Day: August 4, 2022

This is the 6th gold medal for the Kingdom. Cambodian men’s sitting volleyball team won the gold medal after defeating their Thai counterpart 3-1.

Cambodia has so far got 19 medals, including 6 gold in wheelchair basketball, long jump, boccia, running and sitting volleyball; 7 silver in swimming, wheelchair racing and running; and 6 bronze in table tennis, swimming, wheelchair racing, international chess, and running, according to the Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC).

H.E. Yi Veasna, Secretary General of the National Paralympic Committee of Cambodia, expressed his satisfaction with the achievements, stressing that the medal tally is more than targeted.

Cambodia has sent 115 athletes to compete in 11 sport disciplines including athletics, swimming, men’s and women’s volleyball, men’s and women’s wheelchair basketball, blind basketball, Seven-a-side football, table tennis, badminton, weightlifting, chess, and boccia.

In the 9th ASEAN Para Games in Malaysia, Cambodia got 5 silver and 5 bronze medals. The 10th games, scheduled to be hosted by the Philippines, were cancelled due to the COVID-19 threat.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park, attracted 83,854 foreign tourists in the first seven months of this year, up 13.5 times, compared to the same period last year, said a press statement today.

The ancient site made 3.37 million U.S. dollars in revenue from ticket sales, during the Jan-Jul period, also up 13 folds year-on-year, said the state-owned Angkor Enterprise’s statement.

In Jul alone, the Angkor welcomed 23,871 foreigners, up 52 times compared to the same month last year, it said.

Located in the north-west Siem Reap province, the 401-square-km Angkor Archaeological Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1992, is the most popular tourist destination in the country.

Tourism Minister, Thong Khon said, foreigners, who come to live and work in Cambodia for two years or longer, will be allowed to visit the Angkor free of charge, saying that, the move was to encourage more tourists to the site.

He said, foreign tourists buying a one-day entrance ticket can visit Angkor for two days, while the three-day pass will be increased to five days and the seven-day pass to 10 days of visit.

The entrance fee for a one-day visit to the site is 37 dollars, a three-day visit costs 62 dollars, and a week-long visit costs 72 dollars.

Long Kosal, deputy director-general of the Apsara National Authority, said, Angkor is predicted to attract more tourists in the coming months and years as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned.

“As our country reopened its borders to all travellers without quarantine, I believe that, more international tourists will spend their holidays at Angkor in the near future,” he said.

During the pre-pandemic era, Angkor received up to 2.2 million international visitors in 2019, generating 99 million dollars in revenue from ticket sales, according to the Angkor Enterprise

Source: NAM News Network

H.E. Prak Sokhonn, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Kingdom of Cambodia had here on Aug. 4 a bilateral meeting with Honorable Nanaia Mahuta, Minister of Foreign Affairs of New Zealand, on the sidelines of the 55th ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ Meeting and Related Meetings hosted by Cambodia.

According to H.E. Chum Sounry, Secretary of State and Spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, the two Ministers had a discussion on the enhancement of the bilateral relations, during which Deputy PM Prak Sokhonn appreciated the 2nd bilateral consultations between the two Foreign Ministries last February and underlined that regular consultations are vital and would further afford ways to strengthen and expand bilateral cooperation in all feasible areas.

Deputy PM Prak Sokhonn briefed his counterpart on the current situation in Myanmar and the progress made during his two visits in his capacity as Special Envoy of the ASEAN Chair 2022. Both Ministers expressed their disappointment with the recent execution of four opposition activists. Minister Nanaia Mahuta underlined New Zealand’s support for the ASEAN 5PC and the endeavors of the ASEAN Chair and the Special Envoy in pushing for their implementation.

While reaffirming their commitment to enhance cooperation in multilateral framework, H.E. Prak Sokhonn and Hon. Nanaia Mahuta also had an exchange of views and discussion on some other regional and international issues of common concerns and interests, among them climate change and the Ukraine crisis.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar is set to visit Cambodia from August 3-4 to attend the ASEAN-India ministerial meeting in Phnom Penh during which he will take stock of the ASEAN-India partnership, Trend reports citing The Print.

“External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar will be visiting Cambodia from August 3-4, 2022,” the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) said in a statement.

“During the visit, EAM will attend the ASEAN-India Ministerial Meeting in Phnom Penh, an annual event that takes stock of the ASEAN-India partnership,” the ministry added.

This visit comes more than a month after India hosted ASEAN Foreign Ministers and Secretary General for a Special ASEAN-India Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (SAIFMM) on 16-17 June to commemorate 30 years of ASEAN-India Dialogue Relations.

In recognition of this milestone, the year 2022 is being celebrated as the ASEAN-India Friendship Year as announced by ASEAN and Indian leaders at the 18th ASEAN-India Summit in October 2021.

The SAIFMM was co-chaired by Jaishankar and Singapore Foreign Minister Vivian Balakrishnan.

The meeting was also attended by Foreign Ministers of Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, and Vietnam and representatives of Foreign Ministers from Laos, Philippines, and Thailand along with the Secretary General of ASEAN.

The ministers reviewed the status of the ASEAN-India Partnership and set out the path for the coming decade. The discussions included key focus areas of Covid-19 and Health, Trade and Commerce, and Connectivity as well as the implementation of the ASEAN-India Joint Statement on Cooperation on the ASEAN Outlook on the Indo-Pacific (AOIP).

The ministers also exchanged views on important regional and international developments and post-pandemic economic recovery. The Meeting unanimously adopted the Co-Chairs’ Statement. The ASEAN Foreign Ministers’ and ASEAN Secretary-General also called on Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Source: TREND News Agency