REAKSMEY KONGKEA

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts (MoCFA) will host the “Cambodia International Film Festival” for four days from October 20-23 in Phnom Penh, aiming to promote film industry in Cambodia. The event will be organized with financial support from the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), FX Entertainment, Cambodia Film Commission, Association of Film Maker of Cambodia, and Khmer Films. Khim Sarith, Secretary of State for the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said that it marks the first time MoCFA will organize the “Cambodia International Festival” in Phnom Penh. He stated that the main purpose of the event is to exchange the film producing experience among participating countries as well as to promote film industry in the Kingdom of Cambodia. “As you will be fully aware that the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts always pays much attention to support and promote the film industry in the country as part of our strategy in c...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Hok Chheang Kim, 63, one of the Cambodian sport coaches in Cambodia, provided an interview with The Southeast Asia Weekly on January 27, describing his sport experience as a sportsman and coach. Chheang Kim was born in Phnom Penh and he has four children, three sons and one daughter. He is only Cambodian man who has experience in all types of sport playing such as Football, Basketball, Volleyball, Kickboxing, Boxkator, Karatedo, Judo, Taekwondo, Hapkido, Wrestling, Woshu, and Vovinam. All of his children are also trainees of Karatedo, Judo, and Taekwondo and obtained a black belt each from these sports. “I liked training these sports since I was child and I enjoyed training all sports, Football, Basketball, Volleyball, kickboxing, Boxkator, Karatedo, Judo, Taekwondo, Hapkido, Wrestling, Woshu, and Vovinam,” he said. “I decided to train in all types of these sports because I liked them and I also wanted to become a professional boxer or coach. I am now happy bec...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The National Information Communications Technology Development Authority of Cambodia (NiDA) and International Data Group (IDG ASEAN) will organize the “Cambodia ICT and Telecom World Expo 2010” from April 1 to 3, 2010 in the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Center, in Phnom Penh to display the development of ICT and Telecom and promote its use. Chuon Var, Deputy General Director of the National Information Communications Technology Development Authority of Cambodia, said that it marked the 6th year NiDA and IDG ASEAN will organize the “Cambodia ICT and Telecom World Expo 2010” in Cambodia. The purpose of the event is to display the development of ICT and Telecom as well as to promote the use of ICT and Telecom in the Kingdom of Cambodia. “ICT is very useful for people in the world especially in Cambodia as people now are linking with development of ICT. Therefore, I believe that this ICT...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The National Bank of Cambodia (NBC), in collaboration with the National Information Communications Technology Development Authority of Cambodia (NiDA) and International Data Group (IDG ASEAN), and Cambodia Microfinance Association (CMA), have conducted a “Modernization of Bank and Microfinance Industry Conference” for two days from January 26-27 in Phnom Penh, aiming to introduce the use of a new banking system and microfinance services in Cambodia. About 1,000 people who are banking authorities, solution providers, technology experts and bankers from ten countries in the world attended the banking conference in Phnom Penh. Dr. Phu Leewood, NiDA’s Secretary General, said that it marked the second time NiDA, NBC, IGD ASEAN, and CMA have conducted this “Modernization of Bank and Microfinance Industry Conference” in Cambodia. He added that this year’s event is organized with the theme “Gaining a decisive edge in banking and payment solution in Cambodia”. He conti...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen has said tourism is a locomotive for the social development and the economic growth in Cambodia. It has also vowed to accelerate the economic growth as Cambodia is one of the most wanted tourism sites in the world. The Premier continued to say that tourism has become a priority sector for economic policy and is a locomotive for sustainable socio-economic development and the progress of Cambodia. “Cambodia is in a process to develop itself into a cultural, social and natural tourism center in Southeast Asia that is considered the most developed tourism in the world,” he said during an inauguration ceremony of the “Phnom Penh- Daegu-Gyeong Buk Culture, Tourism, Trade and Promotion Center” in Phnom Penh on January 26. Samdech Techo Hun Sen said the political and social stability and peace being enjoyed by Cambodia people and the country are one of the factors that attract more tourists to this country. He added that in 2008, 2....

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia has taken a strict measure to reform the military sector in order to strengthen discipline and the quality of military capacity in Cambodia. Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Cambodia, said that the military reform as well as forestry and land reforms are very necessary and also the life of the Royal Government of Cambodia for development of the country. Prime Minister Samdech Techo Hun Sen said that the military reform was important because it will help the government effectively control the armed forces as well as to upgrade and develop the military sector in the Kingdom of Cambodia in the future. “I think that military reform is very necessary and important for the Royal Government of Cambodia. I wish to order to all Cambodian military commanders, deputy-commanders and military officials, and other relevant authorities or institutions to fully respect their military disciplines and code of military condu...