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Hanuman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 08:26:10 +0000

Cambodian Buddhist monks attend a class in a pagoda in Phnom Baseth village, Kandal province, some 25 kilometers (15 miles) north of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, Saturday, July 26, 2009. (AP Photo/Heng Sinith).

Hun Sen tells Cambodian workers not to joint protests in Thailand

Hanuman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:16:26 +0000

english.people.com.cn – While red-shirt protests are being held in Bangkok aiming to topple the current government of Abhisit Vejjajiva, Cambodia’s Prime Minister Hun Sen told all Cambodian workers working in Thailand on Monday “not to join” the rally or they will become the victims.

Hun Sen did not say how many Cambodians working in Thailand, especially, in Bangkok but many reports suggested thousands are working there.

During his speech delivered at a graduation ceremony in Phnom Penh on Monday, Hun Sen appealed that those who work in Thailand not to join the protests, or they will only become the victims.

He suggested it is purely the internal problem of Thailand, thus Cambodians must not involve.

During his speech, Hun Sen also told his armed forces deployed at the border with Thailand to make good contacts with the Thai military side and not to conduct any movement that may confuse the situation that Cambodia is to take advantage of the internal problem.

Concerning the rumors on the presence of Thaksin Shinawatra in Cambodia, Hun Sen said Cambodia wishes not to hide his presence but always tells the public and televises his presence.

He said Cambodian televisions made public broadcasts of his presence in Cambodia during his all previous appearances here.

Source: Xinhua

Oxford University Press sets up exclusive market in Cambodia

Hanuman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:14:38 +0000

english.people.com.cn – The Oxford University Press has formed a partnership with Cambodia-based United Knowledge Company for an exclusive distribution of English teaching and learning materials in Cambodia, official new agency AKP reported on Monday.

The partnership agreement was officially signed on March 11 between the executive director of the United Knowledge Company Meng Heang and the Oxford University Press representative Peter Marshall, AKP said.

Founded in 1586, the Oxford University Press is a leading academic printing body based in the United Kingdom.

“It is not only because of United Knowledge’s incomparable resource and experience, but its strong commitment to serve potential human resource in Cambodia, which is similar to that of Oxford University Press,” Peter Marshall was quoted as saying.

Having trained approximately 5,000 English teachers in Cambodia, the United Knowledge vowed to provide better service and reasonable price for its English teaching and learning materials in the country’s market.

The United Knowledge’s executive director also made known his plan to enhance the cooperation with the Cambodian Ministry of Education, Youth, and Sports.

Source: Xinhua

Leader Universal helps power Cambodia growth

Hanuman — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 02:12:27 +0000

btimes.com.my – Leader is now charting a first in Cambodia by constructing the country’s first coal-fired power plant.

During a ground-breaking ceremony for a coal-fired electric power plant in a coastal town in Cambodia last month, Malaysian cable and wire group Leader Universal Holdings Bhd (LUH) (4529) donated books to children of several villages in the area as part of its corporate social responsibility.

The smiles of wonder and gratitude on the faces of the youngsters matched the mood of the older folk in the port town of Sinhanoukville, for whom power supply is considered a luxury.

While hotels and other places of business and the homes of the rich are wired with electricity – via generators – most of the Cambodian population have to contend with either few hours of electricity or none at all.

Full Story: Business Times

Cambodian king visits Czech Republic

Hanuman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:10:43 +0000

PRAGUE — Cambodian King Norodom Sihamoni began on Sunday a week-long private visit to the Czech Republic where the monarch lived for 13 years in his youth, the CTK Czech news agency reported.

Sihamoni arrived in the country, which he considers as his “second homeland”, in 1962 as a nine year old to devote himself to the art of dance.

The future king attended a primary school with Czechs, then a dance school and finally a college for music, ballet and dramatic arts.

Sihamoni, who speaks fluent Czech, is to receive an honorary doctorate from his former college and meet with former teachers and classmates during the visit. He is to meet with Czech President Vaclav Klaus on Thursday.

He first appeared on the stage of the Prague National Theatre at the age of 11 in a production of Russian composer Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker”.

Sihamoni is the son of former Cambodian king Norodom Sihanouk and his wife, Monineath.

Cambodia spends 59 mln USD to import electricity in 2009

Hanuman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 13:41:06 +0000

PHNOM PENH, Mar. 15, 2010 (Xinhua News Agency)
Cambodia spent 59 million U.S. dollars on electricity imports from Thailand and Vietnam last year, local media reported on Monday, citing figures of the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy.

The Kingdom purchased 226.76 billion kilowatt-hours in 2009 from Thailand for 19 million U.S. dollars, and 500.74 billion kWh from Vietnam for 40 million U.S. dollars.

New factories and apartment buildings had led to rising electricity demands, Ty Thany, director of the Department of Finance and Price Setting at the ministry was quoted by the Phnom Penh Post as saying.

“We will import 25 to 30 percent (of our electricity supply) for this year in order to reduce costly local power generation,” Ty Thany was quoted as saying.

Cambodia buys electricity from Thailand at 2.7 baht (0.083 U.S. dollar) per kWh and from Vietnam at 0.08 U.S. dollar per kWh compared with a cost of 0.18-0.20 U.S. dollar per kWh using oil- powered generators.

“We may be able to reduce imports of electricity in 2013 because we will have hydroelectric dams and coal power plants to generate electricity by ourselves then,” he added.The Ministry of Industry forecasts that Cambodia will require about 400 megawatts of electricity this year, 50 percent more than current domestic supply.
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Hanuman — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 02:27:23 +0000

The Anti-Corruption Law Was Adopted

Hanuman — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 17:03:22 +0000

Phnom Penh: An anti-corruption law was discussed and adopted by the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia in the morning of 11 March 2010 with 82 votes in favor from the 82 voters present.

In the morning of 11 March 2010, the National Assembly of the Kingdom of Cambodia held its session to discuss and to adopt an anti-corruption draft law, and the proceedings were completed despite objections and a boycot by opposition party parliamentarians.

Battambang: the less known Cambodia

Hanuman — Sun, 14 Mar 2010 16:48:12 +0000

Many– if not most– travellers who make it to Batambang do so by boat either to or from Siem Reap because of the excellent scenery the boat offers. Sure, you can also travel by bus and it will be cheaper (5 vs 20 USD) but you will miss an excellent opportunity to take great pictures and observe unusual lifestyles some Cambodian families have chosen.

Our early morning drive to the dock was a pick-up truck instead of the bus they had mentioned. Nothing extraordinary had it not been raining as heavily as it was.

Liza managed to squeeze into the cabin with other travellers, but I had to jump on the back with another couple and hoped that my raincoat would do its job. It did, unlike the backpacks which were quite wet by the time we reached the dock.

Ochheuteal Beach, Cambodia

Hanuman — Fri, 12 Mar 2010 06:26:25 +0000

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