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Further JICA Support Hinges On Fertilizer Scandal

11 September 2013
The Cambodia Daily
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The Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has said that its future support of agricultural development in Cambodia depends on the outcome of an investigation into a provincial official accused of embezzling funds from JICA-donated fertilizer. The accused, deputy bureau chief of Battambang’s department of agriculture Seng ...

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Cambodia: The Rural Poor are Receiving Free Heath Care in Preah Vihear

Siv Mao, 25, just had a caesarian operation. She feels some discomfort but is smiling. Her newborn baby is sleeping fitfully beside her and she says: “They saved our lives and I’m happy.” Ms. Mao encountered complications in her pregnancy and doctors knew she could not ...

http://www.worldbank.org/en/news/feature/2013/08/20/cambodia-the-rural-poor-are-receiving-free-heath-care-in-preah-vihear

Initiative Encourages Private Rural Investment

1 August 2013
The Cambodia Daily
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Representatives from more than 90 Cambodian businesses gathered yesterday at the Council of Ministers building in Phnom Penh to hear about a new initiative that aims to encourage private sector investment in agriculture. The $55.6 million project is an extension of the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) ...

http://www.cambodiadaily.com/business/initiative-encourages-private-rural-investment-37899/

Congressional Hearing in US Pushes Cut to Cambodian Aid

11 July 2013
The Cambodia Daily
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At a congressional hearing in Washington on Tuesday that scathingly rebuked Prime Minister Hun Sen and his ruling CPP, a U.S. lawmaker called for legislation to cut American aid to Cambodia following the national election on July 28. Representative Steve Chabot, who chaired the House Subcommittee ...

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U.S. seeks to cut aid to Cambodia

4 July 2013
The Cambodia Herald
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Lawmakers in the U.S. and human rights activists are pushing for cuts of more than $70 million in aid to Cambodia if Prime Minister Hun Sen wins the July 28 elections. Many factors have pushed the U.S. to this point be it unfair and unjust, such ...

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ADB to loan $55 million to Cambodia's rice sector

28 June 2013
The Cambodia Herald
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The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a loan of $55 million to help transform the rice sector of Cambodia into a viable commercial industry as well as taking care of the land and water resources. ADB’s Climate-Resilient Rice Commercialization Sector Development Program―which will run ...

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