Archive for May, 2011


Workshop on NEDO Preliminary Survey Project

AKP, Phnom Penh, May 30, 2011 Cambodia’s Ministry Industry, Mines and Energy in collaboration with New Energy and Industrial Technology Development Organization (NEDO) of Japan organize here today a Workshop of NEDO Preliminary Survey Project on the Possible Implementation of the Rice Husk Power Generation

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PM Hun Sen Welcomes Children’s Day

AKP Phnom Penh, May 30, 2011 — Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, the Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has extended warm welcome to the 62nd International Children’s Day (June 1),

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Angkor Sentinel 2011 Came to an End

AKP Phnom Penh, May 30, 2011 — Cambodia-hosted multinational military exercise, Angkor Sentinel 2011, was officially closed on May 27 under the chairmanship of the Commander in Chief of

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Digital Telecommunication Journalism Awards for Cambodian Journalists

AKP Phnom Penh, May 30, 2011 — Top three journalists on May 27 earned the Digital Telecommunication Journalism Awards co-organized by the Club of Cambodian Journalists and Beeline, a leading telecommunication company in Cambodia.

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Foreign Exchange Rates in Cambodia

 AKP Phnom Penh, May 30, 2011 –            The following are the foreign exchange rates against the Riel (Cambodian Currency) released by the National Bank on May 30. 

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ECCC Statement

AKP Phnom Penh, May 29, 2011–Extraordinary Chamber in the Court of Cambodia

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COMMENTARY: A Good Lesson for the Government of Thailand

AKP Phnom Penh, May 29, 2011 — Supalak Ganjanakhundee, on 25 May 2011 concluded a piece in The Nation, under the title: “Thin grounds for World Heritage stance” by saying that “ of course,

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COMMENTARY: Thai Government Pushes Big Lie on Preah Vihear in the 21st Century

AKP Phnom Penh, May 29, 2011 — While Cambodian and Thai delegations are gathering in Paris for the preparatory meeting for the

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Cambodia Rejects Thai Defense Minister’s Fabricated Information

AKP Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 — The Cambodian Ministry of National Defense has in a press release rejected the fabricated information made by Thai Defense Minister

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8th AIFOCOM Meeting Closes

AKP Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 — The 8th Meeting of the AIPA Fact Finding Committee to Combat the Drug Menace (AIFOCOM-8) was wrapped here today under the

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Thailand’s Over Hundred Cluster Munitions Launched Into Cambodia

AKP Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 – Thai soldiers fired over hundred cluster munitions into Cambodia near the Preah Vihear Temple area during the border fighting, said a senior

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China Donates 17 Containers of Military Supplies to RCAF

AKP Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 – The Chinese government donated 17 containers of military supplies to the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) at the Pochentong Air

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Malaysia Seeks Investment Opportunity in Rubber Sector

AKP Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 – A delegation of the Lion Group Malaysia has been in Cambodia to seek the investment opportunity in planting rubber and setting up a rubber

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Cambodia Insists Rich Countries to Honor Their Promise

AKP Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 — Rich countries have to honor their promise in helping the poor countries such as Cambodia in climate change prevention and

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Samdech Heng Samrin Receives Konrad Adenauer Stiftung’s President

AKP, Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 Outgoing President of Konrad Adenauer Stiftung to Cambodia, Ms. Rabea Braues, bids farewell in Phnom Penh on May 26 to Cambodian National Assembly President Samdech Akka Moha Ponhea Chakrei Heng Samrin, upon she successfully completed her mission here. Photo: Pal Song

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Premier Hun Sen Meets With Former UN Secretary General’s Representative to Cambodia

AKP, Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 Cambodian Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen meets in Phnom Penh on May 26 with Mr. Benny Widyono, former UN Secretary General’s Representative to Cambodia. On the occasion, Mr. Benny Widyono handed over books “Witness of Cambodian History” which was written by himself to Samdech [...]

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Cambodia-Korea Sign An Agreement On Education

AKP, Phnom Penh, May 26, 2011 Cambodia’s Minister of Education, Youth and Sports, H.E. Im Sothy and Dr. Shin Eui Cheol, Chief Representative of Korean International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) to Cambodia, sign in Phnom

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Japan Donates 7 School Buildings to Phnom Penh

AKP, Phnom Penh, May 27, 2011 Phnom Penh Municipal Deputy Governor Lok Chumteav Touch Sarom receives here on May 26 a package of study material as a symbol from Mr. Shozo Hidaka, Technical Council Representative of

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Sapling Planting in Siem Reap

AKP, Phnom Penh, May 26, 2011 Siem Reap provincial officials plant saplings along the road to the Provincial City Hall on May 25 with the participation of provincial Governor H.E. Sou Phirin. Photo: Hang Seak, AKP-Siem Reap

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Cambodia, Laos, VN Step Up Fine Arts Cooperation

AKP Phnom Penh May 27, 2011 – Artists of the Fine Arts Associations of Cambodia, Laos, and Vietnam gathered in Vientiane on May 26 to seek further cooperation.

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