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BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Over 130 Cambodian swimmers from Phnom Penh and Kandal Province have attended the Nationwide Swimming Championship 2010 over five days from 23rd to 27th April 2010 at the National Stadium Complex in Phnom Penh in order to compete to become the swimming champions for 2010 in Cambodia. The Nationwide Swimming Championship Tournament 2010 is organized by the Department of Education Youth and Sports in the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports (MoEYS) in collaboration with the Khmer Amateur Swimming Federation (KASF). Hem Thon, Secretary General of the Khmer Amateur Swimming Federation and also the Executive Member of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said that every year the KASF has organized the nationwide swimming competition in Phnom Penh aiming to select the best swimmers of the year. The main purpose of the nationwide swimming competition is to promote and develop the swimming sport as well as to select the best swimmers for the future nati...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Chan Chean, 38, is the only Cambodian female Judo coach who received the 3rd Dan Black Belt of Judo in Cambodia. She was born in 1972 in Phnom Penh and she has seven siblings with three brothers and four sisters. She is the fourth daughter who received Judo training in her family. The Khmer female Judo Chan Chean is married with one son and one daughter. Her husband, Lach Vuthy, 42, and all of their children are trainees of the Judo coach. Vuthy obtained a fourth Dan black belt and he teaches the national Judo team with his wife at the National Stadium Complex in Phnom Penh. Chean received the Third- Level Dan Black Belt from the Kodokan Judo Institute in Japan in 2006 and currently the trainer and coach of the national Judo team of Cambodia, She started her training with a veteran Judo coach in Phnom Penh in 1983. “I like to receive training in all the sports especially Karateo Habkido, Judo and Khmer traditional boxing but Judo is the one that I preferred bec...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA In order to provide the most updated Information Communications and Technologies (ICTs) solutions, InterFlex and DEAM Computer International Pte Ltd have launched their partnerships in selling the most updated development of their ICT technology products and ICT solutions in Cambodia. The announcement of the InterFlex and DEAM partnership was made at a press conference which was organized by Deam Computer, Interflex, Symantec, LSI and Sun of Oracle Cambodia on April 22 in Phnom Penh. Diep Ho Seng, Chief Executive Officer of the InterFlex, said that Interflex 100 percent local ICT system integrator company who can provide the world class enterprise solution and specializing in ORACLE Technology, core banking system and related systems. InterFlex works very closely with ORACLE and Oracle Financial Software Services, previously known as I-Flex has implemented two international level core banking systems in Cambodia, namely National Bank of Cambodia (NBC) and PRASA...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia and the United Sates of America have launched a five-year program with US$ 16.2 million program designed to promote accountability and transparency in government in Cambodia. The Official Launch of Accountability in Governance and Politics Program (AGAP) 2009-2014 was made under the presidency of the Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An, Minister in Charge of the Office of the Council of Ministers and Carol A. Rodley, Ambassador of the American Embassy to Cambodia on April 20 in Phnom Penh. The AGAP program will be implemented by a consortium composed of the International Republic Institution (IRI), the National Democratic Institute (NDI), and the International Foundation for Electoral Systems working in Cambodia, according to Cambodian government and U.S. Embassy officials. Deputy Prime Minister Dr. Sok An said that the new Accountability in Governance and Politics (AGAP) program will help Cambodian government hold its government ...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia is now working hard to prevent and reduce the use of tobacco, and also to promote the people’s healthcare, progress and the prosperity in Cambodia. Dr. Mam Bunheng, Minister of Health, said that the serious impact affected by the tobacco use is now requiring the world to work hard and join hard in reducing the epidemic of the tobacco use in order to promote the public health and poverty reduction in accordance with the Royal Government’s policies. In order to raise awareness about tobacco use as well as to promote people’s healthcare in Cambodia, the Royal government is in collaboration with the inter-ministries and involved NGOs have been working hard to educate people and to raise awareness on the danger and impact of the tobacco use the people in Cambodia, he said. The Minister stated that the government has also issued a sub-decree on “Publishing of Health Warning Message on cigarette package” in Cambodia which was singed b...