March 12, 2024 – Page 3 – Cambodia News Gazette

March 12, 2024

Techo International Airport Plan to Operate in First Semester of 2025

The Techo International Airport (IATA Code KTI), being constructed by the Cambodia Airport Investment Co., Ltd., planned to launch its operation in the first semester of 2025, said H.E. Mao Havanall, Minister in Charge of the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation.

Reporting to Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, during his inspection visit to the construction site of this new international airport, H.E. Mao Havanall said the first phase of construction was 66.1 percent completed as of last month and spent some US$961 million of the total investment capital of US$1,500 million.

Addressing the function, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet expressed his profound thanks to all stakeholders including the construction workers who have been committed for this important infrastructure, and encouraged them to further enhance their work and responsibility.

‘This (the new airport) is not only a symbol of development, but also provides thousands of direct jobs and supports the tourism and transpo
rt sectors, contributing significantly to the national economic growth,’ he underlined.

The construction of the main infrastructure of Techo International Airport project was completed as planned. According to H.E. Mao Havannal, the construction of passenger terminals is now 58.6 percent completed, power supply centres 76.8 percent, air field related works 64.4 percent and air traffic control tower 100 percent.

This airport is a public-private partnership between the Overseas Cambodian Investment Corporation with a 90 percent stake and the State Secretariat of Civil Aviation with the remaining 10 percent.

This is a large-scale international airport level/Class 4F, built over 2,600 hectares of land in Kandal and Takeo provinces. The construction project is divided into three phases – Phase 1 from 2020 to 2030, Phase 2 from 2030 to 2050 and Phase 3 from 2050 onwards.

Techo International Airport in the first phase will be capable of handling a maximum of 13 million passengers and 175,000 tonnes of cargo per
year.

Cambodia has currently three international airports, two of which – Phnom Penh International Airport and Sihanoukville International Airport – are under the management of Cambodia Airports, while the Siem Reap-Angkor International Airport is managed by Angkor International Airport Investment (Cambodia) Co., Ltd., an affiliate of China’s Yunnan Investment Holdings Ltd.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

March 12, 2024

Cambodia Asks U.S. for More Cooperation on Water Resources

Cambodia has asked the U.S. to expand its cooperation in the water resources and meteorology sector, especially in weather forecasting, disaster alarm systems, and human resources training.

The request was made by H.E. Thor Chetha, Minister of Water Resources and Meteorology, during a meeting with H.E. Patrick Murphy, U.S. Ambassador to Cambodia, in Phnom Penh on Mar. 11.

H.E. Thor Chetha briefed H.E. Patrick Murphy on the ministry’s priorities in water management for agriculture, industry, and daily uses, and on meteorology-related work.

He added that the ministry will continue to build more climate-resilient infrastructure for water resources and meteorology, which are driving forces for economic growth and poverty reduction.

He thanked the U.S. government for its contribution to building and developing Cambodia’s economy, including the water resources so far.

H.E. Patrick Murphy pledged to discuss all the requests by the minister for support and cooperation to contribute to further development of Cam
bodia.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

March 12, 2024

24th ‘Raid Amazones’ Kicks off Today in Siem Reap

The 24th edition of ‘Raid Amazones’ kicked off on Mar. 12 in the Cambodian province of Siem Reap, home to the famous Angkor temples, with the participation of some 300 competitors from France, Great Britain, Germany, Belgium, Australia, and North America.

In teams of 2 or 3, the ‘Amazones’ compete every morning for six days in the most beautiful sites of the host country, according to the Raid Amazones website.

The sport disciplines include mountain biking between 30 to 50 km, trail between 10 and 20 km, and canoeing between 12 to 16 km at sea or lake and up to 20 km on the river in the direction of the current, as well as shooting with a bow on an 80 cm target at a distance of 10 m.

In the afternoon, the ‘Raid Amazones’ gives way to activities focused on meeting the local population.

The ‘Raid Amazones’ is the only 100 percent female sport event where the competitors go on an adventure to a different exotic country each year to discover themselves through sports and travel, and live a unique human exper
ience which often changes their perception of life.

Since 2001, long before it was fashionable, the ‘Raid Amazones’ has chosen to put women forward, and to make them aware of their strength.

This is the 4th time that this major sporting event has been organised in Cambodia. The first three were in 2014, 2017 and 2018.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

March 12, 2024

CGFNS International and The DAISY Foundation Honor Outstanding International Nurse Recruiters

PHILADELPHIA, PA / ACCESSWIRE / March 11, 2024 / CGFNS International and The DAISY Foundation^TM this evening honored two nurses for their contributions to ethical international recruitment practices with the first-ever CGFNS DAISY Award for Outstanding International Nurse Recruiter. The presentation was made at a ceremony in New York City.

Sinead Carbery, President of International Staffing Solutions for AMN Healthcare, and Christy Craft, a quality improvement nurse manager at Health Carousel, were selected as honorees from more than 140 submitted nominations.

Both honorees are registered nurses working at health professional recruitment firms and were recognized for their commitment to helping foreign-educated nurses cope with the challenges they face as they navigate their way to employment in the U.S. health system.

Carbery, herself an immigrant nurse from Ireland, has helped thousands of other migrating nurses over her nearly three decades in international recruitment. She is noted for her commitment to ethical recruitment practices and her compassion for migrating nurses and their families during their journey.

Craft leads a team whose effort resulted in more than 500 nurse assignment placements in 2023 alone. Under her guidance, the team also runs transition-to-practice and clinical residency programs that prepare migrating nurses for their duties as RNs in the U.S.

The CGFNS DAISY Award for Outstanding International Nurse Recruiter is open to individual nurses actively engaged, either directly or indirectly, in international nurse recruitment efforts. With a focus on "nurses helping nurses," the award honors those who have made an extraordinary impact on the lives of nurse migrants through their compassion, empathy, and embodying the principles of the recruitment code from the CGFNS Alliance for Ethical International Recruitment Practices.

The award was presented by CGFNS International President and CEO Dr. Peter Preziosi and Dr. Deb Zimmermann, CEO of The DAISY Foundation.

About CGFNS International, Inc.
Founded in 1977 and based in Philadelphia, CGFNS International is an immigration-neutral not-for-profit organization proudly serving as the world’s largest credentials evaluation organization for the nursing and allied health professions. CGFNS International is an NGO in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and is a member of the Conference of NGOs in Consultative Relationship with the United Nations (CoNGO).

About The DAISY Foundation
The DAISY Foundation is a not-for-profit organization, established in memory of J. Patrick Barnes, by members of his family. Patrick died at the age of 33 in late 1999 from complications of Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura (ITP), a little-known but not uncommon auto-immune disease. (DAISY is an acronym for Diseases Attacking the Immune System.) The care Patrick and his family received from Nurses while he was ill inspired the creation of The DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses, an evidenced-based means of providing Nurse recognition and thanking Nurses for making a profound difference in the lives of their patients and patient families. In addition to the DAISY Award® for Extraordinary Nurses, the Foundation expresses gratitude to the nursing profession internationally in over 6,500 healthcare facilities and schools of nursing with recognition programs for nurses wherever they practice, in whatever role they serve, and throughout their careers – from nursing student through lifetime achievement, and through several lines of research grant and evidence-based practice projects funding. More information is available at https://DAISYfoundation.org.

Contact Information

David St. John
dstjohn@cgfns.org

SOURCE: CGFNS International

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