Day: February 2, 2024

The Royal Government of Cambodia supports the country programme 2024-2028 of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).

The support was highlighted by H.E. Chheang Yanara, Senior Minister in Charge of Special Mission and Second Vice President of the Council for the Development of Cambodia (CDC), in the First Regular Session 2024 of the Executive Board of UNDP at the UN’s headquarters in New York, the U.S., on Jan. 31, according to a press release from the CDC.

Addressing the function, H.E. Chheang Yanara highlighted the significance of cooperation between Cambodia and UNDP.

The senior minister continued that the country programme is guided by Cambodia’s sectoral development policy and priority sectors under the framework of the United Nations Sustainable Development Cooperation (UNSDC 2024-2028).

The priorities are in line with the Pentagonal Strategy-Phase I, especially the acceleration of inclusive growth, economic diversification, and human resource development.

He thanked UNDP for its close co
operation and significant contribution to Cambodia’s socio-economic development and looked forward to the rollout of the country programme.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

A two-tonne cooper Buddha statue has been paraded to a throne in Koh Rong Kiri Chulsar pagoda temple in Koh Rong city, Preah Sihanouk province.

The parade took place on Jan. 31 under the presidency of H.E. Kuoch Chamroeun, Governor of Preah Sihanouk province, with the participation of monks and provincial and local authorities.

The height of the statue is nearly four metres, and the length of its cross-legs is 2,772 metres.

The construction of Koh Rong Kiri Chulsar pagoda temple is now 90 percent complete, and it is expected to be finished in December 2024.

The Khmer-styled Koh Rong Kiri Chulsar pagoda temple will be another new achievement of Preah Sihanouk province for Buddhists as well as national and international tourists to worship and visit in the future.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Cambodia is hosting the 10th World Cashew Conference in Siem Reap province to increase awareness of the potential of cashew nuts among traders and businesspeople, both locally and internationally.

The opening ceremony of the three-day conference was held on Feb. 1 under the presidency of H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth, Cambodia’s Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Economy and Finance, with the participation of H.E. Mrs. Cham Nimul, Minister of Commerce, H.E. Hem Vandy, Minister of Industry, Science, Technology, and Innovation, and Siem Reap Provincial Governor H.E. Prak Sophorn, as well as relevant parties and foreign businesses.

The purpose of the conference is to bring together stakeholders in the cashew industry to discuss and share experience to promote the cashew industry, to find regional and global markets, as well as to exhibit and build a global cashew network, said H.E. Dr. Aun Pornmoniroth.

‘The conference is attended by stakeholders in the cashew industry, both domestically and internationally,
and create valuable opportunities to discuss and exchange information, knowledge and experience in the cashew industry, as well as opportunities for business matching between the participants in the conference,’ he said.

Cambodia has currently 472,946 hectares of cashew plantations and a total yield of 709,419 tonnes, while the export of raw cashew nuts to the international market is about 656,000 tonnes.

Major markets for Cambodian raw cashew nuts include China, Japan, Bangladesh, India, Vietnam and Thailand, whereas processed cashew nuts are exported to China, the Czech Republic, Japan, South Korea, the Netherlands, Vietnam, and the U.S.

Royal Government of Cambodia is committed to turn Cambodia into a world’s leading cashew processing and exporting country.

Cambodia has raw materials, but limited processing capabilities, so the country is working hard to attract more investors to process local raw materials for export, thus generating jobs for the locals and adding value to the product.

Source: Agenc
e Kampuchea Presse

Cambodian Minister of Health H.E. Chheang Ra has been awarded with the insignia of Knight of the National Order of the Legion of Honour (Chevalier de l’ordre national de la Légion d’Honneur).

H.E. Jacques Pellet, Ambassador of France to Cambodia, on behalf of the President of the French Republic, presented the award to H.E. Chheang Ra in a ceremony held at the French Embassy in Phnom Penh on the evening of Feb. 1.

The National Order of the Legion of Honour is France’s highest order of merit, created by Napoleon Bonaparte in 1802. Foreigners may receive the honour if they have rendered services to France or supported the ideals it upholds, pointed out the embassy’s press release AKP received this morning.

On the occasion of the presentation of these insignia, the source continued, in the presence of H.E. Minister’s family, high-level personalities and his colleagues from the Ministry of Health, H.E. Ambassador underlined the extent to which H.E. Chheang Ra’s career embodied the indefectible link uniting th
e responsibilities he had held within the Calmette Hospital. After the Paris Peace Accords, this hospital was chosen as the reference facility for France’s support in rebuilding the Cambodian hospital system. H.E. Chheang Ra worked there for over 25 years, from 1998 to 2023, first as Deputy Director General, then as Director General.

‘Thirty years on, the objectives have been fully achieved, and H.E. Chheang Ra is one of the major architects of this success, thanks to his unfailing commitment and professionalism,’ said H.E. Jacques Pellet.

The French Ambassador underlined the considerable progress made in Cambodia’s health sector since 1993, noting the country’s in-depth medical knowledge, highly experienced doctors and high-tech infrastructure and equipment.

For his part, H.E. Chheang Ra thanked France for its determined and constant support of the Cambodian health sector. He cited several French personalities who, over the years, have contributed to significant progress in this field. For him, the progre
ss achieved is the result of joint efforts and a source of shared pride. He is also counting on the assistance of French experts, in order to pursue a ‘fluid and confident’ health cooperation.

According to the press release, France is investing substantial human, technical and financial resources in improving global health to meet the Sustainable Development Goals. In Cambodia, its commitment currently takes the form of support for the training of medical students, with an average of 70 students trained in French hospitals every year, numerous academic partnerships and the mobilisation of international technical experts in key institutions in the sector. France is also heavily involved in public health research, notably through French research institutions such as the Institut Pasteur du Cambodge, the Institute for Research and Development (IRD), the National Agency for research on aids, hepatitis and emerging infectious diseases (ANRS/MIE) and the Centre of International Cooperation in Agronomic Research fo
r Development (CIRAD).

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen, President of the Supreme Privy Council to His Majesty the King, rejected the information about his spouse, Samdech Kittiprittpundit Bun Rany Hun Sen, being sent abroad for treatment.

‘In the last two days, there have been news about my wife being ill. This is true. My family has nothing to hide and there is no need (for my family) to spread this information,’ wrote the former Prime Minister on his social media networks this morning.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen pointed out that four days ago, his wife collapsed in her room, injuring her head, which needed to be examined and treated at Calmette Hospital. With care and attention from the medical doctors, her health is now better, but she has not yet been allowed to be discharged as she needs to wait for the third head x-ray.

‘The information that my wife is being sent abroad for treatment is untrue,’ he underlined.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen expressed his gratitude to Her Majesty the Queen-Mother for visiting his spouse, as
her god mother, at the hospital, and thanked his compatriots for their concern over his spouse’s health.

Samdech Techo Hun Sen also took the opportunity to send a message to ill-will people to stop information pollution and to take care of their own health rather than thinking of his family.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse