Landmine casualties in Cambodia down 32 pct in first half of 2021: report
Cambodia reported 26 landmine and explosive remnant of war (ERW) casualties in the first half of 2021, down 32 percent compared with 38 over the same period last year, said a report released on Sunday.
Xinhua
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2021-07/11/c_1310055218.htm
Support for landmine/ERW victims
United Nation Development Program (UNDP) Cambodia and Persons with Disabilities Foundation (PWDF) yesterday signed a Memorandum of Understanding to improve rehabilitation services for landmine/Explosive Remnants of War (ERW) victims and persons with disabilities at Battambang Physical Rehabilitation Centre (BPRC).
Sen David
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50893316/support-for-landmine-erw-victims/
Battambang to buy longan till Sept 13
The Battambang Provincial Administration has said it will continue to buy Ta Ngen and Kra’op (fragrant) longan directly from farmers till September 13, in an extension of a purchasing initiative meant to offset market stresses created by Covid-related export problems.
Thou Vireak
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/battambang-buy-longan-till-sept-13
CMAC clearing Koh Ker temple complex
The National Authority for Preah Vihear (NAPV) will cooperate with the Cambodian Mine Action Centre (CMAC) to begin a joint operation to clear mines and unexploded ordnance (UXO) in two areas located in the Koh Ker temple complex in Preah Vihear province.
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cmac-clearing-koh-ker-temple-complex
Covid jab drive for 6-11 age group to begin Sept 17
Prime Minister Hun Sen has permitted Covid-19 vaccinations for over 1.8 million children aged 6-11 across the country from September 17 in order for them to return to school after a long hiatus.
Post Staff
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/covid-jab-drive-6-11-age-group-begin-sept-17
38 heading to Thailand busted hopping border
Kamrieng district police in Battambang province are searching for a suspected people broker who fled after 38 individuals were arrested while attempting to illegally cross the border into Thailand on the night of August 21 near the Ou Chamlang Bridge in Ou Chamlang village of
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/38-heading-thailand-busted-hopping-border
Nat’l Road 48 project set to break ground
The National Road 48 reconstruction and improvement project, which connects the coastal provinces of Preah Sihanouk and Koh Kong, will break ground at the beginning of November with a budget of more than $78 million under concessional financing from South Korea.
Khouth Sophak Chakrya
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/natl-road-48-project-set-break-ground
Ministries give lecture on environmental diplomacy
The National Institute of Diplomacy and International Relations (NIDIR) in collaboration with the Ministry of Environment organised a lecture on “Environment Policy and Management in Cambodia” for officials at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation to assist them in understanding the link between
Long Kimmarita
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/ministries-give-lecture-environmental-diplomacy
GIZ launches climate action training course
GIZ fabric – a project of the German international development agency Deutsche Gesellschaft fur Internationale Zusammenarbeit (GIZ) to promote sustainability in the textile and garment industry in Asia – on October 18 launched the “Climate Action Training for the Fashion Industry” to support the industry’s
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/giz-launches-climate-action-training-course
ADB okays $40M loan for finance
The Asian Development Bank (ADB), in an effort to support the government, has approved a $40 million policy-based loan to expand access to credit among micro-, small-, and medium-sized enterprises (MSME) and implement reforms to boost financial stability and upgrade financial sector infrastructure amid the
May Kunmakara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/adb-okays-40m-loan-finance
World Vision Cambodia's WASH project reaches out to nine provinces
A report from World Vision International Cambodia said 80 per cent of people living in 24 districts in nine provinces, which are the target areas for its clean water project, have built places to wash their hands, an increase of 26 per cent compared to
Hun Sen blasts analysts for UNTAC-era nostalgia
Prime Minister Hun Sen blasted unnamed analysts for statements indicating their desire to bring the Paris Peace Agreements back into force somehow. He said that calling for a reversion to that agreement was tantamount to calling for foreigners to take control of the country again.
Ry Sochan
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national-politics/hun-sen-blasts-analysts-untac-era-nostalgia
Investment law to guide recovery, FTA uptake
The new Law on Investment will be a crucial tool as the Kingdom pushes ahead with post-Covid-19 economic recovery plans, and help lay the groundwork to maximise benefits from free trade agreements (FTA), according to Cambodia Chamber of Commerce (CCC) president Kith Meng.
Hom Phanet
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/business/investment-law-guide-recovery-fta-uptake
Gov’t clarifies division of Tamouk Lake
After the government ceded an additional 36 hectares of Tamouk Lake to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) in a sub-decree dated August 26, questions were raised as to whether or not it was given to Generals Vong Pisen and Sao Sokha, who were named
Yin Soeum
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50962314/govt-clarifies-division-of-tamouk-lake/
PM: Nightclubs and KTVs cannot open until 30th of November at earliest but weddings permitted
Speaking today at the opening of the new $28 million office building of the Ministry of Land Management, Urban Planning and Construction, PM Hun Sen has made a far reaching speech discussing, amongst other topics, further developments in the ‘reopening’ of Cambodia
Khmer Times Staff
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50966755/pm-nightclubs-and-ktvs-cannot-open-until-30th-of-november-at-earliest-but-weddings-permitted/
Cheam Yeab nominated as First VP of National Assembly
Cheam Yeab – a National Assembly (NA) member for Prey Veng province and chairman of the NA’s Economics, Finance, Banking and Auditing Commission – was selected by the ruling Cambodian People’s Party (CPP) to be the NA’s first vice-president, replacing Nguon Nhel who passed away
Nov Sivutha
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/cheam-yeab-nominated-first-vp-national-assembly
Firms seek to resume high rise construction in Sihanoukville
The Covid-19 pandemic brought high-rise building construction in Preah Sihanouk province to a halt when it began, resulting in several business disputes that four real estate companies are now working together to solve, according to provincial governor Kuch Chamroeun.
Voun Dara
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/firms-seek-resume-high-rise-construction-sihanoukville
Hun Sen wants competition for Hun Manet in prime ministerial race
Amid overwhelming support for his oldest son Hun Manet as a future Premier candidate, Prime Minister Hun Sen yesterday emphasised that he can only be replaced after 2028, and that there are four candidates who are reserves for any unexpected incident.
Ben Sokhean
https://www.khmertimeskh.com/50983656/hun-sen-wants-competition-for-hun-manet-in-prime-ministerial-race/
Encroachers vacate state land in Oddar Meanchey
With potential action by law enforcement officers and the possibility of court cases looming, a family in Pongro commune of Oddar Meanchey province’s Chongkal district has returned more than 16ha of land they had illegally occupied to the state.
Orm Bunthoeurn
https://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/encroachers-vacate-state-land-oddar-meanchey