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Over 100 journalists including 31 veteran international journalists, photographer and cameramen who worked in 1970s in Cambodia have gathered in Phnom Penh on April 20 to meet with each other and to pay respect for those journalists, photographers and cameramen who were killed or missing-in-action (MIA) between April 1970 and April 1975. The Celebration of the Reunion of Journalists in 1970s was organized by the Ministry of Information and was celebrated under the presidency of Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Information and Spokesman of the Royal Government of Cambodia in Phnom Penh. The Minister of Information Khieu Kanharith said that it marked the first time the Ministry of Information has celebrated the “Reunion of Journalists Celebration” in Cambodia in order to pay respect for the journalists, photographers, and cameramen who were killed during the Khmer Rouge regime between 1970 and 1975 in Cambodia. The main purpose of the event was to pay respect for all...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Over 130 Cambodian swimmers from Phnom Penh and Kandal Province have attended the Nationwide Swimming Championship 2010 over five days from 23rd to 27th April 2010 at the National Stadium Complex in Phnom Penh in order to compete to become the swimming champions for 2010 in Cambodia. The Nationwide Swimming Championship Tournament 2010 is organized by the Department of Education Youth and Sports in the Ministry of Education Youth and Sports (MoEYS) in collaboration with the Khmer Amateur Swimming Federation (KASF). Hem Thon, Secretary General of the Khmer Amateur Swimming Federation and also the Executive Member of the National Olympic Committee of Cambodia (NOCC), said that every year the KASF has organized the nationwide swimming competition in Phnom Penh aiming to select the best swimmers of the year. The Secretary General Hem Thon stated that the main purpose of the nationwide swimming competition was to promote and develop the swimming sport as well as to ...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Ministry of Information has provided a seminar on digital television broadcasting for 44 television broadcasters from 11 states and private television stations in Cambodia. The two-day seminar was conducted from the 21st to the 22nd of April 2010. The Digital TV Broadcasting seminar was organized by the Ministry of Information and sponsored by the Rohde and Schwarz Company, aiming to consult about the TV digital technical broadcasting system in accordance with the recent and most updated development of the New Information Technology of the TV broadcasting in the world. H.E. Khieu Kanharith, Minister of Information, said that it marked the first time that the ministry has organized the Digital Television broadcasting to train Cambodian television broadcasters about the Digital technical broadcasting system and also to prepare them for the use of the Digital Television broadcasting in Cambodia in near future. ...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia has planned to organize the “Universal Khmer singing Festival 2010” from 13th to 23rd July 2010 at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh in order to preserve the Khmer traditional and pop music in Cambodia. The event will be organized by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in collaboration with the Office of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Education Youth and Sport, Ministry of Tourism, the General Decorate of the Bayon Radio and Television, and supported by Canadian Bank Plc which is the main partner which has provided the financial support for the preparation and management of the festival process. Khem Sarith, Secretary of State in Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said that it marks the first time for the government which will organize the “Universal Khmer singing Festival 2010” in Cambodia in orde...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Two Cambodia’s Prime Minister’s Body Guard Volleyball Teams competed with two Vietnamese military volleyball teams in which Body Guard Commandant’s Volleyball Group B competed with An Giang’s Volleyball Football Team, and the Body Guard Commandment ’s Volleyball Group A competed with Vietnamese military region 9 at the Svay Rolum commune, Takhmau town, in Kandal Province. The Volleyball Friendly Competition was organized by the Prime Minister’s General Commandment of Body Guard, and presided over by the four-star general Hing Hun Heang, Deputy Commander-In-Chief of the Royal Cambodian Armed Forces (RCAF) and also Commander of Samdech Hun Sen’s Body Guard Unit in order to strengthen the good relationship and friendship between the two countries. Through the hard competitions, the Body Guard Commandant’s Volleyball Group B won An Giang’s Volleyball Football team with 3 sets against zero, and Body Guard Commandant’s Volleyball Group A won the Vietnamese military r...

BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA A total of 67 Cambodian artists including singers, film actors, music composers, dancers and organizers have received medal awards from the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts for their good performances, hard work and organization of the Khmer Visual Arts: “30 years of Survival and Development” in Cambodia. The Medals Awarding Ceremony was celebrated at the Head Office of the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, and presided over by Him Chhem, Minister of Culture and Fine Arts on April 12. The medal awarding is aiming to provide the honors to these 67 Cambodian artists for their hard work, well-preparation and performance in organizing the Khmer Visual Arts: “30 years of Survival and Development” which was held on March 3, 2010 in Phnom Penh. The Minister said that the medals show their hard work, values and contribution to the development and conservation of the Khmer Visual Arts, traditional culture and arts in Cambodia. “On behalf of the Royal government of Cambod...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia will take superb action and measure in providing security and safety for people during the Khmer Happy New Year which will begin from 14th to 16th of April 2010 throughout the country. Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng, Minister of Interior, said that to prepare for the celebration of the Khmer New Year, the Year of the Tiger, the government will take superb actions and measures in providing safety and security for the people in Cambodia. The Deputy Prime Minister Sar Kheng continued to say that to prepare for this, the government will deploy thousands of armed forces including police, military police, soldiers and civilian officers to patrol important places or main roads in villages, communes, districts, cities and provinces across the Kingdom. H.E. Sar Kheng has also ordered all provincial and municipal governors to work hard and speed up security preparations for the New Year, as Cambodia prepares for the Year of the Tiger. “T...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA A total of 480 selected Cambodian students from 158 public schools and institutions in cities and provinces have attended the “Good At Students Nationwide Competition 2010” for the subjects of Khmer Literature, Mathematics and Physique Chemistry from April 1-3, 2010 in Phnom Penh. As result, 60 students including 35 males and 25 female students have won the “Good at Students Nationwide Competition 2010" in Cambodia. The “Good At Students Nationwide Competition 2010” was organized by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sport (MoEYS) in order to promote as well as to select the best young students for attending the future “good at student” abroad. Im Sethy, Minister of Education Youth and Sport (MoEYS), said that since 1997, the Ministry has been organized the “Good At Students Nationwide Competition” every year in order to select the best qualified and the best young students in Cambodia. The main purpose of the competition was to promote and encourage the...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia and the Public of Korea has established the “Korean Project for International Agriculture Center” (KOPIA) in Cambodia aiming to strengthen the good relation and cooperation between the two countries as well as to promote the development of the agricultural sector in Cambodia. The signing ceremony of the KOPIA center was made between Dr. Chan Sarun, Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Fisheries (MAFF) and Mr. Kim Jae Soo, Administrator of the Rural Development Administration of the Republic of Korea, under the presidency of Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhaily, Chairman of the Council for Agriculture and Rural Development and Lee Kyung Soo, Ambassador of Republic of Korea to Cambodia on April 12. The Deputy Prime Minister Yim Chhaily said that the signing ceremony of this memorandum at this time is a clear witness to the great relationship and cooperation between the two countries, Cambodia and Korea, linked by Samdech Techo Hun Se...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia will promote women in business sector in order that they can work to greater contributions to creation of jobs improving incomes, developing human resources, and contributing to economic growth overall and poverty reduction. Dr. Ing Kantha Phavi, Minister of the Women’s Affairs, said that the Royal Government has declared 2010 as the year of women economic empowerment. She added that the government made this decision because women play a very important role in Cambodia’s economy and greater success of women’s enterprises could have a far reaching impact. “As the Ministry’s publication, A Fair Share for Women Shows, women are very important contributors to economic developments in Cambodia. Cambodian women have one of the highest labor forces participation rates in Asia,” she said during opening remarks delivered to the Seminar on Women in Business in Phnom Penh on March 31st. More than 70 percent of Cambodian women, 15 years and...