Day: March 24, 2023

The Apsara National Authority (ANA) and AJE firm have reached a memorandum of understanding (MoU) on the enhancement of beauty, sanitation, and environment in the Angkor Archeological Park.

The MoU was signed in Siem Reap province on Mar. 23, focusing on two main points – waste management and go-green in the Angkor complex.

The cooperation will contribute to improving the beauty, sanitation, and environment in the Angkor resort, said Mr. Long Kosal, Deputy Director General and Spokesperson for ANA.

“The cooperation between the APSARA National Authority and AJE will join in the work of protection of the World Heritage of Humanity,” he said.

In the past 30 years, activities of the APSARA National Authority in the maintenance of Angkor have been participated by all parties, both public and private, as well as local communities, he said.

Cooperation for this green tourism project will include support for joint green campaign promotion and waste management projects, said Mr. Fabian Daniel Mosquera Vera, Managing Director of AJE ASEAN.

“It is a strategy to bring back the pride of a World Heritage Site and bring it back to life,” he underlined.

Cambodia’s famed Angkor Archaeological Park attracted 287,454 foreign tourists in 2022, earning US$11.5 million from ticket sales, according to the state-owned Angkor Enterprise.

Located in Siem Reap northwest province, the 401-square-kilometre Angkor Archaeological Park, inscribed on the World Heritage List of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) in 1992, is one of the most popular tourist destinations in Southeast Asia.

During the pre-pandemic era, in 2019, the Angkor Resort received up to 2.2 million international visitors, generating US$99 million in revenue from ticket sales, pointed out the Angkor Enterprise.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)

Prime Minister Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen has expressed his appreciation over the achievements of the agricultural sector in 2022.

At the closing ceremony of the annual meeting of Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries held here this afternoon, Samdech Techo Hun Sen said agriculture remains a main potential sector of the country’s economic growth.

“Although the world has experienced the impact of COVID-19 and the negative effects of geopolitical rivalry, especially the Russian-Ukrainian war, Cambodian agriculture has played an active role in easing tensions of the economy, especially the food crisis and food price inflation,” he underlined.

H.E. Dith Tina, Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, said last year Cambodia produced in total 34.7 million tonnes of crops, including 11.62 million tonnes of rice, with a surplus of 6.29 million tonnes.

At the same time, the Kingdom exported nearly 8.6 million tonnes of agro-products, a year-on-year increase of 7.8 percent, to 74 countries, generating almost US$5 billion, he pointed out.

Besides, Cambodia’s livestock population reached 65.2 million, up 8.8 percent compared to 2021, while the livestock for trade rose by 41 percent to 26.56 million heads, excluding the over 862,000 tonnes of fisheries and aquaculture products, added H.E. Minister.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)

Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has spoken highly of the activities of Sasakawa Foundation in Cambodia and in other countries.

The Premier made the appreciation while receiving a courtesy visit from Mr. Yohei Sasakawa, Chairman of The Nippon Foundation, at the Peace Palace in Phnom Penh this morning, according to H.E. Eang Sophalleth, Personal Assistant to the Cambodian Prime Minister.

On the occasion, Mr. Yohei Sasakawa informed Samdech Techo Hun Sen of the activities of Sasakawa Foundation, which is part of The Nippon Foundation.

He said in Cambodia, the Sasakawa Foundation has been working on the establishment of schools to train students how to make artificial limbs for about 30 years, and so far, 28 countries have sent trainees to study in Cambodia.

Moreover, he continued, the foundation teaches English to students in rural areas, and some 25,000 students have obtained scholarships from the foundation to study in Phnom Penh and abroad.

Mr. Yohei Sasakawa added that the Sasakawa Foundation also contributed with the Cambodian Ministry of Health to combat leprosy, stressing that almost no new case of leprosy is now found in the Kingdom.

The humanitarian activities of The Nippon Foundation in Myanmar were also raised during the courtesy meeting.

For his part, Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed his satisfaction with the progress in the activities of Sasakawa Foundation for the benefits of not only the Cambodian people, but also those of other countries in terms of artificial limbs.

The Prime Minister thanked the Sasakawa Foundation for its assistance to Cambodia in the fields of education and health, especially in combating leprosy, and lauded its humanitarian assistance to women and children in Myanmar.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP)