Day: December 9, 2022

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Government Committed to Construct Phnom Penh-Bavet Expressway

The Royal Government of Cambodia is committed to build another expressway linking Phnom Penh capital to Bavet city of Svay Rieng province, at the border with Vietnam.
The commitment was underlined by Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen in a Facebook post this morning while travelling to Sihanoukville of Preah Sihanouk province on the US$2-billion-worth Phnom Penh-Sihanoukville expressway, the first ever expressway in Cambodia, to preside over the official opening ceremony of the 9th Sea Festival tomorrow.
The Ministry of Public Works and Transport and China Road and Bridge Corporation (CRBC) last month entered into a framework agreement on the construction of the Phnom Penh-Bavet expressway whose construction is set to break ground next year and would take four years to complete.
The 138-kilometre-long Phnom Penh-Bavet expressway project would cost some US$1.6 billion.
Cambodia is also considering the construction of the third expressway from Phnom Penh to the cultural province of Siem Reap.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

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Cambodian International Boxers to Get Trained in Kazakhstan

Eight Cambodian international boxers will get a two-week training in Kazakhstan.
The update was shared by Mr. Buy Sophoan, Secretary General of the Cambodia Boxing Federation (CBF), adding that the team is expected to leave Cambodia for the training on Dec. 9.
During the training, the Cambodian boxers will have technical matches with Cuban and Kazakhs boxers.
The training will help further improve the capacity of Cambodian athletes for the international events including the forthcoming SEA Games 2023 to be hosted by Cambodia, he said.
Cambodian SEA Games Organising Committee (CAMSOC) is working hard to increase training for athletes both in the country and overseas to sharpen their capacity for the games.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

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Cambodia-UK Bilateral Trade Valued at Over US$800 Million in 11 Months

The two-way trade between Cambodia and the United Kingdom has increased by 7 percent to US$837.66 million in the first 11 months of this year, according to the Cambodian Ministry of Commerce.
The figures were mentioned during a meeting here yesterday between Mr. Thol Nara, Deputy Director General of International Trade at the Ministry of Commerce, and a British delegation led by Mr. Stewart Clayton, Country Director of the Department for International Trade based at the British Embassy in Phnom Penh.
On the occasion, the two parties discussed the possibility of preparing a memorandum of understanding (MoU) between Cambodia and the UK on the establishment of a joint trade and investment forum in order to seize future bilateral trade opportunities, in particular to promote closer relations between both countries’ private sector.
The MoU will become a tool for connecting, advancing cooperation and sharing opportunities between the two nations’ business partners.
Cambodia and the United Kingdom will mark the 70th anniversary of the establishment of their diplomatic relations in 2023.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

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Australia Supports Cambodia’s Physical Rehabilitation Centres

Australian Government has been supporting Cambodia’s physical rehabilitation centres (PRCs), which play a crucial role in providing physical rehabilitation services to persons with disabilities, including children.
According to the Australian Embassy in Cambodia, through the ACCESS Programme, Australia supports six of Cambodia’s 11 PRCs, located in Siem Reap, Kien Khleang (in Phnom Penh), Prey Veng, Kratie, Takeo, and Kampong Cham.
Recently, H.E. Pablo Kang, Australian Ambassador to Cambodia opened the Siem Reap PRC. The Siem Reap PRC was closed in December 2020 to make room in the provincial hospital grounds for the COVID-19 response. “Australia is proud to have assisted in the reopening of this centre at a new location,” said the embassy.
H.E. Ambassador met with Mr. Pen Chivoine, a beneficiary of the PRC in Siem Reap. Pen was at the PRC receiving prosthetic and orthotic devices, which enabled him to access school and commute independently.
“The Australian Government is proud to have contributed towards such progress. For more than a decade, we have prioritised the development of quality physical rehabilitation services, because access to physical rehabilitation is often a precondition to successful participation in many aspects of life,” underlined the embassy.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

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9th Cambodia Book Fair 2022 Kicks Off

The three-day 9th Cambodia Book Fair 2022, organised by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Ministry of Education Youth and Sports began this morning at the National Library in Phnom Penh.
Themed “A Day Reading, A Day More of Understanding”, the exhibition was kick-started under the presidency of H.E. Mrs. Phoeurng Sackona, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts and H.E. Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Information.
Some 250 senior officials, civil servants, representatives of the Embassy of France in Cambodia, librarians from ministries and institutions, Buddhist monks, and so on joined the fair’s opening ceremony.
The three-day (Dec. 9 to 11) expo will be a good opportunity for the public, especially students to buy books for reading and draw experience from the authors there.
Many different kinds of books ranging from history to personal development and novels in Khmer and foreign languages are exhibited on 198 booths at the fair, which is expected to attract some 100,000 visitors.
Besides book sales, there will be many other interesting activities to promote reading.
Cambodia Book Fair was cancelled for two consecutive years – in 2020 and 2021 – due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2019, there were only 145 booths, but up to 180,000 visitors, making it the biggest fair in Cambodia in terms of large number of visitors in three days.
The book fair is an annual event held regularly at the National Library in order to raise public awareness of books in Khmer and foreign languages, and to promote the publishing industry in Cambodia.
It also aims to support Cambodian writers and illustrators, as well as to cultivate a love of reading habits among Cambodians of all ages and to foster a passion for writing for the younger generation.

Source: Agency Kampuchea Press

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