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA His Majesty King Preah Karuna Preah Bat Samdech Preah Boromneath Norodom Sihamoni, and his father Samdech Norodom Sihanouk, and Norodom Monineath Sihanouk, have returned home from Beijing on March 31st after a long-stay in Beijing, China. The arrivals of His Majesty the King Norodom Sihamoni, Samdech Ov and Samdech Me were warmly greeted by Samdech Chea Sim, President of the Senate, Samdech Heng Samrin, President of the National Assembly, Samdech Techo Hun Sen, Prime Minister of Cambodia, along with other government high-ranking officials and a number of Senate and parliaments members at the Phnom Penh International Airport. Oum Daravuth, Chief of the King’s Cabinet, said that the return of His Majesty the King, King’s father and the queen mother are positive, prosperity and political stability for all people in Cambodia. “Majesty King Norodom Sihamoni, Samdech Ov and Samdech Me are the cool shade of all people in Cambodia. Thus, their returns are the positive ...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Royal Government of Cambodia has planned to organize the “Universal Khmer singing Festival 2010” from 13th to 23rd July 2020 at the Diamond Island Convention and Exhibition Centre in Phnom Penh in order to preserve the Khmer traditional and pop music in Cambodia. The event will be organized by the Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts in collaboration with the Office of the Council of Ministers, Ministry of Economy and Finance, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Ministry of Education Youth and Sport, Ministry of Tourism, the General Decorate of the Bayon Radio and Television, and supported by Canadian Bank Plc which is the main partner which has provided the financial support for the preparation and management of the festival process. Khem Sarith, Secretary of State in Ministry of Culture and Fine Arts, said that it marks the first time for the government which will organize the “Universal Khmer singing Festival 2010” in Cambodia in orde...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The National Information Communications Technology Development Authority of Cambodia (NiDA) and the International Data Group (IDG ASEAN) have organized the “Cambodia ICT and Architecture and Construction World Expo 2010” for three days from April 1st-3rd, 2010 at the Diamond Island Convention and exhibition Center located in Koh Pich, Phnom Penh to display about the most development of ICT Over 200 national and international companies from inside and outside the nations have participated in displaying their ICT products, architecture and construction at the Architecture and Construction World Expo and the Conference in Phnom Penh. Dr. Phu Leewood, Secretary-General of the National Information Communications Technology Development Authority of Cambodia (NiDA), said that it marked the 6th year NiDA and IDG SEAN have organized the “Cambodia ICT and Architecture, Construction World Expo 2010” in Cambodia. The main objective of the expo and conference is to review a...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA Seng Peseth, 22, received a scholarship from the Japanese Government (Monbukagakusho Scholarship) to research and study in Japan following a third-successful year of his study with The University of Cambodia’s Dr. Haruhisa Handa 100 percent scholarship program in 2005. He is now going to leave for Fukouta city, Japan, on April 4th, 2010 for two years and six months of studies for Master Degree Courses called International Master’s Program in Economics (IMPE) at the Graduate School of Economics, Kyushu University, Japan. Peseth is the oldest brother with two sisters in his family, and they are now living in Phnom Penh. His father is the Personal Assistant to the Deputy Director of L.H.R ASEAN Investment Co., LTD and his mother is a businesswoman living in Phnom Penh. He finished high school and earned his Baccalaureate in 2005. Then, he applied to study a Bachelor Degree of Business Administration (BBA) at The University of Cambodia (UC) following the introducti...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA A total of 19 Cambodian students have received the Japanese scholarships for their postgraduate courses in Japan. The 19 Cambodian scholarship students included five students for the College of Technology, two students for Professional Training College on the Monbukagaku-sho Scholarship and two students for Asia Youth Fellowship program, according to the officials of the Embassy of Japan in Cambodia. Mr. Masafumi Kuroki, Ambassador of the Japanese Embassy to Cambodia, said that the 19 Cambodian scholarship students will leave Cambodia on April 4th in order to study their postgraduate courses and other higher education institutions in Japan. He stated that the Government of Japan has been offering various kinds of scholarship to Cambodia since 1992, and more than 600 Cambodians have studied at universities and other lager education institutions in Japan. “I am pleased to learn that Cambodian students have a good reputation of hard work among Japanese university ...

BY BUTH REAKSMEY KONGKEA The Cambodian Golf Federation (CGF) is going to organize the competition “Samdech Akka Moha Sena Padei Techo Hun Sen’s Golf Cup 2010” for two days from the 10th to 11th of April 2010 at the Golf Resort in Siem Reap province. The Prime Minister Hun Sen’s Golf Cup 2010 is organized by the CGF and sponsored by private companies such as Hung Hiep Cambodia, representing Mercedes-Benz in Cambodia, and the support of other companies and banks operating in Cambodia. General Eth Sarath, Secretary-General of the Cambodian Golf Federation, said golf is a very popular sport where a lot of business people and leaders like playing, He added that the CGF has planned to organize the competition of Prime Minister Hun Sen’s golf cup every year in the first week of April, aiming to celebrate the birthday of Samdech Hun Sen and to welcome the upcoming Khmer New Year. Sarath continued to say that other objective of the golf competition is to promote the playing golf as well as to s...