dead ducks were reported happening a few days ago and now some 30,000 others are being sick. Kao Phal said while sample testing is being examined, he could not tell what the cause to the deaths of the ducks was. However, he said no report of any disease or death of human lives, but at the same time precaution to villagers is strictly advised by the government health concerning authorities. According to Kao Sophal, the cause is happening in Prey Khla village, Rominh Commune, Koh Andeth district in Takeo province, some 90km south of Phnom Penh. Cambodia, in the past and present, has had reports on the bird flu and influenza A/H1N1.--AKP ------------------ AKP/08 Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia Phnom
Penh, The following are the foreign exchange rates against the
Riel (Cambodian Currency) released by the National Bank on Feb.2.
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