Day: June 17, 2024

Prime Minister Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet has extended his congratulations and best wishes to all Cambodian Muslims, both inside and outside the country, as well as Muslims all over the world, on the celebration of Hari Raya Haji which falls on June 17.

‘I and My wife would like to congratulate the 910 Cambodian Muslims who attended the Hajj, a religious obligation, in Saudi Arabia, among the more than 2 million people from all around the world,’ he wrote on his social media networks this morning.

Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet also expressed his gratitude to the Cambodian Muslims who have joined other Cambodians of different religious beliefs in maintaining peace and living in harmony under the leadership of the Royal Government of Cambodia.

‘My wife and I wish all Cambodian Muslims, both inside and outside the country, success in their religious endeavours, and we wish all Muslims happiness and prosperity,’ he concluded.

According to online sources, Hari Raya Haji, also known as Eid Al-Adha or
the Great Day of Sacrifice, is celebrated on the 10th day of Zulhijjah and marks the end of the Hajj or Haji event.

Hajj is the pilgrimage to Mecca in Saudi Arabia that every Muslim must make at least once in their lifetime if they are able; it is the most spiritual event that a Muslim experiences, observing rituals in the most sacred places in the Islamic world.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

The Kingdom of Cambodia and the Republic of Cuba have agreed to further strengthen and broaden their cooperation, mainly in the field of information.

The agreement was made during a courtesy meeting between Cambodian Minister of Information H.E. Neth Pheaktra and newly appointed Cuban Ambassador to Cambodia H.E. Ms. Milena Caridad Zaldivar Piedra, at the ministry here this morning.

On the occasion, both sides spoke highly of the long-standing ties of friendship and cooperation between the two nations, and stressed the need to deepen their collaboration, especially between their news agencies – Agence Kampuchea Presse (AKP) of Cambodia and Prensa Latina (PL) of Cuba – in order to defend their bilateral relations as well as their respective countries’ interests.

Besides, H.E. Minister and H.E. Ambassador were committed to expanding the cooperation on information sector between Cambodia and Cuba beyond the information exchange between AKP and PL, for example through the exchange of visits between both countr
ies’ journalists, cooperation between their journalists’ associations, fight against fake news, and so on.

Both sides also agreed to hold different activities, including a photo exhibition, to celebrate the diplomatic ties between Cambodia and Cuba which will turn 65 years old next year.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Once the construction is completed, the twin flyovers will become a strategic infrastructure contributing to connecting Cambodia to the world.

The remarks were made by Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of Cambodia, while presiding over here this morning the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of twin flyovers at the intersection between Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. and the National Road No. 2, at the border between Phnom Penh capital and Kandal province.

‘The construction of the twin flyovers at the intersection of Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. and the National Road 2 is to avoid congestion on the spot and they will become strategic twin flyovers to connect Cambodia to the international community through the connection from Techo International Airport to Phnom Penh capital,’ the Premier said in his speech on the occasion.

This is a project of the Royal Government of Cambodia through the Phnom Penh capital administration. The construction of the 622-metre-long twin flyovers is ex
pected to take 12 months to complete at an estimated cost of more than US$16 million.

Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet added that the gap between Phnom Penh and the provinces is gradually narrowed thanks to the construction of various infrastructure.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse

Samdech Moha Borvor Thipadei Hun Manet, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, has instructed relevant ministries and institutions and the Phnom Penh capital administration to continue the urban development based on two priority principles.

The priority principles include the acceleration of urban development by moving ahead of the people’s needs and the increase of investment in accordance with the Phnom Penh Master Plan on Land Use 2035; and each construction must be in accordance with the evolution of the economic and social development’s needs, said here this morning the Premier at the groundbreaking ceremony for the construction of twin flyovers at the intersection between Samdech Techo Hun Sen Blvd. and the National Road No. 2, at the border between Phnom Penh capital and Kandal province.

Moreover, Samdech Thipadei Hun Manet asked the Phnom Penh capital administration to learn more about the use of new technologies that are modern, smart and highly economical in various physical infrastructure pr
ojects in Phnom Penh, such as the installation of security cameras, solar lights and automatic irrigation systems at public parks to make the capital city more attractive, luxurious and worthy of a smart ASEAN city.

At the same time, the capital administration is advised to increase the green cover in the city to reduce heat and greenhouse gases, especially in the areas where new physical infrastructure is to be built, and to work hard to promote the implementation of drainage and flood prevention infrastructure investment plans to avoid Phnom Penh flooding in order to make the capital more resilient to climate change.

With the increase of vehicles, Phnom Penh is currently facing a big problem, i.e. the lack of parking areas, according to Samdech Thipadei Prime Minister who encouraged the private sector to invest in modern car parks.

Source: Agence Kampuchea Presse